Beijing witnesses snowfall
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
People wait at a red light amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Citizens make their way amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)
Citizens make their way amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)
A deliveryman works amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
A citizen walks a dog amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
This photo taken on Jan. 17, 2026 shows the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Vehicles drive amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
A cyclist rides amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Citizens make their way amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)
Citizens make their way amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)
Citizens make their way amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. Beijing witnessed a snowfall on Friday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
