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BEIJING, May 15 (APP): A Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Friday highly praised a resolution unanimously passed by the Senate of Pakistan and said that China would never forget Pakistan’s support and medical supplies in a critical moment in its fight against COVID-19.

“China appreciates the relevant resolution. Since the start of the outbreak, China and Pakistan have supported and worked closely with each other to jointly fight the virus. We will never forget that,” Zhao Lijian said while responding to a question asked by APP during his regular briefing held here.

BEIJING, May 15. /TASS/: Beijing has no intention of engaging in multilateral arms control talks, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday, commenting on a statement by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who had said that the issue of China’s accession to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was contrived.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday her government will accept the recommendations made by the police watchdog in its review of the force’s handling of often violent pro-democracy protests since June last year.

Hours earlier, the Independent Police Complaints Council issued a 999-page report calling for a review of guidelines on the use of tear gas and training for officers in public order policing, among other recommendations.

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Beijing 2022 is working to achieve environmental, regional and human development goals during the preparation and running of the Games, according to a sustainability plan released by the organizers on Friday.

The plan, aiming to "create a new example for staging events and regional sustainability," features three key themes: "positive environmental impact, new development for the region and better life for the people."

HONG KONG (AP) — Tear gas is among the new flavors at a Hong Kong ice cream shop.

The main ingredient is black peppercorns, a reminder of the pungent, peppery rounds fired by police on the streets of the semi-autonomous Chinese city during months of demonstrations last year.

14 May 2020; MEMO: A piece of a Chinese rocket launched as an experiment to send humans to the moon in the future has crash-landed in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Mauritania.

The Long March 5B (CZ-5B) rocket was launched into space on 5 May before its core stage, which serves as the backbone and weighs almost 18 tonnes, made an uncontrolled descent back to Earth on Monday and crashed into the waters of Mauritania’s west coast.

BEIJING, May 14 (APP): China has condemned a series of terrorist attacks against civilians that left dozens dead, including two children, and many injured in Afghanistan.

“We noted the relevant report. We condemned the terrorist attacks against civilians,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian said during his regular briefing held here.

Two newborn babies and 12 mothers and nurses were killed in a militant attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday morning.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will allow imports of barley and blueberries from the United States, according to notices on its customs website.

Imports that meet the relevant requirements will be allowed effective Thursday, according to the notices.

The move comes after China agreed in January to boost its imports of U.S. agricultural products by an additional $32 billion over two years as part of a Phase 1 deal that marked an easing in trade tensions between the two countries.

BEIJING, May 13 (APP): China State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that adhering to multilateralism and improving global governance had become the strongest common voice of people of all countries.

He made these remarks while attending a video conference of foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states in Beijing.
The foreign ministers exchanged views on cooperation on the COVID-19 pandemic, and the international and regional situation.

BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) - France dismissed Chinese warnings on Wednesday about selling arms to self-ruled Taiwan, saying it was implementing existing deals and that Beijing should focus on battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

China’s foreign ministry warned Paris over a contract for Taiwan, which is planning to buy weapons from Paris as part of an upgrade to a French-made warship fleet bought 30 years ago.