China, Russia hold strategic security consultation in Beijing

China's Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov co-chaired a new round of strategic security consultation between the two countries in Beijing on Tuesday.

During the consultation, the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on current global strategic stability and multilateral arms control, and reached broad consensus.

Both sides agreed that the current global strategic stability is facing severe challenges.

They agreed that China and Russia, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, would continue to enhance strategic coordination, firmly support multilateralism, actively safeguard the authority and effectiveness of international arms control treaties and mechanisms, and contribute to maintaining global strategic stability and promoting world peace and security.

China, Russia hold strategic security consultation in Beijing

China made public a work plan on Friday to further upgrade service consumption infrastructures and support housekeeping, elderly care and childcare sectors.

The document, jointly released by the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments, outlined 64 measures to boost service consumption, including traditional sectors like catering and accommodation, tourism, as well as elderly care and childcare.

Emerging growth sectors, such as housekeeping, performance services and inbound consumption, are also covered.

These measures will create new consumption scenarios amid efforts to drive service consumption and meet people's growing needs for a better life, according to the ministry.

China unveils plan to further boost service consumption