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BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Uruguayan Oriental Republic President Yamandu Orsi arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a state visit that will last from Feb. 1 to 7.

This is President Yamandu Orsi's first state visit to China. During the visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with him to exchange detailed views on deepening the China-Uruguay comprehensive strategic partnership, advancing high-quality cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative, and discussing international and regional issues of mutual interest.

The Chinese side hopes and believes that, under the strategic leadership of the two heads of state, the visit will play a positive role in further deepening the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official stated earlier. -0-

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BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — China's General Administration of Taxation (GAT) has issued an announcement introducing relevant adjustments and improvements to the rules for managing export tax refunds, which will simplify the processing of export tax refund declarations and improve efficiency.

This announcement consolidates various export tax refund and exemption provisions issued at various times into a single set of administrative measures. It clarifies issues such as document registration, declaration, processing, and service management, helping taxpayers better understand and comply with the rules.

The new measures streamline procedures for export tax refunds and exemptions, and leverage big data and new technologies to provide greater convenience for taxpayers in resolving related issues.

According to a representative of the aforementioned department, for the vast majority of enterprises, this announcement will not lead to significant changes in the existing declaration practice, which will ensure a smooth transition for the majority of enterprises taking advantage of the refund and exemption from export taxes. -0-

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BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — The 2026 Chunyun period, a special season for transport operations in China to accommodate mass migration before, during, and after the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), will begin on Monday, Feb. 2. The number of interregional passenger trips across the country during this period is expected to reach a record 9.5 billion.

Analysts say the surge is driven by combined demand for trips home for family reunions and tourism during this year's extended holidays.

According to authorities, independent car travel will continue to predominate, accounting for an estimated 80 percent of total interregional travel.

Passenger traffic volumes in rail transport and the civil aviation sector are forecast to reach 540 million and 95 million person-times, respectively, with both the total passenger traffic volume and average daily peaks in these sectors expected to exceed historical highs of previous years.

This year, the Spring Festival in China falls on February 17. The official holiday to celebrate Spring Festival will last nine days, while, as previously reported, "chunyun" will last 40 days, from February 2 to March 13.

As the Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China, when hundreds of millions of people who work, study, or live away from their hometowns return home for family reunions, relevant departments are working to increase transportation capacity, especially at major transportation hubs, to provide reliable transportation services and ensure safe and smooth travel for everyone. -0-

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Taiyuan, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Under the light of a flashlight, Ilya Krasnokutsky, a dancer with the Russian National Classical Ballet "Heritage," saw deities come to life: some were seated, others were whispering. In the "fresco," he saw a grand procession of nearly 300 Chinese Taoist deities paying homage to the supreme god.

This "fresco" is part of a digital art exhibition on ancient architecture currently taking place in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province in northern China. I. Krasnokutsky says he's never visited an exhibition like this before. The word "good" doesn't do it justice—it's truly breathtaking.

For a month, the National Classical Ballet Heritage, with a cast of 30 people, toured China with two classical productions, Giselle and Cinderella, giving 19 impressive ballet performances to Chinese audiences.

After their tour, the Russian dancers immersed themselves in the unique embrace of China, learning about local customs and traditions. Although the Russian troupe had toured China for three years in a row, this was their first visit to Taiyuan, a city where time flows at its own pace. They noted that although the city is relatively compact and doesn't have as many tall skyscrapers as larger metropolises, it possesses its own unique charm.

Historic buildings, crowded streets at night, the aroma of street food, and refrigerator magnets shaped like coal and a jug of vinegar… All of this immersed Russian guests in the everyday atmosphere of real China.

During their two-day stay in Taiyuan, the Russians were delighted by the city's rich historical and cultural resources. They were particularly captivated by the exhibition hall, which combined China's first AAA computer game, "Black Myth: Wukong," with elements of historical architecture. Famous landmarks of Shanxi Province, such as the Yungang Grottoes and Xuankong Temple, were presented using innovative digital light projection and 3D printing technologies, captivating the visitors.

After viewing the exhibition, I. Krasnokutsky was delighted by the fact that the wooden pagoda in Yinxian County was built almost a thousand years ago without a single nail, noting that most Russians are unaware of this and the many other treasures hidden in Shanxi. He promised to share his impressions with friends upon his return home and recommend them a visit.

With bilateral exchanges between China and Russia steadily intensifying in recent years, the friendship between the peoples of the two countries continues to strengthen and deepen. Every year, an increasing number of Russian performing arts troupes and musical groups come to China on tour, enjoying great popularity among Chinese audiences.

During their tour, the Russian dancers were surprised by the enthusiasm of the Chinese people for ballet. After their final performance, held in the Soviet-style concert hall of the Beijing Exhibition Center in the Chinese capital, more than 1,500 spectators stood up and the hall filled with thunderous applause in honor of the Russian dancers' talent, which evokes admiration and gratitude in the hearts of the Chinese people.

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LHASA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Southwest China's Xijiang Autonomous Region aims to achieve high-quality economic development this year, pledging to implement measures such as infrastructure investment, expanding high-level opening-up, further developing clean energy, and accelerating the adoption of digital and smart technologies.

Based on the fact that the gross regional product (GRP) exceeded 300 billion yuan (about 43 billion US dollars) last year, the SAR has planned to achieve the target of GRP growth of more than 7 percent this year, according to the government work report delivered by Chairman of the SAR People's Government Gama Sedein at the annual session of the SAR People's Congress.

By the end of 2025, Xijiang's GRP reached 303.19 billion yuan, and the average annual growth rate of the indicator during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) was 6.3 percent, the document notes.

