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Eurasia
03/11/2023 10:11
The nation was shocked by the news and millions of people posted on Chinese social media to commemorate him when the news first broke on Friday morning.
Li served as premier for two terms between 2013 to 2023. He stepped down in March.
He was hailed by the party as “an excellent [party] member, a time-tested and loyal communist soldier and an outstanding proletarian revolutionist, statesman and leader of the party and the state”.
China firmly supports internal reconciliation among the different Palestinian factions through dialogue as part of Beijing's measures to promote an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to China Daily.
A new direct flight will be launched between Budapest and Shenzhen, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in Beijing on Wednesday.
At the end of last year, Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni, made the decision to withdraw from the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Now, the Italian Prime Minister is embarking on a trip to China to bolster bilateral relations between Rome and Beijing. Meloni adeptly navigates between the West and China: while addressing significant points of contention with Brussels and Washington regarding Beijing, she concurrently elevates economic cooperation with the Asian superpower.