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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping urges all-out efforts to search and rescue people after two excursion boats sank in southwest China /more/

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for all-out efforts to search for and rescue people in the water and treat all those injured after two sightseeing boats sank in southwest China’s Guizhou Province.

    The incident occurred on the Liuchong River in Qianxi County City at around 4:40 p.m. on May 4, leaving three people dead and 14 missing. A total of 60 people were hospitalized.

    Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, gave important instructions, calling for maximum efforts to carry out search and rescue work, properly handle issues related to the dead and provide support to their families.

    Stressing that several emergency incidents have occurred in various regions of the country in quick succession recently, resulting in deaths and injuries, the Chinese President called on local authorities and relevant departments to learn lessons from these tragedies, resolutely eradicate carelessness and strengthen the responsibility of all parties involved.

    Xi Jinping stressed the importance of strengthening security measures in tourist attractions, major public facilities, residential areas and passenger return routes during the International Labor Day holiday to curb the tendency of frequent serious accidents.

    In turn, Li Qiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, ordered that all efforts be directed to the search and rescue of missing persons, as well as to providing medical assistance to the injured. He stressed that, given the approaching end of the May Day holidays, local authorities must conduct comprehensive safety checks and eliminate potential risks at key facilities and in key areas in order to prevent and minimize the occurrence of various serious incidents.

    In accordance with the important instructions of Xi Jinping and the orders of Li Qiang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Guoqing led a team of responsible persons to the scene to lead the search and rescue work and eliminate the consequences of the incident. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The “Immortal Regiment” action took place in Beijing

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Beijing, May 5 /Xinhua/ — On Saturday, the “Immortal Regiment” event was held in Beijing on the territory of the Russian Embassy in China, in which more than 1,200 people took part to remember their ancestors who participated in the Great Patriotic War.

    Chinese citizens also joined the event, honoring the memory of those who fought for peace and freedom for future generations. The participants of the event together created an atmosphere of unity and friendship, and representatives of the Moscow-Beijing volunteer movement presented models of Soviet military equipment to all those gathered.

    The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War, and the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.

    Let us recall that the “Immortal Regiment” is a public event that is held in Russia and a number of countries near and far abroad to perpetuate the memory of the participants and victims of the Great Patriotic War. The first “Immortal Regiment” event in its modern format took place on May 9, 2012 in Tomsk. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: 9 dead, 1 missing after 4 pleasure boats capsize in southwest China /detailed version-1/

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    GUIYANG, May 5 (Xinhua) — Nine people were killed and one was missing after four pleasure boats capsized on a river in Qianxi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province on Sunday, local authorities said.

    Four boats capsized due to sudden strong winds, leaving 84 people stranded in the river. The local emergency response service reported that nine people have died, 70 people have been taken to hospital for treatment, their lives are not in danger, and four people were not injured.

    Rescue work is currently ongoing. Guizhou provincial authorities have deployed about 500 personnel from relevant departments, including police, firefighters and medical personnel, to coordinate the rescue work. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Russian President V. Putin noted the strategic nature of relations between Russia and China

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Moscow, May 4 /Xinhua/ — Russian President Vladimir Putin called the relations between Russia and China strategic. He told a journalist about this on Sunday in the documentary film “Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 years.”

    According to the President, Russia and China should build good relations so that this becomes a good factor for development for both countries.

    “And so gradually, brick by brick, we did not build a new Chinese wall, but we built such a common foundation for our relations,” said V. Putin. He emphasized that in today’s conditions, the partnership with China works especially effectively.

    The Russian leader also noted that the very existence of such relations between the Russian Federation and China ensures stability in the world. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Leopard Day celebrated in Russian Vladivostok

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Vladivostok, May 4 (Xinhua) — The Leopard Day festival was held in Vladivostok, the capital of Russia’s Primorsky Krai, on Saturday. It was timed to coincide with International Leopard Day and was held as part of the Far Eastern Leopard Week campaign.

    The festival started at noon on the embankment of the Sports Harbor of Vladivostok. The program included the “Leopard Run”, a creative competition of Far Eastern leopard costumes “LeoDevitsa and LeoMolodets”, master classes, an exhibition of drawings, a fair, quizzes and a concert with the participation of creative groups from Primorye. All these events attracted a large number of local residents and tourists.

    More than 100 people took part in the traditional costumed “Leopard Run”. They had to run a distance of 1.5 km with a mandatory condition – the presence of leopard attributes or a costume. Before the race, the participants were offered to do face painting.

    Other festival-goers bought souvenirs from local artisans, took part in a lottery, and watched performances by creative groups. Children drew leopards with crayons and answered quiz questions.

    The festival was organized by the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Land of the Leopard” – the directorate of reserves and the national park of the same name, on the territory of which the main part of the world population of the Far Eastern leopard lives. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Breaking: Israel begins mass call-up of reservists to expand Gaza offensive – IDF Chief of Staff

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    Xinhua | 05. 05. 2025

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    JERUSALEM, May 4 (Xinhua) — Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of General Staff Eyal Zamir said Sunday that “tens of thousands” of draft notices have been issued to reservists to expand the offensive in the Gaza Strip. –0–

    Source: Xinhua

    Breaking: Israel begins mass call-up of reservists to expand Gaza offensive – IDF Chief of Staff Breaking: Israel begins mass call-up of reservists to expand Gaza offensive – IDF Chief of Staff

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Israeli army calls up tens of thousands of reservists to expand Gaza offensive

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    JERUSALEM, May 4 (Xinhua) — Israel’s military has begun issuing “tens of thousands” of draft notices to reservists to expand its offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said Sunday during a visit to a naval base, vowing to step up pressure on the Palestinian Hamas movement to free hostages.

    “This week we are issuing tens of thousands of draft notices to our reservists to strengthen and expand operations in Gaza,” said E. Zamir. “We are increasing the pressure to bring our hostages home and defeat Hamas.”

    He added that as part of the expanded offensive, the army would operate in “additional territories” of the enclave and destroy “all military infrastructure.”

    E. Zamir said that reservists will also be sent to other areas, including the northern border with Lebanon and Syria, as well as the occupied West Bank.

    Earlier over the weekend, Israeli forces struck more than 100 targets in the Gaza Strip, including militant cells, underground infrastructure and military camps, the IDF said.

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partners have vowed to continue the war until Hamas is completely defeated, despite growing pressure from the Israeli public for a ceasefire to free the 59 hostages Israel says are still being held in the Gaza Strip.

    In March, Israel ended a two-month truce with Hamas and resumed air and ground fighting. More than 52,000 Palestinians have been killed since the Israeli offensive began in October 2023, according to Gaza health authorities. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Explosion and fire in residential building in Moscow, two dead

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Moscow, May 4 (Xinhua) — An explosion followed by a fire rocked a residential building in southwestern Moscow on Sunday evening, killing two people and injuring several others, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported.

    Earlier, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the city of Moscow announced that a fire had started on the ninth floor of a residential building. Two apartments caught fire, and the floors between the eighth and ninth floors collapsed.

    Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram that the causes of the explosion are being established. “Fire and rescue units, city services, and doctors are working quickly at the scene,” he wrote. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s gold output up 1.49% in Q1 2025

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) — The country’s gold production totaled 87.24 tons in the first quarter of 2025, up 1.49 percent from the same period last year, according to the China Society of Gold Miners (CSGM).

    In the first three months, China’s gold consumption volume was 290.49 tons, down 5.96 percent from a year earlier.

    In particular, consumption of gold jewelry in the Chinese market fell by 26.85 percent year-on-year to 134.53 tons, while consumption of gold bars and coins increased by 29.81 percent year-on-year to 138.02 tons.

