SAMARKAND, Sep 15(ABC):Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Wednesday evening to pay a state visit to Uzbekistan and attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). At the airport, he was warmly greeted by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov, Governor of Samarkand region Erkinjon …

BEIJING, Sep 15(ABC): The three Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have completed their first 100 days in orbit as they prepare for their second spacewalk outside China’s planned space station. To mark the first 100 days of what will be a six-month mission, the China Manned Space Agency shared several photos on social media platforms this week. It showed the trio testing spacesuits, …

BEIJING, Sep 15(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday presided over a State Council executive meeting, which made decisions on multiple economic issues. The country will further extend the tax and fee deferrals for manufacturing firms as part of the stepped-up support for enterprises to navigate hardships, according to the meeting. Noting that the key to stabilizing the economy is …

BEIJING, Sep 15(ABC): China’s cyberspace regulator on Wednesday revealed a set of draft revisions to the country’s cybersecurity law to solicit public opinion. China’s cybersecurity law entered into force in 2017. It amended the Administrative Penalty Law and adopted the Data Security Law and the Law on Protection of Personal Information in 2021. The draft revisions were formulated to coordinate …

HANGZHOU, Sep 15(ABC): Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang Province, at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, local authorities said.

BEIJING, Sep 13(ABC): China is willing to shape the international order together with Russia in a “more just and rational direction”, a senior Chinese diplomat said as the two countries’ leaders prepare to meet this week. Former Cold War allies with a tempestuous relationship, China and Russia have drawn closer in recent years as part of what they call a …

BEIJING, Sep 13(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the city of Samarkand, and pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from Wednesday to Friday. Xi’s trip is expected to promote the development of the SCO and enhance China-Kazakhstan and China-Uzbekistan relations. SHANGHAI …

CHENGDU, Sep 13(ABC): Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday held memorial services to mourn the victims of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake happened on Sept. 5. Services were simultaneously held in Moxi Township in Luding County, the quake’s epicenter, and the hard-hit Shimian County in the city of Ya’an. Participants in the services included officials from the central and local governments, rescuers, …

BEIJING, Sep 13(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed efforts to ensure the implementation of policy measures to stabilize economic growth, employment and prices. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at a special meeting after hearing reports from two working groups on …

ULAN BATOR, Sep 12(ABC): Li Zhanshu, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, paid an official goodwill visit to Mongolia from Saturday to Monday, at the invitation of Chairman of Mongolia’s State Great Hural (Parliament) Gombojav Zandanshatar. During his visit, Li met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, and held talks with Zandanshatar. When …