The government has pulled out all stops to reduce the loss of property and life as China is grappling with massive floods along the Yangtze River.

In the first half of this year, the country's GDP stood at 45.66 trillion yuan (about 6.53 trillion U.S. dollars) amid COVID-19 impact, down 1.6 percent year on year, according to NBS data.

China is firmly opposed to and strongly dissatisfied with the so-called statement concerning the South China Sea released by the US Department of State on Monday.

China condemned the United States on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump signed the "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" into law, and said it will take countermeasures to safeguard its legitimate interests.

Some people from the US and other Western countries have made groundless accusations against and disseminated many fallacies about China's human rights conditions.

Accelerating the development of smart manufacturing is an inevitable path for the upgrading of the manufacturing sector and an effective way to foster more new growth areas.

Grandpa Amu's most popular video, which shows him making an intricate wooden arch bridge, has gone viral on Youtube, gaining more than 40 million views.