    China’s gold consumption in industrial production and other sectors fell 3.84 percent year-on-year to 17.94 tons from January to March this year.

    Due to high gold prices, consumer demand for gold jewellery remained weak in the first quarter. The complex, unpredictable geopolitical situation and economic uncertainty have increased gold’s role as a hedge and store of value against inflation, leading to increased demand for gold bars and coins as investment assets, the KOZ said in a statement.

    In addition, during the reporting period, gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the Chinese market demonstrated strong growth rates, the KOZ added. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Increased 47.6% by End of March 2025

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    BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) — The number of charging infrastructure facilities in China increased 47.6 percent year-on-year by the end of March 2025, as the country continued to expand its new energy vehicle (NEV) charging network, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).

    At a recent press conference, Zhang Xing, a spokesman for the aforementioned department, said that the total number of charging infrastructure facilities across the country had reached nearly 13.75 million units by the end of March.

    He noted that this figure includes 3.9 million public NEV chargers and 9.85 million private chargers.

    At present, 38,000 charging devices have been installed in 98 percent of expressway service areas nationwide. All townships in the country’s 13 provincial-level regions have been covered by charging devices, raising the coverage rate of townships and townships to 76.91 percent.

    To strengthen the integration of NEVs with power grids, the SUE has jointly launched vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot programs in nine cities including Shanghai in eastern China and selected 30 bidirectional charging projects to test the pilot programs, Zhang Xing added. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: US Media: China Taught US a Lesson in Trade War

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    On April 25, the website of the American publication The Hill published an op-ed article stating that the US trade strategy of bullying China into submission with high tariffs is failing at an alarming rate. China has taught Trump a harsh lesson on trade issues. Far from shaking China, the trade war has awakened a new sense of national duty.

    Screenshot of an article from the American The Hill

    The author of the article suggests that the United States’ ignorance of China’s history, culture and economic advantages, and even its underestimation of the fragility of the US economy itself, are forcing the US to pay a high price.

    After Trump re-assumed office, he reclaimed his iconic “tariff weapon” and announced tariff increases of up to 145% on imports from China in an attempt to force China to make concessions in trade talks.

    Anyone with even a passing knowledge of Chinese history, however, can foresee the US’s failure. The First Opium War in 1840 marked the beginning of China’s “hundred years of humiliation,” caused by the so-called “balance of trade deficit” dispute. At the time, Britain forced China to trade in opium to solve its trade deficit with China.

    The article also said that one of the reasons for the United States’ failure is that China is better able to withstand a trade war than the United States itself. The reason is quite simple: due to the constant economic pain caused by the trade war, the Chinese economy has become quite resilient and is ready to withstand challenges. China holds more than $750 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, enough to provide financial support to battered export manufacturing companies.

    The United States, by contrast, faces a more intractable supply chain problem than a shortage of funds. Once China’s exports to the United States are significantly reduced, the shelves of American Wal-Mart supermarkets will quickly become empty. American consumers will find that tens of thousands of items – from electronics to Christmas decorations – are either out of stock or have seen their prices skyrocket.

    What is even more ironic is that U.S. tariff policy has, in contrast, provided China with a strategic opportunity. China has long sought to reduce its dependence on exports and reduce demand for Western technology. The trade war provides China with a golden opportunity to accelerate its transformation.

    Moreover, Trump clearly underestimated China’s strategic patience.

    Faced with pressure from domestic retailers and consumers, Trump seems to have lost his head. He first abandoned his plan to impose a 145% tariff on Chinese electronics within 48 hours, then said tariffs on China would be significantly reduced, even claiming that “the two sides are negotiating every day.” In fact, there are no negotiations at all.

    The US economy relies heavily on Chinese-made goods. The complexity of the supply chain – from everyday items to industrial components – is not always compensated for by money. Especially as the Christmas shopping season approaches, retailers typically confirm bulk orders in early June. If the threat of 145% tariffs persists, retailers will be afraid to place orders, and shortages of Christmas lights, toys and other goods will become inevitable. American media have begun predicting that “Trump Stole Christmas” will make headlines.

    The article concludes that the U.S. trade war is driven by historical ignorance and economic shortsightedness, and that the U.S. is paying a high price for it. Critics say the Trump administration is “learning from mistakes in real time,” but the cost of this class will be shared by American consumers and manufacturing companies. And it will be a costly lesson.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Jiabang Rice Terraces: A Display of Farming Culture and Ethnic Costumes

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    On April 26, 2025, the “Opening the Gate to Rice Planting” ceremony and the first fashion show using the terraced fields as a runway were held in the Jiabang Rice Terraces in Congjiang County, Guizhou Province. Through the “Opening the Gate to Rice Planting” spring plowing ceremony, traditional farming culture demonstration, rice terrace fashion show and other activities, the agricultural heritage of the region and the national colors expressed in local costumes were presented.

    Photo by Xinhua News Agency correspondent Yang Wenbin

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s SAIC Motor signs deal for joint electric vehicle brand with Huawei

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    SHANGHAI, May 4 (Xinhua) — Shanghai-based Chinese automaker SAIC Motor on Thursday signed an agreement to set up a plant to produce vehicles and auxiliary battery units for its new electric vehicle (EV) brand, developed jointly with telecom giant Huawei, in the Lingang New Area of China’s Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ).

    According to SAIC Motor, the plant’s production capacity at the initial stage of the project will be about 250,000 vehicles per year.

    The move follows a partnership formed earlier this year between SAIC Motor and Huawei. In February this year, the two companies signed an in-depth cooperation agreement to jointly launch the SAIC Shangjie brand.

    Tech giant Huawei is already collaborating with four other EV brands, namely AITO, Luxeed, Stelato and Maextro, under its Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA). Tech support from Huawei, such as adaptive driver assistance and AI cockpit solutions, has given new impetus to partner automakers.

    SAIC Shangjie brand products will be equipped with Huawei’s intelligent mobility solutions, said Zhu Yong, head of SAIC ShangJie, adding that the intelligent electric vehicles will target the mid- to high-end market, with customers mainly including household consumers and young office workers.

    The first model under this brand is a mainstream SUV priced at around 200,000 /around $27,800/, which is expected to hit the market this fall. The SUV will be available in two versions: a pure electric version and an extended range version. The pure electric model will have a range of over 600 km on a full charge.

    By joining the HIMA family, SAIC Shangjie brand will help further lower the price range of cars co-developed with Huawei to 200,000 yuan to better tap the vast market, Zhu Yong said.

    SAIC Shangjie’s project is expected to increase the scale of the already leading new energy vehicle (NEV) industry in Lingang New Area, home to Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory, to 300 billion yuan, said Li Xiangcun, an official with the Lingang New Area Administrative Committee.

    Currently, there are more than 200 automobile-related companies in the Lingang New Area, forming an ecosystem covering automobile production, research, development and testing. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI China: Wang Liqin has big shoes to fill as Chinese table tennis chief

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Wang Liqin has stepped into one of the most challenging roles in sports as the new head of Chinese table tennis – just three days after Brazil’s Hugo Calderano stunned the world by winning the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup in Macao – a rare feat in a sport long dominated by China. His appointment also comes less than a month before the World Championships begin in Qatar.

    Wang replaces 49-year-old Liu Guoliang, who resigned on April 23 after a legendary career as a player, coach and administrator. Wang, 46, faces the task of maintaining China’s dominance in a sport where international challengers are gaining ground.

    “It is a tremendous responsibility to take over as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA),” said Wang, a two-time Olympic gold medalist whose second gold came under Liu’s coaching. “I feel both excited and anxious.”

    Since retiring from competition in 2014, Wang has risen steadily through the ranks as a sports official in Shanghai. He credits much of his success to Liu.

