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"description": "<div><img src=\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-95983aa080fb33bb9bf32ece05c0e621_fhd.jpg?source=8673f162\" alt=\"头图\"/><div><div>\n<p><strong>会的，北极熊不仅会攻击人，甚至还会主动捕食人</strong></p>\n<p><strong><strong>前文回顾</strong></strong></p>\n<p>关于北极熊与人的冲突日渐加剧的话题，我之前的一篇回答其实已经写过了，在这篇回答里我会再把“北极熊捕食人类”的行为简单提一下，接着重点讲讲之前没能写到的“<strong>如何应对越来越频繁的北极熊与人的冲突</strong>”</p>\n<p>在我先前的回答里，我提到了几点：</p>\n<p><strong>1.健康的北极熊通常不攻击人，但在饥饿的北极熊眼中，人类也是一种食物</strong></p>\n<p><strong>2.饥饿的北极熊是会主动捕食人类的</strong></p>\n<p><strong>3.北极熊通常不吃人类是因为平日里吃不到，但真能吃的时候…北极熊也是会吃的</strong></p>\n<figure><img src=\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-c10ea531a76d7f61c517c80fbd7a8a08_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>来源论文：James M. Wilder et al., 2017</figcaption></figure>\n<p>↑不健康、饥饿、体型消瘦的北极熊和健康、体型正常的北极熊对比</p>\n<figure><img src=\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-959e8e46051cc60ac9badc590aa9aad8_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>来源论文：James M. Wilder et al., 2017</figcaption></figure>\n<p>↑2017 年的一篇统计研究，在 73 起北极熊攻击人类事件，其中<strong>超过一半（37 起，占比 59%）是北极熊主动捕食人类，并且以消瘦的不健康北极熊为主</strong></p>\n<figure><img src=\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-74819e16a7bac0094512f72677bb301e_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>来源论文：S Herrero and S Fleck, 1990</figcaption></figure>\n<p>↑1990 年的另一项研究，20 起北极熊伤人事件，<strong>其中 15 或 16 起的袭击动机被认为是捕食</strong>，仅有 3 或 4 起攻击行为是由于母熊保护幼崽（北极熊母熊的护崽攻击性其实是要显著低于棕熊和黑熊的）</p>\n<p>详细内容可以观看我之前的这篇回答：</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.zhihu.com/question/6286390198/answer/51724404058\">加拿大一对夫妻被北极熊袭击，除食物短缺，有哪些因素导致北极熊靠近人类居住地？面对北极熊袭击，如何自救？</a></p>\n<p>接下来我们进入本期的正文：</p>\n<p><strong>如何应对越来越频繁的北极熊与人的冲突</strong><strong>1.人熊相遇的三种情况</strong></p>\n<p>人和熊在野外相遇可以粗略地分为三种情况：<strong>不期而遇</strong>（Sudden Encounter）、<strong>人类挑衅</strong>（provocation）和<strong>捕食</strong>（predation）</p>\n<p>情况 1：<strong>不期而遇</strong></p>\n<p>熊科的物种，尤其是北极熊，都以<strong>嗅觉敏锐</strong>而闻名。超强的嗅觉可以说是熊科的种族天赋，使得熊可以在非常远的距离察觉到猎物的存在</p>\n<p>而即使在熊科几兄弟里，北极熊的嗅觉依旧能脱颖而出——即使是在冰天雪地的寒冷环境中，北极熊也能通过嗅觉锁定遥远处的海豹（北极熊的主食）</p>\n<p>也因此，当人类出现在北极熊附近，早在人类看到北极熊之前，北极熊通常早已用鼻子闻到人了。不少情况下，北极熊会主动避开人，在人们察觉不到的情况下，悄无声息地大幅降低遇到人类的次数</p>\n<p>但在一些情况下，人类依旧可能会和北极熊不期而遇，比如：<strong>人类处于下风处</strong>，或者<strong>地形阻挡</strong></p>\n<p>比如风是从北极熊那边朝人类这边吹来的，北极熊的气味会被带到人这边（然而人类闻不到），而人类的气味则会被风带走远离熊，在这种情况下，北极熊就闻不到人类的气味了</p>\n<p>又或者有一处小坡，人从坡下往上爬，爬到坡顶刚好和站在坡上的北极熊大眼瞪小眼</p>\n<p>——在这类北极熊的嗅觉发挥不了作用的情况下，就有可能出现人和北极熊不期而遇的画面</p>\n<figure><img src=\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-827e515d91db57d07fee7cd896c52dc2_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>https://www.oceanactionhub.org/how-far-can-a-polar-bear-smell/</figcaption></figure>\n<p>↑北极熊：啊，闻到了，是西葫芦炖茄子的味道（不是</p>\n<p><strong>所以假如你去北极旅游，走在下风处，或者从下坡往上坡爬的时候，你可能需要更小心一点</strong>——因为在这种情况下，上风或上坡处的北极熊，有可能是注意不到你的</p>\n<p>情况 2：<strong>人类挑衅</strong></p>\n<p>这个就…很难评价了。有些时候，人类会有意无意地去“挑衅”北极熊，比如说：</p>\n<p>有些游客会出于冒险或者想要拍到好Line truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/009/20250805_009_03_51.png\" /><p>Kang Bing</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/009/20250805_009_03_11.png\" />\n<p> "Had I known it would be so frustrating, I wouldn't have entered the homestay business," complained Jiang Ping, the owner of Big Roots Guesthouse in Wusu, a small town in Heilongjiang province bordering Russia. As China's easternmost town, Wusu is becoming a hot destination for tourists who visit it to witness the grandeur of sunrise, the beautiful wetlands and the black bears but most of all to escape the summer heat in other parts of China.</p>\n<p> Booming tourism prompted Jiang, a retired office clerk, to return to her family's long-deserted house in Wusu to open her seven-room homestay three years ago.</p>\n<p> Her nightmare began almost immediately. She felt frustrated when no guest turned up for several days, leaving her worried about how to recover her 1 million yuan ($138,659) investment, which she spent on refurbishing and decorating her family house. She was frustrated even when all the rooms were booked, mostly online, because, without any helping hands, she had to run like a clock, cleaning the rooms, making beds, washing bedsheets and quilt covers, and tending to the flowers in the front yard and the vegetable garden in the backyard.</p>\n<p> Jiang's frustration is likely shared by thousands of homestay owners in China, even as the homestay business is witnessing fast growth and tougher competition. According to 2022 data, there were 3.5 million guesthouse rooms in China. Although only about 10 percent of them are in villages, their number, at the time, was increasing at 25 percent a year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.</p>\n<p> The homestay business in China started about 30 years ago when many better-off Chinese people, who loved traveling, found there were not enough hotels. Villagers in some tourist spots, to seize the opportunity, opened their houses to visitors, charging just a dozen or so yuan for a room per night. When urban residents bought their own apartments and had an extra room (or rooms) to spare, homestay became a booming business nationwide.</p>\n<p> To open a homestay, big or small, one has to register with the local administration for a business license and pass the tests for security, fire-prevention, health and sanitary requirements. Since most homestays offer their rooms through online platforms, the platforms grade them according to guests' comments.</p>\n<p> Following China's visa-free entry policy for the nationals of a number of countries over the past two years, an increasing number of foreigners have been visiting the country. But these visitors should know that apart from hotels, they can also use the services of homestays, where they can get a real feel of Chinese people's lifestyle, as well as save money. But before booking a Chinese homestay, they should make sure the property is legal and has a business license, and they can communicate with the host, probably with the help of a translation device, to avoid any misunderstanding.</p>\n<p> With thousands of homes registering each year to join the millions of existing homestays, it is high time the authorities took measures to regulate the sector. National unified standards should be implemented to ensure both the owners and visitors know what kind of facilities and service they are expected to provide and enjoy. Arbitrary charges and forced payments should be stopped and the violators punished, in order to protect consumer rights.</p>\n<p> Also, the number of homestays should be controlled in certain places to avoid vicious competition. Such competitions usually lead to losses to the owners and poor services for the guests. Also, when a locality lacks overall planning, too many guesthouses with divergent designs can destroy the landscape of the place.</p>\n<p> Being frequent travelers, my family prefers homestays to hotels both at home and abroad. We prefer them not only because they cost less or we can cook our own meals but also because we can learn a lot more about the place we are staying in by talking with our hosts/hostesses. In fact, I found that the best part of a visit is not necessarily the local sceneries but friendly and pleasant exchanges with "Lao Wang", "Peter" or "Wendy".</p>\n<p> Despite its rapid expansion, the homestay business in China, to me, is still in a premature state. But I hope it will grow healthily. I also hope Jiang Ping will keep running her business by overcoming the odds.