Cuba: Xi Congratulates Diaz-Canel on Re-Election – Biden Claims Cuban Elections “An Illusion”! (21.4.2023)

In his message, Xi said that currently, China-Cuba relations are running at a high level with new progress continuously made.

Xi added that Diaz-Canel’s state visit to China last November was a complete success, during which he and Diaz-Canel reached important consensus on continuously deepening the special and friendly relations between China and Cuba in the new era.

Xi further said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Cuba relations, and is willing to maintain close communication with Diaz-Canel and continue to strengthen political guidance for the relations between the two parties and the two countries in joint efforts to build a China-Cuba community with a shared future.

Yanji in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture Witnesses Spark of Coffee Trend! (6.4.2023)

In 2022, Li Xiangying and her husband opened a cafe with characteristics of the Korean ethnic group in her hometown Yanji. Combining local specialty apple pears and folk customs of the Korean ethnic group with coffee, they promote native folk culture to tourists through coffee while enriching the coffee culture in Yanji. The northeastern border city of Yanji in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has witnessed a spark of coffee trend as over 540 coffee shops are registered in the 680,000 dwellers city in recent years. According to the data from Meituan Waimai, a major food delivery platform in China, Yanji ranked first in coffee consumption among counties (including county-level cities) in China from January to February this year. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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