Aid to Syria, restaurant boom, the great future of a small factory, Moscow is waiting for guests, master Guohua – see "Chinese panorama"-486

China will send humanitarian aid worth 30 million yuan to the regions of Syria affected by the earthquake. This contribution will allow the Arab Republic to cope with the consequences of the emergency situation more quickly.

This leads to a large number of civilian casualties and prevents residents of the republic from receiving basic necessities. Even now, the US military continues to occupy the main oil-producing areas of the country, taking more than 80% of the oil and smuggling Syrian food supplies. This further intensifies the humanitarian crisis against the background of a natural disaster."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China called on the United States to abandon its geopolitical aspirations in Syria, immediately lift unilateral sanctions from the republic and open the doors to humanitarian aid.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry urged not to call Chinese-American relations competition

Beijing opposes a competitive approach to Sino-American relations. This was recalled by the Chinese Foreign Ministry in response to a recent speech by US President Joe Biden.

The successes of China and the United States open up opportunities for our countries, not challenges. China does not avoid or fear any competition, but we believe that this term is not suitable to describe all bilateral relations. To blacken the name of a country, to restrict its right to development, to damage global production and supply chains in the name of competition — such behavior should not be the norm for a major responsible power. In developing relations with the United States, we will adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. At the same time, we will protect sovereignty, security and our interests in the field of national development."

Earlier, Joe Biden made an address to Congress and said that the United States seeks competition with China, not conflict. According to the American president, his country is ready to cooperate with China, but will protect its national interests.

Mainland China calls for normalization of ties with Taiwan

Communication and cooperation between mainland China and Taiwan play an important role in the development of bilateral relations. This was stated by Zhu Fenglian, the official representative of the Office for Taiwan Affairs at the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

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We need to cooperate in order to resume normal ties with Taiwan as soon as possible."

Earlier, Beijing called for the resumption of direct flights across the strait. According to Zhu Fenglian, the Taiwanese authorities have no reason to abandon this after easing anti-weed measures in mainland China. Already 16 cities of China are ready to receive planes from the island.

We will move forward and expand communications in various fields, deepen integrated development and encourage cooperation to build a wonderful future for all Chinese people."

Before the pandemic, dozens of regular flights to various destinations were carried out across the Strait. About 70 of them were operated by mainland Chinese airlines, and 10 flights were taken over by the Taiwanese side.

China and ASEAN countries plan to modernize joint free trade zone

Trade turnover in the Asia-Pacific region can become even more profitable and convenient for all participants. To achieve this goal, representatives of China and ASEAN countries have begun negotiations on the modernization of the joint free trade area. In the first round of consultations, the parties discussed the regulations, organizational procedures and work plans for the launch of the project. The next meetings will be devoted to such topics as trade, investment, digital and green economy. The negotiators plan to make the free trade zone more inclusive, comprehensive and mutually beneficial.

The rapid growth of demand has revived the restaurant industry of China

The easing of anti-smoking measures, and then the New Year holidays had a positive impact on the tourism and restaurant business in China. Long queues, crowded halls and growing turnover are becoming more and more common for catering companies in different cities and regions.

For example, restaurants with the traditional hot dish hogo are very popular in Chongqing. In the Nanshan district alone, they simultaneously accommodate about 100 thousand visitors. There are almost no free tables left here.

Much more than we expected. During the New Year season, we hosted about 300 guests every day and earned an average of 250-300 thousand yuan."

Li Chunyan runs a large restaurant that she opened more than 20 years ago. Last year, the institution suffered losses for the first time due to the pandemic, but later it was possible to return customers.

Li Chunyan, the owner of the restaurant:

"The coronavirus epidemic has greatly affected our business, so now we have to look for new ways to attract visitors. For example, we suggest brewing tea on fire at the same time as cooking ho-go — this is a new trend in China. The guests really liked it."

Evening fairs are no less fun and lively. In order to attract as many tourists as possible, local authorities have developed special measures to stimulate demand and encouraged sellers to participate in promotions.