</p>\n<p> <span>kangbing@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/011/20250805_011_04_48780.png\" /><p>Firefighters battle the flames during the Cerro de los Pinos wildfire in Caceres, Spain, on Monday.</p>\n<p> As extreme heat grips much of Europe, soaring temperatures across Spain and Portugal have forced authorities to declare states of emergency, prompting wildfire warnings and forest closures.</p>\n<p> A mass of hot air from North Africa has brought temperatures of 36-44 C to the Iberian Peninsula.</p>\n<p> Portugal's Interior Minister Maria Lucia Amaral announced restrictions on access and movement within forest areas, in line with forest fire defense plans, reported Euronews on Monday. Fireworks, machinery operations and burning activities must be banned as the nation tackles the extreme temperatures, she said.</p>\n<p> The minister said the preventive measures would be implemented in response to the combination of high heat, low humidity and elevated wildfire risks.</p>\n<p> Red alerts have been issued for five northern districts of the country until Tuesday, with the rest of Portugal at the orange level except for the district of Faro, which remains at yellow. The overall high alert situation is expected to remain in place until Thursday.</p>\n<p> Forest fires continued to rage across northern Portugal on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of at least one village in the Douro region.</p>\n<p> Spain is experiencing its second summer heat wave, which is forecast to persist until the end of the week. Forecasts from the Spanish state meteorological agency Aemet indicate the extreme conditions will affect most of Spain, excluding the Cantabrian region and the Canary Islands.</p>\n<p> Spain's Health Ministry has issued "red risk" health alerts across hundreds of municipalities.</p>\n<p> Nordic nations are experiencing "truly unprecedented" heat, as temperatures strengthened and prolonged by carbon pollution continue to sweep across northern Europe, reported The Guardian newspaper.</p>\n<p> A weather station in Norway's Arctic Circle recorded temperatures above 30 C for 13 days in July, while Finland has experienced three consecutive weeks of 30 C heat. According to scientists, the area has endured its longest period of sustained heat since the 1960s.</p>\n<p> <span>jonathan@mail.chinadailyuk.com</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/012/20250805_012_01_13894.png\" /><p>Aid packages dropped from an airplane descend over Zawayda, central Gaza, on Sunday.</p>\n<p> In a growing shift within the international community, three G7 nations have moved toward recognizing Palestinian statehood, fueling broader calls for the implementation of the two-state solution and raising alarm over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, experts say.</p>\n<p> On July 24, French President Emmanuel Macron said France will recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, making it the first G7 country to do so.</p>\n<p> "The urgent need today is to end the war in Gaza and to rescue the civilian population," he said on X. "We must build the State of Palestine."</p>\n<p> Five days later, the United Kingdom urged "immediate and meaningful" action to ease the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, or else the British government will recognize the State of Palestine in September to "protect the viability of the two-state solution".</p>\n<p> In addition, Canada and Malta said on Wednesday they intended to recognize the State of Palestine in September.</p>\n<p> During a UN conference on the two-state solution that concluded last week, Portugal and a group of other countries reexamined the issue and the conditions for recognizing the State of Palestine.</p>\n<p> Following the meeting, 15 foreign ministers signed a joint statement, saying they will consider formally recognizing the Palestinian state at the upcoming UN session.</p>\n<p> China said the two-state solution is the only way out of the Palestinian question. "China firmly supports the Palestinian people in establishing the independent State of Palestine," Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday.</p>\n<p> Yan Wei, deputy director of the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies at China's Northwest University, said the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza is the key factor prompting Western countries to shift their stance on Palestinian statehood.</p>\n<p> "Israel's actions in Gaza, which triggered a severe humanitarian crisis, were a direct factor behind the shift in these countries' positions," he said. "Public opinion, particularly in nations with significant Muslim populations such as France, also placed political pressure on governments to reconsider their stance."</p>\n<p> According to Gaza's Health Ministry, Israeli military operations in the territory since October 2023 have resulted in more than 60,400 Palestinian deaths.</p>\n<p> The authorities also reported that the death toll from hunger and malnutrition had risen to 175, including 93 children, since the conflict began.</p>\n<p> Sun Degang, director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, said people in the UK and France increasingly recognize that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza constitutes a grave violation of humanitarian principles.</p>\n<p> "The Israeli military's actions in Gaza, widely viewed as excessive and leading to mass civilian casualties, have sparked strong public backlash in these countries, prompting calls for their governments to recognize the State of Palestine and take measures to protect Palestinian civilians," Sun said.</p>\n<p> Both Yan and Sun said that growing global support for Palestinian statehood is mounting pressure on Israel and the United States, potentially deepening their diplomatic isolation and counterbalancing Israel's military actions in Gaza.</p>\n<p> Yan said tensions between the US and its allies over tariffs and strategic matters have escalated since Donald Trump returned to the office in January, prompting these countries to pursue strategic autonomy in global affairs increasingly.</p>\n<p> "The allies' recognition of Palestine reflects both a reconstruction of their identity and dissatisfaction with the US hard-line policies. These two factors are driving the enhancement of their strategic independence."</p>\n<p> Sun said the US and Israel are facing mounting public pressure over humanitarian concerns and risk deeper isolation on the global stage.</p>\n<p> Facing rising international pressure, Washington may take minor steps to ease tensions in the Middle East, he said, noting it has sent special envoy Steve Witkoff to Tel Aviv.</p>\n<p> The Trump administration, with its transactional style, is unlikely to impose stricter constraints on Israel following its allies' recognition of a Palestinian state, he said.</p>\n<p> "However, it is expected to adopt a policy of tacit approval toward the two-state solution, thereby increasing pressure on Israel."</p>\n<p> <span>liujianqiao@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> China's southern Hainan province will launch a comprehensive zero-tariff system for imports starting Dec 18, when it begins operating as a special Customs regulatory area, experts said on Monday, marking a major step in its push to become a globally competitive free trade hub.