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HOHHOT, July 23 (Xinhua) — Six students drowned on Wednesday after falling into a flotation tank during a study tour to a copper-molybdenum processing plant in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the local emergency management department said.

According to the Hulunbuir City Emergency Management Bureau, the accident occurred at around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday at a plant owned by mining company China National Gold Group Co, Ltd. Several students from Northeastern University were observing the flotation process when the grating collapsed, trapping them in the flotation cell.

All six were pulled out, but doctors confirmed their death. A teacher was also injured in the incident.

Work is underway to eliminate the consequences of the tragedy. –0–

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BANGKOK, July 23 (Xinhua) — Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Vechayachai on Wednesday ordered the downgrade of diplomatic ties with Cambodia and the recall of the kingdom's ambassador from Phnom Penh following an incident involving a Thai soldier who stepped on a landmine in a border area.

Thailand has also decided to expel the Cambodian ambassador, the prime minister's office said in a statement. -0-

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Moscow, July 23 (Xinhua) — In the first six months of 2025, 63 percent fewer new passenger cars were imported into Russia than in the same period a year earlier, the analytical agency Avtostat reported on Tuesday.

In January-June 2025, 149.3 thousand new passenger cars were imported to Russia, 77% of which were imported from China. The leaders in terms of import volume among brands were Changan, Geely and Haval, and the most popular models in the structure of Russian imports of new passenger cars were Changan UNI-S/CS55 Plus, Geely Monjaro, Changan CS35 Plus.

According to the results of 2024, 924.6 thousand new passenger cars were imported to Russia, which is 31 percent more year-on-year. In the first six months of 2024, 408.5 thousand new cars were imported. –0–

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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) — Over the past five years, China has comprehensively strengthened criminal protection for trade secrets in key sectors such as strategic emerging industries, future industries and industries with traditional advantages, Li Jiantao, director of the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Department of the Ministry of Public Security, said Wednesday.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), public security organs across China launched a special campaign, investigating 576 criminal cases involving violations of commercial secrets in key sectors, Li Jiantao said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office.

During the specified period, about 156 thousand criminal cases related to violations of intellectual property rights and the production or sale of counterfeit and low-quality goods were also investigated, the ministry representative added. –0–

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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) — Investing in China for the future with mutual benefits has become a broad consensus among global investors, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Wednesday.

Guo Jiakun pointed out that the Chinese side invites companies from all countries to participate in Chinese-style modernization, achieving more significant results and greater progress in the process of integration into high-quality development.

A recent report released by the US-China Business Council shows that 82 percent of US companies in China will post a profit in 2024. While many companies said their biggest concerns were uncertainty in Sino-US relations and tariffs, the Chinese market remains vital to them.

Commenting on this information, Guo Jiakun said that as of March 2025, 1.24 million foreign-invested companies had been established in China, with a total investment of nearly US$3 trillion.

“By promoting China’s reform and opening up, these companies will enjoy broad growth opportunities and significant returns on investment,” the diplomat said, adding that statistics show that the number of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in China has seen a double-digit increase in the first half of 2025.

Guo Jiakun noted that the just-concluded 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo saw the number of participating countries and regions increase to 75, while the first such event saw only 55 countries and regions.

The number of American participants increased by 15 percent compared to the previous exhibition, which allowed the United States to maintain its leadership among foreign exhibitors. Among the foreign companies represented, more than 65 percent are included in the Fortune Global 500 list or are industry leaders.

"Foreign-invested enterprises are expressing their confidence in China's economic prospects through their concrete actions," Guo Jiakun emphasized.

The diplomat added that the Chinese government recently introduced new measures to encourage foreign investment, demonstrating sincerity and determination in promoting high-level opening-up. –0–

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TIANJIN, July 23 (Xinhua) — The "2025 SCO Dialogue of Civilizations" was held in north China's Tianjin on Wednesday, jointly organized by the State Council Information Office, the Foreign Language Publication and Dissemination Office of China and the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The event is aimed at deepening mutual understanding and strategic trust, and promoting the building of a closer SCO community with a shared future.

More than 300 guests from government departments, think tanks, culture, art, education and other fields from SCO member countries attended the event and held an in-depth exchange of views on the theme “Promoting the Global Initiative of Civilizations – Building a Beautiful Common Home of the SCO”.

SCO Deputy Secretary General Sohail Khan noted that humanitarian exchanges and people's diplomacy are embedded in the SCO's founding documents. The event reflects the organization's mission to create platforms for mutual understanding, mutual learning and mutual respect for the peoples of Eurasian countries.

Vice-Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Zainidin Kurmanov noted that in the context of a complex and turbulent international situation, the global initiative of civilizations, consonant with the “Shanghai spirit”, calls for respect for the diversity of world civilizations, promotion of universal values, and strengthening of international cultural exchanges and cooperation. The initiative is the key to understanding and building a community of shared destiny for humanity.

