Speaking to Chinese media, Zhang dismissed reports about Chinese citizens being detained by Russian police and immigration authorities due to visa issues.
Specifically, sectors such as medicine, electronics and telecom equipment manufacturing registered strong momentum in attracting foreign investment during the first four months. For instance, FDI into medical equipment, instrument and meter manufacturing sector increased 513.6 percent year-on-year, the ministry's data showed. The number of newly established foreign companies climbed by 95.4 percent year-on-year to 19,002, while FDI into the Chinese mainland rose 0.1 percent to 286.78 billion yuan, the data showed.
Sponsored by the Dunhuang Foundation, Xie spent 25 days at the site, focusing on Cave 17, which is also known as "the Library Cave".
Spokesman Sun Jiwen said the ministry will speed up efforts to cement economic and trade relations with Kazakhstan in a comprehensive way, such as broadening financing channels and expanding areas of cooperation.
Speaking of the joint naval exercise earlier this month in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Wu said the drill achieved a new high in making China-Russia joint naval exercises more real combat-oriented, information-based and standardized.
Specifically, patent review can be accomplished within three months and copyright registration can be done within seven days.
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Speaking at the opening of the forum, China Daily Deputy Editor-in-Chief Qu Yingpu said integrated development of the Greater Bay Area is beneficial for Hong Kong and Macao.
Speaking last Tuesday at a news conference in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, Sezibera said the BRI is mutually beneficial as it addresses Rwanda's development challenges and also meets the development requirements of its Chinese partners, a Xinhua report said.
South Korea and the United States also agreed to initiate the handover process of the Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul, once home to the headquarters of the USFK.
Speaking at a news conference in Beijing on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said he was aware of the reports, and repeated China's firm opposition to the planned sale.