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Xi talks tith Japanese PM the ovew phone BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua)

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China’s UN envoy refutes US’ lies concerning China, urges US not to repeat mistakes China calls for unity in fighting terrorism

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Clarification on the organic fertilizer to be supplied by qingdao Seawin Biotech group To Sri Lanka

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China urges U.S. to stop supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces

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Bangladesh-China Cultural Economic and Mass Communication Center (BCCEMCC)

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held a phone conversation

with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Noting that China and Japan are close neighbors, Xi, citing an ancient Chinese saying, stressed that good neighborliness is a treasure of a country.

To maintain and develop friendly and cooperative relations between China and Japan is in line with the fundamental interests of both countries and their people, and also conducive to Asian and even global peace, stability and prosperity, he added.

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Clarification on he organic fertilizer to be supplied by Qingdao Seawin Biotech group To Sri Lanka

China calls for unity in fighting terrorism Xinhua 08,Oct 2021

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China’s UN envoy refutes US’ lies concerning China, urges US not to repeat mistakes

China's envoy to the United Nations has criticized the removal of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, or ETIM, from a country's list of terrorist organizations, say-

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Xi talks tith Japanese PM ….

At present, the China-Japan relationship faces both opportunities and challenges, Xi said, adding that China appreciates the importance the new Japanese government attaches to maintaining high-level communication between the two countries.

China, he said, stands ready to work with Japan to enhance dialogue and cooperation, and promote the building of a China-Japan relationship that meets the requirements of the new era in the spirit of taking history as a mirror and opening up the future.

As the next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties, China hopes that the two sides will revisit their original aspirations and meet each other halfway to jointly embrace this significant historical juncture and open up new prospects for the development of bilateral relations, Xi said.

Xi pointed out that China and Japan should earnestly learn from both the positive and the negative experience in bilateral relations, strictly observe the principles set out in the four political documents between them, and effectively implement the political consensus that they are cooperative partners and not threats to each other.

The two countries, he added, should properly handle major sensitive issues concerning history and Taiwan among others, properly manage their differences, and hold on to the right direction, so as to maintain the political foundation and overall situation of bilateral relations.

They should also strengthen exchanges on state governance and coordination on economic policy, jointly safeguard a fair and open environment for trade and investment, and achieve a higher level of economic complementation and win-win cooperation, so as to bring more benefits to the people of

both countries, Xi added.

Calling on the two countries to practice true multilateralism, he suggested that China and Japan, on the basis of their respective fundamental interests and the common interests of mankind, carry forward the East Asian wisdom of seeking harmony without uniformity and working together, actively promote regional cooperation, coordinate their response to global challenges, and safeguard world peace, stability and development.

Xi also congratulated Japan on successfully hosting the Tokyo Olympics, and added that China welcomes Japan to take an active part in the Beijing Winter Olympics in February next year.

For his part, Kishida extended congratulations on China's National Day. Under the current international and regional circumstances, Japan-China relations are entering a new era, he noted.

Japan, he added, is willing to work with China to draw important lessons from the history of bilateral relations, and take the 50th anniversary as an opportunity to make joint efforts in building a constructive and stable Japan-China relationship that meets the requirements of the new era.

The two sides should manage their differences through dialogue, he noted, adding that Japan is ready to work with China to continuously strengthen economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, and intensify communication and cooperation on important international and regional issues, such as COVID-19 response and climate change.

Japan looks forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics taking place smoothly, he added.

Both sides deem this conversation to be very timely and important, and they agree to continue to maintain interaction and communication through vari-

ous means, so as to guide the development of bilateral relations in a right way.

India media fabricate reports of detained Chinese soldiers: military source CTGN 8 Oct Indian media have recently fabricated reports that Chinese soldiers have been detained for "crossing the borderline," China Daily reported on Saturday, citing a military source.

Chinese border troops conducted a routine patrol on September 28 in the Dongzhang area on the Chinese side of the Sino-Indian border and took countermeasures resolutely when they encountered "unreasonable obstruction" from the Indian military, said the source.The Dongzhang area is China's inherent territory, and it is entirely reasonable and legal for Chinese border troops to organize patrols on their own territory, the source added, saying: "The responsibility rests entirely with the Indian side."

Xinjiang opens cottonpicking season with mass use of machinery

The annual cotton picking season started in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in late September, with the increasing use of machineries.

Some places have realized total mechanization in cotton harvest.

In the Aksu prefecture of southern Xinjiang, small-scale cotton picking has begun, and the mass harvest is expected to start soon, the Global Times learned from local publicity department on Sunday.Awati county in Aksu is known for its cotton planting. Farmers are poised to collect a total of 1.45 million mu (97,000 hectares) of cotton.Liu Guiyuan, a villager at Awati's Sanhe township, hired several workers to check the growth of cotton, after which cotton-picking machinery is able to enter the farmland to commence collection

The country often regards itself as a defender of democracy and human rights, but in fact, it is the biggest destroyer of democracy and human rights, he said, noting that world needs dialogue rather than confrontation, and countries should choose cooperation rather than creating division.

