Summary: This article emphasizes Xi Jinping's early engagement with financial matters during his time in Fujian, highlighting his focus on financial stability and reform to support economic development. It details his initiatives such as attracting foreign investment, promoting financial inclusion in rural areas, and establishing institutions like Xiamen International Bank. The article connects these early experiences to Xi's current vision for building a strong financial system with Chinese characteristics, emphasizing the importance of party leadership, serving the people, and preventing financial risks. It also touches upon the need to learn from the past in order to have a more robust financial future. The article mentions Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S. Boeing company in 2015, remembering the leasing of Boeing planes to Xiamen Airlines in its early stages.
Summary: Shanghai is accelerating the construction of "five centers" (international economy, finance, trade, shipping, and technological innovation) to enhance its core functions, following directives from Xi Jinping in 2023. The city is focusing on deepening reform, expanding high-level opening-up, and promoting coordinated development among the "five centers." Shanghai is implementing pioneering reforms to create a first-class business environment, attracting foreign investment with nearly 6,000 new foreign-funded enterprises and over $17.6 billion in utilized foreign capital in 2024. Shanghai's foreign trade volume reached 4.27 trillion yuan and Shanghai port container throughput exceeded 50 million TEUs. Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng stated the city will continue to enhance the overall effect of the "five centers."
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Beijing, emphasizing the strong bilateral relationship and 35 years of deepened friendship and cooperation. Li expressed China's readiness to enhance strategic communication, expand flagship projects, and explore collaboration in digital and green economies. He also highlighted the importance of free trade and multilateralism, advocating for the timely signing of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade. Wong affirmed Singapore's confidence in China's economy, its support for China joining trade agreements, and the desire to deepen cooperation across various sectors. Both leaders witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation documents after the meeting.
Summary: The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee Standing Committee convened its 12th meeting, focusing on deepening economic reforms to advance Chinese-style modernization. Vice Premier He Lifeng emphasized the importance of economic reforms in achieving this goal, highlighting key areas such as building a high-level socialist market economy and improving high-level opening up. CPPCC Chairman Wang Huning attended the opening session, and Vice-Chairman Hu Chunhua presided. Discussions included revisions to CPPCC regulations and reports on various research topics.
Summary: Subei Yugur Autonomous County in Gansu Province is prioritizing ecological preservation and green development by leveraging its natural resources to promote tourism, thereby increasing local incomes. The KangLe grassland in Subei County is attracting tourists with its pleasant summer climate. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In the first five months of the year, China's mechanical industry experienced growth across its five major sectors, with notable increases in value-added output, including a surge in automobile manufacturing. Fixed asset investment also saw significant gains, particularly in the automobile and general equipment manufacturing sectors. Production of key mechanical products also increased, with substantial growth in industrial robots and generator sets. There is no mention of US, or US-China relations in this article.
Summary: This article focuses on the concept of "major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics" and its role in building a new type of international relations. It seems to be part of a series, possibly educational, as evidenced by the mention of "textbooks" and visiting historical sites. The article does not directly mention the United States or U.S.-China relations, implying a broader theoretical discussion on China's foreign policy approach. It is about traveling to historical sites after having learned about them in a textbook. It is part of a series.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree to promulgate regulations on internet platform companies reporting tax information. These regulations, effective immediately, aim to standardize the reporting of tax-related information of platform operators and employees to tax authorities. They mandate quarterly reporting of identity and income information, while providing exemptions for certain activities and information already reported or accessible to the government. The regulations emphasize the confidentiality of tax information and outline corresponding legal responsibilities for violations. The new rules are intended to improve tax administration, protect taxpayer rights, and promote the healthy development of the platform economy.
Summary: State Council Decree No. 810, signed by Premier Li Qiang on June 20, 2025, and effective immediately, promulgates regulations on tax information reporting by internet platform enterprises. These regulations mandate that internet platforms report tax-related information, including identity and income details, of merchants and service providers operating within their platforms to tax authorities. The goal is to regulate the platform economy, improve tax administration, and protect taxpayer rights. Internet platforms must submit information such as their domain name, business type, and the unified social credit code of relevant operating entities to the competent tax authority within 30 days of the regulations coming into effect. The regulations also address information sharing between tax authorities and other departments, and penalties for non-compliance.
Summary: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced that Premier Li Qiang will attend the 16th Summer Davos Forum in Tianjin from June 24th to 25th. During the forum, Premier Li will deliver a special address at the opening ceremony, meet with foreign guests attending the forum, and hold discussions with foreign business representatives. The presidents of Ecuador, and the prime ministers of Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal, and Vietnam will also attend the forum. Over 1,700 representatives from more than 90 countries and regions across government, business, academia, and media are expected to participate.
Summary: Politburo member Li Hongzhong, speaking at a symposium marking the 10th anniversary of the National Security Law's implementation, emphasized the need to study Xi Jinping's views on national security and implement the comprehensive national security concept. He highlighted the historic achievements in national security under Xi's leadership since the law's enactment in 2015. Li stressed the importance of upholding political security and improving the national security legal system. Officials from central and state organs, military units, and experts attended the symposium. The report did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China has issued new regulations requiring internet platform companies to report tax-related information on merchants and individuals operating within their platforms. According to officials from the Ministry of Justice and the State Taxation Administration, the new rules aim to regulate the platform economy, promote fair tax practices, and facilitate healthy competition. The regulations require platforms to submit identity and income information quarterly, with the first submissions due in October, excluding data on those in specific sectors. The government claims the new policy will not increase the tax burden on the majority of compliant businesses and workers, especially SMEs. The State Taxation Administration will be providing support and guidance to platforms to ensure smooth implementation.
Summary: NPC Standing Committee Legislative Work Committee Spokesperson Huang Haihua announced the agenda for the 16th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, which includes draft revisions to laws concerning public health, maritime affairs, education, fisheries, civil aviation, and more. Revisions to the Law on Promoting Socialist Culture with Chinese Characteristics emphasize strengthening constitutional awareness, particularly in Hong Kong and Macau, and promoting China's legal narrative. Amendments to the Public Security Administration Punishments Law focus on addressing juvenile delinquency and student bullying. The revisions to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law address new online competition tactics such as forced undercost pricing and data misappropriation.
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Summary: The sixth Multinational Corporation Leaders Qingdao Summit, co-hosted by Shandong Province and China's Ministry of Commerce, convened with 570 participants from 43 countries and regions, focused on collaboration and mutual benefit. Speakers highlighted China's commitment to high-level opening-up and its attractive investment environment for multinational corporations, despite global economic uncertainties and protectionism. Participants noted the increasing number of new attendees and the expansion of the summit's network, with rising interest from emerging markets. The summit also emphasized China's innovation and potential for collaboration in various sectors. Foreign companies expressed confidence in the Chinese market, viewing investment in China as an investment in the future.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Mexico and China, highlighting the shared values and historical significance of both nations. It discusses Mexico's commitment to respecting national sovereignty and non-interference, citing former President Benito Juárez. The author praises China's Global Civilization Initiative, emphasizing its role in promoting respect for diverse cultures and shared human values, which align with Mexico's own principles. The piece asserts that the Initiative can foster international cooperation and strengthen ties between countries like Mexico and China. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The World Economic Forum's 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions ("Summer Davos") in Tianjin will focus on "Entrepreneurship in the New Era." WEF's Liang Jinhui highlighted China and Asia's critical role in global economic growth, trade, investment, and technological innovation. Discussions will include China's economic development, innovation, manufacturing, energy transition, and AI, emphasizing China's unique AI development path and Belt and Road progress. Liang noted China's significant investment in renewable energy and its key role in global partnerships, climate change response, and AI governance, while also pointing to the impact of geopolitical tensions and economic transition. Liang Jinhui also stated that global dialogue and cooperation were needed to meet these challenges.
Summary: Marking the 50th anniversary of China-EU relations, the article emphasizes Germany's leading role within the EU and its importance to China-EU ties. It highlights the high-level strategic partnership between China and Germany, noting Xi Jinping's past visit and recent call with German Chancellor Scholz, stressing the need to implement their agreements and deepen strategic communication. Economic cooperation is framed as mutually beneficial, with expanding collaboration in emerging fields like digitalization and renewable energy. Both countries are portrayed as advocates for multilateralism and free trade, opposing unilateralism and protectionism. The author, the Chinese ambassador to Germany, calls for strengthened political trust and cooperation to promote global stability.
Summary: Politburo member Wang Yi met with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing. During the meeting with Blair, Wang Yi stated that China values the UK's commitment to a coherent and mutually respectful China policy, referencing prior communications between Xi Jinping and Keir Starmer to guide Sino-British relations. Blair emphasized the importance of UK-China relations and that isolating China is not a successful policy. In his discussion with Doval, Wang Yi noted the consensus reached between Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi in October to improve bilateral relations, stressing that China and India should view each other as partners, not competitors, and manage sensitive issues effectively. Doval affirmed India's support for China's SCO presidency and emphasized the need for a long-term, strategic perspective in bilateral relations.
Summary: Li Hongzhong met with a delegation from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Secretary General Alamgir. Li stated China is willing to work with Bangladesh to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of both countries, strengthen party-to-party exchanges, deepen exchanges on governance, and promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. Alamgir affirmed Bangladesh's adherence to the One China principle and its desire to deepen party-to-party exchanges and promote mutually beneficial cooperation. The meeting occurred during the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Bangladesh, which is also the China-Bangladesh Year of Cultural Exchange. The two sides discussed promoting the in-depth development of the China-Bangladesh comprehensive strategic partnership.
Summary: A reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand was held in Beijing, co-hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Thai Embassy in China. Xue Kelai提·Zaker, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Wan Noor, Speaker of the Thai National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives, attended and delivered speeches. Approximately 300 people from various sectors of China and Thailand were present. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations were included.
Summary: French National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet will lead a delegation to China from June 25-28 at the invitation of National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji. The visit includes attendance at the 12th meeting of the exchange mechanism between the Chinese National People's Congress and the French National Assembly. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with a Myanmar multi-party delegation led by Union Solidarity and Development Party Chairman Khin Yi in Beijing. Both sides emphasized strengthening party-to-party exchanges and promoting cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. The goal is to advance the building of a China-Myanmar community with a shared future.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced that Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan will pay an official visit to China from June 24-27 at the invitation of Politburo Member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The announcement focused on the upcoming high-level diplomatic engagement.
Summary: Qu Qingshan, a member of the CCP Central Committee, led a CCP delegation to Mongolia from June 20-22. Qu met with Mongolian People's Party (MPP) and Democratic Party leaders to discuss national development strategies and modernization pathways. Mongolian representatives praised China's achievements in its modernization efforts. The Mongolian side expressed a desire to strengthen exchanges with China, deepen development strategy alignment, and promote the healthy and stable development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Mongolia and China.
Summary: A symposium for the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) was held in Izmir, Turkey, attended by approximately 70 representatives from Chinese and Turkish political, business, and academic circles. The event was co-organized by the CIIE Bureau, the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), and the Aegean Exporters' Associations. During the symposium, the CIIE Bureau and the Aegean Exporters' Associations signed a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation for the 8th CIIE. The 8th CIIE will be held in Shanghai from November 5-10, 2025.
Summary: The UNDP and Tongji University launched a joint urban disaster resilience innovation lab focused on smart disaster prevention and resilient infrastructure. The lab aims to bolster urban-level responses in Shanghai, China, and developing countries vulnerable to climate change. The initiative will facilitate the sharing of best practices and insights related to disaster resilience.
Summary: The article commemorates General Ji Hongchang, an anti-Japanese war hero who was born in Henan Province. Ji rose through the ranks of the military but was later forced to travel abroad, where he gave speeches abroad in support of resistance to the Japanese. After returning to China, Ji joined the Communist Party and fought against the Japanese in northern China. He was eventually arrested and executed for his anti-Japanese activities. His story is now used to educate future generations on patriotism and revolutionary spirit.
Summary: Lai Ching-te delivered a speech promoting Taiwan independence, escalating tensions with his "new two-state theory." The speech was characterized by the author as being full of falsehoods and historical errors, aiming to incite cross-strait confrontation. The author accused Lai of attempting to manipulate public opinion and create conflict for political gain. Lai is also accused of seeking independence through external support, at the expense of the Taiwanese people. Ultimately, the author believes reunification is inevitable and that Lai's efforts will fail.
Summary: Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua condemned Lai Ching-te's speech as a "Taiwan independence declaration" filled with lies, hostility, and provocations. Chen accused Lai of distorting history, denying that Taiwan has belonged to China since ancient times, and misrepresenting the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758. He asserted that Lai ignores the will of the people to develop cross-strait relations, exaggerates the "China threat," and manipulates anti-China sentiment. Chen emphasized that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, that the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation affirmed that Taiwan must be returned to China, and that the one-China principle is a basic norm of international relations. The statement did not mention the United States or U.S. relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's early focus on financial development during his time in Fujian, highlighting his innovative approaches to finance and their contribution to the province's economic growth, including attracting foreign investment from the U.S. and Kuwait. It underscores Xi's consistent emphasis on the importance of finance for national stability and the need to develop a financial system with Chinese characteristics, including strengthening the Party's leadership over financial affairs and preventing financial risks. The article also discusses Xi's emphasis on serving the real economy and promoting financial inclusion, particularly in rural areas. It also mentions that the effort to build a powerful financial sector includes strengthening the country's financial culture.
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Summary: The article discusses the cyclical nature of industries like tourism and transportation in China, highlighting the challenges of peak and off-seasons. It argues that businesses should move beyond traditional methods like discounts and adopt counter-cyclical thinking to create new opportunities and smooth out seasonal fluctuations. It emphasizes the importance of supply-side improvements, citing examples like infrastructure development and new tourism offerings to attract visitors during off-peak times. The article also suggests that government intervention, such as targeted fiscal and employment policies, can play a role in mitigating the negative effects of slow seasons.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of clean governance and anti-corruption efforts at the grassroots level in rural China, highlighting measures such as increased transparency, technological oversight, and stricter regulations for village-level cadres. Recent disciplinary actions against local officials demonstrate the Party's commitment to addressing corruption close to the people. The article references the new regulations issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council, which aim to promote ethical conduct among rural cadres by clarifying responsibilities and establishing clear boundaries. It also underscores the need to balance strict management with encouragement for proactive governance, fostering a positive political environment in rural areas.
Summary: The National Cultural Heritage Administration recently designated ten new National Archaeological Site Parks, bringing the total to 65 across 21 provinces, regions, and municipalities. Newly recognized sites include Tao Temple in Shanxi, Salawusu in Inner Mongolia, and Dawenkou in Shandong. The parks are meant to preserve and promote China's cultural heritage. The article celebrates the parks' ability to connect the past with the present. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of utilizing native plants in rural greening and beautification projects in China, arguing against the trend of blindly adopting "trendy plants" and creating homogenous landscapes. It advocates for selecting plants based on local climate and soil conditions, highlighting examples where native plants have proven more sustainable and cost-effective. Furthermore, the piece suggests that developing the economic and cultural value of native plants, such as creating tourism opportunities or processing them into agricultural products, can incentivize local communities to plant and protect them. By preserving native plants, rural communities can foster a stronger sense of cultural identity and promote harmonious relationships. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: **Article 1:** The article discusses the potential privacy risks associated with the rapid development of smart toys that collect children's data through microphones and cameras. It calls for strengthened regulatory oversight, including the establishment of data collection standards, encouragement of privacy-protecting technologies by industry associations, and the incorporation of parental control features in product design. **Article 2:** The article warns against fraudulent online "Guoxue" (traditional Chinese culture) live streams that promote superstition and seek financial gain through expensive courses. It urges regulators to crack down on these illegal activities, hold violators accountable, strengthen platform management, and increase oversight. The article also suggests increasing the supply of high-quality cultural content to foster a healthy and rational spiritual environment.
Summary: The article discusses the Northeast Book Trade Fair in Changchun, Jilin, highlighting the importance of reading and cultural exchange for personal and regional development. The fair featured over 140 activities, including book releases and cultural performances, attracting over 4.5 million online and offline visitors and generating 234 million yuan in transactions. It emphasizes that reading extends beyond traditional books and plays a crucial role in urban development and regional revitalization, particularly in Northeast China. The fair aims to boost economic and social development through cultural enrichment. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Wu Lin, director of a center at the National Defence University's Joint Operations Academy, is leading efforts to integrate the latest information and intelligent technologies into wargaming, aiming to simulate realistic combat scenarios. He emphasizes the importance of wargaming in guiding commanders and securing the initiative in modern warfare. Wu and his team have developed a new generation of large-scale wargaming platforms, focusing on real combat scenarios and addressing the evolving needs of different war zones and units. He also supports the cultivation of young talent within the team, encouraging innovation and empowering them to take on significant roles in key projects.
Summary: NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairman Wu Weihua led an inspection team to Xinjiang from June 18-23 to examine the implementation of the Forest Law. Wu emphasized the importance of studying Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions to promote the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Forest Law. He affirmed Xinjiang's achievements in implementing the law, highlighting the need to protect forest resources and rights, promote classified management, and accelerate the transformation of the modern forestry industry. The inspection team conducted checks in Urumqi, Changji, and Altay, urging departments to strictly implement legal responsibilities and improve relevant regulations.
Summary: The third round, fourth batch of central ecological and environmental inspections publicly reported typical cases in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Shaanxi, and Ningxia, as well as three central enterprises, including China Huaneng Group. Inspectors found significant air pollution issues in Inner Mongolia's Uhai City, including illegal expansion of coke production and failure to complete emissions reduction projects, and also in Shandong, where enterprises in Zibo and Dezhou were found to have been violating pollution discharge regulations. The inspections focused on both broad ecological issues in the Yellow River basin and specific problems within each province. The report emphasizes addressing formalism and bureaucracy in environmental protection efforts. Further investigations will be conducted.
Summary: The Pear Tree Gulch recreational rafting project in Beijing's Pinggu District has opened, offering tourists a 3,000-meter course through forests and flower fields. Local authorities have developed other leisure activities like mountain coasters, terraced landscapes, and light shows, leveraging the area's natural resources to attract visitors. The article reports on the opening of the rafting area and does not mention any Chinese officials or U.S.-China relations. The article includes photographs by Pan Junqiang and Pan Zhiwang.
Summary: The Tianjin Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance, Innovation and Transformation Public Service Platform has officially launched, aiming to improve the quality of traditional Chinese medicine and promote high-quality industrial development through technological and industrial innovation. The platform, based on the National Innovation Center of TCM and Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, integrates resources from government, industry, academia, research, medicine, finance, and service sectors. It consists of five major innovation service platforms and operates in an "online + offline" mode. The offline platform supports projects from R&D to market expansion, while the online platform, jointly established with Tsinghua University, utilizes big data and AI to facilitate TCM innovation and transformation.
Summary: Since 2016, Xue Jipeng has been dedicated to using digital technology to control the welding quality of steel rails. He has developed a big data analysis system for steel rail welding by writing over 20,000 program files, more than one million lines of code, and over 60 intelligent software modules. He also used digital image processing technology to restore the digital signals of upsetting force, current, and displacement time series of the welding machine. These efforts help to advance rail welding from digitization to intelligent technology.
Summary: Liaoning Province has released new policies to promote its "silver economy" by encouraging smart upgrades to elderly-oriented production lines, supporting home-based elderly care, and expanding elderly care service consumption. Subsidies will be provided for technological upgrades, pilot programs for elderly care services, and in-home services for seniors. The province plans to boost consumption by issuing vouchers for care services and including home modification products in trade-in programs. These policies, set to expire at the end of 2027, also aim to promote trade, develop industrial parks, support technological innovation, and expand silver tourism.
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Summary: A delegation led by a leading Heilongjiang official attended the "Invest China·Heilongjiang-Saudi Arabia Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference" in Riyadh, resulting in the signing of seven agreements in areas like ice and snow economy and energy. The Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair saw a Russian company regain confidence after local authorities addressed intellectual property infringement, and also welcomed a Canadian brand seeing the local ice and snow economic potential. The Shuangcheng district government agreed to take over the maintenance of a dedicated power line for Nestle, saving the company money. The local government is also supporting the firm with several other issues to improve the business environment.
Summary: This article highlights Heilongjiang province's efforts to attract foreign investment, emphasizing its transformation from a region known solely for winter tourism to one actively courting foreign businesses. These efforts include hosting trade events internationally (specifically in Saudi Arabia), improving the business environment through attentive services at home in the Harbin trade fair, and proactively addressing the needs of existing foreign enterprises. It cites a foreign investor indicating the desire to circle the entire map of China when asked where they would expand business and investment, signaling broad confidence in China's investment prospects. The article asserts that China's large market, stable policies, and safe environment make it an ideal destination for foreign investment and that improvements to the business environment will continue to attract foreign capital.
Summary: A hospital in Guangdong Province is piloting a "no-escort care" (免陪照护) service where hospital-provided caregivers tend to patients, reducing the burden on families. The pilot program, launched in April across eight cities in Guangdong, aims to establish management and payment systems for this service. Hospitals recruit experienced caregivers and provide standardized training to ensure quality. Patients can choose different levels of care, with costs ranging from 140 to 280 RMB per day. The program has seen high patient satisfaction and aims to create a professional caregiving workforce led by nurses.
Summary: Since the implementation of Hainan Free Trade Port's "zero-tariff" policy for imported drugs and medical devices on December 25, 2023, imports have reached a value of 114 million yuan, with tax exemptions totaling approximately 15 million yuan. The policy allows qualified medical institutions, universities, and research institutes within the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone to import approved or permitted drugs and medical devices (excluding vaccines) without import duties or VAT. As of now, 14 hospitals have passed the qualification review, importing products such as cochlear implants and accessories. The policy significantly reduces the cost of importing drugs and medical devices for medical institutions, with substantial tax exemptions on products like cochlear implant robotic arms and diabetes medication.
Summary: Liaoning province has expanded mental health services, with all cities now having at least one hospital offering psychology and sleep clinics. The province has integrated its mental health hotline under the unified national number "12356," covering all its districts. This is part of a broader effort to build a standardized mental health service network, aligning with the National Health Commission's focus on mental health services from 2025-2027. Liaoning has also focused on the psychological well-being of children and adolescents, conducting outreach programs in schools and communities.
Summary: A new school campus in Xintian County, Yongzhou, Hunan Province, featuring newly constructed buildings, is set to open in August. The "Furong School South Campus" project, costing over 100 million yuan, will provide 1,980 primary and secondary school places and 360 preschool places. This project aims to alleviate the shortage of school places in the new urban area and improve the local educational environment. The new school is an important project to benefit the people of Xintian county. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made in the article.
Summary: The Hanshang Low-Altitude Port, covering the three towns of Wuhan, has officially launched, featuring a digital dispatch platform, command centers, flight routes, and smart landing pads. Ten approved low-altitude logistics routes will primarily serve time-sensitive goods like seafood, flowers, and medicine, connecting core areas and key locations in Wuhan. The network is expected to reduce delivery times by approximately 60%, improving efficiency and lowering logistics costs. The project emphasizes data-driven, precise scheduling, and secure operational control. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Shenyang is highlighted for its ecological achievements, including Qipanshan being recognized as a "Green Mountains are Gold Mountains" innovation base. The city showcases harmonious coexistence between people and nature along the Hun River and features Wolong Lake Wetland, an important migratory bird stopover. Shenbei New District's commitment to ecology has earned it recognition as a national ecological civilization demonstration zone. Shenyang's improved environmental quality is part of a broader ecological revitalization effort. The Shenyang-EU Economic Development Zone is a pilot for coordinated pollution and carbon reduction.
Summary: This article outlines China's vision for its role in a changing global order, emphasizing its commitment to peaceful development and shared prosperity. It highlights Xi Jinping's concept of "a community of common destiny for mankind" as a guiding principle for Chinese foreign policy, promoting multilateralism and offering solutions to global challenges through initiatives like the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. The article underscores China's focus on building global partnerships based on equality and mutual respect, with particular attention to relations with major powers like Russia and the United States, as well as neighboring countries and the Global South. It also discusses China's economic achievements and its growing influence in global governance. While the article does not directly discuss current U.S.-China issues, it mentioned the importance of promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino-U.S. relations.
Summary: According to Xi Jinping, Party members must accept discomfort and constraint to ensure the people's comfort and satisfaction, a key principle behind the Central Eight-Point Regulation. The article emphasizes that cadres should prioritize the people's well-being over personal comfort, adhering strictly to regulations to prevent corruption and maintain the Party's image. By doing so, it argues, officials avoid larger problems and maintain stronger ties with the people. It states that many cadres feel more free under the Eight-Point Regulation as the culture of compulsory drinking diminishes.
Summary: The article discusses China's efforts to adapt its urbanization to its aging population, emphasizing the need for "age-friendly" urban development. It calls for integrating elderly-focused considerations into urban planning, public services, and industrial upgrades. The article also highlights the importance of leveraging digital technologies to create smart elderly care scenarios and ensure digital equity for seniors. It further suggests promoting employment opportunities for older adults to harness their potential and contribute to urban innovation. Finally, the article emphasizes the need for policy coordination and governance innovation to address the challenges posed by an aging society.
Summary: This article details the cold chain logistics involved in shipping lychees from Maoming, Guangdong, to Urumqi, Xinjiang, ensuring freshness over the 4,000+ kilometer journey. The process includes rapid cooling after harvest, temperature-controlled facilities, and express delivery via SF Express, often utilizing air transport through airports like Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. This allows consumers in distant locations to receive fresh lychees within approximately 33 hours of harvest. The efficient logistics also help local farmers in Maoming increase their income.
Summary: A recent promotional event in Guangxi marked the start of the 2025 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival for lychees. An official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated that lychee production is expected to double this year to 3.45 million tons across 7.52 million acres. The lychee industry is undergoing a transformation toward regional specialization and clustered development, with a total primary industry output value exceeding 30 billion yuan. This development has led to the creation of regional brands and increased efficiency through the construction of eco-parks and standardized production facilities.
Summary: The article discusses the case of a small BBQ restaurant in Changzhou that became a sponsor for the "Su Chao" sports event. Despite the increasing popularity and commercial value of the event, the organizers honored their initial agreement with the small business, allowing them to maintain their advertising space. This is portrayed as an example of the city's commitment to treating all businesses fairly, regardless of size, and upholding its promises, which in turn fosters a positive business environment and long-term competitiveness. The article contrasts this with localities that prioritize larger enterprises, arguing that such behavior damages government credibility. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Energy Administration released electricity industry statistics for January-May, highlighting significant growth in renewable energy capacity. Total installed power generation capacity reached 3.61 billion kilowatts, up 18.8% year-on-year. Photovoltaic power capacity surpassed 1 billion kilowatts, a 57% year-on-year increase, accounting for 30% of China's total installed capacity and nearly half of the global total. Investment in power grid projects also saw a substantial rise of 19.8%, reaching 204 billion yuan. Meanwhile, the share of coal-fired power in the total installed capacity decreased to approximately 40%.
Summary: The 2025 Yellow River water and sediment regulation operation officially began on June 23rd, with the Xiaolangdi Dam increasing its discharge to 2600 cubic meters per second. This operation, managed by the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, aims to flush accumulated sediment downstream using controlled high-flow releases from dams like Wanjiazhai, Sanmenxia, and Xiaolangdi. The operation balances downstream drought relief with flood control preparations in anticipation of the Yellow River's main flood season starting July 1st. Xiaolangdi Dam, a key project in flood and sediment control, manages the vast majority of the Yellow River's water and sediment flow. To date the Xiaolangdi has released over 2.5 billion tons of sediment through 29 regulation efforts.
Summary: Beijing has issued an implementation opinion to strictly regulate administrative inspections involving enterprises, clarifying the entities authorized to conduct such inspections. Only administrative organs, organizations authorized by laws and regulations, and legally entrusted organizations can conduct these inspections. The opinion explicitly prohibits government coordinating bodies and third-party inspection agencies from carrying out administrative checks, excluding community committees and industry associations. Beijing is currently auditing and publishing a list of qualified administrative inspection entities, allowing companies to verify the legitimacy of inspection teams.
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Summary: Following an unexpected rainstorm that stranded tourists, officials in Mangya City, Qinghai Province, are addressing shortcomings in their approach to tourism development in the Lengchu (Cold Lake) township. City-level cadres are being dispatched to Lengchu to identify and resolve issues, with a focus on long-term planning rather than short-term fixes. The goal is to address the mismatch between the township's limited capacity and its burgeoning tourism industry, with officials acknowledging the need to provide more resources and support from the city level. This involves clarifying responsibilities and establishing clear boundaries between township and city-level duties to ensure sustainable development. They are developing plans to improve the management and maintenance of the town and related infrastructure to ensure continued tourism revenue.
Summary: A police officer from Mangya City, Qinghai Province, recounts their experience participating in a program where cadres are sent to rural areas such as Leng Lake to address local issues. The author notes that the experience showed them that road safety measures required dedicated implementation, and that their work with other cadres from different departments reduced road accident rates by 50%. The program was described as both injecting expertise into local governance and allowing young cadres to improve their skills by directly addressing the problems of the local population. The program was noted as solving problems that local officials did not have enough manpower to solve alone.
Summary: The Qixia City Discipline Inspection Commission in Shandong province investigated a case involving Mu, the former third-level researcher of the Qixia City Water Affairs Bureau, for accepting benefits in exchange for manipulating water conservancy project bids. Mu was found to have taken bribes totaling 3.13 million yuan from 2010 to 2023 by rigging bids for projects like the South-to-North Water Diversion project. Mu also helped companies cut corners on project materials, leading to unstable water supplies for villagers. Shandong Province has launched a special supervision campaign, investigating 1726 cases in the construction field since 2024. The Qixia City Water Affairs Bureau has implemented a digital electronic bidding system to strengthen project supervision.
Summary: The Wuxing District in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, has introduced "filial piety parking spaces" in residential areas to address the needs of elderly residents. The Yuehe subdistrict piloted the program in the Huandong Huayuan community, adding four designated parking spots in existing public spaces. A registration system allows children visiting elderly parents to obtain a parking pass for three hours of free parking. As of now, the parking spaces have been used over 80 times. The initiative aims to promote respect and care for the elderly.
Summary: Between January and May 2024, Chinese courts concluded 9,343 first-instance drug crime cases, a 29.31% year-on-year decrease, continuing a decade-long downward trend in drug offenses. While maintaining a tough stance against traditional drug crimes, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) highlighted the increasing prominence of new drug offenses, particularly those involving minors as victims or perpetrators. The SPC vowed to severely punish new drug crimes, especially those targeting or exploiting minors, and those involving the use of narcotics and psychotropic drugs for other crimes. To illustrate their firm stance, the SPC released ten exemplary cases, including those involving the exploitation of minors in drug trafficking and the sale of controlled substances to minors, resulting in severe penalties, including a death sentence. The SPC pledged to strengthen judicial guidance and enhance comprehensive drug control effectiveness in response to the evolving drug situation.
Summary: Police officer Shen Shubin of Gejiu City, Yunnan Province, recently retired after 43 years of service, primarily dedicated to drug enforcement. Shen was among the first 1,000 officers in China's initial specialized anti-drug unit, formed in 1982 in Yunnan. He recalls his early undercover work, which involved significant personal risk and led to the disruption of major drug trafficking networks. Over his career, Shen participated in the resolution of over 2,000 drug cases, apprehending over 3,000 suspects, and seizing 1.96 tons of drugs. Finally, he expressed confidence in the future generation of officers, recognizing their advanced knowledge and skills to combat drug crime.
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Summary: The article discusses a recent trend of "textbook tourism" where people visit historical sites they learned about in school. It highlights three locations: the Liangzhu archaeological site showcasing early Chinese civilization, the Dujiangyan irrigation system demonstrating ancient engineering, and the Yumen Pass, a significant site on the Silk Road. At Liangzhu, public archeology programs allow visitors to participate in excavations. At Dujiangyan, students learn about the historical context and engineering principles behind the irrigation system. The Yumen Pass attracts both domestic and international tourists who are impressed by the scale of ancient Silk Road trade and cultural exchange.
Summary: The article discusses the growing trend of "textbook tourism" in China, where people visit historical sites and landmarks featured in their school textbooks. This phenomenon is driven by a desire to experience culture, fulfill curiosity sparked by education, and seek a collective sense of shared memories and national identity. The integration of cultural tourism initiatives, like study tours focused on Confucianism or Tang Dynasty poetry routes, further promotes the trend. Ultimately, "textbook tourism" allows people to connect with historical sites and appreciate Chinese culture. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A decade-long national program in China providing training to intangible cultural heritage (ICH) inheritors and practitioners has been highlighted at an exhibition showcasing its achievements. Over 1400 training sessions at 149 institutions have directly benefited 51,000 inheritors, with a broader impact on over 200,000 people through provincial-level initiatives. The program, involving over 200 institutions, aims to improve skills, broaden perspectives, and facilitate exchanges among inheritors, as well as to promote ICH education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. One inheritor noted how the training helped her develop original copyrights and lead others to prosperity. The program has been credited with revitalizing traditional arts and fostering innovation by combining traditional techniques with modern design.
Summary: A team at Beijing Institute of Technology has developed a method for encoding and decoding information within ice by manipulating the characteristics of air bubbles. Researchers controlled the freezing rate of thin water films to produce ice layers with varying bubble characteristics, representing Morse code and binary. This "ice-sealed" information can be decoded using computer detection of bubble features. The technology has potential applications in information storage for cold regions, as well as in ice and snow creation. The study was published in *Cell Reports Physical Science*.
Summary: Professor Li Ling of Peking University recently published an English version of his book *Zidanku Silk Manuscripts*. Li and the translators of the two volumes participated in a symposium on the new book held on June 22nd. The *Zidanku Silk Manuscripts*, unearthed in Changsha, Hunan Province in 1942, comprise three volumes and are invaluable for the study of ancient Chinese characters, documents, and intellectual history. The collection includes images and transcriptions of the manuscripts. In May 2024, parts of the collection that had been abroad for 79 years finally returned to China.
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Summary: An employment scam in Gansu province targeting college graduates was uncovered, involving over 400 victims and 80 million yuan. The fraudsters posed as recruiters for state-owned enterprises, promising guaranteed positions for a fee, and even staged fake interviews and exams. Authorities arrested 20 members of the organized ring, which involved falsifying documents and impersonating company staff. Gansu is cracking down on illegal job agencies and employment fraud through inter-agency cooperation between human resources, public security, and market supervision departments. Authorities urge job seekers to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity.
Summary: Zhang Chengjun of the Gansu Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security warns university students to be wary of employment scams, particularly those promising high salaries with low entry requirements. He advises verifying the legitimacy of recruitment agencies by checking their business licenses and office environments, and confirming job postings through official channels. He also cautions against unusual interview settings or processes, such as meetings in non-office locations or immediate acceptance without formal evaluation. Zhang reminds students that legitimate agencies do not guarantee job placement and to be wary of upfront fees. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: A new set of national standards, titled "General Technical Requirements for Smart Elderly Care Home Products," will be implemented on July 1st to address issues such as imperfect designs and complex operations in smart elderly care products. The standards aim to promote user-friendly designs by reducing operational complexity and improving features like voice control, health monitoring, and remote interaction. The goal is to ensure that smart elderly care products are not just functional but also easy and desirable for seniors to use, thereby enhancing their quality of life. The standards cover a range of products from home appliances to wearable devices, focusing on accessibility and safety for elderly users.
Summary: The Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway's Hangzhou East to Changsha South section (Hangzhou-Changsha section) has successfully completed its safety standard demonstration line test. Following evaluation, Fuxing bullet trains on this section will operate at a speed of 350 km/h. This 924 km line is crucial for connecting major economic zones, and the upgrade includes the purchase of new intelligent Fuxing trains and adjustments to the railway schedule. The changes will reduce travel times between certain cities.
Summary: Three recent middle school graduates in Rizhao, Shandong province rescued a young girl locked in a car on a hot day. The boys broke the car window to extract the child, who was trapped due to a child safety lock and rising temperatures inside the vehicle. The boys were honored as "heroic youths" by their school for their actions. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Nuerdaoleti Juma Khan, a herder in Xinjiang's Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, received solar power equipment allowing his family to use appliances like refrigerators and washing machines on remote summer pastures. Tang Chaowen, Deputy Secretary of the Xin Yuan County Party Committee and head of the Jiangsu Yangzhou Aid Xinjiang Working Group, stated that 414 households received the equipment, valued at 2.4 million yuan, following a survey of 50 villages. Yangzhou's aid program and donations funded the project, with training provided to local officials for maintenance and installation support. The program intends to continue expanding to help other herders who have expressed interest. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In 2023, Anhui Province established 27,500 labor union legal supervision organizations, recovering over 47.78 million yuan in owed wages for workers. In 2024, Anhui Province achieved full coverage of joint meetings between county-level or higher trade union federations and procuratorates, establishing a comprehensive "trade union + procuratorate" cooperation mechanism to protect the rights and interests of employees. They also constructed one-stop service centers for employee legal services and built an integrated platform for resolving conflicts and disputes. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Guangzhou has implemented a "one registration, three-day service" at 23 medical institutions, allowing patients to return to the same department within three days of their initial consultation without additional registration fees. This policy aims to alleviate the time and financial burden on patients when test results are delayed, preventing the completion of their initial consultation. The free follow-up appointments are intended for doctors to interpret results and prescribe medications to ensure comprehensive treatment. This service applies mainly to general outpatient services. The Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission is overseeing the implementation of this policy.
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Summary: The article highlights conservation efforts in three Chinese national nature reserves, focusing on protecting endangered bird species. At Qinghai's Longbao National Nature Reserve, efforts are focused on the black-necked crane, including habitat restoration and community co-management, leading to a population increase. Jiangxi's Wuyuan Forest Bird National Nature Reserve protects the blue-crowned laughingthrush through patrols, drone monitoring, and cross-provincial cooperation, while promoting eco-tourism. In Inner Mongolia's Ordos Relict Gull National Nature Reserve, water replenishment and habitat restoration led to the return of the relict gull, with breeding pairs increasing significantly.
Summary: The article discusses the rising popularity of "ecological fish tanks" among young people in China, highlighting their role as stress relievers, creative outlets, and expressions of environmental consciousness. These miniature ecosystems are often constructed using recycled materials, reflecting a focus on sustainability. This trend is driving growth in related industries like aquatic plants and landscaping, with innovative applications in homes, offices, and even schools. The popularity of the trend reflects consumers' desire for slower living, aesthetic experiences, and environmental protection. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: China's 35th National Energy Conservation Awareness Week launched on June 23rd in Qingdao, Shandong, focusing on "Energy Saving, Efficiency Improvement, and ‘New’ Leading." The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), along with the Shandong and Qingdao governments, initiated the week with events promoting energy efficiency, green consumption, digital empowerment, and public participation. Key activities included pledges from major industrial firms to reduce emissions, the launch of a program to select energy-efficient products, and initiatives to promote green transportation. The NDRC, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and other departments participated in the promotion of these initiatives.
Summary: Beijing has reported significant progress in combating desertification, claiming to have eliminated the five major areas previously affected by sandstorms due to projects such as the "Three-North Shelter Forest Program" and afforestation efforts. The city has launched the sixth phase of the "Three-North Shelter Forest Program," which includes ecological restoration projects in the Yanshan Mountains and the Chaobai River basin. The Yanshan Mountains ecological project has already completed over 80% of its assigned work, restoring and afforesting 450,000 mu (approximately 30,000 hectares) of land.
Summary: The ancient pear orchards of Shichuan in Lanzhou, Gansu, have been recognized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, due to unique farming techniques and green plant protection measures. These techniques, including the use of specialized ladders for high-altitude work ("Tian Ba Shi"), have been used for hundreds of years. Local authorities are implementing measures to protect the aging pear trees, including establishing a nursery for replanting and using digital management systems. These efforts aim to extend the trees' lifespan and enhance their ecological and economic value. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The Chinese women's volleyball team, featuring a young roster, finished the Hong Kong leg of the World Volleyball League with a 3-1 record. Despite a loss to Italy, the team demonstrated resilience and fighting spirit, with young players like Zhang Zixuan and Dong Yuhan exceeding expectations. Coach Zhao Yong emphasized the importance of continuous improvement and learning from each match. The team aims to address shortcomings and build a strong team for future competitions, including an upcoming tournament in the United States. The team views competition with top teams like Italy as valuable learning experiences.
Summary: Kirsty Coventry, a 41-year-old Zimbabwean Olympic swimming champion, officially became the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at a ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland, succeeding Thomas Bach. Coventry, the first African and female president in IOC history, previously won one gold and three silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was elected as the new IOC President on March 20, securing a majority vote in the first round. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Wang Xinyu, a Chinese tennis player, finished as runner-up in the WTA 500 Berlin Open, losing to Marketa Vondrousova in the final, but achieving a new milestone for Chinese tennis on grass courts. Wang defeated several top-20 players, including the newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff of the United States, marking her first win against a top-2 player. Wang stated that she would focus on the positive aspects of the week and enjoy the upcoming grass season. Her performance in the tournament improved her world ranking to thirty-third.
Summary: The 27th Chinese University Basketball League (CUBA) concluded in Hangzhou with Peking University winning the championship. The tournament, organized by the China University Sports Association, included over 4,500 participants across 1,114 games in different tiers. Second and third place went to Huaqiao University and Tsinghua University respectively. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chengdu is prioritizing the development of modern agriculture through industrial parks, focusing on optimizing park quality, specialization, and efficiency. In 2024, nine key parks achieved a total output value of 40.5 billion yuan, driving the city's primary industry added value to 54.01 billion yuan. Chengdu is focusing on integrating scientific research, digital technology, and financial support into these parks. The city is also working on the internationalization of agricultural products, with efforts to promote "Rong"-branded products abroad. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: 虞cheng county in Henan province is developing specialized agricultural industries based on local soil conditions, creating a "south vegetable, north fruit, central mushroom" pattern. The county is implementing crop rotation techniques and promoting deep processing of local products like shepherd's purse (荠菜) through leading enterprises and e-commerce. This integrated approach has led to increased farmer incomes and revitalization of rural areas. The county is also focusing on improving rural living environments and attracting talent to support further development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At the 55th Paris Air Show, over 70 Chinese exhibitors showcased advancements across the aviation industry, including military and civilian aircraft. China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) highlighted its J-35A fighter jet and AG600 amphibious aircraft, while Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) presented its C919 and C929 passenger jets, noting the C919's potential for sustainable aviation fuel usage. CAE Commercial Aviation expressed its intent to seize opportunities from China's market growth, including partnering with COMAC on pilot training. During the event, COMAC signed cooperation MOUs with France's Safran Group and the U.S.'s Crane Company for the C929 project.
Summary: China and India have reached an agreement to resume Indian pilgrims' access to sacred sites in Tibet, a move seen as respecting cultural traditions and fostering positive bilateral interaction. China emphasizes that these religious activities will operate within the framework of Chinese law, while ensuring border security. The resumption of pilgrimage routes, suspended due to COVID-19, was achieved through diplomatic negotiations, with China providing visa facilitation and logistical support. China views this cooperation as promoting mutual understanding and countering negative narratives about Tibet, incorporating the pilgrimage into the "Plateau Silk Road" framework to foster regional stability and people-to-people exchanges. The article implies China's approach balances sovereign control with cultural exchange in managing relations with its neighbors.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo JiaKun stated that 3,125 Chinese citizens have been safely evacuated from Iran, including infants, the elderly, and residents of Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Chinese Embassy in Israel has also assisted over 500 Chinese citizens in leaving Israel safely, along with citizens from the UK, India, and Poland. Guo expressed gratitude to countries including Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey for their support during the evacuation process. The spokesperson noted that some Chinese citizens chose to remain and were urged to ensure their safety.
Summary: Reports indicate a surge in criminal activity by U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan, particularly in Okinawa, including incidents of sexual assault, drunk driving, and drug smuggling via "non-official military mail." Okinawa residents are protesting the presence of U.S. bases and the crimes committed by U.S. soldiers, with some expressing concerns about a lack of accountability for these actions. Japanese officials, including Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa and Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, have stated the need for the U.S. military to take measures to prevent such incidents. The Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, which grants the U.S. priority jurisdiction in criminal cases involving American military personnel, is seen as a contributing factor, allowing crimes to go unpunished. The article highlights the long history of U.S. military personnel committing crimes in Okinawa and other parts of Japan.
Summary: Brazilian tourism is experiencing strong growth, with Q1 revenues reaching 55.4 billion Reais, a 5.8% increase, and a record 3.74 million international visitors. Tourism Minister Celso Sabino and Brazilian International Tourism Promotion Agency President Marcelo Freixo highlighted the economic benefits and job creation resulting from this surge. The government is investing heavily in infrastructure, including over 800 million Reais in 2024, and launched the "International Tourism Acceleration Plan" to boost international connectivity. China has become a significant tourism market for Brazil, with a 79% increase in Chinese visitors in 2024, prompting the Tourism Ministry to implement measures to attract even more Chinese tourists.
Summary: According to the article, President Trump confirmed U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. In response, France, Slovenia, Brazil, Uruguay, Egypt, Algeria, and Hezbollah criticized the U.S. military action for escalating regional tensions and called for peaceful resolutions. French President Macron stated that a "severe military response" cannot resolve the conflict between Israel and Iran. Slovenia's Prime Minister Golob emphasized that peace and diplomacy are the only solutions. Hezbollah condemned the U.S. attack as a "serious act of aggression" and an extension of U.S. pressure on Iran.
Summary: China Central Television (CCTV) and the Milan-Cortina 2026 Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding in Lausanne, Switzerland, agreeing to deepen cooperation on promotion, broadcasting, and personnel exchanges related to the 2026 Winter Olympics. CCTV officially became an authorized broadcaster for the event. The agreement aims to promote the sporting values of the Games and enhance understanding between the Chinese and Italian people through news reporting, program production, and promotional activities. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: The article highlights several infrastructure and energy projects undertaken by Chinese companies in countries including Bolivia, Pakistan, Namibia, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan, with a focus on their environmental consciousness. These projects include a highway in Bolivia, the Sahiwal power plant in Pakistan, the Rossing Uranium Mine in Namibia, a wind power project in Bangladesh, and a solar power plant in Uzbekistan. These projects emphasize the use of green and low-carbon principles, protection of local flora and fauna, and contributions to reducing carbon emissions. The Uzbekistan project is described as the largest photovoltaic project built by Chinese enterprises in Central Asia under the "Belt and Road" initiative.
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Summary: Dali Prefecture in Yunnan Province is deepening its "Clean Village" initiative by focusing on grassroots governance and oversight of village-level "three assets" (funds, assets, and resources). The initiative includes enhanced transparency in village affairs through public disclosure, multi-level supervision of village committees, and the "Supervision One-Click" platform for citizen oversight. Villages are also promoting cultural initiatives that encourage simple weddings and funerals, replacing ostentatious displays of wealth. The aim is to instill a sense of integrity and transparency among village officials and residents, fostering a more collaborative and corruption-free environment.
Summary: Recent reports highlight alarming instances of "fly corruption" (蝇贪蚁腐) at the local level, involving embezzlement of collective funds and misappropriation of subsidies. These actions undermine public trust and hinder the effective implementation of pro-people policies. The article stresses the importance of addressing the root causes of this corruption through improved transparency, strengthened oversight mechanisms like "small micro-power lists" (小微权力清单), and technology-based supervision of public funds. It emphasizes the need for unwavering adherence to the Party's original mission and strengthening Party discipline to ensure cadres prioritize the people's interests. The ongoing campaign to study and implement the Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) is presented as an opportunity to rectify issues that directly impact the public.
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Summary: An investigation in Hubei Province revealed that village officials, Lei and Wu, fraudulently claimed agricultural insurance funds. They used villagers' "一卡通" (one-card) accounts without their knowledge to falsely insure rice paddies, pocketing 22,500 yuan of the 96,500 yuan payout after covering insurance fees. Lei and Wu received serious warnings, and the misappropriated funds were returned to the treasury. The article emphasizes the need for disciplinary bodies to investigate corruption in agricultural insurance to ensure that policies benefit farmers. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Kong Detong, head of the wind energy institute at China Huadian Electric Power Research Institute (华电电科院), is leading a "pioneer team" in the development of a new energy management and control platform. The team, supported by the institute's Party committee, focuses on achieving breakthroughs in core technologies related to renewable energy, specifically mentioning the development of an indigenous remote diagnostic platform. Another "pioneer team," led by Guo Dong, is focused on improving the flexibility of coal-fired power generation to support the growth of renewable energy. The institute is also innovating by building collaborative relationships with universities, research institutions, and energy enterprises to further research in areas such as clean coal power and new energy storage. The article emphasizes the role of the Chinese Communist Party in driving technological innovation and achieving breakthroughs in the energy sector.
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Summary: The article discusses the trend of "emotional value" in Chinese online entertainment, where content is designed to resonate with and cater to the audience's emotions. It argues that while providing emotional value can be a successful strategy for online content, it should not be the sole focus. The piece suggests that true art should aim to elevate emotions into deeper, more meaningful feelings that offer lasting value and inspire audiences, rather than simply providing fleeting emotional gratification. It warns against the dangers of solely focusing on "emotional value" and being controlled by algorithms and capital.
Summary: Chinese science fiction blends traditional culture with technological advancements, creating a unique narrative in world literature. A golden, mecha-style "Great Wall Dragon" at the recent China Science Fiction Convention exemplified this fusion, echoing author Wang Jinkang's sentiment that local characteristics serve as a bridge to global dialogue. Chinese sci-fi distinguishes itself by creatively reinterpreting traditional Chinese philosophy and symbols, integrating them into futuristic settings. This approach allows authors to explore themes beyond typical Western sci-fi tropes, offering a culturally distinct perspective on the future. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The article reviews He Nan's narrative poem "The Bugle," a work about the life and legacy of the composer Nie Er. The poem highlights Nie Er's transition from a struggling musician to a revolutionary figure, emphasizing his dedication to creating music that reflected the struggles and aspirations of the Chinese people, particularly through songs like "March of the Volunteers." The review notes that "March of the Volunteers" continues to resonate in contemporary China, serving as a source of national inspiration. The poem frames Nie Er's work as a weapon. The review does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The play *The Gin Game*, by American playwright D.L. Coburn, concluded its two-week run with a performance starring Pu Cunxin, who also starred in the 2014 revival. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the play's premiere at the Beijing People's Art Theater, where it was originally performed in 1985. Pu Cunxin noted the original production, featuring Yu Shi Zhi and Zhu Lin, highlighted the tragedy of the story with a critique of capitalism that is absent from his current performance with Gong Lijun. The current adaptation emphasizes the characters' personality clashes with comedic elements and a modified ending reflecting contemporary issues like social isolation.
Summary: The documentary "Life is a Sea" portrays the daily operations of a Beijing hotpot restaurant, showcasing the lives and interactions of its staff and customers. The film depicts the stories and emotions within the restaurant, highlighting the challenges and achievements of ordinary people striving in their daily lives. It emphasizes that success is not solely measured by metrics and that fulfillment can be found in skill development and customer satisfaction. Its unpolished style aims to reflect the authenticity of ordinary life.
Summary: This article reviews a stage adaptation of the classic suspense film *The Invisible Guest*, noting its challenge in engaging audiences already familiar with the plot. The adaptation differentiates itself from the film by focusing on character's internal worlds rather than intricate detail, using acting and stage design to explore human nature. A newly-added "deer spirit" is used as a metaphor to represent complex emotions and to advance the plot. The rotating stage effectively divides scenes, enabling a better understanding of the narrative. The adaptation aims to provide the audience with a deeper experience by engaging them in the themes and emotions, rather than simply solving the crime.
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By: 本报记者
Finance, the core of the modern economy, is the lifeblood of the national economy.
From the first proposal of "taking the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics" during the collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in February 2019, to the first clear construction goal of a financial powerhouse at the Central Financial Work Conference in October 2023, the financial chapter of Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought is becoming increasingly rich and complete.
A towering tree has its roots, and a mountain-embracing river has its source.
From June 1985 to October 2002, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) worked in Fujian (福建) for 17 and a half years, making a series of forward-looking, pioneering, and strategic conceptual innovations and practical explorations in financial work, providing a source of fresh water and important guidance for exploring the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
Of paramount importance to the nation—
"Whether financial work is done well and whether finance can be stable is related to the overall situation of the national economy and the stability and unity of the country."
The engine roared, and at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (厦门高崎国际机场), a Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) plane adorned with "egrets" soared into the sky.
Forty years ago, Gaoqi Airport (高崎机场), which barely met the minimum standards of a "stopover airport," could not meet the development needs of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone (厦门经济特区). The newly established Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) was short of funds and simply could not afford the huge cost of purchasing aircraft.
In order to solve the problem of the funding gap for the construction of Xiamen Airport (厦门机场), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志), then a member of the Standing Committee of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor, pioneered the model of "borrowing foreign debt for infrastructure construction" in the province, successfully securing a US$18 million loan from the Kuwaiti government; in order to solve the problem of the shortage of aircraft for Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) coordinated financial institutions to guarantee the lease of two aircraft from Boeing (波音公司) in the United States for the operation of Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空).
"Using modern financial means to raise and allocate funds to support economic development was almost unthinkable in those days, but Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) had such vision and courage to turn what seemed almost impossible at the time into reality," said Zhou Yeliang (周业樑), former president of the Fuzhou Central Branch of the People's Bank of China (原人民银行福州中心支行行长).
In 2015, President Xi Jinping (习近平主席) boarded a Boeing (波音) aircraft about to be delivered to Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) at Boeing (波音公司) in the United States. Next to the seat, a photo taken 30 years ago with staff of Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空公司) evoked memories: "In the initial stage, it was developed with international loans, and there were only a few or a dozen aircraft at that time. Now it has developed to this scale! This is a microcosm of the development of China's aviation industry and a microcosm of China's economic development."
Xiamen (厦门), the first stop for working in Fujian (福建), "the first direct participation in the reform and opening up of developed coastal areas." The construction of the special zone lacked funds, and enterprises needed financial support. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) took the lead in promoting financial system reform, and Xiamen (厦门) took the lead in establishing a financial system for the special economic zone in the country.
Nourished by financial vitality, the "egret" of Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) is flying higher and higher. At present, Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) has a fleet of more than 210 aircraft.
In the Xingye Bank (兴业银行) headquarters' history exhibition hall, there are two special share subscription certificates - the Ningde (宁德) Prefectural Finance Bureau (宁德地区财政局) subscribed for 2 million shares and 1 million shares of Xingye Bank's (兴业银行) original shares twice, totaling 3 million yuan.
"The Ningde (宁德) Prefectural Finance Bureau's (宁德地区财政局) investment in Xingye Bank (兴业银行) was decided by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志). This decision has greatly benefited both the financial development of Ningde (宁德) and Xingye Bank (兴业银行) itself," said Chen Yun (陈芸), the first president of Xingye Bank (兴业银行). Subsequently, Xingye Bank (兴业银行) accelerated the opening of institutions in Ningde (宁德), sinking into counties and injecting financial vitality into Ningde's (宁德) economic development.
Finance is of "paramount importance to the nation" and is related to the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization.
Since modern times, the rise of the world's great powers has often been related to their financial capabilities, and the modernization process of some major countries has almost always progressed from industrial powers, trading powers, and then to financial powers.
"The position and role of finance in the overall operation of the national economy is becoming increasingly important. Whether financial work is done well and whether finance can be stable is related to the overall situation of the national economy and the stability and unity of the country." Thirty years ago, in May 1995, at the Fuzhou (福州) Financial Work Symposium (福州市金融工作座谈会), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) profoundly pointed out the important role of finance in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Exploring and thinking all the way. A profound understanding in thought brings a firm and conscious action.
