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					<description><![CDATA[<p>NAIROBI, Xinhua: China, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, has set out a four-point framework aimed at easing tensions in the Gulf as the volatile situation around Iran continues...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://dailysecrets.net/2026/04/30/xi-unveils-four-point-plan-as-iran-tensions-test-gulf-stability/">Xi unveils four-point plan as Iran tensions test Gulf stability</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailysecrets.net">Daily Secrets</a>.</p>
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<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">In its contribution to de-escalation, China urged adherence to peaceful coexistence, respect for sovereignty, the international rule of law, and a balance between development and security.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">The Xi administration said the principles are essential to preventing further deterioration of the crisis, which has seen countries reeling from supply shocks, especially on fuel.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">The proposals come at a time when a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains under strain, with deep mistrust between the sides threatening to unravel efforts to stabilise the region.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">Central to the message from Beijing is a call for Gulf states to prioritise dialogue and cooperation despite longstanding rivalries.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">The Asian economic powerhouse noted that countries in the region are bound by geography and shared security concerns, making confrontation an unsustainable path.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">China is advocating for what it describes as a “common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable” security architecture.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">It holds that the approach would see regional actors take the lead in resolving disputes while reducing reliance on external military interventions.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">Beijing has been on a push to position itself as a diplomatic broker in the Middle East, following its recent mediation efforts between regional powers.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">China’s second proposition underscores the principle of national sovereignty, warning against violations of territorial integrity.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">Without naming specific actors, the Chinese government appears to caution against military actions that could inflame tensions or trigger wider conflict.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">It stressed that the safety of state institutions, infrastructure and citizens must be safeguarded, particularly in developing nations that are often most vulnerable to external shocks.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">China’s long-standing foreign policy doctrine emphasises non-interference, which it argues is critical for stability in conflict-prone regions.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">The third pillar of the framework calls for strict adherence to international law and rejection of what he termed ‘selective application’ of global rules.</p>
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<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">China warned that failure to uphold legal norms risks plunging the world back into a ‘law of the jungle’ where might overrides right.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">Central to this argument is the role of the United Nations, which China insists must remain the cornerstone of the global order.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">Beijing emphasised the need to defend the principles of the UN Charter and ensure that international relations are governed by agreed rules rather than unilateral actions.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">For Beijing, “it is important to firmly uphold the international system with the UN at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms governing international relations underpinned by purposes and principles of the UN Charter.”</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">In the fourth proposition, China highlighted the link between economic development and long-term peace, arguing that security cannot be sustained without growth and prosperity.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">Xi unveiled the propositions during a meeting with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, who was on a visit to China.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">China called on all parties to create conditions conducive to development in the Gulf, positioning China as a partner ready to share opportunities tied to its own economic model.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">This reflects Beijing’s broader strategy of leveraging trade, infrastructure and investment as tools of diplomacy, particularly in regions affected by conflict.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">The backdrop to China’s proposals is a Middle East facing renewed uncertainty.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">The Iran situation, described as being at a critical juncture, has already disrupted global systems anchored on the UN Charter, with ripple effects on energy markets and regional alliances.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">China argues that its four-point plan represents ‘the broadest common ground’ for the international community, offering what it calls a pragmatic pathway to de-escalating the tension.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">Whether the proposals gain traction remains to be seen. Deep-seated rivalries, geopolitical competition and mutual suspicion between key players continue to complicate efforts to secure lasting peace.</p>
<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; border: 0px solid hsl(var(--border));">Still, the intervention signals Beijing’s intent to play a more visible role in shaping outcomes in one of the world’s most volatile regions, at a time when traditional power dynamics are increasingly in flux.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) &#8212; <strong>China&#8217;s zero-tariff policy for 53 African diplomatic partners demonstrates the shared commitment of China and Africa to contributing to global peace and development with stability, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday, adding that China will steadily enhance trade facilitation with Africa.</strong></p>
<p>Lin made the remarks at a regular news briefing in response to a query about China&#8217;s zero-tariff treatment for African countries starting May 1, 2026.</p>
<p>&#8220;China has noted Africa&#8217;s eager anticipation and positive feedback on the zero-tariff measures,&#8221; Lin said.</p>
<p>He noted that global protectionism and unilateralism are on the rise, and the spillover effects of the situation in the Middle East have spread to adjacent continents. By sharing opportunities and pursuing common development through the zero-tariff policy, China and Africa have demonstrated their determination to contribute to global peace and development with stability, Lin added.</p>
