World Leaders' Gatherings: From APEC to G20

正From Beijing to Naypyitaw and then Brisbane,world leaders had a tight schedule from November 7 to 16 that entailed attending several major international conferences in the Asia-Pacific region.On the global stage,Chinese leaders announced the country’s new proposals on international governance.     

INNOVATIVE DIPlOMACY

正PM’s visit enriches China’s cooperation with European partners By Bai ShiChinese Premier Li Keqiang paid an official visit to three European countries—Germany,Russia and Italy—between October 9 and 18.In addition to a good number of     

Premier Li Keqiang's U.K. Visit

正Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s four-day trip to Britain in June is expected to energize the China-Britain comprehensive strategic partnership,which sees its 10th anniversary this year,and whose strategic,reciprocal and global signif icance continues to grow.The trip,Li’s f irst to Britain since taking off ice in March last year,marks another major diplomatic event between China and Europe following President Xi Jinping’s Europe tour in late March.During his visit the Chinese premier met with Queen Elizabeth II     

President of Tanzania Visits China

正President Xi Jinping and President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania held talks on October 24.Xi welcomed President Kikwete’s visit to China on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.He said that China     

Right Timing for Price Reform

正Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged to accelerate price reform at a recent executive meeting of the State Council.Li pointed out that although price reform is difficult to carry out,it has long-term benefits and is a necessary step toward establishing the market mechanism.Price reform constitutes the crux of marketoriented reform.China’s market-oriented reform has to deal with two core issues:the relationship between     

Pushing for Closer Links

正China and ASEAN team up to create a more dynamic and interconnected region China pledged more than$20 billion in loans to support the construction of Southeast Asia’s connectivity on November 13.The offer,announced by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Ninth     

Exchanges

正Spanish PM Visits China Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy paid an offi cial visit to China from September 24to 27.During their meeting,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that China highly values its relations with Spain,and is ready to maintain high-level engagement on international and regional affairs.He urged the two sides to expand bilateral trade and investment,and promote balanced and sustained trade growth.He also promised to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a range of fields     

S&ED Promotes Stable and Cooperative Sino-U.S. Ties

正THE Sixth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue(SED)convenes in Beijing this July.President Obama’s Special Representative and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew visited China ahead of the event,from May 11 to13,to meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Wang Yang.The two sides reached consensus on the basic content of the coming SED.     

Society

正Fourth Foreign Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan Held in Beijing Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attended on October 31,together with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan,the opening ceremony of the Fourth Foreign     

FOCUS

正Photo NewsJuly 9,2014The 6th round of China-U.S.Strategic and Economic Dialogue opens in Beijing.The forum is co-chaired by Vice Premier Wang Yang(front,third right),State Councilor Yang Jiechi(front,second right),who is the special representative of President Xi Jinping,U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry(front,far left)as President Obama’s special representative and U.S.Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew(front,second left).