Summary: President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on May 10th after concluding his state visit to Russia and attending celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War. Cai Qi, Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, were among those accompanying Xi on his return. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Chernyshenko and other senior government officials saw Xi off at the airport in Moscow. A welcoming ceremony was held, including playing both national anthems.
Summary: According to Foreign Minister Wang Yi, President Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia, his eleventh since becoming president, solidified the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership. The two countries signed a joint statement to deepen relations and counter any attempts to undermine their friendship. Xi emphasized that China-Russia relations are not directed against or constrained by any third party. Both leaders also discussed the war in Ukraine, with Xi welcoming efforts towards peace. Wang also highlighted the importance of defending the post-WWII international order against unilateralism and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.
Summary: The article highlights Chongqing's efforts to build a national advanced manufacturing center, following directives from Xi Jinping to focus on technological innovation and modernize the industrial system. Chongqing is promoting high-end manufacturing through technological breakthroughs, exemplified by companies like Seres (赛力斯) and Chongqing Xin Jing Special Glass. The city aims to build over 40 "future factories" by 2027, promoting digital production and supply chain efficiency. Chongqing is also focusing on green development and resource efficiency, implementing policies to encourage companies to improve quality and reduce emissions. The city aims to reach 4 trillion yuan in total industrial output by 2027, with manufacturing accounting for 28% of its GDP.
Summary: This article discusses the continued relevance and evolution of libraries in China amidst the digital age. It highlights the significant number of public libraries and their high annual visitor count, emphasizing their role in providing curated knowledge and preserving cultural heritage. The piece notes the integration of AI and digital technologies to enhance library services and accessibility. It quotes Xi Jinping as saying that digital and traditional reading should be combined, as well as that "book fragrance is an atmosphere". The article positions libraries as evolving cultural spaces that blend traditional reading with modern experiences.
Summary: The article focuses on Hainan's progress towards becoming a free trade port, highlighting preferential policies like tariff exemptions for goods with value-added processing within the port. These policies have encouraged both domestic and foreign investment, exemplified by companies like Jingrun Pearl and Thailand's CP Group expanding their operations in Hainan. Hainan is actively building a business-friendly environment to attract investment, which is reflected in the rise of new foreign enterprises. The development of cross-border data infrastructure is also allowing companies to engage in cross-border e-commerce. Finally, the article mentions that the upcoming closing of the port will further facilitate opening up to the outside world.
Summary: China's foreign exchange reserves reached $3.2817 trillion at the end of April, an increase of $41 billion compared to the end of March, marking the 17th consecutive month above $3.2 trillion. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) attributed the increase to factors including macroeconomic policies and economic growth expectations in major economies, which led to a decline in the dollar index and mixed performance in global financial asset prices. SAFE also stated that China's resilient and dynamic economy supports the stability of its foreign exchange reserves. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the construction progress of the Ningma Intercity Railway, a commuter rail line connecting Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and Ma'anshan, Anhui province. Upon completion, the railway will enable a 30-minute commute between the two cities' central districts. The project is expected to facilitate travel for residents and contribute to high-quality integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta. The image accompanying the article shows workers installing sound barriers at a construction site in Ma'anshan on May 10th. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia from May 7-10, at the invitation of Vladimir Putin, he attended nearly 20 bilateral and multilateral events, including celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. The two heads of state signed a joint statement on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, and witnessed the exchange of over 20 bilateral cooperation documents. Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to upholding the post-WWII international order and safeguarding global strategic stability. They also expressed a commitment to defend the outcomes of WWII victory and historical truth in the face of attempts to distort history. The visit aimed to further promote bilateral relations and strengthen coordination in international affairs amid threats to multilateralism and in order to promote a more equitable global order.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of Russia and China's shared history in World War II and their joint role in establishing the post-war international order through the United Nations. It argues that Russia and China, as major powers and permanent members of the UN Security Council, should practice multilateralism and promote the reform of the global governance system. The article criticizes unnamed "individual countries" for clinging to a Cold War mentality and hegemony, threatening global stability and the international order. It also promotes Xi Jinping's concept of a "community of common destiny for mankind" and the "Three Global Initiatives."
Summary: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar regarding the recent conflict between Pakistan and India, expressing concern over the escalation and offering condolences for civilian casualties. Dar communicated Pakistan's willingness for a ceasefire while remaining vigilant, thanking China for its mediation efforts. Wang affirmed China's support for Pakistan's sovereignty and urged both sides to adhere to a ceasefire to benefit regional stability and meet international expectations, while also expressing support for Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts. Wang also expressed the belief that Pakistan would ensure the safety of Chinese personnel and institutions within Pakistan amidst the heightened tensions. The conversation did not mention any U.S. involvement.
Summary: Wang Yi, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office, spoke with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval regarding the Pahalgam terror attack. Doval stated India needs to take counter-terrorism actions, but war is not India's choice and that they will work towards a ceasefire with Pakistan. Wang condemned the attack and expressed China's hope that India and Pakistan will maintain restraint and resolve differences through dialogue to prevent escalation. China supports a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire through consultation, seeing it as beneficial to both countries and the international community.
Summary: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Swiss President Viola Amherd and Vice President Guy Parmelin in Geneva, conveying greetings from Chinese leaders and a personal letter from Premier Li Qiang. He Lifeng emphasized the mature and stable relationship between China and Switzerland, calling for strengthened communication to address global challenges and maintain free trade. He also urged for substantive progress in upgrading the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement. Swiss leaders expressed their desire to deepen practical cooperation in various fields, accelerate free trade agreement negotiations, and support multilateralism.
Summary: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, China's lead person on economic and trade issues, met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Geneva on May 10th for high-level economic and trade talks between China and the United States.
Summary: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will conduct a state visit to China from May 10th to 14th at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. Lula, born in 1945, previously served two terms as president (2002-2010) and began his third term in January 2023. The article provides a brief biography highlighting his background in the labor movement and the founding of the Brazilian Workers' Party.
Summary: In response to a reporter's question about escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson expressed deep concern and urged both sides to exercise restraint. The spokesperson called for a return to peaceful political solutions to avoid further escalation, emphasizing that stability aligns with the interests of both countries and the region. China expressed its willingness to continue playing a constructive role in de-escalation. The spokesperson made no mention of the United States in the statement.
Summary: Zimbabwean Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, will lead a delegation to China from May 12th to 18th at the invitation of Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The visit signals continued engagement between the legislative bodies of China and Zimbabwe.
Summary: The director of the Caen Memorial in France, Kleber Arhoul, emphasized the importance of understanding WWII from a global perspective, highlighting the museum's efforts to showcase the war's Asian theater, including the Nanjing Massacre, to address the "memory asymmetry" with the European theater. Arhoul expressed interest in future exhibitions focused on Chinese history and civilization and noted the museum's expanded "resistance" exhibit features resistance efforts across Europe and the world. He also noted the importance of education, diplomacy, and dialogue in the face of rising nationalism and hate speech. The museum's exhibit includes evidence of the Japanese invasion of Nanjing, and Arhoul notes that the war did not begin in Europe.
Summary: A "Tea for Harmony" event and "Jiangxi Day" were held in Rabat, Morocco, attended by over 120 Chinese and Moroccan guests. Jiangxi Governor Ye Jianchun promoted Jiangxi's tea culture, ceramic art, and intangible cultural heritage, expressing hope for strengthened cultural and tourism cooperation between Jiangxi and Morocco. The event, co-organized by the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and others, featured tea ceremonies, tourism promotions, and exhibitions of Jiangxi's art and culture. This cultural exchange did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The second Hunan (Huaihua) RCEP Economic and Trade Expo opened on May 9th, featuring the theme "Sharing Opportunities, Winning the Future." Twenty-eight projects were signed, totaling 11.886 billion yuan in investment, across sectors including traditional Chinese medicine, new energy, and logistics. The expo included events such as an RCEP trade and investment promotion, a launch ceremony for "Intangible Cultural Heritage Going Global, Trade and Economy Traveling Together" initiative, and a "Double Channel" port development promotion meeting. The "Double Channel" referenced the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor and the Shanghai-Kunming International Trade Passage. No US-China relations were mentioned in the article.
Summary: Shule, in Xinjiang's Kashgar Prefecture, has transformed its desert edges into thriving modern agricultural zones with vegetable greenhouses and advanced farming technology. Villagers, like Buwei Hailiqiemu Tuerxun, have become skilled farmers through agricultural training programs supported by Shandong Province, significantly increasing their income by growing and selling vegetables. Shandong's support includes agricultural experts who have selected over 40 suitable vegetable varieties for the area. This transformation includes the establishment of numerous cooperatives and processing facilities, enabling Shule to supply vegetables to regions across China. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: Wangpingfang, a tourism and leisure district in Chengdu, has been revitalized through urban renewal efforts since 2018, transforming it from a dilapidated area into a popular destination. The district attracts visitors with its blend of traditional Chengdu culture, such as Sichuan opera and local cuisine, and modern trends like "bread festivals," specialty shops, and nightlife. The area now sees over 8 million visitors annually, driven by its unique integration of old and new, and its focus on small businesses and nighttime economy. The area has become a vibrant area for tourists and residents alike. There is no mention of the United States in the article.
Summary: In April, China's CPI saw a slight increase, with the core CPI remaining stable, while the PPI continued to decline. The CPI increase was driven by rising food and travel service prices, whereas the PPI decline was influenced by international factors and seasonal energy price decreases. According to Dong Lijuan of the National Bureau of Statistics, international factors have some negative impact on domestic industries; on the other hand, new quality productive forces, trade diversification and macroeconomic policies are contributing to price increases in some areas. The report does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Hainan is preparing for its free trade port to be fully operational this year, a major national strategy personally directed by Xi Jinping. The province is focused on high-level opening-up, streamlining customs procedures, and improving its business environment to attract foreign investment and talent, exemplified by preferential policies like tariff exemptions on processed goods sold domestically. Companies like Thai conglomerate CP Group are increasing investment due to the large Chinese market and Hainan's unique advantages. Hainan is also facilitating cross-border data flows to support the digital economy and cross-border e-commerce, giving companies like Xiaoben Jingying access to international consumers.
Summary: According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, China's nonferrous metals industry experienced growth in Q1 2024, with a 6.6% year-on-year increase in the value-added of industries above designated size. Production of ten nonferrous metals reached 19.851 million tons, a 2.0% increase. Fixed asset investment in the sector rose by 21.6% compared to the same period last year, with significant growth in mining and processing. Private sector investment also demonstrated vitality, increasing by 21.0%.
Summary: Beijing's Haidian district is undergoing significant urban renewal, exemplified by the transformation of Zhongguancun into a modern commercial and technological hub. Haidian District Party Secretary Zhang Ge stated that over 251 urban renewal projects, totaling over 100 billion yuan in investment, aim to optimize urban space, enhance functionality, and promote development. The renewal efforts also involve upgrading older residential areas to improve living conditions for residents. Beijing as a whole has invested 73.4 billion yuan in urban renewal in 2024, a 67% year-on-year increase.
Summary: Following Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia and attendance at the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefed accompanying reporters, highlighting the visit as Xi's 11th to Russia as president. Wang emphasized the strengthening of strategic guidance in Sino-Russian relations, noting the joint statement signed by both heads of state, and their commitment to resisting interference in their friendship. He also underscored the importance of safeguarding the historical memory of WWII and defending the post-war international order, with both leaders condemning attempts to distort history and upholding the UN's authority. Xi and Putin also discussed the Ukraine crisis, with Xi advocating for peaceful efforts. Wang also reiterated China's opposition to unilateralism and protectionism, especially in relation to countries like Cuba and Venezuela, and also said Taiwan's return to China is a part of the victory of the war.
Summary: The Party Secretary of Dongda Village, Qinghai Province, Niu Shengyou, has spearheaded initiatives to transform the once-impoverished village through collective economic development and improved environmental practices, starting in 2014. Initially focusing on centralized livestock management to address sanitation issues, the village established a cooperative that now generates over 5 million yuan annually. Dongda Village is currently expanding its agricultural operations through land management of highland barley and rapeseed. Villagers are optimistic about future economic improvements. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: This article reports on a sea of clouds scenic view at Jinshanling Great Wall in Hebei province's Chengde city, attracting tourists. The event occurred after a rain on the morning of May 10th. The article includes a photograph taken by Zhou Wanping, released by Xinhua News Agency. The article does not contain any mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 Cross-Strait Relations Symposium opened in Shanghai with the theme of "Chinese-style Modernization and the Well-being of Compatriots on Both Sides of the Strait." Qiu Kaiming, Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, stated that Chinese-style modernization includes Taiwan compatriots and that the mainland has the ability to defeat "Taiwan independence" plots and external interference. Experts and scholars at the conference criticized Lai Ching-te's "independence" provocations and emphasized the mainland's economic resilience and its ability to cope with risks. They further stressed the need for cross-strait cooperation to promote the well-being of compatriots and oppose "Taiwan independence".
Summary: Huang Chun'e, former Deputy Director and Party Member of the State Nonferrous Metals Industry Bureau, passed away in Beijing on April 26, 2025, at the age of 86. Central leaders expressed condolences to Huang's family after his death. Huang's career included roles at Dalian Petrochemical Company and China Petrochemical Corporation before his position at the State Nonferrous Metals Industry Bureau. He was born in October 1939 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in February 1977. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Xi Jinping sent a letter to youth volunteers in Xinjiang, encouraging them to contribute to China's modernization. The article then highlights ten university students, discussing their experiences in fields such as education in the west, scientific research, and grassroots work, emphasizing their commitment to national development. One student at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics noted the importance of independent research and development amid a complex international trade situation and technology blockades. Another student at Xiamen University argued that breaking through "chokehold" technologies demonstrates China's determination to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and strength. Several students mentioned the importance of Chinese brands becoming more internationally competitive.
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Summary: A People's Armed Police (PAP) Hainan contingent stationed on Yongxing Island (Woody Island) in the Paracel Islands is highlighted for its dedication to safeguarding China's "southern gate." The article emphasizes the harsh conditions endured by the officers, including high humidity, salinity, temperatures, and radiation, which makes their commitment to duty a form of dedication. The PAP soldiers are tasked with guarding the island, conducting patrols, and responding to emergencies. A key component of their mission is raising the Chinese flag, which is seen as a symbol of national sovereignty. The article underscores the PAP's unwavering loyalty and commitment to protecting national interests in the South China Sea.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of independently developing and advancing new quality combat capabilities (新质战斗力) through technological innovation to meet the demands of modern warfare. It highlights the integration of new technologies like AI, unmanned equipment, and big data into military training and operations across various branches. The piece stresses the need for self-reliance in core technologies and the cultivation of high-quality, specialized military talent to support these advancements. The author also calls for enhanced realistic training to improve combat capabilities. There is no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article recounts the experiences of a soldier (author) serving in an underground oil depot (洞库) unit of the PLA's Joint Logistic Support Force. The author describes visiting veterans who built the first generation of the depot, highlighting the dedication and hard work required. The author details his own experiences, from initial apprehension to developing expertise in maintaining the oil storage infrastructure. He emphasizes the importance of their work in supporting military exercises and the increasing enthusiasm of new recruits to join the unit. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article reports on the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Memorial Hall in Tonghua, Jilin, which commemorates the Chinese resistance against Japan after the September 18th Incident. The museum attracts approximately 500,000 visitors annually and showcases historical materials, artifacts, and stories of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army's 14-year struggle. The article highlighted the dedication of the soldiers, including stories of them eating their shoes to survive and the use of creative weapons to fight the Japanese. The museum's director emphasizes the importance of remembering the sacrifices made by these heroes. It concludes by noting efforts to preserve and promote the spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army through education and immersive experiences.
Summary: A remastered version of the 1995 Chinese science education animation *Haier Brothers* has been released, showcasing how many of its futuristic elements have become reality, reflecting China's spirit of innovation and technological achievements. The animation's depiction of advanced technologies like deep-sea submersibles and intelligent robots highlights the country's progress in overcoming technological bottlenecks. The program also connects ancient Chinese wisdom, such as earthquake-resistant architecture, with modern applications. The article emphasizes the role of science education animation in inspiring future generations and fostering a culture of innovation. The author notes that future versions of the show should take into account the knowledge and cultural needs of the younger generations.
Summary: Qi Weicheng, a state-level inheritor of ancient architectural model making, meticulously creates scaled-down models of ancient buildings after visiting them. These models serve as crucial tools for understanding, restoring, and preserving ancient architecture, especially given the challenges in studying their internal structures. Qi emphasizes the importance of preserving traditional techniques and architectural features, lamenting the increasing use of mechanized components that erase historical characteristics. He has taken on eight apprentices, emphasizing the need for perseverance and a genuine passion for ancient architecture to overcome the challenges of mastering this craft. Qi's work aims to safeguard China's architectural heritage, ensuring the enduring legacy of Chinese building art.
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Summary: Xi Jinping visited the Yungang Grottoes on May 11, 2020, emphasizing their global significance as a World Heritage site. Over the past five years, research, preservation, and exhibition efforts related to the grottoes have been continuously deepened and innovated. The aim is to allow this millennium-old treasure of cultural art to continue to nourish the public with beauty. The article introduces a collection of expert and scholar insights on the Yungang Grottoes and their significance.
Summary: The recently published 18-volume "Complete Collection of Yungang Ornamentation" meticulously catalogs and analyzes the diverse decorative patterns found at the Yungang Grottoes, a 5th-century site showcasing the fusion of Eurasian cultures. The collection categorizes ornamentation based on architectural space and form, covering ten types of ornamentation and highlighting their roles in Buddhist narrative and artistic expression. Researchers used digital technology to reconstruct the ornaments and made them available for future application in creative areas such as garment and cultural creation design. The study emphasizes the importance of understanding Yungang ornamentation within the broader context of international cultural exchange and its contribution to Chinese artistic traditions. The publication is expected to promote the study of Yungang art.
Summary: During the "May 1st" holiday, the Yungang Grottoes extended opening hours and saw an 8.96% increase in visitors, while a special exhibition in Weifang utilized 3D printing to showcase the grotto art. The Yungang Research Institute is focused on preserving and promoting the artistic and cultural value of the grottoes through conservation efforts, digital technologies, and innovative exhibitions. They are implementing a comprehensive protection system involving monitoring, restoration, and prevention. Digital preservation efforts, including 3D modeling, aim to preserve the grottoes and facilitate research through AI-based image analysis. The article does not contain discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The author discusses the importance of bridging the disciplines of art history and archaeology in the Chinese context, particularly through the lens of "archaeological art history". They advocate for a historical writing approach that combines archaeological rigor with the creative and spiritual insights of art history. The author highlights the collaborative research on the Yungang Grottoes as an example, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary understanding. Furthermore, the author discusses the importance of linking academic research with public education, exemplified by the creation of children's picture books based on archaeological and art historical themes, such as the Yungang Grottoes, in order to make Chinese art and culture more accessible to the public. The author implies that such an approach is particularly important at a time when museums in the West are struggling to attract young audiences and China is experiencing a cultural heritage tourism boom.
Summary: A bronze sculpture by Wu Weishan titled "Purple Qi Comes From the East – Lao Tzu Passing the Border," depicting Lao Tzu, has been installed at the Russian State University of Arts and Crafts as part of the "China-Russia Year of Culture." The sculpture, the first large-scale sculpture in Moscow themed on traditional Chinese culture, aims to convey Chinese philosophy and wisdom to the world. Wu Weishan, the Director of the National Art Museum of China, has a deep relationship with Russia, having received awards from the Russian Academy of Arts and created the sculpture "Dialogue between Gorky and Lu Xun" at the Russian Embassy in China. The installation highlights ongoing cultural exchanges between China and Russia, with no mention of the United States.
Summary: The "China Painters Forest" project, initiated by the China National Academy of Painting in Yan'an a decade ago, has planted over ten thousand trees and evolved into a comprehensive "Art for the People" initiative. The project fosters ecological awareness and provides educational support to local children through art, with some going on to study environmental science and art education. The initiative has expanded to include other groups such as military members and cadres, with similar efforts emerging in other regions. Taiwanese artists have also participated in the project, fostering cross-strait cultural exchange through planting trees. The project is viewed as creating spiritual wealth more important than the trees themselves.
Summary: This article discusses the evolving landscape of art criticism in China within the digital age, noting the shift from purely professional commentary to include influential online voices. It emphasizes the need for professional art critics to adapt to online platforms by engaging in dialogues with both self-media commentators and the general public, while maintaining a commitment to professional standards. The article advocates for a more accessible and engaging style of art criticism that resonates with a broader audience, leveraging platforms like short-video sites to promote quality content and foster user engagement. It also notes the importance of professional commentary in dispelling misinformation spread on self-media platforms. It does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on May 10th: On the evening of May 10th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) returned to Beijing (北京) after successfully concluding his state visit to Russia and attending the celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Great Patriotic War victory.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other accompanying personnel returned on the same plane.
This newspaper's Moscow (莫斯科) dispatch on May 10th (Reporters Liu Shaohua (刘少华) and Li Jianguang (李建广)): Local time, May 10th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) concluded his state visit to Russia and attended the celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Great Patriotic War victory and returned to Beijing (北京).
When leaving Moscow (莫斯科), Russian Deputy Prime Minister Chernyshenko and other senior government officials saw him off at the airport.
The Russian side held a farewell ceremony for Xi Jinping (习近平) at the airport. Military bands played the national anthems of China and Russia. Xi Jinping (习近平) reviewed the guard of honor.
After the special plane carrying Xi Jinping (习近平) took off, Russian Air Force fighter jets took off to escort it.
On the way to the airport, local people, as well as representatives of Chinese-funded enterprises and students studying abroad, waved the national flags of China and Russia on both sides of the road, warmly congratulating Xi Jinping (习近平) on the complete success of his visit to Russia.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 10th (北京) -- From May 7th to 10th, 2025, President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a state visit to Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin and attended the celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War victory. At the end of the trip, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, briefed accompanying reporters on the visit.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that this visit was President Xi Jinping's (习近平) 11th visit to Russia since becoming President, and also the first time in 10 years that he attended the celebrations commemorating the victory of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. Against the backdrop of accelerated evolution of the global landscape and intertwined international situations, this visit looked back on history and focused on the future, inherited friendship and defended justice, achieving complete success. The visit had a rich agenda and tight schedule. President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended nearly 20 bilateral and multilateral events, jointly discussing major plans for strategic cooperation between China and Russia in various fields, jointly celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and jointly composing a new chapter in safeguarding international fairness and justice, sending out a strong message of the rock-solid China-Russia relationship, the inviolability of the achievements of World War II, and the world's need for fairness rather than hegemony. Domestic and foreign public opinion paid close attention to this visit and conducted thorough and in-depth reports, generally believing that this visit further consolidated the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, led the world to jointly safeguard the post-war international order, and promoted world multipolarity and the restructuring of the international political landscape, with significant historical significance.
I. Strengthening Strategic Guidance and Promoting the Steady Progress of China-Russia Relations
Wang Yi (王毅) said that China and Russia are good neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, and true friends who have been **百炼成钢** (bǎi liàn chéng gāng - "tempered into steel," to become strong and resilient through trials). The two countries share common historical memories, have forged profound traditional friendship, uphold similar values and concepts, and have explored the correct way for two major neighboring countries to get along. Permanent good-neighborliness and friendship, comprehensive strategic coordination, and mutually beneficial cooperation and win-win results have become the spiritual core of the two countries' relations. After more than 70 years of weathering storms, China-Russia relations have become increasingly calm, confident, stable and resilient, and are at their best period in history, setting a model for a new type of major-country relationship.
The leadership of the heads of state is the fundamental guarantee for the steady and long-term development of China-Russia relations. President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Vladimir Putin (普京) have met more than 40 times, establishing deep mutual trust and sincere friendship. The Russian side received President Xi Jinping (习近平) with the highest standards of courtesy. After President Xi Jinping's (习近平) special plane entered Russian airspace, Russian fighter jets escorted it, and the Deputy Prime Minister went to the airport to greet him. President Vladimir Putin (普京) held a grand welcoming ceremony at the Kremlin (克里姆林宫), had a one-on-one tea chat with President Xi Jinping (习近平) in the presidential office, and held small-scale and large-scale talks, conducting in-depth communication on issues of common concern, with an exchange time of nearly 10 hours. The most important political achievement of this visit was the joint signing of a joint statement on further deepening the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era by the two heads of state, providing new strategic guidance for the development of bilateral relations in the next stage. The two sides reaffirmed that they always regard each other as priority partners, will jointly resist any attempts to interfere with or undermine the traditional friendship and deep mutual trust between China and Russia, will help each other's development and revitalization, and will provide more stability to the world. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China-Russia relations have clear historical logic, strong endogenous动力, and profound cultural heritage, are not targeted at any third party, and are not subject to any third party. As long as China and Russia maintain strategic focus and adhere to strategic coordination, no force can stop the two countries from achieving their respective development and revitalization, stop the popular will of China-Russia friendship from generation to generation, or stop the era trend of world multipolarity and economic globalization. President Vladimir Putin (普京) emphasized that Russia and China have always stood together through thick and thin and supported each other, and the friendship between the two countries is unbreakable. It is Russia's strategic choice to unswervingly promote the development of Russia-China relations and expand mutually beneficial cooperation. Russia-China relations are not affected by temporary events and are not subject to any external interference. International public opinion generally believes that every interaction between President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Vladimir Putin (普京) is remarkable. During this visit, the heads of state of China and Russia positioned the relations between the two countries as a key force for promoting the stability and progress of the international community and maintaining world order, once again reflecting the high level of China-Russia relations. Attempts to drive a wedge between China and Russia can only be a pipe dream.
Pragmatic cooperation is the endogenous driving force for the stable development of China-Russia relations. China and Russia are fellow travelers on the road to modernization. China has remained Russia's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, and bilateral trade volume bucked the trend last year to reach a new high of 244.8 billion US dollars. Russia has become China's largest energy supplier. The two countries have complementary economic advantages, sufficient cooperation potential, and large development space. During this visit, the two sides signed more than 20 cooperation documents, injecting new and strong momentum into the development of China-Russia relations. The two sides agreed to continue to expand the cooperation cake, consolidate the foundation of economic and trade and energy cooperation, support cross-border e-commerce, agriculture, and mineral resources cooperation, steadily advance large-scale cooperation projects in the fields of nuclear energy, aerospace, and accelerate the expansion of cooperation in emerging fields such as scientific and technological innovation and artificial intelligence. The two sides signed a new version of the investment protection agreement, improving the institutional arrangements for high-level economic and trade cooperation, and effectively offsetting the protectionist countercurrent. It is particularly worth mentioning that the ongoing "China-Russia Year of Culture" is wonderful, and the "China craze" continues to heat up in various parts of Russia. The co-produced film "Red Silk" has been widely praised, and the story of the two countries' revolutionaries fighting side by side has moved a large number of viewers. The two sides agreed to continue to strengthen cooperation in the fields of education, youth, media, film, etc., and continue to enhance mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples, so that China-Russia friendship can be passed on from generation to generation.
Comprehensive strategic coordination is the distinct symbol of China-Russia relations. China and Russia hold highly consistent positions on major issues such as world multipolarity, economic globalization, and democratization of international relations, and the two sides maintain close communication and coordination on this. During this visit, the two sides issued a joint statement on global strategic stability, emphasizing that one's own security cannot be guaranteed at the expense of the security of other countries, and that the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game should be abandoned, and that respective concerns should be resolved through equal dialogue and consultation, and committed to building constructive major-country relations. The two heads of state reiterated that they will strengthen coordination and cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the BRICS countries, enhance the voice of developing countries in the global governance system, and advocate an equal and orderly world multipolarity and an inclusive economic globalization that benefits all. The two heads of state also had in-depth communication on the Ukraine crisis, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Asia-Pacific situation, and other issues, and agreed to promote the political settlement of various hotspot issues. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that on the issue of the Ukraine crisis, China welcomes all efforts conducive to peace. China advocates a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable global security concept, and believes that attention should be paid to the reasonable security concerns of all countries and the root causes of the crisis should be eliminated. President Vladimir Putin (普京) highly appreciated China's objective and fair position on the Ukraine crisis, and said that he is willing to start peace talks without preconditions and hopes to reach a just and lasting peace agreement.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that change is the norm in the international landscape, and what remains unchanged is the mutual trust and mutual support between China and Russia. As long as the two major countries of China and Russia stand shoulder to shoulder and work closely back to back, the international order will not be chaotic, the world's justice will not fall, and power politics will not succeed. No matter how the international situation changes, China and Russia will move forward calmly under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, promote the development of bilateral relations to a wider field and a deeper level, respond to the various challenges facing the world with the stability of China-Russia relations, create more well-being for the two peoples, and make greater contributions to the cause of human progress.
