China in Pictures Page 45

Jun 20, 2023 19:45 PM

Gallery: Blinken Concludes Beijing Visit
The U.S. Secretary of State capped his two-day trip with an agreement to stabilize U.S.-China relations, after a high-level meeting with President Xi Jinping. Both sides also held ‘robust’ discussions on key regional and global challenges, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Taiwan issue. Blinken had met with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on his arrival Sunday. This visit is the first by a top U.S. diplomat to China since 2018
Jun 19, 2023 19:50 PM

Gallery: Disaster Follows Ukraine Dam Collapse
The incident on June 6 has escalated into an ongoing environmental crisis, impacting water and food supplies, as well as the natural environment. The subsequent draining of the Kakhovka reservoir has impacted an estimated 700,000 people in southern Ukraine, according to the U.N. The resulting water shortages have also hindered ongoing relief efforts in towns within the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions
Jun 16, 2023 18:24 PM

Gallery: Paying Tribute to China’s Migrant Workers
The Migrant Labor Culture and Art Museum in Beijing, a 15-year-old non-profit museum dedicated to laborers in China, will be permanently closed for demolition. In May, a farewell event was held by the community to remember the heritage site and the role it played. Founded on Labor Day in 2008 by a group of migrant workers, the museum documents the history and livelihoods of generations of the country’s laborers who come from rural areas to work in the city. The site also hosts an annual Spring Festival Gala for residents
Jun 16, 2023 16:57 PM

Gallery: Messi Ignites Beijing in 2-0 Victory
Beijing Workers’ Stadium transformed into a sea of blue and white jerseys as Argentina played Australia in a friendly match Thursday night. Within two minutes of the kickoff, Lionel Messi electrified the crowd with the fastest goal of his international career. The South American side would eventually beat the Socceroos 2-0. The excitement reached a peak when an enthusiastic supporter rushed onto the field to embrace Messi and exchange high-fives with goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. Messi mania has taken over the capital since the Argentinian team touched down last week
Jun 15, 2023 20:15 PM

Gallery: Famed Artist Huang Yongyu Dies at 99
The Chinese contemporary artist died on Tuesday from an unspecified illness, the Central Academy of Fine Arts announced in an obituary the following day. Born in 1924 in Fenghuang county, Central China’s Hunan province, Huang began honing his talent at a young age. He gained worldwide recognition for his woodblock prints, ink paintings and works of literature, which have been exhibited around the world in countries such as Germany and Australia
Jun 14, 2023 17:36 PM

Gallery: Messi Mania
Argentinian soccer icon Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning teammates received an enthusiastic welcome in Beijing last weekend. Since Saturday, hordes of fans have been gathering outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Chaoyang district, waiting to catch a glimpse of the superstars staying there. The Argentinian team is scheduled to play a friendly match against Australia at the capital’s recently rebuilt Workers’ Stadium on Thursday
Jun 13, 2023 20:04 PM

Gallery: Caixin Forum Spotlights Opportunities in Tech
The second day of the Asia New Vision Forum kicked off with a keynote speech delivered by Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information, Josephine Teo, who spoke about the country’s experience in digital governance. Together with guests including Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures, and Chan Heng Chee, Singapore’s ambassador-at-large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the speakers shared a range of insights from AI’s potential to development in Southeast Asia
Jun 13, 2023 16:32 PM

Gallery: Yao Ming’s Slam-Dunk Insights
The basketball legend participated in a panel of the Asia New Vision Forum via video link from Beijing on Monday. During the event, he reflected on his career, shared thoughts on fostering a thriving basketball culture in Asia, discussed the future prospects of Chinese basketball, and encouraged young athletes to showcase their skills on the world stage. The panel was hosted by Caixin Global Managing Director Li Xin and moderated by Lien Choong Luen, the general manager of Indonesian-headquartered Gojek’s Singapore operations
Jun 12, 2023 19:36 PM

Gallery: Caixin Forum Highlights Asia Perspectives
The Asia New Vision Forum, the first international conference launched by a China-based media outlet since the outbreak of Covid-19, kicked off Monday in Singapore. Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s deputy prime minister and coordinating minister for economic policies, spoke at the opening of the event, hosted by Caixin Global and supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board and Singapore Tourism Board. The two-day event has brought together more than 400 business leaders, academics and government officials to discuss global issues from Asian and Chinese perspectives. This year’s theme was Recalibrating the Compass
Jun 09, 2023 20:59 PM

Gallery: Inside the 2023 Caixin Summer Summit
Business leaders, scholars and government officials took to the stage in Hong Kong on Friday for the one-day event. Under the theme ‘Sailing into a New Phase of Opening,’ guests including the city’s Chief Executive John Lee and Hong Kong Stock Exchange boss Laura Cha delivered speeches, while discussions focused on subjects ranging from shaping the future of openness to emerging from the pandemic
Jun 08, 2023 17:43 PM

