Los Angeles to leverage past Olympic experience to address 2028 challenges

In preparation for the 2028 Olympics, Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley highlighted the city's commitment to transit-focused solutions and collaborative learning from previous host cities.

Los Angeles is gearing up to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a strong focus on sustainability and efficient transit solutions.

During an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Thursday, Sutley underscored the importance of learning from other Olympic cities and the role of the C40 platform in facilitating this exchange of knowledge.

"Well, it's very important that we learn from other cities. We are also part of C40. That's a really great platform for cities to share knowledge. Now with the Olympics specifically, we have been building a very close cooperation with the city of Paris that has successfully, very successfully hosted the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So, we have been sharing knowledge with Paris. And we've had many people from Los Angeles going to Paris to observe how they are addressing many of the issues that we are going to have to deal with when the Olympics come to Los Angeles," she said.

Sutley also emphasized the city's proactive approach to reducing individual vehicle use and leveraging insights from Paris and Tokyo to address common urban challenges.

"And really the biggest one is how to get people around. The LA 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be a transit first. We really try to discourage people from using individual vehicles to get around during the Olympic Games. So, there are many things that we are looking forward to implementing but also learning from recent Olympic cities including Paris and Tokyo and also helping the next Olympic city, Brisbane in Australia learn from us and learn from all of this experience. But it really, I think, gets to the point that cities are always looking to each other. We deal with so many of the same challenges, whether it's getting people around, it's about the cleanliness of our air, decisions we make about how we use our land. All of those things cities share in common. So, we're very excited to welcome the world to Los Angeles in 2028 and to take the best from what our predecessor cities as Olympic hosts have done and make it the best Games ever," she said.

Los Angeles to leverage past Olympic experience to address 2028 challenges

A bell-ringing ceremony was held to mark the 93rd anniversary of the September 18 Incident in front of a monument at the September 18 Incident History Museum in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Wednesday.

It was on this fateful day in 1931 when Japanese troops blew up a section of the railway near Shenyang under their control, and accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for subsequent aggression against China.

Representatives of people from all walks of life struck a bell 14 times, symbolizing the 14 years of fight against Japanese aggressors by the Chinese people. The bell was cast with the words "Never forget national humiliation".

At 09:18, 14 cities in Liaoning sounded air raid sirens for three minutes, while vehicles came to a halt and honked their horns, and citizens were standing in silent tribute to mark this dark chapter in history. Ships and trains also sounded their sirens.

For years, China has kept marking the September 18 Incident.

The incident sparked Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

The 1931-1945 Japanese invasion caused more than 35 million casualties among Chinese troops and civilians, accounting for one third of the WWII casualties worldwide.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, China fought with two-thirds of Japan's army, making a major contribution to the allied victory in WWII.

China holds ceremony to mark 93rd anniversary of Sept 18 Incident