Int'l leaders, political figures extend Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people

As the Spring Festival approaches, leaders of international organizations and global political figures have extended warm wishes to the Chinese people, expressing hopes for happiness and prosperity in the Year of the Horse.

Falling on Tuesday this year, the Spring Festival marks the start of the Chinese New Year and ushers in the Year of the Horse, the seventh animal in the Chinese zodiac.

Drawing on the symbolism of the horse, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon shared optimism about making strides together in the year ahead.

"On the occasion of the Chinese Spring Festival of the Year of the Horse, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes to President Xi Jinping. The Year of the Horse embodies fervent strength and an enterprising spirit. I wish the great and friendly Chinese people peace, tranquility and continued progress in the year ahead," he said.

Meanwhile, a Chinese New Year celebration themed "Galloping Forward with the United Nations" was held at the UN Headquarters on Feb 9, gathering representatives to the UN from more than 120 countries, and over 500 guests from various sectors in the eastern United States.

"I wish all the most wonderful things for the people of China in the Year of the Horse. And I hope that we all work together towards making this world a better place for everyone," said Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.

Additionally, the Chinese Embassy in Canada held its Spring Festival reception in Ottawa on Feb 10. More than 200 people attended the event, including Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Kody Blois, Senator Clement Gignac, Member of Parliament Zoe Royer, and representatives of Chinese communities, organizations and students in Canada.

"I want to wish everyone back in China a happy New Year, all the best. And we look forward to our continued bilateral relationship and the warming of relations between our two countries," said Blois.

Meanwhile, a concert marking the Spring Festival was held Thursday in Vientiane, capital of Laos, drawing more than 1,000 people from various sectors.

Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Lao president, attended the event together with representatives from political, economic and cultural circles.

During the concert, a selection of classic Chinese and Lao musical pieces was performed in turn, showcasing the artistic charm of both countries. The performances were met with warm applause from the audience.

Int'l leaders, political figures extend Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people

China's domestically developed T1200-grade ultra-high-strength carbon fiber holds broad application prospects in strategic emerging industries, according to its developer.

The country on Wednesday unveiled SYT80, a domestically developed T1200-grade ultra-high-strength carbon fiber, marking a major breakthrough in the China's high-performance carbon fiber technology.

This new material has achieved a hundred-tonne-level annual production capacity, making China the first nation to mass-produce this caliber of fiber, according to its developer, China National Building Material Group Co., Ltd. (CNBM).

Featuring lightweight and high-strength properties, the fiber's diameter is less than one-tenth that of a human hair, and yet its tensile strength is 10 times that of ordinary steel and its density is only one-quarter of steel's.

"Compared with the previous-generation T1100, T1200 has seen its tensile strength increase by more than 14 percent. With its ultimate lightweight and high-strength characteristics, T1200 can achieve weight reduction of over 10 percent for equipment in related fields. It holds broad application prospects in strategic emerging industries such as commercial aerospace, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots," said Chen Qiufei, head of T1200 ultra-high-strength carbon fiber research and development at Zhongfu Shenying Carbon Fiber Company, a subsidiary of China National Building Material Group.

The new material also possesses many other outstanding properties.

As the fiber undergoes carbonization at nearly 2,000 degrees Celsius during production, its chemical properties remain stable and its corrosion resistance is excellent.

This fiber material also features strong fire and flame retardant properties, offering good safety performance.

The development of this fiber material demonstrates China's fully independent and controllable capabilities across the entire industrial chain of high-performance carbon fiber, spanning technologies and equipment as well as the transition from laboratory research to mass production, said Zhou Yuxian, chairman of CNBM.

China's high-strength carbon fiber shows strong potential in strategic emerging industries