The situation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has reached a severe point that draws concern over Hong Kong's future, said Yang Guang, a spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council.
Rare earth elements are used in a wide range of consumer and military products, from iPhones to electric car motors, jet engines, satellites and lasers. China is a major supplier.
China announced on Tuesday that it has added the Lingang area to the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone to enhance investment and advance trade liberalization with plans to replicate the concept nationwide, senior officials said.
China urged the United States on Tuesday to honor its commitments and create necessary conditions for bilateral agricultural cooperation.
China urged India on Tuesday to exercise caution in its words and deeds and avoid making moves that could further complicate the boundary situation.
The renminbi's exchange rate will maintain equilibrium thanks to China's stable economic fundamentals, the central bank said on Monday.
China reiterated that United States accusations that it hasn't yet begun buying US agricultural products are groundless and it is continuing to implement previously signed agreements for soybean purchases, the National Development and Reform Commission said.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Hong Kong's chief executive, said on Monday that protesters' sustained acts of disruption are pushing "our city, the city we all love and many helped to build, to the verge of a dangerous situation".
A county in Yunnan province evacuated residents on Sunday after a wild Asian elephant wandered into its downtown the day after a villager in a nearby county was trampled to death in an elephant attack.
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Chinese officials and experts said that Washington's plan to impose a 10 percent tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods starting Sept 1 is irrational and irresponsible, hurts the interests of China and the world and is not in the long-term interests of the US.
Hong Kong was plunged into fresh chaos on Monday as a general strike followed another weekend of violent protests, paralyzing transportation networks and leading to numerous flight cancellations.
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