In Xiamen (厦门), he presided over the compilation of the "Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy from 1985 to 2000" (《1985年—2000年厦门经济社会发展战略》), with a special chapter planning the development strategy of Xiamen's (厦门市) financial industry, and proposed "offshore financial business" and "deposit insurance system" with great foresight;
In Mindong (闽东), he creatively proposed the concept of "live standing timber loans" and took the lead in promoting the reform of the forest tenure system, leaving behind the widely praised story of "**敲开银行门，盘活万重山**" (qiāo kāi yínháng mén, pán huó wàn chóng shān - "knock on the bank door, revitalize thousands of mountains," to use financial means to develop mountainous areas);
In Fuzhou (福州), the "3820" Strategic Project ( “3820”战略工程) specially formulated a development plan for Fuzhou's (福州市) financial industry, and prospectively outlined a grand blueprint for the reform and development of the financial industry;
In Fujian (福建), he advocated and promoted the construction of a social credit system and credit culture, led the promotion of forest tenure system reform and forestry financial innovation, and conceived a new way of agricultural insurance poverty alleviation;
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"During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) devoted a lot of effort to the development of the financial industry and conducted many forward-looking thoughts and explorations. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) has attached great importance to financial work and made a series of important expositions, providing fundamental guidance for us to do a good job in financial work in the new era. In the new era and on the new journey, we must thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important expositions on financial work and the spirit of his important speech during his inspection in Fujian (福建), inherit and carry forward Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平同志) important concepts and major practices during his work in Fujian (福建), and promote the development of the financial industry in our province to a new level with a high degree of political consciousness, ideological consciousness, and action consciousness, and firmly support the 'two establishments' and resolutely achieve the 'two safeguards' with practical actions," said Zhou Zuyi (周祖翼), Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee (福建省委书记).
All the way along, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) has always attached great importance to the core role of finance in the modern economy, profoundly grasped the major issues such as the essence, positioning, law, and function of finance, and explored early experiences and practical models for the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
"Take the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics."
Political and people-oriented nature are the clear signposts of this path.
Adhering to the political nature of financial work, the most core is to adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over financial work.
"'Economic chorus' must have a general conductor. The local general conductor is the local party committee and government" "We must earnestly strengthen the leadership over financial work"... During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) had a profound understanding of the political attributes of finance, emphasizing that the financial industry should clearly adhere to the leadership of the Party and ensure the correct political direction of financial development.
At the Central Financial Work Conference (中央金融工作会议) in 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记), with a broad strategic vision and profound historical insight, systematically elaborated on the essence of the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics for the first time, summarizing it as "eight persistences." "Adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over financial work" ranks first among the "eight persistences" and has become the fundamental guarantee for the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
Adhering to the people-oriented nature of financial work, the most essential is to establish a value orientation centered on the people.
During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) always adhered to "people first" and "finance for the people," safeguarding the responsibility for the people with financial strength, seeking policies to enrich the people, and doing things that benefit the people.
"The financial cause led by our Party will ultimately benefit the people, which is completely different from the essence of finance serving capital and serving a few wealthy people in some countries." Since the new era, from achieving a comprehensive well-off society to moving towards common prosperity, financial resources have always been a strong support.
"Profoundly grasping the political and people-oriented nature of financial work" has become a major theoretical viewpoint of the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist financial theory, providing fundamental guidance for doing a good job in financial work in the new era.
Consistent and inherited, it points out the correct direction for unswervingly taking the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
Staying true to our mission—
"Design financial service tools for economic activities in a 'tailor-made' manner to further improve the level of financial services"
Economy and finance are a game of chess and a symbiotic entity.
Serving the real economy "is the duty of finance," Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) repeatedly emphasized.
Intelligent dimming, heating and defogging, video playback... In Fuyao Group (福耀集团), one "black technology" after another is subverting people's traditional understanding of glass.
Today's Fuyao Group (福耀集团) has a research and development team of more than 4,000 people and ranks first in the global automotive glass industry in terms of market share. However, in the 1990s, Fuyao Group (福耀集团) faced a survival crisis because a bank loan was not approved for a long time.
"You must emancipate your minds. Running existing enterprises well is the best way to attract investment," Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) decided on the spot, instructing the local government to assist in solving Fuyao Group's (福耀集团) working capital problems.
Soon, Fuyao Group (福耀集团) successfully attracted foreign investment, and an Agricultural Bank of China (农业银行) loan of more than 100 million yuan followed, saving Fuyao Group (福耀集团) and putting the company on the road to healthy development.
When finance is active, the economy is active; when finance is stable, the economy is stable; when the economy is prosperous, finance is prosperous; when the economy is strong, finance is strong.
Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) is conducting profound thinking on the dialectical relationship between economy and finance.
"Local leaders' support for financial work and financial services for the local economy are dialectically unified." During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) took the lead in solving problems for financial institutions, requiring leaders of party and government departments to "strengthen their study of financial knowledge" and emphasizing "caring about the development of banks and helping them solve various practical problems as much as possible."
The Fuzhou (福州市) Bank Presidents' Joint Meeting (福州市各银行行长联席会议) in April 1991 was the first financial work symposium that Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) attended after becoming Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee (福州市委书记). The Fuzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China (人民银行福州分行) proposed that the renovation and approval of the People's Bank of China's (人民银行) Fuzhou (福州) branch building required 26 stamps, which was a complicated process and took a long time.
After learning about the situation, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) coordinated to solve the problem for the Fuzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China (人民银行福州分行) on the spot. As a result, the relevant municipal departments worked on-site and completed various approval procedures within three days.
"Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) solved all the specific difficulties raised by financial institutions one by one." Zhou Yeliang (周业樑) said that Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) created a good external environment for the development of the financial industry with this style of "**马上就办、真抓实干**" (mǎshàng jiù bàn, zhēn zhuā shígàn - "handle immediately, implement earnestly," a work style emphasizing efficiency and practical results), which greatly encouraged financial institutions and sincerely supported local economic development.
At the same time, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) profoundly understood the important role of financial support for economic development, emphasizing: "Design financial service tools for economic activities in a 'tailor-made' manner to further improve the level of financial services."
Under the personal care and strong support of Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志), Fuzhou City Cooperative Bank (福州城市合作银行) was formally established in December 1996, and later renamed Fujian Strait Bank (福建海峡银行). Today, Fujian Strait Bank (福建海峡银行) continues to grow and develop in serving the local economy, serving small and medium-sized enterprises, and serving urban and rural residents.
Infrastructure construction requires a large amount of funds and has an urgent need for finance.
In the early 1990s, Fuzhou's (福州) economy developed rapidly, but there were only two bridges across the Minjiang River (闽江). Under the promotion of Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志), the Fuzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China (人民银行福州分行) took the lead in organizing syndicated loans and entrusted China Construction Bank (建设银行) and other eight financial institutions to solve the funding problem for the bridge construction. This bridge is affectionately called "Minjiang Third Bridge" (闽江三桥) by the people of Fuzhou (福州老百姓).
With the strong support of finance, a number of key projects such as the Funing Expressway (福宁高速), the Mawei Tunnel (马尾隧道), and the Ningde Sangyuan Hydropower Station (宁德桑园水电站) solved the problem of construction fund shortages and were completed and put into use, greatly facilitating the lives of urban and rural residents and effectively promoting economic and social development.
Technological innovation is an important focus of financial support for the real economy.
Fuzhou High-tech Zone (福州高新区) is one of the first national-level high-tech zones in the country planned and constructed by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) during his work in Fuzhou (福州).
The area has expanded from 5 square kilometers to 196 square kilometers, and the output value has increased from 100 million yuan to 129.5 billion yuan... Today, more than 1,500 national high-tech enterprises and nearly 100 financial institutions and investment companies are gathered here, and a good trend of virtuous cycle of technology, industry, and finance is accelerating.
"Commercial banks should increase investment in the development of high-tech industries through the innovation of financial products and financial services." In August 2000, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志), then Governor of Fujian Province (福建省省长), pointed out profoundly.
The General Secretary is always concerned about promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation with financial strength.
In April 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) presided over the 25th meeting of the Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform (中央全面深化改革委员会) and emphasized: "We must focus on the shortcomings and weaknesses of financial services for technological innovation, improve the financial support innovation system, and promote the financial system to better adapt to the needs of technological innovation in the new era."
"The financial system should focus on doing a good job in five major articles: technological finance, green finance, inclusive finance, pension finance, and digital finance." At the Central Financial Work Conference (中央金融工作会议) in 2023, the five major articles of finance clarified five key areas for coordinating economic and financial high-quality development, and also anchored the focus of taking the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
The loan approval rate for high-tech enterprises reached 57.7%, the scale of green credit is the first in the world, and the balance of inclusive micro and small loans is 34.81 trillion yuan... Focusing on doing a good job in the five major articles of finance, the financial sector provides higher quality and more efficient financial services for economic and social development.
The banking industry has the largest total assets in the world, the foreign exchange reserves are the largest in the world, the second largest bond market in the world, and the second largest insurance market in the world... Under the guidance of the purpose of serving the real economy, the financial industry itself continues to achieve high-quality development, promoting China's continuous transition from a large financial country to a strong financial country.
"The economy is the body, and finance is the blood. The two coexist and prosper together." This vivid metaphor of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) points out the close connection between the economy and finance. Adhering to the idea of treating the economy and finance as a unified game, and coordinating the promotion of high-quality economic and financial development, continuously injects new impetus and adds new vitality to the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
Finance benefits the people—
"Rural financial services are a very important basic condition for poverty alleviation and prosperity, and must be strengthened"
The water is gurgling and the forest is like the sea. In Xiadang Village (下党村), Xiadang Township (下党乡), Shouning County (寿宁县), Ningde (宁德), Wang Mingzu (王明祖) greets tourists at his own agritainment business.
"Xiadang Township (下党乡) has 'nine mountains, half water, and half farmland', and was once known for its poverty and backwardness in the entire Ningde (宁德)," said Wang Mingzu (王明祖), the old branch secretary of Xiadang Village (下党村), who has witnessed the earth-shaking changes here.
With financial support, Wang Mingzu's (王明祖) family has made a living from tourism. "At that time, relying on a 40,000 yuan loan from the credit union, the agritainment business opened smoothly. In recent years, the credit union has taken the initiative to provide services whenever upgrades and renovations require funds."
Getting rid of poverty is deeply concerned by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志).
During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) went to Shouning (寿宁) nine times and Xiadang (下党) three times to guide poverty alleviation work, pioneering the precedent of China's financial deep participation in poverty alleviation work.
In July 1989, when Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) first went to Xiadang Township (下党乡) to conduct research, he pointed out: "Rural financial services are a very important basic condition for poverty alleviation and prosperity, and must be strengthened" "Rural credit cooperatives must be close to the rural grassroots in order to play a role in poverty alleviation loans."
The financial sector immediately took action, upgrading the Xiadang Township Credit Station (下党乡信用站) to the Xiadang Township Credit Cooperative (下党乡信用社) in the same year, enriching personnel and technical strength, and filling the gap in financial services for Xiadang Township (下党乡).
Now, the Fujian Rural Credit Union (福建省农信联社) has jurisdiction over 67 legal entity banks and credit unions, nearly 1,900 business outlets, nearly 11,000 rural inclusive financial service points, dispatches more than 6,400 financial assistants to the front lines of rural areas, and serves more than 30 million customers, becoming the financial institution with the most banking outlets and employees, the widest service coverage, and the strongest support for agriculture in the province.
The emphasis on rural finance has been consistent. At a National People's Congress (全国两会), when talking about rural finance, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) asked with concern: "Has the money really been used on farmers?" In November 2015, at the Central Poverty Alleviation and Development Work Conference (中央扶贫开发工作会议), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must accelerate the pace of rural financial reform and innovation, and improve the level of financial services for poor areas and poor people."
For whom does financial development exist, on whom does it rely, and who benefits? This is a fundamental question for following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
The Central Financial Work Conference (中央金融工作会议) in 2023 clearly identified "adhering to a people-centered value orientation" as an important aspect of the "eight persistences."
In the rehabilitation space on the 3rd floor of the Xiamen Aixin Nursing Home (厦门市爱心护理院), 100-year-old Grandma Lin (林奶奶) is undergoing rehabilitation training with the help of staff.
"We mainly receive elderly people who are disabled or semi-disabled. Currently, all 370 beds are occupied, and the average age of the residents is around 85," said Qin Weixia (秦维霞), the vice president in charge of the Xiamen Aixin Nursing Home (厦门市爱心护理院). The most troublesome thing is the source of funding for running the nursing home. Renovating the nursing home facilities and improving the quality of service require a lot of money.
"Financial services for the people, financial benefits for the people, financial inclusion for the people, and financial convenience for the people are not just slogans, but concrete practices in our work," said Chen Yan (陈言), president of the Xiamen Huli branch of Industrial Bank (兴业银行厦门湖里支行). In November 2024, the bank provided a 10-year, 37 million yuan project loan to the Xiamen Aixin Nursing Home (厦门市爱心护理院). As of the end of March this year, the Xiamen branch of Industrial Bank (兴业银行厦门分行) has provided nearly 9 billion yuan in credit lines to more than 100 elderly care industry-related enterprises.
"We must adhere to a financial inclusion orientation, expand financing channels for the development of social undertakings, innovate financing methods, and develop more financial products that meet the needs of the masses in medical care, elderly care, education and training, etc." Allowing finance to better meet the people's yearning for a better life, and using financial power to solve the urgent and difficult problems of the masses, has always been a deep concern of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平).
"Rely on the mountains to eat from the mountains and sing mountain songs, rely on the sea to eat from the sea and chant sea scriptures." Fujian (福建) has well-developed characteristic agriculture and abundant mountain and sea resources, but in the mountains and seas far from the city, financial services are difficult to deliver in a timely manner.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the sunlight shines on the sea surface of Sandu'ao (三都澳) in Ningde (宁德). Liu Qiaoling (刘巧铃), the head of the Huinong Service Flagship Store (惠农服务旗舰店) in Hanlong Maritime Community (寒垅海上社区) and the director of the business department of the Ningde Jiaocheng branch of Agricultural Bank of China (农业银行宁德蕉城支行营业部), carries the materials and skillfully jumps onto the swaying fishing raft.
"Old Wu (老吴), your loan has been approved! This 1 million yuan is just right for renovating 20 fishing rafts and purchasing 80,000 abalone seedlings," Liu Qiaoling (刘巧铃) said, standing on the fishing raft.
Hearing this, Wu Yongqing (吴永庆), a farmer who was sorting out fishing nets, quickly put down his work: "The old fishing rafts should have been replaced long ago. The new fishing rafts are more resistant to wind and waves, and the survival rate of abalone seedlings will definitely increase. This time, I can earn a lot more."
Wherever the masses are, financial services will follow. Under the guidance of the Fujian Branch of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行福建省分行), the Ningde branch (宁德市分行) has extended the creation of rural credit from land to sea. As of the end of March this year, a total of 23 maritime credit fishing areas have been rated, providing credit support of more than 3.6 billion yuan to fishermen in the "maritime credit fishing areas."
Improving the coverage and accessibility of financial services is an important aspect of practicing the political and people-oriented nature of financial work. During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) paid attention to giving play to the role of inclusive finance in poverty alleviation and increasing farmers' income.
"In the new era and new journey, financial work must stand firm on the people's position, enhance the diversity, inclusiveness, and accessibility of services, and better protect the rights and interests of financial consumers."
In 2013, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的十八届三中全会) formally proposed "developing inclusive finance." Over the past 10 years, China's inclusive finance development has made considerable progress, the coverage of financial services has gradually expanded, and it has basically achieved "every township has institutions, every village has services, and every household has accounts."
Reform and Innovation——
"The fundamental way to solve deep-seated financial problems lies in deepening financial system reform."
Lujiang Road (鹭江道), Siming District (思明区), Xiamen (厦门), the headquarters of Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行) faces Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) across the sea. This is China's first Sino-foreign joint venture bank. Xiamen's (厦门) first foreign-funded enterprise, China's first highway bridge across the strait, and Xiamen's (厦门) tallest building in the past have all received financial support from Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行).
"I hope Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行) will get better and better." Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行) and cared about and guided the bank's preparation work.
"The establishment of Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行) provided financial support for the construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone (厦门经济特区) and made important explorations for China's financial system reform," said Zhu Mengnan (朱孟楠), professor at the School of Economics of Xiamen University (厦门大学经济学院).
Reform and innovation are the driving force for promoting the high-quality development of the financial industry.
In August 1987, when Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over the Xiamen Financial System Reform Work Conference (厦门市金融体制改革工作会议), he emphasized: "In the economic system reform, financial system reform is an important component."
Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) has always had a clear attitude and resolute actions towards financial reform.
In Xiamen (厦门), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) achieved remarkable results in grasping financial system reform and put forward the highly forward-looking "Seven Financial Articles."
In Fuzhou (福州), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "the fundamental way to solve deep-seated financial problems lies in deepening financial system reform."
In Shanghai (上海), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) once inspected the Shanghai Futures Exchange (上海期货交易所) and required "to build Shanghai into an international financial center, we must increase the efforts to reform and innovate financial breakthroughs."
From local to national, comprehensively deepening reform has always been forging ahead, advancing bravely.
Improving the financial market and financial infrastructure system, deepening the structural reform of the financial supply side; building a new system of higher-level open finance, steadily and prudently promoting the internationalization of the RMB, and actively participating in global economic and financial governance and cooperation; improving the capital market functions that coordinate investment and financing to better serve Chinese-style modernization... Since the new era, the breadth and depth of financial reform and opening up have been continuously expanded.
Preventing and resolving financial risks is the eternal theme of financial work.
As early as August 2000, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平), then Governor of Fujian Province (福建省), clearly pointed out: "Leading cadres at all levels must respect financial laws as they respect natural laws. Reckless engagement in financial issues will inevitably lead to suffering."
Resolutely governing the "Biaohui" chaos in Ningde (宁德), organizing the "three rectifications" of the Fujian financial industry, and successfully promoting the debt restructuring of Huamin Company (华闽公司)... During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to preventing and resolving financial risks and personally planned and dealt with a series of risks in key areas.
Fujian (福建) is one of the first provinces in the country to achieve "zeroing" of high-risk financial institutions. Currently, this "zero" record has been maintained for 5 consecutive years.
"Maintaining financial security is a strategic and fundamental matter concerning the overall economic and social development of our country." At the 40th collective study of the Political Bureau of the 18th Central Committee (十八届中央政治局第四十次集体学习), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) specifically put forward 6 tasks for maintaining financial security.
"Coordinating the resolution of risks in real estate, local debt, and small and medium-sized financial institutions, and severely cracking down on illegal financial activities," "All parties must work together to form an impregnable wall of strong supervision and risk prevention"... Coordinating financial development and security will allow the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics to go further and more steadily.
Jiangbin Middle Avenue (江滨中大道), Taijiang District (台江区), Fuzhou (福州), the head office building of Fujian Strait Bank (福建海峡银行) is located. Pushing open the door on the first floor, an eye-catching red slogan catches the eye: Be honest and trustworthy, and do not cross the bottom line; take profit with righteousness, and do not be solely profit-oriented; be steady and prudent, and do not seek quick success and instant benefits; adhere to integrity and innovation, and do not deviate from the real economy; abide by laws and regulations, and do not act recklessly.
"Today, the financial culture with Chinese characteristics has been integrated into the development genes of Strait Bank (海峡银行), and the entire bank 'takes integrity as beauty and honesty as honor'," said Yu Min (俞敏), chairman of Fujian Strait Bank (福建海峡银行).
Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. The current competition in the world's financial field includes not only the "hard power" of financial institutions and financial infrastructure, but also the "soft power" of concepts, values, and codes of conduct.
On August 20, 2002, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) published a signed article in the People's Daily (人民日报) pointing out: "The market economy is both a legal economy and a credit economy. Only by adhering to integrity in everything and everywhere, vigorously advocating a culture of credit, and shaping a credit society can we promote healthy economic development."
"To promote the high-quality development of finance and build a strong financial country, we must adhere to the combination of the rule of law and the rule of virtue, and actively cultivate a financial culture with Chinese characteristics," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in January 2024.
From the culture of credit to the financial culture with Chinese characteristics, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has combined Marxist financial theory with the specific realities of contemporary China and with China's outstanding traditional culture, pointing out the direction for improving financial soft power and building a strong financial country.
Anchoring the goal of accelerating the construction of a strong financial country, following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics, and using high-quality financial development to help build a strong country and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the prospects for Chinese-style modernization are infinitely bright.
(Reporters from this newspaper: Wang Xiaodong (汪晓东), Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余), Fu Wen (付文), Ge Mengchao (葛孟超))
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Focusing on the primary task of promoting high-quality development and the strategic task of building a new development pattern, Shanghai is accelerating the construction of international economic, financial, trade, shipping, and scientific innovation centers, further strengthening the city's core functions.
In 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Shanghai: "Accelerating the construction of the 'Five Centers' is an important mission entrusted to Shanghai by the Party Central Committee. Shanghai should take this as the main direction, coordinate and lead all aspects of economic and social development, adhere to overall planning, coordinated promotion, focus on breakthroughs, and use points to drive the whole area, and continuously enhance the city's level and core competitiveness."
Bearing in mind the entrustment and shouldering heavy responsibilities, Shanghai seeks impetus from further comprehensively deepening reform and vitality from coordinated development and mutual empowerment.
Aligning with the highest international standards, further comprehensively deepening reform and expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world—
Some time ago, the British plush toy company Jellycat (吉利猫) completed the declaration of its first batch of imported consumer goods. "Thanks to the efficient operation of Shanghai Customs (上海海关) and the commercial departments, most of the first-release products have arrived smoothly, fully guaranteeing the timeliness of the new products. This strengthens our confidence in bringing more first-release new products to Shanghai and China," said Kong Ying (孔颖), Sales Operations Director of Jellycat.
To build a first-release economy, Shanghai pioneered the "whitelist + differentiated conformity assessment" inspection model in the country, realizing "fast customs clearance" and "non-destructive inspection" of first-release imported consumer goods. Since May of this year, more than 20,000 global and regional first-release new products from 14 multinational brands have been included in the whitelist. In the first four months of this year, Shanghai added 301 first stores, of which high-energy first stores such as global and Asian first stores accounted for 16%.
Promoting opening-up through reform and promoting reform through opening-up. Shanghai is promoting original reform and leading opening-up in an all-round and vigorous manner, accelerating the formation of policies and institutional systems with international competitiveness, and focusing on creating a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized. In the five years since its establishment, the Lingang New Area (临港新片区) of the Shanghai Free Trade Pilot Zone (上海自贸试验区) has formed 138 breakthrough institutional innovation cases, including 70 national original cases. Pudong New Area (浦东新区) gathers 28,000 foreign-funded enterprises from 175 countries and regions, and about 350 of the world's top 500 companies have invested here. In 2024, Shanghai newly established nearly 6,000 foreign-funded enterprises, with actual use of foreign capital exceeding US$17.6 billion, maintaining a high level of investment.
Adhering to the concept of system, promoting the coordinated development and mutual empowerment of the "Five Centers"—
Amidst the sound of whistles, giant ships loaded with the "new three items" of foreign trade set off from Shanghai and sailed overseas. The country's first shipping index futures, born in Shanghai—the Container Freight Index (Europe Route) futures, provides protection for these giant ships. In less than two years since its launch, the average daily trading volume has reached 132,800 lots, the average daily turnover has reached 11.465 billion yuan, and the average daily open interest has reached 83,500 lots. The trading volume and activity far exceed similar products overseas.
"Shipping freight rates fluctuate greatly and the risks are high. Through the innovation of container freight index futures, shipping and logistics companies have tools to hedge risks," said Lin Jie (林杰), President of Shanghai Global Logistics (Group) Co., Ltd. (上海环世物流（集团）有限公司).
While continuously improving the Container Freight Index (Europe Route) futures, Shanghai is accelerating the construction of an international reinsurance center, deeply promoting the coordinated development of the international financial center and the international economic center, trade center, shipping center, and scientific innovation center. As of the end of April this year, 22 reinsurance operation centers and reinsurance branches and other institutions have established reinsurance branches in the Lingang New Area (临港新片区) of Shanghai, and the Shanghai International Reinsurance Registration and Trading Center (上海国际再保险登记交易中心) has completed reinsurance premium transactions of 1.58 billion yuan.
Adhering to paying more attention to system integration, paying more attention to highlighting key points, and paying more attention to the effectiveness of reform, Shanghai's "Five Centers" construction is making solid progress. In 2024, Shanghai's total foreign trade import and export volume reached 4.27 trillion yuan, the total annual transaction volume of the financial market increased by 8.2%, the ranking of the international financial center remained stable and improved, the annual container throughput of Shanghai Port (上海港) exceeded 50 million TEUs, and the ranking of the scientific innovation center was among the world's first echelon.
"In-depth implementation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Shanghai will adhere to the concept of system, continue to enhance the overall effect, platform effect, amplification effect, and radiation effect of the 'Five Centers' construction, further enhance the systematic level of functional design, institutional supply, and policy breakthroughs, and strive to promote the city's level and core competitiveness to achieve new and greater leaps," said Gong Zheng (龚正), Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Shanghai (上海市委副书记、市长).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd. Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) held talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (黄循财), who is in China for an official visit, at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of June 23rd.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that China and Singapore are friendly neighbors and important partners. Over the 35 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, the traditional friendship between China and Singapore has continued to deepen, bilateral relations have continued to improve, and pragmatic cooperation has yielded fruitful results. President Xi Jinping (习近平) will meet with the Prime Minister to make further plans for deepening the development of bilateral relations. China is willing to work with Singapore to uphold the fine traditions of mutual respect and trust, equal treatment, and mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, maintain close high-level exchanges, strengthen strategic communication, consolidate political mutual trust, and promote bilateral relations and cooperation to bear more fruit.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that in recent years, China-Singapore economic and trade cooperation has continued to deepen, demonstrating strong vitality and resilience. China is willing to continue to make good and full use of bilateral cooperation mechanisms with Singapore, implement the cooperation plan for jointly building the "Belt and Road" initiative, further strengthen flagship cooperation projects, expand the scale of two-way trade and investment, create more cooperation highlights in areas such as the digital economy, green economy, artificial intelligence, smart cities, and marine energy, and actively expand third-party market cooperation. The two sides should organize a series of activities to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, make good use of the "dividend" of mutual visa exemption, strengthen exchanges in education, culture, tourism, media and other fields, and continue to consolidate the public opinion foundation for friendly cooperation between the two countries. China and Singapore are both beneficiaries and defenders of economic globalization and free trade, and should adhere to open regionalism and genuine multilateralism, actively promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and maintain the stability and smooth flow of global industrial and supply chains. China is willing to work with ASEAN countries, including Singapore, to promote the signing and implementation of the upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 Protocol as scheduled, implement the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" with high quality, and accelerate the process of regional economic integration.
Lawrence Wong (黄循财) said that Singapore-China relations are rooted in mutual respect, mutual understanding, and mutual trust, and have become increasingly strong under the careful cultivation of leaders of the two countries over the generations. Singapore looks forward to taking the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year as an opportunity, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, to closely cooperate with China in high-level exchanges and various fields, deepen friendship and mutual trust, promote flagship cooperation projects such as the Suzhou Industrial Park (苏州工业园区), explore cooperation potential in emerging fields such as the digital economy, green economy, artificial intelligence, and biomedicine, further expand third-party cooperation, and strengthen people-to-people exchanges. Singapore is full of confidence in the Chinese economy, supports China's accession to the "Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership" and the "Digital Economy Partnership Agreement," looks forward to the early entry into force and implementation of the upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 Protocol, and is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China on regional and multilateral platforms to safeguard free trade and the multilateral trading system.
After the talks, the two prime ministers jointly witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in various fields such as talent training, intellectual property rights, and third-party cooperation.
Before the talks, Li Qiang (李强) held a welcome ceremony for Lawrence Wong (黄循财) in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂北大厅).
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the above activities.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Jiang Jie (姜洁)) The 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened in Beijing (北京) on the morning of the 23rd, focusing on "Further Deepening Economic System Reform and Promoting Chinese-style Modernization" for consultative political discussions. Wang Huning (王沪宁), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the opening meeting.
He Lifeng (何立峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, was invited to attend the meeting and deliver a report. He stated that the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee emphasized the need to leverage the guiding role of economic system reform and coordinate reforms in various fields. It is essential to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) series of new thoughts, new viewpoints, and new conclusions on comprehensively deepening reform, fully recognize the significant meaning of deepening economic system reform for promoting Chinese-style modernization, and focus on building a high-level socialist market economic system, improving the system and mechanisms for promoting high-quality economic development, building a system and mechanisms to support comprehensive innovation, improving the macroeconomic governance system, improving the high-level opening-up system and mechanisms, and deepening ecological civilization system reform, to effectively implement reform tasks.
Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, presided over the opening meeting. He stated that members of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee should adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishes," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," practically enhance the sense of responsibility and mission in performing their duties, closely focus on "Further Deepening Economic System Reform and Promoting Chinese-style Modernization" to conduct in-depth consultative political discussions and actively offer suggestions, and strive to contribute wisdom and strength to promoting Chinese-style modernization.
The opening meeting heard reports from relevant special committees of the CPPCC National Committee on the research conducted on "Strengthening the Construction of Key Water Conservancy Infrastructure to Ensure a Stable and Secure Supply of Grain and Other Important Agricultural Products," "Improving Policies to Promote Fertility Support," "Promoting Artificial Intelligence to Better Serve the 'Four Orientations'," "Strengthening Rules Alignment and Mechanism Connection in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区)," and "Promoting the Deep Integration of Culture and Technology"; and heard explanations on the drafting of the "Rules of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee on Consultative Work (Revised Draft)" and the "General Rules of the Special Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee (Revised Draft)."
This session of the CPPCC Standing Committee meeting will last for two and a half days, and members of the CPPCC Standing Committee will conduct group discussions on seven topics.
Wang Dongfeng (王东峰), Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the CPPCC National Committee, and others made explanations and reports on relevant topics.
Shi Taifeng (石泰峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, and Vice Chairmen of the CPPCC National Committee Shen Yueyue (沈跃跃), Wang Yong (王勇), Zhou Qiang (周强), Ho Hau Wah (何厚铧), Leung Chun-ying (梁振英), Bater (巴特尔), Su Hui (苏辉), Shao Hong (邵鸿), Gao Yunlong (高云龙), Chen Wu (陈武), Mu Hong (穆虹), Xian Hui (咸辉), Jiang Xinzhi (姜信治), Jiang Zuojun (蒋作君), He Baoxiang (何报翔), Wang Guangqian (王光谦), Qin Boyong (秦博勇), Zhu Yongxin (朱永新), and Yang Zhen (杨震) attended the meeting.
Return to TopSunan Yugur Autonomous County (肃南裕固族自治县) in Gansu Province (甘肃省) adheres to the principle of ecological priority and green development, relying on its natural resource advantages to actively develop the tourism industry and promote income increase for local people. In the height of summer, the Kanle Grassland (康乐草原) in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (肃南裕固族自治县) has a pleasant climate, attracting tourists from all over to visit. The picture shows tourists enjoying the scenery and taking pictures on the Kanle Grassland (康乐草原) on June 22.
Wang Jiang (王 将) photographed (People's Vision)
Return to TopBeijing, June 23 (Reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)) The reporter learned from the China Machinery Industry Federation (中国机械工业联合会) that in the first five months, the added value of the five major categories of industries mainly involved in the machinery industry maintained a year-on-year growth trend. Among them, the general equipment manufacturing industry increased by 8.4% year-on-year, the special equipment manufacturing industry increased by 3.7% year-on-year, the automobile manufacturing industry increased by 11.2% year-on-year, the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 12.3% year-on-year, and the instrumentation manufacturing industry increased by 7.9% year-on-year.
In terms of fixed asset investment, the general equipment manufacturing industry increased by 17.5% year-on-year, the special equipment manufacturing industry increased by 7.9% year-on-year, and the automobile manufacturing industry increased by 23.4% year-on-year.
Among the representative products of the machinery industry, in the first five months, the cumulative output of metal cutting machine tools was 330,000 units, an increase of 13.3% year-on-year; the cumulative output of industrial robots was 287,000 sets, an increase of 32% year-on-year; the cumulative output of generator sets was 137.43 million kilowatts, an increase of 75.9% year-on-year; and the cumulative output of solar cells was 304.92 million kilowatts, an increase of 18.3% year-on-year.
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Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd (Xinhua) – Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) recently signed a State Council decree, promulgating the "Regulations on the Reporting of Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will take effect from the date of promulgation.
The "Regulations" aim to standardize the reporting of tax-related information of operators and employees within the platform by Internet platform enterprises to tax authorities, improve the efficiency of tax services and management, protect the legitimate rights and interests of taxpayers, create a fair and unified tax environment, and promote the standardized and healthy development of the platform economy. The "Regulations" consist of 14 articles, with the following main contents:
First, the reporting obligations, content, and time limit requirements. It stipulates that Internet platform enterprises shall report the identity information of operators and employees within the platform and the income information of the previous quarter to the competent tax authority within the following month after the end of the quarter.
Second, circumstances under which reporting is exempted. It stipulates that Internet platform enterprises are not required to report income information of employees engaged in convenient labor services such as delivery, transportation, and housekeeping within the platform who legally enjoy tax incentives or do not need to pay taxes, as well as tax-related information of operators and employees within the platform before the implementation of the "Regulations."
Third, measures to reduce the reporting burden. It clarifies that Internet platform enterprises do not need to repeatedly report tax-related information that has already been filled in during withholding declaration and agency declaration, as well as tax-related information that can be obtained through information sharing by government departments, and stipulates that tax authorities shall provide safe and reliable channels for reporting tax-related information, convenient interface services, and policy interpretation and consultation.
Fourth, the confidentiality obligation of tax-related information. It stipulates that Internet platform enterprises shall standardize the preservation of tax-related information of operators and employees within the platform; tax authorities shall keep the obtained tax-related information confidential in accordance with the law and establish a security management system for tax-related information.
In addition, corresponding legal responsibilities are stipulated for different illegal situations.
Return to TopDecree of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
No. 810
The "Regulations on the Reporting of Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises," having been adopted at the 61st Executive Meeting of the State Council on June 13, 2025, are hereby promulgated and shall take effect from the date of promulgation.
Premier Li Qiang (李强)
June 20, 2025
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Tax Collection" and the "E-Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China" in order to regulate the reporting of tax-related information of platform operators and practitioners by Internet platform enterprises to tax authorities, improve the efficiency of tax services and management, protect the legitimate rights and interests of taxpayers, create a fair and unified tax environment, and promote the standardized and healthy development of the platform economy.
Article 2 Internet platform enterprises shall, in accordance with these Regulations, report tax-related information such as identity information and income information of platform operators and practitioners to the competent tax authorities.
For the purposes of these Regulations, "Internet platform enterprises" refers to e-commerce platform operators as defined in the "E-Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China," as well as legal persons or non-legal person organizations that provide profitable services such as online business premises, transaction matching, and information release for online transaction activities; "practitioners" refers to natural persons who provide profitable services in their own name through Internet platforms.
Article 3 Internet platform enterprises shall, within 30 days from the date of implementation of these Regulations or within 30 days from the date of engaging in Internet business operations, report information such as the platform domain name, business type, unified social credit code and name of relevant operating entities to the competent tax authorities.
Article 4 Internet platform enterprises shall, within the month following the end of each quarter, report the identity information and income information of platform operators and practitioners for the previous quarter to the competent tax authorities, in accordance with the specific categories and content of identity information and income information prescribed by the State Taxation Administration (国务院税务主管部门).
Practitioners engaged in providing convenient labor services such as delivery, transportation, and housekeeping on the Internet platform who are entitled to tax preferences or are not required to pay taxes in accordance with the law, the Internet platform enterprise does not need to report their income information. Tax-related information that has been filled in by Internet platform enterprises when handling tax withholding and declaration, or agency declaration and other tax-related matters for platform operators and practitioners in accordance with regulations, does not need to be reported repeatedly.
Article 5 Internet platform enterprises shall report tax-related information through the Internet and other means in accordance with the data caliber and standards for reporting tax-related information prescribed by the State Taxation Administration (国务院税务主管部门).
The tax authorities shall provide safe and reliable channels for reporting tax-related information, actively use modern information technology, provide direct connection reporting, upload import and other interface services, and provide policy interpretation and question answering and other consulting services.
Article 6 Internet platform enterprises shall verify the tax-related information of platform operators and practitioners, and be responsible for its authenticity, accuracy, and completeness. The tax authorities may, according to the needs of tax supervision, verify the tax-related information reported by Internet platform enterprises. If the Internet platform enterprise has fulfilled its verification obligations for the reported tax-related information, it shall not be held liable for any untruthfulness, inaccuracy, or incompleteness of the tax-related information caused by the fault of the platform operator or practitioner.
Article 7 When the tax authorities conduct tax inspections or discover tax-related risks in accordance with the law, they may require Internet platform enterprises and related parties to provide tax-related information such as contract orders, transaction details, fund accounts, and logistics of platform operators and practitioners suspected of violating the law. Internet platform enterprises and related parties shall truthfully provide such information within the time limit, in the manner, and with the content required by the tax authorities.
Article 8 The departments of industry and information technology, human resources and social security, transportation, market supervision, and cyberspace affairs shall strengthen the sharing of tax-related information with the tax authorities. The tax authorities shall not require Internet platform enterprises to repeatedly report tax-related information that can be obtained through information sharing.
Article 9 Internet platform enterprises shall, in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations, standardize the preservation of tax-related information of platform operators and practitioners.
The tax authorities shall keep the obtained tax-related information confidential in accordance with the law, establish a tax-related information security management system in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations, implement data security protection responsibilities, and ensure the security of tax-related information.
Article 10 If an Internet platform enterprise commits any of the following acts, the tax authorities shall order it to make corrections within a time limit; if it fails to make corrections within the time limit, it shall be fined not less than 20,000 yuan and not more than 100,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification and shall be fined not less than 100,000 yuan and not more than 500,000 yuan:
(1) Failing to report or provide tax-related information within the prescribed time limit;
(2) Concealing, falsely reporting, or omitting tax-related information, or the tax-related information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete due to the reasons of the Internet platform enterprise;
(3) Refusing to report or provide tax-related information.
Article 11 Tax authorities and their staff who commit illegal acts in the management of tax-related information reporting by Internet platform enterprises shall be held legally liable in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations.
Article 12 Internet platform enterprises are not required to report the tax-related information of platform operators and practitioners prior to the implementation of these Regulations.
If overseas Internet platform enterprises provide profitable services within the territory of the People's Republic of China, they shall report the tax-related information of platform operators and practitioners in accordance with the regulations of the State Taxation Administration (国务院税务主管部门).
Article 13 The State Taxation Administration (国务院税务主管部门) shall formulate implementation measures in accordance with these Regulations.
Article 14 These Regulations shall take effect from the date of promulgation.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), June 23)
Return to TopBeijing, June 23 (Reporter Han Xiaoming (韩晓明)) - A Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on the 23rd that Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) will attend the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, in Tianjin (天津) from June 24th to 25th. During the forum, Premier Li Qiang (李强) will attend the opening ceremony and deliver a special address, meet with foreign guests attending the forum in China, and hold discussions with representatives from foreign business circles.
President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of Singapore, Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko of Senegal, and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính of Vietnam will attend the forum. More than 1,700 representatives from political, business, academic, and media circles from over 90 countries and regions will participate in the conference.
Return to TopBeijing, June 23 (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended and addressed the symposium on the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the National Security Law on the 23rd. He emphasized that it is necessary to thoroughly study and comprehend the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on national security work, implement the overall national security concept, promote the high-level implementation of the National Security Law from a new starting point, improve the national security legal system, and provide strong security guarantees for Chinese-style modernization.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) pointed out that under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, China's national security work in the new era has achieved historic achievements and undergone historic changes. National security has been comprehensively strengthened, and a path of national security with Chinese characteristics has been forged. Since the promulgation and implementation of the National Security Law on July 1, 2015, it has effectively guaranteed the implementation of the overall national security concept and effectively promoted the modernization of the national security system and capabilities.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, adhere to the Party's absolute leadership over national security work, adhere to the concept of comprehensive security, coordinate development and security, adhere to the principle that national security is for the people and relies on the people, and adhere to promoting the modernization of the national security system and capabilities on the track of the rule of law. It is necessary to always adhere to putting political security in the first place, continuously improve the national security legal system with Chinese characteristics, continue to promote the construction of a professional and efficient law enforcement and judicial system in the field of national security, create a strong social atmosphere for safeguarding national security, and raise the implementation of the National Security Law to a new level.
Responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant military units, and experts and scholars attended the symposium.
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Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) recently signed a State Council decree, promulgating the "Regulations on the Reporting of Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises," which will take effect from the date of promulgation. Recently, officials from the Ministry of Justice (司法部) and the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局) answered questions from reporters regarding the regulations.
Q: Please briefly introduce the background for formulating the regulations.
A: The Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of the platform economy, emphasizing the need to grasp the development laws of the platform economy and establish a sound governance system for the platform economy. The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party proposed to improve the normalized regulatory system for the platform economy and to improve the tax system that is conducive to high-quality development, social equity, and market unity. In recent years, China's platform economy has developed rapidly, playing a positive role in optimizing resource allocation, promoting industrial upgrading, and expanding market space. The identity information and income information of platform operators and employees recorded by Internet platform enterprises are an important basis for carrying out tax supervision. However, unlike traditional economic forms, the platform economy exhibits strong mobility and high virtualization characteristics. The lack of effective information for tax supervision, coupled with the lack of specific provisions in current laws and administrative regulations regarding the reporting of tax-related information by Internet platform enterprises, makes it impossible for tax authorities to grasp relevant tax-related information in a timely and comprehensive manner. It is necessary to formulate special administrative regulations to establish and improve the system for reporting tax-related information by Internet platform enterprises, improve the effectiveness of tax services and management, protect the legitimate rights and interests of taxpayers, create a fair and unified online and offline tax environment, and promote the standardized and healthy development of the platform economy.
Q: In what aspects is the significance of formulating this administrative regulation reflected?
A: The promulgation of the regulations is of great significance for improving the governance mechanism of the platform economy, standardizing the tax order of the platform economy, and promoting the standardized, healthy, and sustainable development of the platform economy. First, it is conducive to promoting tax rule of law and fairness. The regulations will promote platform operators and employees to declare and pay taxes in accordance with the law, creating a fair and unified online and offline tax environment. The pilot projects carried out by the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局) in some provinces and cities in the early stage show that the tax burden of the vast majority of platform operators and employees will not increase due to information reporting, while the tax burden of operators who conceal income and other situations will return to normal levels, which is the due meaning of tax fairness. Second, it is conducive to the standardized, healthy, and sustainable development of the platform economy. The regulations will help promote departmental synergy and co-governance, promote timely and effective supervision of improper business practices within the platform, and more timely detect improper business practices such as "involution" competition and fraudulent "brushing" to obtain traffic, promote compliant operation, orderly competition, and healthy development of various business entities on the Internet, and better safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of platform operators, employees, and consumers. Compliant and trustworthy enterprises, especially small and micro enterprises, will have more development opportunities in a fair market environment.
Q: What are the content and time limit requirements for Internet platform enterprises to report tax-related information?
A: Internet platform enterprises shall report tax-related information on a quarterly basis. Within the month following the end of each quarter, they shall report the identity information of platform operators and employees and the income information of the previous quarter to their competent tax authorities in accordance with the specific categories and contents of identity information and income information prescribed by the tax authorities under the State Council. According to this requirement, after the implementation of these regulations, Internet platform enterprises will report the identity information and income information of platform operators and employees for the first time in October this year. In order to better implement the regulations, the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局) is stepping up the formulation of relevant supporting announcements, refining the specific arrangements for the first reporting of tax-related information, and will "point-to-point" connect with Internet platform enterprises to do a good job in policy interpretation and training and guidance, and help Internet platform enterprises successfully complete the first reporting of tax-related information in October.
Q: Which tax-related information is exempt from reporting, and why?
A: The regulations exempt the following tax-related information from reporting: First, the income information of employees engaged in convenient labor activities such as delivery, transportation, and housekeeping within the Internet platform. The main consideration is that, according to the pilot situation, the income of this part of the employees is basically exempt from tax because they legally enjoy various tax incentives, and the number of people is large. Exempting the reporting of income information can reduce the reporting burden of platform enterprises. Second, the tax-related information of platform operators and employees before the implementation of the regulations does not need to be reported in accordance with the principle that the law does not apply retroactively.
Q: What provisions have been made in the regulations to reduce the reporting burden of Internet platform enterprises?
A: First, Internet platform enterprises do not need to repeatedly report the tax-related information that has been filled in when handling withholding and declaration, agency declaration, and other tax-related matters for platform operators and employees in accordance with regulations. Second, the income information of employees engaged in convenient labor activities such as delivery, transportation, and housekeeping within the Internet platform is exempt from reporting. Third, the departments of industry and information technology, human resources and social security, transportation, market supervision, and cyberspace administration should strengthen the sharing of tax-related information with the tax authorities. The tax-related information that can be obtained through information sharing shall not be required by the tax authorities to be repeatedly reported by Internet platform enterprises. Fourth, the tax authorities should provide safe and reliable channels for reporting tax-related information, actively use modern information technology, provide interface services such as direct connection reporting and upload import, and provide policy interpretation and consulting services such as answering questions.
Q: What provisions have been made in the regulations regarding the protection of tax-related information security?
A: First, Internet platform enterprises shall standardize the preservation of tax-related information of platform operators and employees in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations. Second, the tax authorities shall keep the obtained tax-related information confidential in accordance with the law, establish a tax-related information security management system in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations, implement data security protection responsibilities, and ensure the security of tax-related information. For a long time, the tax authorities have continued to strengthen the confidentiality of taxpayer information, established a complete set of systems, mechanisms, and technical systems, and effectively protected taxpayer data security. After the tax-related information is reported, the tax authorities will further improve the tax-related information data security management system in accordance with the above requirements of these regulations, and take measures such as encryption and access control for the relevant information of platform operators and employees collected to effectively ensure the security and confidentiality of the information.
Q: What impact will the implementation of the regulations have on the tax burden of relevant taxpayers?
A: The implementation of the regulations will not have a significant impact on the tax burden of platform enterprises and the vast majority of platform operators and employees. First, Internet platform enterprises only need to fulfill the procedural obligation of reporting tax-related information in accordance with the law, and their own tax burden will not change; second, the tax burden of the vast majority of compliant operators and employees within the platform will not change; third, the tax burden of many small and micro enterprises and low-income employees within the platform will not change because they can enjoy tax incentives. For example, merchants with monthly sales of no more than 100,000 yuan can enjoy value-added tax exemption policies, and platform employees with an annual comprehensive income of no more than 120,000 yuan basically do not need to pay individual income tax after enjoying various deductions. However, some platform operators and employees who previously concealed income and other situations will pay taxes in accordance with the tax-related information reported by the platform enterprises, and their tax burden will return to normal levels.
Q: How will the tax authorities ensure that the regulations are better implemented and effective?
A: After the implementation of the regulations, the tax authorities will focus on carrying out the following three aspects of work: First, seize the time to improve supporting systems. The State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局) will formulate relevant supporting announcements as soon as possible, refine the relevant subjects, specific categories and contents, reporting requirements and calibers for reporting tax-related information, and further clarify issues such as "who to report, what to report, and how to report" from a practical perspective. Second, do a good job in the transformation of the information system. Further optimize and improve the functions of the information system, do a good job in the system connection guarantee for direct connection reporting and upload import, and provide Internet platform enterprises with fast, efficient, safe, and reliable reporting channels. Third, widely organize training and guidance. Provide Internet platform enterprises with policy interpretation and consulting services such as answering questions, and simultaneously formulate relevant documents such as data direct connection access full-process guidelines and operation manuals to guide Internet platform enterprises to smoothly report tax-related information. The above work will be completed before October this year, that is, before the platform enterprises report the identity information and income information of platform operators and employees for the first time in accordance with the regulations, to ensure the smooth implementation of the regulations and better effectiveness.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 魏哲哲
On June 23rd, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress Standing Committee held a press conference. Spokesperson Huang Haihua (黄海华) briefed on the main contents of the draft laws to be deliberated at the 16th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee and answered questions from reporters.
It is reported that the 16th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee will deliberate on the draft revisions to the Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security, the draft revisions to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, the draft Law on Responding to Public Health Emergencies, the draft revisions to the Maritime Law, the draft Law on Public Awareness and Education of the Rule of Law, the draft revisions to the Fisheries Law, and the draft revisions to the Civil Aviation Law; deliberate on the motions submitted by the Social Construction Committee of the National People's Congress regarding the request for deliberation of the draft amendment to the Organic Law of Villagers Committees and the request for deliberation of the draft revision to the Organic Law of Urban Residents Committees; deliberate on the motions submitted by the State Council regarding the request for deliberation of the draft Social Assistance Law, the request for deliberation of the draft Medical Security Law, and the request for deliberation of the draft amendment to the Food Safety Law; and deliberate on the motion submitted by the State Council regarding the request for approval of the "Convention on the Establishment of the International Mediation Institute."
It is reported that the second draft of the Law on Public Awareness and Education of the Rule of Law further enriches and improves the provisions on constitutional publicity and education: First, it clarifies that the state promotes the normalization and long-term effectiveness of constitutional publicity and education, enhances the constitutional awareness of the whole society, promotes the constitutional spirit, and strengthens the implementation of the constitution; second, it adds provisions that the state strengthens constitutional and Basic Law publicity and education in the special administrative regions, and enhances the awareness of Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) compatriots to safeguard the constitutional order of the special administrative regions determined by the constitution and the Basic Law; third, it adds provisions that the state strengthens constitutional publicity and education for state functionaries; fourth, it adds provisions that relevant departments and units should "tell the story of the Chinese constitution and the story of the rule of law in China."
This revision of the Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security, in accordance with the principle of combining education and punishment, further improves the relevant provisions on minors violating public security administration regulations. This includes appropriately adjusting the provisions for not enforcing detention, increasing the intensity of punishment in a targeted manner; ensuring a good connection with the Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency; and governing student bullying in accordance with the law, giving full play to the role of public security organs and schools in the collaborative governance of student bullying.
The second review draft of the Civil Aviation Law revision has further revised and improved the protection of passenger rights. Among the contents that should be included in the general conditions of carriage and other standard clauses, "ticket sales, refunds and changes, boarding, and baggage transportation" are added to further protect passengers' right to know and right to choose. The "catering" arrangement that public air transport enterprises and airport operators should make for passengers in the event of flight delays or cancellations has been revised to "food and accommodation" arrangements.
It is reported that the second review draft of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law revision further improves relevant provisions in response to new situations and new characteristics of competition in the network field. In response to "involution" competition, it is clarified that platform operators shall not force or virtually force operators within the platform to sell goods at prices below cost in accordance with their pricing rules; it is stipulated that operators shall not obtain or use data legally held by other operators by improper means such as fraud, coercion, or circumventing or destroying technical management measures, thereby harming the legitimate rights and interests of other operators; it is stipulated that operators shall not abuse platform rules to directly or instruct others to implement false transactions, false evaluations, or malicious returns against other operators, thereby harming the legitimate rights and interests of other operators and disrupting market competition order.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 沛
The 6th Multinational Corporation Leaders Qingdao Summit, co-hosted by the People's Government of Shandong Province (山东省人民政府) and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (中国商务部), was held at the Qingdao International Convention Center (青岛国际会议中心) recently, with 570 guests from 43 countries and regions attending. The theme of this summit was "Multinational Corporations and China—Connecting the World, Cooperation and Win-Win," aiming to build an exchange platform for multinational corporations for policy dialogue, industrial docking, and project cooperation.
Welcoming new faces, focusing on new fields, and stimulating new vitality, this summit was full of highlights and wonderful moments, demonstrating China's unwavering commitment to promoting high-level opening up and high-quality development, and conveying to the world China's positive signal of continuing to expand opening up and welcoming foreign investment.
"Felt the innovative vitality shown by China"
The South Korean CJ Group (韩国希杰集团) has participated in the summit many times. Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik (孙京植) of the group said that the Multinational Corporation Leaders Qingdao Summit has been successfully held for six sessions. Through a continuous open dialogue mechanism, it has promoted mutual benefit, win-win, and sustainable development between multinational corporations and the Chinese market, and has become an important platform for multinational corporations to understand China and invest in China. By promoting high-level opening up, China is actively responding to the uncertainty of the world economy and will inject strong impetus into global economic stability and development.
Seiji Imai (今井诚司), Chairman of the Japanese Mizuho Financial Group (日本瑞穗金融集团), attended the summit for the second time. He said that the international situation has undergone profound changes, and the global market is facing the impact of unilateralism and protectionism. China is unswervingly promoting market-oriented reforms and internationalization, and is committed to creating a world-class business environment, providing broad space for multinational companies to invest and develop.
Making deep friendships with old friends and making new friends widely. This summit received a positive response from multinational corporations: the "new faces" who participated for the first time reached 131, accounting for 23% of the total, and companies from 9 countries including Vietnam and Egypt participated for the first time. Emerging market companies accounted for more than 50% of the applicants, and the summit's "circle of friends" is getting bigger and bigger.
Mohamed Abou El Enein (穆罕默德·阿布·埃奈因), Deputy Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives and Chairman of the Cleopatra Group (克利奥帕特拉集团), who participated in the summit for the first time, said that Egypt and China have carried out fruitful cooperation under the framework of jointly building the "Belt and Road" with high quality, further expanding the space for economic and trade exchanges, industrial integration, and cultural exchanges. "The summit showcased new opportunities for multinational cooperation, and we look forward to carrying out in-depth cooperation with Chinese companies to jointly build globally competitive industrial and value chains."
A delegation of 47 guests from 28 multinational companies in the Middle East region attended the summit. Abdulmajid Al Fahim (阿卜杜勒迈杰德·阿勒法希姆), Chairman of the UAE Almaljan Investment and Development Co., Ltd. (阿联酋阿尔马尔詹投资与发展有限责任公司), said: "Here, I can feel the innovative vitality shown by China, and we are ushering in major opportunities to cooperate with the Chinese market."
"The Chinese market has huge potential, and we are full of confidence in the future"
The research report "Multinational Corporations in China: A New Start for Investing in the Future and Win-Win Development" released at the summit shows that in 2024, China newly established 59,000 foreign-invested enterprises, a year-on-year increase of 9.9%, with actual use of foreign capital of US$116.2 billion. By the end of 2024, foreign investors had cumulatively invested in the establishment of more than 1.239 million enterprises in China, with a cumulative actual use of foreign capital of 20.6 trillion yuan.
Jens Eskelund (延斯·埃斯克隆), President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (中国欧盟商会), said that China has advanced technology and a vibrant innovation ecosystem, and many European companies choose to set up R&D centers in China. The two sides have many opportunities for cooperation in technological innovation, decarbonization, and the digital economy. It is hoped that the EU and China will conduct more dialogue to explore cooperation and solve challenges, so as to better achieve win-win cooperation.
In April of this year, the large-diameter battery production line of Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) (松下新能源（无锡）) was officially put into mass production and shipped, and the new factories of Panasonic Electronic Materials (Suzhou) (松下电子材料（苏州）) and Suzhou Panasonic Production Technology (苏州松下生产科技) are under construction. In July, Panasonic will also build a new electronic materials factory in Shanghai (上海市). Zhao Bingdi (赵炳弟), Vice President of Panasonic Electric China Northeast Asia Company (松下电器中国东北亚公司), said that sales revenue in China now accounts for 24% of Panasonic's total global sales revenue, and China has become Panasonic's largest overseas business base. "The Chinese market has huge potential, and we are full of confidence in the future."
"Actively creating a fair competition environment, expanding domestic demand, and accelerating industrial upgrading, China is a 'fertile ground for investment' for multinational companies, and investing in China is investing in the future." Zhou Xuejun (周学军), Global Chief Commercial Officer and Asia Pacific President of Louis Dreyfus Group (路易达孚集团), introduced that the group has continued to increase its investment in China in recent years, building the Fuling Food Technology Industrial Park in Guangzhou (广州) and establishing the group's global R&D center in Shanghai (上海) and other projects. In the past five years, Louis Dreyfus Group's sales in the Chinese market accounted for about 1/4 of the group's global sales. At the end of this month, the group's food technology industrial park in Qingdao (青岛) will also start construction.
