China's Yangpu Port beats annual targets as container throughput jumps 65 pct in 2025

Yangpu Port, a deep-water port in China's southernmost island province of Hainan, handled 3.3 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2025, up 65 percent from a year earlier, its governing body said Wednesday.

The port's annual cargo throughput surpassed 80 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 30 percent, while its waterway freight turnover exceeded 1.08 trillion ton-kilometers, up 5 percent year on year, according to the Transportation, Port and Waterway Bureau of Yangpu Economic Development Zone in Danzhou City.

All these figures beat the port's annual targets, enhancing its function as an international shipping hub, and improving its radiating capacity.

Yangpu was designated a national-level economic development zone in 1992 and is home to the largest cargo seaport and the most extensive industrial clusters in Hainan.

It has established a shipping network connecting China, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and global trade routes with 65 container liner routes consisting of 30 domestic trade routes and 35 international trade routes.

The number of vessels flagged under the "China Yangpu Port" port of registry came in at 83, with a total carrying capacity of over 7.6215 million deadweight tons, ranking first among domestic free trade zones.

China's Yangpu Port beats annual targets as container throughput jumps 65 pct in 2025

The legitimate rights of the Palestinian people must be respected and protected, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.

Mao made the remarks in response to a media query about the reports that the Israeli parliament recently adopted a new law introducing death penalty for Palestinians, and countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed strong condemnation, saying such practice is "entrenching a system of apartheid."

"All legislation must conform to legal principles such as the principle of legality, fairness and justice, and must not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, nationality or political view. The legitimate rights of the Palestinian people must be respected and protected. Relevant party’s actions that escalate tensions and exacerbate confrontation must stop," said Mao.

Palestinian people's legitimate rights must be respected, protected: Chinese FM spokeswoman