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China’s Shanxi province strengthens grassland protection

December 10, 2021 CEN_com 0

Shanxi is a province in North China with a large area of grasslands. According to the census on grassland resources in the 1980s, the province’s natural grassland area is 45,520 square kilometers, accounting for 29 percent of the province’s total area. Grasslands in Shanxi are mainly distributed in the marginal areas of the Taihang and Lyuliang mountains and the central basin. There are six major types of grassland in Shanxi, […]

Unused rooftop in Shenzhen, China turned into urban recreational skypark

December 10, 2021 CEN_com 0

A good idea for rooftops everywhere: Put them to public use. Seventeen million people live in Shenzhen, China—it is the electronics workshop for the world. A giant rail terminal and depot for repairing trains were built near the bridge to Hong Kong, with a roof 1200 meters long and 50 to 60 m wide, about 15 m high. The building acted as a giant wall, cutting the residential areas off […]

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China and Pakistan work hand in hand for green CPEC

December 10, 2021 CEN_com 0

The Chinese and Pakistani governments have been supporting each other in nature conservation and practicing the idea of a green Belt and Road to promote the high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. ISLAMABAD, Dec. 9, 2021 — China and Pakistan are keeping their commitment to making the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a green project, and enable future generations to have a green environment. Besides the green CPEC initiative, the […]

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China to open ‘green lanes’ for African agricultural exports as China-Africa trade sees massive growth

December 10, 2021 CEN_com 0

China plans to open ‘green lanes’ for African agricultural exports to China and work to reach $300 billion in total imports from Africa in the next three years. From January to October this year, China-Africa trade and the Asian giant’s direct investment in Africa both bucked the trend, reaching over $207 billion and $2.6 billion respectively, up 37.5% and 10% year-on-year, according to China’s ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong. […]

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How can China help South Africa achieve a ‘just energy transition’ ?

December 9, 2021 CEN_com 0

Africa is looking at China’s presence in energy on the continent with hope for a just energy transition from coal to renewables. On 22 September, speaking at the UN General Assembly, China’s president, Xi Jinping, announced China would provide strong support for green transitions in developing nations and stop building coal power overseas. On 30 November, the 8th Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) issued a declaration reiterating those points on climate change. At the […]

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Beijing to see end of heavy air pollution by 2025

December 9, 2021 CEN_com 0

BEIJING, Dec. 8, 2021 (Xinhua) — Beijing will basically see no heavy pollution days by 2025, with other environmental quality indicators to be steadily improved, said an ecological environment protection plan released on Wednesday. The capital will strive to keep the average PM2.5 concentration within 35 micrograms per cubic meter by 2025, according to the Ecological and Environmental Protection Plan for Beijing (2021-2025). The plan emphasizes a holistic approach to […]

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China-built Moscow metro stations open to traffic: “landmark for Sino-Russian friendship”

December 8, 2021 CEN_com 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday via video link launched a new section of the Moscow Metro, part of which was built by China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC). CRCC constructed a 5.4-km line, which consists of three stations and nine tunnels, as part of the 70-km Third Interchange Circuit of the Moscow Metro. It was the first time for Russia to introduce a Chinese enterprise in its metro construction, […]

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Across China: A “zero-carbon” winter with nuclear heating

December 8, 2021 CEN_com 0

JINAN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — Despite the winter chill gaining pace in Haiyang City of east China’s Shandong Province, Li Jianmin is unworried thanks to the green heating plants at his home. “The temperature inside is quite stable, and the heating bill is low,” said Li, a local resident. On Nov. 9 this year, the city bid farewell to the coal-burning days with the launch of its nuclear heating project, […]

North Korea increases green energy – fosters energy partnership with China

December 8, 2021 CEN_com 0

In 2017 North Korea generated 55 percent of its total electricity from hydroelectric plants (with the remaining 45 percent coming from fossil fuels). Thus the socialist country already displays a national reliance on renewable energy. The North Korean leadership wants to further develop renewable energy production sources, including wind and solar power. However, the weakness of the economy under the onslaught of US-inspired sanctions, has led analysts to suggest that t he […]

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Cuba and China strengthen ties through the Belt and Road strategy

December 7, 2021 CEN_com 0

Cuba it should be remembered was the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic relations with China back in 1960. Sixty-one years after that union, both nations continue to collaborate with each other in the fight against hegemonism and unilateralism, the use of force, and violation of international laws. Today, the two countries have a new reason for rapprochement; the Chinese project of the Belt and Road, which once again […]