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Illustration - Winter Scenery in China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 16, 2025 shows the winter scenery in Puzhehei national wetland park in Qiubei County of southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Autumn Harvest - China

Farmers spread corn kernels to dry in Naduo Village, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on October 11, 2025. Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Wugong Mountain Visitors Battle Extreme Wind

This is the stunning moment that nature's force was captured, as visitors struggled against relentless winds. On February 17, 2025, in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, the video vividly captured when gusts of wind, with no trees to block them, buffeted visitors on Wugong Mountain. Individuals were seen grappling to maintain balance, with some nearly being swept off their feet by the powerful gusts of wind. Fortunately, the event concluded without any reported injuries, but the video serves as a dramatic reminder of the mountain's unpredictable weather conditions.

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China: Pink Sunrise At Wugong Mountains Delights Tourists

A pink sunrise at the Wugong Mountains on April 20 delighted mountain climbing tourists in Pingxiang, Jiangxi.

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#CHINA-LIXIA-FARM WORK (CN)

(240504) -- BEIJING, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows farmers levelling fields for rice transplanting in Wenshan City, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Chinese farmers are busy with field works with the approaching of "Lixia", the seventh solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar that marks the beginning of summer. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(240404) -- QIUBEI, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A machine harvests wheat in the field in Badaoshao Village in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 4, 2024. The spring farming is in full swing across China during the Qingming festival. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(240307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer plows in Pingba Town, Wenshan City of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 7, 2024. Farmers in many regions of China are busy in the fields with spring ploughing, sowing and other agricultural activities. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SOLAR TERM-RAIN WATER-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(240219) -- BEIJING, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers work in fields in Huazhuang Village, Matang Township, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 19, 2024. Farmers across China are busy with agricultural production as the day of Yushui (Rain Water), the second of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, came on Monday this year. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-BEGINNING OF SUMMER-FIELD WORK (CN)

(230506) -- WENSHAN, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks peaches at a peach base in Dehou Town, Wenshan City of southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 6, 2023. Chinese farmers are busy with field works during "Lixia", the seventh solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar that marks the beginning of summer. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-LABOR DAY-HOLIDAY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230503) -- QIUBEI, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 2, 2023 shows tourists taking boats at the Puzhehei national wetland park in Qiubei County of southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-YUNNAN-LI QIANG-INSPECTION (CN)

(230426) -- KUNMING, April 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits an industrial park in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 25, 2023. Li made an inspection tour in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Yunnan Province from Monday to Wednesday. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

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#CHINA-LICHUN-FARM WORK (CN)

(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager works in field in Matang Town of Wenshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-ASEAN-RCEP-INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION (CN)

(240109) -- NANNING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Custom staff members check imported durians at the Youyi Pass, also known as Friendship Pass, in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on April 21, 2023. Boosted by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement that entered into force on Jan. 1, 2022, industrial cooperation between China and ASEAN has continued to deepen over the past two years, contributing to the regional economic development. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Riding RCEP momentum, China-ASEAN industrial cooperation continues to deepen" (Xinhua/Nie Xinyu)

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#CHINA-NEW YEAR-WORKERS (CN)

(240102) -- BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers are busy at the construction site of an expressway bridge in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 2, 2024. Workers around China have returned to their respective posts after the New Year holiday. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-WINTER CHERRY BLOSSOM (CN)

(231225) -- KUNMING, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows winter cherry blossoms in Xichou County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-VEGETABLES-TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(231218) -- KUNMING, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers check the growth of vegetables at a vegetable planting base in Panlong Village of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 17, 2023. Farmers and planting enterprises in Yunnan Province are busy harvesting vegetables to supply the market. Yunnan is an important base for growing and transporting vegetables in winter. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Vietnam lift ties to new stage, aiming for shared future

(231213) -- HANOI, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member moves durians from Vietnam waiting for custom clearance at the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Vietnam lift ties to new stage, aiming for shared future

(231213) -- HANOI, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 9, 2023 shows a view of the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Chinese products increasingly recognized: Kazakh businesswoman

STORY: Chinese products increasingly recognized: Kazakh businesswoman DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fair 2. various of the Kazakh businesswoman 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JADERA ASIHAER, Kazakh businesswoman 4. various of the fair STORYLINE: A Kazakh businesswoman in stroller trade said Chinese products have been increasingly recognized. Jadera Asihaer made the remarks while attending a fair in Pingxiang County, China's Hebei. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JADERA ASIHAER, Kazakh businesswoman "This is my first time in Pingxiang County for the buggy show. I found that the fair showcases a wide range of products with reasonable prices, and draws a lot of exhibitors. There are too many to choose from. In Central Asia, there are many families with more than one child. They have a big demand for strollers. So there is a big market for strollers. Pingxiang is one of China's stroller production bases. It has been developing fast in rece

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG-BICYCLES-BABY STROLLERS AND TOYS FAIR (CN)

(231026) -- PINGXIANG, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Merchants select products at the International Bicycles, Baby Strollers and Toys Fair in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 26, 2023. The fair has more than 2,700 booths and attracts merchants from over ten countries and regions. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG-BICYCLES-BABY STROLLERS AND TOYS FAIR (CN)

