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GT Voice: To reassure Chinese investors, Philippines needs to do more

Illustration: Chen Xia/GT

If the Philippines wants to reassure Chinese companies about investing in the country, it may need to take tangible steps to mitigate risks for Chinese investors, rather than just providing optimistic rhetoric.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said that business deals that the Philippines secured at a summit with Japan and the US will not affect China’s investments in the country, Reuters reported on Friday.

Despite the diplomatic shift, the Marcos government may still hold some pragmatic thoughts on maintaining economic and investment ties with China due to the Philippines’ economic needs, but pressure from Washington and Tokyo could pose a dilemma.

It is not hard to see that in collusion with the US and Japan to serve their strategy of containing China, the Philippines has plunged itself into a geopolitical tug-of-war, which other ASEAN countries have been trying to avoid in their regional diplomacy.

Given the Philippines’ recent tough attitude toward China and its hype about the “China threat” at a trilateral summit with the US and Japan, it is impossible to expect that such developments won’t dampen Chinese investors’ confidence in the country.

Yet, no one can easily deny the importance of trade between China and the Philippines, especially at a time when the Southeast Asian country is grappling with multiple challenges such as inflation, energy security and outdated infrastructure.

Like other ASEAN members, the Philippines maintains strong economic and trade ties with China, a vital trading partner and investment source. Chinese investment, particularly in infrastructure, plays a critical role in the economic development of the Philippines.

Take China’s State Grid’s investment in the National Grid Corp of the Philippines as an example. This is a landmark project that underscores China’s important role in infrastructure development in the country. State Grid Corp has successfully operated the national transmission grid in the Philippines using its management experience and relevant technologies, contributing stable support for the country’s electricity supply and bringing tangible benefits to the economic and social development of the Philippines.

If anything, this is a prime example of why Marcos still tries to tread a fine line with Chinese investment. Normal economic and trade relations with China are still in line with the interests of ASEAN countries.

Under such circumstances, it is up to the Marcos government to stabilize economic and trade ties with China, especially Chinese investment in the Philippines.

A conducive environment is essential for any investment to thrive. However, excessive political risk can undermine investment confidence. Unfortunately, this is what many Chinese companies may fear in investing in the Philippines.

Even in the case of State Grid, the project has encountered political obstacles, highlighting the complexity of Chinese investment in the Philippines. In May 2023, Marcos reportedly backed a probe to determine whether the government should take over the country’s sole power grid operator, in part due to national security concerns, Nikkei Asia reported.

Obviously, the investment environment could become more complex and unpredictable. While the US and Japan promised some economic assistance to the Philippines during the trilateral meeting in Washington last week, they also urged the Philippines to diversify supply chains to reduce reliance on China. It is apparently an attempt to push the Philippines to “decouple” from China.

For instance, the three countries agreed to forge ties to strengthen supply chains for nickel, a critical mineral essential for the batteries used in electric vehicles, a move aimed at creating a supply chain that is not overly dependent on China, The Japan News reported on Sunday.

As an ASEAN member, the Philippines should keep pace with ASEAN members in economic and trade relations with China. If the Philippines wants to rely on military alliances with the US and Japan to resolve the South China Sea issue, it will be hard to reassure Chinese investors about the investment environment in the Philippines.

At the same time, the Philippine government must implement concrete measures to mitigate risks for Chinese enterprises and foster a conducive investment climate, rather than offering oral promises. These actions should include, but not be limited to, bolstering legal safeguards with clear, transparent and business-friendly policies, as well as ensuring a stable political and economic landscape.

UN chief calls for restraint after Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C, front) speaks during an emergency meeting of UN Security Council held at the UN headquarters in New York, April 14, 2024. /Xinhua

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for maximum restraint after Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel over the latter’s deadly assault on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

“The Middle East is on the brink. The people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating full-scale conflict. Now is the time to defuse and de-escalate. Now is the time for maximum restraint,” he told an emergency meeting of the Security Council.

According to the latest reports, Iran on Saturday launched hundreds of drones and missiles from its territory toward Israel, with most intercepted. Several missiles reportedly struck within Israeli territory, one of which damaged an Israeli military facility in the south of the country. Overall, a few civilians were injured, said Guterres.

Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, in a letter to the president of the Security Council, stated that Iran’s action was taken “in response to the Israeli recurring military aggressions, particularly its armed attack on April 1, 2024, against Iranian diplomatic premises (in Damascus).”

Guterres reminded all member states that the UN Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state and that the principle of inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in accordance with international law.

“It’s time to step back from the brink. It is vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East,” said Guterres. “Civilians are already bearing the brunt and paying the highest price.”

