31st China Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Fair opens in Shaanxi

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31st China Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Fair opens in Shaanxi

2024-10-26 18:25 Last Updated At：19:27

The 31st China Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Fair opened Friday in Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Industries Demonstration Zone of Shaanxi in the northwest, attracting over 1,800 enterprises from 49 countries.

At the opening ceremony, 100 major agricultural sci-tech achievements and 1,000 outstanding agricultural sci-tech achievements were unveiled.

The five-day event features a range of activities, including exhibitions, conferences and product launches. It presents achievements in core provenances, key agricultural machinery and equipment, agricultural water conservation and smart agriculture from domestic and international agricultural research institutions and enterprises.

In addition to an indoor exhibition area of 120,000 square meters, the fair features seven comprehensive exhibition points and 13 visitation points to display the outcomes of agricultural technology promotion and application. Both online and offline activities are taking place, including virtual exhibitions, negotiations and livestreaming events for product sales.

Jointly sponsored by the China Agro-technological Extension Association and the China Agricultural Exhibition Association, the fair will also feature the finals of an apple competition, an agricultural robot application competition, expert services for agricultural consultation and training, and roundtable meetings and exchange activities on modern agricultural development.

Launched in 1994, the Yangling Agricultural Hi-Tech Fair has attracted over 33 million visitors and participants, presenting cumulatively over 190,000 new agricultural technology achievements, and releasing over 12,600 cutting-edge sci-tech achievements and patents.

Xi's special envoy attends inauguration of Myanmar's president

At the invitation of the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Jiang Xinzhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy and vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the inauguration ceremony of Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw on Friday.

Min Aung Hlaing met with Jiang on the same day.

Noting that the pauk-phaw (fraternal) friendship between China and Myanmar has a long history, Jiang said the two countries have long enjoyed a harmonious relationship and mutual assistance, which fully demonstrates the profound significance of the China-Myanmar community with a shared future. China supports Myanmar in pursuing a development path that suits its own national conditions, Jiang said, adding that the country is willing to work with Myanmar to deepen high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, maintain stability along the China-Myanmar border, and ensure the safety of Chinese personnel and projects in Myanmar.

For his part, Min Aung Hlaing expressed gratitude for China's long-term and valuable assistance to Myanmar's economic and social development.

Myanmar firmly adheres to the one-China principle and supports the four global initiatives proposed by China, Min Aung Hlaing said.

The president pledged that Myanmar would make every effort to ensure China's security interests in the country, and expressed Myanmar's willingness to deepen practical cooperation with China across various fields.