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Arkhangelsk, Russia, September 20, Xinhua — The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is one of Russia's strategic priorities. It is a highly promising logistics route that could significantly impact global logistics. Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky announced this on Friday at a meeting with foreign journalists who came to Pomorye as part of a press tour organized with the support of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Regarding the development of the Northern Sea Route, it's absolutely clear that this is a strategic priority for our country, for Russia. And for the world as a whole, it's a very promising logistics route," he said, responding to a question from Xinhua.

“This is truly a ‘mission of the era’ today, one that has the potential to revolutionise global trade logistics in many ways,” he added.

According to A. Tsybulsky, year-round shipping along the NSR will be possible in 5-6 years. Vessels with the required ice class are already being built, and all technologies have been refined. Once shipping along the NSR becomes year-round, this route will acquire a completely new significance for global trade.

China could benefit from using the NSR, according to the governor of Russia's Arkhangelsk Region. Trade between Russia and China is growing, and political, economic, and humanitarian cooperation between the two countries is rapidly developing. He noted that the NSR offers significant time savings—up to 25 days—and is the shortest sea route from Asia to Europe. And the port of Arkhangelsk offers the shortest route for delivering Chinese goods to Moscow and central Russia.

"We see interest from our Chinese partners. It's growing. I think the prospects are very bright," emphasized A. Tsybulsky.

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URUMQI, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — A 1,000-megawatt solar thermal and photovoltaic power generation project has been connected to the grid in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, setting a model for the region in making more efficient use of renewable energy.

The project, the largest of its kind in China, was fully operational in the city of Hami on Thursday.

The project included a 100-megawatt molten salt solar thermal system using advanced linear Fresnel technology—one of the most advanced solar thermal energy generation methods, based on the principles of reflection and refraction of light to convert solar thermal energy into electricity. It has the potential to generate 148 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy annually, reducing carbon emissions by 1.3 million tons.

"With this technology, molten salt acts as a 'super energy storage', storing heat from 260,000 mirrors exposed to the sun during the day and generating energy at night, ensuring continuous power generation and reducing costs," said Huang Longfei, deputy head of the project's solar energy department.

Xinjiang, the largest provincial-level administrative region in China, has abundant solar and wind resources.

As China aims to achieve peak carbon emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, more Chinese companies are developing clean energy in Xinjiang, boosting the region's green development, creating jobs and contributing to the country's "dual carbon goals."

In 2023, the share of clean energy in China's total energy consumption was 26.4 percent, up from 15.5 percent in 2013, while coal's share in energy consumption has fallen by 12.1 percentage points over the past decade, according to data cited in a white paper published last year.

Electricity generated from clean energy has accounted for more than half of the country's total electricity consumption growth over the past decade, demonstrating the growing share of green energy in its energy mix.

Noting the potential of the wind energy industry in Xinjiang, wind turbine manufacturer Yuexin Green Energy Group invested 4 billion yuan (about 562 million US dollars) to build an assembly line and blade production base in Turpan City, Xinjiang.

According to the company's CEO, Qiu Yong, the city's central location in Xinjiang's main wind energy zones helps reduce transportation costs.

Qiu Yong also emphasized the company's strategic focus on the Central Asian market. "We received an order for 200 wind turbines from Kazakhstan shortly after we began construction of the blade production facility last year," he said, adding that the two facilities have created approximately 2,000 jobs.

After graduating from university, local resident Maraba Mahmut works as an administrative specialist in a company, earning about 6,000 yuan per month.

“Having a job close to home allows me to take care of my family at the same time,” said the 27-year-old.

Qiu Yong noted that the company has also attracted enterprises engaged in the extraction and processing of raw materials to invest in Turpan, which will help complete the formation of an industrial chain for the production of wind turbines in the city.

“Given the creation of an industrial cluster, we are quite confident in the prospects for business development here,” he said. -0-

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Beijing, September 20 (Xinhua) — China's position on TikTok is clear, and the Chinese government respects the will of businesses, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

The department emphasized that China welcomes business negotiations between companies in accordance with market rules to achieve solutions that comply with Chinese laws and regulations and balance the interests of all parties.

