Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic visited tech giant Xiaomi's auto factory in Beijing on Tuesday, getting an up-close look at the Chinese tech giant's intelligent manufacturing and automotive innovations.
Vucic test-drove the company's latest electric vehicle and toured its advanced manufacturing facilities to learn more about the technology behind the production process.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vucic is on his state visit to China from Sunday to Thursday. This is his first state visit to China and his ninth trip to the country overall.
Serbian president visits tech giant Xiaomi's auto factory
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on the international community to stand united and act together to defend, revitalize and strengthen the United Nations (UN).
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while presiding over a UN Security Council high-level meeting on upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and strengthening the UN-centered international system.
He said the current international situation is undergoing the most complex and profound changes since World War II .
"The challenges confronting the world today test the international community's conviction to safeguard peace, its resolve to uphold justice, and its courage to pursue reform and innovation. We must unite and take action to uphold, revitalize and strengthen the United Nations," he said.
The Chinese foreign minister called for revitalizing the UN Charter to demonstrate stronger leadership, revitalizing the authority of the UN Security Council to demonstrate stronger capacity for action, revitalizing international development cooperation to harness stronger mobilization capabilities, revitalizing global governance platforms to foster stronger implementation capabilities, and revitalizing the effectiveness of the UN system to cultivate greater vitality.
Wang noted that over the 55 years since the restoration of the lawful seat of the People's Republic of China at the United Nations, China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has actively participated in and advanced the cause of the United Nations.
"Standing at a new historical starting point, China will continue to uphold justice, pursue the righteous path, foster greater solidarity with all nations under the banner of multilateralism, and promote the construction of a more just and equitable global governance system, and jointly march toward the goal of building a community with a shared future for humanity," he said. The UN Security Council high-level meeting was convened at the initiative of China, the rotating president of the UN Security Council for May, and attended by representatives from over 100 countries, including more than 20 foreign ministers and high-level delegates.
At the meeting, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefed the Security Council on the current international situation.
Chinese FM calls for revitalizing, strengthening United Nations