II. Guarding Historical Memory and Defending the Achievements of World War II
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the Second World War launched by militarist and fascist forces caused unprecedented catastrophe to mankind. Eighty years ago, China and Russia, together with progressive forces all over the world, shared the same hatred, **前赴后继** (qián fù hòu jì - "advance wave upon wave," to advance dauntlessly in successive waves), were not afraid of violence, fought bravely, paid huge national sacrifices, and achieved the great victory of justice over evil and light over darkness, laying the cornerstone of the post-war international order with blood and life.
President Xi Jinping's (习近平) attendance at the "May 9th" Victory Day celebration again is to relive this glorious period with all countries, promote the correct view of World War II history, and jointly defend the post-war international order. President Vladimir Putin (普京) regarded President Xi Jinping (习近平) as the most distinguished guest of the celebration. The two heads of state watched the grand military parade side by side in Red Square (红场), and jointly laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, expressing the highest respect to the martyrs who fought bloody battles with the most solemn ceremony. The guard of honor of the three services of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军) once again participated in the Red Square (红场) military parade with strict military appearance and upright posture, demonstrating the iron will of the Chinese military to defend peace. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China and the Soviet Union, as the main battlefields in Asia and Europe respectively during World War II, were the mainstays in the fight against Japanese militarism and German Nazism, and made decisive contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. All attempts to distort the truth of World War II history, deny the achievements of World War II, and smear the historical achievements of China and Russia will not succeed. President Vladimir Putin (普京) said that under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the Chinese people fought heroically and achieved the great victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, making a major contribution to opening up a common future for mankind. Russia and China supported each other during the arduous war years, forged a deep friendship, and laid a solid foundation for bilateral relations. The two sides should jointly oppose attempts to tamper with history, maintain the correct historical narrative, and safeguard the authority of the United Nations and international fairness and justice.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that 80 years ago, on the basis of the victory of World War II, China and Russia, together with important members of the anti-fascist alliance, jointly discussed the establishment of the United Nations, jointly formulated the United Nations Charter, and opened a historical chapter in which countries jointly built peace and sought common development. The international system with the United Nations as its core is the concentrated embodiment of the achievements of World War II, supporting the stability and prosperity of the world, ensuring the basic pattern of overall peace, and promoting the long-term progress of human civilization. Eighty years later, the United Nations is facing unprecedented impact. Individual countries are engaged in prioritizing their own countries and bullying with power, attempting to replace multilateralism with unilateralism and the post-war international order with so-called self-defined rules. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out forcefully that the more turbulent and intertwined the international situation is, the more necessary it is to adhere to and safeguard the authority of the United Nations. As a stable, active, and progressive force in the international community, China and Russia should continue to stand firmly together and resolutely safeguard the international system with the United Nations as its core and the international order based on international law. President Vladimir Putin (普京) said that imposing high tariffs is contrary to common sense and illegal, and will only backfire. He is willing to work with China to oppose unilateralism, oppose group confrontation, and safeguard the common interests of the international community. China and Russia once again issued a joint statement on further strengthening cooperation to safeguard the authority of international law, emphasizing full compliance with the United Nations Charter and the basic principles of international law, and opposing the abuse of unilateral sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction," demonstrating the responsibility of the two countries as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that this autumn, China will also solemnly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan, demonstrating the great contribution of the Chinese nation to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and join hands with peace-loving countries and peoples to remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future together. Looking back on this history, what must not be forgotten is that Taiwan's return to China is precisely the victory of World War II and an important part of the post-war international order. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that a series of documents with international legal effect such as the Cairo Declaration (《开罗宣言》) and the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》) have confirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan, and the historical and legal facts are beyond doubt, and the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 (联合国大会第2758号决议) cannot be challenged. No matter how the situation on the island of Taiwan changes, no matter how external forces make trouble, the historical trend that China will eventually be unified and will inevitably be unified is unstoppable. President Vladimir Putin (普京) emphasized that Russia firmly adheres to the one-China principle and always supports China's position on the Taiwan issue. Leaders of Serbia (塞尔维亚), Cuba (古巴), Venezuela (委内瑞拉), Slovakia (斯洛伐克) and many other countries have stated that they firmly abide by the one-China policy and believe that Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the painful lessons of World War II are not far away, and the hegemonic behavior of acting alone and the law of the jungle of the strong preying on the weak must never be revived. People all over the world who cherish peace must keep in mind the history written with blood and life, firmly defend the achievements of World War II, adhere to true multilateralism, adhere to the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction and sharing, and work together to strive for a brighter future for mankind.
III. Practicing the Responsibility of a Major Country and Building the Broadest International Consensus
Wang Yi (王毅) said that in today's world, the peace deficit, development deficit, and governance deficit are increasing, and the Cold War mentality, power politics, and hegemonic expansion are making a comeback. Countries have different situations and different foreign policies, but one thing is consistent, that is, they all believe that multilateralism should be adhered to and unilateral actions should be opposed, they all support free trade and oppose protectionism, and they all do not want to return to the dark world of "might is right." The international community attaches more importance to China's status and influence, and expects China to take on responsibility in a turbulent world and play a stabilizing and constructive role. During this visit, President Xi Jinping (习近平) widely contacted political dignitaries from various countries attending the celebration, held bilateral meetings with leaders from three continents, and built a broad consensus on firmly supporting each other, defending multilateralism, and resisting power hegemony.
In March of this year, a strong earthquake in Mandalay (曼德勒), Myanmar (缅甸) caused heavy casualties and property losses. As a community with a shared future that shares weal and woe and helps each other, China sent rescue forces as soon as possible and provided 13 batches of emergency humanitarian supplies, helping Myanmar to overcome difficulties in resettlement, disaster relief, health and epidemic prevention. When President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing (敏昂莱), he said that he is willing to continue to provide assistance and support the Myanmar people in rebuilding their homes. The Myanmar side expressed its deep gratitude, saying that China was the first to provide assistance to Myanmar and took the lead in helping Myanmar with disaster relief, which reflects the fraternal friendship and true feelings in times of adversity towards Myanmar, and the Myanmar people will always remember it. President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China supports Myanmar in taking a development path that suits its own national conditions, safeguarding sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national stability, and steadily advancing its domestic political agenda. The Myanmar side stated that it is committed to promoting cooperation between the two countries and will make every effort to ensure the safety of Chinese projects and personnel in Myanmar. The two sides agreed to continue to practice the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, promote the Bandung Spirit (万隆精神), and promote the construction of a China-Myanmar community with a shared future to a deeper and more solid level.
Latin American and Caribbean countries have suffered from unilateral sanctions and hegemonic bullying in recent years, and their economic development and people's lives have been seriously affected. President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (迪亚斯—卡内尔) and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (马杜罗) respectively, reiterating that China firmly supports the two countries in safeguarding national sovereignty and national dignity, and firmly supports the people of the two countries in opposing external interference. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that Latin American and Caribbean countries are all sovereign and independent countries, not anyone's "backyard." This year marks the 10th anniversary of the official operation of the China-Latin America Forum (中拉论坛). China is willing to work with countries in the region to strengthen unity and cooperation and promote the construction of a China-Latin America community with a shared future to a steady and long-term level. The leaders of the two countries thanked China for its long-term selfless assistance in safeguarding national sovereignty and achieving economic and social development, highly appreciated President Xi Jinping's (习近平) concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the three major global initiatives, and expressed their willingness to work with China to oppose unilateralism and protectionism, promote the development of Latin America-China relations, and safeguard the common interests of the international community.
China and the European Union have just commemorated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Since the beginning of this year, exchanges and cooperation between China and Europe in various fields have been fully launched, and the consensus on practicing multilateralism, adhering to strategic autonomy, and safeguarding international rules has been further deepened. When meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić (武契奇) and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (菲佐), President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China is willing to work with European countries to follow the historical trend of opening up and cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results, strengthen strategic communication, and promote the continuous and sound development of China-Europe relations. China and Europe should firmly adhere to multilateralism, jointly resist unilateral hegemonic actions, safeguard the achievements of economic globalization, and safeguard the global free trade system and international economic and trade order. President Aleksandar Vučić (武契奇) said that China is Serbia's most valuable friend and is willing to expand economic and trade exchanges with China, believing that China's concepts and actions have enhanced the international community's courage and confidence in safeguarding common interests. Prime Minister Robert Fico (菲佐) said that healthy and stable EU-China relations are in the common interests of both sides, and Slovakia is willing to continue to play a constructive role in this regard, and appreciates China's legitimate position on issues such as Ukraine and the Middle East.
Wang Yi concluded by saying that this trip to Russia was a major action by President Xi Jinping (习近平) to coordinate both domestic and international situations, and to strategize major-country relations and overall diplomacy. It was also another successful practice of Xi Jinping's (习近平) diplomatic thought. At this critical historical moment of intense competition between unilateralism and multilateralism, and a deep contest between maintaining hegemony and opposing it, China, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平), once again stands at the forefront, acting as a pillar in the torrent, unswervingly standing on the right side of history, on the side of human civilization and progress, and on the side of the common interests of the vast majority of countries, more clearly establishing the image of a responsible, courageous, and trustworthy major country. Despite the chaotic clouds and rapid changes, we never cease our commitment to peace; despite the roaring waves, we raise high the sail of cooperation. We must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, deeply understand and practice Xi Jinping's (习近平) diplomatic thought, unswervingly promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and strive to create a new situation in which major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics is more proactive and more effective, so as to create a more favorable international environment for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
By: 本报记者 李增辉 姜 峰 王欣悦
"Crackle" sounds softly, sparks flashing. In the welding workshop, robotic arms move swiftly and operate continuously.
This is the Seres Super Factory located in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area (重庆两江新区), where over 3,000 robots work in an orderly manner, and key processes have achieved 100% automation. Technological innovation has led to a continuous overflow of product added value: In 2024, Seres' new energy vehicle sales reached 427,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 182.8%.
In April 2024, during his inspection in Chongqing (重庆), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Chongqing has a good manufacturing foundation and abundant science, education, and talent resources. It is necessary to focus on building a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at this year's National People's Congress: "To grasp technological innovation, we must focus on building a modern industrial system."
To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Chongqing is anchoring its goal of building a national important advanced manufacturing center, actively constructing a modern manufacturing cluster system, promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and accelerating the transformation of manufacturing towards high-end, intelligent, and green development. In 2024, the added value of Chongqing's industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 7.3%; among them, the added value of strategic emerging industries increased by 12.3%, accounting for 34.6% of the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size, an increase of 2.4 percentage points compared to the previous year.
——Technological innovation capabilities are climbing to "high," activating the engine of high-end manufacturing.
A piece of transparent glass with a thickness of only 0.55 millimeters, as thin as a cicada's wing to the touch, can withstand a pressure of 743 kilograms per square millimeter—this is a high-strength, drop-resistant product developed by Chongqing Xin Jing Special Glass Co., Ltd. (重庆鑫景特种玻璃有限公司).
"Through independent research, we have achieved the mass production of high-end special glass, and its performance has reached the international advanced level," said Jiang Hong (姜宏), winner of the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and chief scientist of the enterprise. "The company has applied for more than 400 patents, and its products are widely used in mobile phone screens, aircraft windshields, and other fields."
Data shows that Chongqing (重庆) has cultivated 310 national-level specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises and 41 manufacturing single champion enterprises.
——The industrial system is moving towards "intelligence," enriching digital production scenarios.
Walking into the engine production workshop of Chongqing Zongshen Power Machinery Co., Ltd. (重庆宗申动力机械股份有限公司), operators only need to scan the platform logo, and the system can automatically match complex processing parameters to the equipment.
"The power system collaborative symbiosis future factory built by Holimake (忽米网) in cooperation with Zongshen (宗申) has linked more than 300 upstream and downstream related enterprises, increasing the efficiency of the entire industrial chain by nearly 20% and reducing the energy consumption of the supply chain by 14%," said Jiang Wen (江文), chief information officer of Zongshen Power (宗申动力).
Not only transforming "intelligent units," but also building an "ecosystem," guiding leading enterprises in the chain to drive the collaborative transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the industrial chain. Chongqing (重庆) plans to build more than 40 such "future factories" by 2027.
——The evaluation mechanism is shifting to "quality," promoting the green development of the industry.
On the roof of Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (重庆京东方光电科技有限公司), rows of photovoltaic panels are like a "blue sea," with an annual power generation of 30 million kilowatt-hours. "We have invested more than 1 billion yuan to build wastewater and waste gas treatment systems, saving more than 10 million tons of water and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60,000 tons every year," said Zhou Minguo (周旻果), deputy general manager of BOE's (京东方) Chongqing (重庆) region.
Changing the past model of judging success solely by scale and volume, Chongqing (重庆) has introduced policies and measures such as the "output per mu" reform for manufacturing, proposing 17 differentiated allocation policies for resource elements in seven aspects, including energy, land use, and finance, which are deeply linked to the benefit per mu, forcing enterprises to 腾笼换鸟 (téng lóng huàn niǎo - "empty the cage and change the bird," restructuring and upgrading industries) and improve quality and efficiency.
The service capabilities of governments at all levels in Chongqing (重庆) are also being upgraded. Integrating 1,119 units at the municipal, district/county, and township/street park levels, the Chongqing Municipal Economic and Information Commission (重庆市经济信息委) has launched the "Enterprise Whistleblowing, Department Reporting" platform, providing "point-to-point" services to nearly 60,000 enterprises, from solving individual problems to optimizing common matters, allowing enterprises to run lightly and accelerate forward.
To accelerate the construction of a national important advanced manufacturing center, Chongqing (重庆) has set a new goal: by 2027, the city's total industrial output value will reach the 4 trillion yuan mark, and the added value of manufacturing will account for 28% of the regional GDP.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陈圆圆 管璇悦
In the digital age, a tap on the phone provides access to a vast collection of books; with the help of AI, information can be quickly organized and summarized. Given this, why do we still need to go to the library? What is the significance of libraries today?
——Netizen 137****9 from People's Daily (人民网)
The flourishing of culture cannot be separated from the spiritual nourishment brought by reading.
As the younger generation, the "digital natives," become accustomed to reading on large and small screens, and as books can be purchased online from home... is it still necessary to go to the library? Is the library "outdated"?
Let's first look for answers in the data.
As of the end of 2024, there were 3,248 public libraries nationwide, with a total annual circulation of over 1.3 billion visits.
Opening social media platforms, one can often see long queues at the entrance of libraries, figures moving between bookshelves, and people checking in at cultural landmark libraries.
Protecting, inheriting, researching, and sharing. Today, these library buildings inherit the past and open up to the future, constantly growing and attracting more and more modern people.
In the digital age, with its mixed information, libraries adhere to "knowledge selection."
Artificial intelligence and search engines provide massive amounts of information, but the authoritative resources, professional librarians, and experienced standards of knowledge processing in libraries are irreplaceable. The creation of each book embodies the hard work of authors, editors, and others, and only one in a million can be included in a library. Good books are beneficial to human growth and progress. From the perspective of enlightening wisdom, libraries are undoubtedly an important interface, building a bridge between readers and good books.
Perhaps some will ask, is the library just a "warehouse" for collecting knowledge? Let's look for answers in time.
In Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, Tianyi Pavilion (天一阁), the oldest existing library in China, stands majestically. After more than 400 years of wind and rain, its scholarly atmosphere remains unbroken, and its cultural heritage continues. China has a long history of book collection, from academies and private collections to the formation of public libraries in modern times, and the gradual construction of a public library network after the founding of New China.
Time flies, carriers change, but what remains unchanged is the mission of protecting the roots of culture and continuing Chinese civilization.
In Beijing (北京), Xi'an (西安), Hangzhou (杭州), and Guangzhou (广州), the "Chinese Cultural Seed Gene Bank" has been completed and put into use. The China National Archives of Publications and Culture (中国国家版本馆), with its "one main and three branches" structure, permanently preserves version resources with important historical and cultural heritage value. In the National Library of China (国家图书馆), oracle bones, bamboo and silk manuscripts, rubbings from bronze and stone inscriptions, modern printed books and periodicals, and oral history audio-visual materials, are carefully preserved, restored, and researched. Because of this, people can touch the real pulse of civilization's evolution in the digital torrent and read the civilization archives that can be opened at any time in the long river of years.
In the past, Tianyi Pavilion (天一阁) had set the rules of "no book sharing across generations" and "books not leaving the pavilion." Today, it "hears the world" and opens its doors.
The changes between ancient and modern times frame the microcosm of library evolution. From ancient libraries to modern libraries, from emphasizing collection to emphasizing both collection and use, to AI empowerment and function updates, behind this is not only the change of space, but also the leap of concepts.
In the century-old National Library of China (国图), the document sorting, data extraction, and knowledge services that were previously completed by librarians are now pre-processed by AI; the "Chinese Ancient Books Intelligent Service Platform," which recently opened for trial operation, allows readers to travel through thousands of years and dialogue with history... New technologies allow libraries to grow on the cloud, accelerating updates.
Reading is intertwined with diverse needs such as social interaction, art, and technology. Libraries are no longer just places for learning and reading, but also urban cultural living rooms, "free resorts" and "charging stations" sought after by young people.
From 15-minute reading circles to 24-hour city study rooms, from developing cultural and creative new products to becoming new cultural landmarks, modern libraries are creating new scenarios for cultural and tourism integration in the digital wave, showing the vitality and value of public cultural services.
"In the digital age, the pace of society is fast, and it is not easy to calm down and patiently sit down to read a book." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) faced the reality with expectation and pointed out the direction: "The fragrance of books is an atmosphere." "Digital reading should be combined with traditional reading to preserve our core and literacy."
The development of digital technology gives more ordinary people the opportunity to read and write. Walking into the library, holding a book and reading with relish, surrounded by the fragrance of ink, the "flow" between the pages is especially precious. Digital + traditional, complementing each other, is infinitely beneficial.
As an important symbol of the level of national cultural development and an important carrier of public cultural service supply, libraries nourish the national soul, cultivate cultural confidence, and remain fresh over time.
When we have time, we might as well push open the door of the library and go in—you will find that what is stored and displayed there is not only the fragrance of ink on the pages, but also a nation's diligent figure embracing knowledge and civilization, and a frank attitude towards history and the future.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周亚军 王云杉
This year is the year of the customs clearance operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Building the Hainan Free Trade Port is a major national strategy personally planned, deployed, and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). In April 2022, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Hainan, he emphasized: "Accelerate the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics and global influence, and make Hainan a demonstration of reform and opening up in the new era of China." In December 2024, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) listened to the work reports of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, he emphasized: "Strive to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era."
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) instructions, Hainan Province continues to improve the policy and institutional system of the free trade port. Through high-level opening up to the outside world, it has achieved an average annual growth of more than 20% in trade in goods and trade in services, and the scale of actual use of foreign capital has steadily increased.
Recently, reporters interviewed in Hainan. The heads of the interviewed companies are full of confidence in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port and full of expectations for the customs clearance operation: "External risks and challenges cannot stop us from moving towards the world!"
Practicing internal skills and strengthening abilities in expanding opening up
"A 21% tariff reduction is a major benefit for the sales side!" said Zhou Shuo, Director and General Manager of Hainan Jingrun Pearl Co., Ltd. (海南京润珍珠有限公司).
Duty exemption for processing and value-added domestic sales is one of the policies of the Hainan Free Trade Port. After landing in Yangpu Bonded Port Area (洋浦保税港区) in 2021, it has been expanded twice and now covers the entire island of Hainan. The policy clarifies that for Hainan-encouraged industrial enterprises, if imported materials are processed into goods in the Hainan Free Trade Port, and the added value exceeds 30% (inclusive), the import tariffs on the imported materials can be exempted when they are sold in the mainland.
Hainan Jingrun Pearl Co., Ltd. (海南京润珍珠有限公司) is a local enterprise. Since the 1990s, the company has focused on pearl products, continuously extending the industrial chain from pearl jewelry to deep-processed skin care products, and gradually growing into a leading enterprise in the pearl industry.
In the first quarter of this year, Jingrun (京润) has imported three batches of more than 2,000 golden and white South Sea pearls. It is expected to expand the import to 30,000 pearls by the end of the year. Calculated based on a purchase cost of 12 million yuan, the duty exemption policy for processing and value-added domestic sales can save more than 2.5 million yuan in tariff costs.
To accelerate the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, China will adhere to "opening the door" rather than "closing the door," "dismantling walls" rather than "building walls," and "empowering" rather than "competing for profits," injecting stability and certainty into the world with high-quality development and high-level opening up to the outside world.
According to statistics from Haikou Customs (海口海关), as of the end of March this year, the value of Hainan's processed and value-added domestic sales goods has reached 7.546 billion yuan, with tariff exemptions of approximately 601 million yuan. Driven by the policy, a group of modern processing enterprises in Hainan that are expanding into international and domestic markets are thriving.
"We are practicing internal skills and strengthening our abilities in expanding opening up," said Zhou Shuo. Jingrun (京润) is focusing on online independent marketing and rapidly developing offline stores, increasing from more than 20 stores nationwide in 2022 to more than 100 in 2024, and plans to increase to 300 to 400 this year. The output value is expected to reach 600 million yuan, and the proportion of high-end categories will reach 25%.
After the customs clearance of the Hainan Free Trade Port, market access will be further relaxed, and a negative list management system for cross-border service trade and a negative list management system for foreign investment access will be implemented, which will attract more foreign-funded enterprises and international talents to invest and start businesses in Hainan.
"'Opening up the first line and managing the second line' will provide more convenient conditions for the flow of goods and services, so that the Hainan Free Trade Port can better play its role as a gateway for opening up to the outside world," said Zhao Jinping (赵晋平), Vice President of the China Association for Trade in Services and a member of the Expert Advisory Committee for the Construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
With a good business environment and high efficiency, we can let go and work hard
From investing 220 million yuan to build a new Xinglong Coffee (兴隆咖啡) processing production line and renovate the coffee culture park, to investing 540 million yuan to build the Chia Tai (正大)·Sun River Coffee Town (太阳河咖啡小镇), why has the Thai Chia Tai Group (泰国正大集团) continued to increase its investment in Hainan in recent years?
"Investing in China is investing in the future. China has a super-large market, which is where our confidence lies," said Wang Mengjun (王孟军), Senior Vice President of Chia Tai Group (Hainan) Xinglong Coffee Industry Development Co., Ltd. (正大集团（海南）兴隆咖啡产业开发有限公司).
Chia Tai Group (正大集团) was the first foreign-funded enterprise to invest in Hainan after the reform and opening up. China has a super-large market, Hainan has Xinglong (兴隆), a hometown of overseas Chinese, a strong coffee culture, and broad prospects for the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism.
Since 2021, Chia Tai's (正大) performance in Hainan has doubled every year. In March this year, Xinglong Coffee Culture Park (兴隆咖啡文化园) successfully applied for a national 3A-level tourist attraction, with the number of visitors exceeding 400,000.
Hainan's coffee production is limited, and it needs to import green coffee beans. At first, Chia Tai Group (正大集团) found that imported green coffee beans were not on the zero-tariff list for raw and auxiliary materials and could not enjoy the duty-free policy, which made the company very anxious.
The company is anxious, and the local relevant departments are even more anxious. With the active promotion of all parties, green coffee beans were soon included in the zero-tariff policy list for raw and auxiliary materials of the Hainan Free Trade Port. With no worries about production, the product development ideas are also clearer. Chia Tai Group (正大集团) mainly uses local coffee beans for offline experience in the cultural park, while imported green beans are used for blending, processing, and exporting. Wang Mengjun (王孟军) calculated an account, and the cost of processing and exporting imported green coffee beans can be saved by 13%-20%.
When Xinglong Coffee Culture Park (兴隆咖啡文化园) applied for a national 3A-level tourist attraction, the relevant departments provided guidance at the first time. The scenic spot built a visitor center, medical room, and reception room, realizing the improvement and perfection of software and hardware, and successfully passed the certification and acceptance.
Hainan is actively creating an international business environment. In recent years, it has carried out special actions for large-scale research and large-scale services on a regular basis, explored the realization of the entire process of electronic handling of foreign-funded enterprises by overseas personnel in "Hainan e-Registration," promoted the launch of the "Enterprise Sailing Free Trade Port" (企航自贸港) one-stop service platform for investment in Hainan, and innovatively launched eight "one-stop" services involving foreign-funded enterprises and foreign personnel, such as entry and customs clearance and residence permits for foreign personnel, helping the province's foreign investment growth rate and volume to jump to the "first echelon" in the country.
"Hainan has a good business environment and high efficiency. We can let go and work hard here," said Wang Mengjun (王孟军).
In 2024, against the backdrop of globalization encountering headwinds, Hainan added more than 2,000 new foreign-funded enterprises, an increase of approximately 20% year-on-year.
On April 14, the Invest in China·2025 Hainan Free Trade Port Global Industrial Investment Conference was held in Haikou (海口), Hainan, with a total of 265 projects signed and a total contract value of approximately 233.6 billion yuan. More and more domestic and foreign enterprises and investors are casting votes of confidence with practical actions, becoming witnesses, participants, contributors, and beneficiaries of the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Cross-border data builds a "highway" for enterprises to go overseas
At 5 p.m. Beijing time and 5 a.m. Eastern time, in the No. 3 live broadcast room of the Hainan Provincial Cross-border Data Information Industry Park, the anchor of Xiaoben Jingying Culture Media Company (小本经盈文化传媒公司) introduced Chinese herbal tea to Americans who were getting up early to exercise in fluent English, and rang the hand bell from time to time following the rhythm of buyers placing orders in the shopping cart.
"Although the external situation is changing, our revenue is still growing rapidly. The daily revenue of this live broadcast room has increased from 10,000 yuan last year to 130,000 yuan now, and the company's revenue in April has also increased by 5 times compared with February," introduced Chen Jifeng (陈继锋), General Manager of Xiaoben Jingying Company (小本经盈公司).
In 2023, Chen Jifeng (陈继锋) decided to develop cross-border e-commerce exports: "The reason for choosing Hainan is that it has the free trade port policy of safe and orderly flow of data. For e-commerce to go overseas, Hainan has built a 'highway'."
Since 2023, the state has supported Hainan in accelerating the implementation of policies for the safe and orderly flow of data, and has approved the establishment of the Haikou International Communications Full-Service Import and Export Bureau (海口国际通信全业务出入口局). Pilot policies such as the "incoming data processing" have been introduced one after another. China Unicom Hainan Branch (中国联通海南分公司) and Hainan Provincial Information and Communication Co., Ltd. (海南省信息通信有限公司) have begun to jointly build a cross-border information industry service platform. As the policy end, operation end, and technical service end form a joint force, the free trade port policy is embodied into products and services that users can easily use.
"Users only need to install a terminal to access the international Internet through a compliant cross-border data channel, which completely solves the problem of unstable cross-border e-commerce networks in the past. While reducing the compliance costs of enterprises, it also achieves global data node coverage," said Gan Quan (甘泉), Deputy General Manager of China Unicom Hainan Branch (中国联通海南分公司).
With the road to overseas markets opened up, Chen Jifeng (陈继锋) expanded production capacity. The short video production team recruited 60 college students in one go and plans to open 10 more stores in May.
At present, the best-selling product of Chen Jifeng (陈继锋) is Chinese herbal tea, which is popular among overseas high-fat diet groups. "The products we supply are 'rigid demand'," said Chen Jifeng (陈继锋).
