China protested on Tuesday after the United States lodged criminal charges and sanctions on Monday against a Chinese firm it accuses of being connected to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
The sixth plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held here from Oct. 24 to 27, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee announced on Tuesday.
Nearly 100 media representatives from more than 20 countries and regions have reached consensus that they will support the Initiative, pass on the Silk Road spirit of peaceful cooperation, and promote the Belt and Road construction.
Chen Chuanping, former Party chief of Taiyuan City, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, stood trial on Tuesday for taking bribes and abuse of power.
The vast diversity of cultures along the routes of the Belt and Road Initiative poses challenges to media as they report on the huge project, making appreciation of and respect for differences vital to the coverage, media leaders from China and overseas said on Monday.
Four former senior officials have been charged with bribery and corruption by prosecutors, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Monday.
The development of the Belt and Road Initiative has exceeded expectations, and China is more determined to strengthen the initiative, China's top publicity official said on Monday.
Geng Shuang, former spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the United States, began another chapter in his career in Beijing on Monday as the Foreign Ministry's 30th spokesperson.
Liu Qibao, head of the CPC Central Committee's Publicity Department, delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the International Seminar on the Belt and Road Initiative, under the theme of "Shared Memory, Common Development," which opened in Xi'an on Sept. 26.
The former spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the United States started another chapter in his career in Beijing on Monday with a new title - Foreign Ministry spokesman.
The publicity chief of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday called for enhanced exchanges in implementing the Belt and Road Initiative, at a seminar in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Chinese police, banks and banking regulators are working together to fight telecom fraud and protect citizens' rights.