The navies of China and the United States should reinforce their communication and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific to reduce the risk of conflict amid Beijing's maritime buildup and Washington's rebalancing in the region, observers said.
Senior officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have urged provincial Party leaderships to further promote a campaign to boost ties between the Party and the people.
Environmental cooperation among China, Japan and the Republic of Korea largely comes from technological development and city-level experience sharing, the countries' environmental experts said on Saturday.
While the statement issued by the joint ASEAN-Japan summit did not specifically mention any country, the phrase "freedom of overflight" is understood as an implicit reference to China's ADIZ.
China slams Abe's comments on ADIZ
China aspires to achieve quality-based, human-centered and green urbanization, government leaders said after a central urbanization work conference.
Urbanization should be human-centered
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday strongly refuted Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's comments on China's Air Defense Identification Zone.
Analysts believe the leadership will vigorously pursue reforms next year while keeping its monetary and fiscal policies broadly unchanged.
President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationship between the two countries. 50 years of Kenya ties marked
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday that China has the full capacity to effectively monitor its Air Defense Identification Zone after South Korea and Japan held a joint search-and-rescue exercise in the East China Sea the day before.
Local governments are not allowed to send various gifts to the Ministry of Agriculture on New Year's Day or during Spring Festival, an official said.
China will seek steady economic progress by making more reforms in all areas, top leaders said in a statement after a key work conference.
Slashing capacity 'prime task' for 2014
China on Friday responded to the execution of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s Jang Song-Thaek by expressing hope that the country will remain stable.