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Tennis Tournament for Diplomatic Missions in Delhi.      Tennis Tournament for Diplomatic Missions in Delhi.

Chinese Embassy in India held a seminar on Chinese       Charge d'Affaires Li Bijian met with Mr. Ramen Deka, a
Language Studies.                                        Member of Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha and Chairman,
                                                         India-China Parliamentary Group.

Deputy Director of the SASAC Ms. Huang Danhua visited    Charge d'Affaires Li Bijian met with Mr. Peng Yuxing, Vice
India.                                                   Governor of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government.
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1. Xi Jinping Holds Group Meeting with Heads of Foreign Delegations of the Meeting of the     4
    SCO National Security Council Secretaries
2. Xi Expects SCO Qingdao Summit to be a Success                                              5
3. Xi Expects Deepened Judicial Cooperation within SCO Framework                              7
4. Chinese State Councilor Calls for Improved SCO Cooperation in Defense, Security            7
5. SCO FMs Meet in Beijing, Prepare for Summit in June                                        8
6. China to Enhance Cooperation on Law Enforcement Security with other SCO Countries         10
7. SCO Qingdao Summit to Enlighten Member States Toward Shared Future                        11
8. China Focus: Shanghai Spirit - Strong Momentum Behind Steady SCO Development              14
9. China’s Qingdao to Host SCO Summit in June                                                15
10. 2,000 Volunteers Ready for SCO Qingdao Summit                                            16
11. Qingdao: Host City of 18th SCO Summit                                                    18

External Affairs
1.    Xi Meets Merkel, Calls for Higher-level China-Germany Ties                              21
2.    Xi Jinping Holds Meeting with Chairman of the WPK Kim Jong-un of the DPRK in Dalian     23
3.    Xi Jinping Meets with Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago                25
4.    Xi Jinping Meets with BFA Chairman Ban Ki-moon                                          27
5.    China, Germany Seek Stronger Cooperation as Merkel Visits                               28
6.    Li Keqiang Attends the 7th China-Japan-ROK Leaders’ Meeting                             30
7.    Li Keqiang Holds Talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan                          32
8.    Li Keqiang Holds Talks with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia                          34
9.    Wang Qishan Meets with Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes of Brazil                         36
10.   Wang Yi Meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, D.C                 37

China India Relations
1.    India’s Pharma Sector Pins Hope after China Exempts Import Tariffs for 28 Drugs        38
2.    Seventh China India Forum Held in Langfang, N China’s Hebei                            39
3.    2nd Chinese Higher Education Expo Held in Kolkata, India                               40
4.    India, China Should Cooperate for Mutual Benefits: Economists                          41
5.    Interview: Economic Cooperation Key to Better India-China Ties, says Renowned Expert   41
6.    Interview: Cooperation in India-China Tourism on the Rise                              42

Culture & Life
1. China’s Policies and Practices on Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief                  43
2.    Yoga Helps Villagers Cope with Aches, Pains                                            50
3.    In Pics: Paddy Fields in China’s Xinjiang                                              54
4.    Across China: Regional Aid Grants Xinjiang Women Jobs, Confidence                      55
5.    Tulips Blooming in Snow at Jiangbulake Scenery Spot in NW China’s Xinjiang             56
6.    Tourists View Hukou Waterfall of Yellow River in NW China                              57

1.    Xihuang Temple Museum Opens to the Public                                              58
2.    Unique Culture of Luoba Ethnic Minority in Xizang                                      59
3.    To Touch the Starry Sky in Damxung, Xizang                                             60
4.    Heavenly Kindergartens Built in Remote Villages                                        61
5.    Scenery of Potala Palace in Lhasa, SW China’s Xizang                                   63

Book Review - Xi Jinping - The Governance of China-II                                        64
Flights Between China and India                                                              65
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                                           SCO Qingdao Summit

      XI JINPING HOLDS GROUP MEETING
    WITH HEADS OF FOREIGN DELEGATIONS
    OF THE MEETING OF THE SCO NATIONAL
       SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARIES

    On May 22, 2018, President Xi       the establishment of the SCO, the                    making important contributions to
Jinping held a group meeting at the     member states have always taken the                  ensuring long-lasting peace, stability,
Great Hall of the People with heads     maintenance of regional security and                 development and prosperity of the
of foreign delegations, who were in     stability as a priority, expanded                    region. After its membership
China for the 13th Meeting of the       c o o p e r a t i o n f i e l d s, e n r i c h e d   expansion, the SCO enjoys greater
Shanghai Cooperation Organization       cooperation practice, severely cracked               potential for security cooperation
(SCO) National Security Council         down on the "three forces" including                 and shoulders heavier
Secretaries.                            the "Eastern Turkistan" and actively                 responsibilities, bearing more
                                        prevented the spread and spillover of                expectations from people of all
    Xi Jinping pointed out that since   the negative effect of hotspot issues,               countries in the region and the

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inter national community. T he               and addresses both symptoms and           security cooperation of the SCO
mechanism of the meeting of the              root causes, so as to push forward the    member states. They expressed that
National Security Council Secretaries        SCO security cooperation to new           various countries voiced support for
should actively adapt to changes in the      stages. It is necessary for the member    the initiative proposed by China, as
situation, practically perform its           states to beef up the action capacity     the presidency of the SCO, on
duties, and provide stronger support         for security cooperation, build a more    promoting the implementation of
for the member states for maintaining        rigorous, sound and efficient law         leaders' consensus, jointly coping
national security and social stability.      enforcement cooperation network,          with the common challenges faced by
                                             continuously promote security             the member states and safeguarding
    Xi Jinping stressed that at              cooperation and jointly strengthen the    international peace and security.
present, the security situation in the       construction of capacity to safeguard     Under the auspices of China, the
region enjoys overall stability, but still   stability.                                meeting of the National Security
faces severe challenges posed by the                                                   Council Secretaries deeply discussed
"three forces", drug trafficking and             Xi Jinping pointed out that China     issues of common concern of the
transnational organized crimes at the        will continue to integrate its own        member states, such as combating
same time, which requires the                security with that of regional            terrorism and the "three forces",
member states to enhance awareness           countries, and work with other            enhancing information security and
of potential crisis, think calmly, judge     member states to build a new type of      safeguarding social stability, which
accurately and handle properly. The          international relations featuring         has further charted the course for
member states should grasp the               mutual respect, fairness and justice      enhancing security cooperation of
strategic direction of security              and win-win cooperation, in a bid to      the SCO and played an important
cooperation, continue consolidating          promote the building of a community       role in preparing for the SCO
strategic mutual trust, strengthen           with a shared future for mankind.         Qingdao Summit. Under the new
policy communication and                                                               situation, the security cooperation of
coordination, adhere to fairness and             Secretary of the National Security    the SCO has increasingly
justice, and jointly promote the             Council Nikolai Patrushev of Russia       demonstrated strong vitality. All
peaceful settlement of hotspot issues        and Secretary of the National Security    countries stand ready to expand
through political and diplomatic             Council Damir Sag ynbayev of              broad and close cooperation to
means. The member states need to             Kyrg yzstan delivered speeches            enable the SCO to play a greater role
continue to uphold the common,               successively on behalf of the foreign     in international affairs.
comprehensive, cooperative and               delegations. They conveyed warm
sustainable security concept, and            greetings from leaders of all countries       Guo Shengkun, Zhao Kezhi and
promote a security governance model          to Xi Jinping, and thanked Xi Jinping     others attended the meeting.
that takes comprehensive measures            for attaching great importance to the

