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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/005/20250820_005_01_124913.png\" />\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/005/20250820_005_01_35913.png\" /><p>Huajiang village, Guizhou province, lies near the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge.</p>\n<p> Villagers near the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province are anticipating a tourism boom as the world's highest bridge prepares to open.</p>\n<p> In about a month, the bridge, with a height of 625 meters from deck to water, will open as part of the local expressway system and cut travel time between the two banks from about one hour to just 90 seconds.</p>\n<p> Huajiang village in Zhenfeng county sits about 1 kilometer from the span. The village, listed among China's traditional villages, has seen the promise of improved access quickly turn into preparations for incoming tourists.</p>\n<p> "We are the village closest to the bridge, and we have the best view," said 35-year-old resident Lin Guoquan. Three years ago, when he learned the massive project would be built on his doorstep, Lin — who had worked in the tourism sector in Yunnan province — returned home and launched a homestay business.</p>\n<p> In May 2024 Lin began converting old village houses into guest rooms decorated in Bouyei ethnic style. The homestay opened in October the same year and now offers 27 rooms.</p>\n<p> "You can see the bridge directly from your bed," Lin said.</p>\n<p> As the opening date approaches, Lin's homestay has become popular. Occupancy rates are high and the rooms often sell out.</p>\n<p> "With the bridge opening in September, rooms are filling up fast," he said.</p>\n<p> Lin also posts videos of the bridge, the gorge and the surrounding sea of clouds on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Several of his accounts tied to the project have attracted more than 1 million followers.</p>\n<p> Some villagers are recording daily construction progress on their phones as the structure rises. One blogger who documents the work almost every day on Douyin has drawn more than 240,000 followers, attracting more visitors from nearby areas.</p>\n<p> At present, Huajiang village has only Lin's homestay and two or three farm restaurants, but more renovations are already underway. Official plans released in July incorporate the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge and roughly 50 square kilometers around it into a coordinated tourism development scheme designed to turn distant check-ins into immersive, zero-distance experiences.</p>\n<p> "The bridge's opening is an important milestone," Lin said. "Via ferrata, paragliding and other outdoor attractions are expected to arrive here. The focus will not be limited to the bridge itself; it will drive development across the surrounding area and help retain visitors."</p>\n<p> In July the bridge's viewing corridor, high-speed racing track and viewing platforms were completed.</p>\n<p> Visitors can test their driving skills on a 1,411-meter-long racetrack situated about 600 meters above the ground. Earlier plans also call for glass sightseeing elevators and a cafe.</p>\n<p> "Not a day can be wasted and nothing can be sloppy. We are now completing the final painting and other finishing work," said Wang Songyu, deputy project manager for the contract section. He added that overall progress has surpassed 99 percent, and the bridge is expected to open to traffic by the end of September.</p>\n<p> <span>Contact the writers at liuboqian@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/005/20250820_005_05_69913.png\" /><p>Kinetica 1 rocket launches seven satellites into orbit on Tuesday.</p>\n<p> CAS Space, a Beijing-based commercial rocket maker, launched the eighth rocket in its Kinetica 1 series on Tuesday afternoon, transporting seven satellites, including a pair built in Mexico, into space.</p>\n<p> The rocket lifted off at 3:33 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert and then placed the payloads — a synthetic aperture radar satellite, an Earth-observation satellite and five experimental satellites — into their preset orbit, the company said in a statement.</p>\n<p> Among the hardware launched are the mini ThumbSat-1 and ThumbSat-2 satellites. Weighing about 100 grams each, they were designed and built by private Mexican company ThumbSat and have very simple tasks, the company said.</p>\n<p> "ThumbSat-1 carries a selfie payload, aiming to capture its own mirror-selfie in orbit. ThumbSat-2 carries an artistic payload, merging science and creativity, reminding us that exploration is not only about data but also about expression," it said on its website.</p>\n<p> It added that the mission was made possible through close collaboration between CAS Space and ThumbSat, as their engineers together designed a specialized satellite deployer.</p>\n<p> In addition, ThumbSat stated that it will set up ground-receiving stations across Mexico to enable students and space fans to use antennas and software for free to "track signals from orbit and take part in a mission that crosses borders and disciplines".</p>\n<p> In its statement, CAS Space said that, "As a groundbreaking cooperation between China and Mexico in the field of satellite development and service, this project marks a milestone breakthrough for China's space industry in the North American commercial space market."</p>\n<p> The Chinese company said the project's success will strengthen the bond of Sino-Mexican scientific and technological cooperation and will make important contributions to "building a fair, open and inclusive system for international space cooperation".</p>\n<p> Hu Xiaowei, project manager of the Kinetica 1 model, said that Tuesday's launch has once again highlighted the rocket's reliability.</p>\n<p> "By now, CAS Space has used our Kinetica 1 rockets to help clients deploy 70 satellites with a combined weight of more than 7 (metric) tons. We are No 1 in terms of business share in China's commercial launch market, and the Kinetica 1 still holds the domestic record of most satellites launched by a commercial rocket," he said, stating that Kinetica 1 is the "most suitable choice" for launching small and mid-size satellites.</p>\n<p> Tuesday's launch was not the first time Kinetica 1 carried satellites for foreign clients.</p>\n<p> In its fifth flight in November last year, the rocket placed 15 satellites into their preset orbit, including the IRSS-1 that was designed and built by the China Academy of Space Technology for the Omani space industry startup Oman Lens.</p>\n<p> It marked the first time that a Chinese commercial space company had launched any satellite for a foreign client, and also the first time that an Omani satellite had been successfully put into orbit.</p>\n<p> "We can arrange a launch mission in a flexible and rapid manner, and that means we are able to efficiently respond to clients' urgent orders. Besides, compared with similar rocket models on the international market, ours features an attractive price and a very high accuracy of orbital deployment," said Meng Xiangfu, deputy manager of the Kinetica 1 project.</p>\n<p> Formerly known as ZK 1A, the Kinetica 1 model has a length of 30 meters, a diameter of 2.65 meters, and a liftoff weight of 135 tons. It is capable of deploying satellites with a combined weight of 1.5 tons to a typical sun-synchronous orbit about 500 kilometers above Earth.</p>\n<p> <span>zhaolei@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/007/20250820_007_01_22.png\" /><p>United States singer Mickey Guyton performs in the Chinese singing competition Singer 2025 in Changsha, Hunan province.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/007/20250820_007_01_39.png\" /><p>The finalists of the competition pose for a group photo.</p>\n<p> International participants gave a thumbs-up to the popular Chinese singing competition Singer 2025, saying that the program offered opportunities for cross-border cultural interactions and confirmed the artistic consensus that "music knows no borders".</p>\n<p> Well-known country music singer Mickey Guyton from the United States won second place in the live final of the show with her Better Than You Left Me earlier this month, which was hosted by Hunan TV and Mango TV in Changsha, Hunan province. Chinese male singer Chen Chusheng was crowned the show's champion.</p>\n<p> Guyton was among the international finalists who outnumbered their Chinese rivals for the first time in the TV program, winning over the audience with her unique country style and emotional singing.</p>\n<p> "I was just so excited and felt so much love from the audience," she said, adding that the experience was life-changing as it allowed her to see all the different styles of music, providing new angles for her future creations.</p>\n<p> In her view, US music is more rhythm-driven, while Chinese music is more emotion-driven. She described the latter as a "winding river", with poetic lyrics, delicate rises and falls, and a graceful flow, whereas the former resembles a "roaring ocean", sometimes erupting with sudden waves.</p>\n<p> She detected hints of 1990s American country music in certain Chinese songs, suggesting there might be "unrecognized common ground" between the two. Fascinated by the rich theatricality and instrumental elements in Chinese music, she expressed a desire to incorporate them into her own work, such as performing a song in Chinese, despite acknowledging it as a "considerable challenge".</p>\n<p> Guyton views music as a powerful bridge that transcends genres and unites people. She believes that it's the singers' duty to step out of their comfort zones, respect and learn from different cultures, and promote mutual understanding.</p>\n<p> A first-time visitor to China with her family, Guyton tried Chinese snacks, traditional attire and learned about silver ornament forging and brocade weaving in a trip to Huaihua, in Hunan, organized by the show producers.</p>\n<p> "I think the people here are so lovely and kind in the way they treat children and take care of their elderly. And I think that is probably one of the most beautiful parts of Chinese culture," she said.</p>\n<p> Her positive attitude and willingness to embrace new experiences have made her a beloved figure among Chinese audiences. After participating in Singer 2025, Guyton's fans on Chinese social media platforms Weibo, Xiaohongshu and Douyin grew more than 100,000. Moving forward, Guyton said she hopes to hold concerts in China and collaborate with Chinese musicians.</p>\n<p> Since its May 16 debut, the show aired live on Fridays, featuring accomplished singers competing against one another. The audience and online voters decide the results, and the least popular performers may be eliminated to give new contenders a chance.</p>\n<p> Grace Kinstler, also from the US, who ranked sixth in the final, said the show was better than she imagined.</p>\n<p> "Coming from the other side of the world to a completely new place, I think it exceeded what I anticipated — whether in how warmly everyone welcomed me, the audience's response to my performances, or the chance to deeply understand other singers' cultures and how those influences shape their music. It's been truly magical," she said.</p>\n<p> She said the show doesn't just highlight Chinese music. Instead, it honors music from all over the world. "I really don't think there's another program quite like it. It's special, and it's brilliant," she added.</p>\n<p> In her view, music is one of the few universal languages that connects all of humanity — no matter who you are or where you're from, it bridges divides. She said even though she couldn't speak the same language as many of the singers there, she still felt deeply connected to them through music.</p>\n<p> Malaysian singer Jess Lee, who won fourth place at the final, said she grew up in a country with multiple cultures, where she listened to songs in different languages, styles and instruments. And she felt honored to be able to bring Malaysian folk songs to Chinese audiences and boost bilateral exchanges. Her teacher learned music in China, and she herself was inspiredLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> Although the secessionist-minded Lai Ching-te authorities of Taiwan try and portray themselves as "democratic", what they have been doing has been anything but.</p>\n<p> Apart from muffling voices that differ from theirs in the island's society, purging elements that they baselessly label as colluding with "external hostile forces" and arbitrarily attacking opposition parties, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities led by Lai also seek to distort history to serve their "pro-independence" and de-Sinicization agenda.</p>\n<p> They seem convinced that "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past". But their tricks are easily discernible as they have to call white black, creating historical crevices that are too wide to fill with lies.