A high-speed train runs in Bose City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 22, 2016.(Xinhua/Wei Wanzhong)
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BEIJING -- China's State Council on Tuesday issued a plan to expand its transport network during the 13th Five-year Plan (2016-2020).
By 2020, the country will have 150,000 kilometers of railway lines, 5 million km of roads, 260 airports and 2,527 berths for vessels over 10,000 tonnes.
The country also plans to expand its high-speed railway network to 30,000 km by 2020, connecting more than 80 percent of cities with a population of more than 1 million. xhne.ws/DQ99E
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BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) on Tuesday decided to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of heavy steel plates from China, after which China said it is "seriously concerned" by the EU's increasing protectionism in the steel industry.
The European Commission, or the EU executive body, said Chinese exports of heavy steel plates will be taxed with anti-dumping duties ranging from 65.1 percent and 73.7 percent. xhne.ws/JMpa6
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WASHINGTON -- China and the U.S. on Tuesday expressed the willingness to enhance dialogues and exchanges on all levels with an aim to broaden cooperation in regional and global affairs.
The two sides reaffirmed the pledge during a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and visiting Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi.
Yang noted that during the phone conversation held not long ago between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, the two sides agreed to make joint efforts to achieve greater results in further developing the China-U.S. ties. xhne.ws/ZwOm5
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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico will continue to seek investment and export opportunities in China, Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Tuesday.
In a Senate hearing on Mexico's fraught relationship with the United States, Videgaray reassured the assembly of 280 lawmakers that Mexico is looking to bolster ties with China.
Mexico and China have "very important trade ties," stressed Videgaray, "especially due to Mexico's imports from China, (which amount to) nearly 70 billion U.S. dollars." xhne.ws/y7Tb3
