Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for elevating the ties between China and the Philippines while meeting with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday promised non-stop effort in reform and opening up and commitment to an open economy.

China has claimed sending troops to and setting up territorial defense equipment on the islands and reefs of Nansha Islands is the automatic right as a sovereign state.

China’s new measures for expanding reform and opening up are based on its own development needs, and have nothing to do with the current trade frictions.

China’s Beidou navigation and positioning system is expected to launch its first-ever mobile app on May 1.

China’s first home-grown aircraft carrier has been reportedly preparing for its maiden sea voyage in the northeastern Bohai Sea later in April.

Chinese authorities noted that such vandalism would not hinder Sino-U.S. cultural exchange, though urging the U.S. side to better protect loaned cultural relics in the future.