The international community has a shared responsibility to actively engage all parties concerned to prevent further escalation, to secure an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid, he said.

The international community also has a shared responsibility to stop violence in the occupied West Bank, de-escalate the situation along the Lebanon-Israel border, and re-establish safe navigation in the Red Sea, he said.

“We have a shared responsibility to work for peace. Regional, and indeed global, peace and security are being undermined by the hour. Neither the region nor the world can afford more war,” he said.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

How China is building a safe, peaceful country and a more secure world

April 15 marks the 10th anniversary of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposal for a holistic approach to national security.

Originating the approach in 2014, Xi called for acquiring an accurate understanding of the new developments and trends of the national security situation, adhering to a holistic view and developing national security with Chinese characteristics.

Emphasizing coordination between “self-security” and “common security,” the approach promotes establishing a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security and building a community with a shared future for mankind featuring universal security.

Dai Bing (3rd L, front), charge d’affaires of China’s permanent mission to the United Nations, speaks after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution to boost humanitarian aid access to Gaza at the UN headquarters in New York, U.S., December 22, 2023. /Xinhua

For a more secure world

Mounting global security challenges now are a constant reminder that the global community faces a momentous and urgent choice between a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security and the Cold War-style paradigm that merely caters to the hegemony of one and absolute security of a few.

The Global Security Initiative (GSI) proposed by China has provided a solution to complex security challenges, promoting world peace and stability.

Last April, the foreign ministers of China, Saudi Arabia and Iran shook hands in Beijing, marking significant milestone in Riyadh-Tehran relations. The two countries’ resumption of diplomatic ties under China’s mediation signaled the possibility that humanity can rise above conflict and achieve reconciliation for the common good.

The historic thaw came almost a year after the GSI proposal, which advocates a new path to security featuring dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance, and win-win over zero-sum.

China has cooperated with various parties in international peacekeeping, counterterrorism, combating climate change, disaster prevention and combating transnational crime and dispatched multiple batches of peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), injecting impetus into world peace and stability.

Chinese peacekeepers attend an awards ceremony at the Chinese contingent’s engineering company camp on the outskirts of Bukavu, the capital of the eastern province of South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 9, 2024. /Xinhua

On November 15, 2023, the first resolution since this round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out was adopted under China’s presidency of the UN Security Council, beginning initial steps toward a ceasefire.

China has also released “China’s Position on the Afghan Issue” and sought to further consolidate the consensus and synergy among regional countries to stabilize and assist Afghanistan, playing a constructive role in the political settlement of regional hotspot issues.

“Promoting dialogue and consultation, defusing and resolving disputes have become the defining feature of the GSI,” Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong said on March 28 at a session on the GSI at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024.

Police conduct aerial inspections using drones in Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang Province, April 9, 2024. /CFP

For a safe, peaceful country

Over the past decade, China has enacted or revised a series of laws to safeguard national security, including those covering the country’s national security, food security, countering foreign sanctions, counter-espionage, anti-terrorism, cyber security, biosecurity, data security, as well as the Law on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The country has also achieved rapid economic development and long-term social stability by insisting on coordinating development and security over the past 10 years.

In 2023, China’s grain output rose 1.3 percent year on year to a record high of 695.41 million tonnes, further consolidating the country’s foundation of food security.

During the central financial work conference held last November, the prevention and control of financial risks was put in a more important position, aiming to hold the red line of forestalling systemic financial risks.

Solid efforts have been made to ensure stable performance in employment, foreign trade, foreign investment, domestic investment and market expectation.

China tops world in nuclear power capacity and new unit construction

China’s nuclear power units Hualong One in Fuqing, Fujian Province, China. /CFP

China is building 26 nuclear power units with a total capacity of 30.3 million kilowatts, the most in the world, according to an industrial report on Monday.

China approved five new nuclear power projects and started construction of five units in 2023, said the report titled China Nuclear Energy Development Report 2024 released by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA). There are 55 commercial nuclear power units currently in operation in China.

China’s nuclear power generation continues to increase steadily, reaching about 433.4 billion kWh in 2023, ranking second globally. Its nuclear power output last year was equivalent to reducing the consumption of standard coal by more than 130 million tonnes.

CGTN’s infographic by Zhao Hong, Yu Peng

The country aims to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Deemed as a new quality productive force, nuclear power displays tremendous potential for the nation’s economic growth and increasing energy demand. Du Xiangwan, a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, stressed at a science outreach event about nuclear power last week in Beijing that the country needs to double down on nuclear power advances as its annual output only accounted for 5 percent of the nation’s power output, compared with the 10 percent global average.

