Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Sunday exchanged congratulatory messages over the 75th anniversary of the China-DPRK diplomatic ties.
In his message, Xi said that, 75 years ago, China and the DPRK officially established diplomatic relations, marking the beginning of a new historical chapter in their relationship with epoch-making significance. Over the past 75 years, the two countries have supported each other in consolidating their respective political systems and safeguarding national sovereignty, worked hand in hand in strengthening exchanges and cooperation, advancing socialism, and closely collaborated in promoting regional peace and stability as well as upholding international fairness and justice.
The traditional friendship between China and the DPRK has been tested by the changes of the times and the changing international situations, becoming a shared valuable asset for both countries and their people, he said.
Xi stressed that he highly values the development of China-DPRK relations, and China is willing to work with the DPRK to take the 75th anniversary as an opportunity to strengthen strategic communication and coordination, deepen friendly exchanges and cooperation, and continue to write new chapters for China-DPRK traditional friendship.
For his part, Kim said that, over the past 75 years, the two parties and countries have upheld firm beliefs in their respective causes, overcome various tests and challenges, and courageously advanced on the path of socialism.
It is in the fundamental interests of both countries to continuously inherit and develop the long-standing friendship between the DPRK and China, he said, noting that the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government will continue its efforts to consolidate and develop friendly and cooperative relations with China in line with the requirements of the new era.
Xi, Kim exchange congratulatory messages over 75th anniversary of China-DPRK diplomatic ties
Xi, Kim exchange congratulatory messages over 75th anniversary of China-DPRK diplomatic ties
China has seen a burst in trade volume of used new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the first nine month of this year, industrial data showed.
In a report released by the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) in early November, a total of 789,800 used new energy cars were traded nationwide in the first nine months of the year, up 54 percent year on year.
In a used vehicle trading market in Beijing, dealers have displayed used NEVs together at prominent positions for the trading craze.
"At present, our NEVs account for about 10 percent of our total inventory. The sales volume of used NEVs is increasing year by year. Almost all the customers coming in will ask if there are any NEVs," said used car dealer Lyu Shuai.
Most of the customers are under 40 years old, and they are attracted by the excellent performance, sense of technology and environmental protection attributes of new energy vehicles. "NEVs are more intelligent and can better meet the needs of young people. The configuration and practicality are better, and the maintenance cost is not that high," said a resident surnamed Zhang.
Dealers said that the rapid iteration of NEV technologies and the stimulation of the trade-in policies have made individual car owners who bought new energy vehicles early consider selling or replacing their old cars with new ones with higher performance, longer battery life and more intelligent functions, which has also brought more used cars into the market.
Data shows that in September this year, a total of 100,500 used new energy cars were traded nationwide, an increase of 8.1 percent month on month and 32.5 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, the demand for NEV inspection and evaluation also increases sharply, and the test usually focus on three aspects of physical damage, the battery power release capacity, and battery abnormal attenuation, said industrial insiders.
"The demands for NEV testing have skyrocketed. In the third quarter, the NEV test volume increased by nearly 130 percent year on year," said Xu Hongtao, general manager of testing department of Chaboshi, a domestic vehicle appraisal evaluation company.
China's used NEV trade surges 54 pct in first nine month