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BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on China's economically developed regions to make efforts to study new situations and solve new problems while drawing on their accumulated experience.

Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the call at a panel discussion with deputies from East China's Jiangsu Province during the 4th session of the 14th National People's Congress.

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BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — China's economic growth target for 2026 is "active and pragmatic" as it reflects a comprehensive assessment of the current domestic economic situation and changes in the external environment, Shen Danyang, head of the government work report writing team, said Thursday.

The report was submitted for consideration to the 4th session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), which opened this morning.

The goal of maintaining economic growth at a level of 4.5 percent to 5 percent, while striving to achieve even better results through practical work, is also intended to ensure a balance between necessity and opportunity.

Shen Danyang noted that the goal was set with full consideration given to the need to leave room for structural adjustment, risk prevention, and reform promotion, as well as alignment with the country's long-term goals for the period up to 2035.

This target range allows for flexible responses to more challenging external conditions and gives local authorities the opportunity to define their own economic growth target, ensuring that efforts across the country are focused on high-quality economic development.

The target is also in line with China's economic growth potential, Shen Danyang said, noting that many economic institutions, economists and think tanks at home and abroad have conducted their own assessments and concluded that the results are generally in line with the government's expectations.

The projected economic growth rate will be practically the highest among the world's largest economies, he emphasized.

Factors such as China's strong economic resilience, accelerated growth of new productive forces, more proactive macroeconomic policies, and deeper reforms in key areas will inevitably help unlock further potential for economic growth, Shen Danyang stated.

“By making full and effective use of all favorable conditions, even better results will certainly be achieved, including a real improvement in quality and a reasonable increase in quantity,” said Shen Danyang. -0-

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BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — China reached a historic milestone in innovation in 2025, investing record amounts in research and development (R&D) and making breakthroughs in fields such as humanoid robots, artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology.

Total R&D investment in 2025 will exceed 3.92 trillion yuan (approximately $569 billion), accounting for 2.8 percent of the country's GDP, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun said Thursday on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC).

Of these funds, almost 280 billion yuan, or 7.08 percent of all R&D expenditures, was spent on basic research. For the first time in history, this figure exceeded the 7 percent mark, the minister reported.

He also highlighted China's technological achievements, including its stunning performance in humanoid robots, world-leading open-source AI models, and breakthroughs in the semiconductor sector.

Last year marked a turning point for China's humanoid robot industry, which achieved a "double leap" in technological advancement and real-world application scenarios, said Lou Qingjian, spokesman for the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), at a press conference prior to the opening of the session.

In the same year, 2025, China approved 76 innovative drugs for market entry, with the total value of licensing deals exceeding US$130 billion, Yin Hejun said.

China plans to increase its R&D spending by more than 7 percent on average annually, according to key development targets for the 2026-2030 period outlined in a government work report submitted to the country's top legislature on Thursday.

China will build three international scientific and technological innovation centers and transform them into world-class innovation engines, according to the report.

The country also intends to increase the added value created in the core sectors of the digital economy to 12.5 percent of GDP over the next five years. -0-

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BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — China's key artificial intelligence (AI) industries will exceed 1.2 trillion yuan (approximately $173.9 billion) in 2025, and AI technologies have become a powerful driver of high-quality economic development, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng announced on Thursday.

The number of AI enterprises in the country exceeded 6,200 last year, he told reporters at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC).

AI technologies are increasingly being implemented in factories and everyday life in China. According to the minister, by the end of 2025, more than 30 percent of enterprises with annual revenues of at least 20 million yuan in the country's manufacturing sector will have implemented AI technologies, and Chinese companies will have produced over 300 models of humanoid robots.

Li Lecheng added that AI models developed in China are gaining popularity worldwide: over the past year, China has led the world in the number of open-source AI model downloads.

AI was highlighted in the government work report submitted to the 4th session of the 14th National People's Congress on Thursday.

