Residents in war-torn Gaza made an impassioned plea for the restoration of peace on the 31st anniversary of the signing of the Oslo I Accord on Friday.
The Oslo I Accord was signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel on Sept. 13, 1993.
Though over three decades have passed, people in Gaza are still suffering amid an extremely difficult humanitarian crisis since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted last October. Although there are no signs of a solution at present, they still hope to reach a new agreement to achieve peace.
"I now support any agreement that can prevent bloodshed, even if it is unfair. War must be stopped immediately. Our children and young people are suffering; a large number of children have died, and hunger and poverty are spreading among us," said Ayad Assaf, a resident in Gaza.
"We hope to allow humanitarian aid to enter and to rebuild infrastructure, such as water supply and sewage systems. Many people are still living in tents, and we look forward to finding solutions so that they can move into decent, clean buildings and regain a normal life," said Wassim Thabet, another resident.
Some said despite Israel's failure to meet Oslo Accord promises and ongoing conflict, they still hope for a future peace agreement.
"Israel has not fulfilled any promises made in the Oslo Accords, and I am not very optimistic that any agreement can be reached in the future. The current situation between Palestine and Israel is very tense, marked by war and conflict. However, we still hope that an agreement can be reached to achieve peace, allowing us to enjoy the same peace that people in other countries experience," said Ayman Hamdan, another resident.
Analysts said that the Israeli military action in Gaza for more than 11 months and the Israeli parliament's adoption of a proposal against the establishment of an independent State of Palestine are both destructive to the Oslo Accords.
"Israel has committed multiple violations of the Oslo Accords. Although Netanyahu previously claimed to support the Oslo Accords, he has in fact been undermining it," said Mustafa Ibrahim, an analyst.
Gaza residents plead for ceasefire on 31st anniversary of Oslo Accord
Gaza residents plead for ceasefire on 31st anniversary of Oslo Accord
Gaza residents plead for ceasefire on 31st anniversary of Oslo Accord
Gaza residents plead for ceasefire on 31st anniversary of Oslo Accord
The recently-approved action plan for stabilizing foreign investment has attracted a new wave of foreign-funded projects across China.
Formulated to ensure stable foreign investment in 2025, the action plan was approved by a State Council executive meeting last month.
Under the plan, China will support pilot regions in effectively implementing opening-up policies related to such areas as value-added telecommunications, biotechnology and wholly foreign-owned hospitals, providing whole-journey services for foreign-invested projects in these sectors.
In a foreign-funded intelligent manufacturing factory in Suzhou of east China's Jiangsu Province, engineers are making final adjustments to a vehicle-mounted display production line with an annual production capacity of 650,000 units, which is expected to contribute an annual increase in output value of 1.3 billion yuan (about 179.5 million U.S. dollars).
"In addition to the new production line, we will invest an additional 50 million yuan (about 6.9 million U.S. dollars) or so to upgrade the old production line this year, which can also realize automated and digitized production," said Ge Fengchen, general manager of Harman Suzhou branch.
In a smart factory of a foreign-funded elevator production company in Guangzhou City of south China's Guangdong Province, two intelligent production lines have just been put into use.
In addition to the Guangzhou factory, this intelligent production line is also scheduled to be put into use in its factories in Shanghai, Tianjin and Chengdu.
"This production line integrates a central control system, a joint control system, and an automatic positioning system. While using the (digital) twin technology on the management platform and automated inspection of the entire process, the production line is able to predict and prevent possible failures," said Jia Yuhui, president of Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd.
In January alone, a total of 4,229 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established nationwide with 97.59 billion yuan of paid-in foreign investment, increasing by 27.5 percent from December last year, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Commerce.
"In recent years, the utilized foreign investment in the park has maintained a high growth, and a number of high-quality projects have been launched. The paid-in foreign investment in the first quarter of this year is expected to reach 1 billion U.S. dollars, maintaining growth momentum," said Liu Hua, vice chairman of the Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee.
China's favorable policy attracts new wave of foreign-funded projects
