Xi sends congratulations to 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit

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Xi sends congratulations to 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit

2024-11-20 19:45 Last Updated At：22:27

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended congratulations to the 2024 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit via video.

Xi pointed out that a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is now developing rapidly, with artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies thriving, which has greatly improved mankind's ability to understand and transform the world, while bringing a series of unpredictable risks and challenges.

In keeping with the general trend towards digitization, network, and intelligence, people should take innovation as the primary driving force, security as the bottom-line to stick to and inclusiveness as the value to pursue, so as to push for innovative, safe and inclusive development of cyberspace and work together to march into a still better digital future, Xi said.

China is willing to work with all countries around the world to take historical initiative in information revolution and jointly build a community with a shared future in cyberspace, making the internet more beneficial to the people and the world, Xi said.

Themed on "Embracing a People-Centered and AI-for-Good Digital Future – Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace", the Wuzhen Summit officially opened on Wednesday in Wuzhen Town, Tongxiang City of east China's Zhejiang Province.

Hosted by the WIC and organized by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province, the event runs through Friday.

Number of exit- entry exceeds 600,000 at Urumqi International Airport

2024-11-20 21:45 Last Updated At：22:07

Urumqi port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has seen a surge in activity this year, with the number of exits and entries surpassing 600,000 and a 144.5 percent year-on-year increase in flights.

According to the Urumqi Border Inspection Station of Xinjiang General Station of Entry-Exit Border Inspection, the number of exits and entries at Urumqi port has exceeded 603,900. The number of inbound and outbound flights stood at 6,427, up 144.5 percent year on year. Additionally, the number of foreign travelers entering and exiting through the Urumqi port reached 207,200, marking an increase of 130.6 percent.

With the continuous expansion of China's visa-free "circle of friends" and a series of policies to facilitate foreign tourists and businesspersons, the number of travelers at Urumqi port continues to rise.

"Now Georgia and China have a visa free [policy]. So Georgian people can visit China without needing to do the visa, so it gives us more free time and a better solution to visit China," said a tourist from Georgia.

"At present, 21 passenger routes from 16 countries or regions have been opened at Urumqi airport, with an average of 102 round-trip flights and 13,000 passengers per week," said Wang Shuaibin, deputy captain of the Urumqi Immigration Inspection Station.