         XI EXPECTS SCO QINGDAO SUMMIT
                 TO BE A SUCCESS
     Beijing April 23 (Xinhua) —                 Xi made the remarks at a group        Council of Foreign Ministers,
China regards boosting the                   meeting with foreign ministers from       scheduled for Tuesday.
development of the Shanghai                  Russia, India, K azakhstan,
Cooperation Organization (SCO) as            Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and          The SCO, established nearly 17
one of its diplomatic priorities,            Uzbekistan, as well as with SCO           years ag o, has underg one an
President Xi Jinping said Monday,            secretary-general, and the director of    extraordinary development process
adding that he believes the upcoming         the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist           and become a comprehensive
SCO summit in the coastal city of            Structure Executive Committee.            regional organization with vast
Qingdao, Shandong Province, in June                                                    influences, Xi said.
will be a success.                               The officials are in Beijing to
                                             attend the meeting of the SCO                 Member countries have

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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev, Pakistani Foreign
Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojidin Aslov, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov,
Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Rashid Alimov and director of the SCO Regional
Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) Executive Committee Yevgeniy Sysoyev in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2018. The
officials are in Beijing to attend the meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers, scheduled for Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li
Tao)

promoted cooperation in various           o f t h e S C O, g ive p l ay t o i t s   Initiative, g radually establish
areas and played constructive roles in    advantages, fully release the potential   institutional ar rang ements of
regional and international issues, and    of the SCO expansion, and forge           regional economic cooperation, and
therefore set an example of a new-        ahead with all-round cooperation, Xi      expand people-to-people exchanges
type of international relations           said.                                     and cultural cooperation.
featuring mutual respect, fairness and
justice, and win-win cooperation, he          The “Shanghai Spirit” features            Leaders of the SCO member
said.                                     mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality,   countries will gather in Qingdao for a
                                          consultation, respect for cultural        summit in just over one month, said
    Currently, the SCO is proceeding      diversity and pursuit of common           Xi, adding that he believes the SCO
steadily in six areas, namely politics,   development.                              Qingdao summit will be a success
economy, security, people-to-people                                                 thanks to the joint efforts of all sides.
exchanges, external exchanges, and            Xi said China stands ready to
mechanism building, with                  work with other member countries to            Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
comprehensive cooperation                 continue to support each other            Lavrov, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister
continuing to improve, he said.           politically and provide the SCO           Erlan Abdyldaev, Indian External
                                          wisdom and plans, safeguard regional      Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and
    Under the new circumstances, all      security and stability, promote           Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja
the member countries need to remain       coordination levels and                   Muhammad Asif spoke on behalf of
true to their original aspirations and    implementation capabilities, enhance      the foreign ministers.
firmly advocate the “Shanghai Spirit”     cooperation on the Belt and Road

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    The leaders of all the member         further intensify coordination and               development and enhance
countries attach great importance to      cooperation on regional and                      cooperation between the member
and look forward to the SCO Qingdao       international affairs in line with the           countries, and are willing to
summit, and speak highly of China’s       development of global situation, they            cooperate with China to make joint
efforts as the host country, the          said.                                            efforts in preparations for the
ministers said.                                                                            Qingdao summit to ensure the
                                              All member countries support                 success of the meeting, the foreign
   The SCO needs to stick to the          the initiatives China has proposed in            ministers said.
“Shanghai Spirit” after expansion and     order to promote the SCO

   XI EXPECTS DEEPENED JUDICIAL
COOPERATION WITHIN SCO FRAMEWORK
    Beijing, May 25 (Xinhua) --           promote regional development.                    government administration.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said he
expects deepened judicial                     Xi said that as an important                     The country is committed to
cooperation within the framework of       judicial cooperation mechanism of                promoting the integrated
Shanghai Cooperation Organization         the SCO, the conference plays a                  development of rule of law for the
(SCO) to fight crime and resolve          significant role in boosting exchanges           country, the government, and society
disputes more effectively.                on the idea and system of the rule of            while comprehensively advancing
                                          l aw a n d d e e p e n i n g p r a g m a t i c   sound lawmaking, strict law
     Xi said this in a congratulatory     cooperation in various fields among              enforcement, impartial
letter sent to the 13th conference of     SCO member countries.                            administration of justice, and the
presidents of supreme courts of SCO                                                        observance of law by everyone, the
member countries held in Beijing              Xi stressed that China is                    president said.
Friday.                                   establishing a system of socialist rule
                                          of law with Chinese characteristics,                 China is creating a law-based,
    Xi said he hopes all sides will       comprehensively advancing law-                   international and accommodating
cooperate to fight crime and resolve      based governance and pursuing                    business environment and building a
disputes more effectively, and create a   coordinated progress in law-based                country of socialist rule of law, Xi
sound legal environment to facilitate     governance, law-based exercise of                said in the letter.
Belt and Road construction and            state power, and law-based

