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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Mar 19 that there are no winners in the prolonged wars, and a ceasefire and an end to the hostilities are the will of the people. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a phone conversation with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

China and the United States have agreed to continue making good use of their economic and trade consultation mechanism to strengthen dialogue and communication, the Ministry of Commerce said on Mar 19.

The killing of Iranian leaders and attacks on civilian targets are by no means acceptable, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in Beijing on Mar 19 in response to a related query. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily press briefing, adding China is always against the use of force in international relations. Earlier on, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, had been reportedly killed in an Israeli attack.

China's recently unveiled development blueprint places building a modern industrial system and consolidating the foundation of the real economy at the top of national strategic tasks to be pursued over the next five years.

March 20 is the International Day of Happiness—a reminder that the true purpose of development is to improve people’s lives. In China, this means ensuring the gains of modernization are shared by all and advancing common prosperity, with a clear goal: delivering a better life for every individual while working together with the world to build a brighter future for all. #InternationalDayOfHappiness #China #SharedProsperity #BetterLife

#BeijingReview At a time when #green development has become a central theme in global policy agendas, China-#Mexico cooperation is gaining fresh momentum. bjreview.com/China/202603/t…

As a large country with a population of over 1.4 bln, China needs the support and guarantee of the national #budget for #economic and social development, improvement of people's wellbeing and national security. bjreview.com/Opinion/Fact_C…

#BeijingReview #Opinion China, along with many Global South countries and some medium-sized Western powers, will strengthen #coordination and #cooperation, play a balancing role, and push history forward beyond hegemonic bullying and zero-sum competition, toward a future based on true multilateralism and a bright, multipolar world. bjreview.com/Opinion/Voice/…

Swans glide over Kunming Lake at Beijing’s Summer Palace—a UNESCO World Heritage site in the city’s northwest. 🦢🏯 Each early spring, the garden welcomes these winged messengers of the season.

China and Turkmenistan should expand the scale of cooperation in the natural gas sector, and elevate trade and investment levels, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Beijing on Mar 18.

🧑‍🚀Shenzhou XXI mission commander Zhang Lu has carried out six #spacewalks so far, making him one of the Chinese astronauts with the most spacewalks to date. 👏👏Congratulations! [📷/CMS]

For much of his career, Clarence Ling Chun-kit, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and founding chairman of the Hong Kong-headquartered Chinese Young Entrepreneurs Association, has long worked to foster exchange between Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland. bjreview.com/China/202603/t…

How do people’s voices reach China’s policy table through the Two Sessions? bjreview.com/China/202603/t…