According to the report, China will create new forms of intelligent economy this year. Specific measures include promoting large-scale commercial application of AI in key areas and industries, launching new infrastructure projects to create ultra-large intelligent computing clusters and ensuring the coordination of computing power and power grids, and accelerating the development of satellite internet.

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Beirut, March 5 (Xinhua) — Two people, including a Hamas official, were killed and another woman was wounded in an Israeli drone strike on a residential building in the Al-Badawi Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli before dawn on Thursday, the country's Health Ministry said.

According to the National News Agency, the victims included senior Hamas official Wassim Atallah al-Ali and his wife. An Israeli drone struck their home in a refugee camp.

One of W.A. al-Ali's daughters was injured and taken to a hospital within the camp.

Hezbollah launched missiles and drones toward Israel on Monday in retaliation for the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli airstrike and repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Israel responded with massive airstrikes against Hezbollah targets and deployed troops into southern Lebanon.

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Tashkent, March 5 (Xinhua) — Uzbekistan's Syrdarya region will become a region of advanced innovation based on China's experience. This was announced at a meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Wednesday.

The event emphasized that the region has already established direct cooperation with Chinese provinces.

The region's economy grew by 9.8 percent last year, with industry growing by 8.2 percent. Compared to 2017, the gross regional product per capita increased almost 3.8-fold, reaching 38.1 million soums (approximately $3,127).

The President of Uzbekistan emphasized that each project in the region must bring tangible results for the population's income and standard of living.

In addition to China, the Syrdarya region is developing partnerships with the Republic of Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and France in the areas of livestock farming and food processing. –0–

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UN, March 5 /Xinhua/ — Two more candidates have been nominated for the post of next Secretary-General of the world body, according to documents published on Wednesday on the official website of the President of the UN General Assembly (GA).

Burundi, which currently holds the chair of the African Union (AU), nominated former Senegalese President Macky Sall, while Costa Rica nominated Rebeca Greenspan, an economist and former vice president of the country.

With the new nominations, there are currently four candidates vying for the post of Secretary-General. The other two candidates are former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, nominated by Chile, Brazil, and Mexico, and Rafael Grossi, the current Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), nominated by Argentina.

In a letter to UN member states sent on Wednesday, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock outlined the procedures for the interactive dialogues with candidates scheduled for the week of April 20.

The dialogues will be structured around the UN's three core pillars: peace and security, human rights, and development. According to the letter, each candidate will present their perspective, after which Member States will ask questions and participate in the discussion.

The letter also notes that candidates must be nominated before the interactive dialogues begin and no later than April 1 to be eligible to participate. –0–

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Baku, March 5 /Xinhua/ — The press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday that Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mujtaba Demirchilu has been summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry in connection with the attack by Iranian drones on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

According to a statement from the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, attacks were launched from Iran on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan around midday on Thursday. One drone crashed into the airport terminal building, and another crashed near a school in the village of Shekerabad.

The statement reads: "We strongly condemn the attacks carried out from Iranian territory, which damaged the airport building and injured two civilians. This attack on Azerbaijani territory is contrary to the norms and principles of international law and leads to increased tensions in the region."

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry demands that Iran provide an explanation as soon as possible and take the necessary immediate measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future.

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Moscow, March 5 /Xinhua/ — Russia may stop natural gas supplies to European Union (EU) countries ahead of the announced deadline, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the Vesti news service on Wednesday.

Vladimir Putin recalled that the European Union had announced a ban on the purchase of Russian gas, which would come into effect gradually. "And now other markets are opening up. And perhaps it would be more advantageous for us to stop supplies to the European market right now. To move to the markets that are opening up and gain a foothold there. And here, too, I want to be clear – there is no political motive. But if they're going to shut us down in a month or two, it's better to stop now and move to countries that are reliable partners and gain a foothold there," he said.

At the same time, he noted that this was merely “thinking out loud,” and not a final decision. “I will definitely instruct the government to work on this issue together with our companies,” the Russian head of state said. –0–

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BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended a discussion with the Jiangsu Province delegation at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) on Thursday. -0-

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