China tests world's first 35,000-ton multi-unit hook-free train

The world's first 35,000-ton, hook-free group train completed a successful trial run in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday.

It marked the first time that a heavy-haul multi-unit freight train was able to run in coordination relying solely on wireless signals without mechanical hooks.

The crux of the test was to speed up and brake seven units of freight trains each weighing 5,000 tons simultaneously without collision or disconnections by only using China-developed wireless signal smart system rather than traditional mechanical hooks.

The wireless signal system was jointly developed by China Shenhua Energy Company and other institutions.

This successful trail operation means that China could greatly enhance its freight transport capability, and also provide a new Chinese technical solution for the world's rail freight.

Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.

"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.

He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.

"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.

"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.