Gary Nagle (加里·内格尔), CEO of the Swiss company Glencore Group (嘉能可集团), said that in recent years, the group's partnership with Chinese partners has continued to grow. "Glencore's future is closely related to China's energy transition. We will continue to maintain open cooperation with Chinese companies and actively seek to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results in the field of trade and investment."
"Provides an internationalized and convenient growth ecology for enterprises"
Shandong (山东) is a major economic province and is accelerating the construction of a pilot zone for green, low-carbon, and high-quality development, creating a new high ground for high-level opening up to the outside world, attracting more and more multinational companies to invest and start businesses, and becoming a microcosm of foreign companies investing in China.
The Singapore Golden Eagle Group's (新加坡金鹰集团) 600,000-ton lyocell fiber production base project is under construction in Yutai County (鱼台县), Jining (济宁), Shandong (山东), with a planned investment of 11 billion yuan. Yutai County (鱼台县) provides multi-faceted guarantees for the company's energy needs, promotes the technological transformation and capacity expansion of local biomass power plants, and applies for energy storage solutions. Chen Yuting (陈昱廷), Executive Director and General Manager of the group, said that the implementation of this project shows that we should not only focus on large cities in China, but also pay attention to and invest in the broader rural and central and western regions.
In the past 10 years, the local procurement rate of Fenner Group's (费尼亚集团) Yantai (烟台) factory has increased from 10% to 90%, and its annual sales have increased 50 times to 2 billion yuan. Simon Godwin, Global Vice President of the group, believes that Shandong (山东) attaches importance to the development of high-end equipment, new energy, and the digital economy, which is highly synergistic with the company's technological advantages. "The Shandong Free Trade Pilot Zone (山东自贸试验区), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Demonstration Zone (上海合作组织示范区) and other national-level platforms provide an internationalized and convenient growth ecology for enterprises. We will further increase the localization rate and strive to achieve a supply chain localization rate of more than 93% within the year."
Pascal Soriot (溥思同), Global Senior Vice President of AstraZeneca (阿斯利康) and Head of Production and Operations in the Asia Pacific region, said that AstraZeneca (阿斯利康) has established a regional headquarters in Qingdao (青岛) and invested US$750 million to build an inhaled aerosol production and supply base. We look forward to further strengthening cooperation between the two sides to improve the level of medical services in the fields of rare diseases and respiratory diseases, benefiting more patients around the world.
At present, the German century-old company Ammel Aluminium Group (安迈铝业集团) is preparing to build a new calcined alumina plant in Qingdao (青岛). The project will double the production capacity of calcined alumina to meet the growing demand for semiconductors and electric vehicle batteries. Charles Coapman, Global Chief Commercial Officer of Ammel Aluminium Group (安迈铝业集团), is very optimistic about this cooperation: "This is Ammel Aluminium's fourth major investment in China. This stems from our firm belief in the potential of the Chinese market."
Eddy Xu (许宝燕), Senior Vice President of FedEx (联邦快递) and President of China, said: "The summit is an important window to showcase China's continued promotion of high-level opening up to the outside world. Adhering to the opening-up policy enables China to participate more deeply in the global economy and injects strong vitality and impetus into the world's economic recovery and development."
Return to TopBy: 何塞·佩雷亚
Following the core concepts of the Global Civilization Initiative can open a door to international cooperation, enrich and develop cultural exchanges between countries, including Mexico and China, and deepen the ties between countries.
Mexico and China are both countries with a long history of civilization, and the precious spiritual wealth of both countries has enriched human civilization. In an increasingly interconnected world, exchanges between Mexico and China provide opportunities to enhance mutual understanding and address common human challenges.
Mutual respect is a prerequisite for the development of human civilization. For a long time, Mexico has always adhered to the principles of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs and respect for national sovereignty in its foreign exchanges. Former Mexican President Benito Juárez (贝尼托·华雷斯) once said: "Respect for the rights of others, whether between individuals or between countries, can bring peace." This principle remains a beacon of Mexico's foreign policy. Mexico strengthens cooperation with other countries on the basis of mutual respect and carries out constructive dialogue and exchanges. Mexico actively promotes international cultural cooperation, and is committed to promoting a culture of peace, carrying out artistic exchanges, and researching, protecting and disseminating cultural heritage.
Respect for the diversity of civilizations is essential to understanding different countries and different peoples. Chinese civilization has a profound inclusiveness, and its characteristics of multicultural integration are very distinct. Mexico has 68 indigenous languages and 364 language variants, making it one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. Mexico attaches great importance to the protection of the rights of indigenous people and Afro-Mexicans.
The diversity of civilizations is an invaluable human asset that must be protected and vigorously promoted. The Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasizes the need to jointly advocate respect for the diversity of world civilizations, and has played an important role in enhancing mutual understanding and trust between different countries and civilizations. The Global Civilization Initiative is committed to promoting the common values of all mankind, which is very close to Mexico's philosophy. We believe that peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom are the common pursuit of all peoples.
Following the core concepts of the Global Civilization Initiative can open a door to international cooperation, enrich and develop cultural exchanges between countries, including Mexico and China, and deepen the ties between countries. The Mexican cultural community generally agrees with the Global Civilization Initiative and is willing to work with the Chinese cultural community to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning, promote world peace, and promote international cooperation. By jointly promoting the protection and inheritance of historical and cultural heritage, Mexico and China will play an important role in promoting peaceful coexistence among countries and enhancing mutual understanding.
(The author is a Mexican anthropologist and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (国家文物局副局长))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 邢 雪 李欣怡
From June 24th to 26th, the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (also known as the "Summer Davos Forum") will be held in Tianjin (天津). This year's meeting brings together approximately 1,800 guests from governments, businesses, media organizations, academia, and international organizations from more than 90 countries and regions. "Hosting the Summer Davos Forum in China highlights Asia's role as a global growth engine. Asia is expected to drive nearly 60% of global economic growth by 2025, with China contributing half of that," said Liang Jinhui (梁锦慧), Managing Director and Head of Greater China at the World Economic Forum, in a recent exclusive interview with this reporter.
The theme of this year's Summer Davos Forum is "Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Global Economy," and participating guests will discuss five major areas: "Understanding the Global Economy," "China Outlook," "Industries in Transformation," "Investing in People and the Planet," and "New Energy and Materials."
"China and Asia make important contributions to global economic growth, trade and investment, and technological innovation, and this forum will also focus on China and Asia," said Liang Jinhui (梁锦慧). She stated that this year's forum will feature multiple sessions focusing on China-related topics, covering economic development, innovation and creation, manufacturing, energy transition, and artificial intelligence. "We hope to jointly explore China's unique path of artificial intelligence development, help all parties understand China's innovation ecosystem and the achievements made through technology-driven transformation, and introduce the latest progress and future prospects of high-quality joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' initiative."
Since 1979, the World Economic Forum has maintained a good cooperative relationship with China, witnessing China's tremendous development over the past 40 years of reform and opening up. Liang Jinhui (梁锦慧) believes that a key factor in China's success in winning the battle against poverty is the continuous increase in investment in human capital and technology. In 2024, China's total social research and experimental development expenditure exceeded 3.6 trillion yuan. In 2025, global private sector technology investment is expected to reach $5.6 trillion, with China accounting for a significant share, particularly in the fields of artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and cloud computing. "China is the largest source of international patent applications and has strong innovation capabilities and technological advantages."
"As the world's second-largest economy and an important trading partner of many countries, China plays a key role in promoting the construction of global partnerships, addressing climate change, enhancing the resilience of global trade and supply chains, and establishing an artificial intelligence governance framework," said Liang Jinhui (梁锦慧).
Currently, the world is facing various challenges such as geopolitical tensions and economic transformation. Liang Jinhui (梁锦慧) believes that countries need to strengthen exchanges and establish partnerships in renewable energy policy design and planning, standards and governance frameworks to promote the global energy transition. "China has made significant progress in the development of renewable energy and is the largest investor in renewable energy. In 2024, China's total investment in energy transition reached $818 billion, an increase of 20% compared to 2023," said Liang Jinhui (梁锦慧).
Liang Jinhui (梁锦慧) stated that governments and businesses must seek development paths that suit their own circumstances. "We live on the same planet, and the economic and social development of all countries is interdependent. Addressing challenges requires global dialogue and cooperation. All parties should strengthen infrastructure construction, innovate financial cooperation, cultivate new growth drivers, promote the establishment of new trade, investment, and technology partnerships, and jointly safeguard multilateralism," she said.
Return to TopBy: 邓洪波
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union. For a long time, Germany, as a core major country of the EU, has played the role of a "leader" and "stabilizer" in China-EU relations. Practical cooperation between China and Germany is a vivid microcosm of mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation between China and Europe, and a good China-Germany relationship provides an important impetus for the long-term development of China-EU relations.
High-level and strategic are the prominent features of China-Germany relations. For more than half a century since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have adhered to the principles of mutual respect and mutual trust, treating each other as equals, and have always followed the path of mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation, growing into good partners who work together and achieve each other, and promoting the continuous and healthy development of bilateral relations with high-level cooperation. In 2014, President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid his first state visit to Germany and jointly drew a new blueprint for bilateral relations with German leaders, upgrading the relationship between the two countries to a comprehensive strategic partnership. In May of this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) had a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (默茨) at the latter's request, providing strategic guidance on the development of China-Germany relations and reaching important consensus. The two sides should earnestly implement the results of the phone call between the leaders of the two countries, adhere to the partnership positioning, deepen strategic communication, enhance the resilience of the relationship, and promote the China-Germany comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level and a wider field.
Common development and win-win cooperation are the distinct characteristics of China-Germany cooperation. The economies of the two countries are complementary, the industries are intertwined, and the interests are integrated. Practical cooperation has always been the "ballast stone" of bilateral relations. The volume of bilateral trade between China and Germany has jumped from less than 300 million US dollars at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations to more than 200 billion US dollars today. The two sides have established more than 80 dialogue and cooperation mechanisms at all levels and more than 100 pairs of friendly provinces/states (cities), and cooperation between the two countries in various fields has been fruitful. With the in-depth promotion of China's high-quality development and high-level opening up, China-Germany cooperation has expanded from traditional fields such as automobiles, machinery, and chemicals to cutting-edge fields, and has sparked innovative sparks in emerging fields such as digitalization, artificial intelligence, and renewable energy. China is willing to continue to share the development opportunities brought about by Chinese-style modernization with Germany, consolidate traditional cooperation, expand existing stock, cultivate incremental growth, create new highlands for cooperation, release new momentum for cooperation, and open up new prospects for cooperation.
Following the right path and promoting openness are the common commitments of China and Germany. Today, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos. The strategic and overall significance of China-Germany and China-EU relations is even more prominent. As the world's second and third largest economies and major countries with global influence, China and Germany are both firm defenders of multilateralism and active promoters of free trade. In the face of the逆流 (nì liú - "countercurrent," adverse trend) of unilateralism and protectionism, the two countries should stand at the forefront of the times, jointly shoulder the responsibilities of major countries, oppose power hegemony, adhere to openness and mutual benefit, strengthen coordination within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the G20, and the World Trade Organization, work together to maintain international trade order and the stability of global production and supply chains, jointly promote an equal and orderly multi-polar world and an inclusive economic globalization, contribute Chinese and German wisdom to global governance, and inject stability and positive energy into a world full of uncertainty.
栉风沐雨 (zhì fēng mù yǔ - "comb the wind and wash in the rain," to brave all kinds of difficulties and hardships); 春华秋实 (chūn huá qiū shí - "spring flowers, autumn fruits," the fruits of labor). History and facts fully prove that the correct positioning of China-Germany relations is partnership, the essential attribute of cooperation between the two sides is mutual benefit and win-win, and the responsibility of major countries is the common mission of both sides. A healthy and stable China-Germany relationship is in the interests of both countries and meets the expectations of all sectors of China and Europe. Looking to the future, China is willing to work with Germany to uphold the original aspiration of establishing diplomatic relations, strengthen political mutual trust, deepen exchanges and cooperation, open a new chapter in the comprehensive strategic partnership, lead the new development of China-EU relations, and make new contributions to world peace, stability and development and prosperity.
(The author is the Chinese Ambassador to Germany)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd. 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, met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (布莱尔) and Indian National Security Advisor and Indian Special Representative on the China-India Boundary Question Ajit Doval (多瓦尔) in Beijing on the 23rd, respectively.
When meeting with Blair (布莱尔), Wang Yi (王毅) said that last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Prime Minister Starmer (斯塔默) had telephone conversations and meetings successively, leading China-UK relations onto the right track of improvement and development. China attaches importance to the UK's proposal to pursue a coherent, lasting, and mutually respectful policy towards China, and is willing to work with the UK to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and promote the healthy and stable development of China-UK relations.
Blair (布莱尔) said that isolating China is doomed to fail, and the world should learn more about China. UK-China relations are very important, and the two sides should strengthen dialogue and exchanges at all levels of government and all sectors of society, and carry out extensive mutually beneficial cooperation.
When meeting with Doval (多瓦尔), Wang Yi (王毅) said that in October last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Prime Minister Modi (莫迪) met in Kazan (喀山) and reached an important consensus on improving bilateral relations. China and India should adhere to the important consensus that "we are each other's development opportunities and do not pose a threat to each other," and that the two sides "are partners rather than competitors," properly handle sensitive issues, and maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas.
Doval (多瓦尔) said that the important consensus of the leaders of India and China has pointed out the direction for the development of bilateral relations. The two sides should view bilateral relations from a long-term and strategic perspective, understand and tolerate each other, and expand common interests. India fully supports China in hosting a successful summit as the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上合组织).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd. Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with a delegation led by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (阿拉姆吉尔), Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in Beijing (北京) on the 23rd.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) stated that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Bangladesh, as well as the China-Bangladesh Year of People-to-People Exchanges. China is willing to work with Bangladesh to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthen inter-party exchanges, deepen the exchange of experience in governance, promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and other areas of cooperation, and promote the in-depth development of the China-Bangladesh comprehensive strategic partnership.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (阿拉姆吉尔) said that Bangladesh adheres to its friendship with China, adheres to the one-China principle, and is willing to deepen inter-party exchanges and promote mutually beneficial cooperation.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd. On June 23rd, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Royal Thai Embassy in China jointly held a reception in Beijing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand. Xue Kelaiti Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (万诺), Speaker of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand, attended the reception and delivered speeches. About 300 people from all walks of life in China and Thailand attended.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd. At the invitation of Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, President Yaël Braun-Pivet of the French National Assembly will lead a delegation to China from June 25th to 28th and attend the 12th meeting of the exchange mechanism between the National People's Congress of China and the French National Assembly.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd (Xinhua) -- On June 23rd, Liu Jianchao (刘建超), Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央对外联络部), met in Beijing with a multi-party cadre delegation from Myanmar (缅甸), led by Khin Yi (钦伊), Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (缅甸联邦巩固与发展党). Both sides emphasized the need to further strengthen inter-party exchanges and dialogue, promote cooperation in various fields under the framework of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) and the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (中缅经济走廊), and advance the building of a China-Myanmar community with a shared future.
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper in Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Han Xiaoming (韩晓明)), a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 23rd that, at the invitation of Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Mirzoyan of Armenia will pay an official visit to China from June 24th to 27th.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Ulaanbaatar, June 22nd, from June 20th to 22nd, Qu Qingshan (曲青山), member of the CPC Central Committee and President of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, led a CPC delegation to visit Mongolia, met with Dorjkhand (道尔吉汗德), Chairman of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and Deputy Prime Minister of the Government, Enkhbat (恩赫巴特尔), member of the Leadership Committee and First Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party, Ganibal (甘尼巴勒), Secretary-General of the Democratic Party, and exchanged views with members, cadres, think tank scholars of the People's Party on formulating national development strategic plans and exploring modernization paths for their respective countries.
The Mongolian side highly praised the remarkable achievements of Chinese-style modernization, and expressed its willingness to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning with China, deepen the alignment of development strategies, and promote the healthy and stable development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Mongolia and China.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Izmir, Turkey, June 21st (Reporter Ma Zegang (马则刚)) The 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) seminar was held on the 20th in Izmir (伊兹密尔), Turkey's third largest city, with approximately 70 representatives from political, business, and academic circles of both countries participating.
The event was co-sponsored by the China International Import Expo Bureau, the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) (国家会展中心（上海）), and the Aegean Exporters' Associations (土耳其爱琴海出口商协会). At the event, the China International Import Expo Bureau and the Aegean Exporters' Associations (土耳其爱琴海出口商协会) signed a memorandum of cooperation for the 8th CIIE. The 8th CIIE will be held in Shanghai (上海) from November 5th to 10th, 2025.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, June 23rd (Reporter Huang Anqi (黄安琪)) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) China and Tongji University (同济大学) announced on the 23rd the launch of the UNDP-Tongji University Urban Disaster Resilience Innovation Laboratory.
It is reported that this laboratory focuses on promoting full life-cycle intelligent disaster prevention and mitigation, as well as resilience infrastructure construction in megacities. It aims to strengthen urban-level responses in Shanghai (上海), China (中国), and even other developing countries severely affected by climate change, and to share best practices, experiences, and insights.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李龙伊 张文豪
On the eastern section of Hongchang Avenue in Fugou County, Zhoukou, Henan, the Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) General Memorial Hall stands grand and solemn. A bronze statue, over 7 meters tall, stands in the square in front of the hall – the famous anti-Japanese general Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) is depicted in military uniform, his eyes blazing.
Inside the memorial hall, visitors stop to watch a simulated scene: amidst the white snow and flying artillery fire, Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) sits in a chair, glaring at the enemy's guns. "I regret not dying to resist Japan, leaving myself to be ashamed today. The country is so broken, why should I begrudge this head?" This poem of martyrdom, written by Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) before his execution, is projected by a laser device on the side, full of fervor and passion.
Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) was born in 1895 in Fugou County, Henan Province. In 1913, he joined Feng Yuxiang's (冯玉祥) army as a soldier. Because of his bravery and skill in battle, he repeatedly performed meritorious deeds and rose from soldier to army commander. He was upright and unafraid of authority, and was known as "Ji the Bold." In September 1930, after Ji Hongchang's (吉鸿昌) troops were reorganized by Chiang Kai-shek (蒋介石), he served as the commander-in-chief of the 22nd Route Army and concurrently as the commander of the 30th Division. He was ordered to "encircle and suppress" the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolutionary Base Area, but he was unwilling to fight a civil war and took a passive attitude towards "encircling and suppressing" the Red Army.
In August 1931, Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) was relieved of his military power and forced to go abroad for "inspection." Before his departure, the "September 18th Incident" (九一八事变) occurred. Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek (蒋介石) requesting instructions: "When the country is in trouble, we should unite against foreign enemies. I am willing to lead a strong division to the north to resist Japan, 粉身碎骨 (fěn shēn suì gǔ - "grind bones and crush body," to sacrifice oneself; to spare no effort in doing something) to relieve the country's difficulties." His request was not granted, so he traveled around Europe and the United States, giving anti-Japanese speeches and seeking international support.
In 1932, amidst the sound of artillery fire from the "January 28th Incident" (一·二八事变) in Shanghai, Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) returned to his motherland. He immediately contacted and mobilized his old troops, running around and appealing for resistance against the Japanese invasion. In the late autumn of 1932, he joined the Chinese Communist Party in Beiping (北平).
"With the enemy, there is no me; with me, there is no enemy. Either the enemy kills me, or I kill the enemy. Half of our land has already changed color. It is a good man's duty to sacrifice himself for the country." In the memorial hall, the guide Zhang Jing (张婧) introduced Ji Hongchang's (吉鸿昌) mobilization speech before his expedition to the audience.
In May 1933, under the leadership and assistance of the Northern Bureau of the CPC, the "Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army" (察哈尔民众抗日同盟军), with Feng Yuxiang (冯玉祥) as the commander-in-chief, was established in Zhangjiakou (张家口). Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) served as the commander of the 2nd Army, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Route Army, and concurrently as the garrison commander of Chahar (察哈尔), leading his troops to attack the Japanese puppet troops in northern Chahar.
In the "Bloody Battles to Recover Our Land" exhibition hall of the memorial hall, the display cases contain precious artifacts such as military flags, uniforms, military caps, and armbands from the Anti-Japanese War period. Traversing the long river of history, they tell visitors about the heroic spirit.
In 1934, Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) participated in the organization of the Chinese People's Anti-Fascist Great Alliance and was elected as the chairman. He secretly printed the "National War Flag" newspaper to promote resistance against Japan. On November 9 of that year, Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) was assassinated and injured by Kuomintang secret agents in the Tianjin (天津) French Concession. He was arrested and extradited to the Beiping (北平) Military Branch.
Facing the enemy's persecution and forced confession, Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) said with great righteousness: "I am able to join the revolutionary ranks, to become a member of the Communist Party, to fight for our Party's doctrine, for the liberation of mankind, this is precisely the greatest glory of my life." "I die for resisting Japan, and I die with honor!" On November 24, 1934, Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌) was killed in the Beiping (北平) Army Prison at the age of 39.
"General Ji Hongchang's (吉鸿昌) integrity and patriotism are deeply imprinted in my heart." Mu Bingxin (穆秉欣), a student from the Fugou County Experimental Primary School who visited the memorial hall, grew up listening to the stories of Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌). "As a Young Pioneer in the new era, I will study hard, cherish the hard-won happy life, and carry forward the fine traditions of the revolutionary predecessors."
To commemorate this national hero, Fugou County has named the main roads in the urban area "Hongchang Avenue" and "General Road," and has also established a ideological and political education studio to further explore red resources and continue the red bloodline.
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Recently, Lai Ching-te (赖清德) launched the first speech of his so-called "Ten Lectures on Uniting the Country," wantonly spreading "Taiwan independence" separatist rhetoric and hyping up the "new two-state theory." His speech was filled with various factual errors, historical fallacies, and absurd arguments, with strong provocations and great harm. It is a naked "Taiwan independence" declaration inciting cross-strait confrontation and antagonism, once again demonstrating Lai Ching-te's (赖清德) ignorance and madness, and once again exposing his stubborn "Taiwan independence" nature and ugly face, confirming him as a "troublemaker," "danger creator," and "war instigator."
Fallacies, no matter how beautified, are still fallacies; lies, no matter how packaged, are still lies. Clumsily applying the "four elements of a state," distorting Taiwan's history and the origin of its people, obliterating the achievements of World War II, challenging the international order, deliberately misinterpreting UN General Assembly Resolution 2758... Lai Ching-te (赖清德) either disregards the facts, or changes the subject, or generalizes from the particular, putting enough "effort" into distortion and deception. But no matter how deliberately he plots, no matter how eloquent he is, he will be exposed in the face of history, reality, and law, full of loopholes. Taiwan has belonged to China since ancient times, with a clear historical context and clear legal facts; the one-China principle, as an international consensus, is deeply rooted in people's hearts and is beyond dispute. Lai Ching-te's (赖清德) attempt to mislead cognition and create confrontation is nothing more than talking to himself and indulging himself, and will ultimately bring self-inflicted humiliation and self-destruction.
Lai Ching-te (赖清德) is full of lies and mistakes, harboring "evil intentions" and sinister motives. His painstaking fabrication is nothing more than engaging in political struggle under the guise of "unity." The purpose is to personally promote "mass recall," conduct a "great purge" of opposition forces, and conduct a "great investigation" of society, continuing the "green fear of seeking independence" strategy and wantonly seizing political gains. Some people on the island pointed out sharply that the essence of the "Ten Lectures" is "to use the name of lectures to carry out political mobilization," and called out "stop this absurd 'fake unity, real tearing' bad drama, and put away the butcher knife of political liquidation."
Since taking office, Lai Ching-te (赖清德) has refused to recognize the "1992 Consensus" and stubbornly adhered to the "Taiwan independence" stance. On the one hand, he peddles separatist fallacies and manipulates "anti-China resistance against China," intensifying the creation of "green terror"; on the other hand, he flatters external forces, vainly attempting to "seek independence by relying on foreign forces" and "seek independence by force." Busy as he is, his lips are getting faster and faster, and his kneeling posture is getting more and more skilled, but he doesn't care about the livelihood and life and death of the people of Taiwan. He attempts to "decouple" cross-strait economic and trade relations and "break the chain" of industries, severely damaging the people's "rice bowls"; he "offers" TSMC to external forces to show "loyalty," selling out Taiwan's advantageous industries and development prospects... Allowing the Lai Ching-te (赖清德) authorities to consume and harm Taiwan will only push Taiwan's economic development and people's livelihood and well-being to the brink of a cliff and into a sea of fire.
Unification is the general trend of history and the right path; "Taiwan independence" is a historical countercurrent and a dead end. The reality of the past year or so has repeatedly proven that "Taiwan independence" provocations will not stop for a day, and anti-"independence" sanctions will not stop for a moment. No matter how high Lai Ching-te (赖清德) and his ilk jump now, no matter how flowery they speak, they cannot change people's hearts or reverse the general trend. The future waiting for them, in addition to suffering failure and heading for destruction, has no second ending and no other choice. In the face of the rolling wheels of cross-strait reunification, the "mantis arms" of "Taiwan independence" separatists will eventually be crushed to pieces. 螳臂当车 (táng bì dāng chē - "mantis arm block car," to overrate oneself and attempt the impossible).
Return to TopThe Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (国务院台办) spokesperson Chen Binhua (陈斌华) answered reporters' questions on June 23rd, stating that Lai Ching-te's (赖清德) speech on the 22nd was full of lies and deception, hostility and provocation, deliberately distorting and severing history, and peddling "Taiwan independence" separatist fallacies. He attempted to fabricate and piece together a basis for constructing a "Taiwan independence" discourse, and to create momentum for promoting the "grand recall" political struggle, which is a naked "Taiwan independence" declaration inciting cross-strait confrontation, and a hodgepodge of "Taiwan independence" fallacies full of errors and omissions, fully exposing his stubborn "Taiwan independence" nature.
A reporter asked: The Taiwan region leader launched the first speech of the so-called "Ten Lectures on Uniting the Country" on the 22nd. What is your comment on the content related to cross-strait relations in the speech? Chen Binhua (陈斌华) made the above statement.
Chen Binhua (陈斌华) pointed out that Lai Ching-te (赖清德) deliberately tampered with the history of Taiwan in his speech, denied the fact that Taiwan has belonged to China since ancient times, denied that the indigenous people of Taiwan migrated directly or indirectly from the mainland, and disregarded the fact that successive Chinese governments have administered Taiwan, which is a distortion and trampling of history.
Chen Binhua (陈斌华) said that Lai Ching-te (赖清德) ignored the historical fact that Taiwan compatriots and mainland compatriots worked together with one heart, resisted foreign aggression together, made huge sacrifices to defeat foreign invaders, and allowed Taiwan to return to the embrace of the motherland. He linked the patriotic feelings of Taiwan compatriots with the so-called "Taiwan independence" in an attempt to bewitch the people of Taiwan, which is a betrayal and crime against the glorious patriotic tradition of the people of Taiwan and the countless martyrs who sacrificed and dedicated themselves.
He pointed out that Lai Ching-te (赖清德) changed the concept in his speech, obliterated the achievements of the victory of World War II, abandoned a series of legal documents with international legal effect such as the Cairo Declaration (《开罗宣言》) and the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》), challenged and distorted UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, falsely claimed that "Taiwan does not belong to China," and advocated "non-subordination to each other," which completely violates international law and is a blatant challenge to the authority of international law.
Chen Binhua (陈斌华) said that Lai Ching-te (赖清德) made wild remarks in his speech, ignoring the universal desire of the people of Taiwan for peace, development, exchange, and cooperation, vigorously rendering the so-called "mainland threat," advocating the promotion of "17 response strategies," manipulating "anti-China resistance to China," strengthening "green terror," and obstructing cross-strait exchanges, which completely violates the will of the people.
He emphasized that history cannot be tampered with, facts cannot be denied, and right and wrong cannot be reversed. All the history, facts, and laws concerning Taiwan prove that Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China's territory since ancient times. A large number of archaeological discoveries and historical documents prove that the Chinese people were the first to develop and build Taiwan. After the Song (宋) and Yuan (元) dynasties, successive central governments of China began to establish administrations and implement administrative jurisdiction in Taiwan. The Qing Dynasty (清朝) government established Taiwan as a province in 1885, which was the 20th province of China at that time. In April 1895, Japan forced the Qing Dynasty (清朝) government to sign the unequal Treaty of Shimonoseki (《马关条约》) and occupied Taiwan. The Cairo Declaration (《开罗宣言》) issued by China, the United States, and the United Kingdom in 1943, the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》) jointly signed by China, the United States, and the United Kingdom in 1945 and later joined by the Soviet Union, and the Instrument of Surrender of Japan (《日本投降条款》) signed by Japan, all made it clear that Taiwan must be returned to China. On October 25, 1945, the Chinese government recovered Taiwan and Penghu (澎湖) and restored the exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan. On October 1, 1949, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) declared its establishment and became the sole legal government of the whole of China and the sole legal representative in the international community. This was a new regime replacing the old regime without any change in the same international legal subject. China's sovereignty and inherent territorial boundaries have not changed as a result. The government of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) naturally fully enjoys and exercises sovereignty over Taiwan. Since then, a series of political documents between China and Japan have also confirmed the fact that Taiwan has returned to China. Taiwan is a part of China, and Taiwan has never been a country. The one-China principle is a basic norm of international relations and a universal consensus of the international community.
Chen Binhua (陈斌华) said that Lai Ching-te's (赖清德) various fallacies fabricated in violation of history, reality, and law will only be swept into the garbage heap of history. The future of Taiwan can only be decided by the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots. No matter how hard Lai Ching-te (赖清德) tries, he cannot change the legal fact that Taiwan is a part of China, shake the basic pattern of the international community adhering to the one-China principle, and even more cannot stop the historical trend that the motherland will eventually be unified and will inevitably be unified.
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Finance, the core of the modern economy, is the lifeblood of the national economy.
From the first proposal of "embarking on a path of financial development with Chinese characteristics" during the collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in February 2019, to the first explicit construction goal of a strong financial nation at the Central Financial Work Conference in October 2023, the financial chapter of Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought is becoming increasingly rich and complete.
A towering tree has its roots, and a mountain-embracing river has its source.
From June 1985 to October 2002, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) worked in Fujian (福建) for 17 and a half years, making a series of highly forward-looking, pioneering, and strategic conceptual innovations and practical explorations in financial work, providing a source of living water and important guidance for exploring the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
The most important affairs of the country—
"Whether financial work is done well and whether finance can be stable are related to the overall situation of the national economy and the stability and unity of the country."
The engine roared, and at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (厦门高崎国际机场), a Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) plane, adorned with the "Egret," soared into the sky.
Forty years ago, Gaoqi Airport (高崎机场), which barely met the minimum standards of a "stopover airport," could not meet the development needs of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone (厦门经济特区). The newly established Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) was short of funds and unable to afford the huge cost of purchasing aircraft.
In order to solve the problem of the funding gap for the construction of Xiamen Airport (厦门机场), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志), then a member of the Standing Committee of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor, pioneered the "borrowing foreign debt for infrastructure construction" model in the province, successfully securing a US$18 million loan from the Kuwaiti government. To solve the problem of the shortage of aircraft for Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) coordinated financial institution guarantees and leased two aircraft from Boeing (波音公司) in the United States for Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) operations.
"Using modern financial means to raise and allocate funds to support economic development was something that almost no one could have imagined in those days, but Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) had such vision and courage to turn what seemed almost impossible at the time into reality," said Zhou Yeliang (周业樑), former president of the Fuzhou Central Sub-branch of the People's Bank of China (人民银行福州中心支行).
In 2015, President Xi Jinping (习近平主席) boarded a Boeing (波音) aircraft about to be delivered to Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) at Boeing (波音公司) in the United States. Next to the seat, a photo taken 30 years ago with staff from Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空公司) evoked memories: "In the initial stage, it was developed using international loans, and there were only a few or a dozen aircraft at that time. Now it has developed to this scale! This is an epitome of the development of China's aviation industry and also an epitome of China's economic development."
Xiamen (厦门), the first stop for working in Fujian (福建), "the first direct participation in the reform and opening up of developed coastal areas." The construction of the special zone lacked funds, and enterprises needed financial support. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) took the lead in promoting financial system reform, and Xiamen (厦门) took the lead in establishing a financial system for special economic zones in the country.
Nourished by financial resources, the "Egret" of Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) is flying higher and higher. Currently, Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空) has a fleet of more than 210 aircraft.
In the Xingye Bank (兴业银行) headquarters' history exhibition hall, there are two special share subscription certificates—the Ningde (宁德) Regional Finance Bureau (宁德地区财政局) subscribed for 2 million shares and 1 million shares of Xingye Bank's (兴业银行) original shares in two installments, totaling 3 million yuan.
"The Ningde (宁德) Regional Finance Bureau's (宁德地区财政局) investment in Xingye Bank (兴业银行) was decided by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志). This decision benefited both the financial development of Ningde (宁德) and Xingye Bank (兴业银行) itself," said Chen Yun (陈芸), the first president of Xingye Bank (兴业银行). Subsequently, Xingye Bank (兴业银行) accelerated the opening of institutions in the Ningde (宁德) area, sinking into counties and injecting financial resources into the economic development of Ningde (宁德).
Finance is "the most important affair of the country" and is related to the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization.
Since modern times, the rise of world powers has often been related to their financial capabilities, and the modernization process of some major countries has almost always progressed from industrial powers, trading powers, and then to financial powers.
"The position and role of finance in the overall operation of the national economy is becoming increasingly important. Whether financial work is done well and whether finance can be stable are related to the overall situation of the national economy and the stability and unity of the country." Thirty years ago, in May 1995, at the Fuzhou (福州) Financial Work Symposium, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) profoundly pointed out the important role of finance in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Exploring and thinking all the way. A profound understanding in thought brings firm consciousness in action.
In Xiamen (厦门), he presided over the compilation of the "Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy for 1985-2000" (《1985年—2000年厦门经济社会发展战略》), with a special chapter planning the development strategy of Xiamen's (厦门市) financial industry, and proposed "offshore financial business" and "deposit insurance system" with great foresight;
In Mindong (闽东), he creatively proposed the concept of "live standing timber loans," took the lead in promoting the reform of the forest tenure system, and left behind the famous saying of "knocking on the bank's door and revitalizing thousands of mountains";
In Fuzhou (福州), the "3820" Strategic Project ( “3820”战略工程) formulated a development plan for Fuzhou's (福州市) financial industry in a special chapter, and prospectively depicted a grand blueprint for the reform and development of the financial industry;
In Fujian (福建), he advocated and promoted the construction of a social credit system and credit culture, led the promotion of forest tenure system reform and forestry financial innovation, and conceived and proposed a new path for agricultural insurance poverty alleviation;
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"During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) devoted a lot of effort to the development of the financial industry and conducted many forward-looking thoughts and explorations. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) has attached great importance to financial work and made a series of important expositions, providing fundamental guidance for us to do a good job in financial work in the new era. In the new era and new journey, we must deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important expositions on financial work and the spirit of his important speech during his inspection in Fujian (福建), inherit and carry forward the important concepts and major practices of Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) during his work in Fujian (福建), and promote the development of the financial industry in our province to a new level with a high degree of political consciousness, ideological consciousness, and action consciousness, and firmly support the 'two establishments' and resolutely achieve the 'two safeguards' with practical actions," said Zhou Zuyi (周祖翼), Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee (福建省委书记).
All the way along, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) has always attached great importance to giving play to the core role of finance in the modern economy, profoundly grasped the major issues such as the essence, positioning, law, and function of finance, and explored early experiences and practical models for the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
"Follow the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics."
Political nature and people-centeredness are the distinct signposts of this path.
Adhering to the political nature of financial work, the most core thing is to adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over financial work.
"'Economic chorus' must have a general conductor. The local general conductor is the local party committee and government." "We must earnestly strengthen the leadership over financial work"... During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) had a profound understanding of the political attributes of finance, emphasizing that the financial industry should clearly adhere to the leadership of the Party to ensure the correct political direction of the development of the financial industry.
At the Central Financial Work Conference in 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记), with a broad strategic vision and profound historical insight, systematically expounded the essence of the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics for the first time, summarizing it as "eight persistences." "Adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over financial work" ranks first among the "eight persistences" and has become the fundamental guarantee for the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
Adhering to the people-centered nature of financial work, the most essential thing is to establish a value orientation centered on the people.
During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) always adhered to "people first," adhered to "finance for the people," and used financial power to fulfill the responsibility of serving the people, seeking policies to enrich the people, and doing things that benefit the people.
"The financial cause led by our Party ultimately aims to benefit the people, which is completely different from the essence of finance serving capital and serving a few wealthy people in some countries." Since the new era, from achieving a comprehensive well-off society to moving towards common prosperity, financial resources have always been a strong support.
"Profoundly grasping the political nature and people-centered nature of financial work" has become a major theoretical viewpoint of the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist financial theory, providing fundamental guidance for doing a good job in financial work in the new era.
Consistent and inherited, it points out the correct direction for unswervingly following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
Staying true to one's mission—
"Designing financial service tools for economic activities 'tailored to fit' to further improve the level of financial services"
Economy and finance are a game of chess and a symbiotic body.
Serving the real economy "is the duty of finance," Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) repeatedly emphasized.
Intelligent dimming, heating and defogging, playing videos... In Fuyao Group (福耀集团), one "black technology" after another is subverting people's traditional understanding of glass.
Today's Fuyao Group (福耀集团) has a research and development team of more than 4,000 people and ranks first in the global automotive glass industry in terms of market share. However, in the 1990s, Fuyao Group (福耀集团) faced a survival crisis because a bank loan was repeatedly not approved.
"You must emancipate your minds, and running the existing enterprises well is the best way to attract investment," Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) decided on the spot, instructing the local government to assist in solving Fuyao Group's (福耀集团) funding turnover problems.
Soon, Fuyao Group (福耀集团) successfully attracted foreign investment, and an Agricultural Bank of China (农业银行) loan of more than 100 million yuan followed closely, saving Fuyao Group (福耀集团) and putting the company on the road to healthy development.
When finance is active, the economy is active; when finance is stable, the economy is stable; when the economy is prosperous, finance is prosperous; when the economy is strong, finance is strong.
Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) is conducting profound thinking on the dialectical relationship between economy and finance.
"The dialectical unity of local leaders supporting financial work and financial services for the local economy." During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) took the lead in solving problems for financial institutions, requiring leaders of party and government departments to "strengthen their knowledge of finance," and emphasizing "caring about the development of banks and helping them solve various practical problems as much as possible."
The joint meeting of bank presidents in Fuzhou (福州市) in April 1991 was the first financial work symposium that Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) attended after becoming Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee (福州市委书记). The Fuzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China (人民银行福州分行) proposed that the renovation and approval of the People's Bank of China (人民银行) Fuzhou Branch building required 26 seals, the process was cumbersome, and it took a long time.
After learning about the situation, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) coordinated to solve the problem for the Fuzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China (人民银行福州分行) on the spot. As a result, the relevant municipal departments worked on-site and completed various approval procedures within three days.
"Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) solved all the specific difficulties raised by financial institutions one by one." Zhou Yeliang (周业樑) said that Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) created a good external environment for the development of the financial industry with this style of "immediately handling and doing practical work," which greatly encouraged financial institutions and sincerely supported local economic development.
At the same time, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) profoundly understood the important role of financial support for economic development, emphasizing: "Designing financial service tools for economic activities 'tailored to fit' to further improve the level of financial services."
Under the personal care and strong support of Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志), Fuzhou Urban Cooperative Bank (福州城市合作银行) was officially established in December 1996, and later renamed Fujian Strait Bank (福建海峡银行). Today, Fujian Strait Bank (福建海峡银行) continues to grow and develop in serving the local economy, serving small and medium-sized enterprises, and serving urban and rural residents.
Infrastructure construction requires a large amount of funds and has an urgent need for finance.
In the early 1990s, Fuzhou's (福州) economy developed rapidly, but there were only two bridges across the Minjiang River (闽江). Under the promotion of Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志), the Fuzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China (人民银行福州分行) took the lead in organizing syndicated loans and entrusted China Construction Bank (建设银行) and other eight financial institutions to solve the funding problem for the bridge construction. This bridge is affectionately called "Minjiang Third Bridge" (闽江三桥) by the people of Fuzhou (福州).
With the strong support of finance, a number of key projects such as Funing Expressway (福宁高速), Mawei Tunnel (马尾隧道), and Ningde Sangyuan Hydropower Station (宁德桑园水电站) solved the problem of construction funding shortages and were completed and put into use, greatly facilitating the lives of urban and rural residents and effectively promoting economic and social development.
Technological innovation is an important focus of financial support for the real economy.
Fuzhou High-tech Zone (福州高新区) is one of the first national-level high-tech zones in the country planned and constructed by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) during his work in Fuzhou (福州).
The area has expanded from 5 square kilometers to 196 square kilometers, and the output value has increased from 100 million yuan to 129.5 billion yuan... Today, more than 1,500 national high-tech enterprises and nearly 100 financial institutions and investment companies are gathered here, and a good situation of a virtuous cycle of technology, industry, and finance is accelerating.
"Commercial banks should increase investment in the development of high-tech industries through the innovation of financial products and financial services." In August 2000, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志), then Governor of Fujian Province (福建省省长), pointed out profoundly.
Using financial power to promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation is something that the General Secretary always keeps in mind.
In April 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) presided over the 25th meeting of the Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, emphasizing: "We must focus on the shortcomings and weaknesses of financial services for technological innovation, improve the financial support innovation system, and promote the financial system to better adapt to the needs of technological innovation in the new era."
"The financial system should focus on doing a good job in the five major articles of technology finance, green finance, inclusive finance, pension finance, and digital finance." At the Central Financial Work Conference in 2023, the five major articles of finance clarified five key areas for coordinating the promotion of high-quality economic and financial development, and also anchored the focus of following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
The loan approval rate for high-tech enterprises reached 57.7%, the scale of green credit is the first in the world, and the balance of inclusive small and micro loans is 34.81 trillion yuan... Focusing on doing a good job in the five major articles of finance, the financial sector provides higher quality and more efficient financial services for economic and social development.
The banking industry's total assets are the first in the world, foreign exchange reserves are the first in the world, the second largest bond market in the world, and the second largest insurance market in the world... Under the guidance of the purpose of serving the real economy, the financial industry itself continues to achieve high-quality development, promoting China to continuously move from a large financial country to a strong financial country.
"The economy is the body, and finance is the blood, and the two are interdependent and prosperous." This vivid metaphor of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) points out the close connection between the economy and finance. Adhering to the idea of the economy and finance as a whole, and coordinating the promotion of high-quality economic and financial development, continuously injects new impetus and adds new vitality to the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
Finance benefits the people—
"Rural financial services are a very important basic condition for poverty alleviation and prosperity, and must be strengthened"
The stream is gurgling, and the green forest is like the sea. In Xiadang Village (下党村), Xiadang Township (下党乡), Shouning County (寿宁县), Ningde (宁德), Wang Mingzu (王明祖) is greeting tourists in his own agritainment business.
"Xiadang Township (下党乡) has 'nine mountains, half water, and half farmland,' and was once known throughout Ningde (宁德) for its poverty and backwardness." Wang Mingzu (王明祖) is the old Party Secretary of Xiadang Village (下党村) and has witnessed the earth-shaking changes here.
With financial support, Wang Mingzu's (王明祖) family is making a living from tourism. "At that time, with a 40,000 yuan loan from the credit union, the agritainment business opened smoothly. In recent years, whenever upgrades and renovations required funds, the credit union took the initiative to provide services."
Getting rid of poverty embodies Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平同志) deep concern.
During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) went to Shouning (寿宁) nine times and Xiadang (下党) three times to guide poverty alleviation work, pioneering the precedent of China's financial in-depth participation in poverty alleviation work.
In July 1989, when Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) first went to Xiadang Township (下党乡) to conduct research, he pointed out: "Rural financial services are a very important basic condition for poverty alleviation and prosperity, and must be strengthened." "Rural credit cooperatives must be close to the rural grassroots in order to play a role in poverty alleviation loans."
The financial sector immediately took action, upgrading the Xiadang Township Credit Station (下党乡信用站) to the Xiadang Township Credit Cooperative (下党乡信用社) that year, supplementing personnel and technical strength, and filling the gap in financial services for Xiadang Township (下党乡).
Now, the Fujian Rural Credit Union (福建省农信联社) has jurisdiction over 67 corporate banking and credit cooperatives, nearly 1,900 business outlets, nearly 11,000 rural inclusive financial service points, dispatches more than 6,400 financial assistants to the front lines of rural areas, and serves more than 30 million customers, becoming the financial institution with the most banking outlets and employees, the widest service coverage, and the strongest support for agriculture in the province.
The emphasis on rural finance has been consistent. At a National People's Congress, when talking about rural finance, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) asked with concern: "Has the money really been used on farmers?" In November 2015, at the Central Poverty Alleviation and Development Work Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must accelerate the pace of rural financial reform and innovation and improve the level of financial services for poor areas and poor people."
Who is financial development for, who does it rely on, and who benefits? This is a fundamental issue in following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
The Central Financial Work Conference in 2023 clearly identified "adhering to a people-centered value orientation" as an important part of the "eight persistences."
In the rehabilitation space on the 3rd floor of the Xiamen Loving Care Nursing Home (厦门市爱心护理院), Grandma Lin (林奶奶), who is 100 years old, is undergoing rehabilitation training with the help of staff.
"We mainly receive elderly people who are disabled or semi-disabled. Currently, all 370 beds are occupied, and the average age of the residents is around 85," said Qin Weixia (秦维霞), the vice president in charge of the Xiamen Loving Care Nursing Home (厦门市爱心护理院). The most troublesome thing is the source of funding for running the nursing home, and it costs a lot of money to renovate the nursing home facilities and improve the quality of service.
"Financial services for the people, financial benefits for the people, financial inclusion for the people, and financial convenience for the people are not just slogans, but also the concrete practice of our work," said Chen Yan (陈言), president of the Xiamen Huli Sub-branch of Industrial Bank (兴业银行厦门湖里支行). In November 2024, the bank provided a 10-year, 37 million yuan project loan to the Xiamen Loving Care Nursing Home (厦门市爱心护理院). As of the end of March this year, the Xiamen Branch of Industrial Bank (兴业银行厦门分行) has provided nearly 9 billion yuan in credit to more than 100 elderly care industry-related enterprises.
"We must adhere to the orientation of financial inclusion and expand financing channels for the development of social undertakings, innovate financing methods, and develop more financial products that meet the needs of the masses in medical care, elderly care, education and training." Allowing finance to better meet the people's yearning for a better life and using financial power to solve the urgent needs and concerns of the masses has always been General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) deep concern.
"Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, sing mountain songs, rely on the sea to eat the sea, recite sea sutras." Fujian (福建) has well-developed characteristic agriculture and abundant mountain and sea resources, but in the mountains and seas far from the city, financial services are difficult to deliver in a timely manner.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the sun shines on the sea of Sandu Ao (三都澳) in Ningde (宁德). Liu Qiaoling (刘巧铃), the head of the Huinong Service Flagship Store in Hanlong Maritime Community (寒垅海上社区惠农服务旗舰店) and the director of the business department of the Ningde Jiaocheng Sub-branch of Agricultural Bank (农业银行宁德蕉城支行营业部), carries the materials and skillfully jumps onto the swaying fishing raft.
"Lao Wu (老吴), your loan has been approved! This 1 million yuan is just right for renovating 20 fishing rafts and purchasing 80,000 abalone seedlings," Liu Qiaoling (刘巧铃) said, standing on the fishing raft.
Hearing this, Wu Yongqing (吴永庆), a breeder who was sorting out fishing nets, quickly put down his work: "The old fishing rafts should have been replaced long ago. The new fishing rafts are more resistant to wind and waves, and the survival rate of abalone seedlings will definitely increase. This time I can earn a lot more."
Wherever the masses are, financial services will follow. The Fujian Branch of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行福建省分行) guided the Ningde Municipal Branch (宁德市分行) to extend the creation of rural credit from land to sea. As of the end of March this year, a total of 23 maritime credit fishing areas have been rated, providing credit support of more than 3.6 billion yuan to fishermen in the "maritime credit fishing areas."
Improving the coverage and accessibility of financial services is an important aspect of practicing the political and people-oriented nature of financial work. During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) paid attention to giving play to the role of inclusive finance in poverty alleviation and increasing farmers' income.
"In the new era and new journey, financial work must stand firm on the people's position, enhance the diversity, inclusiveness, and accessibility of services, and better protect the rights and interests of financial consumers."
In 2013, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的十八届三中全会) formally proposed "developing inclusive finance." Over the past 10 years, China's inclusive finance development has made considerable progress, the coverage of financial services has gradually expanded, and it has basically achieved "every township has an institution, every village has a service, and every household has an account."
Reform and Innovation——
"The fundamental way to solve deep-seated financial problems lies in deepening financial system reform"
Lujiang Road (鹭江道), Siming District (思明区), Xiamen (厦门), the headquarters of Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行) faces Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) across the sea. This is China's first Sino-foreign joint venture bank. Xiamen's (厦门) first foreign-funded enterprise, China's first highway bridge across the strait, and Xiamen's (厦门) tallest building at the time have all received financial support from Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行).
"I hope Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行) will get better and better." Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行) and cared about and guided the bank's preparation work.
"The establishment of Xiamen International Bank (厦门国际银行) provided financial support for the construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone (厦门经济特区) and also made an important exploration for China's financial system reform," said Zhu Mengnan (朱孟楠), professor at the School of Economics of Xiamen University (厦门大学经济学院).
Reform and innovation are the driving force for promoting the high-quality development of the financial industry.
In August 1987, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the Xiamen Financial System Reform Work Conference (厦门市金融体制改革工作会议) that "in the economic system reform, financial system reform is an important component."
Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) has always had a clear attitude and resolute action towards financial reform.
In Xiamen (厦门), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) achieved remarkable results in grasping financial system reform and put forward the extremely forward-looking "Seven Financial Articles."
In Fuzhou (福州), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "the fundamental way to solve deep-seated financial problems lies in deepening financial system reform."
In Shanghai (上海), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) once inspected the Shanghai Futures Exchange (上海期货交易所) and required "to build Shanghai into an international financial center, we must increase the efforts of financial reform and innovation breakthroughs."
From local to national, comprehensively deepening reform has always been forging ahead, undaunted by difficulties.
Improve the financial market and financial infrastructure system, deepen the structural reform of the financial supply side; build a new system of higher-level open finance, steadily and prudently promote the internationalization of the RMB, and actively participate in global economic and financial governance and cooperation; improve the capital market functions that coordinate investment and financing, and better serve Chinese-style modernization... Since the new era, the breadth and depth of financial reform and opening up have been continuously expanded.
Preventing and resolving financial risks is the eternal theme of financial work.
As early as August 2000, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平), then Governor of Fujian Province (福建省), clearly pointed out: "Leading cadres at all levels must respect financial laws as they respect natural laws. Reckless engagement in financial issues will inevitably lead to suffering."
Resolutely governing the "Biaohui (标会)" chaos in Ningde (宁德), organizing the "three rectifications" of the Fujian (福建) financial industry, and successfully promoting the debt restructuring of Huamin Company (华闽公司)... During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to preventing and resolving financial risks and personally planned and handled a series of risks in key areas.
Fujian (福建) is one of the first provinces in the country to achieve "zeroing" of high-risk financial institutions. Currently, this "zero" record has been maintained for 5 consecutive years.
"Maintaining financial security is a strategic and fundamental matter that concerns the overall situation of China's economic and social development." At the 40th collective study of the 18th Central Political Bureau (十八届中央政治局第四十次集体学习), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) specifically put forward 6 tasks for maintaining financial security.
"Coordinate the resolution of risks in real estate, local debt, and small and medium-sized financial institutions, and severely crack down on illegal financial activities" "All parties must work together to form a copper wall and iron wall for strong supervision and risk prevention"... Coordinating financial development and security will allow the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics to go further and more steadily.
Jiangbin Middle Avenue (江滨中大道), Taijiang District (台江区), Fuzhou (福州), is where the headquarters building of Fujian Straits Bank (福建海峡银行) is located. Pushing open the door on the first floor, an eye-catching red slogan catches the eye: Be honest and trustworthy, and do not cross the bottom line; take profit with righteousness, and do not be greedy for profit; be steady and prudent, and do not seek quick success and instant benefits; adhere to integrity and innovation, and do not deviate from the real economy; abide by laws and regulations, and do not act recklessly.
"Today, the financial culture with Chinese characteristics is integrated into the development gene of Straits Bank (海峡银行), and the entire bank 'takes integrity as beauty and takes integrity as glory'," said Yu Min (俞敏), chairman of Fujian Straits Bank (福建海峡银行).
Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. The current competition in the world's financial field includes not only the "hard power" of financial institutions and financial infrastructure, but also the "soft power" of concepts, values, and codes of conduct.
On August 20, 2002, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) published a signed article in the People's Daily (人民日报) pointing out: "The market economy is both a legal economy and a credit economy. Only by adhering to integrity in everything and everywhere, vigorously advocating a credit culture, and shaping a credit society can we promote healthy economic development."
"To promote high-quality financial development and build a strong financial country, we must adhere to the combination of the rule of law and the rule of virtue and actively cultivate a financial culture with Chinese characteristics," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in January 2024.
From credit culture to financial culture with Chinese characteristics, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) combined Marxist financial theory with the specific reality of contemporary China and with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, pointing out the direction for improving financial soft power and building a strong financial country.
Anchoring the goal of accelerating the construction of a strong financial country, following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics, and using high-quality financial development to help build a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the prospects for Chinese-style modernization are infinitely bright.
(Reported by reporters Wang Xiaodong (汪晓东), Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余), Fu Wen (付文), and Ge Mengchao (葛孟超) of this newspaper)
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To solve the problem of peak and off-peak seasons, it is necessary to grasp the key contradiction between supply and demand and promote a high-level dynamic balance between supply and demand.
Recently, I rented a bus for a trip, but the bus was late. When I asked the driver the reason, I learned that he had taken foreign tourists to the airport early in the morning and encountered traffic jams on the way back, which delayed the time. The driver admitted frankly that winter and spring are the off-season for tourism in Beijing (北京). Many bus drivers have chosen to quit because they cannot afford the monthly fees due to the small number of orders they receive. Since May, the bus rental market has returned to the peak season of "hard to find good cars," and he is a bit overwhelmed.
Seasonal and cyclical fluctuations in the market are unavoidable problems for industries such as culture and tourism, transportation, accommodation, and catering. Many operators cannot resist fluctuations, so there are practices such as "not opening for half a year, but eating for half a year." The resulting problems such as high prices and poor services in the peak season have suppressed the full release of consumer demand, leading to a situation where the development situation cannot be opened up and the development benefits cannot be improved. The problems of facility idleness, manpower waste, and employment shrinkage in the off-season also need to be taken seriously.
"Enduring," "supporting," and "tolerating" are not the inevitable choices for dealing with the off-season. Grasping the causes behind the peak and off-peak seasons, exploring growth space with counter-cyclical thinking, and planning across cycles to get rid of the blindness of short-term measures will help to "smooth out" the fluctuations of the peak and off-peak seasons and achieve high-quality development. It should be noted that although peak and off-peak seasons are affected by seasons, specific resources, etc., they are more the result of the market mechanism's spontaneous adjustment based on the relationship between supply and demand. To solve the problem of peak and off-peak seasons, it is necessary to grasp the key contradiction between supply and demand and promote a high-level dynamic balance between supply and demand.
To break through bottlenecks and get out of the off-season, it is necessary to enhance the overall awareness, seize new opportunities in the overall situation, and find breakthroughs in the family property.
Grasping the policy dividends of various places continuing to create new sports consumption scenarios and promoting the construction of child-friendly cities, Jiangsu Nanjing Wand Sports Industry Group Co., Ltd., which is engaged in the manufacture of outdoor amusement equipment, saw its domestic market turnover increase by more than 20% year-on-year in the first two months of this year, and the off-season of orders became the peak season.
