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BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) — China and the United States are in communication regarding the date of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China, but there is no further information on the matter at this time, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Earlier, some media reported that D. Trump stated that his visit to China could be postponed if China does not assist in unblocking the Strait of Hormuz.

“We have taken note that the American side has publicly clarified the relevant media reports, calling them completely erroneous,” Lin Jian said, adding that the American side emphasized that the visit is not related to the situation around the Strait of Hormuz. -0-

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YINCHUAN, March 17 (Xinhua) — Uzbekistan's Navoi Region and northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR) can develop cooperation in preventing and combating desertification, soil restoration, agrobiotechnology, and resource-saving technologies, Navoi Regional Governor Normat Tursunov said Monday at a business meeting between the NHAR and the Navoi Region held in Yinchuan City (NHAR administrative center).

On Monday, a delegation from Navoi Region, led by N. Tursunov, visited the Baijitan National Nature Reserve, located on the southwestern edge of the Mu-Us Desert in the city of Lingwu, Navoi Autonomous Region, and the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center to Prevent and Combat Desertification. The delegation also met with representatives of government agencies and entrepreneurs in Navoi Autonomous Region to discuss prospects for cooperation.

According to N. Tursunov, a project to prevent and combat desertification using China's experience is planned to be implemented in the Navoi region in 2026.

As Feng Zhanwen, Director of the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Preventing and Combating Desertification, noted, in its long-term practice of combating desertification, NHAR actively promotes the application of new concepts, technologies, and models and has already established a desertification control system taking into account regional characteristics in six areas: combating desertification through science and technology, combating desertification through industrial development, combating desertification through photovoltaic power plants, combating desertification through road construction, combating desertification through mechanical equipment, and jointly preventing and combating desertification.

At the business meeting, N. Tursunov also invited NHAR enterprises to cooperate in the fields of agricultural processing, water management infrastructure, and energy.

The NKHAR is surrounded by the Mu Us, Tengger, and Ulan Bukh deserts on three sides. The area of desert and sandy land in this autonomous region amounted to 2.64 million and 1 million hectares, respectively, or 50.7 percent and 19.3 percent of the region's total land area. Thanks to tireless efforts to combat desertification, the NKHAR became the first provincial-level administrative unit in China to record a reduction in both indicators.

In June 2025, during the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit, it was announced that within the framework of China-Central Asia cooperation, the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Preventing and Combating Desertification would be established, which would be located in NHAR. -0-

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Lhasa, March 17 (Xinhua) — DeepZang, a large-scale language model for the Tibetan language, was unveiled Sunday in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region (XAR).

This language model is the first of its kind in the country.

Developed by local company CHOKNOR, the platform supports intelligent interaction in Tibetan, Chinese, and English and offers a variety of features, including AI-powered dialogue, real-time translation, and speech-to-text transcription.

According to the company's founder, Tanzen Norbu, the model has now accumulated nearly 70 million recordings from standardized parallel corpora and more than 30,500 hours of audio recordings covering the three main dialects of the Tibetan language.

DeepZang is the first Tibetan-language model in the country to receive national registration of generative AI algorithms and models, filling the technological gap in this field and helping to promote high-quality AI development in Tibetan.

According to the developer, just an hour after the app's launch, the number of users who downloaded it increased by several thousand.

“The launch of DeepZang means that minority languages now have their own voice in the age of artificial intelligence,” said Tanzen Norbu. -0-

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BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) — China will expand the number of its pilot cities in a cross-border trade facilitation campaign from 25 in 2025 to 45 in 2026, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Monday.

The six-month campaign was jointly launched by the State Technical University and 23 other agencies and departments.

Sun Meijun, head of the NTU, said 20 cities had been added to the updated list, including Hohhot, Changchun, Suzhou, Jinhua, Quanzhou, Nanchang, Yantai, Wuhan, Changsha, Zhuhai, Nanning, Kunming and Xi'an.

The campaign will introduce a range of new measures aimed at modernising trade in goods, developing trade in services, and promoting digital and green trade.

These measures include innovation in customs supervision and management, optimization of services for new forms of foreign trade, improvement of cross-border logistics efficiency, promotion of the construction of digital and intelligent checkpoints, strengthening connectivity in standardization, and improving one-stop service for enterprises.

Another official from the State Customs Office stated that promoting the simplification of cross-border trade procedures is essential for expanding openness, strengthening cooperation, and ensuring the smooth functioning of the dual economic circulation—domestic and international. This is not only an effective measure that allows companies to stabilize order volumes, expand markets, and improve profitability amidst changes and uncertainty in the international environment, but also a concrete step in China's support for the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and the multilateral trading system.

Since 2018, the GTU has been organizing annual campaigns to simplify cross-border trade procedures, having announced a total of 144 measures by 2025, with 110 of these measures being extended nationwide. -0-

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SHANGHAI, March 17 (Xinhua) — To mark the start of the China-Russia Cross Years of Education in 2026-2027, the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement on Monday, announcing the start of a three-year in-depth collaboration between the two sides.

Taking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation, the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between China and Russia, and the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory as enormous opportunities, cooperation between the two sides aims to fully leverage their respective advantages and build a dual-core exchange platform combining art exhibitions and educational heritage.