China hopes that the United States will accommodate China, fulfill its obligations in good faith, ensure an open, fair, impartial, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies, including TikTok, to continue operating in the United States, and promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-US economic and trade relations, the Ministry of Commerce stated. -0-

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Tashkent, September 20 (Xinhua) — The 3rd International Festival of Folk Applied Arts opened in the city of Kokand in Uzbekistan on Friday.

"The festival and forum, held to study and popularize folk arts and crafts, their history, schools, and traditions, are attended by approximately 300 artisans from more than 70 countries, as well as representatives of international organizations and the cultural and scientific community. This demonstrates the growing international prestige of these events," the press service of the President of Uzbekistan reported on Friday.

"In Uzbekistan, great attention is paid to the development of handicrafts, which have evolved over many centuries as an integral part of our rich cultural heritage, national traditions, and values. Today, this sector not only serves as a link between the past and the future but is also becoming a vital economic sector. Thus, the country is creating significant opportunities for artisans—skilled craftsmen, designers, and young talents—and is undertaking extensive work to promote their products on the global market and present them as a national brand," the statement reads.

The festival will run from September 19 to 21. –0–

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TIANJIN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Since the beginning of 2025, more than 50,000 standard containers (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units) have been shipped by freight trains from Tianjin, northern China, on the China-Europe/Central Asia international rail freight routes, according to data from Tianjin Customs.

Tianjin is a key transportation hub for the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and a crossing point for the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Currently, China-Europe/Central Asia trains pass through the Tianjin region, traveling in all three directions—eastern, central, and western.

According to a representative of a local container shipping company, customs authorities' measures to simplify transit cargo delivery procedures "from port to warehouse" allow for the entire process, from container unloading to delivery to the warehouse, to be completed quickly, reducing container turnaround time by 1-2 days.

According to statistics, as of September 15, 2025, a total of 492 freight trains operating on international China-Europe/Central Asia routes, carrying 52,890 TEUs, have been dispatched under the supervision and management of Tianjin Customs. The number of TEUs transported increased by 15 percent year-on-year.

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Beijing, September 20 (Xinhua) — Since the beginning of 2025, authorities in Heilongjiang Province (Northeast China), which borders Russia, have been actively developing inbound tourism. Thanks to this, in the first half of this year, Russian tourist flow to Heilongjiang exceeded 145,000 people, which is 37.4 percent more than in the same period last year.

According to the news website Chinanews.com.cn, citing data from the provincial Administration of Culture and Tourism, on September 15, the day China introduced a 30-day visa-free entry regime for Russian citizens with regular passports, the influx of Russian tourists entering Heilongjiang Province jumped 107 percent compared to the previous day.

"The visa-free policy is expected to further promote inbound tourism," Zhong Hua, deputy head of the provincial Bureau of Culture and Tourism, said at a press conference on Friday.

According to the agency, Heilongjiang Province's tourism industry experienced a boom from January to August this year. Domestic and international tourist arrivals to Heilongjiang Province totaled 184 million person-times during the reporting period, with the total amount spent by tourists during their stay in the province amounting to 250.18 billion yuan, an increase of 11.9 percent and 21.2 percent year-on-year, respectively. Among them, 1.107 million outbound tourists spent 12.13 billion yuan in Heilongjiang Province, with both figures increasing by 54.9 percent and 61.7 percent year-on-year, respectively.

As Zhong Hua noted, during the summer holidays, many cities in Heilongjiang Province attracted large numbers of travelers, with Yichun and Harbin becoming popular destinations for escaping the heat.

With the National Day of the People's Republic of China and the Zhongqiujie (Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival) approaching, Heilongjiang Province is already preparing to welcome tourists with a variety of cultural and tourist events, she added. -0-

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Bishkek, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — A gala evening was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Friday to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival (or Moon Festival) for representatives of the local Chinese diaspora.

