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China, Gambia resume diplomatic ties
Chinese premier to attend Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference
Lancang-Mekong cooperation leaders’ meeting to be held in Sanya
China willing to improve anti-terrorism cooperation with Indonesia
China, Indonesia Sign agreement for high-speed railway cooperation
China opposes unilateral sanctions against DPRK
Syria warns against federal rule in Kurdish region
China and the West African country of Gambia have resumed diplomatic ties following a 21-year hiatus.
Foreign ministers of the two countries have met in Beijing and signed a joint communique to resume diplomatic relations.
The document says the Gambian government recognizes that there is only one China and that the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory.
China and Gambia established formal diplomatic links in 1974 but Beijing suspended relations in 1995 when Gambia resumed its so-called "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan.
Premier Li Keqiang is expected to address this year’s conference of the Boao Forum for Asia next week.
The four-day event starts on Tuesday in the southern province of Hainan, which will focus on new ways to fuel world economic development.
The Boao Forum for Asia is a non-governmental, non-profit international organization founded in 2001.
It’s committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals.
Leaders from China and five southeast Asian nations are due to meet in the southern Chinese city of Sanya next week for a regional summit.
They will gather for the first Lancang-Mekong Cooperation leaders’ meeting.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry says leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, invited by premier Li Keqiang, will attend on Wednesday.
The ministry says the leaders will exchange views on strengthening cooperation at the sub-regional level and advancing regional integration.
Chinese authorities have expressed willingness to work with their counterparts in Indonesia in the fight against terrorism.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the remarks in response to media reports that Indonesian security forces have killed two terrorists from China’s far western region of Xinjiang.
Lu says China is now verifying the information.
He says both China and Indonesia have been the victims of terrorism, noting that the East Turkistan Islamic Movement has colluded with extremist groups in Indonesia to transfer personnel to participate in international terrorism activities.
The East Turkistan Islamic Movement is listed as a terror group by the United Nations.
A Chinese-led joint venture has signed an agreement with the Transportation Ministry of Indonesia on building the country’s first high-speed railway.
The agreement paves way for the full-scale construction of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, and work is expected to start late this month.
The project is being developed by a consortium involving Indonesian state-owned companies and a subsidiary of China Railway Corporation.
Designed to travel at a maximum of 300 km per hour, the 150-km high-speed railway will shorten travel time from Jakarta to Bandung from three hours to less-than 40 minutes.
The 5.5-billion-US-dollar railway is expected to be operational in 2019.
China has voiced opposition to the new sanctions imposed by the United States on North Korea.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang says China opposes any moves that may further escalate regional tensions as the situation on the Korean Peninsula remains sensitive and complex.
Lu Kang made the remarks after U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order imposing new sanctions on Pyongyang.
The sanctions will freeze North Korean government property in the US and bans US exports to, or investment in, North Korea.
Obama’s order also greatly expands powers to blacklist anyone, including non-Americans, dealing with North Korea.
The Syrian government has warned against attempts by Kurds in northern Syria to pursue federal rule in predominantly-Kurdish areas.
The warning comes amid reports that several Kurdish groups in northern Syria have declared federal rule.
Damascus says such a move "runs counter to the constitution and the national norms of Syria."
The declaration by the Kurds is likely to further complicate peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending more than five years of war in Syria.
The former chairman of a Chinese media group is under investigation after he reportedly moved family and assets overseas.
Hu Xunbi was sacked from the Zhiyin Media Group based in Hubei in 2014.
Officials like him are dubbed "naked officials" in China, considered a high-risk group for corruption as they can easily flee to foreign countries.
The company owns the well-known magazine Zhiyin, or Soulmate, which was first published in 1985 and focuses on love and relationships.
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