5 gold per day! Tokyo Olympics ushered in "China Day"

Chinese athletes staged the China Moment at the Tokyo Olympics on August 2 and won 5 gold medals in a single day. The total number of gold medals in the Chinese delegation rose to 29. In today's competition, Wang Zhouyu of the women's 87 kg weightlifting class took the lead in sounding the golden horn of the Chinese delegation. At 16:27 Beijing time, she won the gold medal with a total score of 270 kg. Four minutes later, good news came from the gymnastics arena. Liu Yang and You Hao swept the gold and silver medals in the ring finals and won the 26th gold medal for the Chinese delegation. At 16:42, 15 minutes after Wang Zhouyu won the championship, Chinese player Zhang Changhong won the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle three-position final with a total score of 466.0, breaking the world record and achieving a perfect ending. For the Chinese shooting team. 45 minutes later, Rio Olympic champion Zhong Angel partner teammate Bao Shanju defeated the German team in the final of the women's track and field cycling women's team competition, adding another gold medal for the Chinese team. Winning 4 gold medals in one hour, the Chinese delegation has never had such a glorious experience in the history of Olympic games. But the climax has not yet dissipated. In the women's 87kg and above weightlifting final that night, Chinese star Li Wenwen won the gold medal with absolute advantage. At the Rio Olympics 5 years ago, the Chinese delegation won 26 gold medals after 17 days of hard work, ranking third on the gold medal list. In this Olympics, Chinese athletes won 29 gold medals in just 10 days, surpassing the total number of gold medals won by the Chinese delegation at the Rio Olympics. The five gold medals of Chinese athletes in a single day also opened up the total number of gold medals won by the Chinese delegation in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

2021-08-03

Chinese, Russian defense ministers vow solidarity

China and Russia will firmly safeguard the core interests of the two countries, uphold global equity and justice, and protect regional security and stability, according to Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe. The two nations need to communicate about their stances, build consensus, intensify cooperation and coordinate actions in dealing with changes in the situation in Afghanistan and Central Asia and in suppressing terrorism, Wei said on Wednesday in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu. The Chinese official was in Dushanbe for the meeting of defense ministers from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, according to a statement from the Chinese Defense Ministry. Wei said China-Russia ties have remained strong amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and global geopolitical changes, and have become significant in terms of maintaining global stability. He noted that the extension of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, jointly announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link in June, demonstrated to the world the two countries' shared determination to uphold the treaty, bolster their friendship and extend strong support to each other. Wei urged both sides to strengthen comprehensive strategic cooperation and ensure the stable and smooth development of bilateral ties. During their meeting, Shoigu said cooperation between the two nations' militaries has continued expanding and rising to a new high, and it has produced remarkable achievements in recent years. Russia is willing to further boost military and defense technology cooperation with China, he said. Shoigu added that given the growing uncertainty in the regional security environment, Russia is paying a great deal of attention to the new situations in Afghanistan and Central Asia and values China's stance regarding Afghanistan. Russia will continue to work with China and other nations in the region to safeguard regional peace and stability, he said. In another development, during his meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Tuesday, Wei said China will work with the Central Asian nation to advance comprehensive military cooperation. He said that considering the new situation in Afghanistan, China is willing to deepen anti-terrorism collaboration with Tajikistan to prevent cross-border terrorist acts and jointly fight terrorism. Rahmon said his country is grateful for China's support in the defense and security fields, and wants to join forces with China in cracking down on terrorism, separatism and extremism, and dealing with the new situation in Afghanistan.

2021-07-29

Survey shows: 1.5 million people in the world have lost their loved ones due to the epidemic

According to the British "Guardian" report on the 21st, researchers calculated the new crown mortality rate and national fertility rate in 21 countries and found that more than 1 million children died of one or both parents within 14 months after the beginning of the epidemic; another 500,000 The child has experienced the death of a grandparent or caregiver at home. The results of the study were published in the medical journal "The Lancet". 　　 It is reported that countries with a high proportion of children losing their loved ones due to the epidemic include Peru, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil and the United States. In addition, almost every country has a higher number of male deaths than female deaths, especially among middle-aged and elderly people. In general, the number of children who have lost their fathers is five times the number of children who have lost their mothers. 　　 One of the authors of the study, Dr. Flexman of Imperial College of the United Kingdom, said that immediate action is needed in this regard. The outbreak has caused more orphans to appear as a global emergency. Another author, Dr. Hillis of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, believes that the country needs to provide special services and increase financial support for these bereaved children.

