Summary: During his inspection in Shanxi province, accompanied by Shanxi Party Secretary Tang Dengjie and Governor Lu Dongliang, Xi Jinping stressed the importance of Shanxi implementing national strategies for the rise of central China and ecological protection in the Yellow River basin. He emphasized resource-based economic transformation, innovation in traditional manufacturing, and energy transition towards a modern energy system. Xi also highlighted the significance of the Hundred Regiments Offensive in the War of Resistance against Japan and the need to pass on the spirit of resistance to future generations. Finally, he called for strengthening Party building and fighting corruption to create a clean political environment.
Summary: Following Xi Jinping's call to strengthen implementation of the "Eight-Point Regulation," various localities are focusing on addressing public concerns and improving work styles. Examples include An'yi County moving government services to markets, Longhua District pairing cadres with struggling families to address their concerns, and Changsha focusing on fire safety education. Other regions are implementing measures such as door-to-door services for the elderly in Antu County, special remediation projects in Zhangjiagang, and addressing wage arrears for sanitation workers in Dianjiang County. Jinzhong is creating rest stations for new employment groups, showcasing efforts to translate study into practical actions that improve people's lives.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang attended the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, emphasizing multilateralism and cooperation on issues like AI, climate change, and global health. Li called for opposing unilateralism and protectionism, supporting the WTO, and promoting trade and investment liberalization to stabilize supply chains. He announced the establishment of a BRICS special economic zone cooperation center in China and pledged digital economy and AI training programs for developing countries. Li urged developed countries to fulfill their commitments on climate finance and technology, and supported the WHO's role in global health governance.
Summary: During a visit to the Hundred Regiments Offensive Memorial Hall, Xi Jinping encouraged Chinese youth to embrace the spirit of the War of Resistance against Japan and contribute to national rejuvenation. He urged them to have lofty aspirations and be proud Chinese citizens. The article highlights the historical significance of the Hundred Regiments Offensive in demonstrating the strength of the Communist Party of China and the power of the people. It also emphasizes the importance of self-reliance and overcoming challenges in the face of technological bottlenecks. The piece calls on the youth to carry forward the revolutionary cause.
Summary: China's international air cargo network has expanded significantly in the first half of 2024, with 117 new routes launched. This represents a 58.1% year-on-year increase in routes, adding over 233 weekly round-trip flights. The new routes primarily target Asia and Europe, with a smaller number focused on North America. The cargo transported mainly consists of cross-border e-commerce goods, electronics, auto parts and machinery.
Summary: The article focuses on the need to accelerate the development of an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system, based on the study of Xi Jinping's "Selected Works on Economics," Volume 1. It also mentions efforts to transform "good grain" into "good products," potentially highlighting agricultural policy and economic development strategies. The article does not appear to discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations. The piece is part of a series of expert discussions on economic policy in China.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Rio de Janeiro, emphasizing China's commitment to multilateralism and free trade amidst rising unilateralism and protectionism. Li affirmed China's economic resilience and its intention to counteract external pressures through proactive policies and expanded domestic demand. He pledged further opening-up measures adhering to WTO principles and reiterated support for WTO reform and its upcoming 14th Ministerial Conference. Okonjo-Iweala acknowledged the challenges facing the multilateral trading system and expressed appreciation for China's role and support for developing countries, seeking collaboration on WTO reform. The discussion did not explicitly reference the United States or bilateral U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with UN Secretary-General Guterres in Rio de Janeiro, affirming China's support for the UN and its role in global governance. Li emphasized Xi Jinping's global initiatives align with the UN's goals and China's commitment to multilateralism. He also stated China's support for the UN in de-escalating global tensions and promoting development, while encouraging the prioritization of development on the international agenda. Guterres thanked China for its support of the UN and its contributions to resolving global issues. Both parties expressed a desire to strengthen cooperation to address global challenges, including climate change and AI governance, while opposing unilateralism.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang attended a symposium with Chinese enterprises in Brazil, including representatives from the Bank of China, Great Wall Motors, State Grid, and others. Li stated that China's economy is resilient and can withstand external shocks, acting as a strong support for Chinese companies operating overseas. He urged Chinese companies to build strong brands, deeply cultivate local markets like Brazil, respect local laws, and actively fulfill social responsibilities. The representatives pledged to strengthen cooperation, comply with regulations, and expand into finance, energy, agriculture, and technological innovation while maintaining a positive image abroad. The U.S. and U.S.-China relations were not mentioned.
Summary: Xi Jinping responded to a group of American students from Maryland visiting China as part of the initiative to invite 50,000 American youths to China for exchange and study over five years, congratulating them on their successful visit and encouraging them to be ambassadors of friendship. He emphasized the importance of people-to-people exchanges, particularly among youth, to strengthen U.S.-China relations. The article notes that over 16,000 American youths have participated in the initiative in 2024, covering all 50 states and Washington D.C.. It highlights the role of youth exchanges, like those centered around the sport of pickleball, in fostering mutual understanding and dispelling cultural barriers. The piece also alludes to the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, noting that China is willing to work with the U.S. to strengthen their relations and continue their friendship.
Summary: During the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Premier Li Qiang emphasized strengthening multilateralism and addressing global challenges like AI, climate change, and global health. He called for opposition to unilateralism and protectionism, advocating for a fair and open international economic order and reform of the World Bank and IMF to increase developing countries' representation. Li announced China's initiatives, including a BRICS special economic zone cooperation center and digital economy training programs for developing nations. He urged developed countries to fulfill their commitments on climate funding and technology transfer, while also supporting the WHO's role in global health governance. The summit concluded with declarations on AI governance and climate finance.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced that Politburo Member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend a series of ASEAN-related foreign ministers' meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from July 10-11. These include the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
Summary: Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, speaking at the opening of the 12th World High-Speed Rail Congress in Beijing, emphasized China's commitment to innovation in high-speed rail development, citing Xi Jinping's praise of high-speed rail as a successful example of independent innovation. Zhang pledged that China would contribute its wisdom, technology, and solutions to global high-speed rail development, including deepening cooperation, promoting connectivity, and sharing technology. He highlighted China's willingness to share experiences in construction and operations, and to promote the application of cutting-edge technology in the railway sector. The conference, themed "High-Speed Rail: Innovative Development Makes Life Better," was co-sponsored by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. and the International Railway Union, with over 2,000 participants.
Summary: Harvard Professor Rana Mitter, author of "China's Forgotten Ally: The Untold Story of China's War with Japan," argues that China's role in WWII, particularly the Communist Party's leadership, is crucial for understanding modern China and its path to modernization. Mitter emphasizes the significance of the Chinese Communist Party's role in mobilizing resistance and shaping post-war development, noting that China's contributions to the Allied victory should not be overlooked. He also highlights the increasing recognition of China's wartime efforts in Western institutions like the National WWII Museum in New Orleans and the Imperial War Museum in London. Mitter asserts that understanding China's WWII history is essential for interpreting its current development trajectory and China's contributions to global peace and development. He expressed his intention to attend events in China commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory.
Summary: The "World Mayor Dialogue: SCO Summit Cities" event was held in Tianjin, where city mayors and representatives from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries discussed expanding consensus and deepening cooperation in areas like connectivity, trade, green development, and cultural exchange. Participants, including Kyrgyz Republic Bishkek Mayor Aibek Junushaliev and SCO Deputy Secretary-General Janesh Kane, emphasized the importance of city-level cooperation in various sectors. Representatives from Tajikistan and Kazakhstan cited the value of learning from Chinese experiences in urban development and governance. Tianjin's propaganda chief Shen Lei expressed the city's willingness to collaborate with international cities for high-quality development and to contribute to a community with a shared future.
Summary: The General Office of the State Council issued an "Opinion" emphasizing the need to optimize government services and improve administrative efficiency through a normalized mechanism for "handling one thing efficiently." The document outlines key tasks including strengthening the management of key item lists, promoting the regular implementation of key items, expanding the application areas of "handling one thing efficiently," and strengthening organizational implementation. It also calls for avoiding inefficient or idle resources and preventing superficial projects in government services. The "Opinion" urges the coordinated application of AI and big data technologies in government services and the integration of online platforms.
Summary: The article discusses efforts in China's major grain-producing areas to develop the grain industry and overcome challenges like low profitability. It highlights examples from Henan, Heilongjiang, and Jiangsu provinces, where companies are focusing on deep processing of wheat, corn, and rice, respectively, to increase product value and market competitiveness. The article touches on the need to improve technology, equipment, and collaboration in the grain processing sector and suggests support through policy to create industry clusters. The effort hopes to break the mold of just supplying raw goods and restructure value.
Summary: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued a notice initiating a campaign to bolster employment services for 2025 college graduates and unemployed youth from July to December. The initiative focuses on comprehensive employment services, including policy implementation, registration, career guidance, recruitment, assistance, skills enhancement, and rights protection. The notice emphasizes early access to employment service channels and tailored support for vulnerable graduates. It calls for increased implementation of employment and entrepreneurship policies, skills training, and internship opportunities. The initiative aims to enhance job-seeking capabilities for college graduates and other young people.
Summary: During the summer holiday, Chinese youth are participating in diverse activities to enrich their lives. Various regions are launching seasonal cultural and tourism products and activities, focusing on summer vacation consumption hotspots such as summer heat avoidance, seaside vacations, performances, markets, family fun, and nighttime consumption.
Summary: China's corporate credit index rose to 162.96 in May, indicating stable growth despite a rapidly changing international environment, according to data released by the State Administration for Market Regulation. The increase was driven by improvements in compliance and regulatory sub-indices, as well as positive growth in most provinces and various sectors, particularly information technology. The manufacturing index also saw a significant rebound. The data suggests an overall strengthening of corporate credit awareness and the effectiveness of credit repair mechanisms within China. The report does not mention the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 task of achieving full water flow along the entire Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has been completed. Since 2022, the canal has now achieved continuous water flow for four consecutive years. The Ministry of Water Resources coordinated with relevant units and the four provinces of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Shandong to manage water volume, water source replacement, and groundwater replenishment. Approximately 788 million cubic meters of water from various sources were used to replenish the canal north of the Yellow River, completing 142% of the planned replenishment. This water was also used to replace groundwater for irrigating 581,400 mu of farmland, achieving 126% of the planned replacement of deep groundwater irrigation.
Summary: A press conference held by the State Council Information Office on July 8th highlighted the work of five representatives from the judicial administration field in "building a rule of law China." These individuals, including a legal aid lawyer who worked in Tibet and Xinjiang, a village committee director, and arbitrators handling international commercial disputes, emphasized their commitment to serving the people through legal services, dispute resolution, and promoting legal awareness. One arbitrator, Zhang Yi, highlighted the importance of providing a strong legal framework for Chinese enterprises expanding abroad, even facilitating overseas evidence collection with the help of an international arbitration court. The speakers stressed the importance of delivering accessible and effective legal services to the grassroots level and ensuring that the people feel the law is on their side.
Summary: This article discusses the virtue of "zhuo (拙)," or "clumsiness," as a valuable characteristic for officials and individuals, contrasting it with superficial cleverness. It argues that genuine achievement stems from persistent, dedicated effort, citing historical figures like Yuan Longping and Yang Shanzhou as examples. The piece emphasizes that while innovation ("qiao 巧") is important, it should be grounded in a foundation of sincere effort and respect for fundamental principles. The article further warns against seeking quick gains or resorting to shortcuts, as these often lead to long-term setbacks. Ultimately, the author advocates for a balanced approach, combining diligent effort with intelligent application to achieve lasting success.
Summary: The article discusses the State Grid Corporation of China's efforts to optimize resource allocation and maximize the value of "retired," "idle," and scrapped electrical equipment resulting from the accelerated construction of new power systems. Southern Power Grid Corporation built a "second-hand idle market" for power materials in the enterprise asset management platform. Idle resources are reutilized through internal sharing and external sales, such as auctions for electric vehicle charging piles and modification of existing materials for new purposes. These practices aim to avoid waste, extend the life of equipment, and generate revenue from assets that would otherwise be costly to dispose of. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China Railway Fifth Group successfully completed the joining of the continuous beam of the Shuangxian Extra Large Bridge at the Tuqiao hub of the Chengdu-Chongqing Central High-Speed Railway. This bridge, with a span of approximately 242 meters, is the largest in the Chongqing section. The Chengdu-Chongqing Central High-Speed Railway, with a design speed of 350 km/h, is an important part of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network along the Yangtze River.
Summary: China's Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments jointly issued the "2025 Domestic Service to Revitalize Agriculture Action Plan," outlining 14 tasks to expand domestic service supply and promote consumption to support rural revitalization. The plan focuses on supporting rural labor employment in the domestic service sector, enhancing their skills, and improving employment security through measures such as housing guarantees and access to public services. It also aims to encourage entrepreneurship and improve the professional recognition of domestic workers through tax policy support. The Ministry of Commerce will work with other departments to implement these policies, leveraging the domestic service industry to benefit people, stabilize employment, and stimulate consumption.
Summary: Following Xi Jinping's call to action during his Guizhou inspection in March, various regions across China are implementing measures to address public concerns and rectify work styles. These initiatives include cadres directly resolving disputes in villages, officials improving infrastructure for disabled students, and specialized campaigns to improve fire safety. Local governments are also actively soliciting public input through various channels and resolving outstanding issues. Furthermore, officials are ensuring the rights and well-being of sanitation workers by addressing wage arrears.
Summary: Guangxi province has issued a notice outlining four key employment initiatives – "Talent Gathering in Guangxi," "Skills Development in Guangxi," "Warmth in Guangxi," and "Suitable Employment in Guangxi" – designed to secure employment and entrepreneurship for the 2025 class of university graduates and other young people. These plans involve expanding job opportunities in emerging sectors like AI, enhancing skills training, improving employment services through initiatives like mentorship programs, and strengthening employment protections by cracking down on illegal hiring practices. The "Talent Gathering" plan provides subsidies to companies employing specific graduates and unemployed youth. The initiative emphasizes expanding opportunities in grassroots positions and further promoting local service programs.
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Summary: The article discusses China's efforts to optimize resource allocation and reduce government spending through a national asset sharing platform managed by the Ministry of Finance. This platform, utilizing integrated budget management systems, facilitates the transfer of idle assets between government agencies and public institutions, resulting in significant cost savings. The success of the platform is attributed to centralized coordination, data sharing, and a focus on collaborative efficiency. By leveraging technology and breaking down institutional barriers, China aims to enhance governance and stimulate development. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the challenges and opportunities in meeting the growing educational demands of China's aging population. It highlights the imbalance between the high demand for elderly education and the uneven quality of available resources, including issues like misleading advertising and sales-oriented courses. The article suggests solutions like integrating resources, innovating educational models, improving online courses, and strengthening oversight to protect seniors from fraud. The piece emphasizes a people-centered approach to provide accessible, high-quality, and relevant educational opportunities for the elderly. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Guangzhou blends tradition and modernity, drawing on its history as a樞紐 of the Maritime Silk Road to cultivate an open, inclusive, and innovative environment. The city protects its cultural heritage through initiatives like the renovation of Yongqingfang, which integrates traditional architecture with modern businesses. This blending of old and new, along with a diverse and inclusive culture, attracts foreign talent and investment, exemplified by the international collaborations at the Guangzhou International Bio Island. The Canton Fair serves as a key window for Guangzhou's engagement with the world, attracting foreign buyers and facilitating cultural exchange. Guangzhou is developing internationalized services to attract foreign merchants, including detailed guides for living and working in the city.
Summary: By the end of 2024, China has constructed over 48,000 pocket parks and 128,000 kilometers of greenways nationwide. Three hundred and sixty cities at the prefecture level and above have opened park green spaces for public use, rotating open more than 18,000 hectares of lawns and adding more than 180,000 fitness facilities. Cities are increasingly utilizing marginal commercial and under-bridge spaces for innovative "park + sports" and "park-style shopping mall" initiatives. The poem celebrates the expansion of accessible green spaces within urban environments for recreation and leisure. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the need to improve China's business environment by focusing on detailed, practical support for businesses. It highlights Shanghai's Pudong New Area's "Starting a Business Handbook" as a model, offering comprehensive guidance through all phases of a business's lifecycle. The article argues that effective reform requires a shift in government from administrator to service provider, focusing on the needs of businesses and providing clear, accessible support. It emphasizes the importance of government, market, and society collaboration to foster a holistic business environment. Ultimately, the goal is to transform the business environment's soft power into productivity.
Summary: The article discusses the emerging "ticket stub economy" in China, where event tickets offer discounts on subsequent consumption, stimulating local economies and tourism. Cities like Wuxi, Qingdao, and Luoyang are cited as examples, using tickets for sporting events, marathons, and high-speed rail to unlock benefits. While successful, the model faces challenges like over-reliance on discounts and fraudulent tickets. The article advocates for better cooperation between stakeholders, improved ticket design, and unique consumer experiences.
Summary: This short announcement from the *People's Daily* solicits opinion pieces and commentary for several columns, including "Everyone's Talk," "Heartwarming News and Hot Reviews," "The Chinese Road, the Chinese Dream," and "Incoming Comments." It encourages submissions and requests that authors avoid submitting the same piece to multiple publications. The announcement provides the email address for submissions. There is no mention of United States or U.S.-China relations. It notes that submissions should indicate the target column.
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Summary: The article profiles the "Gulangyu Good Fellows," a volunteer delivery team in Xiamen consisting of couriers from various companies. Led by Xiao Meibin, the team provides services such as delivering meals to elderly residents and offering free haircuts. Courier Xia Guangbiao is mentioned for assisting tourists, while courier Cui Mingna is mentioned for cutting hair for elderly residents. The "Gulangyu Good Fellows" were awarded the 2025 China Youth May Fourth Medal.
Summary: The article discusses the volunteer work of delivery workers, dubbed "Good Fellows of Gulangyu," on Gulangyu Island. These workers provide services like delivering meals, returning documents, and offering haircuts to the community. Their individual efforts have grown into a collective endeavor involving multiple companies. The article emphasizes the positive feedback and appreciation received, highlighting the formation of a positive social atmosphere. The "Good Fellows" are expected to continue their volunteer work in the community.
Summary: Fu Zhanxiang, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project of birch bark production techniques in Raohe County, Heilongjiang Province, is exploring the path of birch bark production techniques from practical skills to artistic expression. He integrates carving and pyrography techniques based on traditional skills such as mortise and tenon joints and fire-roasting shaping. Fu also collects patterns from Hezhe villages, such as those found in colored thread embroidery and traditional instruments, incorporating them into his birch bark paintings. He teaches the craft at the Raohe County Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center and serves as a visiting professor at Harbin Normal University. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Since the release of guidelines supporting standardized construction in service industry expansion pilot zones, 11 pilot provinces and cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, have developed 21 local standards focused on consumer upgrades, emerging industries, and green transformation. These standards aim to boost service industry opening. Specific examples include Chongqing's medical insurance service standard and Nanjing's elderly care service standard. Shanghai released a green and intelligent supply chain operation center guideline, and Hubei developed standards for mega-sized air cargo hubs, aligning with international logistics norms and promoting high-level opening. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: Liu Weiliang, vice president of the Tonglu County Red Cross in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, rescued a man suffering from cardiac arrest while exercising in a park. Liu, recognizing the emergency, immediately initiated CPR and directed others to call for medical assistance, coordinating with several citizens who joined in the resuscitation efforts. Despite the summer heat, Liu persisted, eventually performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with the aid of a bystander's handkerchief. Paramedics arrived and stabilized the man, who is now recovering; the man expressed deep gratitude for the collective rescue effort. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: China's General Administration of Customs has selected 15 "smart customs" construction and cooperation demonstration cases nationwide to showcase achievements and offer targeted solutions for BRICS countries. A BRICS Customs Demonstration Center is being built in Xiamen, Fujian, to serve as an interactive platform for "smart customs" construction and cooperation. The center has created a bilingual curriculum covering customs operations, technology, and Chinese culture, supported by a team of over 100 instructors. This initiative aims to enhance BRICS customs modernization through training and exchange programs tailored to their needs.
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Summary: The article reports on deceptive trademark practices in China, where companies use "word games" in branding to mislead consumers about product ingredients, origins, or qualities, such as "一品牛" pork jerky or "树上摘的" coconut water. These misleading trademarks exploit loopholes in trademark regulations and oversight, allowing companies to gain unfair advantages and higher prices. The article calls for stricter trademark review mechanisms, enhanced market monitoring, and a multi-dimensional governance system involving regulators, industry associations, and consumers to combat these deceptive practices. Consumers are encouraged to seek compensation for losses and report misleading trademarks to consumer associations or market regulators.
Summary: A resident of the Ping'an Xianghu Fengqing community in Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province, reports that the property management company has responded to a damaged railing on the community's ornamental river by filling a large area of it with construction waste. This action is allegedly causing severe pollution and environmental damage within the community. The resident is petitioning relevant authorities to investigate and address the issue. The report does not contain any references to Chinese officials, U.S.-China relations, or the United States.
Summary: The article reports on two separate issues: phone numbers being mistakenly flagged for fraud and deceptive "lucky draw" advertisements following online surveys. The first piece discusses how users' phone services are being suspended due to anti-fraud measures, with complicated procedures for reinstatement, and proposes streamlining this process. The second piece criticizes misleading "lucky draw" ads that appear after completing online surveys, often requiring further spending to claim the advertised prizes. It calls for stricter regulation of these ads by survey platforms and government agencies.
Summary: This article reports on public confusion and frustration in China due to confusing and inconsistent signage in public spaces such as shopping malls, parking garages, and subway stations in cities like Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu, and Xi'an. Readers report being misled by inconsistent abbreviations for floor levels (e.g., "LG"), contradictory directions in parking garages, and unclear subway transfer instructions, especially in large transportation hubs. Experts quoted in the article note that while cities like Guangzhou have created specific regulations, design standards remain inconsistent, hindering effective information delivery. The article emphasizes the need for clear, user-friendly signage that prioritizes practicality over aesthetics to improve urban navigation. There is no mention of the United States or U.S. China relations in the article.
Summary: The People's Daily and People's Net are jointly soliciting news leads and suggestions from readers regarding the "difficulty of insurance for large trucks" through the "Reader's Letters" section and the "Leaders' Message Board." Interested parties can submit information via email or mobile app. The article does not discuss Chinese politics, officials, or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses the construction of an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system rooted in Marxism and Chinese culture. It emphasizes summarizing China's successful fiscal practices under the socialist market economy to address China's unique challenges and contribute to global fiscal knowledge, moving beyond simply localizing Western theories. It advocates for a focus on meeting societal public needs as the core logic, rather than solely state-led distribution, to better reflect China's development and its role in global governance. The author argues for a shift from "localization" to "Chinese independence" in fiscal theory, embedding it within the context of building a modern socialist nation and contributing to a new form of human civilization, and viewing the fiscal system as integral to national governance across economic, political, and social spheres. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article emphasizes Xi Jinping's call for cadres to overcome difficulties and challenges in China's development, highlighting the Party's history of prevailing despite adversity. It stresses the need for cadres to possess strong capabilities and a willingness to tackle tough issues, particularly in light of the complexities of Chinese-style modernization. The article underscores the importance of practical experience and continuous learning to avoid incompetence, urging cadres to become experts in their respective fields. It suggests that cadres should be tempered in the grassroots and cultivate their skills to promote high-quality development, serve the people, and prevent and resolve risks. The piece advocates for a spirit of hard work and responsibility, positioning it as essential for achieving national rejuvenation.
Summary: This article emphasizes the need to strengthen the rule of law in cyberspace, particularly regarding network platforms' role in social governance and the provision of government services. It highlights the importance of balancing the interests of the government, the market, and society when platforms host government services. The article argues that clear legal frameworks are needed to define the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of platforms offering these services, ensuring fairness, accessibility, and quality. It also notes that current regulations primarily focus on government-run platforms, leaving a gap in guiding and regulating platforms operated by private enterprises. Addressing this gap is crucial to encouraging greater platform participation in social governance.
Summary: Xinjiang is implementing measures to improve labor rights for "new employment groups" like delivery drivers and online vendors. In Urumqi, the city's ride-hailing union successfully advocated for a driver who received an unfair traffic ticket and coordinated with authorities to provide parking spaces at the airport and train station. In Changji, "Warm New Stations" provide services like meals, childcare, and legal advice for delivery workers. In Korla, e-commerce training programs and incubators are helping individuals develop skills and resources for online entrepreneurship, supported by the local government.
Summary: The article commemorates Huang Zhenya, a Hainanese communist party member and anti-Japanese war hero who died in battle in 1940. Huang led local forces against the invading Japanese army in multiple engagements, including ambushes and rescue missions of villages. His actions have been remembered by the local people, who participate in local construction and continue to visit his monument, which has become a symbol of courage in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port. Huang Zhenya was posthumously honored in 2014 as a national hero. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced four online job fairs running from July 7-13 as part of the "10 Million Jobs in 100 Days" campaign. These job fairs focus on e-commerce, artificial intelligence, internet, and healthcare sectors. Over 3,600 employers are participating, seeking to fill over 61,000 positions across the four sectors. Open roles include AI research, e-commerce operation, and medical staff, among others. The report makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In the first half of the year, Guangxi's Fangchenggang port achieved a cargo throughput of 102 million tons, a 14.7% year-on-year increase, and a container throughput of 579,000 TEUs, a 23.0% year-on-year increase, marking its first time exceeding 100 million tons in cargo throughput for the first half of a year. The Fangchenggang branch of the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Administration Bureau focused on upgrading port construction and providing comprehensive services to port enterprises, including streamlining processes for projects like automated dry bulk cargo berths. Efforts also included optimizing ship scheduling services, handling over 12,000 vessel entries and departures, and achieving a pilotage plan fulfillment rate exceeding 90%.
Summary: In Yingshan County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, farmers are tending to daylily crops. The county is promoting order-based agriculture, including daylily and lily cultivation, as well as animal husbandry, through a "company + cooperative + farmer" model. This initiative aims to boost rural revitalization in the area. The article focuses on local economic development and does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The world's largest zero-carbon hydrogen-ammonia project, with an initial capacity of 320,000 tons, commenced production in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. The project utilizes renewable energy to produce green hydrogen, which is then synthesized into green ammonia. The project aims to reduce carbon emissions in industries such as steel, chemicals, power generation, and shipping. The production process achieves zero carbon emissions.
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Summary: Zhejiang province is cracking down on "formalism in video production" in government work, aiming to reduce the quantity and cost of videos and PPTs used in official activities. Nanxun district has implemented stricter controls on video production, including a review process and budget cuts, resulting in a significant decrease in both the number and expense of government videos and presentations. The initiative seeks to eliminate unnecessary special effects and inflated production costs, redirecting resources to more practical areas like public services. Officials emphasized that the excessive focus on video production reflected a deviation in performance assessment, and that the measures were in line with broader efforts to promote fiscal responsibility. No mention was made of U.S. relations or the United States.
Summary: This article discusses the problem of "formalism in the screen" (屏幕中的形式主义) within Chinese local governance, where cadres excessively focus on creating PPTs and videos, detracting from serving the people. A village Party Secretary in Zhejiang province notes improvements since a rectification campaign began, with cadres now more actively engaging with villagers. The author emphasizes the need for cadres to utilize digital technology effectively without prioritizing it over practical service. They advocate for policies that alleviate burdens on local officials, enabling them to focus on addressing people's real needs. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the efforts of a village Party Secretary, Xiong Jiang, in Guixi City, Jiangxi Province, to improve the lives of residents in a resettlement community. Xiong addressed residents' immediate needs by securing funding for infrastructure improvements like roads and lighting. He also focused on long-term economic stability by attracting businesses and creating job opportunities for relocated farmers. The article emphasizes that true well-being requires not only material improvements ("民生工程") but also addressing the people's needs ("民心工程"). There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Supreme People's Procuratorate reported that in the first half of 2025, national procuratorates handled over 130,000 cases related to sentence reduction, parole, and temporary suspension of sentence. Over 2,000 written corrections and prosecutorial recommendations were issued regarding these cases, leading to the re-imprisonment of over 1,400 individuals. The procuratorates are strengthening oversight of the execution of criminal penalties, working with courts, public security organs, and judicial administrative organs to solve the problem of "difficult custody" and "difficult imprisonment". Furthermore, they are actively inspecting prisons and detention centers, urging rectification of problems discovered and investigating related duty-related crimes of judicial staff such as abuse of power.
Summary: The National Fire and Rescue Administration's Daqing Aviation Rescue Brigade in Heilongjiang Province conducted joint helicopter and ground rescue drills on July 8. The exercises focused on skills such as water rappelling and "one helicopter four rope" fast roping, aiming to enhance the team's rapid deployment and efficient response capabilities. The drills were intended to ensure the team's readiness for future missions. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Beijing authorities, in conjunction with other municipal departments, are launching a campaign to address ten types of uncivilized behavior related to non-motorized vehicles to improve road safety and traffic flow. The campaign will target behaviors such as using mobile phones while riding, riding abreast, dangerous riding, riding on pedestrian crossings, and violating passenger regulations. Authorities will enhance enforcement through video surveillance and license plate recognition, while also collaborating with communities, companies, and delivery platforms to promote civilized riding, and encourage public participation through reporting mechanisms. The campaign will also involve inspections of traffic facilities and require delivery companies to enhance rider training and internal monitoring. There was no mention of the United States or U.S. - China relations in the article.
Summary: Zhou Youjiang, a member of the Anci Branch of the Langfang Public Security Bureau in Hebei Province, oversees the special patrol police and emphasizes detailed analysis of daily police reports. He prioritizes integrating new technologies like drones into police work, leading to the establishment of a specialized drone team that has flown over 2000 missions. Zhou emphasizes serving the people and has been recognized for his dedication with several awards. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Driven by architectural renovation and cultural initiatives, Tangkou墟 Community in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, has revitalized from a near-abandoned village to a thriving hub attracting over 2,000 "new Tangkou residents." Local authorities, guided by provincial-level publicity departments, have implemented policies to support young entrepreneurs, offering subsidies and talent apartments. These initiatives aim to foster a blend of traditional and modern elements, drawing innovative talent and creating a vibrant community. Chen Xiaojian, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department and Director of the Provincial Civilization Office, emphasized the importance of cultural heritage and engagement to attract and retain residents. Gao Ganghua, Executive Deputy Minister of the Jiangmen Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, highlighted the digital opportunities for rural revitalization through programs like "IE Commune" and "Borderless Makers."
Summary: An immersive drama titled "The Light of China - The Torch of Civilization" was performed in Xinjiang, depicting a fictional encounter between the Northern Song Dynasty astronomer Su Song and contemporary scientists working on the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). The play aims to promote scientific literacy by blending science with art, highlighting the dedication of scientists throughout history. Su Song's story of building the "Water-Powered Astronomical Clock" is featured, as is a dialogue between Su Song and young scholars working at LHAASO. One character in the play asserts the importance of LHAASO in gaining a global voice in interpreting the universe. The China Science and Technology Museum hopes to further explore the intersection of science and art to engage the public, particularly youth.
Summary: A memorial event titled "Unforgettable National殇, Strive for Self-Improvement" was held at the former site of the New Fourth Army Headquarters in Nanchang, Jiangxi, attracting participants from various sectors of society. Attendees paid respects to fallen soldiers, and students listened to veteran Li Tanqing recount his wartime experiences, emphasizing the importance of passing on the spirit of sacrifice. The event highlighted the arduous nature of the war and the hard-won victory, with participants expressing a commitment to remember history and cherish peace. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During the summer vacation, university student volunteers from Nanchang University provided public summer care services for left-behind rural children in Ruichang City, Jiujiang, Jiangxi. The volunteers tutored the children in their studies and organized various recreational activities. The article makes no reference to the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A symposium was held at Zhejiang University to review the 20-year progress of the "Comprehensive Collection of Chinese Paintings Throughout Dynasties," a national-level cultural project compiled and published by Zhejiang University and the Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics. The project has compiled 12,405 pieces of Chinese ancient paintings from 263 cultural institutions at home and abroad, including 9,155 domestic collections and 3,250 foreign collections. The published collection includes 64 volumes, which is the most comprehensive collection of high-quality works with the truest image records. The symposium also released the latest research results of the compilation.
Summary: The "Great Wall Fulfilled - Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Great Wall Themed Photography Exhibition" opened in Beijing, showcasing 100 works by photographers from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Divided into three sections—veterans of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Great Wall Protectors, and Great Wall Scenery—the exhibition commemorates the 80th anniversary of the victory against Japan. The exhibition is organized by the Publicity Department of the Yanqing District Committee of Beijing, the Yanqing District Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the Yanqing District Rong Media Center. The exhibition will travel to organizations, businesses, schools, and military camps, while also being disseminated online to promote patriotism and inspire progress.
Summary: A silver robot dog is being used at the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda in Shanxi Province to scan the ancient structure with millimeter-level precision. Developed by Lenovo Group with technology from Tsinghua University, the robot dog uses AI and multi-modal sensors to create high-precision 3D digital models of the pagoda's structure. The aim is to improve data collection and preservation efforts, particularly regarding fire prevention, structural integrity, and internal decay, without traditional methods' risks. The technology is also being used to create a digital twin of the pagoda for VR experiences. The hope is for the technology to be more widely used in the future.
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Summary: The article reports on the growing market for "elderly shoes" in China, highlighting the story of Lu Suzhen, a table tennis enthusiast from Tengzhou, Shandong, who found a new pair of elderly-specific athletic shoes that improved her game. The shoes feature non-slip soles, easy-to-use closures, and comfortable designs catering to the needs of older adults. The article also mentions China's first national standard for elderly shoes implemented in July of last year. Li Yun, a local shop owner, saw a major jump in sales after the standards were implemented, selling upwards of 30,000 shoes in 2024. The article concludes with advice on how to select and purchase quality elderly shoes.
Summary: A joint notice from four departments, including the Ministry of Transportation, outlines measures to improve occupational injury protection and aid for truck drivers who experience accidents or death during transportation. The notice emphasizes expanding occupational injury insurance coverage for same-city freight drivers in 17 pilot provinces and exploring work-related injury insurance policies for long-haul drivers. The initiative includes a special "Truck Driver Escort" action to provide healthcare, support, and post-accident services. The notice also encourages mutual aid insurance programs, social assistance for eligible drivers and their families, and improved services at highway rest stops.
Summary: A joint investigation in Tianshui, Gansu Province, revealed that the Heshi Peixin Kindergarten used lead-contaminated paint in food preparation, resulting in 233 out of 251 children testing positive for elevated blood lead levels. The kindergarten's director, Zhu Moulin, and investor, Li Moufang, are among eight individuals criminally detained for producing toxic and harmful food, while two others have been released on bail. National and provincial health commissions dispatched experts to Tianshui, forming a joint medical expert team to treat the affected children. Disciplinary bodies have initiated investigations into supervisory dereliction of duty and will hold those responsible accountable. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Jingpai Co., Ltd., a health product enterprise, is focused on building a "four-friendly" enterprise by 2025, emphasizing user, customer, employee, and social responsibility. Jingpai is committed to user-friendliness through product and service improvements, including upgraded packaging and new product development with patented technology. Customer-friendliness is demonstrated through long-term partnerships, with some exceeding 30 years, and a focus on mutual growth. Employee well-being is prioritized with comprehensive benefits and talent development programs, while social responsibility is addressed through environmental initiatives, such as reducing the carbon footprint of packaging, and extensive charitable contributions to education and poverty alleviation. The company's total investment on poverty alleviation has reached 1.223 billion RMB, benefiting more than 5 million people.
