China’s ‘Two Sessions’: Beijing softens tone, pushes for innovation to endure changing world order
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China’s ‘Two Sessions’: Beijing softens tone, pushes for innovation to endure changing world order

Firstpost  

With the world entering a disruptive era of economic and technological competition, China’s policies will have far-reaching ramifications for the global markets, technological ecosystems and diplomacy China’s ‘Two Sessions’ is a well-choreographed, key political event convened annually in Beijing. The convention is termed as ‘Two Sessions’ because the country’s two top political bodies – the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the National People’s Congress – hold their separate annual meetings almost concurrently. China’s 2025 ‘Two Sessions’ have reinforced the nation’s focus on self-reliance, innovation and realistic global engagement, alongside commitment to stability and continuity. With the world entering a disruptive era of economic and technological competition, China’s policies will have far-reaching ramifications for the global markets, technological ecosystems and diplomacy.

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China’s ‘two sessions’: Beijing vows to ‘fight till the end’ as Trump escalates trade war
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China’s ‘two sessions’: Beijing vows to ‘fight till the end’ as Trump escalates trade war

CNN  

Beijing CNN — China has vowed to “fight till the end” after US President Donald Trump escalated his trade war by doubling tariffs on all Chinese imports to 20%. “If the US insists on waging a tariff war, trade war, or any other kind of war, China will fight till the end.” The barrage of retaliatory measures and fiery exchanges …

Things to watch at China's 2025 'two sessions'
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Things to watch at China's 2025 'two sessions'

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's national "two sessions," a key political event shaping the country's policy direction, are set to convene in Beijing next week against the backdrop of a complex and challenging domestic and global environment. FOREIGN POLICY The "two sessions" also shed light on China's foreign policy, as the foreign minister typically holds a press conference on the sidelines of …

China's Xi Jinping calls for calm as challenges mount ahead of annual political meeting – Firstpost
1 month ago

China's Xi Jinping calls for calm as challenges mount ahead of annual political meeting – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Xi’s remarks came in response to a 2024 work report presented by authorities, which he ’earnestly reviewed… and proposed important requirements,’ according to state news agency Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping urged senior officials on Wednesday that Beijing should deal with internal and international issues “calmly,” one week before the country’s largest annual political meeting. Since President Donald Trump entered …

Global political situation top concern of China Daily app readers
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Global political situation top concern of China Daily app readers

China Daily  

The results of China Daily app's recent "The world ahead" survey reveal that global political situation emerged as the top concern for readers, followed closely by AI regulation, and the global economic growth. Participants voted on the global topics they care most about in 2025 and shared their perspective on the most pressing issues facing the world today. Concerns about …

Global political situation top concern of China Daily app readers
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Global political situation top concern of China Daily app readers

China Daily  

The results of China Daily app's recent "The world ahead" survey reveal that global political situation emerged as the top concern for readers, followed closely by AI regulation, and the global economic growth. Participants voted on the global topics they care most about in 2025 and shared their perspective on the most pressing issues facing the world today. Concerns about …

Global political situation top concern of China Daily app readers
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Global political situation top concern of China Daily app readers

China Daily  

The results of China Daily app's recent "The world ahead" survey reveal that global political situation emerged as the top concern for readers, followed closely by AI regulation, and the global economic growth. Participants voted on the global topics they care most about in 2025 and shared their perspective on the most pressing issues facing the world today. Concerns about …

Global political situation top concern of China Daily app readers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Global political situation top concern of China Daily app readers

China Daily  

The results of China Daily app's recent "The world ahead" survey reveal that global political situation emerged as the top concern for readers, followed closely by AI regulation, and the global economic growth. Participants voted on the global topics they care most about in 2025 and shared their perspective on the most pressing issues facing the world today. Concerns about …

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China Daily  

The flags of China and its Macao Special Administrative Region flutter above a bustling street in the city on Saturday, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, which falls on Dec 20. Huang Taiming / For China Daily Opening-up to spur foreign trade growth China will continue to advance institutionalized opening-up, broaden market access for global …

Event hosts talks on shared future
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Event hosts talks on shared future

China Daily  

The 2024 China Economic and Social Forum took center stage in Shanghai on Thursday, drawing over 130 domestic and international participants. In his opening remarks, Wang Dongfeng, chairman of the CESC, underscored the global resonance of China's vision for a shared future, emphasizing its positive reception and significant contributions to a harmonious, prosperous and sustainable world. "China is ready to …

