
9日至11日,近30位驻华使节及外交官参加外交部组织的“走进人民城市:中国之治与全球互鉴”驻华使节沪苏行活动,在江苏苏州、南京参访高科技企业、产业园区和古典园林,了解中国在城市发展、智能治理和AI应用方面的经验,塞浦路斯和孟加拉国大使表达了对合作与学习的兴趣。
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外交部组织的“走进人民城市:中国之治与全球互鉴”系列活动旨在向外国使节展示中国在城市发展和治理方面的实践经验,促进国际交流与互鉴。
中新网南京9月13日电 (记者 朱晓颖)9日至11日,参加由外交部组织的“走进人民城市:中国之治与全球互鉴”驻华使节沪苏行活动的近30位驻华使节及外交官在江苏苏州、南京实地参访。使节们走进高科技企业、产业园区,畅游古典园林,感受中国在城市发展领域的先进理念与成功经验。
在苏州参访期间,塞浦路斯驻华大使库拉·索菲亚努对应用于城市治理领域的无人机技术产生了浓厚兴趣。“我详细了解了无人机被用于防控森林火灾的细节,这正是人工智能技术为环境保护和公众安全作出贡献的一种方式。我很高兴看到年轻科学家投身于新技术开发,我们必须为新一代提供机会,让他们发挥创造力助推技术进步。”她表示,今年是塞中建交55周年,希望两国能深化地方层面的合作,携手推动城市治理举措创新发展。
“此次行程中我感受到,从干部培训体系到智能城市治理平台,中国矢志笃行,不断奋进,成果斐然。”孟加拉国驻华大使纳兹穆尔认为,中国将创新技术融入城市发展的方方面面,使城市发展和居民日常生活相协调,这些做法值得包括孟加拉国在内的广大全球南方国家学习借鉴。
在南京,访问团一行走访江苏国际数据港,了解当地具身智能创新中心、国际“一人公司”创业模式(OPC)社区、政务智能体实验工场以及公共数据融合开发中心的发展情况,交流“AI+”赋能千行百业的创新实践。
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塞浦路斯将在无人机技术领域寻求与中国的合作机会
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孟加拉国将考虑引入中国的智能城市治理平台和创新技术融入城市发展的模式
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Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe called for fundraising after the strong earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan on July 28. He went to Kumamoto in person to hand over the donations on July 12. A total of 55 million yen was raised, of which 30 million yen was donated to the Ucheng area of Tainan Friendship City and 25 million yen was donated to Kumamoto County to assist in post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.

Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8, carrying 240 people, lost contact in the Java Sea while en route from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. The vessel’s last known position was about 148km from a pier in Banjarmasin. No immediate casualties were reported.

On September 9, 1976, Hongkong residents expressed deep grief following the announcement of Chairman Mao Zedong's death, with flags flown at half-mast, media broadcasts interrupting mid-autumn festivities, and public figures reflecting on the political implications of a new era for China.

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The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Philippines and the Information Office of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government held a Mid-Autumn Street Cultural Festival at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila, Philippines. The activities included cultural performances, food tastings, and free traditional Chinese medicine clinics. About 400 people participated. Chongqing content creators shared cross-cultural experiences. Direct flights from Chongqing to Manila were launched in May.

The Ukrainian Navy claimed that its Sargan 3000 drone sank a Russian drone in the Black Sea with a 12.7 mm remote-controlled machine gun. If true, it would be the first naval battle case in history in which an drone sank an drone. It shows that maritime drones have developed from suicide attack platforms to combat vehicles with countermeasure capabilities.