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BERLIN, July 17 (Xinhua) — China's dual role as a stabilizing force and a driver of innovation in global supply chains is becoming increasingly visible as companies around the world face growing uncertainty, rising operating costs and challenges from climate change, Schneider Electric executive vice president Yin Zheng told Xinhua in an exclusive interview ahead of the third China International Supply Chain Exposition (CISCE).

Yin Zheng noted that China’s fully integrated industrial system gives it a unique position in the global supply chain. “The traditional efficiency-oriented model is no longer sufficient,” he said. “The industry now needs not only efficient supply chains, but also sustainable and green supply chains, and this is a view increasingly shared by different industries.”

According to Yin Zheng, CISCE is a timely platform for global manufacturers to engage in international dialogue and deepen industrial cooperation amid ongoing global uncertainty.

“That’s why we are participating,” he said. “CISCE is a window connecting China with the world and a new calling card for China’s high-level openness.”

For multinational companies like Schneider Electric, CISCE is more than a platform to showcase innovation, he said. CISCE provides a valuable opportunity to find new partners and explore ways to transform and modernize industrial supply chains, he stressed.

“China is the most important engine of global growth,” he said, adding that the rise of new productive forces in China, especially in digital and green development, opens up greater opportunities for technology companies.

China's industrial ecosystem is increasingly characterized by openness and cooperation, and more companies are joining in joint innovation and knowledge sharing, he said.

Looking to the future, Yin Zheng noted that the global industrial landscape is undergoing profound changes, driven by the rapid development of artificial intelligence and the accelerated movement toward sustainable development. To fully leverage these trends, he called for closer cooperation between industry, academia and government.

“Digitalization and green transformation are fundamentally changing the way global supply chains operate,” he said. “Schneider Electric will continue to leverage China’s momentum and collaborate with local partners to bring new technologies to all parts of the supply chain.” –0–

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — A total of 2.085 million fingerlings of five rare fish species, including common taimen, burbot and Siberian grayling, have been released into the Irtysh River basin in Altay Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region this year, according to the region's department of agriculture and rural affairs.

As the department added, approximately 1.2 million more fry of three species of commercial fish were released into Lake Urungu on the territory of the district this year.

This is a key step in the efforts of local authorities to restore and protect aquatic biological resources, as well as improve the ecological environment of water bodies, the department said in a statement.

The Altai District has six national-level zones for the conservation of aquatic product germplasm resources, where 360 million fish fry can be grown per year. Thanks to the ecological restoration system formed with the release of fish fry as one of the main methods, the fish population in the district increased by 10 percent year-on-year in 2025, the department noted.

The water quality in the Irtysh River basin has remained at class I for the third year in a row, said department official Qu Hong.

Let us recall that the Irtysh River flows through the territories of three countries: Kazakhstan, Russia and China. It originates from the southern slope of the Altai Mountains, flows into the Ob and carries its waters to the Arctic Ocean. -0-

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — The organizing committee of the Xinjiang International Mining and Machinery Expo said on Thursday that two specialized forums dedicated to Central Asia will be added to the event, which will be held from July 18 to 20, 2025.

The first forum will be devoted to issues of cooperation between Central Asia and the Silk Road countries in the mining industry, while the second will discuss issues of development of the mining industry in the context of the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.

According to Hu Yaoguang, Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Expo, 2025-2026 have been declared the “Years of High-Quality Development of China-Central Asia Cooperation.” Within the framework of this cooperation, six priority areas have been approved: unimpeded trade, industrial investment, infrastructure connectivity, “green” mining, agricultural modernization, and people-to-people exchanges. This creates political support for the successful implementation of the projects.

According to him, the second China-Central Asia summit was recently held in Astana /Kazakhstan/, during which China and the five Central Asian countries reached a number of cooperation agreements, giving new impetus to interaction in the region. Against this background, the addition of two Central Asian forums to the Xinjiang Mining Expo is aimed at further deepening and specifying China's multilateral cooperation with the Central Asian countries.

The mining industry is one of the key sectors in the Central Asian economy and an important area of cooperation between China and the countries in the region. Since its establishment, the Xinjiang Mining Expo has always paid great attention to building a platform for mining exchanges between China and Central Asia.

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region /Northwest China/, as a key area of the Silk Road Economic Belt and with the geographical advantage of a common border with Central Asian countries, serves as a frontier for cooperation in the mining industry. The construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, a landmark cooperation project between the three countries under the Belt and Road Initiative, will dramatically improve the region's transport and logistics conditions, opening up new opportunities for cooperation in the mining sector. -0-

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with South African Vice President Paul Mashatile in Beijing on Thursday.

In September last year, China and South Africa announced the upgrading of their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership for a new era. Han Zheng said this opened a new chapter in building a high-level community with a shared future between the two countries.

He called on both sides to further implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, continuously deepen political mutual trust, promote high-quality development of bilateral cooperation, and serve the cause of modernization in both countries.

Paul Mashatile said South Africa attaches great importance to its relations with China and firmly adheres to the one-China policy.

Noting that bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and other areas has made significant progress, he said the country is willing to implement the consensus reached to contribute to the development of relations between South Africa and China, as well as between Africa and China. -0-

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URUMQI, July 17 (Xinhua) — The incoming and outgoing passenger flow through Jimunai Port in Jimunai County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has exceeded 49,000 times this year as of July 15, according to local border control data.

During the reporting period, 12 thousand vehicles passed through this checkpoint on the Chinese-Kazakh border, the data showed.

According to Yang Chun, a manager at a local travel agency, the number of cross-border tour groups has increased significantly. He said his company, which offers various tour routes lasting from 1 to 30 days to Kazakhstan, organized tours for car tourists using 28 vehicles in May and June this year.

