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Birobidzhan, Russia, December 13, Xinhua — Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region (JAR) is seeking to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with Chinese companies. Acting Deputy Chairman of the JAR Government, Mikhail Yurkin, recently stated this in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.

"The Jewish Autonomous Region is committed to close, mutually beneficial trade and economic partnerships with Chinese companies. This primarily applies to agriculture, logistics, mining, and tourism," said M. Yurkin.

He emphasized that China's technological development is impressive. "This vector of mutually beneficial areas and projects will continue to develop," predicts M. Yurkin.

"We have established friendly relations with Liaoning Province," he added. "At the Eastern Economic Forum in 2024, a cooperation agreement was signed between Liaoning Province and the Jewish Autonomous Region."

In accordance with agreements signed with Chinese partner companies from various provinces, a soybean and corn deep processing plant, as well as a motorcycle manufacturing plant, are planned to be built in the Jewish Autonomous Region. A transportation and logistics agreement has been signed for a volume of approximately 10 million tons per year.

The acting deputy head of the Jewish Autonomous Region government noted with satisfaction that, according to surveys of Chinese businesses, “the Jewish Autonomous Region, along with the Amur Region and the Moscow Region, has held first place in the ranking of the most favorable conditions for doing Chinese business” in Russia for the third year running. –0–

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Beijing, December 13 (Xinhua) — China will implement additional policy measures in 2026 according to the evolving situation, Han Wenxiu, executive vice director of the Office of the Financial and Economic Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, announced on Saturday.

As Han Wenxiu recalled, since the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held its economic review meeting in September 2024, China has consistently introduced and implemented a series of policy measures.

He noted the need to fully utilize the combined effect of existing and new additional measures in a coordinated manner and promote sustainable and healthy economic development next year.

Han Wenxiu made these statements at a forum organized by the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE).

According to the official, next year, efforts will be aimed at maintaining stable economic growth while ensuring overall stability of employment and prices, basic equilibrium of the country's international balance of payments, and an increase in household income commensurate with this growth.

Han Wenxiu said that next year China will continue to pursue a more active fiscal policy and moderately loose monetary policy, and will improve the consistency of macroeconomic policy directions and the effectiveness of its implementation.

As Han Wenxiu pointed out, as China moves toward the goal of achieving basic socialist modernization, the country still has significant room for investment in urbanization, scientific and technological innovation, industrial modernization, and improving the well-being of the population.

He pointed out that, given favorable conditions, the implementation of major projects planned for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) should be advanced and their role used as key drivers to effectively stimulate private investment activity and stabilize overall investment growth.

The fundamental conditions and underlying trends supporting China's long-term economic growth remain unchanged, Han Wenxiu stated, adding that efforts should focus on building confidence, seizing advantages, responding to challenges, and continuously consolidating and expanding the positive momentum of sustainable economic growth.

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Damascus, December 13 (Xinhua) — A joint patrol of Syrian security forces and US troops came under fire on Saturday near the city of Palmyra in central Syria, wounding several people on both sides, Syrian state media reported.

The state news agency SANA reported, citing a source in the Syrian security services, that as a result of the incident, two Syrian intelligence officers and several American soldiers were wounded, and the attacker was killed.

US troops evacuated the wounded to their military base in the al-Tanf area of southeastern Syria, near a strategic border junction with Iraq and Jordan, the agency said, without providing further details about the attack.

Following the incident, traffic on the Deir ez-Zor-Damascus highway was reportedly temporarily suspended, and increased air activity was observed due to increased security measures in the region.

There were no comments from the US.

Currently, fewer than 1,000 U.S. troops are still stationed in Syria, which the Pentagon says is part of an effort to combat Islamic State militants in the region.

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Abu Dhabi, December 13 (Xinhua) — China is ready to maintain high-level exchanges with the United Arab Emirates, deepen strategic mutual trust, implement the important agreements reached by the two heads of state, and advance cooperation in all areas to elevate the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership to new heights, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.

During a meeting with Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, UAE Presidential Special Envoy for Chinese Affairs, Wang Yi emphasized that China is a reliable and trustworthy long-term strategic partner of the UAE, adding that the friendship and mutual trust between the leaders of the two countries serve as the most important political guarantee for the development of relations between China and the UAE.

Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, noted that the development of relations between China and the UAE reflects China's commitment to the principle of equality for all countries, regardless of their size, as well as its support for developing countries.

