A third straight month of consumer price increases has created optimism but a sluggish manufacturing sector and housing crisis remain major hurdles.
Greater China
The country’s exports defied experts’ predictions and grew by 1.5 percent in April, when compared with the same month last year.
Washington has revoked a number of export licences that allowed Huawei to utilise US-made technology.
The state visit marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France and saw almost 20 cooperation agreements signed between the two countries.
The state visit is happening amid Sino-European tensions, but Xi has lauded China’s French connection as a model for international relations.
The president of the New York-based EcoHealth Alliance says its work in China did not cause the novel coronavirus to spread in 2019.
The 53-day Chang’e 6 mission is scheduled to depart Earth this week, and return home with about 2 kilograms of moon soil.
China’s president warned the US not to ‘say one thing and do another’ when it came to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and urged the US to stop thinking of China as a rival.
The US Secretary of State’s latest trip is aimed at addressing issues that have soured bilateral relations in recent years.