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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping Calls on China, France to Be Reliable Forces to Maintain International Order /detailed version-1/

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on China and France to be reliable forces for maintaining the international order, open forces for promoting global growth and progressive forces for advancing multilateral cooperation in a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron.

    Xi Jinping called on the two countries to jointly safeguard the authority and status of the UN, uphold the rules of international trade and the world economic order, and adhere to genuine multilateralism.

    The Chinese leader recalled that during his visit to France last May, the two sides agreed to carry forward the spirit of establishing Chinese-French diplomatic relations, which is characterized by independence and self-sufficiency, mutual understanding, strategic vision, mutual benefit and common gain, and to infuse this spirit with new and modern content. Over the past period, Chinese-French cooperation has made significant progress, the Chinese leader noted.

    The two sides should strengthen strategic communication and seek consensus, seize opportunities to deepen cooperation in traditional areas such as investment, aviation, space and nuclear energy, while expanding cooperation in emerging sectors such as the digital economy, green development, biomedicine and the “silver economy” (economic activities related to the needs and interests of the elderly), Xi said.

    The Chinese leader also stressed the need to expand cultural and humanitarian exchanges and strengthen friendship between the peoples of the two countries.

    Xi Jinping stressed that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. He said that as permanent members of the UN Security Council and independent powers, China and France are the founders and builders of the post-war international order, and the two countries should strengthen unity and cooperation.

    The more complex the international situation becomes, he added, the more China and France need to make the right strategic choices.

    The Chinese President said that China always regards Europe as an independent pole in a multipolar world and supports the European Union in strengthening its strategic independence and enhancing its important role in international affairs.

    China is ready to work with the EU to address global challenges and achieve results that will benefit both sides and the world, Xi Jinping said. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Round table “Cooperation in China-Central Asia format” held in Bishkek

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BISHKEK, May 22 /Xinhua/ — A roundtable discussion on “Cooperation in the China-Central Asia Format” was held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, on Thursday. The event was organized by the Chinese Embassy jointly with the Institute of World Politics of Kyrgyzstan.

    According to the Chinese embassy, more than 50 people took part in the event, including the Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Liu Jiangping, the State Secretary of Kyrgyzstan Marat Imankulov, representatives of the scientific community and the media.

    In her keynote speech, Liu Jiangping spoke in detail about the fruitful results of cooperation between China and Central Asian countries, and also revealed the importance of the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism.

    The ambassador stated that in the current complex and unstable international situation, China, together with the Central Asian countries, intends to effectively implement the agreements reached by the heads of the six states, improve and strengthen the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism, deepen the joint construction of the Belt and Road and cooperation in all areas, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for China and the Central Asian countries.

    M. Imankulov and other participants of the round table in their speeches highly praised the achievements of cooperation between the Central Asian states and China, noting that the “China-Central Asia” cooperation mechanism will give a powerful impetus to comprehensive interaction between China and the countries of the region and will become a model of mutually beneficial multilateral partnership.

    Scholars present at the event spoke on cooperation in security, investment, connectivity, education and culture. Liu Jiangping answered all the questions asked of her in detail. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China condemns Philippines’ violations in South China Sea reefs

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Thursday slammed the Philippines’ illegal actions in the Zhubi and Tiexian reefs, calling them a violation of China’s territorial sovereignty and calling on the Philippines to immediately stop such violations.

    On Wednesday, two Philippine service vessels illegally entered waters off Zhubi Reef and Tiexian Reef without permission from the Chinese government, with some personnel illegally landing on Tiexian Reef, BOC spokesman Liu Dejun said.

    According to the official, BOC officers took action against these vessels and boarded the reef to resolve the situation in a professional, standard, reasonable and legal manner.

    However, one of the Philippine ships, ignoring multiple serious warnings from the Chinese side, approached the BOC vessel at a dangerous distance while it was on duty, which led to the collision. Liu Dejun stressed that the Philippine side bears full responsibility for the incident.

    He said China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and adjacent waters, adding that such actions by the Philippines seriously violate China’s territorial sovereignty, are contrary to the Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, and undermine peace and stability in the region.

    “We call on the Philippine side to immediately stop such violations. The BOC will continue to carry out law enforcement activities in the maritime area under China’s jurisdiction to legitimately protect China’s sovereignty and rights,” the BOC official concluded. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to cooperate in the field of investment protection

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    ALMATY, May 22 (Xinhua) — The Senate (upper house of parliament) of Kazakhstan has ratified an agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on mutual promotion and protection of investments, the Kazinform news agency reported on Thursday.

    The agreement was signed on April 19, 2024, during the official visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic to the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.

    The document defines the procedure and conditions for regulating issues related to the creation of favorable investment conditions for strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries, in particular for investments by one country in the territory of another.

    Kazakhstan is Kyrgyzstan’s third largest trading partner. In 2024, trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $1.71 billion, while exports from Kazakhstan increased by 9.6 percent and amounted to $1.3 billion. According to the National Bank of Kazakhstan, in the first nine months of 2024, foreign direct investment from Kyrgyzstan amounted to $4.8 million, which is 18 percent more than in the same period of 2023. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China calls on US-invested enterprises to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation: Vice Premier

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — China calls on U.S.-funded enterprises to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with China so as to continue to contribute to the healthy, stable and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations, Vice Premier He Lifeng said Thursday.

    He Lifeng, who is also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the statement during a meeting with Jamie Dimon, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of the American bank JP Morgan Chase.

    As the Vice Premier of the State Council pointed out, significant progress has been made in the trade and economic negotiations between China and the United States, which has created conditions for the continuation of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

    China is currently making efforts to build a unified national market and form a new development pattern while continuing to expand high-level opening up to the outside world, He Lifeng added.

    J. Dimon, for his part, positively assessed the results of the US-Chinese trade and economic negotiations, emphasizing that JP Morgan Chase intends to deepen its presence in the Chinese capital market, to serve transnational companies entering the Chinese market even more effectively, and to promote the development of Chinese companies abroad. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Liu Guozhong visited Belarus and held a meeting of the China-Belarus Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    MINSK, May 22 (Xinhua) — Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Liu Guozhong visited Belarus on May 21-22. During the visit, he met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, held talks with First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Nikolai Snopkov and jointly chaired the 6th meeting of the China-Belarus Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee.

    Liu Guozhong conveyed cordial greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping to A. Lukashenko and noted that under the strategic leadership of the leaders of the two countries, the China-Belarus all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership continues to develop at a high level, and cooperation in various fields bears rich fruit. According to the Vice Premier of the State Council, the Chinese side is ready to work with Belarus to implement the important agreements reached by the leaders of the two countries, provide firm mutual support on issues related to the fundamental interests of the parties, and promote high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road for the benefit of the peoples of both countries.

    A. Lukashenko asked Liu Guozhong to convey sincere greetings to Chairman Xi Jinping and stressed that Belarusian-Chinese relations are a model of mutually beneficial cooperation. As he noted, the Belarusian side firmly adheres to the one-China principle, opposes political manipulation in the issue of tracking the source of COVID-19 and is ready to jointly implement key projects within the framework of the Belt and Road initiative with China, develop productive forces of new quality, and promote the development and rise of the two states.

