Chinese state councilor attends opening ceremony of Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin attended the opening ceremony of the 25th Winter Olympic Games on Friday in Milan, Italy, upon invitation.

Ahead of the ceremony, Shen held a cordial conversation with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, conveyed warm greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping, and wished the Games a great success. She also thanked the Italian side for its arrangements in hosting the Chinese sports delegation.

Mattarella asked Shen to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi, said he hopes that Chinese athletes will achieve excellent results at the Games, and thanked the Chinese government for its valuable support for Italy's hosting of the Winter Olympics.

On Saturday, Shen met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry. Shen said China is willing to deepen the high-level cooperation with the IOC, so as to promote world peace and advance the building of a community with a shared future for humanity through sports.

For her part, Coventry thanked the Chinese government for its firm support and significant contribution to the Olympic cause. Meanwhile, she expressed hope for continued close cooperation with China to carry forward the Olympic spirit and inject more positive energy into the current turbulent world.

Chinese state councilor attends opening ceremony of Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing on Monday morning.

At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, and was briefed on Beijing's efforts to expedite the development of an international sci-tech innovation center.

Xi checked the display of sci-tech innovation outcomes, and talked with researchers and heads of sci-tech enterprises.

Located by the Tongming Lake in southeast Beijing's Yizhuang area, the park was established in 2019 by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Beijing Municipal Government to coordinate resources and accelerate the shift of sci-tech breakthroughs from laboratory to industry.

The park, with an area of 1.7 million square meters, is home to over 90 percent of China's leading IT firms, hosting about 1,000 companies.

Xi visits IT innovation park in Beijing