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ANKARA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — Turkey's economy grew 4.8 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, beating market forecasts, official data showed Monday.

The Turkish Statistical Institute said the country's seasonally and calendar-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.6 percent from the first quarter, accelerating from a revised 2.3 percent in January-March.

According to a survey by the semi-official Anadolu Agency, annual growth in April-June was forecast at 3.87 percent. The government is targeting 4 percent growth this year and is expected to update its forecast this month.

Construction and industry were the main drivers of growth, while agriculture contracted. On the spending side, household consumption and investment supported growth, but government spending declined.

Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said the second-quarter results, which were helped by calendar effects and a low base, showed that Turkey's economic program was on track. "With the increase in annual growth and continued disinflation, the success of our program has become clear," he said in a statement.

He added that output rose in all sectors except agriculture, which was hit by frost. Manufacturing posted its best performance in three years, with high-tech production up 40 percent from a year earlier.

M. Simsek also said that Turkey's annual national income is approaching 1.5 trillion US dollars. –0–

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BRUSSELS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) will continue to enforce its digital rules despite criticism from the United States, a senior EU official said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on countries that implement such rules.

European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen wrote on social media platform X that the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) are "sovereign legislation" that applies to all online platforms operating in the bloc.

“DSA and DMA are our sovereign legislation,” she said, stressing that the rules are non-discriminatory and apply equally to all companies providing services in the EU.

D. Trump warned Tuesday that the United States would impose “significant additional tariffs” and export restrictions on countries that impose digital taxes or regulations against American tech giants. –0–

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CARACAS, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Venezuela faces "the biggest threat our continent has faced in the last 100 years" as the United States increases its naval presence near the country's territorial waters, President Nicolas Maduro said Monday.

At a press conference, the Venezuelan leader called the US actions “unjustified” and “an absolutely criminal threat.”

According to the president, eight US Navy ships with 1,200 missiles and one nuclear submarine are targeting Venezuela.

The United States is exerting so-called “maximum pressure” this time by military means. In response to this, Venezuela has declared maximum readiness for defense, N. Maduro emphasized.

The president assured that Venezuela would not succumb to “blackmail and threats,” adding that his country was peace-loving but would defend its territory if attacked. He announced the launch of a nationwide program to train civilians and create a militia unit to strengthen the country’s defenses.

He rejected US accusations that the Venezuelan government was involved in drug trafficking, stressing that Venezuelan security forces had intercepted large quantities of drugs.

N. Maduro said existing channels of communication with the US government are “severed,” but Venezuela always keeps its diplomatic and dialogue channels open. –0–

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TIANJIN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Monday afternoon invited wives of foreign leaders attending the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit to take a tour along the Haihe River, which flows through the north Chinese port city of Tianjin.

Peng Liyuan greeted the guests warmly, shaking their hands one by one, and then joined them for a group photo. On the pier, children sang joyfully and waved Chinese and foreign national flags to welcome them.

Afterwards, Peng Liyuan took the guests on a boat ride along the Haihe River, during which they learned about the history and development of the city.

Tianjin is a city that combines rich historical heritage with modern charm. The Haihe River has witnessed the development of the city as well as the exchanges and mutual learning of various cultures, Peng Liyuan said, expressing hope that everyone will have a pleasant and unforgettable time.

While enjoying the scenery on both banks of the river, they drank tea and listened to two musicians playing a melody on a traditional Chinese three-stringed instrument called “sanxian”. Everyone enthusiastically climbed onto the deck of the pleasure boat and posed for a group photo. The guests expressed admiration for China’s outstanding traditional culture and highly praised the remarkable achievements of China’s modernization.

Among the guests were the wives of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Nepalese Prime Minister Khadgi Prasad Sharma Oli, Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as well as the daughter of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. -0-

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The Tianjin Summit of the SCO from August 31 to September 1, 2025, has become a platform where the “Shanghai spirit” — mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for cultural diversity, and the pursuit of common development — is being translated from declarations into practice of global governance reforms. China, which holds the rotating presidency, has set the goal of bringing the participants’ positions closer together, addressing bottlenecks in global politics — from supply chain disruptions and tariff conflicts to security and the acute trust deficit between major powers. The SCO architecture today encompasses 10 member states, two observers, and 14 dialogue partners across three continents, representing almost half the world’s population and about a quarter of the world economy — a scale that allows it to claim the role of a “bridge” between the global South and existing governance institutions.

The presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the summit is symbolic: a day before the plenary session, he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Tianjin residence, emphasizing that China's support for the principles of multilateralism is critically important at a time when the very idea of multilateral cooperation is under pressure. These signals from the center of the global governance system integrated Tianjin into the UN framework, strengthening the legitimacy of the emerging Eurasian council.

