Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. [Photo/Chinanews.com] The mainland firmly opposes any form of official exchanges or military ties between the United States and Taiwan after a US Navy research vessel docked at Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan on Monday, a mainland official said on Wednesday.Our position is consistent and clear as always, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, told a regular news conference.The island's military authorities said on Tuesday that the US vessel is unrelated to military activity, and it is visiting Taiwan for joint scientific research with a Taiwan university. debossed rubber wristbandspersonalized heart braceletcustomized silicone braceletsembossed wristbandanti bullying silicone bracelets
Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan province, is shrouded in smog on Friday. [Photo/VCG] ZHENGZHOU -- China's Henan Province issued a red alert for heavy air pollution Friday, forecasting the pollution to persist for several days. The red alert is issued when the air quality index (AQI) will surpass 200 for four consecutive days, surpasses 300 for two days or the daily AQI reaches 500. As of 4 pm on Friday, AQI surpassed 300 in seven cities including Zhengzhou, Kaifen, Xuchang and Anyang. Local authorities have activated the highest level-I emergency response since Friday night in a total of 12 cities in the province, according to the provincial air pollution prevention and treatment office. Under China's four-tier warning system, red is the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