The safe and orderly flow of data benefits not only cross-border e-commerce. This year, the "Hainan Free Trade Port Data Export Management List (Negative List) (2024 Edition)" was approved and filed by the State Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) and the National Data Bureau (国家数据局). With the implementation of the policy, a group of digital service trade enterprises have emerged.
"Relying on the opening dividend of the landing of Hainan's global data nodes, we have launched a supply chain evaluation network to help enterprises efficiently connect the upstream and downstream of the supply chain, and at the same time empower small and medium-sized enterprises to better connect with core enterprises, improve the transparency of international trade between the two parties, and enhance mutual trust," said Wu Guangyu (吴广宇), President of Dun & Bradstreet China (邓白氏中国区). Dun & Bradstreet (邓白氏) settled in Hainan in 2022 and became the first enterprise in the province to pass the data export security assessment of the State Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) in 2023. Recently, it was approved as one of the first pilot projects for operating value-added telecommunications services in the country.
"In Hainan, whether it is a foreign-funded enterprise or a state-owned enterprise, they are treated equally, and the attitude is open. We regard Hainan as a key node connecting international and domestic markets and gathering data resources, and we look forward to the customs clearance operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port," said Wu Guangyu (吴广宇).
"We must have new achievements in promoting the development of cross-border e-commerce," said Lu Qisong (卢其松), General Manager of Hainan Provincial Information and Communication Co., Ltd. (海南省信息通信有限公司). "Hainan Provincial State-owned Assets Operation Company (海南省国资运营公司) has established a computing power group to explore the use of free computing power as a public product, promote the combination of cross-border e-commerce and artificial intelligence, and solve the localization problems of anchors and languages. In the future, big data will also be introduced to empower cross-border e-commerce to better accurately match supply and demand."
Return to TopBeijing (北京), May 10th (Reporter Ge Mengchao (葛孟超)) Data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局) shows that as of the end of April, China's foreign exchange reserve scale was 3,281.7 billion US dollars, an increase of 41 billion US dollars compared with the end of March, an increase of 1.27%, and has been stable above 3.2 trillion US dollars for 17 consecutive months.
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局) stated that in April, affected by factors such as the macroeconomic policies of major economies and economic growth expectations, the US dollar index fell, and global financial asset prices rose and fell. China’s economy is showing a positive trend, with strong resilience and vitality in economic development, which is conducive to maintaining the basic stability of the scale of foreign exchange reserves.
Return to TopThe Ningma Intercity Railway is an intercity commuter railway connecting Nanjing (南京) in Jiangsu (江苏) Province and Ma'anshan (马鞍山) in Anhui (安徽) Province. After its opening, it will enable a 30-minute commute between the central urban areas of the two cities, bringing convenience to the residents of both places and helping the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) integration.
The picture shows the construction site of the Ningma Intercity Railway in Huashan District (花山区), Ma'anshan (马鞍山) on May 10, where workers are installing sound barriers.
Photo by Zhang Mingwei (张明伟) (Image China)
Return to TopAt the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin (弗拉基米尔·普京), Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a state visit to Russia from May 7th to 10th and attended the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Great Patriotic War. During the visit, President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended nearly 20 bilateral and multilateral events, jointly discussing major plans for strategic cooperation between China and Russia in various fields, jointly celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and jointly composing a new chapter in safeguarding international fairness and justice. Russian people from all walks of life interviewed by this newspaper said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit injected impetus into promoting the development of Russia-China relations to a higher level and leading the world to jointly safeguard the post-war international order.
Leading the Greater Development of Bilateral Relations
During the visit, the two heads of state jointly signed the "Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Further Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for a New Era on the Occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Soviet Great Patriotic War, and the Founding of the United Nations," and jointly witnessed the exchange of more than 20 bilateral cooperation documents between China and Russia, injecting new impetus into the development of China-Russia relations.
Alexei Maslov (阿列克谢·马斯洛夫), Dean of the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University (莫斯科国立大学), believes that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit has achieved fruitful results, proving the strong resilience and great potential of pragmatic cooperation between Russia and China. Expanding high-quality and mutually beneficial cooperation in economy and trade, energy, agriculture, aerospace, artificial intelligence, and other fields will further benefit the people of both sides.
Alexander Lomanov (亚历山大·洛马诺夫), Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (俄罗斯科学院), said that under the strategic leadership of the two heads of state, Russia-China relations have become a model of cooperation between major countries and the largest neighbors in the world today. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit further consolidated the traditional friendship between the two countries, enhanced strategic mutual trust, deepened pragmatic cooperation, and promoted greater development of bilateral relations.
Yuri Tavrovsky (尤里·塔夫罗夫斯基), a well-known Russian sinologist and Vice President of the Russia-China Friendship Association (俄中友好协会), said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit injected more vigorous vitality into the high-level development of friendly relations between the two countries and promoted more positive results in bilateral relations.
Andrey Vinogradov (安德烈·维诺格拉多夫), Director of the Center for Modern China Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (俄罗斯科学院东方学研究所), said that Russia and China have achieved fruitful results in cooperation in the fields of economy, politics, culture, and science. Russia-China cooperation is based on mutual benefit, win-win results, and mutual respect, which is in line with the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit injected strong impetus into the steady and long-term development of bilateral relations and promoted the two countries to create a better future together.
Kaldia Sigbatova (卡尔迪娅·西格巴托娃), President of Kazan National Research Technological University (俄罗斯喀山研究型技术大学), said that in Russia, the number of Chinese learners is increasing, and Chinese literature and film and television works are becoming more and more popular; in China, the number of Russian learners is also increasing. The solid relationship between Russia and China provides soil for cultural exchanges. Cultural institutions in both countries, represented by universities, should strive to strengthen exchanges, expand pragmatic cooperation, and consolidate traditional friendship.
Firmly Defending the Achievements of Victory in World War II and the Truth of History
On May 9th, local time, Russia held a grand celebration to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Great Patriotic War, and President Xi Jinping (习近平) was invited to attend the celebration. China and Russia jointly promote a correct view of the history of World War II, safeguard the authority and status of the United Nations, and safeguard international fairness and justice.
Lev Shuster (列夫·舒斯特), a pilot of the Soviet Aid-China Aviation Team, sacrificed himself in the Battle of Wuhan in 1938. His granddaughter, Elena Yakovleva (叶莲娜·雅科夫列娃), said that the two heads of state expressed their determination to jointly safeguard the correct view of the history of World War II and firmly defend the achievements of victory in World War II in the joint statement, which is moving and encouraging. She said: "Our ancestors made great sacrifices for the victory of World War II. We must remember and safeguard this hard-won victory and fight against any attempt to tamper with history."
Pavel Negoitsa (帕维尔·涅戈伊察), President of Rossiyskaya Gazeta (《俄罗斯报》), said that the people of Russia and China fought bloody battles in the World Anti-Fascist War, forging a great friendship with blood and lives. Both sides have the responsibility to pass on this precious friendship from generation to generation and promote greater development of bilateral relations. As major victorious countries in World War II, founding members of the United Nations, and permanent members of the Security Council, Russia and China have the responsibility to safeguard the post-war international order. The two countries unite members of the international community, promote a correct view of the history of World War II, actively practice multilateralism, implement the three major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平), promote global governance in a more just and reasonable direction, and make new and greater contributions to jointly building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Oleg Timofeev (奥列格·季莫费耶夫), Associate Professor and International Affairs Expert at the Russian People's Friendship University (俄罗斯人民友谊大学), said that Russia and China have made huge sacrifices for the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and made universally recognized important contributions to defeating German fascism and Japanese militarism. Faced with the attempts of individual countries to deny the historical contributions of the two countries and distort and tamper with the history of World War II, Russia and China will continue to firmly defend the achievements of victory in World War II and the truth of history, safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core, the international order based on international law, and jointly promote global stability.
Vladimir Molzinsky (弗拉基米尔·莫尔津斯基), a Russian Army General, said that he saw the two heads of state sitting next to each other watching the military parade on the Red Square stand, and also witnessed the excellent performance of the guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the military parade, and his heart was full of gratitude. He has been to China many times to participate in various friendly activities and believes that Russia and China should strengthen exchanges and cooperation and continue the traditional friendship.
Jointly Safeguarding and Consolidating Global Strategic Stability
During the visit, China and Russia issued the "Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Global Strategic Stability" and the "Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Further Strengthening Cooperation to Safeguard the Authority of International Law," which reflected the two countries' commitment to safeguarding and strengthening global strategic stability as major powers.
Ivan Melnikov (伊万·梅利尼科夫), First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma (Lower House of Parliament) of Russia and Chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Association (俄中友好协会), said that Russia-China relations and cooperation are not afraid of any external challenges and interference. The two countries will jointly defend the international system with the United Nations as the core and the achievements of victory in World War II with all countries, promote all countries to abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, adhere to the universally recognized basic norms of international relations, practice true multilateralism, and jointly safeguard and consolidate global strategic stability.
Timofeev (季莫费耶夫) said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit has important practical significance. While continuing to deepen bilateral relations, Russia and China are strengthening communication in international affairs. China is continuing to promote high-level opening up to the outside world, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries, and actively promoting inclusive and inclusive economic globalization. Faced with threats such as unilateralism and protectionism, Russia and China firmly practice multilateralism and strengthen cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, BRICS countries, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which helps safeguard the common interests of the Global South and promote the establishment of a more just and reasonable international order.
Elena Safronova (叶莲娜·萨夫罗诺娃), Chief Researcher at the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (俄罗斯科学院), said that during President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit, Russia and China signed a series of joint statements and made clear voices on issues such as safeguarding the correct view of the history of World War II and safeguarding the authority of international law, which once again highlighted the friendly mutual trust between the two countries. "Russia and China are both major countries with important influence and are constructive forces for maintaining global strategic stability and improving global governance."
Leonid Kovacic (列昂尼德·科瓦契奇), a senior Russian journalist and expert on Chinese studies, said that President Xi Jinping (习近平) was a distinguished guest at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Great Patriotic War, and reached a consensus with President Putin (普京) on bilateral relations and major international and regional issues during his state visit. The two countries called on all countries to adhere to the principle of equal and indivisible global and regional security and jointly build comprehensive, integrated, and sustainable security globally.
Vinogradov (维诺格拉多夫) said that individual countries are trying to undermine and subvert the post-war international order. Russia and China will work with all countries committed to upholding international fairness and justice to practice true multilateralism, defend the post-war international order, firmly safeguard the core role of the United Nations in international affairs, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
(Reported from Moscow on May 10 by reporters Yu Hongjian (于宏建), Qu Song (曲颂), Xiao Xinxin (肖新新), Xie Yahong (谢亚宏), and Bai Ziwei (白紫微))
Return to TopBy: 谢尔盖·萨纳科耶夫
As major global powers and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Russia and China will practice multilateralism, strengthen the solidarity and cooperation of the Global South, promote the reform and improvement of the global governance system, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. During World War II, the Soviet Union and China fought side by side, made huge sacrifices, and achieved the great victory of justice over evil, laying a solid foundation with blood and life for the post-war international order.
Eighty years have passed, and although the smoke of the World Anti-Fascist War has dissipated, maintaining world peace and international fairness and justice remains a long and arduous task. Forgetting history means betrayal, and remembering history is to better create the future. Only by always remembering the profound historical lessons and firmly safeguarding the achievements of the victory in World War II can we live up to the historic contributions of our predecessors and truly safeguard and promote world peace and development. In that war that spanned Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, humanity paid a heavy price. In the fierce battle between justice and evil, the Soviet Union and China shouldered the heavy responsibility of resisting aggression, made tremendous sacrifices, and made universally recognized historical contributions to the overall victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. The people of the two countries fought side by side and supported each other, forging a deep friendship with blood, and laying a solid foundation for the high-level development of Russian-Chinese relations today.
In the World Anti-Fascist War, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression started the earliest and lasted the longest. The Chinese people fought bravely and successfully supported the main Eastern battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War, won the great victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and won the widespread respect of peace-loving people all over the world. Russia and China firmly stand on the side of international justice, together with peace-loving people from all over the world, to defend the history written in blood and life, and oppose any attempts and actions to deny, distort, or tamper with the history of World War II.
This year also marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. Eighty years ago, on the basis of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, Russia and China, as the main victorious countries of World War II, jointly established the United Nations, the most universal, representative, and authoritative international organization, together with other countries, and built the post-war international order. Under the leadership and promotion of the United Nations, working together and 同舟共济 (tóng zhōu gòng jì - "crossing the river in the same boat," to cooperate and help each other in times of difficulty) has increasingly become a broad consensus in the international community. At present, the world is facing a historic choice between multilateralism and unilateralism, cooperation and confrontation. Individual countries, in order to maintain their hegemonic dominance, are engaged in Cold War thinking, hegemonism, and power politics, which seriously threaten global stability and the international multilateral order. Faced with severe challenges, the international community should strengthen solidarity and cooperation to jointly address them.
The important concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the three global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) are of great significance to lasting world peace, stability, and prosperity. As major global powers and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Russia and China will practice multilateralism, strengthen the solidarity and cooperation of the Global South, promote the reform and improvement of the global governance system, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit will surely open up new space for the development of Russian-Chinese relations and inject more positive energy into world peace and stability.
(The author is the director of the Russian Center for Asia-Pacific Studies)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 10th (May 10, 2025) - Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, spoke with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar (达尔) on the phone at his request.
Dar (达尔) briefed on the latest situation of the Pakistan-India conflict, stating that Pakistan is willing to achieve a ceasefire with India, but will not relax its vigilance and will respond to any infringement on Pakistan's sovereignty and territory. He expressed gratitude to China for its mediation efforts to achieve a ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, and expressed his willingness to maintain close communication with China and the international community.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that as a common neighbor of Pakistan and India, China is concerned about the escalation of the Pakistan-India conflict. China expresses its condolences for the civilian casualties caused by the conflict on the Pakistani side. China supports Pakistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty and national dignity. China believes that Pakistan will calmly respond to the current situation and make decisions that are in line with Pakistan's fundamental and long-term interests. China expects and supports Pakistan and India to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible. Once a ceasefire is achieved, it must be jointly observed to avoid renewed conflict. This is in the interests of both Pakistan and India, conducive to regional peace and stability, and is the general expectation of the international community. China is willing to continue to play a positive role in this regard.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that Pakistan is at the forefront of international counter-terrorism and has made important contributions to the fight against terrorism. China supports Pakistan in continuing to firmly oppose terrorism. Under the current tense situation, China believes that Pakistan will do a good job in ensuring the safety of Chinese personnel and institutions in Pakistan.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 10th (北京). May 10, 2025, Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, spoke with Indian National Security Advisor Doval (多瓦尔) by telephone.
Doval (多瓦尔) stated that the Pahalgam (帕哈尔格姆) terrorist attack caused serious casualties to Indian personnel, and India needs to take counter-terrorism actions. War is not India's choice, nor is it in the interest of any party. India and Pakistan will be committed to a ceasefire and look forward to restoring regional peace and stability as soon as possible.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that China condemns the Pahalgam (帕哈尔格姆) terrorist attack and opposes all forms of terrorism. The current international situation is intertwined with turmoil and change, and the peace and stability in the Asian region have not come easily and should be all the more cherished. India and Pakistan are neighbors that cannot be moved away, and both are China's neighbors. China appreciates your statement that war is not India's choice, and sincerely hopes that India and Pakistan will maintain calm and restraint, properly handle differences through dialogue and consultation, and avoid escalation of the situation. China supports and expects India and Pakistan to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire through consultation. This is in the fundamental interests of both India and Pakistan and is the common aspiration of the international community.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Geneva on May 10th (Reporter Liu Zhonghua (刘仲华), Han Shuo (韩硕)) On May 9th, local time, President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd, Vice President of the Swiss Confederation Beat Jans met with Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng (何立峰) in Geneva.
He Lifeng (何立峰) conveyed greetings from Chinese leaders to Viola Amherd and presented a letter signed by Premier Li Qiang (李强). He Lifeng (何立峰) stated that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Switzerland 75 years ago, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, the relationship between the two countries has become increasingly mature and stable, the economic complementarity has continued to strengthen, and the results of trade and investment have been fruitful. In the face of the current complex and severe international situation, China and Switzerland should strengthen communication, build consensus, work together to meet challenges, and jointly safeguard free trade and open markets. At the same time, they should promote substantive progress in the upgrade negotiations of the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement as soon as possible, and contribute to the realization of global peace, stability, economic development, and prosperity.
Viola Amherd stated that high-level exchanges between Switzerland and China have been close in recent years. The Swiss side is willing to take the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and China as an opportunity to jointly organize the Switzerland-China Year of Culture and Tourism with the Chinese side, actively carry out exchanges at all levels, deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and promote the Swiss-China relationship to a new level.
Beat Jans stated that the Swiss side supports multilateralism and free trade, and is willing to work with the Chinese side to accelerate the upgrade negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement, reach a more comprehensive and ambitious agreement as soon as possible, so that companies and people of both countries can benefit more, and at the same time deepen economic and trade cooperation in various fields and maintain the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain.
Return to TopThis newspaper Geneva May 10th (Reporter) On the morning of the 10th local time, the high-level China-U.S. economic and trade talks began in Geneva (日内瓦), Switzerland (瑞士).
He Lifeng (何立峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, as the Chinese lead for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, held talks with the U.S. lead, U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen (贝森特), on the same day.
Return to TopAt the invitation of President Xi Jinping (习近平) of the People's Republic of China, President Lula (卢拉) of the Federative Republic of Brazil will pay a state visit to China from May 10th to 14th.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦), male, was born in Pernambuco (伯南布哥州), Brazil, on October 27, 1945. In his early years, he led the labor movement, participated in the founding of the Workers' Party (巴西劳工党) of Brazil, and served as a Federal Deputy of Brazil.
He was elected as the 35th President of Brazil in October 2002 and re-elected as President in October 2006. He was elected as the President of Brazil for the third time in October 2022 and took office on January 1, 2023.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), May 10)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 10th (May 10) – A Foreign Ministry spokesperson answered questions from reporters on the escalating situation between India and Pakistan on the 10th.
A reporter asked: Recently, the tense situation between India and Pakistan (巴基斯坦) has continued to escalate. Pakistan (巴基斯坦) has stated that in the early hours of May 10th, India (印度) launched strikes against Pakistani facilities such as the Nur Khan Air Base (努尔汗空军基地), and Pakistan (巴基斯坦) will resolutely retaliate. Currently, Pakistan (巴基斯坦) has launched the "Iron Wall" military operation. What is China's comment on this?
The spokesperson stated that China (中国) is closely following the current situation between India (印度) and Pakistan (巴基斯坦) and is deeply concerned about the escalation of the situation. We strongly urge both India (印度) and Pakistan (巴基斯坦) to prioritize the overall situation of peace and stability, maintain calm and restraint, return to the track of political resolution through peaceful means, and avoid taking actions that further escalate the tense situation. This is in the fundamental interests of both India (印度) and Pakistan (巴基斯坦), conducive to regional peace and stability, and is the universal expectation of the international community. China (中国) is willing to continue to play a constructive role in this regard.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 10th. At the invitation of Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe, Jacob Mudenda (穆登达), will lead a delegation to visit China from May 12th to 18th.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚凯元
Opening Remarks
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Eighty years ago, the Chinese people made enormous sacrifices and achieved a great victory, establishing immortal historical merits for safeguarding human dignity and rebuilding world peace.
Taking history as a mirror, we can understand the present and foresee the future. Starting today, this newspaper launches the column "Great Victory · Historical Contribution," interviewing foreign dignitaries, experts, scholars, international friends, etc., to recall the history of the world's righteous forces fighting together with a common hatred, to remember China's great contribution as the main battlefield in Asia during World War II, to advocate adhering to a correct view of the history of World War II, resolutely safeguarding the post-war international order, firmly defending international fairness and justice, and working together to strive for a brighter future for the destiny of mankind.
The Caen Memorial Museum is located in the northwestern suburbs of Caen (卡昂), a city in northern France, built on the site of a former German underground command center during World War II. "As a generation that experienced the war, the founder of the memorial, former Mayor of Caen Jean-Marie Girault (让—玛丽·吉罗), hoped to build the memorial in the place where the war actually happened. On the day of the Allied landings in Normandy in 1944, the German army issued its battle orders from this location," said Kleber Arhoul (克莱贝尔·阿胡尔), director of the Caen Memorial Museum, to reporters.
A "crack" in the center of the main building of the memorial symbolizes the tearing and trauma caused by the war to Europe. Visitors enter the exhibition hall along the "crack." At the entrance to the "World War II" exhibition area, the first thing that catches the eye is the scene of the Japanese army invading Nanjing (南京) in 1937, next to a map of the Japanese invasion of China since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. "In Europe, World War II broke out in 1939, but in Asia, the flames of war had already been ignited. This war did not begin in Europe, nor did it end on May 8, 1945, with the victory on the European battlefield. We firmly believe that telling the history of World War II from a global perspective will allow people to truly understand the profound impact of this war on the fate of mankind," said Arhoul.
It is understood that the Caen Memorial Museum is one of the very few museums in Europe that displays the contents of the Nanjing Massacre. In 2016, it exhibited the "Common Witness: The Nanjing Massacre in 1937" historical exhibition, introducing this period of history that occurred in China to the Western public. Arhoul said that worldwide, people's memories of the Asian theater of World War II are not as strong as those of the European theater. "We have also noticed this 'memory asymmetry,' and the memorial's responsibility is to correct this."
"I very much hope to hold another exhibition about China in Caen (卡昂), not limited to a specific event, but to tell the history of China—the evolution of civilization across centuries, the experiences of the people, and those war memories," Arhoul said, adding that adhering to the principles of independence, freedom, and friendship, French and Chinese museums can cooperate in depth in academic exchanges, exhibit loans, and joint exhibitions.
As an important symbol of the Allied forces' landing operation and the liberation of Europe during World War II, the Normandy (诺曼底) region where Caen (卡昂) is located has many memorials related to World War II. The Caen Memorial Museum tells the story of history from a more macro perspective of humanity and society. "Our mission is not only to review the history of war from the 20th century to the present, but more importantly, to help people understand the causes of war and think about the conditions for peace," said Arhoul.
On the day of the interview, the reporter encountered a group of elementary school students from Seine-et-Marne (塞纳—马恩省) in the Paris region. They participated in a themed class here in the morning, and in the afternoon, they were led by a guide to visit the exhibition area in the museum. The memorial receives nearly 800,000 visitors every year, of which students account for about 1/7. "As history slowly recedes, education must play a primary role. We have a responsibility to educate the next generation to remember history and cherish peace," said Arhoul.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and the Caen Memorial Museum will hold a number of exhibitions and cultural activities. "1945 was of great historical significance. The victory of the European theater of World War II, the final liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, and the end of the war in Asia all occurred in this year," Arhoul emphasized.
In 2024, the memorial museum completely rearranged the "Resistance" themed exhibition area, expanding the exhibition line from the original 13 meters to 47 meters, incorporating a large number of physical objects, images, and testimonies, presenting the resistance actions of people from various countries during World War II. "In the new arrangement, we focus on the word 'resistance' in order to emphasize its diversity," said Arhoul. "Resistance not only occurred in France, but also throughout Europe and other parts of the world, including both collective actions and individual struggles, spanning class, ideology, and national borders. What we want to emphasize is that history is jointly participated in and created by the people."
Faced with the increasing geopolitical tensions, Arhoul said: "We have observed dangerous signs of the resurgence of extreme nationalism and the spread of hate speech. The more we are in this turbulent era, the more we should reaffirm the importance of education, diplomacy, and dialogue."
(Reported from Caen (卡昂), France, by this newspaper)
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Rabat, May 10th (Reporter Huo Jing (霍晶)) The "Tea and the World: An Elegant Gathering" and "Jiangxi Scenery is Uniquely Beautiful" Morocco "Jiangxi Day" event was held on the 9th in Rabat (拉巴特), the capital of Morocco, with more than 120 Chinese and Moroccan guests from all walks of life attending.
The event was co-sponsored by the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (江西省文化和旅游厅), the Chinese Cultural Center in Rabat (拉巴特中国文化中心), and the Center for International Cultural Exchange (中外文化交流中心), with special support from the Moroccan Tea and Coffee Industry Association.
Ye Jianchun (叶建春), Governor of Jiangxi Province (江西省), introduced Jiangxi (江西), a province with beautiful mountains and rivers, a splendid culture, and full of vitality, to the guests in his speech, focusing on three business cards: tea culture, ceramic art, and intangible cultural heritage. He said that this cultural dialogue between Jiangxi (江西) and Morocco will surely yield more fruitful results. He hopes that the two sides will leverage their respective characteristics and advantages to further strengthen opening-up and cooperation in the fields of culture and tourism.
During the event, in addition to the joint performance of Chinese and Moroccan tea artists, there was also the "Jiangxi Scenery is Uniquely Beautiful" tourism promotion conference, the "Picturesque Jiangxi, Uniquely Beautiful Scenery" photo exhibition, the "New Charm on Porcelain" Jiangxi (江西) ceramic exhibition, the "Blue and White Charm, Encountering Jiangxi" tea culture exhibition, and the Jiangxi (江西) intangible cultural heritage performance.
Return to TopThis newspaper Changsha (长沙) May 10th (Reporter Yang Xun (杨迅)) The 2nd Hunan (怀化) RCEP Economic and Trade Expo opened on May 9th. 28 projects were signed on-site, covering traditional Chinese medicine, new energy and its equipment, cultural tourism, and commercial logistics, with a total investment of 11.886 billion yuan. With the theme of "Sharing Opportunities and Win-Win Future," this expo set up the opening ceremony and RCEP economic and trade investment promotion conference, the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Going Overseas, Economic and Trade同行" action launching ceremony, and the "Double Channel" (Western Land-Sea New Channel and Shanghai-Kunming International Trade Channel) and RCEP port coordinated development promotion conference as the three main activities.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 蒋云龙
Shule is still that Shule (疏勒). One glance reveals undulating sand dunes, the boundless Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠).
However, Shule is no longer the same Shule. Along the protective forest belt at the edge of the desert, rows of vegetable greenhouses, tall and bright glass greenhouses, and modern agricultural factories have replaced the previously abandoned saline-alkali land. This is the Kashgar (Shandong Shuifa) Modern Vegetable Industry Demonstration Park (喀什（山东水发）现代蔬菜产业示范园) (hereinafter referred to as "Demonstration Park"), located in Shule County (疏勒县), Kashgar Prefecture (喀什地区), Xinjiang (新疆).
Stepping into a greenhouse and pulling open the curtain, a warm and humid air rushes in. "Picking, wholesaling, reservations... the phone never stops ringing all day long, and people keep coming." Buwei Hailiqiemu Tuerxun (布威海丽且姆·图尔荪), the owner of the greenhouse and a villager from Baheqi Village (巴合齐村), Baheqi Township (巴合齐乡), puts down the phone, "complaining" but always smiling. She rents three vegetable greenhouses and can sell dozens of tons of vegetables a year.
On the edge of the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠), where green leaves were once rarely seen, sweet fruits and vegetables are now grown, bringing a sweet life to the local people.
How did the fruits and vegetables next to the desert come about? How was the pro-prosperity facility agriculture built? Recently, reporters visited Shule.
The Growth Path of Vegetable "Greenhouse Owners"
The intense sunlight of Xinjiang (新疆) shines through the film into the greenhouse, and rows of tomato seedlings on the ground grow rapidly, changing day by day.
"There is work to do every day. In the morning, I come to roll up the quilt on the roof of the greenhouse and spread it out again at night to ensure that the temperature and humidity in the greenhouse meet the standards." Having taken care of vegetable greenhouses for nearly 5 years, Buwei Hailiqiemu Tuerxun (布威海丽且姆·图尔荪) is already an expert, speaking eloquently about growing vegetables.
In 2020, after participating in the county's free agricultural technology training, she was assigned to the Demonstration Park as a technician.
"I get paid and can also learn technology from teachers from Shandong (山东)." Buwei Hailiqiemu Tuerxun (布威海丽且姆·图尔荪) said that after working in the Demonstration Park for a year, she discovered that there were many tricks: the temperature and humidity must be well controlled, which requires constant attention; and the timing of fertilization and application of pesticides must be carefully grasped.
