Your daily briefing on China | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
//english.dbw.cn 2017-06-27 12:02:23 |
|||||||||||
Hi, here's what you need to know about China for the past 24 hours. A book on governance written by Chinese President Xi Jinping marked the 1,000-day anniversary of its debut over the weekend, setting a new record in China's publication history in 40 years with over 6.25 million copies in 22 languages already in print worldwide. Titled "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China," the work has drawn worldwide readers to the mysteries of its popularity and left a profound impact on the world. - - - - MAOXIAN, Sichuan -- Rescuers searching for victims trapped by a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province were ordered to be evacuated, as risks of a secondary landslide were forecast Monday morning. The Sichuan provincial work safety bureau issued the order at 11:10 a.m., after radar monitoring found the moving and deformation of the hillside in Maoxian County, where the landslide occurred on Saturday. - - - - CHENGDU -- Rescue headquarters said on Sunday afternoon that 15 people had been taken off the list of missing people after the landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday. Xu Zhiwen, deputy chief of the Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, said that by 2 p.m. Sunday, 10 have been confirmed dead and 15 people were not in Xinmo village when the accident occurred, leaving 93 still missing. - - - - NEW YORK -- Over 10,000 Chinese Americans gathered downtown here Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. "We American Chinese in NYC rallied exactly here on July 1, 1997 when China resumed exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. The parade (before the rally) lasted several kilometers. It's such a touching moment that all of us will never forget," said Liang Guanjun, head of the U.S. East Coast Chinese Association Federation, in his opening remarks to the gathering at the Foley Square in Lower Manhattan Sunday afternoon. - - - - BEIJING -- Beijing police on Sunday destroyed 1.4 tonnes of narcotics, which had been seized in various operations between 2014 and 2015. The haul included heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, ketamine, and caffeine. - - - - ISLAMABAD -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Sunday that China and Pakistan will firmly stand together to continuously support each other on their core interests and issues of major concern so as to safeguard their legitimate interests as well as regional peace and stability. Wang made the remarks during a joint press conference with Pakistani top foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz before concluding his two-day visit to Pakistan. |
|||||||||||
Author: Source:xinhua Editor:Yang Fan |