</p>\n<p> The Lai authorities have recently claimed that after World War II, the Treaty of San Francisco took the place of political statements, such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, adding that the Treaty did not hand over Taiwan to the People's Republic of China.</p>\n<p> Such arguments are falsehoods concocted by the DPP authorities long before Lai took office. They disregard historical facts and contradict international legal principles. Such attempts to exploit the Treaty to distort the truth to support "Taiwan independence" are utterly groundless.</p>\n<p> The Treaty was signed in 1951 under the manipulation of the United States with no Chinese representative involved, including in the preceding negotiations. The Treaty is not legally binding on China, and the DPP authorities' attempt to use it as a "legal proof" to support their "pro-independence" claims for Taiwan has no legitimacy in international law.</p>\n<p> The Treaty they quoted contravenes the provisions of the Declaration by United Nations signed by 26 countries — including China, the US, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union — in 1942, and goes against the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and international law.</p>\n<p> Anything set out in the document, including the sovereignty over Taiwan or the handling of the territory and sovereign rights of China as a nonsignatory, is thus entirely illegal, null and void.</p>\n<p> A series of international instruments, including the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, clearly define China's sovereignty over Taiwan, declaring it to be a part of China, which is a solid fact rooted in history and the law beyond any doubt. These instruments constitute the unchallengeable outcome of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and an important part of the postwar international order.</p>\n<p> On Oct 1, 1949, the PRC was founded, and the Central People's Government became the sole legal government representing the whole of China. The change of government took place while China remained unchanged as a subject of international law. China's sovereignty and inherent territory did not change.</p>\n<p> As a natural result, the government of the PRC fully enjoys and exercises China's sovereignty, including sovereignty over Taiwan. The so-called Treaty of San Francisco is an illegal and invalid instrument issued by some countries gathered by the US years after the end of WWII to separately make peace with Japan excluding the PRC and despite the Soviet Union's objection.</p>\n<p> The Lai authorities have chosen to be blind to these facts. Last week they also tried to use "the end of war" rhetoric to whitewash Japan's unconditional surrender at the 80th anniversary of that event.</p>\n<p> The Lai authorities have disregarded the outcomes of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and deliberately distorted the history of WWII. This is simply contemptible.</p>\n<p> The fact-distorting and misleading rhetoric related to the Treaty once again lays bare the nefarious separatist nature of the Lai authorities.</p>\n<p> A poll released by the island's TVBS News last week shows that only 28 percent of respondents are satisfied with Lai's governance of the region, while 55 percent are dissatisfied, marking a record low in Lai's approval ratings since he took office in May last year.</p>\n<p> That should serve as an acute reminder that the Taiwan residents are not that easily hoodwinked by Lai's "pro-independence" endeavors. Refusing to seek truth from facts, the Lai authorities' latest WWII-related lie-telling campaign indicates they have chosen to turn a deaf ear to the people's call. In doing so, they have to tell more lies to cover up the previous one resulting in their "democracy" model being downgraded to a doomed Orwellian fable.</p>\n<p> No matter what the Lai authorities say or do, itLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> It is both an honor and a privilege to reflect on a subject of immense historical and contemporary significance — the founding of the Xizang autonomous region and its profound impact on the region's transformation.</p>\n<p> In our native lexicon, Xizang has long been revered as the "neighboring realm" or the "land at the frontier". Though geographically distant — with cities like Sakya, Shigatse and Lhasa lying far beyond the Kathmandu Valley — Xizang has always occupied a cherished place in our collective consciousness as a land of mystique and cultural affinity.</p>\n<p> The commercial and cultural ties between Kathmandu and Xizang, particularly Lhasa, stretch back over a millennium. Generations of Newar merchants from the Kathmandu Valley sojourned in Lhasa and beyond, bringing back a rich tapestry of stories and experiences to their homeland. These narratives shaped the perceptions of Xizang among the people of Kathmandu, painting it as a land of wonder, spirituality and enduring traditions.</p>\n<p> As a young Newar growing up in Kathmandu, my earliest impressions of Xizang and its people were forged through the lyrical cadences of Newar literature and the vivid anecdotes of elders who had traded in Lhasa. To my youthful imagination, Lhasa was an enigmatic city where the divine and the mortal coexisted, shrouded in an aura of sacred mystery.</p>\n<p> It was not until 2008, when I first set foot in Lhasa and traversed the vast landscapes of Xizang, that I understood the region's true essence. Since then, I have returned no fewer than five times, each visit deepening my understanding of its remarkable evolution.</p>\n<p> For centuries, Xizang's economic progress was hindered by its formidable geography, rugged terrain and delicate ecology. Yet in recent decades the region has undergone a metamorphosis so profound that it bears little resemblance to the Lhasa of my childhood reveries. The mountains and rivers remain unchanged, but the socioeconomic landscape has completely transformed.</p>\n<p> How has Xizang achieved such rapid development despite its harsh natural constraints? It is clear that the founding of the Xizang autonomous region has been the cornerstone of this transformation. The decision of the Chinese central government and the Communist Party of China brought about progress where none seemed possible. Three pivotal strategies underpin this miraculous development:</p>\n<p> First, prioritizing social stability as the bedrock of progress.</p>\n<p> Xizang, though designated as an autonomous region, is home to a mosaic of ethnicities, communities and religious traditions. Even within the Tibetan majority, diverse sects and dialects coexist — some so distinct that mutual comprehension is challenging. Such diversity, while culturally enriching, also carries the potential for discord. Compounding this, external forces have persistently sought to destabilize the region.</p>\n<p> Recognizing these challenges, the central government has placed social stability at the heart of its governance, employing comprehensive measures to foster harmony. By ensuring that all ethnic groups thrive within the framework of unity, Xizang has become a model of peaceful coexistence.</p>\n<p> Second, unleashing economic development as engine of prosperity.</p>\n<p> Some romanticize Xizang as an unchanging sanctuary, fearing that modernization might erode its spiritual essence. Yet economic advancement does not desecrate the past. Rather it elevates the future. By alleviating the scourge of poverty, development has eradicated many historical injustices borne of deprivation.</p>\n<p> Given Xizang's ecological fragility and limited resources, conventional development models were untenable. That's why the central government adopted an innovative, multi-pronged approach. One, direct fiscal support from Beijing, supplemented by paired assistance from the country's most prosperous provinces and municipalities, provides resources to Xizang. Two, the strategic scaling of indigenous industries ensures that Xizang's unique commodities reach global markets. And three, sustainable eco-tourism balances growth with environmental stewardship.</p>\n<p> Third, reviving Tibetan culture and heritage.</p>\n<p> Far from being diluted by the changes in the socioeconomic landscape, Tibetan culture has flourished alongside economic progress. Ancient monasteries and temples have been meticulously restored. The freedom of religious belief is fully protected, and Tibetan Buddhism is well-preserved and passed down there. Thangka painting schools have proliferated, safeguarding this sacred art. The Epic of King Gesar, a literary treasure, has also been systematically preserved.</p>\n<p> The Tibetan-language scholarship thrives in academic institutions and traditional Tibetan medicine is being modernized and has gained globLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/009/20250820_009_03_13.png\" />\n<p> The talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug 15, which ended without an agreement on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, can be summarized in three sentences. First, the outcome was not the best, but also not the worst. Second, the result was just barely acceptable. And third, it was exactly as expected.</p>\n<p> The Russia-Ukraine conflict has dragged on for more than three years and it is unreasonable to expect that the two leaders would resolve everything in one go. With no deal, the two sides haven't achieved the goal they had set. But the silver lining is that the two leaders have promised to meet again in Moscow, which shows that while the summit produced no breakthrough, it was also not a failure.</p>\n<p> The biggest positive is that the two sides are finally talking. To be sure, US-Russia relations have long been rocky, but the two sides have never cut off dialogue completely. Back in June 2021, then US President Joe Biden met Putin in Switzerland. But after the Ukraine crisis, US-Russia ties froze to a near "no-contact" level.</p>\n<p> Against this backdrop, the Alaska summit represents a welcome thaw in the relationship. Dialogue is always better than confrontation. Recently, the US stationed nuclear submarines near Russian waters. The two nuclear superpowers, each capable of destroying the Earth many times over, must never clash. The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 must never be repeated. From that perspective, the Trump-Putin summit is a shot of adrenaline for global security.</p>\n<p> At a personal level, the summit was a win-win for both Trump and Putin. Trump gave the meeting a perfect 10, though he hasn't walked away with any tangible gain. However, this diplomatic show is enough for him to portray himself as a winner. Putin won a little more because the summit puts him back on the center stage of world politics, where he is now equal to the US president in stature.</p>\n<p> The summit was on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but it has wider implications. If US-Russia ties ease, Europe may grow more skeptical of the US and possibly push harder for strategic autonomy. And if Trump shifts focus away from Europe and toward China, he might seek closer ties with Russia to advance US interests, potentially complicating global strategic balances. That would make global competition even fiercer.</p>\n<p> The world order has changed in recent years. But some countries, especially in the Global South and the developing world, preferred not to side with either camp. Other countries, such as Japan, South Korea and Singapore, remain aligned with the West. Still others, including Belarus and Iran, continue to do business with Russia, something the US frowns upon. India's hopes of balancing between Washington and Moscow have collapsed after Trump slapped tariffs on imports from India in response to its Russian oil purchases.</p>\n<p> On the surface, the world is watching to see whether Trump will "betray" Ukraine.</p>\n<p> The future of the international order is at stake. Since World War II, sovereignty and territorial integrity have been the global baselines. Big or small, every nation should be equal and the fate of small countries cannot be decided by big powers. Human society doesn't follow the jungle rule of "survival of the fittest" but is guided by rules and principles. The solution should be fair, and not dictated by brute force.</p>\n<p> The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/010/20250820_010_02_38.png\" /><p>China's Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang (fifth from right), Director for Services and Skills at the UK Department for Business and Trade Rupert Daniels (fifth from left), family descendants of Lisbon Maru POWs, members of the film Dongji Rescue's crew and cast, and other VIP guests pose for a group photo at the premiere in London on Friday.</p>\n<p> The European premiere of Dongji Rescue, a Chinese film based on a true story in which Chinese fishermen braved Japanese gunfire to save British prisoners of war during World War II, was held in London on Friday.</p>\n<p> The day, Aug 15, marked the 80th anniversary of Japan's announcement of its unconditional surrender, bringing an end to World War II, an event that was marked at commemorations across China.