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On today's program, the Chinese president's urging efforts to save lives and property from disasters caused by days of heavy rainfall across northern and eastern China.
Beijing has hosted the World Youth Peace Conference.
High -level delegations from China and the U .S. have wrapped up day one of trade talks in Sweden.
In business, China's logistics sector reports strong growth.
In sports, China takes its first gold at the World Aquatics Championships.
Championships and Culture and Entertainment, a Chinese film about the Nanjing Massacre surges at the box office.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to safeguard lives and property from floods and geological disasters caused by days of heavy rains.
He's ordered search and rescue efforts for those missing or trapped and the relocation of residents in flood -prone areas.
President Xi has also urged authorities to plan for worst -case scenarios and allocate rescuers and supplies based on sound assessments.
Premier Li Cheng has urged national flood control authorities to strengthen the local government's response.
He's called for vigilance in monitoring rivers and reservoirs and identifying urban areas prone to flooding.
Continuous heavy rain has battered wide swaths of China, forcing tens of thousands out of their communities.
Several provincial -level regions, including Beijing, have reported casualties.
The National Flood Control Headquarters has raised the emergency response to Level 3 for Beijing, as well as neighboring Tianjin and Hebei Province.
Authorities have deployed rescue teams to the front lines and allocated about 350 million yuan, or 49 million US dollars, for relief efforts in nine provincial -level regions.
After days of relentless rainfall, parts of central Beijing and surrounding areas have experienced severe flooding, with local authorities confirming multiple fatalities and widespread evacuations.
The northeastern district of Miyun was among the hardest hit.
Yunxi spoke with one local resident there for the latest on the ground.
Right now, it's all hot and sunny over here.
Nothing like the previous few days.
I feel like the worst has already passed.
Although skies over the capital have cleared and temperatures soared under the summer sun, Li Chuan says the memory of the storm's fury remains fresh.
She never expected the gentle creek outside her window to turn into a roaring torrent, with the water almost bursting the banks and submerging the nearby roads.
Her relatives in the hilly town of Taishitun saw even worse as the floods came fast and without warning during the night.
They told me a lot of cars were swept away, and in some residential buildings, the flooding came suddenly during the night.
The heavy rain was something the elders said they had never seen before, but everyone quickly got notified by various people, neighbors, community workers, etc., and they basically all moved to safer locations.
Rescue operations were swift. Emergency teams worked through the night, while helicopters and excavators were deployed to evacuate stranded residents.
Li said her relatives told her that as part of the response, local authorities also deployed drones to survey mountain regions for landslide risks, allowing for the preemptive evacuation of at -risk communities.
Government -run temporary shelters have provided refuge for displaced families.
families. Basically, from the time the rain began and risks started to emerge, different places began organizing responses.
Many of the shelters were set up in schools, and schools had already prepared their duty shifts and supplies.
Many locals also stayed with relatives or friends nearby, and essential supplies were distributed.
So there haven't been any major problems. By the following day, floodwaters had begun gone to recede, though many areas remained waterlogged.
Local authorities have advised residents not to return to flood -affected areas just yet, citing the risk of contamination and the need for thorough disinfection.
Li Chuan said her relatives have now relocated from Taishetuan to join her in downtown Meiyun.
She described scenes of rescue personnel still stationed along the river, reinforcing embankments to prevent any further danger.
Despite the disruption, Li said essential supplies are readily available and that local coordination has been smooth.
She and her family are now trying to stay optimistic as they believe things will soon get back to normal.
For the Beijing Hour, this is Yunqi.
Beijing emergency management authorities have released a guideline for public protection.
Key measures include remote work for non -essential personnel, cancellation of cultural and sports events, suspension of all in -person classes and schools closure of all parks and scenic areas and the shutdown of all construction sites the beijing subway extended its maximum capacity deployment during the morning rush by two hours over 40 temporary passenger trains have been added the subway authorities have prepared over 100 000 disposable raincoats telecom providers are offering free beta satellite navigation text message services for those losing phone signals Electricity provider State Grid
has reminded users to use this app for reports of power outages and malfunctions.
The app can automatically track a user's location and minimize the time needed to fix the problem.
Insurance companies have also optimized the claim's settlement procedures.
Zhejiang is bracing for Typhoon Komei, which has re -intensified into a typhoon.
The storm is set to make landfall on the eastern coast on Wednesday, bringing heavy rains for three days.
Local authorities have ordered ships to return to ports and suspended operations of passenger ships.
Meteorological experts have warned that the typhoon's effects may intensify earlier than expected.
Coming up, the World Youth Peace Conference in Beijing.
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Seven minutes past the hour.
Beijing's hosted the World Youth Peace Conference.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter to the event.
He said the future of peace lies in the hands of youth.
President Xi expressed hope that young people from all countries will take this conference as an opportunity to exchange ideas, deepen mutual understanding and build friendships.
He called on them to become advocates for the values of peace and active participants in peaceful development, contributing their wisdom and strength to building a community with a shared future for humanity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese aggression and the World Anti -Fascist War.
