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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D. Trump visits Fed headquarters, calls again for lower interest rates

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WASHINGTON, July 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington on Thursday and reiterated his call for lower interest rates.

“We have to lower interest rates,” Trump told reporters. “People can hardly buy a home because interest rates are too high,” he added.

“We have no inflation, we have a lot of money coming in… We should have the lowest interest rate of any country,” the president emphasized. “We can speak for everybody, frankly, we want interest rates to go down. Our country is growing rapidly, and the interest rate is the last little hurdle,” D. Trump said.

The White House chief said he had a “very productive conversation” with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell about rates. “He’ll be able to tell you about that at the next meeting, but I will say he did say that the country is doing very well,” he added. “I trust the chairman to do the right thing. I mean, it may be a little late, as they say, but I trust him to do the right thing,” the president said.

Local media see D. Trump's visit to the Fed as an attempt by the administration to increase pressure on J. Powell to lower interest rates. –0–

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A report by a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency highlights China's approaches to preserving cultural heritage

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ZHENGZHOU, July 25 (Xinhua) — The Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Xinhua News Agency, on Friday released a report on China's concept and practice of cultural heritage preservation.

The report, titled “Jointly Protecting the Treasures of Human Civilization: China’s Concept and Practice of Cultural Heritage Preservation in the New Era,” provides a detailed explanation of China’s vibrant and colorful practice of cultural heritage protection and inheritance. -0-

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UN chief urges Thailand, Cambodia to exercise utmost restraint

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UNITED NATIONS, July 24 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Thailand and Cambodia to exercise maximum restraint, his deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said at a daily briefing on Thursday.

“The Secretary-General follows with concern reports of armed clashes along the border between Cambodia and Thailand. The Secretary-General urges both sides to exercise maximum restraint and to resolve any issues through dialogue and in a spirit of good neighbourliness with a view to finding a lasting solution to the dispute,” he said.

The situation on the Thai-Cambodian border escalated after skirmishes on Thursday. Following the escalation, the two sides traded accusations, with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet calling on the UN Security Council to convene an urgent meeting to discuss the issue. –0–

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Chinese-Belarusian relations have entered a high-speed development trajectory and reached a historically high level – Chinese Ambassador to Belarus

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MINSK, July 25 /Xinhua/ — Chinese-Belarusian relations have entered a high-speed development trajectory and reached the highest level in history, Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan said at a press conference here on Thursday.

“Under the strategic leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Chinese-Belarusian relations have entered a high-speed development trajectory, reaching a historically high level and becoming a model of mutual respect, trust and mutually beneficial cooperation between states,” the diplomat noted.

He also stressed that mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries is progressing in every way. "In the first half of 2025, the volume of bilateral trade exceeded 4 billion US dollars, which is 3.8 percent more than in the same period last year," Zhang Wenchuan said.

In addition, the ambassador noted that cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the Belt and Road initiative is progressing at an accelerated pace.

“The Great Stone China-Belarus Industrial Park has already registered 152 residents from 15 countries with a total declared investment of over $1.5 billion, and has created over 3,100 jobs. In May, the China-Europe freight train was officially launched on the Beijing-Minsk route. In June, the National Football Stadium, built with China’s support, was officially opened in Belarus,” Zhang Wenchuan said. –0–

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Cambodia, Thailand trade accusations of escalation, Hun Manet calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting

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PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK, July 25 (Xinhua) — Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday accused each other of escalating tensions in border areas, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet called on the United Nations Security Council to urgently convene a meeting to discuss the issue.

In a letter to Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, whose country holds the presidency of the Security Council in July, the prime minister said that Thai armed forces had been attacking Cambodian positions since Thursday morning. These attacks violated the fundamental principles of international law, he stressed.

Cambodia calls on Thailand to immediately cease all hostilities, withdraw troops crossing the border and refrain from any further provocations that could escalate the situation, Hun Manet said.

The Thai government, in turn, called on Cambodia to take responsibility for these incidents, put an end to attacks on civilian and military targets and stop all actions that violate Thailand's sovereignty, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

In case of refusal, Bangkok is ready to strengthen self-defense measures in accordance with international law and relevant principles, the department emphasized.

The Thai embassy in Cambodia has urged its citizens to leave the neighboring country. –0–

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