</p>\n<p> In the United Kingdom, the day was also observed, as it is each year, as Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day. It was commemorated with a national ceremony attended by King Charles III and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.</p>\n<p> The film, which premiered on Friday, tells the story of how, in 1942, the Japanese army seized the cargo vessel Lisbon Maru to use it to transport about 1,800 POWs from Hong Kong to Japan.</p>\n<p> While off the coast near Zhoushan, in East China's Zhejiang province, the ship was torpedoed by a US submarine because it bore no designation indicating POWs were on board. The US saw it as an enemy vessel.</p>\n<p> After the torpedo strike and as the vessel started to sink, Japanese soldiers on board sealed the holds where POWs were being confined. Some British soldiers managed to break free, nevertheless, and jumped into the sea, only to face a hail of machine-gun fire from their Japanese captors.</p>\n<p> Chinese fishermen from Dongji Island sailed out to try to help and rescued 384 desperate men from the brink of death.</p>\n<p> "Suddenly … There is a Chinese voice. It said, 'Hello, I save you'," Jack Hughieson, a POW who survived the sinking and gunfire, said in an interview recorded in 2005. "I will never forget this voice."</p>\n<p> China's Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang said at the premiere that the Lisbon Maru incident stands as a moving example of China-UK solidarity during the horrors of wartime.</p>\n<p> "At the darkest hour of World War II, China and the UK fought on different fronts but shared a common mission: to defend humanity against fascism and aggression," he said. "Eighty-three years have passed since the Lisbon Maru incident, and the world has changed, but we should cherish the memory and carry forward the friendship between the people of our two countries.</p>\n<p> "In this turbulent and fast-changing world, we should join hands to grow the people-to-people exchanges and strengthen our collaboration at the bilateral, regional and global levels."</p>\n<p> Anthony Jones, a grandson of survivor Thomas Theodore Jones and chairman of the Lisbon Maru Memorial Association, told China Daily he believes the story has been overlooked for too long, and that productions like Dongji Rescue will, hopefully, help bring it out into the open.</p>\n<p> "Those men, when they came back from World War II, like my grandfather, were told to be silent," he said. "Hopefully, the next generation of myself and the generations to come, we can unveil these stories so that people remember them for many generations to come."</p>\n<p> Jones also recognized that what happened in China during the World Anti-Fascist War has often been "forgotten" in the West.</p>\n<p> China was the main theater in the East during the World Anti-Fascist War, resisting against Japanese aggression from 1931 to 1945. China was also a member of the allied forces led by the US, the Soviet Union, and the UK.</p>\n<p> British actor William Franklyn-Miller, who plays one of the soldiers in the movie, said on Chinese social media that the whole world needs to know that Chinese people saved British soldiers.</p>\n<p> He told China Daily that his sentiment was sparked by the story alone — the bold actions of the Chinese fishermen.</p>\n<p> "These innocent fishermen on the island went out of their way and put themselves in danger to save people they had never seen before … Their bravery really shines," he said.</p>\n<p> Audience members Tyler Chilon and Ben King said they knew little about the Lisbon Maru incident before watching the film, and that seeing the history so powerfully recounted on screen was both deeply moving and especially relevant at a time when the world, once again, is grappling with some prolonged conflicts and wars.</p>\n<p> "I'm just thankful. I'm thankful for the story, and the people on Dongji Island who saved the British soldiers," said ChiLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/011/20250820_011_01_38764.png\" /><p>Liu Hongmei, China's consul general in Khon Kaen, addresses the Conference on Logistics and Tourism Promotion Along the China-Laos-Thailand Railway on Tuesday.</p>\n<p> New avenues of cooperation can be forged through improved transportation connectivity, creating economic opportunities for China and Southeast Asia, speakers said at a gathering in Thailand on Tuesday.</p>\n<p> "Transport connectivity, particularly the railway system, is a strategic economic corridor for boosting economic growth, regional resilience and deepening intercountry integration across the Greater Mekong Subregion," said Suriyan Vichitlekarn, executive director of the Mekong Institute, which was founded by the six subregional countries — Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.</p>\n<p> Speaking at the Conference on Logistics and Tourism Promotion Along the China-Laos-Thailand Railway, held in the northeastern Thai city of Khon Kaen, Suriyan said logistics and tourism, with creative industries, wellness and medical tourism, stand to benefit from this corridor.</p>\n<p> "Logistics efficiency is a tangible leap forward for cross-border trade facilitation. The railway brings exciting possibilities for revitalizing regional tourism. It catalyzes inclusive economic opportunities, particularly for cultural and community-based tourism," Suriyan said.</p>\n<p> Organized by the Mekong Institute, the conference was co-hosted by the Chinese Consulate General in Khon Kaen and the Foreign Affairs Office of China's Yunnan province. More than 300 participants attended, including government officials, scholars and industry representatives from China, Laos, Thailand and other regional countries.</p>\n<p> "The cooperation practice of the China-Laos-Thailand Railway is a vivid example of mutual benefit and win-win between China and its neighboring countries," said Liu Hongmei, China's consul general in Khon Kaen. "The conference provides a mechanism guarantee for the railway to fully exert its benefits."</p>\n<p> With greater logistics efficiency and deeper tourism collaboration ahead, the railway will not only serve as a driver of regional economic growth but also as a bridge bringing people across the region closer, she said.</p>\n<p> Jakkaphon Tangsutthitham, Thai vice-minister of tourism and sports, said the railway is more than just a physical link — it also serves as a strategic gateway connecting China with Southeast Asia. It will be a driving force for the tourism industry that links cultural, natural and creative destinations across the region.</p>\n<p> "However, infrastructure alone is not enough," he said, emphasizing the need for cross-border coordination. Apart from streamlining border crossings and improving customs and immigration processes, "we should also engage and empower local communities as stakeholders along the railway route to enhance services and create more attractions", he said.</p>\n<p> Jakkaphon reaffirmed the Thai government's commitment to strengthening cooperation with China and neighboring countries in tourism and logistics.</p>\n<p> The China-Laos-Thailand Railway, with Thai sections still under construction, will connect Bangkok with Yunnan via Laos, where a high-speed line is already in operation. The project's second phase in Thailand is expected to be operational by 2030.</p>\n<p> <b>Seamless connectivity</b></p>\n<p> "With extension of this railway corridor toward Thailand and beyond, we foresee even greater opportunities for seamless regional connectivity, linking our economies to greater opportunities with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative," said Daochinda Siharath, managing director of the Lao National Railway Authority.</p>\n<p> Industries such as agriculture, trade and tourism will benefit from the improved connectivity, bringing greater experiences for consumers and higher incomes for service providers — a win-win situation for both, Daochinda said.</p>\n<p> "This also helps to foster cultural exchanges and promote mutual understanding between people," he said. "Together, we can make this corridor one of the most attractive travel routes in Asia."</p>\n<p> To accelerate development and cooperation, Suriyan of the Mekong Institute emphasized the need to adopt digital innovation and sustainability practices. "Emphasizing smart logistics systems and digital tools such as innovation, big data and smart tourism platforms can transform operations, enhance traveler experiences and drive efficiency — while maintaining sustainable and resilient growth," he said.</p>\n<p> <span>yangwanli@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/011/20250820_011_03_56764.png\" />\n<p> The well-manicured, lush vegetation at Hassan Yussuf's land in Garissa Township stands in stark contrast with the neighboring area in one of Kenya's arid lands.</p>\n<p> Compared with the cracked, dry soil left by months without rain, the mix of orchard, fodder and vegetable crops on his 6-hectare farm in Galbet ward — just 7 kilometers from northern Kenya's main town — offers a refreshing oasis under the scorching sun.</p>\n<p> Through solar-powered irrigation, the farm on the banks of the River Tana has transformed harsh climatic challenges into an opportunity, boosting food security for the marginalized community.</p>\n<p> "Garissa is a gold mine for fresh produce — everything I grow flies off the shelves," said Yussuf, an enterprising farmer who cultivates mangoes and papayas, among others.</p>\n<p> His secret lies not only in what he grows, but in how he grows it — pairing drip irrigation with mulching and powering the system with solar pumps instead of costly diesel engines, ensuring every drop from Kenya's longest river is put to use.</p>\n<p> The farm, once a patch of barren land, now hums with activity. Young men harvesting vegetables for the local market and baling fodder for livestock keepers, as traders flock to the farm to get fresh produce.</p>\n<p> "This area was known for hunger and relief food queues," he says, smiling as he gestures toward rows of green vegetables. "Now we are capable of producing fresh food even in the dry season."</p>\n<p> The solar revolution in Galbet and other regions of Garissa was boosted in 2019 when a 50-megawatt solar power plant — the largest of its kind in East Africa, which Chinese engineers built — was commissioned on the outskirts of Garissa as part of Kenya's broader strategy to diversify its energy sources and advance rural electrification in marginalized areas.</p>\n<p> Other than addressing the frequent power outages, the operation of the massive grid that mainly feeds into the national electricity network has demonstrated the viability of large-scale solar plants and spurred local farmers to adopt their own panels for irrigation.</p>\n<p> "When you have the largest solar plant in East Africa right in your backyard, you stop doubting the sun," Yussuf said. "People here saw it could power thousands of homes and decided to power their farms too."</p>\n<p> The power plant replaced the expensive and unreliable diesel with clean energy, enough to supply about 70,000 households.</p>\n<p> With the support of other development partners and in their own initiatives, farmers across Galbet and neighboring communities have today pieced together their irrigation systems to tap into renewable potential.</p>\n<p> However, with the growing complexity of solar technology and the desire to expand beyond basic pumping, many farmers are now appealing to the government to consider engaging Chinese investors to develop community-scale solar-powered irrigation hubs, offer training, and introduce energy storage solutions to cut postharvest losses and keep the produce fresh for longer.</p>\n<p> <b>Helping hand</b></p>\n<p> Yussuf, who is also the founder of Garissa Farmers Network Cooperative, termed it unfortunate that only 10 out of 150 farm groups practice green energy farming.</p>\n<p> "We have shown we can grow food here. What we need now is technical training, how to maintain larger systems, store power and maybe even sell surplus energy like the big plant does. The Chinese who built the Garissa station could help us take this to the next step," he said.</p>\n<p> For Abdul Latiff, despite his farm being just 4 km along the banks of the River Tana, he says he is unable to pump the water from the river to his adjacent 10-hectare piece of land.</p>\n<p> "It's painful to watch the river flow past while my crops wither," Latiff says. "Without affordable solar pumps or support to tap this water, the land will just remain a desert."</p>\n<p> Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, an agriculture officer of Garissa Township, said less than 5 percent of farmers in his county use solar despite the untapped solar bounty.</p>\n<p> "There is a huge potential for arid land farming along the areas like Fafi, Balambala, Garissa Township, Lagdera, Masalani and parts of Ijara," he said.</p>\n<p> The county has written proposals to international organizations such as the World Food Programme to strengthen their capacity and scale up the utilization of solar farming.