The following year, the park opened up rental greenhouses to farmers who had learned the technology. Buwei Hailiqiemu Tuerxun (布威海丽且姆·图尔荪) rented three of them.
"I thought I had learned everything, but when I really started doing it, problems kept arising, and I cried every day." Buwei Hailiqiemu Tuerxun (布威海丽且姆·图尔荪) said that fortunately, the park sent people to guide her from tilling the land to ridging, from planting seedlings to pruning, and from pollination to thinning fruit. The park also provided seedlings and fertilizers on credit.
"The first year, I planted Provence tomatoes. The first batch matured on March 15, and the last batch of tomatoes was harvested at the end of May. At the beginning of June, the park settled the accounts, and there were more than 100,000 yuan on my bank card." After carefully checking it several times to make sure she hadn't miscounted the digits, Buwei Hailiqiemu Tuerxun (布威海丽且姆·图尔荪) called her mother, and both of them shed tears of excitement.
From farmer to employee, and then to vegetable "greenhouse owner," Shule's (疏勒) training system for new types of professional farmers has gradually taken shape. More than 600 of the 879 greenhouse vegetable greenhouses in the Demonstration Park have been rented by farmers.
In a small courtyard in Shule County (疏勒县), there is a three-story building with more than 20 rooms. This is the Shuifa Modern Agricultural Technology Training School (水发现代农业技术培训学校) specially established by the county. Looking through the window, the teacher is lecturing on bok choy planting techniques, and the farmers with dark skin are sitting attentively in the audience, listening intently.
"The purpose of creating the school is to cultivate new types of professional farmers through the aid-Xinjiang project." Principal Tu Rongqing (涂荣清) said that in addition to holding training courses in the school, the school also organizes teachers to conduct training in townships, and has trained more than 38,000 people.
More than 60 Cooperatives Drive Employment for More Than 13,000 People
In addition to these 879 greenhouse vegetable greenhouses, the Demonstration Park also has a 70,000-square-meter intelligent glass greenhouse and a 6,500-square-meter seedling center.
The intelligent glass greenhouse is a modern agricultural facility, with pipes, sensors, and cameras all over the interior, and vegetables are grown vertically. "The newly introduced seedlings are still very fragile and are currently under fully enclosed management," said technician Sun Sixiang (孙思祥).
Temperature, humidity, water-fertilizer ratio, light intensity... In the intelligent glass greenhouse, the external conditions required for plant growth can be intelligently controlled. In Buwei Hailiqiemu Tuerxun's (布威海丽且姆·图尔荪) greenhouse, most of the work still requires manual operation.
"The combination of these two constitutes a modern agricultural system." Liu Fangzhou (刘方舟), deputy general manager of the Demonstration Park, said, "In the intelligent glass greenhouse, technicians conduct preliminary trial planting experiments, use intelligent control equipment to select vegetable varieties suitable for the local area, and summarize data such as suitable temperature, humidity, and light intensity for vegetable planting. The varieties that are successfully tested are mass-produced in the seedling center. Vegetable seedlings and planting data will be provided to farmers who rent greenhouses for large-scale order-based production."
"The park provides 'greenhouse owners' with unified seedlings, technology, brands, and sales. They rent a greenhouse with an annual output value of about 150,000 yuan, and do not need to bear market risks," said Liu Fangzhou (刘方舟).
It is not easy for an agricultural county next to the desert to build a modern agricultural system.
Large-scale construction of protective forests on the edge of the desert helps the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠) green sand barrier to fully lock the edges and "converge," and also creates a green barrier for Shule County (疏勒县) to prevent wind and sand. Li Jinguo (李金国), a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Shule County (疏勒县) Natural Resources Bureau, introduced that in the past, in Shule County (疏勒县), the visibility was only 5 to 10 meters during sandstorm days in March and April. Now, even during the heaviest sandstorms, the visibility is 100 to 500 meters.
"The impact of the desert and sandstorms on life and production is getting smaller and smaller. This is a prerequisite for the development of modern facility agriculture." Zhao Feng (赵峰), Deputy Secretary of the Shule County (疏勒县) Party Committee and Commander of the Shandong Dongying Aid-Xinjiang Headquarters (山东东营援疆指挥部), said that Shandong (山东) aid-Xinjiang cadres have been working one after another, and more and more leading agricultural enterprises have been introduced, forming a scale. These companies have developed scientific vegetable planting technologies suitable for Xinjiang (新疆), and have driven surrounding farmers through demonstration and teaching, forming advantageous industries. Shule (疏勒) has established more than 60 "village Party branch + leading enterprise + farmer" cooperatives, driving employment for more than 13,000 people.
Shandong Experts Select and Breed More Than 400 Vegetable Varieties
In Shule (疏勒), there are many vegetable industrial parks like the Kashgar (Shandong Shuifa) Modern Vegetable Industry Demonstration Park (喀什（山东水发）现代蔬菜产业示范园). Intelligent vegetable greenhouses are used for trial planting experiments, product display, and research and study reception. The park's own greenhouses play a demonstration and driving role, and surrounding farmers participate in planting to form a scale effect.
Walking through different parks in Shule (疏勒), you can see: soilless hydroponic vegetables, aerial watermelons that climb vines like cucumbers, edible fungi grown in dark and humid greenhouses, and modern facility characteristic animal husbandry...
Developing facility agriculture on the edge of the desert requires overcoming several difficulties.
"To grow watermelons, we must overcome the problem of soil improvement." Hou Yongfang (侯永芳), Director of Operations of Xinjiang Shule Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. (新疆蔬乐农业发展有限公司), introduced, "Shule (疏勒) is located on the edge of the desert, and the soil is heavily salinized. The first step in planting is to establish an expert group to test the soil composition and improve it in a targeted manner."
"After the soil is improved, not all varieties can survive and grow well, so we have to carry out a round of trial planting." Hou Yongfang (侯永芳) said that they selected more than 50 varieties of watermelons for careful planting, hoping to select varieties that can better adapt to the local environment.
Under the promotion of the Shandong Dongying Aid-Xinjiang Headquarters (山东东营援疆指挥部), the Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (山东省农业科学院) sent an expert team to build an experimental demonstration base in Shule (疏勒) to screen out excellent new varieties suitable for local planting and cultivate new technologies and new models. Huang Naiyuan (黄乃源), Secretary of the Party Committee of Baheqi Township (巴合齐乡), Shule County (疏勒县), introduced that the Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (山东省农业科学院) selected more than 400 varieties of vegetables to test the waters in Shule (疏勒) and selected about 40 varieties.
Walking into the base's technology hut, the shelves display vegetable varieties screened by experts, as well as planting technology textbooks written for the local area. Opening the textbook, plain and easy-to-understand text details the planting secrets of various vegetables.
"Agricultural technicians from the Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (山东省农业科学院) also provide in-shed guidance to growers and have conducted more than 20 training sessions, with a total of more than 3,000 farmers participating," said Huang Naiyuan (黄乃源).
Through the aid-Xinjiang project, the industrial chain of facility agriculture in Shule County (疏勒县) has been continuously extended. From scientific research and production to sales and processing, Shule (疏勒) has developed more than 30 vegetable processing enterprises with an annual processing capacity of about 150,000 tons. The local area has also formed 10 vegetable production and marketing cooperatives and 12 clean vegetable sorting workshops.
In the Kashgar (Shandong Shuifa) Modern Vegetable Industry Demonstration Park (喀什（山东水发）现代蔬菜产业示范园), the west area is the production base, while the east area is equipped with a deep processing production line, a 20,000-square-meter cold storage, and a 13,000-square-meter trading market.
"Through deep processing, cold chain storage, and cold chain transportation, we can extend the market time of agricultural products, expand the transportation radius, and also increase the added value," said Liu Fangzhou (刘方舟).
Today, Shule (疏勒) has built 20,000 mu of high-quality vegetable production bases, 5,600 mu of solar greenhouses for planting fruits and vegetables, and more than 40,000 greenhouses, with an annual output of more than 600,000 tons of vegetables and an output value of about 1.56 billion yuan. High-quality vegetables are sold to Aksu Prefecture (阿克苏地区), more than 400 kilometers away, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), more than 1,400 kilometers away, and also to cities in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区).
Shule (疏勒), once a place of sand and wind, has turned to facility agriculture for food and has become a vibrant "vegetable basket."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 游 仪
Jinjiang River (锦江), stone slab roads, Wangpingfang (望平坊) in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) Province, bamboo chairs and wooden tables lined up along the river, many tourists.
"Sichuan opera, food, cultural and creative products, this place is full of life..." After watching a Sichuan opera performance at the Meihua Theater Troupe (梅花剧社), Zhang Liang (张亮), a tourist from Beijing (北京), went straight to a nearby hot pot restaurant to sit down.
Not far away, under a banyan tree, folk songs echoed. "I didn't expect there to be a resident singer. This place has both the charm of old Chengdu and a trendy experience. Once you come, you don't want to leave!" As he spoke, Zhang Liang picked up a piece of tripe, listening to the music, and cooked it in the hot and spicy broth.
Wangpingfang (望平坊) Tourist and Leisure Block is located in Mengzhuiwan (猛追湾) Subdistrict, Chenghua District (成华区), Chengdu (成都), with a total length of 2.5 kilometers and a total area of 1.68 square kilometers. During the recent "May Day" holiday, about 200,000 tourists came here to "check in."
"There used to be very few tourists here." Diao Jing (刁静), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Wangping Community (望平社区), Mengzhuiwan Subdistrict (猛追湾街道), said that the old Wangpingfang (望平坊) used to be old, messy and disorganized. Cars were often parked haphazardly, and it seemed out of place next to the bustling Chunxi Road (春熙路) business district.
People wanted renovation and governance, and the opinions of the surrounding residents were significant. In 2018, Chenghua District (成华区) promoted the urban renewal and renovation of the Mengzhuiwan (猛追湾) area, adjusting the texture and recreating the scenes, transforming an old neighborhood into a national-level tourist and leisure block.
"We introduced professional companies to package the design, renovation, and operation together." In Diao Jing's (刁静) view, the renovation of the block not only effectively solved the living problems of the surrounding residents, "but more importantly, it solved the problems of the separation of space and business formats, and the difficulty of industrial transformation and upgrading, and stimulated consumption potential."
The aroma of bread and coffee fills the streets... At the Wangpingfang (望平坊) "Bread Festival," more than 30 distinctive bakeries set up stalls along the street, attracting many dessert lovers.
"This is our new flavor, combined with Sichuan (四川) characteristics, which is rare in other places." Feng Han (冯晗), the owner of a bakery, was introducing a rice bread to customers. Many young people tasted and placed orders, and also participated in a stamp collecting activity, "Collecting 2 stamps can get a refrigerator magnet, and collecting 5 stamps can get a limited edition canvas bag from the 'Bread Festival'." Wang Fan (王凡), who came to Chengdu (成都) from Yunnan (云南) for tourism, came specifically after learning about the "Bread Festival."
The old street is not old, and the alleys are always new. Trendy new activities and new business formats are rapidly gathering in Wangpingfang (望平坊). Geometry Bookstore (几何书店), the first store in Chengdu (成都), vintage clothing and jewelry stores, and spice coffee fusion stores... Fashionable and distinctive shops stand along the street.
"We upgrade the consumption experience through themed consumption promotion activities and attracting distinctive shops, etc., preserve the memory of old Chengdu (成都), and continue the story of new Chengdu (成都)." Xu Lu (徐璐), the person in charge of the operation of the tourist and leisure block, introduced that Wangpingfang (望平坊) has become a vibrant and distinctive block characterized by small shop economy, first store economy, and night economy, receiving an average of more than 8 million tourists annually.
As night falls, the neon lights shine. On one side are trendy and fashionable youth activities, and on the other side is the waterfront leisure of old Chengdu (成都) life. The day and night of Wangpingfang (望平坊) are full of consumption vitality.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 10th (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) On the 10th, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局) showed that in April, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) changed from a decrease of 0.4% month-on-month in the previous month to an increase of 0.1%, and decreased by 0.1% year-on-year, the same decrease as the previous month. The core CPI changed from flat to up month-on-month, up 0.2%, and up 0.5% year-on-year, with the increase remaining stable. The Producer Price Index (PPI) for industrial producers decreased by 0.4% month-on-month, the same decrease as the previous month, and decreased by 2.7% year-on-year, with the decrease expanding by 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous month.
From a month-on-month perspective, the CPI changed from a decrease to an increase, with the increase being 0.2 percentage points higher than the seasonal level, mainly driven by the rebound in food and travel services. Food prices rose 0.2% month-on-month, 1.4 percentage points higher than the seasonal level. Affected by the combined effects of demand recovery and holiday factors, travel service prices rebounded significantly.
From a year-on-year perspective, the CPI decreased slightly, mainly due to the decline in international oil prices. Energy prices fell 4.8% year-on-year, with the decrease expanding by 2.2 percentage points compared to the previous month. Food prices fell 0.2%, with the decrease narrowing by 1.2 percentage points compared to the previous month, affecting the CPI to decrease by approximately 0.03 percentage points. The core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, rose 0.5%, with the increase remaining stable.
The PPI decreased by 0.4% month-on-month, the same decrease as the previous month. The main reasons for the decline in the PPI this month are: first, international input factors affected the decline in prices in related domestic industries; and second, some domestic energy prices declined seasonally.
Dong Lijuan (董莉娟), chief statistician of the Urban Department of the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局), said that although international input factors have had a certain downward impact on the prices of some industries, China's economic foundation is stable and resilient, various macroeconomic policies are working together, high-quality development is being steadily promoted, and prices in some areas are showing positive changes: the supply and demand relationship in some industries such as ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry and non-metallic mineral products industry has improved, and the price decline has narrowed; new quality productive forces are constantly being cultivated and strengthened, and the development of industries such as intelligent manufacturing and high-end equipment manufacturing has driven the year-on-year increase in prices in related industries; China continues to promote trade diversification, and market expansion has driven the year-on-year increase or narrowing of the decline in prices in some export industries.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周亚军 王云杉
This year is the year of the Hainan Free Trade Port's closure operations.
Building the Hainan Free Trade Port is a major national strategy personally planned, deployed, and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). In April 2022, during his inspection in Hainan, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Accelerate the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics that has global influence, and make Hainan a demonstration of China's reform and opening up in the new era." In December 2024, when listening to the work reports of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Strive to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era."
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) instructions, Hainan Province continues to improve the policy and institutional system of the free trade port. Through high-level opening up to the outside world, it has achieved an average annual growth of more than 20% in trade in goods and trade in services, and the scale of actual use of foreign capital has steadily increased.
Recently, reporters interviewed in Hainan, and the heads of the interviewed companies are full of confidence in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port and full of expectations for the closure operations: "External risks and challenges cannot stop us from moving towards the world!"
Cultivating Internal Strength and Enhancing Skills in Expanding Opening Up
"A 21% tariff reduction is a significant benefit to the sales side!" said Zhou Shuo, Director and General Manager of Hainan Jingrun Pearl Co., Ltd. (海南京润珍珠有限公司).
Duty-free for processing and value-added domestic sales is one of the policies of the Hainan Free Trade Port. After landing in Yangpu Bonded Port Area (洋浦保税港区) in 2021, it has been expanded twice and now covers the entire island of Hainan. The policy clarifies that for Hainan-encouraged industrial enterprises, if imported materials are processed into goods in the Hainan Free Trade Port, and the added value exceeds 30% (inclusive), the import tariffs on the imported materials can be exempted when sold in the mainland.
Hainan Jingrun Pearl Co., Ltd. (海南京润珍珠有限公司) is a local enterprise. Since the 1990s, the company has focused on pearl products, continuously extending the industrial chain from pearl jewelry to deep-processed skin care products, and gradually growing into a leading enterprise in the pearl industry.
In the first quarter of this year, Jingrun Company has imported three batches of more than 2,000 golden and white South Sea pearls. It is expected to expand the import to 30,000 pearls by the end of the year. Calculated based on a purchase cost of 12 million yuan, the duty-free policy for processing and value-added domestic sales can save more than 2.5 million yuan in tariff costs.
To accelerate the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, China will adhere to "opening the door" rather than "closing the door," "dismantling walls" rather than "building walls," and "empowering" rather than "competing for profits," injecting stability and certainty into the world with high-quality development and high-level opening up to the outside world.
According to statistics from Haikou Customs (海口海关), as of the end of March this year, the value of Hainan's processed and value-added domestic sales goods has reached 7.546 billion yuan, with tariff exemptions of approximately 601 million yuan. Driven by the policy, a group of modern processing enterprises in Hainan that are expanding into international and domestic markets are thriving.
"We are cultivating internal strength and enhancing skills in expanding opening up," said Zhou Shuo. Jingrun Company is focusing on online independent marketing and rapidly developing offline stores, increasing from more than 20 stores nationwide in 2022 to more than 100 in 2024. It plans to increase to 300 to 400 this year, and the output value is expected to reach 600 million yuan, with high-end categories accounting for 25%.
After the closure of the Hainan Free Trade Port, market access will be further relaxed, and a negative list management system for cross-border service trade and a negative list management system for foreign investment access will be implemented, which will attract more foreign-funded enterprises and international talents to invest and start businesses in Hainan.
"'Opening up the first line and managing the second line' will provide more convenient conditions for the exchange of goods and services, so that the Hainan Free Trade Port can better play its role as a gateway for opening up to the outside world," said Zhao Jinping (赵晋平), Vice President of the China Association of Trade in Services and a member of the Expert Advisory Committee for the Construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
With a Good Business Environment and High Efficiency, We Can Go All Out
From investing 220 million yuan to build a new Xinglong Coffee (兴隆咖啡) processing production line and renovate the coffee culture park, to investing 540 million yuan to build the CP-Sun River Coffee Town (正大·太阳河咖啡小镇), why has the Thai CP Group (泰国正大集团) continued to increase its investment in Hainan in recent years?
"Investing in China is investing in the future. China has a super-large market, which is our confidence and strength," said Wang Mengjun (王孟军), Senior Vice President of CP Group (Hainan) Xinglong Coffee Industry Development Co., Ltd. (正大集团（海南）兴隆咖啡产业开发有限公司).
CP Group (正大集团) was the first foreign-funded enterprise to invest in Hainan after the reform and opening up. China has a super-large market, Hainan has Xinglong Overseas Chinese Township (兴隆侨乡), a strong coffee culture, and broad prospects for the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism.
Since 2021, CP's (正大) performance in Hainan has doubled every year. In March this year, Xinglong Coffee Culture Park (兴隆咖啡文化园) successfully applied for a national 3A-level tourist attraction, and the number of visitors to the park exceeded 400,000.
Hainan's coffee production is limited, and it needs to import green coffee beans. At first, CP Group (正大集团) found that imported green coffee beans were not on the zero-tariff list for raw and auxiliary materials and could not enjoy the duty-free policy, which made the company very anxious.
The enterprise is anxious, and the local relevant departments are even more anxious. With the active promotion of all parties, green coffee beans were soon included in the zero-tariff policy list for raw and auxiliary materials of the Hainan Free Trade Port. With no worries about production, the product development ideas are also clearer. CP Group (正大集团) mainly uses local coffee beans for offline experience in the cultural park, while imported green beans are used for blending, processing, and exporting. Wang Mengjun (王孟军) calculated an account, and the cost of processing and exporting imported green coffee beans can be saved by 13%-20%.
When Xinglong Coffee Culture Park (兴隆咖啡文化园) applied for a national 3A-level tourist attraction, the relevant departments provided guidance at the first time. The scenic spot built a visitor center, medical room, and reception room, realizing the improvement and perfection of software and hardware, and successfully passed the certification and acceptance.
Hainan is actively creating an international business environment. In recent years, it has carried out special actions for large-scale research and large-scale services on a regular basis, explored the realization of the entire process of electronic processing of foreign-funded enterprises by overseas personnel in "Hainan e-Registration," promoted the launch of the "Enterprise Sailing Free Trade Port" one-stop service platform for investment in Hainan, and innovatively launched eight "one-stop" services involving foreign-funded enterprises and foreign personnel, such as entry and customs clearance and residence permits for foreign personnel, helping the province's foreign investment growth rate and volume to jump to the "first echelon" in the country.
"Hainan has a good business environment and high efficiency. We can go all out here," said Wang Mengjun (王孟军).
In 2024, against the backdrop of globalization encountering headwinds, Hainan added more than 2,000 new foreign-funded enterprises, an increase of approximately 20% year-on-year.
On April 14, the Invest in China·2025 Hainan Free Trade Port Global Industrial Investment Conference was held in Haikou (海口), Hainan, with a total of 265 projects signed, with a total contract value of approximately 233.6 billion yuan. More and more domestic and foreign enterprises and investors are casting votes of confidence with practical actions, becoming witnesses, participants, contributors, and beneficiaries of the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Cross-border Data Builds a "Highway" for Enterprises to Go Overseas
At 5 p.m. Beijing time and 5 a.m. Eastern time in the United States, in the No. 3 live broadcast room of the Hainan Provincial Cross-border Data Information Industry Park, the anchor of Xiaoben Jingying Culture Media Company (小本经盈文化传媒公司) used fluent English to introduce Chinese herbal tea to Americans who were getting up early to exercise, and rang the hand bell from time to time following the rhythm of buyers placing orders in the shopping cart.
"Although the external situation is changing, our revenue is still growing rapidly. The daily revenue of this live broadcast room has increased from 10,000 yuan last year to 130,000 yuan now, and the company's revenue in April has also increased by 5 times compared with February," introduced Chen Jifeng (陈继锋), General Manager of Xiaoben Jingying Company.
In 2023, Chen Jifeng (陈继锋) decided to develop cross-border e-commerce exports: "The reason for choosing Hainan is that it has a free trade port policy for the safe and orderly flow of data. For e-commerce to go overseas, Hainan has built a 'highway.'"
Since 2023, the state has supported Hainan in accelerating the implementation of policies for the safe and orderly flow of data, and has approved the establishment of the Haikou International Communications Full-Service Import and Export Bureau (海口国际通信全业务出入口局). Pilot policies such as the "incoming data processing" have been introduced one after another. China Unicom Hainan Branch (中国联通海南分公司) and Hainan Provincial Information and Communication Co., Ltd. (海南省信息通信有限公司) have begun to jointly build a cross-border information industry service platform. As the policy end, operation end, and technical service end form a joint force, the free trade port policy is embodied into products and services that users can easily use.
"Users only need to install a terminal to access the international Internet through a compliant cross-border data channel, which completely solves the problem of unstable cross-border e-commerce networks in the past. While reducing the compliance costs of enterprises, it also achieves global data node coverage," said Gan Quan (甘泉), Deputy General Manager of China Unicom Hainan Branch (中国联通海南分公司).
With the road to overseas markets opened up, Chen Jifeng (陈继锋) expanded production capacity. The short video production team recruited 60 college students in one go and plans to open 10 more stores in May.
Currently, the best-selling single product of Chen Jifeng (陈继锋) is Chinese herbal tea, which is popular among overseas high-fat diet groups. "The products we supply are 'rigid demand'," said Chen Jifeng (陈继锋).
The safe and orderly flow of data benefits not only cross-border e-commerce. This year, the "Hainan Free Trade Port Data Export Management List (Negative List) (2024 Edition)" passed the review and filing of the State Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) and the National Data Bureau (国家数据局). With the implementation of the policy, a group of digital service trade enterprises have risen to the occasion.
"Relying on the opening dividend of the landing of Hainan's global data nodes, we have launched a supply chain evaluation network to help enterprises efficiently connect the upstream and downstream of the supply chain, while empowering small and medium-sized enterprises to better connect with core enterprises, improve the transparency of international trade between the two parties, and enhance mutual trust," said Wu Guangyu (吴广宇), President of Dun & Bradstreet China (邓白氏中国区). Dun & Bradstreet (邓白氏) settled in Hainan in 2022 and became the first enterprise in the province to pass the data export security assessment of the State Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) in 2023. Recently, it was approved as one of the first pilot projects for operating value-added telecommunications services in the country.
"In Hainan, whether it is a foreign-funded enterprise or a state-owned enterprise, they are treated equally, and the attitude is open. We regard Hainan as a key node connecting international and domestic markets and gathering data resources, and we look forward to the closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port," said Wu Guangyu (吴广宇).
"We must have new achievements in promoting the development of cross-border e-commerce," said Lu Qisong (卢其松), General Manager of Hainan Provincial Information and Communication Co., Ltd. (海南省信息通信有限公司). "Hainan Provincial State-owned Assets Operation Company (海南省国资运营公司) has established a computing power group to explore the use of free computing power as a public product, promote the combination of cross-border e-commerce and artificial intelligence, and solve the localization problems of anchors and languages. In the future, it will also introduce big data empowerment to help cross-border e-commerce better match supply and demand accurately."
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) May 10th dispatch (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)): Reporters learned from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (中国有色金属工业协会) that in the first quarter of this year, the added value of nonferrous metal industries above designated size increased by 6.6% year-on-year. The output of 10 nonferrous metals was 19.851 million tons, an increase of 2.0% year-on-year.
In the first quarter, fixed asset investment in the nonferrous metals industry increased by 21.6% compared with the same period last year, an increase of 9.6 percentage points higher than the national industrial investment growth rate. Among them, the cumulative investment in fixed assets in the mining and dressing industry increased by 38.6%, and the cumulative investment in fixed assets in smelting and rolling processing increased by 17.9%. The vitality of private investment has been fully released. In the first quarter, private fixed asset investment in nonferrous metals increased by 21.0% year-on-year. Among them, private investment in nonferrous metal mining and dressing increased by 52.2% year-on-year, and private investment in smelting and rolling processing increased by 14.1% year-on-year.
In the first quarter, nonferrous metal industrial enterprises above designated size achieved operating income of 2,229.33 billion yuan, an increase of 19.6% year-on-year; the total profit was 91.77 billion yuan, an increase of 40.7% year-on-year. Among them, the total profit of the nonferrous metal mining and dressing industry was 26 billion yuan, an increase of 62.3%, and the total profit of the smelting and rolling processing industry was 65.77 billion yuan, an increase of 33.6%.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王昊男
The recent "May Day" holiday saw a consumption boom in Zhongguancun (中关村), Haidian District (海淀区), Beijing (北京). After two years of renovation, Zhongguancun Food Street (中关村食宝街) and Zhongguancun Plaza (中关村广场), which carry the memories of a generation, have been integrated and upgraded into Zhongguancun Joy City (中关村大融城) – a diverse experience space integrating shopping, leisure, and social interaction. On the first day of its trial operation on May 1st, the 50,000-square-meter space in the west district of Joy City attracted 45,000 visitors, and the total consumption of 83 large and small catering shops reached 5 million yuan.
"The hustle and bustle and the vibrancy of life are back." Zhang Hang (张航), 28, works in a nearby artificial intelligence company. Upon hearing about the trial operation of Joy City, he and his colleagues came to "check in" at the first opportunity. "This is not only a trendy shopping mall, but also a haven for releasing stress."
"Expanding domestic demand, addressing shortcomings, and promoting development, urban renewal is an important starting point." Zhang Ge (张革), Secretary of the Haidian District Committee, introduced that Haidian (海淀) had issued two batches of 251 urban renewal projects in early February and late March this year, with a total investment of over 100 billion yuan, involving a renovation area of approximately 14.358 million square meters. "We will further optimize the urban spatial structure, enhance urban functions, improve the quality of life of the masses, and accelerate the conversion of old and new driving forces through urban renewal," said Zhang Ge (张革).
Urban renewal fosters potential consumption and drives industrial upgrading. Unlike the bustling Joy City (大融城), Dinghao Electronics Building (鼎好大厦), a few hundred meters away, has "quieted down" after its renovation. A 50-meter-high sunlit atrium, intelligent property services, and fully open shared spaces... The once-disorganized electronic market is now orderly.
