Xi Jinping

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova took part in the video conference meeting of the "17+1" summit meeting, the government press office reported.

The summit is scheduled for today, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced earlier that Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the virtual China-CEEC summit and give a keynote speech.

G20 nations emphasized the need for global access to coronavirus vaccines at a Saudi-hosted virtual summit on Nov. 21 dominated by efforts to tackle the pandemic and the worst global recession in decades.

As the push to reopen economies intensifies, world leaders face mounting pressure to successfully balance health concerns, national economies and their own political futures. That's true of US President Donald Trump as he heads into his re-election campaign this fall, but a surprise addition to this list of vulnerable world leaders is Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Serbia's largest aircraft, the Airbus A330, has landed in from China, with the largest shipment of aid to Serbia: medical devices, security equipment and Chinese experts.

President Rumen Radev held a meeting at 2 Dondukov street with the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Bulgaria Dong Xiaojun at which he called for strengthening the international cooperation against the coronavirus.

Some vital industries in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, were told they can resume work on March 11, a day after President Xi Jinping visited there for the first time since the outbreak began.

The U.S. is designating five Chinese state-run media organizations as foreign missions, a State Department official said on Feb. 18.

They include Xinhua News Agency, China Global Television Network, China Radio International, China Daily Distribution Corporation and Hai Tian Development USA.

More state and government leaders and heads of global institutions have expressed their sympathy to China over the novel coronavirus outbreak and voiced support to the country's fight against the epidemic.

China's daily death toll from a new virus topped 100 for the first time and pushed the total past 1,000 dead, authorities said on Feb. 11 after leader Xi Jinping visited a health center to rally public morale amid little sign the contagion is abating.