China Media Group unveils new Shaanxi Bureau in Xi'an

China Media Group (CMG) unveiled a new bureau in Xi'an, the provincial capital of northwest China's Shaanxi, on Thursday.

Zhao Yide, secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and Shen Haixiong, vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CMG) Central Committee and president of CMG, jointly unveiled the plaque for the new bureau. Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee and governor of Shaanxi Province Zhao Gang also attended the event.

In his speech, Shen said CMG will tap into the Shaanxi's rich historical and cultural resources, revolutionary heritage, and natural ecological assets in its work, thereby contributing to high-quality development of the province.

At the event, CMG signed a cooperation framework agreement with Xi'an Jiaotong University, a comprehensive research university. Both sides pledged to further strengthen cooperation in industry-education integration, talent development and training in all-media communication, as well as the construction of the national all-media communication system, among others.

The special program "Yan'an Poem Society" and the short video program "Chang'an Recitation," part of CMG's famous program "The China Poetry Competition," also premiered at the event.

Additionally, the "National Trend City" project was launched at the event. CMG seeks to promote Shaanxi's cultural heritage and tourism through live broadcasts on new media platforms and innovative short videos, highlighting the province's historical and contemporary significance.

On the same day, CMG's "Rural Revitalization Observation Point" was established in Yuanjia Village, Xianyang City. CMG reporters will conduct on-site visits to showcase the province's experience in rural revitalization in the new era.

China Media Group unveils new Shaanxi Bureau in Xi'an

Russia reported on Tuesday that its forces hit several Ukrainian military targets, took control of a settlement in the Kharkov region in the past 24 hours, while Ukraine on the same day claimed to have downed over 1,000 Russian drones.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its daily report that over the past day, Russian forces had launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian military industrial enterprises producing various types of missiles and components, as well as military airfields, using long-range air-based and land-based high-precision weapons and drones. All designated facilities were hit. Moreover, the Russian air defense systems shot down 10 guided-missile bombs and 259 fixed-wing drones.

On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Ukrainian forces engaged in a total of 168 battles with Russia in the past day, with Ukrainian forces striking Russian personnel and equipment concentration areas, drone control points, and command and observation posts, shooting down 1,023 drones.

In addition, the Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence reported on Tuesday that its unmanned systems forces destroyed a Russian Zircon hypersonic missile launcher and two missiles of the same type in Crimea that day.

The Ukrainian air force reported on Tuesday that the Russian army launched one of the largest drone attacks since the start of the conflict. On that day alone, the Russian army deployed over 550 drones to carry out the attack. Furthermore, from 18:00 on Monday, to 18:00 on Tuesday, the Russian army had already used nearly 1,000 drones of various models to strike Ukrainian targets.

Russia claims hitting military targets, Ukraine reports downing Russian drones