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Summary: The 2025 Guiyang International Forum on Ecological Civilization concluded in Guizhou, highlighting the province's efforts to translate its ecological advantages into development gains. Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture has seen significant industrial growth and increased forest coverage. Companies like Guizhou Chuanheng Chemical Co. are developing circular economy models focused on efficient resource utilization, particularly in the phosphorus and new energy battery materials sectors. Guizhou is promoting technological innovation in mining safety and expanding clean energy production, with wind power playing a significant role.
Summary: The 2025 Guiyang International Forum on Ecological Civilization in Guizhou Province focused on "harmony between people and nature" and green global development. The forum, themed around the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets," highlighted Guizhou's efforts in ecological restoration through the cultivation of the prickly pear. Longli County has expanded prickly pear cultivation to 105,000 mu, achieving a forest coverage rate of 63.41%, and is developing prickly pear-based products for domestic and international markets. The county has implemented policies and insurance to support prickly pear farmers and businesses. The forum promoted China's approach to achieving ecological product value and sustainable development.
Summary: Guizhou province is improving water resource management through various projects. These include reinforcing old irrigation channels in Bijie, restoring the Guancheng River in Guiyang, and addressing pollution in the Wujiang River. Rural water supply projects have also increased access to clean water. Guizhou achieved excellent results in the 2024 national assessment of water resource management, marking the fourth consecutive year of this achievement. The province's water consumption per unit of GDP and industrial added value has decreased significantly.
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Summary: The article discusses the shift from traditional firewood tea processing to electric tea processing in Duyun City, Guizhou Province, focusing on the local specialty, Duyun Maojian tea. Tea farmers and businesses have adopted electric tea processing to improve efficiency, standardize quality control, and reduce carbon emissions. The Duyun Power Supply Bureau has invested in upgrading the power grid in key tea-producing areas to support the increased electricity demand from tea enterprises. The area now has 869 tea enterprises, and 426,600 employees, with the area's tea farmers having an annual income of 17,500 yuan. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Mirar Group in the UAE has partnered with Disney to build the seventh global Disney theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, a move that reflects the UAE's position as a leading leisure and tourism destination. Yas Island has seen a 40% increase in international tourists in 2024, in part due to unique theme parks such as the Yas Island marine world. Yas Island integrates international IPs with local culture, like the Yas Waterworld park inspired by the UAE's "lost pearl" legend. Yas Island is eager to attract more Chinese tourists through strategic partnerships, targeted marketing, and tailored experiences, and saw an 81% increase in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Yas Island theme parks in 2024.
Summary: The EU is addressing challenges in its aging agricultural sector by releasing the "Agriculture and Food Vision" strategy and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) implementation rules. The strategy aims to attract younger farmers with financial support and career development paths, while the CAP simplification is projected to save the agricultural sector billions of euros annually through reduced administrative burdens. Digital transformation and green development are key components of the reform, including reduced on-site inspections and incentives for environmentally friendly farming practices. EU Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski urges the European Parliament and the EU Council to approve the bill by the end of the year for implementation by 2026. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During a UN General Assembly review of the situation in Afghanistan, China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Geng Shuang, urged the international community to adopt a comprehensive and objective view of the situation. He noted improvements in stability and the economy, while acknowledging ongoing challenges in humanitarian, development, human rights, counter-terrorism, and women's rights. Geng Shuang called on countries bearing historical responsibility to increase financial assistance to Afghanistan, and urged that countries immediately lift unilateral sanctions and unfreeze Afghan overseas assets. He also stated that China opposes double standards in counter-terrorism and opposes using counter-terrorism as a tool to serve geopolitical strategy. China abstained from voting on a UN resolution regarding Afghanistan.
Summary: Paris has launched a new waste reduction plan with the goal of reducing waste by 100,000 tons and increasing the recycling rate to 60% by 2030. Deputy Mayor Antoine Guillou, who is responsible for formulating the plan, stressed the need to change thinking patterns by promoting a circular economy and resource reuse. The plan includes measures such as improving waste sorting facilities in schools and markets, piloting waste sorting guidance programs in residential buildings, and expanding the network of waste recycling centers. The city will also implement waste fee reforms for businesses, rewarding those with good waste sorting practices. The plan aims to integrate green concepts into product design and marketing.
Summary: Several Japanese civic groups, including the "Kanto Japan-China Peace and Friendship Association," commemorated the 88th anniversary of the July 7th Incident in Saitama, Japan. Speakers at the event emphasized the need to remember the history of Japanese aggression in China and the importance of reflecting on Japan's wartime actions. Participants also stated the Japanese military initiated the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the September 18th Incident. Group representatives called for conveying historical reflection to future generations to prevent repeating past mistakes. The groups advocated for maintaining peace and opposing war.
Summary: Severe flooding in central Texas, triggered by heavy rainfall since July 4th, has resulted in at least 104 fatalities across six counties, marking it as one of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in a century. Kerr County is the hardest hit, reporting at least 84 deaths, including many children and those lost at the "Mystic Camp" summer camp. Senator Schumer has requested an investigation into whether staffing cuts within the federal meteorological agencies by the Trump administration may have contributed to the high death toll.
Summary: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is overseeing a major expansion of the Port of Manzanillo, aiming to make Mexico a leading maritime hub in Latin America. The expansion, projected to be completed by 2030 with an investment of over $3 billion, will increase the port's area and add four container terminals. The expanded port aims to handle 10 million TEUs annually and generate $488 million in revenue, creating 65,000 jobs. Currently, a large portion of imports arriving at Manzanillo originate in Asia, particularly from China, to meet Mexican manufacturing demands. This expansion will help Mexico play a bigger role in global trade.
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Summary: The article reports on Xifeng Liquor, a Chinese baijiu brand with a long history, and its efforts to modernize through digitalization and intelligent manufacturing. Xifeng has implemented a digital factory project, incorporating AI and big data to improve production, quality control, and supply chain management. This includes advancements in areas like fermentation, distillation, and quality monitoring, and they plan to continue expanding to achieve fully integrated intelligent manufacturing by the end of 2025. Xifeng has trademarked its name in 18 nations and exports to 30, including the United States. The company aims to enhance its competitiveness and expand its global reach by leveraging digital technologies.
Summary: This article discusses the historical and contemporary significance of Baishan City in Jilin Province as a key node on the "Northern Silk Road," a land and water route connecting Northeast Asia with central China. Historically, Baishan facilitated trade of goods like ginseng and silk, as well as cultural exchange between the Central Plains and regions like the Bohai Kingdom, Japan and Silla. Today, Baishan's ginseng market is a global hub, and the city is promoting its unique culture and winter tourism to attract international visitors. The city is working to transform from exporting raw materials to refined products, promoting the local culture of ginseng cultivation, and encouraging tourism through immersive cultural experiences, even for international students. The article does not discuss the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the revitalized "Northern Silk Road" in the Changbai Mountains, highlighting its role in facilitating cultural exchange. It emphasizes the importance of openness and inclusiveness in promoting civilization exchange, referencing Xi Jinping's quote about the fluidity and openness of civilizations. The article uses the example of ginseng trade via livestreaming to illustrate modern connections. It posits that rooted in its own history, civilization exchange can extend towards a future of harmony and shared beauty, thus prospering the garden of world civilizations.
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Summary: Quanzhou, Fujian, the birthplace of the "Jinjiang Experience," has a thriving private sector, with over 1.65 million business entities. Private investment in Quanzhou increased by 8% in the first five months of this year, exceeding the national average, driven by companies focusing on specialization and innovation in niche markets, such as shoe manufacturing and dyeing technology. The city government actively supports this growth through initiatives like innovation conferences, expedited patent processing, and subsidies for companies establishing research centers outside the city. Quanzhou's industrial digitalization rate ranks first in Fujian Province for five consecutive years. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights the success of private enterprises in Quanzhou, Fujian, emphasizing their dedication to manufacturing and innovation. It cites examples like Xunxing Zipper and Qipai menswear, illustrating how these companies grew from small workshops to industry leaders by focusing on core competencies. Despite facing challenges and opportunities for quick profits, these enterprises chose to deepen their expertise in their respective fields. The article concludes that this spirit of perseverance, combined with adaptation to changing times, is key to the continued success of Quanzhou's private sector, which drives a significant portion of the local economy.
Summary: Karamay, Xinjiang is leveraging its unique climate and abundant renewable energy resources, like wind and solar, to become a hub for data centers and computing power, positioning itself as a "computing power new city." Karamay aims to expand its intelligent computing power to exceed 100,000P. Other regions in Xinjiang like Changji, Turpan and Altay are actively constructing data centers utilizing green energy and advanced technologies, like "quantum + classical computing power". By the end of 2024, Karamay's cloud computing industrial park had accumulated a computing power scale of over 17,000P, with 80% serving eastern regions and overseas enterprises. Xinjiang's total installed power capacity ranks fifth nationally, with renewable energy accounting for a significant portion, providing a strong foundation for powering these computational hubs.
Summary: Two infrastructure REITs projects, including Runze Technology Data Center and VNET Data Center, have been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. These projects, the first of their kind for data centers and involving private investment, aim to innovate investment and financing mechanisms in new infrastructure and boost the digital economy. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has recommended 92 infrastructure REITs projects, with 70 already listed. Separately, China has established 36 "golden waterway tourist routes" across 23 provinces to promote domestic tourism.
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Summary: The article discusses efforts across various regions in China to optimize the consumer environment and support policies to unleash consumption potential. These efforts include establishing consumer rights protection service stations and "trustworthy consumption maps" in Qingdao, as well as streamlining business registration processes for individual businesses to access national subsidies in Shandong. Hubei province is implementing "targeted governance" of consumer disputes through data analysis and providing customized "problem-solving reports" for businesses. Finally, Sichuan province is simplifying loan procedures and providing financial support to boost consumer willingness to spend on items like cars and electronics.
Summary: China's passenger vehicle market is experiencing growth, but excessive price competition is leading to concerns about quality and long-term sustainability. Consumers are increasingly prioritizing safety, technology, and overall value over price, favoring higher-end models and advanced features, as seen at the recent Greater Bay Area Auto Show. The government is addressing "involutionary" competition through revised regulations and support for SMEs. The author concludes that the auto industry needs to prioritize technological innovation and quality upgrades to transition from scale expansion to value enhancement and gain a competitive edge in the global market.
Summary: Here's a summary of the provided articles: Guangxi province is promoting border tourism, particularly through the China-Vietnam Detian (Ban Gioc) Waterfall Cross-border Tourism Cooperation Zone, which has seen over 18,000 tourists since its opening. Huangpu Customs is supporting Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) enterprises through a new guidance center, aiming to boost foreign trade in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. China's State Administration for Market Regulation is cracking down on false advertising of drugs and health products aimed at the elderly, warning consumers to be wary of deceptive marketing tactics. There is no discussion on the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An elderly woman in Hangzhou utilized a new AI-powered health mirror, which analyzes facial and tongue features to provide personalized health recommendations based on traditional Chinese medicine principles. This development aligns with China's growing health industry, projected to reach 9 trillion yuan in 2024, and government plans to promote innovative and customized health services. A company executive, Zhang Hong, explained that her company is applying digital technologies to traditional Chinese medicine for health monitoring, assessment, and tailored services. The article also mentions the rise of fitness and sports consumption, with companies like Meituan offering innovative solutions to boost consumer confidence in this area. The increasing demand for health products and services reflects a broader trend towards integrating health and wellness into various aspects of life, and experts suggest that the sector will contribute to new productive forces.
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Summary: The author expresses admiration for Xinjiang's natural beauty, historical significance, and economic development, highlighting its role as a crucial hub on the Silk Road. They emphasize the importance of connectivity, exchange, and innovation, noting the region's advances in traditional industries like cotton and petrochemicals. The author sees Xinjiang's openness and development as a symbol of China's broader commitment to opening up further to the outside world. Finally, they praise the region's cultural diversity and the preservation of its historical sites, emphasizing the importance of long-term strategic vision. The article does not contain direct mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The People's Literature Publishing House (人民文学出版社) recently relocated from its long-time address on Chaonei Dajie to a new location outside the second ring road. The article emphasizes that despite the move, the publishing house must maintain its dedication to "content is king" (内容为王), especially in the face of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. The author argues that AI-generated content lacks the unique artistic qualities and emotional depth found in true literature. The piece suggests that focusing on high-quality literary content is crucial for the publishing house to maintain its legacy and relevance.
Summary: The author recounts a visit to the village where the folk song "Yimeng Mountain Ballad" originated, reflecting on the song's connection to local revolutionary history and the "Yimeng Spirit." The author reminisces about their grandfather's involvement in the revolution and the song's significance to their family, as well as the sacrifices made by local people during wartime. The article emphasizes the enduring legacy of the "Yimeng Spirit" in driving local development and poverty alleviation. It also touches on the author's past visit to the site with friends and mourns the loss of two of them. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article identifies the oil painting "Little White Boat" (小白船) by谌北新 and its location in the National Art Museum of China. The painting is not explicitly linked to current events or political messaging, but its presence in a national museum suggests its cultural significance. The article focuses primarily on art historical details. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A man, a forest ranger, was encountered after descending from the mountains. The article details the weathered state of the ranger's old motorcycle, highlighting its repairs, mud stains from traversing rough terrain, and wear from years of use in the forest. The ranger mentioned that the motorcycle is as old as his tenure and that he wouldn't replace it. He takes pride in the old machine, carefully cleaning it.
Summary: The article is a nostalgic reflection on the author's memories of a rural teacher, referred to as "师傅娘子", and her exceptional skill in preparing white chili peppers (白辣椒), a local Hunanese delicacy. The author recounts the traditional method of making white chili peppers and the various dishes she prepared with them. It recalls how the teacher's dishes, especially white chili peppers, provided sustenance and encouragement during the author's school days. The article concludes by noting the popularity of white chili pepper dishes in local restaurants today.
Summary: This article reflects on the author's experiences in rural Heilongjiang, observing the significant changes from a time of hardship to one of relative prosperity and modernization. The author notes the shift from manual labor to automated agriculture, with villagers now engaging in e-commerce and modern farming techniques. A key observation is the transformation of rural women, who now protect themselves from the sun with colorful scarves while working in the fields, symbolizing a newfound emphasis on personal well-being and aesthetics alongside productivity. The piece emphasizes the positive changes in rural life and the elevated aspirations of the villagers. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: This short notice from the *People's Daily* solicits original, first-publication articles from readers, directing submissions to dadi@peopledaily.cn. The notice emphasizes that submissions should not be simultaneously submitted to other publications. There is no explicit discussion of any Chinese political figure, action, or U.S.-China relations.
Shanxi (山西) must earnestly implement the strategic deployments of the Party Central Committee regarding promoting the accelerated rise of the central region and promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, coordinate development and security, and strive to take new steps in promoting the transformation and development of resource-based economies, and strive to write a new chapter in advancing Chinese-style modernization in the land of Sanjin (三晋大地).
The historical feat of the Hundred Regiments Offensive fully demonstrated our Party's role as the mainstay in the national resistance against Japanese aggression, and fully demonstrated the powerful strength of the people's war led by the Party. It is necessary to tell the story of the War of Resistance and pass on the great spirit of the War of Resistance from generation to generation. The vast number of young people are born in a great era, and they must continue the red bloodline, establish the lofty ambition of strengthening the country and having me in it, be upright and proud Chinese people, and bravely shoulder the historical task of national rejuvenation.
Traditional manufacturing is an important part of the real economy. It is necessary to grasp market demand, strengthen technological innovation, and revitalize traditional industries.
Building a national comprehensive supporting reform pilot zone for the transformation of resource-based economies is a strategic task entrusted to Shanxi (山西) by the Party Central Committee. It is necessary to further unify thinking, maintain focus, and steadily and orderly promote transformation and development. Transformation and development must firmly adhere to the bottom line of safety and stability.
We must promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with the perseverance and determination of always being on the road. It is necessary to carry forward the spirit of self-revolution, implement the responsibility of managing and governing the Party, adhere to grasping Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline together, connecting the rectification of conduct and discipline with anti-corruption, and maintain the strict tone, strict measures, and strict atmosphere for a long time, and strive to create a clean and upright political ecology. It is necessary to seize the time to grasp the follow-up work of studying and educating on the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, ensure that the investigation of problems is genuine, the rectification measures are practical, and ensure that practical results are achieved. It is necessary to summarize the effectiveness and experience of learning and education in a timely manner, and improve the institutional mechanisms for normalizing and long-termizing the construction of work style.
Taiyuan (太原), July 8 (People's Daily) - Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed during his inspection in Shanxi (山西) recently that Shanxi (山西) should earnestly implement the strategic deployments of the Party Central Committee regarding promoting the accelerated rise of the central region and promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, coordinate development and security, and strive to take new steps in promoting the transformation and development of resource-based economies, and strive to write a new chapter in advancing Chinese-style modernization in the land of Sanjin (三晋大地).
From July 7 to 8, Xi Jinping (习近平), accompanied by Tang Dengjie (唐登杰), Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, and Lu Dongliang (卢东亮), Governor of Shanxi Province, went to Yangquan (阳泉) and Taiyuan (太原) for inspection and research.
The Hundred Regiments Offensive was a major battle in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which greatly boosted the confidence of the military and civilians across the country in fighting the war to the end. On the afternoon of July 7, Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the Hundred Regiments Offensive Monument Square on Shinao Mountain (狮脑山) in Yangquan City (阳泉市) and presented flower baskets to the martyrs of the Eighth Route Army. Then, he visited the exhibition of the Hundred Regiments Offensive Memorial Hall. Historical photos and precious objects vividly showed the glorious history of the Chinese Communist Party leading the army and people to fight against the enemy with one heart and one mind. Xi Jinping (习近平) stopped to watch and ponder from time to time. He emphasized that the historical feat of the Hundred Regiments Offensive fully demonstrated our Party's role as the mainstay in the national resistance against Japanese aggression, and fully demonstrated the powerful strength of the people's war led by the Party. It is necessary to tell the story of the War of Resistance and pass on the great spirit of the War of Resistance from generation to generation.
In the hall of the memorial hall, Xi Jinping (习近平) had a cordial exchange with the young students and staff of the memorial hall who came to visit. He said that the "July 7 Incident" (七七事变) that occurred 88 years ago today was the starting point for the Chinese nation to fully resist the Japanese invaders. Learning from the past is a guide for the future. Coming here is to receive a spiritual baptism. The vast number of young people are born in a great era, and they must continue the red bloodline, establish the lofty ambition of strengthening the country and having me in it, be upright and proud Chinese people, and bravely shoulder the historical task of national rejuvenation.
That afternoon, Xi Jinping (习近平) visited Yangquan Valve Co., Ltd. (阳泉阀门股份有限公司). After listening to the report on the industrial transformation and upgrading of Shanxi Province in recent years, he went into the company's production workshop to learn in detail about the production and sales of products such as gas gate valves and electric flap valves. He pointed out that traditional manufacturing is an important part of the real economy. It is necessary to grasp market demand, strengthen technological innovation, and revitalize traditional industries. He said to the company's employees that China's industrial development in the past relied on hammering and hammering, and today it relies on advanced technology and equipment to improve the level. Revitalizing the country through industry and revitalizing the country through hard work. I hope you will make persistent efforts and go to a higher level to make more contributions to building a manufacturing powerhouse.
On the morning of August 8, Xi Jinping (习近平) listened to the work reports of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, affirmed the achievements made by Shanxi (山西) in various aspects, and put forward requirements for the next step of work.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that building a national comprehensive supporting reform pilot zone for the transformation of resource-based economies is a strategic task entrusted to Shanxi (山西) by the Party Central Committee. It is necessary to further unify thinking, maintain focus, and steadily and orderly promote transformation and development. The focus should be on energy transformation, industrial upgrading, and moderately diversified development. On the premise of shouldering the responsibility of ensuring the supply of national power coal, it is necessary to promote the coal industry from low-end to high-end, and coal products from primary fuels to high-value products. At the same time, focusing on building China's important energy and raw material base at a high level, supporting the development of wind power, photovoltaic power generation, hydrogen energy, and other energy sources, and building a new energy system. It is necessary to solidly promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and lay out emerging industries and future industries in accordance with local conditions around the development of new quality productive forces, and gradually form a modern industrial system that reflects the characteristics of Shanxi (山西) and has comparative advantages. It is necessary to make good use of diversified development conditions, optimize the business environment, stimulate the vitality of business entities, and better transform resource advantages into development advantages.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that transformation and development must firmly adhere to the bottom line of safety and stability. It is necessary to focus on stabilizing employment, stabilizing enterprises, stabilizing the market, and stabilizing expectations, strengthen key livelihood security services such as "the elderly and the young," and ensure the basic living of people in difficulty. It is necessary to deepen Party building to lead grassroots governance, strengthen the overall prevention and control of social security, carry out the fight against organized crime and evil on a regular basis, and crack down on all kinds of illegal and criminal activities in accordance with the law to ensure social stability. It is necessary to promote the comprehensive management of mountains, rivers, air, and cities, comprehensively strengthen sand prevention and control and soil erosion control in river basins, continue to promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in key industries, solidly carry out ecological restoration of mines, and effectively maintain ecological security. It is necessary to strengthen safe production, strictly implement various regulatory systems, and resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of major and serious accidents. It has now entered the main flood season, and it is necessary to carefully prepare flood control and disaster reduction and relief plans.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that we must promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with the perseverance and determination of always being on the road. It is necessary to carry forward the spirit of self-revolution, implement the responsibility of managing and governing the Party, adhere to grasping Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline together, connecting the rectification of conduct and discipline with anti-corruption, and maintain the strict tone, strict measures, and strict atmosphere for a long time, and strive to create a clean and upright political ecology. It is necessary to seize the time to grasp the follow-up work of studying and educating on the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, ensure that the investigation of problems is genuine, the rectification measures are practical, and ensure that practical results are achieved. It is necessary to summarize the effectiveness and experience of learning and education in a timely manner, and improve the institutional mechanisms for normalizing and long-termizing the construction of work style.
He Lifeng (何立峰) and responsible comrades from relevant departments of the Central and State organs accompanied the inspection.
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Not long ago, Zhang Jianshan, a villager from Dahua Village, Wanbu Town, Anyi County (安义县), Jiangxi Province (江西省), went to the town to attend the market and happened to catch the "Government Service Market Day" in Wanbu Town (万埠镇). Several young people wearing red vests were explaining policies to the people. Zhang Jianshan (张鉴珊) told them about the land dispute between himself and his neighbors. Chen Gen (陈根), the deputy secretary of the town party committee who was present, immediately coordinated with the village cadres and invited relevant personnel to come over. The staff presented the facts, reasoned, and explained the policies, and finally resolved the dispute.
Since the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation learning and education, Anyi County (安义县) has promoted the change of work style of party members and cadres, organized relevant departments to "move" the service windows to the market, changed from "passively waiting" to "actively delivering," and provided centralized services such as policy consultation, employment recommendation, and dispute mediation.
In March of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Guizhou (贵州): "The Party Central Committee has decided to carry out in-depth study and education on the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation throughout the party, which is the key task of party building this year."
Focusing on the concerns of the masses, various localities have conducted in-depth investigations into their own work style problems, rectified them immediately, and transformed the results of learning and education into practical actions to optimize handling procedures and solve people's livelihood problems.
"Thank you, Uncle Ma (马叔叔), the road to school has finally been repaired." In Guanlan Street (观澜街道), Longhua District (龙华区), Shenzhen (深圳市), Guangdong Province (广东省), Deng Xiaoguang (邓晓光) (pseudonym), a primary school student who has been in a wheelchair for many years due to illness, wrote a thank-you letter to Ma Dewei (马德伟), the cadre who provided paired assistance. Previously, the section of the road to Deng Xiaoguang's (邓晓光) school was bumpy, and the wheelchair was often tripped. After a home visit, Ma Dewei (马德伟) coordinated with relevant departments to repair the road and also worked with the school to improve barrier-free facilities.
Longhua District (龙华区) has carried out the activity of "Party members and cadres frequently entering thousands of homes, knowing the situation of thousands of homes well, being good at solving the worries of thousands of homes, and diligently handling the affairs of thousands of homes," organizing party members and cadres of organs to provide paired assistance to families in need, and promoting the transformation of learning and education results into practical results for the benefit of the people.
In the hot summer, in order to ensure fire safety, the Mawangdui Street (马王堆街道) of Furong District (芙蓉区), Changsha City (长沙市), Hunan Province (湖南省) carried out special actions for fire safety publicity, education, investigation, and rectification. Through characteristic activities such as "electricians providing door-to-door service, safety publicity entering households" and "small hands holding big hands, safety all the way," fire safety knowledge was transmitted to every household. Relevant departments also eliminated fire safety hazards in the jurisdiction dynamically through "carpet-like" investigation and rectification.
Various localities have solidly carried out open-door education, listened to the opinions of the masses, accepted the supervision of the masses, and implemented targeted measures to address the outstanding problems strongly reflected by the masses to ensure that the problem rectification is in place.
In Shimen Town (石门镇), Antu County (安图县), Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州), Jilin Province (吉林省), Li Yundong (李云东), an elderly person living alone, completed the high-age allowance certification on his mobile phone, calling it convenient. Originally, it was not convenient for the elderly Li Yundong (李云东) to go to the service hall for certification because of his leg problems, and he could not operate online. This year, Shimen Town (石门镇) has promoted the "people's livelihood service + proxy service" model, and community workers take the initiative to visit homes to handle pension certification, high-age allowance certification, etc. for the elderly with mobility difficulties.
Antu County (安图县) promotes county-level leading cadres to conduct face-to-face discussions with representatives of communities (villages) and enterprises to listen to opinions, discover problems, and accept evaluations, and strive to turn the "problem list" into a "satisfactory answer sheet."
Zhangjiagang City (张家港市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), takes what the masses think, want, and expect as the starting point for improving work style. It widely solicits opinions from the masses through channels such as letters and visits and the "running once in another's shoes" action, summarizes common problems from the problem list, organizes relevant departments to lead the tackling of problems and target the solution of problems. At present, it has carried out 10 special rectification actions such as "Internet home care services," "guarding the 'safety overhead' action," and "renovating old residential elevators."
Various localities adhere to the problem-oriented approach, conduct in-depth investigations and research at the grassroots level, verify the situation and plan practical strategies with a solid work style, and promote the solution of urgent, difficult, and worrying problems for the masses.
In order to rectify the problem of arrears in wages for sanitation workers, relevant responsible comrades of the Dianjiang County (垫江县) Party Committee in Chongqing (重庆市) took the lead in going into companies and approaching workers to verify the situation and listen to their voices. Housing and construction, environmental protection, and other departments strengthen daily supervision, urge companies to standardize fund distribution channels, establish special security deposits, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of sanitation workers. Relevant departments also conduct regular supervision and return visits to weave a dense protection network for the rights and interests of sanitation workers.
"It's been hot lately, and it's great to be able to take a break and cool off here." In the Wenyuan Nuanxin Post (文源暖新驿站) in Yuci District (榆次区), Jinzhong City (晋中市), Shanxi Province (山西省), equipment such as water dispensers, medicine cabinets, and mobile phone chargers are readily available, and courier Ji Chao (冀超) is happily drinking cold drinks.
Since the launch of the learning and education campaign, the Jinzhong (晋中市) Municipal Party Committee's special working group for learning and education has organized representatives of grassroots people and others to hold symposiums to solicit opinions on doing practical things for the people for many times. Among them, focusing on new employment groups, relevant departments in Jinzhong City (晋中市) actively coordinated the use of public places, enterprise outlets, etc. to build more than 400 high-standard stations, providing a series of warm services.
(Our reporters Geng Lei (耿磊), Wu Chuqi (吴储岐), Zhou Huan (周欢), Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州), Liu Yiqing (刘以晴), Bai Guangdi (白光迪), Jiang Feng (姜峰), and Fu Mingli (付明丽))
Return to Top(People's Daily, Rio de Janeiro, July 7) (Reporters Chen Shangwen (陈尚文) and Shi Yuanhao (时元皓)) Local time, July 6th and 7th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) attended the 17th BRICS Leaders Meeting's second and third phase meetings in Rio de Janeiro, delivering speeches on strengthening multilateralism, artificial intelligence, environment and climate change, and global health. Leaders of BRICS member states and partner countries, guest countries, and representatives of international organizations attended the meeting.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that the current international economic and trade order and the multilateral trading system are facing severe impacts, and the world economic recovery is difficult. "Greater BRICS cooperation" should adhere to its original intention, meet the needs of the times, safeguard and practice multilateralism, promote the construction of a fair and open international economic and trade order, and unite the strength of the Global South to make greater contributions to world stability and development. First, we must commit to building an open world economy. We must unequivocally oppose unilateralism and protectionism, uphold the basic principles of the World Trade Organization (WTO), promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, and maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains. China has established the BRICS Special Economic Zone China Cooperation Center and is willing to work with all parties to build a cooperation network. Second, we must commit to improving the level of international financial cooperation. China supports the New Development Bank (NDB) in growing stronger and welcomes eligible Global South countries to invest in China's financial markets. We must promote the World Bank's equity review and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) quota share adjustment to increase the representation and voice of developing countries. Third, we must commit to opening up new blue oceans for economic growth. Expand cooperation in emerging fields such as digital and green sectors, enable artificial intelligence to empower all industries and benefit every household, and help Global South countries strengthen capacity building. China will create a "Digital South" brand under the Global Development Initiative (GDI) framework and will hold 200 training programs on digital economy and artificial intelligence for Southern countries in the next 5 years. China welcomes all countries to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference to be held in China this July.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that the current uncertainties and risks in the global climate, environment, and health fields are rising, and the international community should broadly gather consensus, take active and effective actions, and work together to address common challenges. First, we must gather more joint efforts to address climate change. We must firmly implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, defend the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, deepen cooperation in areas such as clean energy and carbon markets, and urge developed countries to fulfill their commitments in terms of funding and technology. Second, we must enhance the actual effectiveness of ecological and environmental protection. We must adhere to the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature, advocate systematic governance, and better fulfill the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Third, we must strengthen the capacity building of public health systems. We support the World Health Organization (WHO) in continuing to play a coordinating role in global health governance, give full play to the role of platforms such as the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Center, and provide more public goods for the Global South. For a long time, China has adhered to its commitments and made positive contributions to the world's needs to the best of its ability. China will continue to take more practical actions, assume its due responsibilities, and jointly promote a greener, healthier, and more sustainable global development with all parties.
The meeting adopted the "BRICS Leaders' Statement on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence" and the "BRICS Leaders' Declaration on Climate Finance Framework."
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"Establish lofty aspirations to strengthen the country and benefit myself, be upright and proud Chinese people, and bravely shoulder the great responsibility of national rejuvenation." At the Hundred Regiments Offensive Memorial Hall, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged the vast number of young people, guiding us to pass on the great spirit of the War of Resistance against Japan from generation to generation.
The towering Taihang Mountains, a monument that will last forever. Blowing up railways and destroying bridges, vowing "not to leave a single rail or a single sleeper" for the Japanese invaders; fighting against "mopping-up" operations and engaging in bayonet combat, "If I retreat, you shoot me" witnessed the willingness to die for the cause... The Hundred Regiments Offensive allowed the whole world to see the Chinese Communist Party's role as the mainstay and the immense power of the people's war, inspiring and encouraging generations of Chinese sons and daughters to brave wind and rain and overcome difficulties to forge ahead.
Since the new era, there have been multiple passes and many challenges. Faced with technology being "strangled," countless researchers have been working day and night; to overcome the deep poverty strongholds, millions of party members and cadres have fought on the front lines. Under the leadership of the Party, uniting as one, enhancing ambition, integrity, and confidence, no difficulty can crush or stop the heroic Chinese people.
From the pure heart of "pure love, only for China" to the affectionate confession of "united in heart with the Party, heading to the distance," the vast number of young people continue the red bloodline and bravely act as pioneers of the times, and will surely advance the great cause pioneered by the revolutionary predecessors.
Return to TopBeijing, July 8th (People's Daily reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) It was recently learned from the Aviation Logistics Branch of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (中国物流与采购联合会) that China's international air cargo network has been continuously expanding since the beginning of this year. Preliminary statistics show that in the first half of the year, China opened 117 new international air cargo routes, increasing the number of round-trip flights by more than 233 per week, an increase of 58.1% in the number of routes compared to the same period last year.
According to reports, the route structure is mainly oriented towards Asia and Europe. Among the 117 newly opened international cargo routes, 54 are to Asia, 45 to Europe, 12 to North America, and 2 each to South America, Oceania, and Africa. The cargo structure mainly consists of cross-border e-commerce goods, electronic products, auto parts, mechanical equipment, fresh goods, specialty agricultural products, and clothing.
Return to TopTheory and Study: Experts Discuss Volume I of "Xi Jinping's Economic Anthology" (习近平经济文选)
Accelerating the Construction of China's Independent Fiscal Knowledge System
Ninth Edition
"Sanxia" in Progress (三夏)
Turning More "Good Grain" into "Good Products"
Third Edition
Return to TopThis newspaper Rio de Janeiro, July 7th (Reporters Chen Shangwen (陈尚文) and Chen Haiqi (陈海琪)) Local time, July 7th, State Council Premier Li Qiang (李强) met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢).
Li Qiang (李强) stated that the current world trade situation has undergone significant changes, with unilateralism and protectionism becoming increasingly rampant. The international economic and trade order has been severely impacted, and the global economy and the development of various countries face enormous challenges. Against this backdrop, the international community's call for maintaining the multilateral trading system has become stronger, and expectations for the WTO to play a more active role are rising. Economic globalization is an irreversible historical trend. China will, as always, practice and uphold multilateralism and free trade, and is willing to work with the international community to promote the world economy to return to the right track as soon as possible. China will continue to actively support the WTO's reform and development, revitalize the WTO's authority, accelerate the improvement of trade rules, promote the success of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference, and achieve more practical results.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that China has sufficient resources and methods to hedge against adverse external impacts, and has the confidence and ability to promote its own sustained and healthy economic development. This year, we are implementing more proactive and effective macro policies, promoting the strategy of expanding domestic demand, and carrying out special actions to boost consumption. The super-large market of more than 1.4 billion people will continue to release huge demand. We will introduce more autonomous opening-up and unilateral opening-up measures, strictly abide by WTO principles and market rules, continue to share development opportunities with various countries, and inject positive energy into the world.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala stated that the current multilateral trading system is under impact, and the global economy and trade growth face severe challenges. WTO members should strengthen dialogue and cooperation, maintain the multilateral trading system, and promote sustainable development. The WTO highly appreciates China's long-term support and assistance to the least developed countries, positively evaluates China's important role in the multilateral trading system, and looks forward to working with China and other members to promote WTO reform, create an open and inclusive trade environment, and create favorable conditions for global trade development and economic recovery.
