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China has become the world’s largest holder of artificial intelligence (AI) patents, accounting for 60 percent of the global total. Its 6G patent applications account for approximately 40.3 percent globally, ranking No.1 worldwide, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies at the 2025 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit on Saturday, Azernews reports, citing Global Times.

Over the past year, China’s information infrastructure has continued to optimize and upgrade, with digital economy developing toward higher quality, greater depth and stability, and the scale of network content and digital cultural industries has continued to expand, said the China Internet Development Report 2025.

As of June 2025, the total number of fixed broadband access users in China had reached 684 million households, with a cumulative construction of 4.55 million 5G base stations and 1.118 billion 5G mobile phone users. The number of active IPv6 internet users reached 834 million, accounting for 75 percent of the total internet users, according to the report.

In 2025, China’s quantum computing industry is expected to exceed 11.56 billion yuan in scale, with year-over-year growth surpassing 30 percent, accounting for 41.2 percent of the overall quantum technology industry, per the report.

As of December 2024, China had 974 million online shopping users, accounting for 87.9 percent of the total internet population. Online retail sales grew by 7.2 percent, with the country becoming the world’s largest e-commerce market for 12 consecutive years, the report noted.

The construction of China’s online content system continues to advance, with the digital culture industry scale entering the ‘trillion-yuan’ level. The report showed that in 2024, enterprises in the national culture and related industries achieved revenue of 14.15 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6 percent, with digital cultural industries such as micro-short dramas, ‘guzi’ economy (fan merchandise economy), cloud performing arts, digital games, and digital reading prospering and developing, said the report.

During the Wuzhen Summit, representatives from Hangzhou’s “Six Little Dragons” star companies also gathered to provide insights for the country’s tech development achievements and expectations.

Wang Xingxing, founder and CEO of Unitree Robotics, which is a leader in humanoid robotics, believed that AI is fueling accelerated growth across the robotics sector. ‘Next year or the year after, I’ll bring more surprises to everyone,’ Wang said.

Han Bicheng, founder and CEO of the brain-machine interface company BrainCo, said that brain-computer interfaces can bring significant changes to daily life, while empowering numerous fields such as healthcare, disability assistance, education and more. He said his company will roll out a next-generation sleep aid next year and a weight management product in the coming two years, all aimed at addressing diverse challenges in daily life.

Liu Qiangdong, founder and chairman of Chinse e-commerce giant JD.com, said that robotics is poised to revolutionize the logistics ecosystem.

Addressing the opening ceremony on Friday, he highlighted that JD’s recently established sorting center in Beijing has already replaced 90 percent of its former workforce with robots, and that by next April, the company will launch the world’s first fully unmanned delivery station.

The 2025 WIC Wuzhen Summit opened on Friday in East China’s Zhejiang Province. It has drawn over 1,600 participants from more than 130 countries and regions, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Khatai Arts Center has presented a final exhibition within “Z?f?r – 44” Arts Festival timed to the fifth anniversary of Azerbaijan’s historic Victory in the 44-day Patriotic War, Azernews reports.

The project aims to foster patriotism among the younger generation, highlight the great significance of liberating the native lands, and express gratitude to those who made this Victory possible.

In his welcoming speech, Panah Imanov, Head of the Department for Humanitarian Affairs of the Khatai District Executive Authority, emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of these fateful events and the educational value of such initiatives.

Members of the jury – artist and teacher of Buzovna Art Studio F?rqan? Muradli, Head of the Department of Children’s Art School No. 2 named after Vagif Mustafazade, artist and teacher Ilham Ismayilov, artist and teacher of the National Library named after M.F. Akhundzade, head of AY Studio Akif Yarishov, and senior instructor of the Khatai Art Center, artist Gunduz Habibov shared their impressions of the works presented.

More than 800 works from different regions of the country were submitted to the competition. The young artists created pieces depicting the history of the occupied territories, the spirit of reconstruction following the Victory, the image of the victorious army, national unity, and patriotic enthusiasm. Based on the selection process, 44 works were included in the exhibition.

The exhibited works convincingly demonstrate that the memory of the glorious Victory lives not only in official chronicles but, above all, in the hearts of the younger generation.

