In the meantime, the country's trade surplus reached 1.44 trillion yuan, shrinking by 28.3 percent on a year-on-year basis.
In the past, Chinese tea, porcelain and silk were transported along the ancient Silk Road to Africa, and African sorghum, watermelon and sesame were introduced to China. Zheng He, the Chinese navigator from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), led seven voyages and sailed to the coast of East Africa, leaving behind some of the most positive stories of exchanges between Chinese and African civilizations.
In the message, Xi said he was shocked after learning of the crash, which claimed the lives of all the passengers and crew members.
In the meantime, the country' exports rose by 5.2 percent to 12.48 trillion yuan and imports dropped by 0.1 percent to 10.43 trillion yuan.
In the letter, Lu also mentions his wife and son.
In the past five years, Gansu has invested a total of 10.55 billion yuan (around .62 billion) to provide clean and safe drinking water for residents, especially those in rural areas, said Wang Jianghai, an official with the provincial water resources department.
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In the supermarket, customers can pay for goods by scanning their faces, with a half price discount included courtesy of China Telecom.
In the past weekend, the number of searches for theme parks nationwide tripled from the levels seen during the Labor Day holiday in the first week of May, according to Qunar, a Beijing-based online travel agency.
In the six decades since the democratic reform, the overall living condition of the people in the region has seen breathtaking changes.
In the renewed effort to combat poverty, local authorities were barred from merely handing out State benefits to farmers. Instead, they were required to adopt targeted measures in developing local industries and creating jobs that would help the poor attain sustainable incomes.