The Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal welcomed 4,800 international passengers on Sunday, setting a new record for the highest number of foreign tourists to enter the port in a single day. On Sunday, the German luxury cruise ship AIDA Stella docked at the port for the first time, bringing approximately 2,200 international tourists. On the same day, Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas also arrived, delivering over 2,600 foreign visitors to the port.
The cruise port hosted a special welcoming ceremony for foreign tourists, featuring dragon and lion dances, traditional Chinese music performances, and displays of intangible cultural heritage, which captivated many visitors. "I think it's a beautiful town, I've never been there before. I will see what it will be," said a foreign tourist.
"It's the first time we're here in China and we're really excited to see Shanghai, to see what's going on in China. We have heard that it's a really modern country. So, we are really excited about what we can see here," said another tourist.
Shanghai cruise port welcomes record 4,800 passengers in single day
The multilateral system is "under attack" amid global turmoil, President of the 80th UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock warned in her remarks on Wednesday.
In her briefing on the priorities for the resumed 80th Session of the General Assembly, the UNGA president noted that the current multilateral system does not collapse all in a sudden, but "crumbles piece by piece" in divisions, compromises, and lack of political commitment.
The president called all the UN member states to defend the UN Charter and international law and promote cross-regional cooperation.
She also urged to push forward the work of the UNGA on certain critical issues with a strong majority, rather than an absolute consensus among all member states. Such act is not a failure of multilateralism, but "an affirmation of it," she said.
The foundational principles of the institution should not be eroded by appeasement, she said, calling the member states to show courage, leadership, and responsibility at the UN's "critical make-or-break moment."
"The UN needs you. Your support, your leadership, your principle, stand, your cross-regional cooperation, if we are to preserve and modernize this institution, if we are to make it, rather than break it," she said.
UNGA President warns global multilateral system "under attack"
