China: Daily Scan, April 28, 2021

Xi Focus: Xi stresses advancing high-quality development in border ethnic regions: Xinhuanet

April 28, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more efforts to break new ground in promoting high-quality development in ethnic border regions.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection trip to south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from Sunday to Tuesday.
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China, South Asian neighbors to build emergency supplies reserve: China Daily

April 28, 2021

As a major step in the joint fight against COVID-19 and efforts to boost economic recovery, China and five of its South Asian neighbors have agreed to build an emergency supplies reserve.
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Digitalization injects vitality into China's real economy: People’s Daily

April 28, 2021

With a super SIM card and app, some Chinese smartphone users will soon be able to make phone calls protected by quantum encryption.
Unlike traditional encryption methods that rely solely on algorithms, quantum encryption is protected by the laws of quantum physics and has ultra-high security.
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US selfishness hits partnership with India, but China blamed: Global Times

April 27, 2021

In the past few days as India is battling the deadly surge of COVID-19 infections and deaths, it has clearly felt how "unreliable" its close partner, the US, is. If there had not been pressure from China and other countries, the US may not offer any substantial assistance to India, not even a verbal promise.
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China deepens anti-COVID19 cooperation with S. Asian nations amid surging cases in India: Global Times

April 27, 2021

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met virtually with his counterparts from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Tuesday to discuss efforts on COVID-19 fight and post-pandemic economic recovery, on which vaccine cooperation and supply chain stability became major concerns. China also extended the invitation to India to attend the online meeting. Despite the absence of New Delhi in the meeting, Beijing is still committed to helping it fight the pandemic.
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