<p>&#8220;China will continue to negotiate and sign economic partnership agreements for common development with relevant African countries. At the same time, it will upgrade the green channel for the export of agricultural products from Africa to China and steadily enhance trade facilitation between China and Africa,&#8221; Lin said. ■</p>
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		<title>Xi stresses strengthening natural disaster prevention, response capacity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="time">BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) &#8212; <strong>Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has urged efforts to enhance the capacity to prevent and respond to natural disasters and effectively safeguard people&#8217;s lives and property.</strong></p>
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<p>Xi made the remarks while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The importance of disaster prevention, mitigation and relief work must be fully understood from a strategic perspective of ensuring both high-quality development and high-level security, Xi said.</p>
<p>To do a good job in such work, it is imperative to uphold the Party&#8217;s overall leadership, put people and their lives first, respect the laws of nature, prioritize prevention, push forward reform and innovation, apply systems thinking, and promote public participation, Xi said.</p>
<p>He stressed that reducing disaster risks and minimizing losses hinge on prevention before disasters occur, adding that safety requirements must be integrated into territorial space planning and construction planning, and that the safety standards for critical infrastructure in major cities and disaster-prone areas should be raised reasonably.</p>
<p>Xi called for continuous work to improve the country&#8217;s capacity to handle major disasters and catastrophes, such as strengthening monitoring and early warning systems and refining emergency response plans.</p>
<p>Stressing the need to strengthen scientific and technological support and legal safeguards for disaster response, Xi urged efforts to drive technological and industrial innovation in the emergency management sector.</p>
<p>Xi also called for improving grassroots emergency rescue systems and raising public awareness and preparedness for disasters. ■</p>
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		<title>Why &#8220;Becoming Chinese&#8221; trend is filling shopping carts worldwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) &#8212;<strong> &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna let you in on a little secret, OK? Tomorrow you are turning Chinese.&#8221; That&#8217;s how Sherry Zhu, a Chinese American creator in her early twenties, kicked off a TikTok video earlier this year.</strong></p>
<p>Her &#8220;Becoming Chinese&#8221; video series, in which she jokingly laid down rules like drinking hot water, wearing slippers and eating no raw veggies in winter, quickly went viral. Partly inspired by her, millions of overseas users began posting videos showcasing their embrace of typical Chinese daily routines, ranging from drinking warm water and goji berry tea to wearing house slippers and practicing tai chi.</p>
<p>What is remarkable is that this cross-border cultural trend has moved beyond virtual screens and translated into tangible commercial gains worth billions of yuan. According to China&#8217;s customs data, in the first quarter of 2026, China&#8217;s exports of thermos flasks reached 5 billion yuan (about 732 million U.S. dollars). Meanwhile, tea exports hit 2.7 billion yuan, while overseas sales of electric kettles reached 200 million yuan.</p>
<p>These surging numbers tell a bigger story &#8212; one where China&#8217;s evolving industrial strength goes hand-in-hand with its expanding cultural appeal.</p>
<p><strong>FUNCTIONAL VESSEL TO LIFESTYLE ICON</strong></p>
<p>Beneath the export surge lies the quiet but unmistakable upgrade of Chinese manufacturing: everyday products are transforming from factory goods to fashion statements, and from functional goods to globally competitive lifestyle brands.</p>
<p>&#8220;Chinese wellness culture has definitely played a catalytic role,&#8221; said Yao Huajun, chairman of Everich And Tomic Housewares Co., Ltd. Founded in 2000, this enterprise has long focused on global markets for drinking utensils and household kettles.</p>
<p>In an interview with China News Service, Yao noted that as more international consumers recognize and adopt Chinese wellness habits such as drinking warm water, global demand for thermos products and traditional tea accessories continues to rise.</p>
<p>&#8220;In the past, thermos flasks were seen merely as practical daily tools,&#8221; Yao added. &#8220;But currently in many countries, they have evolved into popular consumer goods that carry lifestyle attitudes, aesthetic pursuits and even social interaction attributes.&#8221;</p>
<p>China ranks first in the global thermos manufacturing industry, with an annual output of roughly 800 million units, accounting for over 60 percent of the world&#8217;s total production. Such strong capacity is backed by the Yongkang-Wuyi-Jinyun industrial cluster in east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, a highly developed ecosystem that serves as the core pillar of China&#8217;s thermos exports.</p>
<p>Industry analysis reveals that this cluster accounts for 70 to 80 percent of China&#8217;s total thermos exports. Local manufacturers there produce around 80 percent of thermos products for major Western brands. Within an hour&#8217;s drive, all necessary components are available, enabling rapid prototyping and efficient supply-chain collaboration.</p>
<p>Industry insiders believe that overseas appetite for Chinese thermoses is not a short-lived fad. In the next three to five years, smart cups capable of tracking water consumption and sending hydration reminders are expected to become highly sought-after in Europe and North America. Meanwhile, new materials such as titanium, lighter and safer than conventional options, are poised for wider adoption.</p>
<p>&#8220;Chinese thermos exports are not just about &#8216;selling products,&#8217; they are about taking Chinese manufacturing, Chinese design and Chinese brand capabilities to the world,&#8221; said Yao.</p>
<p><strong>ONLINE TREND TO OFFLINE JOURNEY</strong></p>
<p>If manufacturing upgrading represents the hard power of goods exports, the spread of a daily lifestyle embodies the soft power of cultural communication.</p>
<p>Unlike previous waves that highlighted grand classical symbols such as Peking opera, ancient poetry and intangible heritage crafts, this &#8220;Becoming Chinese&#8221; trend is more grounded in the mundane: sipping goji berry tea from a thermos, doing eye exercises between screen breaks, and taking herbal foot baths. These habits are easy to grasp, simple to adopt, and rich in personal experience, making it easier to break down cross-cultural barriers.</p>