  CHINESE STATE COUNCILOR CALLS FOR
     IMPROVED SCO COOPERATION IN
          DEFENSE, SECURITY
    Beijing, April 24 (Xinhua) --         reached by heads of state and                    ministers, which was held Tuesday in
Chinese State Councilor and Minister      continuously improve cooperation in              Beijing.
of National Defense Wei Fenghe on         defense and security.
Tuesday called on defense ministers                                                             Wei called on SCO member
from Shanghai Cooperation                      Wei made the remarks while                  countries to stick to the principle of
Organization (SCO) member                 delivering a keynote speech at the 15th          treating each other as equals, helping
countries to implement consensus          meeting of the SCO defense                       each other and sharing weal and woe,

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Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe presides over the meeting of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) defense ministers in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Fang)

so as to build a security pattern of     mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality,       During the meeting, Wei met
joint building and shared benefits in    consultation, respect for cultural        with defense ministers from Pakistan,
defense and security cooperation.        diversity and pursuit of common           Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan
                                         development.                              and India, exchanging views on
     "We should continue to uphold                                                 deepening bilateral military
the 'Shanghai Spirit', and strengthen        Defense ministers of SCO              communication and cooperation.
pragmatic cooperation in high-level      member countries said defense
exchanges, joint exercises, military     ministries and militaries should               Senior military officials from
culture, education and training," Wei    further enhance cooperation and           SCO member countries and
said, adding that joint efforts should   work together to deal with threats and    representatives of SCO attended the
be made to fight against terrorism and   challenges.                               meeting. The defense minister of
safeguard regional and world peace.                                                Belarus was also present as a specially
                                            They also signed notes of the          invited guest.
    The "Shanghai Spirit" features       meeting and a joint communique.

      SCO FMS MEET IN BEIJING, PREPARE
            FOR SUMMIT IN JUNE
    Beijing, April 24 (Xinhua) --        Qingdao summit.                           Minister Wang Yi, who hosted the
Foreign ministers of the Shanghai                                                  meeting of the SCO Council of
Cooperation Organization (SCO)                "This meeting has made political     Foreign Ministers.
member countries gathered in Beijing     preparations for the summit and laid a
Tuesday and reached a series of          solid foundation for its success," said      Foreign ministers from the eight
consensus for the upcoming SCO           Chinese State Councilor and Foreign       member states, namely China, India,

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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (5th L) hosts the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan,             The summit will be the first of its        The summit will ratify a five-year
Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan,      kind after a membership expansion           outline for the implementation of the
signed 14 documents, including a        last June to include India and Pakistan.    Tr e a t y o n L o n g - t e r m G o o d
meeting resolution.                                                                 Neighborliness, Friendship and
                                            "The fundamental reason why             Cooperation to set the direction for
    They also reached consensus on      the SCO can keep growing is that its        SCO cooperation in the next phase,
deepening solidarity and mutual         member states have been firmly              and approve a host of resolutions
trust, boosting security cooperation,   sticking to the 'Shanghai Spirit',          and cooperation deals covering areas
dovetailing development strategies,     featuring mutual tr ust, mutual             including security, economy and
increasing pragmatic cooperation,       benefit, equality, consultation,            trade, as well as people-to-people
strengthening people-to-people          respect for cultural diversity and          exchanges, according to Wang.
exchang es, and expanding the           pursuit of common development,"
international influence of the SCO.     Wang said.                                      Foreign ministers from other
                                                                                    SCO member states spoke highly
    "The Qingdao summit, with joint          He called for taking the upcoming      of the work undertaken by China as
efforts from all sides, will be a       summit as an opportunity to review          rotating presidency of the SCO,
significant meeting, setting future     the "Shanghai Spirit," strengthen           and pledged to strengthen
directions and goals for the SCO and    solidarity, mutual trust and all-round      coordination with China for a
marking a milestone in its history,"    cooperation, and forge a closer             fruitful summit.
Wang said.                              community with a shared future.

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     CHINA TO ENHANCE COOPERATION ON
     LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY WITH
           OTHER SCO COUNTRIES

Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi (R) meets with Deputy National Security Adviser of
India Rajinder Khanna, who is also head of a delegation attending the 13th meeting of Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) Security Council Secretaries, in Beijing, capital of China, May 21, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

    Beijing, May 21 (Xinhua) --         pledging to enhance practical            Secretaries, focusing on issues
Chinese State Councilor Zhao Kezhi      cooperation on law enforcement           including the regional security
on Monday met with leading officials    security.                                situation and priority of security
from six other member countries of                                               cooperation among the SCO
the Shanghai Cooperation                   They are in Beijing for the 13th      members.
Organization (SCO), respectively,       meeting of SCO Security Council

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     While meeting with Damir             China would like to work with              cooperation on fighting transnational
Sagynbayev, secretary of the Security     Tajikistan to combat forces of             crime, anti-terrorism, and security
Council of Kyrgyzstan, Zhao, also         terrorism, separatism, and extremism,      issues along the China-Pakistan
minister of public security, said China   and enhance cooperation on drug            economic corridor.
is ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to       control and law enforcement capacity
implement the consensus reached by        building.                                       China would consolidate all-
the two heads of state on pragmatic                                                  weather friendship and deepen
cooperation on cyber security and law          Kahharov said Tajikistan is           strategic cooperation with Pakistan,
enforcement capacity building.            willing to achieve more fruitful results   Zhao noted.
                                          in cooperation on law enforcement
     Sagynbayev said his country is       security with China.                            Naseer Khan Janjua said his
willing to enhance cooperation on law                                                countr y is willing to enhance
enforcement security and make new              During the meeting with               cooperation on law enforcement
achievements in promoting bilateral       Assistant to the President and             security with China and ensure the
ties with China.                          Secretary of the Security Council of       s m o o t h d e ve l o p m e n t o f t h e
                                          Kazakhstan Nurlan Yermekbayev,             Pakistan-China economic corridor.
     During the meeting with              Zhao said he hoped the two countries
Secretary of the Security Council of      could deepen the cooperation on                 During the meeting with
Uzbekistan Viktor Makhmudov,              national security and law enforcement      Rajinder Khanna, deputy national
Zhao said he hoped the law                training, as well as promote the           security adviser of India, Zhao said
enforcement agencies of the two           integration of the development             China would work with India to
countries would deepen cooperation        strategies as well as the cooperation      strengthen high-level mutual visits,
on safeguarding national security,        on security.                               improve the cooperation
cyber security as well as ensuring the                                               mechanisms, enhance cooperation
security of the Belt and Road                 For his part, Yermekbayev said         on anti-terrorism, and promote the
Initiative projects.                      his country would like to work with        healthy and stable development of
                                          China to jointly build a community of      bilateral ties.
   Makhmudov said his country             common interest and shared future.
would work with China to safeguard                                                        For his part, Khanna said India
the security interests of both                While meeting with Pakistan's          stands ready to work with China to
countries and both peoples.               National Security Adviser Naseer           implement the consensus reached by
                                          Khan Janjua, Zhao said China stands        the leaders of the two countries and
   While meeting with A.A.                ready to maintain close coordination       e n h a n c e c o o p e r a t i o n o n l aw
Kahharov, secretary of the Security       with Pakistan under the SCO                enforcement security.
Council of Tajikistan, Zhao said          framework, and enhance bilateral

