President Xi Jinping underlined the importance of ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.

Broader and deeper cooperation between China and Russia will bring prosperity and stability to the region and the world, analysts said as Premier Li Keqiang returned to Beijing on Thursday after an official visit to Russia. That is especially so given the challenges of the current international economic and political situation, they said.

China did not immediately use the latest United States interest rate cut as an opportunity to ease domestic monetary policy as the current rate level is adequate and liquidity ample following a recent injection of funds, analysts said.