The political geography of the meeting is impressive and at the same time explains why this summit is called the largest in the history of the SCO. In Tianjin, the leaders of China, Russia, India and a number of countries from Central, South and West Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe stood in a row.

On the opening day, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the city; footage of the protocol meeting at the airport and the guard of honor became one of the visual markers of the summit.

Tianjin also hosted the first full-scale meeting between Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi in seven years. On the sidelines of the summit, the leaders reaffirmed their intention to resolve border tensions and restore working predictability in relations – a gesture that reduces the risks of unintentional escalation on the Eurasian board and opens a corridor for a pragmatic economic agenda. The bilateral warming note, rare in recent years, sounded in unison with a ceremonial reception for the leaders and upcoming collective statements.

In his keynote speech, the host of the meeting, Xi Jinping, pushed forward the idea of “greater responsibility of the SCO for maintaining peace and development.” The Chinese leader emphasized that the organization should work equally confidently both as a security stabilizer and as a growth driver — from infrastructure and logistics to the digital economy and mutual investments. It is precisely this dual structure — “security plus development” — that is Eastern wisdom in action, aimed at eliminating the root causes of instability through joint projects.

The texture of diplomacy on the sidelines added tangible concreteness to Tianjin. On the day of the summit’s opening, China and Armenia announced the establishment of a strategic partnership – another stroke toward expanding the network of connections linking the SCO with neighboring regional architectures. The SCO Secretariat conducted parallel contacts with the heads of international organizations – from the UN to regional structures, which underscores the networked nature of the emerging order, where new formats do not push away but complement existing ones.

In terms of content, Tianjin is focused on two pillars — political and economic-technological. On the political side, there is the expected approval of the final declaration and the medium-term development strategy for the decade ahead. This is aimed at increasing the SCO's operability: strengthening coordination mechanisms, linking national programs and creating shorter channels between governments, cities and business associations. On the economic-technological side, there is an emphasis on logistics, digitalization and settlements, where the SCO acts as a field headquarters for unifying standards and removing barriers. This link gives the organization the potential to complement classical global governance institutions where they are stalled due to politicization and sanctions.

For outside observers, the symbolism of the scale is also important: the combination of two dozen leaders, a dense network of bilateral meetings, and UN participation turns the summit into a showcase of barrier-free multilateralism. The Associated Press points to the summit’s ambition to challenge the inconsistency of the US approach to a number of regional crises and trade disputes; within this framework, the SCO aspires to be a platform where countries with different strategic orientations can still find rules for coexistence.

Tianjin has shown that Eastern wisdom in global governance is not exotic, but a technology: the art of harmonizing interests through respect for differences; a focus on security as the basis for development and on development as a guarantee of security; flexibility of formats based on international law. This is the complement to the traditional system: the SCO does not seek to break existing institutions, it saturates them with missing elements – mutual sensitivity, pragmatism and farsightedness. And the breakthrough is in the readiness to turn political symbols into an action plan for the decade ahead.

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HARBIN, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — Enter the exhibition hall of the Japanese Army Unit 731 Crime Evidence Museum in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, and you will see a wall with the words "Anti-human Evil" written in six languages, including Russian, silently telling the story of those dark times.

In the gallery of the memory of the fallen, the attention of visitors to the Museum is drawn to a surname written in Chinese characters that read as “Demchenko.” According to archival documents of the Japanese army that ended up in the hands of the Soviet military, Demchenko was a soldier of the Red Army of the USSR.

After Demchenko was captured, he refused to provide any information about the Soviet troops, although he was tied hand and foot, hung from a beam and brutally tortured. Eventually, the Soviet soldier was “specially transferred” to “Detachment 731.”

The so-called “special transfer” was actually a criminal activity by Japanese militarists who bypassed judicial procedures and sent people directly to Unit 731 for cruel experiments. According to confessions of former members of Unit 731, at least 3,000 people became victims of human experiments in the main area of the Unit’s location, the Sifanglou building, between 1940 and 1945.

The Museum said that declassified trial materials, archival files on “special transfers,” and testimony from former Unit 731 members had provided preliminary evidence that at least 93 Soviet citizens were sent to the Unit for human experimentation during World War II, making it the second-largest group of victims after the Chinese.

According to the director of the Museum of Evidence of the Crimes of Unit 731, Jin Chengmin, the list of these 93 Soviet citizens included 77 people who appear in the memoirs of former members of Unit 731 and in the testimonies at the Khabarovsk trial, as well as 16 people whose records are present in the archives associated with the “special transfer.”

Among them were underground workers working for intelligence on the border between China and the USSR, as well as civilians living in Harbin, including even women and children.

“They /i.e. members of Unit 731/ doused the victims with cold water, took them out into 40-degree frost, where they beat their frozen limbs with iron rods until they made a metallic ringing sound, and then “defrosted” them with water of different temperatures, watching the skin peel off,” said Zhou Yutong, a tour guide at the museum.

