Local authorities across China improve community services by adopting intelligent tech, faccilities

Local authorities across China are ramping up efforts to improve community services by adopting intelligent tech and facilities.

Parking shortage in old residential communities is a major challenge for residents. A neighborhood in Xihu District of Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, which was built in the 1980s, has served as an example in solving the problem.

To effectively address the problem, the neighborhood has digitized all parking spaces and developed a parking mini-program, along with implementing user-friendly management measures, significantly improving the utilization efficiency of parking bays.

"Residents can open a mini-program of our community before returning home to view real-time parking availability. Blue indicates available spaces, while white shows occupied spots," said Xiang Feifei, an official with the community. 

Currently, over 800 parking spots can dynamically accommodate the parking needs of more than 1,000 vehicles.

In another sub-district in Xihu, local authorities have actively introduced intelligent elderly care models during the process of adapting age-friendly facilities.

"By pressing this button, I can control the temperature and turn on the warm air, so I don't have to worry about the cold room temperature while taking a shower in winter. They have also installed handrails and safety facilities, providing safety for the elderly, which has truly enhanced our sense of happiness," a resident named Chen Xuefen said.

Local authorities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are piloting intelligent community governance. 

Home services are integrated with housekeeping and elderly care based on the establishment of a smart property management service platform, with resources from surrounding community service industries being connected to create a convenient and beneficial smart living service network.

In east China's Jiangxi Province, communities are piloting comprehensive community development projects, aimed at improving embedded services and enhancing the digital and intelligent capabilities of community governance.

Local authorities across China improve community services by adopting intelligent tech, faccilities

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday the outcome of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks will be decided over the next 10 days amid high tensions and increased U.S. military buildups in the Middle East.

Trump made the remarks when addressing the inaugural meeting of the "Board of Peace" in Washington, D.C.

"You're going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days," Trump said, calling Iran "a hotspot right now."

"We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we're going to make a deal," he said.

"It's proven to be, over the years, not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran, and we have to make a meaningful deal. Otherwise bad things happen," Trump added.

The White House said Wednesday that Tehran is expected to present more details on its negotiating position within weeks.

"Diplomacy is always his (Trump's) first option," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, but also noted that "there are many reasons and arguments that one could make for a strike against Iran."

A Trump adviser has estimated a "90 percent chance" of strikes within weeks if talks fail, Axios reported Tuesday, noting that the U.S. raid could involve a large-scale, weeks-long campaign.

Trump says he will decide whether to make deal or attack Iran in 10 days