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Science and Technology Daily: 5G Empowers International Communication Capacity in Multimedia Era

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HARBIN, China, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — This is a report from Science and Technology Daily: 2022 is a crucial year for the large-scale development of 5G applications and the comprehensive iterative upgrading of the technology.

Held both online and offline on August 9, the theme of the 2022 World 5G Convention Media Forum is “5G empowers international communication capacity”.

Experts and professionals from domestic and international media outlets, and 5G tech enterprises jointly discussed the in-depth integration of 5G technology and international communication from the perspective of globalization, explored the direction of international communication with 5G technology in multimedia era, and analyzed how to formulate targeted international communication strategies in accordance with the needs of international audiences on media forum of the 2022 World 5G Convention.

Media forum of the 2022 World 5G Convention opens in Harbin on August 9. (PHOTO: S&T DAILY)
Media forum of the 2022 World 5G Convention opens in Harbin on August 9. (PHOTO: S&T DAILY)

Director of China International Communications Group (CICG), Du Zhanyuan shared four viewpoints on the future development of 5G media and the empowerment of 5G technology, saying, “we need to build the 5G ecology of the international communication.”

President of Science and Technology Daily, Zhang Biyong said, “Science and Technology Daily (S&T Daily) has been paying close attention to the dynamic development of the integration between 5G technology and media, guiding global media on multiple levels, dimensions and channels. S&T Daily is always upholding scientific spirit when reporting openness and innovation, digital security, ecological protection and climate change. We are trying to influence international media in an objective manner, clear up misunderstandings, making the whole world have a better knowledge of China’s scientific progress and smart solutions and actively promote the building of a community with a shared future for humankind.”

Director of Science and Technology Department of Heilongjiang Province, Zhang Changbin and President of Heilongjiang Daily Press Group, Zhang Chunjiao attended the forum and gave viewpoints concerning local multimedia industry.

The pivotal role of 5G in communication

Editor-in-chief of S&T Daily, Xu Zhilong said that the construction of 5G ecology has reached a golden opportunity. With the empowerment of 5G technology, the structure and ability of media to collect and spread information have changed accordingly, thus strong international communication strength is needed to make China’s voice heard.

Director of China Society of Science and Technology System Reform, Zhang Jingan said, “China’s development needs the world, and the world needs China. It is crucial to let the world know about China through the media. It is of great significance to build the friendship circle among Belt and Road Initiative through the media. 5G technology should be used to enable more foreign friends to understand and support China, so as to become an inevitable force for world peace and development.”

Deputy editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily, Zhao Jianguo said, “5G has brought new opportunities for change of the mainstream media. Artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data and other cutting-edge technologies created ‘a modern communication network on a whole new level’ for production and transmission of news. Ultra HD, 5G livestreaming and VR will lead to greater innovation in transmission, and constantly improve the influence of mainstream media. Empowered by technologies, the news chain will be infinitely expanded with media convergence. These are all enabling tools for international communication.”

Deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily, Sun Shangwu also shared his opinion, saying, “As a media person, firstly we will focus on mobile communication and enhance immediacy, enabling exchanges between China and the rest of the world to spread faster and further. Secondly, we need to make our exchanges more social and interactive to make them more approachable and accessible. Thirdly, we should focus on visualization and make it more vivid so as to make China-foreign exchanges more active.”

New requirements for international communication in 5G era

Dean of Academy of contemporary China and World studies, Yu Yunquan said, “The 5G era has put forward new requirements for international media communication. Firstly is to deepen the thinking of Internet of Things and strengthen the exploration and application of new platforms. Secondly, further improve the “precision” of information services, especially the planning ability. Thirdly, Accelerate the depth of integration with the technology industry, better meet the needs of the audience.”

Targeted communication of all-media, cross culture and multiple languages will become the new trend in the information age.

Vasily Pushkov, director of International Cooperation, Sputnik News Agency and Radio, said, “The COVID-19 pandemic showed the crucial role, which new technologies play in international communications and information exchange. Online formats of interaction are developing rapidly; virtual international events bring together thousands of participants from all over the world, and bilateral online meetings with partners have become something common.”