(231026) -- PINGXIANG, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Merchants select products at the International Bicycles, Baby Strollers and Toys Fair in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 26, 2023. The fair has more than 2,700 booths and attracts merchants from over ten countries and regions. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG-BICYCLES-BABY STROLLERS AND TOYS FAIR (CN)

(231026) -- PINGXIANG, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Merchants select products at the International Bicycles, Baby Strollers and Toys Fair in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 26, 2023. The fair has more than 2,700 booths and attracts merchants from over ten countries and regions. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG-BICYCLES-BABY STROLLERS AND TOYS FAIR (CN)

(231026) -- PINGXIANG, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Exhibitors introduce products to merchants at the International Bicycles, Baby Strollers and Toys Fair in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 26, 2023. The fair has more than 2,700 booths and attracts merchants from over ten countries and regions. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG-BICYCLES-BABY STROLLERS AND TOYS FAIR (CN)

(231026) -- PINGXIANG, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Merchants visit the International Bicycles, Baby Strollers and Toys Fair in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 26, 2023. The fair has more than 2,700 booths and attracts merchants from over ten countries and regions. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG-BICYCLES-BABY STROLLERS AND TOYS FAIR (CN)

(231026) -- PINGXIANG, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Merchants visit the International Bicycles, Baby Strollers and Toys Fair in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 26, 2023. The fair has more than 2,700 booths and attracts merchants from over ten countries and regions. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG-BICYCLES-BABY STROLLERS AND TOYS FAIR (CN)

(231026) -- PINGXIANG, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Merchants select products at the International Bicycles, Baby Strollers and Toys Fair in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 26, 2023. The fair has more than 2,700 booths and attracts merchants from over ten countries and regions. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG-BICYCLES-BABY STROLLERS AND TOYS FAIR (CN)

(231026) -- PINGXIANG, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Merchants select products at the International Bicycles, Baby Strollers and Toys Fair in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 26, 2023. The fair has more than 2,700 booths and attracts merchants from over ten countries and regions. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker arranges parts of children bicycles at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker assembles a children bicycle at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks a wheel hub for children bicycle at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker arranges tires for children bicycles at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker assembles tires for children bicycles at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates on the production line of children bicycle at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker assembles a children bicycle at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker moves children bicycle frames at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A merchant selects children bicycles at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-PINGXIANG COUNTY-CHILDREN BICYCLES (CN)

(231017) -- XINGTAI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker stores children bicycle products at a manufacturing company in Pingxiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2023. Pingxiang, dubbed the "city of children wheels," has made great efforts in boosting its children bicycle business in recent years. Products here have been sold to over 60 countries and regions including Russia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The value of children bicycles directly exported by manufacturers in the county has amounted to 364 million yuan (about 49.76 million U.S. dollars) in the first seven months this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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#CHINA-AUTUMN-HARVEST(CN)

(231012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers dry corns in Wenshan City of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Custom staff members check imported durians at the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 12, 2023. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 9, 2023 shows a view of the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Custom staff members check imported durians at the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 12, 2023. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 9, 2023 shows a view of the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member moves durians waiting for custom clearance at the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 12, 2023. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of a fruit trading company presents an opened durian imported from Vietnam in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on May 19, 2023. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member picks durians for mail order at a market in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 12, 2023. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (L) processes custom clearance documents at the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 12, 2023. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- PINGXIANG, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows part of durians waiting for custom clearance at the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent from the same period last year, according to customs data. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Fruit trade flourishes amid growing China-ASEAN cooperation

STORY: Fruit trade flourishes amid growing China-ASEAN cooperation DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: PINGXIANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pingxiang Port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZIYAO, Owner of a durian e-commerce company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZHENGBO, CEO of Guangxi Yunduoduo Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Connected with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by land and sea, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has built closer economic ties with ASEAN countries amid China's wider opening-up. At Pingxiang Port, which borders Vietnam, trucks from both countries line up for customs clearance. Through the checkpoint, tonnes of durians, mangosteens and other tropical fruits arrive in China and will be distributed across the country. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and

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(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-ASEAN-EXCHANGE-COOPERATION (CN)

(230909) -- NANNING, Sept. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows buildings at the ASEAN business district in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) deepens, various kinds of goods from ASEAN countries have entered the Chinese market through border port cities such as Dongxing, Pingxiang and Qinzhou. Meanwhile, the cultural exchanges and people-to-people bonds between the two sides have grown stronger. The 20th China-ASEAN Expo, along with the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Forum, will be held in Nanning from Sept. 16 to 19. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-ASEAN-EXCHANGE-COOPERATION (CN)

(230909) -- NANNING, Sept. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People dine at a Vietnamese pho restaurant in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 8, 2023. As cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) deepens, various kinds of goods from ASEAN countries have entered the Chinese market through border port cities such as Dongxing, Pingxiang and Qinzhou. Meanwhile, the cultural exchanges and people-to-people bonds between the two sides have grown stronger. The 20th China-ASEAN Expo, along with the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Forum, will be held in Nanning from Sept. 16 to 19. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)