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Dushanbe, August 26 /Xinhua/ — At the invitation of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT), a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by member of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Committee of Qinghai Province (Northwest China) Wu Xiaojun visited Tajikistan from August 25 to 26.

During the visit, Wu Xiaojun met with the First Deputy Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon Majlisi Oli (lower house of parliament) of the Republic of Tajikistan Shermuhammad Shohiyon and Deputy Chairman of the PDPT Mirzokosim Karimzoda, and also took part in a thematic presentation of Chinese-style modernization for all public circles of Tajikistan, visited the Lu Ban Workshop and exchanged views with the Tajik side on the implementation of the results of the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit, deepening Chinese-Tajik inter-party exchanges and joint construction of the Belt and Road.

The Tajik side expressed its readiness to deepen relations between the two parties, strengthen the exchange of experience in public administration and interregional cooperation, and implement high-quality construction of a Tajik-Chinese community of shared destiny. –0–

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Astana, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday awarded the Chairman of the Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli (upper house of parliament) of Tajikistan Rustami Emomali the Order of Friendship, 2nd degree, for his contribution to strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership, the Kazinform news agency reported, citing the Kazakh presidential administration.

On Tuesday, K.-Zh. Tokayev received R. Emomali, who arrived in Kazakhstan on a visit. At the meeting, the parties discussed the prospects for the development of the Kazakh-Tajik strategic partnership and alliance in the context of inter-parliamentary relations. The President of Kazakhstan highly appreciated the progressive development of bilateral cooperation and emphasized the importance of R. Emomali's visit for further strengthening the interaction between the two countries.

R. Emomali, for his part, expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and conveyed greetings from the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. He noted that Kazakhstan is a reliable strategic partner and ally of Tajikistan, and congratulated Kazakhstan on the 30th anniversary of the Constitution. According to him, the parliaments of the two countries constructively interact in the interests of their peoples.

During the conversation, the parties discussed current issues of trade and economic cooperation, the water sector and inter-parliamentary diplomacy, expressing satisfaction with the current development of bilateral relations in the spirit of friendship and mutual support. –0–

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Astana, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — The Caspian Sea's area has shrunk by more than 34,000 square kilometers over the past two decades, and its water level continues to decline, Kazinform news agency reported on Tuesday, citing data from the Central Asian Climate Fund.

On Monday, the aforementioned foundation released an article titled “Is the Caspian Sea Threatened with the Fate of the Aral Sea?”, in which it cited data from national and international research organizations. According to the republican state enterprise “Kazhydromet”, the Caspian Sea level dropped by 2.14 m between 2006 and 2024. As a result, the sea’s water surface area decreased by 34.4 thousand square kilometers — from 392.3 thousand to 357.9 thousand square kilometers, the State Oceanographic Institute of Russia notes.

NASA satellite observations from 2020 to 2025 show that sea levels are falling at a rate of about 7 cm per year, 20 times faster than global sea levels are rising. Experts warn that if the trend continues, the shallow northern Caspian could virtually disappear by 2050.

Scientists note that the rate of warming in the region exceeds the global average: from 1976 to 2024, the average annual air temperature in the Caspian region increased by 0.51 degrees Celsius per decade, while the global average was 0.19 degrees. In addition, anthropogenic impact on the basin's rivers, primarily the Volga, has significantly affected the water balance.

In addition to shallowing, water pollution, associated in particular with active oil production, remains a serious problem. According to Kazhydromet, in 2005-2018, at 50 coastal points where monitoring was carried out, water quality ranged from “clean” to “moderately polluted”. In the Northern Caspian, excess levels of copper, iron and nitrite nitrogen were recorded, in 2009 and 2013 – for chromium, and in the Middle Caspian in different years – for copper, manganese, zinc and oil products. In 2019, within the framework of the introduced Unified Water Classification System, the Caspian was classified as “above class 5”, that is, the water was recognized as unsuitable for all types of water use.

The decline in water levels and deterioration in water quality are already having an impact on biodiversity. Over the past 20 years, the area of winter ice in the Caspian has decreased by 40 percent, and the number of Caspian seals, which breed exclusively on the ice floes of the northern part of the sea in January and February, has decreased by 90 percent in a century – from 1.2 million individuals to less than 100 thousand.

The Caspian Sea is home to six species of sturgeon, all of which are also threatened with extinction. As sea levels fall, river mouths become shallower, preventing fish from reaching their spawning grounds. Feeding areas in shallow waters are also disappearing.

“The shallowing of the Caspian Sea is a pressing issue caused by a combination of climate change and reduced river flow. Our task is to attract the attention of not only the Caspian countries, but also the world community, in order to prevent a repeat of the Aral tragedy,” said Erlik Karazhan, Head of the Central Asia Climate Fund Project Office for Climate Change and Green Energy. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday stressed the need to push forward high-quality development of trade in services, provide strong support for building a strong trading country and building a new open economic system at a higher level.