    “It was coach Liu who guided me to fulfill my dreams as an athlete,” Wang said. “Since becoming a sports official, I’ve always sought his advice. He holds the key to Chinese dominance in this game.”

    Acknowledging that Liu is irreplaceable, Wang said his top priority is preparation.

    “The immediate task is the World Championships in Doha, and the long-term goal is the Los Angeles Olympics,” he said.

    Calderano, who became the first Brazilian and Pan-American player to win the World Cup last month, now leads the global challenge to China. China, meanwhile, is sending a young team to Doha – one without reigning Olympic champions Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, and Chen Meng.

    Wang has been overseeing a 15-day closed-door training camp for the team at the Chengdu Table Tennis School – the same training ground where China began its gold-medal sweep at the Paris Olympics.

    Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin, China’s top two men’s players, both fell to Calderano in the World Cup and are now looking for redemption. On the women’s side, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu continue to lead a squad considered stronger than the rest of the field.

    “The Doha worlds will be Wang Liqin’s first test,” said CCTV commentator Li Wujun. “Any missteps or near misses will be blamed on poor timing of the leadership transition.”

    Liu cited a desire for a smooth transition and more time with family as reasons for stepping down. “I resigned at the right time to give the new CTTA leadership a full cycle to prepare for the LA Games,” he said.

    However, Chinese social media has questioned whether Liu’s international responsibilities – as vice president of the ITTF and chair of the World Table Tennis board – conflicted with his role as CTTA president. Others pointed to increasing “toxic fandom” under his tenure.

    One of the most controversial moments came during the all-Chinese women’s final at the Paris Olympics, when Chen Meng was booed and attacked online while Sun Yingsha was vocally supported both in the arena and on social media.

    Chinese table tennis received a boost on April 9, when the International Olympic Committee added a mixed team event to the 2028 Olympics. The IOC also replaced the men’s and women’s team events with men’s and women’s doubles, bringing the total number of events at LA28 to six.

    “It’s great news for the table tennis world,” said Wang. “But the reshuffling of the LA table tennis program means we’ll need new strategies for six events.”

    On the day of Wang’s election, Liu patted him on the arm and said half-jokingly, “We swept the board in Paris. Now it’s your turn.”

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  • MIL-OSI China: Trump to impose 100% tariff on all movies ‘produced in foreign lands’

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is authorizing to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands.”

    In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death.”

    “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated,” Trump said in the post, calling the situation “a National Security threat.”

    “Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” he added. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Press conference held to release white paper on human rights in Xizang

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Press conference held to release white paper on human rights in Xizang

    Xinhua | March 28, 2025

    A press conference was held Friday in Lhasa, capital city of China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, for the release of a white paper on the progress of human rights in Xizang.

    The document, titled “Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era,” was released by the State Council Information Office.

    The event introduced the all-round progress and historic achievements of the human rights cause in Xizang in the new era.

    “Today is the Serfs’ Emancipation Day. Sixty-six years ago, Xizang launched the democratic reform, and about one million serfs were emancipated from feudal serfdom, marking a landmark chapter in the history of both human civilization and the global progress of human rights,” said Gama Cedain, chairman of the regional government of Xizang, at the press conference.

    Reflecting on the development of human rights in Xizang over the past six decades, especially since the 18th Communist Party of China National Congress in 2012, Gama Cedain said that the Party’s leadership has provided a fundamental guarantee for lasting stability and high-quality development in the region.

    He noted that people of all ethnic groups in Xizang have made historic achievements in their rights to subsistence and development.

    Officials attending the press conference responded to domestic and foreign journalists’ questions concerning topics such as Xizang’s experience in human rights development and progress, and whole-process people’s democracy.

    This year marks the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region.

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  • MIL-OSI China: SCIO organizes media trip to Xizang

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    SCIO organizes media trip to Xizang

    China SCIO | April 8, 2025

    The State Council Information Office (SCIO) invited journalists from Chinese and foreign media outlets to visit Xizang autonomous region from March 27 to 31 to learn about its development.

    During their visit, the journalists attended an SCIO press conference for the release of the white paper “Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era,” and visited the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, enterprises, schools, and villages in Lhasa and Nyingchi, to gain a deeper understanding of Xizang’s economic and social development.

    Journalists visit a day-care center for the elderly in Chengguan district, Lhasa, Xizang, March 27, 2025. [Photo by Xu Xiang/China SCIO]

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  • MIL-OSI China: Xinjiang reports over 44M tourist visits in Q1

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    Xinjiang reports over 44M tourist visits in Q1

    Xinhua | April 29, 2025

    This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Lai Yuning/Xinhua)

    China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region received a total of 44.63 million tourist visits in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, up 9.08 percent year on year, according to the regional culture and tourism department on Monday.

    During the period, local cultural and tourism authorities at all levels launched multiple initiatives to boost the cultural sector and the tourism market. Tourist spending reached 49.25 billion yuan (about 6.84 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 12.58 percent.

    More than 21,600 public cultural activities were held in Q1, benefiting over 8.24 million people. The 2025 Xinjiang Cultural Tourism Industry Trade Expo and the 6th Xinjiang Spring Tourism Expo held in March attracted over 2,000 exhibitors and 45,000 visitors, resulting in 3.65 billion yuan in signed contracts.

    In May, more than 200 cultural and tourism events will be held across Xinjiang. Nearly 300 promotional policies, including discounted or free entrance tickets and special offers on dining and accommodation, will be introduced to further stimulate consumption and boost market vitality, said Zhang Ruihua, an official with the regional culture and tourism department.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Shenzhou-19 return capsule touches down on Earth

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Shenzhou-19 return capsule touches down on Earth

    Xinhua | April 30, 2025

    Astronaut Song Lingdong is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 30, 2025. The three astronauts of the Shenzhou-19 crewed mission were all out of the return capsule on Wednesday afternoon, and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declared the mission a success. (Xinhua/Bei He)

    The three astronauts of the Shenzhou-19 crewed mission were all out of the return capsule on Wednesday afternoon, and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declared the mission a success.

    At 12:17 p.m. (Beijing Time), the Beijing Aerospace Control Center issued a return command through the ground station, and the orbital capsule of the Shenzhou-19 spaceship separated from the return capsule.

    Then the brake engine ignited, and the return capsule separated from the propulsion capsule. The return capsule touched down at 1:08 p.m. at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the CMSA said.

    By 2:02 p.m., the Shenzhou-19 crew had all left the return capsule. They had spent 183 days in orbit and are all in good health, the CMSA said.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Chinese astronauts back from six-month mission with record-setting space tasks

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    The return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship, carrying astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, touches down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 30, 2025. The three astronauts are all in good health condition, according to the China Manned Space Agency. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)

    The return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft landed smoothly Wednesday in the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declaring the mission a success.

    By 2:02 p.m., the Shenzhou-19 crew, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, had all left the return capsule. They had spent 183 days in orbit and are all in good health, the CMSA said.

    The mission set a world record for the longest single-time extravehicular activities (EVAs), and witnessed two historic milestones, namely, Commander Cai Xuzhe fulfilling the most EVA tasks to date in China and the nation’s first female flight engineer aboard the Tiangong space station.

    Cai has carried out five EVAs in two spaceflight missions, meaning he has completed more EVAs than any other Chinese astronaut.

    “Gazing at the beautiful blue planet countless times in space, I am constantly reminded that this is our shared home, one that we must all work together to protect,” said the 48-year-old mission commander, sitting in a chair in front of the capsule.

    Astronaut Cai Xuzhe is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

    Song Lingdong is the first post-90s Chinese astronaut to conduct EVAs.