And with more on the conference, we're joined live by Gao Junyap, who's covering the event.
Thanks for joining us this evening.
And first of all, what have you observed at the conference?
Good evening, Shane.
Yes, I am here at Peking University covering the World Youth Conference for Peace.
And it actually started at 2 .30 in the afternoon and it is still underway.
I think to some extent you can tell how big this event is.
And it has attracted over 3 ,000 young people from over 130 countries in the world.
and to sit down to talk about peace, one of the highlights of this event is the release of the World Youth Peace Initiative.
As you mentioned, yes, this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti -Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations, actually, you know, the most important multilateral institution.
And, you know, in the initiative, it calls on young people to defend world peace, to oppose any form of war and violence, and to defend the outcomes of the victory in World War II and to safeguard the international system with the UN at its core.
and besides the speeches, besides panel discussions, and there are many different performances of different cultures, for example, there was drumming from Africa and also traditional music and dance from Australia and New Zealand and a choir from Japan put on a wonderful performance about the friendship of sakura.
Back to you, Shane.
What did you personally learn or take away from the experience?
Yes, as I mentioned, that over 3 ,000 young people from five continents, from 130 countries, are here for the event.
And they came here for one topic, for one shared goal, that is peace.
Actually, many speakers have mentioned this, and I can't agree more, is that peace is not a word. Peace is not a slogan.
Peace needs to take action and it needs to be built.
So, yes, to some extent, yes, on one hand, yes, to build peace, we need to stop war, we need to stop violence, but on the other hand, we need also to pursue development.
I was talking to an advocate from Kenya, and she's telling me that, you know, Africa, it has a population of 1 .4 billion, the same as here in China, and over 60 % of that population is actually young people that is under the age of 25.
It means a lot of potential, but actually the truth is there is a high unemployment rate among young people in Africa.
So it is really urgent for us to take action to empower young people and to make sure that the social development, the technological advancement can benefit young people so that they can play their constructive role in global peace.
Back to you, Shane.
Thank you very much for joining us tonight.
That's Gao Junya who's covering the World Youth Peace Conference in Beijing.
And today we're continuing our 25 -part special series, Resolve and Resilience, the main eastern battlefield of World War II, which revisits China's pivotal battles and heroic stories during the War of Resistance against Japanese aggression.
In today's episode, we journey back to 1932, a pivotal moment in Chinese history, when Shanghai became the epicenter of fierce resistance against Japanese invading forces.
Olivia He has more.
The Battle of Shanghai, also known as the January 2018 incident, was yet another act of Japanese aggression following the September 18 or Mukden incident.
as Japan moved to expand its control over Chinese territory.
Chinese soldiers and civilians rose in fierce resistance, marking the first full -scale battle between Chinese and Japanese forces in what would become the 14 -year -long war of resistance against Japan that took place between 1931 and 1945.
This is where Yangtze River meets Huangpu River, a crucial gateway for ships entering and leaving Shanghai.
Shanghai. This old photograph here taken by war correspondents showed that these waters were once choked with the warships of the invading Japanese forces.
Their goal was to land at the Wusong Astillery where the Hongpu river meets the sea, capture Shanghai and push deeper into China's eastern coast. But here, against overwhelming odds, Chinese defenders held their ground.
This strategic point became a vassal ground of defiance where where soldiers swore to fight to their last breaths.
On the night of January 28, 1932, Japanese forces launched a surprise attack against China's 19th Bertami troops stationed in Shanghai's Zhebei district.
Fierce fighting erupted, marking the explosive start of the Shanghai War of Resistance, also known as the January 28 Incident.
Commanding General Jiang Guangnai and Division Commander Cai Tingkai reacted swiftly, ordering reinforcements from the rear to mobilize overnight as the battle raged.
General Cai Tingkai addressed his troops with grave determination.
He said, if we fail to hold back the Japanese here, there will be no peace in this world.
Should every last soldier of our 19th Route Army fall in battle, then our countrymen must rise as one united in resistance against japan in the early hours of january 29th japanese reinforcements arrived with 1 700 additional troops unleashing devastating airstrikes and armored assaults they boasted they would take job in four hours the 19th rear army's anti -aircraft guns had not even arrived yet with nothing but raw courage General Tsai led his men in a desperate defense.
Flesh and blood against steel and fire.
The Chinese defenders tied grenades together to blow apart the treads of Japanese armored vehicles.
As smoke engulfed the battlefield, suicide squad members would charge through the haze, leap onto the disabled tanks and drop explosives inside.
The resulting explosions would destroy both the enemy armor and the brave attackers in a final, sacrificial blast. This footage, captured by war correspondents near Chunyun Road in Zhebei district, shows the brutal back -and -forth of trench warfare.
Through six waves of ferocious combat, the 19th Route Army eliminated over 100 Japanese soldiers and destroyed five armored vehicles, ultimately repelling multiple enemy assaults.
This was the Shanghai North Railway Station during the Battle of Shanghai, the lifeline of the entire resistance efforts.
This photograph here captures the aftermath of the bombing at this railway station.
