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NANNING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Tuesday met with leaders of Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam who arrived in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to attend the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Commerce and Investment Summit.

During a meeting with Myanmar Prime Minister Nyo Soe, the Chinese Vice President recalled that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that Chinese President Xi Jinping recently met with Myanmar Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, during which the two sides reached an important consensus.

According to Han Zheng, China is willing to work with Myanmar to implement the important agreements reached by the leaders of the two countries and deepen the building of a China-Myanmar community with a shared future. He noted that China supports Myanmar in safeguarding national stability, sovereignty and independence, as well as consistently advancing its domestic political agenda.

Han Zheng also expressed hope that the Myanmar side will step up efforts to combat cross-border crime, ensure the safety of Chinese citizens, institutions and projects in Myanmar and security along the China-Myanmar border.

Nyo Soe, for his part, expressed Myanmar's readiness to deepen high-quality cooperation with China within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, jointly combat cross-border crime, and promote the building of a Myanmar-China community with a shared future.

During a meeting with Lao Vice President Bounthong Chitmany, Han Zheng noted that under the strategic guidance of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, the building of the China-Laos community with a shared future is steadily moving forward.

China is willing to work with Laos to implement the important consensus reached at the highest level, deepen the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future, and successfully hold the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year, so that the traditional friendship between the two countries can be further rooted in the hearts of the people, Xi said.

Boonthong Chitmanee, for his part, noted that the relations between the two parties and the two countries are at their best in history. Laos is willing to maintain close high-level exchanges with China, deepen political mutual trust, strengthen practical cooperation and promote greater progress in the relations between the two parties and the two countries, the vice president stressed.

At a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Office of the Council of Ministers of Cambodia Vongsay Vissoth, Han Zheng recalled the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to this country in April of this year and stated China's intention to work with Cambodia to accelerate the implementation of important agreements reached by the heads of the two states.

Han Zheng called on both sides to give full play to the role of the China-Cambodia Intergovernmental Coordination Committee, step up the construction of the Industrial Development Corridor and the Fish and Rice Corridor, and contribute to the modernization process of both countries.

For his part, Vongsay Vissoth stressed that the “iron” friendship between Cambodia and China is unbreakable, and the destinies of the two countries are inextricably linked. He expressed the kingdom’s readiness to deepen cooperation with China in various fields to continuously give new impetus to the construction of a Cambodian-Chinese community with a shared future.

Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Mai Van Tinh, the Vice Chairman of the PRC noted that 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the year has also been declared the Year of China-Vietnam Humanitarian Exchanges.

As Han Zheng pointed out, China hopes to work with Vietnam to follow the strategic consensus of the leaders of the two parties and the two countries, develop traditional friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, accelerate the building of a China-Vietnam community of shared future of strategic significance, and give strong impetus to the socialist modernization of both countries.

Mai Van Tinh, for his part, said that Vietnam is willing to expand high-level exchanges between the two parties and the two countries, deepen cooperation with the Chinese side in various fields, and jointly advance the construction of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future. –0–

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Baku, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov met with Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Su Hui in Baku on Monday.

Su Hui conveyed cordial greetings from Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang to Asadov. She said that in recent years, under the strategic leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, relations between China and Azerbaijan have maintained a dynamic development trend. According to her, China intends to work with Azerbaijan to effectively implement the consensus of the heads of the two states, strengthen mutual support, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, closely interact in the international arena, and make unremitting efforts to develop the China-Azerbaijan comprehensive strategic partnership.

A. Asadov asked Su Hui to convey his best wishes to Li Qiang. He congratulated the Chinese side on the successful holding of events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Developing relations with China is a priority area of Azerbaijan's foreign policy, A. Asadov said, adding that Azerbaijan expects to use the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership with China to further deepen bilateral cooperation in such areas as cross-border transportation, green energy and the digital economy.

Su Hui visited Azerbaijan as the head of the CPPCC National Committee delegation. During the visit, she also met with Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova. –0–

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XINING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for efforts to coordinate high-quality development and high-level protection, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system that utilizes local characteristics and advantages.

Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks during an inspection tour of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, both in northwest China, from September 15 to 16.

During a visit to a high-tech company and industrial park in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, Li Qiang said it is necessary to follow international advanced trends, support enterprises and research institutions in increasing investment in research and development, and improve personnel training mechanisms.

The Premier inspected the afforestation and environmental protection activities in Lanzhou's Yellow River section. Commending the local achievements in ecological restoration, he called for a comprehensive and systematic approach to protecting mountains, waters, forests, fields, grasslands and deserts to steadily build on the country's hard-won green heritage.

