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BEIJING

Coast guard wraps up fishery patrol in Pacific

Two ships dispatched by the China Coast Guard have completed a 2022 patrol mission to enforce fisheries law in the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. During their 45-day patrol, the CCG ships undertook inspections and the supervision of fishing boats operating in the North Pacific Ocean in accordance with relevant United Nations General Assembly resolutions and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, according to the CCG. They observed and recorded 180 fishing boats from various countries, including five which they boarded for inspection, effectively fulfilling their law enforcement responsibility in the high seas and maintaining the order of fishery production in the North Pacific Ocean, the CCG said. The ships returned to port on Wednesday.

HEBEI

Centuries-old imperial edict discovered

A silk imperial edict dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) has been found in the city of Xingtai, North China's Hebei province, according to the local cultural relics protection authorities. The 325-year-old relic, found in a rural household in Pingxiang county, is 1.6 meters long and 30 centimeters wide, with scripts written in both Chinese and Manchu languages. The well-preserved imperial edict was issued to an official called Jia Ruji for his outstanding career and his honest and upright family tradition, said Shi Qingjun with the county's bureau of culture, radio, television, sports and tourism. The relic is of important reference value for studying the official system and the society of the Qing Dynasty, and also provides valuable information for research on local history and culture, Jia said.

Xinhua