A promotion video released two days before President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States has become popular because it lends a touch of compassion to the interactions between ordinary people of the two countries.
The official statement, released on Monday, saying a negative list will be applied across the country in 2018, is a loud call for not only deepening reform at home but also welcoming foreign investors even as China itself is emerging as an important investor around the world.
A POLICE OFFICER IN LINGBAO CITY, Central China's Henan province, reportedly pulled out his gun and pointed it at a woman during a quarrel over her unlicensed van that was blocking the entrance to the local police station. He was later dismissed and banned from owning a gun, the local police authorities said. Comments:
SUN JIAZHOU, a professor at Renmin University of China, recently used his WeChat account to say he will not continue the tutor-student relationship with a newly enrolled student after the latter ridiculed professors from other universities. This has sparked a public debate. Comments:
Yin Xi, a graduate from the School of the Gifted Young, University of Science And Technology of China, has become the youngest Chinese professor at Harvard University. He is 31. He has been receiving a lot of public praise and admiration. Comments:
President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States will be high powered, high profile and of high intensity - Internet and big business events in Seattle, formal summit in Washington, and activities honoring the 70th anniversary of the United Nations in New York.
Before President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US, the Barack Obama administration hinted at imposing sanctions on China over the alleged hacking of American companies' computers on Sept 16. US media outlets ruled out the possibility at such a crucial time, though.
By proposing to build a new model of major-country relationship with the US, China has shown its positive, open and constructive attitude toward bilateral relations. But the US seems reluctant to accept the changing international situation and China's rise and ever-increasing influence in the international community.
A careful reading of the joint statement of Premier Li Keqiang and European Union leaders during their June summit will give an idea of the great mission European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen will carry when he flies to Beijing to chair the EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue.
Symbolism matters in state visits, especially as President Xi Jinping embarks on his first state visit to the United States.
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