Senior CPC official calls for contribution to mutual learning and benefit between China and world

22:00, September 10, 2019

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  Senior Hainan provincial official under investigation

  File photoBEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Qi, a senior official in south Chinas Hainan Province, is being investigated for suspected serious violations of Party disciplinary rules and laws, according to the top anti-graft agency on Friday.Zhang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the CPC Municipal Committee of Haikou, the provincial capital, is being investigated by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.

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  Xi's message calls for closer cooperation between China, Arab states

  File photo: VCGBEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinpings congratulatory message to the ongoing China-Arab States Expo shows the importance China attaches to its cooperation with Arab states while highlighting the expo as a key platform in promoting joint efforts to build the Belt and Road, Arab experts say.The fourth edition of the China-Arab States Expo opened Thursday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest Chinas Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, focusing on economic, trade, science and technology cooperation. The four-day event attracts some 12,600 participants from 2,900 regional organizations, commerce chambers, associations and enterprises in 89 countries.Azmi Abudl Rahman, spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Economy, said Xis message on Thursday is a call for further strengthening China-Arab states cooperation.For Palestinians, he said, participating in the expo benefits it a lot in terms of attracting investments and learning from Chinas development experience.The expo, a biennial event launched in 2013, has become an important platform for China and Arab countries to jointly pursue the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).Moin Rajab, a political professor with the Al-Azhar University Palestine, said the BRI is well received around the world and has generated opportunities for countries to upgrade infrastructure and increase inflows of investment.The expo has benefited Arab countries, he added.Xis message to the expo reaffirms Chinas intention of strengthening cooperation with Arab states based on mutual understanding and win-win results, Naser Abdel Aal, an Egyptian expert on China, noted.The China-Arab States Expo has become an important platform for bilateral economic cooperation and cultural exchanges, he said, adding that he believes it will prompt more projects to be carried out under the framework of the Belt and Road.Nasser Bouchiba, president of the Africa-China Cooperation Association for Development in Moro...

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  Senior AU official praises China-Africa cooperation as exemplary

  File photo: CGTNADDIS ABABA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Senior official of the African Union (AU) hails China-Africa partnership in various areas as exemplary for international cooperation.Kwesi Quarty, deputy chair of the AU Commission, made the remarks on Wednesday when meeting with the Chinese delegation led by Zhang Wufeng, head of Chinas National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, during which the two sides agreed to increase bilateral cooperation on food safety and security.He said the cooperation between Africa and China in political, economic and other areas have significantly contributed to peaceful development for both sides.Describing Chinas help as "selfless," Quarty said Africas cooperation with China "has provided us in Africa greater strategic options and that by itself has improved the nature of our cooperation."The cooperation has "contributed a great deal to the peaceful development of the two continents and has become a bedrock which the rest of international cooperation develops," he said, "So, our cooperation with China is exemplary."Quarty also called for the cooperation and partnership to be further strengthened and expanded.AU Commissioner for Social Affairs, Amira Elfadil, who represented the AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture and led the AU delegation during the talks with the Chinese side, said, "The AU commission values this partnership and cooperation between the government of China and the African Union."She voiced AUs keen interest in strengthening bilateral cooperation in the areas of food safety and security, including food quality and post-harvest management."We are delighted to partner with NAFRA (Chinas National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration) in the areas of food safety and quality, and post-harvest management," she noted.According to her, the cooperation is expected to improve Africas nutrition situation through...