"I hope that the US will return to the right track of dialogue and coopera-

China’s UN envoy refutes US’ lies concerning China, urges US not to repeat mistakes

human rights issues to interfere in China's

Global Times- Oct 05, 2021

"dishonest diplomacy."

China’s ambassador to the United Na-

Lies repeated a thousand times are still

tions (UN) on Monday slammed the US’

lies. Countless facts have proven that the

groundless comments on issues related to

US’ accusations are groundless and made

Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet and called

out of its own political needs to cause

on the US to put aside its arrogance and

chaos and contain China’s overall devel-

prejudice.

opment. China firmly opposes and rejects

internal affairs. He urged the US not to go further down the wrong path.

The envoy said that claims of so-called "forced labor" and "genocide" in Xinjiang is the "lie of the century" made by previous US administration, but the current administration has inherited all the lies and continues to follow the old path of

tion, and take practical and positive steps for the promotion and protection of human rights," said Zhang.

At the same session, representatives from countries including Cuba, Syria and North Korea also made remarks, criticizing US’ unreasonable accusations and opposing US intervention of other countries’ internal affairs using human rights as an excuse.

this, said the envoy.

China's permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun made the re-

Meanwhile, Zhang called on the interna-

marks at the seventy-sixth session of the

tional community to pay attention to the

Third Committee of the General Assem-

human rights situation in the US, pointing

bly.

out that the US chose to ignore its bloody suppression of native Americans and en-

Zhang stressed that China firmly opposes

slaving African Americans, attempting to

the abuse of the platform of UN to deliber-

bury its dark past in history.

ately provoke confrontation and fabricate

Sri Lanka Ports Authority & CICT for welcoming world’s largest container ship Ever Ace Mainly operated by China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited, CICT is the only deep-water terminal in South Asia, making Colombo Port capable of handling the largest vessels afloat.

China urges U.S. to stop supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -The United States should stop supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and take concrete actions to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.

Spokesperson Hua Chunying made the remarks in response to a query about a relevant statement issued by U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price.

Hua said Taiwan belongs to China and the United States is in no position to make irresponsible remarks. The relevant remarks by the U.S. side seriously violate the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-U.S. joint communiques and send an extremely wrong and irresponsible signal.

She said for quite some time, the United States has been making negative moves by selling arms to Taiwan and strengthening official and military ties with Taiwan, including the launch of a 750 million U.S. dollars arms sale plan to Taiwan, the landing of U.S. military aircraft in Taiwan and frequent sailing of U.S. warships across the Taiwan Strait. These provocative moves undermine China-U.S. relations and regional peace and stability. China is firmly opposed to them and has taken necessary countermeasures.

Noting that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, Hua said on the Taiwan question, the United States should abide by the one-China principle and the

stipulations of the China-U.S. joint communiques rather than something cooked up by itself unilaterally.

"Taiwan independence" leads nowhere, she said, adding that China will take all necessary measures to resolutely crush all attempts at "Taiwan independence" and China has firm resolve and will to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

"The United States should correct its mistakes, earnestly abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three ChinaU.S. joint communiques, prudently and properly handle Taiwanrelated issues, stop supporting and emboldening separatist forces of 'Taiwan independence', and take concrete actions to safeguard rather than undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," Hua said.

The latest clinical trial results showed good safety results when children aged 6-17 years old were given reduced doses of Ad5nCoV, and the incidence of adverse reactions was lower than for adults.

If the inhalable Ad5-nCoV is approved for emergency use, it would be the world's first vaccine to achieve triple immunity humoral, cellular and mucosal - Tao Lina, a Shanghai-based vaccine industry insider, told the Global Times on Wednesday.

The inhalable vaccine can stimulate an immune response in the mucous membranes of a person's respiratory tract. This makes it less painful and more accessible, especially for children and vulnerable people, experts said, as it avoids regional pain and swelling.

What's more, the inhaled form requires only one-fifth of the dosage of an injected one, which preserves more doses and relieves production pressure, according to experts.

The combination of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket prepares to be transferred to the launching area of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 7, 2021. The combination of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, and the spaceship will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Thursday.