He noted that the rise and strengthening of China represents the expansion of the forces of world peace, the increase in the power of the Global South, and the strengthening of factors of stability throughout the world.

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, in turn, stated that China is an important strategic partner for the UAE, adding that the deep friendship between the two heads of state is a valuable asset to bilateral relations. He emphasized that developing relations with China is one of the country's top foreign policy priorities.

According to the special envoy, the UAE has full confidence in China's future development and always views its relations with China from a long-term perspective.

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak added that the UAE is willing to further strengthen high-level exchanges with China, learn from China's experience in public administration, and expand cooperation with it in areas such as economics, trade, investment, energy, science and technology, to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

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BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — China's National Development and Reform Commission said Saturday that comprehensive measures will be taken in the coming year to ensure stable investment growth.

As announced at the agency's working meeting, the measures will include the effective use of various types of public investment funds, a moderate increase in the scale of investments in the central budget, and the continued use of new political financial instruments.

Next year, the committee will take action to stimulate private investment, improve the implementation of trade-in programs for consumer goods, boost service consumption, cultivate new growth drivers, and expand high-level openness.

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Moscow, December 13 /Xinhua/ — The catastrophe that occurred 88 years ago in Nanjing, China, still rings a warning bell throughout the world. Does Russia today remember this blood-soaked history? On the eve of the 12th National Remembrance Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, Xinhua correspondents took to the streets of Moscow to seek answers from ordinary people.

“Have you heard of the Nanking Massacre?” “Of course.”

Many Russian respondents answered the correspondents' question in the affirmative.

"The Nanjing Massacre is a tragedy, a catastrophe, a true crime, just like the Nazi crimes against the Soviet Union, against our people who perished," said 70-year-old Muscovite Alexander at the entrance to the Victory Museum in Moscow, dedicated to the history of the Great Patriotic War. Growing up during the Soviet era, he recalls that the Nanjing Massacre was mentioned in school history textbooks back then, and many of his generation still remember it.

Ilya, a thirty-something ecologist working in the city of Cherepovets in northwestern Russia, who was touring the Victory Museum exhibit, said, "I learned about the Nanjing Massacre from the internet. It's an extremely sad chapter in world history. Imperial Japan committed numerous war crimes; hundreds of thousands of unarmed people were slaughtered in Nanjing."

At the entrance to the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), first-year student Anastasia said her school teacher required students to read materials about the Nanjing Massacre. "The Nanjing Massacre was an act of genocide, and there can be no justification for such actions. I believe that, in principle, Japan still owes a debt of gratitude and repentance for such actions."

"It's impossible to live without knowing history. Regardless of how long ago these events occurred, they left a huge mark on the history of our countries. Therefore, it's crucial to remember such memorable events and tell younger generations about the heroic deeds that took place in our country," said Alexander.

The Nanjing Massacre inflicted profound pain on the Chinese people. However, since the war, Japan's far-right has refused to repent, not only denying the hard facts of the massacre but also visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, where tablets bearing the names of 14 Category A war criminals from World War II are kept, and falsifying history textbooks.

Mikhail, a 45-year-old schoolteacher who led his students to the Victory Museum, believes that denial of the Nanjing Massacre is hypocritical, ignoring historical facts, and attempting to obscure the historical truth. "It's fundamentally wrong, bad, and banal. It's inhumane and immoral."

"Someone who can't say 'forgive me' is truly weak. If you exchange truth for lies, calling white black and black white, then nothing good can come of it in the future," Mikhail said.

"History denial is, by and large, a consistent policy of the Japanese government these days. They deny war crimes in China and, in fact, the past itself. They're essentially erasing it from their history," said Grigory, a third-year MGIMO student.

“The only thing we can do is continue to learn, pass on real knowledge, and resist temptation,” says Daniil, also a third-year student at MGIMO.

Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a series of erroneous statements that provoked strong outrage among the Chinese people. "The end of Japanese militarism in World War II is well known. If Japan fails to learn from history, it will ultimately only lead to tragic consequences," Alexander emphasized.

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Minsk, December 13 (Xinhua) — The United States is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash. This was announced on Saturday by US Special Envoy for Belarus John Cole following talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The news was published by Belta on the same day.

