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Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

2024-05-10 06:26 Last Updated At:16:27

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship during talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Thursday.

Xi, who is on a historic first state visit to Hungary, fondly recalled his 2009 visit to the Central European country when he was vice president.

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Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship during talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Thursday.

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

"Two impressions stand out on this first visit after 15 years. One is that Hungary's economic and social development is showing a booming momentum. Two is that I've felt strongly the warmth and friendliness of the Hungarian people," Xi told Orban.

"Mr. Prime Minister and I have been old friends since we met in 2009. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary, and the development of China-Hungary relations has ushered in important new opportunities. I am willing to have in-depth exchanges and work together with the Prime Minister to deepen the traditional friendship and political mutual trust between the two countries, outline a new blueprint for bilateral relations, inject strong new impetus into the cooperation between the two countries, and create a better tomorrow for the people of the two countries," Xi said.

Orban extended a warm welcome to Xi, and hailed the positive role of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in boosting economic growth in Hungary.

"Hungary achieved success by participating in the BRI, and the achievements of the BRI in Hungary are unparalleled in Europe. This initiative, proposed by Mr. President yourself, has brought tens of thousands of jobs and economic prosperity to Hungary," said Orban.

"Hungary has always supported, is supporting and will always support the one-China principle. We firmly believe that Europe needs broad and deep cooperation with China," he added.

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

Xi calls for deepening China and Hungary’s traditional friendship

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China conducts last pilot ecological assessment in Yangtze River

2024-05-20 17:38 Last Updated At:18:17

A total of 11 tech groups from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) are conducting the sampling mission in 16 provinces in the Yangtze River Basin from April to June this year to monitor the ecological environment in the longest river in China.

Researchers were collecting samples of aquatic organisms in the Poyang Lake section of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Poyang Lake is the largest lake that is connected to the Yangtze River in the middle and lower reaches.

It is an important spawning and feeding ground for fish in the Yangtze River, and also an important habitat for rare aquatic organisms such as finless porpoises. It plays an important role in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem structure in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

"We need to monitor the basic water quality parameters, as well as three major categories: phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic organisms. We collect samples from the bottom, the middle, and the surface, in order to identify the distribution of organisms across various levels. The white organisms (in the bottle) that occasionally jump are zooplankton," said Hu Sheng, senior engineer of the Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau.

In order to ensure the quality, the samples were screened and sealed immediately after collection, and then taken to the monitoring ship for fixation.

Nowadays it is common to see finless porpoises in the Yangtze River. According to statistics, the number of finless porpoises in the Yangtze River has reached 1,249, achieving a historic rebound.

"The finless porpoise is the flagship species in the Yangtze River and the species at the top of the food chain. When the fish population recovers and the finless porpoises have more food, its population will also increase," said Zhang Jing, senior engineer of the Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau.

The pilot monitoring of water ecology assessment in the Yangtze River Basin began in 2022 and has been carried out for three consecutive years, and this year is the last pilot year.

"In the next step, we will conduct a comprehensive and systematic analysis and evaluation of the monitoring data to lay a good foundation for the formal water ecological assessment work in the Yangtze River Basin next year," said Xu Chong, head of the Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau.

China conducts last pilot ecological assessment in Yangtze River

China conducts last pilot ecological assessment in Yangtze River

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