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LONDON - Chinese cue maestro Ding Junhui might not have had a great season, but all of China and millions of neutral observers around the globe hope to see him go one better than last year and become Asia's first world snooker champion. The 30-year-old, who lost to Mark Selby in the 2016 final, begins his campaign against 19-year-old compatriot Zhou Yuelong on Monday. The championship kicks off on Saturday in what is the 40th year of the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield hosting the sport'...

2017-04-16

Editor's note: President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road initiative aims to create a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes. Since then, more than 100 countries and international organizations have backed the initiative, with more than 40 signing cooperation agreements with China. In May, China will host a Belt and Road fo...

2017-04-16