Pope Francis accepted McCarrick's resignation in July after American church officials said allegations that he sexually abused a 16-year-old boy almost 50 years ago were credible and substantiated. McCarrick was the first cardinal in living memory to lose his red hat and title.
President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting via video link in Beijing on Friday.
Premier Li Keqiang reaffirmed China's staunch support for Pakistan in its efforts to safeguard national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and legitimate interests in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on Tuesday.
Premier Li Keqiang conveyed his condolences over the accident to his Russian counterpart Dimitry Medvedev.
Powered by Baidu's Apollo autonomous driving platform, a limited number of Hongqi L4 autonomous passenger cars will be produced in 2019 for testing and pilot operations in cities including Beijing and Changchun in Jilin province. Mass production of the cars will begin by 2020.
Premier Li Keqiang said at the meeting that clogged logistics networks posed a major hurdle to epidemic control and prevention and the resumption of work and production.
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Premier Li Keqiang receives an introduction to the Zoomlion 230-horsepower tractor from the company's deputy director, Wang Jinfu, in Kaifeng, Henan province, on Monday. China previously depended on overseas technology for such products. WU ZHIYI / CHINA DAILY
Poverty alleviation is "just the first step", with "better days still ahead", said Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Premier Li Keqiang pledged continuous efforts to boost import facilitation and help businesses from various countries share China's vast market opportunities as he announced the opening of the 127th China Import and Export Fair at a virtual ceremony on Monday.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is "an old and good friend well-known to Chinese people,” Geng said, adding that China hopes and believes that Kazakhstan's cause of national development will keep progressing. "We wish prosperity for the friendly Kazakhstan," he said.