TIANJIN, China, July 1 (Xinhua) -- China is playing a significant role in promoting the global transition to a green and renewable economy, Jeremy Jurgens, managing director of the World Economic Forum (WEF), has said. "We see (Chinese) champions like CATL and BYD that have played an important role not only domestically, but also internationally in providing the capabilities to electrify," Jurgens told Xinhua on the sidelines of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of WEF, or the Summer Davos, held here on June 27-29.
China is one of the countries that see the largest desertification areas with the largest population affected, and the most severe wind-sand hazards in the world. It has made remarkable achievements in its combat against desertification, which comprises millions of touching stories of the Chinese people.
Farmers pick tea leaves in a tea plantation with photovoltaic panels in Sanjie township, Shengzhou, east China's Zhejiang province. (People's Daily Online/Pan Weifeng) A cup of tea is what every visitor to Wuyi Mountain, southeast China's Fujian province must taste.
BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- French aerospace executive Remi Paul has been fascinated with flying since childhood. However, any hopes of becoming a pilot were set aside when he shot up in height, finally settling at around two meters tall.
