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BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — China firmly opposes the European Union's (EU) decision to list some Chinese companies as so-called "high-risk suppliers," Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian said Thursday.

He Yongqian made this statement at a regular press conference, noting that the EU recently published documents requiring its member states to exclude "high-risk suppliers" from 18 key sectors, including energy, transport, and managed ICT services. She added that China had expressed serious concern about this move.

Chinese companies have long operated in Europe in strict compliance with local laws and regulations, providing high-quality products and services and contributing to the development of Europe's telecommunications and digital industries. However, the EU has, without any justification, included some Chinese firms in a list of so-called "high-risk suppliers" and restricted their participation in 5G network construction projects, she said.

China firmly opposes the discriminatory measures and erroneous actions introduced by the EU aimed at politicizing trade and economic issues and generalizing the concept of security, she concluded. -0-

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UN, January 22 /Xinhua/ — Japan completely fails to meet the requirements for permanent membership in the UN Security Council, Sun Lei, Chargé d'Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN, stated on Wednesday.

Speaking at the first meeting of the UN General Assembly devoted to intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, he noted that Japanese militarism had not been completely overcome, and Japanese right-wing forces were pushing for remilitarization.

“A country that does not repent for its historical crimes, violates the basic norms of international relations, challenges the results of World War II and openly tramples on the post-war international order cannot bear responsibility for ensuring international peace and security, cannot win the trust of the international community and, in principle, has no right to claim permanent membership in the Security Council,” Sun Lei said.

He recalled that the UN Security Council is the core of the international collective security mechanism and carries out a particularly important mission to maintain the post-war international order and ensure international peace and security.

Eighty years ago, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was officially established. The Tokyo Tribunal severely punished Japanese war criminals, upheld international justice, and defended human dignity. It also served as a stern warning against any attempts to revive militarism, aggression, and expansion, Sun Lei noted. "However, not only was Japanese militarism not completely eradicated, it even mutated and developed in the shadows," the Chinese diplomat added.

Right-wing Japanese political forces are actively attempting to whitewash the history of aggression, openly denying historical crimes such as the Nanjing Massacre, forced labor conscription, and "comfort women." Furthermore, Tokyo is pushing for textbook revisions in an attempt to rewrite the history of Japanese aggression. Several serving Japanese officials visited the Yasukuni Shrine, a spiritual symbol of militarism, to pay their respects to Class A war criminals, Sun Lei noted.

From Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks regarding Taiwan and her threats to use force against China to high-ranking Japanese officials' open advocacy of nuclear weapons possession, as well as persistent calls for revision of the Three National Security Documents and loud demands for amendments to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, all these actions fully expose the Japanese right-wing forces' sinister intentions to push for remilitarization and attempt to revive militarism, which poses new threats to peace and security in the region and even the world, Sun Lei said.

According to him, such a country does not at all meet the requirements for those who want to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

China, as a permanent member of the Security Council and a responsible major country, is willing to work with all peace-loving countries and peoples to resolutely safeguard the victorious outcome of World War II and the post-war international order, jointly uphold the authority and unity of the UN Security Council, and play a constructive role in maintaining international peace and security, he said.

Speaking about Security Council reform, Sun Lei stated that China supports necessary and reasonable reform aimed at strengthening the Security Council's authority and effectiveness and more adequately responding to crises and challenges. The only correct direction for reform should be to effectively increase the representation and voice of developing countries.

The historical injustices suffered by Africa must be corrected, and special measures must be taken to address Africa's aspirations as a matter of priority. The diplomat stated that five clusters of issues related to Security Council reform are fundamental and critical and must be addressed as part of a comprehensive solution.

The approach of securing seats for entire interregional groupings, rather than for individual countries, has gained broader support. At the same time, more countries are opening up to regional and rotating seats. China hopes that the current session of intergovernmental negotiations will allow for in-depth discussions on these new reform concepts, Sun Lei concluded.

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BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian on Thursday welcomed new trade agreements between China and Canada on electric vehicles exported from China, calling them a "positive step in the right direction."

She made the statement in response to a question regarding the agreements on electric vehicles and rapeseed reached by the two countries.

Under the amended agreement, Canada will provide China with an annual quota of 49,000 electric vehicles. Vehicles included in this quota will be subject to duties at the most-favored-nation tariff rate of 6.1 percent. They will also be exempt from the 100 percent additional tariff, and the quota will increase annually by a specified percentage.

Regarding rapeseed, He Yongqian noted that China always advocates resolving trade disputes through dialogue and consultation, and will fully take into account Canada's reasonable demands within the established rules and make a final decision based on facts and evidence.

She expressed confidence that these efforts will play a positive role in deepening trade and industrial cooperation between China and Canada, as well as improving the well-being of the peoples of the two countries. -0-

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Vladivostok, January 22 (Xinhua) — Two people were killed and five others injured in a road accident involving a tourist bus and a truck in Russia's Primorye region, the regional prosecutor's office reported.

Earlier, the Primorsky Krai Ministry of Health reported a major accident involving a bus and a truck on the highway near Barabash in the Khasansky District. According to preliminary information, the bus carrying tourists was traveling from China. The number of injured is being determined.

“There were 14 people on the bus in total, two of whom died and five were injured; they are receiving medical assistance,” the statement said.

As the regional Ministry of Health previously reported to RIA Novosti, the bus driver and a passenger were killed. –0–

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BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — China has expressed deep condolences over the loss of life and sincere sympathy to the families and victims of a fire that broke out at a shopping mall in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Thursday.

He wished the victims a speedy recovery.

The death toll from a major fire has risen to 60, local officials said Wednesday.

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BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — The two-day 2nd International Youth Short Distance Cross-Country Skiing Competition kicked off in Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Thursday.

The Zhongguo Xinwenshe news agency reported that more than 300 young athletes from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Uzbekistan participated in the event. The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday.

The competitions take place in the form of relay races or individual short-distance events on international-standard tracks built to take into account the unique terrain of the Beilin District of Suihua City.

Teenage athletes of different age groups will compete for medals in distances of 1.5 km, 2.5 km and 5 km.

Moreover, numerous entertaining snow and ice projects were open to the public at the competition site, including an ice and snow park, ski slopes, and an ice lantern art exhibition, attracting over 10,000 tourists daily.

The competition was jointly organized by the Sports and Fitness Bureau of Suihua City and the People's Government of Beilin District of Suihua City, with the support of the Sports and Fitness Bureau of Heilongjiang Province and the Heilongjiang Provincial Ski Association. -0-

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Moscow, January 22 (Xinhua) — Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detained a Moldovan intelligence agent who arrived in Moscow and opened a criminal case, the FSB's Public Relations Center reported.

"The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has stopped the illegal activity of a Moldovan intelligence agent. It was established that in December 2025, the Russian citizen arrived in Moscow to carry out a mission for the Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova, which was directed against the security of the Russian Federation. While preparing for this mission, he was detained by FSB officers," the statement reads.

Correspondence with a Moldovan intelligence officer was found in the communications equipment seized from him, confirming the circumstances, the Public Relations Center added. –0–

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