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Xinhua China-related world news summary at 0900 GMT, July 18

Xinhua, July 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

International law cannot help solve complicated political issues such as disputes over the South China Sea, said Professor Zheng Yongnian, director of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

"On the contrary, such disputes can only be negotiated based on the strong political will from the respective governments involved," Zheng stated. (Singapore-South China Sea)

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ENTEBBE -- China on Saturday evacuated some of its embassy staff and some citizens trapped in the recent fighting in South Sudanese capital, Juba.

Major General Su Guanghui, acting director of the Peacekeeping Affairs Office of the Chinese Defense Ministry, and his delegation who arrived Saturday morning in Juba evacuated 17 embassy staff, 12 members of the Chinese medical team and 20 people from Chinese companies. (Uganda-South Sudan )

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MANILA -- A new Asia Development Bank (ADB) report said Monday China is "on track to meet earlier growth projections" of 6.5 percent for 2016 and 6.3 percent for 2017 despite weak global prospects and Brexit.

In East Asia, growth forecasts are unchanged at 5.7 percent in 2016 and 5.6 percent in 2017, with China, the world's second largest economy, on track to meet projected growth of 6.5 percent in 2016 and 6.3 percent in 2017, the Manila-based bank said in a statement. (Philippiines-ADB-China)

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AMMAN -- Jordan on Sunday stressed its keenness to boost cooperation with China in the field of media, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

The remarks were made by Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani at a meeting in Amman with a delegation from the All-China Journalists Association. (Jordan-China-Media) Endi