"The brand-new environment is just the appearance; the core is the reshaping of industry and ecology." Opening the list of enterprises stationed in Dinghao Electronics Building (鼎好大厦), there are R&D platforms such as the Embodied Intelligence Innovation Center of the Zhiyuan Research Institute (智源研究院), technology innovation enterprises such as Beijing Deep Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (北京深势科技有限公司), and investment institutions such as Innovation Works (创新工场). Yu Hong (于红), Deputy General Manager of Beijing Dinggu Dinghao Real Estate Co., Ltd. (北京鼎固鼎好实业有限公司), revealed the "shifting birds from the cage" achievement: "Dinghao Electronics Building (鼎好大厦) Block A, with 90,000 square meters, currently houses more than 30 technology enterprises, with a total valuation of over 50 billion yuan."
The focus of urban renewal is to enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. Looking from the top, northeast of Dinghao Electronics Building (鼎好大厦), among the low-rise buildings, a crane stands with a high boom. That is Keyuan Community (科源社区) in Zhongguancun Street (中关村街道), Haidian District (海淀区), which has a history of more than 70 years, and is being renewed in the mode of "original demolition and reconstruction, multi-party investment, and joint construction of the homeland."
"Most of the buildings here are old buildings from the 1950s, and the living environment urgently needs to be improved." Liu Fan (刘繁), a member of the Party Working Committee of Zhongguancun Street (中关村街道), introduced that the street has specially formed 5 working groups to visit each household to ask about their needs. "Currently, 7 buildings with 474 households have completed relocation, and construction has officially started."
From point to surface, the focus extends from the Zhongguancun (中关村) area to the entire Beijing (北京):
In Chaoyang (朝阳) in the east, the renovated Liangma River (亮马河) has boosted the economy along the coast; in Haidian (海淀) in the west, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Relics Park (京张铁路遗址公园) has stitched together urban breakpoints; in Fengtai (丰台) in the south, the Dahongmen Clothing Commercial City (大红门服装商贸城) has been transformed into the South Central Axis International Culture and Technology Park (南中轴国际文化科技园), attracting the continuous gathering of high-precision and cutting-edge industries; in Changping (昌平) in the north, the regional service functions of the super-large community "Hui-Tian Area" (回天地区) are constantly improving... In 2024, Beijing's (北京) urban renewal completed an investment of 73.4 billion yuan, an increase of 67% year-on-year.
"To thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, we will increase our efforts to promote urban renewal projects with large investments, quick results, and significant impact." Wang Fei (王飞), Director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (北京市住房和城乡建设委员会), introduced that Beijing (北京) has clarified 8 categories and 53 renewal tasks for 2025. Currently, two batches of 2,511 renewal projects have been released and implemented, with a total estimated investment of approximately 490 billion yuan, and the third batch of projects is planned to be released in the middle of the year.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 10th (北京5月10日电): From May 7th to 10th, 2025, President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a state visit to Russia at the invitation of the Russian government and attended the celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. At the conclusion of the trip, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, briefed accompanying reporters on the visit.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that this visit was President Xi Jinping's (习近平) 11th visit to Russia since becoming President, and also his first attendance at the celebrations commemorating the victory of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in 10 years. Against the backdrop of accelerating changes unseen in a century and the intertwined chaos of the international situation, this visit looked back at history, focused on the future, inherited friendship, and defended justice, achieving complete success. The visit had a rich agenda and a tight schedule. President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended nearly 20 bilateral and multilateral events, jointly discussing major plans for strategic cooperation between China and Russia in various fields, jointly celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and jointly composing a new chapter in safeguarding international fairness and justice, sending a strong message of the rock-solid China-Russia relationship, the inviolability of the achievements of World War II, and the world's need for fairness and not hegemony. Domestic and foreign public opinion paid close attention to this visit, conducting thorough and in-depth reports, generally believing that this visit further consolidated the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, led the world in jointly safeguarding the post-war international order, and promoted world multipolarity and the restructuring of the international political landscape, with significant historical significance.
I. Strengthening Strategic Guidance and Promoting the Steady Progress of China-Russia Relations
Wang Yi (王毅) said that China and Russia are good neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, and true friends who have been tempered in the fire. The two countries share common historical memories, have forged deep traditional friendship, adhere to similar values, and have explored the correct way for two major neighboring countries to get along. Permanent good-neighborliness and friendship, comprehensive strategic coordination, and mutually beneficial cooperation and win-win results have become the spiritual core of the two countries' relations. After more than 70 years of weathering storms, China-Russia relations have become increasingly calm, confident, stable, and resilient, and are at their best period in history, setting a model for a new type of major-country relationship.
The leadership of the heads of state is the fundamental guarantee for the steady and long-term development of China-Russia relations. President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Putin (普京) have met more than 40 times, establishing deep mutual trust and sincere friendship. The Russian side received President Xi Jinping (习近平) with the highest standards of courtesy. After President Xi Jinping's (习近平) special plane entered Russian airspace, Russian fighter jets escorted it, and the Deputy Prime Minister went to the airport to greet him. President Putin (普京) held a grand welcoming ceremony at the Kremlin (克里姆林宫), had a one-on-one tea chat with President Xi Jinping (习近平) in the presidential office, and held small-scale and large-scale talks, conducting in-depth communication on issues of common concern, with an exchange lasting nearly 10 hours. The most important political achievement of this visit was the joint signing by the two heads of state of a joint statement on further deepening the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, providing new strategic guidance for the development of bilateral relations in the next stage. Both sides reaffirmed that they always regard each other as priority partners, will jointly resist any attempts to interfere with or undermine the traditional friendship and deep mutual trust between China and Russia, help each other's development and revitalization, and provide more stability to the world. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China-Russia relations have clear historical logic, strong endogenous动力, and deep cultural heritage, and are not directed against any third party, nor are they subject to any third party. As long as China and Russia maintain strategic focus and adhere to strategic coordination, no force can stop the two countries from achieving their respective development and revitalization, stop the popular will of China and Russia for lasting friendship, or stop the trend of world multipolarity and economic globalization. President Putin (普京) emphasized that Russia and China have always stood together through thick and thin and supported each other, and the friendship between the two countries is unbreakable. Steadfastly promoting the development of Russia-China relations and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation is Russia's strategic choice. Russia-China relations are not affected by temporary events or any external interference. International public opinion generally believes that every interaction between President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Putin (普京) is remarkable. During this visit, the heads of state of China and Russia positioned the relationship between the two countries as a key force in promoting the stability and progress of the international community and safeguarding world order, once again reflecting the high level of China-Russia relations. Attempts to drive a wedge between China and Russia can only be a pipe dream.
Pragmatic cooperation is the endogenous driving force for the stable development of China-Russia relations. China and Russia are fellow travelers on the road to modernization. China has remained Russia's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, and last year, bilateral trade bucked the trend and reached a new high of US$244.8 billion. Russia has become China's largest energy supplier, and the two countries have complementary economic advantages, sufficient cooperation potential, and large development space. During this visit, the two sides signed more than 20 cooperation documents, injecting new and strong impetus into the development of China-Russia relations. Both sides agreed to continue to expand the cooperation cake, consolidate the foundation of economic, trade, and energy cooperation, support cross-border e-commerce, agriculture, and mineral resources cooperation, steadily advance large-scale cooperation projects in the fields of nuclear energy, aerospace, and accelerate the expansion of cooperation in emerging fields such as scientific and technological innovation and artificial intelligence. The two sides signed a new version of the investment protection agreement, improving the institutional arrangements for high-level economic and trade cooperation, and effectively offsetting the adverse currents of protectionism. It is particularly worth mentioning that the ongoing "China-Russia Year of Culture" is wonderful, and the "China craze" continues to heat up in various parts of Russia. The co-produced film "Red Silk" has been widely praised, and the story of the two countries' revolutionaries fighting side by side has moved a large number of viewers. Both sides agreed to continue to strengthen cooperation in the fields of education, youth, media, and film, and continuously enhance mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples, so that China-Russia friendship can be passed on from generation to generation.
Comprehensive strategic coordination is the distinct symbol of China-Russia relations. China and Russia hold highly consistent positions on major issues such as world multipolarity, economic globalization, and the democratization of international relations, and the two sides maintain close communication and coordination on this. During this visit, the two sides issued a joint statement on global strategic stability, emphasizing that one's own security cannot be guaranteed at the expense of the security of other countries, and that the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game should be abandoned, and that their respective concerns should be resolved through equal dialogue and consultation, and that they are committed to building constructive major-country relations. The two heads of state reaffirmed that they will strengthen coordination and cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the BRICS countries, enhance the voice of developing countries in the global governance system, and advocate for an equal and orderly world multipolarity and an inclusive economic globalization that benefits all. The two heads of state also had in-depth communication on issues such as the Ukraine crisis, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the Asia-Pacific situation, and agreed to promote the political settlement of various hotspot issues. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that on the issue of the Ukraine crisis, China welcomes all efforts conducive to peace. China advocates a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable global security concept, and believes that it is necessary to pay attention to the reasonable security concerns of all countries and eliminate the root causes of the crisis. President Putin (普京) highly appreciated China's objective and fair position on the issue of the Ukraine crisis, and said that he is willing to start peace talks without preconditions and hopes to reach a just and lasting peace agreement.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that change is the norm in the international landscape, and what remains unchanged is the mutual trust and mutual support between China and Russia. As long as the two major countries of China and Russia stand shoulder to shoulder and cooperate closely back-to-back, the international order will not be chaotic, the world's justice will not fall, and power politics will not succeed. No matter how the international situation changes, China and Russia will move forward calmly under the strategic leadership of the two heads of state, promote the development of bilateral relations to a wider field and a deeper level, respond to the various challenges facing the world today with the stability of China-Russia relations, create more well-being for the two peoples, and make greater contributions to the cause of human progress.
II. Guarding Historical Memory and Defending the Achievements of Victory in World War II
Wang Yi (王毅) said that World War II, launched by militarist and fascist forces, caused unprecedented catastrophe to mankind. Eighty years ago, China and Russia, together with the progressive forces of the world, shared the same hatred, advanced wave upon wave, were not afraid of violence, fought heroically, paid huge national sacrifices, and achieved the great victory of justice over evil and light over darkness, laying the cornerstone of the post-war international order with blood and life.
President Xi Jinping's (习近平) attendance at the "May 9th" Victory Day celebrations again is to relive this glorious period with all countries, promote a correct view of the history of World War II, and jointly defend the post-war international order. President Putin (普京) regarded President Xi Jinping (习近平) as the most distinguished guest at the celebrations. The two heads of state watched the grand military parade side by side in Red Square (红场), and jointly laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, expressing their highest respect to the martyrs who fought bloody battles with the most solemn ceremony. The guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军) once again participated in the Red Square (红场) military parade with strict military appearance and upright posture, demonstrating the Chinese soldiers' iron will to defend peace. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China and the Soviet Union, as the main battlefields in Asia and Europe during World War II, were the mainstays in the fight against Japanese militarism and German Nazism, and made decisive contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. All attempts to distort the truth of the history of World War II, deny the achievements of victory in World War II, and smear the historical achievements of China and Russia will not succeed. President Putin (普京) said that under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the Chinese people fought heroically and achieved the great victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, making a major contribution to opening up a common future for mankind. Russia and China supported each other during the difficult years of war and forged a deep friendship, laying a solid foundation for bilateral relations. The two sides should jointly oppose attempts to tamper with history, maintain a correct historical narrative, and safeguard the authority of the United Nations and international fairness and justice.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that 80 years ago, on the basis of the victory of World War II, China and Russia, together with important members of the anti-fascist alliance, jointly discussed the establishment of the United Nations, jointly formulated the Charter of the United Nations, and opened a historical chapter in which all countries jointly built peace and sought common development. The international system with the United Nations as its core is the concentrated embodiment of the achievements of victory in World War II, supporting the stability and prosperity of the world, ensuring the basic pattern of overall peace, and promoting the long-term progress of human civilization. Eighty years later, the United Nations is facing unprecedented shocks. Individual countries are engaged in prioritizing their own countries and bullying with power, attempting to replace multilateralism with unilateralism and the post-war international order with so-called self-defined rules. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out forcefully that the more the international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, the more it is necessary to adhere to and safeguard the authority of the United Nations. As a stable, active, and progressive force in the international community, China and Russia must continue to stand firmly together and resolutely safeguard the international system with the United Nations as its core and the international order based on international law. President Putin (普京) said that imposing high tariffs is contrary to common sense and illegal, and will only backfire. He is willing to work with China to oppose unilateralism, oppose group confrontation, and safeguard the common interests of the international community. China and Russia once again issued a joint statement on further strengthening cooperation to safeguard the authority of international law, emphasizing full compliance with the Charter of the United Nations and the basic principles of international law, and opposing the abuse of unilateral sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction," demonstrating the responsibility of the two countries as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that this autumn, China will also solemnly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (中国人民抗日战争), demonstrating the Chinese nation's great contribution to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and working with peace-loving countries and peoples to remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future. Looking back at this history, what must not be forgotten is that Taiwan's return to China is precisely the achievement of victory in World War II and an important part of the post-war international order. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that a series of documents with international legal effect, such as the Cairo Declaration (《开罗宣言》) and the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》), have confirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan, and the historical and legal facts are beyond doubt, and the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is beyond challenge. No matter how the situation on Taiwan Island changes, no matter how external forces make trouble, the historical trend that China will eventually be reunified and will inevitably be reunified is unstoppable. President Putin (普京) emphasized that Russia firmly adheres to the one-China principle and always supports China's position on the Taiwan issue. Leaders of Serbia (塞尔维亚), Cuba (古巴), Venezuela (委内瑞拉), Slovakia (斯洛伐克) and many other countries have stated that they firmly adhere to the one-China policy and believe that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the painful lessons of World War II are not far away, and the hegemonic behavior of acting alone and the law of the jungle of the weak being prey to the strong must never be revived. All peace-loving people in the world must remember the history written in blood and life, firmly defend the achievements of victory in World War II, adhere to true multilateralism, adhere to the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and sharing, and work together to strive for a brighter future for mankind.
III. Practicing the Responsibility of a Major Country and Building the Broadest International Consensus
Wang Yi (王毅) said that in today's world, the peace deficit, the development deficit, and the governance deficit are increasing, and the Cold War mentality, power politics, and hegemonic expansion are making a comeback. Although countries have different situations and different foreign policies, one thing is consistent, that is, they all believe that multilateralism should be adhered to and unilateral actions should be opposed, they all support free trade and oppose protectionism, and they all do not want to return to the dark world of "might is right." The international community attaches more importance to China's status and influence and expects China to take on responsibility in a turbulent world and play a stabilizing and constructive role. During this visit, President Xi Jinping (习近平) widely contacted political dignitaries from various countries attending the celebrations, held bilateral meetings with leaders from three continents, and built a broad consensus on firmly supporting each other, defending multilateralism, and resisting power hegemony.
In March of this year, a strong earthquake in Mandalay (曼德勒), Myanmar (缅甸), caused heavy casualties and property losses. As a community with a shared future that shares weal and woe and helps each other, China sent rescue forces at the first time and provided 13 batches of emergency humanitarian supplies, helping Myanmar to overcome difficulties in resettlement, disaster relief, and health and epidemic prevention. During his meeting with Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing (敏昂莱), President Xi Jinping (习近平) said that he is willing to continue to provide assistance and support the people of Myanmar in rebuilding their homes. The Myanmar side expressed its deep gratitude, saying that China was the first to provide assistance to Myanmar and took the lead in helping Myanmar with disaster relief, which reflects the胞波情谊 (bāo bō qíng yì - "Paukphaw friendship," a term used to describe the close relationship between China and Myanmar, emphasizing brotherhood and mutual support) and true feelings in times of adversity, which the people of Myanmar will always remember. President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China supports Myanmar in taking a development path that suits its own national conditions, safeguarding its sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national stability, and steadily advancing its domestic political agenda. The Myanmar side stated that it is committed to promoting cooperation between the two countries and will make every effort to ensure the safety of Chinese projects and personnel in Myanmar. Both sides agreed to continue to practice the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (和平共处五项原则), promote the Bandung Spirit (万隆精神), and promote the construction of the China-Myanmar community with a shared future to go deeper and more solid.
Latin American and Caribbean countries have suffered from unilateral sanctions and hegemonic bullying in recent years, and their economic development and people's lives have been severely affected. President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Cuban President Díaz-Canel (迪亚斯—卡内尔) and Venezuelan President Maduro (马杜罗) respectively, reaffirming China's firm support for the two countries in safeguarding national sovereignty and national dignity, and firmly supporting the people of the two countries in opposing external interference. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that Latin American and Caribbean countries are all sovereign and independent countries, not anyone's "backyard." This year marks the 10th anniversary of the official operation of the China-Latin America Forum, and China is willing to work with countries in the region to strengthen unity and cooperation and promote the construction of the China-Latin America community with a shared future to go steadily and far. The leaders of the two countries thanked China for its long-term selfless assistance in safeguarding national sovereignty and achieving economic and social development, highly appreciated President Xi Jinping's (习近平) concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the three major global initiatives, and expressed their willingness to work with China to oppose unilateralism and protectionism, promote the development of Latin America-China relations, and safeguard the common interests of the international community.
China and the European Union have just commemorated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Since the beginning of this year, exchanges and cooperation between China and Europe in various fields have been fully launched, and the consensus on practicing multilateralism, adhering to strategic autonomy, and safeguarding international rules has been further deepened. During his meetings with Serbian President Vučić (武契奇) and Slovak Prime Minister Fico (菲佐), President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China is willing to work with European countries to follow the historical trend of opening up, cooperation, mutual benefit, and win-win results, strengthen strategic communication, and promote the continuous and sound development of China-Europe relations. China and Europe should firmly adhere to multilateralism, jointly resist unilateral hegemonic actions, safeguard the achievements of economic globalization, and safeguard the global free trade system and international economic and trade order. President Vučić (武契奇) said that China is Serbia's most valuable friend and is willing to expand economic and trade exchanges with China, believing that China's ideas and actions have enhanced the international community's courage and confidence in safeguarding common interests. Prime Minister Fico (菲佐) said that a healthy and stable Europe-China relationship is in the common interests of both sides, and Slovakia is willing to continue to play a constructive role in this regard, and appreciates China's legitimate position on issues such as Ukraine and the Middle East.
Wang Yi finally said that this trip to Russia was a major action by President Xi Jinping (习近平) to coordinate the overall domestic and international situations, and to strategize major-country relations and overall diplomacy. It was also another successful practice of Xi Jinping's (习近平) diplomatic thought. At a critical historical moment of fierce competition between unilateralism and multilateralism, and a deep contest between maintaining hegemony and opposing hegemony, China, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平), once again stands at the forefront, 砥柱中流 (dǐ zhù zhōng liú - "pillar mid-stream," to be a mainstay; to play a key role), firmly standing on the right side of history, on the side of human civilization and progress, and on the side of the common interests of the vast majority of countries, more clearly establishing the image of a responsible, courageous, and trustworthy major country. Amidst the chaotic clouds, we never cease our pursuit of peace; amidst the raging waves, we raise high the sail of cooperation. We must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, profoundly understand and practice Xi Jinping's (习近平) diplomatic thought, unswervingly promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and strive to create a new situation in which major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics is more proactive and more capable, so as to create a more favorable international environment for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
By: 本报记者 乔 栋
The small, round hilltop stands at an altitude of 3,129 meters. The grass at the foot of the mountain shows a fresh green, and the Dongda Reservoir (东大滩水库) ripples. In the distance, people of short stature wearing work clothes carry organic fertilizer and walk briskly towards the fields. It is the sowing season for highland rapeseed. "Our more than 3,000 mu of highland barley and rapeseed fields are all 'eating' organic fertilizer!" Niu Shengyou (牛生有), Party Branch Secretary of Dongda Village (东达村), Jintan Township (金滩乡), Haiyan County (海晏县), Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海北藏族自治州), Qinghai Province (青海省), wiped his face and said with a smile.
Dongda Village (东达村) used to be notoriously poor. In 2014, Niu Shengyou (牛生有), a resourceful person who could lead the villagers to prosperity, was elected as the Party Branch Secretary of the village. "At 2:00 PM on November 25, 2014, when I was elected, I promised the villagers that Dongda (东达) would not be a poor village and must become rich."
Without industry, how can the village develop?
At that time, Haiyan County (海晏县) was carrying out environmental sanitation整治, and Dongda Village (东达村), where cattle and sheep manure was everywhere in the courtyards, was listed as a key整治 target. Niu Shengyou (牛生有) had a flash of inspiration: why not set up a cooperative to manage everyone's cattle and sheep centrally—both to improve the appearance of the village and to develop the collective economy.
At first, some villagers strongly opposed it: "My cattle and sheep are well-fed, and the sheep of other families are not as strong as mine. How will the accounts be settled when they are sold in the future?" "Raising them in my own yard saves those hundreds of yuan in management fees, doesn't it?"
Niu Shengyou (牛生有) did the work of the masses, explaining that "the cattle and sheep pens are managed and fed uniformly, and the sales are still done by the villagers themselves"; at the same time, he started a pilot project. The village established a professional cooperative, and he and the village cadres took the lead in moving their own 1,000 sheep over.
A year later, centralized breeding of cattle and sheep saved time and effort, and they had more "say" in negotiating prices with purchasers. Seeing that it was "worth it," villagers joined in one after another the following year. Today, industrialized operation has entered the right track, with annual sales of more than 5 million yuan. The village's environmental sanitation整治 has also made progress.
Through this matter, Niu Shengyou (牛生有) further strengthened his understanding: "Whether a village is rich or not depends on the Party branch. We must give play to the exemplary role of Party members."
In Dongda Village (东达村), there is a story of guardianship that has been passed down for several years. A disabled person in the village was hospitalized with a serious illness, and there was only a 6-year-old daughter at home. At the suggestion of Niu Shengyou (牛生有), village cadres and Party members took turns taking care of them for a week each, and also helped bring food, so that the father and daughter would not go hungry. The villagers were deeply moved and often came to lend a hand. Later, the child was sent to a distant relative's home, and she was in tears when she said goodbye: "I will study hard and repay the relatives in Dongda (东达) in the future..."
There are many such heartwarming stories. Dongda Village (东达村) has a high altitude, and some elderly people in the village need oxygen. The village cadres paid out of their own pockets to fill oxygen cylinders for the elderly. In 2018, the village wanted to develop edible mushroom cultivation, and 4 million yuan was needed in the early stage of building greenhouses. Several "resourceful" Party members stated: "We will pay in advance, and the village will repay us slowly when it has money."
"Zan jin (攒劲)," in the Northwest dialect, means "inspiring and powerful." "Zan Jin Dongda (攒劲东达)" is the positioning that the people of Dongda Village (东达村) have given themselves. With Party members taking the lead and working together, "Zan Jin Dongda (攒劲东达)" is different every year.
Before 2010, Dongda Village (东达村) carried out land transfer, but the benefits were not good after two years, and the transferor ran away. Since then, when villagers heard about land trusteeship and transfer, "anyway, they can't tell the difference, so they just don't agree."
Three years ago, the village was preparing to rely on the cooperative economic cooperative to introduce land trusteeship and grow highland barley and rapeseed on a large scale. Considering the villagers' concerns, Niu Shengyou (牛生有) and the village cadres were responsible for visiting households day and night to do work: "'Dongda Dongda (东达东达), it's either frost or hail.' We all know what the planting income is like here with high altitude and strong wind and sand. If you trust us, try it this time, okay?"
This time, the masses did not hesitate: "If we plant it ourselves, after deducting expenses and labor, we will get one or two hundred yuan per mu." As a result, in the first year of trusteeship, plus related subsidies, the average income per mu was 570 yuan.
Not long ago, Qinghai Lake (青海湖) on the other side of the mountain ushered in the opening season. Niu Shengyou (牛生有) is looking forward to taking the industrial development to a new level this year: "We have set a goal that if the village collective industry can earn one million yuan, all villagers will receive dividends at the end of the year!"
Return to TopOn May 10th, after a rainy dawn, a sea of clouds appeared in the Jinshanling Great Wall Scenic Area (金山岭长城景区), located in Luanping County (滦平县), Chengde City (承德市), Hebei Province (河北省), attracting tourists to sightsee and take pictures.
Photo by Zhou Wanping (周万平) (Xinhua News Agency) (新华社发)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Shanghai on May 10th (Reporter Jiang Hongbing (姜泓冰)) The 2025 Cross-Strait Relations Symposium, themed "Chinese-style Modernization and the Well-being of Compatriots on Both Sides of the Strait," opened in Shanghai (上海) on the 10th.
Qiu Kaiming (仇开明), Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央台办) and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (国务院台办), stated in his address at the symposium that Chinese-style modernization is the modernization of all sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, including Taiwan compatriots. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait are all participants, promoters, and beneficiaries. We should strengthen the awareness of the Chinese national community and work together to create a better future for national rejuvenation. In the process of promoting Chinese-style modernization, we have the confidence to cope with various risks and challenges, the conditions to guarantee the common well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Strait, the ability to thwart "Taiwan independence" separatist schemes and external interference, and the confidence to complete the great cause of national reunification and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is hoped that Taiwan (台湾) compatriots will see clearly where Taiwan's future and their own interests lie, grasp the general trend of history, uphold national righteousness, and work with mainland compatriots to promote national reunification and national rejuvenation.
Experts and scholars from both sides of the Strait stated in their speeches at the conference that the mainland's economic foundation is stable, resilient, has great potential, and many advantages, possessing a basic trend of long-term improvement, and is fully capable and confident of coping with various risks and challenges to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait are all Chinese and must work together for national rejuvenation and national reunification. Since Lai Qingde (赖清德) came to power, he has continuously carried out "independence" provocations, seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and seriously harming the interests and well-being of Taiwan compatriots. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait must resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism, vigorously promote cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, continuously enhance the well-being of compatriots, and safeguard and build a common home.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 7th (Reporter). Comrade Huang Chun'e (黄春萼), former Deputy Director and Party Member of the State Nonferrous Metals Industry Bureau (国家有色金属工业局) (Deputy Ministerial Level), passed away due to illness in Beijing (北京) on April 26, 2025, at the age of 86.
After the passing of Comrade Huang Chun'e (黄春萼), relevant central leaders expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathy to her family.
Huang Chun'e (黄春萼) was born in Putian (莆田), Fujian (福建) Province, in October 1939. She started working in August 1963 and joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in February 1977. From August 1963 to December 1967, she successively served as a technician at Dalian No. 7 Petroleum Plant (大连石油七厂) and Tianjin Zhou Lizhuang Refinery (天津市周李庄炼油厂). From December 1967 to December 1983, she successively served as a technician, Deputy Director of the Workshop, Engineer of the Foreign Aid Office, Deputy Director of the Chief Engineer's Office, and Deputy Director of Dalian No. 7 Petroleum Plant (大连石油七厂). From December 1983 to January 1993, she served as the Manager of Dalian Petrochemical Company (大连石化公司). From January 1993 to April 1998, she served as the Deputy General Manager and Party Member of China Petrochemical Corporation (中国石油化工总公司). From April 1998 to November 1999, she served as the Deputy Director and Party Member of the State Nonferrous Metals Industry Bureau (国家有色金属工业局).
Return to Top"It is hoped that the vast number of young people will strengthen their ideals and beliefs, cultivate a deep love for their country, develop strong skills, carry forward the spirit of struggle, shine and generate heat in the places where the motherland and the people need them most, and contribute their youthful strength to the construction of Chinese-style modernization." On the occasion of the May Fourth Youth Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) wrote back to all members of the Western China Volunteer Program service team of the Xiet Elementary School in Halajun Township, Atushi City, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture (新疆克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州阿图什市哈拉峻乡谢依特小学), extending festive greetings and sincere expectations to the vast number of young people across the country.
The General Secretary's reply has aroused enthusiastic responses among the vast number of young students. The reporter interviewed 10 college students, listened to their stories of going to the west and to the grassroots, struggling on the front lines of production and scientific research, and talked about their passionate feelings and sense of responsibility for integrating their personal ideals and pursuits into the cause of the Party and the country.
--Editor
Supporting Education in the West
My experience of supporting education in the west is a valuable asset in my life. Ask yourself more often, "What can I do?"