"In accordance with President Donald Trump's instructions, the US is lifting sanctions on potassium. I think this is a very good move by the US for Belarus. We are lifting them now," said J. Cole, adding that negotiations on the sanctions will continue.

"As relations between the two countries normalize, more and more sanctions will be lifted," J. Cole said, expressing hope that in the future the parties will reach a situation where there will be no sanctions at all.

According to J. Cole, the negotiations with the President of Belarus, which took place on December 12 and 13, were very productive.

"We talked about the war between Ukraine and Russia, about Venezuela. The President of Belarus mentioned many people and many things. We had a very good conversation. We talked about the future, about how to move forward on the path of rapprochement between the United States and Belarus to normalize relations. That is our goal," the US Special Envoy for Belarus emphasized, adding that the Belarusian leader is giving good advice on resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

In turn, the President of Belarus, in accordance with the agreements reached with the US President and at his request, decided to pardon 123 citizens of various countries. All were convicted under Belarusian law for various crimes, including espionage, terrorism, and extremism.

In total, 156 individuals have been pardoned recently, taking into account decisions made by the President of Belarus at the end of November of this year. Among them are citizens of the United Kingdom, the United States, Lithuania, Ukraine, Latvia, Australia, and Japan. –0–

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Ankara, December 13 (Xinhua) – The Black Sea should not become a "confrontation zone" between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday.

"The Black Sea should not be viewed as a confrontation zone. This will benefit neither Russia nor Ukraine. Everyone needs safe navigation in the Black Sea," the semi-official Anadolu News Agency quotes Erdoğan as saying.

R.T. Erdogan made the announcement on board his plane upon returning to Turkey from Turkmenistan, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the International Forum for Peace and Trust and called for a “limited ceasefire” to prevent attacks on energy facilities and port infrastructure as part of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Ankara has recently repeatedly expressed concern about the potential spillover of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict into the Black Sea. In early December, several drone attacks on Russian-flagged tankers or vessels bound for Russia occurred in Turkey's exclusive economic zone. Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attacks.

On December 12, a missile struck a Turkish-owned civilian vessel in the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk, near Odesa. The vessel sustained damage in the attack, but no casualties were reported. Ukrainian authorities claimed it was a "Russian attack," but Russia has not yet commented on the incident.

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BANGKOK, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — The Thai army's 1st Area of Responsibility Command said on social media on Saturday that its troops, in coordination with the Royal Thai Air Force, carried out airstrikes on two Cambodian military installations at 4:09 p.m. local time, successfully destroying weapons and ammunition depots, as well as air defense and communication systems.

A Royal Thai Navy spokesperson announced that same day that naval vessels had carried out a military operation in the Gulf of Thailand early that morning. The operation was aimed at debilitating and deterring Cambodia's military capabilities in the Koh Kong Province area, as well as ensuring the safety of lives and property of residents along the Gulf of Thailand coast.

In addition, at a press conference on Saturday on the situation on the Thai-Cambodia border, a Thai Ministry of Defense spokesman and a health official said that the latest round of clashes between the two countries had left 15 Thai soldiers dead and more than 270 injured.

As of Saturday morning, more than 260,000 Thai citizens had taken refuge in refugee camps, and seven civilians had been confirmed dead.

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JERUSALEM/Gaza, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — The Israeli army said Saturday it struck a senior Hamas militant in Gaza City.

According to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces, the strike was carried out in cooperation with the Israeli General Security Service (Shin Bet).

According to Israeli state television channel Kan TV, the militant believed to have been killed in the attack is Ra'ad Saad, one of the founders of Hamas's paramilitary wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and the head of Hamas's production headquarters, which is responsible for its own production of rocket launchers, missiles, and anti-tank weapons.

According to Kan TV, Israel had previously made attempts to eliminate R. Saad, which were unsuccessful.

Meanwhile, an Israeli drone struck a vehicle traveling near the Nabulsi junction on Al-Rashid Street, west of Gaza City, killing four people and injuring several others on Saturday, Palestinian medical sources and eyewitnesses said.

According to a Hamas source who asked to remain anonymous, the strike took place in a Hamas-controlled area and is believed to have targeted a senior Palestinian militant inside the vehicle.

Despite the latest ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which took effect in October of this year, the Israeli side has continued to launch attacks on the Gaza Strip, which, according to health authorities in the Palestinian enclave, have so far killed more than 380 people and injured over 1,000 others. –0–

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