<p>&#8220;The &#8216;Becoming Chinese&#8217; phenomenon on international social media offers a glimpse into the charm of Chinese culture and China&#8217;s rising global clout,&#8221; said Zhang Yuqiang, a professor at Communication University of China.</p>
<p>While foreign netizens are keen on &#8220;Becoming Chinese&#8221; online, a growing number of overseas tourists choose to travel to China to experience authentic local culture in person.</p>
<p>Thanks to China&#8217;s continuous expansion of opening-up efforts and optimized entry policies, like the 240-hour visa-free transit policy covering 55 countries, cross-border travel has been greatly facilitated. In 2025, the number of inbound foreign tourists reached 150 million, a year-on-year increase of over 17 percent. The number of visa-free entries by foreigners exceeded 30 million, rising by 49.5 percent year on year.</p>
<p>In the first quarter of 2026 alone, the country&#8217;s customs authorities handled more than 230,000 tax refund verification applications from departing foreign tourists, a fivefold increase compared with the same period last year.</p>
<p>&#8220;Many foreign friends are coming to China to immerse themselves in high-speed rail travel, wear hanfu, eat hot pot and experience Chinese lifestyles firsthand,&#8221; said Wang Jun, deputy head of the General Administration of Customs. Their shopping lists have expanded beyond electronics, like smartphones and VR headsets, to include cultural and creative products and trendy toys.</p>
<p>&#8220;China has never tried to push its way of life or culture onto others. Instead, we present them to people overseas with an open and inclusive attitude, and interact with them sincerely. This mindset stems from our growing cultural confidence,&#8221; said Zhang Yuqiang. ■</p>
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		<title>News Analysis: How China effectively aligns industrial upgrade with consumption boost</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Will]]></dc:creator>
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<p class="time">BEIJING, (Xinhua) &#8212; <strong>Benign interaction between demand and supply is the key driver of economic development. To promote this positive interplay, China has written into the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) the need to foster virtuous interaction between consumption and investment, as well as between supply and demand, so as to achieve a higher-standard dynamic balance and strengthen the endogenous momentum and reliability of the domestic economy.</strong></p>
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<p>With a population of over 1.4 billion and a middle-income group of more than 400 million, China has become the world&#8217;s second-largest consumer market. While striving to expand domestic demand, the country has also attached great importance to effective investment. At present, numerous major projects are progressing at an accelerated pace.</p>
<p>&#8220;China&#8217;s pursuit of self-reliance, especially in high-end manufacturing, is essentially a way to support consumption expansion, not replace it,&#8221; said Professor Su Jian of Peking University.</p>
<p><strong>INDUSTRY POWERS SPENDING</strong></p>
<p>China&#8217;s manufacturing value-added output is expected to have contributed over 30 percent of global manufacturing growth during the 2021-2025 period, and the country has maintained its position as the world&#8217;s largest manufacturer for 15 straight years. This extensive industrial system employs hundreds of millions of workers. Without this pillar, rising household incomes would lack a solid foundation.</p>
<p>For example, in Guangxi&#8217;s Guigang Economic and Technological Development Zone in south China, Guigang Lee &amp; Man Paper Manufacturing Limited is building a 27.5 billion yuan (about 4 billion U.S. dollars) integrated pulp-and-paper complex. The project, which will produce high-end tissue products and biodegradable materials in two phases, is expected to generate roughly 10 billion yuan in annual output and create more than 3,000 jobs when its first phase is completed in the first half of next year, said Zhou Yongli, the company&#8217;s general manager.</p>
<p>Moreover, industrial self-reliance is steadily reducing living costs for consumers. A striking example is new energy vehicles (NEVs). In 2025, China&#8217;s passenger NEVs accounted for 68.4 percent of the global market. Such large-scale production and industrial chain self-reliance have significantly lowered NEV purchase costs, driving the popularization of green travel.</p>
<p>Furthermore, new infrastructure driven by industrial upgrading is expanding consumption scope. For instance, the spread of 5G and the industrial internet enables farmers in remote mountainous areas to sell their specialties to cities via live-streaming, while the roll-out of low-altitude infrastructure has turned drone food delivery from science fiction into daily life. Also, the construction of a unified national computing network allows an AI agent to book meals, call taxis and register for hospital appointments in seconds.</p>
<p>This is the picture of high-quality development: accelerating the transformation of growth drivers and optimizing structure. On the one hand, it opens up blue ocean markets and nurtures new growth points; on the other, it boosts employment, incomes and spending.</p>
<p><strong>SPENDING LEADS, INDUSTRY LEAPS</strong></p>
<p>From &#8220;having it&#8221; to &#8220;having it better,&#8221; and &#8220;buying goods&#8221; to &#8220;buying experiences,&#8221; new consumer demands are guiding thousands of industries in China to innovate and improve the quality of supply.</p>
<p>Driven by strong demand for outdoor recreation, Zhejiang Feima Outdoor Products Co., Ltd. in Qingtian County, east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, is running its leisure chair production lines at full capacity. &#8220;Domestic sales now account for about 65 percent of our total, and we expect summer domestic sales to grow three to fivefold,&#8221; said Wang Lei, the company&#8217;s chairman.</p>
<p>At the recently held 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference in Beijing, smart home products catering to people&#8217;s needs, including AI glasses that can instantly list recipes and guide cooking step by step, smart robot nannies, and sweeping and window cleaning robots, drew large crowds. Many visitors asked: &#8220;When will these be on the market?&#8221;</p>
<p>In the first 10 months of 2025, online retail sales of smart wearables like AI glasses and smartwatches rose by 23.1 percent year on year. Behind this figure lay the in-depth integration of China&#8217;s super-large market advantage and its industrial upgrading.</p>
<p>This year&#8217;s government work report explicitly noted &#8220;taking the expansion of domestic demand as our priority,&#8221; calling for coordinated efforts to boost consumption and expand investment, tap into every potential for growth in domestic demand, and better leverage the strengths of the enormous market.</p>
<p>A total of 250 billion yuan in ultra-long special treasury bonds will be earmarked for consumer goods trade-in programs, with another 100 billion yuan for introducing a package of coordinated fiscal and financial policies to support private investment and consumer spending.</p>
