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A Chinese military spokesperson on Thursday criticized the United States for withdrawing the invitation to China to the Rim of the Pacific 2018 multinational naval exercise.

The 16+1 cooperation carried out within the framework of China-Europe relationship and under European Union (EU) laws and regulations is open and transparent, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday.

China and Germany agreed in Beijing on Thursday to step up win-win cooperation and especially in emerging industries such as artificial intelligence and new energy vehicles.

President Xi Jinping Thursday told visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel that China will work with Germany to push bilateral ties to a higher level.

In a room packed with about 300 people, a man on stage shouts, "We are comrades now!" The crowd replies by repeating the slogan in unison: "We are comrades now!"

Chinese scientists have completed a whole genome re-sequencing study and constructed the world's first genome-wide variation map of plum blossom, or Prunus mume, according to China Science Daily on Wednesday.

Civil aviation experts from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Macao SAR have been invited to participate in the operational evaluation of C919 aircraft, China's homemade large passenger jet.

The population of crested ibis, a bird once thought extinct, has exceeded 3,000 in East Asia, said experts Wednesday at an international forum held in Yangxian County in northwest China.

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) vowed on Thursday to consolidate Hong Kong's competitive edges after an annual global competitiveness ranking listed it as the world's second most competitive economy.

China's transport information will be helped by microwave remote sensing, according to the Science and Technology Daily on Wednesday.

Celebrated Chinese cellist Wang Jian is to perform at a concert in Birmingham with the orchestra conducted by one of the best known names in classical music, Julian Lloyd Webber.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Wednesday that Washington shall abide by its commitment to the one-China policy.

The surviving remnants of columns and gates in Beijing's Yuanmingyuan - or Old Summer Palace - will be reinforced to prevent them from collapsing, Thursday's China Daily reported.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Wednesday that China's deployment of defensive facilities on its islands in the South China Sea is legitimate and necessary.

Twenty seven Chinese companies attended the 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago on May 22-24, and put on display, their new innovative products.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Wednesday that Washington should abide by its commitment to the one-China policy.

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for strong action against gangsters across the country.

Chinese authorities Wednesday published a guideline to cut red tape and improve government efficiency so that the public and businesses can have easier access to public service.

China has published plans to further deepen reform and opening-up in pilot free trade zones (FTZs) of three coastal areas to better business environment and push for wider opening to the world.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is paying an official visit to China on Thursday and Friday, marking her 11th trip to the Asian country amid a raft of global uncertainties.