Chinese vice premier meets foreign representatives attending International Science Council meeting

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with foreign representatives attending the 2026 International Science Council (ISC) Midterm Members' Meeting and Beijing Science Dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday.

Ding, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said science and technology are the common wealth of humanity, and that openness and cooperation are the inevitable choice for scientific and technological innovation.

China stands ready to work with all parties to promote academic exchanges, tackle frontier scientific and technological challenges, produce scientific outcomes that benefit all, and jointly advance global science and technology, Ding said.

ISC President Peter Gluckman and other foreign speakers commended China's achievements in scientific and technological innovation and expressed support for openness and cooperation, so that science can truly become a global public good and further contribute to human progress.

Chinese vice premier meets foreign representatives attending International Science Council meeting

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that a tanker exporting Russian diesel to the United States, the first since President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had agreed a diesel supply deal with Russia, would set sail on Thursday.

Novak said that Moscow and Washington are in the final stage of signing contracts for further diesel supplies.

He expressed optimism that Russia could supply diesel to countries other than the United States by the end of this year and fully restore its diesel export volumes.

Novak also said the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines are technically repairable.

Russian tanker exporting diesel to US set to depart on Thursday