Return to TopThis newspaper Rio de Janeiro, July 8th (Reporters Chen Shangwen (陈尚文) and Song Yiran (宋亦然)) On local time July 8th, State Council Premier Li Qiang (李强) met with United Nations Secretary-General Guterres (古特雷斯) in Rio de Janeiro.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that, for the 80 years since the United Nations was established, it has made important contributions to safeguarding world peace and promoting common development. With the increase of unstable and uncertain factors in the world today, the United Nations needs to play a better role. President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the three major global initiatives, which are highly consistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and reflect China's consistent position and pragmatic attitude in supporting multilateralism and the United Nations. China is willing to deepen communication and cooperation with the United Nations to jointly promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that the more complex the international situation, the more important it is to adhere to and safeguard the authority of the United Nations. China firmly safeguards the core position of the United Nations in global governance, and is willing to promote all parties to practice true multilateralism and better advance the various undertakings of the United Nations. At present, the global security situation is severe. China has made a lot of efforts to promote peace and promote talks for the political settlement of hotspot issues, and will continue to support the United Nations in playing a unique role in promoting the de-escalation of tensions. All parties should place development in a priority position on the international agenda, work together to strengthen global development cooperation, and prioritize resources into key areas such as poverty reduction, education, employment, and capacity building to revitalize global development partnerships. As a responsible developing major country, China will continue to firmly expand opening up, share opportunities with other countries, and develop together. China supports the early completion of governance shortcomings in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, cyberspace, the polar regions, and outer space, and supports the United Nations in playing a leading role in this regard.
Guterres (古特雷斯) expressed his gratitude to China for its long-term adherence to multilateralism and firm support for the work of the United Nations. The three major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) are highly consistent with the goals of the United Nations. China has made important contributions to promoting the political settlement of hotspot issues, reforming the international economic and financial system, and safeguarding the interests of developing countries. Faced with the current international situation, the United Nations looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China, taking the 80th anniversary of its founding as an opportunity, safeguarding the authority of the United Nations Charter and international law, supporting multilateralism, opposing unilateralism, jointly addressing global challenges such as climate change, strengthening global governance of artificial intelligence, and promoting world peace and development.
Return to TopThis newspaper Rio de Janeiro, July 8th (Reporters Shi Yuanhao (时元皓) and Chen Haiqi (陈海琪)) Local time, July 8th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) attended a symposium with Chinese-funded enterprises in Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. Local representatives from companies such as Bank of China (中国银行), Great Wall Motors (长城汽车), State Grid Corporation of China (国家电网), Goldwind (金风科技), COFCO Group (中粮集团), Gree Electric Appliances (格力电器), Dahua Technology (大华技术), and Zhongtian Technology (中天科技) participated.
After listening to the speeches of the company representatives, Li Qiang (李强) stated that in recent years, Chinese companies have accelerated their pace of "**走出去**" (zǒu chū qù - "go out," referring to Chinese companies expanding overseas) and enhanced their international business capabilities, and their importance to domestic economic construction is also increasing. Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese economy has withstood the pressure and continued to rebound and improve. Judging from the performance in the first half of the year, growth has resilience, domestic demand has potential, and innovation has highlights. The Chinese economy is fully capable of withstanding any external shocks and achieving long-term steady growth, and will always be a solid backing for the development of Chinese-funded enterprises overseas. Government departments will do a good job in serving and guaranteeing enterprises, further strengthen the construction of various economic and trade cooperation mechanisms and platforms, improve the overseas comprehensive service system, and study and introduce stronger support policies in terms of policy consultation, finance, credit insurance, and security to create a better environment and provide more convenience for enterprise development.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that the current international economic and trade landscape is undergoing profound changes, with unilateralism and protectionism on the rise, and various trade and investment barriers increasing. At the same time, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is being promoted in depth, which presents both challenges and opportunities for enterprises. He hopes that Chinese-funded enterprises will adapt to the times and take active actions. It is necessary to build high-quality brands, strengthen forward-looking layouts, and enhance the global competitiveness of "**中国制造**" (zhōng guó zhì zào - "Made in China") and "**中国创造**" (zhōng guó chuàng zào - "Created in China"). It is necessary to cultivate local markets, provide consumers with more popular and suitable products and services, and use Brazil (巴西) as a platform to radiate to a broader Latin American market, and strive to achieve greater development. It is necessary to respect local laws, regulations, and cultural customs, conduct business in accordance with laws and regulations, actively assume social responsibilities, and strive to shape a responsible and responsible image of Chinese enterprises.
The participating company representatives stated that Chinese-funded enterprises will, based on their own advantages and characteristics, strengthen cooperation, effectively respond to various challenges, adhere to rooting in the local area, operate steadily in accordance with laws and regulations, continue to expand business in the fields of finance, energy, agriculture, and technological innovation, maintain a good image of Chinese enterprises overseas, and establish closer economic, trade, and investment relations between China (中国) and Brazil (巴西) and other Latin American countries to better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Return to TopThe people of China and the United States should interact and communicate more, jointly continue writing the story of friendship between the two peoples, and continuously make new contributions to the development of Sino-US relations.
Recently, President Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to a letter from the teachers and students of the American Maryland (马里兰州) Montgomery County (蒙哥马利郡) youth pickleball cultural exchange delegation to China, who participated in the initiative to invite 50,000 American youths to China for exchange and study in the next five years. He congratulated them on their successful visit to China, and encouraged them to be new envoys of friendship between the two countries and make greater contributions to enhancing the friendship between the two peoples. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest expectations greatly encouraged the teachers and students of the visiting delegation and injected a warm current into the strengthening of friendly exchanges between the two countries.
Any great cause must succeed by finding its roots in the people, gathering strength from the people, and being jointly completed by the people. Sino-US friendship is such a great cause. Over the years, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has attached great importance to and personally promoted friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples, especially the exchanges between Chinese and American youths. In November 2023, when President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended a welcome banquet jointly held by American friendly groups in San Francisco (旧金山) and delivered a speech, he announced that in order to expand exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples, especially the younger generation, China is willing to invite 50,000 American youths to China for exchange and study in the next five years. In 2024, more than 16,000 American youths participated in the "5-year 50,000" initiative to come to China for exchange and study, achieving full coverage of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. (华盛顿特区) in the United States. As batches of American youths come across the ocean, make new friends, learn new languages, experience Chinese culture, and perceive modern China, the distance between the youths of the two countries is getting closer in cordial interaction.
The future of Sino-US relations lies in the youth, and youth exchanges inject a continuous stream of strength into the development of Sino-US relations. Pickleball, this vibrant sport, has become a new link connecting the youths of the two countries. From tacit cooperation on the field to the collision of ideas in cultural exchanges, Chinese and American youths are writing a new chapter of friendly exchanges with youthful enthusiasm and sincere friendship. They enhance mutual understanding in exchanges, eliminate cultural barriers in interactions, and demonstrate the younger generation's common pursuit of peace, cooperation, and win-win results. The friendship between Chinese and American youths in exchanges is not only a valuable memory of personal growth, but also a beacon of hope for the future of relations between the two countries. More and more Chinese and American youths who know and love each other are joining hands and becoming a new generation of envoys of friendship between the two countries, which will continue to inject impetus into the development of Sino-US relations.
The achievements of Sino-US relations are primarily attributed to the joint efforts of the two peoples; the continued development of Sino-US relations needs to rely more on the two peoples. No matter how the situation changes, the historical logic of peaceful coexistence between China and the United States will not change, the fundamental desire of the two peoples for exchanges and cooperation will not change, and the universal expectation of the people of the world for the stable development of Sino-US relations will not change. From the "ping-pong diplomacy" in history that broke the ice of the Cold War to the pickleball exchanges that build a new bridge of friendship today, sincere interaction between people can always add warmth to the relations between China and the United States. At present, Sino-US relations are at a critical historical juncture. The more this is the case, the more it is necessary to use people's friendship as a bond to consolidate the foundation of relations between the two countries. China and the United States should build bridges and pave the way for personnel exchanges and cultural exchanges between the two countries, and also eliminate interference and obstacles. China always welcomes the American people with an open mind and is willing to enhance mutual understanding through exchanges and cooperation. The people of China and the United States should interact and communicate more, jointly continue writing the story of friendship between the two peoples, and continuously make new contributions to the development of Sino-US relations.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Eighty years ago, China and the United States fought together for peace and justice, and the friendship between the two peoples withstood the test of blood and fire, making important contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. China is willing to work with the United States to gather the strength of the two peoples, continue the traditional friendship, promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US relations, and seek more well-being for the two peoples.
Return to TopRio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), July 7th (Xinhua) -- (Reporters Chen Shangwen (陈尚文) and Shi Yuanhao (时元皓)) Local time, July 6th and 7th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) attended the 17th BRICS Leaders Meeting’s second and third phase meetings in Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), delivering speeches on strengthening multilateralism, artificial intelligence, environment and climate change, global health, and other topics. Leaders of BRICS member states and partner countries, guest countries, and representatives of international organizations attended the meeting.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that the current international economic and trade order and the multilateral trading system are facing severe shocks, and the world economic recovery is difficult. "Greater BRICS cooperation" should adhere to its original intention, meet the needs of the times, safeguard and practice multilateralism, promote the construction of a fair and open international economic and trade order, and unite the strength of the Global South to make greater contributions to world stability and development. First, we must commit to building an open world economy. We must unequivocally oppose unilateralism and protectionism, uphold the basic principles of the WTO, promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, and maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains. China has established the BRICS Special Economic Zone China Cooperation Center and is willing to work with all parties to build a cooperation network. Second, we must commit to improving the level of international financial cooperation. China supports the New Development Bank in growing stronger and welcomes eligible Global South countries to invest in China's financial markets. We must promote the World Bank's equity review and the adjustment of the IMF's quota share to increase the representation and voice of developing countries. Third, we must commit to opening up new blue oceans for economic growth. Expand cooperation in emerging fields such as digital and green sectors, enable artificial intelligence to empower all industries and benefit every household, and help Global South countries strengthen capacity building. China will create a "Digital South" brand under the Global Development Initiative framework and will hold 200 training programs on digital economy and artificial intelligence for Southern countries in the next 5 years. China welcomes all countries to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference to be held in China this July.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that the current uncertainties and risks in the global climate, environment, and health fields are rising, and the international community should broadly gather consensus, take active and effective actions, and work together to address common challenges. First, gather more synergy to address climate change. Firmly implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, defend the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, deepen cooperation in areas such as clean energy and carbon markets, and urge developed countries to fulfill their commitments in terms of funding and technology. Second, enhance the actual effectiveness of ecological and environmental protection. Adhere to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, advocate systematic governance, and better fulfill the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Third, strengthen the capacity building of public health systems. Support the WHO in continuing to play a coordinating role in global health governance, give full play to the role of platforms such as the BRICS Vaccine R&D Center, and provide more public goods for the Global South. For a long time, China has adhered to its commitments and made positive contributions to the world's needs to the best of its ability. China will continue to take more practical actions, assume its due responsibilities, and jointly promote a greener, healthier, and more sustainable global development with all parties.
The meeting adopted the "BRICS Leaders' Statement on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence" and the "BRICS Leaders' Declaration on Climate Finance Framework."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 8th. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced on the 8th: Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), Malaysia (马来西亚) from July 10th to 11th.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 8th. Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the opening ceremony of the 12th World High-Speed Rail Congress in Beijing (北京) on the 8th and delivered a speech.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) stated that China (中国) highly values the innovative development of high-speed rail. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that high-speed rail is a successful example of China's (中国) independent innovation, from scratch, from introduction, digestion, absorption, and re-innovation to independent innovation, and now it is leading the world. In recent years, China's (中国) high-speed rail has adhered to innovative development, built the world's largest high-speed rail network, set an international benchmark for high-speed rail technology, greatly facilitated mass travel, and promoted regional interconnection and coordinated economic and social development.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) stated that China (中国) will adhere to the concept of joint consultation, joint construction, and shared benefits, and contribute more Chinese wisdom, Chinese technology, and Chinese solutions to the development of high-speed rail in the world. First, deepen cooperation and alignment, and actively develop bilateral and multilateral railway cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. Second, promote interconnection, and coordinate the promotion of infrastructure "hard connectivity" and rules and standards "soft connectivity." Third, strengthen technology sharing, and be willing to share China's (中国) experience in high-speed rail construction and operation with other countries, jointly promote the widespread application of cutting-edge technologies in the railway field, and empower railway innovation and development with digital intelligence. Fourth, serve a better life, coordinate the implementation of major projects and "small and beautiful" livelihood projects to better promote economic development and enhance people's well-being.
The theme of this conference is "High-Speed Rail: Innovative Development Makes Life Better," co-hosted by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (中国国家铁路集团有限公司) and the International Railway Union. More than 2,000 domestic and foreign railway technicians, business leaders, government officials, and representatives of international organizations attended the opening ceremony.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 强 薇
"China's participation in that arduous war in the 1930s and 40s was not only for national dignity and survival, but also for the victory of all Allied countries. It was in that war that the East and West fought together against the darkest evil forces in history." Rana Mitter, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the United States, wrote in his book "China's War: The Forgotten Ally in World War II."
"The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is one of the most significant events in modern Chinese history, demonstrating the Chinese people's determination to resist foreign invasion and defend national sovereignty and national dignity," Mitter said in a recent exclusive interview with this reporter. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) widely mobilized the Chinese military and civilians to bravely resist, playing a pivotal role, which became the key to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. From the Communist Party of China's promotion of the formation of the anti-Japanese national united front in 1937, to Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) writing of theoretical works such as "On Protracted War" in 1938 to successfully guide China's war of resistance practice, to the implementation of land policies and strengthening of ideological construction during the War of Resistance to plan a blueprint for China's post-war development, to the Communist Party of China's development to a scale of more than one million members by the time of the victory of the War of Resistance... The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was not only an important stage for the gradual development and growth of the Communist Party of China, but also an important historical window for Western society to understand China.
For a long time, China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has not been the focus of Western world's research on the history of World War II. With the joint efforts of more and more Chinese and foreign scholars, the status and role of China and the Chinese battlefield in World War II are increasingly being valued. As a China expert, Mitter has been continuously studying the history of China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression for many years, publishing many monographs to introduce China's historic contribution to the fight against Fascist aggression in World War II.
"Today, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans (新奥尔良) in the United States, the Imperial War Museum in London (伦敦) in the United Kingdom, and other museums have dedicated exhibition areas to systematically introduce China's historical role in World War II. More and more Westerners are learning about the moving history of the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, allowing this important history that was once neglected to gradually emerge in the international perspective," Mitter said. "The Chinese battlefield has now been incorporated into the overall narrative framework of global World War II history, rather than being presented solely as an adjunct to the Pacific Theater - the history of China's War of Resistance should not be ignored or downplayed."
"The international community continues to pay close attention to the development of China under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. To fully understand the development trajectory and development trends of contemporary China, interpreting the history of World War II is one of the important means, which helps to understand Chinese-style modernization," Mitter said. From being riddled with holes to being peaceful and prosperous, China has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past 80 years. "The Chinese people are on a magnificent journey of modernization, and the international community has witnessed China's economic take-off and social transformation. China adheres to the path of peaceful development and provides broad opportunities for the world while developing itself."
"We must remember the unprecedented destructiveness of war, especially at a time when the international situation is turbulent and uneasy, and it is the common responsibility of all mankind to avoid repeating historical mistakes," Mitter said. He will go to China to participate in activities commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. "I hope that more young scholars will go to China in the future to deepen their concrete understanding of Chinese history, war memories, and development and prosperity through field visits."
Return to Top"World Mayor Dialogue: SCO Summit Cities" event opened in Tianjin (天津) on the 8th, according to a report in this newspaper from Tianjin (天津) on July 8th (Reporters Wu Shaomin (武少民) and Jin Bo (靳博)). City mayors, ambassadors to China, and think tank experts from various countries gathered in Tianjin (天津) to jointly explore how Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) countries can expand consensus in the current context and further deepen pragmatic cooperation in areas such as connectivity, trade and investment, green development, and cultural exchanges.
Cui Li (崔丽), Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, stated at the opening ceremony that among the SCO countries, the unique civilizational features, inclusive spirit, and continuous culture of cities provide an inexhaustible driving force for strengthening friendly cooperation between cities.
Mayor of Bishkek (比什凯克), Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦), Aibek Dzhunushaliev (艾别克·朱努沙利耶夫), said in his speech that this event is of great symbolic significance and plays an important role in building open, honest, and constructive interactions between cities.
During the event, Chinese practices and Chinese experience were repeatedly mentioned by the participating guests.
Parvina Nematova (帕尔维娜·涅马托娃), a member of the Dushanbe (杜尚别) City Council in Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦) and Director of the Southeast Asian Countries Department of the Institute of Asian and European Studies of the Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦) National Academy of Sciences, said that Dushanbe (杜尚别) is actively learning from the experience of Chinese cities, including Tianjin (天津), in more than 20 "smart city" projects in Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦). Gulnar Shaimergenova (古丽娜尔·沙伊梅尔诺娃), Director of the Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) China Studies Center, said that the deep cultural ties and close cultural exchanges between Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) and China (中国) not only build unique advantages for collaborative urban governance but also form a foundation of mutual trust and understanding between the two sides.
"We firmly believe that urban cooperation will play an important role in promoting ecological protection, digital transformation, transportation connectivity, cultural tourism, and urban planning, and the exchange of experiences and innovative solutions will benefit hundreds of millions of people," said SCO Deputy Secretary-General Janesh Kain (詹内什·凯恩).
"Today's gathering is also our agreement to share our mission," said Shen Lei (沈蕾), member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin (天津) Municipal Committee and Minister of the Publicity Department. Tianjin (天津) is willing to always join hands with cities from various countries with an open attitude, cultivate deeply in the broad arena of international cooperation, jointly write a contemporary answer sheet for high-quality urban development, and contribute more urban strength to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
During the "World Mayor Dialogue: SCO Summit Cities" event, a mayoral thematic dialogue on the theme of "Harmony and Coexistence: Regional Collaborative Governance and Regional Integration" and the launch ceremony of the "I Grow Together with the SCO" collection campaign were also held. Representatives from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries gathered together to deeply explore the experience and path of building green, smart, and resilient cities, and to "learn" the way of Chinese urban governance.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京) July 8th - Recently, the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Opinions on Improving the Normalization Promotion Mechanism for Key Matters of 'Handling One Matter Efficiently'" (《关于健全“高效办成一件事”重点事项常态化推进机制的意见》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), making arrangements for further optimizing government services, improving administrative efficiency, and improving the normalized promotion mechanism.
The "Opinions" 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, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, practice the people-centered development thought, further leverage the leading role of "Handling One Matter Efficiently," promote the list management and normalized implementation of key matters, strengthen departmental collaboration and service integration in more fields and on a larger scale, drive the overall improvement of government governance capabilities, continuously optimize the business environment, enhance the sense of gain for enterprises and the masses, and help promote high-quality development.
The "Opinions" put forward four key tasks. First, strengthen the list management of key matters, clarify the overall list of key matters for business entities and individuals throughout their life cycle, release the annual list of key matters, and encourage exploring the establishment of characteristic matter lists. Second, promote the normalized implementation of key matters, optimize the business processes of key matters, coordinate the construction of online service systems, enhance offline service capabilities, increase the sharing of government data, explore the development of "Artificial Intelligence + Government Services," and pay attention to user experience and evaluation feedback. Third, expand the application fields of "Handling One Matter Efficiently," promote the integrated service of "one type of matter," improve the quality and efficiency of comprehensive supervision, and improve the efficiency of government operations. Fourth, strengthen organization and implementation, strengthen industry guidance and cross-departmental coordination, pay attention to provincial-level coordination and grassroots innovation, improve the system of systems and standards, and do a good job in business guidance and publicity guidance.
The "Opinions" pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to intensive efficiency and overall planning, strengthen the allocation and sharing of assets, avoid inefficient idleness and extravagance and waste, and resolutely prevent and correct "vanity projects" in government services. Strengthen overall planning, and steadily and orderly promote the application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence large models in the field of government services under the premise of ensuring safety. Continue to improve the national integrated online government service platform, strengthen the intensive integration and interconnection of relevant business systems, and improve the level of security protection capabilities.
The "Opinions" require that relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) should strengthen the overall coordination of key matters in their respective industries and fields, strengthen vertical and horizontal linkages, and achieve unified standards and business collaboration for "one matter" involving their respective industries and fields. The people's governments of all provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government) (各省（自治区、直辖市）人民政府) should coordinate and promote the work of "Handling One Matter Efficiently" in their respective regions, clarify the division of responsibilities among departments, strengthen comprehensive coordination, and strengthen tracking supervision and innovation incentives. Pay attention to giving play to the advantages of municipal and county-level government service management departments in directly serving enterprises and the masses, and creatively promote the implementation of key matters at the grassroots level.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郁静娴 方 圆 姚雪青
The total grain output of the 13 major producing areas accounts for more than 75% of the country's total grain output, which is the ballast stone for ensuring national food security. Due to the low comparative benefit of grain, some major grain-producing areas have long faced the situation of "grain and finance inversion." Accelerating the industrialization of grain has become the key to breaking the situation.
This year's No. 1 Central Document proposed to promote the transformation and upgrading of agricultural product processing industry, implement the agricultural brand boutique cultivation plan, create characteristic agricultural industrial clusters, and improve the level of agricultural industrialization.
During the peak season of "Sanxia" production, reporters visited several major grain-producing areas and found that more and more upstream and downstream entities in the industrial chain are actively seeking changes, and more "good grains" are being turned into "good products."
Yanjin County (延津县), Henan (河南)
Wheat "Grows" into a Hundred-Billion-Yuan Cluster
Bread, puffed food, frozen food... Nearly a hundred processing enterprises are integrated into a chain
In Yanjin County (延津县), Henan (河南), as 1 million mu of wheat are harvested and put into storage, a relay race from the field to the table quietly begins in this small town in northern Henan (河南).
Mixing flour, stirring, baking... The baking workshop of Henan (河南) Kou Shui Wa Food Co., Ltd. is filled with the aroma of wheat, and the automatic production line "transforms" into thick-cut toast, croissants and other foods. Su Zhouqiang (苏周腔), general manager of the company, picked up a packaged hand-torn bread, "This is our best-selling product, developed in just two or three years, and has sold more than one million orders on live broadcast platforms."
The secret to the delicious and inexpensive bread lies in the supply chain. Kou Shui Wa (口水娃) Company is headquartered in Taicang City (太仓市), Jiangsu (江苏), and settled in Yanjin (延津) in 2023, valuing its raw material advantages and upstream and downstream supply system.
Less than 1 kilometer from the Kou Shui Wa (口水娃) Yanjin (延津) plant, the high-quality strong gluten flour produced by Xinliang Grain and Oil Processing Co., Ltd. can be loaded and transported to the workshop door at any time with just a phone call. "Previously, the freight for transporting flour from Henan (河南) to Jiangsu (江苏) was 200 to 300 yuan per ton. Now, the flour mill is next door, and the cost is directly reduced by 10%," said Su Zhouqiang (苏周腔).
In Yanjin (延津), a hundred-billion-yuan industrial cluster has "grown" around wheat. Grain and oil flour products, baked puffed food, frozen snack food... Nearly a hundred grain and oil food processing enterprises are integrated into the industrial chain, and each link is tightly connected. "Grain and oil processing is our leading industry, and we give priority to ensuring land indicators for relevant enterprises and provide enterprises with convenient production and operation conditions," said Yang Zhigang (杨志刚), director of the County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau. Last year, the total output value of Yanjin County (延津县) National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park reached 15.2 billion yuan.
The quality of raw grain is related to the efficiency of processing and transformation. At the gate of Yanjin Keming Flour Co., Ltd., grain trucks lined up in a long queue, and staff were busy sampling and testing.
"Strong gluten makes the bread softer. We collect, store, and use excellent varieties exclusively," said Zhang Yong (张勇), manager of the company. The wheat harvested this year has better grain fullness than in previous years.
Good quality comes from improving quality and efficiency in all links of "production, purchase, storage, processing and sales." Many years ago, Yanjin (延津) formulated production technical regulations based on the characteristics of strong gluten wheat, which were promoted as a local standard in Henan (河南) Province.
"This year, we signed an order for 5,000 mu of wheat with Keming Flour Company, and more than 10,000 mu of seed grain orders, so we don't have to worry about selling," said Peng Liangcheng (彭良成), head of Henan (河南) Yunlian Cooperative Federation. The seed company provides seeds uniformly, and the federation manages the entire process, saving more than 5 million yuan per year and driving nearly 3,000 farmers.
In the main producing areas, agricultural industrialization consortia led by leading enterprises, followed by new agricultural business entities, and widely participated by farmers are accelerating their growth. In recent years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, together with the Ministry of Finance, has supported the construction of a number of advantageous and characteristic industrial clusters, national modern agricultural industrial parks, and agricultural industrial strong towns with grain as the leading industry, to promote the upgrading of the entire grain industry chain, the value-added of the entire chain, and the integration of the entire industry.
Qinggang County (青冈县), Heilongjiang (黑龙江)
Corn "Extends" to the Mid-to-High End
Syrup for cola, raw materials for 3D printing consumables... Processing enterprises have invested more than 6 billion yuan cumulatively
"Where does the sweet and refreshing taste of cola come from? Fructose syrup, which is an important source of sweetness in carbonated beverages. This is the production line of fructose syrup." Sun Xiliang (孙喜亮), director of the office, introduced as he shuttled through the silver pipes in the workshop of Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Longfeng Corn Development Co., Ltd.
The raw material for fructose syrup is corn grown in the black soil. More than a year ago, Longfeng (龙凤) Corn Company began to build a 600,000-ton starch sugar project, mainly including fructose syrup, maltodextrin, maltose syrup and other three production lines. "The project has completed part of the investment, and the production line has been put into operation," said Sun Xiliang (孙喜亮).
In Qinggang County (青冈县), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), corn is not only food, but also an important industrial raw material. In the exhibition hall of Jingliang Longjiang Bioengineering Co., Ltd., biodegradable environmentally friendly bags, tableware, 3D printing consumables and other products processed from corn are neatly displayed. "Each corn kernel undergoes 'one soaking, two grinding and three separations', and the value is fully utilized through deep processing," said Chong Mingsheng (崇明胜), chairman of the company. Corn produces starch, protein powder, corn outer skin, germ and other products during the processing process, and "full grain utilization" is achieved through classification and purification.
Speaking of the prospects for corn intensive processing, Chong Mingsheng (崇明胜) is full of confidence: "Take L-lactic acid as an example. This is a product of corn starch fermentation, which is used to produce medical materials, such as medical sutures and bone nails. It does not need to be removed and is directly absorbed in the body." One ton of corn can produce 0.5 tons of L-lactic acid after deep processing, and the added value is increased by 3 to 5 times.
Deep processing effectively improves the gold content of the industry. Last year, the total output value of the corn industry chain in Qinggang County (青冈县) reached 10.6 billion yuan. Jiang Guowei (姜国伟), director of the County Bureau of Industry, Information and Technology, introduced that there are 15 key supporting enterprises related to corn in the local area, with a cumulative investment of more than 6 billion yuan. More than 30 series of industrial projects such as starch, sodium gluconate, and L-lactic acid have been started successively, and the industrial chain is constantly extending to the mid-to-high end.
"From an international perspective, it is a common rule for major grain-producing areas to evolve into industrial highlands," said Cheng Guoqiang (程国强), Wu Yuzhang (吴玉章) professor of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) and dean of the National Food Security Strategy Research Institute. At present, the level of science and technology equipment for grain intensive processing in domestic main producing areas is not high, enterprises have homogenization, and the industrial cluster effect has not yet been formed. To promote the coordinated development of food security and regional economy, it is necessary to break through the positioning of primary product supply and realize value reconstruction.
In recent years, China (中国) has continued to optimize the layout of agricultural product processing in major grain and oil producing areas, encourage all localities to base themselves on their advantages, build a number of standardized raw material production bases and agricultural product processing parks with industrial agglomeration development, and promote the digital, intelligent, and green transformation of intensive processing equipment. In response to the weak public services in large grain-producing counties, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and other departments have launched a pilot project to improve the public service capabilities of large grain-producing counties in five major grain-producing provinces, including Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Jilin (吉林), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Anhui (安徽), and Henan (河南), since last year, and will gradually expand the scope of implementation.
Sheyang County (射阳县), Jiangsu (江苏)
Rice Brand is Getting Louder and Louder
Docking with large supermarkets, carrying out agricultural and tourism integration... Online and offline efforts to narrow the distance to the market
In the production workshop of a food processing enterprise in Yangzhou (扬州), Jiangsu (江苏), brown rice raw materials from the green planting base of Yancheng Sheyang (盐城射阳) rice, about 300 kilometers away, are processed into liquid on the production line after raw material treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and blending, and are packaged into easy-open cans.
This brown rice juice is a deep-processed product of Jiangsu Sheyang Rice Group Co., Ltd. "We are targeting the big health market and developed this drink," said Yin Weiqing (殷伟卿), head of the workshop. At present, the product is undergoing formula and taste improvement, and it is expected to be mass-produced and sold in the second half of the year.
Like many large grain-producing counties, Sheyang (射阳) has long faced the problem of "high-quality but not high-priced" rice: on the one hand, market competition is fierce, and Sheyang (射阳) rice, which relies on traditional distribution channels, has no obvious advantages; on the other hand, with the adjustment of dietary structure, consumers have higher demands for healthy diet.
"We take the research and development and production of deep-processed products as an opportunity to promote the quality and upgrading of the entire rice industry chain, further polish the brand, and change the situation of 'strong rice and weak rice'," said Xu Heng (许恒), executive deputy general manager of the group.
While brown rice juice is constantly flowing in the workshop, rice is growing vigorously in the 12,600-mu green planting base in Kaiming Village (开明村), Siming Town (四明镇), Sheyang County (射阳县). "This is a new rice variety jointly cultivated by us and the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences," said Lu Yuquan (陆玉权), head of the group's planting. The new variety has high starch content, low crude fiber content, and moderate protein content, which is more in line with the needs of brown rice processing.
Online and offline efforts to narrow the distance to the market. Xu Heng (许恒) introduced that according to market demand, brown rice juice is designed with three flavors: sugar-containing, low-sugar, and sugar-free. In order to enhance competitiveness, Sheyang (射阳) rice actively docks with large supermarkets and other companies to achieve a virtuous circle of high-quality and high-price. With the integrated development of agriculture and tourism, the Digital Planting Innovation Center of Kaiming Village (开明村) and the Sheyang (射阳) Rice Culture Exhibition Hall have become study and research sites, attracting tens of thousands of visitors every year, and the brand is getting louder and louder.
Agricultural brand building is an important means of value enhancement. In recent years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has implemented the agricultural brand boutique cultivation plan, focusing on grain and oil categories to cultivate a number of regional public brands such as Sheyang (射阳) rice, Guoyang (涡阳) soybeans, and Hai'an (海安) rice. The brand value of Panjin (盘锦) rice, Wuchang (五常) rice, and Yanjin (延津) wheat all exceeds 10 billion yuan.
The "Plan for Accelerating the Construction of an Agricultural Powerhouse (2024-2035)" proposes to accelerate the construction of a national food security industry belt. Industry experts pointed out that the focus is to solve a series of contradictions and problems facing food security through the aggregation and coordinated development of the industrial chain, value chain, and supply chain in grain-producing areas.
Wang Xiudong (王秀东), deputy director of the Strategic Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院) and researcher of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, said that large grain enterprises should be the center, strengthen the construction of the grain supply chain, improve the mechanism for linking farmers and benefiting farmers, further improve the modernization level of the grain industry chain, and build a higher-level, higher-quality, more efficient, and more sustainable national food security guarantee system.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) July 8th dispatch (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) issued a notice, deploying the launch of the 2025 college graduate and other youth employment service breakthrough action. It is understood that the action, from July to December, is aimed at the 2025 unemployed college graduates and registered unemployed youth, providing comprehensive employment services such as policy implementation, real-name registration, career guidance, recruitment docking, assistance for the disadvantaged, capacity building, and rights protection.
The notice clarifies that employment service channels should be announced as early as possible, and a public letter to the 2025 college graduates should be released centrally, highlighting the "five lists" of employment and entrepreneurship policies, employment and entrepreneurship service projects, service agency directories, assistance channels, and recruitment channels. Unblock the assistance channels for college graduates, open the job search registration mini-program online throughout the year, and make good use of service platforms such as public employment and talent service agency stations offline to support college graduates and other young people to register early.
The notice emphasizes the implementation of a real-name assistance mechanism, providing unemployed college graduates and registered unemployed youth with at least one policy promotion, one career guidance session, three job recommendations, and one skills training or employment internship opportunity in a timely manner. Focus on providing bottom-line assistance to disadvantaged graduates, establish and improve the employment assistance list, prioritize the recommendation of high-quality job information, prioritize the organization of training internships, and prioritize the provision of career guidance. Strengthen the regular assistance to unemployed youth, and actively provide services such as job matching, employment guidance, and training recommendations.
The notice proposes to accelerate the implementation of employment and entrepreneurship policies, make full use of enterprise-benefiting policies such as stable employment refunds, social security subsidies, tax reductions and exemptions, training subsidies, and guaranteed loans, broaden the scope of one-time job expansion subsidies, continue to implement the policy of increasing personnel and capital for state-owned enterprises, and comprehensively use methods such as "direct subsidy and quick processing" and "policy calculator" to promote the timely realization of employment and entrepreneurship policies. Implement a million youth vocational skills improvement action, deepen the million internship positions recruitment plan, comprehensively promote job search ability training camps, and improve the job search and employment ability of college graduates and other young people.
Return to TopThe summer vacation is approaching, and many young people are participating in various activities to enrich their holiday life.
During the summer cultural and tourism consumption season, various regions are focusing on summer heat relief, seaside vacations, watching performances and dramas, visiting markets and exhibitions, parent-child entertainment, and nighttime consumption, launching a variety of seasonal cultural and tourism products and activities.
Return to TopAccording to data recently released by the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局): In May, China's Enterprise Credit Index was 162.96. Faced with complex situations such as rapid changes in the international environment, the overall level of enterprise credit has maintained stable growth.
The foundation for the improvement of enterprise credit level is solid. In May, China's Enterprise Credit Index increased by 1.15 points compared with April. The reliability sub-index, operational sub-index, financial sub-index, and relevance sub-index were generally stable, and the compliance sub-index and regulatory sub-index increased slightly. The regional enterprise credit level generally increased. The indexes of most provinces showed positive month-on-month growth, among which Yunnan (云南), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), and Tianjin (天津) had significant increases. The credit repair mechanism played a positive role, and the overall awareness of enterprise credit was enhanced. The credit level of industry enterprises has generally improved. The indexes of all industries have increased compared with the previous month. Among them, the information transmission, software and information technology service industry index had the largest increase. The manufacturing index returned to the top five, reaching the highest level since the beginning of this year.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 8th (Reporter Wang Hao (王浩)): Recently, the 2025 task of replenishing water to achieve full connectivity of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has been completed. Since 2022, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has achieved full water flow connectivity for four consecutive years.
The Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) organized relevant units and the four provinces of Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Hebei (河北), and Shandong (山东) to do a good job in joint water volume dispatch, water source replacement, and groundwater recharge, and coordinated the dispatch of Yangtze River water, Yellow River water, Yongding River (永定河) water, Luan River (滦河) water, local rainwater, and reclaimed water, and orderly opened and closed various key sluice gates to ensure the smooth progress of water replenishment work. As of July 1, the cumulative water replenishment from various water sources to the section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal north of the Yellow River (黄河) was 788 million cubic meters, completing 142% of the planned water replenishment volume; the cumulative water diversion along the Grand Canal was 256 million cubic meters, which was used to replace groundwater used for irrigation of 581,400 mu of farmland, completing 126% of the planned area for replacing deep groundwater irrigation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 璁
The rule of law is an important guarantee for Chinese-style modernization. The vast number of judicial and administrative workers adhere to the rule of law for the people, earnestly perform their duties such as resolving conflicts and disputes, publicizing the law, and providing legal services, and make positive contributions to safeguarding national security, social stability, and improving the level of rule of law in grassroots governance.
