Tourists visiting the ancient city of Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are enjoying an enhanced travel experience this summer thanks to the integration of 5G and AI technologies.
The ancient city of Kashgar is known for its unique culture, traditional delicacies, and distinct architecture, which attract tourists from all over the world.
Now the advanced 5G and AI services available throughout all its scenic spots have offered tourists more options, and shop owners more business opportunities.
For example, dressing up as an Uygur princess to take photos is one of the most popular activities for tourists in this ancient city, and many stores attract customers through live streaming.
According to Jiao Xiaoxu, owner of a local photo studio, the quality of the internet is very important for them as almost all customers make purchases from the online live-streaming room.
"Many of our orders are made online. Now the Internet speed is rather fast, thanks to 5G and 5G-A technologies," he said.
The ancient city now supports 4K high-definition live streaming, thanks to Primary Component Carrier (3CC) technology, which merges three data pathways into one. This allows the data to travel faster, making communication seamless.
"Telecom in Xinjiang first deployed a 5GA 3CC network in the ancient city of Kashgar, and we have integrated AI capabilities into this network. After this integration, the Internet speed in the ancient city greatly improved," said Chen Yue, a network manager at the Kashgar Branch of China Telecom.
The old city's blend of tradition and modernity also attracts foreign tourists.
"We are Nicholas and Fabian and we come from Germany. We cycled all the way to Kashgar because we wanted to cycle to China," said a German tourist.
"Our plan was to do the Silk Road until Kashgar. We recognize that the Internet in whole China, since the Turkmenistan Pass, was very good. So we have the whole time good Internet, it's much better than in most of the other countries," said his fellow German cyclist.
5G, AI technologies transform tourism experience in Xinjiang's Kashgar
5G, AI technologies transform tourism experience in Xinjiang's Kashgar
Peace talks on the settlement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict require equality, autonomous negotiators and trust, said Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin on Friday, on the sidelines of the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, which was held from Thursday to Saturday.
Khrenin talked about the military relations between Belarus and China, and the Ukraine issue.
Before attending the second plenary session of the forum, Khrenin said he hoped to expound Belarus' views and positions on the international situation in an exclusive interview with China Central Television (CCTV).
"I hope to expound our views and position on the increasingly complex situation, globally on the whole or just about Belarus. I want to expound our views on how the international community develops and how all parties seek common ground," he said.
Noting that China and Belarus have strengthened military cooperation since they established diplomatic ties 32 years ago, Khrenin said he was deeply impressed with the "Eagle Assault 2024" joint exercise between the two countries in July this year.
"I noticed some details in the exercise, and what's the most important is that the Chinese and Belarusian servicemen in one group and one operation didn't need any translator but could understand each other. It shows that our armies share tacit understanding, which is very important," he said.
Khrenin also recalled the moment that the guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army participated in the parade marking the 80th anniversary of Belarus' liberation from Nazi invaders.
"I thank Chinese leaders for dispatching troops to Belarus on the occasion of such an important festival. The Belarusian people warmly welcomed them just like greeting their family members," he said.
Khrenin also explained why Belarus has decided to establish a system against unmanned aerial vehicles.
"The Ukraine crisis has shown how modes of operation and forms of war are changing, so we are in full swing to work in this direction because we know such weapons may target us too," he said.
With the Ukraine crisis entering its third year, Khrenin put forward three conditions for resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict through peace talks.
"It is a pity that we haven't seen any sign of the easing of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but we can see that it is not Ukraine's independent decision. Of course, the main beneficiary in the conflict is the West, especially the United States who does not want to lose its hegemony. However, they don't understand that the current world has become multipolar, so it is always possible to resolve conflict through peace talks. Meanwhile, rigid conditions are needed to conduct such negotiations today. One of the important conditions is equality, the second is the autonomy of negotiators, which Ukraine doesn't have yet, and the third is trust," he said.
Initiated in 2006, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum is a high-level security and defense forum in the Asia-Pacific region with significant international influence.
Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine conflict need equality, autonomous negotiators, trust: Belarusian defense minister
