Global investors' confidence in China market is growing

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Global sovereign wealth funds are increasing their China holdings, optimistic about China's advances in digital technology, renewable energy and advanced manufacturing, according to Invesco's latest Global Sovereign Wealth Management 2025 research report.

About 60% of Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds plan to increase their Chinese holdings over the next five years, while sovereign wealth funds from Asia-Pacific, Africa and North America have also said they will increase their investment in the Chinese market.

Factors contributing to the increase in investment include high returns in the Chinese market, diversification of investment portfolios and improved Chinese policies on market access for foreign investors.

Respondents acknowledged China's favorable policies and noted that China's innovation leadership in science and technology has increased, with digital technology, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, and medicine and health care being the most attractive areas.

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China's domestically produced civil search and rescue aircraft Xinzhou-60 completes maiden test flight

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BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) — China's independently developed civil search and rescue aircraft MA60 successfully completed its maiden flight, officially starting the flight test and validation stage, according to Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), a leading Chinese aircraft maker.

AVIC announced on Thursday that the aircraft successfully completed its daytime testing tasks during the one-hour and 20-minute test flight and landed safely at the airport in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

The new aircraft belongs to the domestically produced Xinzhou family of multi-role aircraft.

According to AVIC experts, problems such as slow response times and limited coverage of the search system have long hampered the country's ability to conduct maritime search and rescue operations over vast distances and in challenging conditions.

Designed for search and rescue, terrain reconnaissance and personnel transportation, the Xinzhou-60 is designed to cover a wide range of application scenarios. It can perform search and rescue missions at sea, in high-altitude areas and in areas affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods.

The specialized aircraft is expected to greatly enhance China's maritime search and rescue capabilities, significantly improving response speed and coverage area, AVIC said.

The Xinzhou-60 aircraft development project was officially launched in December 2021. The production and delivery of major components was completed in December 2024, followed by final assembly and delivery work in May 2025. -0-

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166 trucks with humanitarian aid entered Gaza overnight – Egyptian source

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CAIRO, July 25 (Xinhua) — About 166 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, Egyptian Al-Qahira Al-Ikhbariya TV reported, citing an anonymous source in the security forces.

According to him, trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the besieged enclave through the Zikim and Kerem Shalom /Kerem Abu Salem/ border crossings.

The aid shipment included flour, food and medicine, the source said. “Egypt has stepped up its efforts with all international parties to deliver more aid to the Gaza Strip during this period,” he added.

The humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave continues to deteriorate, with Israel cutting off supplies and food to Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas expired in January.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Wednesday that hunger in the sector is at its worst ever, with aid workers and those they help exhausted, aid agencies say.

A new round of indirect talks between Hamas and Israel resumed earlier this month in the Qatari capital Doha amid international efforts to end the conflict and resume humanitarian aid deliveries.

Since October 2023, the Israeli military campaign has killed more than 59,210 Palestinians in the enclave and injured more than 143,040, according to Gaza's medical authorities. –0–

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Chinese company launches pilot autonomous taxi service in Saudi Arabia

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RIYADH, July 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese technology company WeRide on Wednesday launched a pilot autonomous taxi service under the Robotaxi brand in Saudi Arabia.

Several dozen vehicles serve King Khalid International Airport and several key areas of Riyadh, including major highways and select destinations in the city centre.

WeRide said it expects to launch full commercial operations by the end of 2025.

“The pilot launch of the autonomous taxi service reflects the Kingdom’s vision and strategic investment in the future of mobility,” said Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Transport and Logistics Services Saleh bin Nasser Al Jasser. “This step reinforces our commitment to fostering innovation, adopting cutting-edge technologies, and creating a globally competitive, efficient and sustainable transport sector that supports economic growth and improves quality of life for all,” he added.

“The kingdom’s forward-thinking approach and commitment to innovation make it a natural market for our regional expansion,” said Li Xuan, WeRide’s chief financial officer and head of international. –0–

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China's Yunnan Province Donates Solar Street Lights to Myanmar

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YANGON, July 25 (Xinhua) — A handover ceremony for solar-powered street lights donated by China was held in Yangon on Thursday.

40 solar street lamps donated by the Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries were handed over to the head of Taketa Township.

The move aims to improve safety during nighttime travel and reduce energy costs, and has also helped strengthen the friendship between China and Myanmar. –0–

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Chinese and Russian think tanks should strengthen cooperation – Alexander Lukin

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ZHENGZHOU, July 25 (Xinhua) — In the current complex and changing international situation, think tanks in Russia and China should strengthen cooperation, said Alexander Lukin, research director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences, on the sidelines of the SCO Media and Think Tank Summit, which is being held from July 23 to 27 in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, central China.

Many scientific centers in Russia are already working on this, including the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Analytical centers of China and Russia are strengthening cooperation in such areas as economics, international security, world politics, etc., added A. Lukin.

“Strengthening cooperation between analytical centers of China and Russia, first of all, contributes to mutual understanding between the peoples, scientists and governments of our countries,” said A. Lukin. “In addition, such cooperation helps to strengthen and improve the quality of analytics and scientific information of both countries, and its promotion both within their countries and in the world as a whole.”

A. Lukin noted that China's economic development at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries is a completely unique achievement in the history of mankind. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that such a combination of these methods was found that was suitable for such a huge country as China.

