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BEIJING

Overseas Chinese learn about Xinjiang

Twenty-five overseas Chinese representatives from 19 countries who are influential in their respective industries participated in an online meeting on Thursday to discuss how to better tell the story of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to the world. It was jointly organized by the Subcommittee for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Compatriots and Overseas Chinese of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, the CPPCC Xinjiang regional committee, and the Xinjiang Overseas Friendship Association. Five grassroots representatives from Xinjiang talked via video about talent cultivation and employment and the protection of religious beliefs and ethnic minority cultures in Xinjiang.

Guideline targets violent smugglers

Smuggling suspects who violently resist law enforcement in the seas off Guangdong province and Hong Kong and Macao will be severely punished, said a guideline jointly issued on Thursday by five judicial and public security organs, including the Supreme People's Court and the Ministry of Public Security. It said frequent cases of frozen goods smuggling uncovered recently have seriously undermined customs supervision and legal trade, and created a risk of COVID-19 pandemic spread. It said some suspects have violently resisted law enforcement by sailing modified ships at high speed to collide with those of the authorities, seriously threatening their safety.

HENAN

Ancient city site found in Anyang

A city site dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) has been found in Anyang, Henan province, with more than two dozen tombs and a significant number of artifacts recently excavated. The site in Taojiaying village measures 560 meters from east to west and 330 meters from north to south. Archaeologists have unearthed 172 pieces of various items at the site, including more than 70 pieces of bronze ware, weaponry and tools, as well as pottery, jade ware and bone artifacts.

Xinhua - China Daily