This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations signed by Beijing and Washington that acknowledges there is only one China and Taiwan is part of China. It is also the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act the US Congress passed to permit unofficial relations with Taipei to continue and the US to sell arms and military equipment to the island.
Editor's Note: Over the past six years, the marriage rate, the ratio of registered marriages to the total population in a year, has been dropping. For example, only 72 couples out of every 10,000 people in China got married last year, the lowest marriage rate since 2013. Simultaneously, the divorce rate has been rising steadily since 2002, reaching 0.315 percent in 2017. What are the factors behind the falling marriage rate and the rising divorce rate, and what should we do about it? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:
On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May sought a three-month delay for Britain's divorce from the European Union, which originally was scheduled for March 29. The European Union has given her until April 12 to find a way forward.
Bulgarian draws up tips to help tourists get the most out of stay in the country
Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing opened in Beijing on Monday, a new member of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, which owns and operates international luxury hotels.
Chef Made Karyasa from The Ritz-Carlton, Bali, presented delicacies at The St. Regis Beijing during the Flavors of Indonesian Spices event, which was launched on Monday night.
Wuhan in Central China's Hubei province is on the right track to internationalization based on its sound economic foundation, favorable business environment and vast talent pool, according to local officials.
Local authorities in the historic English university city of Cambridge are considering installing a "trackless metro" transit system that is similar to those developed in China.
BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday hoped to persuade European Union leaders to delay the United Kingdom's divorce from the bloc by up to three months, with her plans in chaos just eight days before Britain's scheduled departure.
India is presenting a special "gift" to the world.
Following a phoned-in bomb alert, dozens of people were evacuated from a street near European Union headquarters on Tuesday morning, just two days before the EU summit. The street was reopened by noon after Brussels police had inspected the area and declared it safe.
A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for "the safest country in the world" were buried before hundreds of mourners on Wednesday. They were the first funerals for victims of shootings at two New Zealand mosques, The Associated Press reported.
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