China Pavilion at World Expo in Osaka to blend tradition, technology

The China Pavilion at the upcoming World Expo 2025, set to open this coming Sunday in Osaka, Japan's third-largest city, promises an immersive experience that seamlessly blends tradition with technology.

The theme of the China Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka Expo is "Building a Community of Life for Man and Nature: A Future Society of Green Development," highlighting a strong commitment to sustainable and eco-friendly growth.

The China Pavilion is one of the largest self-built pavilions, occupying 3,500 square meters, and located near the center of the Grand Roof, a symbolic ring-shaped wooden structure at the Osaka Expo.

The architectural design of the pavilion is inspired by traditional bamboo slip scrolls, one of the most important writing mediums in ancient China.

One scroll in the entrance on the south side stands 17 meters high, another 15 meters in the northwest corner.

According to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the combination of bamboo scrolls and Chinese characters showcase the spiritual and cultural essence of Chinese civilization as well as the country's commitment to green development in the new era.

The China Pavilion features a diverse range of exhibits on traditional culture, ecological civilization, and technological achievements, including one of the key highlights -- a display of lunar soil samples collected by China's space missions.

There are a number of events planned at the China Pavilion for the duration of the expo, such as "Sichuan Week" at the end of April, "Beijing Week" and "Shenzhen Week" in the following week.

The trilateral negotiations among Russia, the United States and Ukraine, aimed at ending the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict, are currently at a standstill, Russia’s military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov said on Wednesday.

Also on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated that he was open to a ceasefire with Russia, but said that he did not foresee progress in negotiations until the conflict in Iran is "closed" or a fundamental ceasefire is reached among the United States, Israel, and Iran.

In 2026, delegations from Russia, the United States and Ukraine have held three rounds of peace talks, with the first two taking place in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 23-24 and on Feb. 4-5, and the last one in Geneva on Feb. 17-18.