    The two sides reaffirmed their firm commitment to upholding the outcome of World War II and international justice, opposed hegemonism, bullying and unilateral sanctions, and agreed to jointly advance the three global initiatives and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

    On May 21, the 6th meeting of the China-Belarus Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee was held, during which the parties exchanged views and outlined plans for cooperation in key areas such as economy and trade, science and technology, security, education, culture, customs control and quarantine supervision, and industry. The minutes of the meeting were signed, as well as documents on cooperation in the areas of digital economy, science and technology. In addition, the parties agreed to establish a new subcommittee on industrial cooperation.

    Liu Guozhong also visited a number of sites, including the China-Belarus Industrial Park “Great Stone.” –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: “Eternal Deposits”: Development of Endowments in Russia Discussed at Polytechnic University

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    The Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University hosted the Eternal Deposits Assembly and the Endowment EXPO exhibition, organized by the National Endowment Association with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

    The plenary session was opened by the Vice-Rector for Youth Policy and Communication Technologies of SPbPU Maxim Pasholikov.

    “The topic of endowments is in demand now, in recent years we have seen its rebirth, and the issues that the National Endowment Association raises, initiating various sessions and events, certainly influence the development and promotion of endowments,” Maxim Aleksandrovich noted in his welcoming speech. “These issues are related to motivational co-financing, and to the attraction of state corporations, and to the involvement of society as a whole in charity. I think many of you will agree that there is romance in the topic of endowments, because we are talking about eternal capital, about the fact that the result may appear not in a year or two, but in fifty or a hundred years, and our descendants will receive it. That is why our business seems so romantic and especially valuable to me.”

    Svetlana Lavrova, Chairperson of the Board of the National Endowment Association, agreed that there is a certain romanticism in the fact that an endowment, on the one hand, is important for the financial market, and on the other hand, it supports the non-profit sector, ensuring its sustainability and independence.

    “The financial sector is interested in finances, and the beneficiaries of all this are simply people,” Svetlana Nikolaevna explained. “The development of endowments balances the interests of business and society.”

    Director of NAE Alexey Anisin presented statistics on the endowment industry for 2024 and the dynamics of its development since 2011. Targeted capital is created to support universities, schools, sports associations, and cultural institutions. Today, there are already 407 of them, 360 are registered, and the volume of funds in endowments, according to management companies, amounted to 155.5 billion rubles.

    Alexey Anisin noted that this year the number of Assembly participants and partners has increased significantly: We held the First Assembly “Eternal Deposits” in 2023. Last year we decided to make exhibition “Endowment EXPO”. We invited not only endowment funds, but also management companies, universities, schools, museums. We realized that those people who, especially in the regions, are engaged in this topic, lack a community, communication, because if in Moscow, in St. Petersburg there are many endowments, there is a certain professional circle where people communicate, then in the regions it is much more difficult. The industry itself is not yet sufficiently represented in the media field. An important function of such an exhibition is to tell the widest possible circle of people, including donors, about the endowment.

    The plenary session was also attended by the co-founder and president of the Rybakov Foundation Ekaterina Rybakova, the general director of the Potanin Foundation Oksana Oracheva, the director of the Federal Center for Cultural Heritage Our Norilsk, and a member of the board of the National Association of Ecologists Anna Makukha.

    On the first day of the assembly, discussions were held on the tracks “Basics and Reviews”, “Consultations and Special Events” and “Special Sessions”, where participants discussed issues of investing and developing endowments in various fields.

    Maxim Pasholikov, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy and Communication Technologies at SPbPU, gave a presentation at the “University Endowment Review” track. He shared his experience of attracting funds to the Polytechnic’s endowment funds (there are currently six of them), and then the audience exchanged examples and ideas for filling their endowments. Maxim Pasholikov separately said that since this year, the monitoring system of the Ministry of Education and Science’s “Priority-2030” program has included an indicator of the effectiveness of attracting funds to endowment funds, so the universities participating in the program have an additional incentive to develop alumni communities, partnerships and other mechanisms for increasing endowment funds.

    At the end of the first day of the Assembly, the winners and prize winners of the Eternal Contribution Prize were awarded. The ceremony was hosted by Associate Professor of the Higher School of Law and Forensic Science of the Humanitarian Institute of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, winner of the competition and recipient of the Eternal Contribution-2022 Prize Artem Klinitsky.

    In 2025, the special prize of the organizing committee of the award was received by a team of authors, which included Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Higher School of International Relations and the Higher School of Social Sciences of the Humanities Institute of SPbPU Ilya Sidorchuk, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of St. Petersburg State University Evgeny Rostovtsev and a student of the Humanities Institute of the Polytechnic University Svetlana Danilova.

    The study by the co-authors is dedicated to the Society for Assistance to Students of the Imperial St. Petersburg University and the importance of endowment capital in its activities.

    “The society was founded in 1873 and up until the revolution it successfully coped with its tasks,” said Ilya Viktorovich. “We came to the conclusion that there were many ways to support the society and raise funds, for example, membership fees, charity concerts. But, as practice has shown, the most effective was the use of perpetual deposits. It was thanks to them that it became possible to implement such projects as the construction of a sanatorium in Yevpatoria and the organization of a student canteen, which fed many needy young people for free.”

    “As they said today on one of the tracks, time goes by, but many students are still forced to look for money for clothing, food, housing, education, especially in the humanities, where there are fewer and fewer budget places every year,” added Svetlana Danilova. “That is why our work is relevant, and this historical experience can be useful.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: A representative of SPbGASU spoke about the use of artificial intelligence in course design at a conference in China

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Andrey Surovenkov at the conference

    Head of the Department of Architectural Design, Associate Professor of SPbGASU Andrey Surovenkov spoke at the forum of the International Alliance of Architectural and Technological Universities of the Silk Road (SRIAATU) at Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (China). As reported by the Head of the International Activities Department of SPbGASU Shuainat Akhmadulaeva, our university is a partner of this university and a member of the alliance, which opens up new opportunities for interaction in the field of education and science.

    “The annual international conference attracts employees of universities from many countries with its relevant agenda: the topics raised are understandable and close to all participants. Our university is interested in exchanging experience and discussing important aspects, so it is participating in the conference for the second year in a row,” explained Shuainat Akhmadulaeva.

    This year, the conference “Joint Construction and Innovation along the Silk Road: Writing a New Chapter in Green Architecture of the Silk Road” discussed priority areas of cooperation between universities of the Silk Road countries in the field of construction science and technology, integration and development of educational innovations. In his speech, Andrey Surovenkov considered the advantages and risks of using artificial intelligence in the development of course projects in the discipline “Architectural Design”.

