Annual passenger throughput at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in northwest China's Shaanxi Province reached 48.536 million in 2025, setting a new all-time high.
Over the past year, the airport resumed and launched 60 international and regional passenger routes, connecting 52 major cities across 25 countries worldwide. International passenger volume surged to 1.993 million, marking a year-on-year growth of 50.7 percent.
The airport has prioritized enhanced services for special-needs passengers, upgraded facilities such as restrooms and nursing rooms, and added more charging facilities across terminals. More free shuttle buses and wheelchair services are also available.
Meanwhile, the airport has fully implemented the 240-hour visa-free transit policy and accelerated the construction of an inbound service center. A dedicated service counter for international travelers has been set up in Terminal 5 to improve the entry experience for foreign visitors.
Xi'an Xianyang Int'l Airport sets passenger record in 2025
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Saturday condemned U.S. decades-long blockade of Cuba as "collective punishment" aimed at triggering a humanitarian crisis, during his address at the 81st UN General Assembly General Debate.
"In Cuba, as is known to all, we face a multidimensional aggression from the U.S. government -- a permanent, abusive, and ruthless hostility that has lasted for nearly seven decades. Since January 2026, it has intensified and become more cruel and dangerous with the imposition of an energy blockade that, through intimidation and coercion, prohibits all countries from exporting fuel to Cuba -- which amounts to a naval blockade, defined under international law as an act of war," he said.
The foreign minister stressed that Cuba is a peaceful country and dismissed the U.S. claim that Cuba poses a threat. "Cuba is not a threat; the blockade is!" he declared.
He also said Cuba does not represent a threat to the United States and stands ready to engage in dialogue with Washington on the basis of sovereign equality and respect for international law.
"We have always been, and remain, willing to engage in dialogue with the U.S. government to seek solutions to our bilateral differences on the basis of seriousness, respect, sovereign equality, and observance of international law, without interference in internal affairs, and with no preconditions," he said.
Cuba slams US blockade as 'collective punishment' at UN General Assembly
