A painful anniversary. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry is now visiting beijing as part of a fournation tour. Hes there to discuss north korea and other key issues with chinese leaders. Kerry flew to the Chinese Capital from south korea. He met with foreign minister wang yi after a meeting with president xi jinping. We hope that 2014 will be a year of concrete progress in defining relationships, managing our differences effectively, and finding a way to cooperate practically. Translator i hope both our countries can expand cooperation in various fields, resolve differences, and disputes properly, and fully implement a modern relationship between china and the u. S. Observers believe kerry is likely to have asked his chinese hosts to use their influence on north korea to keep the country from engaging in acts of provocation. Some analysts fear north korea could take such actions during upcoming joint military drills between the u. S. , and south korea. Officials with the japanese ele
Dragon boat races are being held across China to celebrate the Duanwu Festival, held each year around the summer solstice on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.