    “We have transformed the dedication and hard work of all the researchers into fruitful scientific achievements,” said Song. “We are extremely proud of that.”

    Wang Haoze is China’s first female spaceflight engineer to enter the space station.

    “It feels wonderful to be home, to feel the solid ground beneath my feet once again,” said Wang. “I am now confident and capable of taking on even more challenging tasks in the future.”

    The Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship, launched in October 2024, separated from the space station combination at 4 a.m. After undocking from Tiangong, the spacecraft executed a fast return mode, said Mao Yongjun, an expert from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

    At 12:17 p.m. (Beijing Time), the Beijing Aerospace Control Center issued a return command through the ground station, and the orbital capsule of the Shenzhou-19 spaceship separated from the return capsule.

    Then the brake engine ignited, and the return capsule separated from the propulsion capsule. The return capsule touched down at 1:08 p.m. at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the CMSA said.

    The return of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship, originally scheduled for Tuesday, had been postponed due to unfavorable wind conditions at the Dongfeng landing site, according to the CMSA.

    This return mission featured two technological improvements. Helicopters and search vehicles were equipped with BDS-3 terminals, thus enhancing positioning accuracy and efficiency for ground recovery, Mao said.

    According to Mao, a laser meteorological radar was installed near the landing site to obtain detailed wind field data, boosting forecast accuracy from kilometers to within hundreds of meters.

    Astronaut Song Lingdong is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Bei He)

    LONGEST SPACEWALK

    During the mission, the Shenzhou-19 crew completed three EVAs, setting a world duration record of nine hours for single-time EVAs, said CMSA spokesperson Lin Xiqiang at a previous press conference.

    The crew successfully resolved an unexpected payload adapter jamming problem during their first EVA, ensuring the success of subsequent experiments, Lin said.

    China’s Feitian (“Flying in Space”) extravehicular suits have demonstrated exceptional reliability, having been used for 19 EVAs since the Shenzhou-12 mission, and the most frequently worn suit has been used 17 times, according to Lin.

    Lin said that the space station’s robotic arms, which can be connected and “crawl” on the exterior of the space cabins due to their unique designs, enable astronauts to access all EVA areas.

    Additionally, the coordination support system between space and ground has been refined to provide robust professional backing for EVA planning, real-time control, cross-system collaboration and emergency response.

    Astronaut Wang Haoze is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

    RECORD EXPERIMENTS

    The Shenzhou-19 crew accomplished multiple scientific firsts aboard the space station.

    For the first time globally, they achieved orbital preparation of spinor Bose-Einstein condensates using an all-optical trap, said Lin.

    In Tiangong, the crew established the world’s first space-based optical lattice platform for quantum simulations, with atomic temperatures cooled to tens of picokelvins, reaching an internationally leading level.

    The trio has successfully bred three generations of fruit flies in orbit, collecting over four terabytes of video data documenting their growth, sleep patterns, locomotor activity and reproductive behaviors.

    Upon return, researchers on the ground will analyze the samples brought back by Shenzhou-19 to study the effects of microgravity and a hypomagnetic field on living organisms.

    They have participated in 88 projects spanning space life science, microgravity, fundamental physics, space materials, space medicine, and new space technologies, achieving notable results, said Lin.

    The Shenzhou-19 mission generated over 102 samples of 13 types, which have been returned to Earth for in-depth analysis by scientists. These studies are expected to produce scientific outcomes in fundamental research, new materials, space radiation effects and hypomagnetic biological mechanisms.

    A CMSA video clip has revealed the Shenzhou-19 crew conducting an in-orbit trial of a specialized in-cabin robot — a pipeline inspection system. The astronauts constructed simulated pipelines of varying diameters to assess the robot’s mobility, successfully demonstrating its ability to navigate through pipes of different sizes.

    The pipeline inspection robot, featuring 23 degrees of freedom, draws biological inspiration from echinoderm animals like starfish and sea cucumbers, mimicking their tube feet with an innovative movement mechanism.

    Equipped with an intelligent control system, it processes real-time sensor data to precisely calculate its position and location, enabling navigation through the space station’s pipe network while maintaining operational safety in confined spaces.

    The crew’s work log recorded the human-machine collaborative experiment with an intelligent flying robot “Xiaohang” designed by the Harbin Institute of Technology.

    The voice-controlled intelligent robot can assist astronauts with multiple orbital operations, including taking photos, inspections, materials management and product state examination.

    During the mission, the Shenzhou-19 crew carried out tests using brainwave experiment device and the data will be used to investigate how gravity impacts the processing of visual motion information and to reveal the cognitive and neural mechanisms of human perception in microgravity.

    Last November, the three Chinese astronauts connected with some Bulgarian youth via video links, sharing their space exploration experiences and answering questions about their work and life aboard Tiangong.

    In December, an art exhibition themed “I Love My Motherland” took place simultaneously on the space station and in Beijing and Macao. This marked the fourth exhibition aboard Tiangong and the first to occur in both space and on Earth. The exhibition featured 75 artworks selected from over 20,000 submissions by Chinese teenagers. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Pilot FTZs in China’s coastal regions unwaveringly deepen opening up

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    As China marks the 10th anniversary of establishing three pilot free trade zones (FTZs) in its coastal regions, the country has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to deepening reform and advancing high-level opening up.

    Over the past decade, the pilot FTZs in Tianjin municipality and provinces of Guangdong and Fujian have yielded numerous achievements in institutional innovation, trade facilitation and industrial development.

    EXPERIMENTAL POLICIES

    In the Nansha area of the Guangdong pilot FTZ, citizens and tourists can hail a self-driving vehicle, which runs across the district populated by about a million residents.

    Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving technology developer, set up its research and development center in Nansha in 2017, the year after its establishment. At the time, China had yet to introduce policies on autonomous driving. With the pilot FTZ’s policies, Guangzhou chose to pioneer and experiment with drafting regulations, paving the way for the legalization of autonomous vehicle road testing.

    The policies of pilot FTZs have benefited both domestic and international businesses.

    In response to the needs of airlines and maintenance enterprises, authorities in the Tianjin pilot FTZ have tailored and introduced bonded maintenance policies, enabling aviation companies worldwide to enjoy more convenient services for both routine maintenance and passenger-to-cargo conversions in the pilot FTZ.

    Under the previous customs rules, aircraft conversions required prepayment of import duties and a deposit of approximately 10 million yuan (about 1.39 million U.S. dollars), which would be refunded about six months after the completion of the three-month conversion process. At the same time, maintenance companies had to lease warehouses in a bonded zone for parts storage.

    However, since 2019, the Tianjin pilot FTZ’s bonded maintenance initiative has removed the deposit requirement, enabling foreign aircraft to be serviced in this zone without upfront capital expenditure.

    This initiative saves the aircraft maintenance company Tianjin Haite Aircraft Engineering Co., Ltd. approximately 50,000 yuan a month in warehouse rental costs, as it can now store maintenance components in its own facility. “Our overseas revenue has soared from 2 million U.S. dollars in 2019 to 15.5 million U.S. dollars in 2025, thanks to the zone’s bonded maintenance policy,” said Li Han, the company’s deputy general manager.

    The Fujian pilot FTZ has also implemented multiple experimental policies to boost cross-border trade, including streamlining the administrative approval process, shortening the customs clearance period, and granting equal treatment to domestic and foreign enterprises.

    Taking customs clearance as an example, Fujian has offered one-stop customs clearance services for companies in the pilot FTZ areas, which allows them to apply for customs clearance without docking the vessels. The policy has reduced logistics costs by 28 percent and improved customs clearance efficiency by 30 percent on average.

