China is gearing up for a bonanza of diplomatic activities beginning this weekend, including a premier's trip to Egypt, a presidential visit to Malaysia and Singapore, and then a people's welcome to the president of the United States Barack Obama.
Vice-Minister of Commerce Yi Xiaozhun on Friday sounded his "strong dissatisfaction" following an announcement from the United States that it will impose massive "anti-dumping" charges on steel pipes imported from China.
There were wreaths and elegiac couplets. There were leaders, and students and former colleagues. And there were thousands of tearful eyes and muffled sobs.
Aerospace should be used for peaceful purposes only, and China is ready to take part in any international cooperation to ensure aerospace security.
Senior public security officials from China and Russia met here Friday, vowing to enhance cooperation and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.
Former Chinese Vice Premier Gu Mu died of illness Friday afternoon. He was 96.
Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visits to Malaysia and Singapore would comprehensively push forward China's ties with the two nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
China will send a high-ranking delegation to Singapore next week to discuss ways for tackling international financial crisis and other issues in the prelude to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) summit.
China is planning to build a library honoring the country's "father of space technology" Qian Xuesen, who died on October 31 at the age of 98.
China hoped the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore would help boost global economic recovery, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official said here Friday.
United States President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to China was of great importance to the development of China-US relations in the new era, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said here Friday.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Friday to start an official visit to Egypt.