President Xi Jinping shakes hands with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Wednesday.He urged quicker steps from both sides to establish cultural centers in each other's country and to use the introduction of a visa-free regime to promote people-to-people exchanges.
High hopes voiced for China-Central Asia Summit
Liu, from Xi'an Aiju Grain and Oil Industrial Group, said the company is looking to further diversify its product categories in trade with Central Asia."The upgrading of ties between China and Central Asia has paved the way for our transformation from a domestic company to a global food processor and trader," he said.
Latest launch grows network for navigation
China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket on Wednesday to transport a satellite into space for the country's Beidou Navigation Satellite System, marking the first deployment of a Beidou satellite in three years.
Shaanxi urged to further advance modernization
Noting that the most arduous task for advancing common prosperity lies in promoting the development of the countryside, Xi called for narrowing the development gap between urban and rural areas.
