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20171001

 

President Xi Jinping met with visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Saturday, discussing US President Donald Trump's state visit to China later this year.

 

"Currently the most important event in our bilateral relations is President Trump's China visit in November," Xi said. "His visit will be a major opportunity for the development of China-US relations."

 

Xi said China-US ties have been generally stable, and that he has maintained sound communication with President Trump.

 

Chinese and US teams should implement consensus reached by the two heads of state, grasp the direction of bilateral relationship, respect each other, and focus on cooperation while dealing with differences properly, Xi said.

 

 

20171002

 

Innovative National Day events have youth appeal

 

China Daily | Updated: 2017-10-02

 

From athletics and music to social media, new twists are drawing a response

Innovative ways of celebrating the National Day holiday this year — including use of new media — have drawn enthusiastic reviews, especially among the young.

 

Sunday was the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Fudan University in Shanghai marked it with a school run.

 

"It is a very special and meaningful way of celebrating. Nowadays young people need a positive life attitude to strive for their dreams," said Mao Jianjiang, a teacher at the School of Chemistry, who took first place.

 

 

20171003

 

more than 200 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in US history after a gunman fired on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival from a hotel overlooking the event in Las Vegas.

 

Police have named the suspect as Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old local man. He was shot and killed on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino after a Swat team used a controlled explosion to enter his hotel room.

 

Police named Paddock’s companion, Marilou Danley, as a person of interest. They are “confident but not 100% sure” that she has been located.

 

 

20171004

 

Today is China's traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as the moon is at its roundest and brightest at this time of year.

 

Since the National Day holiday is combined with the Mid-Autumn Festival, this year, Golden Week will last from Oct 1 to 8, enabling people to get together with their families, whether staying at home or travelling around.

 

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival for family reunions and enjoying lantern shows. The lighted lanterns are a sign of hope for life.

 

One last thing, don’t forget to eat mooncakes with your family tonight, hahaha.

 

 

20171005

 

1、This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Oct. 4. Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the eighth month on China's lunar calendar, is an occasion for family gatherings and well-known as the time to eat mooncakes.

 

2、A full moon is seen in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province.

 

3、Giant panda Yaji has a taste of "moon cakes" made of fruit and vegetables in Jinan of Shandong province.

 

4、Tourists visit the West Lake during the holiday for the National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival at Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.

 

5、Visitors try to work out a lantern puzzle in Hengyang city of Central China's Hunan province.

 

 

20171006

 

A federal grand jury on Tuesday returned a superseding indictment against former University of Illinois graduate student Brendt Christensen that charges him with kidnapping resulting in the death of visiting Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying, who went missing on June 9.

 

The family of the missing scholar said they were "extremely pained and saddened" when they were informed that police and prosecutors had obtained more solid and compelling evidence to show why Zhang is presumed dead, according to Wang Zhidong, a lawyer representing the Zhang family.

 

The family also expressed their relief and appreciation for the progress made by the police and the prosecutors, urging the US judicial system to hold a fair trial and mete out harsh punishment to the suspect.

 

 

20171007

 

A day after a massacre, Vegas is not quite Vegas

 

China Daily | Updated: 2017-10-04

 

The slot machines were still ringing and the drinks still flowing but the party didn't feel quite the same along the world-famous Las Vegas Strip on Monday evening, 24 hours after a gunman staged the bloodiest shooting in modern US history.

 

The somber mood was especially pronounced at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where police say a retiree with an arsenal of assault rifles rained hundreds of bullets into a crowd of concert-goers below his room, killing at least 59 and injuring more than 500.

 

 

20171008

 

Danish divers find missing body parts of Swedish journalist

 

COPENHAGEN - Danish police said on Saturday divers had found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor's homemade submarine.

 

Peter Madsen has been charged with killing the Swedish journalist who disappeared after she went on a trip with him in his submarine on Aug 10. He denies the charges.

 

Madsen, a Dane, was arrested after his submarine sank and he was rescued. His lawyer Betina Hald Engmark told Reuters that she had been informed of the development, but had not received any material or documentation and decline further comment.

 

 

 

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