Xi Jinping

Condolences and messages of support from foreign leaders continued to pour in for the victims of a wildfire that ravaged a seaside resort east of Athens, claiming at least 83 lives.

In an interview for the Belgrade-based tabloid Kurir, Li also said that the Chinese will participate in a tender for the copper mining and smelting complex RTB Bor, located in eastern Serbia, in accordance with the laws of Serbia, and announced new investments in an automotive parts factory.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged a package of $20 billion (15.12 billion pounds) in loans, and about $106 million in financial aid, to Middle East nations, as part of what he called an "oil and gas plus" model to revive economic growth in the region.

Brnabic said in a speech addressing the participants of the summit in Bulgaria that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, while he was head of the Serbian government, recognized the importance of strengthening our relations with China and initiated the strengthening of friendly relations and cooperation in all segments.

According to the president's press service, they spoke about joint projects in the field of economic cooperation between the two countries.

Vucic, who spoke while he was touring Corridor 11 works, was referring to a recent comment made by Pristina's chief negotiator in the Kosovo dialogue Avni Arifi.

U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly said on May 13 he was working with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to prevent telecom giant ZTE from going out of business after it was hit by an American technology sales ban.

A former Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped as a potential successor to President Xi Jinping was sentenced to life in prison for bribery yesterday, the latest senior cadre to fall in Xi's sweeping anti-corruption crusade.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) combines the basic principles of Marxism with the realities of new China and has brought historical achievements, as well as deep and fundamental historical changes to the country, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said.

The decision of China's ruling Communist Party to stick with the political theories of Karl Marx remains "totally correct," President Xi Jinping said ahead of the 200th anniversary of the German philosopher's birth on May 5.