    Zhongjing Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd., a polypropylene producer located in the Fuzhou area of the Fujian pilot FTZ, requires substantial production materials imported from overseas each year. Under the traditional customs declaration model, vessels must wait for the declaration and inspection of all cargo before unloading, incurring daily port stay-over costs of up to 360,000 yuan per vessel.

    The local customs authority conducted on-site research and tailored a “compartmentalized declaration and inspection upon unloading” supervision model. This has resulted in an average reduction of one day in the operational cycle for individual vessels.

    Huang Min, deputy general manager of the company, said the new customs measures have improved the efficiency of their raw material turnover by nearly 30 percent. “This is particularly crucial for bulk hazardous materials such as propane, which have high demands for storage and transportation timeliness.”

    The optimization of the customs clearance process ensures continuous operation of production lines. “This year, we plan to expand our production capacity and anticipate importing approximately 2.6 million tonnes of propane and other materials, with the new model expected to save us over 20 million yuan in port stay fees,” Huang said.

    DEEPENING OPENING UP

    “The three pilot FTZs have comprehensively deepened reform and led high-standard opening up with high-level modern industrial clusters,” Meng Huating, a commerce ministry official, told a press conference last week.

    The Guangdong pilot FTZ has seen its total trade volume surge from approximately 110 billion yuan in 2015 to around 740 billion yuan in 2024, achieving an average annual growth rate of over 24 percent. The Fujian pilot FTZ has 138,000 newly established enterprises, 8.8 times the number before its establishment. The official said that the Tianjin counterpart has attracted an average annual utilization of foreign investment exceeding 2 billion U.S. dollars, contributing more than 40 percent of the city’s total actual foreign investment while occupying just 1 percent of its land area.

    In the Qianhai and Shekou areas of the Guangdong pilot FTZ, authorities have been attracting more global talent as a move to drive deeper opening up.

    To solve their work and living problems, global professionals can visit the Qianhai International Talent Hub, a one-stop center offering 700 government and business services, including streamlined visa and work permit processing.

    The hub has also launched an “In Qianhai” online portal, which has provided employment information, business policies and other customized support for 48,000 people.

    To make financial activities more convenient, the Tianjin pilot FTZ has established over 3,000 Free Trade (FT) accounts to bolster cross-border trade and investment for domestic and international enterprises, with transaction volume surpassing 1.15 trillion yuan.

    Previously, companies needed to have multiple accounts and go through intricate processes — including currency conversion — to procure foreign goods. FT accounts now enable direct payments in Chinese currency, renminbi, and foreign currencies through a unified account, offering flexible financing solutions and competitive onshore-offshore exchange rates.

    Bank of China has customized financial products by integrating FT accounts with local specialized industries, such as leasing and shipping logistics, providing one-stop services like online freight settlement, asset trading and cross-border financing.

    “FT accounts streamline cross-border transactions, reduce costs and enhance returns for businesses,” said Sun Yong, vice president of the bank’s Tianjin branch.

    With a global eye, the Xiamen pilot FTZ area in Fujian has been facilitating more convenient trade by taking advantage of its coastal location with ports and shipping facilities.

    The area is endeavoring to build a hub connecting the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, while building an interconnected economic corridor. So far, 122 shipping routes named after the “Silk Road Maritime” have been opened, linking 46 countries and 145 ports.

    To date, China has set up 22 pilot FTZs. In 2024, they attracted 28.25 billion dollars of foreign direct investment in actual use, accounting for 24.3 percent of the country’s total, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

    China established its first pilot FTZ in Shanghai in 2013, with the major mission of trialing transformative reforms in government functions, the country’s financial system, trade services, foreign investment and taxation, and pilot policies that could later be applied across the country.

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  • MIL-OSI China: At 4,534 meters above sea level, they help monitor world climate change

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    In the early morning, Shi Kaihao struggles to run against the wind. The sharp breeze cuts through his clothes, but he is focused on his task: dragging a two-meter-diameter hydrogen balloon to the sky.

    Twice a day, with the help of his colleagues, he fills the balloon with hydrogen, hangs sensors that measure temperature, humidity, wind speed and other meteorological data at the bottom of the balloon, and releases it into the air.

    Shi, 28, works at the Tuotuohe Meteorological Station at an altitude of 4,534 meters, located at the source of the Yangtze River in the city of Golmud, northwest China’s Qinghai Province.

    This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a staff member inflating a weather balloon at the Tuotuohe Meteorological Station in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, March 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Linhai)

    Since its establishment in 1956, meteorologists have been stationed there, obtaining precious meteorological data and contributing to the climate observation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as “the roof of the world.”

    Releasing balloons in this high-altitude area is no easy feat, considering the oxygen content in the air is less than 60 percent of that at sea level and the maximum wind speed reaches 17 meters per second. Even in spring, temperatures remain far below freezing, and the thin air makes every movement exhausting.

    “Sometimes, some of our slighter colleagues get dragged by the wind while running to release the balloon, ending up thrown hard to the ground,” said Shi.

    In addition to upper-air meteorological observations, he and his colleagues carry out fieldwork including permafrost monitoring, temperature measurements and ecological surveys.

    This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a staff member adjusting a meteorological observation device at the Tuotuohe Meteorological Station in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, June 30, 2024. (Golmud’s meteorological bureau/Handout via Xinhua)

    Miao Peilin, head of the station, said the upper-air detection measurements contribute to global meteorological data exchange, providing a vital reference for studying worldwide weather patterns and climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

    “Despite various hardships, we know that our meteorological observation data is of great significance,” said Miao, 36.

    The station now has nine workers. Miao not only works with the team on daily weather monitoring tasks but also takes care of his colleagues, aged between 25 and 30. He said many young people struggle to adapt here, spending years in solitude.

    “After working here for a while, even traffic in the city feels scary,” he said.

    A staff member operates a meteorological observation device at the Tuotuohe Meteorological Station in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, March 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Qi Zhiyue)

    The station keeps a cat and this lively little companion brings joy to their otherwise quiet and routine-filled days.

    Over the decades, the station has witnessed enormous changes. Wang Shengcang, the observation center director of Golmud’s meteorological bureau, used to work in the station for 12 years, starting in 1993. Back then, before the railway line had been built, he and his colleagues had to hitch a lift on trucks to get to the station from the city proper. The trip took up to two days if it was snowy. Supplies were scarce, often little more than potatoes and cabbage.

    “A monthly letter from home became my meager comfort,” said Wang, now 54.

    The working conditions there have greatly improved, with makeshift facilities transformed into brick-and-mortar houses and dormitories with an oxygen supply.

    Staff members pose for a group photo at the Tuotuohe Meteorological Station in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, March 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Qi Zhiyue)

    Equipment upgrades have also enhanced meteorological data automation and accuracy. In 2023, the new BeiDou satellite-based navigation sounding system became operational, enabling real-time acquisition of second-level atmospheric data during the ascent, float and descent stages of weather balloons. This significantly enhances vertical atmospheric sounding capabilities and greatly improves meteorological support for disaster prevention and mitigation.

    Data from the Tuotuohe Meteorological Station shows that over the past 30 years, the average annual temperature in the area has risen by 1.1 degrees Celsius, annual precipitation has increased by 13.8 percent, and the number of sandstorm days has decreased from an average of 11.1 days per year to 5 days compared with the 1971-2000 period.

    Zhang Chengxiang, head of Golmud’s meteorological bureau, said that rising temperatures and increased precipitation confirmed the warming and humidification trend of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. At the same time, the decrease in sandstorms and strong winds is attributed to ecological conservation efforts such as desert control and grassland restoration in nearby regions like the Sanjiangyuan, an area that contains the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers.