</p>\n<p> The new policy, approved by China's finance, Customs and tax authorities, will exempt about 6,600 product categories — 74 percent of all taxable items — from import duties, value-added tax and consumption tax, up from the current 1,900. Goods imported by eligible entities from abroad, except those on a restricted list, will qualify for the exemptions.</p>\n<p> "Negative lists are a common approach in high-standard international trade rules," said Zhou Zheng, deputy director of Hainan's finance department. "This shift from positive to negative lists reflects China's commitment to deeper institutional openness."</p>\n<p> The move is expected to lower costs for businesses, attract foreign investment, and strengthen Hainan's role as a bridge between China's domestic market and global supply chains. Companies in encouraged industries can also export goods tariff-free to the rest of the Chinese mainland if the local added value reaches 30 percent.</p>\n<p> The province has already rolled out zero-tariff policies for key sectors, but the new framework significantly expands coverage.</p>\n<p> The Master Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port aims to create a tax system aligned with high-level global standards, guided by "zero tariffs, low tax rates and simplified tax structures".</p>\n<p> "China is leveraging openness to drive reform and growth as global uncertainties rise," Zhou said, noting of Hainan's role as a testing ground for bold reforms amid geopolitical shifts and protectionism.</p>\n<p> With its strategic location linking China to Southeast Asia and global trade routes, Hainan is poised to become a key hub in China's "dual circulation" strategy, which seeks to balance domestic and international economic activity.</p>\n<p> Tu Xinquan, dean of the China Institute for WTO Studies at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, said Hainan's zero-tariff model goes beyond regional pacts like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.</p>\n<p> "Hainan will eliminate import duties on 74 percent of product categories — a 53 percentage-point shift from current arrangements — surpassing RCEP's highest tariff elimination rate of about 65 percent," Tu said. "This autonomous opening-up demonstrates China's push for higher global economic integration."</p>\n<p> Tu noted that unlike trade pacts that only remove import tariffs, Hainan will also waive value-added and consumption taxes. "Businesses can choose between Hainan's zero-tariff scheme or other preferential rates, such as RCEP, to secure the lowest applicable duties," he added.</p>\n<p> Combined with Hainan's reduced 15 percent corporate tax rate — compared to China's standard 25 percent — the policies could significantly cut costs for import-reliant industries.</p>\n<p> <span>chenbowen@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> <b>Yuan strengthens against greenback</b></p>\n<p> The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 101 pips to 7.1395 against the US dollar on Monday, said the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.</p>\n<p> <b>Unique industries to boost rural vitalization</b></p>\n<p> Chinese agricultural areas are boosting their unique industries to spur rural vitalization. In Southwest China's Guizhou province, farmers in Sanyuan village in Wuma, under the city of Renhuai, joined a 20-hectare mandarin orange orchard to lift their incomes. Orchard manager Xiao Wencai said that since 2018, the base paid some 1 million yuan ($140,850) each year to the farmers working on it. This year, Sanyuan expects 50,000 kilograms of the citrus worth over 1.5 million yuan. Sanyuan has built a system integrating fruit cultivation, cold storage and tourism to promote rural vitalization.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/018/20250805_018_01_25729.png\" /><p>From left: Actress Gu Tianyu plays Flippos, Captain Nemo's second-in-command. TV and film actor Bao Jianfeng is one of the actors who portray Captain Nemo. The story is set on Captain Nemo's submarine Nautilus, which takes the crew and passengers on underwater expeditions.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/018/20250805_018_01_52729.png\" /><p>Stage production Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, adapted from French writer Jules Verne's eponymous work, made its Beijing premiere at the Beijing Performing Arts Center in July.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/018/20250805_018_01_61729.png\" /><p>Online Scan the code to watch the video.</p>\n<p> A jellyfish bobs up and down, a school of fish flashes by and disappears into the darkness, and outside a porthole, an actor rises and falls, as if holding his breath while suspended in the deep sea.</p>\n<p> These scenes come from Sino-French sci-fi fantasy production Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, adapted from the eponymous work of French literary giant Jules Verne, bringing to life its deep-sea adventures.</p>\n<p> After being staged at the 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival and as the opening production of the Festival Croisements 2025, the production made its Beijing premiere at the Beijing Performing Arts Center from July 11 to 20.</p>\n<p> Today's stage productions never lack stunning visual effects, yet what is special about this one is its authentic, classic theatrical methods. Instead of using digital technology, the show's spectacle is created by puppetry and physical theater.</p>\n<p> All the performers act as both human characters and puppeteers. They wear specially designed sheer black costumes and manipulate puppets in the dark, with precise lighting design that conceals them and makes the puppets appear more lively.</p>\n<p> "We invite the audience to temporarily set aside their reliance on technological effects and reexperience the purest charm of theater. Living performers are here to create artistic miracles in real time," says the production's Chinese director Zha Wenyuan.</p>\n<p> "The puppets are not merely props, but extensions of the actors' bodies. Each underwater creature carries human emotions and thoughts. Just as the original work indicates, technology and humanity can poetically intertwine."</p>\n<p> The storyline keeps true to Verne's original plot. Natural scientist Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil and harpooner Ned Land set off to hunt a mysterious sea monster. Instead, they discover the Nautilus, a submarine built and manned by Captain Nemo, who invites them to go on adventures under the sea.</p>\n<p> TV and film actor Bao Jianfeng is one of the actors who portray Captain Nemo. It's been about 10 years since he last participated in a stage production.</p>\n<p> "I've always hoped for an opportunity to come back onstage. Because I respect the stage, I am more prudent in my choices. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is precisely the reason I needed. The book has been a window to explore the world since childhood," he says.</p>\n<p> He was also curious about how the team would bring the novel to life. Coproduced by the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, the Hong Kong Arts Festival and performing arts company Tempest Projects, the production is joined by French theater artists, notably Christian Hecq, director and actor from leading French theater company Comedie-Francaise.