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Moscow, October 23 /Xinhua/ — China's development is creating new opportunities and reliable guarantees for advancing global women's issues. This was stated by Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui in an article titled "For Beautiful Ladies," published Wednesday in Rossiyskaya Gazeta. In the article, the diplomat summarized the results of the Global Women's Summit, which took place in Beijing on October 13-14.

"China, through its own development, is creating new opportunities and reliable guarantees for advancing global women's issues, actively generating a powerful impetus for its qualitative development," the article notes.

Zhang Hanhui recalled that the Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing in 1995, under the motto "Through Action: Achieving Equality, Development, and Peace." The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, aimed at promoting gender equality and protecting women's rights, were adopted. "Under the spirit of the Beijing Conference, the world has made significant progress in advancing gender equality and women's comprehensive development over the ensuing decades," the ambassador emphasized, adding that, as host of that conference, China has consistently fulfilled its promises for 30 years, demonstrated responsibility, and continuously promoted the comprehensive development of women's affairs.

According to the Chinese diplomat, China's achievements in improving the status of women in areas such as healthcare, poverty alleviation, science, and education are among the most significant in the world. The article notes that the maternal mortality rate in China has decreased by nearly 80 percent compared to 1995; the average life expectancy of women in China has exceeded 80 years; approximately 690 million Chinese women have simultaneously achieved moderate prosperity; women now make up more than half of university students, and the share of women in the total employed population exceeds 40 percent.

"In the new era, women in China are more confident and energetic than ever before, engaging in the large-scale process of China's modernization, participating in the entire process of state and social governance, realizing their potential, and making significant contributions to China's high-quality development," Zhang Hanhui stated.

The Chinese Ambassador to the Russian Federation emphasized that China consistently adheres to the principles of multilateralism and guides and promotes multilateral and regional cooperation agendas for women's development. China has long maintained extensive cooperation with the UN and its relevant bodies in the field of women. Since 2012, approximately 30 events dedicated to women's issues have been held within international forums such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the G20, BRICS, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, firmly entrenching women's issues on the broader global governance agenda.

"China continuously pools its efforts, using practical measures to empower women in developing countries and improve their living conditions and development. China is implementing women's empowerment projects in more than 20 countries, with a total investment of over $40 million. China has also conducted over 100 specialized training programs for women and children in the Global South," the diplomat noted.

Zhang Hanhui called Russia a constant companion of China's in advancing women's causes. "For many years, China and Russia have been advancing together and working side by side in bilateral and multilateral forums to advance women's causes," he explained, adding that the Global Women's Summit in Beijing created new opportunities and gave new impetus to Chinese-Russian cooperation in promoting and developing women's causes.

“As we stand at a new historical starting point, China stands ready to work with all parties, including Russia, to deepen mutual understanding and consolidate efforts, uphold and carry forward the spirit of the World Conference on Women held in Beijing, expand and strengthen the achievements of the Global Women’s Summit, accelerate the process of women’s comprehensive development, open a new chapter in their comprehensive progress, and make even more powerful contributions from women to the building of a community with a shared future for humanity,” Zhang Hanhui concluded. –0–

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Beijing, October 23 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government always requires Chinese enterprises operating overseas to strictly comply with laws and regulations and will continue to instruct them to implement green development principles, ensuring that environmental protection is a core principle throughout China-Africa cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated on Thursday.

Guo Jiakun made the statement in response to discrediting comments by the American think tank Atlantic Council regarding cooperation between China and West Africa.

The Atlantic Council has published three reports accusing China of causing serious environmental degradation in West Africa through its mining, forestry, and fishing activities.

According to the official representative, the Chinese side carries out cooperation with Africa by adhering to the concepts of sincerity, pragmatism, friendliness and honesty, as well as the correct view of fairness and benefit.

“This helps stimulate economic growth and sustainable development in Africa and is welcomed by African governments and people,” Guo Jiakun stated.

He added that Africa's growing enthusiasm for cooperation with China is the best proof of mutual benefit and win-win for both sides.

According to Guo Jiakun, some American think tanks mix up concepts in their reports, make generalizations based on incomplete data, and even cite unverified information, deliberately denigrating and attacking normal cooperation between China and West African countries.

Such actions are undoubtedly motivated by hidden motives and deserve condemnation, the Chinese diplomat added.

"We call on individual US officials to stop their vicious practice of inciting and vilifying other countries from behind their backs. Instead, they should consider how to do something tangible for the people of Africa," the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson concluded.

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Astana, October 23 (Xinhua) – Kazakhstan remains the largest supplier of sunflower oil and other oil and fat products to Central Asian markets, the Kazinform news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the ministry, in the 2024-2025 season, vegetable oil and high-protein feed exports from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan reached $349 million, an 82 percent increase from the previous year. Kazakhstan is also the main exporter of oil and fat products to Tajikistan. The share of Kazakh oil in the Uzbek market increased to 65 percent, and in the Tajik market to 74 percent.

