China mobilizes response to widespread snowfall and temperature drops
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Staff members clear snow on a pedestrian bridge in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Photo by Chen Sanhu/Xinhua)
Railway staff members clear snow on the platform of Shouxian Railway Station in Huainan City, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Photo by Zhang Min/Xinhua)
A woman walks her dog amid snow in Xuhui District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
Children have fun amid snow at a kindergarten in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
A person rides amid snow in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
A drone photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows staff members clearing snow in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
A drone photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows sanitation workers operating snow-removal equipment to clear a road in Wuzhi County, central China’s Henan Province. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Photo by Wang Linfeng/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows a view of the snow scenery at Donghu Lake scenic area in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Sanitation workers clear snow on a road in Wuchang District of Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Staff members of Hefei East Railway Station clear snow from railroads in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 19, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Photo by Feng Tao/Xinhua)
A snow-removal truck operates on a road in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Photo by Liu Jianhua/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows a sightseeing boat traveling amid snow at the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
A drone photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows the snow covered Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Sanitation workers clear snow on a road in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
People clear snow on a road in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Photo by Liu Zhenrui/Xinhua)
Children have fun amid snow in Xuhui District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows a view of the snow scenery at the Fuzi (Confucius) Temple scenic area in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Police officers direct traffic near the Jianghan Bridge in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Jan. 20, 2026. Regarding widespread snowfall and temperature drops in various regions across China, measures have been taken to actively respond to these weather conditions. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
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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.…
