Contemporary events and issues associated with them are key forces in promoting the sale of related books.
Wang Yue, manager of The Tintin Shop Shanghai, led a group of readers to "revisit" the Belgian cartoon character's adventures in the city by introducing them to the comic book The Adventures of Tintin on June 23.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, spoke while presiding over the ninth meeting of the Central Committee for Deepening Overall Reform.
The violent attacks over the weekend in Hong Kong against the central government institution have challenged the principle of "one country, two systems" and are intolerable, the Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday.
The Chinese army will "not hesitate to fight" if someone "dares to try to separate Taiwan from China", the Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday.
Chinese and Russian aircraft participating in a joint air patrol exercise in East China on Tuesday strictly followed international rules and did not violate any nation's airspace, a National Defense Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of National Defense denied on Wednesday that a former senior military officer, Qian Weiping, is suspected of espionage.
The latest Fortune Global 500 list reveals more than that Chinese firms outnumber counterparts from the United States, but also demonstrates how China's private sector is reshaping the global business landscape, experts said.
President Xi Jinping met twice on Monday with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates.
More government support encourages planting of the crop
Former premier Li Peng died of illness in Beijing at the age of 91 at 11:11 pm on Monday, an official statement said on Tuesday.
Boris Johnson has won the United Kingdom's leadership election 92,153 votes to 46,656, becoming prime minister and leader of the ruling Conservative Party.