Chinese and Philippine officials will meet in the southwestern city of Guiyang on Friday to consult for the first time on South China Sea disputes. Delegations led by Vice-Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin and Philippine Ambassador Jose Santiago Santa Romana will engage in a "friendly dialogue and consultations" on topics related to the South China Sea in the city in Guizhou province, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday. "The meeting aims to implement the consensus reached by leaders of the two countries in October and establish an institutional dialogue platform," she said at a daily news conference in Beijing. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made his first state visit to China in October, a move that helped repair ties that had been damaged by the previous administration in Manila. According to Hua, China expects and believes the meeting will help the two countries manage differences, promote maritime cooperation and lead to resolving related disputes and creating a good atmosphere to enhance ties and cooperation in various areas. Hua said the two leaders again reached consensus on resolving the South China Sea issue through dialogue and negotiations on Monday when President Xi Jinping met with Duterte, who attended the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. "China appreciates President Duterte for conducting active dialogue and cooperation with China on the issue and jointly safeguarding peace and stability in the South China Sea," she said. Before Friday's bilateral meeting, the 14th meeting of senior officials from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regarding the implementation of a code of conduct in the South China Sea will be held in Guiyang on Thursday. [email protected]silicone keychainhow to make rubber braceletsbat fidget spinnerwristband design24 wristbandsballer bandssilicone fidget spinner
High-level advisory panel pitches 15-year pollution fight, but holds China up as modelA high-level international advisory body applauded China's efforts to improve the environment and suggested a 15-year strategy against pollution in a draft recommendation report on Monday.China has made building an ecological civilization an important goal and has taken comprehensive measures to improve the environment. This has resulted in positive results, including improved air quality, Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said when chairing the annual meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, a high-level international advisory body.Like Zhang, Erik Solheim, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, said he was impressed by China's tremendous achievements regarding its environment in recent years, in particular curbing much of the smog problem.China is capable of solving the environment problems themselves, said Solheim, the council's vice-chairman, adding the best practices taken by China could provide guidance to other areas facing similar issues.His praise of China's approaches to move toward being an ecological civilization won wide support from other members of the environmental council, which includes senior officials and experts from home and abroad.The council's draft recommendation presents highlights of the war against pollution in air, water and soil, and suggests the creation of a 15-year strategy that will be focused on cost-effectiveness, synergies and ways to build public confidence about eventual results.Ideally, the integrated rollout should be ready before 2020, to be in line with the 2035 pivot point, when China expects to be a basic modern country, the draft said.Solheim said he is confident that China can reach the 2035 goal to build a beautiful China, considering the determined and effective efforts adopted in recent years.Along with the longer-term strategy to curb pollution, council members suggested creating conditions for fair competition and incentives for green industries.Based on the input from Monday's meeting, the advisers and their support teams will modify their proposal and provide a final version to the State Council through the Ministry of Environmental [email protected]??