Zhao Sha, China Media Development Director of PR Newswire said, “People who work in the media industry are paying closer attention to data from the audience. The increase of the number of views, shares, likes and videos played directly affects the entire industry.”

5G empowers the media industry of the future

Emilio Saldaña, head of science and technology for TV channel 22 in Mexico said, “The fast transmission and ultra-low latency of 5G technology will revolutionize the digital media industry, particularly in two aspects: how news is collected and how it is delivered. 5G technology can help our journalists improve their ability to capture breaking news and produce media products in a short period of time. With the popularization of 5G technology, we will continue to optimize the delivery and experience of news in the digital era.”

Forum guests from Huawei, Tencent, ZTE and Qualcomm also elaborated on the various channels and ways that technology can help improve the international communication capacity from the perspective of 5G application technology, and described the multi-sensory experience of immersive news.

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Arasan refreshes its Total USB IP Solution with its next generation of USB 2.0 PHY IP

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Arasan, a leading provider of semiconductor IP for all things mobile, including automobiles announces its 2’nd generation of USB PHY with an extremely small area.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Arasan announces the immediate availability of its 2nd generation of USB PHY for the USB 2.0 Specification. Arasan 2nd generation USB PHY is a result of its continual evolution over decades, resulting in this generation with ultra-low area and power specifically targeting IoT and Mobile Devices. Highest Priority has been paid to area optimization with the goal to offer the industries smallest USB 2.0 PHY. The USB 2.0 PHY was originally acquired by Arasan from Mentor Graphics as part of our corporate objective to offer a Total IP™ solution across our entire product line, including USB. 

Arasan is among the industry’s first providers of USB IP with the launch of its USB 1.1 Device IP in 1996 and the industries ONLY provider to offer a Total USB 2.0 IP Solution which includes its USB 2.0 Host IP Core, USB 2.0 Device IP Core, USB 2.0 Hub IP, USB 2.0 OTG IP, the USB 2.0 PHY IP and software for multiple OS. Arasan’s USB 2.0 PHY also supports all the additional features required by the USB 2.0 Hub Specifications and is seamlessly integrated with its USB controller IP, including the USB 2.0 Hub IP. 

Over decades, Arasan’s USB IP has been used in a varied range of applications including the defense sector on mission critical projects. 

Arasan’s 2nd Gen USB 2.0 IP is available on nodes 28nm to 5nm immediately. The legacy USB 2.0 PHY is available from 180nm to 40nm on multiple foundries.  

Arasan’s USB 2.0 PHY is also offered as a crystal-less PHY saving on the BoM. 

For more: https://www.arasan.com/products/usb/usb-2-0/usb-2-0-phy/ 

About Arasan 

Arasan is at the forefront of this evolution of “Mobile” with its standards-based IP at the heart of Mobile SoCs. Arasan’s high-quality, silicon-proven, Total IP Solutions include digital IP, AMS PHY IP, Verification IP, HDK, and Software. Arasan has a focused product portfolio targeting mobile SoCs to Automobiles, Drones, and IoT. Arasan Chip Systems, a contributing member of the MIPI Association since 2005 for mobile storage and mobile connectivity interfaces with over a billion chips shipped with our MIPI IP. 

Contact: 
Dr. Sam Beal 
Mktg1@arasan.com 

Source: Arasan Chip Systems, Inc.

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VisualCortex joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program

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Video Intelligence Platform provider, VisualCortex, joins the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program

SYDNEY, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — VisualCortex – the Video Intelligence Platform connecting computer vision’s potential to real-world business outcomes – has joined the Google Cloud Advantage Program as a video analytics technology partner.

As a Google Cloud partner, VisualCortex offers customers the ability to realistically deploy enterprise-wide computer vision programs – from both a technological and financial perspective – for the first time.

Unlike camera-side or point solutions – which typically focus on one video analytics challenge per deployment – VisualCortex delivers a highly performant enterprise-grade platform to facilitate any real-time or historical video analytics use case. Built to work with both streaming and offline footage, the VisualCortex platform applies machine learning models to video content, enabling organizations to produce analyzable data streams about defined objects and actions. Insights from that data can then be embedded straight into customers’ traditional databases and data platforms.