</p>\n<p> "We are also exploring opportunities to work hand in hand with Chinese experts to expand solar farming in Garissa for our farmers to cut reliance on fossil fuels and fully harness this untapped resource," he said.</p>Line truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> HAMA, Syria — In the flattened village of al-Hawash in Syria's central Hama Province, 40-year-old Fouad Ali swings a pick into the rubble where his home once stood.</p>\n<p> Beside him, his six children gather smaller stones, clearing space for a canvas tent erected on top of the debris. Their hands grow dusty and their faces smear with sweat as they try to impose order on ruins that stretch across the horizon.</p>\n<p> Although they returned four months ago, life amid the wreckage demands daily labor: cleaning, clearing and struggling in the hope of one day restoring their home.</p>\n<p> Al-Hawash, once a modest farming community, has become a graveyard of broken concrete and twisted rebar. Where children once played in courtyards, they now balance on the shattered remains of collapsed roofs.</p>\n<p> "We returned to the village and found it completely destroyed," said Marwan Shehadeh Atiyeh, 48, a father of four.</p>\n<p> "We have absolutely no services, no water, no healthcare, no schools, nothing at all. And there is no authority that has provided us with support in any way. As you can see, the village is destroyed and without services whatsoever."</p>\n<p> Ali said people face obstacles at every turn, from clearing rubble to securing clean water.</p>\n<p> The most pressing concern is the absence of schools. Parents watch their children play on piles of debris, knowing the new school year is only weeks away and there are no classrooms.</p>\n<p> Humanitarian agencies say al-Hawash is not unique. Across Syria, returning families are settling in areas with little to no infrastructure, driven by the pull of home despite dire conditions.</p>\n<p> "In eight months, 2.3 million Syrians have decided to go back home," said Celine Schmitt, spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Syria office, referring to the figure since the fall of the former regime in December.</p>\n<p> "Despite the challenges, despite the material hardships, they have hope for a better future. They want to be back home," she said.</p>\n<p> In al-Hawash, life resumes tent by tent. Children carry plastic jugs to fetch water, weaving between jagged slabs of concrete. Families stack stones into rough walls to create a sense of privacy where roofs once stood.</p>\n<p> Standing amid the ruins of his home, Atiyeh gazed at the tent behind him, his voice tinged with disappointment. "We came back because this is our home. But we cannot rebuild it alone."</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> BRASILIA/SAO PAULO — Brazil submitted its formal response to a US trade investigation on Monday, rejecting the allegations while challenging the legitimacy of the probe itself.</p>\n<p> While calling for "constructive dialogue", the Brazilian government stated that it does not recognize Washington's authority to launch the unilateral investigation.</p>\n<p> The probe, initiated in July under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, aims to determine whether Brazil's policies on digital trade and tariffs are "unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict" US commerce, according to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.</p>\n<p> This action adds to growing friction between the two countries, including 50 percent tariffs imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump on imports of Brazilian goods and US sanctions targeting a Brazilian Supreme Court justice.</p>\n<p> In its 91-page response, Brazil refuted US arguments concerning its trade practices, including its ethanol market and the popular digital payment system, Pix. The government argued that Brazil's acts, policies and practices are not unreasonable, discriminatory or burdensome to US commerce.</p>\n<p> Brasilia also objected to the investigation taking place outside the legal framework of the World Trade Organization. The government has already requested consultations at the WTO over the US tariffs.</p>\n<p> The office of the USTR did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>\n<p> "Brazil reiterates its long-standing position that Section 301 is a unilateral instrument inconsistent with the principles and rules of the multilateral trading system," Latin America's largest economy said.</p>\n<p> In another development, Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that foreign legislation did not have jurisdiction in its country, after the United States used a law to sanction a judge on the court.</p>\n<p> Washington used the Magnitsky Act to impose restrictions on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is presiding over the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro.</p>\n<p> "Judge Flavio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court, suspended the effectiveness of judicial decisions, laws, decrees, and executive orders of foreign nations in our country," Brazil's high court said in a statement.</p>\n<p> According to the Constitution of Brazil, foreign court decisions "can only be enforced in Brazil upon approval or in compliance with international judicial cooperation mechanisms," the court said.</p>\n<p> "No foreign court can invalidate United States sanctions, or spare anyone from the steep consequences of violating them," the US government's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs said in a statement after the ruling.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> <b>BANGLADESH</b></p>\n<p> <b>Road accidents claimed over 400 lives in July</b></p>\n<p> A total of 418 people were killed and 856 others injured in 443 road accidents in Bangladesh in July, a report said on Tuesday. According to a report by the Road Safety Foundation, an NGO, the deceased included 72 women and 53 children. The report said 109 people died in 131 motorcycle accidents. There were also four waterway accidents, where six people were killed.</p>\n<p> <b>UNITED STATES</b></p>\n<p> <b>Utah shooting leaves 2 police officers dead</b></p>\n<p> Two police officers were killed and another was injured in a shooting in the US state of Utah on Sunday night, local media reported on Monday. Officers from the Tremonton Garland Police Department responded to an apparent case of domestic violence in the city of Tremonton, after someone called 911 multiple times and hung up, the neighboring Brigham City Police Department said on Monday in a news release, according to local media. A man came out with a firearm and shot the first officer, killing him. A second officer, responding to help the first one, was also struck and killed by the man's gunfire, according to reports.</p>\n<p> <b>Displacement by AI worrying workers: Poll</b></p>\n<p> US people are deeply concerned over the prospect that advances in artificial intelligence could put swathes of the country out of work permanently, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The sixday poll, which concluded on Monday, showed 71 percent of respondents said they were concerned that AI will be "putting too many people out of work permanently". The new technology burst into the national conversation in late 2022 when OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot launched and became the fastest-growing application of all time, with tech heavyweights like Facebook owner Meta Platforms, Google owner Alphabet and Microsoft offering their own AI products. Some 77 percent of respondents to the poll said they were worried the technology could be used to stir up political chaos, a sign of unease over the now-common use of AI technology to create realistic videos of imaginary events. More than half of US citizens, some 61 percent, said they were concerned about the amount of electricity needed to power the fast-growing technology.</p>\n<p> <b>UK drops demand for Apple data: Gabbard</b></p>\n<p> Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide so-called backdoor access to any encrypted user data stored in the cloud, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday. Gabbard indicated London and Washington had resolved their high-stakes dispute over electronic privacy, writing on X that she and President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance spent the "past few months" working with the UK government. The dispute surfaced at the start of the year with a news report that British security officials had issued the US tech giant with a secret order requiring the creation of backdoor access to view fully encrypted material. Apple challenged the order, which raised fears of electronic spying by national security officials.</p>\n<p> <b>UNITED KINGDOM</b></p>\n<p> <b>300-year-old violin to star at music festival</b></p>\n<p> One of the most valuable violins in the world, crafted three centuries ago and once owned by composer Niccolo Paganini, is to be played at a top UK classical music festival. The violin, known as the Carrodus, is one of only around 150 made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu known to have survived down the centuries, and was acquired by a philanthropic group for $20 million in June. It was crafted in 1743 in Cremona, northern Italy, and will be played for the first time as part of the BBC Proms by South Korean violinist Inmo Yang. The violin will be seen on Aug 28 at London's Royal Albert Hall.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> China has consistently provided much-needed loans to other nations across the Global South, based on their development priorities and repayment capacity, analysts said, citing recent research that counters claims portraying the country as a primary driver of so-called "debt traps" in lower-income countries.</p>\n<p> Through concessional financing aimed at supporting infrastructure and industrialization, China has helped bridge investment gaps in developing economies, bringing tangible long-term benefits to local communities, they added.</p>\n<p> A report released last week by the United Kingdom-based organization Debt Justice found that lower-income countries are spending three times more on debt repayments to private lenders than to Chinese institutions.</p>\n<p> Using data from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the report revealed that between 2020 and 2025, only 13 percent of external debt payments by lower-income countries will go to Chinese lenders — compared to 39 percent to commercial creditors, 34 percent to multilateral institutions and 14 percent to other governments.</p>\n<p> "Commercial high-interest lenders are receiving the greatest debt payments by lower-income countries," said Tim Jones, policy director at Debt Justice.</p>\n<p> "Where debt payments are too high, all external creditors need to cancel debt, in proportion to the interest rates they charged. Western governments need to ensure that private lenders take part in debt cancellation," he added.</p>\n<p> Despite this, media narratives in some Western outlets continue to cast China as the dominant creditor in the developing world. However, experts argue these claims are misleading and reflect geopolitical biases rather than economic realities.</p>\n<p> Hussein Askary, vice-chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden, said that it is true that many nations, especially developing countries, are in dire need of infrastructure to release their economic growth potential and sustain it.</p>\n<p> "Nations are tired of aid programs that have continued for decades without any tangible results in their attempts to eliminate poverty and achieve prosperity," he said. "It's imperative to continue the Chinese method of low-interest and long-term loans no matter what the opponents say."</p>\n<p> China's development financing continues to gain traction.</p>\n<p> In July, China Development Bank issued the first tranche of a 180 million yuan ($25 million) loan to Kazakhstan's state-owned railway company to support the purchase of 200 locomotives from Chinese manufacturer CRRC Corporation Ltd.</p>\n<p> According to the bank, the first batch of locomotives is already in operation, significantly enhancing Kazakhstan's rail capacity and supporting the construction of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, a major Eurasian logistics corridor.</p>\n<p> Ye Hailin, dean of the China-Africa Institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said Chinese financial institutions and companies fully respect the sovereignty and development goals of partner countries when engaging in investment and financing cooperation.</p>\n<p> "Crucially, China has never attached any political conditions to its support," Ye said. "This has diminished the leverage previously held by Western-dominated creditors able to command high interest rates."