    “New tools are increasingly coming into architectural design, greatly accelerating and simplifying the work of an architect. But they come to education much later – only after they have become firmly established in business. For example, the computer-aided design system (CAD) came to the university only in the 2002/2003 academic year, when it was already fully used in real design. On the one hand, this is logical, since students begin to use only those design tools that have received recognition from business and have been tested in practice. On the other hand, without an understanding of how to work with new tools needed by a modern specialist, competencies are not fully acquired. At the same time, students are quite actively mastering new technologies and are already beginning to use AI when creating course projects. It is difficult to prohibit this, and it is also unnecessary. Therefore, it is better to identify possible areas of application of AI in course design and the boundaries within which this technology can be used in a dialogue with students, so as not to harm the acquisition of other important competencies. At the same time, it is already important for teachers to understand the principles of neural networks: what they are most often used for, and how it is possible to distinguish a picture drawn by a neural network from a picture made by a specialist,” explained Andrey Surovenkov.

    Andrey Viktorovich prepared his report with a team of students and identified a fairly large number of neural networks that are already successfully used in developing ideas and refining three-dimensional images. Seven neural networks were selected that were tested by students during design or received positive feedback in professional communities. The main options for using these neural networks in developing course projects were also identified: editing and improving three-dimensional images, selecting materials, searching for possible ideas during design.

    “This technology can facilitate and speed up the design process. Especially since it is developing very quickly. Currently, the neural network “operator” has to form the correct request to get a more or less suitable solution, but in two or three years, neural networks will learn to fully communicate with a person, understanding what he wants to get. However, as futurologists wrote, AI will free people from routine, giving them time for creativity. It seems that it is the creativity of the neural network that they are trying to take away from us. Therefore, the main danger for students is to become not a full-fledged specialist, but simply an operator of the neural network. To prevent this from happening, it is important to learn to design independently,” Andrey Surovenkov summed up.

    It should be noted that Andrey Surovenkov is participating in this conference for the second time. The topics he raises find a wide response from colleagues from different countries.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Wave of Russian tourism gains momentum in China

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — China and Russia have declared 2024-2025 as the Years of Culture. Diverse humanitarian exchanges between the two countries have become an important bridge for deepening bilateral relations and strengthening friendship between the peoples of both countries. The growing flow of tourists from Russia to China has become a bright stroke in the picture of humanitarian interaction between the two countries.

    As reported by the newspaper “Kitayskaya Kultura”, at a recent presentation of tourism resources in the Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao City (Hebei Province, Northern China), a representative of the Russian side noted that the golden beaches and warm sun of this region are very popular with Russian tourists, expressing hope for even closer cooperation in the future.

    By the end of 2024, Beidaihe’s foreign tourist flow was 30.9 thousand people-times, of which 24.5 thousand people-times were Russian citizens. Since the beginning of 2025, friendly artistic competitions and other events aimed at attracting even more Russian tourists have been held here.

    “We will definitely bring more Russians to Weihai!” said representatives of 31 Russian tour operators during a familiarization tour of the Huancui District of Weihai City in Shandong Province /East China/, during which they visited the local iconic structure – the “Gate of Happiness”. Charter flights from Vladivostok and Khabarovsk to Shandong are expected to launch in July this year, and the current tour operators’ visit is aimed at developing new tourist routes.

    As of October 2024, China and Russia have established 167 pairs of sister city relations between cities and provinces, which has contributed to the rapid development of tourism.

    According to the Chinese travel platform Ctrip, during the May holidays of this year, bookings of tours to China for tourists from Russia increased by 213 percent year-on-year.

    The number of Russian tourists on Hainan Island /South China/ is also growing rapidly. Factors such as affordable prices, quality service, developed resort infrastructure and a variety of tourist programs contribute to the active growth of sales of relevant tourist products.

    A large number of Russians arrive in the city of Heihe in Heilongjiang Province /Northeast China/ every day. They visit local restaurants and intangible cultural heritage workshops. A regular visitor to the city, Natalia, noted that she likes traditional Chinese medicine methods – acupuncture and massage. “I have even mastered some techniques and now give massages to my family members.”

    The growing tourist flow is stimulating the modernization of services. “In April, we received 36 groups of 258 Russian tourists, and in May we expect 19 groups of 184 people,” said Li Fan, head of the international department of Tianma International Travel Service in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, Central China. Since the beginning of the year, the number of Russian tourists in this company has increased by 50 percent compared to the same period last year. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Lightning: China, France should jointly safeguard international trade rules and world economic order, practice true multilateralism – Xi Jinping

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    Xinhua | 22.05.2025

    Key words: China-France

    Source: Xinhua

    Lightning: China, France should jointly safeguard international trade rules and world economic order, practice true multilateralism – Xi Jinping Lightning: China, France should jointly safeguard international trade rules and world economic order, practice true multilateralism – Xi Jinping

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Lightning: Xi Jinping calls on China, France to be reliable forces to uphold international order, open forces to promote global growth, and progressive forces to lead multilateral cooperation

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    Xinhua | 22.05.2025

    Key words: China-France

    Source: Xinhua

    Flash: Xi Jinping calls on China, France to be reliable forces to uphold international order, open forces to promote global growth, and progressive forces to lead multilateral cooperation Flash: Xi Jinping calls on China, France to be reliable forces to uphold international order, open forces to promote global growth, and progressive forces to lead multilateral cooperation

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Goodbye, school: the last bell rang at the Pre-University of the State University of Management

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    On May 21, 2025, the last bell rang for 11th grade students of the Pre-University of the State University of Management.

    This year, the theme of the holiday was a train journey. And before departure, the rector of the State University of Management Vladimir Stroyev addressed the assembled students, their parents and teachers with a welcoming speech.

    “Two years have flown by and today you are already standing on the threshold of a new adult life. But the path of a graduate is not over yet, the most important thing is ahead – passing the Unified State Exam. As a parent, I myself went through this exciting stage and I want to wish you to worry less, because it is definitely impossible not to worry at all. Believe in your children, our Pre-University provides one of the best educations that Moscow has at the high school level. I am sure that the children will cope with all the tests with dignity and in a month we will award them with prizes and medals. I wish you all to pass the Unified State Exam with a hundred points and enter the State University of Management, because the guys from the Pre-University are already familiar with the university, know the basics of the first year and will be able to easily adapt to study,” concluded Vladimir Stroyev.

    The students of the Pre-University themselves prepared a festive concert, where they performed large-scale dance numbers, humorous skits, live performances of songs by groups and a choir, as well as live playing of musical instruments. In addition, the guys prepared several videos about their life during their studies at the Pre-University and humorous questions about teachers.

    The class teachers also came up on stage with their wishes and congratulations in return, which they read out without hiding their tears.

    Marina Grigorieva, Director of the Pre-University of the State University of Management, also congratulated the graduates.

    “I am very touched by your performance, I want to say that I love you very much too. I wish all your dreams come true: from little unicorns to presidents of large holding companies,” Marina Yuryevna admitted.

    The GUU Pre-University started working in 2020. The training is free of charge in the following term profiles: socio-economic, humanitarian and technical (IT-oriented). Depending on the choice, schoolchildren study in depth mathematics, English, computer science, information technology, social studies, economics, law, which in the future allows them to easily and successfully enter the GUU or any university in the country.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: On guard of the HR brand: the HR forum named after A.Ya. Kibanov has started its work at the State University of Management

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    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    On May 21, 2025, the State University of Management’s Information Technology Center hosted the grand opening of the XVI All-Russian Interuniversity Personnel Forum named after A.Ya. Kibanov, which will last from May 21 to 23, 2025.