“VisualCortex is making video insights accessible, actionable and valuable for all video-rich industries and business functions,” said VisualCortex CEO and Co-Founder, Patrick Elliott. “We’re excited to be accepted into the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program. The program gives us tools, support and access to a vast network of other technology vendors, fast-tracking the growth of our partner ecosystem and introducing us to potential new customers.

“We’re eager to show other Google Cloud partners and customers how VisualCortex is substantially lowering the barrier-to-entry for computer vision, enabling organizations to implement video analytics programs fast, leverage their existing cameras and infrastructure, run multiple machine learning models, and address many use cases within the one video intelligence platform.”

“By bringing its platform to Google Cloud’s globally trusted infrastructure, VisualCortex can quickly scale to meet the needs of customers while innovating on top of our platform and capabilities in AI, ML, and analytics,” said Nerissa Penfold, Head of Corporate Sales for Google Cloud in Australia and New Zealand. “We’re excited to welcome VisualCortex to the Google Cloud Partner Advantage ecosystem, and to support innovative Australian businesses as they build and grow.”

Partner Advantage – created for and with partners – empowers Google Cloud partners with tools, technology and support that put customers first and help Google Cloud and its partners move forward; together.

About VisualCortex

VisualCortex is making video data actionable in the enterprise. As the world’s best Video Intelligence Platform, VisualCortex provides the stability and scalability to productionize computer vision technology for the first time. Unlike camera-side or point solutions, VisualCortex can be used for any video analytics use case in any industry. VisualCortex’s production-ready cloud-based environment transforms video assets into analyzable streams of data at scale.

The VisualCortex platform delivers the artificial intelligence smarts, governance and usability, enabling organizations to connect any number of video streams, repositories and use existing commodity hardware. An intuitive user interface, out-of-the-box reporting, range of configurations and integrations empower non-technical people to produce, analyze and act on insights derived from computer vision throughout the enterprise. Organizations can easily combine these AI-generated video insights with other data sources and systems to facilitate both real-time operations and strategic analysis. The VisualCortex Model Store also provides a secure marketplace for customers, partners and independent machine learning experts to share quality controlled computer vision models.

For more information, visit www.visualcortex.com

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Lachlan James, VisualCortex Chief Marketing Officer, on +61 (0)431 835 658 or lachlan.james@visualcortex.com

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Bespin Global, named ‘a Visionary’ in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services

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–       Only 20 companies in the world are named in this category, after the establishment of the new market last year, Bespin Global has been recognized as ‘a Visionary’ this year
–       Bespin Global, recognized for its vision and execution
–       Bespin Global named on Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for 6 years

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Bespin Global (https://www.bespinglobal.com, CEO HanJoo Lee), a cloud delivery platform company, announced on the 5th that it has been recognized as a Visionary company in 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services.

Bespin Global, named ‘a Visionary’ in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services
Bespin Global, named ‘a Visionary’ in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services

Bespin Global has been named in the same category for the 2nd consecutive year. Following the recognition of a Niche Player last year, Bespin Global is now recognized as a Visionary this year.

As the cloud market continues to evolve rapidly around the world, Gartner has launched the ‘Public Cloud IT Transformation’ category in 2021 by further applying and analyzing the perspective of service providers in the cloud transformation. The category targets companies that can provide more professional digital transformation services and business support in conjunction with cloud-native solutions. In this year’s Magic Quadrant for ‘Public Cloud IT Transformation’ category, only 20 companies were named, including Bespin Global.

Bespin Global is a cloud delivery platform company that provides comprehensive cloud services such as migration and implementation to the cloud environment, operation and management, DevOps, Big Data, and security. Since its establishment in 2015, it has been carrying out cloud-based digital transformation services for more than 3,000 customers and also providing cloud optimization solutions such as ‘OpsNow’, a multi-cloud automated management platform that has surpassed 2,000 customers. Currently, it is based in 12 offices in 8 countries, including the United States, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan, and is speeding up its global business through an organic collaboration system.

