Powell has stressed that he plans to serve his four-year term.
Pompeo said Trump had made the decision himself to withdraw after meetings on Wednesday at the White House in which he concluded the summit would not have a successful outcome.
President Xi Jinping holds a grand ceremony to welcome US President Donald Trump at the square outside the East Gate of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. XU JINGXING / CHINA DAILY
Positive efforts are needed to stabilize global economy, growth, says ministry
President Xi Jinping greets his Tajikistani counterpart, Emomali Rahmon, at a welcoming ceremony on Thursday outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. WU ZHIYI / CHINA DAILY
Premier Li Keqiang underscored the importance of greater strides in reform and opening-up and more steps to improve the business environment in rejuvenating the country's northeastern rust belt on Monday.
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Porsche has seen a sales drop in China like all carmakers due to the novel coronavirus, and a senior executive at the German premium carmaker expects the epidemic's impact to linger on to May.
President Xi Jinping announced in early November that China would launch a science and technology innovation board at the Shanghai Stock Exchange and pilot a registration system for listed companies. Regulations for the new board were released on March 1 and took effect immediately. Companies that have not reported profit yet are allowed to list on the new board as long as they meet one of the five sets of financial indicators.
President Xi Jinping meets with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo/Xinhua]
Premier Li Keqiang also held talks with his Kazakh counterpart, Sagintayev, before they witnessed the signing of a number of cooperative documents covering areas such as digital economy and customs clearance.