On July 8, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办公室) held a meeting with Chinese and foreign journalists on "Strivers on the New Journey," inviting five representatives from the judicial and administrative fields to exchange views with Chinese and foreign journalists on "Practicing the Purpose of Serving the People and Building a Rule of Law China."
Administrative reconsideration is a channel for resolving disputes of "people suing officials" and safeguarding the rights and interests of the masses.
"Behind every case are the safety and warmth of the people." Cai Xiaofeng (蔡小凤), a first-level chief staff member of the First Administrative Reconsideration Division of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice (北京市司法局), said that in the 10 years of engaging in administrative reconsideration work, from striving for administrative compensation for farmers to vacate breeding farms, to helping young students restore their student status, she listened to the demands of the masses, explained the law and reasoned, and supervised and corrected administrative actions, handling more than 1,000 cases in total.
In handling cases, Cai Xiaofeng also has a pair of "keen eyes" that are good at discovering problems, and has issued more than 20 administrative reconsideration opinions and suggestions to relevant departments, striving to "conclude a case, standardize an area, and govern a field."
"Seek the optimal solution with sincerity." Cai Xiaofeng (蔡小凤) said that as long as we adhere to handling cases in accordance with the law and reconsidering for the people, we can build a "bridge of justice" and a "bridge of unity" between administrative organs and applicants.
At the scene, Liu Mohan (刘沫含), a lawyer from Jilin Hengfeng Law Firm (吉林衡丰律师事务所), brought a photo showing her explaining legal knowledge to children at school.
In July 2019, Liu Mohan (刘沫含) signed up to participate in the Ministry of Justice's "Aid-Tibet Lawyer Service Group" (援藏律师服务团) and went to the Shigatse City Legal Aid Center (日喀则市法律援助中心) in the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) to carry out public welfare legal services. After 3 years of aid-Tibet work, she signed up to participate in the "1+1" China Legal Aid Volunteer Action, and continued to carry out two years of volunteer service in Gongliu County (巩留县), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (伊犁哈萨克自治州), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区).
From the snowy plateau to the Ili River Valley, Liu Mohan (刘沫含) handled more than 500 legal aid cases of various types, provided legal advice to more than 4,000 people, and carried out more than 200 legal publicity campaigns, and recovered nearly 10 million yuan in economic losses for people of all ethnic groups during the aid-Tibet and aid-Xinjiang periods.
"The sunshine of the rule of law should not be dimmed due to remote areas." Liu Mohan (刘沫含) said that people's lawyers are for the people, and it is necessary to convey the temperature of the rule of law in a way that the masses can understand and see, use legal professional capabilities to solve the urgent and difficult problems of the masses, and deliver high-quality legal services to the masses.
Creating a first-class business environment is inseparable from a fair, efficient, and internationally accepted dispute resolution system.
Zhang Yi (张毅), an arbitrator of the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission (广州仲裁委员会), once handled an arbitration case involving product exports. At the time of filing the case, the company stated that there were difficulties in obtaining evidence abroad. In response, in addition to requesting assistance from an international commercial arbitration court to help the company complete the collection of evidence abroad in accordance with the law, Zhang Yi (张毅) also mediated online between the two parties at the request of the company, and finally reached a settlement plan, achieving a conclusion to the case.
"Go all out to provide the most solid legal guarantee for companies to 'go global'." Zhang Yi (张毅) introduced that the field of arbitration services is very wide, ranging from commercial disputes between multinational companies with tens of billions of yuan in targets, to small disputes between small owners and property management companies with thousands of yuan, which may be submitted to arbitration.
Engaged in front-line arbitration business for 17 years, Zhang Yi (张毅) has participated in handling more than 4,000 arbitration cases. "It is my responsibility to use arbitration to provide the people with inclusive, equal, efficient, convenient, intelligent and accurate public legal services." Zhang Yi (张毅) said, "Let the people feel that the legal guarantee is around them."
Rooted in the grassroots for more than 30 years, Jin Qihua (金其华) has witnessed the fruitful results of the construction of a rule of law countryside.
As the director of the Zhuanfosi Village (砖佛寺村) Village Committee of Xiadian Town (夏店镇), Huoqiu County (霍邱县), Lu'an City (六安市), Anhui Province (安徽省), and a "legal明白人" (míngbairén - "person who understands the law") in the village, Jin Qihua (金其华) has been going door-to-door to publicize the law and resolve conflicts for many years. "Ask Jin Qihua (金其华) if you have something to do" has become a common saying among the local people. One year on New Year's Eve, Jin Qihua's (金其华) family's New Year's Eve dinner had already been served when a burst of urgent telephone ringing sounded. Upon asking, it turned out that a villager was making trouble because of a divorce. He immediately rode his motorcycle over and finally eased the relationship between the two parties by reasoning, talking about the law, and talking about emotions.
"'The village looks at the village, the household looks at the household, and the masses look at the cadres.' The more prominent our role as 'leading geese' in respecting the law, learning the law, abiding by the law, and using the law, the stronger the masses' sense of legal gain will be." Jin Qihua (金其华) said that the masses like to listen to him talk about legal common sense and legal stories, and they know what they can do and what they cannot do in a subtle way, and they need to do everything in accordance with the law. Nowadays, it has become a new fashion in the village for every family to abide by the law and everyone to use the law.
Wei Guanyuan (魏官元), director of the Xicun Judicial Office (西村司法所) of the Xirong District Justice Bureau (新荣区司法局) in Datong City (大同市), Shanxi Province (山西省), has difficulty with his legs and feet, but he rides the "Old Wei Party Member Motorcycle" to drill into the village, run to the fields, and plunge into the crowd, delivering services to the fields.
"To practice the purpose of serving the people, my experience is to calm down, step out, and take the initiative to find things to do." Over the years, Wei Guanyuan (魏官元) has ridden the "Old Wei Party Member Motorcycle" through the streets and alleys and fields of Xicun Township (西村乡), successfully mediating more than 2,400 disputes. Wei Guanyuan (魏官元) said that his motorcycle is a mobile propaganda station. Wherever he goes, legal readers and policy charts are distributed and explained. "If you explain it clearly and thoroughly, people's hearts will be bright."
"Most of the conflicts and disputes at the grassroots level are trivial matters of family life, but for the parties involved, that is a big deal." Wei Guanyuan (魏官元) said that as long as the villagers need him, his old motorcycle will continue to run, "resolving conflicts and disputes in the bud and sowing the seeds of the rule of law in the hearts of the masses."
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"The clever speak, the clumsy are silent; the clever labor, the clumsy are at ease; the clever are thieves, the clumsy are virtuous; the clever are unlucky, the clumsy are blessed." Speaking of Zhou Dunyi (周敦颐), the world knows "Ode to the Lotus," but his "Clumsy Essay" is simple and profound, expressing the official's way and political ideals of a great Confucian.
What is particularly valuable is that Zhou Dunyi (周敦颐) adhered to the unity of knowledge and action, advocated keeping clumsiness and removing cleverness to achieve "harmony between superiors and subordinates, and the elimination of malpractices," and did not engage in speculation in politics, but handled affairs honestly. After serving as an official for decades, "the clothes and utensils were only in a worn-out basket, and the money was less than several hundred," the integrity and the "emerging from the mud without being stained, and washing in the clear water without being seductive" mutually confirmed each other, and the charm of his personality has been passed down to this day. His self-cultivation and life pursuits are still worthy of deep consideration today.
Clumsiness, of course, is not stupidity or slowness. On the contrary, it is a superb wisdom of life. From Lao Tzu's (老子) saying "Great skill seems clumsy," to "Holding simplicity and keeping clumsiness" in *Cai Gen Tan*, to Zeng Guofan's (曾国藩) saying "The most clumsy in the world can overcome the most clever in the world"... Keeping clumsiness is keeping the heart of a child, removing the flashy pretense, which contains awe of the laws and adherence to values.
Yuan Longping (袁隆平), the "father of hybrid rice," struggled for the "dream of enjoying the cool under the rice" all his life, Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) spent 22 years turning barren mountains green, and Huang Dafa (黄大发) led the masses to dig canals on cliffs for 36 years... If there is a common point in them, "clumsiness" is probably the most distinct one. For the lofty aspirations in their hearts, for the supreme in their hearts, they measured their careers with life as a scale, anchored a goal, step by step, regardless of cost or gain, spent a lot of effort and put in "stupid effort," and finally made ordinary things extraordinary and turned flesh and blood into immortal monuments.
Seemingly clumsy, but actually clever. On the contrary, some things that seem clever are actually clumsy in the long run. For example, pursuing political achievements, seeking temporary fame and temporary merit, only doing "short, flat, and fast" "obvious achievements," and not doing "long-term and solid" "potential achievements"; another example is engaging in academic research, not being able to sit on the cold bench, thinking about becoming famous early, chasing after whatever is fashionable, and even using fraud to gain false fame. Being eager for quick success and instant benefit often suffers great losses; playing petty tricks often leads to cleverness being mistaken by cleverness; being keen on taking shortcuts, in the end, takes a detour.
Keeping clumsiness is not "abandoning cleverness." If "cleverness" is defined as the flash of wisdom and the burst of inspiration, it is naturally the more the better. A typical example is the rapid development of science and technology, which empowers thousands of industries, improves production efficiency, and makes life better. Clever thinking and clever strength can often break through limitations and bring more possibilities. Innovation and creation emerge one after another, and social development and civilization progress have inexhaustible power.
Hua Luogeng (华罗庚) has a poem: "Wonderful calculations still come from clumsiness, the foolish old man and the wise old man are separated... Diligence can make up for clumsiness is a good lesson, one point of hard work is one point of talent." Mastering the dialectic of clumsiness and cleverness will make the road of life more stable and farther. The Tu Youyou (屠呦呦) team extensively read ancient books and visited traditional Chinese medicine practitioners to extract artemisinin, which is the precipitation of clumsiness; they found the correct extraction method in countless experiments, and the research finally made a breakthrough, which is the bloom of cleverness. Clumsiness is powerful and heavy, cleverness is skillful, both hard work and clever work, added together is practical work.
In this rapidly changing society, clarifying the distinction between clumsiness and cleverness is more targeted. Cleverness without clumsiness is like duckweed without roots, and clumsiness without cleverness is like a blindfolded horse. Using a clumsy and sincere heart to hone excellent skills, and using flexible application to solve practical problems, one will surely be able to 逢山开路 (féng shān kāi lù - "meet mountain open road," to overcome all difficulties) and 见招拆招 (jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo - "see move dismantle move," to adapt to circumstances), and gallop forward all the way.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 洪秋婷
On the "Idle Second-hand Market" sharing platform, one group of staff is entering information and testing reports for several box-type transformer equipment, while another group is browsing and searching for available equipment for an industrial park renovation project.
"These transformers can no longer meet the needs of capacity expansion in the eastern region, but they are still suitable for us here. I immediately paid attention when I saw the idle box-type transformers on the platform and confirmed the equipment's service life and technical parameters online," said Zhuo Fei, General Manager of the Supply Chain Service Center of Guizhou Power Grid Tongren Power Supply Bureau (贵州电网铜仁供电局).
After placing an order with one click, the information was quickly transmitted to Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau (深圳供电局). After confirming the transfer procedures, the two parties quickly completed the free transfer of idle assets. In just three days, the "idle" box-type transformers were "re-employed" in Tongren (铜仁), Guizhou (贵州), playing a new role in ensuring power consumption for the park's production.
Recently, such scenarios have been common in the power departments of Guangdong (广东), Guizhou (贵州), and other places.
In recent years, China's (中国) new power system construction has accelerated. With the large-scale equipment renewal of the power grid, a large number of "retired," "idle," and scrapped materials have been generated. Since power equipment is characterized by large size, high value, and many models, how can it be handled to optimize resource allocation to the greatest extent and maximize its value?
Sharing and co-use allows idle resources to flow. China Southern Power Grid (南方电网公司) has built an "Idle Second-hand Market" for power materials in the enterprise asset management platform, set up idle utilization incentive points, and realized transparent connection of idle resource supply and demand information, allowing information to run more and idle resources to turn around. "Through the concept of sharing + digital means, we have solved the problems of inefficient idling, information asymmetry, and difficult allocation, and realized the transformation of idle materials to usable, daring to use, and easy to use, which not only extends the service life of the equipment but also saves enterprise investment," said Chen Wenjun (陈文俊), logistics supervisor of the Supply Chain Management Department of China Southern Power Grid (南方电网). Since the launch of the "Idle Second-hand Market," it has accumulated more than 3,000 units (sets) of online shared materials, worth 140 million yuan, playing an important role in the overall allocation of idle resources.
They also carefully plan according to local conditions and promote the reuse of various idle power equipment in various forms.
After the merger of Yunnan Power Grid Dehong Power Supply Bureau (云南电网德宏供电局) and the local power company, it was found that a large number of previously stored gantry racks no longer met the latest industry standards. Should they be idle or discarded? "We optimized the engineering design plan, actively carried out material modification and utilization, compiled technical specifications for processing, and processed the gantry racks into grounding electrodes for reuse, saving 1.16 million yuan and benefiting 65 projects," introduced Han Songnan (韩松男), the squad leader of the Supply Chain Service Center of Yunnan Power Grid Dehong Power Supply Bureau (云南电网德宏供电局).
In the construction of transmission line projects, due to adjustments and changes in line channels, the iron towers designed and purchased in the early stage cannot be used, resulting in idle materials. "To avoid waste, we use materials to find projects and accurately realize alternative utilization," introduced Zhou Shuqi (周曙琦), manager of the Supply Chain Management Department of Guangxi Power Grid Company (广西电网公司). Combining various usable scenarios, we jointly carry out redesign and remanufacturing with upstream suppliers. Through local transformation and replenishment of parts, we can realize the re-employment of existing idle iron towers. Through this alternative utilization, the value of idle iron towers can be brought into play. A total of more than 170 idle iron towers have been revitalized, saving nearly 30 million yuan in investment.
In addition to smooth circulation within the power grid system, socialized transactions can also promote the utilization of idle resources. In Guangdong Power Grid Company (广东电网公司), an auction of idle electric vehicle charging piles is underway. 69 electric vehicle charging piles were successfully auctioned for more than 100,000 yuan, with a premium rate of 120% compared with the assessed price of 46,000 yuan. With the continuous improvement of the safety performance and intelligence level of power grid equipment, some small-diameter wires and cables and old-fashioned charging equipment are gradually withdrawn from use. In order to revitalize the inventory of idle cables and charging pile equipment, Guangdong (广东) power departments actively carry out idle equipment evaluation and socialized disposal, and dispose of idle materials through transactions, auctions, and other methods, turning "sleeping assets" into incremental income for enterprises.
Scrapped materials that originally had to be disposed of at a "cost" are now being transformed into revenue-generating assets through a series of procedures such as category reorganization and revaluation.
Return to TopOn July 8th, the continuous beam of the double-line extra-large bridge at the Tuqiao Hub Interchange, constructed by China Railway Fifth Bureau (中铁五局), was successfully closed. The continuous beam is approximately 242 meters long and is the largest span continuous beam in the Chongqing (重庆) section of the Chengdu-Chongqing Central Line High-Speed Railway. The Tuqiao Hub Interchange double-line extra-large bridge is located in Tongliang District (铜梁区), Chongqing (重庆), with a total length of 3271.6 meters, and crosses the Chongqing Third Ring Expressway (重庆三环高速) and the Tongan Expressway (铜安高速公路). The Chengdu-Chongqing Central Line High-Speed Railway is an important part of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network along the Yangtze River channel, with a main line length of 292 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
The picture shows the construction site of the Tuqiao Hub Interchange double-line extra-large bridge taken on July 8.
Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Tang Yi (唐奕) photographed.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 8th (Reporter Wang Ke (王珂)) Recently, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) and other 9 departments jointly issued the "2025 Domestic Service Promotes Rural Revitalization Action Work Plan," proposing 14 work tasks to deeply implement the domestic service promotes rural revitalization action, promote the expansion of domestic service supply, promote domestic service consumption, and help rural revitalization.
The plan proposes to support rural labor in the domestic service field, carry out life service recruitment season activities, guide local trade unions to carry out the "Trade Union Helps Employment Action," promote domestic service into communities, and continue to carry out domestic service labor对接 (duìjiē - "to connect," in this context, facilitating connections between labor supply and demand) actions; improve the employment ability of rural labor in the domestic service field, promote the skill upgrading of domestic service workers, accelerate the development of domestic service vocational education, deepen the integration of domestic service industry and education, and improve the domestic service standard system; improve the employment security of rural labor in the domestic service field, strengthen housing security, create favorable conditions for domestic service workers entering cities to equally enjoy basic public services and integrate into the local society as soon as possible, and strengthen social security; do a good job in entrepreneurship and employment services for rural labor in the domestic service field, support graduates from colleges and universities majoring in domestic service, domestic service workers entering cities, and women and other groups to find employment and start businesses, enhance the professional honor and sense of belonging of domestic service practitioners, strengthen the publicity and training of tax policies, and promote domestic service companies to enjoy policy dividends.
In the next step, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) will work with relevant departments to implement relevant policies and measures for domestic service to promote agriculture, further leverage the important role of the domestic service industry in benefiting people's livelihoods, stabilizing employment, and promoting consumption, and help promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
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Not long ago, Zhang Jianshan, a villager from Dahua Village, Wanbu Town, Anyi County (安义县), Jiangxi Province (江西省), went to the town to attend the market. He happened to be there on Wanbu Town's "Government Service Market Day." Several young people wearing red vests were explaining policies to the people. Zhang Jianshan explained his land dispute with his neighbors. Chen Gen, the deputy secretary of the town party committee who was present, immediately coordinated with the village cadres and invited relevant personnel to come over. The staff presented the facts, reasoned, and explained the policies, and finally resolved the dispute.
Since the in-depth study and education on implementing the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) spirit was launched, Anyi County (安义县) has promoted the transformation of work styles among party members and cadres, and organized relevant departments to "move" service windows to the market, changing from "passively waiting" to "actively delivering," providing centralized services such as policy consultation, employment recommendations, and dispute mediation.
In March of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Guizhou (贵州): "The Party Central Committee has decided to carry out in-depth study and education on implementing the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) spirit throughout the party. This is the key task of party building this year."
Various regions, focusing on the concerns of the masses, have conducted in-depth investigations into their own work style problems, rectifying them immediately and acting promptly, transforming the results of study and education into practical actions to optimize service procedures and solve people's livelihood problems.
"Thank you, Uncle Ma, the road to school has finally been repaired." In Guanlan Subdistrict, Longhua District (龙华区), Shenzhen (深圳市), Guangdong Province (广东省), Deng Xiaoguang (邓晓光) (pseudonym), a primary school student who has been in a wheelchair for many years due to illness, wrote a thank-you letter to Ma Dewei (马德伟), the cadre who provides paired assistance. Previously, the section of road to Deng Xiaoguang's school was bumpy, and the wheelchair was often tripped. After a home visit, Ma Dewei (马德伟) coordinated with relevant departments to repair the road and also worked with the school to improve barrier-free facilities.
Longhua District (龙华区) has carried out in-depth activities for party members and cadres to "frequently enter thousands of homes, be familiar with the conditions of thousands of homes, be good at solving the worries of thousands of homes, and diligently handle the affairs of thousands of homes," organizing party members and cadres of organs to provide paired assistance to families in need, promoting the transformation of study and education results into practical results for the benefit of the people.
In the hot summer, in order to ensure fire safety, the Mawangdui Subdistrict (马王堆街道) of Furong District (芙蓉区), Changsha City (长沙市), Hunan Province (湖南省) launched a special campaign for fire safety education, publicity, investigation, and rectification. Through characteristic activities such as "electricians providing door-to-door service, safety publicity entering households" and "small hands holding big hands, safety traveling together," fire safety knowledge is transmitted to every household. Relevant departments also dynamically eliminate fire safety hazards in the jurisdiction through "carpet-style" investigations and rectifications.
Various regions have solidly carried out open-door education, listening to the opinions of the masses, accepting the supervision of the masses, and implementing targeted measures to address prominent problems strongly reflected by the masses, ensuring that problems are rectified in place.
In Shimen Town (石门镇), Antu County (安图县), Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州), Jilin Province (吉林省), Li Yundong (李云东), an elderly person living alone, completed the certification for his senior citizen allowance on his mobile phone, exclaiming how convenient it was. It turned out that Li Yundong (李云东) had difficulty going to the service hall for certification due to his leg problems, and he didn't know how to operate online. This year, Shimen Town (石门镇) has promoted the "people's livelihood service + proxy service" model, with community workers taking the initiative to visit homes and handle pension certification, senior citizen allowance certification, and other matters for the elderly with mobility difficulties.
Antu County (安图县) promotes face-to-face discussions between county-level leading cadres and representatives of communities (villages) and enterprises to listen to opinions, identify problems, and accept evaluations, striving to turn the "problem list" into a "satisfactory answer sheet."
Zhangjiagang City (张家港市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), takes the thoughts, expectations, and aspirations of the masses as a starting point for improving work style. It widely solicits opinions from the masses through channels such as letters and visits and the "running errands in their shoes" campaign. It summarizes common problems from the problem list and organizes relevant departments to lead the tackling of key issues and target solutions. Currently, it has launched 10 special rectification actions, such as "Internet home care services," "guarding 'overhead safety' action," and "renovating old residential elevators."
Various regions adhere to a problem-oriented approach, conduct in-depth research at the grassroots level, investigate the truth and plan practical strategies with a solid work style, and promote the solution of urgent, difficult, and worrying problems for the masses.
In order to rectify the problem of wage arrears for sanitation workers, relevant responsible comrades of the Dianjiang County (垫江县) Party Committee in Chongqing (重庆市) took the lead in going into companies and approaching workers to investigate the truth and listen to their voices. Housing and construction, environmental protection, and other departments strengthen daily supervision, urge companies to standardize fund distribution channels, establish special security deposits, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of sanitation workers. Relevant departments also regularly conduct supervision and return visits to weave a dense protection network for the rights and interests of sanitation workers.
"It's been hot lately, and it's great to be able to rest and cool off here." At the Wenyuan Nuanxin Station (文源暖新驿站) in Yuci District (榆次区), Jinzhong City (晋中市), Shanxi Province (山西省), courier Ji Chao (冀超) drank cold drinks with pleasure, with equipment such as water dispensers, medicine cabinets, and mobile phone chargers readily available.
Since the launch of the study and education campaign, the Jinzhong City (晋中市) Party Committee's study and education working group has organized representatives of grassroots people and others to hold symposiums to solicit opinions on doing practical things for the people. Focusing on newly employed groups, relevant departments in Jinzhong City (晋中市) actively coordinated the use of public places, enterprise outlets, etc., to build more than 400 high-standard stations, providing a series of warm services.
(Reporters Geng Lei (耿磊), Wu Chuqi (吴储岐), Zhou Huan (周欢), Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州), Liu Yiqing (刘以晴), Bai Guangdi (白光迪), Jiang Feng (姜峰), Fu Mingli (付明丽) of this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanning (南宁) July 8th dispatch (Reporter Zhang Yunhe (张云河)) Recently, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Department of Human Resources and Social Security, the Autonomous Region Education Department, the Autonomous Region Department of Finance, and the Autonomous Region Park Office jointly issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Employment of College Graduates and Other Young People in 2025," which clearly launched the "Talent Gathering in Guangxi (才聚广西)," "Skills Revitalizing Guangxi (技兴广西)," "Warm Heart Guangxi (暖心广西)," and "Suitable Occupation Guangxi (宜业广西)" employment plans to ensure the employment and entrepreneurship of college graduates and other young people in 2025.
The "Talent Gathering in Guangxi (才聚广西)" plan expands job positions through various channels, allowing enterprises to enjoy a one-time job expansion subsidy for recruiting specific college graduates and unemployed youth, actively expanding positions in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, broadening grassroots employment space, and promoting grassroots service projects such as "Three Supports and One Assistance (三支一扶)"; the "Skills Revitalizing Guangxi (技兴广西)" plan focuses on improving employment capabilities, encouraging universities to establish more flexible learning systems, conducting youth job search skills training camps, expanding the scale of vocational skills training, increasing the intensity of job internship position collection, and developing internship positions for enterprises, government investment projects, etc.; the "Warm Heart Guangxi (暖心广西)" plan is committed to optimizing employment services, actively carrying out campus public employment service activities, implementing the special action of human resources and social security bureau chiefs providing paired assistance, and the employment service tackling action for graduates who have not yet found employment after leaving school, providing job-seeking graduates with policy publicity, career guidance, job recommendations, and training or internship opportunities; the "Suitable Occupation Guangxi (宜业广西)" plan strengthens employment security, guides employers to reasonably set recruitment conditions, carries out special actions to clean up and rectify the order of the human resources market, cracks down on employment-related illegal and irregular activities in accordance with the law, increases the intensity of job search trap warnings and anti-telecom fraud publicity, and carries out publicity on employment and entrepreneurship policies and typical examples, holds thematic lectures and employment and entrepreneurship policy lectures, and implements various assistance policies and measures.
Return to TopBy: 曲哲涵
Using institutional advantages to build consensus, relying on technical means to break down barriers, and tapping into the potential of existing resources through cooperation and coordination are the ways to cope with challenges and activate the driving force of development.
In January 2025, the Ministry of Finance (财政部) established a national asset allocation and sharing platform based on the integrated budget management system. At present, the platform has covered all administrative institutions and public institutions in the country, and has completed more than 200 sets of asset allocation, saving more than 40 million yuan in financial funds, and realizing the gradient use of assets and making the best use of everything.
At present, the tight balance of fiscal revenue and expenditure has become the norm. Party and government organs and public institutions taking the lead in living a thrifty life is by no means an expedient measure, but an inevitable requirement to improve national governance efficiency and ensure fiscal sustainability. At the same time, some units have reported that "the compression of funds has reached the limit" and "there is no room for compression." How to continue to live a thrifty life?
Saving financial funds is not only a test of work style, but also a management issue of scientific and efficient allocation and use of resources. The innovative measure of national asset allocation and sharing is not only significant in awakening "sleeping assets," but also profoundly shows that there are always more solutions than difficulties in saving and intensively using financial funds.
A change of thinking broadens the horizon. The sharing platform builds a "single network" of asset information covering the whole country. Units can upload idle asset information to the platform, and units with needs can "shop" for what they need online, realizing free allocation across departments, levels, and regions. This is not only "sharing" at the spatial level, but also the "rebirth" of asset value and the "throttling" of financial funds, which, to a certain extent, resolves the contradiction of resource mismatch.
The idle computers of a ministry, after being transferred to a primary school through the platform, continue to play a role; the professional equipment updated by hospitals in developed areas is allocated to primary medical institutions free of charge, which just meets the needs... The "asset drifting record" shows that as long as we dare to break with convention, make good use of technical means, and focus on revitalizing existing resources and optimizing the structure, a thrifty life can also be lived with high efficiency and a new realm.
The core support for the efficient operation of the sharing platform lies in the interconnection of data and the sharing of information.
The integrated budget management system realizes the standardized collection, centralized management, and dynamic updating of asset data. This provides a solid data base for accurately grasping asset "family assets," intelligently analyzing allocation needs, and efficiently matching. The platform is like a huge and precise "resource matching engine," allowing idle assets to regain their vitality in places where they are needed. Of course, this is just the starting point, and the potential of data sharing and information technology is far from exhausted.
In the management of financial funds, big data penetrates and tracks the flow of funds, supervises the use of funds, and ensures that every penny is spent in a clear and practical way; in the field of government procurement, intelligent platforms can gather needs, optimize solutions, save procurement funds, and achieve economies of scale; in the supply of public services, data fusion analysis can accurately identify demand gaps and promote the optimized layout of service resources. Therefore, by breaking down data barriers and embracing smart governance, the space for improving government efficiency and the efficiency of financial resource use is unlimited.
The deep-seated code for the successful operation of the sharing platform also lies in the institutional advantages and governance efficiency of "free allocation."
Under normal circumstances, the free transfer of assets often faces high transaction costs and interest coordination problems. The national asset allocation and sharing is uniformly deployed by the Ministry of Finance (财政部), which ensures the smooth flow of government orders and effective implementation, demonstrating the high efficiency of "the whole country as one game" (全国一盘棋 - quán guó yī pán qí - "the whole country is one chessboard," describes a situation where the entire nation acts in a coordinated manner towards a common goal). This cooperation model, based on common business goals rather than purely economic interests, reduces institutional costs and makes large-scale, cross-level free sharing possible. This is a vivid practice of the institutional advantage of concentrating efforts to accomplish big things in terms of resource optimization and allocation.
The successful experience of the sharing platform provides a "golden key" with universal significance. For example, how to solve the contradiction between the idle parking spaces of enterprises and institutions in the evening and the tight parking spaces for residents in old urban areas at night, and how to optimize the regional industrial layout and avoid low-level redundant construction? In the past, many "hard bones" at the governance level can be solved from sharing and allocation, so as to improve resource utilization efficiency and achieve benefit and convenience for the people.
A "thrifty life" can be lived with "great wisdom," and new increments can also be found in existing resources. Using institutional advantages to build consensus, relying on technical means to break down barriers, and tapping into the potential of existing resources through cooperation and coordination are the ways to cope with challenges and activate the driving force of development.
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Meeting the learning needs of the elderly requires not only adhering to a people-centered value orientation, promoting reform and innovation, and providing richer, higher-quality, and more convenient educational resources, but also adhering to a problem-oriented approach and continuously solving pressing real-world issues.
After retirement, my mother "went back to school." Every time I called, I would hear her "learning report." Not long ago, however, my mother encountered something upsetting: "There are too many people vying for courses. The senior university limits each person to one course, which is not enough. It cost thousands of yuan to sign up for online classes, but they turned out to be not as good as the free courses. It's a real shame."
These troubles reflect the common problems faced by elderly education today. On the one hand, demand is strong. As of the end of 2024, there were approximately 105,000 senior universities nationwide, with approximately 30 million online and offline students. China's total elderly population aged 60 and above has exceeded 310 million, with a need to learn, enjoy, and contribute in their later years.
On the other hand, the quality of supply is uneven. False advertising of courses and rampant promotion of products occur frequently, and some elderly classrooms have become "scam markets." When older people attend classes, they are not only pursuing knowledge but also enjoying fun and making friends. The starting point and focus of elderly courses should not deviate from this original intention.
It is also important to see the particularities of elderly education. Limited by their physical condition, older people find it difficult to adapt to long, high-density course schedules and prefer flexible, relaxed sharing lectures. At the same time, older people are more price-sensitive and tend to choose public welfare courses, but they are not opposed to cost-effective paid courses. This means that the development of the elderly education market should take into account both social and economic benefits.
Meeting the learning needs of the elderly requires not only adhering to a people-centered value orientation, promoting reform and innovation, and providing richer, higher-quality, and more convenient educational resources, but also adhering to a problem-oriented approach and continuously solving pressing real-world issues.
Digging into existing resources and revitalizing assets can address shortcomings in the quantity of supply. In terms of venues, "packaging" and integrating senior schools with childcare institutions and community activity centers can reduce operating costs and make it easier to attend classes nearby. For example, the Yahuai Kindergarten (雅怀幼儿园) in Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东) Province, has opened a senior academy, with the elderly and children in the same building but entering through separate doors, which not only meets educational needs but also takes care of childcare. In terms of teachers, retired teachers have residual potential. For example, Jingning She Autonomous County (景宁畲族自治县) in Zhejiang (浙江) Province has established a "Silver Hair Teacher Resource Pool" (银发师资库), re-employing retired teachers as full-time instructors and having younger elderly people serve as teaching assistants, achieving a two-way rush for both teaching and learning in old age.
Innovating models and extending the chain can improve efficiency with high quality. Expanding sales courses to empower life, promoting diversified income generation from single profits, and transforming short-term benefits into long-term benefits can create a more sustainable industrial ecosystem. Some companies have extended senior universities into elderly care "complexes," using classrooms as the front end and travel agencies and health centers as the back end to provide study tours, health care, and other services to expand revenue channels. Some places have opened up "triple classrooms," teaching knowledge based on the community, forming communities to promote communication, and finally establishing volunteer teams to give back to society, forming a virtuous cycle of applying what has been learned.
The forms of schooling can be diverse. Creating high-quality "cloud classrooms" can not only drive out inferior ones with good ones but also break down barriers of time and space, allowing less developed areas to share high-quality resources. Elderly online courses should have a "cultural style" and also take into account a sense of "fashion." They can be updated through course "recipes" and make knowledge "alive" in a fun and interactive way, making it easier for older people to understand and master.
On the one hand, increase supply and optimize services, and on the other hand, gather strength and build a defense line. Gaps in supply and demand can easily lead to the barbaric growth of the industry and the mixing of good and bad. Supervision should "grow teeth," improve school-running standards, clarify responsible entities, and strictly review teaching qualifications. Legal education should be "down-to-earth," using short videos and other media to expose "scam routines" through case analysis and scenario simulations. Family members need to "care diligently" to help elders improve their anti-fraud "immunity." Multi-party cooperation to form an "elderly protection alliance" can make the "silver age" pursuit of knowledge more stable and go further.
Don't say it's too late to learn today; just look at the glow of the sunset. Elderly education is a sunset career, but also a sunrise industry. The whole society should work together to answer, develop educational resources, refine age-appropriate services, and build a solid defense line to draw a new picture of learning in old age. This is the call of the times and also demonstrates the warmth of development.
Return to TopBy: 李 纵
Standing on the bluestone pavement of Beijing Road Pedestrian Street (北京路步行街) in Yuexiu District (越秀区), Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) Province, one sees rows of modern commercial complexes, and underfoot lies the site of an ancient road with a thousand-year history. In the Metaverse Intangible Cultural Heritage Block (元宇宙非遗街区) just across the street, foreign tourists are using virtual reality technology to "touch" the patterns of Canton porcelain; in the time-honored teahouse around the corner, a pot of Pu'er tea and several baskets of shrimp dumplings continue the local custom of "enjoying morning tea."
This is Guangzhou, a city where tradition and modernity blend, and local and foreign cultures converge. The genes of openness and inclusiveness have been etched into the city's streets and alleys. Where does the city's character come from? Where does the foundation of development lie? Cantonese culture (广府文化) is the root and soul of this thousand-year-old commercial capital. As a hub of the Maritime Silk Road, Guangzhou has been an important center for maritime trade since the Qin and Han dynasties, where Eastern and Western cultures have blended, forming the city's characteristics of openness, inclusiveness, innovation, and pragmatism.
Preserving the roots of culture and sowing the seeds of humanity are prerequisites for developing a humanistic economy. Yongqingfang (永庆坊) in Liwan District (荔湾区), following the principle of "restoring the old as before," has put great effort into the "embroidery skills" of micro-renovation, protecting and restoring the texture of the streets and alleys. It not only showcases the architectural features of Lingnan (岭南), such as the *tong long* doors and Manchurian windows, but also introduces new business formats. After the renovation, intangible cultural heritage workshops coexist with coffee shops and designer studios, which not only attracts more tourists but also drives economic growth in the area. Now, here, representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage use pith paintings to tell the story of the Maritime Silk Road, and young entrepreneurs build cross-border e-commerce live broadcast rooms to sell Canton embroidery and Canton porcelain to the world. Local residents say, "The old houses have not been demolished, the 'nostalgia' is still there, but life has become trendy." Exploring new directions while not forgetting to protect old traditions, the integration of the old and the new can be both authentic and fresh.