Jin Shicheng, a researcher at the Unit 731 Crime Evidence Museum, noted that one of the purposes of Unit 731 was to wage war against the USSR. The choice of Harbin as a base and experimental site was due, on the one hand, to the availability of “material” for human experiments in northeastern China, and on the other hand, to the convenience of waging war against the USSR.

Jin Chengmin said that under the pretext of "medical research," Unit 731 had covered up crimes against humanity. The actions it had been practicing had long since gone beyond the bounds of civilization and morality, trampling on life, destroying humanity, and disregarding medical ethics.

Let us recall that in 1949, a trial was held in Khabarovsk against 12 servicemen of the Japanese Kwantung Army, accused of creating and using bacteriological weapons and conducting inhumane medical experiments during World War II.

The Museum holds audio recordings of the trial, which were provided by the Russian State Archive of Phonographic Documents. The audio recordings, which last 22 hours, 5 minutes, and 57 seconds, contain information about the formation and structure of Unit 731, a secret unit of the Japanese army that was engaged in research and development of biological and chemical weapons, as well as experiments on living people, field tests for toxicity, and preparations for bacteriological warfare.

“The audio archives expose Japan’s crimes of secretly developing and using biological weapons during World War II in violation of international conventions,” Jin Shicheng emphasized.

On August 15 of this year, on the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, new evidence of Unit 731's crimes was revealed at the Museum.

Among them are 3,010 pages of archival documents, 194 minutes of video footage, 312 photographs, 12 postcards and 8 letters, which expose in detail the crimes of militaristic Japan related to bacteriological warfare.

Jin Chengmin stressed that the newly collected evidence and historical materials reveal additional details about Japan's bacteriological warfare system and once again prove that the existence of Unit 731 was a deliberate and organized state crime.

In addition, on the same day, the Museum also released for the first time the book “Illustrated Directory of Relics and Artifacts of Unit 731 of the Japanese Invaders” in 5 languages, including Russian.

Jin Chengmin noted that the contents of this reference book include evidence of Unit 731's crimes, which is not only the result of previous work, but also a comprehensive supplement to new research results.

And the Unit 731 Personal Information Registration Forms released in August of this year are standard documents filled out by Unit 731 members upon returning to Japan as demobilized personnel. They record information on 759 people.

Research has found that between 1946 and 1951 the USSR detained 135 of them in Khabarovsk for centralized interrogations and investigations, 43 of whom were convicted.

“Both the new content and new evidence that were not examined in previous studies provide an important basis for revealing the post-war whereabouts of Unit 731 members,” Jin Shicheng emphasized.

He added that these documents, in particular, represent the process of investigation, trial and punishment of members of the USSR's "Unit 731" from the point of view of Japanese archives, which significantly increases the objectivity and accuracy of research on the issue of the Unit. -0-

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JINAN, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — After four months of waiting, hundreds of fishing boats left the harbor at noon on Sept. 1 in the port of Shidao in east China's Shandong Province, as a four-month fishing ban in the Bohai and Yellow Seas, specifically waters north of 35 degrees north latitude, officially ended.

"I hope that after we set sail, we can quickly fill the holds with the catch and return early. That way, we can sell the fish at a better price and make more money," captain Zhang Zhiming, 59, told Xinhua as he watched the weather and wind from the shore and said goodbye to his friends.

"Thanks to the seasonal fishing ban, the fish caught have become much bigger and better in quality in the past few years," said local boat owner Wang Jie, who mainly fishes for mackerel and hairtail, adding that his catches have increased slightly in recent years, averaging about 25,000 to 40,000 kg per trip.

In order to conserve and rationally utilize marine fish resources while promoting sustainable development, China has implemented a summer ban on marine fisheries since 1995. According to Professor Xue Ying of the Ocean University of China, this seasonal ban has led to effective replenishment of fish populations over the past three decades.

“Currently, catches of species such as hairtail, anchovy and swimming crab remain stable, while catches of mackerel, sea bream and squid show steady growth. The average daily catch per fishing vessel has also increased significantly,” she noted. -0-

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CAIRO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — Egypt's Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Israel's ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip as a continuous violation of international humanitarian law.

The ministry said in a statement that Israel's "military expansion" runs counter to intensive global mediation efforts, including joint efforts by Egypt and Qatar to end the war through a new ceasefire proposal, and reflects Israel's complete lack of desire to end the war in Gaza, reduce regional tensions and restore calm and peace.

Israel is retreating from the peace process based on the principle of “two states for two peoples” supported by the international community, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. Israel’s policy of starvation and blockade against the defenseless civilian population of Gaza threatens to multiply the catastrophic humanitarian consequences in the enclave.

On August 8, Israel announced that the country's security cabinet had approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, prompting immediate domestic and international condemnation.