The boom in cross-border travel is driven by the implementation of a mutual visa-free regime between China and Kazakhstan, which came into effect in November 2023.

The visa-free policy makes cross-border travel more convenient, said Aytosh Makhmet, a tourist from Almaty, Kazakhstan, who plans to travel to Burchun County and Urumqi City in Xinjiang and other places during his stay in China.

The county's Department of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism is working to develop new cross-border tourism products that integrate tourism resources from China and Kazakhstan, allowing domestic travelers to Xinjiang to also enter Kazakhstan through the Jimunai checkpoint, said Liu Shurong, an official with the department. -0-

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SHANGHAI, July 17 (Xinhua) — Automobile exports via Shanghai Port exceeded 1.27 million units in the first half of 2025, up 13 percent year on year and accounting for 36.7 percent of China's total automobile exports during the period, data from Shanghai Customs showed.

The volume of automobile exports from Shanghai Port increased from 379 thousand units in 2020 to 2.39 million units in 2024, with an average annual growth rate of 58.4%.

Exports via the Haitong International Automobile Terminal, located in Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Port Area, reached 715,000 units in the first six months of this year, up 13.7 percent year on year. Export routes now cover 131 countries and regions around the world.

Efficient logistics and simplified cargo clearance were key factors in the growth of automobile exports, Shanghai Customs said. -0-

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Almaty, July 17 (Xinhua) — The Tajik government has approved a draft agreement on the supply of electricity from the Rogun hydroelectric power station (HPP) to Uzbekistan, the Avesta news agency reported on Thursday.

The set price for electricity is 3.4 US cents per 1 kWh.

The price is subject to annual indexation at a rate of 1%, starting from the second year of the agreement.

The document is concluded for a period of 20 years with automatic extension for subsequent ten-year periods, unless the parties declare termination six months before the expiration of the term. –0–

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BAGHDAD, July 17 (Xinhua) — About 50 people were killed in a massive fire at a hypermarket in Kut, the capital of Iraq's Wasit province, provincial governor Mohammed Jamil al-Mahi said on Thursday.

“We have lost about 50 people, including men, women and children, in a tragic fire at a hypermarket,” the governor wrote on his Facebook page.

The official declared three days of mourning for the victims of the fire.

"We will not be lenient towards anyone directly or indirectly responsible for this incident. The circumstances of what happened are suspicious. We will announce the results of the preliminary investigation to the public within 48 hours," he said. –0–

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — The 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) opened in Beijing on Wednesday, with global business leaders and officials unanimously calling for stronger supply chains through open markets, innovation and multilateral cooperation.

“This event is not just a trade show. It is a forest of connections between economies, industries and people,” said John Denton, secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in his speech. “We are here to promote our shared prosperity.”

His words reflected a broad consensus among participants: building trust and deepening integration – from AI innovation to global manufacturing cooperation – are essential to effectively address growing global uncertainties.

CISCE 2025, held from July 16 to 20, brought together more than 650 companies and institutions from 75 countries, regions and international organizations, as well as over 500 of their upstream and downstream partners.

Foreign exhibitors accounted for 35 percent of the total number of participants, indicating sustainable business interest despite the strengthening geopolitical and economic headwinds.

Organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the event is the world's first national-level exhibition dedicated exclusively to supply chains.

Ahead of the event, Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at Renmin University of China, said the active participation of multinational companies reflects “the continuing momentum and irreversibility of globalization.”

He noted that China, with the world's most complete and largest industrial system, is playing an increasingly important role in driving global development through digital and green transformation and is increasingly seen as a laboratory for innovation.

China's expanding role in global innovation ecosystems, especially in AI, was highlighted by US tech giant Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who spoke at CISCE for the first time.

Calling China’s supply chain a “phenomenon,” he highlighted the country’s rapidly advancing AI technologies and their global reach. “China’s open-source AI is a catalyst for global progress,” he said, as it enables greater access to innovation and supports international cooperation on standards and safeguards.

In an interview on the sidelines of the show, Jensen Huang reiterated Nvidia’s long-term commitment to the Chinese market. “If you want to stay in the game, you have to invest,” he said. “The market is moving so fast and the competition is so intense – we have to keep growing.”

He added that China's tech market is growing rapidly and remains a key focus for the company, calling it "a very important market with dynamic, innovative customers."

The exhibition comes as China has announced economic growth of 5.3 percent in the first half of 2025, despite growing challenges and external uncertainties.

“China is entering a new cycle of market opportunities,” Lin Chunmei, general manager of Corning Greater China, told Xinhua. “With the rise of AI and cloud computing technologies, the AI infrastructure market is growing faster than ever.”

She noted that China's stable and resilient economy, along with a stable and open business environment, continues to support enterprise growth. "We have seen consistent improvements in China's business environment over the past decades," she added.

At the opening ceremony, CCPIT and global business representatives launched a joint initiative calling for supply chain stability and security, digital and green transformation, and stronger international cooperation.

CCPIT Chairman Ren Hongbin said the expo has become a platform for China's high-level opening-up, calling for joint efforts to safeguard multilateralism and build a more connected future. -0-

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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — A mutual visa waiver agreement between China and Malaysia officially came into effect on Thursday, further expanding visa-free travel opportunities for Chinese.

Under the new policy, Chinese and Malaysian nationals holding valid ordinary passports can enter, exit or transit through the other country without a visa for tourism purposes. Each stay in either country must not exceed 30 days and the cumulative stay must not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

The policy move comes three months after China and Malaysia signed a reciprocal visa-free agreement, marking another step forward in China's efforts to ease travel and promote international exchanges. -0-

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