As the critical transport hub for troops and supplies, its tracks became some of the most fiercely contested grounds in the entire campaign.
Japanese forces relentlessly bombarded the station, determined to sever the strategic artery.
Yet here, amid shattered platforms and twisted steel, Chinese defenders held their ground through a wave after wave of attacks.
attacks. On February 20, 1932, Japanese forces launched a full -scale offensive in Shanghai.
The nine divisions' spearheaded attack at Shanghai's northeastern suburbs was supporting units swept in from both flanks, attempting to encircle Chinese defenders and capture the key districts of Jiabao and Miaohang.
Under General Zhang's command, Chinese troops fought with with desperate courage, in what became one of the bloodiest engagements of the campaign.
When the smoke cleared, over a dozen Japanese tanks lay destroyed and more than 1 ,000 enemy soldiers had fallen, a staggering blow that shattered Japan's incitement plans.
Why was Miao Hang so critical?
Because it was the linchpin.
Its fall would isolate Chinese armies, surrender Wusong's strategic waterways and give Japan's navy a clear shot up the Yangtze to Nanjing, a disaster for the nationalist government.
On February 22nd, the Japanese 9th Division launched an all -out assault on Miao Han defences, supported by continuous artillery and aerial bombardment.
General Zhang expertly utilised the terrain, leading his troops in three days and nights of brutal combat that resulted in over 3 ,000 Japanese casualties, a decisive Chinese victory known as the Battle of Miao Han Triumph.
The conflict finally ended on May 5 with the signing of the Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement between China and Japan.
This is the January 28 Resistance Memorial Square in Shanghai's Baoshan District.
Its three still -forged towers stand as permanent symbols representing the unbreakable result of the Chinese people in defending their homeland.
During these 36 days of resistance, Chinese defenders stood firm against better equipped invaders.
This unprecedented unity between troops and civilians doubt Japan's heaviest defeat since September 18 incident, showing the world China's unshakable resolve against aggression.
That was Olivia He reporting.
In the next episode, We'll take you back to the 1933 Battle of Shifang Co., where the Chinese broadsword team wrote a legendary chapter in the history of the war of resistance against Japanese aggression.
Coming up, China and the U .S. have completed another round of trade talks.
United in purpose during World War II, the Chinese military and people stood as one, fearlessly resisting Japanese fascism.
China's unwavering whole -nation effort forged the pivotal eastern front.
Through fierce battles, immense sacrifices, heroic endurance, and decisive support to the allies on the European and Pacific battlefields, China has helped secure liberation, the final victory, and the lasting legacy for global peace and human progress.
Resolve and Resilience, the main eastern battlefield of World War II, only on CGTN.
19 minutes past the hour, high -level delegations from China and the US have wrapped up the first day of a new round of trade talks in Stockholm, The world's two biggest economies are holding negotiations aiming to resolve long -running trade issues amid the Trump administration's tariff war.
Ken Brown reports. U .S.-China trade talks concluded at around 8 p .m. local time after around six hours of talks here in Stockholm.
This is the third installment of these talks.
The first one happened in Geneva.
Neva. That really was the icebreaker where we saw US and China come to a consensus.
We saw a tariff truce.
The next came in London in June.
And there, they really worked out a framework, something that wasn't published.
So we don't have the details of it.
What we are expecting is that those details are being finalized here in Stockholm unlikely that we'll see a completed a done deal something that we have seen in talks with Japan and Britain and the European Union we heard Scott Besant the US Treasury Secretary say last week that another 90 -day extension could be possible to continue with these talks to the two world's largest economies of course this is not a simple thing to work out top of the list for china is a lowering of tariffs and more access to a high -end technology to to keep growing in terms of their ai industry the u .s wants more access
to the chinese market so the lines are set out for what both want and these need to be held with with cooperation, joint cooperation, mutual respect and equality.
That's what we heard from the Chinese foreign ministry.
That was Ken Brown reporting.
European leaders have criticized the trade deal between the European Union and the US.
Washington will impose a 15 % tariff on most imports from the EU.
Germany and France say the agreement will damage the bloc's economy, forcing up inflation and affecting transatlantic trade.
William Densler reports from Brussels.
Dealmaker -in -chief is how the White House is describing President Donald Trump following the framework trade agreement reached with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday.
European goods entering the U .S. market will now be subject to a baseline 15 percent tariff, as opposed to the 30 % duties threatened by Washington had a deal not been struck by an August 1st deadline.
Reaction from across Europe has been mixed.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban is highly critical of the new pact, saying that Trump ate von der Leyen for breakfast. France too has railed against it, while one group of parliamentarians here in Brussels is blasting the deal as lopsided and calling the tariffs an unjustified illegal tax.
The chief negotiator on the European side, Maros Sevkovic, praised the Commission president for getting the deal she described as the best she could get over the line on Sunday.
I'm absolutely convinced it saves the trade, saves the trade flows, saves the jobs in Europe and opens a new chapter in EU -US relations, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump held a press conference on Monday fielding questions on a range of topics, from the Epstein Files to windmills and foreign policy.