According to Kazinform, a new collaboration resulted from the signing of a memorandum on Thursday between the National Association of Oilseed Processors of Kazakhstan and the Uzbek company Fayz Oil Imports. According to the document, the Uzbek side plans to purchase $60 million worth of oil and fat products from Kazakh processing plants within a year.

As noted by the Kazakhstani association, Kazakhstan is capable of fully supplying Central Asia with sunflower oil if necessary. The country also fully meets its neighbors' needs for sunflower meal and cake—key components of livestock and poultry feed.

By the end of 2024, Kazakhstan entered the top ten largest global exporters of sunflower oil, taking eighth place. –0–

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Kyiv, October 23 (Xinhua) — Due to Russia's previous massive strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, hourly power outages are being implemented in half of Ukraine's regions on Thursday. Ukrenergo, the operator of the Ukrainian energy system, reported this on Telegram.

The company noted that these measures will be in effect from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM Kyiv time. At the same time, power capacity for industry and businesses will be limited in these regions.

According to the Ukrainian side, on Wednesday night, Russia launched 28 missiles, including 15 ballistic missiles, and 405 drones at ten Ukrainian regions. It was reported that 349 aerial targets, including 16 missiles, were successfully suppressed. Direct hits from 12 missiles and 55 attack drones were recorded at 26 locations.

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Moscow, October 23 (Xinhua) – October 24 has been declared a day of mourning in Russia's Chelyabinsk region following an explosion at a plant in Kopeysk that killed 10 people. The region's governor, Alexei Teksler, announced this on Thursday.

Flags will be flown at half-mast throughout the region. Cultural institutions and television and radio broadcasters are advised to cancel entertainment events.

An explosion at a plant in Kopeysk occurred on Thursday night. Ten people have been confirmed dead, and five more have been hospitalized in serious condition. Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the site. According to preliminary information, the incident was caused by a safety violation at the plant.

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Moscow, October 23 (Xinhua) — The Russian Foreign Ministry considers the US Treasury Department's decision to impose unilateral restrictive measures against Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil to be counterproductive. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova during a briefing on Thursday.

According to her, the Russian Foreign Ministry considers this decision entirely counterproductive, including in terms of signaling a consensus in the Ukrainian conflict. At the same time, the imposition of new sanctions will not pose any particular problems for Russia. "Our country has developed a strong immunity to Western restrictions and will continue to develop confidently," Zakharova noted.

On Thursday, the US Treasury Department announced additional sanctions against Russia due to "Russia's lack of serious commitment to the peace process to end the war in Ukraine." The restrictions affected Rosneft and Lukoil and their subsidiaries.

Furthermore, US President Donald Trump announced that he had canceled his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest. The leaders had agreed to the meeting during a telephone conversation on October 16. –0–

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Kyiv, October 23 (Xinhua) — On Thursday, the bodies of another 1,000 people killed in the armed conflict with Russia were returned to Ukraine as part of repatriation efforts. The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (CHPW) of Ukraine announced the return on Telegram.

According to the Russian side, the transferred remains belong to Ukrainian military personnel.

The identification of the bodies will be carried out by law enforcement agencies in conjunction with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

As Shamsail Saraliev, a State Duma deputy and representative of the parliamentary coordination group on military operations, reported on Thursday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of fallen servicemen. The Ukrainian side received 1,000 bodies from Russia, while Russia received 31.

Russia and Ukraine have already carried out several exchanges of bodies of fallen service members. Agreements on exchanges, including for prisoners and the seriously wounded, were reached during talks in Istanbul, Turkey, in early summer.

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BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — China has always opposed the practice of overly generalizing the concept of national security and politicizing trade and economic issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular ministry press conference on Thursday, warning that such actions by Britain would seriously undermine Chinese enterprises' confidence in its investment environment.

The Chinese diplomat made the statement while commenting, at a journalist's request, on reports that the UK is concerned about the intention of Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang Smart Energy Group Co., Ltd. to invest 1.5 billion pounds sterling in a project to build a factory in Scotland.

The Chinese government supports domestic enterprises in international cooperation based on mutual benefit, market principles, and compliance with laws and regulations. At the same time, the security of Chinese investments is also an important factor to consider, Guo Jiakun continued.

In recent years, he noted, it has often been observed that normal trade and economic projects in the UK have been influenced by general political and security factors. Since the National Security and Investment Act 2022 came into force, the British government has taken decisions on more than 10 cases involving Chinese companies, either prohibiting acquisitions or approving them with certain conditions.

The British government not only took control of the business activities of British Steel, which had been acquired by a Chinese private enterprise, on its own initiative, but also, after conducting a retrospective investigation, required Chinese enterprises to sell their already acquired shares in British semiconductor companies, undermining the investment security of Chinese enterprises under the pretext of so-called security considerations, Guo Jiakun noted.

“Unfortunately, some people in the UK continue to inflate the absurd theory of the ‘Chinese threat’,” the Chinese diplomat commented.

"If such practices continue, it will significantly impact Chinese businesses' assessment of the UK investment climate and will force them to exercise greater caution when making relevant decisions," he added. -0-

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