China is willing to work with Belgium to resolutely maintain an international trade environment that is open rather than divided, orderly rather than chaotic, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday.

China will put forward a position paper on a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, senior diplomat Wang Yi said, as he urged peace efforts ahead of the first anniversary of the conflict.

Following China's adjustment to its COVID-19 response, the country's economy is rebounding quickly, creating new employment opportunities, which gives people much confidence to find jobs.

All ferry services between the coastal areas of Fujian province and the islands of Kinmen and Matsu, which are administered by Taiwan, have resumed after being suspended for nearly three years due to COVID-19.

Sci-fi gaming contributed most significantly to the industry's 2021 revenue at 67 billion yuan, while sci-fi-related merchandise saw the highest revenue growth, increasing over 186 percent from 2.12 billion yuan in 2020 to 6.07 billion yuan in 2021.

The global tourism industry will get a strong boost as China, one of the world's largest outbound tourism markets before the pandemic, resumed outbound group tours starting from Feb 6, industry experts said.

China has always attached great importance to the security governance of artificial intelligence (AI), Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands Tan Jian said on Thursday.

Advancing multilateralism, high-level exchanges and restarting China-France cooperation affected by the COVID-19 epidemic were among the key areas of consensus reached during senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi's latest visit to France.

China is ready to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation with Italy to bring bilateral relations to a higher level, a senior Chinese diplomat said here Thursday.

Accelerated efforts will be made to improve the overall quality of Chinese products and services, as well as the influence of Chinese brands, by 2025, so as to boost the country's industrial competitiveness for more economic growth, government officials said on Thursday.