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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — A 20-member delegation from Uzbekistan recently visited the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XIEG CAS). The two sides held talks on deepening cooperation in such areas as reclamation of saline soils, combating desertification, and protecting and restoring forests and pastures.

As reported on the website of the CIE GAP, this visit is the first visit of a high-ranking delegation from Uzbekistan in the field of agriculture and ecology, organized by the government of Uzbekistan after the second China-Central Asia summit. The purpose of the visit is to study ways of implementing the agreements reached by the leaders of the two countries within the framework of the China-Central Asia mechanism, as well as to study and implement the mature experience and successful examples of Xinjiang /Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China/ in the field of combating desertification, reclamation of saline lands and the dissemination of relevant technologies.

Director of the ANC SIEG Zhang Yuanming warmly welcomed the delegation. He informed the guests about the Institute's effective cooperation with research institutions of Uzbekistan in such areas as water resources management in arid zones, protection of biodiversity, combating soil salinization and desertification. In particular, the results of work on the reclamation of saline soils and the efficient use of water resources have already received high praise from the government of Uzbekistan.

During the conversation, Zhang Yuanming also spoke about the joint project of the Institute and the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan to establish the Center for Ecology and Environment in Central Asia under the APK in Tashkent. He emphasized that the Tashkent center will focus on scientific research and training in the field of ecology, environment and “green” agriculture, striving to become the most advanced scientific platform for the entire Central Asian region.

The delegation from Uzbekistan noted that the all-round strategic partnership between China and Uzbekistan in the new era represents the highest level of diplomatic relations between the two countries in history. The delegation expressed hope that thanks to the friendly relations between the two countries, the comprehensive and pragmatic cooperation and exchanges with the ANC SIEG in the scientific and technological field will be further strengthened. -0-

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — China plans to increase the number of high-power charging infrastructure facilities to more than 100,000 by the end of 2027, according to a planning notice for the construction of high-power charging infrastructure facilities recently released by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration.

According to the document, as the relevant industry is modernizing, charging infrastructure facilities with a capacity of over 250 kW per connector have become widespread. The notification notes the need for priority modernization of existing charging infrastructure facilities, the utilization rate of which on weekends and holidays in the country exceeds 40 percent.

The need for research and pilot projects on megawatt-class charging technologies for such application scenarios as heavy-duty electric trucks, electric ships and electric aircraft equipped with high-capacity and high-power traction batteries is also highlighted.

The document said that support for the development of high-power charging infrastructure should be strengthened through land, power, finance and other policy support measures. The notice recommended that lease agreements for charging stations be over 10 years to promote stable and long-term operation of enterprises. -0-

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Business Forum was held in Beijing on Thursday, where participants discussed issues on promoting green energy transformation and deepening connectivity within the SCO.

The event, themed “Promoting Shanghai Spirit, Businesses in Action,” was attended by about 400 government and business representatives from China and overseas.

Gao Yunlong, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chairman of the All-China Association of Industry and Commerce, noted that the SCO is a regional international organization with the largest territory and population in the world, and trade and economic cooperation is a powerful engine for the dynamic development of the SCO.

According to him, China is ready to work with all parties to further align development strategies, promote improvement of the quality and level of trade and economic cooperation, and ensure stability and continuity of production chains and supply chains.

SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev said that the SCO has unique resources and political will to form a model of open, pragmatic and mutually beneficial economic cooperation.

He added that direct interaction between enterprises and investors, as well as between regions, is intended to become a reliable basis for strengthening industrial cooperation, developing new markets and implementing specific projects specifically under the SCO brand.

The President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Sergei Katyrin, noted that the powerful economic, natural and human resources possessed by the SCO countries create serious preconditions for the accelerated development of trade between member states and the implementation of joint economic projects.

“The high dynamics of Russia’s trade turnover with the SCO countries is supported by the growth of settlements in national currencies, the share of which currently amounts to more than 92 percent,” said S. Katyrin, adding that increasing multifaceted interaction with SCO partners is one of Russia’s foreign policy priorities.

“In the context of modern global challenges, instability in external markets and rapid digital transformation, we see enormous potential in developing economic ties in the SCO space,” emphasized Temir Sariev, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, noting that Kyrgyzstan welcomes cooperation in the technical, investment and administrative spheres with partners from the SCO countries.

Wang Mingda, a representative of the Marketing and Financing Department of China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited, said that in the future, the company, adhering to the concept of green development, will enhance the coordination and mutual recognition of green standards and norms with the SCO countries, promote the construction of more future cities, smart grids and smart parks in these countries, so as to make China's contribution to the green transformation of the SCO countries.

