The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) published a new book on the digital transformation of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, highlighting how digitalization promotes the plateau's prosperity and development.
Titled "Digital and Intelligent Transformation in Xizang: Shared Prosperity and Development", the book was released at the 10th Xizang Think Tank International Forum, held at CASS in Beijing on Tuesday.
Recording in detail Xizang's digital development from diverse perspectives, the book is of high academic value, shared Chen Junqian, deputy director of CASS Research Bureau at the forum.
"The book's eight chapters systematically document and showcase Xizang's leapfrog achievements in digital development from multiple perspectives. The work is both a detailed record of field research and an effective platform for international academic dialogue. It offers an important academic reference for scholars around the world to study Xizang's digitalization practices in depth, explore key issues such as the sustainable development of Xizang's digital ecological culture, and tell a true, multi-dimensional, and comprehensive story of Xizang," he said.
The forum also invited local residents to share how digital achievements have translated into life-changing benefits.
"There are two-way changes brought by Xizang's digital and intelligent transformation, with the most direct impact felt by farming households. Farmers now plan their planting and supply according to market demand, so their products sell better and fetch better prices. Through livestreaming, ecological lingzhi products and people's real life are brought to audiences across China," said Cirenji, a sales department operator of Yazhuo Agricultural and Livestock Products from Xizang's Linzhi City.
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences publishes book on Xizang's digital transformation
Heads of international organizations on Tuesday hailed China's significant contributions to clean energy development, green and low-carbon transition and global climate governance, as the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) continued in the Turkish coastal city of Antalya.
Speaking at a side event titled "Ecological Civilization and Beautiful China Practices" at the China Pavilion, Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said China has long been a staunch supporter of multilateralism, adding that its firm commitment to the UN cause, particularly the UN climate agenda, has helped change the world.
"China's South-South cooperation has also supported the transition to clean energy and climate resilience in many developing countries. Your energy transition is like nowhere else on Earth. I was privileged to witness this firsthand on my many visits to your beautiful country in the past few years. That has delivered jobs. It's delivered growth. It's delivered development and greater energy security at home," Stiell said.
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol was equally effusive about China's energy transition, saying the country's speed of innovation had left a deep impression on him. China has shown the world the way forward, and a growing number of countries are following, he noted.
"China, the country that is hosting us today -- they have already made major achievements here, in terms of electric cars, in terms of renewables, in terms of battery storage and others. And I can tell you that China's role in clean energy is undisputable -- both in solar, wind, battery storage and electric cars," he said.
China's Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu told the same event that global climate governance now stands at a critical juncture, as the world moves from commitments to implementation.
He said China will always be a doer in climate action, firmly uphold multilateralism and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, and work with all parties to deepen climate governance cooperation and push for practical outcomes at COP31.
Int'l organization heads at COP31 praise China's clean energy contributions
