The 22nd Winter Olympic Games opened on Friday night in a spectacular ceremony which was attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping gave an interview to a Russian TV channel here Friday on such topics as the Sochi Olympics, China-Russia ties, China's reform and development, and his governing philosophy.
President Xi Jinping's interest — and participation — in sports has helped strengthen his ties with the public while projecting a positive national image for China.
President Xi Jinping has called on Chinese athletes to live up to the Olympic spirit and help develop the country into a global sports power, as the Sochi Winter Olympics opened in Russia on Friday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Czech counterpart, Milos Zeman, met in Sochi Friday and agreed to further expand bilateral cooperation and promote China-Europe ties.
President Xi Jinping reached Sochi in Russia on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games. By accepting the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the event, Xi has not only become the first Chinese head of state to attend a major sports event abroad, but also proved that China-Russia relations have been moving full steam ahead.
China on Friday expressed readiness to work with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for the establishment of a China-CELAC forum before the end of this year.
Some US officials are "extremely irresponsible" to accuse China over a so-called plan to set up an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday slammed Philippine President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III over his remarks comparing the Philippines' status in territorial disputes in the South China Sea to Czechoslovakia before World War II.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias on Friday pledged in Sochi to further promote cooperation in various fields between their countries.
China will integrate the basic old-age insurance systems for rural and urban residents, according to an executive meeting of the State Council presided over by Premier Li Keqiang on Friday.
Special representatives on border issues from China and India will hold talks in India's capital New Delhi from next Monday to Wednesday.
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