Nigeria Times

By Qu Pei, Shi Yuanhao, Chen Haiqi, People’s Daily

At 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 8, a cargo plane from Hong Kong, China, loaded with packages from cross-border e-commerce platforms such as AliExpress and SHEIN, landed at an airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In a bonded warehouse at the airport, Denise Capitol, operations manager of Anjun Express in Brazil, a cross-border e-commerce logistics company, was busy arranging the reception of the goods, while a high-speed sorting machine was scanning, weighing, photographing, and sorting the packages.

“The volume of cross-border e-commerce orders between Brazil and China is continuously growing, and now we handle about 30 air cargo pallets every day,”Denisesaid.

With a population exceeding 200 million and a rapidly growing number of internet users, Brazil has vast potential in the e-commerce market. In 2023, the country’s retail e-commerce revenue reached 185.7 billion reals ($32.08 billion), and there were 87.8 million online consumers.

Chinese e-commerce platforms are intensifying their investments in Brazil, optimizing supply chains and improving logistics efficiency to offer consumers a diverse range of products and a high-quality shopping experience.

AliExpress is actively promoting overseas warehouse construction in Brazil. SHEIN has announced plans to invest 750 million reals in Brazil over the next few years, aiming to collaborate with 2,000 manufacturers to build a localized supply chain. Online marketplace Temu operated by Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings has quickly gained market share in Brazil by leveraging its competitive pricing.

China and Brazil are also expanding cooperation in areas such as digital infrastructure, digital technology, and smart cities.

Chinese tech giant Huawei has deployed over 8,000 kilometers of optic fiber in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, helping more Brazilians access broadband internet.

China Telecom’s Brazilian subsidiary has completed the construction of a network operations hub in Sao Paulo, providing high-quality network services for both Chinese and Brazilian companies.

Chinese electronics company TCL has established a digital television production line in Brazil’s Manaus, leveraging smart manufacturing to enhance production efficiency.

Besides, CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. has founded a China-Brazil Smart City Technology and Cultural Exchange Center in Rio de Janeiro.

José Acácio Ferreira, general director of the Superintendence of Economic and Social Studies of Bahia, Brazil commented that cooperation between Brazil and China now spans multiple fields. The increasingly close economic ties between the two nations bring substantial benefits to their people.

He said Brazil hopes to fully leverage the opportunities arising from China’s commitment to expanding high-level opening up and further promote the steady development of pragmatic cooperation between the two countries.

As the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations, they are exploring new potential and deepening comprehensive cooperation to bring real benefits to their citizens. “China-Brazil relations have the potential to further diversify, particularly in emerging fields like the digital economy, renewable energy, and sustainable development,” said Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. By continuing to work together, China and Brazil will not only strengthen bilateral friendship and mutual respect but also contribute to building a fairer, more peaceful, and

By Kou Jiangze, Sun Xiran, People’s Daily

China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) recently issued a report on China’s policies and actions for addressing climate change. The report comprehensively summarizes the progress and achievements of China in combating climate change since 2023.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Xia Yingxian, director of the MEE’s department of climate change, said that China places high priority on addressing climate change, adding that the country was among the first parties to join the UNFCCC and one of the earliest countries to sign and ratify the Paris Agreement.

China has taken a series of actions to comprehensively advance its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and achieved positive results.

According to Xia, the country has worked continuously to reduce its carbon intensity. In 2023, non-fossil energy accounted for 17.9 percent of total energy consumption, while the proportion of coal dropped from 67.4 percent in 2013 to 55.3 percent.

Forest stock volume reached 19.493 billion cubic meters, an increase of 6.5 billion cubic meters compared to 2005, Xia said.

By the end of July this year, the total installed capacity of wind and solar power reached 1.206 billion kilowatts, 2.25 times that of late 2020, achieving the 2030 installation target more than six years ahead of schedule.

China’s national carbon trading market serves as a crucial policy tool in achieving both the dual carbon goals and the country’s climate action commitments under the NDCs.

“Since being launched in July 2021, the national carbon trading market has demonstrated steady growth, with cumulative trading volume reaching nearly 500 million tons of carbon allowances and total transactions amounting to 29.7 billion yuan ($4.11 billion). The market has shown stable operation with gradually rising carbon prices,” Xia noted.

In May this year, the MEE issued a plan to build and implement a unified carbon footprint management system, which clearly defines the objectives for building a carbon footprint management system.

According to the report on China’s policies and actions on addressing climate change, the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035 is being implemented successfully.

Xia explained that the MEE has designated 39 cities nationwide as pilot sites for enhanced climate-adaptive city development, actively exploring development paths and models for climate- adaptive cities.

Meanwhile, the ministry is actively promoting climate impact and risk assessments, while strengthening climate adaptation efforts in key regions such as the Yellow River basin and the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.

China has actively joined and led global climate governance. Through the South-Southcooperation on climate change framework, China has long provided support to other developing countries, especially small island states, least developed countries, and African nations, in their climate action efforts.

Xia noted that China has signed 53 climate cooperation memorandums of understanding with 42 developing countries. The cooperation includes establishing low-carbon demonstration zones, carrying out mitigation and adaptation projects, and conducting training workshops to strengthen these countries’ climate response capabilities.

“China will continue to strengthen South-South cooperation in addressing climate change by leveraging its advantages in photovoltaic technology, new energy vehicle, and early warning,” said Xia.

“Through material assistance, technical support, exchanges, seminars, and joint research, China aims to carry out practical cooperative projects,” he added.

