CPC delegation visits Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain

A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) paid visits to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain from September 18 to 26 to boost exchanges and cooperation between China and the three Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

The delegation was led by Li Mingxiang, vice minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee.

During its stay in the three countries, the CPC delegation held meetings respectively with local government officials, members of friendship associations, and scholars of think tanks.

The Qatari, Kuwaiti and Bahraini sides all expressed readiness to deepen strategic communication and push forward their respective ties with China.

CPC delegation visits Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain

China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Tuesday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a new group of internet satellites into space.

The rocket lifted off at 23:25 (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 18th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.

China's Long March-8A rocket launches new satellite group