Relying on good ecological resources, Chongli District (崇礼区) in Zhangjiakou (张家口), Hebei (河北) Province, launched outdoor sports projects such as mountain biking and cross-country hiking in the summer, and also increased the supply of cultural and tourism products such as camping barbecues and music festivals that are popular among young people. The number of tourists in the summer of 2024 even exceeded the ice and snow season. Since May this year, the popularity of the local tourism market has continued to rise.
Ideas determine the way out. Jumping out of the traditional ideas of discounts and promotions to activate demand, jumping out of the inertial thinking of industry operation, and being good at using counter-cyclical thinking to explore consumer demand and cultivate business opportunities can not only make the off-season "not off," but also turn the "one-season hot" into "four-season fire."
High-quality supply can effectively drive demand and create demand, which is enlightening for boosting off-season consumption.
Guishan Island (桂山岛) in Zhuhai (珠海), Guangdong (广东) Province, with an area of only 6.92 square kilometers, opened the door to the peak season two months earlier this year. How did a small fishing village transform into a "4A-level scenic spot" with an endless stream of tourists? Since last year, Guishan Town (桂山镇) has taken the "Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Project" as the overall starting point, innovatively implemented the island-based planner system, rectified the environment, improved the landscape, improved supporting facilities, and planned to create high-quality tourism routes in the whole region. This has formed the good situation of "not off in the off-season and early in the peak season" this year. It can be seen that it may not be difficult to "melt" the ice of the off-season by looking at the long term and planning scientifically.
Peak and off-peak seasons are the result of market laws. The "visible hand" timely "fills the gap" to promote the coordinated efforts of the effective market and the promising government, which can form a joint force to "smooth out" the cycle.
In previous years, the auto market entered the off-season after the Spring Festival. This year, auto shows in various places were launched intensively, and policies such as trade-in and new car purchase subsidies were strengthened and expanded, which stimulated the enthusiasm of the masses to buy cars. The auto consumption market showed a "not off in the off-season" scene. In the first five months, domestic retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 34.1% year-on-year, and retail sales in May alone increased by 28.2% year-on-year. From practice, fiscal policy can provide targeted regulation to help enterprises in distress; consumer policy can directly realize and stimulate demand; employment policy also has room for development, and carrying out vocational skills training in the off-season will help to show their skills in the peak season.
Looking at the long term, the cycle can be completely crossed. Even if it is temporarily impossible to jump out of the cycle, as long as it can capture and lock in the upward trend in advance, it can still obtain stable returns in the near future. By promoting a better combination of the effective market and the promising government, many industries that used to "rely on the weather" have the opportunity to get rid of the dilemma of "one season to support three seasons" and move more smoothly on the road of high-quality development.
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As the saying goes, "One village looks to another, one household looks to another, and the masses look to the cadres." Rural grassroots cadres are the bridge connecting the Party and the government with the masses. How cadres work reflects their style and embodies their responsibility.
In Nanbai Village (南白村), Gao Village Township (高村乡), Yangqu County (阳曲县), Shanxi (山西) Province, the promotion of openness and transparency in village affairs allows everyone to clearly understand the important and minor matters of the village. Seeing the public information in the announcement column, the masses give a thumbs-up, saying, "How much each family receives in dividends is written in black and white." Only by doing detailed and solid grassroots work can the masses be assured and satisfied.
In Mojie Village (磨街村), Mojie Township (磨街乡), Yuzhou City (禹州市), Henan (河南) Province, villagers can click on the "People's Livelihood Supervision Platform" on their mobile phones to understand what the village has done, how much income it has, and how much money it has spent. By using technical means to create a supervision platform, cadres work cleanly, and villagers feel at ease.
Style construction "sinks down," and rural revitalization "becomes solid." Whether implementing Party affairs, village affairs, or financial disclosure, or promoting technological empowerment and precise supervision, it is necessary to handle matters of concern to the masses well, ensure the precise implementation of policies, and regulate the use of agricultural funds. When grassroots cadres are upright, strong, and honest themselves, rural governance will be more efficient and more popular.
Since the new era, the anti-corruption struggle has not only severely punished "tigers" with great political harm but has also turned its attention to the grassroots, rectifying "flies and ants" around the masses. In the first quarter of this year, discipline inspection and supervision organs nationwide filed cases against 27,000 township-level cadres and 19,000 incumbent or former village Party branch secretaries and village committee directors. Cutting off the "black hands" extending to the interests of the masses allows the masses to truly feel that the rectification of conduct, discipline, and anti-corruption is happening around them.
Not long ago, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中办) and the General Office of the State Council (国办) issued the "Regulations on the Clean Performance of Duties by Rural Grassroots Cadres," requiring that promoting the clean performance of duties by rural grassroots cadres be taken as an important task and grasped firmly and practically, integrating supervision forces to form a joint working force. For rural grassroots cadres, consciously abiding by the code of conduct for the clean performance of duties is not only a political requirement to maintain the image of the Party but also a practical need to promote high-quality development and safeguard the interests of the masses.
It should be seen that unhealthy tendencies such as irregular management of rural collective "three assets," favoritism in relief and subsidies, and interference in rural engineering construction still need to be eradicated. Problems are the handle for governing the Party and the target for establishing rules and regulations. Refining the negative list around the performance of duties by rural grassroots cadres, drawing red lines and bottom lines, and striving to achieve both short-term and long-term solutions that are effective and practical will help promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots and to the masses, continuously rectify unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems that infringe upon the interests of the masses, and build a solid safety line and protection line for rural grassroots cadres to start businesses.
Nowadays, the awareness of integrity among rural grassroots cadres is constantly increasing, and their work is becoming more standardized. When interviewing in rural areas, when talking about "spending money" issues, some village cadres say it directly—village accounts are managed by the township, and every transaction is made public; they also say it firmly—project applications, engineering bidding, and money do not pass through their hands. This fully demonstrates that with the law of restraint and more mechanisms to protect them, it can better promote the standardized operation of grassroots micro-power in the sunshine and improve the ability and level of grassroots governance.
The Party's discipline has both educational and restraining functions, as well as guaranteeing and encouraging effects. For Party members and cadres, strict management and supervision and encouraging responsibility are unified. For example, regarding performance of duties, the "Regulations on the Clean Performance of Duties by Rural Grassroots Cadres" clearly state that "although losses or consequences are caused, if they are not due to intentional or negligent acts, but due to force majeure or other reasons, no responsibility will be pursued." This shows that strict management and care and support are unified. Implementing the requirements of "three distinctions," dialectically grasping the relationship between strict management and great love, encouragement and restraint, so that those who want to do clean work are not disturbed and can devote themselves wholeheartedly, will create a more positive, healthy, responsible, and pragmatic political ecology at the rural grassroots level.
People often say that to be a person, one must be upright; to do things, one must be fair. Whether rural grassroots cadres are fair or not, the people listen to their words, observe their actions, and examine their reality. By building a solid foundation of integrity with effective systems and encouraging cadres to act with strong guidance, ensuring that every expenditure is "exposed to the sun" and every decision "sticks to the hearts of the people," a spring of integrity will surely gush into the countryside, and a clear breeze will surely bathe revitalization.
Return to TopThe National Cultural Heritage Administration recently completed the evaluation of a new batch of National Archaeological Site Parks, with 10 units including the Taosi National Archaeological Site Park (陶寺国家考古遗址公园) in Shanxi Province (山西省), the Salawusu National Archaeological Site Park (萨拉乌苏国家考古遗址公园) in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), and the Dawenkou National Archaeological Site Park (大汶口国家考古遗址公园) in Shandong Province (山东省) making the list. To date, 65 National Archaeological Site Parks have been evaluated, distributed across 21 provinces (regions, and municipalities).
This is precisely:
The cultural heritage stretches from ancient times to the present,
The scenic spots of the country can be visited.
Remotely leading the chime bells to sound for thousands of years,
Together creating a unified spirit of China.
Wang Jingwen (王静文)
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Improving the rural living environment is a key task in implementing the rural revitalization strategy, and it is also an inherent requirement to meet the growing needs of the vast number of farmers for a better life. An important aspect of this is to do a good job in rural greening and beautification, create rural landscapes that conform to the characteristics of local resources and reflect regional advantages and characteristics, and create a livable, workable, and beautiful environment.
However, some places blindly follow the trend of introducing "popular plants" to create cookie-cutter "internet-famous landscapes" or even arbitrarily destroy local native plants. This phenomenon should be taken seriously. What is popular and novel is not necessarily the best and most suitable. It is very necessary to make good use of native plants and improve the scientific nature of greening and beautification work.
Adhere to adapting measures to local conditions and rationally utilizing native plants. The climate, soil, and other conditions are different in each place, and the local characteristics and regional differences must be fully considered in the selection of plants. Those native plants that have stood the test of time are often the most suitable for cultivation and have lower management costs. For example, Damadi Town (大麦地镇) in Shuangbai County (双柏县), Yunnan (云南) vigorously plants native plants such as phoenix trees and jacaranda, without the need for additional cold and disease prevention investment, and the greening rate of villages in the town reaches more than 80%. Weiyuan County (威远县) in Sichuan (四川) chose the alder tree, a local tree species with strong adaptability and significant ecological functions, which effectively solved the problem of land desertification. Practice shows that choosing truly suitable plants can make greening and beautification work produce better results.
If native plants can bring tangible benefits, various places will naturally be willing to plant them, and the villagers will be more supportive. For example, roses are a very representative native plant in Nanyang City (南阳市), Henan Province (河南), with a long history of cultivation. In recent years, local villages have set their sights on the opportunities in the suburban tourism market, creating rose expo parks, floral art and cultural creative parks, etc., and developing distinctive tourism projects such as planting experiences and sightseeing check-ins, attracting a large number of tourists. Furthermore, native products such as honey locust, hawthorn, chestnut, and elm money can also be transformed into green and healthy specialty agricultural products through deep processing, helping villagers increase their income and become rich. Effectively developing and utilizing native plants not only gives full play to their ecological functions, but also fully explores their economic value, which helps to stimulate the internal driving force for planting and protection, and form greater synergy.
Native plants are not only ecological resources, but also cultural resources. In many areas, plant communities composed of native trees, flowers, etc., have become local cultural symbols and emotional sustenance after historical precipitation. In Hanhonggou Village (韩洪沟村), Qinyuan County (沁源县), Shanxi (山西), the courtyard under the old locust tree is a common memory of several generations. The local area built a park around a centuries-old locust tree at the entrance of the village, which was widely praised by the villagers. This type of public space built on native plants often becomes a place for villagers to discuss matters, mediate, and relax, playing an important role in daily life. Highlighting the cultural connotation of native plants is conducive to enhancing villagers' sense of belonging and cohesion, and promoting the construction of harmonious neighborhood relations.
Rural greening and beautification is a long-term and arduous task. Deeply exploring the ecological, economic, and cultural value of native plants, building a living environment where everyone is beautiful and shares the beauty, and showcasing the unique charm of rural regional landscapes will surely promote the continuous revitalization and brilliance of the vast countryside, and paint a more happy and beautiful modern version of the Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (富春山居图).
(The author is a professor at the School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University (北京林业大学园林学院))
Return to TopSetting Up a Privacy "Firewall" for Toys
Jiang De (江德)
From smart dolls that can tell stories to robots that can interact emotionally, the smart toy market is experiencing rapid development. However, when children interact closely with these "smart partners," they may unknowingly expose their privacy.
Currently, smart toys are no longer simple electronic sound-emitting devices, but technological products integrated with high-sensitivity microphones, wide-angle cameras, and other sensors. They can collect various information through communication with children, such as sensing children's breathing rates, recording conversations, and even analyzing emotional changes. Faced with this new risk, we must prepare in advance and build a systematic protection mechanism.
At the regulatory level, relevant laws and regulations should be improved to establish norms for smart toys in all aspects of data collection, storage, use, and transmission, and to clarify principles such as not collecting data unnecessarily. In terms of safety standards, industry associations can take the lead in formulating technical specifications, requiring manufacturers to adopt technologies such as end-to-end encryption and localized data processing. In terms of product design, a "parental control mode" can be embedded in smart toys, allowing guardians to set permissions and select the scope of data collection.
Smart toys are a wonderful gift from the times to children. By effectively ensuring privacy and security, they can become good companions for children.
(Excerpted from "Workers' Daily," originally titled "Setting Up a Privacy 'Firewall' for AI Toys")
Be Wary of "Deceptive Tricks" in Sinology Livestreams
Wang Zhigao (王志高)
Recently, some online livestreaming platform accounts have been promoting superstition and seeking to amass wealth under the guise of spreading Sinology or traditional culture. Some courses costing thousands of yuan involve carefully designed scams.
True Sinology teaches people to understand principles and be kind, not tricks of arranging bed orientations or fortune-telling to change luck. Such Sinology livestreams distort the connotation of traditional culture and mislead the audience.
The "Internet Information Services Management Measures" clearly stipulates that Internet information service providers must not produce, reproduce, publish, or disseminate information that promotes cults and feudal superstitions. For such chaos, regulatory departments must rectify it according to law, both holding violators accountable and identifying platform management loopholes and increasing supervision to form a deterrent.
Swindling under the guise of Sinology not only disrupts social order but also brings spiritual pollution. In response, we must strengthen supervision, do a good job in fraud prevention publicity, and at the same time expand the supply of high-quality culture, nourish people's hearts with excellent traditional culture, and build a healthier and more rational spiritual home.
(Excerpted from "Legal Daily," originally titled "Be Wary of 'Pseudo-Sinology' True Deceptive Tricks")
Return to TopBy: 孟海鹰
Where pages turn, the sounds of the era surge; in the intermingling of cultures, the power of the spirit arises. The fragrance of books harbors a tremendous driving force for social progress.
Meeting the 82-year-old Chu Hongchang (初洪昌) was at the Second Northeast Book Trade Fair (东北图书交易博览会) (hereinafter referred to as "Book Fair") held in Changchun (长春), Jilin (吉林). At 4 a.m. on the opening day, he set off from Fanjiatun Town (范家屯镇), Gongzhuling City (公主岭市), to rush to the Book Fair. "Reading makes life happy." Just for the love in his heart, he has persisted in reading in his spare time for many years, not only nourishing his spiritual world, but also driving his family to develop reading habits and cultivate a good family style.
The back view of the old man Chu Hongchang (初洪昌) reading attentively gives people an inspiration: no matter how society develops, people's desire for knowledge and demand for culture have never changed. However, in the current era of popular short videos and fragmented information, reading must show vitality and attractiveness, and must overcome some new challenges.
One of the innovative moves of the Book Fair is quite meaningful - holding the "Good Books Shared Reading Good Articles Sharing - 'China Good Books' Short Video Exhibition Activity", encouraging people to share good books in creative ways. In today's era, reading is no longer limited to paper books. The carrier extends to electronic devices, the scene expands from the study to a variety of occasions, and the content is also richer and more diverse due to the massive amount of information. E-books, audiobooks, interactive reading, and other forms emerge in endlessly. The innovation and breakthrough of forms and the integration of multiple elements make reading more interesting. Only by embracing the era with innovation can we ignite reading enthusiasm, expand reading space, and better build a book-fragrant China.
Reading "starts with books but does not stop at books," which is clearly presented at the Book Fair. More than 140 activities cover new book releases, intangible cultural heritage performances, stage play performances, etc., deeply integrating reading scenes and consumption scenes, forming a comprehensive cultural platform integrating publication sales, information exchange, industry seminars, and intangible cultural heritage display. Data shows that the Book Fair attracted more than 4.5 million (times) online and offline visitors, with a cumulative transaction value of approximately 234 million yuan. It is not only a cultural event, but also a development platform. The Book Fair uses books as a medium to leverage industrial momentum and release consumption vitality.
From a broader perspective, reading is not only a ladder for personal growth, but also provides spiritual motivation for urban development and regional revitalization. "Development power" requires "reading power," and "reading power" is also "development power."
In recent years, whether it is the Fangsuo Bookstore (方所书店) in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), or the former site of the Mantetsu Library (满铁图书馆) in Changchun (长春), Jilin (吉林) transformed into the "North Bookstore · Xinhua Poetry Bookstore (北书房·新华诗歌书店)", some characteristic bookstores and cultural spaces have become new places for citizens to read and relax. Integrating reading into the urban texture, allowing cultural inheritance and urban renewal to resonate at the same frequency, cultivates new scenes and new business forms, demonstrates the city's temperament, and enhances the people's sense of happiness.
Furthermore, to promote the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast, culture is an indispensable force for stimulating endogenous motivation and shaping spiritual temperament. Taking the Book Fair as an example, it gathers high-quality cultural resources from across the country to build a platform for ideological exchange and knowledge sharing, which not only enriches people's spiritual life, but also empowers economic and social development with culture. The fertile black soil needs cultural charm. By stimulating open momentum through cultural exchanges, deepening regional cooperation and expanding open space through cultural ties, the cultural soft power of revitalization and development can be transformed into economic hard power.
Where pages turn, the sounds of the era surge; in the intermingling of cultures, the power of the spirit arises. Whether it is an old farmer reading leisurely in the vegetable garden, or a child immersed in the world of fairy tales, the fragrance of books harbors a tremendous driving force for social progress. Continuously improving "reading power" and continuously enhancing "development power" will make people's fulfilling and rich lives more flavorful.
(The author is a reporter from the Jilin Branch of this newspaper).
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金正波
Walking into the campus of the National Defence University (国防大学), it is lush and vibrant. In the war game building, a heated discussion about war game exercises is underway.
"The rapid development of information and intelligent technology demonstrates a powerful ability to solve complex problems. We need to further explore how to fully integrate the latest technology into war game exercises," said Wu Lin (吴琳) (pictured left, first from left, photo by Xiao Ye), director of a center at the Joint Operations Academy of the National Defence University (国防大学联合作战学院).
An outstanding Communist Party member of the entire army, an advanced individual in science and technology of the entire army, an advanced individual in teaching and researching war at the National Defence University (国防大学), awarded the second-class merit once... For 28 years, Wu Lin (吴琳) has been continuously tackling key problems on the battlefield without gunpowder, using lines of code and strings of data to simulate wars in the laboratory that are infinitely close to actual combat.
"It is where my interest lies, but more importantly, it is my mission"
War games are the closest practical war simulation tools, known as the "0.999th war."
Whether it is possible to guide commanders at all levels into the "modern battlefield" through studying war, designing war, and deducing war is related to whether it is possible to grasp the initiative of war. Therefore, developing a strategic and campaign training war game system with Chinese characteristics has become an urgent need for the construction and development of our army.
One year, the first large-scale computer war game system research and development project of the entire army was officially launched at the National Defence University (国防大学). After learning the news, Wu Lin (吴琳) immediately wrote a letter to Hu Xiaofeng (胡晓峰), the person in charge at the time. After seeing this sincere letter of self-recommendation, Hu Xiaofeng (胡晓峰) decided to give Wu Lin (吴琳) an interview opportunity. In the end, Wu Lin (吴琳) was transferred to the war game team with excellent performance.
The first generation of war game personnel overcame difficulties and crossed technical barriers, successfully developing the first strategic and campaign war game system of our army. Soon, the war game system went from the laboratory to the troop training ground and was widely used in various major exercises, realizing the leap from "usable" to "easy to use" and "effective."
In 2017, Wu Lin (吴琳) took over the baton from the older generation of war game personnel and became the director of a center where the war game team is located.
"Backward war game development means that we cannot control complex modern warfare." Wu Lin (吴琳) believes, "We must keep up with the forefront of simulation technology and redesign the system architecture."
Since then, Wu Lin (吴琳) and his team members have vigorously promoted the iterative update of the war game system, conducting experiments, writing code, and conducting in-depth research in war zones, military services, and front-line troops. Through continuous research and development, they have created a new generation of large-scale war game system platforms.
"As a 'chess soldier' on the road to a strong army, engaging in war game research and development is where my interest lies, but more importantly, it is my mission!" In Wu Lin's (吴琳) heart, he has already integrated his personal dreams into the war game cause.
"Extend scientific research to the forefront of combat capability generation"
One year, the higher authorities decided to use the war game system in a major exercise. At that time, the new war game system was still under development, time was tight, and the task was heavy. Could it fully simulate and deduce modern information warfare? Most of the team members were not sure.
"This is not only a test of the war game system, but also a test of the team's ability." Wu Lin (吴琳) led the team to station in the exercise field, overcame technical problems, and completed the exercise task.
In recent years, in order to launch the most realistic war in the war game system and allow participating officers and soldiers to intuitively feel the problems they may face in future operations, Wu Lin (吴琳) has led the team to debug the system in various places. Every time they change a combat direction and unit, officers and soldiers will put forward new demands, and Wu Lin (吴琳) and the team "respond to every request."
Wu Lin (吴琳) always keeps a close eye on the forefront of technology, constantly learning the latest combat styles and winning mechanisms, and guiding participating officers and soldiers to find ways to solve problems. He often says: "We must start from actual combat and extend scientific research to the forefront of combat capability generation."
In one exercise, the red and blue sides launched a fierce contest of offense and defense. The red side's flight personnel commanded fighter jets to perform large-scale tactical maneuvers to seize favorable offensive positions and successfully executed a series of actions such as diving, aiming, locking, and launching. However, the war game deduction results showed "did not achieve the intended combat objective," which surprised the red side personnel.
Wu Lin (吴琳) explained the process step by step from the initial detection of the target, the red side's situation update, the red side's missile launch, and the target's hit damage, which convinced the red side personnel.
Overcoming difficulties time and time again, achieving leaps time and time again. Thanks to the efforts of Wu Lin (吴琳) and his team, our army's campaign training is constantly deepening towards training command and training strategy.
"To train a person, you must let go and let him do it"
With glasses on the bridge of his nose, speaking clearly and logically, with both military style and scholarly demeanor, this is the first impression Wu Lin (吴琳) gives.
In Wu Lin's (吴琳) office, there are books everywhere, as well as several chairs. The chairs are prepared for students and teachers. Whenever there is free time, this place becomes a place for discussing military theory.
Back then, Wu Lin (吴琳) was just over 30 years old. As one of the youngest professors at the National Defence University (国防大学), he won the "China Youth Science and Technology Award," and the war game team decided to let him serve as the deputy chief designer.
Over the years, Wu Lin (吴琳) has always adhered to the team's excellent tradition of valuing talents. He said: "We insist on cultivating, introducing, and using talents. Through expert assistance, project guidance, and project training, talents in the chess soldier phalanx continue to emerge."
Dr. Tao (陶博士) was the first doctoral student Wu Lin (吴琳) supervised. Once, Dr. Tao (陶博士) proposed: "I want to change the original technical route, and through data-driven, let the war game system achieve self-iteration." This was a brand-new attempt, and Dr. Tao (陶博士) was not entirely sure.
"To train a person, you must let go and let him do it!" With the support of Wu Lin (吴琳), Dr. Tao (陶博士) and the team used the new system they built to fully guarantee a major exercise, saving manpower and time costs, and achieving significant military benefits.
In a major project, Wu Lin's (吴琳) team boldly appointed members born in the 1980s as deputy chief designers and members born in the 1990s as chief designers. Within a short year, young backbones have achieved outstanding results in key technology fields, and a group of young talents have emerged.
From the initial key technology research with less than 10 people, to the mid-term collaborative research and development with nearly 100 people, and then to nearly a thousand experts and scholars contributing their wisdom, the war game team is united and launching an impact towards new heights.
(Luo Jinmu (罗金沐) participated in the writing)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) report on June 23rd (Reporter Qi Yukun (亓玉昆)) From June 18th to 23rd, Wu Weihua (武维华), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, led a law enforcement inspection team to Xinjiang (新疆) to inspect the implementation of the Forest Law. He emphasized the need to deeply study Xi Jinping's (习近平) ecological civilization thought, implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on forestry work and the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments, promote the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Forest Law, and further consolidate the legal foundation for forest resource protection and high-quality forestry development.
Wu Weihua (武维华) affirmed Xinjiang's (新疆) achievements in implementing the Forest Law. He pointed out that cultivating, protecting, and developing forest resources well, and further enhancing the ecological functions of forests, are important goals of implementing the Forest Law. It is necessary to strengthen the protection of forest land and forest farmers' rights and interests in accordance with the law, implement classified management of forests, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the modern forestry industry, and continuously enhance the ability to use the rule of law thinking and the rule of law methods to promote and solve practical problems in forestry reform and development.
The inspection team successively carried out inspections in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Changji (昌吉), Altay (阿勒泰) and other places, and urged relevant departments to strictly implement legal responsibilities and timely adjust and improve relevant supporting regulations and policy measures.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Kou Jiangze (寇江泽)). To leverage the warning effect and effectively promote problem rectification, the fourth batch of the third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections publicly announced a collection of typical cases on the 23rd.
Currently, eight inspection teams are conducting inspections in Shanxi (山西), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Shandong (山东), Shaanxi (陕西), and Ningxia (宁夏), five provinces (autonomous regions), coordinating the inspection of the Yellow River Basin and provincial-level inspections. Simultaneously, they are conducting inspections of three central enterprises: China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. (中国华能集团有限公司), China Datang Corporation Ltd. (中国大唐集团有限公司), and State Power Investment Corporation Limited (国家电力投资集团有限公司).
Each inspection team coordinates basin and provincial inspections, focusing not only on the coherence of policies, regional coordination, and mechanism construction related to ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, addressing basin-wide, holistic, and common issues, but also emphasizing the economic and social development, natural resource endowments, and ecological security positioning of each province (autonomous region). They accurately identify prominent issues in each province (autonomous region), delve deep into the front lines and on-site locations, verify a number of prominent ecological and environmental problems, and verify a number of instances of inaction, slow action, lack of responsibility, failure to confront difficult issues, and even perfunctory responses and 弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ - "practice fraud," to practice deceit; to resort to deception) and other forms of formalism and bureaucracy.
The inspection team found that the industrial parks and mining areas in Wuhai City (乌海市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), are numerous and widespread, with prominent resource-based and structural pollution, ineffective air pollution prevention and control, and frequent problems. Since 2021, Wuhai City has illegally added more than 2.2 million tons of coking capacity. Among them, Junzheng Chemical Company (君正化工公司) has put into operation a coking project of 3 million tons/year without authorization, only implementing a capacity indicator of 960,000 tons, illegally adding more than 2 million tons of capacity.
Wuhai City still has 10.3 million tons of coking capacity requiring dry quenching and ultra-low emission upgrades, which have not been completed within the required time frame. The 2 million tons/year dry quenching project of Xilaifeng Company (西来峰公司) has not yet started construction; the 1 million tons/year ultra-low emission upgrade project of Xinhua Kaiyan Cheng Coal Coking Company (鑫华凯焱城煤焦化公司) has just begun civil construction; and the dry quenching projects of other enterprises are mostly lagging behind, leading to an increase in total emissions.
In Zibo (淄博) and Dezhou (德州) cities of Shandong Province (山东省), some key tasks for air pollution prevention and control have not been implemented effectively, and illegal discharge of pollutants is relatively prominent. In Zichuan District (淄川区) of Zibo City, some lime production enterprises have dust pollution problems in the links of material storage, lifting and conveying, unloading and loading, and road transportation, and some enterprises illegally discharge pollutants. Among them, the flue gas pollution control facilities of enterprises such as Henglu Building Materials (亨禄建材), Yingzheng Nano New Materials (赢正纳米新材料), and Jinshi Mining (金石矿业) are not operating normally, and a large amount of smoke and dust is directly discharged from the top of the lime kiln.
In Dezhou City, some foundry enterprises have backward pollution control facilities and rough environmental management. The inspection found that Zhuoer Technology Company (卓尔科技公司) in Lingcheng District (陵城区) has ineffective waste gas collection and treatment in the smelting and sand falling processes, resulting in heavy smoke and dust pollution. The casting process waste gas collection facility of Huajin Cylinder Liner Factory (华金缸套厂) in Yucheng City (禹城市) is not equipped with a gas collection hood, and the unorganized emission of smoke is obvious.
The inspection team will further investigate and verify the relevant situation, and do a good job in the follow-up inspection work as required.
Return to TopRecently, the Pear Tree Gulch (梨树沟) rafting project in Pinggu District (平谷区), Beijing (北京), opened to welcome guests. On the rafting slide, which is about 3,000 meters long with a drop of more than 200 meters, tourists ride rubber rafts, cross forests and seas of flowers, and enjoy the coolness. In recent years, the local area, based on its unique resource endowment, has developed leisure products such as mountain carts, terraced landscapes, and light shows to attract citizens and tourists to experience them.
Pan Junqiang (潘俊强) and Pan Zhiwang (潘之望) photographed and reported.
Return to TopThis Tianjin (天津) report on June 23rd (reporter Jin Bo (靳博)) states that the Tianjin Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance, Innovation, and Transformation Public Service Platform has officially launched. It is understood that the platform, based on improving the quality of traditional Chinese medicine, supported by national-level traditional Chinese medicine research and development platforms, and taking technological innovation and industrial innovation as its path, integrally constructs a traditional Chinese medicine innovation ecosystem, industrial ecosystem, and safety ecosystem to promote the high-quality development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry.
According to reports, the platform takes the National Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine as its main body, relies on Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (天津中医药大学), and gathers the entire chain of resources from "government, industry, academia, research, medicine, finance, and service." It is composed of five major innovation service platforms: "research and development innovation, pilot testing, general manufacturing, marketing services, and investment and financing services," and operates in an "online + offline" integrated construction model.
The offline platform is built on the basis of the National Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, providing full-process services for projects such as scientific research achievement incubation, transformation of classic prescriptions and clinical proven prescriptions, research and development of traditional Chinese medicine preparations in medical institutions, research and development of new traditional Chinese medicines, secondary development of listed varieties, and expansion of the market and clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine varieties. The online platform is jointly established by the National Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tsinghua University (清华大学). Through technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, it enables big data model analysis of traditional Chinese medicine, online planning and cooperation, and convenient offline delivery and use, promoting the innovation and transformation of traditional Chinese medicine.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张丹华
Since 2016, Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏) has been dedicated to using digital intelligence technology to control the quality of rail welding. Over the past 9 years, he has written more than 20,000 program files, over 1 million lines of program code, and more than 60 intelligent software modules to create a big data analysis system for rail welding. He has also restored the digital signals of upsetting force, current, and displacement time series of welding machines through digital image processing technology, helping the rail welding work move from digitization to digital intelligence.
A complete rail weld needs to go through 16 processes such as rust removal and welding; a high-quality seamless rail needs to control hundreds or thousands of process data points. Without anyone on the production site, how can effective control of these massive amounts of data be achieved?
The answer can be found by walking into the monitoring and analysis room of the Maoling Rail Welding Workshop of the Xi'an Engineering Machinery Section of China Railway Xi'an Bureau (中国铁路西安局西安工务机械段).
On the large screen in the monitoring and analysis room, the rail welding process parameter curves, images of each process of rail welding operations, and the completion of production tasks are clearly visible. This is the big data analysis system that Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏), a welding worker at the Maoling Rail Welding Workshop, has painstakingly built over 9 years.
"It can record images and data of each production process, accurately 'portraying' the completion process of each weld, realizing process innovation and precise traceability of the production process," said Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏).
Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏) opened the background of the self-designed "flaw detection data automatic evaluation program," "There are 73,000 pixels and 11 reel templates here, and the comparative analysis of flaw detection data is completed by relying on them."
The computer screen is densely packed with various data and code. It is hard to imagine that in 9 years, Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏) has written more than 20,000 program files, more than 1 million lines of program code, and created more than 60 intelligent software modules, using data to accurately "diagnose and portray" the rail welding process.
In 2016, due to his outstanding performance in computer technology, Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏) was transferred from the workshop's rough milling position to work in the monitoring and analysis room. "The monitoring management system at that time only simply recorded data and could not achieve electronic storage and automatic analysis and application," said Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏). Sometimes, the welded rails would also have missing or incorrect data, and the quality inspection department would refuse to accept them, which would prevent the rails from being shipped normally. If these data were to be supplemented and corrected, each weld would affect normal production for 4 hours.
The first thing Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏) did when he took office was to disinfect all the computers in the workshop, organize the disks, and clean up unknown programs. "The production line had to operate during the day, so I could only do this work at night, and it took more than 3 months," said Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏). He also taught himself professional knowledge such as statistics, programming languages, and data analysis, and spent more than a month writing code so that staff could export data for review, reducing the review work that originally took 16 hours to 4 hours.
One breakthrough after another has boosted Xue Jipeng's (薛继鹏) confidence, and the pace of innovation has become more and more firm.
Quantitative analysis of flaw detection is the core to improving welding quality and efficiency. After systematic analysis, Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏) developed an automatic evaluation program for flaw detection data of rail weld ultrasonic flaw detectors, shortening the quantitative analysis of weld joint flaw detection from 10 minutes to 10 seconds. He also wrote an automatic reading program for high-frequency signal data in the damaged area of flaw detection image files to realize automatic analysis of damage information...
The rail welding bases in China all use imported welding machines, and the data cannot be parsed, and the collected upsetting force, current, and displacement time series digital signals cannot be restored, which has also become an obstacle for the rail welding work to move from digitization to digital intelligence.
"Since the original file cannot be cracked, is there any other way?" Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏) repeatedly experimented and finally used analysis software to convert the welding images into digital image files with 786,432 pixels in batches. Through digital image processing technology, he restored the upsetting force, current, and displacement time series digital signals. This unique skill has attracted domestic welding technicians to come and ask for advice.
Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏) also systematically summarized the production, equipment, technology, technology, and quality of national rail welding bases through objective weighting methods to form a big data model of base rail welding. "Program coding and mathematical models may be unfamiliar and complex to most workers, but I find them very interesting and fulfilling," said Xue Jipeng (薛继鹏). "I want to be a participant and witness in the advancement of weld technology from digitization to digital intelligence."
Return to TopThis newspaper's Shenyang (沈阳) report on June 23rd (Reporter Hu Jingyi (胡婧怡)) - The Liaoning Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, together with the Liaoning Provincial Development and Reform Commission (辽宁省发展改革委) and other departments (units), recently issued the "Several Policies of Liaoning Province on Promoting the Development of the Silver Economy," aiming to implement the national strategy of actively responding to the aging of the population, tap potential, boost consumption, and promote the high-quality development of the silver economy.
In encouraging the intelligent transformation of elderly care production lines, the policy supports intelligent production lines, digital workshops, and smart factory construction projects related to elderly care, and supports elderly care enterprises to purchase industrial robots, etc., providing support at a rate of 5% of the total project investment, with a maximum of 10 million yuan for a single project. In developing community-supported home-based elderly care, the policy supports the implementation of innovative pilot projects for the county-level elderly care service system, providing subsidies of no more than 4 million yuan for each pilot area; supports various business entities to provide home-based elderly care services to elderly people in difficulty and those of advanced age, providing subsidies as stipulated; and provides subsidies as stipulated for the construction and operation of elderly meal assistance service institutions. In expanding the scale of elderly care service consumption, the policy proposes to support disabled elderly people in purchasing home-based, community, and institutional care services through the issuance of consumer coupons and other forms; and to include home-based aging-in-place modification products in the scope of consumer goods trade-in support.
In addition, the policy provides support in many aspects, such as promoting silver economy trade and business exchanges, promoting the development of silver economy parks, supporting technological innovation in the elderly care field, and expanding silver tourism service formats. The policy is valid until December 31, 2027.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郭晓龙
In late April this year, the Investment China·Heilongjiang-Saudi Arabia Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference was held in Riyadh (利雅得), the capital of Saudi Arabia. Chinese and Saudi business people shook hands tightly after reaching agreements worth hundreds of millions of yuan. In mid-to-late May, the Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair was held. Through mechanisms such as production and sales matchmaking and legal services, many foreign businessmen became optimistic about market opportunities and the business environment. Not long ago, the Shuangcheng (双城区) District Government of Harbin (哈尔滨市) took over the maintenance of a power line built by a "foreign enterprise," saving it more than 100,000 yuan in annual expenses... The recent scenes together outline the vivid practice of Heilongjiang (黑龙江) attracting foreign investment.
An Exchange Conference
Reaching Transnational Cooperation
In the early morning, at the departure hall of Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场), some passengers transferring from Harbin (哈尔滨) took advantage of the waiting time to browse through thick documents—including an English version of Heilongjiang Province's key investment promotion project booklet, as well as a compilation of materials prepared for the trip to Saudi Arabia.
These passengers came from a delegation whose members included the main responsible comrades of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee, relevant heads of the Provincial Department of Commerce, etc. The destination was Riyadh (利雅得), the capital of Saudi Arabia. After the closing of this year's Asian Winter Games, the "baton" for hosting the event was passed from Harbin (哈尔滨) to Saudi Arabia. The Investment China·Heilongjiang-Saudi Arabia Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference held in Riyadh (利雅得) at the end of April built a bridge for economic and trade cooperation between the two places, starting from areas such as the ice and snow economy, agriculture, energy, and technology.
Before the flight took off, team members were still busy confirming the latest situation: "Can this group participate?" "Does the local agricultural department have any new requirements for the event arrangements?"
"Before departure, we made full preparations. The English materials summarized the list, introduction, and docking needs of our companies. Even the design of the invitation letter fully considered local customs and aesthetics," said the relevant person in charge of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Commerce.
Upon arriving in Riyadh (利雅得), the delegation felt the enthusiasm of more than 200 Saudi entrepreneurs attending the meeting. "The number of attendees was several times higher than initially expected, and there were no empty seats," said a member of the delegation. Many tables in the venue were removed to make room for more seats to accommodate more attendees.
At the opportunity promotion session of the exchange conference, the relevant person in charge of the Provincial Department of Commerce introduced Heilongjiang's endowments and advantages in modern agriculture, the bioeconomy, medical health, and other fields. Representatives from Heilongjiang (黑龙江) enterprises then took the stage to elaborate on specific projects. The spokesperson of Harbin Sizaro Intelligent Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. gave an explanation combining videos of surgical robots performing precise operations, which won the attention and applause of the audience.
On that day, seven agreements involving the ice and snow economy, traditional energy upgrades, and agricultural product trade were signed in succession. "Heilongjiang Province has obvious advantages in agricultural food, traditional and new energy, and technological innovation," said Sarah Al-Sayed, Deputy Minister of the Saudi Ministry of Investment. It is necessary for both parties to transform their respective advantages into tangible cooperation results.
Regarding surgical robots, Sizaro (思哲睿) Company and representatives of the Saudi Elite Medical Group signed an exclusive agency distribution agreement for the GCC region, with a term of 5 years and an amount of hundreds of millions of yuan. After the signing, the representatives of both parties shook hands tightly.
"The rapid development of Chinese medical technology is amazing. The arrival of the first batch of surgical robots will benefit Saudi patients," said a representative of the Saudi Elite Medical Group, expressing his expectation to carry out further cooperation with Chinese companies and jointly invest in the research and development of related technologies.
After returning to China, the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Commerce team hung a map of Saudi Arabia on the office wall to track the progress of the projects. The first batch of surgical robots from Sizaro (思哲睿) Company is expected to be delivered within the year. Representatives from Saudi's Taj Tamayoz Contracting Company arrived in Harbin (哈尔滨) after the exchange conference to inspect indoor ice and snow tourism facilities and plan to jointly build and operate the "Desert Ice and Snow Kingdom" ice and snow-themed tourist resort in Riyadh (利雅得) with Harbin Madier Culture Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd.... The ice city and the desert continue to write more stories of cooperation and investment.
A Trade Fair
Strengthening Foreign Business Confidence
In mid-to-late May, the 34th Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair was held. Ivan Mikhailov, the head of a Russian honey factory, has participated in the Harbin Fair for many years, but this time he hesitated.
It turned out that counterfeit honey had appeared on the market some time ago, infringing on the rights and reputation of the honey factory, causing trouble for customers and agents, and disrupting the launch plan of the new honey biscuits. At the enterprise matchmaking meeting before the official opening of the Harbin Fair, Ivan submitted a complaint, but he didn't have much hope: "If there is no response, maybe I won't participate."
Unexpectedly, a response came quickly: Heilongjiang (黑龙江) took a linkage mechanism, and the market supervision and public security departments worked together to investigate and deal with the case, confiscating and destroying the counterfeit products, and also digging out the entire supply chain. The fake goods sealed on the spot were sent to Ivan's mobile phone in the form of photos.
With a weight off his mind, Ivan came to the Harbin Fair again. At the scene, staff from the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Justice also gave Ivan a leaflet, telling him that the Harbin Fair has an online legal service hall, and foreign-related legal experts can provide multilingual consulting services; there are also multiple offline windows providing zero-distance cross-border legal services.
Ivan consulted on issues such as intellectual property rights and subsequent rights protection. "The lawyer on site told me to apply for a design patent as soon as possible, which would be more legally effective and make infringers pay a greater price," Ivan said.
The gains are more than that. Through the production and sales matchmaking mechanism, Ivan won 1.19 million yuan in retail sales at the Harbin Fair and reached cooperation agreements with distributors in Shanghai (上海), Anhui (安徽), and other places. "We plan to launch honey biscuits in the Chinese market within the year. We also want to invest with Chinese companies to develop products suitable for Chinese consumers' tastes," Ivan said.
At the Harbin Fair, there are old friendships and new partners. As one of the series of activities of the Harbin Fair, the "Foreign-funded Enterprises in Longjiang (龙江) Tour" welcomed representatives from more than 60 foreign-funded enterprises, foreign chambers of commerce, and institutions, including many new faces.
"We are very optimistic about the ice and snow enthusiasm and industrial potential here!" Kang Tai, General Manager of Government Affairs of the Canadian brand Lululemon, participated in the "Foreign-funded Enterprises in Longjiang (龙江) Tour" for the first time. He was deeply impressed by a set of data introduced at the government-enterprise exchange meeting: In the last ice and snow season, Harbin (哈尔滨) received more than 90 million tourists, and the total tourism revenue reached 137.22 billion yuan.
"Three years ago, we opened our first store in Heilongjiang (黑龙江). Up to now, the performance has grown rapidly, especially the last ice and snow season and the Asian Winter Games, which brought great market opportunities." Kang Tai still remembers that on the opening day of Harbin Ice and Snow World (哈尔滨冰雪大世界) last year, the fitting rooms of the store were lined up, which was unprecedented.
Heilongjiang's (黑龙江) goal of fully promoting the development of the entire industrial chain of "ice and snow sports + culture + equipment + tourism" coincides with Lululemon's plan to expand the market in Northeast China. "We are confident in future development and hope to open new stores this year to jointly promote the development of ice and snow sports," Kang Tai said.
A Working Conference
Relieving Difficulties for Foreign Enterprises
On May 26, a routine meeting of the Shuangcheng (双城区) District Government of Harbin (哈尔滨市) brought good news to the Swiss Nestlé Group, a "foreign enterprise" rooted in the local area.
The meeting decided that the power line built by Nestlé (雀巢) more than 20 years ago would be transferred to Shuangxiang (双祥) Company, a state-owned enterprise under the district government's management. This means that Nestlé (雀巢) no longer needs to bear the annual power maintenance cost of more than 100,000 yuan.
Previously, the power line had faced the problem of aging equipment, and the difficulty and cost of maintenance had been increasing. Yang Hongzhi, director of the engineering department of Shuangcheng Nestlé Co., Ltd., introduced: "The original operating company was unwilling to renew the contract, and a new project with an investment of 190 million yuan was about to be put into production. Once the power is cut off, the loss will easily amount to millions of yuan." In a hurry, Nestlé (雀巢) asked the Shuangcheng (双城区) District Government for help. At that time, the government quickly held a special coordination meeting and decided that the Shuangcheng (双城) Economic Development Zone would hire a professional third-party operating company to take over the operation of the power line, which solved the urgent need. "This time, we are even more relieved to see that the state-owned enterprise under the district government's management has taken over," Yang Hongzhi said.
Good news came one after another. In mid-June, the district government's executive meeting further decided that the government would fund the upgrading and transformation of the power line for the Nestlé (雀巢) factory area. Subsequently, personnel from Harbin Electric Power Survey and Design Co., Ltd. came to the door to start work. Yang Hongzhi was filled with emotion: "This 'old line' is finally about to be reborn!"
In addition to ensuring electricity, the local government also provided the company with multi-faceted support. The "five-package-one" service team led by the Shuangcheng (双城区) District Party Committee Secretary has leveraged more than 25 million yuan of policy "living water" for the factory in three years, and actively strived for rewards and subsidies in terms of digital workshop transformation, R&D investment, industrial water conservation, and output value growth, and accurately dripped irrigation. "The special team has helped us solve more than 10 production and operation problems," said Pan Xu, general manager of Shuangcheng Nestlé Co., Ltd. Under the coordination of the government, the preliminary approval time for the new factory area project from project approval to obtaining a construction permit was shortened by nearly 40% compared with the usual.
In addition, Shuangcheng (双城区) has also introduced 9 packaging production enterprises. "If milk powder cans and lids are customized from other places, the cost is higher. Local supporting facilities not only save money, but also quickly adapt to updates and iterations," said Liu Xiaochun, head of the Shuangcheng (双城区) Bureau of Industry and Information Technology.
Treat each other with sincerity and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. As the first foreign-funded enterprise to invest in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Nestlé Group (雀巢集团) has invested a total of 3 billion yuan in more than 30 years, benefiting many local employees and dairy farmers.
"In the future, Heilongjiang (黑龙江) still has a lot of investment space. Where? It's right there!" Pointing to the industrial land reserved by the government for enterprises, Pan Xu said with certainty.
Return to TopBy: 张伟昊
Speaking of Heilongjiang, it's easy to think of "Harbin" and ice and snow. In fact, this black soil not only has a boom in cultural tourism, but also a warm current of foreign investment surging.
Why is foreign capital interested in Heilongjiang (黑龙江)? The answer lies in this set of scenes: Going out thousands of miles to hold economic and trade cooperation and exchange conferences in Saudi Arabia, realizing the connection between ice and snow and the desert; Openly and honestly welcoming them in, treating them with enthusiasm at the Harbin Trade Fair (哈洽会) with production and sales docking, legal services, etc., so that foreign businessmen are full of confidence in the business environment; Sincerely helping, solving problems such as power maintenance for "old foreign companies" that have been rooted for many years, and changing "enterprises looking for services" to "services looking for enterprises." Taking both action and meticulous work, it promotes heart-to-heart and heart-for-heart exchanges.
Icy and snowy land is also fertile ground for investment; fertile ground for investment is all over vast China. At the China Development Forum (中国发展高层论坛) 2025 Annual Meeting, a reporter asked foreign guests to circle the areas on the map of China where they would expand their business and investment. Soon, circles appeared in all directions, and some foreign guests even said: "Can I circle the entire map?"
A large stage for career development, broad market prospects, stable policy expectations, and a good security situation—these favorable factors make China an ideal choice for foreign companies to invest and develop their businesses. It can be expected that as various regions actively create a first-class market-oriented, rule-of-law, and internationalized business environment, and continue to build the "Invest in China" brand, there will be more and more "strong magnets" attracting foreign investment, and the strong voice of "Investing in China is investing in the future" will spread wider and wider.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 洪秋婷
At 7 a.m., Lei Huamei (雷华美), a medical caregiver, is taking care of hospitalized patient Aunt Luo (罗阿姨) in the Dade Road (大德路) main branch of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (广东省中医院) in Guangzhou (广州).
This hospitalization didn't "burden" her family much. This is because she experienced the hospital's companion-free care service.
"The caregiver is sent by the hospital, so I can trust them," said Aunt Luo (罗阿姨). In addition to coming to take care of her when called, the caregiver also regularly checks the ward and accompanies patients for examinations and rehabilitation exercises. The service is very comprehensive, and family members only need to come to visit after work.
In April of this year, nine departments, including the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission (广东省卫生健康委), issued the "Guangdong Province Medical Institutions Providing Companion-Free Care Service Pilot Work Plan" (《广东省医疗机构提供免陪照护服务试点工作方案》), which identified eight cities, including Guangzhou (广州), Shenzhen (深圳), and Shantou (汕头), as the first batch of provincial pilot areas to explore the establishment of management mechanisms, improvement of payment mechanisms, rational promotion of pilots, and strengthening of support and guarantees.
What is the quality of care provided by medical caregivers providing companion-free care services? According to reports, pilot hospitals recruit caregivers with certain experience from the community and conduct pre-job training in accordance with relevant national occupational standards, striving to ensure the quality of care from the source.
According to the Guangdong Province Public Hospital Companion-Free Care Service Price Standard (广东省公立医院免陪照护服务价格标准), companion-free care services are charged in grades: basic service is "one-to-three" care, that is, the medical caregiver on duty provides services to 3 patients at the same time, with a maximum charge of 140 yuan per patient per day; accordingly, "one-to-two" care and "one-to-one" care are 180 yuan and 280 yuan respectively. Aunt Luo (罗阿姨) chose "one-to-three" care and is satisfied with the cost performance: "The charge is reasonable, and it's more cost-effective than having my children take time off from work."
"We are conducting pilot projects in 8 specialties, including orthopedics, surgery, and neurology, and currently have nearly 400 professional medical caregivers," said Wei Lin (魏琳), director of the Nursing Department of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (广东省中医院). The hospital has established a collaborative mechanism between doctors, nurses, and caregivers, and formulates care plans based on "one policy for one symptom" to ensure patient medical safety. Since the pilot companion-free care program began in April this year, the hospital has served 1,299 patients, with a satisfaction rate of approximately 99%.
Tao Yanling (陶艳玲), director of the Nursing Department of Shenzhen Longgang Central Hospital (深圳市龙岗中心医院), introduced that the hospital has launched care paths and characteristic services for various specialties for caregivers. "We require caregivers to actively listen to patients' voices and provide family-like care and comfort," said Tao Yanling (陶艳玲).
"In the future, we will gradually form a professional care team led by nurses and assisted by medical caregivers." The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission (广东省卫生健康委) stated that they will continue to promote the province's companion-free care pilot work, further standardize service content, clarify service quality standards, and improve patients' medical experience.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Haikou on June 23rd (Reporter Sun Haitian (孙海天)): The statistics released by Haikou Customs (海口海关) recently show that since the implementation of the "zero tariff" policy for imported drugs and medical devices in Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) on December 25 last year, the value of imported goods has reached 114 million yuan, with a cumulative tax reduction of approximately 15 million yuan.
The policy clarifies that before the island is fully closed for operation, medical institutions, medical education institutions of higher learning, and pharmaceutical research institutes that are registered and recognized as having independent legal personality within the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (海南博鳌乐城国际医疗旅游先行区), can enjoy exemption from import tariffs and import value-added tax for importing imported drugs and medical devices that have been approved for registration in China, or drugs (excluding vaccines) and medical devices that have not yet been approved for registration in China but have been approved by the People's Government of Hainan Province (海南省人民政府) for import and use in the Pilot Zone, in accordance with relevant regulations of the State Council. The first order under this policy was implemented on December 31 last year.
As of now, 14 hospitals have passed the qualification review for enjoying the preferential treatment, and the main declared imported varieties include cochlear implants and their accessories, and other pharmaceutical and medical device products. According to the relevant person in charge of the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone Administration (海南博鳌乐城国际医疗旅游先行区管理局), this policy can effectively reduce the cost of medical institutions purchasing imported drugs and medical devices. Taking the auxiliary cochlear implant robotic arm and robotic hand, a specially-approved imported medical device with a product value of 1.5 million yuan, as an example, a single piece can reduce tax by about 195,000 yuan; taking a specially-approved imported drug, a diabetes medication with a product value of about 50,000 yuan, as an example, a single bottle can reduce tax by nearly 6,000 yuan.
Return to TopAccording to reports from the Liaoning Provincial Health Commission (辽宁省卫生健康委) by our reporter Liu Hongchao (刘洪超) in Shenyang (沈阳) on June 23rd, all cities in Liaoning Province (辽宁省) now have at least one hospital offering psychological and sleep disorder clinics. A total of 159 hospitals have opened psychological clinics, and psychological assistance hotlines have achieved full coverage. Liaoning (辽宁) completed the integration of the national unified number "12356" for psychological assistance hotlines before May 1st of this year, achieving "one number access" covering all prefecture-level cities, accelerating the process of building a standardized psychological health service network.
It is reported that the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) has designated 2025 to 2027 as the "Pediatric and Mental Health Service Year." The Liaoning Provincial Health System (辽宁省卫生健康系统) focuses on the health of children and adolescents, especially their mental health, continuously improving the mental health service system and continuously promoting mental health promotion activities. As of now, the province has conducted 157 psychological health knowledge lectures, serving more than 30,000 people, including 96 lectures in schools, serving more than 25,000 students, teachers, and parents.
Return to TopOn June 23rd, in the Furong School South Campus of Xintian County (新田县), Yongzhou City (永州市), Hunan Province (湖南省), newly built teaching buildings were unveiled and will be fully put into use in August.
The project has a total construction area of approximately 17,000 square meters, a total investment of over 100 million yuan, and is designed to provide 1,980 primary and secondary school places and 360 preschool education places. As a key project of Xintian County's "doing practical things for the people," the completion and commissioning of the project will effectively alleviate the tense situation of school places in the new urban area and optimize the local educational environment.
Photo by Liu Guixiong (刘贵雄) (Image China)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Wuhan (武汉) on June 23rd (Reporter: Tian Doudou (田豆豆)) Recently, two drones carrying goods accurately landed on the roof of a shopping mall in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), marking the official operation of Hanshang Low-Altitude Port, whose flight service routes cover the three towns of Wuhan (武汉三镇).
Hanshang Low-Altitude Port is built and operated by Hanshang Low-Altitude Technology Co., Ltd. (汉商低空科技有限公司), a subsidiary of Hanshang Group (汉商集团). It has a digital real-time scheduling platform, two smart command centers, 10 low-altitude routes, and 22 smart helipads. It can realize dynamic planning of flight paths, real-time monitoring of equipment status, and full-process traceability of goods, forming a data-driven, precise scheduling, and safe and controllable smart operation closed loop.
Currently, all 10 low-altitude logistics routes have been approved, mainly serving the distribution and emergency support of high-time-sensitive commodities such as seafood, fresh-cut flowers, and pharmaceuticals, connecting the core areas of the three towns of Wuhan (武汉三镇). For the first time, a low-altitude logistics distribution network has been formed covering the three towns of Wuhan (武汉三镇) and connecting important landmarks and commercial, cultural tourism, and medical nodes. According to calculations, the network can reduce the overall logistics time for low-altitude distribution by approximately 60%, thereby significantly improving the efficiency of urban short-distance distribution and reducing warehousing and logistics costs.
Return to TopLayout design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
Return to TopFigure 1: The Qipanshan (棋盘山) area of Shenyang (沈阳) is actively exploring the establishment of ecological value realization paths and has been rated as the sixth batch of national "Green mountains are gold mountains" practice and innovation bases.
Figure 2: The banks of the Hun River (浑河) have become a space for Shenyang (沈阳) citizens' daily leisure and entertainment, and a happy picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature is unfolding here. The picture shows the Shengjing Grand Theater (盛京大剧院) on the bank of the Hun River (浑河).
Figure 3: Wolong Lake (卧龙湖) Wetland is an important stopover site for bird migration in East Asia and has been selected as a national outstanding case of biodiversity conservation.
Figure 4: Shenbei New District (沈北新区) has always adhered to the "ecological establishment of the district" and has been rated as the seventh batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration areas. The picture shows the Puhe (蒲河) Ecological Corridor.
Figure 5: Blue skies have become a "regular visitor," and clear waters ripple, and the ecological environment quality of Shenyang (沈阳) City continues to improve, unfolding a new picture of ecological revitalization of beautiful Shenyang (沈阳). The picture shows the Fumin Bridge (富民桥) section of the Hun River (浑河).
Figure 6: The Smart Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory of the Shenyang (沈阳) Ecological Environment Monitoring Center of Liaoning Province (辽宁省沈阳生态环境监测中心) is currently the only surface water intelligent analysis laboratory in Northeast China.
Figure 7: Shenyang (沈阳)-EU Economic Development Zone (欧盟经济开发区) actively promotes high-quality development and has been selected into the first batch of national pilot list of collaborative innovation for pollution and carbon reduction in cities and industrial parks.
