Hours after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea launched another missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai said Washington "should be doing much more than now", so that there's real, effective international cooperation on the Korean Peninsula issue

A nurse from China draws blood as part of an examination of a boy on the Peace Ark on Sept 21,2017Sierra Leone is the second destination for Peace Ark in its "Harmonious Mission 2017" tour

Medical personnel began examining and treating local residents immediately, Xinhua News Agency reportedIt carries a total of 115 doctors and nurses, most of them from the People Liberation Army's Naval Medical University and Navy General HospitalEach day hundreds of Sierra Leone residents line up outside Peace Ark waiting for their turn to be diagnosed by Chinese doctors, the report said, noting that at least 2,000 residents would receive medical services during the ship's eight-day stay in Freetown

The Peace Ark left a naval port in China's Zhejiang province on July 26 to carry out its 155-day goodwill missionIt docked in Djibouti from August 23 to 31 and treated thousands of locals, Xinhua said, and made stops in Spain and Sri Lanka for resupply

One of the world's largest hospital ships, the Peace Ark is 178 meters long

Since it was commissioned in 2008, the vessel has visited 31 countries, providing free medical services to tens of thousands of peopleThe Belt and Road Initiative, put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, is aimed at building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road through concerted efforts of all related countries to benefit all participants by promoting unimpeded trade, financial integration, infrastructure inter-connectivity and closer people-to-people exchanges

The Singaporean leader will pay an official visit to China on Sept 19-21 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang"The Initiative will help foster closer cooperation among China and its neighboring countries as well as its trade partners in Europe, Asia and even Africa," he added

"We deem the Belt and Road Initiative as positive," Lee said Saturday in an interview with Xinhuanet, Xinhua's official website, noting that China's continuous economic growth has made China an increasingly larger and more important part in the international systemSINGAPORE -- Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that the Belt and Road Initiative of China is positive to the world since it can help further integrate China into regional and international economic systems while boosting growth in other countries