NPC deputy shares experience on protecting immovable cultural relics

A deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) who works in the cultural relics protection sector on Tuesday shared her experience on protection of immovable cultural relics.

Zhuya Bakheti, a staff member at the Altay Regional Museum in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, talked about her role as an NPC deputy in cultural relics protection work at a group interview ahead of the closing of the third session of the 14th NPC in Beijing.

She emphasized the importance of preserving these treasures to strengthen the sense of unity among the Chinese nation.

"As a NPC deputy from the frontline of the cultural heritage sector, my proposal primarily focuses on the protection and preservation of immovable cultural relics. In the northwest region of China, rock paintings and other historical stone relics are abundant and significant in scale. However, since they are mostly carved into mountain surfaces and rock walls, long-term exposure to temperature fluctuations, wind erosion, and biological damage has led to rock fissures and surface corrosion," said Bakheti.

"I put forward a suggestion, advocating for enhanced digital documentation methods for outdoor cultural relics. This would better present the current state of preservation, fully and promptly display relevant patterns and line details, and provide essential research materials for the protection of stone cultural relics," she said.

Her proposal has received positive responses and active support from relevant national ministries.

"Since March 1 this year, the newly revised Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics has officially come into effect, providing a stronger legal foundation for our cultural preservation efforts. I deeply believe that cultural relics carry the rich history and vibrant heritage of the Chinese nation. Ensuring their preservation and revitalization is a crucial responsibility for cultural heritage professionals in the new era," she said.

NPC deputy shares experience on protecting immovable cultural relics

Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.

"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.

He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.

"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.

"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.

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