The children’s perspective on the events of the Patriotic War stands out for its sincerity and deep emotional response. In their drawings, they combine the image of the Motherland as a home returned to its people, a sense of gratitude to the soldiers, and confidence in a peaceful future. Thus, artistic creativity becomes not only a form of emotional expression but also an important means of transmitting historical memory from generation to generation.

The exhibition not only showcases the creative achievements of the youth but also serves an important cultural and educational mission – strengthening the sense of responsibility and belonging to the fate of the Motherland.

Note that the event was organized by the Azerbaijan Artists Union, Azerbaijan State Art Gallery, Khatai Children’s Art Gallery, Khatai Arts Center, with the support of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting CJSC, Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts, Khatai Executive Power, and Nakhchivan Artists’ Union.

Media partners of the event are Azernews.Az, Trend.Az, Day.Az, and Milli.Az.

‘President of the Republic of Trkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan provided support to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani people, and the Azerbaijani Army from the first hours of the Second Garabagh War,’ President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the military parade dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the Victory in the Patriotic War, Azernews reports.

‘His political and moral support gave us strength and inspired us,’ the head of state added.

On November 8, 2025, Baku staged more than a parade; it staged a message. The city’s Azadliq Square, already hallowed by victory commemorations, became a tableau of deterrence and renewal as the Azerbaijani Armed Forces rolled out systems that tell a clear strategic story: this is an army intent on modernizing decisively and fast. Among the polished rows of vehicles and the thunder of military bands, one system drew every camera and every whispered question in equal measure – the Serbian-made Nora B-52 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, finally visible in Azerbaijani service.

For the past five years, since the 2020 Patriotic War, Azerbaijan has pursued a deliberate programme of force transformation. The parade was less a spectacle for spectators than a report card for that effort: new sensors, new munitions, new strike ranges.

‘In the early 1990s, as a result of Armenia’s occupation policy against Azerbaijan, approximately 20 percent of our territories fell under occupation. One million Azerbaijani citizens were turned into refugees and internally displaced persons,’ President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the military parade dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the Victory in the Patriotic War, Azernews reports.

Recalling war crimes committed against Azerbaijanis, the Khojaly genocide, and the policy of ethnic cleansing, the head of state stated: ‘This did not break our will. Azerbaijan never intended to reconcile with the occupation.’

Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, completed his visit to Azerbaijan on November 8, Azernews reports.

A guard of honor was lined up in honor of the Pakistani Prime Minister at Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of both countries.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was seen off by Yagub Eyyubov, Azerbaijani First Deputy Prime Minister, Fariz Rzayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other officials.

Khatai Arts Center has presented a final exhibition within “Z?f?r – 44” Arts Festival timed to the fifth anniversary of Azerbaijan’s historic Victory in the 44-day Patriotic War, Azernews reports.

The project aims to foster patriotism among the younger generation, highlight the great significance of liberating the native lands, and express gratitude to those who made this Victory possible.

In his welcoming speech, Panah Imanov, Head of the Department for Humanitarian Affairs of the Khatai District Executive Authority, emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of these fateful events and the educational value of such initiatives.

Members of the jury – artist and teacher of Buzovna Art Studio F?rqan? Muradli, Head of the Department of Children’s Art School No. 2 named after Vagif Mustafazade, artist and teacher Ilham Ismayilov, artist and teacher of the National Library named after M.F. Akhundzade, head of AY Studio Akif Yarishov, and senior instructor of the Khatai Art Center, artist Gunduz Habibov shared their impressions of the works presented.

More than 800 works from different regions of the country were submitted to the competition. The young artists created pieces depicting the history of the occupied territories, the spirit of reconstruction following the Victory, the image of the victorious army, national unity, and patriotic enthusiasm. Based on the selection process, 44 works were included in the exhibition.

The exhibited works convincingly demonstrate that the memory of the glorious Victory lives not only in official chronicles but, above all, in the hearts of the younger generation.

The children’s perspective on the events of the Patriotic War stands out for its sincerity and deep emotional response. In their drawings, they combine the image of the Motherland as a home returned to its people, a sense of gratitude to the soldiers, and confidence in a peaceful future. Thus, artistic creativity becomes not only a form of emotional expression but also an important means of transmitting historical memory from generation to generation.

The exhibition not only showcases the creative achievements of the youth but also serves an important cultural and educational mission – strengthening the sense of responsibility and belonging to the fate of the Motherland.

