College students in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, hold a flag of the Communist Youth Colleague to celebrate the upcoming 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, April 15, 2019. [Photo/IC] BEIJING - The Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief on Sunday called on youths on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to jointly shoulder the historic mission of national rejuvenation and contribute to cross-Straits integrated development. Liu Jieyi, head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks at the opening ceremony of a summit on cross-Straits exchange and cooperation among the youths. Young people on the two sides of the Straits should value this great time, be responsible and do their share in safeguarding and building the common home of compatriots on the two sides of the Strait, Liu said. Attempts by the 'Taiwan independence' forces to undermine cross-Straits peace and obstruct national development will never be allowed, he said. He also pledged to provide better conditions for youths from Taiwan to carry out exchanges, study, work and start businesses on the mainland. As Saturday marks the centenary of the May Fourth Movement, Liu called on the youths on both sides of the Straits to pass on the May Fourth spirit, which refers to patriotism, progress, democracy and science, with patriotism at the core. personalized braceletsdesign rubber wristbandsuv silicone wristbandptsd silicone braceletsilicone wristbands
Ahsan Iqbal speaks to media outside the accountability court in Islamabad, Pakistan October 2, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal said on Sunday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has turned the strong political relations of Pakistan and China into deep-rooted economic ties. Talking to the state-run Radio Pakistan in Lahore, Ahsan Iqbal said that under the CPEC, as many as nine industrial zones will be established across the country within the next two to three years, which will generate massive employment opportunities. The Pakistani minister said that coal-powered energy projects with total power generation capacity of 1,320MW electricity have already been completed at Sahiwal in Punjab and at Port Qasim in southeastern port city of Karachi. He further stated that 300MW solar power project has also been made operational in Bahawalpur in southern Punjab under the CPEC. The planning minister pointed out that the incumbent government is tapping the Thar coal reserves, which could be the major source of electricity supply for the South Asian country for the next four hundred years. The planning and development minister informed that the road network between southern cities of Quetta and Gwadar has been renovated which has shortened the traveling time between the two cities to only eight hours. He mentioned that the reconstruction of Karakoram Highway and the extension project of Havelian-Thakot Motorway, Multan-Sukkur Motorway, and Hakla-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway will be completed by the end of the ongoing year. The work on the Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta Circular Railway Projects has also been commenced under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, he concluded. custom braceletscustom name bangle braceletspersonalized silicone braceletscustom printed rubber wristbandsbest friend rubber bracelets<%2fcenter>
