The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed grave concerns about the issue, with spokesman Wang Wenbin urging the British side to earnestly protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens in the UK.
China recorded 360.15 million railway passenger trips in April, up 9.6 percent year on year, the National Railway Administration said.
Tourist groups each consisting of two foreigners or more, and organized or received by Chinese travel agencies, can enter China visa free on board cruise ships via the cruise ports in 13 Chinese cities.
The issuance of 1 trillion yuan in ultra-long central special sovereign bonds will begin on May 17 and run until mid-November. Three tenors are being planned — 20-year, 30-year and 50-year bonds, the Ministry of Finance said.
In a meeting with his ROK counterpart Cho Tae-yul in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that bilateral relations have been facing difficulties and challenges, which is not in the common interest of both sides and is not what China wants to see.