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Karakax County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, January 12 (Xinhua) — Sand stabilization work using straw-grass geogrids is in full swing despite the winter cold in Karakax County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.

Karakax County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, January 12 (Xinhua) — Sand stabilization work using straw-grass geogrids is in full swing despite the winter cold in Karakax County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.

Karakax County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, January 12 (Xinhua) — Sand stabilization work using straw-grass geogrids is in full swing despite the winter cold in Karakax County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.

Karakax County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, January 12 (Xinhua) — Sand stabilization work using straw-grass geogrids is in full swing despite the winter cold in Karakax County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.

Karakax County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, January 12 (Xinhua) — Sand stabilization work using straw-grass geogrids is in full swing despite the winter cold in Karakax County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.

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BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — China is entering 2026 with rapid development, while fighting corruption remains a key priority for the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Over the past year, China's tough anti-corruption campaign has steadily advanced, with authorities vowing to "stop no step, and retreat no half step" in continuing efforts to root out bribery and curb corrupt practices.

The country's anti-corruption agencies closely monitored key high-ranking officials and streamlined inspections to ensure that the government operated under strict oversight.

According to information published on the website of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, 65 centrally subordinate officials, mostly at the ministerial level and above, were investigated for corruption throughout last year, with nine of them filed in December alone.

The list of officials under investigation included such well-known names as Jiang Chaoliang, Jin Xiangjun, Lan Tianli, Liu Hui, and Yi Huiman.

The fight against corruption has also led to continued progress in areas affecting the public. From January to November 2025, 536,000 low-ranking officials were disciplined, and 20,000 were prosecuted.

In the global hunt for corrupt fugitives and stolen assets, China has repeatedly achieved victories. Thanks to Operation Tianwang 2025 (Operation Heavenly Net 2025), 782 fugitives were repatriated from abroad in just 11 months, and approximately 23.66 billion yuan (approximately $3.38 billion) in illicitly appropriated assets were recovered.

Last July, Zhou Jinghua, who was on Interpol's 100 most wanted fugitives list, issued "red notices" at China's request, was extradited from Thailand, becoming the last corrupt fugitive in Asia to be apprehended as part of the campaign.

That same month, Liang Jinwen, one of the first to appear on China's list of 100 most wanted fugitives, returned to the country and voluntarily surrendered to authorities after 28 years on the run abroad. He fully repaid the funds he was suspected of embezzling before fleeing abroad in 1996.

Throughout the year, the CCP spared no effort to improve its operating style. In March, it launched a four-month campaign involving approximately 100 million of its members to strengthen compliance with the Party Code of Conduct.

Disciplinary and supervisory bodies have published typical cases of violations of the party's code of conduct, known as the "Eight-Point Rules," with clear indications of those involved.

In 2025, the CPC completed inspections in all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government.

China has also strengthened its institutional framework. In June 2025, a revised Supervision Law came into effect, further expanding oversight powers and removing institutional obstacles, demonstrating a clear and firm stance on severe punishment for corruption.

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BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — A special cultural "ambassador" has recently arrived at the Zhonghua Baroque Historical and Cultural Quarter in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province: a six-meter-tall giant Russian nesting doll from Heihe City (Heilongjiang Province, northeast China).

Its red and blue patterns and rounded, welcoming contours marked the opening ceremony of Heihe's "Cultural and Tourism Salon." The event, imbued with a fairytale atmosphere, brought the warmth of Heihe's cultural and tourism enthusiasm to Harbin residents and visitors.

As reported by the news portal chinanews.com, dancers in vibrant dresses gracefully moved to the music at the event site, and the aroma of grilling kebabs mingled with the scents of borscht and bread. Tourists stopped, took photos, sampled the treats, and participated in the events, experiencing Heihe's boundless charm.

"A huge reception house shaped like a Russian doll, shashlik longer than my arm – so generous! Now I definitely have to go to Heihe!" exclaimed Ge Wei, a tourist from Liaoning Province (Northeast China).

“We came to Harbin, a city steeped in Chinese and Western culture, with the sincere intention of introducing Heihe,” said a representative of the Heihe City Administration of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism.

According to him, Heihe, China, and Blagoveshchensk, Russia, stand across the river from each other, sharing a unique cultural heritage and openness. The placement of Heihe's "cultural and tourism salon" in Harbin was an unusual promotional event.

As has been announced, the giant matryoshka doll will continue to operate in Harbin until February 5. Representatives from Heihe, Aihui, Wudalianchi, Nenjiang, and seven other counties/cities/districts/will take turns on stage, using presentations, interactive activities, songs, and dances to talk about the ice and snow resources, folk traditions, and typical products of their home regions. -0-

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Beijing, January 12 (Xinhua) — The inbound tourism market in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province continues to gain momentum. Thanks to the benefits of the visa-free policy, many foreigners prefer to travel and shop in China, according to a report posted Sunday on the China Central Television news app.

According to statistics from the Heilongjiang Provincial Main Entry and Exit Border Control Station, from January 1 to 9 this year, more than 91,000 tourists entered and exited Heilongjiang, a 43.8 percent increase over the same period last year, marking a strong start to the province's inbound tourism this year.

Early in the morning, the border and customs inspection hall for passengers at the Heihe waterway border crossing in Heilongjiang Province, northeast China, was already overcrowded, and a large number of foreign tourists were queuing to enter.

According to a Russian tourist named Natalia, who came to China from Khabarovsk, she is pleased and grateful for the neighboring country's new policy, which allows her to travel to China visa-free.

