Syrian people have condemned Israel for the communication device explosions in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, and called on the international community to take steps to stop such atrocities.
Lebanese officials reported that the death toll from the explosions targeting pagers and handheld radios used by Hezbollah members across Lebanon had risen to 37, with 2,931 people injured.
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Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Meanwhile, a war monitor agency in Lebanon's neighbor Syria said four Hezbollah fighters were injured as their communication devices exploded inside a vehicle in Damascus, adding that two similar incidents took place in two other areas of the city, respectively.
No Israeli officials have claimed responsibility for the blasts though Hezbollah has attributed them to Israel.
In interviews with China Central Television (CCTV) on Thursday, people in Damascus accused Israel of being responsible for the attacks that also caused civilian casualties.
"These incidents indicate that Israel wants war. This must be ended, because tens of thousands of civilians, including children, women and elderly people, are suffering and dying because of Israel's actions," said Wasim, a local.
"This is a heinous crime, an unexpected new type of aggression. Israel should be responsible for it. Israel is attempting to destroy Palestine by all means," said Mohammed, another Damascus resident.
"The Syrian people condemn the explosions in Lebanon. We call on the international community to stop the violence, whether in Gaza, southern Lebanon or in other Arab countries. This is completely unacceptable and must be completely rejected," said Dima, a local resident.
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
Syrians condemn Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon
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
