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
Several nations and international organizations have voiced strong condemnation against recent U.S. military actions targeting Venezuela, emphasizing the importance of international law and diplomatic solutions.
The United States launched military operations in Venezuela that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on Jan 3. The Venezuelan government said the strikes hit civilian and military sites in at least four states, including Caracas, Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira. The U.S. attack has left 100 dead, Venezuela's interior ministry said Wednesday.
"The international law, the rules, the rules and regulations of the international system should be really respected. We at the African Union disapprove completely the kidnapping of a sitting president. We issued and released a communique, asking the global powers, influential countries to respect the rule of law, to respect the international law, and also to respect the immunity of sitting presidents everywhere," said African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
According to Russian media reports, Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov, after meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Friday, noted that the U.S. actions have resulted in the deaths of approximately one hundred Venezuelan civilians and military personnel.
He stressed that these tragic consequences must be severely condemned and thoroughly investigated. The ambassador added that the United States' neo-colonial, command-and-control approach clearly does not contribute to the normalization of Venezuelan oil sales, and such actions violate international law.
South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola on Friday reiterated his country's commitment to a rules-based international order grounded in international law and multilateralism, with the United Nations (UN) at its center.
Delivering a keynote address on the 2026 Foreign Policy Outlook in Rustenburg, North West Province, Lamola said the doctrine of "might is right" must not be allowed to prevail, and that the rule of law remains fundamental to global stability, legitimacy, and governance.
He said that the unilateral military actions by the U.S. against Venezuela risk reducing the UN Charter to ashes. In the current situation, it is of unprecedented importance and urgency for countries to adhere to resolving disputes through dialogue, consultation, and diplomatic means.
Multiple nations, organizations condemn U.S. military actions against Venezuela