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Dmitry Novikov said that China, through practical actions, is helping the SCO confidently move forward in the direction of unity and mutual trust, peace and tranquility, prosperity and development, good-neighborliness and friendship, as well as equality and justice. He expressed hope for the further implementation of a new type of inter-civilizational dialogue to stimulate mutual learning, mutual enrichment and mutual respect.

“As the large SCO family expands, we must continuously develop platforms for dialogue among the media, think tanks, cultural and youth circles, fully involve representatives of all spheres in the friendly interaction of the SCO, stimulating their initiative and enthusiasm, and pass on from generation to generation the spirit of SCO friendship based on eternal good-neighborliness and mutual assistance,” said Du Zhanyuan, Director of the PRC Foreign Language Literature Publication and Distribution Office.

The event included three thematic sub-forums on sustainable development, preservation of cultural heritage and multi-format exchange in the field of visual arts. Following the event, a report was presented on “Common Digital Civilization Community: Chinese Initiatives and the Future of the SCO” and the Tianjin Initiative “Joint Defense of Civilization: SCO Youth in Action”.

On the sidelines of today's meeting, the 8th SCO Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, the SCO Sculpture Exhibition "Light of Unity in Harmony" and the Tianjin Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition were also held, which fully demonstrated the diversity of cultures of the SCO countries and their mutual enrichment. -0-

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BRUSSELS, July 23 (Xinhua) — The European Union is stepping up talks with the United States to resolve an ongoing trade dispute while developing a range of possible countermeasures in case the talks fail, European Commission trade spokesman Olof Gill told Xinhua in an e-mailed statement on Wednesday.

"The EU's main focus is on achieving a result in the negotiations with the United States. Intensive contacts at the technical and political levels continue," he said.

As O. Gill pointed out, while diplomacy remains a priority for the EU, the ground is also being prepared for alternative outcomes, including additional countermeasures. As part of this preparation, he said, the EU plans to combine two existing lists of countermeasures into a single, streamlined package.

“In order to improve the clarity, simplicity and effectiveness of our countermeasures, we will combine Lists 1 and 2 into one list and submit it to Member States for approval,” the official spokesperson explained.

The statement said the combined document would include the already approved tariffs on €21 billion ($24.6 billion) of American goods and the previously proposed additional tariff list covering €72 billion of American exports. However, the combined measures would not come into force until August 7.

Later on Wednesday, EU Commissioner for Trade Policy and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič is expected to hold talks with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik ahead of the Commission's briefing at the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU Member States. –0–

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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) — The 15th China-Russia Culture and Art Fair will be held from July 26 to August 20 simultaneously in Heihe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, and Blagoveshchensk City, Russia's Amur Region.

The opening ceremony of the fair will be held on Saturday at the China-Russia Culture and Art Center in Heihe, and the closing ceremony will be held on August 20 in Blagoveshchensk, the press service of the Heilongjiang provincial government reported.

The China-Russia Culture and Art Fair, which was first held in Heihe in 2010, is an important platform for cultural cooperation in the border areas of the two countries.

The organizers of the upcoming fair are the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the government of the Amur Region.

The upcoming fair is reportedly aimed at boosting cultural tourism in border areas and promoting Sino-Russian cultural exchanges and interregional cooperation.

The fair will feature a total of 47 events, including a bike show, a motorcycle rally along state highway 331, tastings of Chinese and Russian cuisine, a parade of flower floats and various art exhibitions. -0-

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TIANJIN, July 23 (Xinhua) — China imported agricultural products worth a total of 13.66 billion U.S. dollars from other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2024, with an average annual growth rate of 13.3 percent, data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC) shows.

The relevant data were published at a meeting of the quarantine phytosanitary control mechanisms of the SCO member states, which took place on Wednesday in the city of Tianjin /Northern China/.

According to the agency, to date, more than 290 types of plant products from other SCO member states have been approved for export to China.

"We are willing to work with all parties to optimize risk assessment procedures, speed up the quarantine supervision approval process, and improve customs clearance efficiency through measures such as exchanging pest data, promoting mutual recognition of electronic certificates, and streamlining the inspection process," said Zhao Zenglian, deputy director of the National Customs Administration of China.

The meeting was organized by the Main Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China. It was attended by more than 40 representatives of the SCO member states, the SCO Secretariat and diplomatic missions of the corresponding member states of the organization accredited in China.

The event aimed to enhance efforts to prevent and control plant disease epidemics in the region, cooperate in smart surveillance and promote trade facilitation. Participants agreed to further strengthen cooperation in cross-border epidemic prevention and control, modernize phytosanitary surveillance and build phytosanitary capacity. -0-

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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) — China will maintain communication and hold consultations with India to further facilitate travel between the two countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday.

Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on India's decision to resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens from July 24 this year after five years.

“We have taken note of this positive step,” the official said, adding that facilitating cross-border travel is in the common interest of all parties. –0–

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