China plays key role in upholding multilateralism, climate agenda: UN official

China plays a vital role in upholding multilateralism and supporting the developing nations and the climate action agenda, a United Nations official said in Munich, Germany on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC).

Jorge Moreira Da Silva, executive director of the UN Office for Project Services, hailed China's role in advancing multiple UN agendas.

"China has been playing a very important role on multilateralism, not only on development, but on multilateralism. We could witness in the last few years a clear commitment from China in supporting the 2030 agenda, in supporting climate action agenda, in supporting the peace and security agenda, in supporting the socio-development agenda. This is important because China plays a very an important role globally. So, having the commitment from China in this global agenda is crucial. But China is also playing a very important role in the support to developing countries, namely in Africa, particularly aligning better the development agenda with the climate agenda," he said.

He also applauded China for its pivotal role in driving the green revolution worldwide.

"The green revolution is not only an opportunity to address climate change. It's also an opportunity to create jobs, companies, prosperity in developing countries. And I think that China being a leader on electrical mobility, on renewable energy, is also a good way to show that aligning the innovation, the entrepreneurial spirit on green technology, [and] is also a good incentive for development cooperation and particularly to implement the Sustainable Development Goals globally. Not supporting the easiest, but the supporting the neediest. So, we need the states, the governments, the international community to commit in this agenda. And in my conversations with China, I noticed that clearly there is a commitment in supporting this context," said the official.

The 62nd MSC will address topics including European security and defense, the future of transatlantic ties, the revival of multilateralism, various visions for global order, regional conflicts, and the security effects of technological advancements.

China plays key role in upholding multilateralism, climate agenda: UN official

China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will carry out an in-orbit upgrade in the near future to further improve service quality and optimize the operational status of some satellites, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.

During the upgrade period, the office said it will continue to strengthen joint commissioning and testing of satellites in orbit, as well as monitoring and maintenance of service performance, in order to ensure a stable user experience.

The BeiDou system is a mature, fully functional and high-performing global satellite navigation system, and it currently has 50 satellites in orbit. The accuracy of its space signal is better than two meters, while global positioning accuracy is better than 10 meters. The system also achieves a velocity measurement accuracy better than 0.2 meters per second and timing accuracy within 20 nanoseconds.

So far, the BeiDou system has become deeply integrated into China's overall economic and social development, continuing to provide high-precision positioning, navigation and timing services to a wide range of users, and serving as a key technological enabler for industrial development and people's daily life.

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to carry out in-orbit upgrades