Off the heels of the trade agreement reached with the UK in May, President Trump said he wanted to expand ties in sectors including energy and pharmaceuticals.
That was William Denslow reporting.
A Cambodian official says the country's military and its Thai counterpart have agreed not to deploy more troops on the border.
It comes after Thailand said its military units on the border were coordinating ceasefires with their Cambodian counterparts.
The two countries reached a ceasefire deal in Malaysia on Monday.
Thai officials say the border is calm and they've successfully conducted an initial round of meetings with the Cambodian side.
The Cambodian Defense Ministry also says there's been no new fighting on the border, reiterating the country's commitment to the ceasefire.
Thai officials have reported 15 deaths and 38 injuries among civilians.
Cambodian authorities have reported 13 deaths and 71 injuries.
The border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia have led to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Mal Sripich has more from Cambodia.
Thousands of Cambodian families have been forced to evacuate their homes to temporary camps as armed clashes between Cambodia and Thailand intensify.
A Ministry of Defense official said on Sunday that more than 134 ,000 interviews, including children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities, have been evacuated to safe areas.
I flew here last week.
I was frightened as I was escaping because there were bombings behind me.
I tried to run to a safe place, and I didn't even bring any of my belongings.
My son is on the front lines.
It's challenging and different from our time at home.
When we were at home, we had a comfortable place to sleep.
But here, we don't have enough tents and supplies.
I don't want a conflict, but since it has already occurred, I'm at a loss as to what to do about it.
I want to have peace, but since the conflict started, we had to flee here.
I was worried and I couldn't sleep or eat for two days.
I was evacuated here last Friday after the bombing.
It isn't easy and we just eat anything we have. We had no choice but to flee to a safe place.
I want our country to be at peace because I'm so scared.
Living in the tents, the displaced families face the immediate need for food, water and sanitation.
Anclas broke out on the border between Cambodia and Thailand early Thursday morning local time with both nations accusing each other of opening fire.
On the first day of the conflict, Thailand deployed F -16 jets checking a hospital, house, a pagoda and a school in Cambodia.
Both sides have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire from midnight during the a special meeting hosted by Malaysia and co -organized by the U .S. with the participation of China.
That was Mao Sreipitch reporting.
Some residents on the Thai -Cambodia border are wary despite the ceasefire deal.
Thai villagers in the Surin province say the damage to their homes and lives remains.
Desita Sakow has more from the border area.
The roof is gone. The walls are ash.
And in the smoldering ruins of what used to be his family family home, monk Pratyat Pramat, peeks through the wreckage with his bare hands, lifting debris from the rubble as the air still reeks of smoke and scorched timber.
This was once my home, and now it looks like this.
It makes me so sad.
There are no words to describe how I feel.
I'm holding back tears because many people lived in my home, my nieces, a newborn baby, my elderly parents.
Just look at my house now.
No one was injured.
His family of 11 who lived here had taken shelter at an evacuation centre nearby.
But the destruction was total.
A single rocket has turned this home into a smoking ruin.
Now only ashes remain.
There's an eerie silence in this village and a palpable sense of fear.
But that silence was short -lived.
The explosions are coming.
If you hear these sounds, many bangs will usually follow.
This village in the red zone was hit hard. More than 20 rockets landed on this community.
There are no words.
I have never experienced this before.
I feel so sorry for my whole community.
The scars of the conflict are visible here, part of a rice field gouged open by a crater, the backyard of a house, its toilet sinks into another.
But the threat has now expanded far beyond this red zone.
The city of Surin itself, once a safe distance from the border squirmishes, now sits on edge the entire province has been declared a war disaster zone the suspected use of long -range rockets with capabilities of striking targets up to 120 kilometers away has locals pondering if they should stay or flee the I have prepared everything all my important documents I have also prepared some unclosed.
I am ready to evacuate if an announcement comes.
For now, Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
For the villagers, they are holding on to hope that the ceasefire will hold and the smoke will soon finally clear.
That was Ducita Salcao reporting.
We're at 29 past the hour.
Beijing's 23 degrees Tuesday evening.
A Wednesday will see cloudy Cloudy conditions in 32 degrees.
Tianjin has thundershowers in 26 overnight.
Then it's sunny in 33.
Harbin will see heavy rainfall.
The low is 19 this evening.
That's followed by cloudy conditions in 27.
Nanchang's down to 28, followed by clouds in 35.
Zhoshan in Zhejiang province will have heavy rainstorms in 25 overnight, and then moderate rainfall in 28 degrees.
Elsa in Asia, Islamabad's down to 24, then a slight rainfall in 31 degrees Celsius.
It's time for a short break.
So far this hour, the Chinese president's urging efforts to save lives and property from disasters caused by days of heavy rainfall across northern and eastern China.
Beijing's hosted the World Youth Peace Conference.
High -level delegations from China and the U .S. have wrapped up day one of trade talks in Sweden.
Shane Begum with you.