    The concept of this year’s forum is based on the images of Russian heroes, personifying strength, reliability and dedication to their work. Inspired by these images, the forum organizers presented the HR brand as a fortress that must be carefully guarded and strengthened.

    Vladimir Stroev, Rector of the State University of Management, addressed the participants of the event with a welcoming speech.

    “It is no coincidence that the forum is held every year at the State University of Management: the Department of Human Resources Management of our university is the oldest in Russia and the USSR, its founder Ardalyon Yakovlevich Kibanov is a pioneer in this field. Moreover, our department is known throughout the country and many of its graduates, who today hold high positions and often visit our university, confirm that it is still the leader in its field. I urge everyone to actively participate in the forum events and remember that you are the future of this field, and the policy and success of companies will directly depend on your work,” Vladimir Vitalyevich noted.

    Also at the opening of the forum, the head of the Department of Human Resources Management of the State University of Management Rafik Ashurbekov spoke, emphasizing the importance and practical significance of the forum.

    “Today we are opening the doors of the sixteenth forum, which has already become a good tradition for the State University of Management. I would like to note that every year our meetings are becoming more and more large-scale and significant. This time, more than 400 participants from 41 Russian universities have gathered here, 19 teams will compete in the Olympiad, and the forum already has 11 partners. This indicates a great interest in the field and a desire to exchange experience. The program will allow everyone to find something useful for themselves. Young people are the driving force that will allow us to make positive changes in the field of personnel management,” concluded Rafik Ashurbekovich.

    After the official part, the conference “HR Bogatyrs: Protection of corporate values and strength of spirit in personnel management” began.

    The invited experts did not just give presentations, but also had a dialogue with Polina Druzhinina, a student of the HR Department of the State University of Management and the host of the podcast “HR in the Heart”. The guests discussed the modern cultural code, HR brand, the country’s HR scientific potential, the role of corporate culture, the possibilities of neural networks in HR management and other topical issues.

    Also on the first day of the forum, the first stage of the student Olympiad “Human Resources Management: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” began, where teams competed for victory in the quest “Corporate Tales”.

    The second stage of the Olympiad will take place on May 22 – teams will have to complete a practical case from the partner company ANCOR and present their work to a competent jury. In addition, the Competition of Innovative Projects in Personnel Management and Labor Economics for students and postgraduates will begin on this day, the final of which will take place in the form of a battle of the competition finalists on May 23.

    Also on May 22, within the framework of the forum, the Educational and Methodological Section on the training of specialists in the field of personnel management “Effective methods of training specialists in personnel management” will be held, in which representatives of various universities that train students in the field of “Personnel Management” will take part.

    The A. Ya. Kibanov Personnel Forum is an annual unique discussion platform that brings together students, young scientists, teachers and experts in the field of personnel management and labor economics in Russia and abroad. Its main goal is to develop the theory and practice of personnel management, improve personnel technologies, and promote the development of innovative solutions in the field of personnel management and intellectual resources of modern organizations.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Country Development Strategy and the Role of Statistics: GUU and Mosstat Held a Joint Forum

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    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    On May 22, 2025, the Information Technology Center of the State University of Management hosted the forum “Statistics of Modernity: Challenges and Opportunities”, organized jointly with the Office of the Federal State Statistics Service for Moscow and the Moscow Region (Mosstat).

    The Vice-Rector of the State University of Management Dmitry Bryukhanov addressed the audience with a welcoming speech.

    “It is nice that such a large-scale and significant event is taking place on the territory of our university. The data provided by statistics is the basis for management decisions, and the State University of Management trains personnel for the Russian economy. Our interaction with partners today is not limited to the event, we will also continue to plant an alley of famous statisticians in order to popularize this area in such an informal way,” Dmitry Yuryevich noted.

    The head of Mosstat, Leonid Kalimullin, expressed gratitude to the rector of the State University of Management for the provided venue and organizational assistance in holding the forum, as well as the lilac alley as a tribute to the memory of statisticians. In his speech at the plenary session, he also recalled the historical date that the organization is celebrating this year.

    “This June will mark 190 years of statistics in Moscow and the Moscow Region. For almost two centuries, we have been collecting and preserving the history of our country in figures and facts that help leaders make important management decisions aimed at improving the lives of citizens. This is our main role. I would like to note the close cooperation with the State University of Management in terms of recruiting young specialists. As part of project-based learning at the university, of which we have been participating for the second year, many interesting and high-quality projects have been implemented together with students, for which we are also grateful,” admitted the head of Mosstat.

    Deputy Head of the Federal State Statistics Service Sergei Egorenko spoke about the main indicators of the Development Strategy of Russia and the role of statistical agencies in its implementation.

    “The topic of our meeting is more relevant than ever. In December 2024, the development strategy of Russia was approved, and less than a month ago, the plan for its implementation. One of the points talks about creating a digital platform to ensure the quality and completeness of data analysis. This is what we have been talking about in recent years, that statistics should be made convenient for citizens and widely used, and also to improve statistical literacy in the country,” emphasized Sergey Egorenko.

    Also taking part in the plenary session were Pavel Smelov, Director General of the Center for Strategic Research, Dmitry Faikov, Head of the Analytics and Internal Communications Department of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center – All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics, Anna Vedernikova, Deputy Director General of the Center for Strategic Research, and Elena Pryakhina, Head of the Department of Information Statistical Resources and Technologies of the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

    After the speeches, the guests went to plant trees on the Alley of Statisticians, which was laid out at the State University of Management in 2024, where they were met by the rector of the State University of Management Vladimir Stroyev.

    “Last year we started a good tradition – planting an alley of statisticians on the territory of our university – and today we will continue it. The oldest department in Russia and the USSR for training young specialists and managers in the field of statistics for a variety of fields operates at the State University of Management. This is our profile. And the choice of the State University of Management for planting the alley by the heads and specialists of federal and regional statistical bodies once again confirms the high role of our university in this field,” Vladimir Stroyev noted.

    The final part of the forum was the work of the participants in three thematic sections dedicated to the digital transformation of the statistical system, data quality standards and the human resources potential of the industry.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Rector of SPbPU Andrey Rudskoy awarded with Gratitude from the President of Russia

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    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    At the 20th St. Petersburg International Book Fair, which is taking place in our city, the rector of the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Andrei Rudskoy was awarded the Gratitude of the President of Russia for his participation in the creation of the book “Putin in the Mirror of Time. Biography Milestones and Chronicles of the Era.” The award was presented by the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov and the President of the Russian Book Union Sergei Stepashin.

    The book, co-authored by historian Alexander Myasnikov and journalist Sergei Dmitriev, is a biography of Vladimir Putin, supplemented with unique photographs and historical information.

    Andrey Rudskoy noted: It is a great honor to receive the Gratitude of the President of Russia from the hands of the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Dmitrievich Beglov and the President of the Russian Book Union Sergey Vadimovich Stepashin. Our joint work with Sergey Nikolaevich Dmitriev and Alexander Leonidovich Myasnikov “Putin in the Mirror of Time” has found a worthy assessment among a wide range of readers, and for us this is the main indicator that we are making our contribution to the creation of the chronicle of modern Russia, telling about the key events and achievements of the country. It is undoubtedly pleasant that the award ceremony took place within the framework of the XX St. Petersburg International Book Salon, where the Polytechnic Publishing House is traditionally represented.

