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Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. The two leaders hailed the traditional friendship, signed various bilateral cooperation agreements under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and announced the deepening of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio starts a state visit to China from February 27 (Tuesday) to March 2, during which he is scheduled to meet with Chinese leaders and to further promote cooperation in various field and friendship.
As the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, approaches, a number of world leaders extended their greetings to the Chinese people and communities, as this year's festival will be the first since the UN General Assembly decided to list the Lunar New Year as a UN public holiday.
The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) in Indonesia marked its 100th day of operation on Wednesday, having handled a total of 1.45 million passenger trips. The daily seat occupancy rate reached a peak of 99.6 percent, maintaining a consistently high level of passenger flows.
The zero-tariff treatment China has granted to Madagascar, which took effect on Monday, will elevate the efficiency and handling of bilateral agricultural trade, while promoting more high-quality farm products to enter the Chinese market, a Chinese businessman in the African island country told the Global Times.