Regional leaders vow to enhance Sino-US relations at the sub-national level. Special
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will attend a series of foreign ministers' meetings running from 21 to 23 July on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced Thursday at a regular press conference.
A senior Chinese diplomat here on Thursday expressed his optimism that China and Russia will strike deals on natural gas cooperation ahead of the next prime ministers' regular meeting in autumn.
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) agreed Thursday to further strengthen military ties.
China on Thursday reiterated that the South China Sea disputes should be resolved through direct negotiations between related parties in accordance with historical facts and recognized international laws.
China on Thursday strongly condemned the Mumbai blasts and expressed condolences for the victims, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang met ROK's National Assembly Deputy Speaker Hong Jae-hyong on Wednesday in Beijing, and the two sides pledged to strengthen inter-party exchanges to take bilateral relations to a new level.
A visiting delegation from China's National People's Congress NPC has urged the US Congress to refrain from supporting arms sale to Taiwan.
Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met with his Swiss counterpart Ueli Maurer Wednesday, pledging to strengthen military ties between the two countries.
Six months after then US Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited China to revive bilateral military ties, top US military officer Mike Mullen's China trip indicates that an inter-military exchange mechanism is in the making. Yet the future of China-US military ties requires mutual respect and trust.
The Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is now studying a new training program for the pilots of its third-generation fighter jets, according to Air Force headquarters.
Christine Lagarde has proposed the appointment of Zhu Min to the post of Deputy Managing Director.