General Secretary Xi Jinping has highlighted the importance of real economies and urged development of a modernized economy to push the country's development to a new level.
China will boost ties with the United Kingdom under the Belt and Road Initiative and in fields such as nuclear power, high-speed railroads, finance and high-tech trade, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday.
China is determined to expand its winter sports prowess by sending its largest ever delegation to vie with the world's best at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
China urged the United States on Wednesday to abandon a Cold War mentality and zero-sum thinking, as US President Donald Trump labeled China and Russia "rivals" that threaten US values in his first State of the Union Address.
Expectations of China further opening up its financial sector this year have boosted bankers' and experts' confidence in a broader use of the renminbi in global trade, investment and foreign reserves, as well as bets placed on a more flexibly floating exchange rate.
Much of the outside world has yet to catch up the potential importance of China's New Era.
Editor's Note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy.
China will soon publish a regulation that urges Chinese travelers to Antarctica to better protect the southernmost continent's environment.
Road trips via long-distance buses have long been the major means of transportation for Chinese heading home for Spring Festival. This year, however, such trips are expected to decline for the first time as the country's high-speed rail network continues to expand and more people chose to drive home, authorities said.
Charles Foster, chairman of US China Partnerships in Houston, just returned from a trip to China with a large delegation led by the city's Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Great Partnership President Bob Harvey.
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