Note that the event was organized by the Azerbaijan Artists Union, Azerbaijan State Art Gallery, Khatai Children’s Art Gallery, Khatai Arts Center, with the support of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting CJSC, Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts, Khatai Executive Power, and Nakhchivan Artists’ Union.

Media partners of the event are Azernews.Az, Trend.Az, Day.Az, and Milli.Az.

China has become the world’s largest holder of artificial intelligence (AI) patents, accounting for 60 percent of the global total. Its 6G patent applications account for approximately 40.3 percent globally, ranking No.1 worldwide, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies at the 2025 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit on Saturday, Azernews reports, citing Global Times.

Over the past year, China’s information infrastructure has continued to optimize and upgrade, with digital economy developing toward higher quality, greater depth and stability, and the scale of network content and digital cultural industries has continued to expand, said the China Internet Development Report 2025.

As of June 2025, the total number of fixed broadband access users in China had reached 684 million households, with a cumulative construction of 4.55 million 5G base stations and 1.118 billion 5G mobile phone users. The number of active IPv6 internet users reached 834 million, accounting for 75 percent of the total internet users, according to the report.

In 2025, China’s quantum computing industry is expected to exceed 11.56 billion yuan in scale, with year-over-year growth surpassing 30 percent, accounting for 41.2 percent of the overall quantum technology industry, per the report.

As of December 2024, China had 974 million online shopping users, accounting for 87.9 percent of the total internet population. Online retail sales grew by 7.2 percent, with the country becoming the world’s largest e-commerce market for 12 consecutive years, the report noted.

The construction of China’s online content system continues to advance, with the digital culture industry scale entering the ‘trillion-yuan’ level. The report showed that in 2024, enterprises in the national culture and related industries achieved revenue of 14.15 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6 percent, with digital cultural industries such as micro-short dramas, ‘guzi’ economy (fan merchandise economy), cloud performing arts, digital games, and digital reading prospering and developing, said the report.

During the Wuzhen Summit, representatives from Hangzhou’s “Six Little Dragons” star companies also gathered to provide insights for the country’s tech development achievements and expectations.

Wang Xingxing, founder and CEO of Unitree Robotics, which is a leader in humanoid robotics, believed that AI is fueling accelerated growth across the robotics sector. ‘Next year or the year after, I’ll bring more surprises to everyone,’ Wang said.

Han Bicheng, founder and CEO of the brain-machine interface company BrainCo, said that brain-computer interfaces can bring significant changes to daily life, while empowering numerous fields such as healthcare, disability assistance, education and more. He said his company will roll out a next-generation sleep aid next year and a weight management product in the coming two years, all aimed at addressing diverse challenges in daily life.

Liu Qiangdong, founder and chairman of Chinse e-commerce giant JD.com, said that robotics is poised to revolutionize the logistics ecosystem.

Addressing the opening ceremony on Friday, he highlighted that JD’s recently established sorting center in Beijing has already replaced 90 percent of its former workforce with robots, and that by next April, the company will launch the world’s first fully unmanned delivery station.

The 2025 WIC Wuzhen Summit opened on Friday in East China’s Zhejiang Province. It has drawn over 1,600 participants from more than 130 countries and regions, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

On November 8, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Trkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a trilateral meeting, Azernews reports.

On Victory Day, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and a group of military personnel of the Azerbaijani Army paid tribute to the National Leader Heydar Aliyev and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the Motherland, Azernews reports.

The Ministry of Defense released information regarding the commemorative event.

The ministry’s leadership laid bouquets of roses at the monument to the Great Leader on the Alley of Honor, honoring his memory. The grave of the prominent ophthalmologist and academician Zarifa Aliyeva was also visited, and flowers were laid in her remembrance.

Later, military personnel visited the Alley of Martyrs, where they placed bouquets of roses on the graves of the fallen heroes and at the ‘Eternal Flame’ monument.

The leadership and personnel of the Ministry of Defense also visited the Military Memorial Cemetery. The ceremony began with the performance of the National Anthem by a military orchestra, followed by a minute of silence in memory of the martyrs. Wreaths were laid on their graves as a sign of respect and gratitude.

Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with the families and relatives of the martyrs, listening to their concerns and offering support. The families expressed their gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev, First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva, and the leadership of the Ministry of Defense for the attention and care shown to them.