International carbon neutrality forum kicks off in northwest China's Xi'an

The 3rd Carbon Neutrality (Xi'an) International Forum, hosted by China's Northwest University, opened in the historic city of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Tuesday, aiming to deepen international cooperation in addressing climate change.   The event brought together over 500 participants, including renowned experts, government officials, and representatives from enterprises, universities and research institutions from around the globe.   The forum sought to gather global wisdom and create an open platform to explore sustainable development paths as well as to contribute to China's carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals and enhance global climate governance.   At the opening ceremony, an educational program targeting teenagers was officially launched.   The program will include science popularization lectures in schools and online competitions focused on low-carbon knowledge, encouraging adolescents to enhance their awareness about environmental protection and inspiring them to advocate and practice a low-carbon lifestyle.

In the keynote session, notable figures such as Piao Shilong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and vice president of Peking University, and Jin Zhijun, also a  CAS academician and director of the Peking University Institute of Energy, delved into various topics including new challenges and opportunities for global low-carbon policies and international cooperation.   The roundtable discussion featured experts and scholars from domestic and international universities, alongside representatives from companies like Shaanxi Hydrogen Energy, Changqing Oilfield and LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd..   The participants engaged in discussions on topics such as new productive forces driving industrial low-carbon transformation and international cooperation in scientific innovation and human resources development to combat climate change.

International carbon neutrality forum kicks off in northwest China's Xi'an

Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with President of the Republic of Mozambique Daniel Francisco Chapo in Beijing on Tuesday.

Zhao said China is willing to work with Mozambique, under the guidance of the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, to carry forward traditional friendship, deepen political mutual trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and fully implement the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

China stands ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Mozambique between legislative bodies, share experience in areas such as reform and development, rule of law construction and rural revitalization, and provide impetus for the development of their respective countries, Zhao added.

Chapo said Mozambique firmly adheres to the one-China principle, actively supports the four major global initiatives proposed by China, and is willing to strengthen practical cooperation with China, promote exchanges between the two countries' legislative bodies and promote the development of bilateral relations.

China's top legislator meets Mozambican president on relations