Event hosts talks on shared future
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Event hosts talks on shared future

China Daily  

The 2024 China Economic and Social Forum took center stage in Shanghai on Thursday, drawing over 130 domestic and international participants. In his opening remarks, Wang Dongfeng, chairman of the CESC, underscored the global resonance of China's vision for a shared future, emphasizing its positive reception and significant contributions to a harmonious, prosperous and sustainable world. "China is ready to …

China's Economic Woes Demand a Shift Towards Cooperation Over Assertiveness
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China's Economic Woes Demand a Shift Towards Cooperation Over Assertiveness

Firstpost  

China's economic woes require fresh breath, demanding a shift towards cooperation and less assertiveness towards its fellow members of the global economy. Experts suggest that Beijing should focus on bolstering welfare measures and critical technologies, rather than engaging in aggressive expansionist policies.

China playing a key role in maintaining world peace
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China playing a key role in maintaining world peace

China Daily  

By Wilson Lee Flores | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-06 09:01 In an increasingly polarized world, China is emerging as a significant player in the quest for world peace. These ancient principles guide China's efforts in conflict resolution, aiming to harmonize opposing views and foster mutual understanding. The Chinese proverb "Endure a moment of anger to maintain peace; retreat …

China’s inward turn: A path to stability or stagnation?
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China’s inward turn: A path to stability or stagnation?

Firstpost  

China’s obsession with control is backfiring. As its economy sputters, corruption plagues its military, and its global ambitions falter, the cracks in China’s facade are widening The Chinese Communist Party’s third plenary session concluded amidst fervent discourse on self-reliance and national security. While bolstering domestic industries is a key aim, this strategy masks profound economic contradictions and systemic vulnerabilities that …

China's policy agenda offers global benefits
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China's policy agenda offers global benefits

China Daily  

A view of a privately owned textile company in Nantong, Jiangsu province. Experts expressed optimism about China's long-term social and economic policies outlined in the resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively, saying the modernization drive of the world's second-largest economy is of global significance. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan, president of the Pak-China Corridor of Knowledge and executive director of the …

China makes innovation new engine of growth
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China makes innovation new engine of growth

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Innovation is a key force driving global development and solving complex problems. As a major champion of new energy technologies, China, thanks to its emphasis on innovation, has improved energy efficiency, cut the cost of renewable energy, and reduced its reliance on fossil fuels, contributing to global environmental protection and sustainable development. Looking ahead, China continues to …

China makes innovation new engine of growth
9 months ago

China makes innovation new engine of growth

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Innovation is a key force driving global development and solving complex problems. As a major champion of new energy technologies, China, thanks to its emphasis on innovation, has improved energy efficiency, cut the cost of renewable energy, and reduced its reliance on fossil fuels, contributing to global environmental protection and sustainable development. Looking ahead, China continues to …

Chinese vice-premier stresses innovation in development
11 months ago

Chinese vice-premier stresses innovation in development

China Daily  

Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, April 25, 2024. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks …

Instead of worrying about 'lose-lose' why not choose cooperation and win-win
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Instead of worrying about 'lose-lose' why not choose cooperation and win-win

China Daily  

High-rises dominate the skyline on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The mentality of competition and conflict of some Western major powers makes the "lose-lose" prospect seemingly inevitable: following the logic of the "winner takes all", every player would strive to be the winner at the expense of others; as the emerging market countries grow bigger with increased …

Instead of worrying about 'lose-lose' why not choose cooperation and win-win
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Instead of worrying about 'lose-lose' why not choose cooperation and win-win

China Daily  

High-rises dominate the skyline on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The mentality of competition and conflict of some Western major powers makes the "lose-lose" prospect seemingly inevitable: following the logic of the "winner takes all", every player would strive to be the winner at the expense of others; as the emerging market countries grow bigger with increased …

Country vows to create more opportunities for investors
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Country vows to create more opportunities for investors

China Daily  

Vice-President Han Zheng made a speech at the Invest in China Summit 2024 in Beijing on Tuesday. Speaking on Tuesday at the Invest in China Summit 2024 in Beijing, Vice-President Han Zheng said that China will continue to explore and unleash market demand, injecting new vitality into the global economy and creating more new business opportunities for foreign companies. Ling …

