China has built an integrated meteorological observation system, with the meteorological disaster monitoring rate reaching 80 percent, said the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on Wednesday.
This meteorological observation system now includes over 76,000 ground-based automatic observation stations nationwide, providing full coverage of all townships in the country.
The average inter-station distance has also been reduced to 11.2 kilometers, with some regions such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Zhejiang achieving an even shorter average distance of less than six kilometers.
Twenty-seven national climate observatories and eight national atmospheric background stations in the system ensure the comprehensive coverage of key climate areas and effectively enhance the country's capacity for monitoring climate change.
As to high-altitude weather observation, China currently operates eight Fengyun meteorological satellites in orbit, and is now the only country to simultaneously operate civilian meteorological satellites in low-Earth orbits, covering morning, noon, afternoon and inclined orbital paths.
Additionally, the world's largest weather radar observation network with 546 sets of weather radars has been built in China, achieving a temporal-spatial resolution of 250 meters within six minutes, providing more powerful technical support for disastrous weather monitoring and forecasting.
In terms of marine observation, China has set up a comprehensive sounding observation network covering a 300-kilometer offshore range. The floating observation system now effectively monitors key global shipping routes, including those in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and major container shipping lanes worldwide.
Integrated meteorological observation system established in China
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno met with the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in N'Djamena on Wednesday to discuss advancing bilateral cooperation.
Mahamat said that China's cooperation with Africa has always been based on mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit, and has yielded fruitful results. He also expressed gratitude to China for its enduring support for Africa's development, particularly Chad's progress.
He also said China was an important strategic partner and a reliable friend to Chad, with bilateral relations between the two sides serving as a model of mutual respect and win-win cooperation.
Chad firmly supports China's efforts to safeguard its territorial integrity and achieve national unity while opposing interference in its internal affairs, he stressed.
Wang said China appreciates Chad's efforts in staying independent and self-reliant, and pursuing development and revitalization that suits its own national conditions, adding that China is ready to work with Chad to actively implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit which was held last September.
China seeks to deepen exchanges on governance experience, solidify political trust through shared values, and comprehensively expand mutually beneficial cooperation to support Chad's development and revitalization and jointly build an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era, said Wang.
Wang also met with Chadian Prime Minister Allamaye Halina on the same day.
Wang is currently embarking on a visit to four African nations - Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Chad - marking the 35th consecutive year that a Chinese foreign minister has chosen Africa as the destination for their first overseas trip of the year.
Chadian president meets Chinese FM to advance bilateral cooperation
