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Hohhot, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — The volume of China-Europe freight trains through the Ereenhot Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the largest land port on the China-Mongolia border, exceeded 5 million tons as of Dec. 15, 2025, up 22.7 percent year-on-year, setting a new record, local customs authorities said.

According to the Hohhot Office of China State Railway Corporation (CSRC), since the beginning of this year, a total of 3,807 China-Europe freight trains have passed through the checkpoint, transporting 433,600 TEU (twenty-foot container equivalent units) of various cargo, indicating an increase of 17.1 percent and 16.2 percent year-on-year, respectively.

In 2025, new routes were launched through this checkpoint, including connecting the city of Wuhu in Anhui Province (Eastern China) with Moscow and the city of Datong in Shanxi Province (Northern China) with the Russian town of Selyatino.

Furthermore, customs authorities have implemented a number of efficiency improvement measures. Border inspection time for each train has now been reduced to approximately 20 minutes.

As the only transit point for the Middle Corridor (Trans-Caspian International Transport Route) within the China-Europe freight rail network, Ereenhot currently serves 74 routes connecting over 70 stations in more than 10 countries, including Germany and Poland. –0–

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Beijing, December 16 (Xinhua) — China intends to promote high-quality development of its maritime economy by strengthening comprehensive economic planning in its major bays. This was announced on Tuesday by Shen Jun, head of the Department of Marine Strategic Planning and Marine Economy at the Ministry of Natural Resources.

The country's coastline stretches for more than 18,000 km and is dotted with hundreds of bays, including the Bohai Gulf, Hangzhou Bay, and Beibu Bay.

"These areas serve as important hubs of intense coastal economic activity, repositories of rich marine culture, and spaces of significant ecological value," Shen Jun told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.

She noted that China, by promoting coordinated development of land and sea, integrated planning and high-level design, is striving to create a new model of high-quality growth of the marine economy.

The maritime sector has become a vital pillar of national economic growth. In the first three quarters of this year, China's gross marine product reached 7.9 trillion yuan (approximately 1.12 trillion US dollars), 5.6 percent more than in the same period last year.

Shen Jun added that China intends to accelerate breakthroughs in core marine technologies, cultivate and strengthen emerging strategic industries such as seawater desalination and marine biomedicine, and step up efforts to prevent marine disasters and protect the marine environment. –0–

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MALE, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — China and the Maldives agreed to deepen cooperation and expand exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two countries during a visit by a delegation of the National People's Congress (NPC) to the Republic of Maldives from Dec. 14 to 16.

The Chinese delegation was led by Wang Dongming, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. He met with Maldivian President Mohamed Mu'izzu and held talks with Abdul Rahim Abdullah, Speaker of the People's Majlis (Parliament) of the Maldives.

Wang Dongming noted that the traditional Chinese-Maldives friendship has a long history. He stated that China and the Maldives are ready to firmly support each other, deepen practical cooperation, expand contacts between legislative bodies, and promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

He called for promoting the continuous progress of the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and building a China-Maldives community with a shared future.

Representatives of the Maldivian side emphasized that the Maldives and China are reliable and good friends and partners in mutually beneficial cooperation. They reaffirmed the country's firm commitment to the one-China principle and expressed their willingness to further strengthen high-level contacts, deepen cooperation in various fields, and promote active exchanges between legislative bodies.

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St. Petersburg, December 16 /Xinhua/ — The St. Andrew's flag-raising ceremony and the commissioning of the new diesel-electric submarine Velikiye Luki into the Russian Navy took place in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, the press service of the United Shipbuilding Corporation reported.

The new submarine has joined the Russian Baltic Fleet. During testing, the submarine's specified performance characteristics were confirmed. The shipyard's sea trials and state trials took place in the Baltic Sea.

Velikiye Luki is the third submarine of the Project 677 Lada class. These submarines are quiet, equipped with state-of-the-art acoustic protection systems, and capable of diving to depths of approximately 300 meters. The Lada-series submarines are 66.8 meters long and 7.1 meters wide. They are equipped with missile and torpedo weapons capable of striking both maritime and coastal targets.

Construction of two Project 677 submarines is currently underway in St. Petersburg. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Alexander Moiseyev told reporters that the keel-laying of two more submarines of this project is planned for 2026. –0–

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Helsinki, December 16 (Xinhua) — Talks in Berlin involving the European Union, the United States, and Ukraine have raised hopes for a possible peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced this on Monday, emphasizing that key issues, including territorial ones, remain unresolved.

A. Stubb expressed cautious optimism about a peace agreement, telling Finnish media in Berlin late Monday that the coming days and weeks would show whether a solution could be found to what he called "this difficult situation."

He said the most important development in the past 48 hours was what he described as the US commitment to provide security guarantees to Ukraine.

Territorial issues remain the most important unresolved problem, he noted, adding that “at least the direction is correct.”

Speaking at a conference on Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the United States had offered security guarantees and recent diplomatic momentum had made a ceasefire "possible."

