BEIJING -- Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, has stressed building a strong and modernized maritime law enforcement force.Xu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while extending his Spring Festival greetings to officers and soldiers at the headquarters of the Chinese Coast Guard under the armed police.Asking about the ongoing patrols on the East China Sea and the South China Sea, Xu required the officers and soldiers to be well-prepared for different cases, encouraging them to staunchly safeguard China's maritime rights and interests.He called for solid practices to further develop the coast guard force, noting that it concerns the overall strategy of building China into a maritime power.Xu also stressed steadily enhancing the coast guard's readiness to safeguard maritime rights and enforce the law on the sea and improving their capability to deal with related risks and challenges. custom watch braceletsilicone lymphedema braceletprinted wristbandssilicone bracelets canadacustom wristbands
Delegates from China's Zhejiang province receive the Champions of the Earth Award in New York on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly on Wednesday. [Photo by Hu Yuanyong/Asianewsphoto] East China's Zhejiang province was recognized with a Champions of the Earth Award, the UN's highest environmental honor, on Wednesday. Zhejiang's Green Rural Revival Program won in the Inspiration and Action category, one of five categories at the awards, for the transformation of a once-heavily polluted area of rivers and streams, according to the website of the United Nations Environment Program. This exceptionally successful eco-restoration program shows the transformative power of economic and environmental development together, the website said.