<p>Zhang Linshan, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the National Development and Reform Commission, said that the relevant policies include not only top-level design but also unprecedented funding support and systematic measures. &#8220;They not only directly expand the consumer market, but also create ample room for emerging industries to grow.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;MADE IN CHINA&#8221; MEETS &#8220;CONSUMED IN CHINA&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>For many years, China has pursued a balanced and sustainable path of economic development, integrating consumption boosting with industrial development rather than prioritizing any single sector in isolation.</p>
<p>On the consumption side, trade-in programs for cars and home appliances, along with targeted subsidies for green and smart products, have directly driven up demand. On the industrial side, fiscal support for R&amp;D, tax incentives for high-tech manufacturing, and the development of digital infrastructure have lowered production costs and accelerated product iteration.</p>
<p>When &#8220;Made in China&#8221; and &#8220;Consumed in China&#8221; resonate together, with every technological breakthrough in manufacturing lowering the consumption threshold, and every structural upgrade in consumption steering the direction of manufacturing, an endogenous growth loop takes shape that is resilient to external shocks.</p>
<p>In an era of rising global uncertainty, a large economy capable of self-circulation and self-driving is not just a development model, but also a source of strategic security and stability.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the interplay of &#8220;Made in China&#8221; and &#8220;Consumed in China&#8221; creates a symphony that benefits the world. On the one hand, the industrial system undergoing transformation offers enormous innovation and investment opportunities for the world. On the other hand, the fast-growing and structurally upgrading super-large market offers the world vast room for demand and a stable anchor for growth.</p>
<p>While outsiders are still debating whether China prioritizes industry or consumption, the answer has already been given by data, and is reflected in the changing lives of ordinary Chinese people.  ■</p>
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		<title>Why &#8220;China Shock 2.0&#8221; narrative is a distortion of China&#8217;s growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">BEIJING, (Xinhua) &#8212; </span><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Recently, some Western media have been peddling the &#8220;China Shock 2.0&#8221; narrative, portraying China&#8217;s ascent in high-tech sectors as a new wave of disruption to the global economy.</strong></p>
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<p>This catchphrase risks overlooking realities. China&#8217;s high-quality, competitively priced products have long been a key factor in making advanced technologies more accessible, offering greater certainty in an increasingly uncertain world.</p>
<p>The narrative, in a way, points to growing unease in the West over China&#8217;s swift rise, as well as the tangible success of China&#8217;s development strategy, according to experts.</p>
<p><strong>NARRATIVE BORN FROM UNEASE</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;For some, China&#8217;s rapid rise in high-tech sectors where Western economies have long held a clear lead has proven difficult to reconcile,&#8221; said Bai Ming, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, a think tank under the Ministry of Commerce.</p>
<p>Against this backdrop, the notion of a &#8220;China Shock 2.0&#8221; appears less an analytical framework and more a narrative shaped by unease, Bai added.</p>
<p>China&#8217;s success in the high-tech sector has been underpinned by its long-accumulated industrial strengths and sustained push toward innovation-driven growth. High-tech innovation has long been central to the country&#8217;s policy agenda, with its 15th Five-Year Plan targeting to increase its total research and development spending by an average of more than 7 percent annually, and raise the value added of core digital economy industries to 12.5 percent of GDP over the next five years.</p>
<p>The effects are already visible. In 2025, the country&#8217;s high-tech manufacturing showed strong momentum, with profits rising 13.3 percent year on year, 12.7 percentage points faster than the overall industrial sector.</p>
<p>Some critics attribute these gains entirely to extensive state subsidies, accusing China of creating &#8220;unfair competition.&#8221; Such claims, experts said, tend to frame China&#8217;s success narrowly as achieved via distortionary state intervention.</p>
<p>Mao Keji, a policy expert at the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, said China&#8217;s support mechanisms are structured differently from what is typically described as subsidies in Western analyses. Such support is broad-based, embedded across the broader economic system, rather than direct financial transfers, Mao said.</p>
<p>He cited the government&#8217;s investment in infrastructure, education, healthcare and social protection as an example. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China allocated nearly 3.4 trillion yuan (about 495.09 billion U.S. dollars) in central budget investment to support public sector projects. It also issued roughly 16 trillion yuan in local government special bonds to finance infrastructure and related development projects.</p>
<p>These investments have created conditions conducive to business development, improving labor quality and strengthening overall productive capacity, ultimately enabling large-scale, high-quality supply, Mao said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Reducing this model to &#8216;subsidies&#8217; is not only misleading, but it also obscures the underlying drivers of China&#8217;s competitiveness,&#8221; Mao noted, adding that such an accusation does little to address structural weaknesses in Western economies, and risks slowing their own technological progress.</p>
<p><strong>A BOON, NOT A SHOCK</strong></p>
<p>China&#8217;s rise has taken place within a deeply interconnected global economy and is rooted in mutual benefit, according to experts.</p>
<p>&#8220;The country&#8217;s development has not been directed at squeezing out other economies, but instead generated broader benefits for the global economy,&#8221; said Dong Yan, a researcher at the Institute of World Economics and Politics under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.</p>
<p>China&#8217;s products are providing more affordable alternatives for many developing countries, helping them upgrade industrial capabilities while supporting infrastructure development and technological progress, she explained.</p>
<p>This trend is reflected in China&#8217;s expanding trade ties with emerging markets. In the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, China&#8217;s trade with Belt and Road partner countries went up 14.2 percent year on year, accounting for more than half of the total. Trade with ASEAN and Latin America both rose 15.4 percent during this period, while trade with Africa increased by 23.7 percent.</p>
