Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting on economic situation and work

Myanmar's new President U Min Aung Hlaing met Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, here on Saturday. Noting that Myanmar consistently regards its relationship with China as the most important bilateral tie, U Min Aung Hlaing emphasized that Myanmar stays committed to the one-China principle and highly appreciates.

People visit the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 18, 2026. The sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), a key gateway into China's vast consumer market and a platform for China to offer more quality consumer products to the rest of the world, concluded in the tropical island province of Hainan Saturday.

The first trade day of the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition drew crowds on Sunday, as visitors queued to peer into a minus-30-degree cold chamber at BYD's fast-charging booth, where a new energy vehicle charged from 20 to 97 percent in just 12 minutes.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Cambodian Acting Head of State and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen here on Thursday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, was on a visit to Cambodia to attend the first meeting between foreign ministers and defense ministers of China and Cambodia under the "2+2" strategic dialogue mechanism.

China's economy got off to a solid start in the first quarter of the year, with GDP expanding 5.0 percent year on year. Across the board, key indicators showed encouraging performance. Four keywords shed light on the quality and underlying strength of the country's first-quarter economic performance.