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Brief look at Liaoning Province as Xi goes on inspection tour

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Brief look at Liaoning Province as Xi goes on inspection tour

2025-01-22 22:46 Last Updated At:01-23 02:27

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday made an inspection tour to northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Xi visited the village of Zhujiagou, under the administration of Suizhong County in Huludao City, which was badly hit by floods last August.

He inspected the progress in post-disaster restoration and reconstruction.

Visiting the villagers who had moved into their new houses just before this winter, Xi inquired about the quality of the reconstructed homes and whether their daily living conditions were adequate.

Located in the industrial heartlands of northeast China, Liaoning embodies a delicate combination of modern development and beautiful natural scenery.

The coastal province has a land area of 148,000 square kilometers and a sea area of some 150,000 square kilometers, with a resident population of over 41.8 million people.

Last year, Liaoning's GDP exceeded 3.26 trillion yuan (over 448 billion U.S. dollars), registering a year-on-year growth of 5.1 percent.

Liaoning's investment growth rate in industry hit a ten-year high in 2024, helping to stabilize its industrial market. The added value of high-tech manufacturing industries above the designated size increased by 11.3 percent from the prior year, according to data.

The provincial government has also moved to strengthen the interaction between key laboratory groups and industrial clusters, consolidating the foundation for sci-tech innovation across the province.

Progress has also been made to continually optimize the local business environment and support the growth and development of private enterprises.

With a focus on improving the wellbeing of both the young and the elderly, Liaoning authorities have worked to continuously upgrade urban and rural living environments and ensure people's livelihoods.

Last year saw Liaoning's grain output exceed 25 billion kilograms, with the stable production and supply of important agricultural products guaranteed.

The provincial government has also endeavored to create a demonstration area for the integrated development of culture, sports and tourism. Last year, the province saw a 28-percent increase in the number of tourist trips and a nearly 26-percent rise in total tourism revenue.

Liaoning has also seized the opportunity of opening up to the north and the east by actively participating in high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), one of China's flagship initiatives focused on developing new infrastructure and fostering greater connectivity among participating countries and regions.

In 2024, the province handled the largest number of China-Europe freight trains in northeast China, highlighting its important standing as a key logistics hub.

Brief look at Liaoning Province as Xi goes on inspection tour

Brief look at Liaoning Province as Xi goes on inspection tour

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Unusual seismic activity rocks Santorini, with tremors expected to continue: expert

2025-02-09 15:27 Last Updated At:16:07

Santorini Island, a popular tourist destination in Greece, has been experiencing unusual seismic activity in recent days, with experts warning that the region may experience continued seismic activity for an extended period.

Between 00:00 and 12:00 local time on Saturday, 11 earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 or higher were recorded near the island, with the strongest tremor reaching a magnitude of 4.9, according to data by Institute of Geodynamics of the Athens National Observatory.

This follows a series of earthquakes that began earlier in the week.

Dimitrios Papanikolaou, an Emeritus Professor of Geology and Geoenvironment at the University of Athens, who has held various positions including President of the Geological Society of Greece and Chair of the European Center for Earthquake Prediction and Prevention, explained in an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) that the earthquakes are caused by a submerged fault, rather than by volcanic activity from the nearby underwater Kolumbo volcano.

Papanikolaou elaborated that Santorini Island, located within the caldera of an ancient volcano, is situated in a seismically active area with several fault lines and the presence of the Kolumbo submarine volcano. As a result, the region has long been prone to earthquakes.

After the earthquake on Wednesday, which was the largest recorded at magnitude 5.2, seismic activity in the area has remained intense, with no clear primary tremor or aftershocks, making the situation particularly rare.

"What's happening is a rather unique case of geo-dynamic activity, not usual as we know it from all the history last century and this present century. At this moment we think that this activity of medium-size activity of earthquakes will continue for several weeks. And sometime, we cannot say exactly when, probably in the next couple of months, this will stop, will cease," he said.

Professor Papanikolaou urged both locals and tourists to remain calm, emphasizing that the island's infrastructure is well-equipped to handle seismic activity.

He reassured the public that even a magnitude six earthquake would not likely lead to widespread building collapses. However, he cautioned that secondary disasters, such as landslides or tsunamis, could pose risks and should be monitored closely.

Unusual seismic activity rocks Santorini, with tremors expected to continue: expert

Unusual seismic activity rocks Santorini, with tremors expected to continue: expert

Unusual seismic activity rocks Santorini, with tremors expected to continue: expert

Unusual seismic activity rocks Santorini, with tremors expected to continue: expert

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