Govt Work Report shows how China plans to leverage its advantages
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Govt Work Report shows how China plans to leverage its advantages

China Daily  

High-rises dominate the skyline on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. This year's blueprint is a plan for China to strengthen science and technology programs and to transform this massive emphasis on research and development into new industrialization policies to create a more efficient, high quality and green industrial base for the nation's future development, and that of …

Govt Work Report shows how China plans to leverage its advantages
1 year ago

Govt Work Report shows how China plans to leverage its advantages

China Daily  

High-rises dominate the skyline on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. This year's blueprint is a plan for China to strengthen science and technology programs and to transform this massive emphasis on research and development into new industrialization policies to create a more efficient, high quality and green industrial base for the nation's future development, and that of …

China's economic evolution: Navigating challenges
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China's economic evolution: Navigating challenges

Hindustan Times  

China's economic landscape is currently undergoing a profound transformation, marked by a series of challenges that have far-reaching implications for both the nation and the global economy. China's current economic challenges draw comparisons to Japan's 1990s struggles, marked by deflation, stagnant growth, asset bubbles, and structural issues. China's economic slowdown is challenging the International Monetary Fund's projection that the nation …

A different kind of China: how the superpower seems unable to steady itself
1 year, 7 months ago

A different kind of China: how the superpower seems unable to steady itself

The Independent  

For the past few decades, one of the great world stories has been the seemingly unstoppable rise of China. Dhaval Joshi of BCA Research calculates that China generated a staggering 41 per cent of the world’s growth in the past 10 years, almost double the 22 per cent contribution from the US and swamping the eurozone’s 9 per cent. “Put …

Op-Ed: As the world questions globalization, China will become the big loser
2 years, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: As the world questions globalization, China will become the big loser

LA Times  

Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine has accelerated the division of the world into two blocs, one comprising the world’s democracies, and the other its autocracies. And yet, last year, China was still the world’s largest exporter, shipping $3.3 trillion in goods to the rest of the world, with the U.S. its leading export market. But if human rights concerns were …

Sessions provide guidance for global executives
3 years ago

Sessions provide guidance for global executives

China Daily  

Editor's Note: Amid challenges including geopolitical tensions and the tightening policies by major central banks, the focus has been on how the two sessions－the annual sittings of China's national legislature and top political advisory body－map out this year's policy agenda to navigate the world's second-largest economy through headwinds and further open up its vast market to the rest of the …

Sessions provide guidance for global executives
3 years ago

Sessions provide guidance for global executives

China Daily  

Editor's Note: Amid challenges including geopolitical tensions and the tightening policies by major central banks, the focus has been on how the two sessions－the annual sittings of China's national legislature and top political advisory body－map out this year's policy agenda to navigate the world's second-largest economy through headwinds and further open up its vast market to the rest of the …

Sessions provide guidance for global executives
3 years ago

Sessions provide guidance for global executives

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2022-03-09 11:17 Editor's Note: Amid challenges including geopolitical tensions and the tightening policies by major central banks, the focus has been on how the two sessions－the annual sittings of China's national legislature and top political advisory body－map out this year's policy agenda to navigate the world's second-largest economy through headwinds and further open up its vast …

3 Challenges for Chinese Foreign Policy in 2022
3 years, 2 months ago

3 Challenges for Chinese Foreign Policy in 2022

The Diplomat  

2021 was a largely successful year for Chinese foreign policy, due to China’s effective control of the COVID-19 crisis domestically, stable economic growth, and active participation in global governance, particularly in the area of climate change. Drawing strength from its achievements in the past century, China’s diplomacy has forged ahead bravely in the game of chess and written a new …

China's efforts to stabilize economic growth in 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

China's efforts to stabilize economic growth in 2022

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-12-20 Editor's note: The just-concluded annual Central Economic Work Conference mapped out a mix of measures to stabilize growth next year. The statement called for efforts to enhance China's strategic sci-tech strength, give full play to the role of national laboratories, reconstruct key national laboratories, and promote the reform of research institutes. The meeting also decided that the …

Global China for a shared future of certainties and hope
3 years, 11 months ago

Global China for a shared future of certainties and hope

China Daily  

Photo taken on May 28, 2020 shows a view of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. Change in China has had three essential pillars: the first, economic and social progress; the second, economic opening up to the world; and the third, multilateralism in its international relations, always based on the principle of non-interference in the …

