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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Taiwan's Taitung County at 5:47 p.m. Beijing time on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

According to CENC, the epicenter of the tremors was located at 22.86 degrees north latitude and 121.12 degrees east longitude. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers.

There have been no reports of casualties or damage yet. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — A senior Japanese official's recent remarks on the need to possess nuclear weapons are by no means an isolated incident, revealing the consistent misguided stance of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Japan's right-wing forces, sending an extremely dangerous signal, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday.

Thus, at a regular departmental press conference, the Chinese diplomat responded to a reporter's inquiry about a high-ranking official in the Japanese Prime Minister's administration brazenly declaring that Japan should possess its own nuclear weapons. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — China's centrally-controlled state-owned enterprises (SOEs) posted steady growth in the first 11 months of 2025 amid efforts to boost innovation, official data showed.

In January-November this year, this group of enterprises realized added value of 9.5 trillion yuan (approximately 1.35 trillion US dollars), which is 1.4 percent more than in the same period last year, according to a meeting of officials from centrally-controlled state-owned enterprises that concluded on Tuesday.

During the reporting period, their total fixed asset investment, excluding real estate, increased by 0.7 percent year-on-year to 3.3 trillion yuan. Meanwhile, their investment in research and development (R&D) remained robust, totaling 890.16 billion yuan, with R&D intensity reaching 2.62 percent.

According to statistics, during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the total R&D expenditure of centrally administered state-owned enterprises exceeded 5 trillion yuan. At the same time, their investment in emerging industries grew by more than 20 percent annually on average, and the number of scientific and technical personnel increased by almost 50 percent during this period.

“Looking back on the past five years, we have faced extremely complex situations and exceptionally challenging tasks, and the results we have achieved have been particularly difficult and extraordinary,” said Zhang Yuzhuo, head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission under the State Council. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — The China National Data Standardization Technical Committee 609 (SAC/TC609) and the International Data Space Association (IDSA) recently signed a memorandum of cooperation in Beijing.

The document was signed under the guidance of the State Data Administration of the People's Republic of China, and both parties held constructive consultations on the detailed terms of future cooperation.

Lars Nagel, CEO of the Germany-based IDSA, expressed hope that the two sides will work together to create a standard data space ecosystem, provide global solutions and unlock the value of data.

SAC/TC609 representative Fan Kefeng hopes that the two sides will deepen exchanges in areas such as data transfer, standards application and data space implementation to jointly create greater value from data.

In the next stage, both sides will conduct joint research on data space standards and other related issues, actively promoting international cooperation in the field of data standards. -0-

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Moscow, December 24 /Xinhua/ — Two traffic police officers died in an explosion in southern Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported.

An explosion occurred on Yeletskaya Street, killing three people. "According to investigators, on the night of December 23-24, on Yeletskaya Street in Moscow, two traffic police officers saw a suspicious individual near a police car. As they approached to detain him, an explosive device was detonated. As a result of their injuries, two police officers, as well as a person standing near the officers, died," the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement.

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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sun Lei called on the United States to immediately end its anti-drug campaign against Venezuela at the Security Council on Tuesday.

The United States continues to build up its military presence off the coast of Venezuela, increasing sanctions, blockades and military threats against the country, sinking Venezuelan ships, killing their crews and seizing oil tankers, he said.

Washington has designated the Venezuelan government as a foreign terrorist organization, declared Venezuela's land, oil, and assets to be US property, and even threatened military strikes against Venezuelan territory, Sun Lei noted. US actions and rhetoric have led to ongoing tensions in the region, causing serious concern among countries in the region and the international community, the diplomat emphasized.

He said more and more countries in the region and beyond are expressing serious concern about US actions and strongly condemning them.

Venezuela, as an independent sovereign state, has the right to independently develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries and protect its legitimate rights and interests, which should enjoy the respect and support of the international community, the deputy permanent representative stated.

China opposes unilateralism and bullying, supports states in defending their sovereignty and dignity, and rejects violations of the UN Charter, the threat or use of force, external interference in Venezuela's internal affairs, as well as illegal unilateral sanctions or long-arm jurisdiction, Sun Lei noted.

China urges the United States to listen to the voice of the international community, stop the aforementioned actions, protect the safety of navigation and legitimate rights in accordance with international law, lift illegal unilateral sanctions, and contribute to peace, stability and development in Latin American and Caribbean countries, the diplomat said.

