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China to impose additional tariffs on US products worth $60 bln 

China announced on Tuesday it will impose additional tariffs on US products worth $60 billion starting from Sept. 24 in response to the newly announced US tariffs on Chinese goods.

The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council unveiled lists of 3,571 items of US products to be subject to additional tariffs of 10 percent and lists of another 1,636 items to be subject to additional tariffs of 5 percent.

The new tax rates will take effect at 12:01 pm Beijing time on Sept. 24, said the commission.

China hopes the US side will stop frictions from expanding and jointly safeguard bilateral trade ties with China through equal, honest and pragmatic dialogue, on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefits, the commission said in a statement.

That will also serve to defend the free trade principle and multilateral trade system, and global economic prosperity and development, it said.

The United States, disregarding overwhelming international and domestic opposition, announced to impose additional 10-percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese products from Sept. 24 and that it will take other escalating tariff measures. (Xinhua)

China willing to cooperate with world in human rights: official

China has achieved unprecedented historic progress in the human rights cause and is willing to cooperate closely with all parties in the world human rights field, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official has said.

Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks in a speech at this year's Beijing Forum on Human Rights, which opened Tuesday.

Noting that "to respect and protect human rights has been a consistent stance and proposition of the CPC and Chinese government," Huang said that over the last 40 years, China had combined common principles in human rights protection with the country's reality. (Xinhua)

Leaders of S.Korea, DPRK have face-to-face talks in Pyongyang

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un held talks in Pyongyang on Tuesday, the first day of their three-day summit.

The talks started in the main building of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and went on for two hours.

It marked the first time that the leaders of the two Koreas held a meeting at the WPK's main building, according to Moon's senior press secretary.

Moon and Kim are scheduled to have another face-to-face talk on Wednesday. If the talks go smoothly, they will hold a joint press conference to announce the dialogue results, Moon's chief of staff said Monday. (Xinhua)

Russian military plane with 14 on board disappears over Mediterranean Sea

Russia's IL-20 military aircraft with 14 service members on board disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea, according to Russia's Defense Ministry on Tuesday.

The plane went off the radar while F-16 fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force attacked targets in the Syrian province of Latakia, the fate of the Russian military is unknown, an official said.

"On September 17, at about 11:00 p.m. Moscow time, the connection with the crew of the Russian IL-20 aircraft was lost over the Mediterranean Sea when the plane was returning to the airbase of Khmeimim, 35-kilometers from the coast of Syria," the official said. (CGTN)

China follows investigations of Buddha head suspected from Longmen Grottoes

Researchers of China's Longmen Grottoes are watching closely the investigations into the Buddha head from an auction in New York, which may be from the UNESCO world heritage site, reports Henan Daily.

The Buddha head listed on Sotheby's auction on September 12 has triggered disputes. According to Sotheby's catalogue, the Buddha head is believed to date back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD).

However, it was later found that the item highly resembles the head of a Buddha statue at the Longmen Grottoes, as shown in a photo taken by Japanese scholars in the 1920s at the grottoes. It is estimated that the head of the Buddha statue in the photo was stolen between 1920 and 1949.

Researchers have made field investigations at the grottoes and will closely follow the development of the matter and collect related information, said the staff.

If the Buddha head is confirmed to be from the Longmen Grottoes, they will move for its repatriation to China, said the staff. (China Plus)

Online literature readers number 400 million in China

The number of China's online literature readers has increased to 400 million this year, almost half of the country's total online population, the Beijing Daily reported Monday.

By the end of 2017, there were 16.47 million online literature works, with non-fiction accounting for 52.5 percent, according to a report released by the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association at the 2nd China Online Literature+ Conference, which was held from Sept. 14 to 16 in Beijing.

About 14 million people have become registered writers on online literature websites or mobile applications last year, and 51.2 percent of them can earn more than 5,000 yuan (about $728) a month, according to the report. (Xinhua)

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And now for the Question of the Day:

What river is on the border between North Korea and China?

(Answer: The Yalu River, also called the Amrok River or Amnok River, is a river on the border between North Korea and China.)

Today’s quote is from French dramatist Alexandre Dumas.

“All for one, one for all, that is our device.”

 (Produced by Nancy Yan Xu, Ryan Yaoran Yu, Lance Crayon, and Raymond Mendoza.)