"Since the beginning of this year, the number of tourists entering and exiting through the Heihe border crossing has continued to grow, reaching approximately 4,000 daily. Over the past week, the number of incoming and outgoing tourists has exceeded 27,000," said Zhang Lei, an official at the Heihe border crossing.

With the onset of the winter season, ice and snow tours to Harbin, the "Ice Capital of China" in Heilongjiang Province, have become a popular new cross-border tourism destination.

Heilongjiang Province boasts abundant ice and snow resources and is a pioneer in China in the development and commercialization of the ice and snow industry. Last winter, the number of tourists and total tourism spending in the province increased by 18.5 percent and 30.7 percent, respectively, year-on-year.

As a reminder, in 2025, China and Russia launched a mutual visa-free regime, covering citizens of the two countries holding regular foreign passports.

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Beijing, January 12 (Xinhua) — The first international passenger flight on the Kashgar-Tashkent, Uzbekistan, route will officially depart on January 14, the China Daily newspaper reported, citing information from the Kashgar Prefectural Commerce Department in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The opening of this route is expected to end the long-standing absence of direct air service between the two cities, creating an efficient and convenient air bridge for bilateral humanitarian exchanges and trade and economic cooperation between China and Uzbekistan.

The inaugural flight will utilize an Airbus A320 configured for 180 seats. Flight number 7Q3166/3167 is scheduled to operate one roundtrip flight per week. This direct route will significantly reduce travel time, which previously required a transfer.

Uzbekistan is an important trading partner for the Kashgar Prefecture. In recent years, the level of interaction and cooperation between China and Uzbekistan has steadily increased. On June 1, 2025, an agreement between the governments of China and Uzbekistan on mutual visa waiver officially entered into force, allowing citizens of both countries with valid ordinary passports to enter the two countries visa-free for stays of up to 30 days at a time.

Against this favorable backdrop, the opening of a direct Kashgar-Tashkent air route will further boost demand for tourism and business travel and provide new impetus to deepening cooperation in various fields.

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CARACAS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan Communications and Information Minister Freddy Niñez on Sunday called the US attack on the country earlier this month a "war crime."

At an international cultural event, F. Niñez emphasized the historical responsibility of the international cultural community in the face of escalating violence and the weakening of international law.

He said the stigma against Venezuela stems from economic interests linked to its natural resources, not ideological motives, and cited historical precedents of foreign interference in the affairs of other countries.

According to F. Niñez, hostility has intensified since 2019, when sanctions were imposed, covert operations and the illegal appropriation of Venezuelan assets began, but “Venezuela will not give in.” –0–

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Beijing, January 12 (Xinhua) — In all of 2025, the number of trains operating on China-Europe routes that departed from or arrived at the China-SCO Regional Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "China-SCO Demonstration Zone") totaled 1,225, an increase of over 20 percent year-on-year. These trains carried 840,000 tons of cargo. Both figures reached historical annual highs, China Central Television (CCTV) reported, citing data from Qingdao Customs.

According to statistics from Qingdao Customs, since the construction of the China-SCO Demonstration Zone began in June 2018 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, eastern China, the number of China-Europe trains departing from or arriving in the zone has reached 5,491. A total of 450,000 TEUs of import and export cargo have been transported, with the combined weight of these cargoes exceeding 3.8 million tons.

According to local media reports, citing data obtained from the zone's administration, 32 regular international and domestic railway freight transport routes currently pass through the China-SCO Demonstration Zone, linking 54 cities in 23 countries, including SCO member states and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.

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London, January 12 (Xinhua) — British Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander did not rule out the possibility of deploying British troops to Greenland, responding to questions on Sunday about reports of a potential British military deployment on the Arctic island, Sky News reported.

H. Alexander told Sky News that discussions of such deployments were "normal practice" for coordination between NATO allies.

British officials are reportedly consulting with their French and German counterparts about a possible NATO military deployment in Greenland.

Since taking office in January 2025, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in establishing control over Greenland. In response, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that Greenland's future should be determined solely by Greenland itself and Denmark.

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CARACAS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Venezuela on Sunday reaffirmed its "historic position" toward Cuba, declaring its unwavering commitment to the principles of "brotherhood, solidarity, cooperation and complementarity" despite mounting pressure from Washington to isolate the island nation.

The Venezuelan government's statement emphasizes its support for the free exercise by peoples of the right to self-determination and sovereignty, which Caracas considers fundamental principles of international relations.

The document also notes the commitment to the principles enshrined in the UN Charter and international law, and emphasizes the long-term and evolving nature of the ties between Venezuela and Cuba.

The Venezuelan government has stated that relations between states must be based on the principles of non-interference, sovereign equality and self-determination, and that “political and diplomatic dialogue” is the only viable path for the “peaceful resolution of disputes of any kind.”

The statement comes amid mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump, who is calling on Venezuela to isolate Cuba by cutting off fuel and financial flows from the South American country to the island.

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UN, January 11 /Xinhua/ — UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Iranian authorities to exercise maximum restraint and ensure access to information in the country, his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, said on Sunday.

“The Secretary-General urges the Iranian authorities to exercise maximum restraint and to refrain from unnecessary or disproportionate use of force,” Dujarric said in a statement.

According to the document, the head of the world organization also urges the adoption of measures to ensure access to information in the country, including the restoration of communications.

Since late December, protests have erupted in several Iranian cities due to the sharp decline of the rial and prolonged economic hardship. Iranian authorities have acknowledged the demonstrations and expressed their commitment to addressing the economic problems, warning against violence and vandalism.

In a televised address on Friday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian people to remain united, saying some protesters were trying to please the United States.

Amid ongoing protests, deadly clashes have been reported between police and those the government has labeled "rioters." The official death toll has not been released.

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