Gallery: Match-Fixing Sinks Snooker Players
Ten Chinese players, including former world No. 11 seed Liang Wenbo, were punished by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association on Tuesday. Liang and fellow player Li Hang were handed lifetime bans for participating in and encouraging younger players to engage in manipulating games for gambling purposes between July and December. The rest, which includes the 2021 U.K. Championship winner Zhao Xintong, received suspensions and hefty fines. The International Betting Integrity Association and integrity unit of the WPBSA launched an investigation into the match-fixing following an alert in August
Jun 07, 2023 19:32 PM

Gallery: China’s ‘Gaokao’ Exam Season Hits Fever Pitch
Across the country, anxious parents wait outside exam venues while their children take part in one of the most critical exams in China’s education system. The national college entrance examination, better known as ‘gaokao,’ got underway Wednesday. This year, the number of candidates set a new record at 12.91 million. Education authorities have set up 7,726 examination sites with 345,000 testing rooms nationwide to meet the demand
Jun 07, 2023 17:08 PM

Gallery: Ukraine Dam Breach Rocks Russia-Held Territory
Thousands of residents are being evacuated from their homes after the Nova Kakhovka dam collapsed Tuesday in the Russian-occupied Kherson region. Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for the destruction. The crucial dam, which formed the country’s largest reservoir, supplied water to large areas of the southeast and the Crimean Peninsula. The U.N. said there is no immediate nuclear safety risk to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which lies upstream and relies on the reservoir for cooling water
Jun 06, 2023 16:38 PM

Gallery: China’s First Homegrown Cruise Liner
The Adora Magic City undocked in a Shanghai shipyard on Tuesday, after first entering the water last week. The vessel, which is still undergoing internal renovations, boasts thousands of rooms, multiple dining areas and entertainment spaces, and will be able to accommodate more than 5,000 guests. The ship will travel routes to Japan and Southeast Asia from its home port in Shanghai, and is expected to be delivered by the end of the year
Jun 05, 2023 18:15 PM

Gallery: Landslide Kills 19 in Southwest China
A landslide in a mountainous area near Leshan, Sichuan province, has led to the deaths of 19 people, with five others sustaining minor injuries, local authorities said. The incident occurred at a mining facility and buried several buildings. More than 600 people were sent to the site to help with the rescue, which concluded at 8 p.m. Sunday. The cause of the landslide remains under investigation
Jun 05, 2023 17:47 PM

Gallery: Shenzhou-15 Crew Returns to Earth
Astronauts Fei Junlong, Zhang Lu and Deng Qingming safely touched down in China’s Inner Mongolia after departing the Tiangong space station on Sunday morning, marking the completion of their six-month mission. During that period, the trio conducted four spacewalks, setting a national record. Last week, the three astronauts welcomed the incoming Shenzhou-16 crew and worked with them for about five days before heading home
Jun 02, 2023 20:14 PM

Gallery: Pests on the Plateau
Plateau pikas, small hare-like animals native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, have been targeted for their proclivity to eat the grass out from under the region’s livestock. Locals have tried using traps to control their population. However, the excessive use of bait disrupted the natural predator-prey balance, leading to a surge in the mammal’s population and further degradation of the grasslands. Scientists and local authorities are now grappling with how to prevent their numbers from growing while preserving the area’s ecological balance
Jun 02, 2023 19:16 PM

Gallery: Elon’s Whirlwind China Visit
Tesla CEO Elon Musk left Shanghai on Thursday morning after spending just over 40 hours in the country. After arriving in Beijing on Tuesday, the billionaire met with top Chinese officials, including the foreign minister and a vice premier. He also visited the automaker’s Shanghai factory and its battery supplier, Contemporary Amperex Technology. The trip marked his first to China since 2020
Jun 01, 2023 18:51 PM

Gallery: Children Celebrate Day of Their Own
Youngsters across China marked International Children’s Day this week with performances and other special events. Many schools and kindergartens began their activities for the day, bringing families together. International Children’s Day, which falls on Thursday this year, was established in November 1949 to promote the welfare and rights of children
May 31, 2023 18:25 PM

Gallery: Enduring the Heat Wave
Parts of China are experiencing a record-breaking heat wave, with the mercury hitting 39 degrees Celsius in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou and the city of Nanning, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, expected to surpass 37 C in the coming days. In Jinning, Yunnan province, a reservoir has dried up to the detriment of nearby villagers. Elsewhere, countries such as India, Tunisia and Spain have suffered their own heat waves. A report from the World Meteorological Organization predicted that climate change will cause temperatures to soar over the next five years