He added that not only coastal regions but also inland areas with water resources should carry out nuclear energy development.

German firms grow with China

As China’s economy continues to develop and more favorable policies are introduced, many German enterprises are keenly interested in its market advantages and improving business environment. They vow to invest more in China and grow together with the country.

According to the business confidence survey for 2023 and 2024 by the German Chamber of Commerce in China, about 78 percent of German companies expect growth to be consistent in China in the next five years, while 54 percent plan to increase investments in the country.

The Beijing China-Germany Industrial Park, the first national-level park that focuses on Sino-German economic and technological cooperation, has more than 100 German companies, including Fortune 500 firms as well as hidden champion companies.

Join us together with our British host Alexander Long as we explore the industrial park.

China enters ‘show’ time, demonstrating resolve on opening-up

Visitors at the Hainan Pavilion at CICPE Photo: Qi Xijia/GT

Following intensive visits to China by foreign CEOs in March, China has entered a week of international trade exhibitions. This highlights the potential of China’s dynamic consumer market and the country’s unswerving commitment to opening-up.

Chinese officials have taken the opportunity to drive home the point that the door to China’s opening-up will only get wider, and representatives from leading multinationals told the Global Times that they are optimistic about the development of the Chinese consumer market, which is set to drive their revenue growth and instill new positivity into the global economy.

The 4th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), Asia’s largest premium consumer products expo, began on Saturday in South China’s Hainan Province.

The six-day event, which lasts through April 18, will host more than 4,000 brands from 71 countries and regions to showcase their products for global consumers. More than 55,000 purchasers and professional buyers are expected to attend the event, with more than 300 brands launching about 1,000 new products during the expo.

In tandem with the CICPE, the Spring session of the China Import and Export Fair, or Canton Fair, will be held from Monday to May 5 in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province. A total of 137,000 buyers from 215 countries and regions have completed pre-registration for the mega trade show, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.

The week of trade expos comes as the Chinese economy began the year on a solid footing, with some major international financial institutions raising their Chinese GDP projections for 2024. The resilience of the world’s second-largest economy and the attractiveness of its vast consumer market and manufacturing products offer a strong rebuttal to some Western media outlets’ hype about the Chinese economy reaching its peak, analysts said.

The international trade exhibitions allow the world to further identify and trust the China market and its economic prosperity, and also demonstrate the status of China’s economy, which plays a spearhead role in the world economy amid a complex global political environment, Cao Heping, an economist at Peking University, told the Global Times on Sunday.

Cao said that the observations and impressions of the investors who participate in the two trade shows will be conveyed abroad and boost confidence in the global market.

These overseas investors gain valuable firsthand information on China’s investment potential from these interactions, and they will be noticing the advantages of the China market in the unstable global political and economic environment, Cao noted.

Goldman Sachs and Citi recently released separate reports stating that China’s economy had gotten off to a good start in 2024. It is expected that the GDP growth target of “about 5 percent” set by the Chinese government can be achieved, and the forecast for China’s GDP growth rate for the full year has been raised, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

“The current wave of a backlash against economic globalization may be challenging, but the world will never return to a state of isolation. China will always be an important opportunity for global development. The door to China’s opening-up will only get wider,” said Peng Qinghua, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, said in welcoming remarks for the CICPE on Saturday.

“The Chinese economy is resilient, dynamic and full of potential, and its strong long-term outlook remains unchanged,” Sheng Qiuping, Chinese vice minister of commerce, said in remarks on Saturday.

To many exhibitors, the CICPE, the first major international exhibition held in China so far this year, offers opportunities for global companies to explore the massive market in China.

“Expos such as the CICPE are wonderful opportunities to promote Ireland and what it has to offer, and they are excellent platforms for Irish companies to introduce themselves to Chinese consumers. Quite a few Irish companies return again and again to these expos,” Ambassador of Ireland to China Ann Derwin told the Global Times in an exclusive interview.

Ireland, the country of honor for the CICPE with a dedicated exhibition venue, aims to show its scientific and technological innovation, education, investment, tourism and culture.

With a population of 1.4 billion and a 400 million strong middle class, China has a per capita GDP exceeding $12,000, making it one of the most promising consumer markets in the world, analysts said.

Representatives of leading multinationals told the Global Times that they are optimistic about the development of the Chinese consumer market, which is set to drive their revenue growth and instill new positivity into the global economy.

Volkswagen Group China (VGC) demonstrated its commitment to Chinese customers with a spectacular lineup of 13 models at the CICPE.