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This is the Beijing Hour One hour of news and information Brought to you every weekday Now here's your host Shane Bigum with you on this Tuesday Still to come In business, China's logistics sector Reports strong growth In sports, China takes its first gold At the World Aquatics Championships In culture and entertainment A Chinese film about the Nanjing Massacre Surges at the box office To contact us, you can email Radio at cgtn .com Or follow our ex -account At CGTN Radio radio now checking the day's headlines Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference he
said the future of peace lies in the hands of youth President Xi expressed hope the young people from all countries will take this conference as an opportunity to exchange ideas deepen mutual understanding and build friendships he called on them to become advocates for the values of peace and active participants in peaceful development contributing their wisdom and strength to building a community with a shared future for humanity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the world anti -fascist war.
Chinese Vice Premier He Li -Feng says China is ready to work with Sweden to enhance communication and deepen cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and benefit.
He made the remarks while meeting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersen in Stockholm, where he is attending a new round of trade talks with the U .S. The vice premier also shared the updates with Kristoffersen on those trade talks.
Kristoffersen reaffirmed Sweden's commitment to deepening cooperation with China.
He expressed hope that the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties will lead to stronger collaboration between the two countries.
The Red Cross Society of China says it's dispatched a working group to Mieun District in Beijing to carry out disaster relief efforts.
The organization also says it's dispatched 2 ,000 family relief packages to disaster -stricken areas to assist local Red Cross units in relocating and resettling affected residents.
Disaster relief and rescue operations are underway in the Chinese capital as the latest round of intense rainstorms have left 30 people dead, damaging roads, disrupting power supply, and prompting mass relocations.
The deaths occurred in Beijing's northern mountainous districts with 28 in Meeun and two in Yancheng.
A Cambodian official says the country's military and its Thai counterpart have agreed not to deploy more troops on the border.
It comes after Thailand said its military units on the border were coordinating ceasefires with their Cambodian counterparts.
The two countries reached a ceasefire deal in Malaysia on Monday.
Thai officials say the border is calm and they've successfully conducted an initial round of meetings with the Cambodian side.
The Cambodian Defense Ministry also says there has been no new fighting on the border, reiterating the country's commitment to the ceasefire.
Thai officials have reported 15 deaths and 38 injuries among civilians.
Cambodian authorities have reported 13 deaths and 71 injuries.
A major conference aimed at revitalizing efforts to end the Israeli -Palestinian conflict and implement a two -state solution is opened at UN headquarters.
The meeting, co -chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, and mandated by a UN General Assembly resolution, brought together representatives from over 120 countries to explore steps toward establishing a sovereign Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Calling the gathering a rare and indispensable opportunity, UN Secretary -General António Guterres urged world leaders to make the event a decisive turning point.
The only realistic, just and sustainable solution is two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, within secure and recognized borders on the basis of the pre -1967 lines, with Jerusalem as the capital of both, in line with international law, UN resolutions and other relevant agreements.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa echoed that message, telling attendees the conference signals global support for palestinian rights he called for hamas to relinquish control of the gaza strip and pledged openness to regional and international forces to stabilize and protect the area french foreign minister jean -noel barraud emphasized that the two -state solution remains the only viable alternative to ongoing war and suffering saudi foreign minister prince faisal bin farhan reinforced that sentiment stating the conference The conference reflects a growing global consensus for peace
in Gaza. Coming up in business, China's logistics sector reports strong growth.
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We're now at 36 past the hour.
Turning to business, and here's Wang Zihang.
Thank you, Shane. Stock markets on the Chinese mainland closed higher on Tuesday.
The Shanghai composite was up over a third of one percent.
The Shenzhen component gained over 0 .6%.
Medical services and telecommunications equipment shares let the gainers.
Wang Tianyu has more details.
The market remained a relatively moderate performance.
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at around $3 ,609, which is up just 0 .33%.
And meanwhile, the Shenzhen component closed nearly $11 ,289, which is gaining about 0 .6%.
And the high -tech innovation and the startups remain the main focus of mainland stock market.
The Star 50 index, which tracks the performance of leading tech firms listed on Shanghai's stock market, jumped 1 .45%.
Similarly, the Chinex index, which is a Nasdaq -style subsidiary of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, climbed 1 .86%.
However, the capital inflows into the mainland market were negative, and the announcement of China's nationwide child care subsidy didn't have a significant impact on the market.
The three child policy concept stocks rose only 0 .11%.
Meanwhile, the construction of the mega Shizhong hydropower dam continues to make waves, The related stocks remain hot with one specific stock, which is called Shizong Travel, hitting the limit up for seven consecutive days.
That was Wang Tianyu reporting.
Elsewhere in China, the Hong Kong stock market ended lower, with the Hang Seng index down over 0 .1%.
Meantime, stocks in Japan also ended lower.
The Nikkei lost nearly 0 .8%.
China's logistics volume in the first half of the year has risen 5 .6 % from a year earlier to over 171 trillion yuan, or about 24 trillion US dollars.
This indicates logistics demand has extended strong support to the country's economic growth.
Liu Yuhang is the director of China Logistics Information Center.