Figure 8: The Western Sewage Treatment Plant of Guoneng Liaoning Environmental Protection Industry Group Co., Ltd. (国能辽宁环保产业集团有限公司西部污水处理厂) integrates "photovoltaic power generation + sewage treatment + reclaimed water reuse" to empower green and low-carbon development.
Return to TopBy: 高 飞
From June 16th to 18th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) visited Astana, Kazakhstan, to attend the Second China-Central Asia Summit and held bilateral meetings with the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries. This was China's most significant diplomatic action towards the Central Asian region this year, pragmatic and efficient, with far-reaching impact, and another vivid practice of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era. At the Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference held in November 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "China must have its own major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics." This marked a new coordinate for China's diplomacy. Over the past 10 years, facing profound changes unseen in a century in the world, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics has forged ahead, the strategic autonomy and initiative of diplomacy have been significantly enhanced, and China has become a more internationally influential, innovative, and morally appealing responsible major country on the international stage, contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese strength to promoting the construction of a new type of international relations.
The Positioning of Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics Under the Changes of the Century
The two key factors of changes in its own strength and the international situation being in a period of transition are important background of the times for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) scientifically grasped the major trends of the times and the major changes in the international situation, and scientifically defined China's historical position from the horizontal coordinate of the world's power comparison and the vertical coordinate of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In June 2018, at the Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Currently, China is in the best period of development since modern times, and the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. The two are synchronized and intertwined, and interacting with each other." In recent years, the tremendous changes in the international landscape have profoundly confirmed the scientific and forward-looking nature of this major judgment.
The international balance of power is a key factor determining the international landscape. Under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine crisis, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the world situation is accelerating, the "unipolar with multiple powers" international pattern dominated by the United States is undergoing profound adjustments, the so-called "Western liberal order" is disintegrating, and the world is becoming increasingly multipolar. With the expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS countries, the role of the Global South countries has risen significantly, the transfer of power on a global scale continues to accelerate, and the international landscape shows the characteristics of multi-power coexistence and complex competition.
From China's own perspective, we have achieved remarkable development achievements. First, China's economy has continued to grow, playing a key role in the stable development of the world economy. In 2010, China's gross domestic product was approximately US$6 trillion, surpassing Japan for the first time to become the world's second-largest economy. In 2024, China's gross domestic product is close to US$19 trillion. From 2010 to 2024, China's average annual economic growth rate was approximately 7.5%, far exceeding the global average growth rate during the same period, and its contribution to world economic growth was approximately 30%. Second, adhering to innovation-driven development, industrial upgrading has continuously consolidated the foundation of development. China has the world's most complete and largest industrial system, with 41 major industrial categories, 207 medium industrial categories, and 666 minor industrial categories, and is the only country in the world with all industrial categories in the United Nations industrial classification. Third, the scale of foreign trade has expanded and the structure has continued to optimize. China's position as the world's largest trading nation in goods has been continuously consolidated. In 2024, the total value of imports and exports of goods was 43.85 trillion yuan, ranking first in the world for eight consecutive years.
In the face of the accelerated adjustment of the world pattern, as the largest developing country in the world, China actively assumes the responsibility of a major country in maintaining world peace and development. China is firmly committed to the path of peaceful development, emphasizing that it will never seek hegemony, never expand, and never seek spheres of influence, and will always be a builder of world peace; it adheres to the path of common development, pursues an open strategy of mutual benefit and win-win results, and will always be a contributor to global development; it firmly safeguards the international system with the United Nations as its core and the international order based on international law, and will always be a maintainer of the international order.
Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics Promotes the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind
In the face of the increasing number of global challenges, the best choice is for all countries in the world to share weal and woe and stick together through thick and thin. In response to the question of the times, "What is happening to the world and what should we do?", General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), standing at the height of the historical development of mankind, profoundly understands the future and destiny of mankind and the major trend of the development of the times, and proposed the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, providing an important idea for promoting global cooperation and building a new type of international relations.
The concept of a community with a shared future for mankind is rooted in Chinese civilization, bringing together the greatest common denominator of people's aspirations for a better life, and also bringing together the greatest common denominator of all countries in the world's aspirations for peace, development, and prosperity. To avoid the trap of Cold War thinking, China advocates promoting the construction of a new type of international relations based on mutual respect, fairness and justice, and win-win cooperation; opposing hegemonism and power politics, and opposing 以邻为壑 (yǐ lín wéi hè - "dig a ditch and divert water into it, using it as a moat," selfishly harming one's neighbors for one's own benefit) and benefiting oneself at the expense of others, China advocates universal security; in response to unilateralism and protectionism, China adheres to cooperation and win-win results, and common prosperity; inheriting the Chinese civilization tradition of universal harmony and harmonious coexistence of all nations, China adheres to mutual learning between civilizations, openness and inclusiveness; in response to the increasingly serious climate change and ecological environment challenges, China advocates green and low-carbon development and is committed to building a clean and beautiful world.
The concept of a community with a shared future for mankind fully demonstrates China's breadth of mind and feelings as a global major country. In the face of the reverse current of protectionism, China plays an active role as a responsible major country, holds high the banner of building an open world economy, holds the China International Import Expo, promotes the high-quality development of free trade pilot zones, actively creates a market-oriented, rule-of-law, and international first-class business environment, adheres to the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and sharing, and jointly builds the "Belt and Road" with high quality, becoming a mainstay in adhering to multilateralism, improving global governance, and promoting global cooperation. In particular, China has successively proposed the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. The three major initiatives jointly reflect China's role as a responsible major country, as well as its goals and tasks of promoting global common development, maintaining international peace and security, and promoting understanding and respect among civilizations.
The Global Development Initiative is committed to promoting sustainable development. In September 2021, President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the general debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly and delivered an important speech, proposing the Global Development Initiative. The Global Development Initiative emphasizes promoting communication and cooperation among the United Nations, the G20, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, etc., strengthening macroeconomic policy coordination, continuously increasing investment in global development cooperation, focusing on solving structural problems that hinder the healthy development of the world economy, promoting inclusive and inclusive economic globalization, promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and maintaining the smooth and stable global industrial chain and supply chain. As the largest developing country in the world, China provides more public goods to the world within its capabilities. At the Second China-Central Asia Summit, President Xi Jinping (习近平) announced the establishment of three cooperation centers for poverty reduction, education exchange, and desertification prevention within the framework of China-Central Asia cooperation, and will provide 3,000 training opportunities for Central Asian countries in the next two years, which responds to the urgent needs of Central Asia for revitalization and enhancement of independent development capabilities. China has promoted the Global Development Initiative cooperation with more than 100 countries and many international organizations such as the United Nations, which has effectively promoted the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Currently, more than 80 countries have joined the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative," and nearly US$20 billion in development funds have been mobilized to carry out more than 1,100 projects.
The Global Security Initiative is committed to maintaining world peace and stability. In the face of the increasingly severe global security situation, in April 2022, President Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022, proposing the Global Security Initiative. The Global Security Initiative responds to the urgent need of the international community to maintain world peace and prevent conflicts and wars, echoes the universal desire of the vast majority of countries to demand win-win cooperation and oppose hegemony, bullying, and bullying, and conforms to the common pursuit of the people of all countries to build a lasting peace and a universally secure world, providing a new solution for eliminating the root causes of international conflicts, responding to global security challenges, and improving global security governance. As of the end of 2024, the Global Security Initiative has been supported and appreciated by 119 countries and international organizations, and has been written into 123 bilateral and multilateral political documents. The concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security has taken root in the hearts of the people. At the Second China-Central Asia Summit, the heads of state of Central Asian countries positively evaluated China's solutions and Chinese wisdom, including the Global Security Initiative. All parties are determined to jointly combat the "three evil forces" and transnational organized crime, jointly respond to security threats, help Afghanistan achieve peace, stability, reconstruction, and development as soon as possible, and build a regional security pattern of peace, tranquility, and shared destiny.
The Global Civilization Initiative is committed to promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. There is no one-size-fits-all development model in the world, and the development paths independently chosen by various countries must be respected. In March 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the High-Level Dialogue between the Communist Party of China and World Political Parties and delivered a keynote speech, proposing the Global Civilization Initiative for the first time, which has received positive responses from the international community. The Global Civilization Initiative emphasizes respecting the diversity of world civilizations, not engaging in ideological confrontation, and not imposing one's own values and governance models on others. On the basis of seeking common ground while reserving differences, equal exchanges, and mutual learning, the largest common denominator of values is formed, and the development goals of global governance are defined by the common interests of all mankind. China advocates a civilization view of equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness, promotes the implementation of the Global Civilization Initiative, and strives to draw a civilizational picture of promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. For example, President Xi Jinping (习近平) stated at the Second China-Central Asia Summit that China is willing to open more cultural centers, university branches, and Luban Workshops in Central Asia, which will further tighten the people-to-people bonds of mutual understanding and promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.
Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics Actively Develops Global Partnership
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "China adheres to developing friendly cooperation with all countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, promotes the construction of a new type of international relations, deepens and expands equal, open, and cooperative global partnerships, and is committed to expanding the convergence of interests with all countries." Developing global partnerships is an important innovation in China's diplomatic theory and practice, an important breakthrough in the concept of contemporary international relations, and has become a new path to promote the construction of a new type of international relations and a new starting point for a community with a shared future for mankind.
Developing global partnerships reflects the distinctive characteristics and era contributions of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. First, the global partnership advocated by China is based on the principle of equality among all countries, respecting the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of all countries, respecting each other's core interests and major concerns, and respecting the social systems and development paths independently chosen by the people of all countries. There is no master-slave relationship in partnership, and there is no distinction between camps. Second, partnership emphasizes peace, transcends previous political and military alliance relations, is committed to finding friends rather than creating enemies, and handles relations between countries with the concept of win-win cooperation. Third, partnership emphasizes inclusiveness. Like-minded people are partners, and seeking common ground while reserving differences is also a partner. Countries can establish partnerships based on common interests and pursuits, build a common rather than exclusive "circle of friends," and expand the pie of common interests through cooperation to achieve common development.
Developing relations with major countries is an important part of China's foreign relations. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Major-country relations are related to global strategic stability, and major countries shoulder special responsibilities." China is committed to promoting coordination and cooperation in major-country relations, promoting coordination and benign interaction among major countries, and promoting the construction of a major-country relationship pattern of peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development. China vigorously promotes the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. In recent years, with the joint efforts of both sides, China and Russia have inherited traditional friendship, and bilateral relations have maintained a stable, healthy, and high-level development trend. Long-term good-neighborliness, friendship, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation have become the distinctive features of the two countries' relations. China is committed to promoting the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-US relations. Based on the basic principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, China views and manages China-US relations from a strategic height and a long-term perspective, defends national interests and national dignity, and at the same time adheres to dialogue and consultation with a responsible attitude, emphasizing managing differences in a constructive manner, and jointly maintaining world peace and stability, and jointly injecting more certainty and stability into the world economy. China is committed to building a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Europe with global influence, supporting European strategic autonomy, and striving to build four major partnerships between China and Europe: peace, growth, reform, and civilization.
The periphery is an important foundation for achieving development and prosperity, a key point for maintaining national security, a priority for managing the overall diplomatic situation, and a key to promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. At present, China's relations with its neighbors are in the best period since modern times, and it has also entered an important stage of deep linkage between the peripheral pattern and the world pattern. China adheres to the neighborhood diplomacy policy of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness, and being a good neighbor and partner, advocates promoting the construction of a community with a shared future in the periphery, deepens friendly mutual trust and integration of interests with neighboring countries, deepens all-round cooperation with neighboring countries, strengthens exchanges in various fields, jointly maintains peace and stability, and forms a pragmatic and efficient peripheral work framework. China takes building a peaceful, tranquil, prosperous, beautiful, and friendly "five homes" as a common vision, takes good-neighborliness, security, prosperity, amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness, and a shared future as its concepts and policies, takes the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness as its basic principles, takes high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" as its main platform, and takes the Asian security model of shared security, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and dialogue and consultation as its strategic support, and actively builds a community with a shared future in the periphery. For example, China and the five Central Asian countries signed a treaty of permanent good-neighborliness, friendship, and cooperation, fixing the principle of lasting friendship in legal form. This is a new milestone in the history of the six countries' relations and a pioneering work in China's peripheral diplomacy, which will benefit the present and future generations; China regards ASEAN as a priority direction for peripheral diplomacy and a key area for high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," supports ASEAN's central position in East Asian cooperation, and supports ASEAN in playing a greater role in building an open and inclusive regional architecture; China promotes the "Shanghai Spirit," actively promotes the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's unity and cooperation, and promotes the construction of a community of health, a community of security, a community of development, and a community of humanities.
Always uphold the concept of sincerity, real results, amity, and good faith and the correct concept of justice and interests to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with developing countries and safeguard the common interests of developing countries. China advocates that all countries, regardless of size, strength, or poverty, are equal members of the international community, and share common interests, rights, and responsibilities in international affairs. In the face of the danger of confrontation, the vast number of developing countries demand that international politics return to "development-oriented." In line with the demands of the vast number of developing countries, China actively promotes the return of development to the center of the international agenda, revitalizes the global development partnership, and deepens South-South cooperation and North-South dialogue. President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the Global South Open and Inclusive Cooperation Initiative, announced eight measures to support Global South cooperation, and advocated that the Global South jointly act as a stabilizing force for maintaining peace, a mainstay for open development, a constructive force for global governance, and a promoting force for mutual learning among civilizations. Through concept sharing, resource integration, and mechanism innovation, China gathers the joint efforts of the Global South, injects new impetus into promoting world peace and development, and also promotes the evolution of the global governance system in a more fair and inclusive direction.
Promoting Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics to Achieve Greater Achievements in the New Stage
At present, profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and changes in the world, the times, and history are unfolding in unprecedented ways, and the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change. However, the general direction of human development and progress will not change, the general logic of the tortuous progress of world history will not change, and the general trend of the international community sharing a common destiny will not change. Around promoting the construction of a new type of international relations, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics will enter a new stage of greater achievements.
Steadfastly safeguard the external environment for national development, and concentrate efforts on managing our own affairs well. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The global governance structure depends on the balance of international forces, and the transformation of the global governance system originates from changes in the balance of international forces." Currently, China is in the best period of development since modern times, and the enhancement of national strength has created conditions for us to safeguard and shape strategic opportunities. China is a developing major country with global influence, but the task of national development remains arduous, and China's development itself is the greatest contribution to world peace and the cause of human progress. Facing the world's profound changes unseen in a century, China's proposed concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, with the goal of building a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and clean beauty, takes promoting consultation, joint construction, and shared benefits in global governance as the path to realization, practicing the common values of all mankind as universal adherence, promoting the construction of a new type of international relations as the basic support, implementing the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative as strategic guidance, and taking high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" as a practical platform to promote countries to work together to meet challenges and achieve common prosperity.
Actively participate in and lead global governance, and contribute to improving global governance. At present, the global peace deficit, development deficit, security deficit, and governance deficit are increasing, which stems from the fact that the international system and mechanisms dominated by a few major Western countries cannot adapt to the new changes of the times and need to be resolved through improving global governance. Individual major Western countries are abandoning their international responsibilities, transforming from providing public goods to the international community to seeking rent from the international community through public goods, further affecting the legitimacy and stability of the international order. As a responsible major country in the international system, facing the huge challenges to the international order, China must demonstrate its responsibility as a major country and play a pivotal role. We must adhere to principles, take a clear-cut stand and firmly stand our ground on major issues concerning the future of mankind and the direction of world development, firmly occupy the high ground of international morality, and unite and strive for the majority of the world. We must be courageous and responsible, firmly expand high-level opening up to the outside world, strengthen institutional design and talent development, and work with countries around the world to jointly promote an equal and orderly world multipolarization and an inclusive economic globalization that benefits all.
Focus on the long term and achieve common progress between China and the world. Although various concepts such as unilateralism and multilateralism, peace and confrontation, cooperation and competition are intertwined, and there are many instabilities and uncertainties in the world, it has become a general trend that human society shares weal and woe. In recent years, the rise of the Global South not only represents the growing influence of emerging economies and developing countries in the global political and economic landscape, but also reflects the common pursuit of peace, development, fairness, justice by the people of the world. China is a firm member of the Global South and a practitioner of promoting world peace, development, and cooperation. Standing at a new historical starting point, China's major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics will demonstrate its responsibility as a major country in continuously deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with countries around the world, promote the common progress of mankind with its own peaceful development, and continue to make new and greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
(The author is the Vice President of the China Foreign Affairs University (外交学院))
(This article was organized by the People's Tribune Magazine (人民论坛杂志社) and edited by the Theory Department of the People's Daily (人民日报社理论部))
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"Rules are meant to be restrictive, so they need to be tight. When things are tight, naturally it's less comfortable, and comfort becomes an issue. The idea is to be a little uncomfortable, a little less at ease. If we are a little uncomfortable, a little less at ease, the people will be more comfortable, more satisfied, and have a better impression of us." This is what General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) said earnestly at the Political Bureau meeting of the Central Committee when deliberating and adopting the Eight-Point Regulation. The key to improving work style lies in grasping the relationship between "tighter" and "better." Only by tightening and enforcing rules and regulations can we promote a new look in Party conduct and government administration, and a continuous improvement in social customs and public morality.
Our Party's cadres are public servants of the people. Party members and cadres should be the first to worry about the troubles of the world and the last to enjoy its pleasures. Only when they are willing to endure hardship will the people taste sweetness; only when they are diligent in dedication will the people benefit. If they only care about their own comfort and do nothing or even act recklessly, only seek their own ease and ignore the people's hardships, then such people are not true communists. Liao Junbo (廖俊波), the national outstanding county Party secretary known as the "woodcutter," once said, "As long as it is for development and for the people, be bold and do it, and I will bear the responsibility." No matter what position he was in, he did the hard and tiring work of "carrying stones up the mountain." No matter where he went, he would immediately go to the countryside and enterprises to conduct research. He would be on the scene rather than in the meeting room, worried about the people's concerns, and worked tirelessly for local development, building a monument in the hearts of the people with his hard work and practical efforts that benefited the people. Whether it is the story of "half a quilt" on the Long March or the People's Liberation Army sleeping on the streets without disturbing the people when Shanghai (上海) was liberated, they all interpret the distinct character of Chinese communists who endure hardship before enjoying pleasure, are strict with themselves, and work hard.
Currently, the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation is being carried out in an orderly manner throughout the Party. Various localities are focusing on improving work style, focusing on the "four winds" problems that the masses strongly reflect, "uncovering the lid" and "digging the roots," which has been supported and praised by the masses. Under the constraints of hard standards and iron rules, some individuals feel that the cage of the system is woven too tightly and the string of rules is stretched too tight. They feel that they must be supervised in everything they do and abide by the rules wherever they go, which makes them feel somewhat uncomfortable and uneasy. Little do they know that this so-called "comfort" and "ease" is undesirable and harmful. It is often in this comfortable and easy time that the mind is most likely to wander and behavior is most likely to deviate.
Many Party members and cadres have been punished by Party discipline and government regulations because they were "boiled frogs in warm water" in comfort and ease, unknowingly relaxing their self-restraint and lowering their self-requirements, and ultimately making big mistakes due to small mistakes. For example, some Party members and cadres covet the comfort and ease of banquets and meals, and their bodies collapse, their spirits are weakened, and even their lives are lost in violations of regulations on eating and drinking. If this kind of willful and indulgent comfort and ease is allowed to grow wildly, it will damage personal health in private, damage the image of the Party in public, and alienate the relationship between the Party and the masses and between cadres and the masses. "After the introduction of the Eight-Point Regulation, there are fewer social gatherings at the dinner table outside of eight hours, and the state within eight hours is better." This is a common feeling of many public officials in the new era. Some Party members and cadres said: "Since the Eight-Point Regulation, I have been 'liberated' and 'freed.' I spend less time accompanying people to drink, more time with my family, more time exercising, and more time reading and studying."
The spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation has standardized thoughts and behaviors, restrained willfulness and recklessness, purified Party conduct and government administration, and guided social customs and public morality. Implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation strictly and practically, and perseveringly, may seem a little uncomfortable and uneasy, but in fact it provides a protective talisman for the physical and mental health of Party members and cadres, provides a ballast stone for maintaining a good work style, and provides an adhesive for close relations between the Party and the masses and between cadres and the masses. If one pursues the so-called and temporary comfort and ease at the expense of violating discipline against the wind, what one gets in return can only be continuous fear and mental tension, worrying about being discovered and fearing being punished. The price is often long-term, real discomfort and unease. Only when Party members and cadres thoroughly implement the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation and frequently 照镜子、正衣冠、洗洗澡、治治病 (zhào jìngzi, zhèng yīguān, xǐxǐ zǎo, zhìzhì bìng - "look in the mirror, straighten clothes, take a bath, and cure diseases," to conduct self-examination and correct shortcomings), can they develop strong muscles and bones that are immune to all poisons; only by being "tighter," getting used to working and starting businesses in an environment of supervision and restraint, and doing good deeds, practical things, and solving difficult problems for the masses with a free hand in different positions, will the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security continue to increase.
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Chinese-style modernization is a modernization with a huge population, and population aging is China's basic national condition for a relatively long period in the future. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Whether a society is happy or not depends largely on whether the elderly are happy or not." During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China has thoroughly implemented the national strategy of actively responding to population aging, accelerated the construction of an age-friendly society, and continuously strengthened the age-appropriate orientation of urban development. While enhancing the well-being of the elderly, it has also injected new connotations into the people-oriented new urbanization and the concept of people's cities. Facing the future, continuing to promote people-oriented new urbanization and vigorously implementing urban renewal should practice the concept of people's cities and integrate the concept of age-appropriateness into all aspects of urban development such as spatial planning, public services, industrial upgrading, employment arrangements, and health and safety.
Currently, China has established the world's largest social security system and pension insurance system, and the foundation of pension security for urban and rural residents has been continuously consolidated. At the same time, it should be noted that China has a huge elderly population and the aging of the population is accelerating. It is estimated that China will enter a severely aging society in 2035. Comprehensively improving the age-appropriate level of urban development and promoting the coordinated development of urban renewal and the elderly care industry can not only directly meet the elderly group's yearning for a better life, but also help stimulate the innovative momentum of the entire society, including the elderly group. The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to actively respond to population aging and improve the policy mechanisms for developing elderly care services and the elderly care industry. To implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, we must fully practice the requirement of "integrating the concept of active aging and healthy aging into the entire process of economic and social development," better coordinate the relationship between population and economic society, resources and environment, and promote age-appropriate urban development.
Strengthen planning and policy coordination. Conforming to the trend of China's urban development shifting from extensive expansion to intensive improvement, integrate the concept of age-appropriateness into the overall process of urban development, combine urban renewal actions with age-appropriate transformation of cities, communities, and homes, and improve the urban public service system while further improving the home-based elderly care service network supported by the community. At the same time, it is necessary to recognize that age-appropriate urban development is a systematic project. To implement policy coordination in spatial planning, public services, bottom-line security, and health support, it is necessary to establish a horizontal coordination and cooperation mechanism for relevant departments, clarify relevant clauses for age-appropriate construction, and focus on breaking down departmental barriers and administrative divisions that hinder the coordinated development of the elderly care industry, and embody the advantages of policy coordination as a joint force for practical action.
Accelerate the promotion of urban governance innovation. Actively respond to the new requirements and challenges posed by population aging to urban governance, and form a new pattern of urban governance with the participation of multiple entities, including the elderly, around elderly care services, social participation, medical care, and elderly education. Accelerate the innovation of community governance system and mechanisms, build an elderly deliberation platform for the community, encourage the elderly to participate in urban community volunteer services, and release the vitality of grassroots governance. Encourage optimizing and updating governance paths and tools, improve the standards for age-appropriate transformation and maintenance of public space facilities, establish an age-appropriate evaluation system for the community, and protect the rights and interests of the elderly group participating in multi-party governance with the rule of law.
Activate the creative and innovative momentum of the elderly group. Population has a fundamental role in urban development. Promoting age-appropriate urban development can further unblock the employment channels for the younger elderly group by creating diversified and personalized employment opportunities suitable for the elderly. This is not only conducive to alleviating the many pressures brought about by population aging, but also enhances the elderly's sense of accomplishment and happiness index to a certain extent, eliminates the elderly's sense of loss after retirement, and achieves the goal of having something to do and something to enjoy in old age. At the same time, it is necessary to establish and improve the policy support system for the elderly group's employment and entrepreneurship, effectively activate the creative and innovative momentum of the elderly group, and provide strong momentum for the city's inclusive development and innovative development.
Promote the application of digital intelligence-enabled "scenario". Promoting the coordinated efforts of active aging and digital society has promoted the continuous improvement of the level of smart city construction and smart elderly care services, creating rich scenarios for age-appropriate urban development. At present, the digital infrastructure of China's major cities is developing rapidly. In the future, we should focus on both technology upgrades and service scenario applications, and focus on building digital elderly care scenarios for communities and families, such as remote diagnosis and treatment, smart travel, human-machine collaboration, intelligent monitoring, and health service APPs, and promote the market application of smart wearable devices, smart home systems, and companion robots. At the same time, establish a digital privacy protection mechanism for the elderly, focus on developing age-appropriate digital intelligence services and products, promote "digital intelligence equality" in the aging society, and maintain and protect the "digital intelligence rights" of the elderly group.
(The author is a professor at Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (南京邮电大学))
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From Maoming (茂名), Guangdong (广东) to Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Xinjiang (新疆), the distance shown on the map navigation is more than 4,000 kilometers. If a medium-sized truck runs non-stop, it would take fifty to sixty hours at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
Lychee, a specialty of Maoming (茂名), was called "lizhi (离枝)" by the ancients. The Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi (白居易) once wrote, "If separated from the branch, the color changes in one day, the fragrance changes in two days, and the taste changes in three days."
How can "perishable" lychees be transported intact across these thousands of kilometers? It sounds very difficult, but now it can be achieved with a click on a mobile phone. Chen Ge (陈歌), who lives in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), ordered a box of Guifei (桂味) lychees, which are in season in Maoming (茂名), on June 20. On the morning of the 21st, the lychees, with morning dew, underwent field cooling, pre-cooling to lock in freshness, a full cold chain, and air express delivery. When they were delivered to her doorstep, only 33 hours had passed since the fresh fruit was "separated from the branch." "Fresh! Sweet! Delicious!" Chen Ge (陈歌) praised.
From field picking to express delivery to the door, the reporter followed the whole process and witnessed the cold chain journey of a box of Lingnan (岭南) lychees from south to north.
Freshly picked, sprinkled with water to remove "field heat"
Time: June 21, 6:30 AM
Location: Guolai Agricultural Professional Cooperative Orchard, Mankeng Village (满坑村), Caojiang Town (曹江镇), Gaozhou City (高州市), Maoming (茂名), Guangdong (广东)
Gaozhou City (高州市) is mostly mountainous. The lychee forests in Mankeng Village (满坑村) mostly grow on sunny slopes in small mountain depressions. Taking advantage of the coolness of the early morning, fruit farmers Zhou Xiaoming (周小明), Zhou Jiannan (周建南), and others, each carrying two baskets, walked deep into a misty orchard.
Turning a corner, the view suddenly opened up. The trees, close to each other, were full of heavy red fruits, which were very attractive. "These are all Guifei (桂味). They have just reached maturity, and many are still greenish-yellow. We have to pick the red ones." Zhou Xiaoming (周小明) placed the basket steadily under the tree, reached into the dense branches, and skillfully coordinated his hands, pinching off the branches and leaves together, a handful at a time. Soon, the basket was filled with fruit.
"Picking lychees should be done early, firstly because it is not so hot in the morning, and secondly to catch the daytime express delivery, so that they can be delivered to consumers as soon as possible." Carrying the lychees down the mountain, Zhou Xiaoming (周小明) talked about the "secret": "There is also a saying about picking lychees, pinching branches and leaves. Retaining a little nutrient transport can preserve them for longer; but you can't pinch too much, lest you hurt the tree."
Not far down the slope, they arrived at the fruit shed on the hillside. As the fruit farmers returned one after another, the ground was soon filled with forty or fifty baskets of lychees. Fruit farmer Wu Chongchong (巫翀翀) picked up a tap water pipe and watered the baskets one after another. "Lychees are tropical fruits and ripen in summer. When they are first picked, they all carry 'field heat'. The first thing to do is to cool them down to slow down the speed of 'breathing', otherwise they will deteriorate relatively quickly," said Wu Chongchong (巫翀翀). After cooling, baskets of fresh and bright lychees were neatly loaded onto the pickup trucks waiting outside.
Factory pre-cooling, using standardized new technology
Time: June 21, 9:00 AM
Location: Xiaofeng Wengweng Agricultural Technology Company Commercialization Processing Center, Chengdong Industrial Park (城东工业园), Gaozhou City (高州市)
After simple "water cooling," the fresh lychees arrived at the Xiaofeng Wengweng Agricultural Technology Company Commercialization Processing Center to undergo the next step of standardized processing.
"It only takes more than 20 minutes from the orchard to here, so there is no need for refrigerated trucks. Lychees are most afraid of sudden changes in temperature, so they must be pre-cooled step by step." Under the command of Wu Yuting (吴玉婷), general manager of Xiaofeng Wengweng Agricultural Technology Company, the employees unloaded the lychees nimbly and pulled them into the workshop. Walking through the plastic door curtain, a cool feeling came over the body. The thermometer on the wall showed: "18℃".
"Another batch is here, let's start!" With a shout from Wu Yuting (吴玉婷), several workers immediately became busy. "The main thing is ice water cold compress, then cleaning, picking, and classifying according to color and size. Green fruits and those with insects must be picked out," said a female worker.
"Look, this is our 'trump card' for preservation." Wu Yuting (吴玉婷) introduced that the center has 8 cold storage rooms, 2 of which use differential pressure pre-cooling technology. Opening the door of the cold storage, an even stronger cold air rushed out. The batch of lychees that had just been delivered had been re-crated and stacked into a neat "square stack," with a layer of plastic film covering the top; above, a huge fan-like device was running "whirring."
Wu Yuting (吴玉婷) explained that this device can make cold air evenly pass through the gaps between the lychees, so as to achieve the effect of rapid cooling of the lychees; and the plastic film above plays a moisturizing role. "It takes 8-9 hours for some cold storage to cool lychees to 3-5 degrees Celsius, but it only takes 2-3 hours here."
Packaging and transshipment, full cold chain "escort"
Time: June 21, 11:45 AM
Location: SF Express Caojiang Town (曹江镇) Cooperation Point, Xintai Avenue (冼太大道), Gaozhou City (高州市)
Lychees that have been separated from the branch for six or seven hours are still as fresh as ever. After being neatly packaged, they will embark on their journey according to their respective routes.
Beside Xintai Avenue (冼太大道) in Gaozhou City (高州市), the SF Express Caojiang Town (曹江镇) cooperation point has reached its busiest time of the day. Plastic baskets full of lychees crowded the ground, and foam boxes and cardboard boxes were piled up more than one person high. The person in charge, Jie Maoshen (揭茂燊), was greeting seven or eight couriers to speed up the packaging and labeling.
"Preservation on the road is the most important thing." To explain to the reporter, Jie Maoshen (揭茂燊) packed a box of lychees: first put two or three ice packs in the foam box, then spread a plastic bag, and put the lychees in. After the plastic bag is tied, cover the foam box lid, seal the edges, and finally put it in a cardboard box and label it. The whole process takes less than 1 minute.
Consumers usually order lychees starting from 5 kg or 10 kg. How to ensure that the packaged lychees are sufficient? "We are all very experienced. Generally, after adding ice packs, the weight is 6.1 kg, which guarantees that there are 5 kg of lychees inside," Jie Maoshen (揭茂燊) said confidently. During the peak season, his cooperation point alone packs and ships about 5,000 boxes of lychees a day.
At about 13:00, the transfer vehicle arrived on time and loaded the packaged lychees. Driving north along Xintai Avenue (冼太大道) for 20 minutes, the car came to the SF Express distribution warehouse in Changpo Town (长坡镇), Gaozhou City (高州市). The newly delivered lychees were moved one by one by workers onto the conveyor belt. "Ding!" Scanning the QR code on the express delivery bill, the express delivery was automatically allocated to the corresponding vehicle. The cold chain vehicle loaded with lychees drove at full power and went straight to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (深圳宝安国际机场). "Some are transported by road, and they leave directly when they are full; those transported by air generally go to farther northern cities, and are sent to airports in the surrounding Zhanjiang (湛江), Shenzhen (深圳), Zhuhai (珠海) and other places," said Bai Shuaijun (白帅军), the head of the distribution warehouse.
Taking a "plane," a "green channel" for quick boarding
Time: June 21, 19:00
Location: SF Express Shenzhen Aviation Transfer Center, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (深圳宝安国际机场), Guangdong (广东)
When the cold chain vehicle arrived at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (深圳宝安国际机场), night had already fallen. However, the SF Express Shenzhen Aviation Transfer Center in the airport was brightly lit. After passing the security check, boxes of lychees successfully entered the aircraft cargo hold. This lychee order destined for Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) was on a cargo plane departing at 23:00.
The "green channel" makes the pre-boarding process faster. In order to ensure the freshness of lychees as much as possible, Shenzhen Airport (深圳机场) has set up priority collection windows, exclusive security checkpoints, and fast processing counters to allow lychee goods to be "inspected as they arrive"; and adopts cabin reservation and pre-allocation management models to shorten the entire process from entry to loading to 2 hours.
At about 23:00, the cargo plane took off, cutting through the night sky, and soon disappeared into the sky, flying to Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) more than 4,000 kilometers away.
In response to the characteristics of lychee transportation, which are "high timeliness and high preservation," Shenzhen Airport (深圳机场) has jointly opened a number of lychee air transportation special lines with SF Airlines (顺丰航空), JD Airlines (京东航空), etc. since the beginning of June. Relying on its complete route layout, SF Airlines (顺丰航空) has basically built a lychee express delivery network covering the whole country. It is reported that since the end of May, the lychees transported by Shenzhen Airport (深圳机场) every day have exceeded the 300-ton mark. "Through the efficient intermodal transport mode of 'air + cold chain' throughout the whole process, consumers all over the country can taste high-quality fruits in the shortest possible time, and the vast number of fruit farmers in Maoming (茂名) and other Lingnan (岭南) villages have also opened up a broader space for increasing income," said Hu Song (胡松), head of SF Express Shenzhen Airport (顺丰速运深圳机场).
Priority processing, fresh and delicious express delivery at the first time
Time: June 22, 15:28
Location: A residential community in Xinshi District (新市区), Urumqi City (乌鲁木齐市), Xinjiang (新疆)
"Hello, are you at home?" Gao Xuesong (高雪松), a courier from the Beichen Business Department of Xinjiang SF Express Co., Ltd. (新疆顺丰速运有限公司北辰营业网点), appeared downstairs at Chen Ge's (陈歌) home. "Because it is fresh fruit, please see if someone at home can collect it on your behalf, or I will take it back to the business department for preservation first, and then deliver it later?" After communication, Gao Xuesong (高雪松) delivered the lychees to Chen Ge's (陈歌) family. Checking the logistics order, this box of lychees took less than 28 hours from acceptance at 11:55 on the first day to delivery at 15:28 on the same day.
Turning the clock back. After stopping at Ezhou Huahu Airport (鄂州花湖机场) in Hubei (湖北), this box of lychees arrived at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport (乌鲁木齐天山国际机场) at 9:03 on the same day. After getting off the plane, the goods were unloaded to the SF Express Urumqi Tianshan Transfer Center (顺丰乌鲁木齐天山转运中心). The refrigerated truck waiting there was loaded, and arrived at the Xinjiang SF Express Co., Ltd. Wanwei Distribution Center (新疆顺丰速运有限公司万纬分拨中心) 10 minutes later. At the distribution center, the staff sent the package to the fully automatic sorting line, and the sorting was completed in about 15 minutes.
"Fresh fruit products are the highest priority express delivery in the SF Express transportation network system. After sorting, they enter an independent channel and will be given priority to transfer to the business department." Gao Xuesong (高雪松) said that the sorting was completed at about 12:00, and the system prompted him that there were 2 fresh fruit products that needed to be delivered with priority today. The distribution center has 3 shifts of trucks every day to deliver express delivery to the business department. After the sorting is completed, if there is still some time before the truck departs, the fresh fruit products will enter the freezer for preservation. "You can set a suitable temperature according to different fruits. For example, lychees need to be set at minus 5 degrees Celsius."
Opening the express delivery, the lychees that have undergone a long "journey" still maintain their fresh state. "If we encounter the situation that the ice packs are melted during sorting, we will replace the ice packs in time." Gao Xuesong (高雪松) said that if they encounter the situation that no one is at the consumer's home, they will take the lychees back to the business department refrigerator for preservation and storage, and deliver them again according to the time agreed with the consumer to ensure that the lychees are delivered to the consumer in a fresh state.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) June 23rd dispatch (Reporter Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)) The 2025 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival Lychee Harvest Season Consumption Promotion Activity was recently held in Lingshan County (灵山县), Guangxi (广西). According to the relevant person in charge of the South Subtropical Crop Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), preliminary estimates indicate that the national lychee planting area this year is approximately 7.52 million mu, and the total annual output is expected to reach 3.45 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 100%.
In recent years, the domestic lychee industry has accelerated its transformation and upgrading, showing a good trend of "regional layout, clustered development, and specialized production," becoming an important pillar of the characteristic industry in hot areas and an important source of income for fruit farmers to become rich. At present, the total output value of the national lychee primary industry exceeds 30 billion yuan, creating regional public brands and landmark products such as Lingshan Lychee (灵山荔枝), Gaozhou Lychee (高州荔枝), and Hejiang Lychee (合江荔枝). Various regions have vigorously carried out the construction of ecological parks, standard parks, and ton-yield parks, which has effectively improved the lychee production efficiency.
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Treating every business entity fairly and justly, fulfilling every commitment with reverence – this is a good business environment and a more sustainable urban competitiveness.
On the evening of June 21, the "Jiangsu Super League" ("苏超") was in full swing, with the Changzhou (常州) team hosting the Nanjing (南京) team. Beside the field, a barbecue restaurant's advertisement stood alongside many well-known brands, attracting much discussion among netizens.
This advertisement came from an ordinary street-side barbecue restaurant and was the only individual business sponsor in this game. Without promotional slogans or corporate logos, just a simple and straightforward store name, it even seemed a bit "out of place" on the field.
According to media reports, in the early stages of the "Jiangsu Super League" ("苏超"), the person in charge of the barbecue restaurant saw the notice of Changzhou (常州) competition area recruiting partners, and submitted an application with a try-it-out mentality, "unexpectedly, it passed the review," and the sponsorship fee was not high. As the popularity of the "Jiangsu Super League" ("苏超") continued to rise, more and more well-known brands came to seek cooperation, and the sponsorship amount also increased. Many netizens commented: "This barbecue restaurant has made a lot of money."
In fact, it is not only the barbecue restaurant that has "made a lot of money," but also the city of Changzhou (常州). A sponsor's advertisement not only shows a small shop's simple desire to support competitive sports, but also reflects a city's adherence to credit and respect for order.
In the traditional impression, most of the event sponsors are well-known brands with strong strength, but the Changzhou (常州) event organizers did not reject the barbecue restaurant because of its small size and low popularity. This open mind is a source of vitality for safeguarding the healthy development of business entities. As the event gradually heats up, the commercial value of the "Jiangsu Super League" ("苏超") has soared, and the sponsorship threshold has increased, the organizers still retained the C position for this small shop, which is especially valuable to keep promises.
Credit is the foundation of a market economy and an important manifestation of competitive soft power. The barbecue restaurant's advertisement contains deep thinking about local optimization of the business environment - a good business environment lies in treating every business entity equally.
At present, some places "value the big and slight the small" in investment promotion or assistance to enterprises, which will not only damage the government's credibility, but also be detrimental to the long-term economic development of the region. Whoever can "score big" in keeping promises can win the long-term trust of business entities.
Treating every business entity fairly and justly, fulfilling every commitment with a sense of awe – this is a good business environment and a more sustainable urban competitiveness.
Return to TopThis report was published in Beijing (北京) on June 23rd by this newspaper (本报). (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) On the 23rd, the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) released national electric power industry statistics for January-May: As of the end of May, the nation's cumulative installed power generation capacity was 3.61 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 18.8%. Among them, "two increases and one decrease" are noteworthy.
——1 billion kilowatts, photovoltaic power generation installed capacity achieves a historic breakthrough. Since the beginning of this year, China's photovoltaic power generation installed capacity has maintained a high-speed growth momentum. From January to May, the cumulative newly connected grid scale was nearly 200 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 57%, pushing China's cumulative installed photovoltaic power generation capacity to exceed 1 billion kilowatts, reaching 1.08 billion kilowatts. This is equivalent to approximately 48 Three Gorges Dam (三峡电站) power stations' total installed capacity, accounting for 30% of China's total installed power generation capacity and nearly half of the global total installed photovoltaic capacity.
The relevant director of the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) introduced that the installed capacity of 1 billion kilowatts is not only a huge amount of clean electricity, but also has spawned a complete and internationally competitive photovoltaic industry chain. According to statistics, the total number of photovoltaic industry chain enterprises in China exceeds 1 million, with an annual output value of over one trillion yuan. From the independent control of key material high-purity crystalline silicon to the continuous breakthroughs in large-size silicon wafers and high-efficiency battery technology, and the repeated record highs in component efficiency, to the integrated application of smart inverters and energy storage systems, the technical level of each link in China's photovoltaic industry chain is globally leading.
——204 billion yuan, investment in power grid projects continues to grow. The Longdong (陇东) - Shandong (山东) ±800 kV ultra-high voltage DC transmission project can transmit the equivalent of over 10 million households' annual electricity consumption, half of which is green electricity. Data from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) shows that from January to May, the nation's completed investment in power grid projects was 204 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.8%. The State Grid Corporation of China (国家电网) stated that it will put 140 key projects for the summer peak load period into operation on schedule this year, do a good job in stable power supply and increase supply, and improve the power grid's power supply capacity.
——40%, the proportion of thermal power installed capacity further declines. Data released by the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) shows that as of the end of May, the cumulative installed thermal power capacity was approximately 1.46 billion kilowatts, accounting for approximately 40% of China's total installed power generation capacity. This year, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) jointly issued the "New Generation Coal Power Upgrade Special Action Implementation Plan (2025-2027)", proposing that after the new generation of coal power pilot demonstration units adopt carbon reduction measures, the carbon emission level per kilowatt-hour should be reduced by 10%-20% compared with the same type of units in 2024.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Wang Hao (王浩), Zhang Wenhao (张文豪)) On the 23rd, as the gate of the three sediment flushing tunnels of the Xiaolangdi (小浪底) Hydraulic枢纽 slowly opened, the water discharge from the枢纽 increased to 2600 cubic meters per second, marking the official start of the 2025 Yellow River (黄河) water and sediment regulation.
Water and sediment regulation refers to the process of adjusting reservoir capacity through reservoirs and artificially creating large-flow water flow to flush the accumulated sediment in the reservoir and downstream river channels into the sea. On July 1st, the Yellow River (黄河) will officially enter the main flood season. The Yellow River (黄河) Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) has decided to scientifically regulate the relationship between water and sediment by jointly dispatching reservoirs such as Wanjiazhai (万家寨), Sanmenxia (三门峡), and Xiaolangdi (小浪底) from June 23rd, combining the drought resistance requirements of the lower reaches of the Yellow River (黄河) and the requirements of the middle reaches of the reservoir to empty the reservoir to meet the flood season.
As a key control project in the flood control and water and sediment regulation system in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River (黄河), the Xiaolangdi (小浪底) Hydraulic枢纽 controls 91.2% of the runoff and nearly 100% of the sediment transport of the Yellow River (黄河). At present, the Xiaolangdi (小浪底) Hydraulic枢纽 has carried out 29 water and sediment regulation operations, with a cumulative sediment discharge of more than 2.5 billion tons.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Wang Zhou (王洲)) that Beijing (北京) recently issued implementation opinions on strictly regulating administrative inspections involving enterprises, clarifying matters such as the main personnel involved in administrative inspections involving enterprises.
Focusing on the issue of the qualifications of inspection entities, the implementation opinions clarify that three types of entities have the right to conduct administrative inspections: administrative organs, organizations authorized by laws and regulations, and organizations entrusted in accordance with the law. It is strictly forbidden for various government deliberative and coordinating bodies and third-party institutions such as inspection and testing to carry out administrative inspections. Neighborhood committees, village committees, and organizations such as industry associations and chambers of commerce do not belong to the main bodies of administrative inspections and cannot carry out administrative inspections.
Currently, Beijing (北京) is organizing departments at all levels to carry out the review and publication of administrative inspection entities. After this work is completed, if enterprises encounter on-site inspections, they can verify whether the relevant units belong to the main body of administrative inspections in the "Administrative Law Enforcement Publicity" column of the websites of the district governments and municipal government departments.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 乔 栋
A few days before the summer solstice, in Lenghu Town (冷湖镇), Mangya City (茫崖市), Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州), Qinghai Province (青海省), where the average annual rainfall is only 15 millimeters, a heavy rain arrived unexpectedly, trapping a group of tourists in the Black Gobi Mountain (黑独山) scenic area.
"The entrance to the scenic area was still sunny, but it was hailing in the mountains." Lü Haiquan (吕海全), a member of the Standing Committee of the Mangya Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, who was stationed in Lenghu Town (冷湖镇), was quite surprised. While coordinating spare vehicles from the scenic area to pick up the tourists, he quickly dispatched raincoats, umbrellas, and other supplies.
"This rain exposed the blind spots in our work." That evening, Lü Haiquan (吕海全) organized a meeting of rotating staff, directly pointing out the problems. Yu Yiliang (于一亮), a police officer from the Mangya Public Security Bureau (茫崖市公安局) stationed in Lenghu Town (冷湖镇), added, "We promptly guided traffic to ensure tourists' safe and orderly entry and exit. Since the tourists had a bad experience today, I suggest the scenic area compensate them by refunding transportation fees and giving them meal vouchers." After arranging the follow-up matters, everyone discussed the next development plan.
Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) boasts tourism resources such as Black Gobi Mountain (黑独山), Rouge Mountain (胭脂山), and the Petroleum Town (石油小镇). Even though it is thousands of kilometers away from the provincial capital and more than 300 kilometers away from the nearest urban area of Mangya City (茫崖市), tourists still flock here.
How should the town handle this wave of tourism traffic? Su Huaye (苏铧烨), the mayor of Mangya City (茫崖市), introduced that in order to strengthen the construction of the town, Mangya City (茫崖市) has established a system of leading cadres and municipal government cadres going down to Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) to stay and work, so as to promptly grasp the actual difficulties in the tourism development process of Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) and allocate resources to solve them. Su Huaye (苏铧烨) said: "In the construction of a tourist town, we must focus on problems and implement solutions, do work that lays the foundation and benefits the long term, and not be opportunistic or seek quick success and instant benefits." 急功近利 (jí gōng jìn lì - "eager for quick success and instant benefits," to be eager for quick results and short-term gains).
Establish a pragmatic attitude of timely feedback and addressing difficulties.
On the second day of his stay, Yu Yiliang (于一亮) started working on a project: he reviewed the accident rate and locations in Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) over the past five years and created a hotspot map. "According to the hotspot map of accident locations, we found that 45 kilometers north of Lenghu Town (冷湖镇), on the side of Black Gobi Mountain (黑独山) and near Sugan Lake (苏干湖), is a high-incidence area for accidents."
Yu Yiliang (于一亮) led 10 traffic police officers to the area. "When we arrived at the scene, everything became clear. Coming out of Lenghu Town (冷湖镇), there is a straight road for forty or fifty kilometers, and drivers are easily fatigued, leading to traffic accidents." Soon, they decided to report this matter directly to the Municipal Public Security Bureau (市公安局). With the support of the Municipal Public Security Bureau (市公安局), they added a checkpoint there: "First, it can help alleviate the pressure of transit vehicles during the summer peak, and second, it can slow down vehicles and reduce accidents."
As more and more tourists "check in" at Black Gobi Mountain (黑独山) and Petroleum Town (石油小镇), Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) has planned a parking lot at the points where tourists often gather. However, this convenient measure has brought problems. "It has now been discontinued. We call this parking lot the 'Old Entrance.' Due to the strong winds and sand, the landform of Black Gobi Mountain (黑独山) is very fragile, and the black stones on the surface near the 'Old Entrance' are easily damaged once they are crushed by wheels." Said Pu Zhenxia (蒲珍霞), the mayor of Lenghu Town (冷湖镇).
Unprofessional tourism development and unscientific handling of problems made Pu Zhenxia (蒲珍霞) very anxious and under great psychological pressure. After the town became popular, higher authorities put forward many requirements, such as improving reception capacity and integrating homestay resources, in order to create a high-standard tourist town...
The feeling of being willing but unable is not limited to this. Pu Zhenxia (蒲珍霞) introduced that before Lenghu (冷湖) was established as a town, the then-Party Working Committee of the police station built a batch of public rental housing. After the town was reorganized in 2018, this batch of public rental housing became vacant and uninhabited. The town wanted to integrate them and transform them into homestays, but because they could not be transferred or obtain certificates, they could only be repeatedly shelved.
These problems are difficult to solve at the township level alone. "Should we tell the higher authorities directly or drag it out?" Pu Zhenxia (蒲珍霞) decided to be a cadre who "complains." Yu Yiliang (于一亮) also suggested that Pu Zhenxia (蒲珍霞) seize the time to "tell the truth." "At first, I also felt that telling the higher authorities would make us seem not 'responsible' enough, but indeed these problems cannot be delayed and must be addressed. The difficulties that should be said must be said." Pu Zhenxia (蒲珍霞) sorted out the relevant issues and raised them to the leaders of Mangya City (茫崖市).
Enrich the working methods of actively helping the grassroots to complete tasks.
"I have gained a lot from staying here for a month. Lenghu (冷湖) is 300 kilometers away from the urban area, and it used to be just a concept on the map. When I really went in, I found many problems and gained more." Yu Yiliang (于一亮) said with emotion.
In the past, Lenghu Town (冷湖镇), with an area of 17,000 square kilometers, had only 5 resident traffic police officers. With the explosive growth of tourists and transit vehicles, the road duty force was obviously insufficient. The township had proposed adding a squadron and expanding personnel. "We also discussed it in the meeting before, but in the past, everyone felt that Lenghu (冷湖) was located in a remote area, and it was not necessary to add patrol forces." After staying in the town, Yu Yiliang (于一亮) said, "There are traffic jams on the national highway and in the town. Looking back, there was still too little field research, insufficient decision-making basis, and more manpower is needed."
Many municipal government cadres felt the same as Yu Yiliang (于一亮). After several field investigations, Li Qi (李琦), the deputy mayor of Mangya City (茫崖市), also discovered the problem: "The city handed over a tourist town with extremely high traffic and popularity completely to the township, which is 'a small horse pulling a big cart,' and the rights and responsibilities are not equal, and the professions do not match. If it is not done well, it will affect the development of Lenghu Town (冷湖镇). The only solution is to sink resources."
"In terms of important projects and tourism infrastructure construction, tourism reception capacity improvement, professional tourism law enforcement and market supervision, the city should handle them at a higher level and sink its strength, and not be a hands-off shopkeeper." Liu Weimin (刘为民), secretary of the Mangya Municipal Party Committee (茫崖市委书记), said, "Since the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) and the launch of education, I have more deeply realized that we must do our work with a sense of responsibility that we can't rest assured of at all times and a spirit of actively taking responsibility. We cannot rely solely on issuing instructions to assign tasks, but must consider the actual situation and help the grassroots to complete the tasks."
After that, Mangya City (茫崖市) established a special disposal company to conduct a thorough investigation and safety appraisal of a total of 59 properties in Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) belonging to Mangya City (茫崖市), and obtained real estate ownership certificates. At present, Mangya City (茫崖市) has introduced a number of tourism development companies to develop many of the confirmed properties.
Develop a way of thinking from temporary measures to long-term governance.
Regular rotation of cadres is a response to the construction of the town. For long-term development, it is also necessary to solve the problems from the root.
Based on the long-term development of road safety in the tourist town, Yu Yiliang (于一亮) compiled a suggestion of "setting up parking havens on both sides of the national highway" based on the high-incidence points of random parking by tourists in the past month.
What needs to be considered in the long term is how to solve the problem of "a small horse pulling a big cart." "We have formulated a list of responsibilities, a list of cooperation, and a list of submissions around tourism development, clarifying the boundaries of what Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) should do and how to do it." Pu Zhenxia (蒲珍霞) introduced. The list of responsibilities of Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) lists 35 township responsibilities, such as taking the lead in establishing a Party building alliance of personnel stationed in Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) by various municipal units, forming a tourism volunteer team, and providing entrepreneurial services such as registration and residence for tourism business entities.
"The list of submissions includes 106 items, clarifying what the township does not need to do." Pu Zhenxia (蒲珍霞) introduced that, for example, two years ago, the higher authorities required Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) to enrich the personnel of the grassroots health center in order to meet the medical needs of tourists. Now the list clearly stipulates that the renovation and upgrading of the health center in Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) will be implemented by the county-level medical group and the state medical community, reducing the pressure on the town.
Aerial photography of Black Gobi Mountain (黑独山) shows the black mountains and the gray-white sand at the foot of the mountain reflecting each other, forming a natural "ink painting." The tourism industry of Lenghu (冷湖) has also ushered in a better development environment after Mangya City (茫崖市) promoted cadre stationing and clarified the list of tourism rights and responsibilities.
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I used to see road safety materials from Lenghu Town (冷湖镇) in the office and always felt they were a bit exaggerated. But in a month of being stationed here, I inspected under the scorching sun every day, reminding thousands of vehicles passing by, and found that safety must be implemented in every detail.
Being stationed here is not just a 走过场 (zǒu guò chǎng - "going through the motions," doing something perfunctorily). The stationed cadres I met all used their professional skills to play a role. Comrades from the culture and tourism and market supervision departments promptly handled tourist complaints, ensuring that tourists had a comfortable environment. We were on duty at checkpoints and conducted joint patrols every day, and the incidence of road traffic accidents decreased by 50% year-on-year. Comrades in the town said, "Your arrival has reduced our burden and solved the 'small horse pulling a large cart' problem." Passing tourists often gave us mineral water, and those sincere "thank yous" were the best reward for our efforts.
Sending selected cadres to the front lines of grassroots areas such as Hei Dushan (黑独山) for practical training, this training model of putting cadres on the front line to "grow seedlings" not only injects professional strength into grassroots governance, but also allows young cadres to observe people's livelihoods and explore the truth in "zero-distance" service to the masses and "hard-on-hard" problem-solving, tempering their work style and improving their abilities.
(The author is a police officer from the Mangya City (茫崖市) Public Security Bureau in Qinghai Province (青海省).)
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Uncle Du (杜大叔), a villager from Dongshangzhai Village (东上寨村), Tangjiabo Town (唐家泊镇), Qixia City (栖霞市), Shandong Province (山东省), turned on the tap, and clear water gushed out continuously. Beside him, cadres from the Qixia City Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (栖霞市纪委监委) were conducting a follow-up visit on the integrated urban-rural water supply project, asking questions and taking notes.
In November 2020, Qixia City (栖霞市) began to vigorously promote the construction of an integrated urban-rural water supply project. However, after the project was completed, the tap water supply was unstable in some areas.
In 2022, the tap water project in Dongshangzhai Village (东上寨村), Tangjiabo Town (唐家泊镇) was completed, and Mu Caixia (牟彩霞), a villager who had used well water for most of her life, was overjoyed. As a result, in less than half a year, the village's tap water was cut off again due to a pipe leak, and water for washing and cooking became a problem again. Coincidentally, tap water was also rarely seen in Xingjiage Village (邢家阁村), Guandao Town (官道镇). The faucets in some villagers' homes had rusted, and the water basins installed had become decorations.
Where did the disappearing water flow to?
In April 2024, the Qixia City Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (栖霞市纪委监委) received a letter of complaint reflecting that Mu (慕), the former third-level investigator of the Qixia City Water Affairs Bureau (栖霞市水务局), had accepted benefits from business operators by using water conservancy project bidding and purchasing a sea view house from a business operator at an extremely low price.