    SCO QINGDAO SUMMIT TO ENLIGHTEN
     MEMBER STATES TOWARD SHARED
                FUTURE
    Beijing, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The            The SCO, after 17 years, has               The SCO now accounts for over
Shanghai Cooperation Organization         grown into the world's most populous       60 percent of the Eurasian landmass,
(SCO) will hold a summit in June as       comprehensive regional organization.       nearly half of the world's population
leaders are expected to exchange ideas    Its full members are China,                and over 20 percent of global GDP.
on dealing with global issues and roll    Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
out cooperation measures for the          Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and             Experts say the upcoming
bloc's future when they gather in east    Pakistan.                                  summit is widely expected to inject
China's coastal city of Qingdao.                                                     new drive into the development of

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Russian student Zakir (R) and his sister Zaira, both studying in China University of Petroleum, display boards with
Chinese and Russian handwritings of “Hello Qingdao” and “Hello SCO”, in Qingdao, the host city of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, in east China’s Shandong Province, May 3, 2018. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

regional organization toward a closer        Member countries have been                "The SCO and BRI offer mutual
"community of shared future" for         promoting win-win cooperation and        support and opportunities to each
member countries.                        shared development in various areas      other, and the BRI concept has
                                         and played constructive roles in         already been embedded into the SCO
BEDROCK SPIRIT                           regional and international issues.       and are making positive progress,"
                                                                                  said Li Jianmin, a researcher with the
    With a focus on carrying on the          The SCO has never been simply a      Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
"Shanghai Spirit", the bedrock of the    security group. The organization has
SCO, the Qingdao summit will             also been devoting itself to the             “From theory and planning to
enhance trust and solidarity between     region's development by facilitating     practical implementations,
the member states and build a closer     trade and investment, enhancing          cooperation in the alignments of
SCO community.                           industrial cooperation and promoting     development strategies between
                                         people-to-people exchanges.              China and other SCO member states
    The "Shanghai Spirit," which                                                  has also come to a new stage, with a
features mutual trust, mutual benefit,        Meanwhile, the China-proposed       series of projects under steady
equality, consultation, respect for      cooperation framework of the Belt        progress," Li said.
cultural diversity and pursuit of        and Road Initiative (BRI), which
common development, has become           features many flagship projects on            SCO Secretary General Rashid
the spiritual bond of member states      infrastructure, finance and people-to-   Alimov described the bloc as "a
on building a community of shared        people exchanges, heralds greater        paradigm of the peaceful co-
future.                                  opportunities for development.           existence of nations with different
                                                                                  powers and various political systems

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Aerial photo taken on April 16, 2018 shows the cityscape of Qingdao, the host city of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization Summit, in east China’s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

and cultures."                          the rotating presidency of the SCO.           The summit is expected to ratify
                                                                                  a five-year outline for the
    "Within the group, no one                During China's SCO presidency,       implementation of the "Treaty on
dominates, wins or loses, and           more than 120 activities have been        Long-term Good Neighborliness,
agreements are reached through          held as of the end of last month,         Friendship and Cooperation" to set
neg otiation and consultation,"         covering a wide spectrum including        the direction for SCO cooperation in
Alimov said.                            politics, economy, security, people-to-   the next phase, and approve a host of
                                        people exchanges and external             resolutions and cooperation deals
     "The 'Shanghai Spirit' bears       exchanges.                                covering areas including security,
similar elements embodied in the                                                  economy and trade, as well as people-
vision of a community of a shared            "Seventeen years on, both China      to-people exchanges.
future for humanity and the global      and the SCO have underg one
governance principle of achieving       profound changes, and both have                Also, by touching on major
shared growth through discussion and    seen a rise in their international        international and regional issues, the
collaboration, and will continue to     inf luence," said Zhang Lili, a           summit will be an important chapter
deliver strong vitality," said Li       professor with China Foreign Affairs      for the improvement of global
Yongquan, head of the China Society     University.                               governance and the building of a
for Russian, Eastern European and                                                 community with a shared future for
Central Asian Studies.                       "While moving closer to center       humanity.
                                        stage, China will make a greater
START OF NEW JOURNEY                    contribution to the SCO development           At a meeting of the SCO Council
                                        at the summit," the professor said.       of Foreign Ministers last month, the
    About a year ago, China took over                                             ministers noted that the world was

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Aerial photo taken on May 7, 2018 shows the cityscape of Qingdao, the host city of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Summit, in east China’s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

rapidly developing and undergoing              They stressed the need to follow           Li Yongquan said he believes that
unprecedented change with the             multilateral approaches for resolving the   by offering constructive solutions to
emergence of a multipolar world           issues the world is facing, and respond     regional cooperation and global
order, an increasingly globalised world   to various threats and challenges by        governance, the "SCO strength" will
economy and enhanced connectivity         improving global governance based on        add vigor to humanity's progress.
and interdependence between states.       a collective approach.

