Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with villagers while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves to villagers while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with villagers while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits the Dong culture exhibition center in the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Huanchi/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, is welcomed by villagers singing the grand song of the Dong ethnic group while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Huanchi/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspects a local base of special industry in the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Huanchi/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with villagers while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves goodbye to villagers while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves goodbye to villagers while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Huanchi/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, sits with villagers around a firepit to discuss all-around rural revitalization at a drum tower while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Huanchi/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Xi Jinping Inspection - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, sits with villagers around a firepit to discuss all-around rural revitalization at a drum tower while visiting the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2025. Xi made an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from Monday to Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dongnian Festival - China

Dongnian Festival - China

People of Dong ethnic group invite tourists to drink liquor as they celebrate Dongnian festival in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, November 29, 2024. Dongnian festival, a traditional festival for harvest and gathering, was enlisted as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2011. Photo by Xinhua/Tao Liang/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dongnian Festival - China

Dongnian Festival - China

People of Dong ethnic group sing as they celebrate Dongnian festival in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, November 29, 2024. Dongnian festival, a traditional festival for harvest and gathering, was enlisted as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2011. Photo by Xinhua/Tao Liang/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dongnian Festival - China

Dongnian Festival - China

People of Dong ethnic group dance as they celebrate Dongnian festival in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, November 29, 2024. Dongnian festival, a traditional festival for harvest and gathering, was enlisted as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2011. Photo by Xinhua/Tao Liang/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dongnian Festival - China

Dongnian Festival - China

People of Dong ethnic group sing as they celebrate Dongnian festival in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, November 29, 2024. Dongnian festival, a traditional festival for harvest and gathering, was enlisted as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2011. Photo by Xinhua/Tao Liang/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dongnian Festival - China

Dongnian Festival - China

People of Dong ethnic group prepare for celebrations of Dongnian festival in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, November 29, 2024. Dongnian festival, a traditional festival for harvest and gathering, was enlisted as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2011. Photo by Xinhua/Tao Liang/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dongnian Festival - China

Dongnian Festival - China

People of Dong ethnic group sing as they celebrate Dongnian festival in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, November 29, 2024. Dongnian festival, a traditional festival for harvest and gathering, was enlisted as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2011. Photo by Xinhua/Tao Liang/ABACAPRESS.COM

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

People Wear Costumes to Celebrate Dong Year

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People of the Dong ethnic group wear costumes to celebrate the annual Year of Dong at the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec 16, 2023.

CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230611) -- LIPING, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows people participating in a performance of Kam Grand Choir of the Dong ethnic group in the Dong village of Zhaoxing, Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 10, 2023. About 10,000 people, including singers, tourists and locals, participated in the performance on Saturday. Kam Grand Choir is a type of polyphonic folk singing performed without musical instruments or a conductor. It was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230611) -- LIPING, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows people participating in a performance of Kam Grand Choir of the Dong ethnic group in the Dong village of Zhaoxing, Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 10, 2023. About 10,000 people, including singers, tourists and locals, participated in the performance on Saturday. Kam Grand Choir is a type of polyphonic folk singing performed without musical instruments or a conductor. It was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230611) -- LIPING, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows people participating in a performance of Kam Grand Choir of the Dong ethnic group in the Dong village of Zhaoxing, Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 10, 2023. About 10,000 people, including singers, tourists and locals, participated in the performance on Saturday. Kam Grand Choir is a type of polyphonic folk singing performed without musical instruments or a conductor. It was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

#CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

#CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230611) -- LIPING, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a performance of Kam Grand Choir of the Dong ethnic group in the Dong village of Zhaoxing, Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 10, 2023. About 10,000 people, including singers, tourists and locals, participated in the performance on Saturday. Kam Grand Choir is a type of polyphonic folk singing performed without musical instruments or a conductor. It was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009. (Photo by Lu Zhongnan/Xinhua)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230611) -- LIPING, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows people participating in a performance of Kam Grand Choir of the Dong ethnic group in the Dong village of Zhaoxing, Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 10, 2023. About 10,000 people, including singers, tourists and locals, participated in the performance on Saturday. Kam Grand Choir is a type of polyphonic folk singing performed without musical instruments or a conductor. It was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

#CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

#CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIPING-KAM GRAND CHOIR-PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230611) -- LIPING, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a performance of Kam Grand Choir of the Dong ethnic group in the Dong village of Zhaoxing, Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 10, 2023. About 10,000 people, including singers, tourists and locals, participated in the performance on Saturday. Kam Grand Choir is a type of polyphonic folk singing performed without musical instruments or a conductor. It was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009. (Photo by Luo Jinglai/Xinhua)

Wang says China's CBRC to ease bank lending

Wang says China's CBRC to ease bank lending

BEIJING, China - Wang Zhaoxing, vice chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, tells a press conference in Beijing on June 6, 2014, the CBRC will ease restraints on bank lending, particularly to small and medium-sized companies as well as to farming communities.

China defense budget to grow 11.2% in 2012

China defense budget to grow 11.2% in 2012

BEIJING, China - Li Zhaoxing, spokesman for the National People's Congress, China's parliament, is surrounded by reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2012, after giving a news conference. China said the same day it plans to increase its defense spending by 11.2 percent in 2012 from a year earlier to 670.27 billion yuan, or $106.39 billion.

China defense budget

China defense budget

BEIJING, China - Li Zhaoxing, a spokesman for the National People's Congress of China, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on March 4, 2011. He said China plans to increase its military spending by 12.7 percent in 2011 from the previous year.

China's defense budget to rise 7.5% in 2010

China's defense budget to rise 7.5% in 2010

BEIJING, China - Li Zhaoxing, a spokesman for the annual session of the National People's Congress, speaks during a news conference in Beijing on March 4, 2010. China said it plans to increase military spending this year by 7.5 percent to 532.1 billion yuan ($77.94 billion), marking the first time in 22 years that the margin of growth in the defense budget will have fallen below double digits.

Chinese Foreign Minister Li leaves post, Yang takes over

Chinese Foreign Minister Li leaves post, Yang takes over

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing left his post on April 27 and is being succeeded by former ambassador to the United States Yang Jiechi (in file photo) as part of a Cabinet shakeup that also included three other ministerial changes.

Aso, Li agree to expedite gas field development

Aso, Li agree to expedite gas field development

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing shake hands in New Delhi on April 3 prior to their talks on the sidelines of a two-day multilateral summit of eight South Asian countries.

Chinese foreign minister criticizes Abe over comfort woman remarks

Chinese foreign minister criticizes Abe over comfort woman remarks

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (C), speaking at a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 6, criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent remarks disputing that the Imperial Japanese Army forced foreign women into sexual slavery during World War II.

China hoping to resume talks with Japan on gas field development

China hoping to resume talks with Japan on gas field development

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16 prior to their talks.

Chinese Foreign Minister Li talks with Japanese counterpart Aso

Chinese Foreign Minister Li talks with Japanese counterpart Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 16 prior to their talks. (Pool photo)

China hoping to resume talks with Japan on gas field development

China hoping to resume talks with Japan on gas field development

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16.

China vows to help Japan resolve abduction issue

China vows to help Japan resolve abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (L) talks with Yohei Kono (R), speaker of the House of Representatives, in Tokyo on Feb. 15.