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China, African countries hold talks on poverty

Lawmakers from China and three African countries exchanged opinions via video link on Thursday to deepen understanding on lifting people out of poverty and maintaining sustainable development. The webinar was organized by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, and was held between the Chinese legislators and those from Algeria, Egypt and Mauritania. Cao Jianming, vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, said information sharing on poverty alleviation and economic growth during the ongoing pandemic is a necessity, suggesting legislatures from China and the African nations keep in touch and increase cooperation.

Mainland, HK discuss quarantine-free travel

The resumption of quarantine-free travel between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is proceeding in an orderly manner, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council said on Thursday. Experts from both sides have been meeting recently to evaluate their epidemic situations and discuss specific issues to prevent the cross-border spread of COVID-19, and have reached consensus on a lot of issues, the office said in a statement. The central government attaches great importance to the resumption of travel between the two sides in the context of regular epidemic prevention and control, the office said.

China Daily