Research center for community with shared future inaugurated in Beijing

The newly launched Research Center on Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind will offer theoretical, policy support to advance such a concept, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning in a regular press briefing in Beijing on Friday.

The Research Center on Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind was officially inaugurated in Beijing on Thursday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, unveiled the center and delivered a speech at the ceremony on the same day, underscoring its lasting impact on the world.

Mao explained the significance of the vision and the center at the briefing.

"Building a community with a shared future for mankind is a major original idea of President Xi Jinping, and the core concept of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy. It is China's answer to the question of 'what kind of world to build and how to build it.' As Foreign Minister Wang Yi pointed out, the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind demonstrates the founding mission of the CPC, carries forward the fine traditions of Chinese culture, demonstrates the power of scientific theories, and expounds on China's stance in the face of changes unseen in a century. This concept, originating in China while benefiting the world, has evolved from an initiative to a consensus and from a vision to practice. It is driving positive and profound changes in the face of the world and is increasingly becoming the most important public good of global significance," Mao said.

"The Research Center on Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind will deepen academic research, publicity and talent training, providing theoretical, policy, discourse and talent support for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind," said Mao.

Research center for community with shared future inaugurated in Beijing

China's winter tourism craze has reached surprising heights as even the country's southern cities embrace ice and snow-centric entertainment.

In southern metropolis Shenzhen, where temperatures can reach a balmy 23 degrees Celsius in January, a winter wonderland has emerged, offering locals and visitors from nearby cities a rare chance to experience the joys of snow and ice.

Attractions in the Karoo Ice and Snow World are bustling with visitors and filled with the laughter of adults and children. The vast indoor facility features ice slides, sledding hills and even small ski slopes.

"It's really fun here, she loves it. See, she is giggling like crazy. It's really fun here," said a tourist from Hong Kong who brought a young child to the attraction.

"I think it is a very good experience. I think I will come again," said another Hong Kong tourist.

Beyond sheer enjoyment, these facilities also serve as the training base for professional sports teams of Guangdong Province, where Shenzhen is situated.

"Karoo Ski Training Center is currently our own ski academy and we are offering single experience classes and multi-class system courses, along with special programs like winter camp and summer camp. This year, we have organized outdoor skating activities in Jilin Province, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Harbin City. All of our ski instructors have to hold national certificates before they can take up the job," said Li Yang, training consultant at Karoo Ice and Snow World.

Data from travel platforms reveals that four out of the five most popular destination cities in the south now offer ice and snow entertainment, including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou. For regions that rarely see snow, the novelty and excitement of winter sports are particularly enticing.

Southern Chinese cities break ice in foray into winter tourism