A strong cold front has swept across northern China over recent days, bringing the first snowfall of autumn to several regions along with sleet, lower temperatures, and frost.
Local authorities have taken active measures to minimize the weather's impact on transportation and daily life.
Snowfall began on Monday afternoon in the Tianshan Mountain areas of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
In Hejing County, heavy snow and strong winds led to severe road icing and whiteout conditions, resulting in the temporary closure of a 30-kilometer section of National Highway 218. Local police promptly implemented traffic controls, and confirmed that no vehicles were stranded in affected areas.
At Xinjiang's Sayram Lake scenic area, snow started falling at 16:00 Monday. According to the Xinjiang Meteorological Observatory, the snowfall in the Tianshan Mountain areas is expected to gradually taper off by Wednesday.
The region's capital Urumqi City witnessed the first snowfall of the season at 06:00 Wednesday. By 09:30, temperatures had dropped to minus 0.5 degrees Celsius, the first sub-zero reading this season.
In response, Urumqi traffic police has activated emergency measures to ensure smooth flow on major roads, while heating providers elevated output parameters to ensure household warmth.
Meanwhile, Mudanjiang City in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also saw the season's first snowfall on Wednesday. Light accumulation dusted rooftops in Linkou County's northern highlands, though above-freezing daytime temperatures and sunshine prompted rapid melting.
Multiple regions see first snowfall of autumn in China
China has requested, via the Dutch embassy in China, that the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs should implement the consensus reached with China through consultations and urge semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia in the Netherlands to send representatives to China as soon as possible, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
China has been actively urging the Chinese company Wingtech to engage in negotiations with its overseas subsidiary Nexperia to resolve the internal corporate disputes, ministry spokesperson He Yadong said at a regular press briefing.
Recently, Wingtech sent a letter to the independent directors and the equity custodian of Nexperia, inviting them to China for discussions on corporate control and restoring the stability and smooth operation of the supply chain, which demonstrates its sincerity in resolving the issue, the spokesperson said.
"I want to stress that the Nexperia issue was triggered by the Dutch government's inappropriate administrative intervention in corporate operations and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs bears the responsibility to take constructive and substantive measures to revoke the executive order, urge the former executive of Nexperia to withdraw his lawsuit from the corporate court and create favorable conditions for internal corporate negotiations. The Chinese side has already taken concrete measures by granting exemptions for compliant exports intended for civilian use, demonstrating a responsible attitude toward safeguarding the security and stability of the global semiconductor supply chain. China hopes the Dutch side takes real actions to promote the resolution of the Nexperia issue," said He.
China urges Nexperia to send representatives to China
