President Xi Jinping wrote in a congratulatory letter to the National Committee on US-China Relations that the two nations' relationship "enjoys whole new vistas".

China is "pleased to see" Japan's enthusiasm for the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said.

Chinese enterprises have been gradually approaching the upstream of the value chain in recent years.

The new station will be a perennial one that accommodates 80 people in summer and 30 in winter.

Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.

A flexible multifunctional bionic robot that can climb walls and cross over obstacles has been successfully developed by Chinese scientists.