Mozambican president backs China's green development concept, urges global eco-actions

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday expressed his full support for the guiding principle in China's pursuit of green development -- "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets," and called for global efforts in ecological protection by embracing this vision.

Chinese President Xi Jinping first put forward the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" on August 15, 2005. This year commemorates the 20th anniversary of this concept, which was lauded by Chapo in an interview with China Media Group (CMG).

"I believe this is a great concept proposed by President Xi Jinping. I would like to take this opportunity during the interview to congratulate the successful implementation of the green development concept in China. In Mozambique, we also have conservation areas and large wildlife habitats that drive our tourism development. Therefore, I strongly endorse ecological protection as it holds significant importance," Chapo said.

"Mozambique borders the Indian Ocean and boasts nearly 3,000 kilometers of coastline. For us, the blue economy is crucial. The more we protect nature, the better it will become. I wholeheartedly endorse President Xi Jinping's concept. I believe that the green development concept will continue to illuminate the path ahead. We, along with countries worldwide, should adhere to this concept and safeguard nature," he said.

Mozambican president backs China's green development concept, urges global eco-actions

Mozambican president backs China's green development concept, urges global eco-actions

Mozambican president backs China's green development concept, urges global eco-actions

Mozambican president backs China's green development concept, urges global eco-actions

Chinese spacecraft developers have accelerated development of the spacecraft for the country's Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission by five months — moving its launch from the original schedule in October to late May — achieving greater efficiency without compromising safety or reliability.

According to He Yu, general commander of China's manned spacecraft project of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the accelerated development began shortly after the emergency launch readiness of the Shenzhou-22 last November.

"We have accelerated the development of the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft. It was originally planned for launch in late October, but has now been moved up to late May. In the six months since last November, we have gained five months of progress. This means the pace of work has been quickened by nearly one time," He said.

He further explained that a series of measures to ensure mission success have been adopted alongside the accelerated development, adding multiple layers of assurance.

"We have continued the proven measures that have ensured success in the past, which are fundamentally based on a sound product assurance system and strict process control. We have maintained high-quality assembly operations, continued to implement efficient and high-quality automated testing procedures, adopted a specialized flight control model, and maintained a full-process quality confirmation system to ensure reliability and safety of the product," He said.

The Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 23:08 Beijing time (15:08 GMT) on Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying will carry out the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission, and Zhu will be the commander, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Saturday.

Chinese engineers move Shenzhou-23 manned spacecraft mission forward by 5 months while ensuring safety