China launches Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship

SummaryPhoto: mfa.gov.cn China’s diplomacy enters a busy season, as China’s interactions with Europe, the US, Russia, ASEAN member countries and the Global South are attracting global attention. The recent series of visits of foreign leaders and senior officials to China demonstrates that China’s diplomacy, based on multilateralism, openness and cooperation, is increasingly being welcomed by the world, which also draws a sharp contrast to the US-led small clique advocating for bloc confrontation and conflicts, experts said.聽President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a seven-day state visit, becoming the latest foreign leader visiting the country this week.聽Since April, senior foreign officials have been visiting China in quick succession, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, as well as high-ranking officials…