BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, China has seen notable growth in its wild animal population, a result of the country's continuous animal protection efforts.

According to a white paper titled "Biodiversity Conservation in China," the population of giant pandas in the wild has grown from 1,114 to 1,864 over the past four decades, while the Asian elephant population in the wild has grown from 180 in the 1980s to about 300 at present.

The country will continue to promote the peaceful co-existence of humans and wild animals. Measures will demarcate boundaries of wildlife habitats based on actual situations, improve animal habitats, and provide policy support.

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Take a trip to Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden under the Chinese Academy of Sciences with our correspondent to experience the rich biodiversity of Yunnan, the "kingdom of animals and plants."

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Why brown? Chinese researchers try to demystify the brown giant panda that is almost only spotted in the Qinling Mountains over the decades. #GLOBALink

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China has over-fulfilled three of the 2020 global biodiversity targets (the Aichi targets) and made progress on 13 targets, none of which have been fully met globally. Our solutions are in nature.

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China's deep-sea manned submersible "Fendouzhe," has finished the first leg of its 21st voyage to the Western Pacific. It has completed 28 dives, seven of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters. #GLOBALink

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MiaoVlogs: Meet China's beloved "Panda Papa" Prof. Hu Jinchu!

The 92-year-old retiree is a leading global expert on the giant panda. Hu headed a team to investigate the rare species discovered in southwest China's Sichuan Province over 40 years ago.

What was that experience like? How did the group carry out its mission? And what is his one regret? Xinhua's Miao Xiaojuan and British researcher Alice Hughes had a chat with him at his home.

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Lavish costumes, elaborate makeup, and dynamic acrobatics...Chinese operas are famous for their visual elements. But the quintessential focus of one of China's most famous art forms is far beyond that. Xinhua's Dale Fox discovers why Chinese operas have kept their vitality throughout history. #GLOBALink

(Courtesy: Beijing's Fengtai Media Convergence Center, Jingju Theater Company of Beijing)

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The military pact among the United States, Britain and Australia, known as AUKUS, poses a risk of nuclear material and technology proliferation, and threatens peace, stability and security in the Asia-Pacific, a Thai expert has said.

"I'm quite sure that the AUKUS poses a risk of proliferation of nuclear material and technology," Surasit Thanadtang, director of the Thai-Chinese Strategic Research Center under the National Research Council of Thailand, told Xinhua in an interview.

The pact will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, Surasit said, adding that with the technology provided by the United States, it would go further to weapon technology that might have more impacts on regional peace, stability and security.

"The AUKUS pact is probably the most significant security arrangement among the three nations since WWII, and it focuses on military capability," he said.

Surasit noted that the United States is sharing the submarine technology for the first time in 50 years, and this time it might be more challenging to the region because of the highly enriched uranium material.

"It's already the weapon-grade nuclear. It's not a nuclear for peaceful development," the expert said.

To more effectively safeguard regional peace, stability and development, Surasit said countries should uphold promoting and seeking security cooperation based on a new concept that emphasizes joint and comprehensive cooperation in ensuring sustainable security and creating a security governance framework with regional characteristics.

Countries in the region should jointly build a road of peace, while the key factors of success would include an environment of relative stability and concerted efforts to build development networks, both hard skills and soft skills for youth society, with contribution to regional peace and stability, he said.

He noted that instead of nuclear-powered submarines, what the region needs most is marine research and development in humanitarian, seaside disaster relief, countering terrorism and transnational crime as well as green development of the sea.

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About 20,000 Ethiopians have received healthcare service given by the 22nd batch of the Chinese medical team over the last nine months at Tirunesh Beijing Hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. #GLOBALink

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At crossroads in life, how would you make a decision?

In a country with 1.4 billion people, difficulties and challenges abound.

How could rife corruption be rooted out?

How could absolute poverty be eradicated?

How could a damaged eco-system be restored?

How could a pandemic be put under control?

And, who can make the final decision?

Xinhua publishes documentary "Xi Jinping as crisis manager," unveiling stories behind each and every difficult decision made at crucial moments faced by the Chinese nation.

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