In Xining City, Qinghai Province, Li Qiang was briefed on local environmental protection efforts and the use of green electricity and green computing power. He pointed out the ecological significance of Qinghai Province and its advantages in developing green energy and green computing power, calling for steady progress on the path of green development and further integration of green computing and clean energy.

After visiting a local food company, the Premier called on enterprises to deepen their participation in the development of green farming and livestock farming, playing a more significant role in improving the quality and efficiency of production, as well as increasing the employment and income of farmers and livestock breeders.

While praising the socio-economic achievements of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, Li Qiang stressed the importance of further progress in green development and large-scale development of China's western regions to make new contributions to the country's overall development. –0–

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BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) posted robust growth in the first eight months of this year, driven by deepening cooperation in agriculture and manufacturing, data from the General Administration of Customs showed Tuesday.

As the department pointed out, China and ASEAN have been each other's largest trading partners for five years in a row, while ASEAN has maintained its status as China's largest partner in agricultural trade for eight years in a row.

In the first eight months of 2025, China's total trade with ASEAN countries grew 9.7 percent year-on-year to 4.93 trillion yuan (about $694 billion), setting a new record.

According to the GTU, trade volume between China and ASEAN has increased from over 870 billion yuan in 2004, when the first China-ASEAN Expo was held, to nearly 7 trillion yuan in 2024.

NTU spokesman Lu Dalian said that further expansion of bilateral cooperation is expected after the completion of negotiations on the establishment of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0.

The 22nd China-ASEAN EXPO will be held from September 17 to 21 in Nanning, capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. –0–

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BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun held talks with Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Minister Alvaro Lopez Miera in Beijing on Tuesday.

As Dong Jun pointed out, the relations between China and Cuba are a model of unity and cooperation among socialist countries and an example of sincere mutual assistance among developing countries.

The Chinese defense minister said that China hopes to work with Cuba to implement the important agreements reached by the leaders of the two parties and the two countries, expand people-to-people exchanges, deepen practical cooperation, advance bilateral military-to-military ties to a new level, and build a China-Cuba community with a shared future.

A. Lopez Miera, who arrived in China to attend the 12th Xiangshan Forum, for his part stressed that Cuba highly values and fully supports China's four key global initiatives. According to him, Cuba will, as before, strengthen and consolidate the special friendship with China, continuously raising the level of cooperation between the two countries and the two armies. –0–

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St. Petersburg, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese films have become more widely represented in Russia in recent years, and fans of Chinese cinema have emerged among the country's youth, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

“People attend Chinese Film Weeks with great interest, which we try to hold not only in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also in Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod and other cities,” said O. Lyubimova.

The Minister emphasized that Russians mainly watch Chinese historical dramas. For example, in September, the premiere of the film “The Photographer of Nanjing” was successfully held in Russia. According to O. Lyubimova, interest in other film genres, such as lyrical comedies, is also growing.

“Getting into Chinese distribution is a great honor for any producer in the world, since China has the largest cinema system,” she noted, adding that the two countries have signed agreements on joint film production so that Russian films can have this opportunity.

An example of such work, as the minister said, was the film “Red Silk,” which was released in China earlier in September, and a decision has already been made to film the second part of this film, which will be called “Black Silk.”

“This is very important because it allows us to work together and present our joint film production,” O. Lyubimova emphasized. According to her, Russia and China also participate together in international film festivals, and all this contributes to strengthening relations between the two countries. –0–

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Moscow, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — A performance about the history of Russia and its cultural diversity, “National Show of Russia,” was presented in Moscow on Sept. 15 as part of the international cultural and educational project “Dance Overture of Peace” in the BRICS countries.

“Studying each other’s dance culture and understanding the meanings embedded in it provides support for building friendly relations between peoples and promotes understanding that, at their core, the spiritual and moral values of people from different countries of the world are similar, despite the fact that they have different cultural representations,” noted the author and performer of the project from the Russian side, Elena Tsarenko.

Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Andrei Malyshev emphasized that the art of dance is a language accessible and understandable to every person on the planet. “This wonderful overture will certainly find a response in the heart of every sane person in the world,” he said.

