China fully protects Xinjiang's traditional culture: senior official

23:28, October 23, 2019

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  Yanqing to build cultural park protecting Great Wall

  The Badaling section of the Great Wall in Yanqing district is enveloped in maple leaves in Beijing, Oct 19, 2017. (Photo: IC)Beijings northwestern Yanqing district plans to establish a Great Wall cultural park at the Badaling section, to better protect the cultural heritage, according to a three-year action plan released on Saturday.Yanqing will build a series of cultural landmarks such as the Old Town, Yongning Ancient City along the Great Wall, said Yu Bo, the district chief. In the next three years, the northwest district will achieve full coverage of the Great Wall protection system to protect its cultural relic resources."By 2022, the emergency rescue rate of the key Great Wall sections in Yanqing will reach 100 percent," he said, adding that it is also the first time that the capital carried out a comprehensive plan for the protection of the Great wall in recent years.The three-year action plan of the Great Wall protection in Yanqing district has been formulated in keeping with the Beijing Great Wall cultural belt development plan and the capitals overall urban development strategies.

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  BRICS should unite to uphold multilateralism: senior Chinese official

  (File Photo: CGTN)The five BRICS countries should strengthen unity and cooperation to uphold multilateralism and promote the development of the international order in a more just and rational direction, said Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).Speaking at the 9th Meeting of the BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues held in Brasilia from Thursday to Friday, Yang said that as the world undergoes profound changes unseen in a century, BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) should strengthen unity and cooperation to deal with such changes.The BRICS should fully implement the consensuses reached by leaders of the five countries in previous BRICS leaders meetings and consolidate cooperation in political security, economy, trade and finance, and people-to-people exchanges, said Yang, who is also director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee.BRICS countries should support each other, strengthen the ability to withstand risks and cope with complex situations, and jointly oppose external intervention, Yang said.Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa should adhere to the concept of open and inclusive cooperation, promote the "BRICS Plus" cooperation model, and create an open and diverse network of partnerships, he said.Yang added that the BRICS should uphold multilateralism, defend the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and promote the development of international order in a more just and rational direction.For his part, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, during his meetings with the delegation leaders from the BRICS, conveyed his cordial greetings to the leaders of BRICS countries and said he is looking forward to the leaders meeting which will be held soon in Brasilia.Bolsonaro said that the participating representatives in the two-day meeting had h...

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  Senior CPC official urges effective supervision to implement key strategy

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