A major part of China's west-to-east power transmission program kicked off operation Friday, a further boost to the coordinated development among different regions.

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Since its return to China 25 years ago, Hong Kong has weathered numerous challenges and embarked on a journey of unity and common development with the motherland. Find out why. #HKSAR25 #GLOBALink

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Perseverance makes the impossible possible; as a community in northwest China shows. Not only have they turned the sandy dunes green, but they have enriched their lives too!

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Xiazhi, or Summer Solstice, is one of the solar terms.

It occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun.

The arrival of Xiazhi represents the start of midsummer. At this time, days are still longer than nights.

Xiazhi is also an important folk festival in China. Folks developed customs like eating cold noodles and worshiping the earth, praying for protection from the summer heat and hoping for a good autumn harvest.

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BEIJING, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China is now home to 14 world natural heritage sites and four cultural and natural heritage sites, both leading the world in terms of quantity.

These heritage sites effectively protected China's representative geological relics, the gorgeous mountains, forests and lakes, along with the rare and endangered animal and plant species, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said.

The four World Cultural and Natural (mixed) Heritage sites in China are Mount Taishan, Mount Huangshan, Mount Emei -- Leshan Giant Buddha, and Mount Wuyi.

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GENEVA, JUNE 15 (Xinhua) -- Multilateral human rights mechanisms should serve as a platform for cooperation and dialogue, rather than a venue for division and confrontation, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva Chen Xu said on Tuesday.

Chen told the ongoing 50th session of Human Rights Council that in recent years, "the Human Rights Council has become increasingly politicized and confrontational, and disinformation has become rampant, which seriously runs counter to the original purpose of the Human Rights Council."

Chen said that all parties should promote multilateralism in the field of human rights, uphold the principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity, non-selectivity and non-politicization, and jointly promote the sound development of the international human rights cause.

 "Multilateral human rights mechanisms should abide by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, promote the common values of humanity, and oppose the politicization and instrumentalization of human rights issues, double standards, as well as interference in the internal affairs of member states under the pretext of human rights," he noted.

He added that solidarity needs to be strengthened, while constructive dialogue and cooperation be carried out on the basis of equality and mutual respect.

"We should make efforts to expand common understanding, reduce differences, promote mutual learning and seek progress together," he said.

He told the Council that multilateral human rights mechanisms also need to work on the basis of authentic and objective information, respect the sovereignty of States and the human rights development path chosen by each country in light of its national conditions, and provide technical assistance with the consent of the countries concerned.

"The staff composition of multilateral human rights mechanisms should reflect the principle of equitable geographical distribution, and absorb more talents from developing countries, so as to make multilateral human rights mechanisms truly representative," he added.

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The British government needs to stop being arrogant and hypocritical on the issue of human rights and take serious actions to respond to the criticism from home and abroad, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

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Ambitious young entrepreneurs have expressed their confidence in the rapid development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, where connectivity has been continuously improved. #GLOBALink

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China has been dedicated to cooperation with its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region, offering aid projects, assistance and training to countries in the region.

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China's AG600 amphibious aircraft family is embracing a new member specially developed for firefighting missions. The new AG600 aircraft has successfully conducted its maiden flight. Come with Birdy to see how and why China has developed such a uniquely shaped large aircraft AG600 amphibious aircraft.

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