The visit of U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to China's Taiwan region on August 2-3 has triggered strong reaction. China considers it a provocative action undermining the one-China principle
Heatwaves hitting parts of China, for example, have led meteorological services to issue danger alerts. A similar situation is being monitored in Europe
Since its proposal in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative has earned its reputation as an open cooperation platform to fuel economic development of countries along the routes and empower geographic interconnection