Wang Shilong (王诗龙), a postgraduate student at the School of Marxism, Renmin University of China (中国人民大学): Recently, the school released the recruitment notice for the new year's college student volunteer service program for the west. While the registration was in full swing, some younger students heard that I had participated in supporting education in Sichuan (四川) and asked me about the situation. Some students wanted to know "what they could gain," and I would tell them, "Why not ask yourself more often, 'What can I do?'"
I remember when I was supporting education, a student wrote in an essay, "I only saw the Children's Palace in textbooks," which touched me a lot. Educational resources in rural areas are relatively weak, and children do not have enough opportunities to participate in quality development. To this end, on the one hand, I invited teachers and students from universities and middle schools in Beijing (北京) to give subject enlightenment classes to students in the mountains to broaden their horizons; on the other hand, I established a Model Political Consultative Conference (政协) club in the school to conduct research on ecological environmental protection, mental health, and other topics with students, encouraging them to cultivate the habit of discovering problems and the spirit of exploring innovation.
The experience of supporting education is a valuable asset in my life, which makes me more aware of the responsibility of young people. Although we are still studying, we can choose to shine and generate heat in the places where the motherland and the people need us most. Growing up in the new era, my classmates and I have witnessed the great achievements of the motherland's development and are experiencing the struggle of national rejuvenation. Facing the intertwined international situation, while learning knowledge and honing our skills, we must also strengthen our ideals and beliefs, forge our will and character, and contribute our youthful strength to the construction of modernization.
Scientific Research
Deeply cultivating basic research is a marathon with no end.
Xu Ruohang (徐若航), a doctoral student at the School of Physics, Beihang University (北京航空航天大学): When I filled out my college application, I chose the strong foundation program in applied physics. On the one hand, I was deeply attracted by the simplicity and beauty of physics. I learned that basic research is the source of technological development and is crucial to achieving a high level of self-reliance in science and technology. On the other hand, seeing that our country was being "strangled" in fields such as chips, I felt a surge of energy in my heart and was determined to study in the field of basic disciplines.
Since 2020, I have entered Professor Du Yi's (杜轶) surface physics and quantum matter research group at the School of Physics for scientific research training. Professor Du often said to us: "We must take the road of independent research and development and hold high-end technology firmly in our own hands." The current international trade situation is complex and volatile. Faced with technological blockade, China (中国) has increased its investment in technological innovation and has achieved many results in many fields. In our laboratory, Professor Du led the students to develop a number of unique high-end experimental instruments, which are currently used in cutting-edge physics research.
Basic disciplines are the original driving force for national scientific and technological progress. Condensed matter physics, as an important branch of it, can promote industrial upgrading and help the country occupy a favorable position in the global scientific and technological competition. At present, my research focuses on the development of efficient photoelectrocatalysts, combining the extremely high specific surface area and excellent carrier mobility characteristics of two-dimensional semiconductor materials to explore new photoelectrocatalysts that can be used for energy supply, energy conservation and emission reduction, and environmental management, and the related basic research is even more important.
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the laboratory, watching the rays of sunlight plate the equipment in the clean room with gold, I am even more convinced that deeply cultivating basic research is a marathon with no end. Our young researchers will persevere and strive to use quantum physics to decode the secrets of matter and write a contemporary Chinese technological breakthrough on the atomic scale.
Independent Innovation
Breaking through "stranglehold" technologies, China's (中国) aerospace industry will move towards a broader sea of stars.
Luo Yuanyi (罗元易), a doctoral student at the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Xiamen University (厦门大学): Many people have had aerospace dreams since they were young, and I am no exception. When I took the college entrance examination, I chose aerospace as my major, hoping that one day I could do my part to help the Chinese people explore the universe.
In 2020, I joined the school's aerospace particle damping vibration reduction research and development team. When I first entered the laboratory, the teachers were discussing the bottleneck problem of large-tonnage rocket separation technology: For a long time, the key technology of large-tonnage pyrotechnic separation has been a "stranglehold" technology restricting the construction of large-tonnage space equipment in China (中国). Only by mastering key materials can we achieve a real technological breakthrough, and my team and I have strengthened our belief in independent research and development. My research direction has gradually become clear, focusing on how to solve the high-impact problem in the separation process through material innovation.
In the research and development of new materials and new devices, there is no precedent to refer to. We can only break through from one formula and one algorithm to become industry pioneers. At present, the key materials and technologies we have researched have successfully helped China's (中国) large-tonnage rockets to rival foreign countries, and related products are widely used in the flight of Mengtian (梦天) and Wentian (问天) payload cabins. Recently, the project results also participated in the "Ode to Youth" - National College Student Innovation Achievement Exhibition, and the entire team is even more motivated.
Exploring aerospace material innovation demonstrates China's (中国) determination to achieve a high level of self-reliance in science and technology. From the successful launch of "Dongfanghong-1" (东方红一号) to the launch of the Shenzhou XX (神舟二十号) manned spacecraft, history has repeatedly proven that true progress comes from independent innovation. By concentrating our efforts on breaking through "stranglehold" technologies, China's (中国) aerospace industry will move towards a broader sea of stars.
Transformation of Achievements
Do a good job in basic innovation research and look forward to scientific research results being able to leave the laboratory.
Wang Yao (王耀), a doctoral student at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University (浙江大学): Since I entered Zhejiang University (浙大) to start my undergraduate studies, students have often launched discussions on international current affairs, cutting-edge science and technology, and other topics in and after class. In the collision of rational thinking, I deeply realized that international competition is not only at the economic level, but also a competition of scientific research strength, especially reflected in key technologies, key materials, and key equipment.
Zhejiang University (浙大) pays special attention to cultivating students' love for their country and innovative spirit. Our college has created a "materials science ideological and political library," and a series of academician lectures have opened the door to materials science for me. From participating in ultra-high vacuum epitaxy technology research as an undergraduate to now deeply learning to assist in the research and development of new optoelectronic devices, the encouragement of the older generation of scientists has become an inexhaustible driving force on my road to serving the country through scientific research.
In a group exchange, I noticed the application potential of artificial intelligence in the field of materials, and I could try to use deep learning to redefine the performance of optoelectronic devices and find a breakthrough for overcoming key core technologies. During my doctoral studies, I anchored my research direction on new optoelectronic devices assisted by deep learning, and I look forward to the cross-integration of disciplines sparking new sparks. On the one hand, through interdisciplinary design ideas, we can inject new vitality into traditional materials, greatly improve device performance, and match the urgent needs of the industry; on the other hand, interdisciplinary integration helps to open up new research fields and application fields, and firmly grasp key technologies in our own hands.
To be a "person who knows how to read," but also to be a "person who knows how to create." I will deeply cultivate the field of research and development of new optoelectronic devices, do a good job in basic innovation research in the era of artificial intelligence, and look forward to scientific research results being able to leave the laboratory and better serve the country and integrate into the times.
Rooted in the Grassroots
Let oil bottles be filled with more Chinese oil and feed troughs be filled with more domestic soybean meal.
Li Wenjie (李文杰), a doctoral student at the Soybean Science and Technology Courtyard of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) in Jining (济宁), Shandong (山东): Ridging, sowing, covering the soil, every time I run around in the soybean experimental field, seeing the golden soybean pods and golden seeds, and every time I have heartfelt talks with the villagers and get their heartfelt recognition, I feel particularly at ease and confident.
The Huang-Huai-Hai (黄淮海) agricultural area is the largest summer soybean producing area in China (中国). Improving the soybean yield per unit area in this area is of great significance for ensuring food security. At the Soybean Science and Technology Courtyard in Jining (济宁), Shandong (山东), I have been stationed for 4 years, with an average of more than 200 days per year.
Coordinating and managing 60 acres of experimental land, participating in the layout of more than 30 experiments; screening soybean varieties with high density and high yield, optimizing water and fertilizer management, and exploring the spraying of plant growth regulators; organizing on-site meetings to drive nearly 100 soybean growers around Rencheng District (任城区), Jining City (济宁市)... I devoted myself wholeheartedly to soybean field experiments, just because I understood in my heart: We must reduce import dependence and let oil bottles be filled with more Chinese oil and feed troughs be filled with more domestic soybean meal.
All the sweat shed is worth it. After experimental research, our research team created a green, simplified cultivation technology for high-yield, nitrogen-fixing, and efficiency-enhancing soybeans, integrated a number of key technologies, and provided strong support for the action to increase the yield per unit area of summer soybeans in the Huang-Huai-Hai (黄淮海) area. Our science and technology courtyard demonstration field has achieved a yield of more than 600 jin per mu of soybeans in 10 mu of continuous land for three consecutive years, which has played a very good demonstration and leading role.
The land will not fail those who cultivate it with their hearts. In the face of a complex and severe external environment, we should maintain our focus and do our own thing. Rooted in the land, we will hand in a green and high-yield report card, achieve stable self-sufficiency in soybeans, and continue to work hard.
Integration of Production and Education
More and more Chinese brands are going global, and I feel that my professional choices are more diverse.
He Yingdui (何应对), a second-year student majoring in automobile manufacturing experiment and maintenance at Chongqing Lixin Vocational Education Center (重庆市立信职业教育中心): When I first entered secondary vocational school in 2020, my major was still fuel vehicle maintenance, and the focus of my study was mainly on mechanical parts and other fields. In recent years, the global automotive industry has accelerated its electric transformation, and more and more Chinese brands are going global. I feel that my professional choices are more diverse.
In recent years, I have deeply felt that China's (中国) new energy vehicles not only bring convenience to people's lives, but also lead the global automotive industry to transform to green, intelligent, and high-end through technological innovation. In the face of the transformation and upgrading needs of the new energy vehicle industry, our school has innovated the training path of connecting secondary and higher vocational education, and accurately trains technical and skilled talents that are in short supply in the industry. Shapingba District (沙坪坝区), where the school is located, also closely follows the background of economic structure transformation and upgrading, and continues to deepen the integration of production and education, and cooperation between schools and enterprises, helping students connect with new energy, intelligent and other industries, and there are more and more platforms and opportunities for internships, training, employment and entrepreneurship. Under such an opportunity, when I participated in the higher vocational transfer examination in 2023, I decided to transform from fuel vehicle maintenance in the secondary vocational stage to advanced new energy vehicle maintenance in the higher vocational stage.
In recent years, relevant departments in Shapingba District (沙坪坝区) have coordinated and connected, and the cooperation between the school and the new energy vehicle company Seres (赛力斯) has continued to deepen, building an integrated training system that connects standards, integrates courses, and connects platforms, solving the problem of imbalance between traditional static connection training and dynamic industrial needs.
Thanks to this, I participated in the "Automobile Maintenance" (teacher-student competition) competition in the secondary vocational group of the National Vocational College Skills Competition, and learned about the electrical system, control logic, and fault diagnosis of some models such as Seres (赛力斯), and mastered the structural logic and troubleshooting and maintenance skills of the vehicle suspension system, braking system, and driving system, and I was very happy to win the award in the end.
Honing Skills
The case practices and response plans that were simulated in the practical training class will really be used.
Nong Shuyi (农淑仪), a third-year student at Guangxi International Business Vocational and Technical College (广西国际商务职业技术学院): Not long ago, I interned at a trading company, and one of my tasks was to check the order data from overseas e-commerce platforms. On the basis of serving the international traditional market, this enterprise actively expands emerging markets, and maintains overall stability in revenue by increasing the premium of single products and optimizing the supply chain. The uncertainty of the external environment prompts enterprises to actively go out.
This reminded me of the case practices and response plans that were simulated in the practical training class in my sophomore year, which will really be used! International business documents, business data analysis and application, e-commerce operation practice... One course after another is vivid in my mind. Three years of professional study have made me more calm in the face of new situations and new problems during my internship.
In recent years, the school has encouraged various majors to carry out typical production practice projects in cooperation with enterprises. Our major has jointly opened a new foreign trade digital intelligence media talent class with enterprises to accurately meet market demand. Since the spring of last year, the talent class has had one class a week, and industry mentors have taught us to comprehensively carry out live streaming and other knowledge and skills on foreign marketing platforms.
I have gained a lot from my internship in the enterprise. I have grown from only knowing how to "put on shelves, open advertisements, and wait for orders" to a "versatile" person who studies policies and analyzes supply chains. The person in charge of the enterprise is a senior in our major. He often said to me: "The responsibility of young entrepreneurs is to make Chinese manufacturing stand firm in the wind and waves." I feel that the efforts of every Chinese seller are contributing to shaping the strength of Chinese manufacturing.
Volunteer Service
I said to my classmates, go to the Canton Fair and see, visitors from all directions are the best answer.
Huang Lu (黄鹿), a freshman at the School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学): How influential is Chinese manufacturing in the global market? How do foreign merchants evaluate Chinese products? As a volunteer who has participated in two Canton Fairs (广交会), I have a deep understanding.
On the opening day of the 137th Canton Fair (广交会) this year, I came to the exhibition hall early in the morning to carry out volunteer services. After the opening ceremony, a large number of foreign merchants poured into the exhibition hall. For more than 5 hours, I hardly had any free time, and merchants who consulted about the layout of the exhibition hall and the exhibited goods came in an endless stream. After the closing ceremony, I learned that 288,000 overseas buyers came, setting a new historical high.
A French electrical appliance buyer told me that he has participated in the Canton Fair (广交会) more than 10 times and has witnessed Chinese electrical appliances becoming intelligent, green, and high-end, and still maintaining the advantages of high quality and low price.
As a volunteer, I am very happy to be able to participate in this global trade event. China (中国) has a complete industrial system and supply chain, and its foreign trade "circle of friends" is growing, and it is fully capable of coping with the challenges brought about by global uncertainty.
Recently, students have discussed topics such as China's (中国) and the world's economic development. I said to my classmates, go to the Canton Fair (广交会) and see, visitors from all directions are the best answer, see how new products, new technologies, and new business forms are booming with the new round of technological revolution, and see more and more countries actively sharing development opportunities with China (中国).
Internship Practice
The construction of the free trade port has brought positive changes to more enterprises and individuals.
Lin Xinyi (林心怡), a senior at the International Business School, Hainan University (海南大学): The construction of a free trade port is a practical exploration of the country's comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up, and it is also a major development opportunity for Hainan (海南). My understanding of the free trade port began with the professional course "Introduction to Free Trade Ports." The teacher introduced different forms of free trade ports such as Singapore (新加坡) and Dubai (迪拜), and interpreted the overall plan for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港). My understanding gradually became clear, and my interest became stronger and stronger.
I participated in a survey on the medical and health industry, and I paid attention to the fact that the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (海南博鳌乐城国际医疗旅游先行区) implements the "franchise medical" policy, introduces international innovative drugs and equipment, and allows more patients to benefit from cutting-edge medical achievements. During the survey, some rare disease patients lamented that they saw new hope for medical treatment because of the opening policy of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港). This makes me firmly believe that the construction of the free trade port will bring positive changes to more enterprises and individuals.
Currently, I am interning at the Hainan Province Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Institute (海南省创新创业研究院). My team mainly provides think tank services for enterprises and governments, and acts as a bridge for industrial projects to land. During my internship, I have seen more and more companies enjoy the "double 15%" tax incentives and tariff exemptions for processing and value-added goods, and other free trade port preferential policies. Since the beginning of this year, the team has successfully helped a number of companies obtain certifications as science and technology-based SMEs, high-tech enterprises, and specialized and innovative enterprises. I am very proud to be able to contribute to the construction of the free trade port.
Exploring the construction of a free trade port demonstrates China's determination to expand high-level opening up to the outside world. We must concentrate on managing our own affairs well, and I believe that the giant ship of the Chinese economy will surely 乘风破浪 (chéng fēng pò làng - "ride the wind and waves," to brave the wind and waves; to be ambitious and make progress) and move forward steadily.
International Exchange
Chinese technology companies are emerging, and safeguarding foreign-related intellectual property rights is becoming increasingly important.
Huang Zhiming (黄智明), a doctoral student at the Shanghai International Intellectual Property Academy (上海国际知识产权学院) of Tongji University (同济大学): I used to work for a well-known technology company in China. During the product launch process, I deeply realized the importance of intellectual property rights and the international trade environment to enterprises, and I also had the idea of pursuing further studies in the field of intellectual property rights. After completing my master's degree in law, I continued to pursue a doctorate in intellectual property law to conduct research on intellectual property policies to serve Chinese companies going abroad.
One research experience was unforgettable for me—a nondescript factory in Jiangsu (江苏), with a few assembled boards separating a studio, inside which was an electron microscope under development. When taking a group photo, it was difficult for our teachers and students to stand side by side because the studio was too small. This was the scene when we were conducting research on the localization of key technologies in the local area. Seeing that the founder not only had to polish mechanical processes, but also had to forge a domestic path through the foreign "patent jungle," we were even more determined to use our knowledge to serve society.
In professional courses, students from countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) shared the construction process of intellectual property systems in various countries. Professionals from the World Intellectual Property Organization (世界知识产权组织), judicial practice departments, and foreign universities also brought cutting-edge trends. Our courses also pay great attention to practice. My classmates and I often have heated discussions on the calculation methods of standard essential patent licensing rates for new energy vehicles, and we often engage in several rounds of offense and defense in English mock courts.
Today, more and more Chinese technology companies are emerging, and safeguarding foreign-related intellectual property rights is becoming increasingly important. This poses new requirements for our learning and future work. Facing international competition, we must hone our professional skills, safeguard the legitimate interests of Chinese companies overseas, and achieve something in practical work.
(Reported by Wu Dan (吴丹), Jiang Feng (姜峰), Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州), Huang Chao (黄超), Ding Yasong (丁雅诵), Wu Yue (吴月), Yan Yiqiao (闫伊乔), Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩), and Zhang Yunhe (张云河). Compiled from interviews.)
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"In the billowing South Sea, there is a string of bright pearls shining..." As the melody of "Xisha, My Lovely Hometown" played, the "Sansha No. 1" (三沙一号) supply ship slowly docked at the Yongxing Island (永兴岛) wharf in Hainan (海南).
In the morning light, the clouds were dyed golden by the rising sun, and the sparkling waves on the sea surface danced like pearls on the water. In front of the Sansha (三沙) Municipal Government building, the five-star red flag fluttered in the wind, and the sign of "Armed Police Nanhai First Outpost" (武警南海第一哨) shone brightly, sacred and solemn.
Time goes back to August 2013. According to instructions from higher authorities, officers and soldiers of a mobile squadron of the Hainan (海南) Armed Police Corps officially landed on Yongxing Island (永兴岛) to undertake tasks such as guarding the island, armed patrols, fighting wind and disaster relief, and handling emergencies.
For more than 10 years, on this small island where the sea and sky meet, generations of officers and soldiers of the squadron have taken the island as their home, happily guarding the frontier, working hard, pursuing their dreams in the sea, earnestly fulfilling the duties and mission of "Sansha (三沙) sentinels," and guarding the "southern gate" of the motherland with loyalty and dedication.
"The officers and soldiers of the squadron must be like the anti-wind tree, taking root and growing, being tenacious and unyielding."
Opening the notebook of a veteran squad leader, the following sentence is written on the title page: "As long as the seeds of ideals are deeply buried in the soil of reality and watered with sweat, one day they will grow into towering trees."
"The squadron is like this, to take root and grow into a big tree, it relies on the accumulation of time and the tenacity and perseverance to overcome difficulties," Senior Sergeant Ling Xiongxiong (凌雄雄) said with emotion. As one of the first soldiers of the squadron to set foot on Yongxing Island (永兴岛) for duty, Ling Xiongxiong (凌雄雄) has vivid memories of the difficult "entrepreneurial" experience of training while building.
At that time, they lived in two vacant bare rooms. Without beds, the officers and soldiers slept on the floor; without tables and chairs, they sat on the ground to watch the news and hold class meetings; the walls were not painted, so they became painters themselves... Every time they finished work and wanted to take a bath, the water flowing from the tap was yellow well water, emitting a salty and fishy smell.
As time goes by, the living conditions of the officers and soldiers of the squadron have been greatly improved. Walking into the barracks, the dormitories and washrooms are bright and clean, and the multi-functional activity room is fully equipped with study tables, reading booths, musical instruments, etc. "Seeing the squadron getting better and better, I just feel proud!" Ling Xiongxiong (凌雄雄) said.
On Yongxing Island (永兴岛), a plant called the anti-wind tree grows particularly lush, becoming a unique landscape.
Because the island is mostly white sand beaches and stones, the environment is not suitable for plant growth. At the beginning of arriving on the island, every officer and soldier would bring a bag of soil back from vacation and try to plant some plants in the soil. The anti-wind trees near the barracks are everyone's most satisfying "works."
As an island known as a "wind island," Yongxing Island (永兴岛) is hit by gales of level 6 or higher for an average of more than 200 days a year, and typhoons are even more "commonplace." After each typhoon, many trees on the island are damaged, but only the anti-wind trees stand proudly.
"The anti-wind tree has extremely strong vitality. Even a broken branch can take root and sprout again when it falls on the ground," Instructor Wu Jiaxiang (吴家翔) said, "The officers and soldiers of the squadron must be like the anti-wind tree, taking root and growing, being tenacious and unyielding, and constantly growing in tempering."
Yongxing Island (永兴岛) is indeed a good place to train people. Environmentally, it is far from the mainland, surrounded by the ocean, lacking in supplies, and sparsely populated; climatically, it is sometimes scorching hot and sometimes windy like a knife.
An official from Sansha (三沙) City said: "On Yongxing Island (永兴岛), the 'four highs' climate of high humidity, high salt, high temperature, and high radiation makes perseverance a kind of dedication."
"Under harsh conditions, duty is a test of willpower and responsibility," Second Sergeant Jin Shiyong (金仕勇) introduced. A few days after starting his post, his face and hands were sunburned, swollen, and peeling; when standing guard, the sun shone directly for a long time, stinging his eyes; the ground temperature at noon was so high that he wished he could cook eggs, and the soles of his shoes would emit a burnt smell after standing for a long time; after taking off his clothes and wringing out the sweat, there would be patches of salt stains on them.
Despite such hardship, the soldiers still stood upright when performing their duties, performing their tasks in the best condition, and demonstrating a tenacious spirit.
"Youth merges into the torrent of the times, and dreams resonate with the motherland. The 'Sansha (三沙) sentinels' stand at the 'Armed Police Nanhai First Outpost' (武警南海第一哨), representing the image of the motherland, and the mission is glorious. We must guard our post well and safeguard the interests of the motherland," said Corporal Guo Yu (郭宇).
"The battle position under our feet is the territory, and the national flag above our heads is the faith."
Early in the morning, the residents of Sansha (三沙) gathered in the square to watch the weekly flag-raising ceremony.
"Forward march!" With a loud command, three flag bearers marched in neat steps, escorting the national flag to the flagpole. Accompanied by the majestic national anthem, Private Nong Zhenfeng's (农振峰) eyes closely followed the five-star red flag until it was raised to the highest point.
Looking at the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind, Nong Zhenfeng's (农振峰) eyes were filled with tears: "Every raising of the five-star red flag represents a deep remembrance of history and endless loyalty to the country!"
The two numbers in the flag raising also have special significance: the flagpole on Yongxing Island (永兴岛) is 19.46 meters high, symbolizing the historical moment when China recovered Yongxing Island (永兴岛) in 1946; the flag-raising time is set at 7:24 in the morning, representing the date of the Sansha (三沙) City founding conference on July 24, 2012.
In the squadron's national flag display room, rows of bright five-star red flags are neatly arranged. The officers and soldiers introduced that hundreds of five-star red flags have been solemnly raised on Yongxing Island (永兴岛) to date. They have specially created a "national flag archive" to record the information of each national flag.
Opening the "national flag archive," the first page is the information of the first national flag - flag-raising time: September 16, 2013, flag bearer's name: Zhao Kailong (赵凯龙).
Zhao Kailong's (赵凯龙) name was mentioned many times by the soldiers in the interview, and everyone praised him. Having served in the army for 16 years, Zhao Kailong (赵凯龙) was one of the first officers and soldiers to go to the island for duty, and also the first flag bearer of the squadron. He has been awarded the third-class merit four times, and is excellent in both politics and military affairs, setting an example for the officers and soldiers.
Recalling the scene of performing the flag-raising mission for the first time on the island, Zhao Kailong (赵凯龙) was filled with emotion. In order to practice the flag raising well, he and his comrades tied sandbags to their feet to practice marching, put elastic bands on their ankles to practice positioning, and used homemade dumbbells to practice the "flag-throwing" action, rehearsing dozens of times a day... Finally, their first flag raising achieved "the national anthem sounds, the national flag rises, the national anthem ends, the national flag arrives," successfully completing the task and winning warm applause from the cadres and the masses on the scene.
"The battle position under our feet is the territory, and the national flag above our heads is the faith," said Corporal Li Gaocheng (李高铖) affectionately. "Raising the five-star red flag on Yongxing Island (永兴岛) is one of the most cherished tasks of the officers and soldiers of the squadron. In everyone's eyes, the national flag on the island is the same as the national flag on Tiananmen Square (天安门广场), both are symbols of national sovereignty."
Li Gaocheng (李高铖) said with a slight regret that he also wanted to be a flag bearer, but he has not been able to do so because of height restrictions. Now, he has grown into a squad leader. Whenever he finds a "good seed" that meets the various requirements, Li Gaocheng (李高铖) is happy to recommend them as flag raisers.
"Actually, this is also helping myself 'fulfill my dream'." Seeing the soldiers he brought out completing the flag-raising mission solemnly time and time again, Li Gaocheng (李高铖) showed a gratified smile. "The national flag is raised time and time again, and the sincere love for the motherland is passed on in this way."
"The meaning of the word 'loyalty' is interpreted by generations of officers and soldiers with actions."
Downstairs of the squadron's barracks, there is a coral stone weighing dozens of kilograms, and the word "loyalty" engraved on the stone is particularly eye-catching.
"In those years, the first batch of veteran squad leaders and comrades on the island went to great lengths to bring back this stone from the seaside, and engraved the word 'loyalty' on it to encourage morale," said Squadron Leader Liang Fanyi (梁凡溢). "Now, this loyalty stone has become a symbol of the squadron's spirit. The meaning of the word 'loyalty' is interpreted by generations of officers and soldiers with actions."
In 2013, not long after the officers and soldiers arrived on the island, the strong typhoon "Butterfly" landed in Xisha (西沙), and dozens of fishing boats encountered danger. At more than 10 o'clock in the evening, the squadron's duty room received a call: "Two crew members are trapped at sea, please send someone to assist in the rescue."
After receiving the task, the officers and soldiers immediately boarded a speedboat to go to sea for rescue. The waves slammed hard on them, and the violently shaking speedboat could capsize at any time. They gripped the handles tightly, braved the wind and rain, and after more than an hour of intense rescue, successfully sent the injured crew members to the hospital.
"The armed police officers and soldiers are great!" The officers and soldiers brightened the background color of loyalty with their actions, which was praised by local cadres and the masses.
It was this mission that made everyone realize that guarding the island also requires continuous improvement of military quality, so that they can be pulled out and stand up at critical moments.
Although the training ground is limited and the facilities are insufficient, the officers and soldiers are very enthusiastic about training: under the scorching sun, they crawl and roll on the beach; carrying 15 kilograms of weight, they conduct armed cross-country on the soft beach; they carry out grappling and fighting training by the sea, and their bodies are often scratched by rocks and coral reefs. Everyone promotes each other, competes and catches up, and will not give up until they reach excellence.
Why are they so motivated? When talking about the reasons, the officers and soldiers unanimously mentioned a key word - cohesion.
"This kind of cohesion is reflected in the fact that whether it is a military competition, a daily task, or work and life, cadres, squad leaders, and backbones are always at the forefront, and comrades are united and help each other," said Corporal Qin Huiguo (秦辉国).
Private Liu Bingyao (刘兵尧) recalled that this year was the first time he spent the New Year on the island. When he looked at the starry sky and heard the laughter in the distance, and homesickness arose, Platoon Leader Lu Xuangu (卢炫谷) walked to the sentry post and said to him: "Go eat New Year's Eve dinner, I'll stand this shift for you."
Quartermaster Zhang Yupeng (张宇鹏) remembered that once when he was sick, his comrades acted separately, preparing him healthy meals, helping him dry his quilt, and not turning the air conditioner temperature too low even when it was very hot. Under everyone's care, he recovered quickly...