<p>Growth has been particularly strong in exports of high-value-added products. For instance, China&#8217;s exports of photovoltaic products to sub-Saharan Africa regions surged approximately 2.5-fold in Q1, while exports of inverters, wires and cables increased by 56.1 percent.</p>
<p>The power projects built by Chinese companies in sub-Saharan Africa are providing stable and reliable electricity to local communities, said Wang Jun, deputy head of the General Administration of Customs.</p>
<p>Beyond robust exporting, China has also become a vast market in its own right. As the world&#8217;s largest trader in goods and the second-largest consumer market, China has become a major trading partner for more than 150 countries and regions. Platforms such as the China International Import Expo have further contributed to global demand by expanding access to the Chinese market.</p>
<p>While some still portray China&#8217;s rise as a challenge to the existing trade order, many countries are treating it as an opportunity and moving to capture new sources of growth.</p>
<p>For example, the British government has signaled that it &#8220;should not fear&#8221; the rise of Chinese imports, after a plug-in hybrid compact SUV produced by Chinese automaker Chery became the country&#8217;s best-selling new car in March, the BBC said.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to prevent UK consumers from having access to the cars of their choice,&#8221; Peter Kyle, British secretary of state for Business and Trade, told the BBC. He added that the government is also focused on the &#8220;significant opportunities&#8221; for jobs and investment as Chinese automakers consider setting up factories in the country.</p>
<p>Experts have noted that in an increasingly fragmented world, cooperation is more critical than confrontation.</p>
<p>&#8220;A clearer understanding of China&#8217;s development, alongside the use of complementary strengths, could offer a pathway for countries around the world to achieve more sustainable growth,&#8221; Bai said.  ■</p>
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<div>BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) &#8212; <strong>&#8220;I have many hobbies. I love reading most,&#8221; Chinese President Xi Jinping once said.</strong></div>
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<p>For Xi, reading is more than a personal hobby &#8212; it is a way of life.</p>
<p>As China&#8217;s top leader, Xi often draws on books that have long enriched his intellectual world, using them as a diplomatic bridge to connect China with the wider world and promote cross-cultural exchanges and mutual learning among diverse civilizations.</p>
<p><strong>AN AVID READER</strong></p>
<p>Since childhood, books have been Xi&#8217;s constant companions and lasting passion. Born into a family of revolutionaries in Beijing, he was raised by parents who valued learning and encouraged their children to read, think, and contribute to the country and its people.</p>
<p>Xi once recalled that his father, Xi Zhongxun, a revolutionary leader, seldom bought toys for him and his siblings, but was far more generous when it came to books &#8212; often taking them to bookstores and letting them choose for themselves.</p>
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<p>Chen Qiuying, who taught Xi Chinese in 1965 when he was a teenager, recalled, &#8220;The boy was an avid reader of literature and history, particularly captivated by the poetry of Du Fu.&#8221; Du, the most revered realist poet of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), was renowned for his profound empathy and deep compassion for the common people, themes that permeated his works.</p>
<p>In 1969, just shy of 16, Xi was sent to the remote rural village of Liangjiahe in the hills of Shaanxi Province as an &#8220;educated youth.&#8221; Bringing two suitcases filled with books, Xi spent seven years living in yaodong, a traditional cave dwelling carved into the yellow loess hillsides. Despite the harsh conditions, his enthusiasm for reading never waned; instead, books became a source of spiritual strength during those challenging years.</p>
<p>Xi would use breaks from farm work to study dictionaries, or pen the sheep on the hilltop for a moment to read. At night, he immersed himself in books under a kerosene lamp. He once walked 15 km along a bumpy, dusty country road only to borrow Johann Wolfgang von Goethe&#8217;s &#8220;Faust.&#8221; He was also deeply impressed by Russian writer Nikolai Chernyshevsky&#8217;s &#8220;What Is to Be Done?&#8221;, in which the protagonist&#8217;s resilience encouraged him.</p>
<p>During his stay in the village, Xi read nearly all the literary classics he could find. Xi recalled, &#8220;What comes out effortlessly today are the things I read at that time.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Through extensive reading, Xi developed a distinctive approach: turning thick books into thin ones and thin books into thick ones. That is, he would distill the essence of rich and complex works into core insights, while probing the depths of concise texts to fully uncover their richness. By the time he was admitted to Tsinghua University in 1975, he had read Karl Marx&#8217;s &#8220;Das Kapital&#8221; from cover to cover three times and filled 18 notebooks with his reflections.</p>
<p>Reading Chinese and foreign classics nourished Xi&#8217;s inner world. Throughout the years, whether serving as a grassroots official or China&#8217;s top leader, he has maintained a rigorous reading habit while also encouraging his colleagues &#8212; and the broader public &#8212; to read.</p>
<p>&#8220;Overseas analysts of China are understandably very interested in whether Chinese leaders are reading, whether they have time to read, and what kind of books they are reading,&#8221; The Diplomat said in one article. &#8220;Leaders&#8217; knowledge is formed by the books they read &#8230; This in turn is an important factor in determining the shaping and implementation of policy.&#8221;</p>
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<p><strong>EXPLAINING THE WORLD VIA CHINESE CLASSICS</strong></p>
<p>Reading China&#8217;s classical and modern works has given Xi a broad intellectual foundation, allowing him to draw with ease on well-known authors and texts in articulating his governance and diplomatic philosophy.</p>
<p>&#8220;Outstanding literary and artistic works reflect the capacity of a country and a nation for cultural creation. Only with fine works can we attract, guide, and inspire people and make progress in bringing Chinese culture to the world,&#8221; Xi said.</p>
<p>To better preserve Chinese classics, the China National Archives of Publications and Culture &#8212; a grand project approved by Xi &#8212; was inaugurated in July 2022. Dubbed the &#8220;seed gene banks&#8221; of Chinese civilization, the project systematically collects important editions of classic and cultural works.</p>
<p>On the global stage, Xi frequently invokes Chinese classics to explain his ideas and promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. These references reflect time-honored wisdom which Xi uses to introduce traditional Chinese cultural concepts like harmony, inclusiveness, cooperation and mutual respect to global audiences.</p>
