President Xi Jinping urged organizers to host an outstanding Winter Olympics in 2022 while calling for balanced development of winter sports.

China has lodged representations to the Japanese side and urged Japan to be cautious in its words and deeds regarding Taiwan-related issues, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.

China will lift 10 million people out of poverty in 2017, and the country will strictly review the spending of poverty relief funds to ensure transparent and efficient use of the money.

China's courier industry is expected to enter a new stage in its development with the listing of SF Express, China's largest courier, according to analysts.

China's State Council is calling on local governments to ensure that H7N9 treatment costs will be covered by public health insurance.

China said it has no intention of using currency devaluation to its advantage in trade, responding to an assertion from US President that China is "grand champion" of currency manipulation.