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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow By 5.0% in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - A worker checks the quality of a face steamer at a production line of a company in Handan, Hebei province, China, Feb 28, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics issued a statistical communique on national Economic and social development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow By 5.0% in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - Workers work on a production line of a company's face steamer in Handan, Hebei province, China, Feb 28, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics issued a statistical communique on national Economic and social development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow By 5.0% in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - A worker works on a production line of a company's face steamer in Handan, Hebei province, China, Feb 28, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics issued a statistical communique on national Economic and social development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow By 5.0% in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - A worker straightened a guideway at an equipment manufacturing company in Handan, Hebei province, China, Feb. 28, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics issued a statistical communique on national Economic and social development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow By 5.0% in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - A worker works on a production line at a machinery manufacturing company in Handan, Hebei province, China, Feb. 28, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics issued a statistical communique on national Economic and social development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow By 5.0% in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - A worker checks the quality of gear cakes at a machinery manufacturing enterprise in Handan, Hebei province, China, Feb. 28, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics issued a statistical communique on national Economic and social development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow By 5.0% in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - A worker checks the frame quality of a car's steering wheel at a company in Handan city, Hebei province, China, Feb 28, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics issued a statistical communique on national Economic and social development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow By 5.0% in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - A worker checks the appearance of a guide rail at an equipment manufacturing company in Handan, Hebei province, China, Feb. 28, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics issued a statistical communique on national Economic and social development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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Ex-top Japan currency official to head ADB

Masato Kanda, special advisor to Japan's prime minister, meets the press at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, after being elected as the next president of the Asian Development Bank. The former vice finance minister for international affairs will take up the office on Feb. 24, 2025.

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-OPTOELECTRONIC INFORMATION-INDUSTRY (CN)

(240706) -- WUHAN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members work on a production line of infrared thermal imagers at Guide Infrared Group in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, also known as the optics valley of China, is the birthplace of China's first optical fiber and a national optoelectronic information industry base. In recent years, Hubei Province has made major breakthroughs in the development of optoelectronic information industry and accelerated the building of optoelectronic information industry clusters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-OPTOELECTRONIC INFORMATION-INDUSTRY (CN)

(240706) -- WUHAN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members work on a production line of infrared thermal imagers at Guide Infrared Group in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, also known as the optics valley of China, is the birthplace of China's first optical fiber and a national optoelectronic information industry base. In recent years, Hubei Province has made major breakthroughs in the development of optoelectronic information industry and accelerated the building of optoelectronic information industry clusters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-OPTOELECTRONIC INFORMATION-INDUSTRY (CN)

(240706) -- WUHAN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member works on a production line of infrared thermal imagers at Guide Infrared Group in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, also known as the optics valley of China, is the birthplace of China's first optical fiber and a national optoelectronic information industry base. In recent years, Hubei Province has made major breakthroughs in the development of optoelectronic information industry and accelerated the building of optoelectronic information industry clusters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Du Zixuan)

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Xinhua Headlines: "Forced labor" lies bring "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang

(240607) -- URUMQI, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows a view at Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pan Ying)

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Xinhua Headlines: "Forced labor" lies bring "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang

(240607) -- URUMQI, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows a view at Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Pan Ying)

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres looks at a rescued short-finned pilot whale at Sanya Haichang Animal Conservation Center in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agathe Serres looks at a rescued short-finned pilot whale at Sanya Haichang Animal Conservation Center in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white dolphin, and

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Xinhua Headlines: China's manufacturing sector revs up with AI-empowered innovation

(240528) -- BEIJING, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Smart robots operate at a workshop of Ronma Solar in Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 19, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Yu)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's manufacturing sector revs up with AI-empowered innovation

(240528) -- BEIJING, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smart robots operate at a workshop of Ronma Solar in Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-VILLAGE-ETHNIC YOUTH-ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240520) -- NANNING, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Yuqing livestreams a local event in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 14, 2024. In 2007, Wu Xinren, a 28-year-old Miao ethnic youth, ended his ten-year working life in a city and returned, with his 22-year-old wife He Yuqing, to his hometown Wuying Village, a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. Since then, Wu and his wife have attempted to start there a business ranging from farming, transportation to running grocery and home-stay as well as selling local specialties. Their cultural life also flourished as their business gained them a better living condition. Over the years, they have witnessed the development of the village towards rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-OVER 900 NEW PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(240417) -- GUIYANG, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows the feed cabin of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified more than 900 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-OVER 900 NEW PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(240417) -- GUIYANG, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone panoramic photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified more than 900 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's energy-rich provinces embark on green, modern development path

(240406) -- XI'AN, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member prepares catalyst at a lab of Yulin Innovation Institute of Clean Energy in Yulin, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

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Australian inflation unchanged at 3.4 percent in Feb.

STORY: Australian inflation unchanged at 3.4 percent in Feb. SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the building of Australian Bureau of Statistics 2. various of vehicles 3. various of a supermarket STORYLINE: Australia's rate of inflation remained steady for the third consecutive month in February, official data has revealed. According to figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the consumer price index (CPI), the headline measure of inflation in Australia, rose by 3.4 percent in the 12 months to February. "Annual inflation was unchanged in February and has been 3.4 percent for three consecutive months," Michelle Marquardt, head of prices statistics at the ABS, said in a media release. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Canberra. (XHTV)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students display the travel cards for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces the route schematic map of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line to students in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger takes selfies while taking a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People exit from the Marina Station after getting off a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-FRIENDSHIP SQUARE-DEVELOPMENT

(240318) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows the scenery of the Friendship Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the Friendship Square stands as a popular destination for citizens seeking leisure, especially during holidays. Constructed with the support of Chinese enterprises, it has become a favorable spot for quality time with friends and family. The Friendship Square, a landmark development lying on around 30 hectares of land, contains an artificial lake, a children's park, a palace of science and technology, a plaza that can accommodate tens of thousands of people at a time, several restaurants and areas for sports exercise. (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-COTTON-WORKER (CN)

(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat (2nd L) works at a cotton harvester factory in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-COTTON-WORKER (CN)

(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat is kissed by his daughter at home in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-COTTON-WORKER (CN)

(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat works at a cotton harvester factory in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-COTTON-WORKER (CN)

(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat is seen with colleagues at a cotton harvester factory in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-COTTON-WORKER (CN)

(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat mounts a tire onto a wheel of a cotton harvester at a cotton harvester factory in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)