Magic Quadrant is an annual report published by an IT research organization, Gartner, which evaluates global leading companies in the field of technology based on ‘Availability to Execute’ and ‘Completeness of Vision’ and releases them in the form of a quadrant (a Niche Player, a Visionary, a Challenger, a Leader).

Bespin Global CEO HanJoo Lee said, “Bespin Global’s recognition of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for the 2nd consecutive year, we believe is a significant achievement that once again acknowledges that Bespin Global’s cloud expertise and digital transformation capabilities are among the best in the world.” He added that “Bespin Global will continue to actively support customers worldwide as an optimal digital transformation partner, as well as actively promote the advancement of cloud-based technologies and services.”

GARTNER and MAGIC QUADRANT are registered trademarks and service marks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s Research & Advisory organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services, 20 July 2022, Mark Ray, et. Al.

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Baidu to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results on August 30, 2022

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BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU; HKEX: 9888) (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced that it will report its financial results for the Second Quarter 2022 ended June 30, 2022, before the U.S. market opens on August 30, 2022. Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM on August 30, 2022, U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 PM on August 30, 2022, Beijing Time).

Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of “Baidu Inc Q2 2022 Earnings Conference Call”. Please follow the steps to enter your registration details, then click “Register”. Upon registering, you will then be provided with the dial-in number, the passcode, and your unique access PIN. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.

For pre-registration, please click:
https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10024320-jfgv94.html

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), the passcode and unique access PIN) provided in the calendar invite that you have received following your pre-registration.

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at https://ir.baidu.com. 

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until September 7, 2022:
US: 1855 883 1031
Reply PIN: 10024320

About Baidu

Founded in 2000, Baidu’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on Nasdaq under “BIDU” and the HKEX under “9888.” One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.

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JOYNEXT Selected as One of The Leading 100 Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific

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NINGBO, China, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, KPMG and HSBC jointly announced the 2022 Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific Report, in which the leading 100 emerging firms in the region were identified based on their future growth potential. JOYNEXT was ranked 23rd on the list, being one of the few companies in the automotive sector.

Source: Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific Report by KPMG & HSBC
Source: Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific Report by KPMG & HSBC

The report is a comprehensive analysis of 6,427 technology-focus companies in 12 Asia Pacific countries and regions, including China, India and Japan. The top 100 emerging technology companies were selected based on their superior technology, “hyper-localized” businesses, talent sustainability, mastery of logistics and supply chain operation and successful business strategy.

The Asia-Pacific region is in a period of economic transition, with an increasing number of technology companies entering the automotive sector. The transition is facilitating cross-industry convergence. In the midst of this trend, JOYNEXT has also built ecological cooperation with many large technology companies, with the aim of jointly addressing the challenges and opportunities in the new era.

After years of development, JOYNEXT is taking a leading position in the industry in terms of smart connectivity technologies and the intelligent cockpit, and well positioned to provide autonomous driving and software services to meet more demands in the future. In 2021, JOYNEXT’s 5G+C-V2X technology went into mass production. Following the rapid development of vehicle-road collaboration, JOYNEXT quickly expanded the application of its V2X products into global markets, and was nominated by many major international OEMs. In response to the emergence of software-defined vehicles, JOYNEXT has created multiple domain fusion solutions, empowering a new generation of intelligent cockpits with autonomous driving and software services to improve human-machine interaction experience and safety.

JOYNEXT serves customers in different regions with its developing technologies and global operations. At present, JOYNEXT owns and operates 4 R&D centers, 3 production facilities and 7 customer centers worldwide, meeting the personalized needs of customers with localized expertise.

A smart mobility industry is gradually emerging. In order to achieve sustainable development, JOYNEXT has made substantial progress in both talent sustainability and technology sustainability. JOYNEXT views its highly talented workforce as the company foundation. JOYNEXT boosts talent development in all aspects through new talent development center, employee caring program and culture integration projects. JOYNEXT invests about 10% of its annual sales in R&D for long-term technologies development.

Looking forward, JOYNEXT will continue to empower connected vehicles through innovation, with the goal of creating a safer, smarter and more personalized mobility experience for drivers worldwide.

Source: JOYNEXT Technology Co.,Ltd.

