China
China and the United States have maintained communication regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian said on Wednesday.
Lin made the statement at a press conference in Beijing in response to a media query about Trump's recent remarks regarding China.
"China and the United States have maintained communication over President Trump's visit to China," Lin said.
China, U.S. maintain communication regarding Trump's visit: spokesman
Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.17 percent to 4,160.17 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.33 percent higher at 15,459.62 points.
The combined turnover of the two indices totaled 3.23 trillion yuan (about 470.64 billion U.S. dollars), up from 2.74 trillion yuan on the latest trading day before the May Day holiday.
Most stocks rose, with storage chip, semiconductor and computing power leasing sectors leading the gains, while oil and gas, tourism, banking and liquor shares were among the biggest losers.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.75 percent to close at 3,778.16 points Wednesday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 3.75 percent higher at 2,023.66 points on Wednesday.
Chinese shares close higher Wednesday