According to him, this successful experiment deserves a thorough study, which is what researchers in many countries around the world are doing. -0-

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Three days of mourning declared in Amur Region and Khabarovsk Krai due to plane crash

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Vladivostok, July 25 (Xinhua) — A three-day mourning has been declared in Russia's Amur Region and Khabarovsk Krai over the crash of the An-24 plane, Amur Region Governor Vasily Orlov and Khabarovsk Krai Governor Dmitry Demeshin announced on their Telegram channels on Thursday.

As V. Orlov wrote, on July 25, 26 and 27, flags will be lowered in all territories of the Amur Region. Also, entertainment events will be cancelled in the region, and a memorial service for the victims of the air crash will be held in all churches of the Blagoveshchensk Diocese.

According to D. Demeshin, a three-day mourning has been declared in Khabarovsk Krai from July 25 — flags will be lowered throughout the region as a sign of grief. The families of the victims will receive a million rubles each, and they will also be paid for travel to the crash site, he noted.

On Thursday at about 13:00 local time, contact was lost with the crew of the An-24 of Angara Airlines, which was flying from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk to Tynda. The wreckage of the missing plane was found on a mountain slope 16 km from Tynda. All those on board the plane — 43 passengers and 6 crew members — died. –0–

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Media and think tanks strengthen the construction of the SCO community of common destiny

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ZHENGZHOU, July 25 (Xinhua) — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Media and Think Tank Summit is being held in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, from July 23 to 27, where building a community with a shared future for the SCO has become an important topic among leading media outlets and well-known think tanks from the SCO countries.

Irina Akulovich, Director General of the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BELTA), said that according to calculations, in recent months their agency has already published several hundred articles about the SCO, for the latest of which the key word has become “building a just world.”

“The countries of the organization have different visions of solving many problems, but it is China that is becoming the center that helps strengthen dialogue, hear each other and develop solutions,” noted Irina Akulovich, adding that “when we talk about the SCO, we talk about it as an organization that is capable of influencing a new, fair construction of the world thanks to the initiatives that China is taking, and I am confident that Belarus will also have its say as a full member of the organization.”

Director of the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Sun Zhuangzhi noted that humanitarian cooperation within the SCO plays a particularly important role. The difference between the SCO community of common destiny and traditional regional cooperation is that its formation is promoted not only by the government, but also with the active participation of non-governmental organizations, especially the media and youth.

Sun Zhuangzhi said that through various cultural and humanitarian exchange activities, the influence and prestige of the SCO as a whole has been enhanced, and the sense of accomplishment and confidence of ordinary people has been strengthened, which has laid a favorable foundation for public opinion in building a community with a shared future for the SCO.

"The SCO is, without exaggeration, a unique association in which not only states but also civilizations have met. And the "Shanghai spirit" is not just recorded on paper. It manifests itself in trust," noted Marina Dmitrieva, Deputy Director of the Oriental Institute for Science at the Far Eastern Federal University.

In her opinion, in modern conditions, cooperation between representatives of the journalistic community and academic experts is becoming especially relevant in the formation of a community of common destiny for the SCO.

"This helps to convey to the general public the goals and objectives of the organization, the principles of its work and the results of its interaction. Thanks to this, the idea of common challenges and mutual interest in sustainable development is beginning to take root in the public discourse of the SCO countries," she added.

“When we talk about the SCO, it is important to realize that we are not just talking about a regional security or economic cooperation structure, but an emerging civilizational platform,” said Professor Saida Agzamkhodjaeva of the Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan, noting that Uzbekistan, acting within the SCO framework, is contributing to the formation of a community of common destiny for the SCO.

According to her, the uniqueness of the SCO lies in the fact that it unites states representing different cultures and systems of thought, but at the same time striving for common foundations of interaction – trust, prevention of conflicts and ensuring sustainable development.

“The media and think tanks play a huge role in properly conveying objectivity,” said Cholpon Koichumanova, director of the E. Zh. Maanaev Institute of History and Social and Legal Education at the I. Arabaev Kyrgyz State University.

“The political and economic core of the SCO is China, which became one of the initiators of the creation and co-founder of the organization,” noted Denis Mukha, director of the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

According to him, the SCO format opens up opportunities for developing and implementing new forms of Belarusian-Chinese economic cooperation with the participation of other partners of the organization, launching the process of creating favorable conditions in the field of trade and investment and forming a new economic macroregion as an element of a multipolar world order. -0-

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Death toll from Thais in Cambodian border clashes rises to 14

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BANGKOK, July 25 (Xinhua) — Fourteen Thais have been killed and 46 injured in military clashes near the border with Cambodia as of 9 p.m. Thursday local time, a deputy spokesman for Thailand's Public Health Ministry said.

Cambodia did not release any information on casualties at the time.

The situation escalated after shootings began on Thursday morning, with both sides accusing each other of violating international law. –0–

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Thai army says clashes in Cambodian border areas

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BANGKOK, July 25 (Xinhua) — Clashes broke out in several areas along the Thai-Cambodian border on Friday morning, the Thai army said.

The Second Military District, which controls part of the border, advised the population on social media to avoid traveling to border areas.

Artillery sounds were heard again near the border on Friday morning, the National Broadcasting Service of Thailand reported, citing a local official in Surin province.

As of 9 p.m. Thursday local time, 14 Thais had been killed and 46 injured in military clashes near the Cambodian border, a deputy spokesman for Thailand's Ministry of Public Health said.

Cambodia did not release any information on casualties at the time.

The situation escalated after shootings began on Thursday morning, with both sides accusing each other of violating international law. –0–

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