</p>\n<p> China has also taken steps to reduce debt burdens for the least developed nations. Last year, Beijing pledged to waive all interest-free government loans due by the end of 2024 for African countries with diplomatic ties to China.</p>\n<p> "These baseless allegations are nothing more than a desperate attempt to undermine the trust and goodwill that China has built with other Global South nations over the years, and also expose the inability of certain Western powers to keep up with the evolving dynamics," Ye said.</p>\n<p> <span>wangkeju@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> <b>China logs steady railway freight growth</b></p>\n<p> China saw steady railway freight growth in the first seven months, with more efficient network operation and improved services, the national railway operator said on Monday. The national railway system transported an accumulated volume of over 2.33 billion metric tons of cargo in the period, marking a year-on-year increase of 3.3 percent, said China State Railway Group. The daily average number of loaded freight cars reached 183,300, up 4.1 percent from the same period last year.</p>\n<p> <b>Xizang to further shore up livelihoods</b></p>\n<p> Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region will allocate an additional 2 billion yuan ($280.4 million) to launch 10 new livelihood initiatives, the regional government has said. These supplementary initiatives — focusing on income augmentation, childcare support, elderly care services, and healthcare improvements — will complement the region's existing 14.8 billion yuan allocation for 28 ongoing welfare projects throughout 2025.</p>\n<p></p><br><hr><div>获取更多RSS：<br><a href=\"https://feedx.net\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.net</a> <br><a href=\"https://feedx.site\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.site</a><br></div>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/013/20250820_013_05_10063.png\" /><p>Li Hongquan</p>\n<p> Swedish technology company Hexagon will continue to step up investment in China and seize the immense opportunities presented by the country's sharpened focus on bolstering digital transformation and industrial innovation, said a senior executive of the company.</p>\n<p> The company has complete research and development, manufacturing and supply chain systems in the Chinese market, said Li Hongquan, vice-president of Hexagon global and president of Hexagon China, adding that the country is the company's biggest single market, with revenue accounting for about 20 percent of its global total.</p>\n<p> As a leading global provider of information technology solutions, the company has contributed to China's industrialization and the high-quality development of its manufacturing sector, while integrating sensors, digital twin and virtual simulation technologies with artificial intelligence, Li said.</p>\n<p> According to Li, the company will build an intelligent industrial park covering the R&D of humanoid robots, AI and manufacturing in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, with construction expected to begin in the third quarter of this year.</p>\n<p> It will invest more in localized R&D, accelerate the localization of high-end measurement equipment and industrial software in China and provide tailor-made solutions in accordance with the demands of Chinese clients.</p>\n<p> According to him, China's emphasis on the development of new quality productive forces and digital transformation, as well as technological revolution brought about by AI and the pursuit of green and sustainable development offer the company many new opportunities.</p>\n<p> Li said that currently the company serves more than 40,000 Chinese enterprises in fields such as aerospace, shipbuilding and high-end equipment. It has established an intelligent manufacturing research institute and five R&D centers nationwide, and invested heavily in the R&D of innovative technologies.</p>\n<p> China is at the global forefront of manufacturing, new electric vehicles and humanoid robots, with a solid manufacturing foundation and well-educated engineers, Li said, adding he is bullish on the prospects of the growth potential from the Chinese market.</p>\n<p> Hexagon has launched its first humanoid robot, which could be applied into a wide range of industrial scenarios, such as automotive, aerospace, transportation, warehousing and logistics.</p>\n<p> "China boasts the world's most complete industrial chain and is the largest application market, which is crucial for the development and implementation of humanoid robots." Li said the company will increase inputs in the humanoid robots field and seek more cooperation opportunities with local partners.</p>\n<p> China ranked as the world's largest manufacturer for the 15th consecutive year in 2024, and its manufacturing output accounted for about 30 percent of the global total, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.</p>\n<p> Zhou Mi, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said that China has not only lowered the threshold for foreign investment, but also introduced favorable policies for key industries as well as R&D and innovation, in order to guide and support foreign capital to flow into the high-tech sector.</p>\n<p> Chinese enterprises could learn advanced technologies and management experience from their foreign counterparts and improve innovation capacity and competitiveness, thereby injecting impetus into economic transformation and upgrading, Zhou said, adding that the increase in foreign investment in China's high-tech industry will yield positive returns for both sides.</p>\n<p> A total of 30,014 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established in the Chinese mainland in the first six months this year, representing a year-on-year growth of 11.7 percent, according to the Ministry of Commerce.</p>\n<p> The actual use of foreign direct investment in high-tech sectors reached 127.87 billion yuan ($17.8 billion), with FDI in the aerospace equipment manufacturing sector and medical instrument manufacturing sector growing by 36.2 percent and 17.7 percent, respectively.</p>\n<p> "Foreign enterprises have been, and will hopefully remain, a key contributor to the Chinese industrial modernization drive," said Denis Depoux, global managing director at management consultancy Roland Berger.</p>\n<p> China is committed to further opening up its services sector. Along with this transformation, there are plenty of opportunities for international collaboration, investment and joint development, he added.</p>\n<p> <span>fanfeifei@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"content": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/013/20250820_013_05_10063.png\" /><p>Li Hongquan</p>\n<p> Swedish technology company Hexagon will continue to step up investment in China and seize the immense opportunities presented by the country's sharpened focus on bolstering digital transformation and industrial innovation, said a senior executive of the company.</p>\n<p> The company has complete research and development, manufacturing and supply chain systems in the Chinese market, said Li Hongquan, vice-president of Hexagon global and president of Hexagon China, adding that the country is the company's biggest single market, with revenue accounting for about 20 percent of its global total.</p>\n<p> As a leading global provider of information technology solutions, the company has contributed to China's industrialization and the high-quality development of its manufacturing sector, while integrating sensors, digital twin and virtual simulation technologies with artificial intelligence, Li said.</p>\n<p> According to Li, the company will build an intelligent industrial park covering the R&D of humanoid robots, AI and manufacturing in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, with construction expected to begin in the third quarter of this year.</p>\n<p> It will invest more in localized R&D, accelerate the localization of high-end measurement equipment and industrial software in China and provide tailor-made solutions in accordance with the demands of Chinese clients.</p>\n<p> According to him, China's emphasis on the development of new quality productive forces and digital transformation, as well as technological revolution brought about by AI and the pursuit of green and sustainable development offer the company many new opportunities.</p>\n<p> Li said that currently the company serves more than 40,000 Chinese enterprises in fields such as aerospace, shipbuilding and high-end equipment. It has established an intelligent manufacturing research institute and five R&D centers nationwide, and invested heavily in the R&D of innovative technologies.</p>\n<p> China is at the global forefront of manufacturing, new electric vehicles and humanoid robots, with a solid manufacturing foundation and well-educated engineers, Li said, adding he is bullish on the prospects of the growth potential from the Chinese market.</p>\n<p> Hexagon has launched its first humanoid robot, which could be applied into a wide range of industrial scenarios, such as automotive, aerospace, transportation, warehousing and logistics.</p>\n<p> "China boasts the world's most complete industrial chain and is the largest application market, which is crucial for the development and implementation of humanoid robots." Li said the company will increase inputs in the humanoid robots field and seek more cooperation opportunities with local partners.</p>\n<p> China ranked as the world's largest manufacturer for the 15th consecutive year in 2024, and its manufacturing output accounted for about 30 percent of the global total, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.</p>\n<p> Zhou Mi, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said that China has not only lowered the threshold for foreign investment, but also introduced favorable policies for key industries as well as R&D and innovation, in order to guide and support foreign capital to flow into the high-tech sector.</p>\n<p> Chinese enterprises could learn advanced technologies and management experience from their foreign counterparts and improve innovation capacity and competitiveness, thereby injecting impetus into economic transformation and upgrading, Zhou said, adding that the increase in foreign investment in China's high-tech industry will yield positive returns for both sides.</p>\n<p> A total of 30,014 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established in the Chinese mainland in the first six months this year, representing a year-on-year growth of 11.7 percent, according to the Ministry of Commerce.</p>\n<p> The actual use of foreign direct investment in high-tech sectors reached 127.87 billion yuan ($17.8 billion), with FDI in the aerospace equipment manufacturing sector and medical instrument manufacturing sector growing by 36.2 percent and 17.7 percent, respectively.</p>\n<p> "Foreign enterprises have been, and will hopefully remain, a key contributor to the Chinese industrial modernization drive," said Denis Depoux, global managing director at management consultancy Roland Berger.</p>\n<p> China is committed to further opening up its services sector. Along with this transformation, there are plenty of opportunities for international collaboration, investment and joint development, he added.</p>\n<p> <span>fanfeifei@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/014/20250820_014_01_49687.png\" />\n<p> The Chinese yuan has strengthened steadily against the US dollar this year, with the offshore yuan gaining over 2 percent year-to-date.</p>\n<p> Economists attribute the increase to both external and domestic drivers. Globally, the US economy has been weighed down by high interest rates and trade policy uncertainties, weakening the dollar index. Meanwhile, domestically, China's resilient economic fundamentals, continued policy support, and more flexible exchange rate management have bolstered the renminbi.</p>\n<p> As of 4:30 pm on Tuesday, the offshore yuan, according to Wind Info, stood at 7.1857 per US dollar, up more than 2 percent since the start of the year.</p>\n<p> Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said, "Washington's new tax cuts and spending law, coupled with a downgrade of US sovereign credit rating, have heightened concerns over the sustainability of US fiscal policy, lending support to the yuan's appreciation against the dollar."</p>\n<p> At home, China has continued to roll out countercyclical, growth-stabilizing measures. With relatively steady economic data, advances in technological innovation and industrial upgrading, steps to curb "involution-style" competition that help stabilize prices, and recovering risk appetite in financial markets have all provided a firmer footing for the currency, Wen said.</p>\n<p> Duan Chao, chief macro analyst at Industrial Securities, said China's economy has shown notable resilience this year. Despite tariff-related headwinds from the United States, exports grew 7.2 percent year-on-year in the first half. He argued that China's commitment to high-quality development helps counter external uncertainties and contributes stability to global growth — a foundation for a stable yuan that is likely to persist.