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SHANGHAI - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met on Tuesday in Shanghai with Chinese PM Li Qiang, with whom he confirmed the steely friendship between the two countries, inviting him to visit Serbia next year.

Li accepted the invitation, also inviting Vucevic to an official visit to China.

China's Premier Li Qiang speaks during the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2024.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday he was "fully confident" the country would hit its economic goals this year, lauding recent stimulus measures and suggesting there was still room for more.

The United States and China have agreed to hold "intensive exchanges on balanced growth", the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement, after two days of talks between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Guangzhou.

Amidst the commencement of the annual session of the Chinese National Assembly in Beijing, Prime Minister Li Qiang has unveiled an ambitious target of 5% economic growth for the year ahead. The announcement sets the stage for discussions and deliberations over the nation's economic trajectory during the week-long assembly.

China said Wednesday European Union export policies towards Beijing do not "make sense", on the eve of a high-level summit in the Chinese capital.

SHANGHAI - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic arrived in China on a four-day visit during which she will meet with Chinese PM Li Qiang and President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss political and economic affairs.

While in China, Brnabic will also meet with representatives of Chinese companies.

In return, he brought with him a handful of orders for French industry, writes Alexander Gerlach.

Xi Jinping emerged from October's 20th Party Congress with tighter control over the ruling Communist Party - and, therefore, over China - than any leader since Mao Zedong.

The United States has announced new export controls aimed at restricting China's ability to buy and manufacture high-end chips with military applications, stepping up tensions between the countries.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Oct. 9 reunification with Taiwan must happen and will happen peacefully, despite a ratcheting-up of China's threats to attack the island.

Xi spoke on at an official celebration in Beijing's Great Hall of the People the focused largely on the need for the ruling Communist Party to continue to lead China as the country rises in power and influence.