      CHINA FOCUS: SHANGHAI SPIRIT -
     STRONG MOMENTUM BEHIND STEADY
            SCO DEVELOPMENT
     Beijing, May 22 (Xinhua) -- As the        The Shanghai Spirit is "the soul       with two other institutes.
bedrock of the Shanghai Cooperation       of the SCO" and the essential
Organization (SCO), the "Shanghai         distinction of the organization from            The Shanghai Spirit of "mutual
Spirit" has showed strong vitality and    other international organizations, said     trust, mutual benefit, equality, mutual
will continue to promote solidarity       a report on SCO development                 consultations, respect for cultural
among member countries and raise          released Monday by the Chongyang            diversity, and pursuit of common
the organization's influence, a new       Institute for Financial Studies at          development" is the organization's
report said.                              Renmin University of China, together        principle for internal affairs.

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     Created in 2001, the SCO has not      even more necessary to uphold the            expansion of the SCO would not
only focused on regional peace,            Shanghai Spirit and to internalize it as     have been possible without the
security and stability, but also devoted   a code of conduct for all members,           Shanghai Spirit as the "soul," said Yao
itself to regional development by          the report said.                             Peisheng, for mer Chinese
facilitating trade and investment,                                                      ambassador to countries including
enhancing industrial cooperation, and          The spirit is the underlying reason      Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
promoting people-to-people                 for the member states to overcome
exchanges.                                 differences and identify with the                 The spirit shares similar elements
                                           organization, the report said.               embodied in the vision of a
    The organization accounts for                                                       community of a shared future for
over 60 percent of the Eurasian                 As the soul and guiding concept         humanity and the global governance
landmass, nearly half of the world's       of the SCO, the Shanghai Spirit has          principle of achieving shared growth
population and over 20 percent of          shown great vitality, and continued          through discussion and
global GDP. Its founding members           adherence to it will effectively             collaboration, and will continue to
are China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,         maintain internal solidarity and raise       deliver strong vitality, said Li
Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.        the organization's international             Yongquan, head of the China Society
                                           influence, said the report.                  for Russian, Eastern European, and
    In June 2017, India and Pakistan                                                    Central Asian Studies.
were accepted as full members of the            "It is safe to say that the sustained
SCO at the Astana summit in                development would be opportunities                Since China took over the
Kazakhstan.                                instead of challenges for member             rotating presidency of the SCO last
                                           countries, and boon instead of threat        June, more than 120 activities have
     Apart from the eight member           for the international community," the        been held as of the end of June,
states, the SCO also has four observer     report said.                                 covering a wide spectrum including
states and six dialogue partners.                                                       politics, economy, security, people-
                                                The report described the                to-people exchanges, and external
    "The membership expansion was          organization as a paradigm of                exchanges.
evidence for broader prospects for         cooperation among nations with
the development of the SCO," the           different social systems, ideologies,             In June, the 18th SCO summit
report said.                               development models, and cultures.            will be held in the coastal city of
                                                                                        Qingdao in east China's Shandong
    After the enlargement, it will be          Steady development and                   Province.

                     CHINA’S QINGDAO TO HOST
                       SCO SUMMIT IN JUNE
    Jinan, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — East
China’s Qingdao City will host the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Summit in June this year, the
provincial governor of Shandong said
Thursday.

     “Shandong will take the
opportunity to promote its
international reputation,” said Gong
Zheng when delivering the
government work report at the local
parliamentary session.

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    Shandong is the birthplace of         (about 1.1 trillion U.S.dollars).              Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan as full
many ancient Chinese thinkers,                                                           members.
including Confucius. In 2017, its            The summit has China, Russia,
GDP exceeded 7.2 trillion yuan            Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,

              2,000 VOLUNTEERS READY FOR
                  SCO QINGDAO SUMMIT

Volunteers take an oath during a launch ceremony for the volunteer program for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) summit in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, May 24, 2018. About 2,000 volunteers will offer
services such as assisting with guests’ arrival and departure, translation, and media requests during the 18th summit of the
SCO. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
     Qingdao, May 24 (Xinhua) --          as assisting with guests' arrival and          January 2018. More than 20,000
About 2,000 volunteers are preparing      departure, translation, and media              people have applied for the posts.
for the upcoming Shanghai                 requests.                                           Xu Guohui, a teacher at Qingdao
Cooperation Organization (SCO)                A launch ceremony for the                  University, said the school has 310
summit in the east China city of          volunteer program was held on                  student volunteers, and they have
Qingdao.                                  T h u r s d a y, d u r i n g w h i c h 7 0 0   been undergoing various kinds of
     During the 18th summit of the        volunteers took an oath.                       training since March in order to
SCO, scheduled to be held in June in          Local authorities said the                 prepare for their roles.
the coastal city in Shandong Province,    recruitment of volunteers, targeting
the volunteers will offer services such   ten universities in the city, began in

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SCO Qingdao Summit

Volunteers attend a launch ceremony for the volunteer program for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO) summit in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, May 24, 2018. About 2,000 volunteers will offer services such as
assisting with guests’ arrival and departure, translation, and media requests during the 18th summit of the SCO.
(Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Volunteers take an oath during a launch ceremony for the volunteer program for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) summit in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, May 24, 2018. About 2,000 volunteers will offer
services such as assisting with guests’ arrival and departure, translation, and media requests during the 18th summit of the
SCO. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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SCO Qingdao Summit

                          QINGDAO: HOST CITY OF
                            18TH SCO SUMMIT

Aerial photo taken on May 4, 2018 shows a night view of the Fushan Bay in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. The
coastal city will host the 18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Aerial photo taken on May 4, 2018 shows the Zhanqiao Pier and the Qingdao Bay in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong
Province. The coastal city will host the 18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June.
(Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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SCO Qingdao Summit

Photo taken on May 23, 2018 shows a view of Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. The coastal city will host the 18th
summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Children have fun at the Laoshe Park in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, May 23, 2018. The coastal city will host
the 18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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SCO Qingdao Summit

People taste snacks in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Feb. 17, 2018. The coastal city will host the 18th summit of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

People have meal at a restaurant in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, May 18, 2018. The coastal city will host the
18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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A couple pose for wedding photos on the Xinhao Mountain in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, May 2, 2018. The
coastal city will host the 18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