    The book “Putin in the Mirror of Time. Milestones of the Biography and Chronicles of the Era” is a large-scale work covering key moments in the life and political career of Vladimir Putin. The publication not only covers biographical milestones, but also offers a deep analysis of the era in which the Russian president managed to return the country to its status as a great power. Through the prism of presidential documents, speeches and messages to the Federal Assembly, the authors recreate a vivid and dynamic chronicle of the events that defined modern Russia.

    Let us recall that the 20th anniversary St. Petersburg International Book Fair opened today on Palace Square. It will last four days. Last year, it was visited by more than half a million people.

    The SPbPU Publishing and Printing Center (POLITEKH-PRESS) traditionally becomes an active participant in the Book Salon. At the stand, the company presents a wide range of products: new books of the current year, exclusive series of postcards and flip calendars with picturesque views of St. Petersburg and the Polytechnic University. Guests can also purchase a variety of souvenirs.

    This year, special attention is paid to the current topics of the Book Salon. The events and exposition of POLITEKH-PRESS are dedicated to the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland and the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. This is reflected in the special design of the stand with information posters called “Polytechnicians for Victory”, which tell about the role of the university staff and students during the war.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Heavy rains cause flooding in some cities in Hunan province

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    CHANGSHA, May 22 (Xinhua) — Heavy rains have caused flooding in some cities in central China’s Hunan Province since Wednesday evening.

    Heavy rains hit the cities of Zhangjiajie and Changde in Hunan Province, and some counties subordinate to these cities experienced particularly heavy rainfall.

    In Shejiaping Township, Taoyuan County, Changde City, continuous rainfall has caused flooding. Local authorities have taken measures to evacuate people to ensure their safety.

    The Hunan Provincial Meteorological Service issued an orange alert for heavy rain on the morning of May 22.

    Let us recall that China has a four-tier weather warning system, with the highest level of danger indicated by red, followed in descending order by orange, yellow and blue. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Two killed in landslides in southwest China

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

    GUIYANG, May 22 (Xinhua) — Two people were killed in landslides in southwest China’s Guizhou Province on Thursday, the provincial government said.

    It should be recalled that two landslides on the same day hit Changshi Township and Gowa Township in Dafang County, administratively subordinate to Bijie City, leaving 2 and 19 people trapped under the rubble, respectively.

    The National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Commission has activated a Level 4 emergency response in response to the recent severe floods and geological disasters in Guizhou Province, especially the landslides in Bijie City.

    The Committee sent a working group to the affected areas to assess the situation, provide recommendations and assist local authorities in meeting the basic needs of people affected by the disaster.

    Guizhou provincial authorities activated Level 2 geological disaster response at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, while the Ministry of Natural Resources decided to raise the geological disaster response level from Level 3 to Level 2 at 11 a.m. on the same day, sending a task force to the area to lead the search and rescue operation.

    The ministry called on local agencies to quickly dispatch task forces to assist the search and rescue operation and provide technical support for the rescue work. It also called for enhanced monitoring and early warning. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese and Central Asian Youth Discuss Friendship and Cooperation in Shaanxi Province

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — Representatives of Chinese youth and Central Asian students studying in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province recently gathered to share their experiences and deepen mutual understanding and friendship, the Sanqing Dushibao newspaper reported.

    The event took place on May 17 in Xi’an (the capital of Shaanxi Province). More than 20 young people from China and Central Asian countries took part in it.

    Nastya from Kazakhstan, who is studying Business Chinese at Xi’an Jiaotong University, noted that intercultural exchanges bring her new knowledge.

    “I enjoy experiencing the charm of different cultures through humanitarian exchange events and actively organizing sports competitions so that young people from different countries have more opportunities for deep interaction,” she said.

    Elnura Mambetova from Kyrgyzstan, a doctoral student in Chinese language and Chinese culture dissemination at Shaanxi Normal University, has been fascinated with Chinese culture since childhood. After graduating from university in Kyrgyzstan, she worked as a Chinese language teacher at one of the universities in Kyrgyzstan, and then moved to China for further education.

    “I can personally feel how the friendship between the countries of Central Asia and China is becoming deeper and deeper,” she said.

    Wang Lewei, a student at Xi’an Foreign Studies University, spent a year in Kazakhstan as an exchange student. “In Kazakhstan, my local friends took me sightseeing and invited me to traditional festivals. I realized that language is the key to culture,” he said, expressing his desire to become an envoy of friendship between China and Kazakhstan.

    Shaanxi Province, relying on its rich educational resources, has been actively developing humanitarian exchanges with Central Asian countries in recent years. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair serves as a platform for promoting regional cooperation between China and Russia

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    HARBIN, May 22 (Xinhua) — The 34th Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair, which recently concluded in the city of Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has injected new impetus into cooperation between the Chinese border province and Russian regions.

    One of the main topics of the event, which took place from May 17 to 21, was regional cooperation between China and Russia.

    The Heilongjiang Province is separated from some Russian regions only by the Heilongjiang River /Amur/. “The Amur does not simply divide us, but on the contrary, connects us. This is a connection of two neighbors,” noted the acting governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region /JAR/ Maria Kostyuk, calling the Heilongjiang Province the only such strategic partner for the JAR.

    M. Kostyuk participated in the Harbin International Trade and Economic Fair for the first time in the capacity of the head of the region. Previously, she had visited the exhibition many times when she worked in the mayor’s office of the city of Birobidzhan.

    “We worked together with our sister city Hegang in Heilongjiang Province not only on exchanging businessmen, but also introducing businesses to each other’s territory so that we could have very proper cooperation. For the second year in a row, Birobidzhan and Hegang have presented a joint exposition at the Harbin International Trade and Economic Fair,” she noted.

    In addition to Hegang and Birobidzhan, sister city relations have been established between Chinese and Russian cities such as Heihe and Blagoveshchensk, as well as Tongjiang and Bogdanovich, which helps to unlock the potential for cooperation between the border areas of the two countries.

    “In terms of humanitarian cooperation, the Amur Region is the leader among other regions of Russia in terms of the number of Russian-Chinese joint events, just as the Heilongjiang Province is among Chinese regions,” emphasized the Governor of the Amur Region Vasily Orlov in an interview with the media on the sidelines of the 34th Harbin International Trade and Economic Fair.

    “We have more than 200 events. They are held annually, there are very bright, iconic ones that have become the calling card of our cities – Blagoveshchensk and Heihe, as well as the Amur Region and Heilongjiang Province,” he explained, expressing hope that in the future the level of these events will increase through the involvement of additional partner regions on both sides.

    Both leaders of Russian regions also noted the dynamics of development of cooperation with Heilongjiang Province in such areas as agriculture, logistics and tourism.

    On the sidelines of the current Harbin International Trade and Economic Fair, the Russian Export Center (REC) organized another festival-fair “Made in Russia.” It featured products from over 100 Russian manufacturers from 50 regions of the country.

