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Snowboarding, botanical art and climate change: China this week
Updated 20:25, 05-Nov-2021
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How China protects the rights of its disabled people

Behind Chinese athletes' outstanding performance at the recent National Games for Persons with Disabilities, the 8th National Special Olympics Games and the recent Tokyo Paralympic Games are comprehensive rights guaranteed to people with disabilities. They include access to social security, education, career development, and an enabling environment.

These charts show the progress made.

China's largest offshore  windfarm

Almost 40 kilometers into the Yellow Sea, 150 gigantic wind turbines are spinning to produce power that could meet the electricity demand of 1 million households.

Rudong Offshore Wind Farm is under construction in Rudong County, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, May 24, 2021. /CFP

Rudong Offshore Wind Farm is under construction in Rudong County, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, May 24, 2021. /CFP

Xi Jinping statement to the G20 -  in quotes

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday addressed via video link the first session of the 16th Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit. Click on the link above for some of his key quotes.

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China's top snowboarder prepares for 2022 games

Watch top Chinese snowboarder and 2018 Winter Olympics silver medalist, Liu Jiayu, going through practise drills in Switzerland for the upcoming games in Beijing. She has recovered from a spine injury suffered at the World Halfpipe Championship in February last year.

Liu Jiayu in action at the Women's Snowboard Halfpipe for the FIS Snowboard World Cup held in Chongli county near Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei province in 2019. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

Liu Jiayu in action at the Women's Snowboard Halfpipe for the FIS Snowboard World Cup held in Chongli county near Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei province in 2019. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

Chip shortage a wakeup call for auto industry

GAC Aios, one of China's top electric vehicle makers, had nearly 20,000 orders for its new energy cars last month, but only about 13,000 were delivered to customers. A shortage of chips means the company, like many others, is struggling to fulfill its orders on time.

"The impact is severe. We only have 60 or 70 percent of the chips we need," said Gu Huinan, the man who runs the company. "It puts our production in limbo – we are not even sure if next week's chips will arrive."

Chip shortage slows down production at GAC Aion's assembly line in Guangzhou, China, October 25, 2021. Simon Wang/CGTN

Chip shortage slows down production at GAC Aion's assembly line in Guangzhou, China, October 25, 2021. Simon Wang/CGTN

Wang Yi calls for dialogue, U.S. to keep its promise on Taiwan

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday called for regular communication between the two sides and urged the U.S. to stay committed to its one-China policy rather than saying one thing but doing quite another.

Wang made the call while meeting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Italy's capital Rome on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

In pictures: 2021's destructive weather

Destructive storms, floods, and fires are becoming increasingly common around the world as the effects of climate change ramp up. 

Click on the link above to see photos of some of the most extreme weather of 2021 so far.

People in Xinxiang, Henan, were forced to travel any way they could after after extremely heavy rain in July 2021. /CFP

People in Xinxiang, Henan, were forced to travel any way they could after after extremely heavy rain in July 2021. /CFP

Xi Jinping full remarks to COP26

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on all parties to take stronger actions to jointly tackle the climate challenge.

Xi made the remarks in a written statement for the World Leaders Summit at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Dedicated botanical painter's new works

Artist Zeng Xiaolian has dedicated his long life to depicting flora and fauna.

An exhibition in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming is using the 83-year-old's paintings to try to bring audiences closer to nature, after a UN biodiversity conference in the city last month sent the world a clear message of the urgency of protecting the Earth.

Zeng Xiaolian's depicton of a camelia. /Courtesy of Contemporary Gallery Kunming

Zeng Xiaolian's depicton of a camelia. /Courtesy of Contemporary Gallery Kunming

A feasible way of quitting coal

More than 70 percent of the coal plants built globally rely on Chinese funding, and coal accounts for the largest share of China's overseas power sector investments. The country produces more than half of the world's coal-generated electricity.

But China took another step in the nation's green energy transition after setting its carbon-neutral goal last year. As the world's biggest financier of coal plants, the government announced in September that it would stop building coal-fired power projects abroad.

A coal mine in Huaibei City in east China's Anhui Province. /AP

A coal mine in Huaibei City in east China's Anhui Province. /AP

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