Chinese troops will take strong and effective measures to foil any provocation and resolutely safeguard China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, a military spokesman said on Saturday.
Spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense Wu Qian made the statement at a press conference responding to two German warships' transit through the Taiwan Strait on Friday.
Relevant German officials said the move was aimed at carrying out "freedom of navigation."
"On Sept. 13, two German warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, which was then hyped up by the German side. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command deployed forces on the sea and in the air to track and monitor the German warships the entire duration. 'Freedom of navigation' doesn't mean 'freedom of trespassing', and still less can it be an excuse for acts of provocations or undermining China's sovereignty and security. Chinese troops will stay on high alert at all times, take strong and effective measures to foil any provocation attempt, and resolutely safeguard China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity and safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," said the spokesman.
Chinese troops will resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, territorial integrity: spokesman
China's total import and export volume of trade in sports services reached 52.89 billion yuan (about 7.45 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, said the State General Administration of Sport on Wednesday.
At a press conference in Beijing, Zhou Jinqiang, deputy director of the State General Administration of Sport, briefed on the achievements scored by China since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012.
China's sports sector has achieved high-quality development, with a widespread trend of fitness among the public, remarkable achievements in competitive sports, vibrant youth sports activities, and rapid growth in the sports industry, Zhou said, adding these advancements have contributed to building China into a leading sports nation.
"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the total scale and added value of China's sports industry have significantly increased, with growth rates surpassing those of GDP during the same period. The proportion of the sports industry in the country's GDP has also continued to rise steadily," said Zhou.
"From 2012 to 2022, the annual average growth rate of the added value of the sports industry reached 15.4 percent, with its share of the domestic GDP increasing from 0.60 percent to 1.08 percent. In 2023, China's total import and export volume of trade in sports services stood at 52.89 billion yuan, marking a 178 percent increase compared to the previous year. At present, China has essentially forged a sports industry system that is led by competitive performances and fitness leisure, with the joint development of sports venue services, sports training, sports manufacturing, and sports media," said Zhou.
China's total trade in sports services reaches 52.89 bln yuan in 2023: official