An "old Guang" (老广) exclaimed, "Cantonese culture is like a mellow old soup, constantly absorbing the essence of foreign cultures to brew a pot of delicious soup." The cultural characteristics of Chinese and foreign integration enrich the "flavor" of development. On Guangzhou International Bio Island (广州国际生物岛), the laboratory of a medical device company brings together R&D talents from China, France, and other countries. Everyone uses English to discuss technical parameters during the morning meeting, compares hometown delicacies at lunchtime, and checks into international talent apartments after work. Diverse collisions promote innovative breakthroughs, and the open and integrated cultural atmosphere makes multinational collaboration efficient. This team has obtained 25 patents, and the company has also been recognized as a national high-tech enterprise. Diverse and inclusive culture can help build a first-class international business environment, allowing foreign personnel, capital, and other factors to integrate more smoothly into the development pattern. This is an important key to Guangzhou's vitality and potential.
The more open, the more confident; the more confident, the more open. Guangzhou always embraces the world, and the Canton Fair (广交会) is an important window. In the 1950s, relying on its long history of foreign trade and its geographical advantage of being close to Hong Kong and Macao, Guangzhou held the first Canton Fair, which has never been interrupted for decades. In April of this year, the first phase of the 137th Canton Fair concluded, with overseas buyers from more than 200 countries and regions. To enhance the experience of foreign merchants, Guangzhou released the *Guide to Working and Living in Guangzhou for Foreign Business People*, covering service information such as visas, payments, and education. "Guangzhou's international service details are amazing, and the Cantonese cultural experience activities have given me a deeper understanding of Chinese culture," said a foreign merchant, which is a powerful portrayal of how open culture drives economic and trade exchanges, and economic and trade cooperation promotes cultural dissemination.
At the confluence of the three rivers on the bank of Baietan (白鹅潭) in Liwan District, Guangzhou, the Baietan Greater Bay Area Art Center (白鹅潭大湾区艺术中心) stands majestically, shaped like a giant work of art, attracting many people to "check in." The art museum, the intangible cultural heritage museum, and the literature museum are "three museums in one" here, like a "ship" carrying cultural wealth. The time is right for culture to set sail, and it is time to stand at the forefront of development. Guangzhou, which is traditional yet modern, local yet international, open yet diverse, is sailing towards a more colorful future.
(The author is a reporter from this newspaper's Guangdong branch.)
Return to TopBy the end of 2024, more than 48,000 pocket parks and over 128,000 kilometers of greenways had been built nationwide. 360 prefecture-level and above cities have opened and shared park green spaces, rotating the opening of more than 18,000 hectares of lawns, and adding more than 180,000 pieces of fitness equipment. More and more cities are using commercial corner spaces and under-bridge open spaces to promote innovative practices such as "park + sports" and "park-style shopping malls."
This is precisely:
Small gardens and fragrant paths can lead to secluded spots,
I stroll leisurely, enjoying the green scenery.
Let's seek a world in the city corners,
Where the elderly and children enjoy themselves leisurely.
Wang Jingwen (王静文)
Return to TopBy: 李治国
The business environment is the lifeline of urban development and the soil for the survival of business entities. For some time, reform measures to optimize the business environment have emerged one after another, and policy documents have been issued in succession. However, in some places, a practical problem has always existed: the policy toolbox is becoming more and more full, but the sense of gain for enterprises needs to be improved. What is the crux of the problem?
Not long ago, the "Opening a Store in One Step" manual launched by the Dongming Road Subdistrict (东明路街道) of Pudong New Area (浦东新区) in Shanghai (上海) provided a vivid example for solving this problem. The essence of the manual lies in its full-cycle and refined approach: taking the life cycle of a store as the axis, the process of opening a store is divided into 37 key links, from the application for licenses and permits during the preparation for opening, to the compliance maintenance during the operation period, and then to the aftercare of closing and leaving the store. Each step clearly lists the materials and procedures. This manual has become a useful exploration to improve the quality and level of government services.
To optimize the business environment, many places do spare no effort, but enterprises are still prone to encountering obstacles in the maze-like handling process. To make the business environment a fertile ground for nurturing enterprise growth, the "granularity" of services must be sufficiently detailed, providing clear guidance on small but critical nodes such as license and permit processing; it is also necessary to be demand-oriented, transforming policy language into practical tools that merchants can understand and use. Embedding government services into the entire process of enterprise production and operation, listening to the demands of enterprises, focusing on refining service details, and using the "addition" of government services in exchange for the "subtraction" of the burden on enterprises, can ultimately achieve the "multiplication" of market vitality.
From this perspective, whether the effect of optimizing the business environment is good or not depends not only on the number of policies, but also on whether the government can make enterprises feel the warmth and strength of reform with attentive service. The key is the transformation of the government's role and functions - from manager to service provider, from approver to empowerer. When the government thinks about problems from the perspective of enterprises and designs services with the logic of operators, the effectiveness of reform can be tangible and accessible to enterprises.
The optimization of the business environment is not a "solo show" of a single department, but a "grand chorus" of collaboration between government, enterprises, and society. Only by building a service ecosystem led by the government, participated by the market, and co-governed by society, and expanding the business environment into a composite ecosystem covering government services, factor guarantees, the rule of law environment, and urban temperature, so that enterprises can handle affairs quickly and well, can the soft power of the business environment be continuously transformed into productivity.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Economic Daily*)
Return to TopBy: 龚文静
【Phenomenon】After watching a movie, don't rush to throw away the ticket stub, it may also be a food discount coupon, a travel discount card, a scenic spot admission ticket... During the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (上海国际电影节), movie fans' ticket stubs strung together scattered catering, transportation, and commercial scenes, becoming a "new key" to unlocking urban consumption. In many places, the "ticket stub economy" new model is stimulating urban consumption vitality and shaping a new pattern of cultural tourism with a silent and pervasive force.
【Commentary】
What is the "ticket stub economy"? Simply put, it is an economic model that uses various physical or electronic event tickets as proof to obtain discounts in subsequent consumption scenarios, thereby extending and stimulating more value in culture, social interaction, and consumption. The role of this model innovation cannot be underestimated. Last year, the "Peak of the Pyramids: Great Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization" at the Shanghai Museum (上海博物馆) drove more than 10 billion yuan in surrounding consumption, which is a successful case of fully utilizing ticket stubs.
Since the beginning of this year, the "ticket stub economy" has shown an explosive trend, with a small ticket stub driving a long chain of consumption. In Wuxi City (无锡市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), tourists can enjoy discounts on accommodation, catering, and other services with their game tickets; in Qingdao City (青岛市), Shandong Province (山东省), a marathon runner's bib has become a "universal ticket" for touring the city; in Luoyang City (洛阳市), Henan Province (河南省), high-speed rail tickets can be used to enjoy half-price access to scenic spots such as the Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟)... These proactive measures to expand domestic demand and promote consumption demonstrate the great potential of small ticket stubs in activating the entire tourism market.
Why can ticket stubs become a "traffic portal" for urban consumption? A tourist's analogy is very vivid: "Ticket stubs are like hidden levels, making people can't help but explore more possibilities."
The charm of the "ticket stub economy" lies in fully mobilizing the enthusiasm of all parties, which not only stimulates the internal driving force of consumption, but also effectively releases market vitality, forming a win-win and multi-win situation. For consumers, ticket stubs are not only money-saving "coupons," but also "guide maps" for deeply unlocking the charm of the city and experiencing local culture, providing full of "emotional value" in addition to benefits. For merchants, a certain discount means that the profit per customer is diluted in the short term, but the significantly increased repurchase rate and purchase volume can bring long-term benefits and enhance word-of-mouth and user stickiness.
Beyond the booming consumption scenes, we should not ignore the real challenges facing the "ticket stub economy." For example, over-reliance on discounts can easily increase revenue without increasing profits, paper ticket stubs are easily counterfeited, the cross-platform redemption process for some electronic ticket stubs is cumbersome, and some merchants' false advertising damages consumer trust, and so on.
In this regard, cultural and tourism departments and related business entities may wish to make greater efforts in optimizing cooperation mechanisms, coordinating the interests of all parties, improving ticket stub design, endowing richer cultural and aesthetic value, highlighting regional characteristics, and creating more attractive consumption experiences. Turning "first-time customers" into "repeat customers," extending single consumption into multiple consumption, and transforming temporary excitement into long-term dividends, not only tests "embroidery skills," but also requires the overall consideration and comprehensive design of 十个指头弹钢琴 (shí gè zhǐ tou tán gāng qín - "playing the piano with ten fingers," to coordinate different tasks simultaneously).
The development practice of the "ticket stub economy" also provides a reference for implementing the requirements of the "Special Action Plan for Boosting Consumption," such as "deepening the integration of online and offline, business, tourism, culture, sports, and health multi-industry consumption, and innovating diversified consumption scenarios."
Activating originally dormant resources is based on an innovative way of thinking. Creative empowerment allows seemingly inconspicuous and single-function "by-products" like ticket stubs to bloom with different brilliance. Breaking through the traditional consumption model of "you sell yours, I sell mine," and opening up the upstream and downstream consumption chains, shifting from "selling single products" to "selling ecology," reflects a systematic way of thinking. Accurately responding to tourists' deep needs for emotional communication and social sharing, and designing cultural and tourism products and routes closely around user experience... A clear user-centric thinking is also the key to the success of the "ticket stub economy."
From the "ticket stub economy" and the "millet economy" to the "trendy play economy" and the "first release economy," the new business forms and models that emerge one after another in the field of consumption are a direct reflection of the market's surging vitality, constantly confirming the truth that in China's super-large market, even the smallest practical innovation has the great energy to stir up "splashes" and lead the trend.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 钰
Who is the "Gulangyu Good Courier" (鼓浪屿好小哥)?
When you send a package, they appear. On the small island where vehicles can hardly pass, they use their feet to traverse more than 30 main roads and 300 alleys, walking more than 30,000 steps a day. At meal times, they appear, carrying packed meals from the cafeteria, delivering them on time to the homes of elderly people with limited mobility. They also appear at weekend community events, acting as barbers in free haircut activities, using the hands that carry packages just as skillfully with scissors...
The "Gulangyu Good Courier" is not one person, but a youth courier service team in Gulangyu Subdistrict (鼓浪屿街道), Siming District (思明区), Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建), composed of employees from different courier companies, including 19 young people under the age of 35.
How good is the "Gulangyu Good Courier"?
"They have three strengths: good physical strength, good memory, and good service." Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨), secretary of the joint Party branch of "Gulangyu Good Courier" and captain of the youth courier service team, said that on the small island of Gulangyu (鼓浪屿), vehicles are completely prohibited, and couriers rely entirely on hand-pushed trolleys to deliver packages. The steps are steep, the slopes are numerous, and the house numbers are complex and difficult to find. "Each person has to deliver hundreds of packages every day, pushing trolleys weighing hundreds of pounds up and down the slopes." Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) said that even so, the couriers still insist on providing various volunteer services to elderly people living alone, children, and tourists during their rest time.
Over the past 5 years, the "Gulangyu Good Courier" has carried out thousands of volunteer service activities. Not long ago, the "Gulangyu Good Courier" youth courier service team won the 2025 China Youth May Fourth Medal (中国青年五四奖章) collectively. Recently, reporters interviewed and recorded the stories of three of the service team members.
Service Team Captain, Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨), born in the 1970s, established a meal delivery team.
"If it's inconvenient to ask others, you can ask us."
The wheels of the hand-pushed trolley roll over the stone road, making a series of rhythmic sounds. This sound is particularly familiar to Xue Aber (薛阿伯), a Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) resident in his 70s. "As soon as I hear this sound, I know Adi (阿弟) is here." Xue Aber (薛阿伯) is a blind person living alone and has many inconveniences in life. Organized and initiated by Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨), couriers take turns delivering packed meals to Xue Aber's (薛阿伯) home at noon and in the evening.
"Xue Aber (薛阿伯), are you listening to the radio?" Opening the insulated box, Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) sets out the meal and introduces the dishes of the day to Xue Aber (薛阿伯).
Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) is the manager of the Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) delivery business department of Xiamen Post (厦门邮政) and a native of Gulangyu (鼓浪屿). After graduating from high school in 1996, he became a postman in Gulangyu (鼓浪屿).
"In the past, I always felt that my work was very ordinary, so I wanted to do something more fulfilling." In 2009, he began to lead his colleagues from the Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) delivery business department of Xiamen Post (厦门邮政) to carry out the "Love Post Road" volunteer service.
Helping the elderly clean their courtyards, reading newspapers and chatting with them, picking up garbage, maintaining order for tourists... As they did more home visits, Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) gradually became familiar with the elderly people on Gulangyu (鼓浪屿).
At the beginning of 2020, a call from Xue Aber (薛阿伯) came to the business department: "The subdistrict has established a senior citizens' restaurant. Can I contribute some money to find a courier to help me deliver meals?" After receiving the call, Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) immediately went to the door to understand the situation—Xue Aber's (薛阿伯) home is not far from the senior citizens' restaurant, only a 5-minute walk for ordinary people, but it takes Xue Aber (薛阿伯) half an hour. Previously, Xue Aber (薛阿伯) had asked others for help, but no one dared to agree to something that had to be done on time every day.
"If it's inconvenient to ask others, you can ask us. We have many people and can take turns delivering meals for you for free." To avoid repeated deliveries, Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) created a WeChat group, so that couriers who were available to deliver meals that day could say so in advance. "The meal has been delivered." Since then, messages in the group have appeared on time every day without interruption. More and more members have joined the group, not only couriers from the post office, but also couriers from other companies.
On July 1, 2020, with the support of the Xiamen Municipal Postal Administration (厦门市邮政管理局) and the community, the "Gulangyu Good Courier" youth courier service team was officially established, and couriers from many courier companies such as SF Express (顺丰), ZTO Express (中通), and JD.com (京东) joined.
"The Adis (阿弟们) are like family members. With them around, my life has become much more convenient and enjoyable," said Xue Aber (薛阿伯).
Service Team Member, Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪), born in the 1980s, enthusiastically helps tourists.
"If others encounter difficulties, help as much as you can. That's what it means to help others."
Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪), a ZTO Express (中通) courier, also became a member of the meal delivery team for Xue Aber (薛阿伯). He is 39 years old this year and comes from Anhui (安徽). He started participating in courier services in Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) in 2019 and joined the youth courier service team in 2020.
The courier boxes are stacked higher than a person on the trolley. Bending over to push the trolley uphill, Xia Guangbiao's (夏广彪) dark face is already covered in sweat, shining in the sun. "From 7:30 in the morning to 6:30 in the afternoon, working outdoors is hot and tiring in the summer." Pushing the trolley to the top of the slope, Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪) takes out a water bottle and drinks a big gulp of water.
Working so hard every day, why did you think of participating in volunteer services? "It feels especially good to be able to help others with small things that are easy to do." Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪) smiled as he recalled returning an ID card to a tourist.
One morning in August last year, Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪), who was delivering packages on Longtou Road (龙头路), found an ID card on the side of the road. "It should belong to a tourist. It must be very worrying to lose an ID card when traveling." Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪) quickly asked nearby shops if they had seen this tourist. After running to several shops, the shopkeepers said they had no impression.
"Could the tourist have bought local products and asked the shop to send them by courier?" Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪) had a flash of inspiration and quickly searched the courier system backend for the tourist's name and found the contact information.
When Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪) called, he learned that the tourist had already taken a ferry to the other side and was going to take a plane from Xiamen (厦门) in the afternoon. He wanted to buy a ticket to take a boat back to the island to retrieve it, but the tickets for tourists that day were already sold out.
"It's too hot outside. Wait for me at the hotel opposite the pier, and I'll send it to you." After agreeing on a time with the tourist, Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪) finished delivering the morning packages and rushed to the ferry terminal without having lunch, taking the ferry to the other side in the midday sun.
After delivering the ID card to the tourist, Xia Guangbiao (夏广彪) received a series of thanks. "He offered me water and a tip, but I didn't take any of it." He said, "We provide volunteer services. If others encounter difficulties, help as much as you can. That's what it means to help others!"
Service Team Member, Cui Mingna (崔明娜), born in the 1990s, provides free haircuts for the elderly.
"Through volunteer services, we have more emotional connections with residents."
Last year, Cui Mingna (崔明娜), a post-90s YTO Express (圆通速递) Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) branch operator from Jilin (吉林), approached Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) and took the initiative to join the youth courier service team. "You have good physical strength and strength, but I am meticulous and skillful. I can participate in free haircut activities." In this way, Cui Mingna (崔明娜) followed Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) and another community barber who participated in volunteer services to learn how to cut hair, participated in the monthly free haircut activities organized by the service team, and provided free haircut services at home.
"At first, I only knew how to cut buzz cuts with electric clippers." Cui Mingna (崔明娜) said that in order to learn how to cut hair well, she not only learned through short videos after work, but also followed Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) to learn when he went to the elderly's homes to cut hair. "My father, husband, and son were my earliest 'service objects'. I practiced on their heads every half month." Cui Mingna (崔明娜) first tried cutting hair on her family's hair and dared to participate in free haircut activities after practicing enough.
Holding a comb in her left hand to pick up the hair and moving the electric clippers in her right hand, Cui Mingna (崔明娜) is focused during the free haircut activity. "I'm used to it now. When I participated in the first free haircut, I was so nervous that I was covered in sweat after cutting the hair for the first elderly person." Cui Mingna (崔明娜) said, but she didn't stay nervous for too long. "The grandpas and grandmas in the queue came one after another, and I cut the hair for 12 elderly people in one go!"
"Learning and practicing at the same time, I can now shorten and thin the hair according to the elderly's original hairstyle, and my skills have improved a lot!" Cui Mingna (崔明娜) said.
The trust of the elderly makes Cui Mingna (崔明娜) feel warm. "Through volunteer services, we have more emotional connections with residents." Once, she met a grandma in a juice shop, and before she could say hello, the grandma recognized her: "This is the girl who gives us free haircuts! Come and have a glass of juice in this hot weather!" Cui Mingna (崔明娜) said, "I didn't expect the residents to remember us. They often give us a bottle of water or a handful of snacks."
Kindness and warmth are being passed on. This year, Gulangyu Subdistrict (鼓浪屿街道) established a volunteer service team specifically for practitioners in the Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) courier industry, uniting businesses, hospitals, and courier companies in the subdistrict to provide couriers with heartwarming breakfasts, summer cooling services, hospital check-ups, and other services. "We have also become the object of concern, which is heartwarming!" Cui Mingna (崔明娜) said that the service team will continue to work hard, "Let yourself become a light, illuminating the people around you and illuminating your own youth."
Return to TopBy: 曾亦辰
Engaging in volunteer services in their spare time, the "Gulangyu Good Brothers" spread love, like tiny lights converging to illuminate Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) and warm the hearts of many.
Good deeds, though small, are not easy to sustain. The sound of wheels on the stone slabs resonates daily, like the beat of a promise; the barbershop in the community offers heartwarming services every month. Delivering a meal, returning an ID, giving a haircut – these ordinary acts of kindness seem effortless, but turning "once in a while" into "always" requires continuous dedication and perseverance.
Relaying love, small lights become a torch. From one person to a team, from one company to multiple companies of couriers joining hands, love converges in the relay. A bottle of water from an elderly person, a thank you from a tourist, a warm breakfast from the street staff for the couriers – all are returns for this kindness, allowing warmth to spread among the people and helping to form a new social ethos. It is believed that the "Gulangyu Good Brothers" will not stop their steps of dedication, and their youth will bloom with more brilliance on the island. 爱心接力 (ài xīn jiē lì - "love relay," passing on love and kindness from one person to another). 举手之劳 (jǔ shǒu zhī láo - "as easy as lifting a hand," an easy task).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郭晓龙
Birch bark has properties such as water resistance and corrosion resistance, and utensils made from it are lightweight and not easily broken. Based on his research into traditional techniques such as mortise and tenon joints and fire-setting, Fu Zhanxiang has integrated techniques such as carving and pyrography to explore the path of birch bark making from practical technology to artistic expression.
At 6 a.m., in the Sipai Hezhe Ethnic Township Heritage Base in Raohe County (饶河县), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), Fu Zhanxiang (付占祥) (pictured, provided by the interviewee), the representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project of birch bark making, opened the tool cabinet. Three rows of carving knives gleamed in the morning light—flat knives for thinning the bark, beveled knives for carving patterns, and round knives for outlining curves. The handles of each knife were polished to a shine by his palms...
"The heat is right." Fu Zhanxiang retrieved three pieces of birch bark that had been soaked overnight and drained them. Then, he pulled out a damp piece of birch bark and suspended it half a foot above the charcoal brazier, rotating his wrist at a constant speed. "Too close and it will burn, too far and it will be difficult to shape, so you have to grasp the distance well." As beads of sweat dripped down, the edges of the birch bark in his hand gradually curled up with golden edges. The originally flexible material became stiff under the action of heat—this is the fire-setting method, and the temperature is entirely controlled by experience.
The charcoal fire illuminated the half-finished "Winter Fishing Picture" on the workbench. Fu Zhanxiang inserted a temperature-adjustable pyrography pen into the charcoal fire, and the tip gradually turned dark red. He held down the hardened birch bark with his left hand and gently touched it with the pen in his right hand. With a soft "sizzle" sound, scorch marks spread out in fine cracks on the bark. As the content of the picture changed, the temperature of the pen tip was constantly adjusted: 170 degrees Celsius to outline the warp and weft of the fishing net; 200 degrees Celsius to deepen the shadows; and when depicting the fur collar of the hunter's coat, the temperature of the pen tip was reduced to 150 degrees Celsius. Three hours passed, and the figure of a Hezhe hunter carrying a fish spear on the icy plain gradually emerged...
Fu Zhanxiang, 70, became connected with birch bark in 1982. One day, he stepped into the earthen house of the old craftsman You Lianzhong (尤连仲). The pots for growing flowers, the cups for drinking water, and even the baby's cradle were all made of birch bark. These utensils were joined by mortise and tenon joints and shaped by fire, and were engraved with cloud patterns and fish-shaped symbols.
Fu Zhanxiang immediately became interested in the art of birch bark making and decided to become an apprentice. Whenever he had time, he would come to You Lianzhong's workshop to help peel bark and assist. Fu Zhanxiang said that the learning process was interesting, but also very hard: his hands were often wrinkled by the sap; when practicing fire-setting, the smell of resin mixed with burnt wood entered his nostrils, making him unable to help but sneeze; the most challenging skill was making mortise and tenon joints, and the slightest mistake would ruin all previous efforts...
As Fu Zhanxiang gradually became a skilled birch bark maker, birch bark utensils gradually faded from people's sight with the popularity of lightweight plastic products. In the 1990s, Fu Zhanxiang realized that **守艺** (shǒu yì - "guarding the craft," preserving traditional craftsmanship) required opening up new paths!
"Can birch bark be used for painting?" Fu Zhanxiang tried to innovate the technique from practical technology to artistic expression. From using a single layer of birch bark to paste "flat paintings" at the beginning, to using multiple layers of birch bark to make "three-dimensional paintings" today, he not only increased the layering of birch bark paintings, but also integrated carving and pyrography techniques, enriching the texture expression, so as to better present texture and light and shadow.
Fu Zhanxiang also visited many Hezhe villages, collected patterns from colorful thread embroidery, copied butterfly flowers and plants from quilts, and recorded traditional patterns such as cloud and thunder symbols on traditional musical instruments... These life imprints were engraved into his birch bark paintings one by one.
In 2009, the Raohe County Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center established a base in the Sipai Hezhe Ethnic Township Central School. Here, as the head of the township cultural station, Fu Zhanxiang took students who came to visit to experience the fire-setting method, and dyed birch bark using four methods: sunlight coloring, plant dyeing, fruit dyeing, and chemical dyeing. Fu Zhanxiang was also hired as a visiting professor at Harbin Normal University (哈尔滨师范大学), expanding the base into a college practice classroom. With everyone's efforts, newly developed cultural and creative products have allowed the old craftsmanship to shine with new brilliance: birch bark puzzles are embedded with traditional proverbs, lampshades reveal tree vein patterns, and miniature birch bark boats in refrigerator magnets carry the atmosphere of mountains, forests, and rivers...
As dusk fell, Fu Zhanxiang sat alone in front of the table, the newly peeled birch bark gleaming like silk. In the rustling sound of the knife tip moving, the new work "Migration" gradually took shape—in the flock of swans spreading their wings, the eyes of the leading swan happened to be dark tree knots, which was You Lianzhong's favorite technique. Under the light, Fu Zhanxiang's eyes were focused...
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 8th (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)): The reporter learned on July 7th from the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) that since the end of last year, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) and the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) jointly issued the "Opinions on Supporting the Standardization Construction of Comprehensive Pilot Demonstration Provinces and Cities for Expanding the Opening-up of the National Service Industry and Promoting Institutional Opening-up," 11 pilot provinces and cities, including Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Liaoning (辽宁), and Shanghai (上海), have strengthened the coordinated promotion of pilot demonstrations and standardization construction. As of now, they have formulated 21 local standards focusing on key areas such as consumption upgrading, emerging industries, and green transformation, developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and supporting the expansion of the opening-up of the service industry.
Focusing on key areas of people's livelihood such as medical care, elderly care, and catering, and combining regional characteristics to strengthen the research and development of local standards, promote the quality and capacity expansion of service consumption. Chongqing (重庆) has released the "General Rules for Medical Insurance Handling Services" standard, focusing on improving the precision, convenience, and satisfaction of medical insurance handling services. Nanjing (南京) has formulated the "Rehabilitation Service Specifications for Elderly Care Institutions" standard, benchmarking international standards to improve service quality and stimulate the vitality of the health and elderly care consumption market.
Aiming at cutting-edge fields such as the digital economy and green economy, strengthening the revision and formulation of standards in integrated fields such as digital intelligence technology and green technology, promoting the accelerated integration of advanced technologies into the global industrial chain, and promoting the high-level opening-up of the service industry. Shanghai (上海) has released the local standard "Construction and Management Guidelines for Green and Intelligent Supply Chain Operation Centers," clarifying service formats, planning construction, and operation management, and providing technical support for cross-border data flow and low-carbon trade practices. Hubei Province (湖北省) has formulated the local standard "Construction Guidelines for Sorting Management Systems for Extra-Large Air Cargo Hubs," actively benchmarking international air logistics standards.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦瀚洋
In the past two days, Liu Weiliang (刘卫良), the vice president of the Red Cross Society of Tonglu County (桐庐县), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), received a thank-you text message on his phone. "Thank you, Chairman Liu, and everyone for the timely rescue, which brought me a second life..." Looking at the text message, Liu Weiliang's thoughts returned to June 29th. That morning, at around 6:00 AM, he went to Tianmu Creek Park (天目溪公园) in Tonglu County (桐庐县) for his morning exercise.
"Someone has fainted!" Suddenly, a cry for help caught Liu Weiliang's attention.
He quickly followed the sound and saw a middle-aged man lying on the ground unconscious, his face pale and purple, in a very critical condition. "It's cardiac arrest!" Liu Weiliang used his finger to check the man's breathing, and this judgment flashed through his mind instantly. He realized that he had to seize the golden rescue time of 4 minutes after cardiac arrest.
"Call 120 quickly, I will now start performing CPR compressions. If anyone has learned first aid, please help!" Liu Weiliang immediately pressed hard on the chest of the unconscious man while silently counting numbers, "27, 28, 29, 30..."
After entering summer, the temperature in Tonglu (桐庐) remained high. Before long, Liu Weiliang was covered in sweat. Some enthusiastic citizens witnessed the rescue and joined in one after another. Everyone took turns performing six or seven rounds of CPR.
Seeing that the unconscious man still showed no signs of waking up, Liu Weiliang immediately decided to perform artificial respiration. At this time, the man's mouth and nose were full of foam. "Does anyone have a mask or paper towel?" Liu Weiliang then asked, saying that performing artificial respiration directly like this could bring additional risks.
"I have a handkerchief!" In the crowd, a woman stood up. She not only handed over the handkerchief but also took over the CPR compressions for the man. After receiving the handkerchief, Liu Weiliang first wiped the foam from his mouth and nose, then covered it with the handkerchief, and began a new round of rescue.
Soon, the ambulance arrived at the scene, and the medical staff quickly defibrillated the unconscious man. Liu Weiliang continued to cooperate with the medical staff in the rescue work. It was not until the unconscious man's condition stabilized that everyone gradually relaxed.
Afterward, Ms. Ye (叶), the wife of the rescued citizen, recalled the thrilling moment of that day, still with lingering fear. "If the rescue had not been timely, the consequences would have been unimaginable." She said excitedly that thanks to Liu Weiliang's (刘卫良) professional rescue and the enthusiastic help of the citizens, her husband was pulled back from the brink of danger.
Now, Mr. Ye (叶) has been transferred to a regular ward, and his condition is gradually improving. He frankly said that he was completely unconscious after he fainted, and now looking back at the rescue video, his gratitude is beyond words. "It was everyone's relay rescue that gave me a second life." Mr. Ye (叶) said that after he recovers, he will do two things: first, thank the people who helped him, and second, learn first aid skills so that he can stand up without hesitation if he encounters a similar situation in the future.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 8th (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)): The reporter learned from the General Administration of Customs (海关总署): Currently, the General Administration of Customs (海关总署) has selected the first batch of 15 "Smart Customs" construction and cooperation demonstration cases nationwide. It will present the effectiveness of "Smart Customs" construction in multiple forms, fields, and dimensions through "online + on-site" displays, providing targeted solutions and cooperation plans for BRICS countries to build "Smart Customs."
The General Administration of Customs (海关总署) is building a BRICS Customs Demonstration Center in Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建), to create an interactive carrier and sharing platform for the construction and cooperation of "Smart Customs" among BRICS countries, and strive to make the demonstration center provide strong support for economic and trade exchanges between BRICS countries.
In building a capacity-building sharing platform, the General Administration of Customs (海关总署) specifically organized a questionnaire survey on the concerns and needs of "Smart Customs" for BRICS countries. Combining the questionnaire feedback from the customs of various countries, the demonstration center has established a bilingual curriculum system covering customs business, customs technology applications, and Chinese traditional culture. A teaching team of over 100 people has been established. Through the two methods of "theory + practical training" and "business + culture," it will actively expand capacity building and exchange cooperation with the customs of BRICS countries, so as to better respond to the training needs of the customs of BRICS countries and jointly improve the modernization level of the customs of BRICS countries.
Return to TopLayout design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 向子丰
"Isn't such a trademark that misleads consumers another form of fraud?" Ms. Zhao from Wuhan (武汉市), Hubei (湖北) Province, wrote in a letter recently, saying that she bought "Yipin Beef Jerky (一品牛肉干)" at a store. After a closer look at home, she found that the jerky was not beef but pork products, and "Yipin Niu (一品牛)" was actually the trademark.
In recent years, some production enterprises have been playing "word games" with trademarks, skirting the edge, which has aroused consumer doubts. Are these trademarks that easily mislead consumers legal and compliant? In this regard, the reporter interviewed readers, netizens, and related experts.
"Xiaowei Hua Hei (小尾花黑)" pork liver, "99 (99)" aloe vera gel, "picked from the tree (树上摘的)" coconut water... Some trademark names mislead consumers.
Mr. Qiao from Hangzhou (杭州市), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, bought a bottle of coconut water at a supermarket downstairs in his company a few days ago. He originally wanted to buy the "if" brand, but he found out after buying it that the brand of this bottle of coconut water was "tf". This bottle of coconut water that looks very similar to "if" is not pure coconut water. The ingredient list shows that many additives have been added. "This kind of counterfeit packaging is too confusing and must be resisted," Mr. Qiao said angrily.
After Mr. Qiao posted this experience on social media, many consumers said that they had also "fallen for it". Some netizens said, "When shopping online, there is a 'buy one more thing (顺手买一件),' and if you are not careful, you will buy fake and shoddy goods." In addition to counterfeit brands, there are also many trademarks that play "word games".
On an online video platform, a video blogger shared his experience of buying "black pork liver". The blogger said that he saw an online store selling "Xiaowei Hua Hei (小尾花黑) black pork liver" for 7.9 yuan a box. When he was about to place an order, he suddenly saw that the brand of this store was "Xiaowei Hua Hei (小尾花黑)", and he suddenly realized that this product was not black pork liver, but just ordinary pork liver. "If it's not black pork liver, this product is not cheap. I didn't expect this store to be playing 'word games'," the blogger said disappointedly.
Among the products on sale, it is not uncommon to extract a descriptive phrase as a trademark and match it with the product category, causing consumers to misunderstand. For example, the more familiar to consumers "Six Walnuts (六个核桃)" is a trademark, and the nutritional value of a can of beverage is not equivalent to six walnuts; Jinmailang (今麦郎)'s "Handmade (手打)" noodles, "Handmade (手打)" is just a registered trademark, which does not mean that the noodles are handmade; "Huiyuan 100% (汇源100%)" juice, "Huiyuan 100% (汇源100%)" is also a trademark...
Some production enterprises also use trademarks that create an atmosphere. Some readers reported that the "Pantene 3-Minute Miracle (潘婷3分钟奇迹)" essence they bought was not much different from ordinary essence after use. After a closer look, there was a line of small print on the back of the product, indicating that "Pantene 3-Minute Miracle (潘婷3分钟奇迹) is a registered trademark, not an efficacy claim". Even more, some merchants disguise product labels as ingredient descriptions. Some readers reported that she bought a "Bing Fu Zhi Cui (冰肤之萃)" moisturizing aloe vera gel. The outer packaging of the product was printed with a large "99 (99)" mark, which made people mistakenly believe that it was 99% aloe vera gel, but there was a line of small print below stating: "99 refers to long-lasting moisturizing". For example, the Haitian (海天) oyster sauce product that has received widespread attention before has the words "Zero Added Oyster Sauce (零添加耗油)" written on the bottle label, and a line of small print on the side explains that "the content of preservatives (sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate) was not detected", but consumers see the words "Zero Added (零添加)", it is easy to think that there are no added ingredients.
Some trademarks do not seem to be anything at first glance, but when connected with food categories, they form another context. The reporter saw in a supermarket that there are "picked from the tree (树上摘的)" coconut water, "picked from the mountains (山里采的)" grape juice, "from the forest (森林里的)" birch juice... The packaging of these beverages highlights adjectives such as "picked from the tree (树上摘的)", "picked from the mountains (山里采的)", and "from the forest (森林里的)", coupled with the product name, leaving consumers with unlimited reverie (see picture). But if you look closely at the packaging, you will find that the small "TM" mark is written in the upper right corner of the text. This is a sign of using a trademark. Its coconut juice has no direct relationship with the picking of coconuts. Trademarks are divided into registered trademarks and used trademarks. "TM" is a used trademark, mainly used for advertising, exhibitions, and other commercial activities to identify the source of goods or services. Used trademarks can be used without being approved and registered by the trademark authority. Registered trademarks must be approved and registered in accordance with the law, and the trademark registrant enjoys the exclusive right to the trademark and is protected by law.