The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, said the CMSA. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

ognize the ETIM's nature as a terror-

clean break with terrorism".

ist organization and its grave danger,

"We urge relevant country to take into ac-

"We call for the unity and collaboration

and understand and support China's

count the big picture in international coun-

of the international community to pre-

counterterrorism efforts," Geng said.

terterrorism cooperation, reverse its wrong

vent the ETIM and other terrorist forces

"A certain country removed ETIM

decision immediately, and redesignate

from festering in Afghanistan, and to

from its national list of terrorist or-

ETIM as a terrorist organization," Geng

prevent the country from again becom-

ganizations, to condone and shield

Shuang, China's deputy permanent represen-

ing a haven and a fountainhead of terror-

the organization. It is nothing but an

tative to the UN, told a meeting of the Gen-

ist activities."

example of double standards and ma-

eral Assembly's Sixth Committee on

China has five proposals relating to com-

nipulation of the political agenda with

Wednesday.

bating international terrorism, he said.

an ulterior motive."

The ETIM is listed by the UN Security

The first is to practice true multilateral-

The US State Department removed

Council as an international terrorist organi-

ism. Countries should foster "a sense of

the ETIM from its Terrorist Exclu-

zation. Combating the "East Turkestan"

community with a shared future", make

sion List in October last year, saying

terrorist forces represented by the ETIM is

the most of the central coordinating role

there was "no credible evidence" that

an important part of international counter-

of the UN in global counterterrorism,

the group continued to exist. The

terrorism efforts and is in the world's inter-

and build "the broadest" counterterror-

removal was ordered by then US sec-

est, Geng said.

ism united front.

retary of state Mike Pompeo.

The report drafted by the expert group of

Second, it is important to strengthen the

The US designated the group a terror-

the Security Council's sanction committee

international rule of law in combating

ist organization in 2002 when the

shows that the ETIM is still very active,

terrorism, Geng said. The sovereignty,

country was eager to engage with

Geng said. With about 1,000 fighters in

independence and territorial integrity of

China on counterterrorism efforts

Syria and hundreds of members in Afghani-

all countries should be respected in

following the Sept 11 terrorist at-

stan, the group continues to maintain con-

counterterrorism efforts. No country

tacks.

tact with terrorist forces such as al-Qaida,

could interfere in the internal affairs of

Significant change

organize terrorist training and regularly dis-

others in the name of countering terror-

The situation in Afghanistan has

seminate terrorist audio and video propa-

ism, he said. Counterterrorism treaties

changed greatly recently, Geng said,

ganda.

generally accepted internationally should

and China is urging the Taliban to

"China hopes that all parties can fully rec-

be implemented.

honor its commitments and "make a

China calls…

Bangladesh-China Cultural Economic and Mass Communication Center (BCCEMCC) Bangladesh-China Cultural Economic and Mass Communication Center is a very active people-to people friendship with China organization. Its main counterpart in China is Chinese People's Association for Friendship

with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). The

BCCEMCC held an executive committee meeting on 2nd October 2021 at Gulshan Club , Dhaka , Bangladesh to discuss its future activities. They have discussed more ways to enhance social, cultural and communication activities between the two countries, as well as ways to enhance people to people friendship between two countries . BCCEMCC President Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Altaf Hossain Choudhury is a Vice President of Organization for South Asian Regional Friendship and Cooperation with China (OSARFCC). BCCEMCC maintains a close partnership with ASLCSCC as well as other friendship with China organiza-

tions in South Asia.

BEIJING -- Passenger trips on Chinese railways topped 83.5 million during the weeklong National Day holiday which ended Thursday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. Railway authorities have coordinated COVID-19 control measures Xinhua | 2021-10-08 and transport services to cope with Passengers check in at the Shijiaz- the travel rush.

Authorities had earlier estimated huang railway station in Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei prov- some 127 million railway passenince, Oct 7, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] ger trips during the holiday rush lasting from Sept 28 to Oct 8.

China sees 83.5m railway passenger trips during National Day holiday

Headquarter of SEAWIN BioTech Group in Qingdao, China

Clarification On The Organic Fertilizer To Be Sup-

the facts. The Embassy would like to clar-

It’s products, which have passed the EU

ify as follows:

ECOCERT Organic Certification, OMRI

1. Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group

Certification, REACH Certification, and

plied By Qingdao Seawin

Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as

Australian Organic Input Certification

Biotech Group To Sri

Seawin), is a high-tech enterprise focus-

etc., have been exported to more than 50

ing in the production of new-type sea-

countries and regions in the world, in-

Lanka

weed organic fertilizer, found in 2000

cluding Europe and the United States. It

Issued by the Embassy of the

with a registered capital of 132 million

also set up oversea branch companies in

People’s Republic of China in Sri

RMB (approximately 4.1 billion LKR).

the U.S. and Australia.