2021-07-22

Looking at the recovery of global trade from the main observations of the world

The Forecasting Science Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been predicting and analyzing the container throughput of the world's top 20 ports and their rankings for many years, reflecting the overall development of world trade and the development of trade in different regions to a certain extent. The reporter recently learned from Xie Gang, a professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Forecast Scientific Research Center and a member of the World Port Forecast Research Group, that the "2021 Global Top 20 Container Port Forecast Report" has been completed in stages. The current research shows that most of the world’s ports have recovered to At the level before the epidemic, the new crown pneumonia epidemic will also bring uncertain short-term impacts to some ports, but the impact will be small. The report at this stage shows that among the world's top 20 container ports, China accounts for 9 and 7 of them are among the top 10. The top 10 ports in order of ranking are Shanghai Port, Singapore Port, Ningbo Zhoushan Port, Shenzhen Port, Guangzhou Port, Qingdao Port, Busan Port, Tianjin Port, Hong Kong Port, Rotterdam Port. In addition, Xiamen Port ranked 14th and Kaohsiung Port ranked 16th. Shanghai Port is expected to have a container throughput of 4560 to 46 million TEUs (standard containers) in 2021, which is far ahead and maintains a relatively rapid growth rate. It is expected to increase by 4.8% to 5.7% year-on-year. In the future, Shanghai Port will maintain its top ranking for a long time. The second-ranked Port of Singapore is expected to have a container throughput of 38 million to 38.3 million TEU in 2021, with a year-on-year growth rate of 3.1% to ~3.9%. As China took the lead in controlling the epidemic and quickly resuming work and production, it played a role in boosting the recovery of the container transportation industry in 2021. Compared with 2020, the growth rate of China's port container throughput has increased to a greater extent. In addition, the demand for container transportation services in most ports in China will increase in 2021. Among them, Ningbo Zhoushan, Shenzhen and Tianjin ports have increased significantly. It is expected that container throughput in 2021 will increase by 8.2% to 10.0%, 9.3% to 11.2%, and 9.3% to 11.2% respectively. 9.0% to 10.6%. According to the calculation results of the model, the development of China's container transportation is still the center of gravity and foundation for the stable development of the world. The reporter noted that the world's top 20 container ports are concentrated in East Asia, Europe and North America. Only the Dubai Port of Jebel Ali in the UAE ranks 11th in West Asia. South America, Africa and Oceania are not listed ports. The report at this stage also shows that, based on regional analysis, with the exception of Asia's Kaohsiung Port maintaining negative growth, most of the world's port container throughput will show a recovery upward trend. On the whole, it is expected that the world’s top 20 container ports in 2021 will not change much from 2020. The specific changes in the port ranking are as follows: The Port of Los Angeles in the United States will surpass the Port of Kaohsiung in China, ranking 16th in the world, and the Port of Kaohsiung will retreat 17th place; The Port of Long Beach in the United States will surpass the Port of Hamburg in Germany, ranking 18th in the world, and the Port of Hamburg will retreat to the 19th place.