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<p>In Xi&#8217;s view, civilizations only vary from each other, and no civilization is superior to others.</p>
<p>When he proposed the Global Civilization Initiative in 2023, Xi cited lines compiled in a Ming Dynasty collection of maxims: &#8220;A single flower does not make spring, while one hundred flowers in full blossom bring spring to the garden&#8221; to reaffirm his view that &#8220;A civilization can flourish only through exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations.&#8221;</p>
<p>Peace and war have been a recurring theme in Xi&#8217;s remarks on various international occasions.</p>
<p>During a state visit to Greece in 2019, Xi paused before the &#8220;Mourning Athena,&#8221; a marble relief dating to around 460 BC, at the Acropolis Museum. Then Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos remarked that the goddess was resting and contemplating after a battle.</p>
<p>&#8220;Zhi Ge Wei Wu,&#8221; Xi quoted the idiom from the ancient Chinese historical chronicle &#8220;Zuo Zhuan,&#8221; meaning that boldness lies in the suspension of hostility. &#8220;She (Athena) is reflecting on what exactly war means.&#8221;</p>
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<p>In today&#8217;s world, changes unseen in a century are unfolding at a faster pace, transformation and turbulence are intertwined, and wars and conflicts keep flaring up in some regions.</p>
<p>&#8220;Stability brings a country prosperity while instability leads a country to poverty,&#8221; Xi quoted a saying from &#8220;The Guanzi,&#8221; a collection of ancient Chinese writings, when he proposed the Global Security Initiative in 2022, urging joint efforts to maintain world peace and security.</p>
<p>Martin Albrow, a fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences, said that Xi, by drawing wisdom from China&#8217;s ancient history and splendid civilization, has put forward important thoughts and a theoretical system on how to govern the modern society.</p>
<p>&#8220;With today&#8217;s world facing common challenges of peace, cooperation and development, the philosophy and wisdom from the East will serve as an important enlightenment for countries around the world on how to deepen cooperation and strengthen global governance,&#8221; he said.</p>
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<p><strong>BUILDING BRIDGES WITH BOOKS</strong></p>
<p>To make his remarks more relatable to global audiences, Xi often references foreign literature as a way to foster closer ties while advancing his ideas. For him, literature and art are &#8220;the best medium for creating understanding and communication between different countries and cultures.&#8221;</p>
<p>Back in March 2013, during his first state visit to Russia since becoming Chinese president, Xi first proposed his landmark vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity while addressing over a thousand teachers and students at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.</p>
<p>&#8220;The path of history is not paved like Nevsky Prospekt; it runs across fields, either dusty or muddy, and cuts across swamps or forest thickets,&#8221; Xi cited a line from Chernyshevsky, indicating that while humanity has every reason to believe that the world will become a better place, the path toward it can be tortuous.</p>
<p>In the same speech, Xi spoke about the profound influence of Russian literature on multiple generations in China, and mentioned several Russian literary giants, including Pushkin, Lermontov and Tolstoy, whose works he had read extensively.</p>
<p>&#8220;President Xi mentioned several Russian literary classics &#8230; which made everyone feel very close to him,&#8221; said Taras Ivchenko, a Russian sinologist, who was among those met by Xi following the speech. &#8220;As soon as he referred to these works, the whole atmosphere changed and became much more relaxed.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Why do I share these stories with foreigners? I do it because literature and art are a universal language,&#8221; Xi stressed the crucial role of literature in cultural exchanges. &#8220;This makes it one of the easiest ways to create understanding and connection with others.&#8221;</p>
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<p>In his interactions with world leaders, Xi has at times given books as gifts, particularly to those who share his passion for reading and literature, such as French President Emmanuel Macron.</p>
<p>In May 2024, during Xi&#8217;s third state visit to France, the Chinese leader presented a selection of classic French novels in Chinese translation to Macron, including &#8220;Ninety-Three,&#8221; &#8220;Madame Bovary&#8221; and &#8220;The Red and the Black.&#8221; In return, Macron gave Xi an antique edition of &#8220;Les Contemplations&#8221; by Victor Hugo, a French author whose works Xi enjoys reading.</p>
<p>As representatives of Eastern and Western civilizations, China and France should respect each other, exchange with and learn from each other, Xi told Macron.</p>
<p>In Xi&#8217;s eyes, exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations can serve as a bridge of friendship among peoples, a driving force for human progress, and a strong bond for world peace.</p>
<p>And through exchanges, Xi argued, &#8220;we need to encourage different civilizations to respect each other and live together in harmony.&#8221;</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) &#8212; <strong>In late March, the relatively unknown Chinese motorcycle maker ZXMOTO clinched back-to-back titles in the World Supersport category at the Portuguese round of the Superbike World Championship, breaking a decades-long monopoly held by established global brands.</strong></p>
<p>Hailed by international media as a testament to China&#8217;s manufacturing strength and comprehensive local supply chain, the victory highlights a larger reality: as global economic turbulence intensifies, China&#8217;s manufacturing sector is proving its resilience and capacity for high-quality growth.</p>
<p><strong>FROM BIG TO STRONG</strong></p>
<p>Having maintained its position as the world&#8217;s largest manufacturing hub for 16 consecutive years, China has fortified its key industrial and supply chains to become more resilient, providing strong support for weathering major risks.</p>
<p>The country&#8217;s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) has made moving faster to boost its strength in manufacturing a central task, calling for maintaining a reasonable share of manufacturing in the economy and building a modern industrial system led by advanced manufacturing.</p>
<p>According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, during the 2026-2030 period, the country will shore up weak links, strengthen competitive edges and seize early-mover advantages, with the goal of moving from key breakthroughs to all-round advantages.</p>
<p>Xin Yongfei, an expert with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, noted that China&#8217;s manufacturing sector already has the scale and innovation foundation.</p>