“Building on our existing successful partnership with Hainan Province, and riding on the tremendous opportunities presented by the Hainan Free Trade Port, Volkswagen Group China is committed to contributing to the e-mobility and green development of Hainan,” Zhang Lan, VGC vice president of sales and marketing, told the Global Times on Saturday.

Since the beginning of 2024, China has accelerated its pace of opening-up, with the announcement of the 24-point measures to stabilize foreign investment and a range of visa exemption policies to facilitate business travel.

Efforts are also being strengthened to boost consumption by promoting equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins, bringing new opportunities for foreign companies.

Jack Chan, EY China chairman, told the Global Times on Saturday that China is an important engine for global economic growth for all sorts of businesses, and China’s continued efforts to open up will provide more “motivation” for investors to tap into this massive market.

“We believe that the foreign investment performance in China this year will maintain a high-quality development trend,” Chan said. “We look forward to enhanced foreign investment in high-tech industries, the digital economy and sustainable development.”

Retail sales in the first two months of 2024 hit 8.13 trillion yuan ($1.14 trillion), increasing 5.5 percent year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

China is due to report its first-quarter growth data this week.

Growing fear

Illustration: Liu Rui/GT

European leaders coming to China to seek cooperation expansion amid decreasing bilateral trade

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows vehicles at a terminal of Dalian Port, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Dalian Port achieved a record-breaking annual export of 102,773 vehicles in 2023, marking a year-on-year growth of 143 percent, according to the Dalian Customs. Photo: Xinhua

After senior officials from the Netherlands and France visited China, other European leaders are following suit, which analysts said is aimed at seeking cooperation expansion with China amid the EU’s internal economic problems and decreasing bilateral trade with one of its most important trade partners.

China’s foreign trade with the EU stood at 1.27 trillion yuan ($176 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, down 3.5 percent year-on-year, at a time when China’s total imports and exports grew 5 percent, the fastest pace in six quarters, to hit a record of more than 10 trillion yuan, according to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs of China on Friday.

China was the largest partner for EU imports of goods – accounting for 20.5 percent – and the third largest partner for EU exports of goods in 2023, data from the EU’s statistical office showed.

Analysts noted that European countries are seeking to expand cooperation with China, especially in high-end manufacturing, and maintain pragmatic economic and trade cooperation in general, at a time when most EU member states are facing weak economic growth, insufficient impetus for technological innovation and the spillover effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

According to a survey by the European Central Bank (ECB) of the bloc’s biggest firms released on Friday, the eurozone economy is making a timid and incomplete recovery, driven by higher spending, but is being held back by sluggish investment and labor demand.

Another ECB survey also released on Friday forecast GDP growth of just 0.5 percent for 2024, after the EU’s economy had already stagnated for about a year and a half. Compared with the previous survey in the fourth quarter of 2023, the figure represents a small downward and upward revision of 0.1 percentage points for 2024, read the ECB survey.

The EU is currently under big pressure. European leaders’ visits and planned visits to China are aimed at bringing about more engagement and promoting its economic development through economic and trade cooperation with China, Hu Qimu, a deputy secretary-general of the digital-real economies integration Forum 50, told the Global Times on Friday.

“If the EU only engages in geopolitics, it will actually pay for the US in the end. As a result, the EU’s own economy is in ruins, and so is the well-being of its people,” said Hu.

At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will pay an official visit to China from Sunday to April 16, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to China in the coming months, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the plans.

On Thursday, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani in Verona, Italy. Wang vowed to further cultivate China-Italy relations, and hopes Italy will play a role in calling on the EU to take a rational and open-minded attitude to new energy cooperation with China.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte paid a working visit to China from March 26 to 27, at a time when the Netherlands’ chip export policy was in the spotlight.

Despite internal economic problems, the EU is also facing outside pressure, analysts pointed out.

Due to pressure from the US, some European countries eventually yielded to the superpower, which damaged their bilateral economic and trade cooperation with China, Zhao Junjie, a research fellow at the Institute of European Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.

Analysts also criticized the US for using long-arm jurisdiction to force its allies to become foot soldiers in its containment and “decoupling” strategy against China.

What we know so far from Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel after consulate strike in Syria

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What happened?

In a retaliatory attack, Iran launched a swarm of explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday, in its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory.

According to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari, over 200 missiles and drones were fired from Iran toward Israel, most of which were intercepted outside Israeli borders. They included more than 10 cruise missiles, he said.

The IDF said in a social media post that Iranian missiles caused minor damage to one Israeli military base and a little girl sustained injuries, but no further details were immediately provided.