Global China for a shared future of certainties and hope
3 years, 11 months ago

Global China for a shared future of certainties and hope

China Daily  

Photo taken on May 28, 2020 shows a view of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. Change in China has had three essential pillars: the first, economic and social progress; the second, economic opening up to the world; and the third, multilateralism in its international relations, always based on the principle of non-interference in the …

Innovation to drive China's development
4 years ago

Innovation to drive China's development

China Daily  

Workers weld at a workshop of an automobile manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 28, 2021. Xu's estimates came after China set major targets and tasks for economic and social development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with a key focus on fostering high-quality growth and boosting innovation-driven development. "In fact, China's future development will benefit …

Xi touts China’s ‘openness’ at Asia Pacific business leaders meet
4 years, 4 months ago

Xi touts China’s ‘openness’ at Asia Pacific business leaders meet

Al Jazeera  

Chinese president tells APEC CEOS Beijing will continue to cut its tariffs and expand imports of high-quality goods and services. Buoyed by the signing of the world’s largest trade pact over the weekend, Xi told a virtual meeting of some of the Asia Pacific’s top CEOs that China was the “forerunner driving global growth” in a world hit by “multiple …

China Two Sessions: Beijing needs to create jobs fast. Here’s what it could do
4 years, 10 months ago

China Two Sessions: Beijing needs to create jobs fast. Here’s what it could do

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — China’s biggest political gathering of the year is finally taking place after a two-month delay. This year’s “Two Sessions” meeting kicks off Thursday with a gathering of top political advisers to the ruling Communist Party. Li’s report will be particularly notable this year because of the pandemic and the deterioration of the US-China relationship, wrote …

China has moved from planned to market economy; both US, Chinese economies need each other: Vice President Wang Qishan
6 years, 2 months ago

China has moved from planned to market economy; both US, Chinese economies need each other: Vice President Wang Qishan

Firstpost  

Qishan said the past seven decades have witnessed remarkable achievements in China’s development Davos: China has moved away from revolution to reform and from a planned to a market economy, China’s Vice President Wang Qishan said Wednesday as he asserted that his country’s interests are now linked with that of the world. In a special address here at the World …

Made in China 2025: Beijing may tweak plan to dominate tech, but it won’t back down
6 years, 3 months ago

Made in China 2025: Beijing may tweak plan to dominate tech, but it won’t back down

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — China’s efforts to become a global powerhouse in the technology of the future are under attack. Beijing’s plan to pump billions of dollars into areas like microchips and robotics to shed its dependence on foreign technology — known as “Made in China 2025” — has come under fire from the US government. His report alleging …

Opinion | China’s role in the evolving global order
6 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | China’s role in the evolving global order

Live Mint  

Does the 21st century belong to the Middle Kingdom? “China is playing a very important role and is taking responsibilities on a global scale,” says Swiss President Alain Berset. “Beijing so far has not offered any kind of deal or even responded to the US ‘asks’,” Kudlow said in an interview to Fox, according to the Washington Trade Daily of …

Made in China 2025 plan irking Beijing’s trading partners
6 years, 11 months ago

Made in China 2025 plan irking Beijing’s trading partners

Associated Press  

BEIJING — U.S. officials have a name for their frustration with Beijing’s technology ambitions: “Made in China 2025.” Issued in 2015, it calls for China to develop its own global competitors in fields from information technology to electric cars to pharmaceuticals. The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office cited “Made in China 2025" in announcing last week a $50 billion list of …

New book explains role China is playing in global development
6 years, 11 months ago

New book explains role China is playing in global development

China Daily  

Martin Albrow holds his new book China’s Role in a Shared Human Future at the London Book Fair on April 11, 2018. Eminent British scholar Martin Albrow unveiled his new book on Tuesday at the London Book Fair, exploring how China’s model of globalization promotes world peace at a time when nations are overshadowed by protectionism, terrorism, and identity crisis. …