Climate finance, as a focal, challenging, and high-priority issue in the international climate process, is key to making multilateral progress. At the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties(COP29) to the UNFCCC, parties are expected to finalize the global climate finance targets and related arrangements for the period after 2025.

Xia said China advocates upholding the principles, provisions, and mandates of the Paris Agreement to ensure there is no renegotiation or rewriting of its terms. Developed countries should fulfill their financial commitments and continue to take the lead in mobilizing funds, while encouraging voluntary contributions from other nations.

He said developed countries should honor their pledged funding targets by 2025. It must be clarified that the primary source of funds should be public financing from developed countries. This public funding should send a positive and stable policy signal to the international community, further leveraging and expanding financing from multilateral development banks and investments from the private sector.

The report also outlines China’s fundamental stance and propositions regarding the COP29. It says China is willing to enhance exchanges and cooperation with all parties to jointly address the challenges of climate change, support the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement, and promote the establishment of a fair, reasonable, and mutually beneficial global climate governance system.

By Wang Yunna, Yan Huan, Xie Jianing, People’s Daily

To the drum beat, a red “lion” jumped airily onto a stool, looking around, its head tilted…

After the lion dance ended, Atilio Alfredo Sarmiento Rivera, a young Peruvian, stuck his head out of the lion. He was sweating, but a smile could be seen on his face.

Alfredo and three other young Peruvians, all of whom are members of the lion dance troupe of Peru’s China Central Charity Society, came to China in late October, to further improve their lion dance skills and experience the country.

On Oct. 25, Chen Xiaodan, coach of Guangzhou Sport University’s dragon and lion dances team and deputy dean of the university’s school of martial art, gave a lesson to the Peruvian dancers on the campus of the university in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province.

“How can you see your way with your head hidden in the lion’s head? The secret is to put your horizon on the same level of the lion’s jaw,” Chen told them. What he said was interpreted by his colleague Su Qiaobin.

Peru is one of the Latin American countries with the longest history of Chinese immigration and the largest Chinese communities. The fine traditional Chinese culture, represented by dragon and lion dances, has a tremendous fan base among local people and overseas Chinese. China-Peru friendship receives wide support there.

The lion dance troupe of Peru’s China Central Charity Society is the largest of its kind in Peru. It has over 200 members, including both natives and Chinese Peruvians, whose age range from 9 to 55. The troupe often performs at public ceremonies and international culture festivals in Peru.

Alfredo had long looked forward to his trip to China this time. His great grandfather was a Chinese man who migrated to Peru.

“Chinese culture has a profound impact on me. I’ve been learning Chinese martial art and lion dance since a child,” he said.

Being on the land that his great grandfather always talked about, Alfredo felt an inexplicable sense of connection and belonging, which drove him to work and learn even harder during this trip.

“They are energetic and have obtained solid essential skills, but their moves are not powerful enough,” Chen commented.

The Guangzhou Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese offered these young Peruviansthe opportunity to improve their moves under the guidance of Chen.

As a result, they have “unlocked” multiple challenging moves. “I never thought that I could do it. I’ll teach the new moves to other members,”Alfredo said excitedly.

Alfredo and his peers also visited a dragon and lion dances association in Xingtan township, Shunde district, Foshan, Guangdong province. Established in 2012, the association has over 80 members and has won prizes in multiple major lion dance competitions. Thanks to the innovative ideas of the association, it has went viral online and gained many followers.

The head coach of the association Mai Wangtao speaks fluent English. The Peruvian dancers were always amused by his humorous instructions.

“We came here out of admiration,”Alfredo told People’s Daily, saying that he had seen performances by this association on social media before, which had greatly impressed him. Coming to China this time, he naturally wouldn’t miss the opportunity for learning and exchange. “We used to learn traditional routines, but we are eager to add some more cool moves!”

Mai said that with more and more young people joining in, the traditional dragon and lion dances are constantly innovating as they are inherited, incorporating new elements such as dance and acrobatics.

He told People’s Daily, “Traditional culture must also keep pace with the times. In order to be more attractive, it has to become more expressive, so that the lion dance culture can be spread more widely and last longer.”

Alfredo said that Mai, born in 1997, is younger than him and his three peers, yet Mai has bolder ideas and a style that aligns more with the aesthetic preferences of young people when it comes to lion dance. This made Alfredo rethink the relationship between inheritance and innovation.

“Perhaps when I return to Peru, I can also incorporate some Peruvian dance elements into lion dance,”Alfredo said.

When he was free in China, Alfredo liked wandering around. He visited the Foshan Ancestral Temple, where the exquisite architecture and ancient charm made him feel like stepping into a folk art museum. He also toured the Fengjian Watertown in Shunde, where he appreciated the rippling waters and crisscrossing ancient stone paths. He gained a lot from his stay of over 10 days in Foshan.

“China has not only modern development but also profound traditional culture. They blend perfectly into people’s daily lives, which is quite amazing,”Alfredo said. “This trip was definitely worth it!”

“Lion dance has a long history. It embodies courage, strength, and good fortune,” said Deng Zhentang, a director of Peru’s China Central Charity Society.

“The lion dance not only represents the nostalgia of overseas Chinese, but also promotes friendship and unity between the Peruvian and Chinese peoples,” he added.

Nowadays, lion dance troupes have been established in major cities where Chinese communities reside in Peru, and an increasing number of Peruvians have developed a liking for the vibrant Chinese lion dance.