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Li Changchun surveys cipg booths at london book fair

The 42nd London Book Fair opened on April 16th at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony of the international publishing event, whose market focus this year was on China.

A number of forums based around China were held during the three-day event attended by 21 Chinese authors and over 180 Chinese publishers. Huang Youyi, vice president of China International Publishing Group (CIPG), one of Chinas most influential publishers, introduced some of the books published by the group, which brought 972 book titles in 43 languages to the exhibition.

PakistaniCross-party parliamentary Delegation Visits China

A cross-party delegation from the ruling coalition in Pakistan made a 12-day visit to China that took in Beijing, Xinjiang, Ningxia and Jiangsu and concluded on April 27 at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

During talks, the parliamentary delegation exchanged views with the Chinese leadership on how best to cooperate in exploiting Pakistans bountiful resources and improve trade relations. Rashid Rabbani, senior special assistant to the Chief Minister of Sindh Province and leader of the parliamentary delegation, said that though both sides have seen growth in this area, there is still great potential for the expansion of trade between the two countries.

Rabbani said that the trip was of great value to members of the delegation.He also expressed that, as well as getting to know about the Chinese system of governance and the steps the Chinese government has taken to improve the peoples standard of living, the delegation learnt a lot during their interactions with Chinese people, including the outstanding achievements this great country has accomplished in every sphere of life.

Unido, China agree to Strengthen Cooperation

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and China reached an agreement to expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including implementing multilateral environmental conventions.

In addition to strengthening cooperation in implementing the Montreal Protocol, which regulates ozone layer-depleting emissions, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the forthcoming Mercury Convention, the two sides made agreements on promoting climate change mitigation. They also agreed to develop new programs to strengthen South-South and triangular cooperation in environmental protection.

“In recent years, UNIDOs support to China has been overwhelming in the environmental field. This can be repeated in other countries,” said Yumkella. He added, “UNIDO can help diffuse Chinas green solutions in the BRICS countries and other countries of the South, with a focus on clean technology and not just renewable energy.”