China has completed the inflation and structural formation of its first large-capacity inflatable grain silo in Hunan Province, central China, with a storage capacity of up to 9,000 tons of grain.
According to its operator, China Grain Reserves Group, this air-supported structure marks a significant step forward in the application of the country's next-generation modern grain storage technology.
Standing 33 meters tall with a diameter of 24 meters, the silo offers a 20 percent increase in storage capacity compared to the previous generation, according to the China Grain Reserves Group.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China's grain output reached a record high of 706.5 million tonnes in 2024, up 1.6 percent from 2023. It also marked the first time the country's grain harvest exceeded 700 million tonnes.
China completes first 9,000-ton inflatable grain silo
Global media and research institutions are reflecting on the legacy of the Tokyo Trials, which convicted 25 Japanese Class-A war criminals, and warning against the resurgence of Japanese militarism, as Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of the trials' opening.
Russia's TASS news agency highlighted the Tokyo Trials' landmark significance, saying Japan's ongoing military expansion proves a persistent trend of militarism.
Russia's Rossiyaskaya Gazeta spotlighted Japan's biological warfare in northeast China's Harbin and the Nanjing Massacre.
Britain's The Week reported that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is ending Japan's pacifist constitution by lifting lethal weapons exports bans.
The Philippines' Asian Century Journal cited global concerns over Japan's WWII atrocities and resurgent militarism.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) scholar Oh Seung-Hee has called for communication between the ROK, China, and Japan to ensure regional stability and peace.
Sunday marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, or the Tokyo Trials.
From May 3, 1946, to Nov 12, 1948, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was held in Tokyo by 11 countries, including the United States, China, the UK and the Soviet Union, to try Japan's Class-A war criminals after World War II.
Global media, research institutions reflect on Tokyo Trials' legacy, warn of Japan's rising militarism