The project, aimed at expanding and strengthening friendly ties between the BRICS countries based on common cultural and humanitarian values, was launched at the BRICS summit in Kazan in October 2024. Events within the framework of this project have already been held in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

In October, the project will be shown to Chinese viewers, and in 2026, to Indian viewers. The project is then planned to be presented in Brazil, Ethiopia and South Africa. –0–

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Yerevan, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia kept the refinancing rate at 6.75 percent at its regular meeting, Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.

The regulator also left the Lombard repo rate (8.25 percent) and the rate for attracting funds (5.25 percent) unchanged.

The refinancing rate in Armenia has remained unchanged for the fifth time in a row. It was last adjusted in February of this year. –0–

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KYIV, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — A bronze statue of Soviet Air Force bomber squadron commander Grigory Kulishenko has recently been erected in the central square of the Ukrainian village of Cherepin (Cherkasy region), nestled among green hills. The funds for the statue were allocated by the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine. The statue is complemented by a red marble stele with the hero's name and honorary titles, including "true friend of the Chinese people," carved on it in three languages – Chinese, Ukrainian and English.

The ceremony of unveiling the statue, which took place in early September, was attended by the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Ukraine Ma Shengkun, Deputy Head of the Cherkasy Regional State Administration Oleksandr Turchenyak, relatives of G. Kulishenko, sculptor Veronika Dirova, who worked on the monument together with Nikolai Znoba, representatives of the Cherepin administration, as well as the teaching staff and students of the G. Kulishenko School, which is located directly opposite the monument.

G. Kulishenko was born in Cherepino in 1903 to a family of farmers. In 1934 he graduated from the Military Aviation School, and in 1939, on assignment from the Soviet government, he led a squadron of bombers in China, fighting side by side with the Chinese against the Japanese invaders.

On October 14, 1939, after a raid on the Japanese airfield in Hankou, G. Kulishenko's plane was intercepted by the enemy and seriously damaged. In the sky over Wanxian County (now Wanzhou District of Chongqing), control over the aircraft was lost. Then G. Kulishenko, together with other crew members, made an emergency landing on the surface of the Yangtze River to avoid the death of civilians and save the plane. Two of G. Kulishenko's comrades were able to swim to the shore, but he himself died from his wounds. He was 36 years old.

In his speech, Ma Shengkun recalled that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. He emphasized that such internationalists as G. Kulishenko, who is always remembered in China, made an invaluable contribution to this great victory.

A. Turchenyak and other Ukrainian officials noted in their speeches that G. Kulishenko contributed to the cause of independence and freedom of the Chinese people, earning the respect of subsequent generations.

“The fact that Kulishenko still enjoys such respect and honor in China after half a century fills us, his relatives, with great pride and feelings,” said 68-year-old Maria Igosheva, G. Kulishenko’s niece, holding back tears.

Yulia Petrenko, who was previously the principal of the G. Kulishenko school in Cherepino, was deeply impressed by the respect with which the Chinese people treat the Soviet pilot. In 2009, the school received the first delegation of Chinese students. The members of that delegation took soil from the yard where G. Kulishenko once lived and took it to China. Later, a letter came from them, which said that they laid flowers on G. Kulishenko's grave and planted trees using the soil taken from his homeland.

Yu. Petrenko added that in 2019, Cherepin's school was named after G. Kulishenko. This was the best tribute to the hero.

Oksana Radchenko has been working at the G. Kulishenko School for many years, and on September 1 of this year she assumed the position of director of this educational institution. She recalls that she received that first delegation of Chinese students and after that she began actively collecting information about China and G. Kulishenko. Now O. Radchenko regularly organizes meetings with the hero's relatives and screenings of the Chinese film "Together with Grigory Kulishenko" for students.

One of the authors of the monument to G. Kulishenko, V. Dirova, said: “This statue will inspire youth generation after generation, reminding us that we have a hero here and in China. He is our common hero, whom we will remember forever.” –0–

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BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday congratulated La'auli Leuatea Schmidt on his assumption of office as prime minister of the Independent State of Samoa.

In his message, Li Qiang noted that Samoa was among the first Pacific island states to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

As the head of the Chinese government emphasized, over the 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China-Samoa relations have demonstrated healthy, stable and sustainable development, improving the well-being of the peoples of both countries.

He said China highly appreciates Laauli Leuatea Schmidt's long-standing commitment to promoting Samoa's friendship with China and his firm adherence to the one-China principle.

Li Qiang expressed his willingness to make joint efforts with the new head of the Samoan government to strengthen mutual political trust, expand friendly exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and take the China-Samoa comprehensive strategic partnership to a new height for greater benefits to the two peoples. –0–

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