The Israeli military said on Friday it had begun preliminary operations and the first stages of an offensive on Gaza City, and was moving with particular intensity on the outskirts of the city. –0–

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MINSK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — As the bright lights of the stadium fell on his face, tens of thousands of spectators chanted words of support, and the eyes of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko followed his game, and a true friendship was born in the match with Chinese friends… It was at that moment that the happiness of a dream come true became tangible for the young footballer of the Belarusian national team, Arseny Skopets.

That evening, June 7, 2025, and the friendly match between Belarus and China will forever remain in the memory of A. Skopets. On that day, the National Football Stadium of Belarus, built with the support of China, was officially opened in Minsk. A. Lukashenko personally took part in the opening ceremony of the stadium and also watched the match between the youth teams of Belarus /U21/ and China /U22/. A. Skopets, playing as the goalkeeper of the Belarusian team, gave the spectators an exciting game.

20-year-old A. Skopets is a rising star of Belarusian football, who is highly anticipated by the national team. He started playing football at the age of 9 and has had a special love for this sport ever since.

“I think the beauty of football is that to enjoy it, you only need a ball and your passion. Anyone can play it, and nothing special is required,” A. Skopets said in an interview.

“It was the first time I played on a football field built with the support of China, the first match with the Chinese national team, and the first time I played in front of the president,” shared A. Skopets, not hiding his excitement at the memories of that game.

“The final score of the match was 1:1, friendship won.” A. Skopets noted that, although he was a little sorry for the missed goal, both teams showed their level, and the game was bright and memorable.

“The football field built for Belarus with the support of China is distinguished by its modern design, advanced equipment, and spacious area. The stadium holds about 33,000 people and was almost full that day. I have never played on such a good field and in front of such a large audience,” A. Skopets told journalists. The match took place on the eve of his 20th birthday. “Thank you very much for the gift from my Chinese friends!” the young player thanked.

What A. Skopets remembers most is that “the grass on the field was incredibly pleasant to feel underfoot.”

The general contractor for the National Football Stadium was Beijing Urban Construction Group. Sha Yi, head of the technical team for the project, said that the latest technology was used in constructing the central field turf, including a technology combining natural grass and artificial fiber. The turf is also equipped with four systems: drainage, ventilation, heating, and irrigation, which ensures its green color all year round and provides athletes with optimal conditions for competition.

In addition, during the construction of the stadium, Chinese builders also used energy-saving and environmentally friendly materials, as well as highly efficient intelligent lighting systems to reduce energy consumption. An aerodynamically optimized roof design was also made to reduce wind loads, increase stability and improve air circulation inside. In addition, a solar photovoltaic system was introduced, an intelligent energy management system was integrated to monitor and regulate the stadium's energy consumption in real time … All this added bright "green" touches of sustainable development to the facility.

Today the football stadium is actively used, becoming a new landmark and calling card of Minsk.

In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Belarus Sports and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk said that the China-supported football stadium and international-standard swimming pool have already been put into operation and are hosting many important domestic and international competitions. “These world-class facilities provide Belarusian athletes with excellent training and competition conditions, significantly enhance Belarus’s ability to host major international sports events, and make a significant contribution to the development of sports in the country.”

“To go to China!” — that’s how A. Skopets answers the question about his next dream. “We studied the history and culture of China at school and have long heard about the hospitality of the Chinese people and the beautiful landscapes of the country. I really want to go to China, see the country,” he noted. “I also hope that there will be more opportunities to play with the Chinese national team or go to training in China. I’m sure it will be very interesting,” he added. –0–

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TIANJIN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday highlighted a series of achievements made at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

The summit, the largest since the creation of the SCO in 2001, was attended by leaders of more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations.

Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, said that the summit approved the SCO development strategy for the period 2026-2035, which determines the leitmotif and direction of the organization's development in the next 10 years.

As the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported at a meeting with journalists, which he held jointly with SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev, statements were also made at the summit on protecting the results of the Victory in World War II and on supporting the multilateral trading system.

Wang Yi noted that four new centers were opened during the event: one to combat security threats and challenges, one to combat transnational organized crime, one to strengthen information security, and one to strengthen cooperation in the fight against drugs.

The member states also decided to establish the SCO Development Bank, which, according to the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, will actively promote the construction of infrastructure and the socio-economic development of the SCO countries.

During the summit, Wang Yi continued, China promised to establish new cooperation platforms and centers in areas such as energy, green industry, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, higher education and vocational education. In addition, action plans were drawn up to promote high-quality development, covering sectors such as energy, green industry, digital economy, artificial intelligence and scientific and technological innovation.

Wang Yi added that the summit also marked a breakthrough in the structural reform of the organization: observer states and dialogue partner states were united into the category of SCO partners, which included Laos, expanding the SCO to 27 member states. –0–

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