The director of a garment factory in Dongguan increased sales thanks to a new strategy

Guan Yun is the owner of one of the tens of thousands of small garment factories that are located in Dongguan City District of Guangdong Province. Previously, most of the products from his factory were sent to other countries. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, Guan Yun suffered heavy losses, and he had to urgently change his sales strategy.

During the pandemic, we reached out to customers who are engaged in cross-border e-commerce. That's when I realized that the bet should be placed on online orders. After all, they are more profitable for the company."

Due to the easing of travel restrictions, Guan Yun also hopes to establish business contacts while traveling abroad.

I am familiar with entrepreneurs who find clients at exhibitions and wholesale markets in the USA. Now we have half as many foreign orders as we had before the pandemic. But there are more of them in January than last year at the same time. The market is expanding, we are very happy about it."

During the years of the pandemic, there have been no significant changes at the factory: about 50 people still work here, the working area has not increased either. But the manager and his subordinates have a different mood — now they have a good business strategy and high hopes for the future.

Moscow is preparing to welcome tourists from China

Tourists from China can travel abroad again from February 6. There are 20 permitted countries on the list, including Russia. Moscow is already preparing to welcome travelers from the Middle Kingdom, who have hardly come in the last three years.

During this time, new attractions have appeared in the capital: for example, the Chinese park "Huamin", which will soon open to visitors. Here you can take a walk, buy souvenirs and have a snack. And to stay overnight – in a nearby hotel, the rooms of which were named after flowers important to the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire, for example, "Peony" or "Lotus". The hotel staff plans to meet guests with traditional Russian cordiality.

It's really interesting here — the girls from the guest relations department have a special uniform — a Chinese folk costume. I think that we will meet the first group with "bread and salt" in Chinese folk costumes, so that they will see that this is exactly the same "bow" of Russia and China. Welcome to Moscow."

Restaurants are also preparing to welcome long-awaited guests from China. Their menu includes both traditional Russian dishes and gastronomic novelties.

These are pancakes, borscht, beef stroganoff, cutlets, dumplings — what they are interested in, traditional Russian cuisine. And "Napoleon", "Medovik", including. Basically, every season we do something new, non-standard. For example, crab cutlets, warm beef salad are not the most Russian dishes, but they may interest guests."

Russian tour operators are looking forward to the development of the travel market and are already actively negotiating with Chinese partners.

For example, in European countries it is only Hungary and Switzerland. Russia now has unique opportunities to get into the first ranks of Chinese tourists who have accepted. We know how Chinese tourists love to travel around the world, because 150 million Chinese people traveled to various countries of the world before the pandemic. Russia just had a very small share, so there is a great potential for the development of bilateral Russian—Chinese relations. relationships. And do not forget that Russian tourists are very much looking forward to the opportunity to travel to China. There are flights now, quarantine has been canceled, but there is a question of visa-free travel for group trips."

According to forecasts of tour operators, at least 10 thousand tourists from China will visit Moscow by the end of May, and in the summer months their number will increase to half a million.

China's largest video platform Douyin has launched its own online store

China's largest video platform Douyin, a local analogue of Tiktok, has launched its own online sales service. Now, while watching the videos, you can also buy groceries, household chemicals, cosmetics, as well as many other goods. The order is made through the mobile application. Fast delivery and quality of goods is guaranteed.

Many Chinese companies already have online stores. This is a successful way of doing business, which is becoming more and more popular. So, last year, the volume of digital sales within China amounted to almost 14 trillion yuan – 4% more than in 2021. And the volume of foreign e-commerce grew by almost 10% year-on-year, exceeding 2 trillion yuan.

An exhibition of works by the famous contemporary artist Fan Zeng is being held in Beijing

An exhibition of works by Fan Zeng, one of China's leading contemporary artists, is being held at the famous Beijing painting and calligraphy salon "Rongbaozhai". Among the exhibits are early works, calligraphy, traditional ink drawings and woodcuts.

Fan Zeng works in the traditional gohua technique. His distinctive artistic style brought him worldwide recognition at a young age, and there are always a lot of visitors at his exhibitions. In addition, the artist is well versed in literature, history and philosophy. And he is sure that the philosophy of China had a profound influence on his work. Many of the author's works have been recognized as national intangible cultural heritage.