<p>During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, he said, maintaining strategic focus and concentrating on crucial areas will allow China to leap from &#8220;following&#8221; to &#8220;running alongside&#8221; and even &#8220;leading,&#8221; laying a solid foundation for basically achieving new industrialization.</p>
<p>Local governments have also rolled out concrete plans: Hunan Province in central China will implement landmark projects for an advanced manufacturing highland, Shanghai in east China aims to build the &#8220;Made in Shanghai&#8221; brand, and southwest China&#8217;s Chongqing Municipality is pushing to become a strong manufacturing city.</p>
<p><strong>CORE-RESHAPING INNOVATION</strong></p>
<p>In Beijing&#8217;s Yizhuang District, also known as E-town, humanoid robots can be seen training for a half-marathon. Many of them can now run at speeds of up to six meters per second, rivaling the pace of professional athletes.</p>
<p>This leap mirrors a broader push toward higher-end, smarter and greener manufacturing. The 15th Five-Year Plan outlines a series of concrete steps: improving manufacturing quality, boosting the resilience of industrial and supply chains, and achieving breakthroughs in core technologies.</p>
<p>One telling example is the recent release of China&#8217;s domestically developed T1200-grade ultra-high-strength carbon fiber, now the strongest industrially produced carbon fiber in the world.</p>
<p>&#8220;Thanks to this technological breakthrough, our domestically produced large aircraft will be lighter, deep-space exploration can go farther, and new energy vehicles will have longer range. It provides a stronger &#8216;skeleton&#8217; for future industries,&#8221; said Chen Qiufei, the R&amp;D lead.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, companies are shifting from selling hardware to offering integrated solutions. DJI, known for its drones, now provides agricultural plant protection solutions, with related service revenue accounting for more than 30 percent of its total.</p>
<p>Similarly, Chinese battery maker Sunwoda has built a six-dimensional maglev production line and a digital twin system to improve its own manufacturing efficiency, and is now exporting smart manufacturing solutions to others.</p>
<p>The results are visible in the data. In the first two months of 2026, the value-added output of high-tech manufacturing enterprises grew 13.1 percent year on year, while that of equipment manufacturing rose 9.3 percent.</p>
<p>The &#8220;AI plus manufacturing&#8221; initiative has been implemented, with the adoption rate of AI technology among major manufacturing firms exceeding 30 percent. Meanwhile, more than 8,300 green factories have been established nationwide.</p>
<p><strong>MORE OPEN LANDSCAPE</strong></p>
<p>At the same time, China&#8217;s manufacturing sector is opening up further. In Zhanjiang, south China&#8217;s Guangdong Province, German chemicals giant BASF&#8217;s massive production complex, known as a Verbund site, has started production, marking the largest single investment project wholly owned by a German enterprise in China.</p>
<p>Thousands of miles away in Tatabanya, Hungary, Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer Zoomlion&#8217;s first European smart factory has opened, providing a stable and efficient product supply and better localized services for European customers.</p>
<p>All foreign investment restrictions in the manufacturing sector have been lifted in China. In the first two months of this year, China&#8217;s exports of high-tech and high-value-added mechanical and electrical products reached 2.89 trillion yuan (about 418.9 billion U.S. dollars), up 24.3 percent year on year.</p>
<p>As China navigates an increasingly volatile world, its manufacturing sector is actively integrating into global markets, offering vast cooperation opportunities for the world.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>BEIJING, (Xinhua) &#8212; China should give full play to the role of enterprises as the main drivers of innovation during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) to promote technological and...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BEIJING, (Xinhua) &#8212; <strong>China should give full play to the role of enterprises as the main drivers of innovation during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) to promote technological and industrial innovation, an expert said on Wednesday.</strong></p>
<p>Liu Dongmei, Party chief of the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, made the remarks during the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.</p>
<p>She suggested strengthening the leading role of enterprises, especially tech-leading firms, and enhancing their capacity to coordinate with upstream and downstream companies, universities and research institutes to jointly advance the integration of technological and industrial innovation.</p>
<p>Resources allocated to key stages of technology transfer within enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are sometimes insufficient, leaving many research outcomes confined to papers and laboratories. Liu called for greater efforts to help such enterprises build stronger technology transfer capabilities.</p>
<p>She also proposed establishing an evaluation system centered on market demand and industrial value, aiming to remove bottlenecks that hinder the integration of technological and industrial innovation.</p>
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		<title>Sci-tech clusCity of Xiong&#8217;an offers glimpse into China&#8217;s &#8220;City of the Future&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>SHIJIAZHUANG, April 1 (Xinhua) &#8212; At the Xiong&#8217;an Artificial Intelligence (AI) industrial park, blue signage panels line the walls, each bearing the name of a different AI startup. Offices sit...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>SHIJIAZHUANG, April 1 (Xinhua) &#8212; At the Xiong&#8217;an Artificial Intelligence (AI) industrial park, blue signage panels line the walls, each bearing the name of a different AI startup. Offices sit just a door apart, and entrepreneurs often meet in the roadshow hall or over coffee in the shared lounge &#8212; casual encounters that frequently spark collaboration.</strong></p>
<p>On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish the new area in north China&#8217;s Hebei Province, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.</p>
<p>Over the past nine years, more than 400 branches of state-owned enterprises have set up operations in Xiong&#8217;an, alongside over 200 companies in fields such as aerospace information, artificial intelligence, and digital technology.</p>
<p>This February, the State Council approved the upgrade of the Xiong&#8217;an high-tech industrial development zone to a national-level zone, calling for deeper integration of sci-tech and industrial innovation while attracting high-end innovation resources from home and abroad.</p>
<p>&#8220;Xiong&#8217;an gives us not just policy support, but real, attentive service,&#8221; said Zhang Tianyang, co-founder and CEO of Stable AI. &#8220;We feel a genuine commitment to growing together. It&#8217;s the ideal place to start.&#8221;</p>
<p>INNOVATION VITALITY, WARM SERVICES</p>