Qixia City (栖霞市) is located in the hinterland of the Jiaodong Peninsula (胶东半岛), with many rivers and is a water source supply area for surrounding cities, with many water conservancy projects under its jurisdiction. Water conservancy projects are related to the people's drinking water problems, and the Qixia City Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (栖霞市纪委监委) immediately included this issue in the special rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the people.
By retrieving Mu's (慕) bank statements and real estate transaction information, investigators discovered clues: "Compared with houses of the same type in the same community, the transaction price of this second-hand house is significantly different, and the seller is a boss engaged in water conservancy projects." At the same time, investigators also found that there were funds exchanges between Mu's (慕) account and other business operators.
An abnormally traded property and unusual funds exchanges led investigators to find the reason why villagers could not use water from this case.
In the face of evidence, Mu (慕) admitted that the property was a "thank you gift" from the business operator for helping the company win the bid by "greeting" in advance and revealing bidding information. Mu (慕) was in charge of water conservancy project construction for a long time and handled many projects. From September 2010 to September 2023, Mu (慕) successively extended his hand to a number of people's livelihood security projects, such as the South-to-North Water Diversion Qixia City (南水北调栖霞市) supporting project, drinking water safety project, and small-scale farmland water conservancy key county project, "manipulating" the project bidding process, contracting the project to project parties familiar with him, and directly accepting a total of 3.13 million yuan in property.
In October 2014, the bidding for the continued construction and supporting project of the first phase of the South-to-North Water Diversion East Route Project (南水北调东线) in Qixia City (栖霞市) began. Mu (慕) thought of a business operator who had "greeted" him earlier, so he arranged for his subordinates to inform the company of key information such as the project overview, cost, and construction location in advance to facilitate the company's preparation of bidding documents; on the one hand, he revealed his intended company to the bidding agency company, and winning the bid became a matter of 水到渠成 (shuǐ dào qú chéng - "when water comes, a channel is formed," success comes naturally; everything falls into place). "Mu (慕) revealed the bidding information to the bidding company, operating in the dark and determining the bid secretly," said the investigators.
In order to help some project construction parties "save costs," Mu (慕) led a team to inspect the project construction site, but instead of actively and proactively looking for construction problems, he asked the accompanying inspectors to "just take a look." The "perfunctory" inspection provided an opportunity for the construction party to use inferior materials in the procurement of plastic pipes and other materials, which affected the quality of the project. In October 2024, Mu (慕) was expelled from the Party and his retirement benefits were cancelled in accordance with regulations. In December 2024, Mu (慕) was sentenced by the judicial authorities.
Project construction bidding is a key area for anti-corruption with concentrated power, intensive funds, and rich resources. Violations of discipline and law are complex, hidden, prone to occur, and occur frequently. "Making a fuss" on the formulation of bidding documents, "manipulating" the pre-examination of bidding announcements, "spending thoughts" on the review of bidding experts, and "playing tricks" on the implementation of winning bids... These industry malpractices seriously affect the objectivity and fairness of bidding work and disrupt the market order of fair competition.
The Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (山东省纪委监委) carried out special supervision work, sorted out and analyzed the cases of violations of discipline and law in the field of project construction bidding that have been investigated and handled by discipline inspection and supervision agencies throughout the province since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, as well as the problems discovered by supervision and inspection,巡视巡察 (xún shì xún chá - "inspection and patrol," a form of Party-led inspection), and audit supervision, established a supervision list, and implemented list-based supervision and account-based cancellation. Since 2024, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels in Shandong (山东) have filed 1,726 cases related to the field of project construction for investigation and investigation, and have given Party discipline and government affairs sanctions to 1,543 people.
Wang Juan (王娟), director of the Second Supervision and Inspection Office of the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (山东省纪委监委), said: "To correct industry malpractices, we must be strict to the end and follow up with supervision and punishment. We strengthen the analysis of typical individual cases and similar cases, do a good job in the design of the entire field system, the interconnection and sharing of the entire process, and the full-chain digital empowerment to create a sunny, transparent, and efficient bidding industry ecology."
In order to implement the integrated promotion of "investigation, rectification, and governance," the Qixia City Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (栖霞市纪委监委) issued discipline inspection and supervision recommendations to the Municipal Water Affairs Bureau (市水务局), urging it to strictly control the quality of people's livelihood projects and strengthen supervision of the project bidding process. After rectification, the Qixia City Water Affairs Bureau (栖霞市水务局) used a full-process electronic bidding system to implement the digitalization of the entire bidding process, truly realizing "bidding without meeting," providing a guarantee for the sunny and efficient transaction of public resources.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦瀚洋
In Wuxing District (吴兴区), Huzhou City (湖州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), citizen Lu Xin (卢欣) drove to the Huandong Garden Community (环东花园小区) in Yuehe Street (月河街道) to visit her parents, and this time she didn't have to "circle around" but parked directly in a "filial piety parking space."
Focusing on the needs of the people and advocating respect for the elderly and love for family, Wuxing District (吴兴区) actively mobilized its辖区街道 to introduce "filial piety parking spaces" in residential areas where conditions permit. In May of this year, Yuehe Street (月河街道) designated the Huandong Garden Community (环东花园小区), where a relatively large number of elderly people live, as a pilot construction site. Without affecting the existing parking spaces in the community, the community rationally planned public spaces and added four "filial piety parking spaces" in the internal roads and vacant spaces of the community.
At the same time, the community has established a reservation registration management system. Children need to declare their parents' names, ages, addresses, and other information to the community or property management. After verification, they can receive a filial piety parking card at the entrance of the community and enjoy 3 hours of free parking service. Gu Huanhuan (顾欢欢), Secretary of the Party Branch and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of Fuxingqiao Community (浮星桥社区), where the community is located, said: "As of now, the community's 'filial piety parking spaces' have served more than 80 visits to relatives and registered more than 60 license plates of children of community residents."
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲)) This reporter learned on the 23rd from the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院): From January to May of this year, national courts concluded 9,343 first-instance drug crime cases, a year-on-year decrease of 29.31%. Over the past 10 years, the number of drug crime cases in China has generally shown a downward trend, and the drug situation has continued to improve.
People's courts at all levels have always implemented the general policy of severely punishing crimes, putting strictness first, and maintaining a high-pressure crackdown on drug crimes. In 2024, national courts concluded 35,859 first-instance drug crime cases, and judgments with legal effect were made against 49,177 defendants in drug cases, of which 8,332 were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of five years or more, with a heavy sentence rate of 16.94%.
The Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) also stated that the problem of new types of drug crimes is becoming increasingly prominent. Such cases are growing rapidly and are showing a trend of surpassing traditional drug crimes. The abuse group is becoming younger, and the criminal subjects are becoming younger. People's courts will accurately punish new types of drug crimes in accordance with the law, especially new types of drug crimes that target minors as the main victims and use minors to commit crimes, and those who use the sedative and anesthetic functions of psychotropic drugs to commit crimes such as rape, indecent assault, and robbery will be resolutely and severely punished in accordance with the law.
The Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) also released 10 typical cases of drug crimes, demonstrating its consistent stance of severely punishing serious drug crimes and showing its clear attitude of punishing new types of drug crimes in accordance with the law. Among them, Chen Mouying (陈某颖) used a minor, Deng Mouchen (邓某辰), to sell and transport drugs, Miao Mopo (苗某坡) sold dextromethorphan, a nationally controlled psychotropic drug, to more than 10 minors, and Liu Mouming (刘某明) and others lured minors to sell and accommodate multiple minors to smoke "flavored e-cigarettes" containing etomidate. The people's court sentenced Chen Mouying (陈某颖) to death in accordance with the law and severely punished Miao Mopo (苗某坡), Liu Mouming (刘某明) and others in accordance with the law.
The Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) stated that in the face of changes in the drug situation, the people's courts will give full play to their criminal trial functions, always adhere to severely punishing drug crimes in accordance with the law, continue to strengthen trial guidance, and continuously improve the effectiveness of comprehensive drug control.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李茂颖
In June of this year, Shen Shubin (申树彬), a police officer from the Gejiu City Public Security Bureau (个旧市公安局) in Yunnan Province (云南省), celebrated his retirement ceremony.
Looking at the newly hired police officers, 60-year-old Shen Shubin (申树彬) recalled that afternoon 43 years ago when he received a phone call, an "invitation" to become a narcotics police officer.
In 1982, China's first professional anti-drug force was officially established in Yunnan (云南), and Shen Shubin (申树彬) was one of the first 1,000 narcotics police officers. At that time, there were no systematic training materials or advanced investigation equipment. Shen Shubin (申树彬) only had the experience passed down from his predecessors and the courage of a young man who 初生牛犊不怕虎 (chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ - "a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger," young people are fearless and full of vigor).
A few years later, Shen Shubin (申树彬) received his first undercover investigation mission in his career. "I was nervous the first time I went undercover." To gain the trust of drug dealers, Shen Shubin (申树彬) specially permed an afro and bought a floral shirt. In the 1980s, when transportation was blocked and communication methods were backward, Shen Shubin (申树彬) went alone into the drug dealer's den to investigate. With extraordinary courage and resourcefulness, Shen Shubin (申树彬), in his early 20s, single-handedly solved three major drug-related cases, uprooting the drug trafficking network and seizing more than 10 kilograms of drugs on the spot.
Since then, Shen Shubin (申树彬) has had his own code name - "Ice Peak." For a long time, on the Yunnan (云南) anti-drug front, the name "Ice Peak" made many drug dealers tremble with fear.
In his anti-drug career, Shen Shubin (申树彬) has experienced countless life-and-death moments: the deafening gunshots tearing through the night sky when arresting drug dealers, the life-and-death speed on the mountain road, and disguised undercover work facing drug dealers day and night... Those thrilling scenes in film and television works are, for Shen Shubin (申树彬), a true silhouette of his decades of anti-drug career. In his 43 years as a police officer, Shen Shubin (申树彬) has solved more than 2,000 drug cases, arrested more than 3,000 people involved, and seized 1.96 tons of drugs. But in his opinion, the greatest honor is not these medals, but bringing safety to more people.
"Anti-drug work is a protracted war that requires the efforts of generations." Shen Shubin (申树彬) said, "Today's young people have knowledge and technology, and they will definitely do better."
Return to TopHow much do you remember about the historical sites in your textbooks? In recent years, "textbook tourism" has quietly emerged, with many people visiting the historical sites they learned about in school, experiencing the wonderful transformation of these sites from the pages of a book to real life. Before the summer vacation arrives, let's step into those familiar historical sites, trace Chinese culture in person, and feel the breadth and depth of Chinese civilization.
——Editor
Touching the Details of Chinese History in Liangzhu
By Dou Hao (窦皓), reporter of this newspaper
In the summer, Wang (王), a seventh-grade student at Pingyao No. 1 Middle School (瓶窑第一中学) in Yuhang District (余杭区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), visited the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park (良渚古城遗址公园). His mind was filled with the introduction of the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins (良渚古城遗址) from his textbook.
At the South City Wall Ruins (南城墙遗址) in the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park, an ancient city wall built with 1.2 million cubic meters of rammed earth is full of the wisdom of the ancestors. At Mojiaoshan (莫角山) in the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park, a performance is underway, with actors vividly recreating scenes from the lives of the ancestors more than 5,000 years ago.
"Before, I felt that Liangzhu was very far away, but coming here, I realized that history is actually all around us," said Wang (王).
Every holiday, in the public archaeology area of the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park, groups of public archaeology volunteers arrive as scheduled. Experts from the Liangzhu Workstation (良渚工作站) of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (浙江省文物考古研究所) patiently explain Liangzhu culture and archaeological knowledge to the volunteers.
"I didn't expect that there was so much interesting knowledge hidden in archaeology!" Yang Weining (杨崴宁), a citizen of Hangzhou (杭州), was experiencing archaeology for the first time. He excitedly waved his hand shovel and walked towards the marked grid in the excavation experience area, eager to try.
The social education specialist of the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park first taught everyone how to use archaeological hand shovels, brushes, and other tools, and then guided everyone to start the procedures of shoveling edges, scraping surfaces, and picking up objects.
A hand shovel opens a surprising journey to explore a long-standing civilization. Half an hour later, Yang Weining (杨崴宁) held up the cultural relic he had just unearthed and showed it to everyone. Experts preliminarily determined that it was a piece of pottery from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties (商周时期), dating back two to three thousand years.
In addition to the surprise of discovery, protection is also important. The volunteers registered, labeled, and bagged the "treasures" they dug up, and completed archaeological logs.
"Participating in public archaeology activities has given me a more direct and in-depth understanding of archaeological work, and I can also more deeply feel the charm of Liangzhu civilization," said Yang Weining (杨崴宁).
Since 2021, public archaeology activities have attracted thousands of volunteers. "This allows people to truly touch the bloodline of Chinese civilization," said Zheng Jia (郑佳), the operations manager of the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park. The Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park allows the public to encounter more than 5,000 years of civilization history in Liangzhu by carrying out archaeological experience projects and supporting research courses.
[Commentary]
Xu Tianjin (徐天进) (Director of Liangzhu Museum (良渚博物院)):
From Erlitou (二里头), Hemudu (河姆渡), and Taosi (陶寺) to Yin墟 (殷墟), Sanxingdui (三星堆), and Liangzhu Ancient City (良渚古城), these evidences of "How China Came to Be" are all displayed in our history textbooks. The Chinese Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins (中国良渚古城遗址), which is listed in the World Heritage List, is an example of early human urban civilization.
In Zhejiang (浙江), a grain of charred "ten-thousand-year rice" from the Shangshan Site (上山遗址) witnessed the origin of world rice cultivation culture; the 9,000-year-old Yiwu Qiaotou Site (义乌桥头遗址) has ancient rice wine; the Shicao Site (施岙遗址) shows a complete paddy field system... These historical details scattered on the earth write vivid notes for the continuity of Chinese civilization.
Experiencing the Crystallization of Ancient Wisdom in Dujiangyan
By You Yi (游仪), reporter of this newspaper
"Why is the diversion dam shaped like a fish's mouth?" "Can the flying sand weir really fly sand?" "How does the Baopingkou (宝瓶口) control water?"...
Early in the morning, at the Dujiangyan Scenic Area (都江堰景区) in Chengdu (成都市), Sichuan Province (四川省), the students of Kuiguang Primary School (奎光小学) in Dujiangyan City (都江堰市) surrounded Fu Sanyun (付三云), a museum curator at the Dujiangyan City Museum (都江堰市博物馆), with questions pouring out like the opening of the Minjiang River (岷江).
"When Dujiangyan (都江堰) was built, one of the difficulties Li Bing (李冰) faced was excavating Yulei Mountain (玉垒山). After 8 years, the Baopingkou (宝瓶口) water diversion channel was formed by using the method of burning with fire and watering with water." Standing in front of Dujiangyan Lidui (都江堰离堆), Fu Sanyun (付三云) explained to the students with a structural diagram of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (都江堰水利工程).
Many water conservancy projects built at the same time as or later than the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (都江堰水利工程) have either been submerged in the long river of history or only have sporadic remnants. Why can the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (都江堰水利工程) still exist? At the historical building site, Fu Sanyun (付三云) told the students stories outside the textbook.
The students' faces were full of curiosity, listening attentively. The real fish mouth is more vivid than the illustrations in the textbook: the cyan-gray King Kong Dike (金刚堤) splits the turbid waves, and the Minjiang River (岷江) is divided into two here; the water flow in the inner river is docile and clear, and the torrent in the outer river rolls with whirlpools.
"Teacher Fu (付), why did Li Bing (李冰) build Dujiangyan (都江堰)?" Zhou Zihao (周子豪), a third-grade student, couldn't help but ask.
"It is for both irrigation and flood control." Seeing that everyone was very interested, Fu Sanyun (付三云) told the story of the construction of Dujiangyan (都江堰) in detail, "This project solved the problems of automatic diversion of river water, automatic sand removal, and automatic control of flow, and solved the flood of the Minjiang River (岷江)."
**深淘滩，低作堰** (shēn táo tān, dī zuò yàn - "dig the riverbed deep, build the weir low," a principle emphasizing the importance of dredging the riverbed and keeping the weir low to ensure proper water flow and prevent flooding), **分四六，平潦旱** (fēn sì liù, píng lǎo hàn - "divide four-six, balance floods and droughts," a principle of water distribution to ensure equitable irrigation and flood control), **乘势利导，因时制宜** (chéng shì lì dǎo, yīn shí zhì yí - "take advantage of the situation and guide it, adapt to the times and conditions," to adapt to changing circumstances and make the most of available resources)... These water management concepts passed down through the ages are the crystallization of the wisdom of the predecessors' unremitting exploration, and are of great practical value and enlightenment even today.
The 3.5-hour study tour was not short, but the children's interest did not diminish. In the subsequent ancient weir knowledge competition, the students competed to answer questions, and the newly learned knowledge was still fresh.
[Commentary]
Wang Kai (王凯) (Assistant Researcher, Institute of History, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (四川省社会科学院历史研究所)):
The Dujiangyan Irrigation System (都江堰水利工程) still irrigates more than 10 million mu of farmland and benefits tens of millions of people. This is not only a living cultural heritage, but also an example of the continuous historical context.
Looking beyond the Land of Abundance (天府之国), we look at the Shenzhou Land (神州大地) in the textbooks: the construction techniques of the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (应县木塔) in Shanxi (山西), the ship lock system on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (京杭大运河), and the arch design of the Zhaozhou Bridge (赵州桥). The wisdom contained in these historical sites is still playing a role today, and has been internalized into the Chinese nation's cultural character of integration, innovation, and pioneering spirit, which is closely connected with our daily life and has become an important cultural cornerstone of modern civilization.
Experiencing the Artistic Conception of a Long Wind of Thousands of Miles in Yumen Pass
By Yin Yan (银燕), reporter of this newspaper
"I recited border poems when I was very young, and the most impressive one is 'Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows? The spring breeze does not reach Yumen Pass (玉门关)'." Student Chi Peiyuan (迟培元) is looking forward to exploring the historical sites in the textbook.
Driving for more than an hour from Dunhuang (敦煌) city in Gansu (甘肃) Province, you will arrive at the Yumen Pass Ruins (玉门关遗址) by the Shule River (疏勒河). The gentle breeze of the Gobi Desert (戈壁) brings a distant atmosphere. A square castle built of rammed earth stands on the desolate and vast Gobi Desert (戈壁), which is Yumen Pass (玉门关).
"Yumen Pass (玉门关) is not an independent pass fortress, but a large-scale and complete ancient defense system." The narrator Wu Lingyu (吴玲玉) introduced, "Yumen Pass (玉门关) and the Great Wall beacon tower ruins are typical representatives of border county passes, storage cities, and border defense Great Walls in the Han Dynasty (汉代), and are also geographical symbols of cultural exchange and mutual learning."
"The words and pictures in the history book suddenly become concrete in front of my eyes, which is very shocking." Facing historical sites, Chi Peiyuan (迟培元) can more personally feel the distant artistic conception in ancient poems.
In Yumen Pass (玉门关), not only Chinese tourists come to visit. "I have been working in Shanghai (上海) for a few years. I chose to come to Dunhuang (敦煌) for this vacation." Morton, a Norwegian tourist, said that the explanation was very interesting, and the people here were kind and enthusiastic, and he would come again if he had time.
Thousands of years ago, Silk Road merchants continued to travel, and silk, tea, and porcelain from the Central Plains and agate, spices, and glass from the Western Regions converged at Yumen Pass (玉门关); Buddhism was introduced into the Central Plains through Yumen Pass (玉门关), and the iron smelting and papermaking techniques of the Central Plains were also passed westward through Yumen Pass (玉门关), which had a profound impact on the civilization development of the Western Regions and even more distant regions. Today, many Chinese and foreign tourists once again set foot on Yumen Pass (玉门关) to feel the long-standing charm of the Silk Road thousands of years ago.
"The day before yesterday, a foreign couple came to Yumen Pass (玉门关) to visit and marveled at the grandeur of the Silk Road in history. They found it hard to imagine that there were buildings of similar scale to the Yumen Pass Ruins (玉门关遗址) in history." Wu Lingyu (吴玲玉) said that many foreign tourists are surprised by the frequent trade on the Silk Road from ancient times to the present.
[Commentary]
Zhang Wen (张文) (Director of Yumen Pass Ruins Protection Institute (玉门关遗址保护所)):
Yumen Pass (玉门关) and the Great Wall beacon tower ruins played an important role in defending national security and are also a symbol of cultural exchange and mutual learning on the Silk Road. More than 1,200 Han bamboo slips unearthed from the Yumen Pass Ruins (玉门关遗址) cover edicts, laws, letters, etc., vividly showing the economic and social development and foreign exchanges at that time.
As part of the World Cultural Heritage "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor", the Yumen Pass Ruins (玉门关遗址) not only attracts domestic tourists, but also attracts many foreign experts and scholars to visit. It tells Chinese stories and shows the Silk Road civilization in exchanges and dialogues to the world.
Return to TopBy: 黄 超
By the Broken Bridge (断桥) of West Lake (西湖) in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), you can always find tourists holding textbooks and comparing them with the scenery; in front of the ticket office of Jianmen Pass (剑门关) in Sichuan (四川), you can always hear tourists reciting "The Road to Shu is Hard" (《蜀道难》)... Reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles is a cultural complex for many people. The historical sites in textbooks are like dazzling stars, and what you see is not just paper and lead type, but the embodiment of Chinese culture.
The importance of textbooks in national education cannot be ignored. Texts and illustrations are often one of the important ways for us to come into contact with and get closer to culture. For example, "Looking at Mount Tai" (《望岳》), "Suzhou Gardens" (《苏州园林》), and "Chinese Stone Arch Bridges" (《中国石拱桥》) in the People's Education Press (人教版) textbooks all plant seeds of longing in students' hearts, who always hope to experience them personally and feel them on the spot to satisfy their curiosity.
Textbooks also shape people's common memories and perceptions. Traveling with textbooks, they are actually looking for a sense of collective identity and sharing similar experiences and emotions. Revisiting the historical sites in the textbooks is not only a pursuit of poetry and distant places, but also a remembrance of youthful years.
In recent years, the vigorous development of cultural and tourism integration has also promoted the rise of textbook tours. In Shandong (山东), some schools have launched study tours such as "Carrying the Analects into the Confucian Mansion" ("背着论语进孔府"); in Zhejiang (浙江), the "Eastern Zhejiang Tang Poetry Road" (浙东唐诗之路) tourism brand continues to shine... When textbooks meet real scenes, the historical sites in famous works of famous writers precipitate a deeper cultural confidence in people's hearts.
From Sima Qian (司马迁)'s search for ancient sites, to Li Bai (李白)'s roaming out of Shu (蜀), and then to Xu Xiake (徐霞客)'s hiking tours, the Chinese people are persistent in measuring the mountains and rivers of their motherland with their footsteps. Today, a tourist track extending from textbooks allows more people to enter the historical scene and experience the long history and profoundness of Chinese culture.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑海鸥
Not long ago, the "Inheriting the Legacy: A Decade of Achievements in the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors Training Program" opened at the China Arts and Crafts Museum·China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum. Excellent works, innovative achievements, and vivid stories of intangible cultural heritage inheritance attracted many visitors to stop and praise.
In 2015, the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors Training Program (hereinafter referred to as the "Training Program") was launched, allowing intangible cultural heritage inheritors and practitioners to enter universities to learn knowledge, broaden their horizons, and exchange experiences.
Over the past 10 years, 149 colleges and universities have held more than 1,400 training courses, directly training 51,000 intangible cultural heritage inheritors; provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities have simultaneously carried out training work, with more than 200 participating colleges and universities, benefiting more than 200,000 intangible cultural heritage inheritors and practitioners.
More than 40 kinds of needlework techniques are used to embroider three layers, creating a strong three-dimensional effect; the integration of cloth art and embroidery techniques is unique... Zhao Cuiping (赵翠平), an inheritor of the national-level intangible cultural heritage project folk embroidery (Gaoping embroidery), born in the 1980s, brought her work "Everything Goes Well" (事事如意) to this exhibition, attracting many young people to watch and take pictures.
"Previously, I lacked systematic learning, and I often embroidered whatever others embroidered." In 2016, Zhao Cuiping felt very confused and decided to participate in the training course held by Shanxi University (山西大学) to find a direction for the future.
From sketching and painting to modeling design and new media promotion, after a month of high-intensity study, Zhao Cuiping suddenly became enlightened. "The courses are systematic and professional, which has greatly improved me. Exchanging ideas with students from all over the country has allowed me to see more possibilities for embroidery art," said Zhao Cuiping.
In 2019, Zhao Cuiping entered the training class again to study. "Having received the graduation certificate from Shanxi University (山西大学) twice, I am more confident. Now, I have more than 50 original copyrights, 5 categories and more than 20 kinds of cultural and creative products, and I also lead more than 20 embroiderers to increase their income and become rich."
Zhao Cuiping (赵翠平) is not the only inheritor who has been inspired. Wang Qin (王勤), a representative inheritor of Xu Xing straw weaving, gained creative inspiration in the training class, combining yellow grass with porcelain, and using various techniques such as dense weaving and hollow weaving to fully integrate the simplicity of yellow grass with the elegance of porcelain; Su Yongjun (苏永军), a representative inheritor of Suzhou-style glazed tiles, boldly tried to transform building materials into daily-use products and works of art, attracting young fans...
"The training program helps the vast number of intangible cultural heritage inheritors and practitioners improve their skills and abilities, and enhance their ability to inherit and practice," said Shi Honglei (史宏蕾), a professor at Shanxi University (山西大学).
Hua Mei Juvenile Jin Opera Troupe (华梅少年晋剧团) is a private troupe in Zhangjiakou City (张家口市), Hebei Province (河北省). Most of the actors are teenagers, and left-behind children account for 70% of them. "Everyone is passionate about Jin Opera, but due to their weak foundation, they are caught in the dilemma of performance and survival, and the troupe was once on the verge of disbanding," recalled Zhang Zhenshan (张振山), head of the Hua Mei Juvenile Jin Opera Troupe (华梅少年晋剧团).
"After learning about the situation of the Jin Opera Troupe, we specially customized an intangible cultural heritage training program for the children," said Jin Xuan (金暄), vice president of Hebei Academy of Arts (河北艺术职业学院). The teachers explained the theory of opera performance, character shaping, and body performance in simple terms, which benefited the children a lot.
"When performing again, many viewers were surprised and said that it was worthy of being trained in the province, and the children have changed a lot," said Yang Xuedong (杨学东), a martial arts actor in the troupe. "The troupe has also grown from the initial eight or nine children to a large troupe of more than 150 people. Everyone has found confidence and direction in life in Jin Opera."
With the help of the training program, college teachers and intangible cultural heritage inheritors have achieved two-way communication and mutual learning. Chen Anying (陈岸瑛), a professor at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University (清华大学美术学院), said: "Previously, there were not many opportunities to contact inheritors. Now, researchers can raise questions in the exchanges and solve problems together."
Intangible cultural heritage involves multiple disciplines such as literature, art, sociology, history, and ethnology, and has obvious interdisciplinary characteristics. Since 2021, more than 20 colleges and universities have launched pilot projects for the construction of undergraduate majors and postgraduate disciplines in intangible cultural heritage. At present, Nanjing University of the Arts (南京艺术学院) and other universities have established undergraduate majors in intangible cultural heritage; Tianjin University (天津大学) and other universities have established specialized disciplines for intangible cultural heritage protection at the postgraduate level; and more than 20 universities, including Minzu University of China (中央民族大学), have established intangible cultural heritage colleges and research centers.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Wu Yue (吴月)) The Song Mengjie (宋孟杰) professor team from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Vehicles at Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学) and collaborators have developed a new method for transmitting and storing information using bubbles in ice. This method can regulate the quantity, size, shape, and distribution of bubbles in ice, and use binary code and Morse code for information encoding and decoding. This method can be used for information storage in cold regions. Related findings were recently published in "Cell Reports Physical Science."
When water freezes, dissolved gases in the water are squeezed out and gathered together to form bubbles. To explore the formation mechanism of bubbles in ice, the team controlled the formation process of bubbles in ice by adjusting the freezing rate and direction of a thin water film between two transparent glass sheets, creating continuous ice layers containing different bubbles. How to use bubble-containing ice layers for information encoding and decoding? Zhang Xuan (张旋), an associate professor at Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学) and a member of the team, introduced that the team corresponded the characteristics of the bubbles to specific characters in Morse code and binary code, programmed to control the freezing rate of the ice layer, and obtained ice layers with suitable bubble characteristics to achieve encoding of the input information. To read these "ice-sealed" information, the team trained a computer to automatically detect bubble characteristics, decode the information into binary code or Morse code, and then convert the output into a readable format.
"In addition to 'ice-sealing information,' we can also apply the formation and regulation mechanism of bubbles in ice to fields such as ice making and snow making, and the preparation of transparent materials," said Song Mengjie (宋孟杰).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Yang Xuemei (杨雪梅)) The English version of "Zidanku Silk Texts" by Peking University (北京大学) Professor Li Ling (李零) has recently been published. Li Ling (李零) and the translators of the upper and lower volumes attended the new book symposium held on the 22nd.
The Zidanku Silk Texts were unearthed in 1942 from the Chu Tomb at Zidanku (子弹库) in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南). They are divided into three volumes: "Seasonal Ordinances (四时令)," "Five Elements Ordinances (五行令)," and "Attack and Defense Divinations (攻守占)." They are the only silk texts from the Warring States period that have been unearthed to date, and are also the earliest Chinese silk texts and the first ancient books in the sense of classics discovered so far. They have irreplaceable value for the study of ancient Chinese characters, ancient literature, academic history, and intellectual history. In May of this year, "Five Elements Ordinances (五行令)" and "Attack and Defense Divinations (攻守占)" ended 79 years of wandering overseas and returned to the motherland.
Li Ling (李零) researched and sorted out the archaeological discoveries and unearthed conditions of the Zidanku Silk Texts. The relevant results were published in 2017 in the form of the upper and lower volumes of "Zidanku Silk Texts." The English version of the upper and lower volumes were published by The Chinese University Press of Hong Kong (香港中文大学出版社) in 2019 and 2025 respectively, and fully include the plates and transcriptions of the silk texts, and have been revised according to the latest archaeological discoveries and research.
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Currently, we are in the peak season for job hunting and recruitment, with various job hunting and recruitment activities being held enthusiastically to actively help college graduates explore job opportunities and broaden employment channels. However, some criminals also use online channels to release false recruitment information and set up various scams, which seriously disrupt the order of the recruitment market and infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of job seekers.
In order to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of job seekers, this edition launches a series of reports focusing on key issues that occur frequently, such as "black job agencies," "recruitment turning into training," and "recruitment turning into loans," revealing the common tactics and rhetoric of criminals, and helping college graduates and other job seekers raise risk awareness and enhance self-protection capabilities.
——Editor
A stable, decent, and well-paid "iron rice bowl" (铁饭碗 (tiě fàn wǎn - "iron rice bowl," a secure job with guaranteed benefits)), can be secured with money – would you be tempted by such an attractive offer?
Beware of traps! In October last year, the Lanzhou (兰州) police in Gansu (甘肃) Province cracked a major series of fraud cases involving the fabrication and impersonation of central state-owned enterprises and Party and government institutions to carry out employment fraud against college graduates.
To build a "safety net" for the human resources market, the Gansu Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, together with public security, market supervision, and other departments, launched a special rectification campaign to clean up "black job agencies" and crack down on employment fraud with zero tolerance, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of workers.
More than 400 college graduates were defrauded, involving more than 80 million yuan
In February 2023, Zhang Tao (张涛) (pseudonym) received a recruitment message from a friend: a state-owned enterprise position, 9-to-5 work schedule, and generous salary. After applying, he quickly received a reply stating that there were "insiders" who could handle the job entry on his behalf to become a formal employee of the state-owned enterprise, but a "handling fee" of 200,000 yuan was required. Anxious to find a job, he decided to take a gamble, piecing together the "handling fee" and transferring it to the designated bank account in two installments.
Initially, Zhang Tao was also hesitant: could such great powers be a scam? Unexpectedly, the other party came to his door to sign a service agreement, promising to start work within 3 months. During this period, he successively participated in written tests, interviews, and even physical examinations organized by the "organizer." "The examination venue was decorated in a decent manner, and there were even recruitment banners on site, everything looked real," Zhang Tao recalled.
However, after waiting for half a year, Zhang Tao still failed to start work. Anxious, he asked the reason, but received the reply "be low-key, wait a little longer." After that, every once in a while, he urged the progress, and the other party used pre-prepared rhetoric to play the "delaying tactic" (拖字诀 (tuō zì jué - "delaying tactic," stalling for time)). "Sometimes they asked me to prepare professional certificates, sometimes they informed me of upcoming training, revealing some information every time I urged them, creating a false impression," Zhang Tao said.
In early 2024, Zhang Tao finally received an "entry" notice, but the job content was security and cleaning positions, far from what was promised. Helpless, he was forced to accept, hoping to transfer to another position in the future. "In fact, what I signed was a labor dispatch contract, working a job that could never be made permanent." Realizing that he had been deceived, Zhang Tao repeatedly negotiated to request a refund, but was rejected with various excuses.
In June of that year, Zhang Tao, at his wit's end, reported the case to the police. "The victim initially hoped that the public security organs would exert pressure to recover the money," said Li Chunshan (李春山), instructor of the Criminal Investigation Brigade 3 of the Xigu (西固) Branch of the Lanzhou Public Security Bureau. The investigation found that the so-called "insider" had neither a fixed occupation nor a stable income, but his multiple bank accounts had abnormal large-amount fund flow records.
"Behind the case, there may be more complex and hidden cases that have not yet surfaced," the police judged. The Xigu Branch immediately transferred capable police forces to form a task force to carry out investigation and evidence collection work, and finally identified Qin (秦) a legal representative of a human resources service company, and Yu (于) a shareholder, as having major criminal suspicions.
After careful deployment, the task force quickly arrested the criminal suspects, and the two confessed to the criminal facts. According to the confession, from the end of 2021 to June 2024, Yu and others used "handling formal work in central state-owned enterprises and Party and government institutions" as bait to carry out fraud against current and former college graduates in many parts of the province. According to preliminary police verification, the victims were located in 8 cities and prefectures in Gansu, with more than 400 people and a total amount of more than 80 million yuan involved.
After 4 months of hard work, 20 members of the fraud gang were arrested
With the support of higher-level departments, the task force, in conjunction with technical investigation, cyber investigation, and other police types, worked together to trace the clues, and carried out in-depth investigation in multiple ways. "This is a well-organized and hierarchical professional fraud gang," said Li Xuecheng (李学成), captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade 3 of the Xigu Branch. The gang members had clear division of labor, some were responsible for concocting false positions, some were responsible for attracting "customers," and some were specially responsible for creating false recruitment information and forging entry review pictures.
In order to completely eradicate the fraud gang, the task force widely visited the victims, investigated the activity tracks and hiding places of the gang members who had not yet been brought to justice, and carried out a centralized net collection operation. Li Xuecheng mentioned, "During the visits and investigations, many victims reflected that Yu and others had repeatedly organized them to participate in interviews, written tests, and training, and signed so-called internship contracts." According to these key clues, the police identified and arrested the person in charge of the examination group of a training school.
Subsequently, the task force seized a large number of signed false internship contracts in the training school, and the contracts were conspicuously stamped with the seals of some central state-owned enterprises. "After verification by relevant units, the internship contracts were purely fictitious, and the seals used were all forged," Li Xuecheng said. Following the vine, the task force arrested criminal suspects who privately engraved official seals to carry out fraud.
After 4 months of concentrated efforts, all 20 core members of the fraud gang were arrested. As of now, the police have filed nearly 300 cases, seized 1 car involved in the case, frozen 1 real estate property, destroyed 1 den for manufacturing and selling forged state organ seals, and seized more than 200 copies of key physical evidence such as forged employment notices and internship contracts.
"In order to cover up their crimes, the fraud gang did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to hire people to impersonate staff of relevant units, and forged a large number of official seals and documents," said Liu Kai (刘凯), the main investigator of the case. The criminal suspects used the opening of a human resources company as a cover, carefully fabricated a complete set of recruitment processes, which were interlocked and extremely concealed and deceptive, making it difficult for the victims to detect.
In view of the special identity of the victim group, the wide geographical distribution, the large number of people involved, and the huge amount of money involved, in order to fully investigate the criminal facts, the Xigu Branch has issued announcements through official channels twice to publicly solicit clues and urge the people involved to surrender themselves. At present, the public security organs are making every effort to promote the recovery of stolen goods and reduce losses, and the case is still under further investigation.
Multi-departmental joint law enforcement, implementing regular inspections
A year after the incident, Zhang Tao still regrets his attempt to "take shortcuts" and not reporting to the police in time. "I was still lucky and not sober enough. I was always afraid that the time and money invested in the early stage would be wasted, and I didn't dare to face it even after I found out I was being deceived," Zhang Tao said. The scammers knew this psychology well, and often pretended to "think for him" to lobby him, trying every means to prevent him from reporting to law enforcement agencies.
"We must be highly vigilant against any claim that money can be used to dredge relations and handle formal work," Zhang Tao reflected, and should not have illusions, "From the moment I believed it, I had already fallen into a trap, followed by a whole set of scams."
"'Black job agencies' usually refer to institutions that have not obtained a human resources service license in accordance with the law and carry out job intermediary activities without authorization," said Zhang Chengjun (张成俊), director of the Human Resources Market Department of the Gansu Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security. They mainly make money by releasing false recruitment information and charging high fees. Specific methods include exaggerating job benefits, forging enterprise qualifications, or inducing payment in the name of "registration fee," "deposit," or "training fee."
In order to rectify "black job agencies," Gansu has established a multi-departmental linkage mechanism, forming a joint law enforcement inspection team composed of human resources and social security, public security, market supervision, and other departments to conduct on-site verification of the intermediary agencies' license qualifications, annual inspection, information release, and business handling. At the same time, they check the employee rosters and labor contract ledgers of employers, and hold discussions with enterprise leaders to comprehensively regulate recruitment and employment behavior.
Since last year, Gansu has carried out employment service activities in many universities with the theme of "Don't Believe False Information, I Will Help You Find a Job." "While strengthening publicity and guidance, we innovate service methods and strive to improve college students' ability to identify and prevent illegal and irregular behaviors, and help avoid job search risks such as paid internal referrals, special recruitment, and false recruitment," Zhang Chengjun said.
Combined with law enforcement inspections, Gansu is improving the long-term management mechanism, establishing key ledgers for institutions with problems and hidden dangers, implementing regular inspections, and effectively safeguarding the rights and interests of workers. At the same time, it exposes illegal intermediaries and employers to the public, and pushes information on seriously illegal institutions to relevant departments to implement joint punishment.
"If you encounter a 'black job agency,' you can call 12315 or 12333 to complain and protect your rights, or you can directly call the police for help," Li Xuecheng reminded. Job seekers need to properly preserve the name, address, contact information of the intermediary agency, as well as evidence materials such as recruitment advertisements, chat records, and fee receipts, and also pay attention to protecting personal privacy and not revealing sensitive information such as ID card numbers and home addresses to unknown entities.
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In recent years, job search scams targeting university students have emerged endlessly. Taking advantage of graduates' psychology of being "eager to find employment," "lacking social experience," and "desiring high salaries," criminals seize the opportunity to design various traps, and many people fall into them. How to identify "black job agencies"? A reporter interviewed Zhang Chengjun (张成俊), Director of the Human Resources Market Department of the Gansu Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security.
Be wary of "abnormal benefits" and use common sense to filter out traps. For recruitment activities with "high salaries + low thresholds," such as monthly income exceeding ten thousand, no experience required, immediate employment, and promises of "guaranteed employment" and "guaranteed regularization," these are mostly scams or pyramid scheme diversions. "Regular intermediaries will not make absolute promises about job search results." Zhang Chengjun (张成俊) reminded that if they ask you to pay "deposits," "training fees," or "quota reservation fees" first, it is likely a scam by a "black job agency."
Verify the agency's qualifications to confirm its legitimacy. Check the licenses: You can ask the intermediary to show its business license and human resources service license, and check through the "National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System" or the official website of the local human resources and social security department to see if the business scope includes "job intermediary" services. Look at the office environment: During on-site inspections, if the office location is in a residential building, deep in a small alley, or the environment is simple and there is no formal office equipment, you need to be highly vigilant. Verify the authenticity of the information: For recruitment positions, you can verify the information through the company's official website, the National College Student Employment Service Platform, and other formal recruitment platforms.
Avoid "interview routines" and identify abnormal links. For example, if the interview location is remote, and you are required to interview in non-office locations such as hotels or construction sites, there may be safety risks; if the interview process is arbitrary, and you are "hired" directly without formal written tests or interview sessions and required to pay fees, it must be a scam. In addition, if the job content and salary structure are vague, only emphasizing "easy high salary," you need to ask for details. If the other party avoids it, you should leave immediately.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
Smart product manuals are too complicated to understand; elderly people don't know how to use equipment after it's installed, turning it into mere decorations; designed functions are not needed, while the functions elderly people require are missing... These real-world dilemmas reflect a mismatch between innovation in smart elderly care home products and user needs.
Effective July 1, the "General Technical Requirements for Smart Elderly Care Home Products" released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) will take effect, directly addressing market pain points such as imperfect age-appropriate design and high operational complexity of some products. It aims to promote the true realization of age-appropriateness and intelligence in home products through unified technical specifications.
What are smart elderly care home products?
According to the relevant person in charge of the China National Light Industry Council (中国轻工业联合会), these products are mainly light industrial products, including age-appropriate appliances, furniture, lighting, bathing, toilet, and kitchen supplies for the elderly, as well as some wearable devices, portable monitoring devices, and intelligent elderly care monitoring devices.
In recent years, the new generation of information technology has accelerated its integration with the health and elderly care industry, promoting the continuous enrichment of health and elderly care products and services in China, and the continuous expansion of the smart elderly care industry.
Diverse smart elderly care home products bring convenience to the lives of the elderly, but also harbor many hidden worries. Research shows that, on the one hand, the production scale and capabilities of related enterprises are uneven, and some products and services lack accurate market positioning, are not humanized enough in design, and cannot meet usage needs. On the other hand, some wearable smart devices have problems such as monotonous functions, low utilization rates, cumbersome procedures, and complex operations, and even have safety hazards, resulting in a poor user experience.
"In response to the current problems, it is urgent to formulate relevant standards to regulate the production and manufacturing of smart elderly care home products, solve the problems of product inferiority, low-end quality, and homogenization, and better meet the diversified and multi-level needs of the elderly for smart elderly care home products," said the person in charge.
Focusing on convenience, the technical requirements propose to reduce operating steps and the complexity of operations as much as possible. For operations that may cause danger, set up more than one operating step and provide prompts and warnings after the first operating step is completed; for handheld products or handheld products that can be separated into several parts, design them to be lightweight and easy for the elderly to approach and use.
Aiming at intelligence, the technical requirements especially advocate the deep integration of smart homes and elderly care services, providing the elderly with a more convenient life experience through the support of functional modules such as voice control, health monitoring, fall warnings, and remote interaction.
Focusing on age-appropriateness, the technical requirements stipulate the information presentation methods of smart elderly care home products such as fonts, colors, indicator lights, and display screens. For example, the text should use clear and commonly used fonts and should not be placed on a background with images or patterns; symbols and fonts should be clearly displayed and should not be dazzling or reflective; the display screen should avoid continuously flashing characters during normal use and avoid setting continuously scrolling text.
"The essence of smart elderly care is to empower technology so that the elderly can enjoy life with more dignity," said Zhang Chonghe (张崇和), President of the China National Light Industry Council (中国轻工业联合会). With the continuous improvement of the standard system, smart elderly care home products will move from "usable" to "easy to use," and ultimately achieve the leap of "want to use" and "willing to use," allowing the elderly to enjoy a safer, more comfortable, and smarter home life.
Return to TopAccording to a report from Beijing on June 23rd in this newspaper (Reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)), the reporter has learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (中国国家铁路集团有限公司) that recently, the construction and end-to-end testing of the safety standard demonstration line on the Hangzhou East (杭州东) to Changsha South (长沙南) section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway (沪昆高铁杭长段) (Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway Hangzhou-Changsha section) was a complete success. Next, after acceptance and evaluation, the Fuxing (复兴号) high-speed train on the Hangzhou-Changsha section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway can operate regularly at a high standard of 350 kilometers per hour.
The Hangzhou-Changsha section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway is a component of the national "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network's Shanghai-Kunming corridor, with a total length of 924 kilometers. It passes through Zhejiang (浙江), Jiangxi (江西), and Hunan (湖南), connecting the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, the Poyang Lake Eco-Economic Zone, and the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration, making its trunk line status very important. Since the completion and opening of the Hangzhou-Changsha section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway in 2014, it has been operating regularly at a standard speed of 310 kilometers per hour.
According to reports, while implementing the construction of the safety standard demonstration line, the railway department simultaneously purchased a batch of intelligent Fuxing (复兴号) high-speed train sets. Combining this with the compilation of the national railway's third-quarter train operation schedule, the train operation plan for the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway will be optimized and adjusted. At that time, travel times between some cities will be further reduced.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 者
"Oh no, what to do! The child is locked in the car..."
On the afternoon of June 15th, near a basketball court in Lanshan District, Rizhao City (日照市), Shandong Province (山东省), a series of urgent cries for help pierced the summer heat. Beside a tightly closed private car, a grandmother was beating her chest and pacing back and forth, anxiously calling for help.
At that time, Han Haoyang (韩昊洋), Jiang Chenghao (江铖昊), and Liang Cheng (梁程) were playing basketball at the Rizhao Guokai Experimental School (日照国开实验学校) basketball court, having just finished their high school entrance exams. Hearing the cries for help, they dropped the basketball and ran to the scene. After inquiring, they learned that the grandmother was watching over her granddaughter, who was sleeping in the car with the door open, when the wind blew the door shut. The car keys were inside, causing the child safety lock to engage, trapping the girl for nearly an hour. "The child was lying on her side in the back seat, her face flushed red. We repeatedly knocked on the window and shouted, and it took many tries for her to react. The situation was urgent," Han Haoyang (韩昊洋) recalled, still feeling lingering fear.
At that time, the outdoor temperature exceeded 30 degrees Celsius, and the temperature inside the car continued to rise. Time is life, Jiang Chenghao (江铖昊) decisively said: "Smash the window! It will be too late if we delay any longer!"
"Smash the edge first!" Han Haoyang (韩昊洋), who had learned window-breaking techniques in school safety class, bent over and braced himself against the car body, precisely hitting the lower corner of the window with a stone. "Little friend, move inside." With a crisp "crash," the tempered glass instantly shattered into a spiderweb pattern, and the three of them tore open the hole with their bare hands. Because the child safety lock was engaged, even breaking the window could not open the door from the inside.
"Little friend, we'll pull you out, be careful not to step on the glass." Jiang Chenghao (江铖昊) and Liang Cheng (梁程) reached into the car window, one supporting the girl's armpits and the other protecting her waist and legs, quickly pulling the girl out. Glass shards pierced their arms, but they ignored the pain, immediately checking the girl's condition. After confirming that the child was unharmed, the three quietly left the scene.
The video of the three teenagers breaking the window to save the person sparked heated discussions online. Netizens commented: "Finishing the high school entrance exam is like passing a major life exam, when the young people are strong, the country is strong!" Some parents left messages: "This is the real role model, more important than grades."
On June 16, Rizhao Guokai Experimental School (日照国开实验学校) awarded the three the title of "Heroic Teenagers." Faced with praise, they responded shyly: "At the time, we were only thinking about saving people, this is what we should do." Currently, the rescued girl has been examined and is fine. Her family has thanked them repeatedly: "They saved not just a child, but our entire family."
(Zong Jie (宗杰) participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 蒋云龙
On the high mountains, in the summer pasture at night, the lights are on in the home of herdsman Nuerdaoleti Juma Khan (努尔道列提·居玛汗).
Nuerdaoleti Juma Khan (努尔道列提·居玛汗) is a herdsman from Akekerkeka Village (阿克克尔喀村), Turgen Township (吐尔根乡), Xinyuan County (新源县), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (伊犁哈萨克自治州), Xinjiang (新疆). Every summer, they move to the high mountain pastures for grazing. The summer pasture is far away, with undulating mountains and winding mountain roads, making electricity access a long-standing problem for the herdsmen.
"In the past, cadres donated some solar power equipment to us, which solved the lighting problem," said Nuerdaoleti Juma Khan (努尔道列提·居玛汗). "Now that life is better, I have always wanted to buy a refrigerator and washing machine, but the power supply can't support it."
"The pasture is vast, the herdsmen are scattered, and the mountains are high and the roads are far away, making the construction of power supply facilities costly and difficult," said Tang Chaowen (唐朝文), Deputy Secretary of the Xinyuan County (新源县) Party Committee and leader of the Jiangsu Yangzhou Aid Xinjiang Work Group (江苏扬州援疆工作组). "After donating 125 sets of solar equipment last year, at the beginning of this year, Yangzhou (扬州) aid-Xinjiang cadres and relevant personnel from Xinyuan County (新源县) went deep into 50 pastoral villages to conduct household-by-household surveys and precise identification, and sent solar power equipment worth 2.4 million yuan to 414 herder families."
On June 20, a solar power equipment distribution ceremony was held in the remote summer pasture of Zeketai Town (则克台镇), Xinyuan County (新源县). Afterwards, professional technicians also taught the herdsmen how to operate the equipment, answered questions on the spot, and assisted the herdsmen in equipment installation and usage training.
What if the herdsmen can't install it, or the equipment breaks down? Tang Chaowen (唐朝文) said: "The summer pasture is so far away that the manufacturer definitely can't go there. So we opened training courses to teach the technology to township and village cadres. If you encounter technical problems, just find the cadres."
The funds for the donated equipment are solved by Yangzhou (扬州) aid-Xinjiang funds and donations from the rear. "After donating the equipment, the herdsmen can also use high-power appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines in the high mountain pastures," said Tang Chaowen (唐朝文). "The feedback is very good, and we plan to continue to promote it. Many herdsmen have already signed up, hoping to participate next time."
Return to TopAccording to reports, Hefei (合肥), June 23 (Reporter Li Junjie (李俊杰)) – This reporter learned that last year, Anhui Province (安徽省) established 27,500 labor union labor law supervision organizations, helping workers recover more than 47.78 million yuan in unpaid wages.
In 2024, Anhui Province (安徽省) achieved full coverage of joint meetings between county-level and above trade union federations and procuratorates, comprehensively established a "trade union + procuratorate" worker rights protection cooperation mechanism, built a one-stop service center for worker legal services, and built an integrated platform for resolving contradictions and disputes integrating "negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, assistance, and enforcement."
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Guangzhou on June 23rd (Reporter Wang Yunna (王云娜)): This reporter recently learned from the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission (广州市卫生健康委) that 23 medical institutions in Guangzhou (广州) have implemented the "One Registration, Three-Day Coverage" service, allowing patients to have free follow-up visits to the same department within 3 days from the initial consultation date, avoiding the time and economic burden of multiple registrations.
The Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission (广州市卫生健康委) stated that when a patient registers for a regular outpatient visit for the first time, if the medical examination and clinical laboratory tests prescribed during that visit cannot produce timely results, resulting in the incomplete completion of the diagnosis and treatment, the medical institution should cooperate with the patient to schedule a recent "follow-up appointment" (generally within 3 days). This "follow-up appointment" does not require the patient to pay, and is used by the doctor to complete the interpretation of examination and test results, subsequent prescription of drugs and other medical treatments, in order to ensure that the patient can receive a complete diagnosis and treatment.
The "One Registration, Three-Day Coverage" service mainly applies to general outpatient clinics, and does not include emergency rooms, fever clinics, special needs clinics, nursing clinics, etc. When scheduling a "follow-up appointment," the hospital will schedule the initial doctor or other doctors in the same treatment group or department for the patient, based on the time of the examination and test results and the doctor's availability.
Return to TopQinghai Longbao National Nature Reserve (青海隆宝国家级自然保护区)
Let Black-necked Cranes Soar Freely on the Plateau
People's Daily Reporter Qiao Dong (乔栋) Jia Fengfeng (贾丰丰)
The morning sun shines on the Longbao Wetland (隆宝湿地) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (玉树藏族自治州), Qinghai Province (青海省). In the Longbao National Nature Reserve (隆宝国家级自然保护区), a group of elegant black-necked cranes stroll forward, with several small black-necked cranes closely following.
This is one of the key breeding grounds for black-necked cranes in the world. Basang Cairin (巴桑才仁), head of the Longbao National Nature Reserve (隆宝国家级自然保护区) Management Station, introduced that black-necked cranes migrate from places such as the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (云贵高原) in China. The Longbao Wetland (隆宝湿地), which is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, has abundant waters, swamps, and meadows, providing them with an ideal breeding place. "The climate is mild during these summer months, with a large temperature difference between day and night, moderate rainfall, and abundant food resources, allowing the young cranes to develop rapidly in a relatively short growth cycle," said Basang Cairin (巴桑才仁).
The alpine meadow is soft, and trampling by yaks and the presence of plateau pikas can damage the nests of black-necked cranes. "Every year, we have an important task – setting up 'fences' to isolate pastures and reinforcing them artificially," said Basang Cairin (巴桑才仁). In recent years, with the systematic grassland restoration and rodent control projects in the Sanjiangyuan (三江源) area, the breeding environment for black-necked cranes has been greatly improved.
"More than ten years ago, the management station was still a simple adobe house. From the breeding season to the migration season, staff members took turns guarding at night in minus 20 degrees Celsius. I remember one snowy night, we walked through knee-deep snow for 3 hours to rescue an adult black-necked crane with an injured wing. We took off our sheepskin coats to wrap the shivering black-necked crane, and our own hands and feet were frozen numb," said Basang Cairin (巴桑才仁). "The longer the time, the deeper our feelings for the black-necked cranes become."
Intelligent monitoring is helping to protect black-necked cranes. Currently, the reserve has built a digital monitoring network, with multiple high-definition cameras capturing wetland dynamics in real time. Chen Zhi (陈志), Dean of the School of Life and Geographical Sciences at Qinghai Normal University (青海师范大学), introduced: "We have jointly established a high-altitude wetland ecosystem monitoring and conservation research station with the reserve to carry out bird surveys in the Longbao Wetland (隆宝湿地) area, providing a basis for assessing waterbird habitats."
Promoting community co-management and co-protection, surrounding herders have become "wetland rangers." "Longbao Town (隆宝镇) Daqing Village (代青村) and Cuosang Village (措桑村) have been designated as pilot villages for community co-management, and wetland ecological rangers have been hired from local herders to form a community co-management ecological public welfare patrol team," said Basang Cairin (巴桑才仁).
The black-necked crane population has gradually recovered, from 22 recorded at the beginning of the establishment of the reserve to more than 200 stable breeding pairs today. "This year, we have monitored 94 black-necked cranes, of which 21 pairs are 'incubating', and we can often see national first-class protected birds such as black storks and golden eagles," said Basang Cairin (巴桑才仁).
Jiangxi Wuyuan Forest Birds National Nature Reserve (江西婺源森林鸟类国家级自然保护区)
Multiple Parties Jointly Protect the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
People's Daily Reporter Yang Yanfei (杨颜菲)
In the light mist, in the Jiangxi Wuyuan Forest Birds National Nature Reserve (江西婺源森林鸟类国家级自然保护区), the figures of blue and yellow birds are leaping on the trees. "This is called the blue-crowned laughingthrush, and the trees here are their home," said Luo Qiulian (罗秋连), a bird protector in the reserve, pointing to the birds jumping on the trees. The blue-crowned laughingthrush is a national first-class key protected bird and one of the representative birds of the reserve.
