Airports across China are required to closely monitor winter bird migration patterns and reinforce bird deterrent measures to ensure the safety of air travels, said an official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Friday.
At a press conference in Beijing, Shu Mingjiang, security director of the CAAC, stated that the CAAC has long conducted safety assessments and risk investigations on flight operations in accordance with China's civil aviation laws and regulations, as well as relevant international civil aviation standards. The CAAC promptly issues safety risk warnings to airlines that may be affected and adjusts flight routes to ensure safe operations. In addition, efforts have been strengthened to mitigate the risk of bird strikes.
"We have urged airports to closely monitor winter bird migration patterns, enhance bird deterrent measures both within airport grounds and the surrounding areas, and improve the effectiveness of bird strike prevention. This will involve strengthening the use of scientific and technological solutions to increase the accuracy of bird strike prevention and improve the identification of bird strike residues. Tailored prevention strategies will be developed based on the specific conditions of each airport and the behavior of local bird species, aiming to enhance the efficiency of bird strike mitigation efforts," said Shu.
Shu stated that the CAAC has also required thorough inspections to identify and address potential runway safety hazards, and enhanced emergency drills will further boost the efficiency of response measures.
According to the relevant data of the CAAC, there were no transport aviation accidents in China's civil aviation sector in 2024.
Chinese aviation regulator requires airports to strengthen bird deterrent measures
The China Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka Expo, which will open to the public by next Sunday, welcomed media visits on Monday, sharing sneak peeks highlighting the integration of Chinese philosophy and modern technologies.
As one of the largest foreign self-built facilities at the Osaka Expo, the China Pavilion has adopted the theme "Building a Community of Life for Man and Nature – Future Society of Green Development."
The pavilion consists of three components themed "past, contemporary, and future" respectively, featuring an integration of traditional Chinese philosophic norms and the modern sustainable development principles.
The first section of "Tian Ren He Yi," or the "Harmony Between Mankind and Nature," features traditional Chinese culture and history. The exhibited installations include a digital "waterfall of characters" demonstrating the Chinese writing system's evolution, with the introduction of Jieqi, or 24 solar terms on China's traditional lunisolar calendar that demonstrates the understanding of ancient Chinese people to the nature.
The highlights of the section are exhibitions of ancient Chinese archeological sites, including Sanxingdui in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Liangzhu in east China's Zhejiang Province, and Yinxu in central China's Henan Province, dating back to three to five thousand years ago. Replicas of cultural relics from the three sites are presented in the pavilion, among them are the earliest water conservancy system from the Liangzhu archeological site, and the mysterious Bronze Divine Tree from Sanxingdui.
"This is a replica of the Bronze Divine Tree made in the Shang Dynasty (1600BC-1046BC). It is among the earliest and largest single-piece bronze artifacts discovered in the world so far. Other exhibits here include the bronze standing figure with an animal-shaped hat, and the bronze mask. With a touch on the screen, we can learn about details of the cultural relics by examining their 3D models in an immersive way. And we also provide trilingual introductions for visitors from around the world to know about the relics," said a docent of the China Pavilion.
The second section, named after China's contemporary green development principle of preserving "Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains," presents descriptions of China's natural and cultural landscapes, ecological systems, and achievements in urban management.
Exhibits in the second section include introductions of China's national parks, and the two mega-sized ecological projects, the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project, which was initially built over two thousand years ago and which has been maintained and upgraded since then, and the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, one of world's largest afforestation projects.
In the third section of future developments, a model of China's Jiaolong submersible and exhibits of China's aerospace science projects share with the viewers China's spirit of exploration of the unknown.
China Pavilion of 2025 Osaka Expo opens to media for sneak peeks