</p>\n<p> Hecq says that what touched him the most about Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is not written in the book itself, but in another book by Verne, The Mysterious Island.</p>\n<p> The book unveils the earlier life experiences of Captain Nemo, who turned out to be a prince forced to exile, flee his own kingdom, and take on a new identity.</p>\n<p> "We learn why he is so angry. I really like the fact that he is changeable and unpredictable. He helps people who have no money. He is also a person with a beautiful soul," Hecq says.</p>\n<p> "He's not a simple character, but complicated and layered. Paradoxical personalities, to me, are very interesting."</p>\n<p> Bao also says that what he finds most interesting about playing Captain Nemo is finding commonalities as humans and understanding the character's complexity.</p>\n<p> "Theater is really about exploring human issues and inner conflicts. There are people like Nemo, who is turbulent and temperamental, whose logic can be hard to grasp. Yet every role has some aspects that resonate with us," he says.</p>\n<p> "To understand Nemo, to enter his world and explore whether I can make sense of it, is what brings me the greatest joy in my work."</p>\n<p> CollaLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/019/20250805_019_01_23642.png\" /><p>From left: In a moment of high drama, Olympic champion Noah Lyles (left) stares down rival sprinter Kenny Bednarek as Lyles passes him to win the 200m final of the US track championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday. Bednarek can then be seen shoving Lyles in the back following a verbal exchange between the pair as they crossed the finish line.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/019/20250805_019_01_43642.png\" /><p>Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the 200m at the US Nationals on Sunday with a personal-best time of 21.84 seconds.</p>\n<p> Noah Lyles landed the day's biggest blow on the track, passing Kenny Bednarek for the win, but not before looking his way to talk some trash.</p>\n<p> Bednarek's answer was a two-handed shove in the back after the finish line, some more heated words and a challenge for a rematch that can't come soon enough.</p>\n<p> The pair's shoving and shouting match came during the US track championships at the end of a hotly contested 200m final at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday.</p>\n<p> "Like I've said before, Noah's going to be Noah," Bednarek said. "If he wants to stare me down, that's fine."</p>\n<p> Lyles reeled in Bednarek and crossed in 19.63 seconds for a 0.04-second victory that sets up a rematch at world championships on Sept 19 in Tokyo.</p>\n<p> The best action in Round 1 came after the finish line.</p>\n<p> There was jawing, the shove and, then, Lyles turning around, backpedaling, reaching his arms out and bouncing up and down like a boxer before lobbing a few more choice words at Bednarek.</p>\n<p> Their argument bled into the start of what is normally a celebratory NBC winner's interview.</p>\n<p> "I tell ya, if you've got a problem, I expect a call," Bednarek said, as the network's Lewis Johnson moved the mic between the feuding runners.</p>\n<p> Lyles replied: "You know what? You're right. You're right. Let's talk after this."</p>\n<p> Though they shook hands during that tense post-race interview, Bednarek was fired up well after the sprinters had left the track.</p>\n<p> "The summary is, don't do that to me," he said.</p>\n<p> "I don't do any of that stuff. It's not good character right there. That's pretty much it. At the end of the day, he won the race. I've got to give him props. He was the better man today."</p>\n<p> The win itself was no big surprise for Lyles, the three-time defending world champion who will have to get past Bednarek to make it four in Tokyo. Bednarek was asked what Lyles said as he turned around and gloated after securing his fifth national title at his favorite distance.</p>\n<p> "What he said didn't matter, it's just what he did," Bednarek said. "Unsportsmanlike shit and I don't deal with that. It's a respect factor.</p>\n<p> "He's fresh. Last time we lined it up, I beat him, that's all I can say. Next time we line up, I'm going to win. That's all that matters."</p>\n<p> Asked to expand on his role in the tiff, Lyles was less forthcoming: "On coach's orders, no comment."</p>\n<p> As is common in a year after the Olympics — and in an era after Usain Bolt — track is a sport desperately in need of some energy. Who else to provide it than Lyles? On the men's side of US track, he's arguably the sport's most engaging character.</p>\n<p> Up to now, track media and the runners themselves have tried to generate rivalries between Lyles and Erriyon Knighton (who's currently appealing a doping violation), or Lyles and Botswana's Letsile Tebogo (whom Lyles beat in the Olympics last year), or even between Lyles and NFL receiver Tyreek Hill (a supposed grudge match never took place).</p>\n<p> Turns out, they probably should have looked at the lane next to him. Bednarek has won silver and beaten Lyles the last two times they've lined up in the 200m at the Olympics, even though Lyles has had issues at both — in Tokyo with his mental health, then in Paris with COVID.</p>\n<p> Bednarek referenced some long-simmering issues between the two.</p>\n<p> "Just some personal stuff we've got to handle," he said.</p>\n<p> But, when asked for something, anything, about this burgeoning rivalry, Lyles demurred, instead focusing on what a difficult year this has been for him after an injury in April kept him out of spikes until June.</p>\n<p> "If they ain't gonna beat me now, they ain't gonna beat me ever," Lyles said. Bednarek isn't so sure of that.</p>\n<p> The 200m final was Bednarek's fifth race of the week, counting the three heats of the 100m, the final of which he won on Friday.</Line truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/020/20250805_020_01_35367.png\" /><p>From top: Pan Zhanle swims in a heat for the men's 100m freestyle during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore; Tween star Yu Zidi in action at the worlds.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/020/20250805_020_01_39367.png\" /><p>China's swimmers celebrate with their 4x100m mixed medley relay silver medals.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-05/020/20250805_020_01_48367.png\" />\n<p> With tween sensation Yu Zidi stepping into the global spotlight as some senior stars struggle with a dip in performance, China's swimming squad has completed its first major test of the new Olympic cycle with mixed results.</p>\n<p> The eight-day swimming program of the World Aquatics Championships concluded on Sunday with a total of three world and 15 meet records refreshed at the Singapore Sports Hub, where the swimming powerhouses of the United States and Australia continue to reign supreme across all individual and relay events.</p>\n<p> China's 12-year-old prodigy Yu, although leaving without an individual medal around her neck, has stolen the show from the record-smashing, gold-mining international stars by reaching the final in all three of her individual events. She made history by becoming the first swimmer of her age to do so, completing an exceptionally strong senior debut never before seen from anyone, male or female.</p>\n<p> The fact that she narrowly missed the podium in three individual races, all by hair-thin margins — 0.06 seconds in the 200m medley, 0.31 in the 200m butterfly and 0.50 in 400m medley, respectively, speaks volumes for the staggering potential of the young phenom, who, after probably her coolest summer holiday ever, still has homework to finish.