<p>For Stable AI, a startup established in Xiong&#8217;an in October 2024 by researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing, the new area has provided the comprehensive support a young company needs.</p>
<p>&#8220;What startups need most is the first round of investment. The first 20 million yuan (about 2.9 million U.S. dollars) arrived in less than three months, during which we completed the entire process from initial contact to due diligence, valuation and payment in Xiong&#8217;an. The efficiency exceeded our expectations,&#8221; said Zhang.</p>
<p>&#8220;The AI industrial park is more than just office space. It&#8217;s an accelerator that supports companies through every stage, from incubation to growth and expansion,&#8221; noted Lu Hao, deputy general manager of China Xiong&#8217;an Group City Development Company.</p>
<p>The park provides systematic support in services, application scenarios, nearly rent-free office space, low-cost computing, shared R&amp;D platforms and a full-chain funding system.</p>
<p>&#8220;Since we moved in, the park has assigned staff to explain policies to us regularly &#8212; everything from housing to commuting,&#8221; said Zhu Yu, an employee at Stable AI. &#8220;We learned about residency and home-buying policies through these lectures. Some of my colleagues plan to buy houses and settle here.&#8221;</p>
<p>Unlike large language models, Stable AI&#8217;s large data model, LimiX, focuses on structured data like tables, time series and graphs. It analyzes causal relationships to deliver precise insights and trend predictions with strong industry applications.</p>
<p>Since its landing, Xiong&#8217;an has helped the company connect with industrial partners. A local energy firm employed the model to optimize gas purchasing. Using historical sales, heating data and weather information, the model predicts annual gas demand, helping the company control costs. Forecast accuracy rose to 93 percent, compared with 76 percent achieved by human forecasters.</p>
<p>In just a year and a half, the company has grown from fewer than 10 employees to over 60. It has been involved in several smart city projects as the new area gradually opens up data flows to businesses, including a flood control system. Its model is now being tested for application in more than 40 industrial scenarios.</p>
<p>&#8220;We will continue to advance the upgrade and iteration of LimiX, fully empowering the intelligent transformation of various industries,&#8221; Zhang added.</p>
<p>SMART CITY CULTIVATES FUTURE INDUSTRIES</p>
<p>In April 2021, China Satellite Network Group Co., Ltd. became the first central SOE to establish its headquarters in Xiong&#8217;an. Since then, these relocated SOEs have attracted upstream and downstream companies, forming a vibrant science and technology innovation cluster in the new area.</p>
<p>&#8220;Xiong&#8217;an is building a smart city from scratch, which gives startups plenty of room to grow,&#8221; said Li Qiang, founder of Huaqing Zhiyan, an AI agent company in Xiong&#8217;an. &#8220;There are also many large SOEs relocated from Beijing. They anchor the industrial cluster. Elsewhere, it would be nearly impossible for a startup like ours to partner with them.&#8221;</p>
<p>Huaqing Zhiyan&#8217;s AI agents are already being used in projects involving China Satellite Network, including satellite-based farmland imaging, crop monitoring and agricultural insurance assessment.</p>
<p>As this smart city takes shape and more researchers move in, flexible computing power has become a growing need.</p>
<p>&#8220;Traditional computing services are usually sold on a monthly subscription basis, which makes it hard to meet flexible demand,&#8221; Li explained. &#8220;But our AI agents are connected to a computing dispatch platform. Even a researcher who only needs a small amount of computing power can use it on demand, and pay only for what they use and stop anytime.&#8221;</p>
<p>This example shows that as Xiong&#8217;an advances towards constructing a high-standard smart city, and generating significant opportunities for AI and other future industries, innovators are stepping forward to offer technical support that facilitates researchers relocating to the city, thereby fostering a virtuous cycle of growth and development.</p>
<p>Since arriving in Xiong&#8217;an in early 2025, Huaqing Zhiyan has seen rapid growth. Its contract value rose from 3 to 4 million yuan when it first set up in July 2024 to 26 million yuan by the end of 2025, with more than one-third of that coming from local projects in Xiong&#8217;an.</p>
<p>Li is confident about further growth and is already working on the company&#8217;s next technological step.</p>
<p>&#8220;As people use AI agents for more tasks, data security will become increasingly important,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re partnering with our neighbor tech company. In the future, we plan to integrate encryption modules into agent decision-making, ensuring tasks are processed securely and results are safely returned, providing full protection for users&#8217; data and information.&#8221;</p>
<p>GREEN DEVELOPMENT IMPROVES LIVELIHOODS</p>
<p>Since its establishment, Xiong&#8217;an has prioritized ecology and green development, laying a solid foundation for an eco-friendly future city. Improved ecological conditions have also elevated local villagers&#8217; quality of life.</p>
<p>In Mapu Village, near Baiyangdian Lake, clear water, reeds and trees form a pleasant landscape. Dozens of RVs are parked in the woods. Liu Liqing, 56, grows morel mushrooms in greenhouses and enjoys leisure time by the village pond.</p>
<p>&#8220;In the past, it was a fetid, stagnant pond teeming with mosquitoes. People stayed away from it,&#8221; Liu recalled.</p>
<p>Since 2019, Xiong&#8217;an has embarked on a comprehensive initiative to treat rural sewage, garbage, and toilet waste in the vicinity of Baiyangdian Lake. Eighty-nine sewage treatment stations were built in 78 villages, purifying domestic wastewater to meet Grade IV standards suitable for industrial and recreational applications.</p>
<p>The facilities in Mapu Village alone cater to the needs of over 10,000 residents, providing 400 to 500 tonnes of purified water used daily for irrigation of morels, tomatoes and strawberries. The once-malodorous pond has become a clean waterscape within an ecological park.</p>
<p>Better ecology has boosted incomes. Liu Chuanghui, village Party secretary, said villagers once grew corn on limited land with an annual per capita income of around 1,000 yuan, and now the village runs a morel planting base and an RV campsite.</p>
<p>&#8220;Tourists come here for fishing, barbecues and RV stays,&#8221; Liu said. The village earns 230,000 yuan annually from woodland leasing. The morel project brings villagers 14,000 yuan per worker each growing season, with expected sales of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan per mu (about 0.067 hectares) in the future.</p>
<p>With rising collective income, the village has enhanced subsidies for medical insurance, built a football field, and opened a free canteen for villagers aged 75 and above. &#8220;Since Xiong&#8217;an New Area was esta</p>
<p>blished, our environment and services have kept improving,&#8221; Liu said.</p>
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