    “The data serves as strong evidence of climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and provides important references for permafrost research and ecological management on the plateau,” he said.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China unveils draft of its first-ever environmental code

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    China is poised for a significant enhancement in its green efforts as a draft of the country’s first-ever environmental code was unveiled on Sunday.

    The draft, submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) for a first reading, comprises 1,188 articles in five chapters including the general provisions, pollution prevention and control, ecological protection, green and low-carbon development, legal liability and supplementary provisions.

    Once adopted, it will become China’s second formal statutory code, after the Civil Code, which was adopted in 2020. The compilation of the environmental code was initiated in 2023.

    An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 5, 2024 shows a view of Yuehu Park and city skyline of Ningbo City, east China’s Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

    China formulated its first environmental protection law in 1979. Ever since, the country has rapidly advanced its legislation on environmental protection. Today, China boasts over 30 laws, more than 100 administrative regulations and numerous other legal documents in this field, forming a relatively comprehensive legal framework.

    The compilation of the code facilitates the systematic integration of legislation, fills gaps in the legal framework, elevates the status and authority of eco-environmental laws, and makes their enforcement and compliance more convenient, said Wang Canfa, a professor at China University of Political Science and Law.

    China has long been a champion of green development. After decades of sustained efforts, the country has emerged as a global leader in improving air quality and expanding forest resources.

    An aerial drone photo taken on May 14, 2023 shows people walking at the Changxing forest farm in Dongxing Town of Rongxian County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

    In 2024, China saw significant improvements in its air quality. The average concentration of PM2.5 in cities at or above the prefecture level was 29.3 micrograms per cubic meter, a year-on-year decrease of 2.7 percent. The country is also home to the world’s largest total human-made forest area. In 2024 alone, China planted 4.45 million hectares of trees and improved 3.22 million hectares of grassland.

    However, the country’s drive to strengthen ecological conservation remains at a critical stage, facing considerable challenges, and the mission to build a Beautiful China and advance modernization in harmony with nature still requires significant and sustained efforts, Shen Chunyao, director of the NPC Standing Committee’s Legislative Affairs Commission, said on Sunday during an ongoing session of the top legislature when explaining the necessity of the draft code to lawmakers.

    During the session, scheduled from April 27 to 30, the lawmakers will review the draft environmental code, and other legislative bills.

    The draft outlines China’s overall requirements for green and low-carbon development. It establishes principles and guiding provisions on issues related to climate change and carbon peaking and neutrality goals, giving full consideration to both international and domestic situations and the need for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

    China will also engage in international cooperation on climate change, participate in, contribute to, and lead global climate governance efforts, according to the draft.

    An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 1, 2024 shows the scenery of Mount Chomolhari in Yadong County of Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

    “Addressing climate change is a global challenge,” said Zhang Zhongmin, a professor at the law school of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. He added that the draft balances both international and domestic efforts, emphasizes mitigation and adaptation, and includes provisions for international cooperation, which will help enhance its international influence.

    The draft also includes provisions for preventing and controlling pollution in various fields, specifically addressing air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, as well as issues related to solid waste, noise, radioactive pollution sources, chemical substances, electromagnetic radiation, and light pollution.

    The ecological protection chapter of the draft emphasizes the importance of safeguarding ecosystems, specifying that the country will enhance conservation efforts for forests, grasslands, wetlands, seas and marine islands, rivers, lakes, deserts, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, and croplands. It also calls for the advancement of major projects focused on protecting and restoring key ecosystems.

    An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows short-finned pilot whales swimming in the waters east of Hainan Island, south China. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

    “The promulgation and implementation of the code will promote the integrated protection of air, water, soil, and biodiversity, as well as the coordinated management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and deserts,” Wang said.

    China’s environmental law codification seeks to strike a balance between economic and social development and environmental protection, in contrast to some countries that focus primarily on either environmental preservation or economic gains, Wang said.

    Speaking to the media, Lyu Zhongmei, vice chairperson of the NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee, said that China’s environmental code should be rooted in the country’s national conditions, while also drawing on best practices and learning from the experiences of the codification efforts of other nations.

    “Having a separate chapter on green and low-carbon development is something that has never been done in other countries, and it is a significant feature of China’s ecological environmental code,” said Lyu. “This highlights the important value of our efforts in compiling this code, which is to implement the new development philosophy.”

    Highlighting the code’s global significance, Lyu said that, based on the fundamental concept of sustainable development, the code will become a landmark achievement in global ecological progress, offering a legislative model for other countries to follow and leading the way in the development of ecological law worldwide. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Highlights of World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2025 Super Final

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Germany’s Lou Noel Guy Massenberg (L)/Moritz Wesemann compete during the men’s 3m synchronised final at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2025 Super Final in Beijing, capital of China, on May 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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  • MIL-OSI China: Wang Zongyuan, Chen Yuxi clinch titles at Diving World Cup Super Final in Beijing

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Chinese Olympic champions Wang Zongyuan and Chen Yuxi crowned the first two individual champions with the head-to-head competition format making its debut at the “Water Cube” in Beijing Saturday.

    In this new format, the top 12 athletes in individual events are seeded and paired according to their rankings. Each diver chooses three dives to perform, and the lower scorer in each pairing is eliminated. In the semifinals, the remaining six divers are divided into two groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the final.

    Divers returned to their usual pace and dive order by performing six dives in the men’s 3m springboard final. Wang, a two-time 3m springboard synchro champion and two-time silver medalist in individual events at the last two Olympic Games, won the gold with 519.25 points, edging teammate Zheng Jiuyuan into second place with 505.05 points.

    Moritz Wesemann of Germany and Luis Felipe Uribe Bermudez of Colombia finished third and fourth with 430.45 and 418.20 points, respectively.

    “The new format pushed us to enter our peak form from the very beginning and I started high in the first two sessions. In fact, I lost some energy in the final, especially in my 207C which only received 77.40,” said 23-year-old Wang.

    Zheng, 21, celebrated his first 500+point performance in the world level competition. “I have never reached 500+ in the competition before, I felt excited even right now. The new format gave me more uncertainty and pressure. I laughed at myself for my poor first dive 407c with 68 points in the morning,” Zheng said after the awarding ceremony.

    In the women’s 10m platform final, top seed Chen Yuxi demonstrated consistency, finishing with 432.15 points from the heats and semifinals, while Quan Hongchan, who scored 57.75 points on her 207C, accumulated a total of 399.25 points heading into the last four.

    With five stable dives in the final, Chen secured the win with 431.25 points, while Quan finished second with 409.80 due to minor mistakes in her 6243D and 207C. Alejandra Estudillo Torres of Mexico took the bronze with 332.70.

    “I have never tried like this before as three big battles within two days from 10m synchro, mixed team and individual 10m event. I felt fainted at last. It is a huge challenge and a new lesson for me to deal with the new competition format, on the issues of how to relax and adjust myself into form in very short time,”Chen said.

    For Quan, earning a silver medal was the best reward for her discipline and perseverance amid growth pains. “The total time of individual competition was limited within one hour, including the head-to-head, semifinal and final. I felt out of energy a little bit because I could hardly climb up to the platform. A silver is good for me because I am still learning how to balance my growing height and weight,” said the two-time women’s 10m platform Olympic gold medalist.

    China has swept all seven gold medals offered so far at the three-day Super Final. The competition will conclude on Sunday with the women’s 3m springboard and men’s 10m platform finals.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Sporting events emerge as popular holiday attractions in China

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    A Peking Opera performance during the World Aquatics Diving World Cup Super Final at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China, on May 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)

    A captivating performance of Peking Opera staged on the diving platform amazed the audience during the World Aquatics Diving World Cup Super Final at the National Aquatics Center, famously known as the “Water Cube,” in Beijing on Saturday.