    During the festival-fair, specialized negotiations on the B2B model were also held between Chinese and Russian companies, which, according to REC General Director Veronika Nikishina, provided a unique opportunity to establish important business contacts and expand the horizons of cooperation.

    REC is organizing a similar festival-fair on the sidelines of the Harbin International Trade and Economic Fair for the second time. As part of the event, a Made in Russia retail store also opened in Harbin.

    “I think that candies and chocolates made in Russia have a unique and rich taste, and they are inexpensive. Our whole family likes them very much,” said one shopper surnamed Sun.

    “We opened the first warehouse distribution center in Suifenhe, Heilongjiang Province, with an area of over 4,500 square meters, to supply and continuously provide the Made in Russia retail chain with original and high-quality Russian products,” explained V. Nikishina, noting that from the point of view of the extensive development of the national brand, the Chinese market is one of the most important and promising in the world.

    According to M. Kostyuk, residents of China and Russia are always interested in communicating with each other as neighbors and close people. “We already have experience of long-term cooperation with border cities of Heilongjiang Province. We must also go together today along one path in order to develop our mutual cooperation,” she summarized. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Shenzhou-20 crew members perform first spacewalk /detailed version-1/

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — The crew of China’s Shenzhou-20 manned space mission aboard the Tiangong space station successfully completed the first round of extravehicular activity on Thursday, the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) said.

    The three Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, worked for about eight hours and completed the mission at 16:49 Beijing time with the support of a ground support team.

    Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui, who are in charge of spacewalk operations, exited through the node module of the Tianhe core module, marking the first time astronauts have exited the station through this module since the space station entered the application and development phase.

    The astronauts installed the space debris protection device, previously removed through the cargo airlock and moved to a temporary position using a robotic manipulator, in its designated location.

    During the extravehicular activity, the astronauts also inspected and maintained the station’s external equipment. According to the CMSA, all crew members returned safely to the main module. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The 4th Meeting of Heads of Ministries and Departments Responsible for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports of the SCO Member States was held in Harbin

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — The 4th Meeting of Heads of Ministries and Departments Responsible for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States was held in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Wednesday, according to the official website of the General Administration of Physical Culture and Sports of the People’s Republic of China.

    The event was attended by SCO Deputy Secretary General Akhmad Saidmurodzoda and heads of ministries and departments for physical culture and sports of the SCO member states. At the meeting, the heads of delegations of the SCO member states discussed strengthening cooperation in the field of sports competitions, the sports industry, winter and traditional sports.

    Gao Zhidan, Director General of the General Administration of Sports of the People’s Republic of China, said at the meeting that sports cooperation is an important part of cultural exchanges within the organization and plays an active role in promoting rapprochement and mutual understanding between the peoples of its member countries.

    Noting that China is willing to cooperate with all parties to further deepen sports exchanges among SCO member states, he added that the country will actively promote the construction of the China-SCO Winter Sports Demonstration Zone to make new and greater contributions to promoting the building of a closer SCO community with a shared future.

    The meeting adopted the “Protocol of the 4th Meeting of the Heads of Ministries and Departments Responsible for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports of the SCO Member States.” The parties agreed that the next such event will be held in Kyrgyzstan. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: In January-April 2025, cargo turnover through the Alashankou checkpoint increased by 6.1%.

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — Alashankou border crossing in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region allowed a total of 9.657 million tons of import and export cargo into and out of the country in the first four months of this year, up 6.1 percent year-on-year, local media reported, citing data from Alashankou Customs.

    The range of goods imported through the said checkpoint during the reporting period mainly consisted of iron ore and its concentrate, iron alloys and frozen meat. At the same time, exports were mainly represented by electromechanical and high-tech products, clothing and accessories and other products.

    In January-April of this year, the volume of cargo transportation via the Alashankou railway checkpoint continued to grow, accounting for more than 50 percent of the total cargo turnover via Alashankou. At the same time, the volume of cargo passing through the Alashankou automobile border crossing increased by 42.1 percent year-on-year.

    The city of Alashankou is located in the Bortala-Mongolian Autonomous Region of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. On its territory there is a road and railway checkpoint of the same name on the border with Kazakhstan. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China to Establish 23 More Professional Universities

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Education on Thursday announced a plan to approve the establishment of 32 undergraduate higher education institutions, including 23 vocational universities.

    The move underscores China’s increased focus on developing technical and vocational education to produce skilled professionals, as outlined in a national education development plan released earlier this year.

    The policy document calls for the creation of more high-quality professional undergraduate universities with unique specializations, as well as a gradual increase in the number of applicants.

    The Chinese Ministry of Education also called on the public to express their suggestions on the establishment of these educational institutions. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese Premier to Visit Indonesia, Attend ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in Malaysia

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang will pay an official visit to Indonesia from May 24 to 26 at the invitation of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and attend the ASEAN-GCC-China summit in Kuala Lumpur from May 26 to 28 at the invitation of Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, which holds the rotating chairmanship of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: France: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission

    Source: IMF – News in Russian

    A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, or as part of other staff monitoring of economic developments.

    The authorities have consented to the publication of this statement. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the preliminary findings of this mission, staff will prepare a report that, subject to management approval, will be presented to the IMF Executive Board for discussion and decision.

    Paris, France – May 22, 2025

    An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Manuela Goretti and comprising Florian Misch, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Maryam Vaziri, and Torsten Wezel, conducted discussions during May 12-22 for the 2025 Article IV Consultation with France. At the end of the visit, the mission issued the following statement:

    The French economy has demonstrated resilience despite high uncertainty, with disinflation progressing well and the labor market remaining robust. However, high and rising public debt, combined with significant domestic and external headwinds to the recovery, highlights the need to strengthen public finances and pursuing structural reforms to foster sustainable growth. The French authorities’ commitment to bring the deficit below 3 percent of GDP by 2029 is welcome and should be supported by a credible and well-designed package of measures. Advancing France’s structural reform agenda will be crucial to boost productivity and facilitate fiscal consolidation. While the financial sector remains resilient, strong supervisory practices need to continue adapting to an increasingly complex financial landscape. France’s sustained efforts to deepen the European single market remain critical to support the economy and strengthen its ability to withstand shocks.

    Economic Outlook

    High domestic and external uncertainty is expected to continue weighing on the short-term economic outlook. Real GDP growth is projected to slow to 0.6 percent in 2025 and reach 1 percent in 2026. These projections reflect a delayed recovery in private consumption and investment due to weak confidence and fiscal tightening this year, despite some uplift from monetary policy easing. Weaker external demand, amid trade tensions, market volatility, and geo-economic uncertainty, is expected to further dampen exports and investment prospects. These projections are based on the April World Economic Outlook global assumptions and do not reflect the latest trade policy announcements. Over the medium term, growth is projected to converge to around 1.2 percent, before decelerating towards its long-term potential of 1 percent reflecting both demographic trends and need for further structural reforms. The disinflationary process is progressing well, with average headline inflation projected at 1.2 percent in 2025, due to base effects and lower energy prices, and core inflation at 1.9 percent.

