Xiangshan Forum attendees visit innovation exhibition center in Beijing

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Xiangshan Forum attendees visit innovation exhibition center in Beijing

2024-09-15 14:08 Last Updated At：22:57

Part of the representatives, experts and scholars attending the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum visited the Zhongguancun Exhibition Center on Saturday to get a glimpse of the cutting-edge achievements of scientific and technological innovation.

The exhibits displayed at the center represent major achievements in basic research in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and space, plus life-oriented products applied in medical care, automobiles and other scenarios.

The visitors had a chance to take a close look at and experience some advanced sci-tech achievements such as the augmented reality (AR) panoramic simulation system and cloud intelligent embroidery system.

"Chinese technology is No. 1, No.2 in the world, developing rapidly in some areas," said Zoltan Szenes, honorary professor at Hungary's National University of Public Service and also former Chief of General Staff of the Hungarian Defense Forces.

"The general center is very impressive, and it shows the level of development in China, especially on the areas of modern technologies, artificial intelligence, biotechnology science," said Benyamin Poghosyan, senior research fellow at Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia.

The 11th edition of Beijing Xiangshan Forum, with the theme "Promoting Peace for a Shared Future", was held in the Chinese capital from Thursday to Saturday. Initiated in 2006, the forum is a high-level security and defense forum in the Asia-Pacific region with significant international influence.

China's total trade in sports services reaches 52.89 bln yuan in 2023: official

2024-09-18 17:31 Last Updated At：18:07

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.