A full-process rehearsal of the 15th National Games' closing ceremony was held in Shenzhen City of south China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday.
The 15th National Games, running from Nov 9 to 21, mark the first time that the three Chinese regions, namely Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the Macao Special Administrative Region, are co-hosting the country's highest-level and largest national multi-sport event.
The rehearsal ensured seamless alignment of stage design, props, lighting, and performers, optimizing the interaction among all segments to achieve optimal stage results.
"We will present fancy rope skipping in the closing ceremony, including single unders, double unders, triple unders, and some slide steps and gymnastic movements. We hope that audience will feel the vitality of Shenzhen kids in our dynamic moves," said Wu Junbo,a local student.
Performers of the closing ceremony have been refining on details in the last stretch so as to give their best on Friday night.
"Standing posture and marching are the basic elements in formation. Meanwhile, strength is the foundation to hold up instruments. So, via routine weight trainings, the leg and waist strength of young performers will be enhanced. In this way, they will hold their instruments more steadily with better posture," said Deng Senhao, an instructor.
The closing ceremony will present China's sportsmanship and showcase the brimming vigor of the Greater Bay Area.
This is also the first time in the history of National Games that a closing ceremony will be set against a beach scene.
"I think it was really phenomenal. Performers were great, and the setting was quite magnificent," said Liu Qi, an audience member.
Full-process rehearsal of National Games' closing ceremony held in Shenzhen
Full-process rehearsal of National Games' closing ceremony held in Shenzhen
China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao outlined the key priorities of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting, which opened on Friday in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.
In an interview with CGTN ahead of the two-day meeting, Wang said free trade, digital cooperation and green economy are high on the agenda of the meeting.
"The key areas include advancing regional economic integration and the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, supporting the World Trade Organization (WTO) in strengthening digital cooperation and developing green economy. At present, the international situation is marked by intertwined turbulence and chaos, with intensified geopolitical instability. The rise of unilateralism and protectionism poses serious challenges to the international economic and trade order, disrupting global and Asia-Pacific development. Against this backdrop, all parties have higher expectations for this trade ministers' meeting, hoping that it can build consensus and deliver outcomes," Wang said.
This year marks China's third time hosting the APEC meetings and the 35th anniversary of its membership.
By 2025, China had become the largest trading partner of 13 APEC economies. Trade between China and APEC economies reached 3.7 trillion U.S. dollars, accounting for 57.8 percent of China's total foreign trade.
China has signed 24 free trade agreements or economic and trade arrangements with 31 countries and regions, including 15 APEC economies. In recent years, China has also completed upgrades of free trade agreements with APEC economies such as Singapore and Peru.
The minister said that China has always been a firm supporter and an important contributor to APEC.
"We have actively shared our vast market and development opportunities with all parties. China's door to the world will only open wider and wider. Facing the common challenges, China will continue to fulfill its responsibilities as a major country, further deepen reform, expand high-standard opening-up, and continue to provide new opportunities for the Asia-Pacific region and the world with its new achievements in Chinese modernization," the minister said.
China's Commerce Minister outlines priorities for 32nd APEC trade ministers' meeting