    The outlook remains subject to significant downside risks, notwithstanding potential upsides. Deepening geoeconomic fragmentation and rising trade tensions could disrupt trade and financial flows and dampen economic activity. In such an environment, uncertainty would increase, and financial conditions could tighten further, reducing domestic demand and worsening debt dynamics. Political fragmentation and social tensions could delay fiscal consolidation and reform efforts, further weighing on confidence and the outlook, raising fiscal risks. On the upside, easing trade tensions and renewed structural reform momentum could improve growth prospects over the medium term. Domestic reforms could be strengthened through deeper coordination and integration at the EU level. Consumption could be stronger if household saving rates eased more rapidly on the back of dissipating uncertainty. Business investment and export performance could also surprise on the upside, driven by higher demand—in France and in the rest of Europe—including for defense as well as digital and green technologies.

    Fiscal Policy: Reducing Debt while Refocusing Spending Priorities

    Building on the 2025 budget, the authorities are committed to implementing their Medium-term Fiscal Structural Plan (MTFSP) to bring the deficit below 3 percent of GDP by 2029. While the envisaged adjustment is appropriate to improve debt dynamics and strengthen France’s resilience to shocks, it needs to be supported by a credible and well-designed package of measures and remains subject to implementation risks, as evidenced by recent setbacks. Under staff’s current policy baseline scenario, which incorporates only legislated and clearly specified measures, the deficit is projected to decline to 5.4 percent of GDP in 2025, in line with the budget target. However pending approval of significant additional measures, it would remain around 6 percent of GDP in the medium-term, keeping debt on an upward trend until 2030. While short-term risks remain manageable, debt dynamics have weakened significantly, following consecutive fiscal slippages in 2023 and 2024, and remain highly sensitive to the real interest rate and growth path. In this context, France’s commitment to undertake further fiscal consolidation, as per EU rules, represents an important mitigating factor.

    Significant additional fiscal efforts will be crucial to preserve fiscal space and create room to absorb rising spending demands, while placing debt on a downward path. Staff recommends a frontloaded structural fiscal effort of 1.1 percent of GDP in 2026, followed by an average of about 0.9 percent of GDP per year over the medium term, broadly in line with the authorities’ plans. The recommended adjustment would allow the country to exit the excessive deficit procedure by end-2029, as targeted. Staff’s debt sustainability analysis indicates that the recommended fiscal path would markedly reduce medium-term debt sustainability risks, with the debt-stabilizing primary balance being reached in 2027.

    Achieving this substantial fiscal consolidation will require decisive actions and difficult decisions to ensure equity and fairness amid challenging trade-offs:

    • Given France’s already high tax-to-GDP ratio, any new tax measures should be focused on reducing inefficient tax expenditures and tackling tax avoidance while improving equity. While exceptional temporary revenue measures can help kickstart much needed fiscal adjustment, France’s level of taxation—among the highest in the EU—indicates that sustained tax-based fiscal consolidation, of the magnitude necessary to advance France’s medium-term plans, would hamper business confidence, household consumption, and growth potential. Building on recent experiences, the authorities should continue to monitor and evaluate tax expenditure programs to address inefficiencies vis-à-vis intended objectives and generate savings. This approach would also simplify the tax system and facilitate revenue forecasting.

    • The authorities should focus on rationalizing spending and strengthening its efficiency, with concerted action across all government levels: central government, social security, and local governments. France has the highest spending-to-GDP ratio among EU countries. There are several avenues to rationalize spending and improve its quality, while preserving growth-enhancing investment in key priority areas and mitigating distributional impacts on the most vulnerable. The planned expansion of spending reviews and efforts to minimize overlaps across government entities, including local governments, can streamline spending by addressing inefficiencies and reducing red tape. There is also scope to further improve the targeting of social benefits, including by reviewing eligibility and duration of unemployment benefits, to better target active labor market initiatives, as well as to further simplify and harmonize pension schemes, while ensuring a balanced system, building on the 2023 pension reform. These efforts would foster less fragmented and longer careers while enhancing the sustainability and intergenerational equity of the social security system. Enhanced monitoring and financial coordination can also generate savings at the local and national levels.

    The authorities’ initiatives to reinforce public finances forecasting and budget controls, in response to recent fiscal slippages, are welcome. The March 2025 Action plan by the authorities aims at enhancing monitoring of tax revenue, fostering greater transparency, and reinforcing the role of the High Council for Public Finances. Sustained efforts in these areas are essential to identify and proactively address fiscal risks, strengthen public finance management, and enhance fiscal policy credibility. Contingency plans will be also needed to ensure that pressing priority spending needs, including in defense, are met without compromising public finances.

    Macrostructural Policies to Support Jobs and Productivity Growth

    Raising weak productivity growth is critical for sustaining France’s economic prospects, in the face of substantial fiscal consolidation needs. The per capita income gap between France and the US has increased since the early 2000s and now exceeds 20 percent, primarily due to lower productivity and employment in France. Macro-structural reforms can play a critical role in lifting potential output, while facilitating fiscal consolidation efforts. For example, an increase in potential GDP growth of 0.3 percentage points could help reduce public debt by nearly 10 percent of GDP over the long term.

    France is well-positioned to capitalize on the green and digital transitions through greater efforts to support innovation and access to capital. France’s comparative advantage in low-carbon technologies and its potential to become a European hub for Artificial Intelligence can foster the development of new technologies and support growth. Ongoing efforts by the authorities to review and rationalize state aid and R&D tax expenditures by focusing on the most impactful schemes and better targeting eligibility criteria can boost innovation and help close gaps with peers. Enhancing access to finance and reducing financing costs for productive but credit-constrained firms is crucial and should be supported by advancing the EU Savings and Investment Union which can increase the availability of capital and its efficient allocation.

    To support entrepreneurship, policies should focus on easing entry barriers and reducing the regulatory burden. France performs relatively well in terms of product market regulation, but reducing administrative market entry barriers for firms, especially in some services sectors, is crucial for boosting business dynamism and productivity growth. The Simplification Bill, currently under discussion, would be an important step towards further reducing the regulatory burden and streamlining requirements, particularly for small and medium size firms. At the European level, deepening the single market through the removal of remaining intra-EU trade barriers and greater harmonization of regulations can help firms achieve economies of scale and incentivize innovation by expanding market size.

    Sustained efforts to promote employment and job quality remain critical to facilitate green and digital transitions, amid an aging workforce, and boost productivity growth. While employment rates have increased, they remain low in segments of the population compared to other countries. Possible areas for policy intervention include further social benefit reforms to enhance work incentives and reduce career fragmentation, particularly among younger and older individuals. These measures can be complemented by efforts to further raise labor force participation of women, including through recent initiatives to support STEM careers, and better integrate migrants into the labor market. Promoting workforce skills and healthy aging would also contribute to job quality.

    Adapting to a Complex Financial Landscape

    The banking sector has demonstrated resilience to recent shocks, supported by prudent lending standards and strong precautionary buffers. While profitability remains below the EU average, banks’ solvency and liquidity positions are robust, with adequate buffers. Sound prudential measures are mitigating housing market risks as property prices stabilize, while risks to the banking sector from corporate indebtedness and sovereign exposures remain manageable. Notwithstanding high uncertainty, financial stability risks remain contained, with French banks showing resilience under severe geopolitical and recessionary stress test scenarios, applied in the context of the IMF’s 2025 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP).

