Xi sends a congratulatory letter to scientists, engineers and builders as the world's largest radio telescope was put into use in Guizhou.

Noting the first 1,000 days were just the first step in a long journey, Chinese central authorities pledged to continue comprehensively deepening reform and consider the public's aspiration for the reform process.

President Xi Jinping on Friday called for carrying forth the spirit of the Chinese Red Army on the Long March eight decades ago, and striving fearlessly to realize the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation.

A bus with 34 Chinese tourists on board crashed in Valencia, Spain on Friday afternoon, leaving one Chinese dead and several others injured.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) reading was 229 at 6 p.m. Saturday, meaning serious pollution, with the major pollutant being PM2.5, particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter.