CCTV9英语新闻：8th Strategic & Economic Dialogue opens in Beijing

The 8th round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue between China and the US has opened in Beijing. The event will last two days. Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd L), Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong (3rd R), Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang (2nd R), Chi

CCTV9英语新闻：S&ED, a key dialogue to boost economic ties

Academics and officials from China and the United States are expecting the SED Dialogue to give bilateral economic ties a substantial boost. Visiting US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said the United States is waiting for China to present a service tax

CCTV9英语新闻：S&ED helps manage differences, promote cooperation

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang says the dialogue enables the two big countries with different social systems, history, and culture to build trust, reduce miscalculations, and promote economic cooperation. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry h

CCTV9英语新闻：President Xi calls on China, US to manage differences

For more on the dialogue, Yang Xiyu, senior fellow of the China Institute of International Studies joins us. Q1. At the dialogue, President Xi Jinping has said the differences between China and the United States are quite normal, and has called on bo

CCTV9英语新闻：Negotiation is the only way of Philippines' arbitration case's peaceful resolution

The Philippines arbitration case against China has created significant debate in the South China Sea disputes. The Nansha Islands, also knows as the Spratlys, are at the heart of the case. With a ruling from the tribunal due shortly, Chinese experts

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese in Mali donate to those injured or killed

Chinese in Mali have volunteered to donate to Chinese UN peacekeepers, who were killed or injured in the car-bomb attacks last month. Representatives from Chinese community in Mali say they are very concerned about the victims and their families, and

CCTV9英语新闻：Early June sees storms affecting many regions in China

For the latest weather conditions across the country, we cross live to Ding Yi from China Meteorological Administration. Q1. Hello Ding Yi, we've seen plenty of rainstorms affecting many parts of China. Is such weather expected to continue?

CCTV9英语新闻：15th Asia Security Summit kicks off in Singapore

The annual Shangri-La Dialogue, also known as the 15th Asia Security Summit, kicks off in Singapore today. The three-day event gathers delegations from nearly 30 countries, including military officials from China, the US, Japan, South Korea, Indonesi

CCTV9英语新闻：Germany to declare massacres a 'genocide'

The German parliament is expected to approve a symbolic resolution on Thursday that declares that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces that began in 1915 was a genocide. Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenian were killed by Ot

CCTV9英语新闻：Xinjiang enjoys unprecedented religious freedom

China has released a white paper on the religious freedom in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, saying it cannot be matched by that of any other historical period. The document states that since the founding of the PRC, the constitutional principle of

CCTV9英语新闻：Authorities take measures for expected flooding

Torrential rainstorms have hit most areas in southern China. Various rivers have swollen to levels higher than those of 1998, a year when disastrous floods ravaged the same region, killing thousands and displacing millions. Authorities are proactivel

CCTV9英语新闻：NGOs from China & Myanmar further cooperation

Share this: Share on twitter Share on facebook Share on sinaweibo Share on email Font size: China and Myanmar continue to strengthen cooperation, this time focusing on non-governmental organizations. For the first time, NGOs from China held round-tab

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese panda in Belgium gives birth to baby

Chinese giant panda Hao Hao gave birth to a baby panda in the early hours of Thursday, Belgian animal park Pairi Daiza and the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda announced. Chinese giant panda Hao Hao gave birth to a baby pand

CCTV9英语新闻：Religious relations in Xinjiang very complicated

For more on this topic, we are joined by Victor Gao, our current affairs commentator. Q1: Hello Victor, we understand that religious relations in Xinjiang are very complicated. What does religious freedom mean to people there? Q2: The paper said resp

CCTV9英语新闻：China's consistent efforts for peacekeeping

Let's take a look at China's role in peacekeeping operations in Africa. China has begun to take part in UN peacekeeping operations from 1990. Since then, over thirty thousand Chinese soldiers have served in 24 UN peacekeeping missions. Chinese peacek

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese ambassador to US calls for bridging divide

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai has called for the US and China to bridge their divide over the South China Sea issue. In an article on Bloomberg, Cui said some of the perceptions from the US about China's policy and intentions in

CCTV9英语新闻：China, US to discuss trade relations, regional issues

China and the U.S. will hold their 8th Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the 7th annual High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange in Beijing Monday to Tuesday. Representatives from the two countries are to discuss trade relations and reg

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese FM meets Canadian PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in Canada and has met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his counterpart Stephane Dion in Ottawa. The two sides vowed to expand cooperation in trade, nuclear energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and in

CCTV9英语新闻：China, Russia vow to seek stronger energy, SMEs cooperation

China and Russia have agreed to enhance cooperation on energy and between small- and medium-sized enterprises. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and his Russian counterpart Arkady Dvorkovich co-chaired a meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation

CCTV9英语新闻：Japanese associations: Comfort women issue far from settled

Historians and educators in Japan have demanded for related parties to together address the issue of Japan's military's use of sex slaves during world war two -- a thorny issue in ties between Asian countries. Fifteen associations released a joint st