| Follow us on:
|
Beijing insists dialogue is the only practical way forward in the Korean crisis.
Apart from Russia, China is one of America's biggest rivals in space exploration.
Trade with the EU, China's biggest trade partner, climbed 17.1 percent .
Russia and China share common stances on the crises in Syria, Libya and North Korea.
Xi said the Chinese army must "unswervingly stick to... the Party's absolute leadership".
Russian and Chinese naval warships held joint exercises in the Baltic Sea this week.
Chinese Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan reiterated his country's position during his visit to Tehran.
The Qatari foreign minister was in Beijing to discuss the crisis with Chinese leaders.
Retail sales rose 11.0 percent in June from a year earlier, the fastest pace since December 2015.
The number of BRIC tourists to South Africa rose by 29.9% in 2016 to 259,444.
