The partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China has been substantive and dynamic, ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn said in Jakarta, Indonesia.
China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership has sustained a sound development momentum and bilateral cooperation has yielded fruitful results, according to Kao, who always describes the ties with two words - substantive and dynamic.
"If we look at the actual work that had been carried out in more than three decades, the growth, development and transformation of the relationships, cooperation and partnership have indicated that there is a strong momentum, there's a strong dynamism, and there's a lot of substance in the way both sides have been working together over those decades. So that's why I think these two words would capture the essence of the relationship between ASEAN and China," he said in an interview with China Media Group (CMG) aired on Friday.
ASEAN and China have the most number of cooperation mechanisms, which account for almost 20 percent of the total such frameworks that ASEAN has with its 11 official dialog partners.
"Sixty-four mechanisms of cooperation between ASEAN and China cut across the three pillars of ASEAN Community and the ASEAN connectivity. So very wide range. If you look at overall among the eleven dialogue partners, ASEAN and China has [have] the most number of mechanisms," Kao said.
The ASEAN Community comprises three pillars, namely，the ASEAN Political-Security Community, the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.
Talking about the nature of China-ASEAN cooperation, Kao highlighted the significance of joint actions and engagement.
"I think we had to look at facts. I think facts speak for themselves. Number one, there are many levels of cooperation across the different sectors and pillars of the community. And second, the depth of cooperation. So that's where you can see more engagement, more interactions between both sides. And then the day is what we do together, I think that's important," said the general secretary.
ASEAN-China partnership substantive, dynamic: ASEAN secretary-general
ASEAN-China partnership substantive, dynamic: ASEAN secretary-general
ASEAN-China partnership substantive, dynamic: ASEAN secretary-general
China Meteorological Administration (CMA) held a series of science popularization activities in Beijing on Sunday to mark the World Meteorological Day, which fell on March 23 this year.
The CMA campus opened its doors to the public, showcasing cutting-edge scientific and technological equipment and interactive projects to disseminate meteorological science knowledge.
"The CMA campus along with some meteorological observatories and science popularization venues in Beijing are open to the public. Specifically, the CMA campus opened indoor exhibition areas, including the China Meteorological Science and Technology Exhibition Hall, the science popularization exhibition area of the National Satellite Meteorological Center, the science popularization exhibition hall of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, as well as outdoor exhibition areas like the meteorological observation field, the meteorological science popularization area, and the meteorological equipment exhibition. Visitors had the opportunity to gain an insight into the latest advancements in 'meteorology +' technologies applied in fields such as aviation, navigation, and finance, while learning about the latest development process of meteorological satellites, intelligent meteorological observation equipment, and artificial weather modification operation systems," said Zhang Jie, deputy director of the CMA office.
At the event, many visitors had conversations with a smart weather prediction robot, called "Fenghe".
The large-scale meteorological service language model of "Fenghe", featuring 230 billion parameters, was collaboratively developed by the CMA Public Meteorological Service Center and Tsinghua University.
By incorporating professional and authoritative meteorological data, this system can engage with users through a conversational dialogue interface to address inquiries related to meteorological science education, weather forecast, travel planning, and early warning information.
"The 'Fenghe' model possesses five capabilities of providing meteorological knowledge, recognizing user intentions, interpreting and analyzing data, making decisions and inferences, and delivering meteorological service tools," explained Zhu Xiaoxiang, director of the CMA Public Meteorological Service Center.
China Meteorological Administration hold activities to mark World Meteorological Day