According to the agreement, the multi-faceted cooperation, which is planned for the next three years, covers several areas: the creation of works of art, the training of highly qualified specialists, joint creativity, the exchange of resources, artistic education, and musical education for youth.

According to Gao Shanfeng, director of the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the orchestra has always considered its mission to promote international cultural exchange and cooperation, as well as to expand the reach and influence of Chinese civilization.

Deeper cooperation with the Russian side will not only enrich the orchestra's artistic creativity and training system for qualified talent, but will also create a replicable and universal model of transnational cultural exchange, he added.

Alexander Sokolov, Rector of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, expressed his hope that music would be used as a bridge to deepen friendship and cooperation between the musical circles of Russia and China, so that classical music would become a strong link in promoting national rapprochement between the two countries. -0-

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WASHINGTON, March 16 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he believes the war with Iran is unlikely to end this week, but reiterated that the conflict will end "soon."

Asked by a reporter at the White House whether the war could end as early as this week, Donald Trump said, "I don't think so. But it will be soon." "It won't take long. It will all be over soon," he added.

The president also said he would "soon" announce a list of countries that have agreed to join the White House-proposed coalition to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about 20 percent of the world's oil passes.

"There are a couple of [countries]. We'll announce their names soon. Some of them immediately expressed their willingness," he said.

However, according to available information, many US allies took an ambiguous position or refused to participate in the operation. –0–

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Washington, March 16 (Xinhua) — Direct communication between US and Iranian officials has been resumed in recent days, the American news outlet Axios reported on Monday, citing a US official and a source familiar with the matter.

The call between US Special Presidential Envoy Steven Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is the first known direct contact between the two countries since the US and Israel launched massive attacks on Iran on February 28, the report said.

A US official told Axios that it was Araghchi who tried to establish contact, but said the US "does not negotiate" with Iran.

However, on Monday, the Drop News website reported that S. Witkoff sent messages to A. Araghchi and quoted Iranian officials who claimed that A. Araghchi ignored the messages of the US special envoy.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran wants to make a deal with the United States, but the White House is unsure who is making decisions in Iran.

"They want to make a deal. They're talking to our people… we have people willing to negotiate. We have no idea who they are," Trump told reporters earlier Monday.

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Baghdad, March 17 (Xinhua) — At least six people were killed and four others wounded in an airstrike on a residential building in central Baghdad early Tuesday morning, including senior officials of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

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St. Petersburg, March 17 /Xinhua/ — The Progress MS-31 cargo spacecraft was deorbited on Monday, reentered the atmosphere, and disintegrated. Unburned components of its structure fell into the South Pacific Ocean, the Russian state corporation Roscosmos reported on its Telegram channel.

On Monday at 4:24 PM Moscow time, Progress MS-31 undocked from the Poisk small research module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). Then, at 7:42 PM Moscow time, the engine was activated for deorbit burn, causing the spacecraft to reenter the dense layers of the atmosphere and disintegrate. The non-combustible components of the spacecraft fell into a non-navigable area of the South Pacific Ocean.

Progress MS-31 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 3, 2025, aboard a Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle and docked with the Poisk module of the Russian segment of the ISS on July 6. It delivered 2,625 kg of cargo to the ISS.

The launch of the Progress MS-33 spacecraft from Baikonur is scheduled for March 22, 2026. –0–

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On March 13, a thematic session entitled "China and the Global Governance Initiative" was held as part of the 13th Global Baku Forum. Participants from various countries expressed the view that China's proposed Global Governance Initiative brings stability to a world experiencing turmoil and instability.

Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov stated that President Ilham Aliyev witnessed the launch of the Global Governance Initiative during his participation in the 2025 SCO summit, and Azerbaijan supports this initiative. He noted that the existing international order faces serious challenges, and China offers solutions to maintain global stability.

Former Slovenian President Borut Pahor noted that, through the Global Governance Initiative, China is promoting the reform of international organizations and the international order, giving countries in the Global South a greater voice. He emphasized that China avoids conflicts, demonstrating a high degree of stability and predictability, and serving as an important pillar of global stability.

According to Eldor Aripov, Director of the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan, unlike the so-called "rules-based order" promoted by individual countries, the Global Governance Initiative allows for the formation of a broader consensus. China seeks to uphold the principles followed by the international community rather than pursue its own selfish interests.

Josef Mundl, former director of the China Competence Center at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), noted that the Global Governance Initiative represents a platform-based and results-oriented approach to governance that avoids ideological divisions and instead encourages the participation of all parties through flexible mechanisms. As a result, it quickly gained widespread support and was particularly resonant in countries of the Global South.

Former Special Representative of the Chinese Government for European Affairs, Wu Hongbo, stated that the global governance deficit continues to grow. China's proposed Global Governance Initiative emphasizes a commitment to the principle of sovereign equality, respect for international law and multilateralism, as well as a people-centered approach and an emphasis on practical action. This represents a firm commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and an active response to the shared expectations of the international community. He noted that China welcomes the active participation of the international community in the Global Governance Initiative.

The 13th Global Baku Forum was held from March 12 to 14 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The forum focused on issues such as global security, multilateralism, digital governance, and sustainable development. The theme of the forum was "Bridging Divides in a Transforming World."

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