"China's Air Force dealt with it in accordance with laws and regulations. The Chinese pilots' maneuvers are legal, necessary and professional."

Ren Guoqiang, Defense Ministry spokesman, said in a statement on July 24. China urged the United States to immediately stop its "unsafe, unprofessional and unfriendly dangerous military activity" after a US Navy surveillance plane flew over the East China Sea.

"Perhaps one of the most important aspects of the NDB's strategy is its focus on sustainable infrastructure development."

Sergio G. Suchodolski, the New Development Bank's director-general of strategy and partnerships, said during his address to the 2017 BRICS Youth Forum in Beijing on July 25.

"It wasn't a big surprise for me, as I have been improving my results step by step through tough training overseas. It was just a lot of hard work that paid off."

Xu Jiayu, China's first men's 100-meter backstroke world championship gold after clocking 52.44 sec in the final of the sprint event, on July 25 in Budapest, commenting on nation's ambitious program that sent the country's elite swimmers overseas to train under renowned foreign coaches.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 07/28/2017 page2)