The year 2026 marks the start of the implementation of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).

This year, Xizang will strive to invest over 244 billion yuan to fully support major projects such as the Yarlung-Zangpo Lower Reach Hydropower Project and the Sichuan-Xizang Railway, and carry out reconstruction work on several national highways to improve their quality.

According to the report, the SAR will actively develop its clean energy sector, aiming to increase its installed power generation capacity from 13 million kW in 2025 to 20 million kW in 2026, with integrated energy bases combining hydropower, wind power and solar energy being built in various locations across the region.

Despite its high altitude and harsh environment, Xizang is well-positioned for the development of the clean energy sector thanks to its abundant solar, wind, and water resources. Breathtaking mountain scenery and the rich Tibetan culture also make the region a popular tourist destination.

In 2026, the SAR will promote the integrated development of the cultural and tourism industries, accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation of cultural tourism, and continue to stimulate tourism consumption. The report states that the inclusion of intangible cultural heritage performances and objects in tourist routes to scenic spots and star hotels will be encouraged, and rural tourism will be further modernized.

As a border region, Xizang will further expand its openness. In addition to ensuring the stable operation of the existing 14 traditional border trade hubs, 12 more such hubs are planned to open here this year.

In addition, the SAR will optimize the structure of the computing power sector and accelerate the integrated application of digital and intelligent technologies.

The SAR will also invest significantly in improving the lives of its residents, allocating 13.6 billion yuan for 34 projects in this area. Specifically, the annual subsidy for free preschool education in agricultural and pastoral areas will be increased from an average of 380 yuan to 1,000 yuan per child.

Xizang will continue to prioritize environmental protection, setting a target this year to plant trees on an area of more than 26,000 hectares, half of which is in a afforestation project in the mountainous areas north and south of Lhasa (SAR capital), the report said.

"Today, Xizang is opening up unprecedented historical opportunities; its role as a security barrier, its energy advantages, and its status as a strategic corridor are becoming increasingly visible," said Gama Sedain. "A magnificent plan for implementation is unfolding before us," the official added. -0-

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BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — China's shipbuilding industry maintained its leadership in the international market for the 16th consecutive year in three key indicators in 2025, according to data released Sunday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

According to the agency's statistics, during the specified period, China completed construction of ships with a total tonnage of 53.69 million deadweight tons, which is 11.4 percent more than in the previous year and amounted to 56.1 percent of the global total.

Meanwhile, last year, the volume of new orders in the country's shipbuilding industry reached 107.82 million deadweight tons, which accounts for 69 percent of all new orders worldwide.

As of the end of December 2025, the volume of orders in this sector in the country amounted to 274.42 million dwt, an increase of 31.5 percent compared to the previous year. This figure accounted for 66.8 percent of the total global market share. -0-

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HARBIN, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — New evidence provided by a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's Unit 731 was released in China on Thursday, shedding more light on the infamous biological experiments conducted by Japanese troops during the invasion of China.

On Saturday, a 47-minute archival video featuring testimony from Hideo Sato, a member of Unit 731, a bubonic plague research unit that conducted biological warfare during World War II, was shown in the exhibition hall of the Unit 731 Crime Evidence Museum.

In the video, H. Sato details the unit's criminal activities, including cultivating plague bacteria, vivisection of animals, and experiments on living humans.

According to the aforementioned museum, in 2019, Japanese scientist Fuyuko Nishisato donated the video to the Museum, which was built on the former site of Unit 731's headquarters in Harbin, now the capital of Heilongjiang Province in northeastern China.

H. Sato explained that the unit carried out vivisection of plague-infected animals under the guise of "disinfection work." He stated that its primary role was to test the lethality of the bacteria dose and its mortality rate through animal testing, with the goal of "weaponizing the plague."

H. Sato also provided details of experiments on living people, which, according to him, were carried out in a special, highly guarded, hermetically sealed prison in the main area of the detachment's location.

According to H. Sato, only experienced specialists were allowed to conduct experiments on living humans, and young employees like himself were not allowed into the premises. Jin Shicheng, a researcher at the exhibition hall, said this account is further evidence of the strict internal hierarchy within Unit 731 and the high level of secrecy surrounding its atrocities and crimes.

Unit 731 was a top-secret biological and chemical warfare base established in Harbin as the central organ of Japanese germ warfare in China and Southeast Asia during World War II.

At least 3,000 people were used by Unit 731 for human experiments, and more than 300,000 people in China were killed by Japanese biological weapons. -0-

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Moscow, January 31 (Xinhua) – Five teenagers died in a sauna fire in Russia's Kemerovo Region, TASS reported on Saturday.

Firefighters extinguished a fire at a private sauna in Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, where five people died and another woman survived. The fire's estimated size is 70 square meters.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kemerovo Region has opened a criminal case, and the Kuzbass Prosecutor's Office is overseeing the investigation.

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CAIRO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — A senior Iranian security official said Saturday that a framework for talks with the United States is being established.

"The formation of a negotiating structure is progressing," Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, wrote on social media, without providing further details.

Larijani's statement followed his meeting on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, which focused on economic cooperation, as well as important regional and international issues.

This publication also comes amid growing tensions between Iran and the United States and the latter's strengthening of its military presence in the Middle East, along with the American side's publicly stated position on the possibility of a diplomatic approach.

On Friday, Tehran already signaled its conditional readiness to return to the negotiating table to ease the growing confrontation. –0–

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CAIRO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — A senior Iranian security official said Saturday that a structure for talks with the United States is being established.

"The formation of a negotiating structure is progressing," Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani wrote on social media amid growing Iranian-American tensions. –0–

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