German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called Trump's move "regrettable", noting it "poses difficult questions for us and Europe". Maas emphasized the "paramount importance" of the treaty for European countries, all of which are within the range of missiles banned by the treaty.
Given the faster-than-expected recovery in industrial value added, investment and consumption, together with the resilience and agility of the export sector as shown in the May trade data, Oxford Economics, a British think tank, raised its forecast for China's economic growth to 2 percent for this year, said Tommy Wu, a senior economist with the institution.
Geng reiterated that "Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs and brook no interference by any foreign government, organization or individual."
Georgette Quan (left) and Thelma Colombo work as volunteers in the café at China Camp State Park, site of a former shrimping village. LIA ZHU / CHINA DAILY
German chemical giant BASF opened a liaison office in Zhanjiang, a city in the western part of Guangdong province on Friday, to beef up efforts for its upcoming billion project in the city and strengthen its presence in the Chinese market.
Global companies are welcomed to bid with their ideas for a 30-square-kilometers area at initial stage, said Niu Jingfeng, deputy director of Xiongan New Area preparatory committee.
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Gianluca Ghiara, the national vice chair of Environment Working Group at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said African countries stand to gain from enhanced cooperation with Beijing in areas that advance green and inclusive development as espoused in the Belt and Road Initiative.
German chemical giant BASF opened a liaison office in Zhanjiang, a city in the western part of Guangdong province on Friday, to beef up efforts for its upcoming billion project in the city and strengthen its presence in the Chinese market.
Gathering at the Rome-based Institute of International Affairs for the seminar "China's Belt and Road Initiative, 500 days after the 2017 Beijing summit", Chinese officials and analysts from Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Greece and Poland discussed the initiative's current state and prospects.
German carmaker Audi is taking its cooperation with Alibaba to new heights. In a statement on Friday, the two companies said they will work together to improve in-car applications like navigation and digital assistant services.