In its decades long development drive, China successfully attracted foreign capital and technology, encouraged trade, sent talented students overseas, and invested in infrastructure, manufacturing, and research and development, as well as education. Thanks to these measures, China now has the world's second-biggest economy, and recent policies have encouraged outbound investment.
In goods and services exports, China is the third-largest trade partner for the US.
In his message, Xi said that China and the Dominican Republic formally established diplomatic relations in May 2018, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations.
In late August, Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in Biarritz, France that they had reached an agreement in principle to lower tariffs on agricultural and industrial goods, leaving out the auto sector.
In his message of condolences, Xi expressed his deep sorrow to the innocent victims, extended sincere sympathy to the injured and the families of the victims, and wished the injured a quick recovery.
In his final address to the nation as president (1953-61), Dwight Eisenhower, who was a career military officer and commanded Allied forces in Europe during World War II, famously warned about the influence of the military-industrial complex. I used to scoff at the idea that financial interests might be a key factor in leading the US into conflict and war. But, the US and China have so little in real dispute between them that I'm reluctantly concluding that much of the push for a new cold war is coming from people whose incomes and careers depend on finding an enemy.
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In mid-June, the USS Fitzgerald guided missile destroyer collided with the cargo ship ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan, resulting in the deaths of seven US Navy sailors.
In mid-August, sustained torrential rains pounded Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone in West Africa, triggering landslides that claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people. Immediately, local Chinese businesses formed the first foreign rescue team that arrived at the scene. A group of Chinese military medical experts stationed in Sierra Leone followed quickly in rescue missions, providing treatment and taking preventive measures to cut off infectious diseases.
In late 2018, Toripalimab nabbed China's first approval for a homegrown anti-PD-1 treatment, an emerging cancer therapy that boosts the immune system to help the body target and kill tumors.
In his message on World Oceans Day, the UN chief said that confronting gender inequality is essential to achieving the ocean-related goal and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.