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      Liberian president arrives in Beijing for FOCAC summit

      2024-09-04 09:03 Last Updated At:11:57

      Liberian President Joseph Nyumah Boakai arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning to attend the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which will be held in the Chinese capital from Wednesday to Friday.

      Located in west Africa, Liberia has a tropical monsoon climate, with an annual average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.

      China and Liberia have achieved remarkable results in mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields. China has aided Liberia by funding and implementing the construction of the Barreke Sugar Mill, the SKD Sports Complex, the Tappita Hospital, the office building of the Ministry of Health, the agricultural technology demonstration center and other projects, which have brought tangible benefits to Liberia.

      China has been sending experts to Liberia to carry out technical cooperation in bamboo and rattan weaving, vegetable planting and animal husbandry. Chinese enterprises' investment in Liberia has helped the country convert their resource advantages into development achievements.

      China and Liberia have signed a trade agreement with payment in cash. In 2023, the bilateral trade volume between China and Liberia reached 9.92 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 32 percent year on year.

      The two countries have maintained close exchanges in the fields of culture, youth, medical care and health. They have signed an agreement on cultural cooperation.

      China began accepting Liberian scholarship students in 1986. In the 2022-2023 academic year, a total of 1,134 Liberian students studied in Chinese universities.

      After the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic, China was the first to provide assistance to Liberia, sending public health experts to train local medical staff, assisting in building the Ebola treatment center, and dispatching hundreds of medical personnel to participate in the management and operation of the center. Following the World Health Organization's declaration of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, China handed over the center to Liberia.

      Since July 1984, China has dispatched 16 groups totaling 159 medical personnel to Liberia, with nine medical workers currently providing services in the country.

      Liberian president arrives in Beijing for FOCAC summit

      Liberian president arrives in Beijing for FOCAC summit

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      People across China make preparations to welcome Spring Festival

      2025-01-21 06:41 Last Updated At:07:17

      A festive atmosphere is building up as people across China have been making preparations to ring in the Spring Festival next week, with lights and decorations set everywhere, and with New Year goods markets all seeing booming sales.

      The Spring Festival, which marks the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important annual holiday in China, when people across the country return to their hometowns for Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations and family reunion. 

      In Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, a grand lantern show is in its final stage of preparation before opening to the public ahead of the eve of the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year. To be lit up on Wednesday, the large light sets presented at the event will draw numerous visitors, with lanterns that replicate 38 cultural relics as the highlight.

      Buying New Year flowers has been a custom for Chinese people. In Yancheng City of east China's Jiangsu Province, various flowers which have auspicious meanings are already in high demand.

      This year, tulips bred locally have been put on sale, and quickly become a favorable choice for many customers.  

      "I have never seen this kind of flower before. I think it is really bright-colored. Therefore, I decided to buy some to enhance the festive atmosphere at home," said Zhang Jinjian, a local resident.

      The Anchang ancient town in Shaoxing City of east China's Zhejiang Province has a time-honored custom of making aired sausages and spiced duck.

      As the Spring Festival draws near, plenty of visitors and tourists choose to purchase these local delicacies as ingredients for their Chinese New Year feast.

      "The number of tourists has been increasing, so the sales of our spiced meat have been quite good. Compared with the same period of last year, our sales is expected to increase by about 50,000 yuan (about 6,835 U.S. dollars). We will earn an additional 200,000 to 300,000 yuan (27,335 to 41,000 U.S. dollars) in sales during this whole winter," said Yang Jing, owner of a local spiced meat shop.

      In southwest China's Yunnan Province, the "Tiaocai dance" is a time-honored tradition of the Yi ethnic minority group. The dance is presented in the form of serving dishes while dancing to the rhythm. It usually happens on a joyous or grand occasion.

      Since the most significant annual festival is around the corner, Yi people have dressed up in traditional costumes, and got ready to welcome the arrival of the Chinese Lunar New Year with the special dance.  

      People across China make preparations to welcome Spring Festival

      People across China make preparations to welcome Spring Festival

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