    “I was truly impressed by the vibrant atmosphere in the Water Cube. I traveled from Tianjin with my children to watch the Super Final, and the shows were beyond the competition itself. I believe I made a great choice for our holiday,” said Zhang Shaoyin during the three-day event that began on Friday.

    The Water Cube, originally built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, hosted swimming and diving competitions during the Games, as well as the curling events during the 2022 Winter Olympics, after having been transformed into the “Ice Cube.”

    During China’s five-day Labor Day holiday starting Thursday, the dual-Olympic venue has been once again in the spotlight of the sports world.

    “I hadn’t watched a diving competition since Beijing 2008,” said Bai Xiaoke, a local resident. “I used to take my son to the water park here, but this time our family is here for this high-level international event.”

    The Super Final also attracted Jorge Alberto Cueva from Mexico, who also used mobile payment platforms such as Alipay for the first time.

    “Everything here is new for me. It is definitely a delightful experience, and I will keep the memory for a long time,” said Cueva.

    Organizers launched around 40 official licensed products, including pins, cups, bags, and keychains. Many fans purchased plush turtle toys — popular to Chinese star diver Quan Hongchan — to show their admiration.

    Tian Yao, a sports presentation manager at the Super Final, introduced, “Many cultural elements including the famous landmarks along the Beijing Central Axis, such as Tiananmen and Yongdingmen Gate, were vividly displayed in the venue through 3D projection. It is just like a city tour in the Water Cube for the audience.”

    “Sporting events held during holiday have a multiplier effect. The Super Final’s box office surpassed 5.7 million yuan (784,000 U.S. dollars), with over 7,000 spectators attending the diving competitions on Friday,” revealed Zhang Yun, deputy director of Beijing Sports Competitions Administration and International Exchange Center.

    Meanwhile, in Xiamen, Fujian Province, the Sudirman Cup is another major event attracting visitors. According to a manager at Wutong Pliport Hotel, room bookings have surged since the tournament began on April 27, with more than 80 percent of the 620 rooms reserved. The hotel provides shuttle services to the badminton venue and prepares food packs featuring local snacks and drinks for fans.

    Zhou Jiaze, 19, from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, shared, “I love playing badminton. I missed the last Sudirman Cup two years ago when I was in high school, but now I’m here. I plan to explore the city and visit Xiamen University.”

    “I spent over 14 hours to get here, with a transfer in Tianjin,” said Xu Yuyan, traveling from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. “I will stay here for five days and hope to see great performance of Chinese players.”

    Geoff Stensland, president of the Bellevue Badminton Club of Seattle, Washington, also visited Xiamen for the Sudirman Cup. “Badminton is getting more popular in America with new clubs opening almost every month. The Sudirman Cup is real fun,” Stensland said.

    Also during the Labor Day holiday, the Equestrian Shanghai Global Champions Tour was held from Friday to Sunday, attracting international tourists eager to enjoy outdoor sports. Additionally, the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series and a World Tour event also took place in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. In less than 100 days, Chengdu will host the 12th World Games – the first major global sports event in western China since the 31st Universiade in 2023.

    “As an increasing number of sporting events are held in China in recent years, people have got used to taking exciting games as an integral part of their holiday,” said Zou Xinxian, a professor at Beijing Sport University. “This trend can not only boost the host city’s vitality, but also spur the economy driven by international events.”

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  • MIL-OSI China: A clean sweep for China at Diving World Cup Super Final in Beijing

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Gold medalist Zhu Zifeng (C) of China, silver medalist Cheng Zilong (L) of China and bronze medalist Cassiel Rousseau of Australia pose for photograph during the awarding ceremony of the men’s 10m platform final at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2025 Super Final in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2025. (Photo by Na Yuqi/Xinhua)

    With the last two gold medals going to Chen Jia and Zhu Zifeng, China swept all nine gold medals at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup Super Final, which concluded at the National Aquatics Center on Sunday.

    In addition, Chen Yuxi, a triple winner in Beijing, and Zhu Zifeng, the men’s 10m platform champion, lifted the crystal Trophy as the Best Female and Male Divers.

    In the women’s 3m springboard, top seed Chen Jia continued her winning streak from 2 previous stops and clinched the title with 382.05 points, edging her Olympic champion teammate Chen Yiwen into second place with 368.40. Maddison Keeney of Australia and Chiara Pellacani of Italy followed as the third and fourth finishers.

    As a rookie to the World Cup, Chen was happy about the victory. “I am really happy with the gold, but I still need to learn a lot from others. I should say I was a slow learner to the new format of head-to-head competition. I found my familiar pace only during the final,” said Chen, who described herself a “late bloomer” as the 20-year-old entered the Chinese national team at the end of last year and made her international debut from 2025.

    Two-time Olympic champion Chen Yiwen said she only recovered about 60 percent of her peak form. “I felt out of physical strength in such a tight schedule of challenges. However, I enjoy competing with other divers and will try to regain my form step by step,” said the 25-year-old.

    Zhu Zifeng and Cheng Zilong drew wild cheers from the crowd when both scored perfect 10s in their attempts in the men’s 10m platform final.

    Second-ranked Zhu Zifeng earned five 10s on his start dive 407C and collected five 90+ scores among six dives with a high mark 102.60 for his 207B, winning with 571.90 points for the title, which brought him the Trophy of the Best Male Diver of the World Cup.

    “I didn’t expect to win this gold medal because I finished second from the two previous stops but I also learned from it. I told myself to concentrate on my own techniques,” said the 22-year-old.

    “I did my best and improved myself on the final results. The competition format made me excited and nervous at the same time. I tried hard to take deep breath to relax myself before each dive,” Cheng said.

    “I don’t really aim to get medals. My aim is to have fun and obviously the more fun I have, the better I do. So the competition is amazing. The fans are amazing. Beijing is amazing and I am here,” added Rousseau, world champion of men’s 10m platform in 2023 Fukuoka worlds.

    The Super Final consisted of nine events and featured 75 divers from 17 countries and regions. According to organizers, the box office surpassed 5.28 million yuan (about 726,000 US dollars) overall, with over 21,000 spectators during the three-day competition.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China beats S. Korea to clinch 14th Sudirman Cup title

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Team members of China celebrate after winning the final match between China and South Korea at BWF Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, southeast China’s Fujian Province, May 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

    China clinched the 2025 Sudirman Cup title after beating South Korea 3-1 in the final in Xiamen, southeast China’s Fujian Province, on Sunday.

    China has won the biennial badminton mixed team world championship 14 times since Indonesia was crowned in the first edition in 1989. South Korea triumphed four times.

    In the mixed doubles, the first duel of the best-of-five final, China’s Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping beat Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung 21-16 in the first game, but the South Korean pair recovered in the second with a 21-17 win. However, Feng and Huang took the deciding one 21-15.

    “Two years ago, our teammates Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong did very well in the final match. We learned a lot in this year’s matches. I think I performed perfectly and Huang is still passionate,” Feng told Xinhua.

    Huang praised her partner Feng with the word “perfect,” saying, “he grows a lot and deals with some deciding points very reasonably.”

    In the following women’s singles, China’s Wang Zhiyi lost to World No. 1 An Se-young 21-17, 21-16.

    “I had a mix feeling with nervousness and excitement because this is the first time I played in the Sudirman Cup final,” said Wang.

    “Today I played the basic tactics we prepared, but I made a lot of mistakes,” the world No. 2 added.

    China’s Shi Yuqi had a comfortable win over Jeon Hyeok-jin 21-5, 21-5 in the men’s singles, giving China a 2-1 lead over South Korea.