The Jiangxi Wuyuan Forest Birds National Nature Reserve (江西婺源森林鸟类国家级自然保护区) is the only national nature reserve in the country named after forest birds. In order to protect the birds, including the blue-crowned laughingthrush, the reserve has established a team composed of forest rangers and bird protectors, focusing on monitoring breeding behavior in the morning and evening, conducting routine patrols of habitats during the day, and conducting surprise inspections of various hidden dangers at night. "Blue-crowned laughingthrushes are particularly fond of cleanliness, so we clean up floating debris in the river every week," said Wang Yingfu (汪英福), a member of the blue-crowned laughingthrush volunteer bird protection team.
According to Yang Jun (杨军), deputy director of the reserve management center, in addition to bird protectors, drone patrols cover 90% of the key areas of the reserve, and video surveillance guards 24 hours a day.
"Blue-crowned laughingthrushes will not stay in one place," said Yang Jun (杨军). In early 2024, four places in three provinces, namely Jiangxi (江西), Zhejiang (浙江), and Anhui (安徽), signed an ecological co-construction convention, established a joint law enforcement team to carry out cross-border patrols, opened up 5 ecological corridors for rare birds, and shared a scientific research monitoring database.
With the rise of birdwatching tourism, many tourists come from afar to see the beautiful and dynamic figures of the birds. Under strict protection, the reserve has created a 110-kilometer "Winged Wuyuan (翼境婺源)" birdwatching corridor, opened up a number of high-quality birdwatching routes, cultivated 10 ecological birdwatching demonstration bases, and receives more than 1 million birdwatching tourists annually.
"In order to allow tourists to participate in protecting birds, the reserve has developed a 'Birdwatching Assistant' mini-program. Currently, the mini-program has collected 12,000 folk observation records, which helps the scientific research team complete the population gene map," introduced Yang Jun (杨军).
Inner Mongolia Ordos Relict Gull National Nature Reserve (内蒙古鄂尔多斯遗鸥国家级自然保护区)
The Once Disappeared Relict Gull Has "Returned Home"
People's Daily Reporter Zhao Jingfeng (赵景锋)
In midsummer, in the Inner Mongolia Ordos Relict Gull National Nature Reserve (内蒙古鄂尔多斯遗鸥国家级自然保护区), on the lake islands, groups of relict gulls chase and forage from time to time, and rest quietly from time to time, with bird calls rising and falling.
Wei Jun (魏军), director of the Dongsheng (东胜) Protection Station of the reserve, sees this beautiful scenery in his eyes and is happy in his heart. From the sharp decline in the number of relict gulls to the return of a large number of relict gulls to nest, Wei Jun (魏军) is one of the witnesses.
Breeding on lake islands, having sufficient food such as aquatic insects, and not liking to be disturbed... As a globally endangered species and a national first-class protected bird, the survival of relict gulls has specific requirements for habitats.
Ordos (鄂尔多斯) has many lakes and wetlands, which are suitable for the survival and reproduction of relict gulls. In 1987, bird experts discovered a large-scale relict gull breeding ground on a lake island. In order to effectively protect this species, the local government established a relict gull nature reserve on the spot.
At the beginning of the establishment of the reserve, the water area was about 10 square kilometers. Later, affected by factors such as reduced precipitation and insufficient surface runoff recharge, the water area of the reserve shrank rapidly, once only about 1 square kilometer, and almost no relict gulls nested and bred in the reserve.
"The relict gull reserve does not have relict gulls, everyone feels very uncomfortable," said Wei Jun (魏军).
Restoring the natural ecology, "water replenishment" is the key. Building water diversion pipelines, dredging water replenishment rivers... A series of water replenishment measures have gradually made the dried-up lakes sparkling. At the same time, the Dongsheng District (东胜区) Forestry and Grassland Development Center established a wetland ecological environment restoration research group to conduct long-term tracking and monitoring of water quality in the reserve.
"In 2019, the relict gulls finally returned to the reserve, but there were only 10," Wei Jun (魏军) said excitedly when he saw the long-lost relict gulls.
In order to create a warm and comfortable "home" for the returning relict gulls, the reserve cut reeds, treated weeds, and repaired the terrain... In addition, Dongsheng District (东胜区) cleaned up various production and operation facilities in the reserve. Today, fish swim in the lake, and grass and trees are lush on the shore, full of vitality. At present, the water area of the reserve has been stably restored, and 4 lake islands suitable for relict gulls and other birds to inhabit have been re-formed.
In 2020, the number of relict gull nests in the reserve was only 5, and in 2025, the number of breeding nests jumped to 1801. Not only relict gulls, but the number of migratory bird species observed in the reserve has increased from 83 at the beginning of the establishment of the reserve to 115 now.
"It was not easy to let the relict gulls 'go home', and we can't lose them again," Wei Jun (魏军) put on high-powered birdwatching binoculars, a notebook, and started another day of patrol.
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The ecological aquarium craze is like a multifaceted mirror, reflecting people's desire for a slower pace of life, the pursuit of aesthetic experiences, and the daily practice of ecological and environmental protection concepts.
Leaning over the glass tank, using fingertips to pluck the tender buds of aquatic plants, watching the fish shuttle between the pebbles; "Staring at the fish tank for a while after work is very decompressing and healing"... On social platforms, many young people will post their ecological aquariums.
What is an ecological aquarium? It is an artificial miniature ecosystem that simulates a natural ecosystem, and it is also an oasis built by people with creativity and sentiment in a small space.
At present, ecological aquariums have become a new carrier for young people to enrich their lives and relieve anxiety. On short video platforms, ecological aquariums carefully constructed by bloggers have gained millions of views.
Many ecological aquariums are also a reflection of the concept of energy conservation. For example, turning waste into treasure in terms of materials. Some ecological aquariums are made from discarded mineral water bottles and decorated with discarded hemp ropes from home, with a few pebbles picked up inside, which is simple and beautiful. In Shangcheng District (上城区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, a kindergarten teaches children to make "recycled water ecological bottles" with discarded milk tea cups through creative handicraft classes. After drilling holes in the cup lids, they plant lush succulents; the cups are filled with clear water and lively goldfish are placed inside. Making ecological aquariums can not only cultivate hands-on skills, but also plant seeds of love for nature in children's hearts.
Ecological aquariums have also gradually become a popular consumer term, driving the development of related industries. For example, the scale of categories such as aquatic plants and landscaping decorations has expanded rapidly, and one-stop landscaping services have emerged simultaneously; new scenarios such as desktop fish farming, office fish farming, and dormitory fish farming have emerged, and the integration of ecological aquarium styles and home styles has attracted more new customers to "enter the pit." In Foshan (佛山), Guangdong (广东) Province, the output of ornamental fish in 2024 exceeded 210 million, with an output value of 2.15 billion yuan. This is not only the development of the industry, but also reflects the shift in consumers' mentality from functional satisfaction to emotional resonance.
The ecological aquarium craze is like a multifaceted mirror, reflecting people's desire for a slower pace of life, the pursuit of aesthetic experiences, and the daily practice of ecological and environmental protection concepts. Perhaps the real healing is not about owning a gorgeous aquarium, but the courage to slow down time and the sincerity to dialogue with natural life when we gaze at the underwater world.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on June 23rd (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)). From June 23rd to 29th this year, it is China's thirty-fifth National Energy Conservation Promotion Week, with the theme of "Energy Conservation and Efficiency Improvement, 'New' Leading." On the morning of the 23rd, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), jointly with the Shandong Provincial People's Government (山东省人民政府) and the Qingdao Municipal People's Government (青岛市人民政府), held the launching ceremony of the 2025 National Energy Conservation Promotion Week in Qingdao (青岛). The launching ceremony mainly included four activities: "Energy Conservation and Efficiency Improvement, Low-Carbon Transition," "Green Consumption, 'New' Leading," "Digital Empowerment, Quality Improvement and Upgrading," and "National Action, 'Conserving' to the Best of Our Ability."
During the "Energy Conservation and Efficiency Improvement, Low-Carbon Transition" activity, the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委环资司) introduced the key tasks for energy conservation and carbon reduction in the next stage. Ten key enterprises from the petrochemical, chemical, power, steel, non-ferrous metals, and building materials industries jointly released a "Commitment to Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction by Key Industry Enterprises" to drive the green and low-carbon development of key industries. During the "Green Consumption, 'New' Leading" activity, the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委环资司), the Energy Conservation Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部节能司), the Department of Circulation Development of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部流通发展司), and the Department of Metrology of the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局计量司) jointly launched the 2025 energy efficiency "Leader" selection work for energy-using products and equipment to promote the improvement of the energy efficiency level of energy-using products and equipment. During the "Digital Empowerment, Quality Improvement and Upgrading" activity, eight digital enterprises released a joint declaration on "Digital Empowerment for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction" to promote the coordinated development of green and digital transformation. During the "National Action, 'Conserving' to the Best of Our Ability" activity, three shared bicycle companies jointly launched the "Shared Bicycle Riding Fee Reduction Month" activity to help green travel. The Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission (山东省发展改革委) took the lead in launching the Shandong Province (山东省) 2025 National Energy Conservation Action, calling on the whole society to participate in energy conservation and carbon reduction.
During this year's National Energy Conservation Promotion Week, various regions, relevant departments, and units will focus on the key points of energy conservation and carbon reduction work, carry out activities such as energy efficiency improvement in the industrial field, energy conservation and carbon reduction in the construction field, green and low-carbon transformation of transportation, construction of conservation-oriented government agencies, energy conservation and emission reduction in agriculture and rural areas, promotion of product carbon footprint experience, energy conservation standards and labeling, and popularization of green and low-carbon knowledge, and combine with actual conditions to organize publicity activities with local characteristics and industry characteristics, spread the concept of energy conservation and carbon reduction, popularize energy conservation and carbon reduction knowledge, promote energy conservation and carbon reduction technologies, enhance the public's awareness of energy conservation and carbon reduction, and promote the formation of a simple and moderate, green and low-carbon social atmosphere.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 23rd (Reporter Pan Junqiang (潘俊强)) The reporter learned from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Greening (北京市园林绿化局): Thanks to the implementation of major ecological projects such as the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project, two phases of the Beijing-Tianjin Sandstorm Source Control Project, and two rounds of afforestation and greening of millions of mu, by the end of 2024, all five major wind and sand hazard areas in the past have been治理, and the area of desertified land in Beijing (北京) has been reduced by nearly 40,000 hectares, further consolidating the green ecological sand prevention barrier.
Beijing (北京) has launched the sixth phase of the "Three-North" project, promoting several projects including the ecological comprehensive management project in the southern part of the Yanshan Mountains (燕山山地) and the ecological comprehensive management project in the middle and lower reaches of the Chaobai River Basin (潮白河流域). According to the planning goals, after the completion of the sixth phase of the "Three-North" project, more than 300,000 mu of artificial afforestation and grass planting, 900,000 mu of hillside closure for afforestation, 280,000 mu of degraded forest restoration, and 8.5 million mu of forest tending will be achieved.
The ecological comprehensive management project in the southern part of the Yanshan Mountains (燕山山地) was launched in 2024. As of now, 7 projects have completed 450,000 mu of degraded forest restoration, hillside closure for afforestation, and artificial afforestation. More than 80% of the forestry project construction tasks have been completed. By the end of 2025, after the completion of the project, a total of more than 540,000 mu of artificial afforestation, degraded forest restoration, and hillside closure for afforestation will be completed. The stability and diversity of the forest ecosystem in the Yanshan Mountains (燕山山地) will be further improved, and the resilience of urban ecological security will be further enhanced. The ecological comprehensive management project in the northeastern part of the Taihang Mountains (太行山) in the sixth phase of the "Three-North" project is progressing smoothly according to the plan, and will be fully launched during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵帅杰
"Three feet" on the ground, towering high, leaning against the branches. Walking into the ancient pear orchard of Shichuan Town (什川镇), Gaolan County (皋兰县), Lanzhou (兰州), Gansu (甘肃), rows of ladders catch the eye. Fruit farmers, holding scissors, climb the ladders, delve into the center of the tree canopy, and with a few "snips," dead branches fall to the ground.
"Each ladder is about 10 meters high and weighs nearly 70 pounds. The rung spacing is moderate, allowing people of different heights to hook their legs to stabilize their center of gravity. It is safe to operate and flexible to move," said Wei Zhouyu (魏周玉), a 62-year-old pear farmer. The pear trees in the orchard generally grow tall, and pruning, thinning, and harvesting all depend on it. Locally, people call this high-altitude operation skill "Tian Ba Shi" (天把式), which has been used for hundreds of years.
In early spring, smearing mud to cover insects; during the flowering period, piling sand to dust the flowers; in autumn and winter, scraping the bark to eliminate pests... In addition to "Tian Ba Shi" (天把式), Shichuan (什川) pear farmers have also summarized a set of green plant protection measures that follow nature, forming a unique farming culture. Not long ago, the Shichuan Ancient Pear Orchard System was recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织) as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System.
"The ancient pear orchard currently covers an area of over 12,000 mu, with a core area of nearly 4,000 mu, and has more than 9,400 ancient pear trees over a century old," said Han Lei (韩磊), deputy director of the Gaolan County Ancient Pear Orchard Protection Center (皋兰县古梨园保护中心). Thanks to traditional management techniques, the ancient pear trees grow well, with a yield of over 1,000 jin per tree.
Abundant water sources and fertile river valleys provide unique geographical conditions for pear tree growth. And with the continuous improvement of water conservancy facilities, pear trees can also be planted on hills.
"According to the different growth heights and fruiting cycles of different crops, fruit farmers have developed a three-dimensional planting model to improve land utilization and economic benefits. At the same time, a rich and diverse range of companion plants builds a natural insect barrier, helping to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides," said Han Lei (韩磊). Pear trees with developed root systems can extend 6 to 7 meters underground, which has a good soil consolidation effect and effectively reduces soil erosion.
"There are more than 2,600 ancient trees in the ancient pear orchard that are over 300 years old, with an average age of 280 years," said Zhang Wenli (张文利), director of the Fruit Tree Station of the Lanzhou Municipal Agricultural Science and Technology Research and Extension Center (兰州市农业科技研究推广中心果树站). As the trees age, their resistance to diseases and pests decreases, and the support of the trunk for the branches also weakens, so protection is imminent.
In recent years, a 700-square-meter nursery base has been built in the core area of the ancient pear orchard. "The base provides high-quality seedling resources for the renewal and rejuvenation of ancient pear trees and the replanting of endangered ancient pear trees through rootstock transplantation and branch grafting," said Zhang Wenli (张文利). Currently, the base maintains about 2,000 seedlings year-round, and has cumulatively bridge-grafted and grafted more than 120 ancient pear trees.
In addition, Lanzhou (兰州) has also promulgated the "Lanzhou Shichuan Ancient Pear Tree Protection Regulations" (兰州市什川古梨树保护条例) and implemented "one tree, one file" digital management. Today, more than 9,000 ancient pear trees have completed GPS coordinate positioning, and many full-time management personnel have been employed. The local area has also drawn orthophoto images of the ancient pear orchard, distribution maps of the location of ancient pear trees, etc., to standardize the management of ancient pear trees.
"The protection and management of ancient pear trees is a long-term systematic task," said Han Lei (韩磊). In the future, we will continue to implement renewal and rejuvenation projects such as tree hole repair, tree body support and reinforcement, and disease and pest control to extend the life of ancient pear trees, improve their ecological and economic value, and empower the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑 轶
On the evening of June 22nd, at the Hong Kong Kai Tak Sports Park (香港启德体艺馆), during the second set of the match between the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Italian team, the score reached a tense 26-27, with the lead alternating between the two sides.
At this moment, 16-year-old setter Zhang Zixuan (张籽萱) boldly made a back set, and 19-year-old middle blocker Chen Houyu (陈厚羽) scored with a running spike, the wonderful cooperation of the two young players drew cheers from the audience. Although the Chinese women's volleyball team narrowly lost this set with a score of 30-32, the young players' daring and fighting spirit won praise.
On the same day, the 2025 World Women's Volleyball League Hong Kong (中国香港) station competition concluded. After the Chinese women's volleyball team achieved consecutive victories against the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Japan (日本), they lost the final match 0-3 to the world's number one ranked Italian team. The record of 3 wins and 1 loss brought joy, regret, and even more gains.
"Focus on ourselves," relying on unity and tenacity to fight to the end.
Prior to this, at the World Women's Volleyball League Beijing (北京) station, the newly formed Chinese women's volleyball team's debut on the international stage left a deep impression on the outside world. With an average age of less than 22 years old and 12 players representing the national team for the first time, this new generation team withstood the test and demonstrated vigor and fighting spirit. At the same time, their immaturity in the game was also obvious: immature overall coordination, easily fluctuating mentality, and poor grasp of key points... A series of problems urgently need to be solved.
"These difficulties and challenges are what the Chinese women's volleyball team must experience and overcome during the transition between old and new players." Lai Yawen (赖亚文), director of the Volleyball Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport (国家体育总局排球运动管理中心), believes that the team still has a lot of room for improvement in technical and tactical aspects such as blocking and defense, serving and receiving, and adaptation.
Arriving at the Hong Kong (香港) station, the Chinese women's volleyball team experienced many difficult moments, and the girls "focused on themselves," relying on unity and tenacity to fight to the end. From playing to 29-27 in the first set against the Czech Republic, to reversing the situation in the deciding set against Bulgaria, and then to defeating their old rival Japan (日本) 3-1, the Chinese women's volleyball team delivered a brilliant report card.
"Hard-hitting" confrontations with world powerhouses bring gains beyond victory or defeat. The Italian team, the Paris Olympic Games (巴黎奥运会) champion, has achieved seven consecutive victories in this season's World League. The Chinese women's volleyball team, without their main scorer Wu Mengjie (吴梦洁) being able to play, still posed a considerable threat to their opponents. Despite the ultimate defeat, the team's spirit of striving to catch up gave everyone hope.
Clenching their teeth to hone their "**大心脏**" (dà xīn zàng - "big heart," mental fortitude; resilience under pressure), the young players increasingly felt the power of the women's volleyball spirit on the field. "Compared to the previous station, the Chinese women's volleyball team has made obvious progress." In the view of Zhao Yong (赵勇), the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, "The most important thing is to take every step of the process well."
A group of young players appeared on the stage, and their performance generally exceeded expectations.
After the first game of the Hong Kong (香港) station, 17-year-old middle blocker Wang Aoqian (王奥芊) rushed to the sidelines and plunged into the arms of famous player Zhao Ruirui (赵蕊蕊). Playing the same position, with similar height, and selected for the national team at the same age, Wang Aoqian (王奥芊) is called "Little Zhao Ruirui (赵蕊蕊)" by fans. "I will work hard to catch up with the footsteps of my predecessors," the little girl said confidently.
Today, the Chinese women's volleyball team is dominated by players born after 2000. Zhao Yong (赵勇), who led the team to win the U17 Women's Volleyball World Championship last year, boldly used new players after coaching the national team. A group of "little flowers" that emerged in the U-series international arena got the opportunity to play, and their performance generally exceeded expectations.
Zhang Zixuan (张籽萱), who "skipped grades" from the national youth team, assumed the heavy responsibility of the main setter, showing maturity beyond her age; Dong Yuhan (董禹含), the main attacker who made her first start, scored 19 points alone against the Italian team; middle blocker Chen Houyu (陈厚羽) and substitute responder Tang Xin (唐欣) also performed well... "They enjoy the game very much, and I am also infected by this passion on the field," said Gong Xiangyu (龚翔宇), the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Anchoring the preparation goal for the Los Angeles Olympic Games (洛杉矶奥运会), the new Chinese women's volleyball team showed the courage to renew and upgrade, allowing young people to gradually take on the main responsibility. 22-year-old main attacker Wu Mengjie (吴梦洁) repeatedly made the final decision, and her comprehensive technology and hot touch won the praise of the International Volleyball Federation. In the battle against Bulgaria, she scored a game-high 32 points and joined hands with her teammates to continuously chase points in the deciding set.
Daring to "**掰手腕**" (bāi shǒu wàn - "wrestle," compete or contend) with strong teams on the field, and responding freely to interviews off the field, the young players fully demonstrated the demeanor of the new generation of youth. "The game is full of expectations and unknowns, and all we can do is go all out," said 19-year-old Dong Yuhan (董禹含).
There is still a gap compared with the top teams, and more high-level competitions are needed to hone their skills.
In the second set against the Italian team, the Chinese women's volleyball team seemed to be only one step away from victory, but in the end, the opponent withstood the pressure. Middle blocker Wang Yuanyuan (王媛媛) bluntly said after the game: "This is the gap between us and the top teams. There are many things to summarize in the game. We must learn while playing and strengthen overall cooperation."
The Chinese women's volleyball team has not been rebuilt for a long time, and the team is exploring its own technical and tactical skills from actual combat. In the process of training new players and running in the lineup, periodic fluctuations are normal. Zhang Zixuan (张籽萱) made her debut in the adult team arena, and her organization and scheduling have both "strokes of genius" and occasional "sudden stalls," but the coaching staff gave her full trust. In the World League data statistics, Zhang Zixuan (张籽萱) is temporarily ranked first in the list of best setters.
In one high-level contest after another, the team is accumulating confidence, but also exposing shortcomings and weaknesses. "Through every day's efforts, we will definitely build a team with excellent ideological quality, excellent team spirit, excellent court style, and excellent technical and tactical capabilities." Lai Yawen (赖亚文) said that the old players should play a role in passing on experience and leading the way, and the young players should also grow up as soon as possible and catch up.
Being in a united and friendly collective, everyone is full of energy. After Wu Mengjie (吴梦洁) scored the winning point in the game against Japan (日本), she accidentally injured her foot, and the scene of her teammate Dong Yuhan (董禹含) carrying her off the field moved the audience. "The Chinese women's volleyball team has a long way to go. We will inherit the women's volleyball spirit and carry it forward," said Dong Yuhan (董禹含).
From July 10th to 14th, the Chinese women's volleyball team will participate in the Arlington (阿灵顿) station competition in the United States (美国), and will play against the Dominican Republic, Canada, Germany, and the United States (美国) in succession. From the coaching staff to the players, everyone is seizing the time to check for omissions and make up for deficiencies, and strive to achieve new breakthroughs in the future.
Return to Top*Beijing* June 23rd (Reporter Liu Shuoyang (刘硕阳)) Beijing (北京) time, June 23rd afternoon, the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会) chairmanship handover ceremony was held in Lausanne, Switzerland. 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry (柯丝蒂·考文垂), the Zimbabwean swimming Olympic champion, received the "golden key" symbolizing leadership of the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会) from the previous International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会) Chairman Thomas Bach (托马斯·巴赫), officially assuming office as the tenth Chairman of the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会), and also the first Chairman from Africa and female Chairman in the history of the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会).
Born in 1983, Coventry (考文垂) participated in 5 Olympic Games during her athletic career and is one of the most successful African athletes in history. At the 2008 Beijing (北京) Olympic Games, she won 1 gold and 3 silver medals at the National Aquatics Center "Water Cube." In 2013, Coventry (考文垂) became a member of the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会). On March 20th of this year, in the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会) presidential election, Coventry (考文垂) received more than half of the votes in the first round of voting, 脱颖而出 (tuō yǐng ér chū - "stand out from the crowd," to rise above others; to distinguish oneself), and was elected as the new Chairman of the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会) from among 7 candidates.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 硕
On June 22nd, in the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) 500 Berlin Women's Singles Final, Chinese player Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) (pictured, Xinhua News Agency) lost to former Wimbledon champion, Czech player Markéta Vondroušová, and won the runner-up, achieving a new breakthrough for Chinese tennis in grass court events.
In this tournament, Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) won 6 consecutive matches starting from the qualifying rounds, and defeated 4 players in the world's top 20, entering her first tour singles final in her career.
"I will remember those matches that were a pity to lose, and I will also remind myself to remember that I played very good tennis this week. I want to focus on the positive aspects and enjoy the upcoming grass court season," said Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜).
Last year at Wimbledon, Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) reached the top 16 in women's singles, proving her strength on the grass court. In this tournament, Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) started from the qualifying rounds.
Believe, try, and strive, Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) swung her racket all the way, defeating not only her opponents, but also herself. Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) admitted that she was not very adapted to the rhythm in the first match in Berlin after switching from clay to grass, but the tempering of the two qualifying matches made her gradually improve. "Playing more games can improve the level of on-the-spot performance," she said.
In the second round of the main draw, Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) defeated the newly crowned French Open champion, world No. 2 American star Coco Gauff, which was the first time in her career that she defeated a top 2 player in the world. "I'm very happy that I survived the difficult moments in the game. After winning a few games, I became more and more confident on the grass," Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) said after the game. In the semi-final against Russian player Samsonova, the encouraged Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) played some balls that she could not play in training.
With the runner-up title, Wang Xinyu's (王欣瑜) world ranking rose by 16 places to thirty-third. Although it is still 1 place away from her personal highest ranking, confidence is a more important gain.
Return to TopThe Beijing News, Beijing (北京) June 23rd (Reporter Fan Jiayuan (范佳元)) From June 21st to 22nd, the 27th Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA) Division I Men's Final Four was held in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江). The Peking University (北京大学) men's basketball team won the championship trophy, while the Huaqiao University (华侨大学) men's basketball team and the Tsinghua University (清华大学) men's basketball team finished second and third, respectively.
The competition was organized by the Federation of University Sports of China (中国学生体育联合会), and completed 16 tournaments and 8 home-and-away games across the first, second, and third divisions, with a total of 1,114 games and more than 4,500 participants.
Return to TopIndustrial parks are an important platform for promoting the high-quality development of modern agriculture. Chengdu (成都市), Sichuan Province (四川省) has clearly established the guiding principle of "grasping the economy by focusing on industrial parks," systematically promoting actions to "optimize quality, establish parks with distinctive features, empower and increase efficiency, and fill parks with enterprises," and accelerating the transformation of agriculture, with industrial parks as an important means, into a modern major industry. The city has cumulatively created 3 national modern agricultural industrial parks. In 2024, the output value of 9 key industrial parks reached 40.5 billion yuan, and the total operating income exceeded 44.2 billion yuan, driving the added value of the city's primary industry to reach 54.01 billion yuan.
Function Optimization, Full-Chain Development
Promoting the Aggregation of Industries to Industrial Parks
Strengthening the Backbone of Leading Industries. Chengdu (成都) coordinates the central urban area, urban new areas, and county-level new cities to comprehensively layout the "One Belt, Fifteen Parks, One Hundred Zones" grain and oil industrial park, incorporating 9 national and provincial-level agricultural industrial parks such as Tianfu Granary (天府粮仓) and Tianfu Veggie Fragrance (天府蔬香) into the "Establish Parks, Fill Parks" list for priority development, driving the full-chain upgrade of the four pillar industries of high-quality grain and oil, green vegetables, specialty fruits, and live pig livestock and poultry. In 2024, the city's grain output was 2.3456 million tons, and the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery was 97 billion yuan.
Establishing Brands with Distinctive Industries. Chengdu (成都) implemented the "Three New" enhancement action for specialty economic crop industry bases, refining and optimizing rural specialty products such as Pengzhou Chuanxiong (彭州川芎), Jintang Morel (金堂羊肚菌), and Pujiang Baba Citrus (蒲江耙耙柑), creating contiguous demonstration parks for the integrated development of the entire industrial chain such as Tianfu Mushroom Capital (天府菌都) and Tianfu Fruit Fair (天府果荟), cultivating 996 green organic geographical indication agricultural products. The output of medicinal Chuanxiong accounts for 75% of the national total, the output value of Pleurotus geesteranus ranks first in the country, and "Rong Products" such as tea, kiwi fruit, and caviar are accelerating their "going out of Sichuan (出川) and going overseas (出海)."
Competing for High-End in Advantageous Tracks. Chengdu (成都) operates the Tianfu Modern Seed Industry Park (天府现代种业园) and the China Southern Vegetable Seed Industry Innovation Center (中国南方蔬菜种业创新中心) at a high level, and has built the country's first provincial-level comprehensive germplasm resource bank. It promotes the intensive processing of green food with the "Chain Chief System + Special Class," ranking first in the country in the specialty fields such as condiments, and Pixian Douban (郫县豆瓣) is heading towards the "world's dining table." It deepens the integration of agriculture, commerce, culture, tourism, sports, and health, creating the "Never-Ending" Tianfu Agricultural Expo Park (天府农博园), and new consumption scenarios such as Rice Fragrance Fishing Song (稻香渔歌) and Tianfu Seeing Mountain Farm (天府见山农场) are constantly emerging.
Leading by Leading Enterprises, "Rooted" Growth
Promoting the Concentration of Enterprises to Industrial Parks
Attracting Large Enterprises to Build a Magnetic Field. Chengdu (成都) improves the full life cycle management mechanism of bonds, innovates "platform + scenario + chain" investment promotion, plans and packages 26 major industrial park projects with more than 30 million yuan, targets and introduces 37 key projects to strengthen the chain, supplement the chain, and extend the chain, and builds a "industry + comprehensive" coordination and scheduling mechanism and a "woodpecker" mechanism, successfully creating industrial landmarks such as the China Sichuan Cuisine Industry City (中国川菜产业城) and the "Belt and Road" Agricultural and Sideline Products Supply Chain Center ("一带一路"农副产品供应链中心).
Gradient Cultivation to Plant Potential. Chengdu (成都) establishes a list of "Town and Park Treasures" for introduction and cultivation and a hierarchical cultivation directory of "Rooted" enterprises, accurately formulates "one enterprise, one policy" support measures, introduces and cultivates 26 "Town and Park Treasures," adds a net increase of 58 enterprises above the designated size, forms an industrialization consortium of "technology research and development + standard production + brand marketing," and accelerates the formation of a team of "30 Town and Park Treasures + 50 national leading enterprises + 150 provincial leading enterprises + 200 municipal leading enterprises."
Improving Business Environment by Solving Problems and Promoting Development. Chengdu (成都) deepens the guiding service for agricultural entities of "Entering Ten Thousand Enterprises, Solving Difficulties, Optimizing the Environment, and Promoting Development," promotes the reform pilot of "Management Committee + Platform Company," and takes the lead in building enterprise service centers for resident offices in some industrial parks, promoting the expansion and extension of 83 administrative service items to enterprises in the industrial parks. It polishes the business environment brand of "Must Respond to Needs, No Disturbance When Unnecessary," and realizes the "three normalizations" of easy application and quick enjoyment of preferential policies for enterprises, closed-loop management of problem appeals, and efficient operation of service special classes.
Resource Aggregation, Co-Building Ecology
Promoting the Integration of Services to Industrial Parks
Stronger Scientific and Technological Innovation Momentum. Giving play to the source advantage of the Chengdu National Modern Agricultural Industrial Science and Technology Innovation Center (成都国家现代农业产业科技创新中心), Chengdu (成都) promotes the cooperation between agricultural scientific research institutions and provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological innovation platforms and industrial parks, and builds a chain-type technology promotion service system of "agricultural scientific research experimental base + regional demonstration and display base + grassroots agricultural technology extension station + new agricultural business entities" in the industrial park. The coverage rate of improved varieties of main crops in the industrial park exceeds 98%, and the comprehensive mechanization rate of cultivation, planting, and harvesting reaches 88%.
More Intelligent Digital and Smart Agriculture. Chengdu (成都) upgrades the construction of the "Smart Agriculture Brain," builds a digital service system of "digital service platform + smart agricultural industrial park service center + large-scale farm," pioneers the "Meat Certificate One Code Pass" coding management, develops technical application scenarios such as picking robots and unmanned plant protection machines, and builds 200 Tianfu Digital Agricultural Tourism Industrial Parks (天府数字农旅产业园) and smart agricultural (animal husbandry, fishery) farms. The world's first unmanned vertical plant factory with up to 20 layers of cultivation has been built and put into operation in Chengdu (蓉).
More Precise Policy Drip Irrigation. Chengdu (成都) improves the agricultural industrial park investment mechanism combining competitiveness and stability, includes eligible entities in the industrial park into the "Agricultural Loan Pass" whitelist, and implements "approval upon recommendation, loan upon approval, and guarantee upon loan." It innovates the mortgage financing policy for agricultural production facilities and facility agricultural land, promotes the "clearing of low and idle" industrial land, and gradually realizes "one industrial park, one fund." It builds a "5+8+N" rural revitalization expert talent "group-style" roving service system, implements the "Chief Expert Resident Park" plan, and selects 86 leading agricultural talents.
Data Source: Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (成都市农业农村局)
Return to TopIn early summer, walking into Yucheng County (虞城县), Shangqiu City (商丘市), Henan Province (河南省), a vibrant picture slowly unfolds on the land: in the wheat fields after the harvest, newly sprouted corn seedlings have just emerged from the ground; inside standardized vegetable greenhouses, vegetable farmers are busy sorting and packing freshly picked mushrooms; on the newly built asphalt roads at the village entrance, refrigerated trucks are fully loaded with agricultural and sideline products heading to various places. From the rich landscape of fertile fields to the brand-new appearance of villages, and the busy figures of young people returning to their hometowns, the real stories of prosperity of the villagers in Yucheng (虞城) are staged in the fields every day.
Laying out Characteristic Industries According to Local Conditions
The "prosperity scripture" of Yucheng (虞城) people begins with a renewed understanding of the land. Yucheng County (虞城县) has drawn an "industrial map" based on the soil characteristics of each township—sandy soil is suitable for growing melons and fruits, clay soil can cultivate high-quality sweet potatoes, and river滩land can be used to grow vegetables. Today, the county carries out characteristic planting according to local conditions, forming an industrial pattern of "vegetables in the south, fruits in the north, and mushrooms in the middle."
In the grain-mushroom rotation demonstration field of the Wenji Township (闻集乡) edible mushroom base, workers are busy harvesting mushrooms. Outside the field, refrigerated trucks honk and set off, sending baskets of mushrooms to supermarkets across the country. Yucheng County (虞城县) has introduced the technology of "grain-mushroom rotation, returning mushroom residue to the field," enriching the land through the high-value utilization of straw and improving the soil structure by returning mushroom residue to the field. Growing mushrooms, planting land, and nourishing land at the same time, constructing a unique circular system of "grain-mushroom-fertilizer-field," achieving multiple harvests in one place and green development.
Today's Wenji Township (闻集乡) is full of mushroom sheds and the fragrance of mushrooms. In the process of Yucheng County (虞城县) promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, the grain-mushroom rotation model promotes the development and expansion of the mushroom industry while ensuring food security, forming considerable economic benefits.
Since June, Tianmiao Town (田庙镇), the "hometown of miscellaneous fruits," has enjoyed a bumper harvest. The nectarines here are known for their sweet, juicy, crisp, and delicious quality. In the thousand-acre nectarine planting base, the branches are covered with glossy nectarines, and the round and full fruits shimmer with an attractive red glow in the sun, pressing the branches into graceful curves. Fruit farmers shuttle through the lush green branches and leaves, the sound of scissors intertwining with laughter, and bamboo baskets filled with nectarines are stacked like small mountains. In mid-August, it is the season when crisp pears are full of branches and the garden is fragrant. The soil of the old course of the Yellow River (黄河) is rich in nutrients, and the pears produced are juicy, sweet, and delicious, always attracting merchants from inside and outside the province to purchase them. The pears planted in Liuyangzhuang Village (刘杨庄村), Tianmiao Town (田庙镇), mainly include more than ten varieties such as Crown Pear, Akizuki Pear, and Cuiyu Pear. In recent years, projects such as fruit processing and under-forest breeding have been added, while vigorously developing rural tourism, optimizing the industrial structure, and enhancing the added value of products.
All Parties Work Together to Improve the Industrial Chain
Shepherd's purse is a characteristic product of Yucheng County (虞城县). Driven by multiple favorable factors, the deep integration of the first, second, and third industries around the "small shepherd's purse" has spawned a large industry that strengthens the village and enriches the people.
Kedi Group (科迪集团), Dongcai Agriculture (懂菜农业), Lvhuan Food (绿环食品) and other leading enterprises have taken the lead in breaking through, continuously enriching the shepherd's purse product system, and developing multi-category deep-processed products such as shepherd's purse quick-frozen dumplings, pre-made dishes, and ready-to-eat canned food.
The booming industrial ecology has spawned a clustering effect. The county has now formed an industrial pattern led by leading enterprises, with the coordinated development of many processing enterprises, and the wide participation of rural cooperatives. The majority of farmers are deeply integrated into the industrial chain through order planting, initial processing, and other links, sharing the dividends of industrial development. The shepherd's purse industry is becoming a characteristic industry that drives farmers' income increase and helps the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, realizing a wonderful transformation from traditional planting to the upgrading of the entire chain.
In the e-commerce logistics industrial park of Yucheng High-tech Industrial Development Zone (虞城高新技术产业开发区), advanced equipment is neatly arranged, the conveyor belt of the sorting line is running in an orderly manner, and with the blessing of the intelligent warehousing system, each piece of goods is accurately positioned. Packages from all over the country gather here and are sent to thousands of households along the established track. Through the e-commerce logistics industrial park, Yucheng (虞城) shepherd's purse and other agricultural and sideline products have also boarded the "fast train out of the province."
The extension of the industrial chain from the field to the tip of the tongue has enabled the vegetable industry in Yucheng County (虞城县) to achieve a leap, presenting scaled and characteristic development. Limin Town's (利民镇) shepherd's purse industry leads the way, driving more than 10 surrounding townships to develop scaled shepherd's purse planting. The county's shepherd's purse planting area is 120,000 mu, with an annual output of 270,000 tons and an annual output value of 4.4 billion yuan, with approximately 176,000 people engaged in shepherd's purse production. Limin Town (利民镇), as a shepherd's purse production base integrating planting, processing, and supply, its products sell well in the Yangtze River Delta region.
In order to ensure the high-quality development of the vegetable industry chain, the Limin Power Supply Station (利民供电所) of the State Grid Shangqiu Power Supply Company (国网商丘供电公司) combines the local rural power grid construction plan to open a green channel for power application for shepherd's purse industry users, scientifically formulate power access solutions, let power services enter the fields, and build a one-stop service model of "one-stop business handling, one-stop demand response, and one-stop hidden danger handling," efficiently meeting customers' reporting and electricity needs, realizing "zero-distance" power supply services, and providing reliable power guarantee for vegetable industry production and income increase.
In addition, Yucheng County (虞城县) also actively connects with the Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (河南省农业科学院) to form a research team to implement the special project of scientific and technological support to help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside in Tianmiao Town (田庙镇)—the standardization of "two grains and one vegetable" (corn-shepherd's purse-wheat annual efficient production model) to help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside project, planting fresh corn up to 1,000 mu, and also cultivating and trial planting new varieties of shepherd's purse, realizing the dual improvement of grain yield and economic benefits.
Beautiful Countryside Retains "Poetry and Distance"
In recent years, Yucheng County (虞城县) has adhered to the concept of integrated development, deeply integrating the construction of beautiful countryside into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, industrial upgrading, farmers' income increase, and people's livelihood improvement. Taking the construction of key villages as the direction, optimizing the living environment as the breakthrough, and increasing the well-being of farmers as the center, it has made every effort to promote the transformation of the countryside into a beautiful home that is livable, workable, and enjoyable.
Yucheng County's (虞城县) rural living environment improvement work has achieved gratifying results. The rivers have reappeared with clear water and green banks, new greenery can be seen everywhere in the villages, the living environment is clean and tidy, the appearance of the homes has been renewed, the charm of the countryside continues to bloom, 10 provincial-level "Thousand Villages Demonstration Project" demonstration villages have been built, "Yudong Great Bamboo Sea" (豫东大竹海) (Guotoulou Village (郭土楼村), Chengjiao Township (城郊乡)) has been rated as a national civilized village and town and a demonstration village for rural governance, and "Smoky Cloud Ancient Village" (烟云古寨) (Liuzhuang Village (六庄村), Qiaoji Township (乔集乡)) has been rated as a characteristic rural tourism village in Henan Province (河南省). A new picture of harmonious and beautiful countryside is unfolding.
Strolling in Dinghelou Village (丁河楼村), Liudian Township (刘店乡), the Shensha River (沈沙河) flows gurglingly to the east on the south side. After widening and dredging the river, renovating waste and sewage pits, and moderately lighting and greening, the rivers and lakes are now connected, and reeds are in patches, forming the beautiful Dinghelou Village (丁河楼村) ecological corridor area. The new houses in the village are clean, the roads are wide, the art walls are eye-catching, and the lush vegetation is full of vitality; the Xiaonanhu Railway Garden (小南湖铁路花园) landscape is exquisite, forming a unique landscape in the village. Over the past 10 years, with the continuous assistance of China Railway Zhengzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (中国铁路郑州局集团有限公司), Dinghelou Village (丁河楼村) has become a beautiful and livable "railway town."
In Guotoulou Village (郭土楼村), Chengjiao Township (城郊乡), the lush and quiet bamboo forest, the clean and elegant roads, the lively playground, and the exquisite and comfortable homestays attract many tourists. This now vibrant "internet celebrity village" and national 2A-level tourist attraction was a poor village that was "struggling to find a way out" a few years ago. Since the implementation of the "share + cooperative" model in 2016, villagers have invested in land shares to jointly build and operate, successfully creating a "Yudong Great Bamboo Sea" (豫东大竹海) leisure tourism destination integrating ecology, breeding, specialties, and cuisine. This not only gave the village a new look, but also enabled villagers to increase their income by working at their doorstep.
Talent Revitalization Activates "A Pool of Spring Water"
In Shaji Township (沙集乡), science and technology commissioners have cultivated new varieties of peony that can be used as medicine and whose seeds can be used to extract oil through repeated experiments and unremitting exploration. The peony fields have become a treasure trove for surrounding farmers to get rich. Today, more than 100 mu of peony are growing vigorously, and it is estimated that the benefit per mu can reach 40,000 yuan this year. In the future, Shaji Township (沙集乡) will continue to cultivate new varieties of peony and create a characteristic and vibrant industrial talent team to make the peony bloom more brilliantly.
Talent revitalization is the basic support for the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. Yucheng County (虞城县) has activated the "talent revitalization chess piece" to promote employment, stabilize production, and increase benefits. The 25 townships continue to optimize the policy environment, actively encourage returnees to start businesses and develop industries, and drive local production workshops to bloom everywhere. The various enterprises rooted in the countryside are going all out to seize the time to ensure production and grab progress. At the same time, the township functional departments actively change their roles, take the initiative to go to the door to ask about needs and solve problems, provide "zero-distance" services, effectively help the workshops reach production and effectiveness, and vigorously promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
With the vigorous development of the industry, the talent gathering effect is becoming increasingly apparent. All kinds of talents have taken the lead in establishing more than 40 professional cooperatives in key villages in Yucheng County (虞城县), helping key villages formulate 21 industrial development plans, and cultivating 26 characteristic leading industries. The county's characteristic agricultural industry has attracted the active participation of approximately 20,000 various talents, jointly creating a characteristic and vibrant industrial talent team. This team is not only the backbone of Yucheng County's (虞城县) industrial development, but also allows innovation vitality to burst forth and bear fruit in Yucheng County (虞城县).
Looking around, the crisscrossing fields are as neat as a chessboard, the multi-span greenhouse shines in the sun, and trucks full of agricultural products shuttle back and forth. Yucheng County (虞城县) is writing a new era of "pastoral songs." It is not only full of the leisurely poetry of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence," but also full of the fighting passion of "**行远自迩，笃行不怠**" (xíng yuǎn zì ěr, dǔ xíng bù dài - "going far begins with the near, persistent practice without slacking," meaning to make steady progress towards a distant goal through diligent effort).
Let agriculture become a promising industry, let farmers become an attractive profession, and let the countryside become a beautiful home for living and working in peace and contentment. Based on its local resource endowment, Yucheng County (虞城县) has played a "combination punch" of industrial upgrading, environmental improvement, and talent gathering, and is constantly writing a new answer sheet for the high-quality development of the county economy.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Yucheng County Committee (中共虞城县委宣传部)
Yucheng County Rong Media Center (虞城县融媒体中心)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚凯元
From June 16th to 22nd, the 55th Paris Air Show (巴黎航展) was held in Paris, France. More than 2,500 companies from 48 countries and regions gathered to showcase innovative achievements in the global aerospace field. More than 70 Chinese exhibitors participated with innovative products, covering the entire industrial chain, including complete aircraft manufacturing, core components, advanced materials, and intelligent manufacturing, comprehensively presenting the development level and innovation strength of China's aviation industry.
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (中国航空工业集团), which has appeared at the Paris Air Show for 38 consecutive years, participated this time with 30 key products in 8 major categories. In the military aviation equipment sector, it focused on displaying equipment such as fighters, transport aircraft, trainers, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and guided weapons. Among them, the J-35A series made its debut at an overseas air show. High-end unmanned equipment such as the "Wing Loong"-6 ("翼龙"—6), "Wing Loong"-10B ("翼龙"—10B), and "Xuan Ge"-2000 ("旋戈"—2000) also appeared on the Paris Air Show stage for the first time. In the civil field, the focus was on the construction of an emergency rescue system, with equipment such as the AG600 large amphibious aircraft, the "Xin Zhou" 60 ("新舟"60) rain enhancement aircraft, the "Wing Loong"-2H ("翼龙"—2H) emergency disaster relief UAV, and the AC352 medium multi-purpose helicopter jointly developed by China and France attracting much attention. "From the initial booth of a few square meters to the current full-spectrum presentation of an independent exhibition area, the Paris Air Show has witnessed the leap of China's aviation industry from a follower to a parallel runner," said a relevant person in charge of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (中国航空工业集团).
Obita, Director of Supervision and Tracking Affairs of the Ministry of Transport, Civil Aviation and Merchant Marine of the Republic of the Congo (刚果(布)), visited the Chinese enterprise booth and said that the cooperation mechanism between Congo (布) and China in the aviation field is smooth. Congo (布) has previously introduced three "Xin Zhou" 60 ("新舟"60) rain enhancement aircraft. "We highly recognize the performance and applicability of Chinese aircraft. The important purpose of this visit to the air show is to further understand the new Chinese models as a reference for subsequent fleet updates."
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (中国商用飞机有限责任公司) showcased a "family portrait" of domestically produced passenger aircraft. The ARJ21 regional jet has gone abroad and opened 15 operating routes with 3 airlines in Southeast Asia. The C919 single-aisle trunk airliner has entered the stage of large-scale delivery. The "high-altitude version" and "extended version" derivative models exhibited this time accurately meet the needs of different markets. At the same time, both the ARJ21 and C919 have the ability to carry out commercial operations using sustainable aviation fuel with a maximum blend ratio of 50%, meeting green flight requirements. The C929 wide-body passenger aircraft, which is in the design stage, has also attracted wide attention. Its standard range will reach 12,000 kilometers, and the passenger capacity in a standard three-class layout will reach 280 people.
At this Paris Air Show, the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (中国航空学会) set up a "China Exhibition Area" for the first time, organizing more than 20 companies to participate in the exhibition in the form of a delegation. Shanghai University (中航上大) and Fushun Special Steel (抚顺特钢) manufacture key materials such as high-temperature alloys through internationally leading special smelting technology. Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Civil Aircraft Company (中航沈飞民机) and Jiangxi Jinghang (江西景航) and other companies focus on high-precision manufacturing of structural parts and engine parts. Baoti Group (宝鸡钛业) relies on the R&D advantages of titanium alloys to establish cooperation with Airbus and Boeing. "This is the first time that domestic small and medium-sized enterprises have appeared in the form of a delegation, and the organizer, the French Aerospace Industries Association, has given strong support. We are arranged adjacent to the COMAC booth, forming a cluster effect and enhancing the overall recognition of Chinese companies," said the person in charge of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (中国航空学会).
As a representative in the field of low-altitude economy, Shenzhen United Aircraft Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳联合飞机集团) participated in the Paris Air Show for the first time, bringing new products such as the Platinum Shadow T1400 and Lan Shadow R6000. The company has built a variety of distributed platforms with load capacities ranging from 5 kg to 2 tons, providing solutions for agricultural production, logistics delivery, and emergency disaster relief. The person in charge of the company revealed that preliminary cooperation intentions have been reached with more than 10 distributors around the world during the exhibition, and the business covers key markets in Europe, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, and South Asia.
Currently, the global aviation industry is in a critical period of recovery and growth. The "Global Aviation Talent Forecast 2025" released by CAE (加拿大航空电子设备公司) shows that by 2034, the global aviation industry will add approximately 1.5 million new professional talent needs. The Asia-Pacific region will be the fastest-growing region, with an estimated 497,000 new people, of which the Chinese market is expected to add 140,000 aviation professionals. "According to forecasts, the Chinese market will contribute nearly 20% of global aircraft deliveries in the future. The CAE China team will strive to seize the growth opportunities in the Chinese market," said Ansar, President of CAE Commercial Aviation. The training center jointly established by the company and Hainan Airlines (海南航空) in Chongqing will continue to expand its technology and simulator scale, and cooperate with COMAC (中国商飞) to develop pilot training simulators. "We look forward to COMAC aircraft accelerating its overseas market layout, and the CAE global training network will provide comprehensive support for this."
Against the backdrop of complex current geopolitical situation and pressure on the global supply chain, enhancing industrial resilience and building stable cooperation mechanisms have become the consensus of all parties at this Paris Air Show. Chinese aviation companies interpret the concept of open cooperation with practical actions: COMAC (中国商飞) signed memorandums of understanding on C929 project cooperation with Safran Group of France and Crane Company of the United States on the first day of the air show. The "Aviation Industry Promotion Conference" in Xi'an (西安市), Shaanxi (陕西) Province was held at the same time. Xi'an Aviation Enterprise Alliance (西安航企联) signed a cooperation memorandum with the China Center of the Global Aviation Cluster Alliance to promote the connection between Chinese and foreign supply chains and the interconnection of industrial clusters. Chinese companies said that they look forward to establishing closer and deeper cooperative relationships with global customers and partners to jointly promote the prosperity and development of the global civil aviation industry.
(Reported from Paris on June 23 by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 思齐名
In the first half of this year, China and India reached a consensus through diplomatic communication on resuming the pilgrimage of Indian pilgrims to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar in Tibet, China. This decision by the Chinese government reflects respect for regional cultural traditions and people's beliefs, and is also a microcosm of the positive interaction between China and India relations. This measure respects the feelings of Indian pilgrims and demonstrates that religious and cultural activities in China must always be carried out in an orderly manner within the legal framework of the People's Republic of China.
The Chinese side's decision reflects the importance attached to the inheritance of historical culture. Mount Kailash (冈仁波齐峰) and Lake Manasarovar (玛旁雍错湖) in Tibet are revered by Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, etc. as the "center of the universe" and "holy lake," and the pilgrimage tradition has continued for thousands of years. Historically, China and India have formed a deep cultural interconnection through the spread of Buddhism, business travel, and other means. The resumption of pilgrimage is not only a response to religious sentiments, but also a continuation of the history of civilizational dialogue. China, by repairing the pilgrimage passage in Pulan County (普兰县) and establishing reception centers, not only ensures the orderly conduct of pilgrimage activities, but also demonstrates its responsibility to protect civilizational heritage.
This process highlights the willingness of China and India to resolve differences through dialogue. Since the pilgrimage was suspended in 2020 due to the need for COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control, China and India have reached a consensus on the resumption of pilgrimage through diplomatic consultations. While ensuring border security, China provides Indian pilgrims with visa facilitation, transportation guarantees, and medical support, and strictly limits the pilgrimage routes and times, which not only reflects the standardization of sovereign management, but also reduces the space for misunderstanding through transparent operations. This kind of pragmatic cooperation with "small steps forward" provides a model for the two countries to accumulate mutual trust in complex border issues.
Restarting the pilgrimage route is conducive to regional stability and cultural exchanges. Tibet is an important area of the Trans-Himalayan Economic Cooperation Belt. China incorporates pilgrimage into the framework of cultural exchanges of the "Plateau Silk Road," promotes people-to-people connectivity through religious interaction, and creates an atmosphere for regional economic cooperation. During their stay in Tibet, Indian pilgrims can get in touch with the actual local development, which helps them objectively understand the stability and progress of China's border areas and dispel the false narratives hyped up by the West, such as the so-called "cultural genocide" in Tibet.
China adheres to the balance between the bottom line of sovereignty and scientific management. China clearly stipulates the geographical scope, number of people, and management rules of pilgrimage activities, and all procedures are carried out within the framework of Chinese laws and relevant normative documents for the management of religious affairs in the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区). The Tibet Public Security (西藏公安) and Foreign Affairs Departments (外事部门) jointly formulate emergency plans to ensure the orderly conduct of activities. This management model of "openness without disorder" not only fulfills international humanitarian responsibilities, but also demonstrates China's governance wisdom in coordinating security and openness in sensitive border areas.
Against the backdrop of escalating global geopolitical conflicts, China and India's move to restore the pilgrimage route provides enlightenment for handling complex neighborly relations. Territorial issues that are prone to disputes and cultural issues that can be cooperated on are handled separately, and specific results are used to promote the improvement of overall relations, promote people-to-people exchanges, and promote people-to-people connectivity. In this matter, China has not only adhered to the bottom line that “主权红线不容模糊” (zhǔ quán hóng xiàn bù róng mó hú - "the red line of sovereignty cannot be blurred," sovereignty is a non-negotiable principle), but also demonstrated the broad-mindedness of “文明互鉴不分国界” (wén míng hù jiàn bù fēn guó jiè - "civilization inter-borrowing irrespective of national boundaries," civilizations can learn from each other regardless of borders).
(The author is an international affairs observer)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd (Reporters Liu Yang (刘杨) and Wen Xin (温馨)) Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated on the 23rd that 3,125 Chinese citizens have been safely evacuated from Iran, and the Chinese Embassy in Israel has assisted in organizing the safe departure of more than 500 Chinese citizens from Israel, and has also assisted some British, Indian, and Polish citizens in safe transfer.
At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: Recently, we have noticed that the temporary flight returning Chinese citizens evacuated from Iran from Turkmenistan has successfully arrived in China. What is the latest progress of China's evacuation operations from Iran and Israel?
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) introduced that, according to the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee, and with the joint efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese embassies and consulates in Iran and other countries, as well as the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Administration, 3,125 Chinese citizens have been safely evacuated from Iran. Among them are 10-month-old babies, elderly people in their seventies, and residents of Hong Kong (香港) and Taiwan (台湾). At present, all Chinese citizens in Iran who are willing to evacuate have been evacuated to safe areas, and the Chinese government's large-scale organized evacuation of personnel in Iran has been completed. At the same time, the Chinese Embassy in Israel has assisted in organizing the safe departure of more than 500 Chinese citizens from Israel, and has also assisted some British, Indian, and Polish citizens in safe transfer.
"During the evacuation process, Iran (伊朗), Azerbaijan (阿塞拜疆), Turkmenistan (土库曼斯坦), Armenia (亚美尼亚), Turkey (土耳其), Iraq (伊拉克), the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋), Oman (阿曼), Kuwait (科威特), Egypt (埃及), and Jordan (约旦) provided valuable support to China, and we express our heartfelt gratitude," he said.
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated that at present, some Chinese citizens still insist on choosing to stay in the local area, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds them to pay attention to safety. Diplomats from the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in Iran and the Embassy in Israel are still sticking to their posts and will continue to make their best efforts to provide assistance to Chinese citizens in the local area.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 宋亦然
According to data from the Brazilian National News Agency and the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, Brazil's tourism industry has shown strong growth momentum this year. In the first quarter, the country's tourism revenue reached 55.4 billion reais (1 real is approximately 1.3 yuan), a year-on-year increase of 5.8%; the cumulative number of international tourists received was approximately 3.74 million, setting a record high. Brazilian Minister of Tourism Celso Sabino (塞尔索·萨比诺) stated that the current excellent performance of the tourism industry indicates that the number of international tourists visiting Brazil this year is expected to reach a new high. Marcelo Freixo (马塞洛·弗雷索), President of the Brazilian Agency for the International Promotion of Tourism, said: "The record number of international tourists not only strongly boosted Brazil's economic growth, injected new vitality into the tourism market, but also created a large number of employment opportunities for the Brazilian people, bringing tangible income."
