China holds theme event as guest of honor at Moscow book fair

China launched cultural events as the guest of honor of the 39th Moscow International Book Fair on Wednesday, presenting a diverse collection of Chinese publications.

The Chinese pavilion offers nearly 5,000 volumes of selected books, including multilingual publications of President Xi Jinping's major works.

During the book fair, China will host over 40 cultural events, including forum on China-Russia civilization exchanges, copyright negotiation sessions, new book launches, and dialogues between scholars.

The Chinese pavilion will also feature special exhibitions on traditional Chinese paintings, contemporary Chinese and Russian literary works, and Chinese classics and online literature.

Launched in 1977, the Moscow International Book Fair is one of the most important events in Russia's book industry. This year's fair runs from Wednesday to Sunday.

China holds theme event as guest of honor at Moscow book fair

China will develop friendly relations with all countries around the world, including Nicaragua, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

Speaking at a regular press briefing in Beijing, Guo made the remarks when responding to a media query regarding the current bilateral relations between China and Nicaragua. "China stays committed to the principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, and advocates that all countries' right to follow development path that suits the national conditions should be respected. China will develop friendly ties with Nicaragua and other countries on the basis of mutual respect and win-win cooperation," Guo said.

China ready to advance friendly ties with countries around world: spokesman