Chinese officials detain individuals who they suspect of having made illegal alterations to the building in Changsha and claim that surveyors falsified a safety audit report.
The building, which housed a restaurant, a hotel, apartments and a cinema, caved in on Friday afternoon in Changsha city, Hunan province.
President Xi Jinping also says China remains “committed to respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries” and upholds “non-interference in internal affairs“.
China's gross domestic product expanded by 4.8 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, beating analysts' expectations for a 4.4 percent gain and picking up from 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter.
Chinese media coverage of the Ukraine crisis resembles Russian media, accusing the US and its Western allies of triggering Moscow’s offensive on Kiev.
“China has all along respected Afghanistan’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and is committed to supporting Afghanistan’s peaceful and stable development," Chinese leader says at a regional conference.
While no cause has yet been determined for the crash, online tracking data showed the jet rapidly dropped from an altitude of about 8,900 to 2,400 metres in just over a minute.
The new rules aim to improve efficiency in the supervision of military equipment purchase contracts and ensure good quality equipment is delivered to the army, Xinhua news agency reports.
The flame has been extinguished on Beijing's Winter Paralympics, which was overshadowed by the conflict in Ukraine.
Beijing will make some gains from the conflict as its sanctions-hit ally Russia will need China for goods and equipment more than ever.
Paralympic organisers initially announced that Russians and Belarusians would be allowed to compete in Beijing, but reversed course one day before the opening.
China has usually chosen to be a lowkey player in different conflicts. In the Ukraine-Russia conflict, however, Beijing is walking a diplomatic tightrope.
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