China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Friday that China is confident of the economy of the euro zone and will support the countries grappling to overcome their fiscal difficulties.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi exchanged views over the phone with Japan's new Foreign Minister, Takeaki Matsumoto, on bilateral ties.
Chinese Yang Jiechi is to join his counterparts from Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in a ministerial meeting next weekend to discuss major regional and international issues of common concern.
China supports the Somali peace process and would help to promote the political process of the war-torn African country.
As Chinese investment in Europe rises in the future, it will play an important role in driving European economic recovery and generating employment.
The Beijing Tourism Administration held a gala event Tuesday in Berlin to promote cultural exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and German travel industry professionals.
The Doha round of trade talks is highly unlikely to be concluded this year because the United States lacks the motivation to reach an agreement, according to the former Chinese ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi gave a positive assessment of Sino-US relations on Monday, saying that the "atmosphere at the moment is good".
China will surpass the US as the world's largest consumer of uranium during the 2020s as the nation's imports rise sharply to feed a growing nuclear industry.
Rare earths to be more tightly controlled
China will send two large trade delegations to the United States and two to European Union nations this year to help stimulate its imports, said the head of China's trade promotion organization.
The reform of the United Nations Security Council must promote a multipolar world with a strengthened international balance of power, democratic relations and a rational system, experts said.
China is not in favor of setting any preconditions for restarting the Six-Party Talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, which have been stalled for about two years.