Los Angeles to leverage past Olympic experience to address 2028 challenges

In preparation for the 2028 Olympics, Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley highlighted the city's commitment to transit-focused solutions and collaborative learning from previous host cities.

Los Angeles is gearing up to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a strong focus on sustainability and efficient transit solutions.

During an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Thursday, Sutley underscored the importance of learning from other Olympic cities and the role of the C40 platform in facilitating this exchange of knowledge.

"Well, it's very important that we learn from other cities. We are also part of C40. That's a really great platform for cities to share knowledge. Now with the Olympics specifically, we have been building a very close cooperation with the city of Paris that has successfully, very successfully hosted the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So, we have been sharing knowledge with Paris. And we've had many people from Los Angeles going to Paris to observe how they are addressing many of the issues that we are going to have to deal with when the Olympics come to Los Angeles," she said.

Sutley also emphasized the city's proactive approach to reducing individual vehicle use and leveraging insights from Paris and Tokyo to address common urban challenges.

"And really the biggest one is how to get people around. The LA 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be a transit first. We really try to discourage people from using individual vehicles to get around during the Olympic Games. So, there are many things that we are looking forward to implementing but also learning from recent Olympic cities including Paris and Tokyo and also helping the next Olympic city, Brisbane in Australia learn from us and learn from all of this experience. But it really, I think, gets to the point that cities are always looking to each other. We deal with so many of the same challenges, whether it's getting people around, it's about the cleanliness of our air, decisions we make about how we use our land. All of those things cities share in common. So, we're very excited to welcome the world to Los Angeles in 2028 and to take the best from what our predecessor cities as Olympic hosts have done and make it the best Games ever," she said.

Los Angeles to leverage past Olympic experience to address 2028 challenges

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Monday led a central delegation on a visit to Shihezi, a city under the 8th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), met local people and carried out inspections.

He led the delegation on a visit to the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Reclamation Museum, which shows China's revolutionary undertaking of building the city of Shihezi and reclaiming land for farming in what was once a sparsely-populated desert. At the museum, He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, pointed out that people must carry forward the Corps' spirit, understand the connotations of the times, put resources related to the Party's heritage to great use, and pass down revolutionary traditions.

He said that the Corps should draw motivation from its own seven-decade history, and encourage officials and workers to stay dedicated to working and serving in Xinjiang, and make new and greater contributions.

At Xinjiang Tianye (Group), a state-owned enterprise which is affiliated to the XPCC, He listened to reports on the company's technological innovation and new industrialization development.

The vice premier said that the Corps should adhere to innovation-driven development, develop new quality productive forces according to local conditions, and accelerate a high-end, intelligent and green transition.

He urged the Corps to focus on clean and efficient use of coal, prioritize environmental protection and energy conservation, strengthen leading enterprises, and work on landmark projects in the modern coal chemical industry, to cultivate new momentum for industrial science and technology in pursuit of high-quality development.

Chinese vice premier urges promotion of Xinjiang's high-quality development during inspection tour in Shihezi