For the officers and soldiers, Sansha (三沙) is their second hometown, and the squadron is their home. Everyone hopes that Sansha (三沙) will get better and better, and they all want to contribute more to the squadron.
On a weekend evening, during rest time, Private Zhang Jiaxiang (张家详) came to the lighthouse and, with the glow of the sunset, made a video call to his family, talking about training and life on the island, talking about the warmth of the company like a family, and also talking about future goals.
"Work hard in the army and listen to the organization," "Guard your post well for the motherland"... Listening to his family's instructions, Zhang Jiaxiang (张家详) nodded gently.
When the sun sets on the sea, the sea ripples with golden light, and the picture is as gorgeous as an oil painting. At this moment, the "Armed Police Nanhai First Outpost" (武警南海第一哨) lights up with warm lights, the main road of Yongxing Island (永兴岛) is bustling, and the night market on the beach is becoming more and more lively.
"We will do our best to protect this peace and tranquility." Looking at this scene, Zhang Jiaxiang (张家详) has a deeper understanding of the responsibility on his shoulders.
Reporter's Notes
The Appearance of Youth
Sansha Yongxing Island (三沙永兴岛), snow-white waves dance lightly on the shore, seagulls soar freely in the azure sky, and the magnificent sunset glows like brocade spread across the sky. However, in this picturesque scenery, what touched me the most was the bright red of the national flag and the camouflage green of those who guard the island for the country.
In the exchanges with the officers and soldiers, I heard many deeply moving stories. They earnestly complete duties such as duty and flag raising, interpreting loyalty and responsibility in ordinary battle positions; they sweat like rain on the training ground, just to be able to be pulled out and stand up at critical moments; they are united and help each other in life, treating the squadron as their own home... Many soldiers are post-00s. When they were in school, they were innocent and lively children, but when they put on their military uniforms, they became loyal guards of the motherland. Through the young but firm faces, I saw the appearance that youth should have.
The few days of interviews gave me a personal experience of high humidity, high salt, high temperature, and high radiation. The weather is hot, and you will sweat profusely with a little activity, and your clothes will get wet and dry, and then dry and wet again. Interviewing and filming under the scorching sun, the skin exposed to the sun was burning. Thinking of the officers and soldiers who have been rooted on this small island for more than ten years, overcoming the impact of the harsh natural environment, overcoming the disasters that may occur at any time, and enduring the monotonous life of being isolated at sea, I can't help but feel respect for them.
Before leaving Yongxing Island (永兴岛), I walked through their battle positions again. The patrolling soldiers left firm footprints on the long silver beach. They waved to me, and their faces bloomed with bright smiles; the soldiers standing guard stood firmly at their posts, their eyes were bright, their morale was high, and their figures looked particularly tall in the setting sun. This group of simple armed police officers and soldiers use their youth and blood to loyally guard between the sea and the sky, protecting the lights of thousands of homes and the peace and prosperity of the country behind them, and their spirit is moving.
The whistle of the supply ship sounded and gradually sailed away from the coast. Standing on the deck and looking towards Yongxing Island (永兴岛), I saw the clear sky, the azure sea, and the officers and soldiers' pure love. This love is their deep confession to the motherland.
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A certain army brigade's training ground: officers and soldiers carry the unmanned equipment command and control system developed by the National University of Defense Technology (国防科技大学) to carry out live-fire training; the Naval Aviation University (海军航空大学) focuses on the training of carrier-based fighter pilots, precisely connecting school teaching with battlefield needs; a certain unit of the People's Armed Police (武警) has introduced an immersive simulation training system based on the construction of smart shooting ranges and virtual battlefields... All units are focusing on tackling difficult problems and making new breakthroughs, liberating and developing new quality combat capabilities with a sense of urgency, and seeking new competitive development advantages.
Born for the new, striving for quality. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is booming, a large number of high-tech weapons are used in actual combat, and intelligent technology, unmanned equipment, big data applications, etc. have become new growth points for combat effectiveness. In-depth study of the characteristics and laws of modern warfare, accelerating the liberation and development of new quality combat capabilities, is not only an urgent task for building a first-class army, but also a requirement of the times for winning future wars.
Only innovators advance, only innovators are strong, and only innovators win. Practice repeatedly tells us that key core technologies cannot be obtained, bought, or begged for. To liberate and develop new quality combat capabilities, we must rely on self-reliance and independent innovation. In recent years, from a series of independently developed new equipment and weapons being successively equipped to the troops, to the continuous development of new domain and new quality combat forces such as intelligent unmanned and network electromagnetic space, our army is seizing the "bull nose" of scientific and technological innovation, overcoming one "Mount Lou" (娄山关) and "Lazikou Pass" (腊子口), and firmly grasping the lifeline of the development of new quality combat capabilities in its own hands. The vast number of scientific research institutes and troops should create an environment that encourages and supports innovation, and military scientific research workers should shoulder their responsibilities and empower the development of new quality combat capabilities with innovation.
"To obtain a strong army, one must have strong armor and sharp weapons, and truly select and truly train." To liberate and develop new quality combat capabilities, one must be good at seeking combat capabilities from actual combat and actual training, deepen joint training, confrontation training, and technology-based military training, and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of military training. Recently, a certain army brigade, together with neighboring troops, carried out multi-airspace reconnaissance and search, multi-channel information communication, and multi-batch continuous counterattacks day and night, honing the troops' actual combat capabilities in complex electromagnetic environments. This is a vivid practice of strengthening the coupling of combat and training and making scientific research results serve combat capability construction. Innovation originates from the battle position, and the results must also serve the front line. In the grassroots units of the entire army, technical innovations based on the practice of the battle position are emerging like mushrooms after a spring rain, maximizing the battlefield application of new achievements and stimulating the combat effectiveness of new equipment.
Talent resources are the primary resource, and also the most active and positive factor in innovation activities. To liberate and develop new quality combat capabilities, high-quality, specialized new-type military talents are needed as support. The pilots of a certain air force transport aviation unit, the first to be equipped with the Yun-20 (运-20), spontaneously formed the "Kunpeng Wings" (鲲鹏之翼) series of information software development teams. After exploration and practice, they developed a series of software integrating functions such as take-off and landing planning, navigation calculation, and loading planning, which promoted the improvement of "Kunpeng's" combat effectiveness. Innovation teams are rising rapidly, new commanders are becoming tempered, and information sharp soldiers are showing their edge... Looking at the entire army, the construction of a high-quality new-type military talent phalanx is accelerating and upgrading. To accelerate the supply of new quality combat capabilities, we must give full play to the leading role of talents in innovation, provide a strong guarantee for winning future wars, and build a great power shield to protect national peace and security.
(Author's unit: National University of Defense Technology (国防科技大学))
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In April of this year, I and several comrades traveled over 2,000 kilometers to Qujing (曲靖) City, Yunnan (云南) Province, to visit the veterans who participated in the construction of our unit's first-generation cave depot. "Back then, we used steel drills to chisel away at the mountain inch by inch, and carried the rubble out in bamboo baskets, load by load..." Veteran Yan Jianyun (颜建云), who is over seventy years old, sat knee-to-knee with us, stroking the yellowed construction drawings with his calloused hands, taking our thoughts back to that era of "vigorous mountain excavation and cave digging."
It was from that time that generations of cave depot soldiers took root in the deep mountains and dense forests, dedicating their sweat and relaying their efforts to build and guard the army's cave depots. Through the veterans' stories, I truly felt that perseverance is the most sincere confession of the cave depot soldiers to the motherland.
When new recruits were assigned to companies in 2016, I solemnly wrote "Cave Depot Platoon" on my volunteer form. The first time I walked into this "underground Great Wall," the pungent smell of oil and the humid air made me dizzy. On the six-story-high oil tank ladder, my palms were sweating, but the squad leader smiled and said, "Once you feel the emotion in every weld, you won't be afraid."
The squad leader said that we are "oil depot doctors" who deal with steel. Testing, rust removal, painting—every action must be very patient and meticulous. Every day, my comrades and I climbed the ladders to the top of the tall tanks, using flashlights to repeatedly check every weld and every section of pipeline in the darkness, confirming that there were no abnormal conditions.
As we entered the depot more often and spent more time with the oil tanks, pipelines, and gate valves, we developed a special feeling, and gradually developed the unique skill of "identifying location by smell." During one inspection, I smelled an abnormal oil and gas odor and quickly determined the location of the leak based on my sensitivity to oil and gas. After testing, it was found that the gasket at the connection between the mechanical breather valve and the pipeline was aging, causing oil and gas leakage. I replaced the gasket in time and solved the problem.
In recent years, our work pace has become faster and faster: major support tasks have doubled, and the information management system has improved inspection efficiency several times. The 2:00 AM alarm is the most familiar wake-up call for cave depot soldiers. Whenever we see fuel flowing through the pipelines to the training ground and hear the roar of equipment, all fatigue turns into relief.
What makes me even prouder is that this year, many new recruits in our unit wrote volunteer forms, hoping to join the Cave Depot Platoon. Batch after batch of cave depot soldiers take root in the depths of the mountains, shining and generating heat, making this touch of "camouflage green" the most vibrant color among the mountains.
As dusk falls, we often sit on top of the oil tanks and sing: "I don't need you to know me, I don't expect you to know me..." The melody echoes in the valley, this is the cave depot soldiers' favorite song. On the journey of strengthening the army and revitalizing the military, we are willing to be the silent cornerstone, supporting the steel torrent to surge forward.
(The author is a Second-Class Sergeant of a certain unit of the Wuxi (无锡) Joint Logistics Support Center, compiled by Li Longyi (李龙伊) and Chen Chengxiao (陈程孝))
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Tonghua (通化), Jilin (吉林), on the east bank of the Hun River (浑江).
Looking out at Jingyu Mountain (靖宇山), the red gate, designed as a variation of the number "14," is particularly solemn and respectful. Following a winding "Anti-Japanese United Army Path" up the mountain, the Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) Martyrs' Cemetery and the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Memorial Hall are right in front of you.
Twenty years ago, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth and the 65th anniversary of the martyrdom of Martyr Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇), the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Memorial Hall officially opened to the public. Today, nearly 500,000 people visit the museum every year to jointly explore the moving history of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and listen to the heroic stories of those who remained unyielding in desperate situations—
After the September 18th Incident, the Chinese people rose up to resist in the region north of the Great Wall and south of the Heilongjiang River, becoming the starting point of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and at the same time, it unveiled the prelude to the World Anti-Fascist War.
Fourteen years, this was a long and arduous resistance. On this black earth, the heroic soldiers used their lives and beliefs to complete a tenacious struggle that surpassed the limits of humanity, wrote a heroic chapter in the history of China's resistance against Japan, and forged the spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. Today, the heroic stories and heroic spirit are constantly inherited and carried forward by later generations, becoming a powerful force to inspire people to continue moving forward.
The Flames of Resistance on the Black Earth
Let More Young People Know That Heroes Are Flesh-and-Blood Monuments
September 18, 1931, night. The Japanese Kwantung Army deliberately blew up the South Manchuria Railway tracks near Liutiao Lake (柳条湖) in Shenyang (沈阳), and then launched an attack on the Beidaying (北大营) garrison and the city of Shenyang (沈阳). The Kuomintang government telegraphed the Northeast Army to "absolutely adhere to the policy of non-resistance," and this order shattered the peace in the region north of the Great Wall and south of the Heilongjiang River.
Northeast China stood at the crossroads of fate.
Walking into the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Memorial Hall, authentic historical photos and precious revolutionary cultural relics silently tell the story of that history intertwined with blood and tears.
"This is a schematic diagram of the Japanese army's occupation of Northeast China. By February 1932, the three provinces of Liaoning (辽宁), Jilin (吉林), and Heilongjiang (黑龙江) had fallen into Japanese occupation." Following the steps of the docent Yu Yang (于洋), the humiliation and suffering of the Chinese nation emerge one after another.
Wherever there are invaders' iron heels, there is a battle to defend the country.
The Jiangqiao Resistance (江桥抗战) led by Ma Zhanshan (马占山) fired the first shot of armed resistance against Japan, and teams of Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army surged on the black earth. In early 1933, the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Forces led by the Communist Party of China in Bayan (巴彦), Southern Manchuria, Hailong (海龙), and other places were successively established.
From the Northeast People's Revolutionary Army to the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, by the time the full-scale War of Resistance Against Japan broke out around 1937, the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army had successively developed into 11 armies, with more than 30,000 people. From Changbai Mountain (长白山) in the south to the Lesser Khingan Mountains (小兴安岭) in the north, from the Ussuri River (乌苏里江) in the east to the vast area east of the Liao River (辽河) in the west, they shattered the enemy's "suppression" campaigns time and time again.
The statues of the first 11 army commanders of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army stand quietly in the memorial hall, with the wind and snow seemingly still hidden in the folds of their clothes.
Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇), commander of the First Army, Wang Detai (王德泰), commander of the Second Army, Zhao Shangzhi (赵尚志), commander of the Third Army... Among the seven army commanders who died for their country, the oldest, Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇), was only 35 years old. Behind each army commander, in the glass curtain wall, stands a group of young soldiers. It is these young heroes who guarded the mountains and rivers of the motherland with their blood.
"Look, there are words written on this bark!" Five freshmen from Tonghua Medical and Health Vocational College (通化医药健康职业学院) are visiting and studying in the memorial hall. "Several of us are a study group, and we want to make a video through the form of exploring the museum to let more people know about this history," students Ren Ke (任可) and Li Jiamin (李佳敏) told reporters.
The two pieces of wood that seem ordinary in the display case are actually the cultural relic "message tree." The words "China News" and other characters are still recognizable on the bark.
"During the most difficult battles, in the deep mountains and dense forests, the Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers used the concealment of large trees, peeled off the bark, and carved messages on the tree trunks, which played an important role in the Anti-Japanese United Army troops to make contact and transmit information," Yu Yang (于洋) said.
Following the students' footsteps and moving forward slowly, we saw more details belonging to the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army.
The fierce battle of Changgang (长岗), the surprise attack on Laoling (老岭), the Gushan (孤山) blockade, the Chacou (岔沟) breakout... one thrilling battle after another is vividly recorded on metal etching paintings and prints.
Mines, bombs, stone jars, short spears, hats... the weapons and daily necessities once used by the Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers have become witnesses to fighting in the freezing cold of minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius.
Standing in front of a display case containing letters, Gao Jingyuan (高境远), curator of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Memorial Hall, introduced, "In 2019, we received a 'letter of apology' signed by An'gu He (岸谷和), who is the niece of An'gu Longyichilang (岸谷隆一郎), who organized the suppression and killing of Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇). This is a comfort to the heroic spirit of General Jingyu (靖宇), and it also tells future generations to remember history."
Today, the arduous fighting experience, battle scenes, battle achievements, and combat life of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army are vividly displayed on this black earth. "Through the continuous excavation of the history of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, we hope to let more young people know that heroes are not symbols in textbooks, but flesh-and-blood monuments," Gao Jingyuan (高境远) said.
A Model of Not Fearing Hardship and Strenuous Struggle
Choosing Sacrifice, Moving Towards Sacrifice, Living Towards Death
"The Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army fought silently with the enemy for 14 years. In these long years, how many moving stories were created. Many of them sacrificed in battle. How should we commemorate these pioneer martyrs who shed blood for the motherland? They are all our brave compatriots..." Feng Zhongyun (冯仲云), a famous general of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, wrote so affectionately in "A Brief History of the Fourteen Years of Hard Struggle of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army."
"The firm belief of loyalty to the Party, the national righteousness of bravely rushing to the country's difficulties, and the heroic spirit of fighting to the end." The spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army inspires generations of people.
On the "Iron-Blooded Souls" exhibition line of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Memorial Hall, visitors can feel the wind and frost of those 14 years as soon as they enter the preface hall.
50 meters long and 4 meters high, a huge ink mural covering three walls unfolds before your eyes. More than 3,000 people form a mountain shape, which is the continuous Changbai Mountains (长白山脉), and even more a symbol of the 30 million compatriots in Northeast China.
Do not be slaves, vow to drive out the invaders! In the painting, the Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers, young adults, the elderly, women, and children, either hold weapons or carry farm tools on their shoulders, with firm eyes.
Below the mural, many high and low white marble pillars are arranged irregularly. Like the monuments of heroes, together with the black marble underfoot, they are like the region north of the Great Wall and south of the Heilongjiang River, telling the story of the past—
"The winter in Northeast China is long and cold. In this restored scene of the forest and snowfield, we can see several pairs of Wula grass-lined Wula shoes." Yu Yang (于洋) pointed to several pairs of unique shoes unique to Northeast China, saying that Wula shoes are an important piece of equipment for the Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers in winter combat. In the most difficult and hungry times, they would even cook Wula shoes with snow water to eat...
On November 5, 1938, the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Party issued a letter of salute, praising the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army as "a model of not fearing hardship and strenuous struggle for more than 7 years in the ice and snow with the enemy."
In September 2021, the spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army was included in the first batch of great spirits in the spiritual pedigree of Chinese Communists.
"General Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) once said, 'A loyal Communist Party member is willing to throw away his head and sprinkle blood for the cause of national liberation, but the unwavering will of loyalty and determination to win the final victory are unshakable.' Choosing sacrifice, moving towards sacrifice, and living towards death is not only his personal belief, but also a true portrayal of the spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army," Gao Jingyuan (高境远) said.
On Jingyu Mountain (靖宇山), the Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) Martyrs' Cemetery is as peaceful as ever. Ma Jizhi (马继志), 65, got his ticket, climbed the steps, and went to the cemetery alone to pay his respects. As a specially-appointed teacher at the Jilin Yang Jingyu Cadre College (吉林杨靖宇干部学院), he often travels to various places to tell the story of red culture and the spirit of the Anti-Japanese United Army.
In the interview, the reporter learned of his other identity—"My grandfather Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) was charging all his life. Standing on the land where he once fought, every time I tell his story, I can feel the spiritual resonance that spans more than 80 years from the wet eyes and trembling handshakes of the audience." Ma Jizhi (马继志) said, I will devote more energy to telling heroic stories, carrying forward the spirit of the Anti-Japanese United Army, and constantly passing on the red gene.
The Inheritance of the Anti-Japanese United Army Spirit Across Time
Relying on Diverse Forms of Archival Carriers to Better Publicize the Heroic Deeds of the Anti-Japanese United Army Soldiers
"This is the 'Yanji Bomb (延吉炸弹)' self-made by the Dongman Arsenal (东满兵工厂) at that time. The ingredients inside not only include explosives, but also glass shards, pig iron pieces, and even chili powder. Although it is a kind of 'native weapon,' it once made the enemy terrified at that time." Standing in front of the display case in the memorial hall, Yao Shuairu (姚帅如), a teacher at the Jilin Yang Jingyu Cadre College (吉林杨靖宇干部学院), is conducting on-site teaching for the students.
"The era they were used in is not far from us, but they witnessed and recorded the wisdom and strength of the guerrillas at that time to survive and seek victory in difficult situations, and they have special value." Looking at the "Yanji Bomb (延吉炸弹)" now quietly displayed in the museum, one student said.
Heroes sleep forever, and people often remember them. History is like a coordinate, witnessing our journey from suffering to glory.
"Has the Northeast been recovered?" "Not only has the Northeast been recovered, but the whole of China has been liberated. The land you guarded with your life will never see war and smoke again."
"Can everyone eat enough now?" "They can eat enough and eat well."
"Can everyone live with their backs straight?" "General, we are now a prosperous and strong country!"
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In a red archive-themed classroom, an immersive course called "Hundred Days of Battle Archives, Immortal National Integrity" is underway. Everyone seems to be in the battlefield of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army under the rain of bullets, feeling the greatness and determination of the soldiers who fought tenaciously until they died alone. With the help of AI (artificial intelligence) imaging technology, a dialogue with General Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) across time made many people's eyes red.
In 2020, the Jilin Provincial Archives (吉林省档案馆) officially announced the battle archives of Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) for the hundred days before his martyrdom, which truly recorded the 47 battles fought by Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) and his troops against the Japanese puppet army and police in the 100 days before his sacrifice.
"In order to tell this lesson well, we have deeply excavated original, authoritative, and authentic archival literature materials, and relied on diverse forms of archival carriers to make the dusty history 'live' and 'move,' so as to better publicize the heroic deeds of the Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers and inherit the spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army," Yao Shuairu (姚帅如) said.
Emotional ideological and political class "Reading Family Letters, Understanding Family Style," large-scale immersive situational Party class "Tribute to General Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇)," special topic teaching "The Arduous Struggle of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and the Spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army"... "Up to now, we have independently developed and completed 12 categories and 130 courses. In the next step, while continuing to deeply develop high-quality courses on the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, we will make good use of cultural heritage, enrich and expand the experiential teaching red matrix, connect various on-site teaching points into lines, further promote the research and interpretation of the spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, and let the spirit of the Anti-Japanese United Army shine with new brilliance in the new era," said Gu Jing (顾璟), vice president of the Jilin Yang Jingyu Cadre College (吉林杨靖宇干部学院).
Respecting heroes will produce heroes, and striving to be heroes will produce a large number of heroes.
"We are the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, creating the First Route Army of the United Army. The sound of ping-pong charging and disarming is the iron proof of revolutionary victory..." In the tail hall of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Memorial Hall, freshman Gesang Quzhen (格桑曲珍) turned on her mobile phone and played the "Military Song of the First Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army."
"If they were still alive, what kind of China would they see?" Off-camera, Ren Ke (任可) and Li Jiamin (李佳敏) were filming her. Their video assignment for the museum exploration group is about to be completed.
The last sentence, the people who passed by heard it clearly, and the students said in unison: "The heroes of the Anti-Japanese United Army are immortal! As long as we remember, they will live forever."
Return to TopBy: 黄 超
The domestic science animation "Haier Brothers," which aired in 1995, has recently been launched in a high-definition remastered version on multiple video platforms. Viewers have discovered that many of the "sky-high and earth-shattering" (上天入地) science fiction plots from 30 years ago have already been realized. Re-screening and revisiting are far more meaningful than just nostalgia. Those high-energy scenes that have become reality allow us to more deeply feel the Chinese people's spirit of innovation and the achievements of scientific and technological development since ancient times.
In the animation, the protagonists ride a deep-sea submersible with a robotic arm to trace the Mariana Trench. Today, however, the ten-thousand-meter deep blue is no longer a divine skill. The "Fendouzhe" (奋斗者) deep-sea manned submersible can precisely control the robotic arm to collect seabed samples. The once-amazing intelligent robots and unmanned factories have jumped from imaginative two-dimensional planes to three dimensions, realizing human-machine collaboration on modern production lines.
In the science fiction mirror of completion, imagination shines into reality. This is not only the iteration of technology, but also reflects the spiritual strength behind our march towards a strong country in science and technology. When scientists break through the "bottleneck" (卡脖子) technical problems, and engineers transform the sense of the future into solutions in production and life, the seeds of innovation culture take root and sprout in the petri dish of the times.
The protagonists also visited the scenic spots and historical sites of the Divine Land (神州大地), and the innovative genes in the excellent traditional Chinese culture have found contemporary expressions. The earthquake-resistant structure of the Small Wild Goose Pagoda (小雁塔) inspires architects to continuously explore the seismic isolation technology of low- and medium-rise buildings. The construction method of the Hanging Temple (悬空寺), "half-inserted flying beams as the foundation," has been reborn in today's mountain architecture... These ancient wisdoms are not specimens in museums, but cultural memories with strong vitality, attracting many tourists to check in under the current trend of cultural and tourism integration development.
The wisdom of the past is not "outdated." This animation tells us that the excellent traditional Chinese culture is an active factor flowing in the innovative blood of the Chinese people.
Some people are curious whether there are any unrealized "future prophecies" in the animation? Of course, there are.
For example, the "Haier Brothers" were originally simulation robots, "implanted with wisdom and emotion," and became humanoid robots with flesh and blood, autonomous thinking, and flexible movement. Thirty years later, this technology is still an unfinished business, but with the rapid development of artificial intelligence and robotics, the vision of innovation will eventually become a real scene that supports the beautiful future of mankind.
And that's where the unique charm of science animation lies.
This is a science animation feature film that carries out science education and conveys humanistic knowledge through adventure stories, enlightening generations of people's pursuit of the value of wisdom changing the world, and now inspires us to inherit ancient wisdom and promote innovation culture. Whether it is looking back at the past, praising the completion, or looking forward to the future, looking back at this classic is to find the answer in progress at the intersection of time. Facing today's teenagers, how to ignite the spark of their dreams?
From the perspective of creators, it is necessary to grasp the characteristics of teenagers' knowledge structure and cultural needs. They are natives of the mobile Internet and AI era, and have strong social attributes and emotional projection needs in their spiritual life. Therefore, the creation of this type of animation should break through the traditional methods of science communication and embed hardcore technology and humanistic knowledge into the discourse system of teenagers. For parents, when children point to the screen and ask "what," "why," and "how to do," what parents tell is not only knowledge. We must be good at using interesting and useful science animation. It is this kind of intergenerational dialogue that enlightens children's scientific spirit and constitutes a deep soil for innovation culture.
Scientific and technological development continues to progress, and innovative achievements continue to emerge. This is an inexhaustible source of creation. May every era have more excellent science animations, with our curiosity and enterprising spirit, continue this adventure to find the future.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 马睿姗
In Qi Weicheng's (祁伟成) studio, one must be extra careful when stepping around. Shelves, tables, and the floor are filled with wooden models of all sizes, packed tightly together. Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) (pictured, provided by the interviewee) is a national-level representative inheritor of the ancient architectural model making technique. These proportional "prototypes" are all meticulously crafted after his visits to ancient buildings.
Shanxi Province has more than 28,000 existing ancient buildings of various types, accounting for about 1/10 of the country's total, making it the province with the largest number of existing ancient buildings in China. The ancient architectural model making technique is the first step in the construction of temples and pagodas by the ancients, commonly known as "Zha Xiaoyang (扎小样)," used to deduce whether the various nodes of the building are accurately combined. In ancient times, craftsmen built buildings and temples based on the well-made "prototypes"; nowadays, through Qi Weicheng's (祁伟成) hands, the "prototypes" have become a key for future generations to understand, restore, and protect ancient buildings.
When conducting research on ancient buildings, many experts are often troubled by the difficulty of directly seeing the internal structure of ancient buildings. Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) decided to permanently preserve ancient buildings in the form of models. The ancient architectural model making technique has complex procedures, complete details, and extremely tests the accuracy of the production. It consists of 11 processes, including drawing sketches, selecting materials, drying, cutting materials, making the base, erecting columns, forming a column grid, assembling beams and frames, building the roof, decorating, and painting. The production process will also be adjusted according to the complexity of the model.
Rise, side foot, and mortise and tenon are the three major techniques of ancient architectural model making. In Qi Weicheng's (祁伟成) eyes, the ancients injected their worldview and creativity into the architecture, 不动声色 (bù dòng shēng sè - "not move sound color," remaining calm and collected; not betraying one's emotions) and seamlessly. Proportional reproduction is tracing the shape, but if you want to retain the soul of the ancient building, you must focus on love.
In the past, ancient Chinese architectural techniques relied on oral transmission from generation to generation of carpenters, without leaving any written records, which brought many problems to later research and inheritance. Every time he makes an ancient building "prototype," Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) records the key points of the process. Opening the published monograph "Foguang Temple East Main Hall in Wutai (五台佛光寺东大殿)," Qi Weicheng's (祁伟成) thoughts returned to 13 years ago.
Counting the ancient architectural models he has made by hand, the East Main Hall of Foguang Temple (佛光寺) on Mount Wutai (五台山) is the most difficult one. In 2012, Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) led his team and staff from the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Ancient Architecture Protection (山西省古建筑保护研究所) to the East Main Hall of Foguang Temple (佛光寺) on Mount Wutai (五台山) to study and analyze the building components, and used the survey results for the ancient architectural model making. Observing the architectural structure of the upper layer of the East Main Hall (东大殿), the building structure at the corner could only be seen from the outside during the survey, and the internal structure was difficult to know. In order to clarify the structure, Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) inferred from the structure of the back and cut surfaces, and repeatedly made multiple East Main Hall (东大殿) models. Whenever he had time, he disassembled and assembled them again and again, deducing whether the stress relationship between the mortise and tenon was reasonable. Later, Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) took his conjecture and went to the East Main Hall (东大殿) again to investigate, and observed the blurred shadow of the head down and the tail at the bottom of the actual building, which verified his idea. After more than a year, Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) and his team completed the model of the East Main Hall (东大殿) of Foguang Temple (佛光寺).
