The 20th China Huabiao Film Awards were announced on Sunday in the coastal city of Qingdao, celebrating the best of Chinese cinema over the past two years.
The biennial event, one of the country's most prestigious film awards, celebrates the achievements of China’s rapidly evolving film industry, recognizing the collaborative spirit and innovative efforts of its filmmakers.
A total of 20 exceptional domestic films and filmmakers were honored across 11 categories.
Among them, "Article 20" was one of 10 recipients of the Outstanding Feature Film award. Other notable winners included "Beyond the Clouds" for Best Rural-themed Film and "Moon Man" for Best Youth Film.
Kara Wai Ying-hung won the Outstanding Actress award for "Love Never Ends," and Zhang Yi won the Outstanding Actor award for "Endless Journey."
"Ne Zha 2", which soared into the global box office top five, received the Special Contribution Film certificate in recognition of its outstanding performance both domestically and internationally.
Huabiao film awards spotlight outstanding achievements in Chinese cinema
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday strongly condemned U.S. attacks on Iranian oil tankers and several locations along the coast of the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement, the ministry emphasized that Iranian forces are determined to defend the country's territorial integrity, independence, and national sovereignty against any aggression.
It also said the ministry had called on the United Nations Security Council and the UN Secretary-General to uphold international peace and security in accordance with the UN Charter.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday slammed the U.S. for once again choosing what he called a "reckless military adventure" when "a diplomatic solution is on the table" again.
Writing on social media platform X, Araghchi said Iranians "never bow to pressure" and "diplomacy is always the victim."
He also dismissed the U.S. intelligence assessment, saying Iran's missile inventory and launch capacity were not at 75 percent of their February 28 levels, but had reached 120 percent. Iran's readiness to defend its people, he added, stood at "1,000 percent."
U.S. forces on Friday struck and disabled two more Iranian-flagged empty oil tankers before they entered an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
In a post on X, CENTCOM said it had "enforced blockade measures against two Iranian-flagged empty oil tankers attempting to pull into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman."
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS George H.W. Bush disabled both tankers by firing precision munitions into their smokestacks, the command said.
On Wednesday, U.S. forces disabled another unladen Iranian-flagged oil tanker, the Hasna, as it attempted to sail to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. An F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS Abraham Lincoln fired several rounds from a 20mm cannon to disable the ship's rudder.
"All three vessels are no longer transiting to Iran," the command said.
CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper said U.S. forces would continue to fully enforce blockade measures against vessels entering and leaving Iran.
There are currently more than 70 oil tankers that U.S. forces are preventing from entering or leaving Iranian ports, CENTCOM said in another post, noting these commercial ships have the capacity to transport over 166 million barrels of Iranian oil worth an estimated 13 billion-plus U.S. dollars.
U.S. and Iranian forces traded fire on Thursday when three U.S. Navy destroyers were transiting out of the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM said it was a "self-defense" action while Tehran accused Washington of violating a ceasefire which took effect on April 8.
Iran condemns U.S. attacks on tankers