Nevertheless, A. Stubb emphasized that the decisive issue will ultimately be Ukraine's willingness to make territorial concessions in exchange for security guarantees from the United States.

U. Kristersson described the meetings in Berlin as constructive. In a written statement to the Swedish news agency, he noted that Ukraine, the United States, and Europe sat down at the same table "for the first time in a long time" to discuss the possibilities and challenges of a peaceful solution.

He said many difficult questions remain, “primarily about territories and whether Russia really wants peace.”

"But now there's been significant momentum. We'll continue our intensive work in the coming days," he said.

A group of European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, issued a joint statement on Monday welcoming "significant progress."

The leaders pledged to work together to ensure reliable security guarantees, including maintaining the strength of the Ukrainian armed forces at 800,000 troops in peacetime.

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BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Cen Haohui, head of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), who arrived in Beijing to present a work report.

During the meeting, Xi Jinping heard a report from Cen Haohui on the current situation in Macao and the work of the Macao SAR administration. -0-

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Beijing, December 16 (Xinhua) — With the introduction of a mutual visa-free regime between China and Russia, people-to-people exchanges between the two countries are becoming increasingly closer and more convenient.

Against this backdrop, the city of Suifenhe (Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China) on the Chinese-Russian border recently launched a car rental service for Russian tourists, facilitating the implementation of a unified "visa-free car travel" scheme. This announcement was posted on the official website of the Suifenhe City Hall on Tuesday.

Natasha, a tourist from the Russian city of Vladivostok, welcomed the new regulation. She'd visited Suifenhe many times before, but this trip was a pleasant surprise. "Now foreigners can rent cars in Suifenhe, as long as they have a driver's license," she said.

The aforementioned service was reportedly launched by the Suifenhe Financial Investment Company in collaboration with local travel agencies and public security departments. The aim of this innovation is to leverage the new opportunities for tourism exchanges created by the mutual visa-free regime between China and Russia.

The Suifenhe City Hall announced that upon arrival at the Suifenhe border crossing, Russian visa-free travelers can obtain temporary driver's licenses in the border and customs control area. They must present their passports and Russian driver's licenses and watch a video about traffic regulations in China. Temporary permits are issued through a one-stop shop, significantly reducing waiting times for Russian tourists.

After receiving a temporary driver's license, Russians can contact the appropriate companies to complete the car rental paperwork, including signing the contract, paying the deposit, and picking up the vehicle. Once all formalities are completed, Russians can rent a car and travel within the Mudanjiang District, which is under the jurisdiction of Suifenhe City.

The Suifenhe-based Jiatu International Travel Agency noted that the visa-free regime has facilitated tourist exchanges between China and Russia. It will soon launch a travel product offering Russians the opportunity to travel independently by car within the Mudanjiang administrative district. Jiatu staff noted that such trips will allow Russian tourists to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, savor local delicacies, and enjoy a variety of entertainment.

To ensure the safety and convenience of overseas guests, all rental vehicles in Suifenhe are equipped with a Chinese-Russian bilingual navigation system, dual insurance, and real-time GPS positioning system.

As an important cross-border channel between China and Russia, Suifenhe Port has launched the above-mentioned service, which will stimulate the further development of cross-border tourism exchanges between China and Russia and promote the development of regional tourism services in the direction of individualization, which will become a new highlight of Sino-Russian cooperation in the field of border tourism, according to a statement from the Suifenhe City Hall. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Li Jiachao, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), who arrived in Beijing to present a work report.

During the meeting, Xi Jinping heard a report from Li Jiachao on the current situation in Hong Kong and the work of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) administration. -0-

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Beijing, December 16 (Xinhua) — China will impose anti-dumping duties on imported pork and pork by-products originating in the European Union (EU) starting Wednesday, December 17. The decision was announced by the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday.

Anti-dumping duties on EU companies range from 4.9% to 19.8% and will be in effect for five years.

According to the Ministry of Commerce, on June 17, 2024, at the request of the China Livestock Association, the trade department initiated an anti-dumping investigation against pork and pork by-products originating in the EU.

The investigation was conducted in accordance with laws and other regulations, and the opinions of interested parties were heard to ensure the rights of all and ultimately reach an objective, fair, and impartial conclusion, the department noted.

The investigation proves the existence of dumping and significant damage to Chinese producers, the Ministry of Commerce stated. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — China's express delivery sector handled 180.74 billion parcels in the first 11 months of 2025, up 14.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by the State Post Administration.

According to the agency, during the reporting period, the domestic postal industry, which includes express delivery services, processed a total of 196.75 billion parcels, which is 12.9 percent more than in the same period in 2024.

The industry's total revenue for the period exceeded 1.63 trillion yuan (approximately 230.87 billion US dollars), up 6.7 percent compared to the same period last year.

In particular, the revenue of express delivery companies reached nearly 1.36 trillion yuan, up 7.1 percent year-on-year.

The volume of express shipments within a single city amounted to 14.47 billion units, which is 2.2 percent more than in the same period last year, while the volume of interregional express delivery operations increased by 16.3 percent and amounted to 162.44 billion parcels. -0-

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