Iran’s state media reported that its attacks on Israel dealt “heavy blows” to an air base in the Negev desert. “The most important Israeli air base in the Negev was the successful target of the Kheibar missile,” the official IRNA news agency said, adding that “images and data indicate that the base sustained heavy blows.”

It took several hours before the drones reached Israeli airspace. Two security sources in Iraq said dozens of drones had been spotted flying from Iran toward Israel over Iraqi airspace.

Two U.S. officials said U.S. forces in the region also shot down some of the Iranian-launched drones.

Shortly before news of Iran’s drone launches, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country’s “defensive systems” were deployed, preparing for “any scenario.”

“The IDF is on high alert and is constantly monitoring the operational situation,” the IDF said in an earlier statement. “The IDF Aerial Defense Array is on high alert, along with Israeli Air Force fighter jets and Israeli Navy vessels that are on a defense mission in Israeli air and naval space. The IDF is monitoring all targets.”

So far, several Middle Eastern countries, including Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, have suspended flight operations in their airspace.

Why did Iran attack?

Iran’s mission to the UN said on Saturday that the attack is “in response” to the Israeli strike on its Damascus consulate on April 1 that killed seven Revolutionary Guards officers, including two senior commanders. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the attack.

Iran’s UN mission said on social media platform X that “the matter can be deemed concluded,” but added that if Israel “makes another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably more severe.” It also warned the U.S. to “stay away,” saying this is a conflict between Iran and Israel.

Fan Hongda, a professor at the Middle East Studies Institute at Shanghai International Studies University, said as a major Middle Eastern country, if Iran failed to respond to the Syrian consulate attack, it would believe that its dignity and strategic position as a regional power would be damaged, which is likely to have further adverse effects in the future.

Tehran’s mission to the UN had previously said on X that the “imperative for Iran” to retaliate for the attack on its embassy compound in Damascus might have been avoided had the U.N. Security Council condemned the strike.

Reactions

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Iran’s attack, saying he was “deeply alarmed about the very real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation.”

The UN Security Council aims to hold an emergency meeting at 4 p.m. ET (2000 GMT) on Sunday after Israel requested it condemn Iran’s attack.

U.S. President Joe Biden cut short a weekend visit to his home state of Delaware. He returned to Washington and met national security advisers, including his secretaries of defense and state.

He has pledged to stand with Israel. “Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad,” Biden said on X after the meeting.

The European Union and other Western countries, including the UK, Germany, France, Canada and Spain, have condemned Iran’s attack against Israel and expressed concerns that the attack will escalate tensions and destabilize the region.

Escalation

The Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas, now in its seventh month, has ratcheted up tensions in the region, spreading to fronts with Lebanon and Syria and drawing long-range fire at Israeli targets from as far away as Yemen and Iraq.

British maritime security company Ambrey said in a statement that drones were also reportedly launched against Israel by Yemen’s Houthi group.

Those clashes now threaten to morph into a direct open conflict pitting Iran and its regional allies against Israel and its main supporter, the U.S.

Regional power Egypt urged “utmost restraint.”

Syria said it is putting its ground-to-air defense systems around the capital and major bases on high alert, army sources there said.

“Iran’s military retaliation against Israel has begun. The following reaction of Israel is the key factor influencing the course of conflict. If Israel can exercise restraint, it’s still possible to avoid further deterioration of the situation,” Fan said.

He added that Israel’s attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria triggered Saturday’s strike, and the current pressing issue is for Israel and its American ally to exercise restraint to reduce the tension. “If Israel doesn’t respond further, Iran should then show restraint, too.”

(With input from agencies)

Study sheds new light on origin of fast radio bursts

China’s FAST helps researchers find a new analysis framework to quantify the randomness and chaotic nature of active fast radio bursts. /CFP

A Chinese research team has introduced a novel method for a comprehensive analysis of the behaviors of active fast radio bursts (FRBs) in the time-energy domain and revealed their randomness.

FRBs are intense pulses of radio emission that last just a few milliseconds. The origin of these brightest cosmic explosions in radio bands remains unknown.

Based on the rich data of China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), a research team at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) proposed a new analysis framework that can quantify the randomness and chaotic nature of the bursting events.

The study reveals that the FRBs’ behaviors in the time-energy domain are fundamentally different from those of common transient physical phenomena, such as earthquakes and solar flares, and exhibit a high degree of randomness like a Brownian motion, shedding new light on the origin of FRBs.

The excellent observation capabilities of FAST, combined with innovative analytical methods, will enable in-depth study of mysterious burst signals in the universe, which is expected to eventually reveal their origin, said Li Di from the NAOC, who led the study.

The study was published on Friday as a cover paper in the journal Science Bulletin.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency