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                 Source: Xinhua | 2017-02-09 15:59:24 | Editor: huaxia

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English (L) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 9, 2017. (Xinhua/Su Liang)

Hi, here's what you need to know about China:

BEIJING -- China's State Council Wednesday decided to further reduce and standardize business charges to lower the corporate burden in the real economy.

Such moves mark a key part of the country's drive to streamline administration and push forward supply-side reform, as the country aims to progress while maintaining stability in running the economy, according to a statement released after a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang. xhne.ws/D7jyy

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PARIS -- The year 2016 "was a great year for France and China," said French President Francois Hollande Wednesday, lauding the outcome of bilateral relations over the past year.

During a reception at Elysee Palace celebrating the Chinese New Year, Holland said France and China have witnessed solid advances in civilian nuclear power in recent months, and expressed his appreciation for China's recognition of 45 appellations of wines from Bordeaux. xhne.ws/Q09Yx

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BEIJING-- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that Beijing will issue policies to support and attract Taiwanese to work and live on the mainland.

The policies are currently being drawn up, An Fengshan, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a regular press conference. xhne.ws/CsgMB

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AUCKLAND -- New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Thursday.

English, during the meeting, said New Zealand boasts several No.1s in China-ties, including the the first Western country supporting China's joining in the World Trade Organization, China's launching of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Belt and Road Initiatives. xhne.ws/UluH2

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VATICAN -- A senior Chinese representative on Tuesday presented related data on China's organ donations and transplantations at a world conference here, highlighting the country's commitment to combating organ trafficking and transplant tourism.

During the first day of the two-day Pontifical Academy Summit (PAS), which was being held by Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Jiefu Huang, professor and chairman of the China National Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee, presented the data on China's new program for prohibiting the use of organs from executed prisoners. xhne.ws/V32fW

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BEIJING -- China saw record expansion of outbound financial assets in 2016 as domestic investors bought overseas assets.

Outbound direct investment grew by 211 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, up 12 percent, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE). xhne.ws/lciM7

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Source: Xinhua 2017-02-09 15:59:24

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English (L) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 9, 2017. (Xinhua/Su Liang)

Hi, here's what you need to know about China:

BEIJING -- China's State Council Wednesday decided to further reduce and standardize business charges to lower the corporate burden in the real economy.

Such moves mark a key part of the country's drive to streamline administration and push forward supply-side reform, as the country aims to progress while maintaining stability in running the economy, according to a statement released after a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang. xhne.ws/D7jyy

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PARIS -- The year 2016 "was a great year for France and China," said French President Francois Hollande Wednesday, lauding the outcome of bilateral relations over the past year.

During a reception at Elysee Palace celebrating the Chinese New Year, Holland said France and China have witnessed solid advances in civilian nuclear power in recent months, and expressed his appreciation for China's recognition of 45 appellations of wines from Bordeaux. xhne.ws/Q09Yx

----

BEIJING-- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that Beijing will issue policies to support and attract Taiwanese to work and live on the mainland.

The policies are currently being drawn up, An Fengshan, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a regular press conference. xhne.ws/CsgMB

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AUCKLAND -- New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Thursday.

English, during the meeting, said New Zealand boasts several No.1s in China-ties, including the the first Western country supporting China's joining in the World Trade Organization, China's launching of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Belt and Road Initiatives. xhne.ws/UluH2

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VATICAN -- A senior Chinese representative on Tuesday presented related data on China's organ donations and transplantations at a world conference here, highlighting the country's commitment to combating organ trafficking and transplant tourism.

During the first day of the two-day Pontifical Academy Summit (PAS), which was being held by Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Jiefu Huang, professor and chairman of the China National Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee, presented the data on China's new program for prohibiting the use of organs from executed prisoners. xhne.ws/V32fW

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BEIJING -- China saw record expansion of outbound financial assets in 2016 as domestic investors bought overseas assets.

Outbound direct investment grew by 211 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, up 12 percent, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE). xhne.ws/lciM7

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