Since the beginning of this year, China has been seeing a significant rise in overall consumption demand.
The logistics demands for electronic products covered by consumer goods trading programs, as well as for consumer goods related to tourism and traveling, have maintained relatively high growth rates.
Meanwhile, the volume of industrial product logistics, which accounts for 85 % of overall growth, rose nearly 6%.
The volume of logistics for consumer goods such as automobiles and home appliances also increased more than 10 percent.
A wide range of activities have taken place in Shanghai since the financial hub launched the Shanghai Summer International Consumption Campaign in July.
The campaign has also given a strong boost to the city's commercial property sector.
Chen Tong takes a closer look.
With exquisite collective jewellery on show, this exhibition is the first of its kind in Asia and the second stop after its debut in New Zealand.
And this renowned British fashion brand has chosen Shanghai as its first stop in China.
Shanghai is one of the most important fashion towns in China.
Our custom is very young, and China is full of that.
This is part of Shanghai's summer international consumption season activities.
At this shopping mall in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, over 100 activities including pop -up stores and entertainment performances have been launched since the beginning of the season.
It's a working day, so we are not seeing so many shoppers at the current moment.
But since Shanghai's summer consumption promotion season started this July, consumer flow at this shopping mall has seen an obvious increase.
Apart from the red and the original social channels within China, we also introduce ourselves in the social platforms such as Instagram.
For the last few weeks, we do see approximately a 20 % up on the traffic and also a very significant growth in the sales.
These activities have helped the city's commercial property sector, which has been somewhat sluggish due to the economic slowdown.
According to data from property consultant Cushman and Wakefield, Shanghai's average occupancy rate in its key commercial areas reached over 94 % in the second quarter of this year, similar to the level seen last year.
We are seeing a shift in format.
Retail is becoming more experiential.
In fact, seasonal External data shows 62 % of spending now goes to experience, the highest we have ever seen.
It's estimated that 29 new commercial complexes will be opened in Shanghai in the second half of the year, with a total area of 2 million square meters, providing new space for various activities to be held.
That was Chen Tong reporting from Shanghai.
Chinese carmaker Cherry has unveiled five new models as part of its expansion into the Egyptian market.
Cherry says it will accelerate its transition towards hybrid and intelligent vehicle technologies and collaborate with global partners to establish a global network for sales, services and production.
The company is currently establishing eight R &D centres, ten manufacturing plants and parts distribution centres in key regions globally.
It sold over 580 ,000 new energy vehicles last year, up more than 233 % on a yearly basis.
In the past decade, beauty products from South Korea and Japan have experienced a surge in popularity across the United States.
These imported cosmetics have carved out a significant niche in the market.
However, the beauty industry now faces a new challenge, the threat of tariffs.
rifts. The potential price hikes have left retailers and shoppers concerned about the future of these beauty products.
At SentiSenti, a beauty store based in New York, 90 % of the products for sale are from South Korea and Japan.
Jay Liang is a team leader with SentiSenti sales.
Consumers love them, not just because they work, but because they feel good to use.
And the price point is affordable and reasonable.
With the terrorist situation, it's going to be hard to maintain that affordability.
Dermatologist Zheng Yu says she is stockpiling beauty products before the prices go up while they become unavailable.
What I've been doing is basically hoarding a lot of products and spending thousands and thousands of dollars shopping on Olive Young as well as a global Amore Pacific mall in order to be able to ensure that I have a steady supply.
Since I'm a skin cancer surgeon, I am obsessed with sunscreens.
I go all over the world hunting for sunscreens, looking at different like textures and formulations.
Here in the U .S., there's only nine filters that are approved, whereas everywhere else, there's more than 30.
So the sunscreens that you can find abroad are just very, very, very elegant and cosmetically, you know, nice texture and just have a lot more capabilities in terms of protecting yourself.
South Korea has through Thursday to reach a deal with the U .S. or 25 percent tariffs kick in on Friday.
And there are now 15 percent tariffs on imports from Japan.
Morgan Stanley has successfully issued two billion yuan or about 279 million U .S. dollars in PandaBonds in China's interbank bond market, marking the first such issuance by a US -headquartered company.
The five -year bonds carry a coupon rate of nearly 2 % and attracted robust demand for domestic investors.
The National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors says this milestone diversifies the PandaBond issuer pool and advances high -quality development of China's bond market.
Panda bonds are yuan -denominated debt securities issued by overseas entities in China.
They serve as a vital financing channel for international institutions.
The bond issuance in China's interbank market has exceeded 111 billion yuan since the start of this year.
Foreign governments, multilateral institutions and multinational corporations account for 50 % of the total volume, up 27 points from 2024.
Recent issuers include the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Hungarian government.
A new type of robot service store has opened to the public in Shenzhen.
The store features two services, on -demand leasing and fully customized products.
The leasing services offered by the store cover a variety of scenarios, including exhibition reception, event performance, and emergency inspection.
The flexible leasing model lowers the barrier for companies and individuals to use robots and utilize their various applications and benefits.
So far, more than 25 robot companies have signed cooperation agreements with the store.