</p>\n<p> Although skipping the evening's final session, Yu still became the youngest swimmer in history to win a medal at the worlds on Thursday after contributing to China's women's bronze-winning 4x200m freestyle relay team as a leg in the morning's preliminary heats.</p>\n<p> Yu said racing against elite swimmers she once watched on television has provided invaluable experience.</p>\n<p> "I learned so much," Yu told Xinhua. "For example, I want to study Summer McIntosh's turns. I really admire her technique. I see her as a role model, and I hope I can become as good as she is someday."</p>\n<p> World-class swimmers including Romania's men's double-gold winner David Popovici and Canada's female medley swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey have taken notice of Yu's rise, hailing her performance as a glimpse of the sport's awesome future potential.</p>\n<p> "I noticed her. Her 12-year-old times are much faster than mine at that age. When I was 12, I set the national record in the 200m medley, but I was still seven seconds slower than her. She's really fast," Popovici said of Yu's performance on July 29.</p>\n<p> Harvey, who held off a surging Yu in the 200m medley final to finish in third, said the big-time experience will, for sure, help Yu's growth under pressure.</p>\n<p> "She might have more pressure by the end of the meet, because she's been swimming really well so far. I used to be a junior, and I used to think that it's just gaining experience for the future, and I think going into LA, we're probably going to see her a lot more," Harvey said.</p>\n<p> "I think it's good for younger people to just get that experience, and swim without any pressure, because they don't have expectations, it's just a bonus every time they swim faster."</p>\n<p> Yu's emergence was the bright spot of a youthful Chinese squad that finished third in swimming's overall medal standings with two golds, six silvers and six bronzes, trailing only the US and Australia.</p>\n<p> China's breaststroke star Qin Haiyang, who swept all three titles in the stroke at the 2023 Fukuoka worlds but left the Paris Olympics without an individual gold, returned to form by winning the men's 100m and 200m in Singapore.</p>\n<p> Women's distance freestyle contender Li Bingjie opened her campaign by taking silver in the 400m, after edging her idol and American great Katie Ledecky on July 27, followed by another runner-up finish in the 200m on July 30.</p>\n<p> Still, the disappointing performance of China's reigning men's 100m free Olympic champion and world record-holder Pan Zhanle has raised concerns of fans over the post-Olympic slump of the 21-year-old star.</p>\n<p> Pan even failed to reach the final in 100m in Singapore, finishing 10th in the semis with a mediocre 47.81 on Wednesday, exactly one year after he stunned the world at Paris 2024 by clocking a new world record of 46.40 to win Olympic Line truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> A surprising discovery by scientists has revealed that an ancient genetic marriage roughly 9 million years ago gave rise to what is now the world's third-largest staple crop: the potato. And the tomato, it turns out, is the mother of the potato.</p>\n<p> The study was conducted by a research team at the Agricultural Genomics Institute — part of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Shenzhen, Guangdong province — and a researcher from Lanzhou University in Gansu province, in collaboration with scientists from Canada and the United Kingdom. It showed that the potato originated from an ancient hybridization event between the tomato plant and a potato-like plant about 9 million years ago. This cross also led to the creation of a novel organ: the tuber.</p>\n<p> Published in the latest issue of the journal Cell, these findings provide a groundbreaking theoretical perspective for the genetic breeding of potatoes.</p>\n<p> As the world's most important tuber crop, the potato is native to South America. Valued for its high nutritional content and wide adaptability, it has spread worldwide.</p>\n<p> Huang Sanwen, who led the study, explained that the potato's origin had long puzzled scientists. In appearance, modern potato plants are almost identical to a potato-like species called Etuberosum, which does not carry tubers. However, potato plants are more closely related to tomatoes based on phylogenetic analysis.</p>\n<p> To unravel the mystery of the potato's origin, the research team analyzed 101 genomes and 349 resequenced samples from cultivated potatoes and their 56 wild relatives — effectively a comprehensive DNA paternity test for all potatoes.</p>\n<p> They found that all potatoes examined carried stable, balanced genetic contributions from both the Etuberosum and the tomato. From this, they inferred that the potato was the hybrid offspring of the two.</p>\n<p> To validate this hypothesis, the team further assessed the divergence times of the three species. Their results showed that the Etuberosum and the tomato began diverging around 14 million years ago. Approximately 5 million years after their divergence, the two hybridized, leading to the emergence of the earliest tuber-bearing potato plants around 9 million years ago.</p>\n<p> "The tomato served as the maternal parent of the potato, while the Etuberosum was the paternal parent," Huang said.</p>\n<p> However, what continued to puzzle the researchers was why only the potato develops tubers, while its parents lack them. The tomato has neither underground stems nor tubers, and the Etuberosum has underground stems but no swollen tubers.</p>\n<p> Huang's team proposed a bold explanation: The tuber could be the product of genomic rearrangement. After the two ancestral lineages crossed, their genes recombined in a way that accidentally created the tuber as a new organ.</p>\n<p> The team further traced the origin of the key tuber formation genes, which are a combination of genetic material from each parent. They found the SP6A gene, which acts like a master switch that tells the plant when to start making tubers, came from the tomato side of the family. Another important gene, IT1, which helps control the growth of the underground stems that form tubers, came from the Etuberosum side. Without either gene, the hybrid offspring would be incapable of producing tubers.</p>\n<p> This ancient marriage not only produced the tuber but also enriched the genetic diversity of the potato plant's lineage.</p>\n<p> The team also discovered that each potato exhibits a "mosaic "pattern of parental genetic contributions.</p>\n<p> When subjected to varying environmental stresses, this mosaic genetic combination allows for the selection of optimal gene sets, enabling potatoes to adapt to diverse habitats ranging from temperate grasslands to alpine meadows.</p>\n<p> The tuber has an underground survival advantage. It stores water and starch, helping potatoes endure drought and cold, and allows reproduction without seeds or pollination, as new plants can sprout directly from the buds on tubers.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_150.png\" /><p>Abudu Xiamier (center) plays the rabab together with his brother Abudu Xiakeer (second from right) and their cousins in the living room of his guesthouse in Tashikurgan Tajik autonomous county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on June 13.