‘China Willing To Be A Stabilising Force In the World’
China is willing to be a stabilizing force in dealing with hotspot issues, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a keynote speech delivered at the “China in the World” session at the ongoing Munich Security Conference. Wange said China is committed to upholding objectivity and fairness and opposes seeking personal gains. Thanks to China’s active mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran have achieved historic reconciliation, setting off a “wave of reconciliations” across the Middle East, which has become a vivid practice of the Global Security Initiative, proposed by President Xi Jinping, said Wang. The recent escalation of the Hamas-Israel conflict and the rising tension in the Red Sea once again show that the Palestinian issue has always been the core of the Middle East issue and that the displacement of generations of Palestinians without a legitimate state is one of the longest-running injustices in contemporary times, said the Chinese foreign minister.
Source: China Military
China’s Top Cop Asks US To Cooperate On International Law Enforcement
Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong called for mutual respect and cooperation with the US on international law enforcement, including drug control, during his meeting with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Vienna on Sunday. Wang urged the U.S. side to stop unwarranted harassment and interrogation of Chinese students and take concrete measures to ensure the safety of Chinese diplomatic and consular missions and personnel in the US He also prompted the U.S. side to lift visa restrictions on some Chinese institutions and personnel and correct the mistake of listing China as a “major drug source country.” Wang said the meeting of the heads of the state in San Francisco last year established the “San Francisco vision,” which provides direction and outlines a blueprint for the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-US relations.
Source: CGTN
China Committed To Promoting Peace Talks On Ukraine, Says Wang Yi
China has stayed committed to promoting peace talks on the Ukraine issue and will not give up as long as there is a glimmer of hope, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, at the latter’s request, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Saturday. Wang elaborated on China’s position on the Ukraine issue. China insists on resolving hotspot issues through political means and keeps promoting peace talks. It refrains from adding fuel to the fire or taking advantage of the situation, and refrains from selling lethal weapons to conflict areas or parties, Wang said. China and Ukraine have been strategic partners for many years, and the two peoples have a traditional friendship. Regardless of how the international situation changes, China hopes that China-Ukraine relations can develop normally and continue to benefit the people of both countries, Wang said. China once again thanks Ukraine for its help in the emergency evacuation of Chinese nationals, Wang noted.
Source: Global Times
Xi Sends Congratulatory Message To 37th AU Summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to the 37th African Union (AU) summit. Xi pointed out that the world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the Global South represented by China and Africa is booming, which has a profound impact on the course of world history. The AU brings African countries together to seek strength through unity and promote integration as well as the building of free trade areas, Xi said. The AU’s successful accession to the G20 has further enhanced Africa’s representation and lifted its voice in global governance, and China extends heartfelt congratulations on that, he added. The Chinese president stressed that over the past year, China-Africa relations have grown deeper. As the China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue was successfully held, the two sides decided to support each other in exploring their modernization paths and jointly create a favourable environment for realizing their development visions, Xi added.
Source: Ecns.cn
Senior CPC Official Tells Workers To Expand Party-Wide Education Campaign
Senior Communist Party of China official Cai Qi on Monday urged efforts to consolidate and further expand the results of a Party-wide education campaign on the study and implementation of ‘Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.’ Cai urged for the establishment of a long-term mechanism for theoretical education, attaching greater importance to the study and education of the theories of Chinese modernization, and laying solid ideological and political foundation for the advancement of Chinese modernisation. Cai made the remarks at a meeting attended by heads of the country’s organization departments. He also noted that it is important to enhance education on political loyalty and facilitate the cultivation and practice of the right view on performance evaluation.
Source: China Daily
Xinjiang Sees Tourism Boom During Spring Festival
China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region experienced a tourism boom during the Spring Festival holiday this year. During the eight-day holiday that just ended on Saturday, the region received about 7.22 million tourists and raked in nearly 7.4 billion yuan in tourism revenue, according to the regional culture and tourism department. The figures represented a huge increase from the previous year when Xinjiang received over 4.78 million visitors and raked in 3.55 billion yuan in tourism revenue during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday. During the holiday this year, scenic spots and ski resorts across Xinjiang hosted a variety of ice and snow sports to attract tourists. In addition, local museums, libraries, cultural centres and art galleries hosted 3,178 cultural activities and received a total of 641,600 visitors. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is China’s most important festival. This year the holiday ran from Feb. 10 to 17.
Source: China.org.cn