Not long ago, the 2025 Rio Carnival (里约狂欢节) came to a successful conclusion. During the carnival, many Brazilian cities, such as Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), held grand and distinctive celebrations, attracting tourists from all over the world. Filipe (菲利普), a tourist from Portugal, has been traveling to Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢) for the carnival for five consecutive years. He said, "Brazil continues to attract me with its beautiful natural scenery and unique customs." According to data from the Brazilian Hotel Association, during the carnival, the hotel occupancy rate in Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢) reached 98.62%, an increase of more than 10% year-on-year. According to estimates by the Brazilian National Confederation of Goods, Services and Tourism, the carnival brought 12.03 billion reais in revenue to Brazil, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%, with Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢) alone generating 5.5 billion reais.
Behind the impressive achievements are the continuous efforts of the Brazilian government and tourism departments. In recent years, Brazil has strengthened the promotion of tourism resources, improved infrastructure, and opened international routes, laying a solid foundation for the development of the tourism industry. The Brazilian Ministry of Tourism compiles a "Brazilian Tourism Map" every two years, systematically sorting out cities across the country that have mature tourism industries or are directly affected by the industry, providing a basis for the precise formulation and efficient implementation of tourism policies, and fully exploring the tourism potential of various regions. Cities included in the tourism map can directly enjoy the policy support and resource inclination of the Ministry of Tourism.
In terms of infrastructure construction, Brazil continues to increase investment. Data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism shows that in 2024, Brazil invested over 800 million reais in the construction and renovation of tourism infrastructure such as conference centers, beaches, squares, and bus stations across the country. Among them, the northeastern region, which has a lower level of economic development but rich tourism resources, received more than 430 million reais in financial support. Carlos Henrique Sobral (卡洛斯·恩里克·索布拉尔), State Secretary for Infrastructure, Credit and Tourism Investment of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, emphasized: "These investments will continue to optimize the development environment of the tourism industry, demonstrating the Brazilian government's firm determination to develop tourism."
To further enhance international connectivity, Brazil officially launched the "International Tourism Acceleration Plan" in March 2024. The Brazilian Agency for the International Promotion of Tourism also provides a subsidy of 40 reais per seat for new flights landing in Brazil between October 27, 2024, and March 29, 2025. In addition, the Brazilian government plans to leverage the geographical advantages of the northern and northeastern regions being close to Europe to build an international aviation hub and attract more overseas tourists. Recently, the Brazilian government injected 63.6 million reais into the 2025 "International Tourism Acceleration Plan," focusing on promoting the development of new international routes to the northeastern region. Silvio Filho (西尔维奥·菲略), Minister of Ports and Airports of Brazil, said that the plan will continue to be expanded in the future to help the development of international tourism.
China has become an important tourism promotion market for Brazil. In 2024, Brazil received 76,000 Chinese tourists, an increase of 79% compared to 2023. To attract more Chinese tourists, the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism has introduced support measures to encourage travel agencies qualified to receive Chinese tourists to open registration in order to improve reception capacity. Marcelo Freixo (马塞洛·弗雷索) said: "China is an important target market for Brazil to promote tourism, and we will strive to allow Chinese tourists to fully appreciate the unique charm of Brazil."
(Reported by our correspondent from Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢))
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd (Xinhua) -- Comprehensive reports from Xinhua News Agency's resident foreign correspondents: U.S. President Donald Trump (唐纳德·特朗普) confirmed on the evening of June 21st, U.S. Eastern Time, that the U.S. military had "successfully struck" three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow (福尔道), Natanz (纳坦兹), and Isfahan (伊斯法罕). France (法国), Slovenia (斯洛文尼亚), Brazil (巴西), Uruguay (乌拉圭), Egypt (埃及), Algeria (阿尔及利亚), and Hezbollah (黎巴嫩真主党) in Lebanon (黎巴嫩) all criticized the U.S. military action on June 22nd for escalating regional tensions and called for a peaceful resolution to the crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron (马克龙), speaking to the media during a defense and security council meeting at the Presidential Palace, said that a "severe military response" would not resolve the conflict between Israel (以色列) and Iran (伊朗). Macron (马克龙) believes that resuming diplomatic and technical negotiations can prevent an uncontrolled escalation of the regional situation.
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob (罗伯特·戈洛布) stated that continued violence and military conflict would only exacerbate the suffering of civilians in the Middle East, and that peaceful and diplomatic avenues are the only correct path to resolving the current crisis. The Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing serious concern about the escalation of the situation in the Middle East, and warned that current hostilities could further destabilize the region, threaten international peace and security, and pose a threat to civilian lives. The Left Party, a member of the ruling coalition in Slovenia (斯洛文尼亚), strongly condemned the U.S. action, considering it an irresponsible act of escalating the situation and pushing the Middle East to the brink of a new war.
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that Brazil (巴西) strongly condemns the Israeli (以色列) and American (美国) military attacks on Iranian (伊朗) nuclear facilities, which violate Iranian (伊朗) sovereignty. The statement said that any armed attack on nuclear facilities is a blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations (《联合国宪章》) and the rules of the International Atomic Energy Agency (国际原子能机构), and poses a serious threat to civilian lives and health.
The Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that Uruguay (乌拉圭) opposes any actions that threaten international peace and security, and calls on all parties to the conflict to exercise restraint, immediately cease hostilities, protect civilians, and resume diplomatic dialogue.
The Egyptian Presidential Palace issued a statement saying that President Sisi (塞西) emphasized during a telephone conversation with Sultan Haitham of Oman (阿曼苏丹海赛姆) the need to stop the escalating conflict between Israel (以色列) and Iran (伊朗), and that the continued expansion of regional conflict would have serious consequences. Sisi (塞西) said that the negotiation process must be restored to spare the region from the scourge of war.
The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release stating that the U.S. strike on Iranian (伊朗) nuclear facilities further escalated the situation, posing unprecedented risks and unpredictable consequences to the region. The press release said that military means have never been able to solve problems, and the urgent task is to return to peaceful means based on the Charter of the United Nations (《联合国宪章》) and international law to avoid further escalation of the situation.
Hezbollah (真主党) in Lebanon (黎巴嫩) issued a statement saying that the U.S. attack on Iranian (伊朗) nuclear facilities was a "serious act of aggression" that could lead to further escalation of the regional situation. The statement said that the U.S. move is an extension of the continued pressure on Iran (伊朗), attempting to make up for the goals that Israel (以色列) failed to achieve in its military operations against Iran (伊朗), and that this incident shows that the U.S. and Israel (以色列) have a cooperative relationship in regional conflicts.
Return to TopBeijing, June 23rd (Reporter Liu Yang (刘阳)) On the 23rd, China Media Group (中国中央广播电视总台) and the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation (2026年米兰—科尔蒂纳基金会) signed a memorandum of understanding in Lausanne (洛桑), Switzerland (瑞士), reaching a consensus on deepening cooperation in areas such as the promotion of the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, event broadcasting and reporting, and personnel exchanges. China Media Group (中国中央广播电视总台) officially became the rights-holding broadcaster for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
According to the memorandum, the two sides will expand practical cooperation in news reporting, program production, publicity and promotion, event exchanges, and personnel exchanges, actively disseminate the sports values contained in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, and enhance mutual understanding and traditional friendship between the people of China (中国) and Italy (意大利).
Return to TopBolivian Rurrenabaque Road
The Bolivian Rurrenabaque Road, constructed by China Railway Construction International Group, is located in the Beni Department (贝尼省) of northwestern Bolivia, with a total length of 508.07 kilometers. As part of the northern export corridor of northwestern Bolivia, the road will provide transportation support for the country's agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and tourism industries after its completion. The project is located in the Amazon rainforest and the Bolivian cultural protection area. China Railway Construction has integrated the concept of green and low-carbon environmental protection into the entire process of project construction, maximizing the protection of the natural and ecological environment along the road. The project team has jointly protected animal and plant habitats with the local community by building animal passages, relocating plants, and setting up information signs for rare plants, preserving a pure land for the reproduction of many creatures.
As a builder of the Rurrenabaque Road, I have witnessed the project's emphasis on environmental protection. From the initial planning and design, the concept of protecting the ecological environment has been rooted in the hearts of every employee and implemented in every aspect of project construction. Chinese companies are not only actively promoting infrastructure construction but also committed to building a beautiful home where humans and nature coexist harmoniously in the Amazon rainforest.
——Fernando Huanacu (费尔南多·瓦纳库尼), Field Engineer of the China Railway Construction Bolivia Rurrenabaque Road Project
Sahiwal Coal-fired Power Plant, Pakistan
The Sahiwal Coal-fired Power Plant in Pakistan is located about 120 kilometers southwest of Lahore (拉合尔), the capital of Punjab Province (旁遮普省), Pakistan. It is one of the priority implementation projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The power plant is invested and constructed by China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. (中国华能集团有限公司), integrating the concept of green environmental protection into every aspect of scientific research and design, engineering construction, and operation. It has been awarded the Pakistan "Environmental Excellence Award" six times in a row. Since it was put into operation in 2017, the power plant has effectively alleviated the power shortage problem in Pakistan and made a positive contribution to reducing carbon emissions in the region.
We strive to build an environmentally friendly power plant. If you come to the Sahiwal power plant area, you can see lush palm trees and sparkling artificial lakes, with waterbirds skimming the surface from time to time. This is not only a power plant but also a large garden. The power plant has brought significant changes to the surrounding environment and played a key role in restoring local biodiversity.
——Umair Shahid (乌迈尔·沙希德), Employee of the Sahiwal Coal-fired Power Plant in Pakistan
Rössing Uranium Mine, Namibia
The Rössing Uranium Mine in Namibia went into operation in 1976. Since China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团) completed its equity acquisition in 2019, it has always placed the sustainable development strategy at the core, strictly following the principle of "animals first" and protecting plants. Before implementing resource exploration projects, the construction team repeatedly tested the rare plants in the project implementation area, set up rare plant protection warning signs, and established an effective plant safety relocation and treatment plan to ensure that each plant is identified, filed, and transplanted in a timely manner.
As an employee of the Rössing Uranium Mine, what touches me the most is the concept of "life first." We have to undergo safety training before entering the mine each time, and the principle of "animals first" and protecting plants is always repeatedly emphasized. We protect the rare plant resources in the desert and carefully care for each plant. On this year's World Environment Day, we went to the farm to buy plants and transported them to the office area for careful planting. We hope to participate in writing the green future of African mining with our own practical actions.
——Fikameni Mathias (菲卡梅尼·马蒂亚斯), Public Relations Manager of CNNC Rössing Uranium
Cox's Bazar Wind Power Project, Bangladesh
The Cox's Bazar Wind Power Project, the first centralized wind power project in Bangladesh invested and developed by State Power Investment Corporation Wuling Power (国家电投五凌电力), achieved commercial operation on March 8, 2024, with an installed capacity of 66 MW, including 22 wind turbines. The project provides approximately 145 million kWh of clean electricity to Bangladesh annually, reducing coal consumption by 44,600 tons and carbon dioxide emissions by 109,200 tons, meeting the electricity needs of 100,000 households, and laying the foundation for the sustainable development of the wind power industry in Bangladesh.
I am very proud to be the first wind power operation shift operator in Bangladesh. The wind power industry in Bangladesh is just starting, and the green energy projects invested and developed by Chinese companies have brought many changes to our work and life. I hope that more green electricity projects can be implemented here in the future, which will not only alleviate the power shortage but also better protect the ecological environment.
——Mohammad Arif (默罕默德·阿里夫), Wind Power Operation Shift Operator of the Bangladesh Division of State Power Investment Corporation Wuling Power
Uzbekistan 1 GW Photovoltaic Project
The Uzbekistan 1 GW Photovoltaic Project is invested and constructed by China Energy Engineering Group Overseas Investment Co., Ltd. (中能建海外投资有限公司), including a 500 MW power station in the Bukhara Region (布哈拉州) and a 500 MW power station in the Kashkadarya Region (卡什卡达里亚州). The project is the first large-scale new energy project invested and constructed by Chinese companies in Central Asia after the first China-Central Asia Summit, and it is also the largest photovoltaic project invested and constructed by Chinese companies in Central Asia under the "Belt and Road" framework. The project achieved full-capacity grid connection in June 2024, generating approximately 2.4 billion kWh of electricity annually, making a significant contribution to promoting the transformation of Uzbekistan's energy structure.
Uzbekistan has already embarked on the road of green energy transformation, and this photovoltaic project has laid the foundation for the cultivation of green energy talents for the future generation of our country. I am very proud to be involved in this energy project that represents the future, and I look forward to more vast deserts becoming energy bases to promote the development of Uzbekistan.
——Ulugbek Nurullaev (乌鲁格贝克·努鲁拉耶夫), Engineer of the Uzbekistan 1 GW Photovoltaic Project
(The text in this edition was compiled by reporters Bai Ziwei (白紫微) and Han Shuo (韩硕) of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 沈童睿
"Is the procurement of project materials standardized?" "How are the remunerations distributed?"... Recently, staff from the Discipline Inspection Commission of Miaowei Township, Yunlong County (云龙县), Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (大理白族自治州), Yunnan Province (云南省), arrived at the site of the Luqiang Community (鲁羌社区) village road hardening project, focusing on key aspects such as project decision-making and fund utilization to conduct supervision.
"Supervision is everywhere." Yang Dusheng (杨杜生), Deputy Secretary of the General Party Branch of Luqiang Community (鲁羌社区), frankly said, "Now, with county-level elevated supervision of 'three capitals,' township-level downward guidance, and public fingertip supervision, village cadres are more transparent and standardized in their work. There are more smiles and greater unity in the village."
This is a microcosm of Dali Prefecture's (大理州) deepening of the construction of a clean and honest village. In recent years, Dali Prefecture (大理州) has focused on the supervision of micro-powers and the regulation of village collective "three capitals," actively leveraging the role of integrity culture in permeating people's hearts, striving to improve the level of grassroots governance, and injecting "integrity power" into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Village affairs are open, and the relationship between cadres and the masses is more harmonious.
On a May morning, as the rising sun first appeared, the construction of the home-based elderly care service center in Caiyuan Village (菜园村), Yunhe Town (云鹤镇), Heqing County (鹤庆县), was in full swing. Zhang Xifan (张锡凡), director of the village affairs supervision committee, arrived at the construction site early to carefully check whether the seismic columns met the standards.
Workers jokingly said, "Director, are you here for a surprise inspection so early?"
"The villagers are watching how the village collective's money is spent. I have to be able to answer questions at any time," said Zhang Xifan (张锡凡).
Caiyuan Village (菜园村) was once impoverished. After several village committees worked together, they invested in the construction of building materials markets and grain and oil markets. Today, the village collective's annual income has reached more than 6 million yuan. However, "growing pains" followed: in the past, the village did not have experience in managing large amounts of funds, assets, and resources. How to ensure the standardized management of the "three capitals"?
"The county, town, and village work together to help us solve the supervision problem," said Zhang Xifan (张锡凡). In the construction of a clean and honest village, Dali Prefecture (大理州) strengthens the supervision and guidance of village-level "three capitals" management, engineering construction, and other affairs, giving all village cadres and the masses peace of mind.
Taking the home-based elderly care service center as an example, the county level conducts elevated supervision of all aspects of idle land activation, registration, leasing, disposal, and income; the town discipline inspection commission directly manages and investigates village affairs; and the village affairs supervision committee participates in the entire process of decision-making, bidding, and construction. In addition, Caiyuan Village (菜园村) hired a third-party organization to audit the income and expenditure and profit distribution of village collective enterprises, and the audit results are made public to the villagers. In order to improve the ability of the village affairs supervision committee to perform its duties, the discipline inspection and supervision organs also regularly organize special training.
"Consciously accepting supervision, making village affairs open and transparent, has earned the trust of the masses and accelerated the pace of development," said Song Linheng (宋林恒), Secretary of the General Party Branch of Caiyuan Village (菜园村). "More than 10 years ago, it took me three days to explain the reasons for transferring land to an elderly person, but she was still skeptical. Now, to do a home-based elderly care service center project, we quickly got the support of the whole village."
Improving the public's awareness and ability to supervise is an important part of building a clean and honest village. Dali Prefecture (大理州) deepens the construction of the "Supervision One-Click" platform for grassroots micro-powers, providing the public with a convenient channel for supervising micro-powers, realizing one-click access to problems, traceable processes, and searchable results.
Some time ago, Zhao Ping (赵平), a villager in Dongmen Village (东门村), Dali Town (大理镇), Dali City (大理市), opened the "Supervision One-Click" platform for grassroots micro-powers and saw a public announcement: After bidding, four shops on the south side of the Yuexi Natural Village (月溪自然村) health center will be leased to a merchant at an annual rent of 78,000 yuan.
"Such a good location should have an annual rent of more than 100,000 yuan. Why is it so low?" Zhao Ping (赵平) asked Zhang Tao (张涛), Secretary of the General Party Branch of Dongmen Village (东门村).
"Old Zhao (老赵), the village set a reserve price, and the final rent depends on the merchant's willingness to compete. This area is subject to policy restrictions, the scope of business is limited, and it is not popular, so the transaction price will naturally not be too high." Zhang Tao (张涛) found meeting records, bidding plans, villager voting signature forms, and other materials to patiently explain the ins and outs. With the doubts resolved, Zhao Ping (赵平) went home with peace of mind.
"Now, there are more channels for villagers to participate in supervision, but there are fewer complaints and reports," said Zhang Tao (张涛). "We cannot regard public supervision as 'nitpicking.' Villagers' questions are often opportunities for us to promote communication and improve our work. Responding positively to public doubts helps to resolve conflicts at the bud stage and make the relationship between cadres and the masses more harmonious."
Changing customs, comparing family style instead of ostentation.
Not long ago, Li Chungui (李春贵), who lives in Lianfeng Village (莲峰村), Mizhi Town (密祉镇), Midu County (弥渡县), received a call from his daughter, Li Xuemei (李雪梅): "Dad, I'll take the baby back during the holiday and have the first birthday banquet. Who do you think we should invite?"
His daughter's family of three lives in Kunming (昆明). Li Chungui (李春贵) looks forward to seeing his granddaughter every day, but when he heard "first birthday banquet," he dissuaded her: "No need to invite anyone. No one in the village holds first birthday banquets anymore. It's enough for our family to celebrate the little treasure's birthday."
Li Xuemei (李雪梅) is away from home all year round, but she has not forgotten the "old rules" in the village: weddings, children's first birthdays, graduations, birthday celebrations, and even building houses and setting up gates all require inviting relatives and friends to hold banquets for three consecutive days. Having a banquet for a child's first birthday has become a natural reaction for Li Xuemei (李雪梅), but she did not expect her father to refuse.
"It saves trouble and money, which is really good!" said Li Xuemei (李雪梅). During the holiday, the family celebrated the child's first birthday, which was very happy. While chatting about family matters, she learned that new rules are replacing the old rules. What banquets can be held and what the standards for dishes are are all discussed through the villagers' meeting and written into the village regulations and folk customs. In the past year, no one in the village who had grandsons or built new houses held banquets. It is also popular to use "earth bowls" to entertain guests at wedding banquets, the amount of dishes served is half less than before, and the expenses are greatly reduced.
How were the new rules established? Party members and cadres are subject to rigid constraints and set an example. In the construction of a clean and honest village, Dali Prefecture (大理州) educates and guides Party members and cadres to take the lead in changing customs. Midu County (弥渡县) requires Party members and cadres in villages (communities) to "report in advance, make commitments, and report again afterwards" when handling weddings, funerals, and celebrations. Township discipline inspection commissions and village affairs supervision committees supervise from the front and seriously deal with violations of excessive extravagance and waste. Party members and cadres have also signed responsibility letters for changing customs, actively playing a role in organizations such as the Red and White Affairs Council, and guiding the masses to handle happy events in a new way, funerals in a simple way, and small things not at all.
Li Chungui (李春贵), as an old Party member, also signed the responsibility letter. "If you ask others to do it, you must do it yourself first to convince the masses," said Li Chungui (李春贵).
The masses infect and drive each other, and the understanding of "face" is changing. "There are weddings without betrothal gifts, and blessings are received without gifts. The protagonist of the story we are going to tell today is around us." Not long ago, in a cultural performance, the host told the story of Zhang Weiyan (张巍燕), a villager in Donglianhua Village (东莲花村), Yongjian Town (永建镇), Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County (巍山彝族回族自治县), who held a simple wedding for her daughter, and invited Zhang Weiyan (张巍燕) to share her experiences with the villagers.
"We don't compare ostentation, we compare family style, and we compare who can make their lives prosperous," Zhang Weiyan's (张巍燕) words won bursts of applause.
In recent years, Dali Prefecture (大理州) has drawn materials from the masses to promote typical stories and experiences in changing customs. As people around them who practice new customs become role models and are commended, more and more people have become participants and beneficiaries of changing customs.
Influencing people with culture, clean work becomes a conscious act.
"The spirit of the pioneers is forever, and the heroic spirit will last forever." In the afternoon, in front of a house in Wangjiazhuang Village (王家庄村), Liuchang Town (刘厂镇), Xiangyun County (祥云县), villager Wang Ruyan (王汝彦) led his little granddaughter and taught her to read the words on the door couplets. This is where the three martyrs, Wang Fusheng (王复生), Wang Desan (王德三), and Wang Xinting (王馨廷), came from.
Dali (大理) has always been known as a "famous cultural state" and has abundant cultural resources. In the construction of a clean and honest village, Dali Prefecture (大理州) fully explores the integrity factors in excellent traditional Chinese culture and red culture to promote the integrity culture to permeate the hearts of cadres and the masses. Against this background, the deeds of the three revolutionary martyrs and the Wang family's family style and family precepts were painted on the walls, compiled into ballads, and widely publicized. A number of education bases, such as the Xiangyun County (祥云县) Red Culture Inheritance Center, have also been completed in Wangjiazhuang Village (王家庄村).
"Being a cadre in the hometown of martyrs, we must take the lead in inheriting the red integrity culture," said Wang Ruxue (王汝学), Secretary of the General Party Branch of Wangjiazhuang Village (王家庄村). "Now, the village promptly discloses decisions and income and expenditure, from the construction of high-standard flue-cured tobacco fields involving millions of yuan to the repair of street lights, and accepts supervision. The relationship between neighbors is also very harmonious, and there are few contradictions and disputes. The ideas of cadres and the masses are the same: being innocent and doing things cleanly is the only way to be worthy of the martyrs."
Strolling along Ximen Street (西门街) in Jianchuan Ancient City (剑川古城), every household hangs handwritten or wood-carved couplets, full of ancient charm.
In ancient times, Jianchuan County (剑川县) was an important town on the Yunnan-Tibet Ancient Tea Horse Road, and the folk custom of creating couplets and writing楹联was prevalent. The common people often entrust their family style and family precepts to the楹联. In the construction of a clean and honest village, Dali Prefecture (大理州) guided Jianchuan County (剑川县) to collect and sort out more than 200 pairs of楹联on aspects such as serving the country with loyalty and being an honest person, and to explain the stories and principles in them as vivid teaching materials for the construction of integrity culture.
In the main room of Jiang Shunjun's (姜顺菊) home, Secretary of the General Party Branch of Ximen Community (西门社区), Jinhua Town (金华镇), Jianchuan County (剑川县), hangs a couplet: "Loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of family virtue, and benevolence and righteousness are the first priority in dealing with affairs." Jiang Shunjun (姜顺菊) remembers that when she first married from another place, her father-in-law, Luo Maochang (罗茂昌), said that this was the ancestral motto passed down from generation to generation in the Luo family, hoping that future generations would pass on the family in an honest way and educate people with virtue. "I remembered this sentence all at once, and since then I have become interested in楹联."
From "The hall is full of righteousness, and the children are gentle and refined," feel the upright and modest family style; from "Managing the family diligently is suitable for ancient and modern times, and living in the countryside is happy and healthy," experience the feelings of thrift, diligence, and indifference to fame and wealth... In the process of vigorously exploring楹联culture, the cadres and the masses of Ximen Community (西门社区) are more familiar with the stories behind the楹联, and they transform integrity into action in a subtle way: continuously optimize the openness of Party affairs, community affairs, and financial affairs, unblock the channels for residents to participate in the decision-making and supervision of collective affairs, promote consultation on matters, joint agreement on decisions, and joint supervision of the process, and ensure that community affairs operate in the sunshine...
"We will strictly implement the 'Regulations on the Honest Performance of Duties by Rural Grassroots Cadres,' continue to deepen the construction of clean and honest villages, continue to standardize village-level deliberation and decision-making procedures, strengthen the management of village-level collective 'three capitals,' and rectify formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots level, so that the influence and penetration of integrity culture at the grassroots level will continue to increase, and the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the broad masses in the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside will continue to increase," said Liu Li (刘力), member of the Standing Committee of the Dali Prefecture (大理州) Party Committee, Secretary of the Prefecture Discipline Inspection Commission, and Director of the Prefecture Supervisory Commission.
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Recently, many places have reported typical cases of "flies and ants corruption," which are shocking: encroaching on village collective rent, withholding subsidies for low-income groups, and embezzling land acquisition compensation... These "black hands" extended to the field of people's livelihood have distorted the heart-warming benefit-the-people policies in the "last mile," and the interests of the masses have been wantonly encroached upon, greatly reducing their sense of gain, happiness, and security.
What kind of position and viewpoint one holds determines the kind of work style one exhibits. Whether Party members and cadres truly have the masses in their hearts and whether they act practically for the masses is a touchstone for testing their position, Party spirit, and sense of purpose. "Flies and ants corruption" is not just about greed for money, but also about losing the original aspiration and forgetting the purpose. This behavior damages the Party's flesh-and-blood ties with the people and undermines the credibility of the Party and the government. The people's hearts are the greatest politics. "Flies and ants corruption" may seem small, but it is eroding the most valuable resource of the people's hearts, and its harm should not be underestimated.
To eradicate "flies and ants corruption," we must maintain "zero tolerance" and adhere to the principle of striking at the first sign and never condoning it. However, the fundamental solution is to dig deep into the root causes. Just like the older generation's prevention and control of pests, it is necessary to catch insects and cultivate the soil. Nowadays, some places have implemented a "list of small and micro powers," which is like a "clear account": what materials are needed for low-income applications, how much compensation should be issued for land acquisition, all drawn into flow charts and posted at the entrance of the village committee, which is clear at a glance. Some places have turned the benefit-the-people fund supervision platform into a mobile phone application, so that the ins and outs of each sum of money can be queried in real time, and an "electronic lock" is put on the wallet. These measures directly address the stubborn problems of work style and institutional loopholes, allowing power to operate in the sun and effectively promoting both short-term and long-term solutions.
The core meaning of work style construction lies in whether it can be connected with the people by flesh and blood. And the foundation for truly building this flesh-and-blood connection lies in a Party spirit like steel and an original aspiration like a rock. During the Liaoshen Campaign (辽沈战役), the suburbs of Jinzhou (锦州) were filled with the fragrance of apples. The People's Liberation Army (解放军) soldiers marching here were hungry and thirsty, and the red fruits on the branches were readily available. Even so, no one picked and ate them. When the local people brought apples, the soldiers firmly waved their hands and refused. The iron discipline of "not eating apples" is a vivid embodiment of the people's army's sense of purpose. 秋毫无犯 (qiū háo wú fàn - "not violate even a hair," not taking anything from the people, even the smallest thing), what is won is the life-and-death following of the people with food and drink.
History is the best textbook and the best sobering agent. At present, the most fundamental way to eradicate the soil that breeds "flies and ants corruption" is to unremittingly use the Party's innovative theories to strengthen the soul, educate and guide the vast number of Party members and cadres to keep their original aspirations and missions in mind, temper their strong Party spirit, engrave "who I am, for whom, and who I rely on" deep in their souls, and transform "we cannot eat such apples now" into conscious action.
The in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) study and education is being carried out throughout the Party. All localities should take this as an opportunity to promote learning, investigation, and rectification in an integrated manner, especially to conduct in-depth investigations at the grassroots level to identify outstanding problems that the masses strongly reflect, resolutely rectify stubborn diseases that infringe upon the interests of the masses, resolutely prevent and correct what the people oppose and hate, and win the trust of the people with the practical results of rectifying work style, enforcing discipline, and fighting corruption, and constantly consolidate the political foundation and mass foundation for the Party's long-term governance.
Return to Top"Why was his rice included on the insurance company's claim list when his crops hadn't suffered any disaster?" Some time ago, when discipline inspection and supervision cadres from Juwan Town (琚湾镇) in Zaoyang City (枣阳市), Hubei Province (湖北省) visited a certain village to understand the implementation of pro-agricultural policies, some villagers reported that there was something "fishy" about the village's policy-based agricultural insurance.
Juwan Town (琚湾镇) immediately established an investigation team to retrieve insurance underwriting lists, claim lists, and other materials from the insurance company, and conducted verification through on-site visits and other methods.
Villager Li (李) was on the claim list, but when investigators visited him to understand the situation, he was completely confused, "How could I be on it? I didn't take out insurance, and my crops weren't affected by any disaster." After careful recollection, Li (李) remembered a strange incident: "Last year, village cadre Lei (雷) said that he needed to borrow my 'All-in-One Card' to temporarily use some money for village affairs, and he gave me 90 yuan as a thank you fee."
The investigation team followed the clues 顺藤摸瓜 (shùn téng mō guā - "follow the vine to find the melon," to follow clues to get to the bottom of a matter), checked Li's (李) "All-in-One Card" account details, and indeed found an agricultural insurance claim payment of 5692.5 yuan deposited, but soon after, it was transferred to Lei's (雷) account.
By comparing the claim list with visits, the investigation team found that many villagers encountered the same situation as Li (李). The investigators found Lei (雷) to get to the bottom of the matter.
"This insurance claim list was reviewed by you. Li (李) said he didn't take out insurance, so how is his name on the list?" The investigation team got straight to the point.
Lei (雷) could not 自圆其说 (zì yuán qí shuō - "make one's statement logical," to rationalize; to justify oneself), and had to confess the truth. After investigation, from 2022 to 2023, Lei (雷) and another village cadre, Wu (吴)某某, falsely insured 3083 mu of rice insurance in the name of villagers. They used their own and 13 villagers' "All-in-One Card" accounts to obtain 96,500 yuan in agricultural insurance claims. After deducting the insurance premiums paid in advance, the remaining 22,500 yuan was occupied and used by Lei (雷) and Wu (吴)某某.
In the end, Lei (雷) and Wu (吴)某某 were given a serious warning within the Party, and the 22,500 yuan obtained was turned over to the town's finance department, and other personnel were also dealt with accordingly.
[Disciplinary Officer's Remarks] Agricultural insurance is a pro-agricultural policy to support, protect, and develop agricultural production. However, some grassroots cadres use the power in their hands to engage in fraud, turning pro-agricultural policies into self-interest and harming the vital interests of the masses. Discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels must strengthen precise governance, focus on key links, deeply investigate and thoroughly deal with corruption and work style issues in the field of policy-based agricultural insurance, and promote the implementation of pro-agricultural policies.
(Qiu Yue (邱月), Zhang Qing (张庆))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 何昭宇
"Everyone, seize the time, we must 分秒必争 (fēn miǎo bì zhēng - "every minute counts," to race against time; to make every second count)!" Not long ago, Kong Detong (孔德同), Director of the Wind Energy Research Institute of the New Energy Research Center at China Huadian Electric Power Research Institute (中国华电电力科学研究院) (hereinafter referred to as Huadian Electric Power Research Institute (华电电科院)), returned from a business trip in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) covered in dust. Before even putting down his luggage, he immediately plunged into the heated technical discussions of the New Energy Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Party Member Pioneer Team.
This pioneer team is currently undertaking the critical research and development tasks for the new energy management and control platform. As a key member of the pioneer team, Kong Detong (孔德同) always plans his time down to the minute. This is not only a professional habit developed over years of working with data and equipment, but also a true reflection of a Communist Party member racing against time and charging ahead on the front lines of scientific research.
"Core technologies cannot be waited for or bought; we can only rely on ourselves to tackle them head-on," said Kong Detong (孔德同). He clearly remembers that when he first joined the company in 2014, in order to build a new energy remote diagnosis platform with completely independent intellectual property rights, Kong Detong's (孔德同) team, with the support of the Institute's Party Committee, resolutely embarked on a journey of tackling tough problems. Facing numerous difficulties such as lack of experience and key data, Party members stepped forward at critical moments and became pioneers. Over the years, Kong Detong (孔德同) and his team members traveled to more than 40 wind farms in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Hebei (河北), Xinjiang (新疆), and other places. After countless days and nights of hard work, they achieved breakthroughs one by one in core areas such as monitoring, diagnosis, energy efficiency, and data analysis. The accuracy of the independently developed remote diagnosis platform jumped to 85%, demonstrating the fighting fortress role of the Party organization and the exemplary role of Party members with practical actions and achievements.
In recent years, the Party Committee of Huadian Electric Power Research Institute (华电电科院) has adhered to and strengthened the Party's leadership, building Party organizations on the innovation chain and setting up pioneer posts on the front lines of tackling key problems, promoting the deep integration of Party building work into the central work of scientific research. Now, the Research Institute has "Party Member Pioneer Posts" in various key positions.
Significantly improving the flexibility of coal-fired power generation has become a top priority for achieving the clean, low-carbon, safe, and stable development of the power system. "As the development of new energy enters the fast lane, the boiler, one of the three major components of thermal power plants, has a new role, which is to escort the development of new energy," said Guo Dong (郭栋), Secretary of the Party Branch of the Boiler and Environmental Chemistry Research Center of Huadian Electric Power Research Institute (华电电科院).
In December 2022, when the news came that the national key project "Key Technologies for Wide-Load Rapid Flexible Peak Regulation of Ultra (Super) Critical Units" was successfully led and approved, the Party Branch of the Boiler and Environmental Chemistry Research Center immediately established a "Creative" Party Member Pioneer Team. In recent years, the Party Member Pioneer Team has adhered to the equal emphasis on strengthening the foundation and breaking through innovation. On the one hand, it has continuously improved its basic research capabilities, and on the other hand, it has successfully developed a small powder silo rapid load increase device, ultimately achieving a major breakthrough in key technologies. "We have an unshirkable responsibility to fight this scientific research battle and deliver a satisfactory answer to the Party and the people!" said Guo Dong (郭栋).
In order to gather greater innovation synergy, the Party Committee of Huadian Electric Power Research Institute (华电电科院) actively explores new carriers for Party building work, focusing on areas such as energy supply security and new energy development, and innovatively proposes and practices a "production-research integration, integrated resources, co-construction and sharing, complementary advantages" Party building joint construction model, effectively linking high-quality resources such as universities, research institutes, and energy companies. Among them, focusing on cutting-edge directions such as clean coal power and new energy storage, Huadian Electric Power Research Institute (华电电科院) has jointly planned and laid out 37 major national science and technology projects with well-known universities and research institutes; planned 215 strategic emerging industry projects, and promoted the construction of the "Horse Racing and Striving for the First" innovation platform of the National Energy Administration to a high standard, effectively transforming Party building advantages into surging innovation momentum and development advantages.
Charging on the front lines and tackling key problems at the forefront. Today, from plateau power stations to offshore wind farms, from the construction sites of digital power plants to the research and development laboratories of intelligent operation and maintenance platforms, nearly 700 Party members in 37 Party branches of Huadian Electric Power Research Institute (华电电科院) have erected banners of charging forward, writing a splendid chapter of leading and guaranteeing high-quality development with high-quality Party building with loyalty and dedication.
Return to TopBy: 李 强
Above emotions, there are feelings, and there are deeper needs for emotional sublimation, value precipitation, and realm elevation. To paraphrase a popular internet saying: stimulating people's emotions is all the same, but touching people's feelings is one in a million.
"Emotional value" has become a popular internet term in recent years. Online variety shows focus on emotional companionship, micro-dramas and online novels immerse people because of their dense emotional "pleasure points," and online streamers who are good at outputting emotions and comforting people will "gain followers"... This invisible and intangible emotion permeates the online space, and it seems that everything can have emotional value. What does the popularity of emotional value indicate, and what implications does it have for the development of new mass literature and art?
Emotional value is originally a marketing concept, referring to the fact that customers, while valuing the "hard" qualities of products and services such as quality and practicality, also attach great importance to the emotional experience during the consumption process. Later, this concept was applied to daily life, especially interpersonal relationships, referring to a person's ability to influence the emotions of others. The importance attached to this ability is clearly related to people's desire for listening, understanding, empathy, and compassion.
From a social reality perspective, emotional value can be regarded as a "necessity" for individuals in a high-intensity, fast-paced society. Especially for young people, in the face of workplace competitive pressure, it is easy to fall into "internal friction," and consciously or unconsciously seek channels to relieve emotions, balance body and mind, and please the mood. The Internet happens to provide a space for expression and communication, allowing the emotions of countless people to be presented and seen, and allowing all kinds of emotions to be represented and expressed. Online literature and art precisely relies on its keen touch to grasp the emotional pulse of people and respond to their emotional demands, demonstrating its advantages in providing emotional value. Nowadays, people have become accustomed to judging works based on whether they can provide emotional value and whether the emotional value is sufficient, and emotional value has become a distinct symbol of the sense of gain in literature and art.
The reason why emotional value can become a standard for judging literary and artistic works is also closely related to the current production and dissemination mechanism of online literature and art. On the one hand, online literature and art is popular and down-to-earth, more emotional, and easier to spread. On the other hand, it is also commercialized, sensitive to the market, and good at replicating feasible experiences from successful templates. Therefore, in the creation process of some online literary and artistic works, it is not difficult to see operations such as summarizing "character settings" and "routines," calculating "emotions" and "selling points," reducing emotions to several modes, and expressing them in a programmed way. During the dissemination of works, some high-emotional fragments of "sweet," "torturous," "burning," and "refreshing" are also most easily edited, processed, and formed into topic points, which quickly spread.
Emotions are certainly important, but it is worth being vigilant if you only focus on emotions, constantly "stacking" emotions in order to attract attention, or even measuring emotions only with commodity attributes and producing emotions with commodity logic. "Refreshment" cannot erase emotional problems, and the obsession and intoxication with emotional value can also be "manipulated" by traffic, algorithms, and capital. What's more, above emotions, there are feelings, and there are deeper needs for emotional sublimation, value precipitation, and realm elevation. To paraphrase a popular internet saying: stimulating people's emotions is all the same, but touching people's feelings is one in a million.
Traditional Chinese literary theory has the saying that "poetry originates from emotion." "Feelings arise without knowing where they come from, and go deeper and deeper," is an important reason why literary and artistic works are needed by people and make people fascinated. The "emotion" here has both the meaning of emotion and the connotation of feeling. The former is related to the natural attributes of people and has situational and transient characteristics, while the latter is related to the social attributes of people and has strong stability and profoundness. The profound emotional connotation can arouse the reader's and audience's sense of beauty, morality, and honor. The emotional release and psychological comfort that we achieve through literary and artistic works are often individual, partial, and superficial, and there is even the possibility of being amplified and distorted. And those chapters engraved in memory, the lasting emotions in the heart, and the classics that can trigger emotional vibrations every time they are revisited must come from higher-level and universal emotional expressions. For example, the youthful passion in *Qing Yu Nian* (庆余年), the middle-aged nostalgia in *A Lifelong Journey* (人世间), and the human relationships in *Xiao Xiang Ren Jia* (小巷人家). Their basic emotions are not the same, but they all sublimate from the emotions of individuals and families to the profound emotions of the group in the changes of the times. Furthermore, the reason why "amateur writing" that writes about the feelings of migrant workers and short videos that record the lives of ordinary people can "go viral" and be loved by the public is also because they elevate the expression of personal emotions to reflections on themes such as labor, life, and destiny, and convey simple and warm emotions in an artistic way.
Literary and artistic creation should understand the emotions of readers and audiences, but it should not become an emotional "fast-moving consumer good." Instead, it should promote emotional sublimation on the basis of emotional value and create healthy, nutritious, and lasting spiritual food, so that people can gain the power of self-transcendence from literary and artistic appreciation. In the final analysis, the Internet provides the public with a channel to express emotions, and more importantly, it provides an opportunity to inspire the public to create a better life with high-quality literary and artistic works. This opportunity must not be missed.
Return to TopBy: 周小舟
Chinese science fiction has not departed from the roots of traditional culture, but has also sprouted a new look in the rain and dew of technology. This wonderful texture of ancient and modern interweaving allows it to always maintain the weight of the earth when looking up at the stars, and always echoes the sound of history when depicting the future.
At the recently held China Science Fiction Convention, a golden mecha-style "Great Wall Dragon" in Beijing Shougang Park (北京首钢园) was very eye-catching. This artwork, which integrates traditional totems and future technology, formed a subtle echo with the speech of science fiction writer Wang Jinkang (王晋康) at the conference: "The local characteristics of Chinese science fiction are not a barrier to self-limitation, but a bridge for dialogue with the world." One dragon and one word, together outlining the unique appearance of Chinese science fiction in today's world literature: when five thousand years of civilization intertwine with future imagination, it will inevitably reflect a different outline in the world literary landscape.
In China, the creation of science fiction literature started relatively late, but it has emerged in the past 10 years and has attracted much attention. This is certainly closely related to the era context promoted by technological progress, but there is another important factor, that is, writers' creative transformation and innovative development based on excellent Chinese traditional culture, showing full cultural subjectivity and firm cultural confidence, and ultimately forming a unique depth and romance belonging to Chinese science fiction.
In this unique narrative, we can see Chinese traditional culture constantly appearing, and ancient wisdom is gradually reflected in the future. This is a creative interpretation, embedding, and externalization of Chinese traditional philosophy. Following this unique path, the creation of Chinese science fiction literature has broken through the common frameworks of Western science fiction, such as the construction of extreme social forms and the imagination of the ultimate destiny of mankind—some writers always reveal a thoughtless decisiveness, they indiscriminately discard all civilization and the past, and then plunge into the time black hole that devours everything. Many Chinese science fiction writers have chosen another posture: looking back from the future, trying to bring the roots of Chinese traditional philosophy to the future. In "The Balance of Life and Death," the traditional Chinese concept of "balance" manifests as medical skills and becomes the ultimate answer to saving mankind; in "The Three-Body Problem," when mankind has no hope, the protagonist is still obsessed with engraving the entire human civilization on a stone wall, quite like Qian Mu (钱穆)'s spirit in writing "An Outline of National History" during the Anti-Japanese War. Through the creative translation of Chinese traditional philosophy, Chinese wisdom and national psychology are sublimated into a cosmic-scale civilization consciousness, becoming a thought key to solving future dilemmas, and adding a cultural dimension to science fiction narratives that is different from the West.
In addition, the symbols of Chinese traditional culture are constantly being reshaped, and they have been renewed in the folding of time and space. These symbols and images are filled with ancient and mysterious Chinese culture. When they are placed in a science fiction context, they produce a strange sense of ancient technology and time-folding tension. Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆) closely connects traditional wooden boxes, ancestral halls and other symbols with virtual space in "Shrine in the Box," and Chinese traditional symbols become the place where life and death events occur. Liang Qingsan (梁清散) directly constructs the Tang Dynasty into a science fiction framework in "Immovable Heaven Falling Mountain," and a martial arts historical novel thus falls into another time and space, and a cold mechanical sense is implanted into the veins of ancient Chinese history, which is very imaginative. He Xi's (何夕) "Alien (of) Six Paths of Sentient Beings" corresponds modern physical concepts to the concept of the Six Paths, ambitiously explaining impermanence through fixed numbers, and completing the construction of parallel universes in a suspenseful way, forming the unity of opposites between "mystery" and "unmystery."
Standing in a broader creative coordinate system to examine, the breakthrough path of Chinese science fiction is still extending. A wider imagination space is quietly splitting and emerging, in which the modern interpretation of traditional ideas, the technological reconstruction of ancient Chinese mythology, and the hooking and adaptation of characters and events in historical folds can be completed, striving to expand the narrative boundaries of local science fiction from different dimensions. Writers also do not need to stick to the dogmatic definitions of "hard science fiction" and "soft science fiction," but use keen insight and "prophecy" ability to complete the grafting and integration of tradition and the future. In this process, the literariness of science fiction works will become more and more prominent.
Leaving the China Science Fiction Conference and heading to the next destination, the golden "Great Wall Dragon" still stands in Shougang Park (首钢园区), which may be the best metaphor for Chinese science fiction: it has not departed from the roots of traditional culture, but has also sprouted a new look in the rain and dew of technology, flying forward to the vast starry sky. This wonderful texture of ancient and modern interweaving allows Chinese science fiction to always maintain the weight of the earth when looking up at the stars, and always echoes the sound of history when depicting the future. Chinese science fiction is telling the Chinese story of civilization inheritance and future imagination on the world literary stage with a unique cultural consciousness—this is not only a vivid interpretation of creative transformation and innovative development, but also a civilization's self-expression and spiritual transcendence in the technological age.
Return to TopBy: 海 飞
The moment I opened He Nan's "Bugle Call" (号角), I seemed to hear a bugle call piercing through the years. This sound, carrying the warmth of flesh and blood, surged from the Bund (黄浦江畔) in 1935. This is a work about Nie Er (聂耳), yet it is more than just about Nie Er; it is a narrative poem, sharper than a novel and more fervent than prose. The author uses words to sculpt a statue of Nie Er, and on the base of this statue, four words are strikingly engraved: "A Patriot's Heart" (赤子之心).
The uniqueness of "Bugle Call" lies in its genre—a long narrative poem. In the present day, poetry seems to have been confined to the realm of "lyricism," and the function of narration is often monopolized by novels. The author chooses to restore Nie Er's life in the form of poetry, which is an adventure in itself.
Nie Er's story is like a series of dense drumbeats: a poor childhood in Kunming Yongdao Street (昆明甬道街), struggles in the Shanghai Bund (上海十里洋场), seeking knowledge in the wind and snow of Beiping, the fall on the Kugenuma Coast (鹄沼海岸) in Japan... These fragments are not plainly narrated in the author's writing but are refined into "lightning of imagery." For example, writing about Nie Er's mother, Peng Jikuan (彭寂宽)'s Dai ethnic folk songs: "Those Dai-flavored notes, wipe each night warm and bright." The word "wipe" gives the mother's singing a tactile sensation, as if one can touch the rough edges of old times. Another example is writing about the birth of "March of the Volunteers" (义勇军进行曲): "Notes carry your long-cherished wish, from 1935 to the future, lighting up the high and clear sky of the nation." The conciseness and leap of poetry make history no longer stagnant but have a flying rhythm.
Nie Er is a multifaceted character in "Bugle Call." He is a genius musician, a leftist revolutionary, a "desperate Saburo," and also a "tweezers" in the mouths of friends—always able to accurately clip out the ills of the times. One of the most moving passages in the book is Nie Er's transformation in the Bright Moon Song and Dance Troupe (明月歌剧社). He could have settled for the comfort of being a "foreign blower," but he insisted on writing articles criticizing decadent music, even if he was accused of being "ungrateful." The author writes about his determination: "When bewilderment occupies the dreams of ordinary people, you use music to awaken the chimes." The "chimes" here is a pun, both an artistic awakening and the pendulum in Nie Er's heart—always pointing to resistance.
On July 17, 1935, Nie Er drowned at Kugenuma Beach (鹄沼海滨) in Japan at the age of only 23. The author did not exaggerate the grief, only writing: "The waves are滔滔, 痛断肝肠 (tòng duàn gān cháng - "heart-broken," extreme grief), looking at each other." It seems that even the waves are questioning the cruelty of fate. But then, the writing style changes: "From then on, the beloved strings were deserted... But Nie Er told the world in his own way that he had been here." This restrained lyricism gives the regret a moving weight.
The end of the work is a multi-part chorus. When "March of the Volunteers" was led by Liu Liangmo (刘良模) on the anniversary of the Battle of Shanghai (淞沪会战), when Ren Guang (任光) organized a Chinese choir in Paris... The author lets these fragments flash back like a montage, eventually converging into one sentence: "Every note of this song is so powerful and so loud."
This is "Bugle Call"—it is not only a biography of Nie Er, but also an epic about how sound becomes a weapon. The reason why Nie Er's music is immortal is that it has never been separated from the land. He wrote "Dockers' Song" (码头工人歌) for dockworkers, "The Newspaper Boy" (卖报歌) for newspaper-selling children, and "March of the Volunteers" for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. His ears were always close to the earth, listening clearly to the "poverty and weakness of the nation" and also listening clearly to the vision of "mountains, rivers, sun, and moon."
On the occasion of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the publication of "Bugle Call" is like a response across time and space. "March of the Volunteers," created at a time of national crisis, was like a flash of lightning that cut through the darkness, inspiring Chinese sons and daughters to "advance in the face of the enemy's fire"; today, this passionate melody still echoes on the new era's journey—it is the morning song of Tiananmen Square (天安门广场), the battle song of the Olympic arena, and the surging force of progress in the blood of every Chinese person. The author uses poetic brushstrokes to tell us that what Nie Er left behind is not only notes but also a spirit of perpetual rhythm.
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At the final curtain call of the play "The Gin Game," the lead actor Pu Cunxin (濮存昕) threw away his cane, ending the two-week performance. This throw seemed to relieve and release the pent-up emotions in the audience and on stage caused by the plot, and the whole audience applauded thunderously.
"The Gin Game" is by American writer D.L. Coburn and has been translated into many languages and performed around the world for a long time. In 1985, the Beijing People's Art Theatre (北京人艺) first performed "The Gin Game," directed by Xia Chun (夏淳), and starring Yu Shi (于是之) and Zhu Lin (朱琳), pioneering the "two-person play" on the stage of the Beijing People's Art Theatre's (北京人艺) main theater. In 2014, director Tang Ye (唐烨) and actors Pu Cunxin (濮存昕) and Gong Lijun (龚丽君) took over the revival of the play. This year marks the 40th anniversary of "The Gin Game" at the Beijing People's Art Theatre (北京人艺), and this round of performances has been warmly welcomed, becoming a recent stage hit.
Pu Cunxin (濮存昕) described the different mental journeys of two generations of actors performing "The Gin Game" in his book "Pu Cunxin: My Roles and I" (《濮存昕：我和我的角色》): "In the era of Teacher Yu Shi (于是之) and Aunt Zhu Lin (朱琳), our country had not yet popularized nursing homes, so it was natural to reveal social problems from the perspective of revealing social problems, with some criticism of capitalism, which made the play highlight the sense of tragedy. Now nursing homes are no longer new. My performance with Gong Lijun (龚丽君) highlights the opposition of personality and has some light comedy. The audience will often laugh at the conflict between the two people... I suddenly realized that Teacher Yu Shi (于是之) was not yet sixty years old when he played this play, but I am over sixty."
I had previously watched the stage recording of the "Yu-Zhu version," and despite the unclear picture quality, I was amazed by the skill of the senior actors. At that time, Chinese people were quite unfamiliar with institutions like nursing homes, and the two actors successfully resonated a strange story with the audience without relevant life experience. There are several deliberate and smooth "localized" treatments in the lines, and the characters Weller and Fonsia are at times like the old men and women in Beijing (北京) hutongs.
Today, we are also facing some problems of an aging society. Emotional communication barriers between generations and alienation caused by social atomization are also really troubling people today. I have to admire the playwright's writing skills. He accurately grasped the behavioral and mental changes brought about by aging. The male and female protagonists were originally avoiding the embarrassment of being "unattended" on family visit days, but they were unusually serious in the recreational game; life has taught them the skills of cleverly concealing and seeing through without speaking out, but when they do speak out, they go straight to the soft spot and hit the key point. In particular, Weller, played by Pu Cunxin (濮存昕), is rude, childish, and mean, which is disgusting, but it is inevitable to give rise to the sigh that "there is something to be pitied about a hateful person."
Pu Cunxin (濮存昕) is affectionately called "Brother Pu" (濮哥) by many people. Now, his age is basically synchronized with the characters in the play, and some states do not need to use skills to approach. Pu Cunxin (濮存昕) and Gong Lijun (龚丽君), these two actors who have been partners for many years, not only contributed the classic images of "Zhou Ping" (周萍) and "Fanyi" (繁漪) in "Thunderstorm" (《雷雨》), but also contributed their "old age and skill" performance in "The Gin Game," which is not inferior to their highly respected predecessors.
The handling of the last scene is amazing, with a kind of movie camera push-pull-pan effect. The exasperated Weller smashed the card game and rushed out, the stage setting began to slowly rotate, the scene changed from indoors to outdoors, and the lighting also changed from soft and dim to dazzling and straightforward, like the protagonist's life, all the desolation and loneliness are undisguised. Previously, the audience was like onlookers watching a game of chess without speaking, but at this time, the perspective changed, like a movie camera suddenly pulled away, and the room that had been lively and noisy for two hours was even more lonely in the wind and rain.
The set continues to rotate, and the scene returns indoors. Weller squats in the corner dejectedly, and Fonsia, standing in the shadows, hesitates and then reaches out her hands - this is the biggest change director Tang Ye (唐烨) made to the original script and the first edition of the performance. This change carries a kind of warmth, but at the same time, isn't it also a kind of helplessness. Outside the window, thunder and rain are intertwined, which was only a slight background sound in the old version. But in this version, the sound of thunder and rain is loud, even obscuring the murmurs of the old people. In an instant, the wailing of Zhou Ping (周萍) and Fanyi (繁漪), and the low moans of Weller and Fonsia, are like some kind of mutual echo of fate. This is a chemical reaction that only the Pu Cunxin (濮存昕) and Gong Lijun (龚丽君) combination can evoke, and it once again makes people sigh that stage art is indeed "the art of the actors."
Return to TopAs night falls, the stories on the other side of the city begin to unfold. The online documentary "Life, Vast Sea" tells the daily operations of a chain hot pot restaurant in Beijing (北京). The store manager, employees, and diners, all sorts of people interweave and collide, drawing a mixed and warm life map.
The creators redefine the hot pot restaurant as a story space. The conversations during ordering, the shouts of passing dishes, the clashing of cups, plates, pots, and spatulas intertwine with the upbeat background music, driving the audience to perk up with the tense work rhythm. Employees confide in each other, sharing life insights in front of the camera, and diners also reveal their innermost thoughts. The small hot pot restaurant accommodates people's stories and emotions, becoming a cross-section of urban life.
The store manager was replaced because the store's operation did not meet performance targets, which made the audience sigh. On the other hand, the sense of accomplishment at work is not only measured by numbers. A manicurist realizes self-worth through continuous skill training, and customers giving five-star praise, saving 100,000 yuan, and signing up for a manicure training class can all bring happiness. As expressed in the film: every choice and effort leads to countless possibilities. Striving to live in ordinary positions can also shine brightly.
The shaky handheld camera, the slightly accented voice-over, and the less polished language expression make this film an "atypical" documentary. This expression full of popular literary and artistic texture is like a key, opening the door to the real lives of ordinary people. When the end credits slowly roll, the audience will also return to their own life path, embracing the vivid life in front of them.
(Su Zhan (苏 展))
Return to TopAdapted from a classic suspense film, the audience is already familiar with the plot, and the "mystery" is also obvious. What other possibilities are there for stage adaptation? The play "The Invisible Guest" gave the audience a surprise. The play and the film are roughly the same in terms of plot, and through the narration of different people, the truth of the case is gradually revealed. In contrast, the film pays more attention to the presentation of details, because in the constant reversal of the plot, the details must support the audience to overturn the accepted story and accept the new truth; the play takes a different approach, delving deeper into the inner world of the characters, not satisfied with just telling a detective story, but through the performance of the actors and the changes in the stage design, it delves into the depths of human nature.
The innovation of the adaptation is especially reflected in the addition of the image of the "Deer Immortal," which not only becomes a clue to promote the development of the story, but also reflects complex emotions with rich physical performances, becoming an important symbol for understanding the theme of the plot. In terms of stage design, the rotating stage effectively divides the scenes, allowing the audience to better understand and integrate into the narrative expression of interlaced time and space, and the constantly changing scenes also show the characters' inner anxiety and hesitation. If the fun of a suspense film is to let the audience immerse themselves in exploring the answer, then the stage just wants to erect a "fourth wall" to let the audience detach themselves from the specific case and experience more profound meaning.
(Kong Zeming (孔泽鸣))
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