The Three Gorges Dam has experienced a significant rise in tourism since January, when approximately 65,000 people visited it during the Spring Festival holiday, up 260 percent year on year.

China strongly deplores and firmly opposes individual countries' flagrant slandering against the national security law for Hong Kong and interference in the rule of law in the Hong Kong SAR, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

China shares “panda culture” with the world.

The member states should join hands to explore the potential of digitalization in various fields, and promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, said the statement.

The Chinese president called for enhancing the connection of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation with the development strategies of various countries as well as regional cooperation initiatives.

Some new tourism modalities including "graduation tours", "study tours" and "textbook tours" have rolled out this year to drive the industry to further recover and stimulate consumption potential.

Driven by pro-consumption policies and the accelerated release of service consumption, consumption is expected to maintain moderate recovery.

Yellen's long-awaited visit comes as China-U.S. economic ties remain plagued by broader geopolitical tensions and disputes in multiple areas, such as semiconductor technology, supply chains and debt issues, raising hopes that her visit may help settle some of the differences.

Chinese authorities have pledged to elevate the reliability of products, a major quality metric, in key manufacturing sectors to enhance national strength in manufacturing, according to a guideline made public on Monday.