                                                   External Affairs

  XI MEETS MERKEL, CALLS FOR HIGHER-
       LEVEL CHINA-GERMANY TIES
     Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua) --                He said China and Germany must       cooperation in various areas and give
President Xi Jinping Thursday told         set an example of win-win                 full play to dialogue mechanisms.
visiting German Chancellor Angela          cooperation, take the lead in
Merkel that China will work with           promoting China-Europe ties,                  "We welcome Germany to grasp
Germany to push bilateral ties to a        advocate the new type of                  opportunities arising from China's
higher level.                              international relations and override      new round of reform and opening
                                           the ideological differences for           up," said Xi.
     Xi welcomed Merkel on her 11th        cooperation.
visit to China, hailing the great                                                       He said the two countries should
importance she has attached to                  "This should be the direction that   expand industrial and market
bilateral ties.                            bilateral ties will move to in the next   cooperation, driven by innovation,
     Since the two countries launched      stage," said Xi.                          and jointly explore the third-party
an all-dimensional strategic                                                         markets.
partnership in 2014, bilateral ties have       He called on both sides to
improved significantly with the            maintain high-level exchang e,               The two countries need to
cooperation width and depth reaching       enhance top-down planning on              enhance cultural and people-to-
an unprecedented level, said Xi.           bilateral ties, encourage bilateral       people exchanges to consolidate the

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basis of friendship, and jointly deal    entered into a new era, Germany is        great changes, Germany and China
with global challenges, said Xi.         ready to take the new opportunities of    must enhance communication and
                                         China's reform and opening up to          coordination on international affairs,
    "We would like to promote global     expand cooperation on trade and           intensify cooperation within
governance and multilateralism           investment as well as cultural and        multilateral frameworks such as the
together with Germany within the         people-to-people exchanges, she said.     G20.
multilateral frameworks," said Xi.
                                             On European integration, Xi said         Germany backs Europe-China
     China appreciates Germany's         China has always firmly supported         cooperation, she said.
support for the Belt and Road            Europe in choosing a path of
Initiative, and welcomes German          integration. He added that China              The two sides also exchanged
enterprises' active participation, he    hopes the European Union will             views on international trade, the Iran
said.                                    maintain unity, stability, openness and   nuclear issue and other issues of
                                         prosperity.                               common concern.
    For her part, Merkel said she was
glad to visit China soon after her re-        China is willing to work with the         Merkel is paying an official visit
election as German Chancellor in         European side to advocate                 to China on Thursday and Friday at
March.                                   multilateralism and send more             the invitation of Chinese Premier Li
                                         messages that are clear, predictable      Keqiang.
    Echoing Xi's comments on             and confidence-boosting, for the
Germany-China ties, Merkel said          development of inter national                 Also on Thursday, Li Zhanshu,
China is an important member of the      situation that is stable and conducive    chairman of the Standing Committee
international community and an           to all, Xi said.                          of the National People's Congress,
important trade partner of Germany.                                                met with Merkel, calling for more
                                              Merkel said because the              cooperation between the two
     As Germany-China ties have          international situation has undergone     countries' legislatures.

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      XI JINPING HOLDS MEETING WITH
    CHAIRMAN OF THE WPK KIM JONG-UN
           OF THE DPRK IN DALIAN

    From May 7 to 8, 2018, General          Member of the Standing             They took a stroll and attended a
Secretary of the Central Committee      Committee of the Political Bureau of   luncheon together. In a warm and
of the Communist Party of China         the CPC Central Committee and          friendly atmosphere, the top leaders
(CPC) and President Xi Jinping held a   Member of the Secretariat of the       of the two parties and the two
meeting with Chair man of the           CPC Central Committee Wang             countries had a comprehensive and
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and       Huning attended relevant activities.   in-depth exchange of views on
Chair man of the State Affairs                                                 China-DPRK relations and major
Commission Kim Jong-un of the               Dalian sees lush mountains, blue   issues of common concern.
Democratic People's Republic of         seas and drifting clouds in May. Xi
Korea (DPRK) in Dalian.                 Jinping held talks with Kim Jong-un       Xi Jinping pointed out that
                                        and hosted a welcome dinner for him.   Comrade Chairman made a special

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trip to China to meet me again after      countries. It is an unswer ving                       Kim Jong-un expressed that
40-odd days at a crucial time when the    principle and the only correct choice            comrade-like mutual trust and
Korean Peninsula situation undergoes      for both countries to well develop the           friendship between the elder
profound and complex changes at           China-DPRK friendly and                          generations of leaders of the two
present, which embodies the great         cooperative relations. Second, both              parties and the two countries form
importance that Comrade Chairman          China and the DPRK are socialist                 the close bond and solid foundation
and the WPK Central Committee             countries, and bilateral relations are of        for the traditional friendship between
have attached to the relations between    major strategic significance. Both               the DPRK and China. Comrade
the two parties and the two countries,    s i d e s s h o u l d e n h a n c e u n i t y,   General Secretary and he have
and to their strategic communication.     cooperation, exchanges and mutual                inherited this fine tradition to hold
I speak highly of it. Since the first     learning. Third, high-level exchanges            the historic meeting with fruitful
meeting between Comrade Chairman          between the two parties play an                  outcomes, and promoted the
and me, China-DPRK relations and          irreplaceably significant role in                unprecedentedly vigorous
the Korean Peninsula situation have       guiding bilateral relations. The two             development of DPRK-China
made positive progress, and I am glad     sides should maintain frequent                   relations. It is believed that the
to see it. I am willing to hold the       exchanges, strengthen strategic                  second meeting after more than a
meeting with Comrade Chairman             communication, increase                          month will deepen mutual trust and
again to make joint efforts to push the   understanding and mutual trust, and              push the DPRK-China friendly and
healthy and stable development of         safeguard common interests. Fourth,              cooperative relations to achieve even
China-DPRK relations, realize lasting     cementing the people-to-people                   closer and comprehensive
peace and stability on the Korean         friendship foundation is an important            development in line with the
Peninsula, and promote regional           channel to advance the development               demands of the new era.
peace, stability and prosperity.          of China-DPRK relations. The two
                                          sides should, by multiple means,                      When talking about the Korean
     Kim Jong-un expressed that the       enhance communication and                        Peninsula situation, Xi Jinping
DPRK-China friendship and the             exchanges between the two peoples to             pointed out that Comrade Chairman
Korean Peninsula situation have           create a sound public opinion                    and I have exchanged in-depth views
achieved meaningful progress since        foundation for the development of                and reached important consensus in
March this year. These are the positive   China-DPRK relations. Under the                  this regard during the first meeting.
outcomes of the historic meeting          joint efforts of the two sides, various          Recently, Comrade Chairman has
between Comrade General Secretary         consensus is being well implemented.             made active efforts in promoting
and him. At the crucial period when       Within a period of more than one                 dialogue and amelioration on the
the regional situation is developing      month, I have met with Comrade                   Korean Peninsula, which gained
rapidly at present, Kim Jong-un came      Chairman twice, and maintained close             positive results. Under the joint
to China again to meet with General       communication. I stand ready to,                 efforts of all parties concerned, the
Secretary and inform him of the           together with Comrade Chairman,                  momentum of dialogue and
situation, hoping to enhance strategic    continue to guide relevant                       a m e l i o r a t i o n o n t h e Ko r e a n
communication and cooperation with        departments of the two sides to                  Peninsula has been constantly
China, so as to promote the in-depth      soundly implement the consensus we               consolidated in a direction that is
development of the DPRK-China             have reached and promote the                     conducive to promoting the political
friendship and boost regional peace       continuous advancement of China-                 settlement. China supports the
and stability.                            DPRK relations, so as to benefit the             DPRK in adhering to the
                                          two countries and the two peoples and            denuclearization of the Korean
     Xi Jinping stressed that Comrade     make positive contributions to the               Peninsula, and supports the DPRK
Chairman and I achieved the historic      peace and stability of the region. Xi            and the United States (US) in solving
first meeting in Beijing this March,      Jinping also extended sincere                    the Korean Peninsula issue through
during which we had a long and in-        gratitude to Kim Jong-un for his great           dialogue and consultation. The
depth communication and reached           attention and ear nest attitude                  Chinese side is willing to
principled consensus in four aspects      demonstrated after a major traffic               continuously work together with all
on developing China-DPRK relations        accident in the DPRK which resulted              relevant parties to play a positive role
in the new era. First, the China-DPRK     in casualties of the two countries'              in comprehensively promoting the
traditional friendship is the common      citizens.                                        process of peaceful settlement of the
and precious treasure of the two                                                           Korean Peninsula issue through