</p>\n<p> Duan added that China's economic resilience has kept the yuan steadier than the dollar, while policies introduced after US President Donald Trump's return to the White House have created major uncertainties, denting confidence in holding US assets over the long term.</p>\n<p> The US dollar closed the first half of 2025 with its steepest drop since 1973, as the dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies of the US's key trading partners, slid about 11 percent during the first six months.</p>\n<p> While the currency rebounded 3.2 percent in July, recovering part of its losses, Morgan Stanley Research forecast further weakness, warning of an additional 10 percent decline by the end of 2026.</p>\n<p> The downturn was fueled by April's tariff announcements and the resulting policy and economic uncertainties, compounded by mounting concerns over growth, inflation and public debt.</p>\n<p> With the delayed effects of tariffs on growth and jobs, coupled with ongoing policy risks, downward pressure on the dollar is expected to persist. Foreign investors have also increased hedging on currency exposure to US assets, a move Morgan Stanley said will likely deepen the dollar's slide.</p>\n<p> In contrast, during this period, the steady performance of China's economy provided strong support for the yuan exchange rate. Accelerated cross-border capital inflows and increased holdings of yuan assets also boosted the currency, said Wang Youxin, a senior researcher at a research institute backed by Bank of China.</p>\n<p> China's central bank released its monetary policy implementation report for the second quarter of 2025 on Friday.</p>\n<p> The report reaffirmed the need to pursue a managed floating exchange rate regime based on market supply and demand with reference to a basket of currencies. It stressed upholding the decisive role of the market in the formation of the exchange rate, enhancing the resilience of the foreign exchange market, stabilizing expectations, firmly correcting pro-cyclical behavior, addressing any conduct that disrupts market order, and guarding against the risk of exchange rate overshooting, so as to keep the yuan exchange rate basically stable at an adaptive and equilibrium level.</p>\n<p> A research note from China Galaxy Securities pointed out that the central bank's remarks once again sent a policy signal of its commitment to maintaining basic stability in the currency market, helping guide market expectations and providing a proactive response to the potential rise in global financial market uncertainties.</p>\n<p> <span>jiangxueqing@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/014/20250820_014_03_23687.png\" /><p>Visitors gather at a company's booth during a smart glasses expo in Shanghai on July 28.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/014/20250820_014_03_51687.png\" />\n<p> China's smart glasses market is believed to be experiencing a breakout this year, driven by rapid adoption of artificial intelligence-powered devices and surging consumer interest, said industry experts.</p>\n<p> Hangzhou, Zhejiang province-based smart eyewear manufacturer Rokid announced earlier last month that the company's star product, Rokid Glasses, has already sold 300,000 units. "Sales are no longer a concern this year — our primary focus is now on ramping up production," said Zhu Mingming, founder and CEO of the company.</p>\n<p> Yang Kexiao, head of innovative hardware at Shenzhen, Guangdong province-based smart glasses producer Rayneo, also noted a strong uptick in first-half product shipments. First-time buyers accounted for 81 percent of purchases, while the company also saw a 314 percent year-on-year increase in monthly active users, Yang said.</p>\n<p> Elsewhere, according to activation data from tech heavyweight Xiaomi, its newly launched AI glasses, released in late June, had surpassed 30,000 active users by July 2.</p>\n<p> Data from market consultancy IDC revealed that 494,000 smart glasses units were shipped in China during the first quarter of 2025, a 116.1 percent year-on-year increase.</p>\n<p> Globally, IDC forecasts that smart glasses shipments will reach 14.52 million units this year, up 42.5 percent year-on-year. The Chinese market alone is expected to account for 2.91 million units, up 121.1 percent year-on-year.</p>\n<p> As a major emerging sub-sector, AI glasses now dominate the smart glasses market, with shipments of AI-powered models surging to 78 percent of total sales in the first half — a sharp rise from just 46 percent a year earlier and from 66 percent in the latter half of 2024, according to data from research company Counterpoint.</p>\n<p> "The most significant highlight of the smart glasses industry's development this year lies in the deep integration of large AI models and AR (augmented reality) technology," said Wang Liansheng, an expert at the China Electronics Standardization Association, in an earlier interview with Securities Daily.</p>\n<p> Wang added that the next two years will be a critical period for the commercialization of smart glasses, where ecosystem development capabilities will be a key factor determining whether companies can achieve scalable growth.</p>\n<p> A research note from Founder Securities also pointed out that the combination of lightweight design and multimodal interaction capabilities is making AI glasses an ideal form factor for AI integration.</p>\n<p> "This momentum, coupled with advancements in lens technologies, is driving simultaneous growth in both sales volume and product pricing," it said.</p>\n<p> On the AI front, major players are incorporating proprietary large language models into their devices.</p>\n<p> For example, Xiaomi AI Glasses feature an in-house XiaoAi assistant; Huawei's Eyewear 2 is powered by its LLM Pangu; while Rayneo's X3 Pro has partnered with Alibaba's Qwen for a custom multimodal AI solution.</p>\n<p> Others are leveraging a combination of major LLMs. Rokid Glasses currently integrate multiple models, such as Qwen, DeepSeek, Doubao and ChatGLM. And Skyworth's first full-scenario AI smart glasses similarly support several mainstream models such as DeepSeek, Doubao and Qwen.</p>\n<p> Enabled by AI integration, the growing sophistication in voice and image recognition is creating richer human-machine interaction for smart glasses, said Ye Qingqing, an analyst at IDC China.</p>\n<p> "Going forward, AI-powered smart glasses are expected to unlock more practical and cost-effective applications," Ye said. "For the AI ecosystem, these glasses represent a highly efficient hardware endpoint, and both industries will mutually reinforce each other's growth."</p>\n<p> <span>lijiaying@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p><br><hr><div>获取更多RSS：<br><a href=\"https://feedx.net\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.net</a> <br><a href=\"https://feedx.site\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.site</a><br></div>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/019/20250820_019_03_55266.png\" /><p>Jayden Daniels (left) of the Washington Commanders talks with Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals after an NFL preseason game at Northwest Stadium on Monday in Landover, Maryland.</p>\n<p> LANDOVER, Maryland — In a matchup of LSU Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks, Jayden Daniels rushed for a 14-yard touchdown in his lone possession, while Joe Burrow directed two touchdown drives in the Cincinnati Bengals'31-17 win over the Washington Commanders on Monday night.</p>\n<p> Burrow played three possessions, completing nine of 14 passes for 62 yards. The 2020 Heisman winner found wide receiver Charlie Jones for a four-yard touchdown reception on his final toss. Running back Chase Brown's one-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal capped a 58-yard drive on the opening possession at Northwest Stadium.</p>\n<p> The Bengals (1-1) planned on using their starters longer in preseason games to hopefully avoid a string of poor regular-season starts. Over the two games with Burrow playing at quarterback, Cincinnati has scored touchdowns on four of five possessions.</p>\n<p> "Those are just incredibly valuable reps. Usually, you work out those kinks in the first couple of weeks in the regular season, and we've worked them out the last two weeks," Burrow said.</p>\n<p> Head coach Zac Taylor had his share of nitpicks, as all coaches do, but said he likes "where this offense and this team is at right now, at this point".</p>\n<p> In Daniels' likely only preseason appearance, Washington (0-2) drove 74 yards on four plays to tie the score 7-7. Following runs of 19 and 40 yards by Deebo Samuel and Chris Rodriguez, respectively, Daniels evaded pass rushers and suspect tackling for a 14-yard dash up the middle. The reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year and 2023 Heisman recipient did not attempt a pass, nor a slide on the touchdown despite running into traffic.</p>\n<p> "I'm playing football. I know everybody puts an emphasis on the preseason, but it's a game to me," Daniels said.</p>\n<p> Washington head coach Dan Quinn would prefer his star quarterback to, at times, choose caution in those spots, "but it is part of his game. It's what makes him a special player".</p>\n<p> Considering the Commanders played without three offensive line starters, two starting receivers, and tight end Zach Ertz, limiting Daniels' exposure to hits and a slick field courtesy of pregame rain was probably the proper call. Terry McLaurin, a 2024 second-team All-Pro wide receiver, remains a non-participant amid a contract dispute.</p>\n<p> Rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt raced for a 27-yard touchdown on Washington's second possession and finished with 46 yards on 11 carries. The seventh-round pick became a training camp sensation for the Commanders, and his scoring scamper won't dampen any enthusiasm. Rodriguez increased his chances for a rotation spot by rushing for a team-high 62 yards on six carries.</p>\n<p> Matt Gay's 27-yard field goal accounted for Washington's second-half scoring. Cincinnati kicker Evan McPherson drilled a 54-yard field goal with 3:06 remaining.</p>\n<p> <b>Receiving notice</b></p>\n<p> Bengals roster hopeful Mitchell Tinsley made two impressive touchdown catches — both from quarterback Jake Browning — in a span of 20 seconds late in the first half. Following linebacker Barrett Carter's interception, the wide receiver's leaping, toe-tapping reception with 14 seconds remaining gave Cincinnati a 28-14 halftime lead.</p>\n<p> <b>Robinson removed</b></p>\n<p> Commanders RB Brian Robinson did not dress for Monday's game, nor was he at Northwest Stadium amid recent reports of Washington seeking to trade the four-year veteran. Quinn said that he and general manager Adam Peters informed Robinson of their decision to sit him out on Sunday afternoon. Quinn declined to share Robinson's reaction. "News like that is not always that easy," the coach said.</p>\n<p> Robinson rushed for 799 yards and eight touchdowns last season, but the emergence of Croskey-Merritt has the Commanders reconsidering their backfield options.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-20/020/20250820_020_02_15678.png\" /><p>Jannik Sinner (left) talks with Carlos Alcaraz after retiring from the final match of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday.</p>\n<p> CINCINNATI — Carlos Alcaraz won the ATP Cincinnati Open title on Monday after defending champion Jannik Sinner retired due to illness in the first set.</p>\n<p> World No 1 Sinner came into the final feeling unwell and lost the first seven points of the match, before throwing in the towel at 5-0 down in a game played in 30 C heat.</p>\n<p> Sinner will now focus on recovery with the US Open starting on Sunday. The Italian is due to take part in the US Open's revamped mixed doubles on Tuesday, but his participation in that draw is now in serious doubt.</p>\n<p> "I'm disappointed, I didn't feel great from yesterday," Sinner said afterwards. "During the night, I thought I would recover a bit better, but it was not the case.</p>\n<p> "I just tried to go out for the fans, trying to give (them) a match — that's the reason why I went on the court.</p>\n<p> "But, it was not meant to be for me today. I don't want to take anything away from Carlos. He had a great week, great, great tournament again."</p>\n<p> Sinner said he is now pointing to the final Grand Slam of the season.</p>\n<p> "The main focus, obviously, is for the US Open. Recovery is the most important. And then we see," he said.</p>\n<p> Despite the temporary health setback, Sinner is pleased with his showings in 2025.</p>\n<p> "I feel like it's an incredible season," he said.</p>\n<p> "We'll keep going, keep pushing. I have some points to improve if I want to go far in US Open.</p>\n<p> "It was a good test this week, trying to understand where my level is."</p>\n<p> Sinner lasted just 22 minutes, calling for the doctor after losing the fifth game and shortly after going to shake hands with Alcaraz.