习近平在亚太经合组织第二十五次领导人非正式会议第一阶段会议上的讲话
7 years, 4 months ago

习近平在亚太经合组织第二十五次领导人非正式会议第一阶段会议上的讲话

China Daily  

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam, Nov. 11, 2017. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At Session I of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Da Nang, 11 November 2017 尊敬的陈大光主席， President Tran Dai Quang, 各位同事： Dear Colleagues, 感谢陈大光主席和越南政府为本次会议所作的周到安排。几天前，台风“达维”登陆越南，造成重大人员伤亡和财产损失。我谨代表中国政府和人民向灾区人民致以诚挚慰问。 I wish to thank President Tran Dai Quang …

习近平在亚太经合组织第二十五次领导人非正式会议第一阶段会议上的讲话
7 years, 4 months ago

习近平在亚太经合组织第二十五次领导人非正式会议第一阶段会议上的讲话

China Daily  

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam, Nov. 11, 2017. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At Session I of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Da Nang, 11 November 2017 尊敬的陈大光主席， President Tran Dai Quang, 各位同事： Dear Colleagues, 感谢陈大光主席和越南政府为本次会议所作的周到安排。几天前，台风“达维”登陆越南，造成重大人员伤亡和财产损失。我谨代表中国政府和人民向灾区人民致以诚挚慰问。 I wish to thank President Tran Dai Quang …

习近平在亚太经合组织第二十五次领导人非正式会议第一阶段会议上的讲话
7 years, 4 months ago

习近平在亚太经合组织第二十五次领导人非正式会议第一阶段会议上的讲话

China Daily  

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam, Nov. 11, 2017. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At Session I of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Da Nang, 11 November 2017 尊敬的陈大光主席， President Tran Dai Quang, 各位同事： Dear Colleagues, 感谢陈大光主席和越南政府为本次会议所作的周到安排。几天前，台风“达维”登陆越南，造成重大人员伤亡和财产损失。我谨代表中国政府和人民向灾区人民致以诚挚慰问。 I wish to thank President Tran Dai Quang …

习近平在亚太经合组织第二十五次领导人非正式会议第一阶段会议上的讲话
7 years, 4 months ago

习近平在亚太经合组织第二十五次领导人非正式会议第一阶段会议上的讲话

China Daily  

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam, Nov. 11, 2017. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At Session I of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Da Nang, 11 November 2017 尊敬的陈大光主席， President Tran Dai Quang, 各位同事： Dear Colleagues, 感谢陈大光主席和越南政府为本次会议所作的周到安排。几天前，台风“达维”登陆越南，造成重大人员伤亡和财产损失。我谨代表中国政府和人民向灾区人民致以诚挚慰问。 I wish to thank President Tran Dai Quang …

China will continue to make its contribution
7 years, 5 months ago

China will continue to make its contribution

China Daily  

A technician inspects the surface of a stainless steel component at a factory of Shanxi-based Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co, which is staking its future on research and development efforts. Amid a time of lingering global economic recession, China has remained the world's major economic engine－contributing one-third of global growth－despite its restructuring pains ranging from cutting excess production capacity to …

How foreign media review China's achievements in the past five years? (II)[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 5 months ago

How foreign media review China's achievements in the past five years? (II)[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

The 19th Communist Party of China National Congress will convene in Beijing on Oct 18. The Congress will review the Party's work over the past five years, discuss and set the future direction for the Party and the nation, as well as elect a new central leadership. Photo shows an aerial view of an 800kv direct current power transmission project …

A true friend of China
7 years, 6 months ago

A true friend of China

China Daily  

What do you feel has been China's biggest achievement over the past five years? First, China is playing an increasingly important role in the world, so some neighboring countries, and especially some developed Western countries may regard China as a challenger to the power they have maintained for many years. I don't believe the Western countries' political practices could work …

Global minds share insights into China's economic transformation[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years ago

Global minds share insights into China's economic transformation[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Henry M. Paulson, Jr, chairman of the Paulson Institute and former US Secretary of the Treasury, talks to Professor Zhu Min, dean of the National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University, about China-US relations in the Trump era at the 18th China Development Forum in Beijing on March 18, 2017. The 18th China Development Forum, being held from Saturday to …

China committed to technological cooperation
8 years, 1 month ago

China committed to technological cooperation

China Daily  

China will continue to be open and active in its technological cooperation on the world stage, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Thursday. In June, Beijing will host the eighth Clean Energy Ministerial, followed by the fifth BRICS Science and Innovation Ministerial in July, said Ye Dongbai, the ministry's director of international cooperation. "International cooperation in science and …

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