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CHINESE TOURISTS TO FOLLOW IN THEIR PRESIDENT’S FOOTSTEPS?
Photo: “Asociación Comunidad China de Tenerife” welcome Xi Jinping
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N historic visit to Tenerife by the president of China not only attracted worldwide publicity for the island but will also open the doors to more tourists from the Orient. Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan may only have made a lightning stop-over but they still found time to visit Teide National Park and were said
to have been enthralled by the magnificent volcano and its surrounds. The media, both print and television, hailed his visit as a
huge success - making headline news in most cases and his presence created a massive social media impact. “Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Tenerife among spectacular security measures and “Xi Jinping’s visit to Tenerife is the best investment” said the press, local, national
and international, including Chinese newspapers. The Chinese delegation had arrived at Tenerife South airport last Friday, evening in two jumbo jets for a stop-over following the Chinese president’s attendance at the eleventh annual BRICS summit, where he had met
Tenerife looks to Raids in Canaries in seawater for fuels illegal TV operation
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ENERIFE Cabildo has been participating in the Seafuel project to look for fuels from seawater.
The Insular Energy Agency of Tenerife (AIET) and the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER) have been holding a series of activities related to the European SEAFUEL project. These commemorate the Science Weeks that in the Canary Islands are promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands through the Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society (ACIISI). The SEAFUEL project sustainable integration of renewable fuels in local transport systems - is cofinanced by the European Programme INTERREG Atlantic Area 2014-2020. SEAFUEL aims to demonstrate the feasibility of feeding local
transport networks using fuels produced through renewable sources and seawater, without a net carbon footprint. Specifically, the project will focus on analysing the feasibility of generating hydrogen using excess energy production from renewable sources, using hydrogen technology to store this surplus that can then be used by local transport systems . In addition, until November 23, the agency and the ITER are developing the activity “Guided visits and SEAFUEL workshop to demonstrate hydrogen technology applied to transport”, consisting of a programme of guided visits to the Technological Walk of Renewable Energies It complements with a practical workshop on hydrogen and its application to the transport sector.
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WELVE people have been arrested and 13 police raids carried out, including in Tenerife and Gran Canaria, as part of an ongoing operation to smash the illegal commercialisation of pay-TV and videos. It’s estimated that the criminal network had more than 20,000 clients across Spain. Four of the 12 detainees were in charge of obtaining the television signal and its subsequent illegal dissemination, publicised the service they provided, captured customers, facilitated and managed their access and made the collections. As a result of this operation, seven web pages and two profiles on social networks where illegal services were announced were closed. In addition, 86 television signal decoders, 15 hard drives, ten computers, 17 mobile phones, a high-end vehicle, two NAS servers and
22,919 euros in cash have been intervened. The investigation began in 2017 with the discovery of a Facebook page with more than 1,700 followers and in which access to pay-TV channels was offered and videos on demand illegally.
with representatives from Russia, India, South Africa and the hosts, Brazil. High-end cars invaded the TF-1 highway, where there were several traffic cuts. The leader stayed at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Abama in Guía de Isora where he spent the night. Xi Jinping and his wife went to Las Cañadas the following afternoon and enjoyed a 90-minute visit, eventually taking home gifts of Tenerife wine and oil and presenting the Cabildo with a traditional Chinese vase, as well as a letter of peace. Tennerife Cabildo hopes the presence of the leader will be an opportunity to reach a new market and place the island on the map for luxury Chinese tourism. The Chinese tourist has a high-spending power, with China being the second country on the planet, after the United States, with more millionaires, almost three million citizens. The president of the Cabildo stressed the importance of Xi Jinping’s visit due to the
impact he has on the Chinese population and in the media. “A president of a world power has wanted to make an excursion through Teide and this will have a great impact. Our island, and specifically our National Park , will become a point of interest for the Chinese population,” Pedro Martin told Diario de Avisos. “They were very surprised at what they saw. They loved it, they were fascinated. And the population of China is guided a lot by the steps of its president. We hope that this visit will translate into an increase in the interest of Chinese citizens in our island.” “This may be a first step forward to position ourselves in tourism in the Chinese market. We are convinced that ties will improve. China is a very strategic partner in the international tourism market.”