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The 5th Digital China Summit Opened in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province

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FUZHOU, China, July 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 5th Digital China Summit opens in Fuzhou, Fujian province on July 23. It is jointly hosted by the Cyberspace Administration of China, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and Fujian Provincial People’s Government.

Themed “Innovation-driven New Transformation, Digitization-led New Paradigm”, the summit is positioned to be a platform for publishing China’s policies on IT application development, a platform for displaying the latest achievements in digital China development, a platform for exchanges on the theories, practices and experiences of e-government and digital economy, and a cooperation platform for pooling global resources to promote digital China development. It consists of 8 parts: the opening ceremony, main forum, policy release, sub-forums, achievement exhibition, digital product expo, Digital China Innovation Contest, DCIC 2022, and side events such as “Dialogue on the Min River: and “Dialogue: Outlook for Fuzhou“, according to the Publicity Department of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee.

As the host of the DCS for five consecutive times, Fuzhou participates in this digital event with all exhibitors to witness the new development, new progress and new prosperity of digital China.

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Witness the Rise of the Power of Innovation, Final of the Global Digital Economy Innovation Competition 2022 to Be Staged at the End of this July

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BEIJING, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Since its launch, the Global Digital Economy Innovation Competition 2022 has attracted 500+ projects from over 20 countries to sign up. The final will be staged at China National Convention Center in Beijing on July 29.

The Global Digital Economy Conference (hereinafter referred to as GDEC) 2022 is hosted by Peoples Government of Beijing Municipality, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Commerce, Cyberspace Administration of China, and China Association for Science and Technology. As an important part of the GDEC 2022, the GDEIC is jointly organized by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, Chaoyang District Peoples Government of Beijing Municipality and Asia Data Group. With the theme of “Scientific and Technological Innovation Empowers Industry – A New Pattern of Digital Economy”, the competition consists of five sub competitions as well as exhibitions, industry matchmaking and cloud competitions to create a high-quality innovation competition that integrates online and offline. 11 high-quality projects stood out and won the admission ticket to the final after five fierce sub competitions. At that time, guests from governments, enterprises, universities, research institutes and finance and end-users will gather to witness the wonderful moment when the dream of innovation and entrepreneurship in the digital economy blossoms.

Gathering global high-quality innovation resources

As a China-based competition with a global outlook, this GDEIC, adhering to the concept of openness and collaboration, recruits roadshow projects from 20+ countries around the world. The selection criteria for projects will center on the hot issues, key points and difficulties in the development of the global digital economy. Innovation projects that are leading and promising in the field of digital economy will be cherry-picked from key industries such as the new-generation of information technology, digital healthcare, digital culture and sports, digital low carbon, digital consumption, and digital manufacturing as well as more than 20 sub-sectors, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, network security and digital environmental protection.

The five sub competitions has attracted more than 500 projects worldwide so as to bring together high-quality innovation resources and provide an important platform for global makers to display and communicate. In the end, 11 outstanding projects were shortlisted for the final. They are Yuntu WiseVision, Guodian Gaoke, Ilodo (Beijing) Sports Technology Co., Ltd., Nanhuai, Shenzhen Meikyo Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., German OLI Ecoystem, SHINEtoilets, Fubao Robot, E3A Healthcare Pte Ltd, PIXMOVING INC and Changhui Auto Steering System (Huangshan) Co., Ltd.

Accelerating the landing and transformation for projects

The final will invite executives from more than 100 leading investment institutions around the world, such as IDG Capital, Sequoia Capital, SBCVC, ASBV and GSR Ventures as investment mentors to provide more opportunities for excellent projects to interact with capital. Besides, experts, scholars and elites in digital economy will be invited to participate in the competition, all to build a benchmark event for digital economy entrepreneurship.

In order to help participants better present their projects, cloud exhibitions, web conferencing, livestreaming videos and metaverse venues will be adopted, together with interaction on the same screen, to realize superior display, communication and docking that break the limits of time and space. Furthermore, digital special effects are used offline for the diversified display of project information to build a metaverse scene where infinite creativity is enabled via technology.

