Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, gestures at a regular press conference in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 16, 2016. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
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BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland and Taiwan belong to one China, and "Taiwan independence" can never be allowed, according to a Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday.
Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks at a press conference.
"We will continue to uphold the 1992 Consensus, which reflects the 'One China' principle," said Ma.
"We will strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest efforts and utmost sincerity, but will never allow any 'Taiwan independence' supporters to separate Taiwan from China under any name or in any form," he added. xhne.ws/KBk9W
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SHENZHEN -- Shanghai and Beijing were included among the top 20 financial hubs in the world by an index tracking 88 financial centers globally.
Shanghai and Beijing ranked as the 13th and 16th top financial hubs in the world, according to a Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) report launched Monday in Shenzhen.
The GFCI report is released by the British think tank Z/Yen Group every half a year according to a city's business environment, finance system, infrastructure and human resources. xhne.ws/uAPbK
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday met with New Zealand Governor-General Patsy Reddy in Auckland.
China and New Zealand enjoy deep political mutual trust and bilateral relations have the support of both peoples, said Li.
Thanks to joint efforts, China-New Zealand relations have long led in China's ties with developed countries and bilateral cooperation has been fruitful, Li said. xhne.ws/oNoOa
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GENEVA -- A National People's Congress (NPC) delegation of legislators from southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Tuesday night arrived in Zurich and kicked off an official visit to Switzerland after a 4-day visit in Britain.
The delegation, headed by Padma Choling, who is also a senior member of China's NPC Standing Committee, aims to introduce the latest information regarding Tibet's social and economic development, environmental protection, as well as cultural inheritance.
The delegation will meet Swiss media and local inhabitants from Tibet and will head to the Swiss capital city of Bern to meet officials from the parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. xhne.ws/hVSrL
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YANGON -- A Chinese medical team launched a rescue action plan at a children hospital in Yankin township in Myanmar's former capital of Yangon Tuesday to screen 50 congenital heart-disease children for them to be sent to Beijing for treatment.
The Chinese medical team arrived in Yangon from Beijing late on Monday on its first ever transnational love trip of its kind aimed at saving children in Myanmar suffering from such disease.
The action plan is jointly sponsored by the China Charity Federation and Beijing An Zhen Hospital and is organized by the Chinese Media Circle Charity Promotion Association (MCCPA) in cooperation with the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports. xhne.ws/Ormjr