Some production enterprises use the convenience that used trademarks do not need to be approved to mislead consumers with "word games". However, the reporter searched on the China Trademark Network of the State Intellectual Property Office and found that many misleading registered trademarks have also passed trademark examination and approval. For example, Baixiang (白象)'s "More Than Half a Bag of Noodles (多半袋面)", the actual product only has about 30% more net content than ordinary instant noodles, not half a bag. The reporter found that the "More Than Half (多半)" trademark is a registered trademark in the 30th category (convenient food category), and the product is a registered trademark on "steamed buns; instant noodles; noodles; noodles; ice cream". Looking at the registered trademark "More Than Half (多半)" alone, it is not biased, but when it is linked to instant noodles, it produces a misleading effect.
Obtaining a premium by skirting the edge of high-quality products through trademark "word games" infringes on consumers' interests and disrupts market order.
Of course, the reason why some brands spend their minds on playing "word games" on trademarks, using vague and suggestive words to make consumers mistakenly believe that the products have specific qualities, origins, or certifications, is mainly to make profits, increase sales, and even increase prices.
People's Daily Online "People's Complaint" received a complaint from a netizen who purchased Wuchang (五常) rice from "Wuchang City Hailang Grain and Oil Store (五常市海浪粮油店)" through the Pinduoduo (拼多多) platform. "Wuchang rice is well-known, so I wanted to buy some back to taste. After receiving the goods, I found that the rice packaging sold by the merchant was marked with 'Wuchang Changlixiang (五常长粒香)', but its implementation standard was GB/T1354, which is the national standard for ordinary rice. After consulting the Wuchang Rice Association (五常市大米协会), the implementation standard for authentic Wuchang rice is GB/T19266, which sets mandatory thresholds for varieties, origins, processes, etc. The merchant clearly marked 'Wuchang Rice (五常大米)' on the product promotion page and the outer packaging of the product, causing consumers to mistakenly believe that the product is Wuchang rice," the netizen said dissatisfiedly.
Some brands also use trademark "word games" to sell at high prices. For example, the reporter recently searched for "pork ribs" on an e-commerce shopping platform. The results showed that the price of black pork ribs of other brands was more than 60 yuan per kilogram, while the black pork ribs with the "Yi Hao Tu (壹号土)" trademark was more than 170 yuan.
In addition, some trademark packaging causes confusion among consumers, and may also bring food safety risks. For example, products with "0 sucrose (0蔗糖)" or "no sucrose (无蔗糖)" actually contain glucose, which can cause blood sugar to rise after consumption by diabetic patients. On social media, some netizens posted yogurt they bought online. There are two types of yogurt, but they look similar and are marked with a large "0 (0)". "I saw the trademark and thought it meant sugar-free, but when I bought it back, I found that one was '0' sucrose and the other was '0' added, but it contained sucrose," the netizen said.
The "word games" of trademarks will not only infringe on the interests of consumers, but also damage the fair competition environment of the market. Wu Ruidong (吴睿鸫), a reader from Weixian (威县), Hebei (河北) Province, wrote in a letter, "Those companies that play edge balls through trademarks use consumers' cognitive biases to obtain improper benefits. Honest and trustworthy enterprises will be squeezed out of the market, which may produce the effect of 'bad money driving out good (劣币驱逐良币 - liè bì qū zhú liáng bì - "bad money drives out good," refers to a situation where inferior goods or practices drive out superior ones because of certain market or regulatory conditions)'."
Not only that, when consumers encounter this situation, knowing that they have been defrauded, it is difficult to protect their rights. According to the procedure, consumers need to prove that their decision was misled when purchasing, independently identify the goods and trace the source of the goods, and the cost of obtaining evidence far exceeds the value of the goods. At the same time, if consumers want to apply for the invalidation of problematic trademarks, they need to pay fees to the State Intellectual Property Office, and it is also necessary to pay fees to raise objections during the trademark publicity period. The cost of consumers' rights protection is far higher than the value of the goods.
There are loopholes in the trademark content review process, and the regulatory system needs to be continuously improved to curb bad trademarks from the source.
"The Trademark Law clearly stipulates that trademarks that are deceptive and easily cause the public to misunderstand the quality and other characteristics or origin of the goods shall not be used as trademarks. Even if some trademarks have been successfully registered, they should also follow the principle of good faith when used. If it is easy to lead to deceptive use, it should not be allowed to be registered," said Chen Jian (陈健), deputy director of the Institute of Intellectual Property Law of China University of Political Science and Law. "At the same time, operators should provide consumers with true and comprehensive information about the quality, performance, use, and validity period of goods or services, and shall not make false or misleading publicity, otherwise the operator shall bear civil liability."
So why can these misleading trademarks be used smoothly, and even pass the review and approval?
"Used trademarks exist as long as they are used. Even if they are misleading or deceptive, it is difficult to be discovered before use, and it is even impossible to raise objections or declare them invalid." For registered trademarks, Wu Hongxia (吴红霞), deputy director of the Trademark Copyright Litigation Department of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Patent and Trademark Office, introduced that different trademark examiners may have differences in judgment when judging whether a trademark is misleading or deceptive. This difference may lead to some potentially misleading trademarks being approved for registration. "At the same time, some applicants cleverly circumvent the review by splitting trademarks and other methods. For example, 'Yi Hao Tu Zhu (壹号土猪)' is split into 'Yi Hao Tu (壹号土)' and 'Zhu (猪)', and registered on multiple designated goods (such as 'meat, sausage, ham, chicken, canned meat', etc.). During the review process, the association between these split trademarks and the characteristics of each designated commodity is weakened, and it is difficult for examiners to identify their potential misleading nature, so they may approve their registration," Wu Hongxia said.
After purchasing goods due to the misleading and deceptive nature of the trademark, consumers feel that their rights have been infringed. Is there no way to protect their rights?
Chen Jian said that consumers can claim compensation for losses from merchants, and add 3 times the price as compensation. If the amount of increased compensation is less than 500 yuan, it will be calculated as 500 yuan. In addition, consumers can also contact consumer associations and local market supervision and management departments for help, and if necessary, they can also file a lawsuit in court to demand compensation from merchants.
At the same time, regulatory departments should also assume corresponding responsibilities. From registration to use, from regulatory departments to industry associations to consumers, a multi-dimensional collaborative governance system should be built to rectify the chaos of misleading and deceptive trademarks interfering with market order.
In this regard, Wu Hongxia said that regulatory departments should improve the regulatory system from two aspects: improving the review mechanism and strengthening daily monitoring to prevent deceptive trademarks from disrupting the market. Starting from the trademark registration link, relevant competent departments should continuously optimize review standards, strengthen the review of potentially misleading and ambiguous trademarks, and can use big data technology to conduct semantic analysis of trademark names, screen out potentially misleading vocabulary, and curb the registration of bad trademarks from the source; in the trademark use stage, combined with reports from enterprises and consumers, strengthen monitoring, timely investigate and deal with ambiguous or controversial trademarks, effectively curb the spread of misleading trademarks, and protect market order and consumer rights.
Wang Junrong (王军荣), a reader from Wenling (温岭市), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, said that the key to avoiding trademark "word games" lies in normalized governance. "Relevant departments should conduct joint governance, establish a normalized joint law enforcement mechanism, and focus on investigating and handling trademark infringement and misleading trademark cases through coordinated research and judgment of clues, formulation of action plans, and on-site inspections. At the same time, industry associations should also promote the establishment of commercial ethics covenants to regulate corporate behavior. A trademark registration credit commitment system can also be established. The trademarks of entities that obtain trademark registration by fraudulent means should be declared invalid in accordance with the law and listed as untrustworthy entities. In addition, relevant departments can also share or publicize trademark violation information, forcing companies to comply with market regulations and business ethics," Wang Junrong said.
(Gao Guoyan (高国妍) participated in the writing)
Return to TopI am a resident of the Ping'an Xianghu Style Community in Nanchang County (南昌县), Jiangxi (江西) Province. A section of the landscape river's railing in the community has become tilted. The property management is repairing the landscape river railing, but the method of treatment is actually to backfill a large area of the landscape river, and using construction waste, which seriously pollutes the landscape river and damages the community environment (see picture). I hope the relevant departments will pay attention to and handle this issue.
Netizen of the People's Daily "Leaders' Message Board" (人民网“领导留言板”).
Return to TopIt Should Be Easier to Restore Phone Service After Being "Wrongfully Accused" by Anti-Fraud Measures
In recent years, the efforts to combat telecom fraud have been significant, but they have also brought about some new problems. For example, some users' phone numbers have been suspended because they were mistakenly identified as fraudulent. For these users who are "wrongfully accused" by telecom anti-fraud measures, the steps to restore service are very cumbersome, which seriously affects their daily lives.
Some time ago, due to work needs, I made many long-distance calls, and then my phone number was suspended. I called customer service for consultation, and the answer I received was that it might be because I made a lot of long-distance calls, which triggered the anti-fraud monitoring model, and I needed to submit the specified materials to restore service. My situation is not an isolated case. Many contract users' phones have been shut down because they are suspected of being involved in fraud. Once the service is suspended, the telecommunications company does not actively review whether it is "suspected of fraud," but mechanically requires users to provide several materials to prove themselves.
Telecom business operators should prioritize the communication rights and interests of users, and continuously improve the scientific nature of the monitoring model to avoid "wrongfully accusing" normal users. They should also strictly regulate the handling procedures. If users have objections to the suspension reminder, they should verify and identify it within a reasonable period. For phone numbers that are not involved in fraud, service should be restored quickly within a limited time, the process of applying for service restoration should be simplified, and the impact on users' normal lives should be reduced.
Sun Weishan (孙微山), Jinan City (济南市), Shandong (山东)
Questionnaire Surveys Frequently Feature "Winning" Advertisements: Supervision Needs to Be Strengthened
After completing a questionnaire, "WeChat red envelopes of 5.5 yuan," "shopping coupons of 2400 yuan," and "6 bottles of popular yogurt" lottery pages appear. After winning the prize, consumers will find that they need to spend more money to get the "prize"... Many people have encountered such questionnaire survey "winning" consumption diversion.
This kind of "winning" advertisement is usually set at the end of the questionnaire. When people submit the questionnaire, the system will automatically pop up the corresponding page for clicking and drawing. The units that publish the questionnaire survey are often reputable enterprises or government departments, and the subsequent "winning" advertisement will make people mistakenly believe that it is related to the unit that published the questionnaire survey. However, this kind of "winning" diversion is not only unrelated to the department that published the questionnaire survey, but may also be a false advertisement that induces people to consume, promoting products in the name of "winning."
It is recommended to strengthen supervision of the phenomenon of diverting traffic through "winning" in questionnaire surveys. Questionnaire platforms should strictly review the content of the advertisements published to ensure that the advertisements are identifiable and avoid misleading consumers. Market supervision, cyberspace administration and other departments need to clarify their respective responsibilities to avoid regulatory gaps or overlaps, and conduct regular inspections and random checks on questionnaire platforms and related merchants. For advertisements in the form of lottery, it is necessary to review whether the prize settings, winning probability, and redemption conditions are clear and reasonable. For questionnaire platforms and merchants that have fraudulent, false propaganda and other illegal and non-compliant behaviors, they should be severely punished in accordance with the law to increase their cost of violation, such as high fines, suspension of business for rectification, and revocation of business licenses. It is also necessary to have smooth and convenient consumer complaint channels so that consumers can make complaints and protect their rights in a timely manner when they encounter problems. Relevant departments should handle consumer complaints in a timely manner and make the handling results public to the society. In addition, consumers themselves should also raise their awareness of prevention and avoid falling into the trap of "winning" induced consumption or even online fraud.
Shi Hongju (史洪举), Nanzhao County (南召县), Henan (河南)
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B floor, L floor, LG floor... Walking into a large shopping mall, the various floor signs often leave people confused.
"It's already troublesome enough to find a store in a shopping mall, and now it's even worse, I don't even know which floor it's on." Mr. Qu (瞿先生), a reader from Shanghai (上海), was meeting a friend for dinner at a restaurant in a shopping mall. He thought LG2 was one floor above LG1 and searched around and around. He only found out after asking that LG is actually an abbreviation for floors below ground level, and LG2 refers to the second basement level below LG1. Mr. Qu (瞿先生) couldn't help but exclaim: "Is it necessary for signs in public places to be so complicated?"
Like Mr. Qu (瞿先生), some readers have reported that floor signs in public places such as shopping malls, supermarkets, and office buildings are complex and lack uniformity. L floor is the most common abbreviation representing floors, referring to floors above ground level, but in some hotels, L is used as an abbreviation for lobby, in which case L1 floor is not the first floor above ground, but the floor where the hotel lobby is located. For example, M floor is generally an abbreviation for mezzanine, mostly used in parking lots, but in some places M has become an abbreviation for subway lines, pointing to the road from the parking lot to the subway.
Some parking lots, in addition to complex floor signs, also have problems with vehicle guidance signs. "The signs in the underground parking lot of the Optics Valley Joy City (光谷大悦城) are simply misleading, and the signs are particularly small and hidden." Ms. Ding (丁女士), a reader from Wuhan (武汉市), Hubei (湖北) Province, went shopping on the weekend and went up and down several times on B1 floor, B2 floor, and B3 floor when leaving the parking lot. "The arrow signs in the underground parking lot are contradictory. They clearly indicate the exit, but following the exit signs leads back to B2 floor." As a result, the parking lot was congested due to unclear signs.
After Ms. Ding (丁女士) posted the above experience on social media, it resonated with many users. Because Optics Valley Joy City (光谷大悦城) has limited free parking, there are already quite a few people who come here to park, and unclear signs further exacerbate the congestion. Regarding this situation, Optics Valley Joy City (光谷大悦城) replied to Ms. Ding (丁女士) that it "will cooperate with relevant departments to strengthen guidance and optimize the flow of vehicles in and out of the venue."
In addition to floors and parking lots, unclear subway signs have also attracted the attention of readers. Ms. Mo (莫女士), a reader from Chengdu (成都市), Sichuan (四川) Province, traveled to Xi'an (西安市), Shaanxi (陕西) Province, some time ago. On her return trip, she was delayed by the subway signs at Xi'an North Railway Station (西安北站) and almost missed her high-speed train. "Xi'an North Railway Station (西安北站) is a transfer station for subway lines 2, 4, and 14. The two directions of the line, inbound and outbound, are not in the same waiting hall, and passengers need to carefully distinguish them. The subway transfer guidance is confusing." Ms. Mo (莫女士), as an outsider, ran many times throughout the station before finding the correct route.
Not only do out-of-town tourists get confused when transferring, but some local citizens also take detours in the transfer通道 of Xi'an North Railway Station (西安北站). Ms. Chai (柴女士) and her family transferred here a few months ago to catch a flight, and followed the signs through the slope of line 2 to line 14 and a long passage. As a result, when they took the elevator to the platform of line 14, they realized that it was not the direction to the airport, so they had to take the elevator down again and re-navigate. "The transfer is already far away, and it's too tiring to walk detours while dragging large suitcases. It is recommended that the subway operator put more transfer signs to the airport on the ground," said Ms. Chai (柴女士).
"In the fast-paced urban life, the signage system in public places acts as a silent guide, carrying multiple functions such as guidance, notification, and warning. It should provide accurate, clear, and easy-to-understand guidance information to ensure that every user can quickly and accurately find their destination." Liu Peng (刘鹏), a professor at the School of Public Administration of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学), said that some planners and designers one-sidedly highlight unique creativity, or even blindly pursue fashion, ignoring the actual function of signage guidance, resulting in signs that look good but are not clear, which is putting the cart before the horse, 本末倒置 (běn mò dào zhì - "root end inverted," reversing the primary and secondary tasks). "Not only can it not play the due role of signage, but it also sets up a 'maze', causing confusion for users who are not familiar with the surrounding environment."
Regarding the role of signage in public places, many cities have made clear regulations. The "Guangzhou Public Information Sign Standardization Management Measures" (《广州市公共信息标志标准化管理办法》) defines the role of public information signs as "indicating the purpose and location of public places and public facilities, and prompting and guiding public behavior."
Liu Peng (刘鹏) believes that the promulgation of regulations does not guarantee that the signs in all public places can achieve their due purpose, and there are shortcomings in the design of signs in some public places. First of all, the design standards and specifications are not uniform. The signage styles in different cities, different regions, and different scenarios vary greatly, and information transmission is blocked. Secondly, the actual needs of users are not well considered when designing signs, and public place signs cannot be optimized from a practical point of view.
"Signs are small, but they reflect the refined level of urban governance." Liu Peng (刘鹏) suggested that the design of signs in public places should consider the problem more from the perspective of users, highlighting practicality and serviceability. "The clearer the signs, the better, the simpler the text, the better. On the premise of ensuring that citizens can understand, appropriately increase cultural or creative colors, and never 舍本逐末 (shě běn zhú mò - "abandon the root pursue the tip," to neglect the fundamentals and concentrate on the trivial).
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Fiscal policy is the foundation and an important pillar of national governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to fiscal work, and several works in the first volume of "Xi Jinping's Economic Anthology" make profound discussions on this. For example, "Explanation on the 'Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reform'" pointed out: "A scientific fiscal and taxation system is an institutional guarantee for optimizing resource allocation, maintaining market unity, promoting social equity, and achieving long-term national stability and security"; "Serving the Real Economy and Preventing Financial Risks" pointed out: "From the perspective of addressing the root cause, we must accelerate the reform of the fiscal and taxation system, establish a reasonable central and local fiscal relationship, and improve the local tax system"; and so on. These important expositions provide a fundamental guide for us to promote the high-quality development of fiscal work.
Currently, we are comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. In this process, we must accelerate the construction of an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system. Guided by Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought, to implement and refine this systematic project of building an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system, we should first systematically think about and make systematic plans for basic and directional issues with prior significance.
The Fundamental Way: Adhering to "Two Combinations"
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Only by combining the basic principles of Marxism with the specific realities of China and with China's outstanding traditional culture, and adhering to the use of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, can we correctly answer the major questions posed by the times and practice." The independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system is rooted in the land of China and takes the laws of Chinese fiscal operation as its research object. It is a science about the laws of Chinese fiscal operation, which has both the general characteristics of the fiscal knowledge systems of various countries and the Chinese characteristics based on its own national conditions. The construction of an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system involves many aspects. Among them, the most basic, most important, and most critical point is to combine the basic principles of Marxism with the specific realities of China and with China's outstanding traditional culture.
The basic principles of Marxism and China's outstanding traditional culture constitute the "soul" and "root" of the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system, respectively. On the one hand, only by combining the basic principles of Marxism with the specific realities of China, focusing on the application of Marxist economic theory, focusing on theoretical thinking about practical problems, and focusing on new practices and new developments, can we propose new viewpoints and construct new theories in the process of exploring new materials and discovering new problems. By fully considering the new historical characteristics of China's development, the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system can comprehensively and scientifically reflect the development process of Chinese fiscal theory and practice, and can elevate Chinese fiscal experience to Chinese fiscal theory. On the other hand, only by combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's outstanding traditional culture, focusing on "China has a unique history, a unique culture, and unique national conditions," seeking the source of living water from Chinese civilization and China's outstanding traditional culture, and integrating the essence of Marxist economic thought with the essence of China's outstanding traditional fiscal thought, can the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system solve practical problems with a pragmatic way of thinking, and can "extract new theories with academic rationality and summarize new practices with regularity" from the land of China, so as to consolidate the deep cultural foundation of the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system. The new development concept clarifies our party's major issues such as the political stance, value orientation, development model, and development path of development. Integrating the new development concept into all aspects and links of the construction of an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system is the fundamental requirement of adhering to the "two combinations" in the new era to build an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system.
Basic Source: Summary of China's Successful Fiscal Practices
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "To launch original research results, we must proceed from China's reality, adhere to the viewpoint of practice, the viewpoint of history, the viewpoint of dialectics, and the viewpoint of development, and recognize truth, test truth, and develop truth in practice." The independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system studies Chinese finance in the construction of Chinese-style modernization, and is aimed at solving China's fiscal problems. The summary of China's fiscal practice is the basic source for constructing an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system.
Since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, the reason why our country has been able to create the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability that are rare in the world is because we have taken the right path and done the right things. Among them, it includes doing the right things in the fiscal field. These right things are difficult to find in foreign fiscal textbooks, and it is impossible to copy them from Marxist classic writers, but can only come from China's fiscal practice.
This means that the construction of an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system is not "building a tall building from the ground up." The successful practice of contemporary Chinese finance has laid a solid foundation for it. On the basis of strengthening the research on Chinese-characteristic fiscal theory and practice, focusing on "summarizing China's practice well" and "upgrading practical experience to a systematic economic theory" in the fiscal field, so that the construction of the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system is in line with the practical problems concerned by the Chinese-style modernization cause at the practical level, and realizing the virtuous interaction between theory and practice, is a significant feature that the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system must reflect.
This also means that the fundamental purpose of constructing an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system is to solve China's fiscal problems based on China's fiscal reality. Only by being closer to the practice of Chinese-style modernization construction and explaining China's fiscal affairs clearly can we find academic growth points that serve the "major affairs of the country" (国之大者).
Therefore, the key to constructing an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system is to elevate the good experiences and good practices in China's fiscal practice to the level of law and recognize them. This in itself is theoretical innovation, which is the Chinese characteristic of the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system, and also China's theoretical contribution to the world's fiscal knowledge system. From this perspective, constantly summarizing the successful practical experience of Chinese finance, "taking China as a mirror and the times as a mirror, based on China's reality, solving China's problems," and "constantly promoting knowledge innovation, theoretical innovation, and methodological innovation, so that Chinese-characteristic philosophy and social sciences truly stand in the forest of world academics" are the focus and emphasis of constructing an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system.
Theoretical Basis: Socialist Market Economy System
Crops with completely identical genes will have different characteristics when grown in different soils. By the same token, the fiscal operation pattern will inevitably differ under different institutional backgrounds. At present, constructing an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system with the laws of Chinese fiscal operation as the research object, of course, must be based on the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and take the socialist market economy system as the most important and most important theoretical basis.
The core issue of improving the socialist market economy system is to handle the relationship between the government and the market well. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in "Explanation on the 'Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reform'": "To further handle the relationship between the government and the market well is actually to handle the issue of whether the market plays a decisive role or the government plays a decisive role in resource allocation. Economic development is to improve the efficiency of resource allocation, especially scarce resources, to produce as many products as possible with as few resource inputs as possible and obtain as much benefit as possible"; in "Accurately Grasping the Market's Decisive Role in Resource Allocation and Giving Better Play to the Role of the Government," he pointed out: "Economic system reform is the focus of comprehensively deepening reform." As the economic foundation of government activities under the socialist market economy, finance not only involves better meeting social public needs, but also involves effectively compensating for market failures, and is an important variable in correctly handling the relationship between the government and the market. The construction of an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system should be rooted in the socialist market economy system, and revolve around the core issue of handling the relationship between the government and the market well, giving full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, and giving better play to the role of the government.
Specifically, whether it is to meet social public needs or to compensate for market failures, we should proceed from the premise of the socialist market economy system and define concepts and delineate boundaries according to the requirements of a high-level socialist market economy system. Fiscal revenue and expenditure activities should also establish quantity limits and layout structures according to the requirements of a high-level socialist market economy system. Only in this way can the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system be truly rich in Chinese characteristics and truly serve the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Logical Main Line: Meeting Social Public Needs
The existing fiscal knowledge system, in its main aspects, is basically developed around the logical main line of national distribution, thus defining finance as distribution with the state as the main body or centralized distribution by the state. Looking at this logical main line from the new historical position of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, we will find that there are two shortcomings.
First, taking the emergence of the state as the premise for the emergence of finance, equating finance with state finance, and even making the judgment that finance from ancient times to the present is state finance, will not only exclude the embryonic fiscal phenomena before the emergence of the state from the field of vision, leading to unnecessary theoretical disputes on the issue of the origin of finance, but also make it difficult to fundamentally analyze and explain the inherent public nature of public finance, and it is also difficult to analyze and explain international finance, a fiscal phenomenon that transcends the state in today's world, from the perspective of building a community with a shared future for mankind and creating a new form of human civilization, and it is even more difficult to actively respond to the universal concerns of people of all countries from the height of seeking happiness for the people, seeking rejuvenation for the nation, seeking progress for mankind, and seeking common ground for the world.
Second, delineating the scope of fiscal activities by the field of distribution not only makes it difficult to explain fiscal activities that occur outside the field of distribution and fiscal functions that operate outside the economic vision, but also may limit the distribution involved in finance to the "flow" level in cognition, such as the distribution of gross domestic product or national income, thus making it difficult to explain fiscal activities that extend to the "stock" level in reality, such as the allocation of state-owned resources or state-owned assets, and it is also difficult to explain the expansion of fiscal function boundaries such as optimizing resource allocation, maintaining market unity, promoting social equity, and achieving long-term national stability and security.
Looking at the historical evolution of finance in human society, especially analyzing the panoramic view of contemporary Chinese fiscal activities from the grand vision of national governance, we will find that finance not only arises with the emergence of social public needs, exists with the existence of social public needs, but also develops with the development of social public needs. Compared with national distribution, meeting social public needs is a more basic, deeper, and more lasting logical main line for understanding the laws of fiscal operation. Taking meeting social public needs as the underlying logic of fiscal operation in human society can not only explain the general laws of fiscal development in human society, but also explain the special laws of Chinese fiscal operation, and then, on the basis of connecting the general laws of fiscal development in human society and the special laws of Chinese fiscal operation, explain the laws of international fiscal operation based on global social public needs. Taking meeting social public needs as the logical main line to construct an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system can not only explain the systematic differences between fiscal activities and other aspects of activities, delineate the boundaries between an active government and an effective market, but also explain the operational practices of various fiscal activities and the reasons for the presentation of various fiscal phenomena that exist in contemporary China and today's world, and can also explain the forward-looking context and development blueprint of Chinese finance leading to the future from the height of promoting Chinese-style modernization.
The construction of an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system should take meeting social public needs as the logical main line and run it through the entire process. From giving the basic definition of finance to portraying the basic characteristics of finance and then defining the basic functions of finance, from the revelation of the laws of fiscal development in human society to the refinement of the fiscal thought and fiscal practice of New China, from fiscal expenditure to fiscal revenue, from budget management to fiscal policy, from the fiscal relationship between the central government and local governments to the fiscal relationship between countries, all can be developed along the logical main line of meeting social public needs.
Goal Positioning: From "Localization" to "Chinese Independence"
In our country, the construction of finance as a science or a theoretical system of finance has gone through the process of introducing, imitating, and learning Western finance and Soviet finance. However, this process is not simply copying. Realizing the localization of finance—basing itself on China's national conditions, adhering to making foreign things serve China, has always been the persistent pursuit of our scholars.
As socialism with Chinese characteristics enters a new era, comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization has become the central task of the party in the new era and on the new journey, and promoting the further leap of finance or the theoretical system of finance from the "localization" level to the "Chinese independence" level—taking independence as the guide and realizing spiritual independence, is not only a realistic need, but also "a sign of maturity, a symbol of strength, and a manifestation of self-confidence."
Compared with localization, "Chinese independence" is a higher goal established on a new and higher starting point, and is the pursuit of a higher level, a broader vision, and a larger pattern. This not only requires us to fundamentally get rid of the "apprentice mentality" and "dependence psychology" on external fiscal knowledge systems, constantly discover "independent logic," form "self-assertion," and be confident and self-reliant in academic foundation and cultural inheritance, but also requires us to construct our own Chinese concept pedigree, knowledge system, and expression methods from the perspective of Chinese-style modernization construction and its civilizational foundation, so as to better and more powerfully serve Chinese-style modernization construction. Therefore, adhering to "Chinese independence" rather than "localization" as the guide and implementing Chinese independence throughout the entire process of constructing an independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system is not only the fundamental direction, but also the focus of efforts.
Emphasizing autonomy does not mean rejecting the absorption of the beneficial components of foreign finance. On the contrary, the autonomy and openness of the independent Chinese fiscal knowledge system are consistent. The revelation and refinement of the laws of Chinese fiscal operation must be based on a clear understanding and grasp of the general laws of fiscal operation in human society as the basis and premise. One of the historical experiences accumulated by the Communist Party of China in its hundred years of struggle is to adhere to having the world in mind. Only by always paying attention to the future and destiny of mankind with a global vision, correctly understanding and handling the relationship with the external world from the general trend of human development, the general pattern of world changes, and the general history of China's development, adhering to opening up and not engaging in closure, can we straighten out the relationship between localized knowledge and universal theory, and realize the leap from the general to the special.
Absorbing and drawing on the beneficial components of foreign finance is by no means a review of the pursuit of localization, nor is it following others and drawing a gourd in the same way. We must stand at the historical height of building a community with a shared future for mankind and creating a new form of human civilization, adhere to the principle that all human civilization achievements can be used by us, integrate various resources and various elements with a broad mind and spirit, connect the special laws of Chinese fiscal operation with the general laws of world fiscal operation, and propose concepts, propositions, and plans that reflect China's position, China's wisdom, and China's values in exploring major issues related to the future and destiny of mankind.
Historical Position: The New Journey of Comprehensively Building a Modern Socialist Country
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Chinese-style modernization is the broad path towards building a strong nation and national rejuvenation. It opens up a new path for humanity to move towards modernization and creates a new form of human civilization." At its core, Chinese-style modernization is a process of civilizational development. In this sense, all the achievements of our Party in promoting economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological civilization construction can be attributed to promoting civilizational progress, embodying the creation of a new form of human civilization. The construction of China's independent fiscal knowledge system should also be based on the historical orientation of the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, reflecting the achievements of creating a new form of human civilization.
The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Party made the important judgment that "finance is the foundation and an important pillar of national governance." This indicates that finance is not only an economic category but also a category of national governance that spans multiple fields such as economics, politics, culture, society, and ecological civilization. This determines that China's independent fiscal knowledge system should be based on the overall situation of national governance, promote the integration of economics, political science, management, law, sociology, and other disciplines, and form a discipline about governing the country.
Generally speaking, the development and progress of fiscal civilization are concentrated in the construction of the fiscal and taxation system. Different from the traditional fiscal and taxation system, the modern fiscal and taxation system that we are striving to build corresponds to modern national governance, and its essence is the fiscal and taxation system of a modern socialist country. In this regard, only by deeply understanding the internal connection between the "modern" fiscal and taxation system and "modern" national governance can we theoretically explain why the modern fiscal and taxation system is the fiscal and taxation system form that a modern socialist country should have. Only by deeply understanding the internal connection between the modern fiscal and taxation system and modern fiscal civilization can we theoretically explain why the modern fiscal and taxation system is a scientific fiscal and taxation system form that conforms to historical laws, fits the trend of the times, represents the direction of development, and matches China's national conditions. Only by building China's independent fiscal knowledge system on this basis can we stand at the forefront of the times, grasp the pulse of the times, and become the latest fiscal theoretical innovation achievement that adapts to the process of Chinese-style modernization.
In this sense, jumping out of the traditional perspective to look at finance, basing ourselves on the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country to look at finance, and exploring future-oriented fiscal theories and institutional innovations from the perspective of modern national governance are also the inherent requirements of constructing China's independent fiscal knowledge system.
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China's reform and development have always advanced by solving problems. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "When is there no difficulty? We overcome them one by one, year after year, and every year is better. The Chinese nation has been like this for more than 5,000 years. Climbing slopes and crossing坎 (kǎn - "hurdles," difficulties), the key is to boost confidence." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly emphasized overcoming difficulties: "We must overcome difficulties and concentrate our efforts to tackle key core technology problems that are 'strangling' us," "Adhere to the principle of 'doing' first, perform our duties, overcome difficulties, and implement the central Party's decisions and deployments," "Overcome difficulties in the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and forge ahead in the development and growth of emerging industries"... Between the lines, all reflect a strong sense of concern and a spirit of struggle.
The Communist Party of China was born amidst internal and external troubles, grew up in hardships and setbacks, and has grown stronger by overcoming difficulties, overcoming obstacles and seizing passes time and time again. Facing the predicament of being poor and blank, and everything waiting to be rebuilt, the Chinese Communists used the ambition and boldness of "rather live 20 years less, but desperately take the big oil field" to build an independent and complete national economic system; facing the danger of "being expelled from the ball," they came up with the "spirit and energy" of "killing a bloody road," and created a development miracle that "shocked the world"... The world-renowned "Made in China" and "Built in China," the inspiring Chinese stories and Chinese miracles, did not fall from the sky, nor were they bestowed by others, but were created, worked out, and struggled for by our Party uniting and leading the people! Whether it is fighting floods and earthquakes, winning the battle against poverty, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, or stabilizing the economy, promoting development, resolving crises, and responding to changes... Responding to the difficulties of climbing slopes and crossing坎 (kǎn - "hurdles," difficulties), the dangers of high winds and waves, and the hardships of breaking through barriers and seizing passes, fully demonstrates the resilience of the Chinese Communists in their bones, "千磨万击还坚劲 (qiān mó wàn jī hái jiān jìng - "after thousands of grindings and hammerings, it is still firm and strong," describes a strong and unyielding spirit)," and the character of "the more difficult and dangerous, the more forward." Knives are sharpened on stones, and people are trained in events. The "crucible" of overcoming difficulties not only tests the political loyalty and political determination of party members and cadres, but also tests their political responsibility and political ability to benefit the people and promote development. Practice has proved that the more urgent, difficult, dangerous, and heavy the tasks, the more severe and complex the situation, the more necessary it is to know the importance of bearing the burden and overcoming difficulties, and the more it can temper the political character of party members and cadres to be loyal, clean, and responsible.
Chinese-style modernization is a pioneering undertaking unprecedented in history, and there will inevitably be various difficulties and obstacles and many major tests on the road ahead. As the saying goes, "Without a diamond drill, you can't handle porcelain work." Whether it is solving the problems of reform and development or responding to various risks and challenges, it requires not only the courage and insight to open roads through mountains and build bridges across rivers, but also the resilience and ability to respond calmly. This requires party members and cadres to have not only broad shoulders, but also iron shoulders; not only to be politically strong, but also to be highly capable. In an era of change, if knowledge is insufficient and horizons are not wide enough, it will delay things; if virtue does not match position and ability is mediocre, and there are not enough skills, it will be difficult to accomplish things. To solve the "ability panic" such as "new methods cannot be used, old methods do not work, hard methods are not dared to be used, and soft methods are not effective," party members and cadres need to constantly accelerate knowledge renewal, improve the knowledge system necessary for performing their duties, and keep their professional qualities and work abilities in line with the pace of the times, so as to avoid falling into the predicament of knowing little and being confused, not knowing and being blind, and being ignorant and chaotic. No matter what position or what work you are engaged in, you must love your job, be dedicated to your job, delve into your job, and be proficient in your job, and strive to transform what you have learned into ideas and methods for carrying out practical work and solving practical problems, and become a specialist and main force in doing your job well.
Broad shoulders to bear heavy responsibilities and hard backbones to carry hard work are not innate, but need to be tested in great storms and tempered in urgent and difficult matters. The grassroots frontline is a great crucible and main battlefield for cultivating and tempering party members and cadres. Party members and cadres should take action, bravely shoulder heavy burdens, drill into a few more "contradiction nests," take on a few more "hot potatoes," and be a few more "ants on a hot pot," and develop the ability to promote high-quality development, the ability to serve the masses, and the ability to prevent and resolve risks. The organization department should pay attention to strengthening cadre training, promote cadre exchanges across regions, departments, and industries, and continuously improve the comprehensive ability and quality of cadres, and cultivate more experts.
