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BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged New Year greetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

In his message, Xi Jinping, on behalf of the government and people of China, expressed sincere congratulations and best wishes to Vladimir Putin and the Russian people.

The Chinese President stated that 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and China and Russia solemnly celebrated the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, and the World Anti-Fascist War, sending a powerful signal that peace, justice, and the people will surely prevail.

Xi Jinping emphasized that 2025 will witness confident steps in developing China-Russia relations as a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era. This year, the two leaders met in both Beijing and Moscow, engaging in an in-depth exchange of views on important issues of mutual interest.

The Chinese President pointed to the successful implementation of the mutual visa-free policy between China and Russia, the stable creation of an energy corridor connecting them, and dynamic cooperation in new sectors.

Beijing and Moscow also support each other within the UN and other multilateral platforms, offering their ideas and investing their energy in reforming and improving global governance, he said.

Xi Jinping announced that 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chinese-Russian strategic partnership and cooperation, as well as the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation between China and Russia. He added that 2026-2027 will be the Cross Years of Education in the two countries.

The Chinese leader also expressed his readiness to maintain close contacts with Vladimir Putin for the sake of continuous new progress in bilateral relations in the new era. –0–

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BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — A fishing ban aimed at better protecting aquatic life resources in the Yellow River will remain in effect, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs confirmed Wednesday.

The ministry recently issued a circular extending the ban to three more tributaries of the Yellow River. This means the ban now covers the main riverbed and 13 of its major tributaries.

According to the circular, a year-round fishing ban will be in effect from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2030, in the Yellow River's source area and key water bodies in the river's upper reaches. A seasonal moratorium will be in effect from April 1 to July 31 annually in the section of the river from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Northwest China) to its mouth.

During the ban, limited, quota-based general fishing is permitted in designated waters, as well as the fishing of specific species of biological resources. All other types of commercial fishing will be prohibited.

The ministry praised the results of the ban on fishing in the Yellow River basin since its introduction in 2018, noting its positive impact on the conservation of aquatic bioresources and the high-quality development of the local fisheries sector.

However, the agency acknowledged that the overall trend of fishery resource degradation in the Yellow River basin has not yet been completely halted, making it necessary to extend the ban.

The Ministry is willing to strengthen monitoring and regulation in cooperation with nine provincial-level regions located along the river to ensure effective protection of fishery resources. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for efforts to ensure a successful start to the implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).

Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a New Year's tea party held by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

In his New Year greetings, Xi Jinping called on the entire Party and the country's multi-ethnic people to unite even more closely and continuously open up new horizons in advancing China's modernization.

He noted that 2025 was a special year in which China achieved major economic and social development goals, demonstrated strong economic resilience and vitality, and maintained overall social stability.

According to him, the past year also marked the completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (2021-2025), as a result of which China's overall national strength reached a new level.

As 2026 marks the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, Xi Jinping called for efforts in various aspects to give the new period a good start.

Xi Jinping stressed that the CPPCC should focus its consultative and advisory work on formulating and implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan to mobilize broad support and energy for advancing China's modernization. -0-

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BEIJING, December 31 (Xinhua) — Irresponsible and fact-distorting statements by Japan and some other countries regarding China's necessary measures to protect its national sovereignty and territorial integrity are extremely hypocritical, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

According to media reports, Japan, Australia, European Union institutions and some European countries have expressed concern about military exercises around Taiwan. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Recent operations by the Chinese mainland coast guard are aimed at maintaining normal navigation and protecting the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Zhang Han, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday.

Answering a question from the media at a regular departmental press conference, Zhang Han again emphasized that both sides of the strait belong to one China and that Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu are part of China, and that so-called “forbidden or restricted waters” do not exist.

Zhang Han said that for a long time, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration had ignored the historical and factual reality that fishermen from both sides of the strait work together in traditional fishing grounds.

The DPP administration unjustifiably detained fishing vessels and crews from the mainland, and also treated them in a dangerous and rough manner, creating navigational risks and a serious threat to the lives and property of fishermen, the agency representative added. -0-

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Almaty, December 31 (Xinhua) — An Air China plane departed from Kazakhstan's Almaty International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China on Tuesday evening, marking the launch of the first direct air service between Almaty and Chengdu.

The new route marks the first direct air service connecting Kazakhstan with southwestern China. Flights operate twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, under flight numbers CA455/456, on Airbus A320 passenger aircraft.

At the launch ceremony for the inaugural flight, Chen Zhaozhen, General Director of Air China's Almaty office, expressed hope that the opening of the new air route will promote cooperation between China and Kazakhstan in the fields of tourism, culture, and education, and will also serve to deepen trade and economic ties and humanitarian exchanges between the two countries, giving new impetus to international cooperation and regional connectivity within the framework of the joint implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative.

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Beijing, December 31 (Xinhua) — Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Nurlan Yermekbayev gave an exclusive written interview to Xinhua News Agency on December 31, in which he noted that the SCO, following the principles enshrined in the UN Charter and the SCO Charter, continues to support the Chinese government's efforts to protect its state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and generally opposes interference by external forces in the internal affairs of sovereign states.

Xinhua: The US recently approved large-scale arms sales to Taiwan, grossly interfering in China's internal affairs, seriously harming China's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and thereby sending a gravely false signal to separatist forces advocating "Taiwan independence." All SCO member states firmly adhere to the one-China principle, emphasize non-interference in each other's internal affairs, and support each other in defending national sovereignty and territorial integrity. What do you think about the US's recent moves to sell arms to Taiwan?

N. Yermekbayev noted that, as is well known, at the SCO summit in Tianjin on September 1, 2025, the heads of member states approved the SCO Development Strategy to 2035, which defines the principles and goals of the Organization's development for the future. This important document emphasized that member states oppose the use of double standards, strictly adhere to the norms and principles of international law, and resolutely oppose any attempts to interfere in their internal affairs and undermine the cohesion of the SCO.

Furthermore, in the Tianjin Declaration adopted following the summit, the SCO member states emphasized that the principles of mutual respect for the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of states, equality, mutual benefit, non-interference in internal affairs, and non-use of force or the threat of force are the foundation for the sustainable development of international relations.

According to him, with regard to the one-China principle, back in June 2002, the Declaration adopted by the leaders of the SCO member states following their meeting in St. Petersburg enshrined a provision confirming that the government of the PRC is the sole legitimate government representing all of China, and that Taiwan is an integral part of Chinese territory.

In this vein, the SCO, following the principles enshrined in the UN Charter and the SCO Charter, continues to support the Chinese government's efforts to protect its state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and generally opposes interference by external forces in the internal affairs of sovereign states. -0-

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NANJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Colorful lanterns of various shapes were displayed at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, ahead of the New Year.

NANJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Colorful lanterns of various shapes were displayed at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, ahead of the New Year.

NANJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Colorful lanterns of various shapes were displayed at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, ahead of the New Year.

NANJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Colorful lanterns of various shapes were displayed at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, ahead of the New Year.

NANJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Colorful lanterns of various shapes were displayed at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, ahead of the New Year.

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