Li Qiang made the relevant statements during a thematic study of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, which was held under his chairmanship.

The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China said that as the external environment changes and the industrial structure of the Chinese economy is adjusted, more attention should be paid to accelerating the innovative development of trade in services.

He stressed that China should actively increase imports of high-quality services, make use of high-level opening-up to promote high-quality development of the domestic service industry, and advance institutional opening-up in trade in services.

It is necessary to create a favorable environment for the import of services, improve the management of cross-border capital, and promote orderly cross-border data flow, the head of the Chinese government added.

China will make efforts to enhance the international competitiveness of services exports and encourage high-quality manufacturers to more closely integrate services exports with goods exports to increase total added value, according to the Chinese premier.

Li Qiang stressed the need to actively promote service exports in emerging areas and accelerate the cultivation and development of new business forms and models such as digital service trade.

It is necessary to deeply develop the potential of service exports in industries with their own specifics and create a number of high-quality brands focused on foreign demand, he added.

The effect of the visa-free policy should be further enhanced to attract more foreign tourists and consumers, promoting more high-quality Chinese services globally, Li Qiang concluded. –0–

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Moscow, August 26 /Xinhua/ — Russia is calling on the Israeli authorities to take urgent measures to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on its website on Tuesday.

"The alarming assessments expressed by high-ranking UN representatives regarding the situation in Gaza cannot but shock. The Russian side calls on the Israeli authorities to take urgent measures to prevent its further degradation, stop the fire, restore unimpeded humanitarian access, and ensure the delivery of necessary humanitarian aid, including food, to all those in need," the statement says.

It is indicated that the Russian Foreign Ministry drew attention to the publication of new data on the record scale of hunger in Gaza, indicating "the highest level of food insecurity." The statement cites the words of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who called what is happening in Gaza "hell" and once again recalled Israel's obligations as an occupying power to provide the population with food. In turn, the head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher emphasized that "famine is being used as a weapon of war and could have been avoided if Israel had not prevented the delivery of humanitarian supplies," the statement says.

As the Russian Foreign Ministry noted, the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Palestinian enclave could pose a threat to the lives of 132,000 children under the age of 5, of whom 41,000 have severe forms of malnutrition (this figure has doubled since May of this year).

"According to available information, in the coming period, the UN Security Council member states plan to make another attempt to agree on a draft resolution on Gaza with a focus on overcoming the humanitarian catastrophe. Moscow expects that this time such a document will be adopted," the Russian Foreign Ministry concluded. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — China's Ministry of Water Resources on Tuesday issued a Level 4 flood alert for Beijing and Tianjin cities and Hebei Province due to heavy rainfall forecast.

According to meteorological forecasts, heavy and torrential rains are expected in some places in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in northern China from August 26 to 28.

Rivers in the Haihe Basin, such as the Daqinghe and Yongdinghe, are expected to rise in water levels. In areas where heavy rainfall is expected, some small and medium-sized rivers may exceed danger levels.

The Ministry demanded that local authorities closely monitor the situation with precipitation and flooding, strengthen work on forecasting and early warning, take precautions against mountain streams and flooding of urban areas, if necessary, promptly evacuate residents at risk and ensure the safety of life and property of the population.

The department also maintained a Level 4 flood alert in provincial-level regions including Liaoning, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — The People's Liberation Army (PLA) held a scientific symposium in the Chinese capital on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia called on the armed forces to remember that a country can only be secure with a strong army.

Zhang Youxia stressed the need to strengthen the absolute leadership of the Communist Party of China over the armed forces, comprehensively strengthen combat training and military readiness, accelerate the modernization of national defense and the army through deepening reform, scientific and technological independence, and reorganization of the military command system.

He also called for upholding the post-World War II international order, vigorously advancing the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and ensuring that China always remains an unwavering force for world peace. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — China will expand its water resources monitoring network system to include more than 200 additional small and micro-reservoirs and aquatic ecosystem indicators during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said Tuesday.

China has achieved positive results in keeping water resources clean, Jiang Hohua, head of the aforementioned department's Department of Aquatic Ecosystems and Environment, said at a press conference on Tuesday.

According to him, in the first half of 2025, the share of surface water bodies with water quality from class 1 to 3 on the five-level water quality control scale in the country reached 89 percent, which significantly exceeded the target set for the 14th Five-Year Plan /2021-2025/.

From 2015 to 2024, the proportion of surface water bodies with water quality of grades 1 to 3 increased from 64.5 percent to 90.4 percent, marking nine consecutive years of improvement in water quality, Jiang Huohua added.

The head of the department noted that during the 15th five-year plan, the water resources monitoring network will cover not only large rivers, but also their tributaries, small and micro-reservoirs, in order to more fully reflect the state of water bodies near residential areas.

Jiang Huohua stressed that when setting goals for aquatic ecosystems, it is necessary to take into account the corresponding indicators of aquatic ecology along with physical and chemical indicators in order to more fully reflect the state of aquatic ecosystems. –0–

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