The road is long, but it will arrive if you walk; the matter is difficult, but it will succeed if you do it. Overcoming difficulties is not only a kind of will and quality, a state of mind, but also a kind of work style and responsibility. Doing things and taking responsibility is the duty of cadres, and it is also the value of cadres. Party members and cadres always maintain the high-spirited fighting spirit of "dare to teach the sun and the moon to change to a new sky," do practical work, overcome difficulties, and will surely create achievements that can stand the test of history and the people, and continue to add bricks and tiles and add glory to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Adhere to managing the internet according to law, running the internet according to law, and using the internet according to law." The "Decision" of the 20th Third Plenary Session of the Party proposed: "Strengthen the construction of the rule of law in cyberspace and improve the long-term mechanism for network ecology governance." At present, various types of network platforms such as short videos, social media, and e-commerce platforms are booming, connecting thousands of households and all walks of life, making important contributions to promoting high-quality development. In particular, as some social media and payment platforms connect to and provide government service functions such as government information release and personal social security inquiries, platform enterprises that were originally purely operating entities have also begun to assume a certain social governance function. To promote the modernization of social governance, we must act in accordance with the trend, seize the opportunity, be good at using the thinking and methods of the rule of law to solve the deep-seated problems that hinder network platforms from accessing and providing government services, help platform enterprises better play a positive role in social governance, and promote the continuous improvement of the quality and efficiency of government services.
Balancing different interest demands. Different from traditional enterprise forms, platform enterprises are a new form that combines traditional enterprise organizations and market functions, and has strong social attributes and spillover effects. The network platform connects the government, the market, and society, providing government services facing different groups, across regions, and with different natures, and can play a role as a social governance tool. For example, on network platforms with social functions such as Weibo and short videos, many government agencies have established their own government affairs accounts to provide government services such as information release. The management of these government affairs accounts by platform enterprises should reflect the requirement of balancing public interests and corporate interests, taking into account the public attributes of government affairs accounts and helping them play a good role in government service functions, and also reflecting the operating logic of network platforms themselves to push information according to user needs and business needs, optimize user experience, and ensure service efficiency. To achieve this balance of interests, the key is to rely on the rule of law, transform relevant requirements into laws and regulations for network platform governance, implement them into the service terms and service rules of platform enterprises themselves, and form a legal governance framework.
Ensuring the standard of government services. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "It is necessary to improve the comprehensive network governance capabilities, and form a comprehensive network governance pattern in which the Party committee leads, the government manages, enterprises fulfill their responsibilities, society supervises, and netizens are self-disciplined, and various means such as economy, law, and technology are combined." Providing various government services through network platforms, especially integrating different types of government services efficiently into one network platform, so that the needs of the masses can be met on one network platform, is to some extent a vivid manifestation of the modernization of social governance. Whether the government builds and operates e-government platforms to provide government services, or relies on the network platforms of platform enterprises to provide government services, it must abide by laws and regulations, meet legal requirements, protect citizens' rights, and ensure the quality and standard of government services. This means that to give play to the positive role of platform enterprises in improving the quality and efficiency of government services, when relevant network platforms access and provide government services, they cannot be regarded as purely operating entities, and must not only adjust the relationship of rights and obligations with users in accordance with the rules of civil law, but also comply with relevant provisions of administrative law, comprehensively use laws in different fields such as civil law, administrative law, and social law to strengthen network platform governance according to law, and better ensure the fairness, accessibility, and quality of government services.
Clarifying the relationship of rights and obligations. At present, China has promulgated and implemented a series of laws, regulations and policy documents to promote the construction of digital government and e-government platforms. From the specific content, they are mainly used to guide and regulate the e-government platforms established and operated by the government, clarify the specific rights, obligations and responsibilities of relevant entities, and effectively promote and ensure the significant progress of China's e-government platform construction. At the same time, it should also be noted that in guiding and regulating the access and provision of government services by network platforms operated by platform enterprises, the relevant legal provisions cannot yet meet the needs of practical development. For example, some network platforms still face certain obstacles and difficulties when accessing and providing government services, while network platforms that have already accessed and provided government services may bear obligations and responsibilities that do not match their own rights and interests, resulting in a problem of imbalance of rights and responsibilities for network platforms providing government services, reducing the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of more network platforms to participate in social governance and provide government services. To solve these blockages, pain points and difficulties, it is necessary to further clarify and optimize the boundaries of the rights, obligations and responsibilities of platform enterprises providing government services in this activity in law, provide a legal basis for network platforms to access and provide government services and participate in social governance, and eliminate their worries.
(The author is a researcher at the Party Inner-Party Regulations Research Center of Guangzhou University (广州大学))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李亚楠
New employment groups are an important part of socialist workers and an indispensable force for economic and social development, closely related to the production and life of the broad masses of people. Data from the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) shows that new forms of employment have reached 84 million workers, accounting for more than 20% of the total number of employees in the country.
During this year's National People's Congress (全国两会), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his participation in the Jiangsu (江苏) delegation's deliberation: "Our social groups are becoming more refined and differentiated. We need to keep up with the management and services for the courier brothers, online car-hailing drivers, e-commerce practitioners, etc., that have emerged in recent years, and fill this gap. There must be both management and service."
Recently, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区) launched a special campaign to improve the labor rights protection level of new employment forms, aiming to solve a number of outstanding problems in half a year, further protect the rights and interests of new employment forms in employment, remuneration, rest, safety, etc., and create a more fair and better employment environment. Recently, reporters visited several cities in Xinjiang (新疆) to see how various places are coming up with real and practical measures to enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and security of new employment groups.
Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) Online Car-Hailing Driver:
The Trade Union Solved My Worries
Not long ago, Zhu Jifei (朱继飞), an online car-hailing driver in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Xinjiang (新疆), received a ticket.
The ticket showed that Zhu Jifei (朱继飞) was driving in the wrong direction when he passed Xicheng Street (西城街). But Zhu Jifei (朱继飞) was not convinced and reported it to the Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) Online Car-Hailing Industry Trade Union: "According to regulations, operating vehicles can travel in both directions on this road. Buses and taxis are not fined for traveling in both directions, and online car-hailing vehicles are also operating vehicles, so why am I being fined?"
The trade union immediately sent a letter to the Municipal Traffic Police Brigade, explaining the cause of the matter and suggesting that relevant regulations be revised to treat online car-hailing drivers equally. After consultation, the suggestion was adopted, and Zhu Jifei's (朱继飞) ticket was also revoked.
"From the time I contacted the trade union, the regulations were revised in less than a week. Now my colleagues don't have to worry about driving on this road," Zhu Jifei (朱继飞) said happily.
Since last year, the online car-hailing industry in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) has ushered in a period of rapid development. "There are now a total of 15 platforms, with more than 13,000 online car-hailing vehicles and practitioners," said Guo Xiaoliang (郭晓亮), a fourth-level researcher at the Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) Transportation Bureau. The Municipal Online Car-Hailing Industry Trade Union was established in August last year, and staff from the Transportation Bureau and experienced professionals in the industry are jointly responsible for the relevant work of the trade union, in order to better serve the online car-hailing driver group.
"With the industry trade union, I know who to turn to when I encounter problems," said one online car-hailing driver. He had signed a contract with an offline management company, but later found that there were many **霸王条款** (bà wáng tiáo kuǎn - "hegemony terms," unfair or exploitative clauses), which greatly affected his income. He was also afraid of being claimed for compensation if he quit halfway, so he turned to the trade union for help. Subsequently, Qin Weicheng (秦炜程), a member of the trade union and head of Rongtai Automobile Service Co., Ltd. (戎泰汽车服务有限公司), helped hire a lawyer, and the case is currently under trial.
In addition, the trade union also works with law enforcement personnel to crack down on illegal operating vehicles in densely populated areas and retrieves and supervises the dispatch of orders from online car-hailing platforms to protect the rights and interests of regular online car-hailing drivers.
Parking difficulties at high-speed railway stations and airports are a common problem faced by online car-hailing drivers. After coordination by the trade union, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) High-speed Railway Station and the airport have designated exclusive parking spaces for online car-hailing vehicles. "The two free parking areas for online car-hailing vehicles at the high-speed railway station have about 200 parking spaces, and the information of online car-hailing vehicles has also been entered into the system," Guo Xiaoliang (郭晓亮) introduced. They are also currently in talks with the airport to provide convenient and affordable meals for online car-hailing drivers.
Changji (昌吉) Courier:
The Station Provides Meals and Childcare
At noon, Hu Xiaojia (胡小佳), a courier in Changji (昌吉), Xinjiang (新疆), finished delivering the packages at hand and walked into the Nuan "Xin" Station (暖“新”驿站) in the Guangchang Community (广场社区) of Yan'an North Road Street (延安北路街道).
Dapanji (大盘鸡), shredded potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes... Several dishes were lined up at the catering point on the second floor of the station, and staple foods included rice and pulled noodles. Hu Xiaojia (胡小佳) chose dapanji (大盘鸡) and vegetables, with a bowl of rice. "The dishes are made by the community canteen, which is cheaper than eating outside and richer than eating at home." After the meal, she went to the first floor, filled her water cup, charged her phone, and then leaned on the sofa to rest.
"There are more than 600 couriers in the city," introduced Li Huiling (李慧玲), deputy minister of the Social Work Department of the Changji (昌吉) Municipal Party Committee. "We rely on the community to build a number of Nuan 'Xin' Stations (暖“新”驿站) to facilitate new employment groups such as couriers to rest and dine. Each station has its own characteristics."
The Guangchang Community (广场社区) Nuan "Xin" Station (暖“新”驿站) that Hu Xiaojia (胡小佳) often visits also offers small classroom services. "Sometimes when school is over, I haven't finished delivering the packages. Especially during the winter and summer vacations, no one takes care of the children at home. At the station, there are community workers and teachers who are invited to help take care of the children," said Hu Xiaojia (胡小佳). After school, the children can go to the station, have dinner first, and then do their homework. There are also talent classes from time to time. The small classroom is open until 10 pm.
Rehemitula Namaiti (热合米图拉·纳麦提), a courier who delivers packages near the Ninghe Community (宁合社区) of Ningbian Road Street (宁边路街道), didn't bring an umbrella that day and unfortunately encountered rain. He went to the station to take shelter for a while. Seeing that the drizzle was not stopping for a while, he found an umbrella from the cabinet and went back to his post to deliver packages.
This station, which has just been put into use, not only has umbrellas, hot water, microwave ovens, and refrigerators, but also has inflation equipment, medicine cabinets, and repair tools. "In addition to resting, you can come to the station for help with any difficulties and needs," said Zeng Qiang (曾强), secretary of the Party General Branch of Ninghe Community (宁合社区). The station also has a very popular service - legal consultation.
It turns out that couriers occasionally encounter traffic accidents, business disputes, etc., and need help very much, but the procedures and costs of consulting a lawyer discourage many people. "Two days a week, the law firm will arrange for us to sit in the station and answer questions for free," said Fang Dongrui (方东瑞), a lawyer at Xinlantian Law Firm (新蓝天律师事务所). There are not many cases that really need to go to court. Lawyers often only need to send knowledge and teach methods to help new employment groups such as couriers solve many problems.
Korla (库尔勒) E-commerce Practitioners:
Training Helps Me Grow My Skills
Aimulajiang Rousuli (艾木拉江·肉苏里), who is engaged in short video creation and whose company has a certain scale, is preparing to transform into the e-commerce field. But he is not sure what to sell and how to sell it.
He learned that Korla (库尔勒) City, Xinjiang (新疆), where he is located, has an e-commerce innovation and entrepreneurship incubation base. After seeking guidance, he was advised to retain his original expertise, integrate product usage scenarios into interesting short videos, and form a professional team.
Through systematic training and practical exercises, the incubation base helped Aimulajiang Rousuli (艾木拉江·肉苏里) form a team of anchors, and at the same time, relying on the resources of the incubation base, integrated more than 300 high-quality products to form a selection library.
According to reports, the incubation base provides one-stop services such as business incubation, resource docking, and policy guidance. It has incubated 246 companies and is incubating more than 110 companies, covering multiple fields such as agricultural product sales, local business services, and live streaming.
In March of this year, Liu Wenyan (刘文艳), a housewife, learned through the community that Xinjiang Zhiyuan Peiyou Vocational Skills Training School (新疆智源培优职业技能培训学校) offered free e-commerce training courses, so she signed up to participate. "They taught us a lot of e-commerce technology, such as using artificial intelligence tools, editing videos, and also helped us connect with supply chain resources." Through the training, Liu Wenyan (刘文艳) joined a live streaming company and later achieved sales of more than 10,000 yuan in a 3-hour live broadcast.
Xinjiang Zhiyuan Peiyou Vocational Skills Training School (新疆智源培优职业技能培训学校) was established in Korla (库尔勒) City in April last year. Li Xiaohui (李校辉), the head of the school, introduced that anyone can sign up for training, regardless of whether they have a foundation, and the fees are borne by the human resources and social security department. Last year, among the students who participated in the training at the school, 276 obtained the fifth-level e-commerce certificate, with a pass rate of over 90%.
The Korla (库尔勒) Municipal Bureau of Commerce and the Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security jointly launched the "Order-based Training + Targeted Employment" plan with Xinjiang Zhiyuan Peiyou Vocational Skills Training School (新疆智源培优职业技能培训学校) and the E-commerce Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubation Base, which can give priority to recommending graduates to local e-commerce companies for employment. Excellent entrepreneurs can also receive policy support such as rent-free entry and interest subsidies for entrepreneurial loans.
Li Ning (李宁), a store exploration expert in Korla (库尔勒) City, hopes to turn her hobby into a career. After participating in professional courses at the training school, she has been in contact with multiple merchants and is optimistic about her career prospects: "**扎实掌握技能** (zhā shí zhǎng wò jì néng - "solidly grasp skills," to have a firm grasp of skills), so that you will not have skill panic and have the confidence to go further and longer."
(Zhou Haixia (周海霞), a correspondent of this newspaper, participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 陈凯姿
Northwest of Hainan Island (海南岛), a gray-black volcanic rock brick lies quietly on an open space in a village not far from the sea. This is the only remaining trace of the former residence of Huang Zhenya (黄振亚), an anti-Japanese martyr, after it was consumed by the raging flames of war. Eighty-five years ago, Huang Zhenya (黄振亚), the captain of the Third Detachment of the Qiongya Anti-Japanese Independent Brigade (琼崖抗日独立总队), shed his blood on his homeland in an encounter with the Japanese invaders, ending his short but heroic life.
Huang Zhenya (黄振亚) was born in 1905 in Xinfangjing Village (新坊井村), Haitou Town (海头镇), Danzhou City (儋州市), Hainan Province (海南省). He joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in 1924. After the July 7th Incident (七七事变) broke out, an anti-Japanese national salvation movement arose in the Danzhou area (儋州地区) (then known as Danxian (儋县)). Huang Zhenya (黄振亚), then a member of the CPC Danxian County Committee (中共儋县县委), went deep into fishing ports and villages to organize and promote anti-Japanese national salvation, and launched the formation of anti-Japanese armed forces. This armed force was later incorporated into the Qiongya Anti-Japanese Independent Brigade (琼崖抗日独立总队).
In April 1939, the Japanese army, guided by Chinese traitors, invaded Danxian (儋县), committing all kinds of evils, including burning, killing, and looting. On May 11, the joint armed forces of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party planned to ambush the Japanese army at Heiling (黑岭) in Danxian (儋县). Unexpectedly, the Japanese army suddenly reinforced their troops and launched a counter-encirclement against the Qiongya Anti-Japanese Independent Brigade (琼崖抗日独立总队) and the guerrillas. As the sound of gunfire grew closer, Huang Zhenya (黄振亚), after learning of the battle situation, led his commanders and fighters to detour quickly and launch a surprise attack on the enemy's rear. This not only broke through the Japanese army's position but also cut it into several sections, preventing them from coordinating their movements. After dark, the remnants of the Japanese army fled in a panic. Huang Zhenya's (黄振亚) name became a deterrent to the surrounding Japanese army.
About a month later, the Japanese puppet army launched a large-scale attack on anti-Japanese villages in Danxian (儋县). Huang Zhenya (黄振亚), then the captain of the Third Detachment of the Qiongya Anti-Japanese Independent Brigade (琼崖抗日独立总队), led his detachment to support them, fiercely attacking the rear of the Japanese enemy, once again routing them. Before retreating, the Japanese army released poison gas on Huang Zhenya's (黄振亚) troops. Even after some people were poisoned, he still led the remaining soldiers bravely forward, and the Japanese army eventually retreated in a hurry.
In early April 1940, Huang Zhenya (黄振亚), 35, assisted Feng Baiju (冯白驹), secretary of the CPC Qiongya Special Committee (中共琼崖特委), in establishing the Sixth Detachment in Danxian (儋县). He led more than 20 cadres, soldiers, and ordnance workers through Baoshe Market (抱舍墟) in Dongcheng (东成), Danxian (儋县), when they encountered the Japanese army and heroically sacrificed themselves in a hail of bullets.
Although the years of war have long passed, Huang Zhenya's (黄振亚) deeds of resisting Japan and saving the nation have been remembered and praised by later generations. In September 2014, Huang Zhenya (黄振亚) was selected into the first batch of national famous anti-Japanese martyrs and heroic groups announced by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部).
Today, the spirit of the martyr has long been integrated into the blood of the villagers. Under the influence of Huang Zhenya (黄振亚), the backbone of the Qiongya Anti-Japanese struggle, the villagers actively participate in the construction of their hometown, bringing about earth-shaking changes to this village that has experienced so much suffering: simple brick houses have been replaced by small Western-style buildings; bumpy roads have become smooth cement roads; and crisscrossing, clean, and smooth streets are constantly焕发着新气象 焕发着新气象 (huàn fā zhe xīn qì xiàng - "radiating new atmosphere," showing a fresh and vibrant outlook).
The local area has also successively established a monument and supporting projects for Martyr Huang Zhenya (黄振亚), and the stone tablet with black background and gold characters appears particularly solemn under the shade of the trees.
In front of the Martyr Huang Zhenya (黄振亚) monument, the crowd who came to pay their respects bowed to the monument and presented bouquets. "Remembering the revolutionary martyrs and inheriting the red gene, their spirit inspires us to 不畏艰难，勇当先锋 (bù wèi jiān nán, yǒng dāng xiān fēng - "not fear difficulties, bravely be pioneers," to be courageous and take the lead in the face of challenges) in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port!" said a young party member.
(According to Xinhua News Agency (新华社), Haikou (海口), July 7)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) July 8th dispatch (Reporter Qiu Chao Yi (邱超奕)): The reporter learned from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源和社会保障部) that from July 7th to July 13th, the "Hundred Days, Ten Million Recruitments" special campaign launched 4 online recruitment special sessions for the e-commerce, artificial intelligence, internet, and healthcare industries, with more than 3,600 employers participating, with recruitment needs exceeding 61,000 person-times.
It is understood that the e-commerce industry special session provides positions such as internet platform customer service, cross-border e-commerce operations, live broadcast hosts, and visual design, with recruitment needs of more than 6,300 person-times; the artificial intelligence industry special session provides positions such as artificial intelligence R&D engineers, AGI application development engineers, and image algorithm engineers, with recruitment needs of more than 1,000 person-times; the internet industry special session provides positions such as analysis engineers, R&D engineers, product managers, machine learning algorithm engineers, and large model senior backend engineers, with recruitment needs of more than 12,000 person-times; the healthcare industry special session provides positions such as clinical doctors, sales representatives, and medical care, with recruitment needs of more than 42,000 person-times.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanning (南宁) report on July 8th (Reporter Pang Ge Ping (庞革平)) states that in the first half of this year, Guangxi's Fangchenggang (广西防城港) completed a cargo throughput of 102 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%; and completed a container throughput of 579,000 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 23.0%. This is the first time the port's semi-annual cargo throughput has exceeded 100 million tons.
Since the beginning of this year, the Fangchenggang Branch (防城港分局) of the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Authority (广西北部湾港口管理局) has been aiming to serve the local economy, port-adjacent industries, and the development of port and shipping enterprises. With the goal of building a "four first-class" modern international hub seaport, it has focused its efforts on promoting the transformation and upgrading of port construction. Taking Party building as the lead, it promotes the deep integration of Party building and business, strives to provide port enterprises with full-cycle, full-factor, and all-weather services, and proactively helps port enterprises overcome difficulties. It strengthens the close connection from port planning and construction to production and operation, provides technical guidance, safety supervision, and on-site services, and creates an online + offline integrated "one-stop" port comprehensive service system, helping to shorten the cycle of automated dry bulk cargo berth projects from acceptance to operation to 40 days.
In addition, the Fangchenggang Branch (防城港分局) Dispatch Center, in conjunction with various parties, optimized ship dispatch services. In the first half of the year, it accepted more than 12,000 applications for ships to enter, exit, berth, leave, and shift ports, achieving an average fulfillment rate of over 90% for pilot ship plans, and improving the quality and efficiency of dispatch services.
Return to TopOn July 8th, in Baizhanghe Village, Wenquan Town, Yingshan County (英山县), Huanggang City (黄冈市), Hubei Province (湖北省), farmers are weeding in a thousand-mu daylily planting base. In recent years, Yingshan County (英山县) has developed animal husbandry and order-based agriculture such as daylily and lily planting through the "company + cooperative + farmer" model, making it a characteristic industry to enrich the people and help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Wang Jiang (王江) photographed (People's Vision).
Return to TopThis newspaper's report from Chifeng on July 8th (Reporters: Liao Ruiling (廖睿灵) and Zhai Qinqi (翟钦奇)) On July 8th, the world's largest zero-carbon hydrogen-ammonia project—the Envision Zero-Carbon Hydrogen-Ammonia Project's first phase of 320,000 tons production commencement ceremony was held in Chifeng City (赤峰市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区).
In recent years, Chifeng (赤峰) has accelerated the large-scale and high-proportion development and utilization of new energy sources, and actively promoted the transformation of green electricity into green hydrogen, green ammonia, and green methanol. Green ammonia is an important industrial raw material and clean energy carrier, playing an important role in carbon reduction and emission reduction in industries such as steel, chemical, power generation, and shipping.
The project put into operation this time generates green electricity through a self-built large-scale renewable energy power station, and produces high-purity green hydrogen on a large scale; the green hydrogen then undergoes a catalytic reaction with nitrogen in a new type of synthesis tower, and finally produces green ammonia, achieving "zero carbonization" in the production process.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦瀚洋
"Next, there will be a city tourism promotion event in Shanghai (上海), and we plan to include a cultural and tourism promotional video..." Not long ago, the Nanxun District (南浔区) Cultural Tourism Development Group of Huzhou City (湖州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), consulted relevant departments for approval regarding the production of official videos.
In accordance with the "Nanxun District-Level Department Promotional Video Production Cost Budget Standards (Trial Implementation)," relevant departments strictly controlled the project approval process based on the production cost requirements for three types of videos.
Upon opening the production cost list, staff members noticed that special effects such as motion tracking, lighting rendering, and audio reverberation accounted for 30% of the total production cost. They immediately suggested, "Some video effects are dispensable, can they be removed?" Everyone also expressed their opinions on-site: "The key is to include more distinctive content that travelers care about in the video, there's no need to focus on special effects." "Some professional actors can also be appropriately reduced to further lower costs..."
After thorough discussion on video production special effects, playback scenarios, and cast, the total video length was ultimately controlled to just over 4 minutes, with a unit price of 5,000 yuan/minute, totaling 25,000 yuan. Compared to before, the production budget was cut by 20%.
Gu Juanxia (顾娟霞), Minister of the Planning and Finance Department of the Nanxun District (南浔区) Cultural Tourism Development Group, said after receiving the approved video production quotation, "In the past, a lot of money was wasted. Now, with the joint supervision of departments, many unreasonable charges have been cut, which has made things much easier for us." She said that the money saved could also be used to improve the scenic area guidance facilities of Nanxun Ancient Town (南浔古镇), which is a win-win situation.
In 2025, Zhejiang Province (浙江省) launched a special rectification campaign against "formalism in the screen," promoting the "reduction, fee reduction, and burden reduction" of videos and PPTs in official government activities throughout the province.
It clearly requires that when leaders at all levels go to the grassroots to carry out official activities, and when departments at all levels implement supervision, inspection, assessment, investigation, and research, they must not listen to reports on effectiveness and experience by watching videos; when all levels carry out activities such as creating demonstration standards, evaluation and commendation, competitive allocation of project policies, publicity and selection, and news media awards, they must not require the presentation of work through videos, and must not use whether or not a video is produced as a basis for assessment and evaluation; all types of work conferences at all levels should, in principle, not use videos to create an atmosphere, report on work, introduce situations, or deploy tasks.
For external publicity and exchanges, including cultural tourism promotion, regional city image promotion, and investment promotion, Zhejiang Province (浙江省) proposes to be market-oriented, pursue practical results, prevent formalization and routine, prevent distortion into work reports, tell the Zhejiang story well, and show a good image of Zhejiang. For policy interpretation, warning education, and other videos that need to be produced, Zhejiang Province (浙江省) requires thrift, practicality, and effectiveness.
In accordance with the requirements of the province, Nanxun District (南浔区) has strengthened the management of official video production and use, strengthened financial and accounting supervision and audit supervision of official video production and use, prevented extravagance and waste, and prevented the transfer of costs to enterprises and society.
Shen Xiaoqiang (沈晓强), Deputy Secretary of the Nanxun District (南浔区) Discipline Inspection Commission and Deputy Director of the Supervisory Committee, introduced that to eliminate "formalism in the screen," we must first control it from the source. To this end, Nanxun District (南浔区), focusing on the goals of "reduction, fee reduction, and burden reduction," has established a work mechanism for timely reporting and approval of official video production, electronic presentation documents, and online live broadcasts. As of now, it has cumulatively canceled 11 unnecessary official videos and promoted the cancellation of electronic presentation document production requirements for 6 meetings and activities.
"Some units regard video production, electronic presentation documents, and online live broadcasts as 'performance beauty filters.' Some resources that should be used for people's livelihood are wasted on camera scheduling and special effects packaging, which is actually a manifestation of deviation in the concept of performance." Shen Xiaoqiang (沈晓强) pointed out the essence of the problem of "formalism in the screen" in one sentence.
In order to fully understand the underlying issues, Nanxun District (南浔区) took multiple measures to conduct investigations. Through self-inspection and self-correction by units to "look in the mirror," special financial inspections to "check the books," and precise screening by the Discipline Inspection Commission to "identify problems," a thorough and comprehensive "physical examination" was conducted on the district's official videos, electronic presentation documents, and online live broadcasts, revealing 12 problems.
At the same time, Nanxun District (南浔区) also integrated disciplinary supervision, inspection supervision, financial and accounting supervision, and audit supervision to form a "four-party linkage" supervision matrix and established a mutual transfer mechanism for problem clues. Shen Xiaoqiang (沈晓强) gave an example: "Not long ago, the audit department discovered that a town in the district had entrusted a third party to produce electronic presentation documents during a special audit. After joint research and judgment, a work reminder was issued to the relevant unit and urged it to implement rectification in a timely manner."
How do grassroots areas respond to this? Zhu Yueping (朱月平), Secretary of the Party General Branch of Wangjiadun Village (王家墩村), Linghu Town (菱湖镇), Nanxun District (南浔区), frankly stated that in the past, in order to make work reports more outstanding, everyone competed with each other and often had to spend money to hire third-party companies to produce videos or electronic presentation documents. "It seemed convenient, but in fact, we had to discuss and coordinate with the other party in various ways, which ultimately wasted time, effort, and money."
"Now it's better. After the special rectification, many tasks can be reported verbally, which is simple and efficient. We can free up more energy and financial resources to focus on practical work." Zhu Yueping (朱月平) said that now we need to live a tight life, and the funds saved can be used in people's livelihood areas such as street light maintenance and village cleaning, truly spending money where it counts.
What is the effect of carrying out special rectification? As of now, the number of official videos and electronic presentation documents produced in Nanxun District (南浔区) has decreased by 74.5% year-on-year, and the cost has decreased by 85.4% year-on-year. Looking at Huzhou City (湖州市), as of now, the number of official videos, electronic presentation documents, etc., produced in the city has decreased by 74.7% year-on-year, and the cost has decreased by 82.2% year-on-year, significantly reducing the burden on grassroots cadres.
"Currently, the rectification action has achieved significant results in various cities." The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision introduced that Nanhu District (南湖区) of Jiaxing City (嘉兴市) adheres to the combination of "immediate rectification" and "long-term establishment." In the first and second quarters of 2025, the funds used by various units in the district to produce official videos, etc., decreased by 60.5% year-on-year, concentrating more energy and resources to create a characteristic service brand for the starting place of the Red Boat; Beilun District (北仑区) of Ningbo City (宁波市) promotes an intensive model of "one shooting, multiple uses" to increase the rate of recycling... "Next, we must combine in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation to study and educate, consolidate and expand the results of rectification, establish and improve long-term mechanisms, accurately correct the drawbacks of work style, and allow the vast number of grassroots cadres to let go of their hands and feet and work without burdens."
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Government affairs work should focus on solving problems and serving the people's livelihood, but "formalism on the screen" causes grassroots cadres to constantly expend energy on "making PPTs" and "shooting videos," which not only wastes time and energy but also increases the financial burden. Some cadres have even developed a situation where they "speak eloquently in front of the camera but can't open their mouths to the masses" and "are comfortable making PPTs but can't take a step when visiting the masses," which not only deviates from the original intention of serving the people but also fuels a superficial work style.
Since the launch of the special rectification campaign, I have truly felt the improvement in the situation. Now, village cadres are running to farmers' homes more frequently, and their work enthusiasm has greatly increased.
Of course, as grassroots cadres, we should actively embrace digital technology, make good use of new means and methods to empower our daily work, but we must not 本末倒置 (běn mò dào zhì - "invert the root and the branch," to put the unimportant before the important). We need less "window dressing" and more "real skills" in our work to better serve the masses. I hope that the special rectification campaign can promote the introduction of a series of powerful measures to completely curb the unhealthy trend of formalism, so that grassroots cadres can unload their burdens and move forward lightly, and put more energy into doing practical things for the people.
(The author is the Party Branch Secretary of Wangjiadun Village (王家墩村), Linghu Town (菱湖镇), Nanxun District (南浔区), Huzhou City (湖州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省). Interview and arrangement by Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), reporter of this newspaper.)
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To truly enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and to find a sense of gain and happiness, it is necessary to build "projects for the people's livelihood" while also building "projects for the people's hearts."
In the evening, in the cultural and leisure square of the Huagiao Hydraulic Hub Immigration Resettlement Area in Wenfang Town, Guixi City (贵溪市), Yingtan (鹰潭), Jiangxi (江西), the music of square dancing intertwined with the laughter of children. However, just a year ago, the scene here was quite different.
When they first moved in, Aunt Wang (王阿姨), a villager, was full of worries: "It's pitch dark on the road, and I'm always worried when picking up and dropping off my grandson from school." Uncle Li (李大叔) shook his head looking at the roads that led nowhere: "To go to the market, you have to go a long way around!"
Xiong Jiang (熊姜), the Party Branch Secretary of Huagiao Village (花桥村), saw this and was anxious. During the day, he visited every household, and in the evening, he surveyed every street. The notebook he carried with him was filled with the villagers' "urgent needs and concerns": which section of the road was the darkest, where was it inconvenient for the people, which houses had safety hazards... He wrote all of these in detail in the report material. Eventually, this material, filled with the expectations of the people, was sent to the desk of the leaders of the Municipal Finance Bureau (市财政局). After on-site visits and understanding, 3.6 million yuan of livelihood funds were allocated to the village.
Subsequently, Xiong Jiang (熊姜) led the construction team to speed up the construction. After several months, the "dead-end roads" were connected, the street lights were lit up, and the garbage sorting pavilions were put into use...
Today, infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, farmers' markets, express delivery stations, and cultural squares in the resettlement area are becoming increasingly complete. However, Xiong Jiang (熊姜) knows that industrial assistance is the key to enabling the relocated people to "move out, stabilize, and become rich."
After moving here, Sister Li (李大姐) had no farmland and was worried about her livelihood, crying anxiously: "My family has to eat, but what else can I do besides farming?"
In order to enable the villagers to find employment at their doorstep, Xiong Jiang (熊姜) led an investment promotion team to run around Jiangsu (江苏) and Zhejiang (浙江) and other places to connect with enterprises. He also hand-drew a "comparison chart of income from employment at the doorstep." This sincerity moved the person in charge of the enterprise, and eventually attracted many factories to settle in the Wenfang (文坊) "Immigration Employment Workshop." The Yingtan (鹰潭) and Guixi (贵溪) governments also built a bamboo product industrial park in the resettlement area, providing nearly a thousand jobs. The villagers saw hope and were full of energy.
Xiong Jiang (熊姜) also organized skills training to meet the employment needs of surrounding enterprises. Sister Li (李大姐), who has a job, is very happy, "Working at my doorstep, I can get more than 3,000 yuan a month, and life is getting better and better!"
Completing the relocation of houses and the construction of facilities is only the first half of the work of immigration resettlement. To truly enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and to find a sense of gain and happiness, it is necessary to build "projects for the people's livelihood" while also building "projects for the people's hearts." Grassroots cadres measure public sentiment with their footsteps, solve the urgent needs and concerns of the people with their hearts, and from improving facilities to developing industries and cultivating rural customs, step by step, with practical work, the happy picture of comprehensive rural revitalization will slowly unfold.
(The author is a cadre of the Publicity Department of the Guixi Municipal Party Committee (贵溪市委宣传部), Jiangxi Province (江西省))
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Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 8th (Reporter Ni Yi (倪弋)) The reporter learned on the 8th from the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院): National procuratorial organs have continuously strengthened supervision of the execution of criminal penalties. In the first half of 2025, they accepted more than 130,000 cases for review of "sentence reduction, parole, and temporary execution outside prison," including more than 120,000 sentence reduction cases, more than 7,000 parole cases, and more than 5,000 cases of temporary execution outside prison. More than 2,000 written corrections of illegal acts and prosecutorial recommendations were made regarding "sentence reduction, parole, and temporary execution outside prison," and more than 1,400 people were supervised by relevant authorities to be taken into custody.
Supervision of the execution of criminal penalties is an important part of the supervision of criminal proceedings and an important component of criminal prosecution. At the end of 2024, the "Two Highs and Two Departments" (两高两部) jointly issued the "Opinions on Regulating Several Issues Concerning the Delivery of Convicts Sentenced to Imprisonment for Execution." Procuratorial organs at all levels, in accordance with relevant requirements, supervise the detention and custody work of detention centers and prisons in accordance with the law, strengthen connection and collaboration with courts, public security organs, and judicial administration organs, and jointly promote the resolution of the problems of "difficulty in detention" and "difficulty in custody."
At the same time, the "sword" role of circuit inspection is also more prominent. In response to the problems discovered in the special circuit inspections in 2024 regarding regulatory law enforcement in prisons, detention centers, and other facilities, as well as the problems existing in the performance of duties by relevant procuratorial organs stationed there, continuous supervision and rectification are carried out, and the clues of job-related crimes such as 徇私舞弊 (xùn sī wǔ bì - "practice graft," to practice favoritism and commit irregularities), abuse of power, and abuse of detainees by judicial staff that are discovered are tracked and supervised.
