 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A visitor enjoys the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A visitor enjoys the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Visitors enjoy the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the spring scenery in the Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
 (190423) -- BASRA (IRAQ), April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2019 shows officials from Basrah Gas Company and China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) attending a ceremony to sign cooperation agreement in the southern province of Basra, Iraq. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese company can offer financial, technical support and expertise for Iraqi government in reconstructing oil fields and increase their production, said Wang Xianghui, project director of Rumaila in China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC). (Xinhua/
 Basra, Iraq. 23rd Apr, 2019. Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2019 shows officials from China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) and Basrah Gas Company inspecting the plant in the southern province of Basra, Iraq. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese company can offer financial, technical support and expertise for Iraqi government in reconstructing oil fields and increase their production, said Wang Xianghui, project director of Rumaila in China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC). Credit: Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Basra, Iraq. 23rd Apr, 2019. Photo taken on March 1, 2019 shows a welding worker working on a pipeline in China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) Rumaila plant in the southern province of Basra, Iraq. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese company can offer financial, technical support and expertise for Iraqi government in reconstructing oil fields and increase their production, said Wang Xianghui, project director of Rumaila in China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC). Credit: Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Basra, Iraq. 23rd Apr, 2019. Photo taken on March 1, 2019 shows welding workers working in China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) Rumaila plant in the southern province of Basra, Iraq. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese company can offer financial, technical support and expertise for Iraqi government in reconstructing oil fields and increase their production, said Wang Xianghui, project director of Rumaila in China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC). Credit: Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Basra, Iraq. 23rd Apr, 2019. Photo taken on March 1, 2019 shows a worker operating a machine in China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) Rumaila plant in the southern province of Basra, Iraq. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese company can offer financial, technical support and expertise for Iraqi government in reconstructing oil fields and increase their production, said Wang Xianghui, project director of Rumaila in China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC). Credit: Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Gaza. 22nd Apr, 2019. A Palestinian seals a bottle with a letter in it before tossing it into the sea, at Gaza's fishing harbor in Gaza City, April 22, 2019. Dozens of Palestinian youths in Gaza City have sent letters to countries around the world, demanding solution to their problems and the lift of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip. These letters were written on Monday during an event held at Gaza's fishing harbor, before being sealed in small bottles and tossed into the sea. Credit: Yasser Qudih/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Gaza. 22nd Apr, 2019. A Palestinian holds a letter before putting it into a bottle, at Gaza's fishing harbor in Gaza City, April 22, 2019. Dozens of Palestinian youths in Gaza City have sent letters to countries around the world, demanding solution to their problems and the lift of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip. These letters were written on Monday during an event held at Gaza's fishing harbor, before being sealed in small bottles and tossed into the sea. Credit: Yasser Qudih/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Gaza. 22nd Apr, 2019. A Palestinian holds a sealed bottle with a letter in it before tossing it into the sea, at Gaza's fishing harbor in Gaza City, April 22, 2019. Dozens of Palestinian youths in Gaza City have sent letters to countries around the world, demanding solution to their problems and the lift of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip. These letters were written on Monday during an event held at Gaza's fishing harbor, before being sealed in small bottles and tossed into the sea. Credit: Yasser Qudih/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Gaza. 22nd Apr, 2019. A Palestinian holds sealed bottles with letters before tossing them into the sea, at Gaza's fishing harbor in Gaza City, April 22, 2019. Dozens of Palestinian youths in Gaza City have sent letters to countries around the world, demanding solution to their problems and the lift of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip. These letters were written on Monday during an event held at Gaza's fishing harbor, before being sealed in small bottles and tossed into the sea. Credit: Yasser Qudih/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows a bullet train running on the new Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge (Back) in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains w
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the previous (Front) and the new Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Workers are seen on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 120 kilom
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Workers of China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. conduct final check on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck f
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Sun Yisun, a former builder of the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, shows his old employee's card in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo t
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the previous (Front) and the new Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua (R) checks rails on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the previous (R) and the new Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the desi
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the previous (L) and the new Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the desi