    The connections between the banking system, insurance firms, and domestic funding markets warrant continued close monitoring. The FSAP stress test indicates that investment funds possess sufficient liquidity to withstand large redemption shocks, and French banks’ liquidity buffers can absorb potential market shocks from associated fixed-income sell-offs. Moreover, liquidity management tools to contain redemption risks have been widely adopted. Nevertheless, amid global uncertainty and episodes of high market volatility, there is scope to further strengthen oversight through greater monitoring and data sharing on fund liability structures as well as closer collaboration among non-bank financial institutions supervisors in France and at the EU level.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Scientists Develop Efficient Lasers the Size of a Speck of Dust

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    Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

    Researchers HSE University in Saint Petersburg have found a way to create efficient microlasers with a diameter of only 5–8 micrometers. They operate at room temperature, do not require cooling, and can be built into microchips. The scientists used the whispering gallery effect to confine light and buffer layers to reduce energy leakage and stress. The approach is promising for integrating lasers into chips, sensors, and quantum technologies. Study published in “Letters to the Journal of Technical Physics”.

    The devices around us are becoming more compact without losing functionality. Smartphones solve problems that previously required a computer, and small cameras shoot almost like professional ones. Miniaturization has also affected lasers — sources of directed light radiation that are built into optical chips, sensors, medical devices, and communication systems.

    But it is not easy to reduce the size of a laser while maintaining its optical properties, efficiency and reliability. Developing a laser 5–8 micrometers in size (roughly the diameter of a red blood cell) requires complex calculations, and its production requires high precision. The main difficulty lies in the design of the laser itself. Unlike conventional light sources, lasers amplify radiation inside a resonator – a structure where light is repeatedly reflected and amplified. And the more compact the laser, the more difficult it is to contain the light inside it so that it is repeatedly reflected, amplified and does not lose energy – this is what is important for its stable operation.

    Another difficulty is defects in the material. Lasers use crystals that can amplify light. But when they are grown, microscopic defects often arise that reduce the efficiency of light generation. To minimize such disturbances, scientists carefully select the synthesis conditions and model the properties of the crystals in advance in different modes. At the same time, solving one problem often causes others to appear, and laser development becomes a constant search for balance.

    Scientists from the National Research University Higher School of Economics have created microlasers with a diameter of only 5–8 micrometers that operate at room temperature. They used a crystalline structure of indium, gallium, nitrogen, and aluminum compounds grown on a silicon substrate. To confine the light in a tiny space, the scientists used the whispering gallery effect.

    “This phenomenon is well known in acoustics: in some churches and cathedrals, you can whisper words near one wall, and the sound will be clearly heard near the opposite wall, despite the fact that under normal conditions the sound would not travel such a distance. A similar effect allows light to be reflected multiple times inside a disk microlaser, thereby minimizing losses,” explains the senior researcher. International Laboratory of Quantum Optoelectronics HSE University in St. Petersburg Eduard Moiseev.

    However, even under such conditions, light waves can partially escape into the substrate and be lost. To avoid this, the researchers added a stepped buffer layer. It compensates for mechanical stress between the silicon and nitride layers and reduces radiation leakage, allowing the laser to operate stably even at small sizes.

    “Our microlasers operate stably at room temperature, without cooling systems, which makes them convenient for real use. In the future, such devices will allow the creation of more compact and energy-efficient optoelectronic devices,” explains Natalia Kryzhanovskaya, head of the International Laboratory of Quantum Optoelectronics at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: More than a dozen people trapped in landslides in southwest China

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

    GUIYANG, May 22 (Xinhua) — Two mountain landslides occurred in southwest China’s Guizhou Province on Thursday, trapping more than a dozen people.

    The incidents occurred in Changshi Township and Gowa Township, Dafang County, the province, at around 03:00 and 09:00, respectively. According to preliminary estimates by local authorities, two people are buried under the rubble in Changshi Township, while more than 10 people were buried in six residential buildings in Qingyang Village, Gowa Township, where eight families lived.

    Police, emergency response teams and firefighters quickly arrived at the scene to conduct search and rescue operations. They are equipped with life detectors, drones and other necessary equipment. Sniffer dogs are helping them in their search.

    The rescue operation in Gowa parish is hampered by steep slopes and mountainous terrain. Local authorities said the exact number of people trapped under the rubble has yet to be determined.

    China’s Ministry of Emergency Management immediately launched a Level 4 geological disaster response and dispatched a task force to the scene to lead the rescue efforts.

    The department demanded that the situation at the site of the emergency be assessed as soon as possible, rescue operations be organized in a scientifically sound manner, and secondary disasters be prevented. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Iran agrees to hold fifth round of proxy nuclear talks with US

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    TEHRAN, May 22 (Xinhua) — Iran has agreed to Oman’s proposal to hold a fifth round of proxy nuclear talks with the United States in Rome on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Wednesday.

    In his statement, Baghaei noted that the Iranian negotiating team is committed to protecting the country’s rights and interests in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including uranium enrichment and the lifting of harsh sanctions, and will spare no effort to achieve these goals.

    Since April, with Oman’s assistance, Iranian and US delegations have held four rounds of proxy talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme and lifting US sanctions. The fourth round took place in Muscat on May 11. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: A. Mordvichev assumed the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

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    Moscow, May 22 /Xinhua/ — Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev has assumed the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov presented him with a standard. This was reported on Thursday by the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

    According to the report, the head of the Russian military department, conducting this military ritual, introduced the recently appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev, to the personnel of the Main Command of the Ground Forces and expressed confidence that the military leader, who has extensive combat experience, will continue his service with dignity.

    A. Mordvichev was born on January 14, 1976 in Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1997, he graduated from the Novosibirsk Higher Combined Arms Command School of the Siberian Military District. In 2023, he was appointed commander of the Central Military District. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Samotlorneftegaz’s new special solution production unit increases oilfield service efficiency

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    Samotlorneftegaz, one of Rosneft’s key production assets, has commissioned a mobile unit for the production of a specialized solution for geological and technical activities and well repair. The unit improves the economic efficiency of oilfield services and environmental performance, including by eliminating the need to take water from natural sources.

    The unit with a capacity of 350 m3 per day is integrated into the reservoir pressure maintenance system for using produced water instead of natural water. The modular design includes specialized units with pumps, equipment for preparing solutions and dosing reagents, mixing and storage tanks, and a trestle for unloading the finished solution.

    The production cycles are fully automated. This allows to significantly reduce the preparation time and improve the quality of the solution. All equipment is domestically produced and has high resistance to temperature changes in the climatic conditions of Siberia.

    Rosneft prioritizes innovation and defines technological leadership as a key factor in competitiveness in the oil market. The company also implements a number of large-scale environmental programs, minimizes its environmental impact, and improves the environmental friendliness of its production.

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    Samotlorneftegaz, one of Rosneft’s key production assets, is developing Russia’s largest Samotlor field in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra. The total area of the company’s licensed sites is 2.9 thousand square kilometers.

    Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft May 22, 2025

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