2026-03-13
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This is the Beijing Hour.
China and the United States will hold a new round of economic and trade talks as Vice Premier He Lifeng leads the Chinese delegation to France.
China says its newly approved 15th Five-Year Plan is also an invitation to all countries
for shared progress.
And in his first public message,
Iran's new supreme leader has vowed full revenge for the US-Israeli attack on his country.
In business, China's marine economy grew steadily in 2025.
In sports, China lost to Belgium in their second qualifying game for the FIBA Women's World Cup.
In culture and entertainment, Chinese writers and publishers attend the London Book Fair.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry says Beijing and Washington have agreed to hold a new round of economic and trade talks.
Vice Premier Holy Phone will lead the Chinese delegation to France from Saturday to Tuesday.
China says both sides will follow the consensus reached between the two heads of state during their meeting in Busan,
South Korea and their previous phone calls.
Meantime,
China says the US Section 301 investigations under the pretext of overcapacity are an act of unilateralism and will severely undermine the international trade order.
China's Commerce Ministry said the United States does not have the right to determine whether a trade partner has excess capacity.
A spokesperson said China is also evaluating US investigations on 60 economies over alleged failure to curb the import of goods produced with of forced labor.
Weeks after the US Supreme Court struck down many of the Trump administration's emergency tariffs,
the White House says it will launch investigations into key trading partners,