China, US should deliver more tangible benefits for their people: FM spokesman

China and the United States should continue to meet each other halfway in a spirit of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit in a bid to deliver more tangible results that benefit both countries and their people, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Friday.

Guo was responding to a media query on the U.S. return of 64 Chinese cultural relics and paleontological fossils to China.

"Since the signing of the intergovernmental memorandum of understanding between China and the United States to prevent the illegal import of Chinese cultural relics into the United States, pragmatic cooperation between the two countries has yielded fruitful results, leading to the repatriation of more than 20 batches of cultural relics, totaling over 700 items. The latest return represents a concrete outcome of the consensus reached by the two heads of state at their meeting in Beijing and demonstrates the broad prospects for building a constructive, strategic and stable relationship between the two countries. China and the United States should continue to meet each other halfway in a spirit of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit in a bid to deliver more tangible results that benefit both countries and their people," Guo said.

China, US should deliver more tangible benefits for their people: FM spokesman

A rare sighting of a wild Siberian tiger mother and her four healthy cubs was captured on video in northeast China's Jilin Province, signaling the improving habitat quality in the region.

A local resident ran into the tiger family on Thursday evening while driving home on a forest road in the Wangqing County. The phone footage he filmed showed the four cubs frolicking on the road before nimbly stepping aside as the vehicle's headlights swept over, closely watched by their mother. The driver stayed quiet, kept his speed low, and drove on only after the whole family had left the road.

After the encounter, the local forestry and forest police authorities issued safety warnings for the area, continued tracking the tigers' movements, and stepped up patrols along key forest roads. They also reminded the public to stay calm, back away slowly, and report any encounters with wild Siberian tigers.

Among the world's most endangered big cats, the Siberian tiger is found only in the forests of northeast Asia. In China, its wild population has grown from 27 in 2017 to 72 this year, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

Rare video shows Siberian tiger mother leading four cubs in northeast China