BEIJING: China’s annual “two sessions” are being held in Beijing from March 4 to March 11. With a target of hitting 134.9 trillion yuan in 2024, China has set its 2025 GDP growth target at around 5%, announced at the third session of the 14th National People’s Congress when Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered the government work report on March …
On Feb. 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a symposium on private enterprises and delivered an important speech. He stressed that on the new journey of the new era, the private economy has broad development prospects and immense potential, and it is the perfect time for private companies and entrepreneurs to fully demonstrate their prowess. The international community closely followed …
At the beginning of the new year, the BRICS cooperation has made new advances. On Jan. 1, 2025, countries including Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Cuba, Bolivia, and Uganda officially became BRICS partner countries; on Jan. 6, Indonesia became a full member of BRICS. The new additions mark the beginning of a new era for greater BRICS cooperation. Serving the common interests of …
As the new year began, a train loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables set off from China’s Yunnan province to the capital of Laos, Vientiane; in many Chinese supermarkets, Lao bananas imported by cold-chain trains via the China-Laos Railway are sold, enriching consumers’ choices. The China-Laos Railway is becoming a “golden corridor” promoting the common development of China and its …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0, with emphasis on industrialisation, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), clean energy, agriculture and livelihood projects. This was agreed between the two sides in the 5th meeting of the CPEC Joint Working Group on International Cooperation and Coordination (JWG-ICC) held in Beijing, the Foreign …
As the new year began, a train loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables set off from China’s Yunnan province to the capital of Laos, Vientiane; in many Chinese supermarkets, Lao bananas imported by cold-chain trains via the China-Laos Railway are sold, enriching consumers’ choices. The China-Laos Railway is becoming a “golden corridor” promoting the common development of China and its …
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for resolutely winning the tough, protracted and all-out battle against corruption. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, emphasized rigorous Party governance with the spirit of reform while addressing the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for …
On December 3, local time, the first meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on Capacity-building of Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as “the Group of Friends”) was co-chaired by China and Zambia at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, marking the official establishment of the Group of Friends. Representatives from over 80 countries and officials …
Chinese President Xi Jinping is attending the 31st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima and making a state visit to Peru at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Peru, Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, from Nov. 13 to 17, 2024. Lima has a pleasant climate all year round and is known as the “Garden City” of South America. …
On November 21, 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech entitled “Sailing Forward to Build A Bright Future of China-Latin America Relations” at the Peruvian Congress, during which he mentioned the late Peruvian journalist and writer Antonio Fernandez Arce. In 1970, his daughter Flor de Maria Fernandez was born in Beijing. But unfortunately, she suffered from septicemia. After then-Chinese …