In the same year, Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) became the closed-door disciple of Chai Zejun (柴泽俊), the chief engineer of the Shanxi Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics (山西省文物局) and the director of the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Ancient Architecture Protection (山西省古建筑保护研究所). To this day, Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) still remembers Chai Zejun's (柴泽俊) earnest teachings: "Some ancient building construction techniques are on the verge of being lost. Replacing manual components with mechanical components not only obliterates the characteristics and styles of past generations of architecture, but also has a completely different appearance. Therefore, it is very important to inherit the ancient architectural model making technique and build ancient architectural prototype models for teaching and display, and to conduct training demonstrations for ancient architectural technicians and craftsmen." This remark made Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) deeply feel that the road of inheritance is a long and arduous one.
The threshold is high, learning the craft is hard, and it often takes 3 years to become a master after apprenticeship. Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) frankly said that the biggest problem in the inheritance of ancient architectural model making techniques is, in the final analysis, the problem of people. "Once the wood is sawn, the sawdust covers the whole body. You have to take a shower at least twice a day, otherwise the sawdust will cover the bed during a nap. This carpentry work is dirty and tiring, how many young people can persevere? Only those who truly love ancient buildings can delve into it," Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) said with emotion.
At present, Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) has accepted 8 apprentices. In addition to teaching basic carpentry and related theoretical and cultural knowledge, what he often says is that they must be able to endure hardship, withstand loneliness, and sit on the sidelines. Now, his eldest apprentice, Wang Gang (王刚), is already able to stand alone and lead the team to carry out a number of ancient building restoration projects. The ancient architectural models made by the team have been collected by many museums and professional colleges.
Seeing countless weathered ancient buildings "reborn" in his hands, Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) is very pleased. "Ancient buildings carry Chinese civilization. My mission in this life is to protect and inherit ancient buildings, retain the shape and soul of ancient buildings, and make Chinese architectural art immortal," Qi Weicheng (祁伟成) said.
Return to TopOn May 11, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected the Yungang Grottoes, emphasizing: "The Yungang Grottoes are a world cultural heritage. Protecting the Yungang Grottoes is of significance not only to China, but also to the world." Over the past five years, research, preservation, and exhibition efforts related to the Yungang Grottoes have been continuously deepened and innovated, allowing this cultural and artistic treasure trove spanning thousands of years to continue to nourish the public with beauty. We have invited experts and scholars from different fields to share their research findings and insights on the art of the Yungang Grottoes, building a bridge connecting ancient art and modern life.
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Return to TopBy: 潘鲁生 刘 燕
The patterns and decorations can be described as the silent language of Chinese culture, serving as both a carrier of aesthetics and a materialized expression of thought and belief. The Yungang (云冈) patterns and decorations, attached to the sculptural space, are the crystallization of the Eurasian civilization collision in the 5th century AD, and can be called a civilization transfer station, a style watershed, and a skill textbook. With a three-dimensional sculptural language, they realize a functional breakthrough from decoration to narration. Since 2020, the editorial team of "The Complete Collection of Yungang Patterns and Decorations" (《云冈纹饰全集》) (hereinafter referred to as "The Complete Collection") has been using the study of Yungang patterns and decorations as a thread, and is committed to storing and connecting historical fragments one by one. As an important achievement of Yungang studies in the field of fine arts, "The Complete Collection" was officially published this year, stirring up new aesthetic echoes in the tide of the times.
This monumental work, containing 18 volumes, brings together outstanding research results from multiple disciplines. It is classified according to architectural space and pattern form, covering 10 categories of pattern genealogy, reflecting the triple center of Yungang patterns and decorations: the halo, heavenly clothing, and flying apsaras musical instrument patterns centered on the statues; the cave top, door and window, and niche arch patterns centered on the architecture; and the pagoda pillar patterns, story patterns, and borders centered on Buddhist narratives. In order to do a good job in the compilation, team members, editors from Qingdao Publishing House (青岛出版社), experts and scholars in various fields, etc., followed the Silk Road cultural context to explore the original habitat of the Xianbei (鲜卑) people, and went to the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) in Shanxi (山西), Datong Museum (大同市博物馆), and the Shengle Museum (盛乐博物馆) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Helingeer Tuchengzi Site (和林格尔土城子遗址), and other places for on-site research and collection of image information. "The Complete Collection," published on this basis, not only fills the academic gap in the study of Yungang pattern art, but also adds new "specimens" to the Chinese cultural gene bank.
The addition of digital technology provides more ways to open Yungang patterns and decorations. Through a combination of hand-drawing and digital screen drawing, the team restored a large number of carved patterns to the form of a copybook. Line drawings, carving drafts, color drafts, and various layered diagrams enable readers to easily appreciate the exquisite patterns in the grottoes that are difficult to identify due to their special location, huge size, or being obscured. For example, the central pagoda pillar of Cave 6 of the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟第6窟) cannot be 3D scanned at present, so the team uses three-dimensional modeling and pattern factor reconstruction methods to restore the overlapping relationship of the Chongkan (重龛) and corner patterns, allowing readers to fully appreciate its unique charm. The establishment of the "Yungang Pattern Copybook" digital case library further facilitates the editing, retrieval, and transformation of vector patterns. In the future, these patterns can be applied to clothing design, cultural and creative design, and other fields, so that academic achievements can be transformed into publishing achievements, and publishing achievements can be transformed into economic achievements, contributing the power of beauty to modern life.
When Greek capitals meet Xianbei yurts, a new paradigm of Sino-Western integration is created in Pingcheng (平城) (now Datong (大同), Shanxi (山西)); when Persian beaded patterns are transmitted eastward along the Silk Road, a new fashion of national aesthetics is created in the fusion with honeysuckle and lotus patterns. Yungang patterns and decorations connect the artistic context of the Silk Road, and the cultural exchange codes hidden in them provide valuable resources for telling a civilization story that belongs to both China and the world. This requires that the study of Yungang patterns and decorations is not a simple atlas study, but an overall genealogy study that contains the pattern's identification function, reinforcement function, and aesthetic function. As the famous scholar and pattern expert Zhang Daoyi (张道一) said, "Put the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) into international exchanges, into the forest of human culture, and into the overall national culture to think about." "The Complete Collection" systematically sorts out the genealogical development law of Yungang patterns and decorations, and attempts to excavate the Chinese artistic tradition and cultural spirit from it, and deeply examines the road of cultural exchange among various ethnic groups from the perspective of beauty.
The publication of "The Complete Collection" not only consolidates the foundation for Yungang studies, but also cultivates a new generation of talents. In the past 5 years, some students in the team have gone from undergraduate to master's, and from master's to doctoral degrees. This group of outstanding young scholars is constantly injecting fresh blood into Yungang studies. Forming a book, driving a discipline, and cultivating a team, this original intention seems to be slowly realized.
The Chinese nation has always attached importance to pattern art. "**以纹表意**" (yǐ wén biǎo yì - "express meaning with patterns," using patterns to convey meaning) and "**以纹饰质**" (yǐ wén shì zhì - "decorate with patterns," using patterns to enhance the quality of things) are the external manifestations of the Chinese people's ideological essence. Therefore, searching and browsing through pictures, and understanding the metaphysical Tao with the physical tools, is the continuation of inheriting cultural development. It is believed that this set of pattern classics will further deepen the study of Yungang studies and provide useful reference for the integration of traditional patterns into contemporary life. Beautiful, Yungang patterns and decorations!
(The authors are the chief editor and executive editor of "The Complete Collection of Yungang Patterns and Decorations" (《云冈纹饰全集》), respectively.)
Return to TopBy: 刘建勇
The "May Day" holiday saw the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) scenic area in Shanxi (山西) extend its opening hours to 10 p.m. for the first time, illuminating public cultural life with "Night at the Grottoes." The scenic area received 221,100 visitors over the 5-day holiday, an increase of 8.96% year-on-year. Meanwhile, at the Weifang Museum (潍坊市博物馆) in Shandong (山东), the "Stone Rhyme and梵音—Yungang Grottoes Art Exhibition" used 3D printing and other modern technologies to bring the thousand-year-old grotto art to the public in a new form. The beauty of Yungang (云冈) is being seen by more and more people.
As the origin of Northern Wei (北魏) art, the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) ushered in a golden age in the history of ancient Chinese art. How can this glorious period be preserved? How can more people understand the artistic value and cultural connotation of the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟)? The Yungang Academy (云冈研究院) is writing a new chapter in grotto art, based on safeguarding the roots of civilization and with innovative communication paths as its wings.
Walking into the No. 6 Grotto, known as the "First Great Grotto," people are often amazed by its magnificent decorations. However, few tourists realize that many details in the grotto have been carefully restored. In fact, this grotto has just undergone more than 300 days and nights of closed renovation and has been reopened for less than half a year. Through the rebuilt No. 6 Grotto, we can see the Yungang Academy's (云冈研究院) efforts to protect the roots of civilization, moving from partial restoration to overall protection.
Faced with the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟), which have a history of more than 1,500 years, the Yungang Academy (云冈研究院) consistently implements the concept of "protection first" and actively builds a three-in-one protection system of "monitoring-restoration-prevention." In the grottoes, the time scale of a restorer is often measured in years. It is hard to imagine that a mural may have been thousands of unrecognizable fragments, which gradually approached its original historical appearance after several procedures such as dust removal, cleaning, disease treatment, and color layer penetration and reinforcement. Not only a mural or a piece of clay sculpture, the Yungang Academy (云冈研究院) is committed to promoting the upgrading of single cultural relic protection to a systematic protection of "mountain-grotto-colored sculpture." It is this year-round, systematic and comprehensive cultural relic protection work that enables Yungang (云冈) aesthetics to be rejuvenated.
The Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) are a masterpiece of the Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏王朝) and a result of the fusion and collision between different cultures and religious beliefs. The temperament and tension displayed by the art of the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) allow people from different cultural backgrounds to generate associations and resonance. Carrying out digital collection projects to bring the beauty of Yungang (云冈) to the "cloud" and to the world is one of the important tasks of the Yungang Academy (云冈研究院) in recent years. At present, 80% of the grottoes in the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) have achieved full digital preservation. Among them, the digital reconstruction and three-dimensional information system construction project of Grotto No. 13 has broken through the technical problem of high-precision three-dimensional modeling of the overall grotto of large-scale single high-relief grotto temples in China. The main statue, which is as high as 13.5 meters, and nearly 3,000 statues of various types are finally transformed into a high-precision three-dimensional model of the entire grotto with an accuracy of 1 mm and a data volume of 500GB, achieving "eternal youth" in digital time and space.
Digital intelligence technology also provides new methodologies and tools for grotto art and archaeological research. The Western Standing Buddha in Grotto No. 20 of the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) collapsed during the Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏), and its original appearance is unknown. Today, based on artificial intelligence-based statue clustering research, Northern Wei (北魏) stone carving art and contemporary data matrixes resonate across time and space, and 133 disordered and differently oriented statue fragments are reorganized in virtual space, accumulating useful experience for carrying out virtual restoration of grottoes and digital restoration of lost overseas grottoes.
Exhibitions are high-quality carriers for the dissemination of grotto art, and the integration of three-dimensional laser scanning, 3D printing and other technologies brings more possibilities for enriching the artistic narrative of exhibitions. The No. 12 Grotto "Music Grotto," which is replicated in its original proportion, has become the world's first movable 3D-printed replica grotto with easy-to-assemble modular splicing, and has been widely praised in touring exhibitions around the world. At the "Mustard Seed Seed: Yungang Grottoes Art Exhibition," the No. 38 replica grotto is combined with immersive multimedia, allowing visitors to be immersed in the scene and realize the innovative dissemination of Yungang (云冈) aesthetics.
In the era of digital intelligence, the protection and research of the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) face both opportunities and challenges. It is necessary not only to preserve the form, but also to preserve the soul, and to illuminate the path of civilizational symbiosis with the beauty of culture, the beauty of art, and the beauty of technology.
(The author is the Party Secretary of the Yungang Academy (云冈研究院))
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I dream of a bridge that can connect art history and archaeology, two sister disciplines. The Chinese field archaeological discoveries of the past century have provided the possibility of reconstructing the overall narrative framework of Chinese art history; and the more open analytical methods of art history have also injected new vitality into archaeology. In recent years, the intersection of these two disciplines—whether called art archaeology or archaeological art history—is becoming a vibrant academic growth point.
Liu Dunyuan (刘敦愿), Yang Hong (杨泓) and other senior archaeologists all had solid painting skills when they were young and were good at visual analysis. When I was young, I was also full of enthusiasm for painting. I became an apprentice in archaeology and benefited from the influence of the older generation of scholars. Archaeological training requires researchers to excavate and analyze material remains using rigorous scientific methods, while art history focuses on the creativity and spiritual pursuits contained therein. Therefore, my ideal historical writing starts with archaeology, building its skeleton, and then focuses on art history, giving it details and warmth.
This integration of disciplines is not only at the theoretical level, but also reflected in practice. Many important sites have become bases for joint excavation by multiple disciplines. The Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) in Datong (大同), Shanxi (山西), which were excavated in the mid-5th century AD, are one of the large grotto complexes that have been studied most thoroughly and have yielded the most fruitful results by scholars at home and abroad. Since modern times, Yungang has gathered the multiple perspectives of historians, archaeologists, art historians, architectural historians, artists, and scientists who have been engaged in cultural relic protection for many years. Different perspectives collide with each other, expanding the research on Yungang. Further deepening and breakthroughs cannot be separated from interdisciplinary understanding and cooperation.
Every year, I take students to the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟) for investigation. On the bus to the grottoes, I begin to talk about the contributions of Liang Sicheng (梁思成), Su Bai (宿白) and other predecessors to the study of Yungang; at the grotto site, I often urge students to spend more time quietly staring at a statue, inspiring them to use their own eyes to discover the beauty hidden for thousands of years, and listen to the "ding-dong" of ancient craftsmen chiseling rocks. Year after year, there are more and more fellow travelers around us. In front of the Tanyao Five Caves (昙曜五窟), people jostle each other, forming a curtain together. Faced with such a scene, I realized that in addition to the bridge between different disciplines, there needs to be a second bridge to connect academic writing with the promotion and popularization of cultural heritage. The interdisciplinary awareness emphasized by the first bridge and the way of thinking developed from it can not only help break down professional barriers, but also support us in trying to write for the public; conversely, public communication also forces us to put aside prejudices and stereotypes and go straight to the essence of the problem.
Since 2022, I have been working with several young painters to create a series of children's picture books focusing on themes such as Yungang (云冈), the Hanging Temple (悬空寺), Dunhuang (敦煌), and export porcelain, trying to transform academic "dialects" into popular "Mandarin." In *The Little Stonemason: The Story of Yungang*, we "translate" archaeological phasing into the struggle and growth of two generations of stonemasons. The old stonemason from Liangzhou (凉州) is the embodiment of the constantly changing artistic styles along the Silk Road; the young stonemason's immature works are brewing a historic transformation of grotto art; Miao Zhu (妙珠), a Xianbei (鲜卑族) girl who plays with the young stonemason, wears gorgeous silk clothes. They watch the clouds rise and the snow fall together, and watch the grass grow and the warblers fly, drawing new artistic blood from life. In the story, we change the main line of historical writing, allowing the small characters who are absent from the history books to stand on the front stage of history.
During the creation process, I conducted field investigations with my painter friends and carefully studied the data and drawings in the archaeological reports. All transformations strive to be based on solid academic foundations. The next few stories also tell about the love, persistence, courage, self-confidence, happiness and sacrifice of those unknown workers. This "small character perspective" gives history warmth and also reveals the essence of cultural heritage: they are not flashes of genius, but the crystallization of the hard work of countless people.
At present, Western museums are facing the dilemma of losing young audiences, but China's "cultural and museum fever" continues to rise. The enthusiasm of the younger generation in China for cultural heritage stems from both economic development and cultural self-confidence, and also implies a reliance on historical filters. Art history and archaeological research are ushering in important opportunities and shoulder important responsibilities. Academic research needs to strengthen the first bridge and deepen the integration of archaeology and art history. When building the second bridge, we must not only innovate in form, but also cultivate content in depth. Letting a *sancai* (三彩) figurine dance on a mobile phone screen is just a technology and method. The real "cultural relic revitalization" also needs to be supported by academic strength and requires the comprehensive use of the multi-dimensional perspectives of history, archaeology and art history to explore the human emotions and values carried by cultural relics, so that cultural heritage can be rejuvenated in modern society.
(The author is a professor at the School of Arts, Peking University (北京大学))
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Recently, at the Russian State Art and Design Academy, a bronze sculpture from China has attracted much attention. This piece, "Auspicious Purple Qi Comes from the East - Lao Tzu's Departure from the Pass" (紫气东来·老子出关), meticulously created by Wu Weishan (吴为山), Director of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆) and a sculptor, is the first large-scale sculpture in Moscow (莫斯科) with the theme of traditional Chinese cultural thought, and an important achievement of the "China-Russia Year of Culture" series of cultural exchange activities. It crosses mountains and seas, bringing the auspicious aura of Eastern wisdom to take root in a foreign academic hall.
Lao Tzu (老子) and the Taoist (道家) thought he founded are one of the mainstays of the Chinese philosophical system, deeply influencing the Chinese people's outlook on life and values for thousands of years. Lao Tzu's (老子) concepts of "Tao follows nature" (道法自然) and "governing by non-action" (无为而治) embody the unique understanding of the universe and life in Eastern philosophy. In recent years, Wu Weishan (吴为山) has pursued the original intention of the sage Lao Tzu's (老子) thought, and has successively created a series of sculptures with the theme of Lao Tzu (老子), dedicated to conveying the philosophical wisdom of "harmony between man and nature" (天人合一) and the humanistic feelings of "the highest excellence is like water" (上善若水) to the world.
"Auspicious Purple Qi Comes from the East - Lao Tzu's Departure from the Pass" (紫气东来·老子出关) is based on the story of Lao Tzu (老子) heading west out of Hangu Pass (函谷关). In order to better express the demeanor of this wise man, Wu Weishan (吴为山) extensively studied classics and traditional culture, and on the basis of absorbing modern artistic language, innovatively interpreted the theme of Lao Tzu's (老子) departure from the pass with freehand brushwork. Freehand brushwork (写意) is the spirit of Chinese art. How can sculpture reflect the "freehand brushwork" connotation in traditional art? On the one hand, Wu Weishan (吴为山) refined and highlighted the local characteristics of the work's imagery; on the other hand, he drew on the meaning of "writing" in calligraphy in his creation. In the work, Lao Tzu (老子) rides a green ox, with a distant expression and transcendent demeanor, presenting the Taoist (道家) mystery of "something from nothing" (无中生有) in the state of "a body like withered wood, a mind as open as a valley" (形如槁木、虚怀若谷). Lao Tzu's (老子) philosophical realm of "Tao follows nature" (道法自然) is transformed into a tangible sculpture. The texture of the bronze complements the theme of the sculpture, making the work more profound and allowing viewers to glimpse the depth and agility of Eastern aesthetics from the texture of the bronze.
This is not the first time that "Lao Tzu" (老子) has gone to the world. Wu Weishan's (吴为山) series of sculptures with the theme of Lao Tzu (老子), as cultural envoys, have previously appeared at the United Nations Headquarters, entered the Italian National Gallery, and have been exhibited or settled in countries such as France, the United Kingdom, and South Korea. These works are like seeds, taking root and sprouting in many parts of the world, and gradually blossoming into beautiful flowers of cultural integration. Now, "Auspicious Purple Qi Comes from the East - Lao Tzu's Departure from the Pass" (紫气东来·老子出关) has come to Moscow (莫斯科), conveying the Chinese artist's reflection on outstanding traditional Chinese culture and witnessing China's active participation in world dialogue and the continuous march of Chinese culture overseas.
Wu Weishan (吴为山) has a deep connection with Russia (俄罗斯). In his youth, his mentor Xu Minghua (徐明华) studied at the Repin Academy of Fine Arts (列宾美术学院); since then, he has set foot on Russian soil many times, forging deep friendships with art masters Tsereteli (采列捷利) and Sidorov (西多罗夫). In 2016, the Russian Academy of Arts (俄罗斯艺术科学院) awarded Wu Weishan (吴为山) the "Gold Medal" and the title of "Honorary Academician" (荣誉院士), the first time in the academy's 260-year history that both honors have been awarded to a foreign artist at the same time. This is not only a commendation for him personally, but also a clear proof of the artistic integration between China and Russia.
Sculpture is not only a work of art, but also a cultural bridge. In 2024, the sculpture "Dialogue between Gorky and Lu Xun" (高尔基与鲁迅的对话) created by Wu Weishan (吴为山) was completed at the Russian Embassy in China (俄罗斯驻华大使馆). The two literary giants and intellectual giants stand side by side, freezing the brilliant moment of civilization between China and Russia, and entrusting the beautiful vision of cultural exchange and mutual learning. This year, "Auspicious Purple Qi Comes from the East - Lao Tzu's Departure from the Pass" (紫气东来·老子出关) was completed in Moscow (莫斯科), once again writing a new footnote for promoting the mutual understanding of the people of the two countries.
Those who know each other well do not consider ten thousand miles to be far. We look forward to more fine art works crossing mountains and seas, opening up rich and colorful civilizational dialogues, and allowing the world to understand China.
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In May, in the green waves of Wanhuashan Mountain (万花山) in Yan'an (延安), Shaanxi (陕西), the "Chinese Painters' Forest" (中国画家林) has grown into a lush shade. The rich greenery pulsates with vitality, rises with hope, and is filled with the deep emotions of literary and art workers for this land.
Yan'an (延安) is not only a revolutionary holy land but also a spiritual home for literary and art workers. The "Chinese Painters' Forest" (中国画家林) tree-planting public welfare activity, initiated by the China National Academy of Painting (中国国家画院) in 2015, began with the observations and thoughts of Yang Xiaoyang (杨晓阳), then president of the China National Academy of Painting (中国国家画院), when he led a hundred painters to Yan'an (延安) for sketching. In 2020, the China Culture and Art Development Promotion Association (中国文化艺术发展促进会) continued this mission, upgrading the activity into a systematic project of "Art for the People." Over the past 10 years, the activity has planted more than 10,000 trees, spreading from Yan'an (延安) to various places, from the art world to all sectors of society. More and more people are actively participating in it, forming a three-dimensional practice model of "art + assistance + ecology + education," writing a vivid footnote for practicing the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."
Trees also nurture people. In the rings of the "Chinese Painters' Forest" (中国画家林), the growth imprints of more than 900 left-behind children sponsored by the "Big Hands Holding Small Hands" assistance program are engraved. For art workers, planting trees is not only a process of discovering and experiencing beauty but also a way to spread and cultivate beauty. They not only provide material assistance to local children but also incorporate this activity into routine educational practice. This kind of teaching by example breaks the boundaries of the classroom, allowing children to deepen their understanding and knowledge of beauty in labor, and also planting seeds of love in their hearts. The children have grown from initial onlookers to "green little guards." Many sponsored students chose majors such as environmental science and art education when they entered university, continuing their green dreams and building artistic lives.
After 10 years of cultivation, this place has been transformed from a barren mountain gully into a station for artists to gather for sketching and an ecological town. The influence of the "Chinese Painters' Forest" (中国画家林) continues to expand, not only driving the emergence of distinctive forest areas such as the "Chinese Soldiers' Forest" (中国军人林) and the "Yan'an Cadres' Forest" (延安干部林), but also radiating its model to other provinces and cities, giving rise to regional practices such as the "Lingnan Painters' Banana Forest" (岭南画家蕉林) and the "Jiangnan Art Bamboo Sea" (江南艺术竹海). Some art workers also use "ecological sketching creation camps" in Sichuan (四川) and other places as carriers to transform the results of tree-planting practice into paintings such as "Green Great Wall" (绿色长城) and "Echoes of the Plateau" (高原回响). At the same time, the event also attracted Taiwanese artists to Fodaoping Village (佛道坪村) in Yan'an (延安) to jointly continue the chapter of "planting a tree of homesickness" with mainland artists, building a bridge for cross-strait cultural communication.
Planting a touch of green by hand, planting a forest in the heart. The "Chinese Painters' Forest" (中国画家林) brings together the cultural and ecological consensus of all sectors of society. As Yang Xiaoyang (杨晓阳) said: "When art and ecology meet, public welfare and education are integrated, and national culture and the progress of the times are synchronized, what we are creating is a spiritual wealth that is more important than trees."
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In 1919, the "New Youth" (《新青年》) magazine published Lü Cheng's (吕澂) article "Art Revolution" and Chen Duxiu's (陈独秀) response, "Art Revolution - A Reply to Lü Cheng," sparking a major discussion in the art world about the future development of Chinese painting, reflecting the important role of art criticism in the field of propaganda. In the digital age, the internet has become an important platform for art criticism, and commentators are not only professionals. Some self-media bloggers with significant influence have formed their own commentary positions online through continuous output. At the same time, some online art reviews, under the influence of traffic, tend to be superficial and emotional; some professional art reviews are too formulaic and lack internet appeal, making it difficult to expand their influence. How can we make good use of the online platform to promote effective interaction between professional and public commentary?
Professionalism is always the cornerstone of excellent art criticism. In the 20th century, the famous British critic Roger Fry, with his unique insights into modern art, first defined the paintings of Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and others as "Post-Impressionism," reshaping the framework of modern art history and demonstrating the epoch-making power of art criticism. In recent years, the public's demand for high-quality spiritual food has been increasing. The "China Online Audio-Visual Development Research Report (2025)" shows that the traffic of humorous and funny short videos has decreased significantly, while news and knowledge popularization short videos are more popular. From "traffic first" to "pursuing value," this shift inspires online art criticism to continuously enhance the gold content of its content and lead public aesthetics with professionalism.
Because the audience faced is not only professional practitioners but also more art lovers, art criticism is not enough to have professionalism, but also needs to build a dialogic professional online art criticism discourse system.
The so-called "dialogue" has two meanings. The first meaning refers to engaging in direct dialogue with self-media art critics around hot topics. For example, some self-media bloggers believe that Qi Baishi (齐白石) was not highly educated, so his artistic achievements were not high; others believe that Zhang Daqian's (张大千) brushwork was not strong enough. Upon closer examination, these views do not stand up to scrutiny. Qi Baishi (齐白石) deeply observed life, thereby creating many vivid and dynamic artistic images. Zhang Daqian's (张大千) early works had a fresh style, but his late "splashed ink" landscape paintings were quite innovative. Historically, the contributions of each famous painter have varied. Only through timely dialogue between professional art critics and self-media art critics can the public's "information cocoon" be broken.
The second meaning of "dialogue" refers to increasing interaction with the public. This requires further updating narrative methods and strengthening audience awareness. At present, short video platforms are emerging one after another, providing a blue ocean for the development of professional art criticism. As a professional art critic, it is necessary not only to strengthen the construction of positions but also to consciously cultivate the habit of dialogue with the public, and to launch high-quality comments in a planned and continuous manner to enhance user stickiness and promote the survival of the fittest in online art criticism. Improving communication skills is the key to promoting interaction. For online art criticism, the beauty of language and the internet sense of thinking are equally important. Professional art critics can even learn from self-media bloggers, analyze their commentary perspectives and narrative methods, learn from each other's strengths and make up for their weaknesses, and enhance the appeal of the commentary. In addition, professional art critics should also have interdisciplinary knowledge such as sociology and psychology, as well as communication skills, to enhance the ability to establish emotional connections with the public.
Understanding the internet age is a long-term topic for professional art critics. Continuously digging a deep well in professionalism and creating a dialogic context will help online art criticism fully release its vitality.
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