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_65.png\" /><p>Abudu Xiamier invites a tourist from Tangshan, Hebei province, to join in a traditional Tajik dance in the guesthouse on June 13.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_48.png\" /><p>A vlogger from Tangshan records Abudu Xiamier performing on a traditional drum in the guesthouse on June 13.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_116.png\" /><p>Tourists from Tangshan enjoy their stay in the guesthouse on June 13.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_167.png\" /><p>Abudu Xiamier plays the rabab, a lute-like instrument popular across Central Asia.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_99.png\" /><p>Abudu Xiamier poses for a photo with a tourist from Tangshan in the guesthouse courtyard on June 13.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_82.png\" /><p>Abudu Xiamier enjoys a cup of Pu'er tea brought by tourists who drove from Dali, Yunnan province, in the guesthouse courtyard on June 13.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_133.png\" /><p>A Uygur couple from Aksu city in Xinjiang pose for a photo in the living room of the guesthouse on June 10.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/006/20250804_006_01_31.png\" /><p>Abudu Xiamier sits in front of a portrait of himself in the guesthouse on June 13.</p>\n<p> It was nearly 9:30 pm, but the sky above the Pamir Plateau still held the soft glow of the setting sun. In the far west of China, where the borders of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan converge, twilight lingers a little longer.</p>\n<p> Inside a cozy guesthouse in Tashikurgan Tajik autonomous county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, 31-year-old Abudu Xiamier was teaching a young couple from Tangshan, a city in northern China's Hebei province, the traditional Tajik eagle dance. With steady, sweeping arm movements, he mimicked the flight of an eagle — strong, graceful, and free.</p>\n<p> For the Tajik people, eagles are not mere symbols; they are living metaphors for heroism, honesty, and strength. The eagle dance, an art form passed down through generations, was officially recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.</p>\n<p> Xiamier's guesthouse is more than a hostel — it is a living museum of culture and memory. A wooden clock carved in the shape of an eagle hangs in a prominent spot. Traditional instruments like the rabab (lute-like instrument) and setar (string instrument) rest in the corners, while richly colored carpets from different decades cover the walls. In one corner hangs a deep red rug from the 1960s — used at his grandfather's wedding, and preserved ever since.</p>\n<p> Born and raised in this high-altitude land, Xiamier once left to chase a dream. At 13, he traveled nearly 4,000 kilometers to Zhangjiakou in northern China to study dance. At 17, he was admitted to Minzu University of China — one of the nation's top universities — where he trained to become a professional performer. "Many of my seniors didn't make it, but I did," he recalled with pride.</p>\n<p> After graduation in 2015, he joined the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Art Troupe, gracing stages across the region and beyond. His guesthouse walls now display over 20 performance badges from that chapter of his life — each one a relic of a dance, a tour, a city, a moment. "In total, I have over 2,000 of these," he said, smiling.</p>\n<p> But in 2021, everything changed. A severe injury during a performance forced him to leave the stage. While recovering in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, his parents traveled more than 1,700 kilometers from Tashikurgan to care for him. "They wanted me to come home," he said. And he did.</p>\n<p> With their support, he transformed his grandfather's old house into a guesthouse that blends Tajik tradition with modern hospitality. The inspiration came from his travels, particularly his stays in guesthouses in the Xizang autonomous region, where he once danced and shared stories late into the night with the host and other guests.</p>\n<p> His younger brother, Xiakeer, born in 2000, also found his way back to Tashikurgan after studying in Xiamen, a coastal city mLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> With the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continuing to worsen day by day, the plight of Palestinians in the enclave has prompted more Western countries to join the international recognition of a Palestinian state.</p>\n<p> In recent weeks, France, the United Kingdom and Canada have one after another announced their plans to recognize a state of Palestine in Israeli-occupied territory at the United Nations General Assembly this September.</p>\n<p> Germany, though it has not announced a similar plan, has also voiced its support with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stressing last week that the process to recognize a Palestinian state "must begin now".</p>\n<p> Persistent conflict in Gaza, the besieged Palestinian enclave's ever-deepening humanitarian disaster, and the appalling death toll of civilians have finally given the momentum for these Western countries to put the weight behind this long-gestating right of the Palestinian people. Despite the fact that 147 of the 193 UN member states have recognized the State of Palestine as a sovereign country, these Western countries, staunch supporters of Israel, had previously remained tightlipped about recognition.</p>\n<p> Growing sympathy for the besieged Palestinians and rising public anger at Israel's inhumane campaign to clear them out of Gaza have aggregated to pressure these Western governments and politicians to respond with a policy shift.</p>\n<p> The latest development, which has come at a high price, marks a major development in pursuit of the "two-state solution", which is the only viable way to eventually end the cycle of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians.</p>\n<p> The inferno in Gaza cannot be allowed to go on any further. Since the conflict broke out on Oct 7, 2023, triggered by Hamas' attacks on Israel, more than 60,000 Palestinian lives have been lost in Gaza, according to local health authorities. Among those killed in Gaza, about 18,500 are children, a rate of more than one child per hour, making Gaza the most dangerous place in the world to be a child. Anyone with a conscience will be sickened and appalled at the callousness behind the heartache.</p>\n<p> But there is much that needs to be done before the process to realize the "two-state solution" can be set in motion. For starters, the international community must continue to push for a ceasefire and press Israel to allow more international aid, especially food and medicine, into the Palestinian enclave. Starvation in the Gaza Strip has become so acute that even Israel's staunchest supporter the United States cannot deny it.</p>\n<p> Last Monday, during his visit to Scotland, the US president acknowledged that there is "real starvation" in Gaza, which is in stark contrast to Israel's denial of a hunger crisis in the territory.