    “I feel my condition is getting better game by game. Although my opponent’s world ranking is relatively low, I remember that I had a struggling match in the last Thomas Cup. So I went all out,” Shi said.

    Olympic women’s doubles silver medalists Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu sealed the victory for China after defeating world No. 3 Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee 21-14, 21-17.

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Australia can no longer take a ‘business as usual’ approach to the US. On security, it’s time for courage and confidence

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, University of Adelaide

    The re-election of the Albanese Labor government by such a wide margin should not mean “business as usual” for Australia’s security policy.

    The global uncertainty instigated by US President Donald Trump means Australia’s security landscape is very different today from when Labor was first elected in 2022, or even when its Defence Strategic Review was released in 2023.

    As we argue in our recent book, the Albanese government faces increasingly difficult questions.

    How can we maintain our critical security alliance with the US while deepening partnerships with other countries that have reservations about US policy?

    And, given Trump’s recent actions, how much can we continue to rely on the United States and what are the potential costs of the alliance?

    With a massive parliamentary majority, the new government has an opportunity for bold thinking on national security. This is not the time for Australia to keep its head down – we need to face the rapidly changing world with our heads held high.



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    We do not advocate Australia step away from the US alliance. We are also realistic that decades of defence procurement mean Australia is heavily reliant on US defence materiel (and its subsequent sustainment) for our security.

    The deep interoperability between the Australian Defence Force and the US military is something alliance sceptics too readily gloss over: much Australian military capability cannot function without ongoing American support.

    At the same time, many alliance advocates underestimate the impact of the new challenges we face. Some assumed a continuity between the first and second Trump administrations. However, we are not convinced the lessons learned from Trump 1.0 are still valid.

    A key difference between Trump 1.0 and 2.0 is the effect of his move away from respecting international law.

    For example, the US has voted with Russia against UN Security Council resolutions condemning the Ukraine war, withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization, and damaged relations with NATO allies, among many other actions.

    As a middle power, Australia has long relied on the “rules-based order” to advance its foreign and strategic policy interests.

    Even if “normal transmission” resumes under a new US president in 2029, we are concerned the Trump administration’s structural changes to the international order will not easily be wound back. American soft power has been decimated by cuts to the US State Department, USAID and international broadcasting services. This will also not be rebuilt quickly.

    A second difference is there are few “adults left in the room” in the Trump administration.

    The advisers who kept Trump in check during his first administration have been replaced by loyalists less likely to push back against his ideas and impulses. This includes his long-held grievance that allies have been exploiting the US.

    The Albanese government needs to think more deeply about how to hedge against dependence on the US. This means investing in relations with other partners, especially in Asia and the Pacific, and working with them to promote the laws, rules and norms that maintain stability and predictability in global affairs.

    An idealistic vision for the future

    We are also concerned that many in the national security community base their policy recommendations on the assumption that war between the US and China is inevitable, and such a conflict could draw in Australia as America’s ally.

    Rather, the Trump administration’s preference for “deals” opens the possibility the US and China might come to an arrangement that will affect US presence and leadership in our region.

    Australia may not be prepared for this. The new government must engage in more open discussion about how we would maintain our security if the US does pull back from the region or makes decisions Australians don’t support.

    As a start, we need to consider how Australia can better pursue self-reliance within the alliance structure. We need a range of strategic options in the future that don’t rely on an outdated image of the US as a reliable partner.

    This debate should be guided by what we call “pragmatic idealism”.

    Rather than accepting the way things are, the government and members of the national security community need to re-imagine how things can be.

    We argue the Albanese government should draw confidence from its thumping electoral win to articulate a politics of hope, opportunity and possibility for our future security. This needs to drown out the cynicism, passive acceptance and learned helplessness that often characterises Australian national security debates.

    We are conscious that being “idealistic” is often dismissed as impractical, naïve “wishful thinking”. But the new government needs to demonstrate to Australians it has the courage to face the diverse, interlinked and complex security challenges we face – potentially on our own. These extend to issues such as cyber attacks, transnational crime and climate change.

    Practical steps

    As a first step, the Albanese government urgently needs to commission an integrated National Security Strategy that considers all the tools of statecraft Australia can use to respond to these challenges.

    This means engaging more with partners in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. In particular, Australia should consider investing more heavily in information programs and public diplomacy as the US withdraws from this arena.

    The government must also engage better with the public and be more transparent about its security options and decisions.

    On AUKUS, for instance, the government must build its “social licence” from the public to sustain such a massive deal across generations. Australians need to be better informed about – and consulted on – the decisions they will ultimately pay for.

    This also includes being upfront with Australians about the need for greater defence spending in a tumultuous world.

    It is understandably tempting for the new Albanese government to continue a “small target” when it comes to the US. This has meant minimising domestic debate about the alliance that could undermine support for AUKUS and avoid risking the ire of a thin-skinned Trump.

    But the government needs the courage to ask difficult questions and imagine different futures.

    Joanne Wallis receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Australian Department of Defence, and the government of South Australia. She is a Senior Nonresident Fellow of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.

    Rebecca Strating receives funding from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

    – ref. Australia can no longer take a ‘business as usual’ approach to the US. On security, it’s time for courage and confidence – https://theconversation.com/australia-can-no-longer-take-a-business-as-usual-approach-to-the-us-on-security-its-time-for-courage-and-confidence-255598

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  • MIL-OSI China: Rally held in Tokyo on Japan’s Constitution Day to honor peace, oppose war

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Nearly 40,000 peace-seeking Japanese participated in a rally in a park in Tokyo on Constitution Memorial Day on Saturday, calling for honoring the country’s pacifist constitution and opposition to war and arms expansion.

    Many Japanese lawmakers, scholars and citizens were invited to speak at the rally, with many participants holding banners and placards such as “Oppose arms expansion” and “Love the Constitution and safeguard world peace!” to express their firm support for the concept of peace.

    The current Constitution of Japan was enacted in 1947 and is known as the pacifist postwar constitution, in which Article 9 renounces war and bans the country from maintaining land, sea and air forces, as well as other war potential.

    For decades, Article 9 has been a fundamental constraint on Japan’s military endeavors. However, in recent years, the Japanese government has taken steps such as lifting the ban on collective self-defense and updating three security and defense-related documents, which have caused grave concern among the public.

    Senior officials from opposition parties called for not allowing the Diet, the country’s parliament, to propose constitutional amendments, while underscoring the need to protect peace, lives, livelihoods and human rights by utilizing the current constitution.

    Tomoko Tamura, head of the Japanese Communist Party, pointed out in her speech that the Japanese government’s series of actions have essentially incorporated the Self-Defense Forces into the U.S. military command system, adding that Japan should promote peace diplomacy in East Asia free from war concerns in accordance with the Constitution and build a broader framework for dialogue and cooperation.

    Ex-Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official Shigeaki Koga said the world is undergoing profound changes and Japan should adhere to the spirit of peace embodied in its constitution. He stressed that Japan should break away from its dependence on certain countries and rebuild diplomatic relations based on people-to-people exchanges and understanding, noting that only through dialogue can confrontation be resolved and peace maintained.

    Emeritus Manabu Sato of the University of Tokyo criticized the current Japanese government’s military expansion policy as being contrary to the spirit of the Constitution and questioned the huge defense expenditure. He believes that war-renouncing Article 9 has brought long-term peace to Japan after the war, and the government should give priority to using resources for education, people’s welfare and the improvement of social structure.

    The rally attracted a large number of young people and families. A mother who brought her children to the rally told Xinhua: “I hope my children can grow up in an environment free from the threat of war. As a parent, I have the responsibility to pass on this concept.”

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