</p>\n<p> <b>Eyes on New York</b></p>\n<p> It was the second match in a row Alcaraz had won over an ailing opponent, following his win over Alexander Zverev in the semifinals.</p>\n<p> Alcaraz won his 22nd career title as he claimed his 17th victory in a row at the Masters 1000 level.</p>\n<p> He now leads Sinner 9-5 and lost to the Italian in their last match, the Wimbledon final last month.</p>\n<p> "Obviously it's not the way that I wanted to win the final," the Spaniard said.</p>\n<p> "First of all, I just want to wish Jannik a speedy recovery. Hopefully, in a few days he's going to be okay to prepare and practice well for the US Open.</p>\n<p> "For myself, I'm just really, really happy to be able to leave here with the trophy, since I only just lost that final in 2023 (to Novak Djokovic), I just really, really badly wanted this trophy, so I'm just really proud and happy to be able to lift it."</p>\n<p> Former Open winner Alcaraz, who was upset in the US Open second round a year ago, is looking forward to a more respectable showing in New York.</p>\n<p> "I'm feeling a lot of confidence. New York is a place that I love playing. It is where I got my first Grand Slam.</p>\n<p> "I appreciate the love and the support that I receive there every year. Last year, the level that I played there, it was disappointing.</p>\n<p> "So this year, I really want to show my really good tennis, my best tennis, try to go as far as I can and enjoy it as much as I can."</p>\n<p> <b>Swiatek downs Paolini</b></p>\n<p> Iga Swiatek captured her first Cincinnati Open title on Monday by beating Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4, with the third-seeded Pole sending a powerful message ahead of the US Open.</p>\n<p> The six-time Grand Slam winner did not drop a set on her way to the title and was clinical in the final, converting all six of her break points to clinch her 11th WTA 1000 crown, and a first since last year's Italian Open.</p>\n<p> She is now the second all-time winner in WTA 1000 format history, trailing only Serena Williams (23).</p>\n<p> "I want to thank my team. I don't know why I won tournaments that were like the last ones in terms of where I thought I would be playing well," Swiatek said.</p>\n<p> "Thank you for forcing me to become a better player and learning how to play on these faster surfaces. I'm shocked and super happy."</p>\n<p> The win ensures Wimbledon champion Swiatek will climb back to world No 2, securing the second seed for the final major of the year at Flushing Meadows, where singles action begins on Sunday.</p>\n<p> Swiatek is also set to team up with Norway's Casper Ruud in the new US Open mixed doubles event.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-19/001/20250819_002_01_28652.png\" /><p>Four photos starting left: Scott Phillips and his dogs, Thor and Polly, have garnered over 33,000 followers on RedNote. Right: Chris Thomas' eight cats.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-19/001/20250819_002_01_38652.png\" /><p>Astros, with one of her cats and pet dog, says she hopes people feel joy from looking at her photos from Iceland.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-19/001/20250819_002_01_69652.png\" /><p>Chris Thomas holds his furry friends.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-19/001/20250819_002_01_72652.png\" />\n<p> Chris Thomas was close to despair when a pregnant stray cat sneaked into his backyard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and rekindled his faith in people and his sense of self-worth.</p>\n<p> His special relationship with Frances, the cat, was shared on Chinese social media platform RedNote and other platforms, and struck a chord with animal lovers around the world, including tens of thousands in China.</p>\n<p> Now a dad to eight cats and a three-legged dog, Thomas, who has gained over 172,000 likes and saves on RedNote, said he was reborn amid the "genuine care "shown by many Chinese netizens.</p>\n<p> His journey started a few years ago during a COVID-19 quarantine when a feral cat slipped through a gap in the fence of his home. Thomas was struggling with mental health issues, and spent most of his days in bed.</p>\n<p> The cat crept in early in the mornings, and Thomas fed her every day without fail. "She gave me a reason to get out of bed," Thomas said. "She kept coming back, always when I needed her most."</p>\n<p> He began to win the animal's trust and named her Frances. Thomas started livestreaming their meetings, called "Coffee and Cats with Frances the Stray", on American social network Reddit. The daily ritual of the quiet man and a streetwise cat made the newspapers and went viral online.</p>\n<p> One morning Frances showed up injured, and Thomas decided to take her inside. He laid a trail of salmon that led into the house and gently closed the door behind her. Inside, Frances darted into the basement and curled up on a blanket. Hours later she gave birth to a litter of kittens, which Thomas livestreamed to over half a million people. Viewers wept, donated money, and helped name the kittens.</p>\n<p> "The whole experience cracked me open," said Thomas. "I was depressed and isolated, and suddenly, there was this tiny life that relied completely on me… I thought maybe she was an angel in disguise sent to save me. But now I think she might have been sent to save even more."</p>\n<p> Thomas adopted Frances and her kittens. Over the next few years, he saved two more cats and a three-legged dog Freya. He later launched a nonprofit organization to support animal care.</p>\n<p> <b>Curiosity cured the cat</b></p>\n<p> He continues to share his story with Chinese netizens on RedNote. Thomas said he joined the Chinese platform out of curiosity, drawn by its reputation as a space for quiet storytelling, and not viral trends involving "chasing views or shouting to be heard". RedNote is an online community that "feels more human", he said, adding that he never expected to find a sense of belonging on a Chinese social media platform.</p>\n<p> People ask questions, remember names, and share their pet stories, with interactions translated back and forth.</p>\n<p> "There was kindness. People were curious, respectful. It didn't feel like I had to perform. I could just be myself," said Thomas.</p>\n<p> "And then I just became absolutely fascinated with Chinese culture and how America had it all wrong for so long. Now I honestly think I want to move me and my fur babies there."</p>\n<p> As responses came in from users around the world — many of whom had never owned a pet or thought about strays — Thomas realized his content was not just about cats anymore.</p>\n<p> "It's about what they represent: survival, healing, family, whatever that means to you," he said.</p>\n<p> His experience on RedNote was proof small moments can resonate across borders, he said.</p>\n<p> "One act of kindness can change everything, and sometimes that big thing you're looking for might come in a small package," said Thomas. "So, keep your eyes open for your hole in the fence — that's what I always like to say now."</p>\n<p> <b>Chinese fascination</b></p>\n<p> A US woman known on RedNote as "StressedBigJess" understands Thomas' reaction to Chinese social media.</p>\n<p> "The RedNote community is very friendly. Most of the time on American apps, the vibes are rancid," sLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-19/004/20250819_004_04_113214.png\" />\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-19/004/20250819_004_04_57214.png\" /><p>Parents and children explore an artifact at an exhibition at the Qingzhou Museum in Weifang, Shandong province, on Sunday during the summer vacation.</p>\n<p> Standing in the exhibition hall of the Taosi Site Museum in Shanxi province, tourist Zhu Yongxin listened in awe as the presenter spoke.</p>\n<p> "It is amazing how our ancestors who lived 4,000 years before us already mastered exquisite crafting techniques, and even built grand cities like this," said Zhu, appreciating the exhibits.</p>\n<p> Opened in November 2024, the museum sits on the northwestern edge of the Taosi relics site, the result of over four decades of archaeological work. The site is believed to be the remains of the capital city from the era of Yao and Shun, two Chinese sage emperors who ruled more than 4,100 years ago.</p>\n<p> Like Zhu, many Chinese who chose to spend a few days traveling this summer have opted to visit museums and historical sites, seeking both leisure and knowledge.</p>\n<p> In Liaoning province, the Liaoning Provincial Museum is also seeing a surge in the number of visitors.</p>\n<p> Sun Linhao, a 14-year-old middle school student from Beijing, visited the museum with parents.</p>\n<p> "This is my second visit to the museum," Sun said. "This time I want to see the picture of the auspicious cranes, a painting by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (960-1279)."</p>\n<p> According to Dong Baohou, deputy curator of the museum, it has recorded an average of 20,000 visitors daily in recent weeks. To accommodate this surge of interest, the museum extended its opening hours.</p>\n<p> The Xixia Imperial Tombs in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region saw ticket bookings increase by 280 percent during this year's summer vacation compared with the same period last year.</p>\n<p> In July, the tombs were inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, significantly enhancing their appeal to tourists.</p>\n<p> Museums and cultural heritage venues have been rolling out a plethora of activities to improve visitors' experiences. The Shanghai Museum's exhibition, On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt, was open around the clock from Aug 11 to 17. This 168-hour cultural carnival also featured new book releases, Egyptian dance performances and interactive games.</p>\n<p> This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. In this context, visiting museums, historical sites and revolutionary landmarks commemorating this hard-won victory has taken on special significance.</p>\n<p> At a memorial hall in Shanxi, people visit exhibits featuring items such as a soldier's journal or a rusted rifle, which were relics from the Hundred-Regiment Campaign, a major operation during China's war of resistance against Japanese aggression to which the hall is dedicated.</p>\n<p> According to local statistics, on July 12 and 13, the memorial hall received more than 10,000 visits. The Shanghai Songhu Memorial Hall for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression saw similar numbers.</p>\n<p> Many visitors came to learn about the history and pay tribute to the martyrs who fell resisting aggression. Li Jiaxin, a 15-year-old from Shandong province, said he was shocked to learn how young some of the martyrs had been when they died.</p>\n<p> "They were more or less my age, but were willing to give their lives to save the country. They were such noble people," Li added.</p>\n<p> Visiting the memorial hall has special importance, one visitor said, noting that this piece of history must be passed down through generations.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> Scientists at Tianjin University have developed a high-energy lithium metal battery with an energy density two to three times greater than that of existing lithium-ion batteries, according to findings published in the journal Nature recently.</p>\n<p> The breakthrough was achieved by redesigning the battery's electrolyte to improve the movement of lithium ions. With batteries of the same weight, the range of electric vehicles is expected to multiply.</p>\n<p> The findings are a significant step in meeting the urgent demand in fields such as electric transportation and the low-altitude economy for high-energy, long-duration rechargeable batteries.</p>\n<p> Energy density, the amount of energy that can be stored per mass, is a core performance indicator for batteries.</p>\n<p> "For a long time, scientists have hoped to increase the energy density of batteries while ensuring maximum safety, enabling batteries to store more electricity with lighter weight and smaller volume," said Hu Wenbin, a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tianjin University and leader of the research team.</p>\n<p> Developers have faced challenges in improving the performance of traditional lithium batteries, Hu said. The electrolyte of traditional lithium batteries is generally composed of a single salt and a few solvents, forming a point-like structure. That structure limits the migration capability of lithium ions, resulting in imbalances in the electrolyte and restricting the battery's energy storage and cycling performance.</p>\n<p> To address the problem, the team designed an ultra-dispersed electrolyte, or UDE, after years of research.</p>\n<p> "Compared with the relatively single composition of traditional electrolytes, this electrolyte integrates multiple solvents and salts, significantly enhancing the disordered solvation micro-environment. It creates a face-like microscopic environment, effectively reducing the kinetic barriers to lithium-ion movement," Hu said.