2021-07-20

China's foreign trade rises to record high

China's foreign trade climbed by 27.1 percent year-on-year to 18.07 trillion yuan ($2.8 trillion) during the first half of 2021, driven by robust demand due to the rapid recovery in major economies and the fast growth of cross-border e-commerce, statistics from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the nation's exports surged 28.1 percent year-on-year to 9.85 trillion yuan, and its imports grew by 25.9 percent to 8.22 trillion yuan. Compared with the same period of 2019, the nation's total foreign trade expanded by 22.8 percent. Between January and June, on a year-on-year basis, the nation's trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations rose 27.8 percent, while trade with the European Union increased by 26.7 percent, and with the United States it rose by 34.6 percent. Given the challenging and complex global economic situation, the trade figures further highlighted China's resilience as the world's largest trading country with a complete industrial chain, said Liang Ming, a researcher at the Beijing-based Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation. About 40 percent of China's export-oriented businesses recently surveyed by the Ministry of Commerce reported year-on-year growth in new export orders, highlighting improvements in global demand and domestic players' growing earning strength, said Ren Hongbin, assistant minister of commerce. Ren said that China will further shorten the negative list covering foreign investment, promote more pilot zones for opening-up in the services sector and steadily boost the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment. Li Xingqian, director of the foreign trade department at the Ministry of Commerce, said that the structure of China's foreign trade has been optimized and upgraded. For example, the contribution of processing trade is gradually increasing. China's high-tech firms from the private sector and foreign companies have all performed well so far this year. The trade volume of China's private companies rose by 35.1 percent year-on-year to 8.64 trillion yuan in the first half of 2021, accounting for 47.8 percent of the nation's total exports and imports. The General Administration of Customs said that the foreign trade value of foreign-invested companies jumped by 19 percent to 6.61 trillion yuan during the six-month period. "With a higher base, the growth rate of the country's foreign trade may slow down in the second half of this year, but it is still expected to maintain rapid growth for the whole year," said GAC spokesman Li Kuiwen. The value of China's foreign trade rose nearly 27 percent in the second half of 2020, compared with the first half of last year. Sang Baichuan, dean of the Institute of International Business at the Beijing-based University of International Business and Economics, said that to further spur the growth of foreign trade in the coming months, China has introduced a number of policy measures, such as enhancing international economic and trade cooperation, fostering the growth of the Belt and Road Initiative, and facilitating new forms and models of foreign trade to advance the high-quality growth of its export sector. In terms of international market layout, he said the country has also started to guide companies to deepen trade ties with developed economies, actively expand trade with emerging markets such as those in Asia, Africa and Latin America, expand the scale of trade with neighboring countries, and stabilize their share of the international market.

2021-07-14

Xi, Kim vow to strengthen bilateral ties

Leaders exchange congratulations on 60th anniversary of friendship treaty President Xi Jinping hailed on Sunday the 60 years of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and vowed to work with the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un to take bilateral ties to a new level. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark in exchanging congratulatory messages with Kim, who is general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission and the commander in chief of the DPRK's armed forces, on the 60th anniversary of the signing of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. Xi said in his message that in 1961, leaders of China and the DPRK made the farsighted strategic decision to sign the treaty, which laid important political and legal foundations for consolidating the friendship the two peoples had forged with blood, and to promote long-term bilateral friendly cooperation. Over the past six decades, he said, China and the DPRK, have worked together and firmly supported each other in the spirit of the treaty. They have strengthened the traditional brotherly friendship between the two parties and countries, advanced the development of their respective socialist causes and upheld regional and global peace and stability, he added. Speaking of a number of meetings with Kim in recent years, Xi said they used the events to jointly work out blueprints for the development of party-to-party and state-to-state relations, enrich the China-DPRK friendship in the new era and reach consensus on a series of important issues. He underscored the profound changes in today's international landscape, and said he stands ready to work with Kim to strengthen strategic communication, chart the course for the China-DPRK relationship and lift the friendly cooperation between the two countries to new levels to bring more benefits to the two countries and their people. Xi also talked about China's grand celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the CPC's founding on July 1, while adding the DPRK people are making all-out efforts in solidarity to implement the decisions and measures unveiled at the eighth WPK Congress. He stressed that China firmly supports the DPRK in developing its economy, improving its people's wellbeing and vigorously advancing its cause of socialist construction. Xi said he is confident that the WPK and the DPRK people, under the leadership of Kim, will surely make new and greater achievements. Kim said in his message that the signing of the treaty demonstrated to the world the firm will of the two parties, as well as that of the governments and people of the two countries, to promote long-term development of the DPRK-China friendship, forged with blood, on a solid legal basis. Over the past six decades, the DPRK and China have written a proud history of friendship through mutual support and help, he said. He noted that in recent years, in the face of a complex and ever-changing international landscape, the comradely trust and friendship between the DPRK and China have grown stronger, and bilateral relations have advanced to a higher level. It is the unswerving position of the WPK and the DPRK government to strengthen and develop the friendly and cooperative relations of the DPRK and China, he said. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchanged congratulatory messages on the anniversary with DPRK's Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon on Sunday. They spoke highly of the development of the bilateral relationship over the past 60 years, saying that under the guidance of Xi and Kim, China-DPRK friendship and cooperation will consistently move forward in the new era.

2021-07-12