Xi to meet Bangladeshi PM in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.

At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Rahman is on an official visit to China from Wednesday to Friday.

A member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) gave a popular science lecture on China's bridge development at Beijing University of Technology on Thursday as part of the CPPCC member lecture event held across various sci-tech sectors.

Qin Shunquan, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, introduced the current achievements and innovation status of bridge construction technology in China from discussing the basic bridge structure to outlining the development process.

Qin also presented the new demands facing bridge construction in the new era and their corresponding solutions, outlined the cutting-edge trends and transformative approaches in China's bridge development, and engaged in an interactive Q&A session with the audience.

Attendees said they benefited a lot from the exchange of ideas with Qin.

"Academician Qin answered my questions from three aspects. I will consider pursuing a degree in bridge engineering," said Zhou Hang, an undergraduate student majoring in transportation engineering at Beijing University of Technology

"As researchers, we should write our papers on the land of our motherland, making our own small contributions to the country," said Xiu Zhao, a PhD student in civil engineering and hydraulic engineering at Beijing University of Technology.

More than 400 people, including some CPPCC members, university and middle school students, and science and technology workers, attended the lecture.