Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, meets with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Beijing, June 28, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING - Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, met with visiting US Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Beijing Thursday. It's hoped that China and the United States will further enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation, handle disputes properly, manage risks and work together for better relations between the armed forces of the two countries, Xu said. The two sides should work together to develop their military ties into a stabilizer for bilateral relations, and contribute to regional and global peace and stability, he said. Cooperation between the US and China has been the mainstream in history, Mattis said, adding that the status and role of the two militaries in bilateral relations are essential. The US has the confidence to work together with China in establishing a constructive relationship between the two militaries, he said. Both sides also exchanged views on issues including the situation in Asia-Pacific, Taiwan and the South China Sea. livestrong braceletrubber wristbands uk202mm to inchesballer bandsslap wristbandswide rubber bands
Passengers are seen onboard the new bullet train in Beijing, June 26, 2017. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn] China's new bullet train models, Fuxing, or rejuvenation, were officially launched on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line and had its first ride on Monday. CR400AF departed from Beijing South Railway Station at 11:05 am and headed to Shanghai. While the other, CR400BF, left Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station for Beijing at the same time. The new models traveled at a speed of about 350 kilometers per hour and the top speed could reach 400 km/h. It took the first model about 5 hours and 45 minutes to reach Shanghai. On its way, it stopped by 10 stations, including Jinan, Shandong province and Tianjin. According to Liang Zhaoyu, spokesperson of the China Railway Corp, the State-owned rail operator which led the design of the new models, all the tickets for CR400AF from Beijing to Shanghai were sold out on Monday. From June 26 to June 30, there will be two pairs of high-speed trains running between Beijing and Shanghai using the new Chinese-standard bullet train, Liang said. Starting from July1, the Chinese-standard type will be applied to four pairs of high-speed trains operated between the two stations, he added.