Lanka

It has been noticed that recently there are several news reports and statements in Sri Lanka claiming that the organic fertilizer to be imported from China contains harmful bacteria. In this regard, the Embassy of China in Sri Lanka contacted the product supplier, Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co., Ltd. to examine the said issue, and found out that these reports and statements, which have already harmed the reputation of the company in question, directly contradict

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China held

a high-profile meeting in Beijing on

Saturday (09.10.2021) to mark the 110th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911 that ended the thousands-year-long absolute monarchy in the country.

Addressing the event at the Great Hall of the People, President Xi Jinping hailed the revolution as a "great and arduous exploration" by the Chinese people and progressives to achieve national independence and the people's liberation.

Xi called for promoting the great spirit of revolutionary pioneers and pooling strength for national rejuvenation.

Overseas Chinese feel heartened by President Xi Jinping's speech at the coppeporative peeting on Saturday parking 1911Revolution. They have vowed to emulate and carry forward Dr. SunYatsen and other revolutionary pioneers' lofty spirit of working with unshakable resolve to revitalize China, saying they will unite and strive to contribute to the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua)

Beijing parks welcome over 2 mln visitors during holiday

Beijing's 11 municipal parks and the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture received over 2.11 million visitors during the weeklong National Day holiday, the Beijing Municipal Administration Center of Parks said Friday.

The Summer Palace, Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park and Beijing Zoo were reported as the most popular destinations, according to the center.

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Clarification On The Organic Fertilizer ….

2. Seawin was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture of Sri Lanka through open tender to supply the urgently needed organic fertilizer.

3. The company has undertaken obligations strictly in accordance with the signed contract. In their production process, the organic fertilizer must be sterilized at 600 ℃, thus all harmful microorganisms are killed by the high temperature, which is in line

5. Therefore, the Embassy hopes

with the standards required in the bidding

that the related parties in Sri Lankan

documents, the contract, the letters of credit

side and the Chinese company could

as well as the widely accepted international

coordinate on the principles of respect-

standards for organic fertilizers.

ing science and facts and the spirit of contract with the view to resolving this

4. In the process of enforcing the

issue promptly, and address differences

contract, however, the Sri Lanka National

through dialogue in good faith for the

Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) claimed

mutual benefits of the China-Sri Lanka

that the sample received contained harmful

cooperation.

bacteria including Erwinia, after only

(Issued by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka

THREE (3) days of test and analysis, which lead to the above-mentioned news reports. It is noted that, according to the International Plant Protection Convention, it will take at least SIX (6) days to detect Erwinia. The hasty conclusion made by NPQS is lack of scientific basis. As such, the deci-

China slams CIA's China Mission Center, says it reflects ColdWar mentality CGTN 8,Oct

sion made by the authorities to reject Seawin’s organic fertilizer based on the NPQS report is not only questionable but also causing great financial loss to the company.

The China Mission Center created by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a typical reflection of the U.S.'s Cold-War mentality, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters at a news briefing on Friday.

The remarks come a day after the CIA's announcement of a number of structural changes, including a new mission center for China to "further strengthen collective work on the most important geopolitical threat we face in the 21st century."

Zhao urged the U.S. agency to treat China's development in a rational and objective way and stop any actions that may damage China's sovereignty, security and development interests as well as the mutual trust and cooperation between the two countries.

Noting that the U.S. special operations forces carried out training in China's Taiwan, Zhao reiterated that the one-China principle serves as the political foundation for China-U.S. ties.

The U.S. side should recognize the high sensitivity and severity of Taiwan related issues, firmly abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques to maintain bilateral ties and regional stability, Zhao said.

China will take all necessary actions to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the spokesperson added.

China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang -3 on Thursday set sail on its fourth monitoring mission in the open sea of this year.

This 2nd-generation Chinese spacetracking ship has completed more than 90 monitoring missions in the past 20 years with a success rate of 100%.

The Speed Skating China Open event, the first international competition of the Beijing 2022 test series, went into its second day of competition on Saturday, testing all aspects of the competition. Beijing Olympics Pandemic prevention was one of the focuses of this competition at the National Speed Skating Oval, known as the "Ice Ribbon."

In Zigui county, Central China's Hubei Province, farmers pick oranges on hills along the Yangtze River. (Photo: Wei Qiyang)

China's central bank issues a set of commemorative coins on Monday to celebrate the 2020 Bio diversity Conference. The commemorative set contains one gold coin and one silver coin.

China on Friday issued a white paper to introduce the country's actions on biodiversity conservation and share its achievements in the sector. Here are some of the highlights: - China contributes 10% of world's new plant varieties in past decade - China takes lead to propose, implement red line strategy for ecological conservation - Protected areas account for 18% of China's land area - Habitats for wild animals keep expanding - China contributes most to world's green area growth in 2000-2017 - Remarkable results in pollution control and fulfilling biodiversity obligations.

Winter is coming! Snow brings the beauty of winter in Pingliang, Northwest China's Gansu Province.

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