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Climate pledges, quantum computing and gibbons: China Quick Take
Daniel Harries
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Wang Yi hails China-Serbia relations model of China-CEEC cooperation

China-Serbia relations have become a benchmark for mutually beneficial cooperation, said China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. 

He added that the bilateral ties were a model for Belt and Road cooperation and cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries.  

China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Serbia's National Assembly Speaker Ivica Dacic in Belgrade, Serbia. /China's Foreign Ministry

China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Serbia's National Assembly Speaker Ivica Dacic in Belgrade, Serbia. /China's Foreign Ministry

Xi Jinping's key quotes on tackling climate change

China released a white paper documenting the country's progress in mitigating climate change and sharing its experience and approaches with the rest of the international community.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has attached great importance to climate change and called for closer global cooperation.

 

Power station cooling towers, emblematic of the fossil fuel era. /CFP

Power station cooling towers, emblematic of the fossil fuel era. /CFP

China's industrial profits soar in January-September period

China's industrial profits from January to September grew by 44.7 percent year on year to about 6.34 trillion yuan (about $994 billion), slowing from 49.5 percent in the first eight months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.  

China achieves quantum computational advantage in two mainstream technical routes 

A Chinese research team has successfully designed a 66-qubit programmable superconducting quantum computing system named "Zuchongzhi 2.1," significantly enhancing the quantum computational advantage.

China is now the first country to achieve a quantum computational advantage in two mainstream technical routes – one via photonics quantum computing technology and the other via superconducting quantum computing technology.

A Hainan black-crested gibbon. /CGTN

A Hainan black-crested gibbon. /CGTN

A race against time to save the gibbons 

October 24 was the 7th International Gibbon Day. These small apes have been struggling on the verge of extinction.

Gibbons are not monkeys. The small apes are primates, which makes them close to humans. According to the latest statistics, there are three genera and six species of gibbons in China, and the total number of gibbons is between 1,100-1,200, and their living condition is worrying.

Mexico's Chinese communities are seeing reverse migration

As migratory trends change over the years, the ebb and flow of communities alter through the generations, and China's worldwide diaspora is no exception. 

Indeed, as the Chinese economy grows, on course to be the world's largest by 2030, some of the next generation of immigrants living abroad is looking to return. 

Picture gallery: Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 welcomes 100-day countdown

The night view of Beijing Winter Olympic Park. /Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

The night view of Beijing Winter Olympic Park. /Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Over 30 endangered North China leopards discovered in Tibet

Chinese researchers have identified a group of endangered North China leopards in Lhorong County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, after three years of field investigation – a sign of an improving environment.

In the late 20th century, the number of leopards in China sharply shrank. Those on record are numbered and restricted to only a few areas in the country. But things took a turn for the better in 2013 when locals in Lhorong County reported sightings of leopards with unique rosette patterns.

FMs: Inclusive political structure the only solution to Afghan issue

Foreign Ministers of the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan issued a joint statement, stressing that the only solution to Afghanistan's problems is forming an inclusive political structure with the participation of all ethnic groups.

The meeting, attended by the foreign ministers of China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia, agreed on 11 consensuses, including calling on relevant Afghan parties to stay committed to several subjects like counter-terrorism.

Discover the behind-the-scenes stories of hit movie 'White Snake 2'

China's animated film industry has been growing in recent years, with a batch of domestic animated movies hitting cinemas in the country. This past summer, one of the most anticipated movies of this genre was "White Snake 2: The Tribulation of Green Snake." 

The movie saw cumulative ticket sales surge past 580 million yuan ($90 million) since its debut on July 23, making it one of China's top 10 grossing domestic animated movies.

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