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows the last train running on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge (Front) in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the previous (L) and the new Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the desi
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua checks rails on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 1
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua checks rust on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 12
 Bucharest, Romania. 23rd Apr, 2019. Romanian Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu (L) shakes hands with Zhang Qingli, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Bucharest, Romania, April 23, 2019. Zhang led a delegation of Chinese political advisors for a visit here. Credit: Chen Jin/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Workers wait for an electrical locomotive to pass on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains wit
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The last train runs on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 120 ki
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua checks rails on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 1
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua checks rust on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 12
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua checks rust on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 12
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- An electrical locomotive runs on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua looks at the new Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 120 kilometer
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua checks rust on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 12
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Workers check the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 120 kilometers
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua, a 53 year-old worker of China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd., checks rails on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Workers check the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 120 kilometers
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Tang Jinhua looks at the new Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 120 kilometer
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A worker waits for an electrical locomotive to pass on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains w
 (190423) -- CHONGQING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The last train runs on the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Jiangjin of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 23, 2019. The previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, completed in 1959, will stop service after April 24. All trains will run on the new double decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge after that day. The new bridge has 4 tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour and 2 tracks on the lower deck for cargo trains with the designed speed of 120 ki
 Lalitpur, Nepal. 23rd Apr, 2019. A Nepalese man works for the renovation of Patan Durbar Square, a World UNESCO Heritage Site which was badly damaged in an earthquake in 2015, in Lalitpur, Nepal, April 23, 2019. April 25 marks the 4th anniversary of the earthquake that killed around 9,000 people in Nepal. Credit: Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Singapore. 22nd Apr, 2019. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong receives an interview with Xinhua in Singapore, April 22, 2019. TO GO WITH '(BRF) Interview: Singapore-China connectivity initiative to serve all regional countries, Singaporean PM says' Credit: Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Vladivostok. 23rd Apr, 2019. Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the vintage railway station in Vladivostok, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un will meet on Thursday in Russia's Far East city of Vladivostok, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Tuesday. Credit: Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Vladivostok. 23rd Apr, 2019. Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the gate of Far East Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un will meet on Thursday in Russia's Far East city of Vladivostok, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Tuesday. Credit: Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 (190423) -- SRINAGAR, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A voter's finger is marked at a polling station at Brimar village of Anantnag district, about 80 km south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2019. Voting began Tuesday in Anantnag district of Indian-controlled Kashmir during the third phase of India's 17th general elections. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
 (190423) -- SRINAGAR, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard as voters stand in a queue to cast their ballots at a polling station at Chaklipora village of Anantnag district, about 85 km south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2019. Voting began Tuesday in Anantnag district of Indian-controlled Kashmir during the third phase of India's 17th general elections. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
 (190423) -- QINGDAO, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The honor guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy stand in formation before a naval parade staged to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the PLA Navy at a pier in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
 (190423) -- KABUL, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Afghan students read books at a library in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, April 23, 2019. The World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated yearly on April 23 to promote reading, publishing and copyright. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah)
 (190423) -- KABUL, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan student reads a book at a library in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, April 23, 2019. The World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated yearly on April 23 to promote reading, publishing and copyright. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah)