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dialogue, and in realizing lasting peace           Kim Jong-un briefed Xi Jinping         CPC Central Committee and
and stability in the region.                   on the situation of the recent             Director of the General Office of the
                                               domestic development and Party             CPC Central Committee Ding
       Kim Jong-un spoke highly of             building in the DPRK.                      Xuexiang, Member of the Political
General Secretar y Xi Jinping's                                                           Bureau of the CPC Central
foresight and sagacity, and thanked                 Xi Jinping pointed out that the       Committee and Director of the
China for its long-term and important          Third Plenary Meeting of the Seventh       Office of the Foreign Affairs
contributions to realizing the                 WPK Central Committee put forward          Commission of the CPC Central
denuclearization of the Korean                 a strategic line of concentrating all      Committee Yang Jiechi, State
Peninsula and safeguarding regional            efforts of the whole Party and the         Councilor and Foreign Minister
peace and stability. Kim Jong-un               countr y on socialist economic             Wang Yi and others attended relevant
expressed that realizing the                   construction, and announced to             activities.
denuclearization of the Korean                 discontinue nuclear tests and
Peninsula has been a consistent and            intercontinental ballistic missile test-        Member of the Political Bureau
clear stance of the DPRK. As long as           fire and dismantle its northern nuclear    of the WPK Central Committee,
relevant parties abolish their hostile         test ground, which shows the great         Vice Chairman of the WPK Central
policies and remove security threats           importance Comrade Chairman has            Committee and Director of the
against the DPRK, there is no need             attached to developing economy and         International Department Ri Su-
for the DPRK to be a nuclear state             improving people's livelihood and the      yong, Member of the Political Bureau
and the denuclearization can be                resolute determination to safeguard        of the WPK Central Committee,
realized. Kim Jong-un hopes that the           regional peace and stability. China        Vice Chairman of the WPK Central
DPRK and the US will establish                 appreciates such gestures, and             Committee and Director of the
mutual trust through dialogue, and             supports the DPRK in shifting its          United Front Department Kim
that all relevant parties will take            strategic focus to economic                Yong-chol, Member of the Political
phased and synchronous measures in             construction and supports the DPRK         Bureau of the WPK Central
a responsible manner to                        comrades in taking a development           Committee and Foreign Minister Ri
comprehensively advance the political          path suitable to their own national        Yong-ho, Alternate Member of the
settlement process of the Korean               conditions.                                Political Bureau of the WPK Central
Peninsula issue, and eventually                                                           Committee and First Vice Director
achieve the denuclearization and                  Member of the Political Bureau          of the Propaganda and Agitation
l a s t i n g p e a c e o n t h e Ko r e a n   of the CPC Central Committee,              Department Kim Yo-jong and others
Peninsula.                                     Member of the Secretariat of the           attended relevant activities.

                 XI JINPING MEETS WITH
              PRIME MINISTER KEITH ROWLEY
                OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    On May 15, 2018, President Xi              relations with China for a long time.      countries, promoting the building of
Jinping met with Prime Minister Keith          Xi Jinping stressed that China is          a community with a shared future for
Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago at the           comprehensively deepening reform           mankind. In this historical process,
Great Hall of the People.                      and expanding opening up. While            China is willing to, based on the
                                               realizing its own development, China       principle of mutual respect, equality,
    Xi Jinping commended Prime                 stands ready to realize common             mu t u a l b e n e f i t a n d c o m m o n
Minister Keith Rowley and the                  development with all countries based       development, establish the
People's National Movement of                  on the principle of extensive              comprehensive cooperative
Trinidad and Tobago led by him for             consultation, joint contribution and       partnership with countries in the
their important contributions to               shared benefits. China remains             Caribbean region. Trinidad and
promoting the development of their             committed to, together with all            Tobago is a major country in the

