China's independence, freedom, reunification and the welfare of the Chinese people - things that were dear to Sun Yat-sen - are still of great significance today, as China continues its development, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday.
Officials and researchers called for more solid research on Africa and more financial support for related research at a forum on Wednesday, saying China's African studies lag behind the boom in Sino-African relations.
In a way that is different from traditional investors from Europe or the United States, China's long-term approach to its investment in Africa has benefited many countries, Lazarous Kapambwe, chief of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) told Xinhua in a recent interview.
China refuted rumors of a Chinese military threat that have been stirred up by misleading reports in Japanese media, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said in Beijing on Wednesday.
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China hopes South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will launch talks at an early date and make positive outcome, an high-ranking Chinese diplomat said here Wednesday.
China will endeavor to "enlarge the scale" of its foreign aid, especially to the least-developed countries of Africa and Latin America, in an attempt to improve local people's well-being.
Foreign investors in China will have more room to operate and potential for higher profits as China's economy continues to develop, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in Beijing on Tuesday.
Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa's call for stronger military ties with its allies to balance China's growing influence was described as "inappropriate" by a leading analyst.
Cooperation between China, the European Union and the United States was absolutely essential to world peace and prosperity, Song Zhe, China's top diplomat in Brussels, said here Friday.
China is willing to fund investment projects in Tunisia and Tunisia would offer better facilities for Chinese investors, Tunisian state-run press agency TAP reported late Thursday, quoting visiting Chinese Deputy Commerce Minister Fu Ziying.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Thursday that China and Russia can solve emerging energy cooperation problems through friendly consultation and mutually beneficial cooperation.
A chamber of commerce representing China's steel wheel manufacturers has responded to an anti-dumping and countervailing probe launched by the United States on Tuesday, the chamber said on Thursday.