Thank you very much. That's Wang Zihang with Business.
Coming up in sports, China takes its first gold at the World Aquatics Championships.
sideline story brings you all things sports related the hottest topics latest events juiciest stories all with a very personal take subscribe to sideline story podcast for heated sports discussions covering events that are happening in china and around the world 46 past now and turning to sports now at the world aquatics championships in singapore A Chin Ha -Yang won China's first swimming gold in the men's 100 -meter breaststroke.
After trailing Olympic champion Nicolo Martengi at the halfway mark, a Chin surged in the final meters to take that win.
Kyrgyzstan's Denis Petrushov claimed bronze.
I didn't adapt to the competition on the first day.
After adjustment, I think I have found my form.
I've been through some tough times, and now I'm back on track.
It's really difficult, and I thank the people who have helped me.
12 -year -old Yu Zidi impressed in the women's 200 -meter individual medley, finishing 4th with a strong freestyle push just 0 .06 seconds off the podium.
In the women's 100 -meter butterfly, Zhang Yifei placed 4th in 56 .47 seconds.
Teammate Yu Yiting finished 8th.
The gold went to America's Gretchen Walsh in a championship record 54 .73.
Elsewhere at the World Aquatics Championships, China's diving team added two more golds in the men's 3 -meter synchronized springboard and women's 10 -meter synchronized platform events.
Wang Zhongyuan and Zheng Jioyuan, newly paired at the event, claimed the 3 -meter springboard synchro title.
It marked Wang's fourth straight world title in this event.
In the women's 10 -meter synchronized final, Chen Yuxi and Zheng Minjie, also a new pairing, delivered a polished performance to win gold, leading from preliminaries to finals.
Zheng says she overcame her stage nerves.
It's been seven years now, although I competed in an international competition seven years ago.
But today I still felt nervous.
I didn't fight against that feeling or did anything to try to calm myself down.
I relied on my muscle memory to complete the competition.
I felt perfectly fine during a warm -up and was not nervous at all, but things changed when I was up there.
Well, Chen, now a four -time world champion in this event, credited persistence and focus on execution.
Instead of focusing on my opponent's performance, today I try to focus on my movements and how can I execute them perfectly.
Well, Mexico's Gabriela Aguandez Garcia and Alejandra Estudio Torres earned silver.
Sixteen -year -old Chinese fencing prodigy Pan Qimiao claimed bronze in the women's Sabre individual event at the Fencing World Championships in Georgia.
Her impressive run ended in the semifinals with a 15 -8 loss to Yana Agorian, competing as a neutral athlete who later took gold.
Pan's medal is China's first at this year's championships.
Championships. I'm really excited and it's like a dream.
I feel really happy and must say thanks a lot to my parents who accompanied me through training since I was a child.
They support me a lot.
Thanks for the organization and my coach who selected me to attend the competition.
I'm quite young and lack big match experience so I'm very happy to have the chance to attend the competition.
I just fought hard in today's match. At just 14, Pan won gold at the World Junior Junior Championships.
She went on to claim titles at the Junior World Cup and China's National Junior Championships.
In tennis, Buyun Chowkata earned his first career win at the Canadian Open, beating Vit Capriva in straight sets in the men's singles first round in Toronto.
After trading early breaks, the 23 -year -old Chinese took the first set tie break 7 -4, then dominated the second 6 -2.
He'll You'll face No. 28 seed Lorenzo Sanego next.
On the women's side, Chinese qualifier Guo Hanyu claimed her first WTA Tour singles win, defeating Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6 -3, 6 -3.
Primarily known for her double success with five titles, Guo's victory boosts her live ranking to No. 211.
She next faces world No. 2 Iga Shvantech. China's announced a 489 -member delegation including 321 athletes for the 2025 Chengdu World Games, its largest team in the event's history.
Athletes will compete in 152 events across 28 sports.
This year also marks the first time para -athletes are included in China's delegation.
The 12th edition of the World Games, the top international multi -sport event outside the Olympics, will take place in Chengdu from August 7th to the 17th and it's the first time on the Chinese mainland.
World Aquatics has confirmed Beijing as the host city for the 2026 World Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships.
The organization made the announcement during the General Congress in Singapore held alongside the ongoing championships.
More than 1 ,000 elite swimmers from over 200 countries and regions Chinese will gather in the Chinese capital for the six -day event late next year.
This marks the third time that China will host the 25 -meter World Aquatics Championships following previous additions in Shanghai in 2006 and Hangzhou in 2018.
In table tennis, Shanghai Land Group beat Guangdong Pioneer 3 -1 on the final day of the men's second stage at the Chinese Table Tennis Super League in Xiamen, Fujian Province.
Xu Xin and Zhou Kai opened strong, sweeping Wang Yang and Ao Huailei in the doubles to give Shanghai a 1 -0 lead.
Guangdong's Zhou Yu responded by defeating Zhao Zihao 3 -0 to level the score.
In the second singles match, Xu faced Ao for their first ever clash.
