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Vice-premier to attend WEF annual meeting

At the invitation of Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, and the government of the Swiss Confederation, Vice-Premier of the State Council Liu He will attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 and visit Switzerland from Sunday to Thursday. The announcement was made by Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Friday.

BRAZIL

Lula: Brasilia rioters likely had inside help

Brazil intensified a mop-up operation on Thursday after the shock weekend ransacking of government buildings in the capital, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the rioters likely had inside help. Lula told reporters he had ordered a "thorough review" of presidential palace staff after Sunday's violence, which saw backers of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro storm the presidency, Congress and Supreme Court causing widespread damage. "I am convinced that the door of the Planalto (presidential) palace was opened for people to enter because there are no broken doors. ... This means that someone facilitated their entry," the president said.

China Daily - Agencies