According to the GDEIC’s Organizing Committee, in addition to the competition among 11 projects during the final, 20 companies will be invited for roadshows, exhibitions and docking on the spot to facilitate the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy. Moreover, the introduction and promotion of landing policies for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and industry docking and exchanges will be set, with government leaders, representatives of innovative enterprises and incubators, heads of industrial parks and leading companies in the industry invited to get involved in the on-site docking, so as to build a bridge for participants to communicate with governments, industrial parks, and enterprises of different natures, and promote the follow-up development and implementation of the industry.

The final will kick off in Chaoyang District. Since it first proposed to build a digital economy demonstration zone in Beijing in September 2020, the district, combined with its own resources, guided by the cultivation of digital industrial clusters and focused on enabling the upgrading of traditional industries, has been actively cultivating future-oriented new technologies, new business formats and new models, with a leading edge in the field of digital economy formed. The final will build a communication and cooperation platform for the shortlisted high-quality projects.

Let us witness the matchup on July 29.

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World’s first desert-circling railway brings vitality to Xinjiang

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BEIJING, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A news report by China.org.cn on Xinjiang:

Amid an endless desert, a train runs along an elevated section of track as sand flies below. What a magnificent sight.

This scene is in China’s Xinjiang. Recently, an 825 km rail line from Hotan to Ruoqiang has entered operation. The new line links up with the Golmud-Korla and Southern Xinjiang rail lines, forming the world’s first desert rail loop line encircling the Taklamakan, the world’s second-largest shifting-sand desert.

Sitting in a speeding train, passengers can enjoy views of the vast dunes through the windows. The Niya Ruins, the ancient city of Andil, and various other cultural sites all stand along the route, offering unique vistas.

During the past three years building the Hotan-Ruoqiang rail line, construction workers crossed 460 km of uninhabited areas where there is no water, electricity or cellphone signal, braving quicksand, sandstorms, extreme heat and freezing temperatures. It is their painstaking efforts that have created this extraordinary engineering feat.

However, the railway line has much more significance.

Due to their natural conditions, many places along the route were not previously connected to the railway network, with locals having to cross the Tianshan Mountains if they wanted to go out of Xinjiang. High quality specialties such as cotton and dates, although produced in large quantities, were unable to reach the market due to poor transportation links. With a harsh ecological environment and weak economic foundation, four of the five counties where stations are located along the Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway used to be in severe poverty.

During the construction of the railway, priority was given to purchasing locally produced goods for workers, and impoverished residents were recruited to help boost their incomes. After the railway entered operation, two passenger trains have been arranged a day for the convenience of local people of all ethnic groups. Meanwhile, eight freight trains run daily transporting local specialties such as cotton, walnuts, red dates and minerals out of Xinjiang.

The railway, so to speak, has brought life to the desert.

Railways and highways are highlights of the wondrous Xinjiang. For example, the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway linking vast land and kaleidoscopic landscapes has enabled crude oil, cotton and other resources from Xinjiang to be delivered to other parts of the country. The Duku Highway, dubbed “China’s most beautiful road,” offering a wide range of scenery along its route, has accelerated the development of such resources as coal and timber. The opening and operation of China–Europe freight trains has also expanded Xinjiang’s foreign trade market.

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, enormous human and material resources were invested to build overland routes connecting Xinjiang and the rest of the country. The more stunning and magnificent these roads and railways are, the more it means that they have broken through the bottlenecks hampering the survival and development prospects of local people.

The rail loop encircling the Taklamakan Desert has drawn what netizens call the “strongest closed loop on earth.” While transporting delicious fruits and rich resources in Southern Xinjiang, it also contributes to a picture of people of all ethnic groups living with satisfaction and dignity. With the railway, even more changes are in sight.

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CCTV+: Xi inspects Shihezi City of Xinjiang

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BEIJING, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, paid a visit to Shihezi City on Wednesday afternoon during his inspection tour of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Xi visited the Army Reclamation Museum and a local regiment of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps to learn about the history of the corps’ achievements in reclaiming the land, guarding the frontier, building and consolidating grassroots organizations, developing agriculture with local characteristics and promoting the integrated development of the corps and local communities.