Multiple aircraft, including helicopters and drones, have been used to send relief supplies to rescuers who are in the worst-hit areas after a devastating mudslide struck the Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
The mudslide, which occurred on the Nepalese side, struck the Gyirong Port in Gyirong County of Xizang on Wednesday morning, causing heavy casualties and massive destruction. As of 01:00 on Saturday, seven people had been killed and 554 others remained missing after the mudslide on the Chinese side, according to the region's emergency management department.
At 13:32 on Saturday, two helicopters dispatched by the People's Liberation Army Xizang Military Area Command departed from an airport in Xigaza City to send relief supplies, including food, medicine and rescue equipment, to rescuers in the worst-hit areas.
After flying over a mountain pass at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters and overcoming meteorological difficulties such as low-altitude, thick cloud and strong air currents, the helicopters arrived at the disaster-stricken area of the Gyirong Port at 15:25, sending relief supplies to rescuers there.
At around 04:00 on Saturday, multiple drones were dispatched by the Xizang Fire and Rescue Corps to send around 100 sets of relief supplies to rescuers to support their search and rescue operations.
Aircraft send relief supplies to rescuers in mudslide-hit areas in southwest China's Xizang
Aircraft send relief supplies to rescuers in mudslide-hit areas in southwest China's Xizang
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has remained committed to the Shanghai Spirit as it actively promotes international cooperation, a senior Uzbek lawmaker has said.
Speaking in an interview with China Media Group on Tuesday -- days ahead of the SCO 2026 Summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Sodiq Safoyev, first deputy chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (national parliament) of Uzbekistan, elaborated on how the concept was formed and how it is performed by the organization.
"China and Uzbekistan firmly believe that this organization is not blocked. It's not against someone, or against other organizations. It is for more international cooperation and uniting the efforts of the many countries in addressing the challenges of the modern world. And from the beginning, it demonstrates absolutely new approach to the multilateral cooperation. We proudly call it the 'Shanghai Spirit' as a new way of cooperating between big countries and small countries. That's why we've highly appreciated from the beginning our partnership in the platform of this organization. There are two wings -- security and economic development," said Safoyev.
"Moreover, steadily, this organization started to address other issues, cultural diplomacy, education, the ecological issues. I think that next week we're going to have the next summit of this organization in Bishkek. We hope that this tendency of transforming this organization as a full-fledged organization of regional development will be consolidated," he added.
Put forward by the founding member states of the SCO in 2001, the Shanghai Spirit features mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations and pursuit of common development.
Guided by the Shanghai Spirit, the SCO has expanded from six founding members to a 27-nation family. Demonstrating strong vitality and broad appeal, it has stood out as a model for a new type of international relations.
SCO upholds Shanghai Spirit to boost international cooperation: Senior Uzbek lawmaker
