[President Xi meets with President Hassan of Tanzania]On the morning of September 4, 2024, President Xi Jinping met with Tanzanian President Hassan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, which coincided with the Tanzanian President's visit to China to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The President reviewed the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Tanzania, emphasizing the deep foundation of friendship between the two countries and the prospects for future cooperation. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on issues such as the exchange of experience in governance, political mutual trust and practical cooperation, and reached consensus. China expressed its willingness to deepen cooperation with Tanzania under the Belt and Road Initiative, promote the activation of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, and improve the rail-sea intermodal transport network in East Africa. Tanzanian President Hassan highly appreciates China's willingness to cooperate and looks forward to further promoting Africa-China friendship and cooperation through this summit and promoting Africa's industrialization and agricultural modernization. The two sides also signed a number of cooperation documents, marking a new stage in the cooperation between the two countries. Editor/Jiang Mingyue
On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen