| Getting to know China through keywords |
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| Policy Coordination |
| In order to expand shared interests, enhance mutual trust, and build consensus on further cooperation, it is important for the countries along the Belt and Road to seek common ground while shelving differences, and increase intergovernmental communication on macroeconomic policy and development strategies so as to better align their national priorities with regional planning needs and common goals. More
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| Connectivity |
| The new notion of connectivity is understood to cover such areas as power supplies, telecommunications, postal services, border controls, customs, quality controls, and integrated planning as well. More
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Major Events in May
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| May 3: Xi stresses rule of law, cultivating legal talent |
| President Xi Jinping on May 3 called for more efforts in promoting rule of law and cultivating talent for the cause. Xi made the remarks on a visit to China University of Political Science and Law ahead of Youth Day on May 4.
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| May 9: Xi congratulates Emmanuel Macron on election as French president over phone |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 9 congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his election as French president. In a telephone conversation, Xi said that China-France relations, with a profound historical foundation, hold an important position in China's diplomacy.
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| May 15: Xi says Belt and Road forum fruitful |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 15 said the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation has achieved positive outcomes over the past two days.
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| May 15: China eyes closer ties with UN to advance global agenda |
| Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for heightened cooperation with the United Nations (UN) to promote world peace, stability and prosperity.
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| May 19: Xi calls for China-ROK relations to return to normal track |
| President Xi Jinping said on May 19 that China was ready to work with the Republic of Korea (ROK) to return bilateral ties to the normal track. Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Lee Hae-chan, who is visiting China from May 18 to 20 as ROK President Moon Jae-in's special envoy.
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| May 25: China completes construction of first Hualong One nuclear project |
| China successfully installed the containment dome for its first demonstration nuclear power project using Hualong One technology, a domestically developed third-generation reactor design, in east China's Fujian Province on May 25.
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| May 27: Xi stresses green development |
| Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for more efforts to push green development and green lifestyles as the country seeks to better balance economic growth and environmental protection.
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| May 30: Chinese state councilor calls for moving forward China-Japan ties in positive direction |
| Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Beijing on May 30, calling for joint efforts to develop bilateral ties in positive direction.
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