Speaking at the event, Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Liu Jiangping congratulated her compatriots living in the country on the upcoming holiday and emphasized that the great spirit of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression inspires the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation in China and abroad to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and tirelessly strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The diplomat also briefed those present on the results of the recently concluded SCO summit in Tianjin, spoke about the importance of the China Initiative on Global Governance and the latest achievements in the development of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR, Northwest China), and fully recognized the contribution of Chinese compatriots in Kyrgyzstan to promoting Chinese-Kyrgyz friendship, assuring that the embassy will continue to make every effort to provide the necessary services.

The Chinese participants in the event thanked the embassy for its support and concern, expressing their willingness to contribute to the development of their homeland and Chinese-Kyrgyz cooperation.

Artists from the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Kyzylsu-Kyrgyz Autonomous Okrug of the XUAR performed for the guests of the event. –0–

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Kyiv, September 20 (Xinhua) — Ukraine and Russia are currently negotiating only on humanitarian issues, specifically the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war. This was stated by Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), as reported by RBC-Ukraine on Friday.

He also added that following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington, Kyiv expects the agreements reached there to organize peace talks between the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia to be implemented.

On August 18, V. Zelenskyy held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. European leaders later joined them. The meeting discussed further steps to end the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict.

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TAIYUAN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — The 25th Pingyao International Photography Festival kicked off Friday in Pingyao, an ancient town in north China's Shanxi Province, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is famous for its well-preserved ancient architecture.

The 5-day event, titled “Breaking Boundaries, Intellectually Looking to the Future,” features over 20,000 works by over 5,000 photographers from 34 countries and regions, as well as 25 provincial-level administrative units in China.

The highlight of this year's festival was a display of photographs taken with a Polaroid camera. Belgian photographer Carmen De Vos and British photographer Claire Marie Bailey are participating in person, and the work of German photographer Stefanie Schneider is also on display.

The festival also launched a training program that offers participants both theoretical and practical classes in Pingyao and the German city of Bottrop to enhance their curatorial skills.

Over the past 25 years, the Pingyao International Photography Festival has collected more than 300,000 photographs from over 100 countries and regions, attracting millions of visitors from home and abroad to this ancient city. -0-

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Moscow, September 20 (Xinhua) — The Russian Ministry of Defense has denied Estonia's claim that Russian fighter jets violated its airspace. Following the incident, the Baltic country requested NATO consultations.

The Russian MiG-31 fighter jets did not violate Estonian airspace; the flight took place more than three kilometers from Vaindlo Island, RIA Novosti reports, citing a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed-upon air route and did not violate Estonian airspace. The aircraft's flight route lay over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, more than three kilometers from Vaindlo Island," the statement reads.

According to the agency, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets completed a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airfield in the Kaliningrad region on Friday.

On the other hand, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal wrote the following on the social media platform X on Friday: "This morning, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace. NATO fighter jets responded, and the Russian aircraft were forced to retreat. This violation is completely unacceptable. The Estonian government has decided to request consultations with NATO in accordance with Article 4 [of the Alliance Charter]."

Earlier on Friday, the Estonian Foreign Ministry announced it had summoned Russia's Chargé d'Affaires to deliver a note of protest regarding the alleged violation of Estonian airspace by Russian MiG-31 fighter jets. According to the Estonian Foreign Ministry, three Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland and remained there for 12 minutes.

As RIA Novosti reported from Brussels, NATO spokesperson Alison Arth an hour later repeated the Estonian Foreign Ministry's unconfirmed accusations and added that the alliance had scrambled aircraft in response.

"Earlier today, Russian aircraft violated Estonian airspace. NATO responded immediately," NATO spokesperson X said in a social media post. It clarified that the aircraft were scrambled.

On October 1, the leaders of the European Union (EU) will discuss a collective response to Russia's alleged violations of EU airspace, European Council President António Costa announced on social media.

“We will discuss our collective response to Russia’s actions at an informal meeting of the European Council in Copenhagen on October 1,” the publication said.

According to a report from Washington, US President Donald Trump said he did not like reports of an incident involving alleged Russian fighter jets.

"I don't like it. I don't like it when that happens, it could get into big trouble, but I'll let you know later," Trump told reporters, adding that he would soon be briefed on the matter.

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