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Caribbean region and an important                   economic and social development.           American countries.
cooperative partner of China in the                 Both sides should enhance people-to-
region. Both countries share similar                people and cultural exchanges to                Keith Rowley expressed that
position and views on many aspects.                 make bilateral friendship get deeper       President Xi Jinping's successful visit
Under the new circumstances, both                   into the hearts of the people. China       to Trinidad and Tobago in 2013 has
sides should make joint efforts to                  and Trinidad and Tobago should             laid a solid foundation for the long-
realize new and greater development                 maintain close communication and           ter m development of bilateral
of bilateral relations at bilateral,                coordination on climate change and         relations, for which they still
regional and multilateral levels.                   other major global issues as well as the   remember so far. China's
                                                    United Nations affairs, and firmly         development achievements are
     Xi Jinping emphasized that China               safeguard the common interests of          admirable. Trinidad and Tobago also
and Trinidad and Tobago should                      both countries and developing              has a dream of pursuing
reinforce the integration of                        countries. China will continue             development. All sectors in Trinidad
development strategies and                          speaking boldly in defense of justice      and Tobago hope to conduct closer
d e ve l o p m e n t p l a n s, i n t e n s i f y   for Trinidad and Tobago and other          cooperation with China. As early as
exchanges at all levels, and deepen                 Caribbean countries on multilateral        1806, the first batch of Chinese
understanding and mutual trust.                     occasions. It is hoped that Trinidad       people arrived in Trinidad and
China is ready to strengthen                        and Tobago will play an active role in     Tobago through the Maritime Silk
cooperation in the "Belt and Road"                  promoting the overall cooperation          Road. In the new period, Trinidad
construction with Trinidad and                      between China and the Caribbean, as        and Tobago stands ready to actively
Tobago and help the country's                       well as between China and Latin            take part in the Belt and Road

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Initiative advocated by President Xi     exchanges, in a bid to assist in the        Yang Jiechi, Wang Yi, He Lifeng
Jinping, and expand scale of bilateral   development of relations between the    and others attended the meeting.
economy and trade and investment as      Caribbean and China as well as
well as people-to-people and cultural    between Latin America and China.

 XI JINPING MEETS WITH BFA CHAIRMAN
             BAN KI-MOON

    On May 15, 2018, President Xi        aspiration of Asian nations to pursue   countries in the world, so as to
Jinping met at the Great Hall of the     strength through unity, jointly meet    achieve mutual benefit and win-win
People with Chairman of the Boao         challenges and increase the influence   results. The establishment and
Forum for Asia (BFA) Ban Ki-moon.        of Asia. The mission and purpose of     development of the BFA coincide
                                         the BFA are to promote economic         with China's reform and opening up
    Xi Jinping pointed out that the      integration in Asia, and boost          process. It is hoped that the BFA
BFA, established at the beginning of     exchanges and cooperation between       could keep pace with the times, focus
this century, reflects the initial       countries in the region and various     on Asia and emerging market

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economies, pay attention to major                  BFA Annual Conference 2018 that            Annual Conference this year, which
p r a c t i c a l i s s u e s o f t h e wo r l d   economic globalization is an               will be implemented as soon as
development, provide new ideas, new                irreversible trend of the times, and the   possible to bring greater
thinking and new methods for solving               future and destiny of all countries in     development opportunities to Asia
development problems, improving                    the world have never been as closely       and the world.
economic governance and realizing                  linked as they are today. Facing the
sustainable development, and play an               problems in economic globalization,            Ban Ki-moon thanked the
active role in promoting the common                conformism will not be a solution          Chinese government for its strong
development and prosperity of China                while the way out is multilateral          support for the BFA. He said that
and the world. As the host country,                coordination.                              under the current situation, the BFA
China will support the work of the                                                            should send out clear messages
Board of Directors of the BFA as                        Xi Jinping noted that the door of     supporting globalization and free
always, and back the BFA to continue               China's opening up will not be closed      trade, and make full use of the "Belt
increasing its influence.                          but will only become wider and wider.      and Road" initiative of China to
                                                   We will adapt to opening up and score      promote Asia to maintain opening up
    Xi Jinping stressed that at                    development in an open                     and innovation and achieve better
present, as international unstable and             environment. China will fir mly            development. In the long run, the
uncertain factors are increasing and               support multilateralism, safeguard         BFA should go beyond Asia on the
new problems and challenges are                    multilateral trade system, build an        basis of Asia and become an
emerging one after another, all Asian              open world economy, and commit to          important platform for boosting the
countries and the international                    promoting economic globalization to        harmonious coexistence of the
community need to make right                       develop towards a more open,               people of the world, in a bid to make
choices between opening up and                     inclusive, universally beneficial,         efforts to build a community with a
isolation, innovation and                          balanced, and win-win direction. I         shared future for mankind.
conservatism, as well as between win-              have announced a new round of
win results and zero-sum games. I                  initiatives for China's independent            Yang Jiechi, Wang Yi and others
have made it clear to everyone at the              expansion of opening up at the BFA         attended the meeting.

           CHINA, GERMANY SEEK STRONGER
            COOPERATION AS MERKEL VISITS
     Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua) -- China             governmental consultation, and             vehicle networking and autopilot, in a
and Germany agreed in Beijing on                   enhance exchanges in such areas as         bid to foster a new engine of bilateral
T hursday to ste p up win-win                      finance, trade, investment and             cooperation.
cooperation and especially in                      security.
emerging industries such as artificial                                                             He called on both countries to
intelligence and new energy vehicles.                  Li welcomed German companies           combine development strategies,
                                                   to invest in China, and expected           facilitate people-to-people exchanges
    The ag reement was made                        Germany to offer fair and open             as well as cultural, educational and
between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang                 environment as well as stable              tourism cooperation.
and visiting German Chancellor                     institution guarantee for Chinese
Angela Merkel.                                     investment in Germany and Europe.               Chinese government supports
                                                                                              the two countries to exchange
    In their talks at the Great Hall of                Li called for stronger China-          interns, to learn from each other's
the People, Li proposed giving full                Germany cooperation in                     professional skills, Li said.
play to the role of bilateral                      digitalization and innovation,
institutional dialogues in various                 proposing to cement cooperation in              China hopes to step up
areas, make good arrangement for the               emerging industries such as artificial     negotiation of a bilateral investment
new round of China-Germany inter-                  intelligence, new energy vehicle,          treaty with Europe, he said, vowing to

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