</p>\n<p> The new electrolyte design optimizes performance and achieves internationally recognized high energy density targets, Hu added. Pouch cell energy density exceeds 600 watt-hours-per-kilogram, and battery pack energy density exceeds 480 Wh/kg.</p>\n<p> By comparison, United States electric car manufacturer Tesla's 4680 battery has an energy density of about 300 Wh/kg, and Chinese electric vehicle company BYD's Blade Battery is around 150 Wh/kg.</p>\n<p> "This lays an important foundation for the future application of lithium metal batteries," Hu said.</p>\n<p> The team also discovered that within the dispersed microscopic environment formed by the UDE, a solid electrolyte interphase, or SEI, develops inside the battery.</p>\n<p> "This robust and stable interface enables the electrode to remain stable during prolonged cycling, which is crucial for enhancing the lifespan of high-performance lithium metal batteries," Hu said.</p>\n<p> The researchers used artificial intelligence to screen electrolyte materials, significantly shortening development time. They collaborated with the National University of Singapore and several Chinese companies.</p>\n<p> With support from national-level platforms such as Tianjin University's National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage and the National Key Laboratory of Precious Metal Functional Materials, the team is promoting commercialization and practical application of the findings.</p>\n<p> A pilot production line for high-energy lithium metal batteries is operational, and the technology has been tested in three models of domestically developed micro electric drones. Their flight endurance increased by up to 2.8 times compared with current battery systems.</p>\n<p> <span>yandongjie@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> China launched a group of internet satellites into orbit on Sunday evening, marking the fifth in-orbit deployment of such spacecraft in a month.</p>\n<p> The satellites are the ninth group of low-orbit hardware in China's State-owned internet network. They were lifted by a Long March 6A carrier rocket at 10:15 pm from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province and soon arrived in their orbital positions, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, which conducted the launch.</p>\n<p> Over the past month, five batches of satellites have been sent into orbit for the in-orbit networking of the country's massive space-based internet system, which is often likened to a Chinese version of SpaceX's Starlink.</p>\n<p> The fifth group in the network was launched on July 27, the sixth on July 30, the seventh on Aug 4, and the eighth on Aug 13.</p>\n<p> Upon its completion, the Chinese mega-constellation will consist of about 13,000 satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to create an internet system with worldwide coverage.</p>\n<p> The latest batch was designed and built by the Shanghai-based Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is tasked with using its Ka-band transmitters to provide communications and internet service to users.</p>\n<p> The Long March 6A rocket model was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a CASC subsidiary, as a medium-lift launch vehicle.</p>\n<p> The rocket has a liftoff weight of 530 metric tons and is mainly used to transport satellites to multiple types of orbit, including sun-synchronous, low-Earth and intermediate circular orbit. It consists of a 50-meter, liquid-propelled core booster and four solid-fuel side boosters.</p>\n<p> When used to reach the typical sun-synchronous orbit 700 kilometers above Earth, the model can carry satellites with a combined weight of more than 4.5 tons.</p>\n<p> Sunday's launch was the third time the Long March 6A type was used to carry satellites involved in the internet network. It also marked China's 48th rocket launch this year, and the 590th flight of the Long March rocket family.</p>\n<p> Earlier on Sunday, a Long March 4C rocket blasted off at 4:55 pm at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, sending the Shiyan 28B02 satellite into its preset orbit.</p>\n<p> The satellite was also made by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites, and it will be used to measure and survey space environmental elements and demonstrate new technologies. Its predecessor, Shiyan 28B01, was lifted off by the same rocket model from Xichang on July 3.</p>\n<p> The Long March 4C, also a product of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, has a liftoff weight of 250 tons and is mainly used to send satellites to sun-synchronous orbit.</p>\n<p> <span>zhaolei@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> The US State Department issued its annual human rights report on China on Tuesday last week, in which it once again groundlessly pointed an accusing finger at the country for alleged human rights abuses.</p>\n<p> The report is divorced from reality and constitutes a grave interference in China's internal affairs. The US' double standards on human rights issues and its intention of weaponizing human rights for its own geopolitical interests are plain to see.</p>\n<p> China's human rights achievements are widely recognized around the world. The country's development is about providing a better life for the 1.4 billion Chinese people and the country follows a people-centered development approach. It has charted a path of human rights development that suits China's national conditions. The path has been embraced by the people and conforms to the trends of the time.</p>\n<p> In the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, people of different ethnic groups enjoy their rights according to law. The region has achieved noticeable results in advancing socioeconomic development and human rights, and it remains stable and tranquil. As a result, it has been able to open its doors wider to the outside world, receiving more than 200 million domestic and foreign tourists annually. It has also become a major hub of the Belt and Road Initiative and a major channel for the China-Europe Railway Express.</p>\n<p> Likewise, human rights in the Xizang autonomous region and its development have made evident progress. The success of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in practicing "one country, two systems" is also there for everyone to see.</p>\n<p> While China is willing to engage in dialogue and exchanges on human rights with all countries, it will never allow any country to interfere in its internal affairs, jeopardize China's interests, or tarnish China's image under the pretext of "human rights". The nation is firmly opposed to the politicization and weaponization of human rights issues, and the arbitrary use of human rights by some developed countries to suppress developing countries that pursue independent and autonomous policies.</p>\n<p> Before lecturing other countries on human rights, the US should face squarely its own human rights issues. The State Council Information Office of China on Sunday released a report on human rights violations in the US in 2024, indicating how grave the human rights conditions are in the country.</p>\n<p> The inequality in US society continues to increase, with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. As a result the US public is deeply disillusioned with the country's democratic system in which money dictates policy. For instance, the root cause of the US' opioid crisis lies in interest hijacking, government-business collusion and regulatory failure. Interest groups, driven by profit, have intensified their lobbying efforts and deceptively promoted the use of opioids. The number of fatal overdoses involving synthetic opioids and stimulants has surged in the past few years.</p>\n<p> Gun violence remains rampant in the US. According to the Sunday report, there were 503 mass shootings and 45 school shootings in the US in 2024. In all, 40,000 Americans were killed by gun violence last year, including over 1,400 children. Meanwhile, police brutality — particularly against non-white ethnic minorities — persists in total disregard of human rights. African Americans, for instance, are three times more likely to be shot and killed by police than white Americans.</p>\n<p> Worse, the human rights issues the US creates are not just restricted to its own territory.</p>\n<p> While hyping up fabricated violations of the "human rights" of Uygurs and other ethnic minorities in China, particularly Muslim groups, the US administration pays no heed to the ugly role it is playing, both directly and indirectly, in the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.</p>\n<p> The US is also the world's biggest user of unilateral sanctions. It has increasingly imposed them on some less-developed countries in recent years. More than 60 percent of low-income countries are now under some form of financial penalty imposed by the US, according to the report.</p>\n<p> Under the collusion of power and capital, human rights have been distorted into mere props in a political "show" and bargaining chips in a power "casino", completely deviating from their core values and fundamental principles. As the report says, the tumultuous political stage of the US in 2024 acts as a prism, reflecting the structural dilemmas of US-style human rights.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> That some European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington shows their concern that Kyiv will not be treated "fairly" in any potential deal and Europe's security concerns will not be addressed by an end to the Ukraine crisis negotiated between the United States and Russia.</p>\n<p> The Zelensky-Trump meeting comes shortly after a three-hour dialogue between the US leader and his Russian counterpart in Anchorage, Alaska, the first of its kind since Trump took office in January. And it is widely believed that the meeting between the US and its allies will touch upon some key issues, such as whether Ukraine will need to cede territory for a deal.</p>\n<p> Since the majority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization members have agreed to raise their defense spending from 2 percent of GDP to 5 percent, most of which will be spent buying US weapons, and the US has already inked a mineral resource agreement with Ukraine, the Trump administration has already leveraged the conflict to get the maximum gains it can from Ukraine and European countries.</p>\n<p> After that Washington has turned attention to try and broker a ceasefire so it can see what the US can seek to get from Russia.</p>\n<p> To this end, it has been hammering home the fact that without the support of the US, Kyiv and the European countries would not be able to sustain the conflict, not to mention hold the front line where it is.</p>\n<p> It is the European Union that has put itself in such a difficult position by ending its pursuit of autonomy initiated by former German chancellor Angela Merkel during her time in office from 2005 to 2021.</p>\n<p> During Merkel's tenure as the German leader that had unique influence on the EU, the bloc tried to keep a balance between the US and Russia and acted with its due confidence on the world stage as one pole of a nascent multipolar world.</p>\n<p> But after Merkel's retirement, the EU has thrown itself into the arms of the US. Many industrial, technological, as well as economic and trade policies that had proved effective in enabling the EU to stand on its own feet during Merkel's days have been dropped.</p>\n<p> Blindly following Washington's foreign and geopolitical policies has not made the EU safer but a buffer zone and a coffer-filler for the US. It is no coincidence that the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out less than two months after Merkel's retirement.</p>\n<p> So given the huge gap between what the EU wants and what it has, there might be even fiercer discussions between the European visitors and their US hosts in Washington this week than the widely televised meeting between Zelensky and Trump in the White House in late February.</p>\n<p> Compared with then, the US has steadily advanced its agenda on the Ukraine crisis. Now it is time for Kyiv and its European supporters to accept the painful fact that they lack the necessary means to defend their own core interests in not only the conflict but also in their dealings with the US.</p>\n<p> The EU is now experiencing the consequences of its choice over the past few years. It has to accept that the US is a self-centered ally that is ready to loot a burning house.</p>\n<p> It will certainly take a long process to resolve the Ukraine crisis. Even so, none of the stakeholders, except the US, might feel happy with the final deal.</p>\n<p> At least if the end of the crisis can serve to prompt the EU to resume its pursuit of autonomy, the blood will not have been shed in vain. But before the EU grasps its own fate in its hands, it will continue to be on the menu.</p>\n<p></p>",
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