The event, hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), also saw the release of a report on the development of SCO supply chains. -0-

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HARBIN, July 17 (Xinhua) — The Harbin Conservatory of Music in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province will continue to strengthen cooperation with Russian universities to build a first-class Sino-Russian music culture exchange center, a first-class Sino-Russian music education cooperation base and a Sino-Russian high-level academic and research exchange platform in China, Song Fei, director of the conservatory, told Xinhua News Agency on Thursday.

According to her, since the conservatory was founded in 2016, a total of 23 Russian experts have been invited to work there, and currently 10 Russian experts work at the conservatory. It is expected that by the end of 2025, their number will reach 20 people.

Among these experts is Anton Ostapenko, a specialist from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, who came to Harbin in 2016 and has since worked as a teacher at the Harbin Conservatory.

He noted that Harbin has its own unique geographical advantages and historical foundation for the development of classical music, and plays a very important role in promoting exchanges in the musical field between Russia and China.

"I am very glad that the exchange of musicians between Russia and China is constantly developing. As far as I know, there are currently many Russian musicians working in China on a permanent basis," he said.

“I taught quite a few talented Chinese students at the Harbin Conservatory,” said A. Ostapenko. He noted that more and more outstanding Chinese musicians are taking part in international competitions.

Meanwhile, the professionalism of Russian experts is widely recognized by students and teachers at the Harbin Conservatory. “Russian teachers have their own unique methodology. At the same time, they pay special attention to practice. All this helps us develop our musical sense,” said Wang Siyuan, a student at the conservatory.

In recent years, conservatories in China have been actively developing cooperation with Russian specialized universities. In 2023, the Harbin Conservatory, together with the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, established the Chinese-Russian Musical Union. In March of this year, the Chinese-Russian Research Center for Musical Culture was founded at the Chinese Conservatory in Beijing. -0-

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — A China-Europe freight train loaded with 110 standard containers of ferrochrome weighing 3,000 tons arrived at a station in the warehousing and storage area of Taiyuan Iron Corp.'s purchasing center on Thursday.

The mentioned train departed from Zhinishke station in Kazakhstan, entered Chinese territory through the Khorgos railway checkpoint in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region /Northwest China/ and arrived in Taiyuan 13 days later, having covered a distance of 4,900 km.

By significantly shortening the transportation cycle, it effectively reduces the enterprise's logistics costs and ensures the stability and efficiency of raw material supply for stainless steel production.

According to the report, the train is an international logistics route opened by Huayuan International Land Port and Taiyuan Iron.

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BERLIN, July 17 (Xinhua) — China's dual role as a stabilizing force and a driver of innovation in global supply chains is becoming increasingly visible as companies around the world face growing uncertainty, rising operating costs and challenges from climate change, Schneider Electric executive vice president Yin Zheng told Xinhua in an exclusive interview ahead of the third China International Supply Chain Exposition (CISCE).

Yin Zheng noted that China’s fully integrated industrial system gives it a unique position in the global supply chain. “The traditional efficiency-oriented model is no longer sufficient,” he said. “The industry now needs not only efficient supply chains, but also sustainable and green supply chains, and this is a view increasingly shared by different industries.”

According to Yin Zheng, CISCE is a timely platform for global manufacturers to engage in international dialogue and deepen industrial cooperation amid ongoing global uncertainty.

“That’s why we are participating,” he said. “CISCE is a window connecting China with the world and a new calling card for China’s high-level openness.”

For multinational companies like Schneider Electric, CISCE is more than a platform to showcase innovation, he said. CISCE provides a valuable opportunity to find new partners and explore ways to transform and modernize industrial supply chains, he stressed.

“China is the most important engine of global growth,” he said, adding that the rise of new productive forces in China, especially in digital and green development, opens up greater opportunities for technology companies.

China's industrial ecosystem is increasingly characterized by openness and cooperation, and more companies are joining in joint innovation and knowledge sharing, he said.

Looking to the future, Yin Zheng noted that the global industrial landscape is undergoing profound changes, driven by the rapid development of artificial intelligence and the accelerated movement toward sustainable development. To fully leverage these trends, he called for closer cooperation between industry, academia and government.

“Digitalization and green transformation are fundamentally changing the way global supply chains operate,” he said. “Schneider Electric will continue to leverage China’s momentum and collaborate with local partners to bring new technologies to all parts of the supply chain.” –0–

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — A total of 2.085 million fingerlings of five rare fish species, including common taimen, burbot and Siberian grayling, have been released into the Irtysh River basin in Altay Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region this year, according to the region's department of agriculture and rural affairs.

