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BEIJING – China will promote "innovation and opening-up" to maintain long-term, stable and fast economic growth, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang said during a meeting with Robert Zoellick, the president of the World Bank, in Beijing on Monday. Li was speaking after the bank said in a report that China may become a high-income economy enjoying rapid [...]

China and Russia Monday rejected US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's criticism of their stand on Syria, as the European Union (EU) nations agreed to slap new sanctions on the Syrian government. China "cannot accept it at all," foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters at a regular daily news briefing. Read Full Article HERE

BEIJING – China is always willing to help the Democratic People's Republic of Korea within its ability and welcomes all kinds of support from other countries and the international community to help the DPRK overcome its current difficulties. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks at a regular news conference on Monday, after Deputy [...]

BEIJING – A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman urged US politicians running for the US presidency to be responsible, noting that maintaining the development of China-US relations is a joint responsibility for the two countries. "Speaking words responsibly and doing things responsibly is how a responsible politician behaves," spokesman Hong Lei told a regular news briefing [...]

BEIJING — China aims to curb its energy consumption for each unit of industrial output by 21 percent during the period of the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Monday. The new target is an effective way to guarantee the realization of the goal of cutting energy use [...]

BEIJING – The upcoming annual national political sessions launched a press center on Sunday. The press center was established for the sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliament, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body. The two sessions will open on March 5 and March 3, respectively. [...]