After splitting four games, Xu rallied from 1 -5 down to win the decider 11 -6, putting Shanghai back in front.
Zhao then dominated Wang 3 -0 in the final match Conceding just 9 points and sealed the win On the women's side, Shenzhen University defeated East China University of Science and Technology 3 -1 Staying atop the standings with a 5 -1 record Just ahead in culture and entertainment A Chinese film about the Nanjing Massacre surges at the box office You're listening to the Beijing Hour 60 minutes of comprehensive news Your window on China and the world.
53 past the hour. In culture and entertainment, a new Chinese film about the Nanjing Massacre is driving a surge at the domestic box office, with projected earnings now exceeding 3 billion yuan, or roughly 420 million U .S. dollars.
By Sunday, its third day in theaters, a Dead to Rights had already grossed over 400 million yuan.
The film follows a group of Chinese civilians who seek shelter in a photography studio during the Japanese occupation of Nanjing.
To survive, they're forced to help a Japanese military photographer develop film, only to uncover damning images of wartime atrocities.
They risk everything to smuggle the negatives out, hoping to expose the truth.
The film holds a strong 8 .6 rating on Doban, a key barometer of public opinion.
In California, one of the largest pop culture conferences in the world continues in San Diego.
It's filled with color, costumes, and big -time business, whether it's studio productions or local and international artists.
Mark Neoh has more from San Diego.
Take a stroll around San Diego this time of year and you'll find creepy clowns, quirky characters, and fierce fighters striking a pose.
And here at Comic -Con, it's all about greeting characters.
way you can. Well, nice to meet you.
All right. Tell me, what are you made of?
Made of human flesh that happened to go through some awesome activity in space.
Staying in character is important to many cosplayers.
For some, it's the culmination of a year of planning every detail of their look.
I think a lot of the joy comes from making everything with your hands, keeping up those creative muscles.
Like we're molding things with plastic and like we're this whole thing is like you know we hand painted like these kind of like cell shading things.
At artists alley you'll find veteran artists who draw for some of the world's most popular heroes and young artists making their Comic -Con debut.
New York artist Jenny Lee grew up in China still draws inspiration each time she visits.
These two pieces are part of my newest project.
I'm creating a whole world based on an ancient Chinese water town which are one of my favorite aspects about China I think they're just beautiful when I travel around China I just take my sketchbook or take my paints with me and then I just paint everywhere I go also creating some of the biggest buzz among merchandise on the floor is Beijing headquartered Pop Mart which sells the hugely popular popular La Boo Boo dolls.
Booking a time slot online then waiting in a line that stretches and stretches is an art in itself.
I have two of these at home and I have a couple of the Hava seats.
I want the pink one and the purple one but I haven't gotten any yet.
You're definitely going to get it?
I'm hoping so, because they're blind boxes so you don't know what you get until you open them but it makes it exciting.
And one of the best ways for entertainment companies to engage their fan base is to allow them to recreate iconic movie scenes.
That was Mark Neal reporting.
Modern technology is breathing new life into the Nanjing Yunjin weaving technique, enabling artisans to innovate while preserving a treasured cultural heritage.
Yunjin, or cloud brocades, a traditional Chinese silk brocade originating in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
with a history of over 1 ,600 years.
It's renowned for its intricate craftsmanship, graceful patterns, and silky textures.
The Shanghai Museum is showcasing Song Dynasty robes recreated by the Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute.
To promote Yunjin, the Nanjing Yunjin Brocade Museum is using interactive tools like virtual reality, allowing visitors to learn from AI guides and try weaving themselves.
selves. In 2009, a Yunjing jacquard hand -weaving technique was inscribed on UNESCO's representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
57 past the hour, Beijing down to 23 degrees Tuesday evening.
Cloudy conditions in 32 on Wednesday.
Tianjin will have thundershowers overnight, the lows 26, sunny and 33 tomorrow.
Harbin has heavy rainfall in the forecast this evening 19 degrees and then cloudy and 27 on wednesday nanchang's down to 28 followed by clouds and 35.
zhou shan has heavy rainstorms and 25 this evening followed by moderate rain and 28 degrees.
that's it for this edition of the beijing hour.
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He can't live without the Yellow River in his eyes.
The Yellow River is so noble and elegant.
Both my grandpa and dad made the living from the river.
Would you like to move away from the Yellow River?
哎呀 ,不愿意。 I don't think I will.
I love it so much. The Yellow River, the second -longest river in China, is regarded as a shaping force in the history, economy and culture of northern China.
Today, about 100 million people live within its water basin, making up nearly 9 % of the country's population.
How is climate change felt at its headwaters?
and what are the locals doing to cope with it?
What are the descendants of the boatmen doing?
What has kept some people from leaving their home village by the river?
And what has drawn others back?
Could the fading fishing community revive in the time of digital transformation?
From 2021 to 2024, our reporters visited the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, talk to the herders, farmers, boatmen, fishermen and eco -activists who share a close bond with the river and present their stories in pictures, podcasts and videos all in our 12 -part series The Yellow River Mosaic available only on CGTN Radio