As the department added, approximately 1.2 million more fry of three species of commercial fish were released into Lake Urungu on the territory of the district this year.

This is a key step in the efforts of local authorities to restore and protect aquatic biological resources, as well as improve the ecological environment of water bodies, the department said in a statement.

The Altai District has six national-level zones for the conservation of aquatic product germplasm resources, where 360 million fish fry can be grown per year. Thanks to the ecological restoration system formed with the release of fish fry as one of the main methods, the fish population in the district increased by 10 percent year-on-year in 2025, the department noted.

The water quality in the Irtysh River basin has remained at class I for the third year in a row, said department official Qu Hong.

Let us recall that the Irtysh River flows through the territories of three countries: Kazakhstan, Russia and China. It originates from the southern slope of the Altai Mountains, flows into the Ob and carries its waters to the Arctic Ocean. -0-

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — The organizing committee of the Xinjiang International Mining and Machinery Expo said on Thursday that two specialized forums dedicated to Central Asia will be added to the event, which will be held from July 18 to 20, 2025.

The first forum will be devoted to issues of cooperation between Central Asia and the Silk Road countries in the mining industry, while the second will discuss issues of development of the mining industry in the context of the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.

According to Hu Yaoguang, Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Expo, 2025-2026 have been declared the “Years of High-Quality Development of China-Central Asia Cooperation.” Within the framework of this cooperation, six priority areas have been approved: unimpeded trade, industrial investment, infrastructure connectivity, “green” mining, agricultural modernization, and people-to-people exchanges. This creates political support for the successful implementation of the projects.

According to him, the second China-Central Asia summit was recently held in Astana /Kazakhstan/, during which China and the five Central Asian countries reached a number of cooperation agreements, giving new impetus to interaction in the region. Against this background, the addition of two Central Asian forums to the Xinjiang Mining Expo is aimed at further deepening and specifying China's multilateral cooperation with the Central Asian countries.

The mining industry is one of the key sectors in the Central Asian economy and an important area of cooperation between China and the countries in the region. Since its establishment, the Xinjiang Mining Expo has always paid great attention to building a platform for mining exchanges between China and Central Asia.

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region /Northwest China/, as a key area of the Silk Road Economic Belt and with the geographical advantage of a common border with Central Asian countries, serves as a frontier for cooperation in the mining industry. The construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, a landmark cooperation project between the three countries under the Belt and Road Initiative, will dramatically improve the region's transport and logistics conditions, opening up new opportunities for cooperation in the mining sector. -0-

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with South African Vice President Paul Mashatile in Beijing on Thursday.

In September last year, China and South Africa announced the upgrading of their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership for a new era. Han Zheng said this opened a new chapter in building a high-level community with a shared future between the two countries.

He called on both sides to further implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, continuously deepen political mutual trust, promote high-quality development of bilateral cooperation, and serve the cause of modernization in both countries.

Paul Mashatile said South Africa attaches great importance to its relations with China and firmly adheres to the one-China policy.

Noting that bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and other areas has made significant progress, he said the country is willing to implement the consensus reached to contribute to the development of relations between South Africa and China, as well as between Africa and China. -0-

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URUMQI, July 17 (Xinhua) — The incoming and outgoing passenger flow through Jimunai Port in Jimunai County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has exceeded 49,000 times this year as of July 15, according to local border control data.

During the reporting period, 12 thousand vehicles passed through this checkpoint on the Chinese-Kazakh border, the data showed.

According to Yang Chun, a manager at a local travel agency, the number of cross-border tour groups has increased significantly. He said his company, which offers various tour routes lasting from 1 to 30 days to Kazakhstan, organized tours for car tourists using 28 vehicles in May and June this year.

The boom in cross-border travel is driven by the implementation of a mutual visa-free regime between China and Kazakhstan, which came into effect in November 2023.

The visa-free policy makes cross-border travel more convenient, said Aytosh Makhmet, a tourist from Almaty, Kazakhstan, who plans to travel to Burchun County and Urumqi City in Xinjiang and other places during his stay in China.

The county's Department of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism is working to develop new cross-border tourism products that integrate tourism resources from China and Kazakhstan, allowing domestic travelers to Xinjiang to also enter Kazakhstan through the Jimunai checkpoint, said Liu Shurong, an official with the department. -0-

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