Xi’s First Overseas Trip since Re-election

Xis First Overseas Trip since Re-election

July 19， Abu Dhabi， UAE： Chinese President Xi Jinping， his wife Peng Liyuan and the United Arab Emirates （UAE） Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum pose for the media. Xi kicked off his state visit to the UAE the same day， the first by a Chinese head of state to the country in 29 years.

Xi noted that the UAE was the first stop of this overseas trip as well as the first country he visited since his re-election as president of the Peoples Republic of China. This shows that China attaches great importance to its relationship with the UAE， he stressed.

After departing from the UAE， Xi paid state visits to Senegal， Rwanda and South Africa， attended the 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg and visited Mauritius during a stopover.

Bracing for Peak Flow

July 14， Yichang City， Hubei Province： Floodwaters gush out of the Three Gorges Dam， a massive hydroelectric project on the Yangtze River.

After a period of continuous rainfall， the second flood peak of the Yangtze River this year formed in its upper reaches. To brace for the flood peak， the Three Gorges Reservoir opened seven flood discharge holes， the most since 2012， to increase its discharge volume. According to statistics， peak flow at the Three Gorges Reservoir that day reached 60，000 cubic meters per second， beating the record set earlier this year. The flood peak eventually retreated， making the river navigable again.

International Youth Dance Festival

July 21， Macao： Dancers perform during a parade of the International Youth Dance Festival 2018.

From July 21 to 26， the city became a huge dance floor. Themed around the Belt and Road Initiative， the festival attracted more than 550 young dancers from a total of 27 teams from the Chinese mainland， Macao and foreign countries along the Belt and Road routes.

Using the art of dance， the festival aimed to promote cultural and people-to-people exchange among the Belt and Road countries with an eye on young people along the routes working together to build a beautiful future.

The festival， launched in 1987， is held once every two years by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau of Macao.

Sprinting Gold

July 14， London， United Kingdom： Chinese sprinter Xie Zhenye powers to victory in the mens 200-meter event at the inaugural Athletics World Cup.

The 24-year-old clocked 20.25 seconds to win the top prize， Chinas first gold at the event， beating South Africas Luxolo Adams （20.45 seconds） and American Ameer Webb （20.51 seconds）， adding fuel to Chinese sprinting fever after Chinese star sprinter Su Bingtian tied the Asian mens 100-meter record（9.91 seconds） last month.