Latin America and the Caribbean are an integral part of the Global South and a vital force for peace and development. China is ready to work with countries in the region to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, uphold justice, and maintain regional peace and stability, Sun Lei emphasized.

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TOKYO, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — Japanese citizens rallied Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks about Taiwan and criticizing comments made by a senior government official who advocates nuclear weapons.

At the rally, protesters chanted slogans such as "Obey the Constitution!" and "Don't start a war!" Social Democratic Party of Japan leader Mizuho Fukushima delivered a speech criticizing the government's security policy. She said that public statements by the official in charge of security policy in the Prime Minister's Office, who advocated for nuclear weapons, undermined three long-standing non-nuclear principles of Japan.

M. Fukushima described Sanae Takaichi's cabinet as "preparing for war," noting that Japan's defense budget continues to grow and its dynamics are increasingly reminiscent of Japan before World War II.

M. Fukushima also strongly demanded that S. Takaichi retract her erroneous statements regarding Taiwan, emphasizing that such statements clearly violate Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan.

Koichi Nakano, a professor of international politics at Tokyo's Sophia University, told Xinhua that many people have a very limited understanding of the seriousness of Sanae Takaichi's statements on Taiwan. He attributed this to the long-standing lack of systematic and comprehensive historical education in Japan. He argued that Japan's postwar constitution and the fundamental principles of Japan's role in the international community must always be based on the principle of "never repeating the mistakes of history."

Protest participant Chieko Okada noted that the government is attempting to downplay or even conceal Japan's historical role as the culprit of the war. She is most concerned that some citizens support the government's security policies without a true understanding of history. The Prime Minister "should recant his dangerous and misguided statements," she emphasized.

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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Peng Qing'en on Wednesday criticized the Lai Qingde-led Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration in Taiwan for selling off Taiwan's competitive industries.

He made this statement at a press conference, commenting on the participation of the DPP administration in the first “Pax Silica summit” organized by the United States of America.

According to him, China is firmly opposed to the US providing a platform for Taiwanese separatists to speak out. The DPP administration, seeking "Taiwan independence," is deliberately fueling ideological confrontation, which is not supported by the people.

The so-called "democratic supply chain," according to Peng Qing'en, contradicts the laws of economics and the market, and also reflects the DPP administration's completely unscrupulous actions in favor of external forces.

Furthermore, Peng Qing'en noted that the DPP administration is selling off competitive Taiwanese industries and sacrificing the island's development prospects in exchange for external support for its quest for "Taiwan independence," which will only increase tensions in the Taiwan Strait, increase the burden on the island's residents, and undermine its economic foundations and development prospects, he emphasized. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — China's electricity consumption, a barometer of economic activity, rose steadily in November, official data showed Wednesday.

According to the National Energy Administration of China, the country's total electricity consumption last month reached 835.6 billion kWh, up 6.2 percent year-on-year.

Specifically, electricity consumption in the primary and secondary sectors of the economy increased by 7.9 percent and 4.4 percent year-on-year, respectively. Meanwhile, the tertiary sector saw a 10.3 percent increase.

Electricity consumption by urban and rural residents in the country reached 105.7 billion kWh over the past month, an increase of 9.8 percent year-on-year.

In the first 11 months of this year, electricity consumption in China increased by 5.2 percent to approximately 9.46 trillion kWh.

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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — China's public security authorities have offered a reward for information on two Taiwanese suspects of smuggling frozen food to the mainland, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Peng Qing'en said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday.

The two suspects, surnamed Jian and Chen, had been involved in long-term smuggling operations using the Togo-registered Hong Tai 58 and other vessels, Peng Qing'en said, citing an announcement released Wednesday by the Weihai City Public Security Bureau in east China's Shandong Province.

Commenting on the February incident involving damage to an underwater cable off the coast of the island, a department spokesman called the Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration's claim that mainland China intentionally sabotaged the cable using the Hong Tai 58 "speculation."

The DPP is deliberately exploiting so-called "gray zone forays" by mainland China in an attempt to provoke a confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Peng Qing'en pointed out. He sternly warned the DPP that patronizing and condoning the criminal activities of smugglers, as well as using them for political manipulation, undermines cross-strait relations and will provoke a joint protest from compatriots on both sides of the Strait. Then the DPP administration will have to reap what it has sown. -0-

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