Evolving role brings global recognition

President Xi Jinping visited France in 2014 and 2015, putting it among the few countries that he has traveled to more than once since he became China's top leader in late 2012.

New leadership approach is creating certainty

China is playing an increasingly important leadership role, creating certainty at a time when Western countries are faced with unpredictability, according to Kerry Brown, director of King's College London's Lau China Institute.

Revolutionary changes are reshaping global ties

Since the early 1980s, when former leader Deng Xiaoping brought "revolutionary changes", Bernard Dewit, chairman of the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, has been working to deepen economic links between China and his country. Dewit said the changes President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party of China have rolled out in the past five years are also revolutionary, and that the ongoing changes are reshaping international politics in a positive way.

Development model focuses on people

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Upgrading industry should be a priority

Paulo Cesar Silva is CEO of Embraer SA, an aerospace conglomerate based in Brazil.

Leading the way in global trade

Robert Aspell is the president of Cargill Investments (China) Ltd, which is part of the privately owned Cargill corporation based in the United States.

Smart technology will be a crucial trend

Jim Umpleby is CEO of Caterpillar Inc, a global corporation which manufactures construction equipment such as excavators.

Hospitals to reform for better care

China will carry out reforms at public hospitals to optimize medical care resources, according to a decision made at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Monday.

Guideline speeds access to drugs

Drugs developed in other countries are expected to be available for use on the Chinese mainland more quickly under a new guideline released by the central government.

7 fined for chasing protected antelope

Seven people were fined 105,000 yuan ($15,830) for chasing Tibetan antelope in a nature reserve in the Tibet autonomous region, the local forestry department said on Sunday.

China launches second remote-sensing satellite for Venezuela

China launched Venezuela's second remote-sensing satellite, VRSS-2, into space on Monday.

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