China: Daily Scan, April 23, 2021

Xi calls for "unprecedented ambition, action" to build community of life: Xinhuanet

April 23, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the international community to work together to foster a community of life for man and nature with "unprecedented ambition and action."
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Xi calls for international effort to address climate challenges: China Daily

April 23, 2021

President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for "unprecedented ambition and action" from the international community to build a community of life for mankind and nature in order to jointly cope with the challenges from climate change.
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Ministry, legislature oppose new US act: China Daily

April 23, 2021

China's top legislature and Foreign Ministry both voiced strong opposition on Thursday to the United States' Strategic Competition Act of 2021, a bipartisan package designed to confront China's economic and geopolitical power globally. Both bodies urged the US to stop the lawmaking process.
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China’s foreign trade sees stable and improved performance in first quarter of 2021: People’s Daily

April 23, 2021

China’s foreign trade got off to a good start at the beginning of the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) period, with the total volume of imports and exports of goods reaching 8.47 trillion Yuan (about $1.31 trillion) in the first quarter of 2021, up 29.2 percent year on year, according to official data.
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Strategic Competition Act further pushes China-US ties toward confrontation: Global Times

April 22, 2021

Can China and the US still cooperate? The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday backed the "Strategic Competition Act of 2021" by 21-1, reaching a bipartisan US congressional push to "counter China." Taking a hard stance against China has become one of the rare consensuses of the two US parties.
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