BEIJING: China unveiled a compact weather early warning device at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, on November 11, sharing its technology to help prevent and reduce the impact of weather-related disasters.
The device, part of China’s MAZU intelligent early warning solution, was introduced through a promotional video at the High-Level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change. Combining hardware and software in a single unit, it is designed to help developing countries deploy MAZU locally and readily incorporate data from their own weather observations.
The unit integrates data storage, AI processing, networking, display and computing functions, and supports Ethernet, 5G and satellite communications.
Its tools include forecasts for the immediate hours ahead and the short term, a dashboard providing an overview of key information, operational monitoring and on-site AI assistance. The device can operate independently on site or connect to cloud resources and work with existing operational systems. It also supports modular expansion and ongoing upgrades, helping countries quickly strengthen their early warning capabilities.
As of October 2026, the broader MAZU solution had been deployed in eight countries, including Pakistan, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, with cloud-based trials underway in more than 50 countries.
On Sept 17, 2023, when the announcement was made, entrepreneur Xianjin watched her modest online tea business transform overnight. Earlier that day, her livestreams generated barely 700 yuan ($100). By midnight, as viewers flooded her channel to buy a piece of the world’s newest heritage site, sales topped 130,000 yuan.
Her experience reflects a massive economic shift underway in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, as Jingmai Mountain’s 1,000-year-old agroforestry system turns into a major tourism driver.
Local government figures show the area recorded 694,300 tourist visits and 563 million yuan in tourism revenue in 2025, nearly doubling average annual incomes for tea-related residents from 15,410 yuan before the listing to about 26,000 yuan afterward.
Yet, this influx of visitors presents a delicate challenge: sustaining an ecosystem built on centuries of minimal human impact while capitalizing on a lucrative commercial boom. It provides a public service for disaster prevention and risk reduction worldwide, helping strengthen local capabilities. –The Daily Mail-CGTN news exchange item
