BEIJING - China will participate in Arctic affairs in accordance with the basic principles of respect, cooperation, win-win result and sustainability, according to a white paper issued Friday by the State Council Information Office.Respect is the key basis for China's participation in Arctic affairs.Respect should be reciprocal. It means all States should abide by international treaties such as the UN Charter and the UNCLOS, as well as general international law, it said.They should respect the sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction enjoyed by the Arctic States in this region, respect the tradition and culture of the indigenous peoples, as well as respect the rights and freedom of non-Arctic States to carry out activities in this region in accordance with the law, and respect the overall interests of the international community in the Arctic, it noted.The paper said that cooperation is an effective means for China's participation in Arctic affairs. It means establishing a relationship of multi-level, omni-dimensional and wide-ranging cooperation in this area. All stakeholders are encouraged to take part in cooperation on climate change, scientific research, environmental protection, shipping route development, resource utilization and cultural activities.Win-win result is the value pursuit of China's participation in Arctic affairs. It means all stakeholders in this area should pursue mutual benefit and common progress in all fields of activities, it said.Sustainability is the fundamental goal of China's participation in Arctic affairs. This means promoting the sustainable development of the Arctic by ensuring the sustainability of environmental protection, resource utilization and human activities in the area, according to the white paper.It also means realizing harmonious coexistence between man and nature, better coordination between ecological protection, economic growth and social progress, better balance between utilization, management and protection, and intergenerational equity, it added. wristbands canadacustom silicone bracelets canadarubber bracelets canadasilicone bracelets canadasilicone wristbands canadacustom wristbands canadacanadian wristbandswristbands canada
Workers are seen at Chongqing Xing Cheng Laundry Factory. [Photo by Tan Yingzi / China Daily] Chongqing laundry factory working overtime to wash covers, bedding Around 2 pm, a van carrying a full load of used train bedding pulled into Xing Cheng Laundry Factory in a northern suburb of Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. Usually we have only one delivery a day, said factory owner Zhou Yipei. But during the Spring Festival travel rush, we expect deliveries at any time. The factory, which does contract work for the local railway company, washes the bedding from trains at Chongqing Caiyuanba Railway Station and Chongqing West Railway Station. Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, fell on Feb 16 this year, seeing hundreds of millions of Chinese returning to their hometowns for family gatherings, the largest annual human migration in the world. The festival travel rush, which began on Feb 1, is expected to last for 40 days. Rail is still the major mode of transportation for most domestic travelers. According to the railway's hygiene regulations, seat covers and the bedding of sleeper trains must be changed after each use. As the number of trains has increased during the rush, the laundry's workload has also become heavier. It is estimated that the factory will wash over 1 million pieces of bedding during the rush. The factory is now working around the clock, Zhou said. We have about 140 workers. Two shifts. No weekends. No holidays. Though the laundry factory is equipped with large washing, drying, pressing and folding machines, some work must be done by hand, such as sorting. After the used bedding arrives, several workers need to sort it piece by piece into normal dirty and very dirty, and find out if there are any sharp objects. The manager said they have found knives, remotes and even wallets. The factory will keep the lost objects and return them to the railway lost and found departments. After sorting, the normal dirty group will go directly into the large washing machines, while the very dirty ones will be dealt with by hand first and put into smaller washing machines with special functions. According to the regulations, a piece of cloth with a stain bigger than 0.5 centimeters in diameter must be rewashed. Oil stains and shoe prints are the most difficult ones, the manager said. If we cannot wash them off, the bedding cannot be used again. The factory is also the first environmentally friendly laundry factory in Chongqing, and is equipped with a line operation, water treatment and recycling systems. China Railway Chengdu Group Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China railway Co Ltd that manages Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, is expected to handle 36.5 million passengers this year, an increase of 4 million people over last year.
