China has entered a decisive new phase in its green energy transition, securing major international deals and expanding cooperation with over 100 countries, a senior energy official announced Tuesday.
At a press conference in Beijing, Wang Hongzhi, head of the National Energy Administration, said that Chinese and foreign companies signed 25 energy agreements worth about 40 billion yuan (about 5.6 billion U.S. dollars) this year at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Energy Ministers Meeting.
He emphasized that the deals highlight the vast potential and growing momentum for international cooperation in green energy.
"China has carried out green energy cooperation with more than 100 countries and regions, providing practical solutions for developing countries in energy transition and establishing a new model of pragmatic cooperation on energy under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)," said Wang.
He added that over the past decade, China has helped reduce the global average cost of wind and photovoltaic power generation by more than 60 percent and 80 percent respectively, making significant contributions to the global green transition.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Energy Ministers Meeting and supporting activities were held on June 26 and 27 in east China's Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
China enters new phase of green energy transition, seals 40 billion yuan in global deals: official
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Israel's attack on Beirut "should not have happened," while the Israeli military said it will continue its operations in Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that the Israeli military struck Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut's Dahieh suburb on Sunday, in response to firing into Israeli territory.
Meanwhile, Lebanese media reported an Israeli airstrike targeted a building in the Ghobeiri area in Beirut's southern suburbs.
The strike drew criticism from Trump, who said a regional peace deal, including Lebanon, was "very close" and urged all parties, especially Israel, to stand down.
"We are very close to a deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down," he wrote on Truth Social.
"This morning's attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran," he wrote.
Israel's Sunday strikes should not disrupt the diplomacy efforts for a U.S.-Iran peace deal, Trump said.
"There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel," the U.S. president added.
On the same day, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir, during his inspection of the Northern Command, said Israeli forces will continue military operations in Lebanon in an effort to secure more favorable terms in future U.S.-mediated negotiations between the two sides.
Zamir said the IDF's operations in key areas such as the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon were crucial, and that Israeli forces will continue their offensive and deepen their ground advance in necessary areas to eliminate security threats posed by Hezbollah.
He added that the IDF remains on high alert for potential developments on other fronts.
Trump says Israeli strike on Beirut should not have happened; Israel says it will continue Lebanon operations
