President Xi Jinping extended condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday over the victims of a fire on a passenger plane on Sunday in Moscow.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged joint efforts by the United States and China to meet halfway and strive to achieve a mutually beneficial, win-win trade agreement based on mutual respect.
The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will serve as a new starting point for joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative.
China tops the world in the number of geological parks at 39 after two geological parks in eastern China got approved to be part of the Global Network of National Geoparks.