 Baghdad, Iraq. 23rd Apr, 2019. People walk in a corridor at the Festival of the Institute of Crafts and Folk Arts in Baghdad, Iraq, April 23, 2019. Credit: Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Baghdad, Iraq. 23rd Apr, 2019. A man views crafts displayed at the Festival of the Institute of Crafts and Folk Arts in Baghdad, Iraq, April 23, 2019. Credit: Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Baghdad, Iraq. 23rd Apr, 2019. A man views crafts displayed at the Festival of the Institute of Crafts and Folk Arts in Baghdad, Iraq, April 23, 2019. Credit: Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Baghdad, Iraq. 23rd Apr, 2019. A visitor's hand is drawn a henna design at the Festival of the Institute of Crafts and Folk Arts in Baghdad, Iraq, April 23, 2019. Credit: Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Beijing, China. 23rd Apr, 2019. Representatives pose for a group photo at a conference held to highlight the contribution of 'model workers' and groups in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2019. China on Tuesday held a conference here to highlight the contribution of 'model workers' and groups ahead of the International Labor Day, which falls on May 1. A total of 695 individuals and more than 800 groups were honored at the event. Credit: Cai Yang/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Beijing, China. 23rd Apr, 2019. Attendees applause during a conference held to highlight the contribution of 'model workers' and groups in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2019. China on Tuesday held a conference here to highlight the contribution of 'model workers' and groups ahead of the International Labor Day, which falls on May 1. A total of 695 individuals and more than 800 groups were honored at the event. Credit: Cai Yang/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Beijing, China. 23rd Apr, 2019. Representatives pose for a group photo at a conference held to highlight the contribution of 'model workers' and groups in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2019. China on Tuesday held a conference here to highlight the contribution of 'model workers' and groups ahead of the International Labor Day, which falls on May 1. A total of 695 individuals and more than 800 groups were honored at the event. Credit: Cai Yang/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Beijing, China. 23rd Apr, 2019. Representatives pose for a group photo at a conference held to highlight the contribution of 'model workers' and groups in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2019. China on Tuesday held a conference here to highlight the contribution of 'model workers' and groups ahead of the International Labor Day, which falls on May 1. A total of 695 individuals and more than 800 groups were honored at the event. Credit: Cai Yang/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Sydney, Australia. 23rd Apr, 2019. A staff member shows the wool to visitors during the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia, April 23, 2019. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual show held in Sydney over two weeks around Easter. It is organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales and was first held in 1823. The show comprises an agricultural show, an amusement park and a fair. Credit: Zhu Hongye/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Sydney, Australia. 23rd Apr, 2019. A staff member teaches a child to milk during the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia, April 23, 2019. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual show held in Sydney over two weeks around Easter. It is organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales and was first held in 1823. The show comprises an agricultural show, an amusement park and a fair. Credit: Zhu Hongye/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Sydney, Australia. 23rd Apr, 2019. A parade is seen during the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia, April 23, 2019. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual show held in Sydney over two weeks around Easter. It is organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales and was first held in 1823. The show comprises an agricultural show, an amusement park and a fair. Credit: Zhu Hongye/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Sydney, Australia. 23rd Apr, 2019. Staff members demonstrate alpaca shearing to visitors during the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia, April 23, 2019. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual show held in Sydney over two weeks around Easter. It is organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales and was first held in 1823. The show comprises an agricultural show, an amusement park and a fair. Credit: Zhu Hongye/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Sydney, Australia. 23rd Apr, 2019. A boy hugs an alpaca during the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia, April 23, 2019. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual show held in Sydney over two weeks around Easter. It is organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales and was first held in 1823. The show comprises an agricultural show, an amusement park and a fair. Credit: Zhu Hongye/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Sydney, Australia. 23rd Apr, 2019. A girl plays with a pig during the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia, April 23, 2019. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual show held in Sydney over two weeks around Easter. It is organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales and was first held in 1823. The show comprises an agricultural show, an amusement park and a fair. Credit: Zhu Hongye/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 (190423) -- BUDAPEST, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Budapest, Hungary, April 16, 2019. Hungary is proud to be the first European country to sign an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with China over the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said. The BRI 'is very significant from the perspective of Europe, because it is Europe's interest to be able to build a good and effective cooperation with China,' Szijjarto told Xinhua in
 (190423) -- BUDAPEST, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Budapest, Hungary, April 16, 2019. Hungary is proud to be the first European country to sign an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with China over the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said. The BRI 'is very significant from the perspective of Europe, because it is Europe's interest to be able to build a good and effective cooperation with China,' Szijjarto told Xinhua in
