BEIJING - China has lodged solemn representations with the United States over a Taiwan-related bill, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday.The US Senate on Wednesday passed the Taiwan Travel Act, which aims to encourage high-level visit exchange between the United States and Taiwan. The US House of Representatives also passed the bill in January.Spokesperson Hua Chunying told a routine news briefing that although some of the act's clauses are not legally binding, it seriously violates the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques.China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly against the act and has lodged solemn representations with the US side, said Hua.She said the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-US ties.We urge the United States to adhere to its commitment to the one-China policy and the three Sino-US joint communiques, stop official contacts with Taiwan, and prudently and properly handle Taiwan-related issues in order to avoid damage to China-US ties, Hua said. 80s rubber braceletsrubber wristbands australiarubber braceletsrubber band bracelet makeranimal shaped bracelets rubber
A trainer encourages his dog to leap through a ring of fire at the People's Liberation Army's dog training center in Beijing. [Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily] BEIJING - China's 2018 military recruitment will run from Aug 1 to Sept 30, focusing on recruiting people with a higher educational background, according to a national conscription teleconference on Friday. The Ministry of National Defense has told recruiters to take in more graduates and freshmen. In municipalities, provincial capitals and regions where higher learning institutions are concentrated, only young people with a high school or higher education background will be accepted. The military will only recruit female soldiers with high school or higher education background. Young people aged between 18 to 22 are eligible to join the military, with the maximum recruitment age for college graduates extended to 24. Applicants can enroll online via www.gfbzb.gov.cn.
