China is willing to further align the Belt and Road Initiative with Tonga's development strategy and further enhance pragmatic cooperation with Tonga in various areas, Premier Li Keqiang said.Li made the remarks Thursday when meeting with Tonga's King Tupou VI in Beijing. The king is on a nine-day state visit to China starting from Thursday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.Noting that this year marks the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Tonga, Li said that China is willing to further deepen people-to-people exchanges between the two countries and lift bilateral relations to new heights, adding that China supports Tonga's major construction programs in infrastructure and improving people's livelihood.China is willing to carry out communication with Tonga in the area of agricultural technology, and welcomes Tonga's agricultural and fishery products to China, Li said.During the talks, Li also expressed his condolences to Tonga as the country has recently suffered from a severe hurricane. He said he hopes the people of Tonga can work to overcome difficulties and reconstruct their homes, reiterating that China is willing to provide help within its capacity.King Tupou VI said that Tonga has been firmly supporting the One China policy, while the country's relations with China have shown healthy and stable development in the past 20 years. He said Tonga is willing to further deepen political trust with China. He also said Tonga is ready to expand economic and trade cooperation with China and enhance bilateral cooperation in areas of education, infrastructure, agriculture and food. custom rubber braceletscustomized rubber braceletsembossed printed wristbandcustom bracelets canadarubber bracelets amazon
BEIJING - Distinguishing tumor cells from normal cells can be a daunting challenge for surgeons during cancer surgeries. Failing to locate and remove all cancerous tissue during the operation often means a recurrence of the disease and another round of invasive surgery.Chinese scientists have reported they are developing a new technology to aid the precise diagnosis and effective intervention in cancer treatment.A research team led by Zhang Zhongping from Hefei Institute of Physical Science under Chinese Academy of Sciences has combined spherical nucleic acids with exquisitely engineered molecular beacons, dubbed SNAB technology, to identifying tumor cells from normal cells based on the hallmark of cancer -- the uncontrollable growth.Their findings were published in the chemistry journal ACSNANO in late March.The uncontrollable growth of tumor cells needs catalysis of telomerase, a special enzyme. Through catalysis, the SNAB technology can add fluorescent dye into tumor cells and make them luminous with red signals.The technology has proved its abilities in distinguishing multiple kinds of tumor cells from normal cells and achieves tumor cell detection across multiple platforms, ranging from solution-based assay, to single cell imaging and in vivo solid tumor imaging.If put into clinical trials, the technology could guide surgeons to precisely locate and remove tumors to help to lower the recurrence and death rate of cancer, according to Zhang."We envision the SNAB technology will impact cancer diagnosis, therapeutic response assessment, and image-guided surgery, " Zhang said.
