Photo taken on Oct 10, 2017 shows the snow scape of Labagou Forest Scenic Resort in Huairou District of Beijing. It seems the snow that has swept through China this winter has forgotten to call at Beijing. Eastern and central China have been hit by heavy snow or even blizzards, but in the northern city of Beijing, only some mountainous areas received a light dusting, which turned them briefly white. Downtown, the light flurries on Jan 21 were barely noticeable. According to Beijing's climate observatory, the city has recorded 108 consecutive days without effective precipitation, the longest dry spell for 10 years. Effective precipitation refers to rain or snow that is actually added and stored in the soil. The longest period without effective precipitation recorded by the station was 114 days between 1970 and 1971. Guo Jianxing, with the Beijing meteorological service bureau, said that although the city has seen plenty of cold air this winter, there has been a lack of moisture in the atmosphere and no conditions for snow to form. Since November, under the influence of La Nina, the Siberian high pressure area and the East Asian trough have intensified, leading to colder air in North China. However, the subtropical high pressure systems in the western Pacific are in a position that is not conducive to wet, warm air from China's south moving northward to meet the cold air, said Shi Hongbo with the bureau. Why it is so cold Parts of China, especially in the northeast and the north, have seen temperatures near historic lows, and the snow in the east has been especially heavy this winter. Scientists say the warming Arctic is one reason. Last year saw the highest ocean temperature since records began. Rising temperatures in seas such as the North Pacific and the North Atlantic have affected temperatures around the North Pole, which pushed the Arctic vortex southward, said head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences atmospheric research institute Zhu Jiang. The polar vortex is like a pot lid restricting the movement of cold air at the Arctic. The shift of the vortex has forced cold air southward, he said. Xinhua   personalised rubber wristbands
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President Xi Jinping greets Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Xi said the nations should deepen cooperation.[Photo/Xinhua] China will continue helping Myanmar achieve peace, President Xi Jinping told Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday as the neighboring nation's peace efforts are gaining momentum. China is willing to continue to provide necessary assistance for Myanmar's internal peace process, Xi said, according to a news release issued by the Chinese government. The two sides should make joint efforts to protect security and stability at the China-Myanmar border, Xi told Suu Kyi, according to the news release. Suu Kyi said Myanmar appreciates China's support and help, and expects to work with China to maintain peace and stability in the border area. Myanmar's peace process is heading for the second meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference slated for May 24, an inclusive dialogue designed to open to all ethnic armed groups. The latest meeting of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee, chaired by Suu Kyi last week, agreed on the unprecedented step of allowing regional or state governments to come up with their own constitutions and pass their own laws, achieving a breakthrough in the political dialogue between the government and armed groups. Regional constitutions, however, would not be allowed to contradict the country's overall Constitution, ethnic leaders said. Xi said on Tuesday that China and Myanmar share widespread mutual strategic interests. He stressed that the two sides should maintain high-level exchanges and strengthen strategic communication. Xi said that China and Myanmar should deepen pragmatic cooperation and push forward smooth implementation of key cooperation projects and cooperation on economic corridor plans, infrastructure and economic cooperation zones. The two nations should also expand civilian exchanges and deepen cooperation in areas including tourism, culture and media, and forge solid public opinion support for friendly ties, the president said. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Myanmar under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative to increase mutual development and bring more tangible benefits to the two peoples, he said. Suu Kyi congratulated Xi for the success and fruitful results of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The initiative will bring peace, reconciliation and prosperity to the region and the world, she said. She said that her country attaches great importance to deepening relations with China. Premier Li Keqiang also met Suu Kyi earlier on Tuesday. They witnessed the signing of several cooperation documents, including a memorandum of understanding on establishing the border economic and technology cooperation zone. Xinhua and Zhang Yue contributed to the story.
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