Visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb expressed optimism for fruitful environmental cooperation with China during an interview in Beijing on Wednesday.
President Stubb emphasized the need for innovative climate solutions for both countries.
"Climate and environment is a key example of where this (innovation) needs to be done because we know that we are over stretching the capacity of the planet to sustain, for instance, CO2 emissions. So we need to have innovative ways of moving, of consuming energy, of consuming electricity. In Finland, we're very good on electricity, I think it's over 90 [percent], even 95 percent which is basically clean, so no CO2. There's nuclear, there's hydro, there are different diverse ways of producing electricity. Whereas on the heating side, I think all of us still have to work. So I think we're all in this boat together, and I'm sure that Finnish-Chinese cooperation in this field will be fruitful, that's why I had my minister of environment and climate here in China as well," he said.
Stubb arrived in Beijing on Monday for a four-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Finnish president highlights Finland-China cooperation potential in eco-friendly growth
Chinese navy vessels Qijiguang and Jinggangshan concluded their 35-day oceangoing training and overseas visit mission and returned to a military port in Zhanjiang City in south China's Guangdong Province on Friday.
The mission, which began on Sept 28, covered around 7,000 nautical miles, and saw the vessels traverse the Pacific and Indian oceans, and navigate through the South China Sea, the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
During the mission, the vessels visited Malaysia and Bangladesh, and made a technical stop in Singapore.
"We faced strong winds and waves throughout the journey, using this experience to enhance our sailing skills. On-site teaching helped us strengthen our professional capabilities, while foreign exchanges broadened our international perspectives. These invaluable experiences will lay a solid foundation for our future endeavors in the deep blue," said Ren Zhaoqun from the PLA Naval University of Engineering.
More than 1,300 cadets and instructors from the Naval University of Engineering, including 18 foreign military students from six countries including Cambodia, participated.
During the mission, the fleet focused on navigation skill training and actively engaged in exchanges with foreign counterparts.
"During the oceangoing training and overseas visit mission, five teaching modules were incorporated: political work, general education, multi-departmental majors, practical teaching and humanities, which have effectively improved cadets' naval professional skills and their ability to perform duties on board the vessels," said Cui Guoheng from the PLA Naval University of Engineering.
Chinese navy vessels return following oceangoing training, overseas visit
