Recent drills by the Chinese navy are routine and not connected to tension over the South China Sea, the country's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, calling for people to view the exercises in a "rational" way.
A Chinese military spokesman said Wednesday that Mike Mullen, chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, will visit China from July 9 to 13.
China's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that a recent visit by an Indian military delegation had been successful and would benefit relations after a freeze in ties last year over a visa row.
He Guoqiang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), will pay official goodwill visits to France, Poland, Serbia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran from July 2 to 16.
President Hu Jintao held talks with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir in Beijing on Wednesday morning.
China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their surrounding waters, a Chinese official said Wednesday.
China and Russia held a meeting on labor service cooperation Tuesday, signaling the launch of the bilateral labor cooperation mechanism.
China and Germany issued a joint press communique following the first round of China-Gernmany inter-governmental consultation on Tuesday and agreed to lift their strategic partnership to a new high.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Beijing Wednesday after official visits to Hungary, Britain and Germany.
Bilateral trade and investment involving China and Germany will continue to rise as both governments strengthen their efforts to build better economic ties, said Sun Yongfu, director of the department of European affairs at the Ministry of Commerce.
Visiting Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday that the unprecedented China-Germany inter-government consultations he took part in injected energy into the further development of bilateral ties, which could benefit both countries and the world at large.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has developed its first online military game to improve combat skills and technological awareness.