</p>\n<p> The Gaza crisis has become a scar on the conscience of the whole world. The consensus for a Palestinian state has never been greater than today. China has always firmly supported the establishment of an independent State of Palestine that enjoys full sovereignty based on the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital. Last week, the country called on the United Nations to admit Palestine as a full member at the earliest opportunity, urging all countries not to place obstacles in its way, and appealing to those that have not yet recognized Palestine to do so without delay.</p>\n<p> On Friday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson deplored the US sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Washington should join the majority of the world community in effectively implementing relevant UN resolutions, and make active efforts to promote the proper resolution of the Palestine question, rather than continuing to support Israel's unconscionable actions.</p>\n<p> The divide between the US and some of its Western allies on the Gaza situation is becoming increasingly obvious. It should take no more lives to prompt the latter to push the US to realize that a proper settlement of the Palestine question through the "two-state solution" is not only entailed by the pressing humanitarian needs but also aligned with the call of the international community.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite the United States administration's threats of penalties, according to a Reuters report.</p>\n<p> Considering that came shortly after the US president said on Friday that he had heard that India would no longer be buying oil from Russia, that might further strain the ongoing trade talks between the US and India.</p>\n<p> Their trade talks have also been bogged down by issues including access to what the US administration says is India's "highly protected" agriculture and dairy sector.</p>\n<p> But considering that there is no question of New Delhi compromising on India's agriculture and dairy sectors, especially as it will not allow imports of dairy products due to religion-based opposition to animal feed in these products, even US officials think the differences between the two countries will not be easily resolved.</p>\n<p> The US' dealmaking with some other major economies is also not going smoothly. Since news of the US-EU framework deal was announced last month, not only has criticism mounted, but it has become clear that many details are yet to be ironed out, as the BBC pointed out in a report.</p>\n<p> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seemed to rejoice at the announcement that a 15 percent tariff would be applied on most EU exports to the US. Yet, although that is lower than the 30 percent tariff initially threatened by the US, it is still more than three times the previous 4.8 percent average rate.</p>\n<p> With both sides still wrangling over the details, the EU and the US have not released an official statement on the framework deal. Even if these are resolved, the European Commission has emphasized the statement will not be legally binding but a "set of political commitments".</p>\n<p> In response to the discontent of many of its member states, Brussels can only try and comfort them by saying that the framework deal has at least prevented the escalation of the trade tensions with the US.</p>\n<p> The US side said the EU will invest heavily in the country, and buy more US oil and gas as part of the agreed framework deal. But scaling up further in these sectors — about 80 percent of EU defense spending goes to the US now — means the bloc will put all its eggs in one basket in both security and the economy.</p>\n<p> That is at odds with Von der Leyen's recent ReArm Europe plan, which calls for investments in Europe's domestic defense industry, as well as the EU's de-risking economic policy orientation.</p>\n<p> No wonder French President Emmanuel Macron said: "To be free, you have to be feared... We have not been feared enough. There is a greater urgency than ever to accelerate the European agenda for sovereignty and competitiveness."</p>\n<p> As some observers point out, the EU might roll out some compensation for EU exporters, but that would end up costing taxpayers, resulting in Europeans paying the price of US tariffs.</p>\n<p> Likewise, although the US has announced remarkable progress has been made in its trade talks with different economies, how much its "victory" can at last be finalized in the form of other economies opening their markets for US goods while enabling the US to raise tax rates on their exports to the US remains to be seen.</p>\n<p> While the US has effectively wielded tariffs as a cudgel, as the Associated Press noted, to reset the terms of trade, the economic impact is uncertain as most economists expect a slowdown in US growth and greater inflationary pressures as some of the costs of the taxes are passed along to domestic businesses and consumers.</p>\n<p> Moreover, the administration's attempts to bind its tariff war with its geopolitical purposes, including the Ukraine crisis, only serve to make the situation more complicated and threaten to derail not only its trade talks with certain economies but also the solution of related burning issues.</p>\n<p> A tariff war does not have a victor. Waging a tariff war against the rest of the world will not raise the US' tariff revenues, and cannot help offset the budget deficit increases or create jobs, two stated objectives of the administration.</p>\n<p> Accounting for about 17 percent of the world's goods trade, the US is overestimating its capability to lever change in the world's trade rules by simply wielding a tariff baton. Let alone the fact that it has not introduced any practical rules in the process so far except a protectionist, unilateral and exploitative approach under the cover of the "art of the deal".</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/009/20250804_009_01_106.png\" /><p>Csaba Kandrács is deputy governor of the Central Bank of Hungary (MNB).</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/009/20250804_009_01_107.png\" /><p>Balázs Sárvári is a senior researcher at the MNB.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/009/20250804_009_01_108.png\" /><p></p>\n<p> Editor's note: Despite growing global economic uncertainties and the rapidly changing international landscape, China remains committed to further opening up its economy, pursuing high-quality development and engaging in global cooperation. The initiatives taken by China, including trade agreements with both developed and developing countries, are yielding rich dividends, which all can see. Four experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.</p>\n<p> With the world facing escalating climate risks, the call for robust, cooperative climate governance has become even more urgent. With their complementary strengths in renewable development, technological innovation, and financial regulation, China and the European Union can act as twin anchors for green transition.</p>\n<p> A supervisory approach, especially sustainable finance, is a vital tool in this transition. Central banks and financial regulators have emerged not just as risk managers, but also as enablers of industrial decarbonization. A deeper China-EU partnership, grounded in supervisory collaboration, offers a model of climate leadership marked by prudence, inclusiveness and institutional foresight. As a small but strategically located and innovation-oriented country, Hungary — through its central bank, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) — can play the pivotal role of bridge in this process.