 Dunhuang, China's Gansu Province. 23rd Apr, 2019. Jack Ma, chairman of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, gives a keynote speech during the China Green Companies Summit 2019 in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 23, 2019. The summit was held from April 22 to 23 in Dunhuang. Credit: Fan Peishen/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Dunhuang, China's Gansu Province. 23rd Apr, 2019. Jack Ma, chairman of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, gives a keynote speech during the China Green Companies Summit 2019 in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 23, 2019. The summit was held from April 22 to 23 in Dunhuang. Credit: Fan Peishen/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Dunhuang, China's Gansu Province. 22nd Apr, 2019. Participants are seen during the China Green Companies Summit 2019 in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 22, 2019. The summit was held from April 22 to 23 in Dunhuang. Credit: Fan Peishen/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Dunhuang. 23rd Apr, 2019. Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows a participant giving a speech during the China Green Companies Summit 2019 in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. The summit was held from April 22 to 23 in Dunhuang. Credit: Fan Peishen/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows Media Working Area of the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li He)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A journalist tries virtual reality devices at the VR Interactive Area of the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li He)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A journalist tries virtual reality devices at the VR Interactive Area of the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Facial-recognition lockers are seen in the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A staff member prepares a laptop at the Media Working Area of the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Staff members walk pass the Information Desk of the Media Service Area in the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li He)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows the Information Desk of the Media Service Area in the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows Media Working Area of the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A woman views touch screens in the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li He)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A staff member prepares a laptop at the Media Working Area of the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Inheritors of intangible cultural heritage demonstrate handicraft art at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Interactive Area of the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinh
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Staff members prepare materials to be displayed at the Cultural Exhibition Area of the Media Center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on April 23, 2019. The media center started trial operation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing Tuesday. More than 4,100 journalists, including 1,600 from overseas, have registered to cover the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li He)
 Doha, Qatar. 23rd Apr, 2019. Kora Ayaka of Japan reacts during the victory ceremony of the women's long jump final during 23rd Asian Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium in in Doha, capital of Qatar, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo) Credit: Wu Huiwo/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Doha, Qatar. 23rd Apr, 2019. Lu Minjia of China reacts during the victory ceremony of the women's long jump final during 23rd Asian Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium in in Doha, capital of Qatar, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo) Credit: Wu Huiwo/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Doha, Qatar. 23rd Apr, 2019. Lu Minjia(L) of China shakes hands with Yue Ya Xin of Chinese Hong Kong during the victory ceremony of the women's long jump final during 23rd Asian Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium in in Doha, capital of Qatar, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo) Credit: Wu Huiwo/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Doha, Qatar. 23rd Apr, 2019. Yue Ya Xin of Chinese Hong Kong reacts during the victory ceremony of the women's long jump final during 23rd Asian Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium in in Doha, capital of Qatar, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo) Credit: Wu Huiwo/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 Doha, Qatar. 23rd Apr, 2019. Lu Minjia of China reacts during the victory ceremony of the women's long jump final during 23rd Asian Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium in in Doha, capital of Qatar, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo) Credit: Wu Huiwo/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the 10th session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of a leading group overseeing Hainan's comprehensive reform and opening-up, presides over a meeting of the group in Beijing, capital of China, April 22, 2019. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
 (190423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Keqiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks at a State Council meeting on clean governance in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2019. Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting. Zhao Leji, secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, a
 (190423) -- XI'AN, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Bahman Mohammad Teymouri (L) of Iran competes with Parveen Rana of India during the 79KG match at 2019 Asian Wrestling Championship in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
 (190423) -- XI'AN, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Bahman Mohammad Teymouri(L) of Iran competes with Parveen Rana of India during the 79KG match at 2019 Asian Wrestling Championship in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
 (190423) -- XI'AN, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Bahman Mohammad Teymouri (Top) of Iran competes with Parveen Rana of India during the 79KG match at 2019 Asian Wrestling Championship in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
 (190423) -- XI'AN, April 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Bahman Mohammad Teymouri(L) of Iran competes with Parveen Rana of India during the 79KG match at 2019 Asian Wrestling Championship in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on April 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
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