</p>\n<p> Global climate governance demands deep-rooted stability and long-term foresight. These qualities are precisely what China's ancient concept of tianxia ("all under heaven") embodies as an inclusive worldview grounded in harmony, continuity and responsible leadership. Much more than a historical idea, tianxia reflects China's unparalleled state continuity, offering a model of resilient governance that spans millenniums.</p>\n<p> In an era of rising fragmentation and short-termism, China has sent a vital message to global climate governance: the importance of a civilization is steeped in continuity, stability and an enduring commitment to long-term stewardship.</p>\n<p> As Xie Zhenhua, China's first special envoy on climate change, said, China and the EU can work together to promote global climate governance, advance global green transformation, explore diverse, just and inclusive transformation paths, mobilize and promote more climate actions and inject stability and certainty into a turbulent and uncertain international situation.</p>\n<p> The EU and China have already laid a solid foundation for this partnership. Since the 1990s, the two sides have been working closely on environmental issues. Their cooperation gained momentum in 2020 with the creation of a high-level dialogue mechanism on climate and the environment, which has since held five annual meetings, consolidating their green partnership.</p>\n<p> There are clear synergies as well as differences between the Chinese and European approaches to sustainable finance supervision. One of the most promising synergies is their shared goal in developing green taxonomies, conducting climate-related stress testing, and enhancing the quality and comparability of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures. But the differences remain, especially on the emissions intensity benchmarks and sector-specific thresholds.</p>\n<p> In this regard, the MNB stands out as a trend-setter in the region. As a pioneer in Central Europe, it has adopted a green mandate and, besides other innovations, launched green bond programs, conducted climate stress tests, and introduced green preferential capital requirements for the first time in the world. These initiatives offer useful reference points for building convergence between EU and Chinese supervisory regimes.</p>\n<p> To foster a "common language of sustainability", it is recommended that targeted dialogue mechanisms, and a shared sustainable finance data hub be established. A notable best practice along this path is the MNB's accession to the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment last year, the first such move in Central and Eastern Europe.</p>\n<p> CASI is a Beijing- and Hong Kong-based international initiative aimed at ensuring the global availability of well-trained experts in sustainable investment. In a first, the MNB and CASI co-hosted a joint financial webinar focused on managing climate-related risks, marking the beginning of a promising partnership in international sustaiLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-04/009/20250804_009_03_104.png\" /><p>The author is a senior editor of the economy section of Gestión, a newspaper published from Peru.</p>\n<p> China has found a creative way to manage its e-commerce chain beyond its borders. The impact of Chinese e-commerce on countries of the Global South is visible in more ways than one. In particular, Chinese e-commerce brands have had a huge impact on Peru, my country, within a short span of time.</p>\n<p> Temu entered the Peruvian market last year. In less than a year, it is close to becoming the leader in this sector in the country. Data from the Peruvian Chamber of Electronic Commerce (CAPECE in Spanish) show that Chile's Falabella was the most visited marketplace last year, with 22 million page views a month.</p>\n<p> Temu was second on the list with 21.9 million page visits — and it achieved that in less than one year. In third place was AliExpress with 16.3 million monthly page views.</p>\n<p> CAPECE also said that Shein, another important Chinese marketplace, had increased its presence in Peru in the last quarter of 2024.</p>\n<p> I'm pretty sure the situation is similar in other countries of the Global South, with China helping stabilize cross-border e-commerce.</p>\n<p> Temu's success can be attributed to its relatively low product prices, special 24-hour services and inbuilt app games that allow you to get even bigger discounts. Temu's success is all the more surprising because it has succeeded in prompting Peruvian people to loosen their purse strings despite their inherent tendency and traditional culture to save. We Peruvians love to say, "el dinero no sobra" (there is no money to spare), because in general, salaries in Peru are low and a good percentage of the country's population is relatively poor.</p>\n<p> The most recent data from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI in Spanish) show the average monthly salary in 2024 was 1,196 soles ($335) — only a few soles more than the minimum wage in Peru: 1,130 soles (about $317). The amount was increased by Dina Boluarte's government at the beginning of this year.</p>\n<p> Also, according to the INEI, 27.6 percent of Peru's population was living in poverty in 2024, with 31.8 percent (about 10.8 million people) being "vulnerable" to poverty, meaning they were in danger of slipping into poverty.</p>\n<p> In 2019, that is, before the COVID-19 pandemic, however, only about 20.2 percent of the Peruvian population was living in poverty. This means the pandemic increased the number of poor in the country.</p>\n<p> But what do e-commerce platforms such as Temu, AliExpress and Shein have to do with all this? These platforms offer inexpensive products, often with discounts, which the poor Peruvians can afford to buy to meet their needs. In fact, they offer a variety of products, some of which Peruvians might not have seen before.</p>\n<p> The growth of Chinese cross-border e-commerce in the Global South is difficult to estimate, but there is no doubt they are continuing to grow — and Peru is proof of that.</p>\n<p> The Chancay Port, built by China COSCO Shipping Corporation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, was inaugurated in November last year, with Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the inauguration ceremony. The port is set to revolutionize trade in the Asia-Pacific region, especially between South America and Asia, by significantly reducing transit time and costs. For example, it has significantly reduced shipping time between Peru and Shanghai.</p>\n<p> As a matter of fact, Sunat, which is the Peruvian tax and customs authority, reported that the revenue from merchandise shipping at the Chancay Port in the first five months of 2025 was more than $777 million. Sunat also said that between January and May, 4,552 export declarations were processed, of which 71 percent were from the Netherlands, Spain, the United States, Chile and China.</p>\n<p> The initial reports on Chancay Port's impact suggest it is on way to becoming a shipping hub and distribution center for all of South America. Temu, AliExpress and Shein can take advantage of this development to expand their businesses in this part of the world.</p>\n<p> The views don't necessarily reflect those of China Daily.</p>\n<p></p>",
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