Return to TopOn July 8th, in Daqing City (大庆市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), the Daqing Aviation Rescue Detachment (大庆航空救援支队) of the National Fire and Rescue Administration (国家消防救援局) organized a helicopter air-ground coordinated rescue training exercise. The exercise focused on training rescuers in skills such as water rappelling and "one helicopter four ropes" rope sliding, ensuring that the team can quickly deploy and efficiently handle tasks when encountering missions.
Xue Gang (薛刚) photographed and reported (via Xinhua News Agency (新华社)).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) July 8th dispatch (Reporter Wang Zhou (王洲)) To further regulate non-motor vehicle traffic order, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Traffic Management Department (北京市公安交管部门), together with the Capital Civilization Office (首都文明办) and other departments, will conduct a special campaign to address 10 types of uncivilized non-motor vehicle behaviors, creating a safe, orderly, and civilized road traffic environment.
According to reports, this special campaign will focus on 10 types of uncivilized behaviors that affect road safety and traffic efficiency, specifically including: distracted behaviors such as using mobile phones to take pictures and browse information while riding; two or more people riding side-by-side, occupying non-motor vehicle or even motor vehicle lanes and obstructing traffic; dangerous riding and racing behaviors such as chasing each other and zigzagging; riding in pedestrian crosswalks, threatening pedestrian safety; violating regulations on carrying people on non-motor vehicles, using the basket to carry people; crossing the stop line while waiting for traffic lights, not queuing in order; illegally parking and lingering on the road, parking in non-designated areas and affecting traffic; driving at low speed for a long time in non-motor vehicle lanes, hindering the passage of vehicles behind; unauthorized entry into pedestrian sidewalks for riding, disrupting pedestrian traffic order, and driving non-motor vehicles after drinking alcohol.
During the special operation, the Public Security Traffic Management Department will strengthen road enforcement, use video, images and other resources to discover uncivilized non-motor vehicle behaviors, and trace the illegal entities through license plate recognition. At the same time, it will also jointly carry out "Civilized Riding into Campuses, Enterprises, and Communities" activities with communities, enterprises, institutions, and takeaway platforms; and use new media channels such as Weibo (微博), WeChat (微信), and short video platforms to expose typical illegal cases.
In the special campaign, the traffic management department will also strengthen departmental linkage and social co-governance, and simultaneously carry out traffic facility inspection work. At the same time, it will urge takeaway and express delivery companies to implement the main responsibility for safe production, strengthen traffic safety training for riders, and incorporate civilized riding into the internal assessment system. The general public can also report uncivilized non-motor vehicle behaviors through channels such as "casual shooting" to jointly supervise the effectiveness of the campaign.
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At 6:30 in the morning, Zhou Youjiang (周友江) left home early and ran to his workplace. Upon arriving at the office, he reviewed the previous day's police reports and noted important situations and clues in his notebook. "The morning meeting is the start of the day's work. We must carefully analyze the previous day's police reports and rationally arrange the day's work to ensure that the work is carried out in an orderly manner." Zhou Youjiang (周友江), 47, is a member of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Anci Branch (安次分局) of the Langfang Public Security Bureau (廊坊市公安局) in Hebei Province (河北省), in charge of the Special Patrol Police Brigade. Arriving half an hour early every day has been his habit.
At 8:20 a.m., the brigade's morning meeting started on time. After the on-duty police reported the general situation of their shift, Zhou Youjiang (周友江) focused on analyzing the previous day's police reports and arranged the day's patrol and control focus and case investigation.
"If there is a police situation, get ready to dispatch immediately!" As soon as the morning meeting ended, the brigade's command room received a police alert for assistance, reporting that someone's express delivery was lost and needed to be dealt with immediately. After receiving the information, Zhou Youjiang (周友江) quickly organized the police dispatch, directing technical investigation, patrol, and drone police forces to cooperate, using aerial advantages and video surveillance to help the courier retrieve the lost express package in just 10 minutes.
Small cases are handled with great care, and small matters are not taken lightly. Handling police situations, providing assistance, patrolling... This is the daily work of the Anci Branch (安次分局) Special Patrol Police Brigade. "We must be good at using technical advantages to continuously improve the quality and efficiency of police work." Zhou Youjiang (周友江) pays great attention to the integration of new technologies and police work. In 2021, with the widespread use of drones, Zhou Youjiang (周友江) invited drone professional technicians to conduct drone police skills training and took the lead in obtaining the first drone application general knowledge certificate for the Special Patrol Police Brigade. Today, the team has a total of 10 professional drone pilots, who have flown more than 2,000 sorties and 4,100 hours, playing an important role in the timely detection of public security cases.
In recent years, Zhou Youjiang (周友江) has adhered to the principle of building, learning, and practicing simultaneously, leading the Special Patrol Police Brigade to actively explore the deep integration of the "intelligence-command-action" integrated combat platform with multi-dimensional patrol and control, police situation handling, and other work, and innovatively established professional teams for patrol and control, emergency response, video patrol, drone flight control, and data management, exploring and improving the new model of "ground-air-network-visual" three-dimensional patrol and defense.
Rooted in the grassroots for many years, Zhou Youjiang (周友江) has served as a criminal police officer, community police officer, and special police officer, always bearing in mind the concept of "the people's police are for the people." During his tenure as the director of the police station, he often took the initiative to take police officers to the village schools to give safety lessons to the children, arranged police forces to escort children to and from school, and regularly visited the elderly living alone in the village... "If the villagers have needs, we are always there." He solved difficult problems and did practical things for the masses, exchanging his sincerity for the warmth and comfort of the people in the jurisdiction.
With solid work and excellent style, Zhou Youjiang (周友江) has been awarded the second-class merit twice and the third-class merit 11 times; he has successively won honorary titles such as National Outstanding Individual of Public Security Organs and Advanced Worker of Hebei Province (河北省). In January of this year, he was awarded the honorary title of "Most Beautiful Grassroots Police Officer."
"The honors are given by the people, and safeguarding the safety of the people is my lifelong mission," said Zhou Youjiang (周友江).
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Starting southwest from Guangzhou (广州市), Guangdong Province, a roughly 2-hour drive will bring you to Tangkouxu Community (塘口墟社区), Tangkou Town (塘口镇), Kaiping City (开平市), Jiangmen City (江门市).
"This bookstore has become a popular spot for internet celebrities, attracting a large number of tourists." The "popular spot for internet celebrities" mentioned by Wu Biyao (吴碧瑶), director of the Tangkouxu Community (塘口墟社区) Residents Committee, is the Avant-garde Granary Bookstore (先锋天下粮仓书店). The bookstore is converted from 5 huge granaries, with exteriors resembling yurts, but each with a different interior design.
Tangkouxu Community (塘口墟社区) is located in the Pearl River Delta (珠三角) region, not far from the World Cultural Heritage site "Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (开平碉楼与村落)". It possesses excellent resource endowments, but once had only 9 households left due to population outflow. Through architectural design, cultural excavation, and supporting services, Tangkouxu Community (塘口墟社区) has attracted more than 2,000 "new Tangkou people" to settle down. Under the guidance and joint construction of the provincial, municipal, and county-level propaganda departments, it has explored a new path for rural civilization construction.
Old buildings are revitalized, attracting young people.
"One Jiangmen (江门) overseas, one Jiangmen (江门) domestically." Jiangmen (江门) is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, with unique buildings called Diaolou (碉楼). Diaolou (碉楼) absorb architectural features from all over the world, presenting a variety of architectural styles, among which Kaiping Diaolou (开平碉楼) are the most numerous. "Roman columns, Baroque roofs... different architectural languages blend together." Li Jijin (李继津), born in the 90s, was among the first designers to come to Tangkou (塘口). During his university studies, he discovered in a survey that the architecture here presents the characteristics of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures, so he became interested in further exploration.
In 2015, Li Jijin (李继津) and his partners took a fancy to two buildings in Tangkou Old Market (塘口旧墟), "Originally, they were hardware factories and watch factories around the old granary. Although the buildings were very old, they had a sense of design, and the old market was very close to the surrounding villages, so there was potential for community transformation." No sooner said than done, the old factories were gradually transformed into fashionable youth community spaces - "Tangkou Space (塘口空间)", complete with restaurants, youth hostels, theaters, and activity spaces. Some of the original manufacturing machinery in the old factories were also retained as "carriers" of historical memory. "Architecture cannot be separated from the countryside," said Li Jijin (李继津).
After "Tangkou Space (塘口空间)" was completed, it attracted more and more studios and more and more young people. At the end of 2022, a studio called "Wuming Yingshe (无名营造社)" began to transform the old grain station, retaining the characteristics of the overseas Chinese Diaolou (碉楼) while dividing the internal space. The front area is a cafe, the atrium is an open-air courtyard, and the rear is the architect's work area. At the end of 2023, the Avant-garde Granary Bookstore (先锋天下粮仓书店) also arrived, and the old granary was transformed into a "spiritual granary"... The implementation of these projects has revitalized Tangkou Old Market (塘口旧墟) and brought vitality to the development of Tangkou Town (塘口镇).
The reshaping and reconstruction of the century-old overseas Chinese village has stimulated a "two-way rush" between young people and the countryside. According to statistics, Tangkou Town (塘口镇) has added 372 new start-ups in the past 3 years, introduced more than 30 professional talents in the fields of cultural tourism and design, and driven employment for more than 2,000 people.
Cultural activities are "newly launched" to retain young people.
"Good buildings and a good environment can certainly attract people, but to retain people, there must also be an ecosystem." In 2018, Wu Biyao (吴碧瑶), born in the 90s, resigned from her job in Guangzhou (广州) and returned to her hometown to become a full-time social worker in Tangkouxu Community (塘口墟社区). She established trust through interactions with villagers, "But other young people who came to Tangkou (塘口) did not integrate so quickly."
At that time, Li Jijin (李继津) launched the "Tangkou Community Revitalization Plan (塘口社区活化计划)". This plan started from the perspective of young people and planned activities such as the "Qixi Dengxu (七夕等墟)", which recreated the scene of the old market fair, and the "Local Creation Festival (在地创生节)", which integrated local cultural characteristics and modern experiences. The old market became lively. "The event attracted tens of thousands of people to participate." Li Jijin (李继津) said that the team wanted to create IPs that were related to the local area and allow local villagers to participate.
Li Jijin's (李继津) plan attracted the attention of the local government. Jiangmen City (江门市) deeply explored the overseas Chinese culture, Diaolou (碉楼) culture, and ecological culture of Tangkou Town (塘口镇), adhered to culture as a fusion agent, promoted the integration of tradition and modernity, created the "Tangkou Memory (塘口记忆)" cultural IP, and gathered more talents to return, stay, and start businesses in the countryside.
The collision of tradition and modernity, and the integration of local and foreign cultures, also inspired Wu Biyao (吴碧瑶). In the community's "Talent Farm", Wu Biyao (吴碧瑶) secured a piece of land for the "Wuming Yingshe (无名营造社)" studio. Ma Yu (马禹), an architectural designer who had never done farm work, was taught by villagers to plant pea seedlings, pumpkins, tomatoes, etc. As the vegetable seedlings broke ground and grew, he gradually integrated into Tangkou (塘口). Now Ma Yu (马禹) often shares the fresh vegetables he grows with his neighbors, and the villagers also invite him to their homes for dinner. This integration has truly turned Ma Yu (马禹) into a "new Tangkou person".
Chen Xiaojian (陈晓建), Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee (广东省委宣传部) and Director of the Provincial Civilization Office (省文明办), said that the countryside has the common memories of local people, and people and culture cannot be ignored. Villagers should have a sense of identity with the local cultural heritage, and outsiders should also be attracted to deeply feel and explore it.
Supporting policies are updated to encourage young people.
Li Jijin (李继津), who originally only wanted to stay here for two years, has taken on more and more projects, and his feelings for Tangkou (塘口) have become deeper and deeper. Unknowingly, this year is his eleventh year. "Tangkou (塘口) is willing to give young people opportunities, which is rare." Tangkou's (塘口) emphasis on talent has retained Li Jijin (李继津). Whenever there are major projects in the town, Tangkou (塘口) always listens to the opinions of young people and gives priority to young and thoughtful teams to undertake projects, creating a vibrant village.
Recently, Tangkou Town (塘口镇) has a new plan - under the guidance of the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee (广东省委宣传部) and the Provincial Civilization Office (省文明办), the Propaganda Department of the Jiangmen Municipal Party Committee (江门市委宣传部) has taken advantage of its advantages in jointly building Tangkou (塘口) to launch the "Tangkou 'Digital Town' Construction Plan (塘口“数字化小镇”建设方案)". In mid-May, the Tangkou "IE Commune (IE公社)" plan will be launched. "**不管I人E人，来了就是一家人**" (bù guǎn I rén E rén, lái le jiù shì yī jiā rén - "Regardless of whether you are an I-person or an E-person, once you come, you are family," a playful slogan implying that introverts and extroverts are welcome), 78 "new villagers" have chosen to live a poetic life here. Architectural designers plant Henan vegetables in Guangdong fields, baristas blend fermented bean curd into lattes, and men and women, young and old, gather for a "health regimen" in the Civilization Yeah (Night) Market...
"The digital age provides new opportunities for the countryside." Gao Ganghua (高钢华), Executive Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Jiangmen Municipal Party Committee (江门市委宣传部), said, "The 'IE Commune (IE公社)' and 'Borderless Maker (无界创客)' plans are designed to attract makers with innovative thinking and cross-border capabilities to join Tangkou (塘口) and jointly create an open, inclusive, innovative, and shared rural youth innovation community; Tangkou (塘口) provides low-cost entrepreneurial space, and entrepreneurial projects that meet the policy conditions can apply for a maximum subsidy of 30% and enjoy welfare benefits such as the "Qitang Plan (栖塘计划)" supporting talent apartments.
As soon as a series of preferential policies were introduced, young people such as Wu Biyao (吴碧瑶) and Li Jijin (李继津) became even busier. "How do I apply for a talent apartment?" "What kind of projects meet the requirements?"... Wu Biyao's (吴碧瑶) mobile phone is "very busy", with consultation calls one after another. She patiently answers questions, records everyone's ideas, and prepares for future community activities. "Now, 2/3 of the community residents are from outside. To retain young people and attract more young people, we must do a better job of providing services."
The Propaganda Department of the Jiangmen Municipal Party Committee (江门市委宣传部) has also built the "No Negative Today Bookstore (无负今日书房)" in Tangkou Diaolou Homestay (塘口碉楼民宿). By organizing new book releases, conducting famous works appreciation, and holding "Jiangmen Reading Day (江门读书日)" and other activities, it provides tourists with a rural reading experience. "We will further build a three-dimensional cultural ecology of 'Academy + Bookstore + Book Bar + Community', combine the platform and cultural resources of all levels in the city, and send more high-quality cultural resources to the grassroots level to empower the construction of rural civilization in the new era," said the relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Jiangmen Municipal Party Committee (江门市委宣传部).
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The Northern Song Dynasty astronomer Su Song (苏颂) overcame numerous obstacles to develop the "Water-Powered Armillary Sphere" (水运仪象台) for astronomical observation; contemporary scientists overcame difficulties to build the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory "LHAASO" (拉索). If they met across time and space, what would they discuss?
Recently, in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Xinjiang (新疆), the immersive drama "The Light of Chinese Civilization—Candle of Civilization" jointly created by the China Science and Technology Museum (中国科技馆) and the China Coal Mine Art Troupe (中国煤矿文工团) was staged. The play uses the mysterious connection between the "Tian Guan Guest Star" (天关客星) in the universe and the Crab Nebula as a link, using the form of science and art "joining hands" to allow ancient and modern scientists to meet and talk.
What kind of sparks can be generated when science and art "meet"?
The Science and Technology Museum is a "school without walls." Letting science out of research institutes and integrating popular science into drama, the "science + art" form is "newly launched" with the aim of drawing strength from outstanding traditional Chinese culture, thereby promoting the improvement of national scientific literacy.
Art can give science "temperature." The artistic form of expression lowers the threshold for understanding scientific knowledge. Especially for groups such as young people, through dramatic narration, scene transitions, and cross-time and space exchanges, they can better understand profound scientific knowledge in the full image of scientific workers and truly moving stories.
In the play, "Su Song" (苏颂) takes the audience into the scene to understand the story of developing the astronomical clock "Water-Powered Armillary Sphere" (水运仪象台) during the Yuanyou (元祐) period of the Northern Song Dynasty; "Su Song" (苏颂) also dialogues with young scholars in the modern "LHAASO" (拉索) in a time tunnel. This novel artistic expression deeply attracted the audience. Ancient and modern scientific workers "approached" each other, and the distance between science and the public was also shortened.
The fertile cultural soil is suitable for the seeds of science to take root and grow. With the blessing of various artistic means such as sound, light, and electricity, the audience can instantly "travel" to the Northern Song Dynasty to feel the shock of the Sitianjian (司天监) officials' first record of the "Tian Guan Guest Star" (天关客星), and Su Song's (苏颂) lifelong persistence in building the "Water-Powered Armillary Sphere" (水运仪象台); or "be" at Haizi Mountain (海子山) in Daocheng (稻城), Sichuan (四川) at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, to truly understand the hardship of the "LHAASO" (拉索) observatory's work and the scientific workers' unremitting exploration spirit...
"Why build 'LHAASO' (拉索)?" "Because we need to strive for the right to interpret the universe in the world!" The audience deeply understood the spirit of scientists in the resonance of art.
Science reveals the laws of nature, and art expresses the beauty of the laws. On the "foundation" of science popularization, the Science and Technology Museum must become a place with culture in order to form a lasting "attraction" to the public, especially young people. This requires the integration of science and art. The China Science and Technology Museum (中国科技馆) will continue to explore the culture behind science, continue to explore using the language of art to tell "hard-core" science, and let more people understand scientific knowledge and fall in love with scientific culture.
(The author is the curator of the China Science and Technology Museum (中国科技馆), interviewed and compiled by Li Yanan (李亚楠), a reporter from this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanchang (南昌) July 8th dispatch (Reporter Zhou Huan (周欢)) On July 7th, the New Fourth Army Headquarters Site Exhibition Hall in Nanchang (南昌), Jiangxi (江西) held a memorial event themed "Unforgettable National殇, Our Generation Must Strengthen Itself," attracting people from all walks of life to participate.
At 8:00 AM, all participants lined up neatly in the square, presented flower baskets to the martyrs, bowed, and observed a moment of silence to express their deep remembrance and high respect for the revolutionary martyrs.
At the former site of the Southeast Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, students from the Zhanqian Road Campus of the Zhanqian Road School Education Group and the Shuyuan Campus of the Nanchang (南昌) Railway No. 1 School Education Group carefully listened to Li Tanqing (李潭清), a soldier of the Eighth Route Army, recounting his experiences in battle, and felt the spirit of the predecessors who were not afraid of powerful enemies and fought bloody battles.
"Although I am almost a hundred years old, the responsibility of inheriting the red gene cannot be shirked. I must do my best to pass on the spirit of not fearing sacrifice from generation to generation," said Li Tanqing (李潭清).
"These stories have made me more deeply aware of the hardship of the War of Resistance and the hard-won victory. We must always remember history and cherish the current peaceful life," said Kuang Sha (况莎), a cadre of the Communist Youth League Nanchang (南昌) Xihu (西湖) District Committee.
Return to TopDuring the summer vacation, volunteers from Nanchang University (南昌大学) provided public welfare summer care services for rural left-behind children in Nanyi Town (南义镇), Ruichang City (瑞昌市), Jiujiang (九江), Jiangxi (江西). In the care classes, volunteers tutored the children in their studies and carried out a variety of recreational activities, making the children happy and the parents at ease.
The picture shows college student volunteers playing "eagle catches chicks" with the children on July 8.
Photo by Wei Dongsheng (魏东升) (People's Vision)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Hangzhou (杭州) July 8th dispatch (Reporters Jiang Nan (江南) and Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋)) "Two Decades of Compiling Classics in a Flourishing Age: Remembering Instructions and Looking Towards the Future – Symposium on Continuously Promoting the 'Grand Compilation of Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties' Project" was held on July 7th at the Zijingang Campus of Zhejiang University (浙江大学紫金港校区).
The "Grand Compilation of Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties," compiled and published by Zhejiang University (浙江大学) and the Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics (浙江省文物局), is a major national-level cultural project. The symposium reviewed 20 years of work on the "Grand Compilation of Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties" and released the latest compilation and research results.
The "Grand Compilation of Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties" currently includes 12,405 pieces (sets) of ancient Chinese paintings on paper, silk (including silk fabrics and damask), and hemp from 263 cultural and museum institutions at home and abroad. Among them, 9,155 pieces (sets) are domestic collections and 3,250 pieces (sets) are foreign collections, covering the vast majority of national treasure-level painting treasures handed down from generation to generation. The compilation and publication of "Complete Collection of Paintings from the Pre-Qin, Han, and Tang Dynasties," "Complete Collection of Song Paintings," "Complete Collection of Yuan Paintings," "Complete Collection of Ming Paintings," and "Complete Collection of Qing Paintings," totaling 64 volumes and 244 books, is the most comprehensive collection of fine works, the most authentic image records, the finest printing quality, and the largest publication scale of Chinese painting image literature among similar publications to date.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 8th (Reporter Shi Fang (施芳)) "As Desired Great Wall - Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Great Wall Theme Photography Exhibition" opened on July 8th at the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles Innovation and Exhibition Center. The exhibition brings together 100 works by photographers from Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, divided into three parts: veteran soldiers of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Great Wall protectors, and Great Wall scenery. The exhibition is an important event in Yanqing District (延庆区), Beijing (北京市), to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and is hosted by the Publicity Department of the Yanqing District Committee of Beijing (北京市延庆区委宣传部), the Yanqing District Federation of Literary and Art Circles (延庆区文联), and the Yanqing District Rong Media Center (延庆区融媒体中心).
The first section of the exhibition focuses on the veteran soldiers of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, presenting the heroic years and later life demeanor of the heroes through military uniform portraits, life documentaries, and historical relics. The second section records the daily patrol work of the Great Wall protectors, showing the new era of Great Wall guardians' adherence to and inheritance of historical and cultural heritage. The third section focuses on the magnificent Great Wall, bringing together thematic works of the Great Wall in the four seasons from Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. Next, the exhibition will go into government agencies, enterprises, schools, and military camps, and will also be disseminated online, so that more people can experience national sentiments and draw strength for progress.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑洋洋
In summer, at the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (应县木塔) scenic area in Shuozhou (朔州), Shanxi Province (山西省), tourists are admiring this ancient building. "Da da da," a silver-white robot dog climbs the steps and enters the wooden pagoda, performing ancient building scanning tasks with millimeter-level precision... This scene attracted many tourists to watch.
The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (应县木塔), built in 1056, is the oldest existing pure wooden pavilion-style building in China. After years of wind and rain erosion, the pagoda body has tilted and needs further protection. In response to the problems of insufficient accuracy and contact damage of traditional manual surveying and mapping, in recent years, the local government and the Tsinghua University (清华大学) School of Architecture team have carried out cooperative projects such as "Smart Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (智慧应县木塔)." Using robot dogs for cultural heritage protection is an important part of this project.
The mechanical feet steadily step on the ground, and the camera mounted on the head begins to rotate. The 3D vision system captures the subtle textures of the caisson ceiling carvings, and the sensor array flashes in the light and shadow—the robot dog starts working.
"The caisson ceiling above our heads is several meters away from the ground. If we collect data manually, it will take a lot of time and energy. Now, using robot dogs to assist in data collection is more accurate and efficient," said Xing Chunqi (邢春齐), architect of the Robot Research Office of Lenovo Research Institute (联想研究院). The robot dog is developed by Lenovo Group (联想集团) and integrates cutting-edge technologies such as deep learning algorithms, multi-modal sensing systems, and bionic motion control. Lenovo Group (联想集团) also cooperated with the Tsinghua University-Palace Museum Cultural Heritage Joint Research Center (清华大学—故宫博物院文化遗产联合研究中心) to apply robot dogs to the protection of wooden pagodas. "We use 2D imaging and 3D reconstruction. For example, we first take 4 photos of the pillars, and then use AI (artificial intelligence) training to fully restore them."
Currently, the Tsinghua University (清华大学) team has used robot dogs to complete high-precision three-dimensional digital modeling of the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (应县木塔) caisson structure, providing more comprehensive support for in-depth analysis of wooden pagoda data and research on protection plans.
In the future, the scene of robot dogs patrolling is expected to become a reality. "For ancient building protection, fire prevention and anti-corrosion are essential," Xing Chunqi (邢春齐) said. The robot dog is equipped with a dual-light imaging system, which can monitor the source of fire in real time, and will automatically warn if the temperature exceeds a certain level. "Don't look at it as small, but it actually has 2 small computers inside. After the patrol finds a situation, it can be transmitted to the host, and some can also perform calculations and processing on the robot body, and quickly make judgments after identifying information."
Not only that, but robot dogs can also give ancient buildings a "physical examination." Two robot dogs can cooperate and use equipment to detect the degree of decay and cracking inside wooden components using X-ray imaging. "One transmits and one receives, avoiding the radiation impact of human operation. Through time-series analysis, the system can also compare the data of previous scans and automatically mark subtle changes such as wood deformation and paint layer peeling," said Xing Chunqi (邢春齐).
In recent years, the local area has continuously promoted the digital protection of the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (应县木塔). In the digital exhibition hall next to the wooden pagoda, tourists are "traveling" to the pagoda construction site through VR (virtual reality) equipment. "We use technical means to build a digital 'wooden pagoda twin' to realize simulated pagoda climbing and enhance the tourist experience," said Cheng Xiaoli (程晓莉), deputy director of the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Management and Protection Center (应县木塔管护中心).
"The current robot dogs have not yet achieved normalized application. But we expect that in the near future, new technologies such as robot dogs will 大放光彩 (dà fàng guāng cǎi - "shine brightly," to display great splendor; to distinguish oneself)." said Cheng Xiaoli (程晓莉).
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Lowering her center of gravity, straightening her back, and pushing off the ground with her right foot, Lü Suzhen held her breath and scored a point with a backhand flick.
Just after 7 a.m., Lü Suzhen was sweating profusely on the ping-pong court in Hongdao Park (弘道公园), Tengzhou (滕州) City, Zaozhuang (枣庄) City, Shandong (山东) Province.
Lü Suzhen, who is over seventy years old, is a ping-pong enthusiast who comes to Hongdao Park every morning to practice with her fellow players. Recently, Lü Suzhen's skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and her fellow players are eager to compete with her.
After losing three points in a row, Lü Suzhen's fellow player Wang Juan (王娟) became disgruntled and began to scrutinize Lü Suzhen from head to toe, saying, "How did you become so decisive with your footwork? Did you get some advanced equipment?" In the past, on the court, when facing the opponent's powerful smash, Lü Suzhen would try to step forward, and there was a chance she could return the shot, but she was afraid of slipping, so she often had to let her opponent score. "Our old arms and legs, if we slip and fall, it would be terrible," Lü Suzhen said.
"Maybe it's because of these shoes! These athletic-style elderly shoes are comfortable and easy to wear, and especially slip-resistant, so you don't have to worry about anything when you step," Wang Juan asked, and Lü Suzhen quickly lifted her trouser legs to show off to her fellow players, "These shoes fit well and are specially designed for elderly friends who love sports, why don't you hurry up and buy a pair and try them on?"
Lü Suzhen was wearing a pair of gray athletic-style elderly shoes, with a round toe that was loose and comfortable, and a streamlined design that was novel and fashionable.
Lü Suzhen's "show" caused her fellow players to gather around, all wanting to see what was so good about these shoes.
"Apart from anything else, the 'easy-pull buckle' design really meets the needs of us elderly people," Lü Suzhen bent down and gently twisted the "easy-pull buckle" on the tongue of the shoe, and with a "rip" sound, the shoelaces on the tongue of the shoe automatically tightened, "From now on, I don't have to worry about my shoelaces coming undone when I play."
After tightening her shoelaces, Lü Suzhen raised one foot again to show the sole of the shoe to her fellow players. "The slip resistance is excellent," Lü Suzhen pointed to the sole, where U-shaped rubber patches were attached to the front and rear of the foot, and the middle of the sole had a curved anti-slip pattern design. "The three-stage anti-slip design is the secret to why I dare to step forward when playing." To allow her fellow players to more truly feel the anti-slip performance of the sole, Lü Suzhen did not forget to get up and stomp on it a few times, and then decisively took a few big steps forward.
Easy to put on and take off is also one of the important reasons why Lü Suzhen chose these shoes. In the past, to put on shoes, she had to bend over to lift the heel and then bend over to tie the shoelaces. Now, these shoes use an easy-to-put-on-and-take-off tongue design. She puts her foot into the shoe, pushes hard, and the heel automatically bulges to fit, and she can put on the shoes in a few seconds.
Playing ping-pong every morning is Lü Suzhen's unwavering habit. In the past two years, as she has gotten older, she has always felt "not quite right" under her feet when playing.
"Wearing cloth shoes during exercise is easy to break the sole, and they are not slip-resistant. Wearing traditional athletic shoes, it is troublesome to tie the shoelaces, and there is also the risk of stepping on the shoelaces and falling," Lü Suzhen always wanted to change to a pair of shoes that fit well, "If only there was a pair of shoes specially tailored for us elderly people."
Early one Sunday morning, Lü Suzhen and her husband, Ren Wenming (任文明), came to the shopping mall at their doorstep and entered a store that specializes in selling elderly shoes, preparing to buy suitable elderly shoes.
In July of last year, China's first national standard for elderly shoes was officially implemented. The national standard for elderly shoes fully considers the special needs of the elderly for shoes, and makes detailed regulations on the style design, slip resistance, overall shock absorption performance, and thermal insulation performance of elderly shoes. After the standard was introduced, some manufacturers have designed and produced elderly shoes in accordance with the national standard and launched new models for sale.
The design of elderly shoes is very particular. In order to prevent the elderly from squeezing their feet when wearing shoes, the toes are designed as round or wide toes; to ensure the safety of the elderly when walking at night, reflective strips (belts) are attached to the back or outer side of the heel... "Uncles and aunts, feel free to choose, our shoes all meet the national standards." After being recommended by Li Yun (李云), the person in charge of the store, Lü Suzhen chose a pair of gray athletic-style elderly shoes, and Ren Wenming chose a pair of brown casual-style elderly shoes. The shoes were clearly marked at 299 yuan, and there was a discount of 100 yuan for buying two pairs, so the two pairs of shoes ultimately cost 498 yuan.
After seeing off Lü Suzhen and her husband, Li Yun got up to greet the newly arrived customers. After a busy morning, Li Yun and her colleagues received more than 20 elderly people who came to choose shoes and sold 7 pairs of elderly shoes.
Li Yun has only been in the elderly shoe industry for 6 years, but she already runs 7 stores that specialize in selling elderly shoes.
In 2019, she was hired as a salesperson in an elderly shoe sales store in Tengzhou City, introducing related products to the elderly who came to the store to shop. In 2020, Li Yun decided to open her own store, specializing in selling elderly shoes. From an ordinary salesperson to a determination to independently operate a store, Li Yun is precisely optimistic about the huge consumption potential released by the silver economy.
"The elderly's requirements for quality of life are increasing day by day, and they are paying more and more attention to foot health. They will definitely increase their demand for shoes that can provide good support, have good shock absorption effects, and help prevent foot diseases," Li Yun said. In the past few years, the customer flow and sales of Li Yun's stores have increased year by year, from selling 3,000 pairs of shoes a year in one store to having 7 stores in the city, including 4 in Tengzhou City. In 2024, the 7 stores sold a total of more than 30,000 pairs of shoes, with annual sales reaching 5 million yuan. Li Yun is increasingly determined to cultivate this field deeply.
Now, Li Yun is busy selecting a location for her eighth store, "The silver economy has broad prospects, I have to work harder!" Li Yun said with confidence.
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What to pay attention to when buying elderly shoes
"Will the shoes come unglued?" "How is the slip resistance?" Many elderly people are very concerned about the quality of the shoes.
As the elderly's demand for elderly shoes is increasing day by day, the brands and types of elderly shoes on the market are springing up like mushrooms after a rain. In the selection process, in order to buy elderly shoe products with qualified quality and excellent performance, elderly friends must pay more attention and carefully observe the quality of the shoes.
"First of all, during the purchase process, open the shoe box and smell it to see if there is any pungent odor," Liu Bo (刘玻), director of the Quality Supervision Department of the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, suggested.
Secondly, you must use your hands to experience the texture of the shoes, press the upper, fold the sole, and carefully check the performance of the shoes. When checking the shoes, put your hand into the shoe and gently press the forefoot area to confirm its thickness. When checking the sole, bend the sole with your hand. A good quality sole is elastic, moderately soft and hard, and has clear patterns, so that it can have good cushioning and slip resistance. In addition, in recent years, there have been many fake and shoddy elderly shoe products on the market. It is best to go to regular shopping malls or stores to buy elderly shoes. "Carefully check the label information on the shoes and inner and outer packaging, choose products with complete labels, and do not buy 'three-no' products," Liu Bo said, "You should focus on checking whether the product has a quality inspection certificate; whether the product name, manufacturer's name and address, and the product standard implemented are marked in Chinese."
When buying elderly shoes, it is best to ask for an invoice and related vouchers. When shopping online, be sure to save the relevant information and payment vouchers for online transactions. If you find that you have purchased fake or shoddy products, you can call the 12345 hotline in a timely manner to protect your rights in accordance with the law.
In particular, it should be noted that even the best shoes are not omnipotent, and you should choose the right shoes according to your activity needs. No matter what shoes you wear, pay attention to safety and do what you can when you are active. Be especially careful when going out in rainy or snowy weather, and when walking on marble floors or uneven roads.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 8th (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)): The Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) and three other departments recently jointly issued the "Notice on Strengthening Assistance and Relief for Truck Drivers Who Die or are Injured in Transit Accidents," proposing to strengthen occupational injury protection. Human resources and social security departments and transportation departments in 17 pilot provinces and cities for occupational injury protection for new forms of employment, including Beijing (北京) and Tianjin (天津), should guide relevant platform enterprises to promote full coverage of occupational injury protection in the same-city freight industry, and study and explore work-related injury insurance policies for trunk line truck drivers.
The notice clarifies that with the goal of caring for the health of truck drivers, a special action called "Truck Driver Escort" will be launched to integrate social resources and organize social forces to provide health care, care and condolences, vehicle and cargo escort, and aftercare services for truck drivers who die or are injured in transit accidents and those who suffer from sudden serious illnesses.
According to the notice, trade union organizations and transportation departments in various regions should work with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions Mutual Aid Association (中国职工保险互助会) to actively carry out mutual aid insurance for truck driver employees, providing mutual assistance and protection for truck drivers who suffer accidental injuries or serious illnesses. Seventeen provinces, including Beijing (北京) and Shanxi (山西), should actively explore and launch mutual aid insurance for truck driver employees in light of their local conditions, providing protection for truck drivers against accidental injuries and sudden serious illnesses. Localities are encouraged to increase funding subsidies and provide truck driver employees with mutual aid insurance as a gift.
The notice proposes that civil affairs departments in various regions should promptly include eligible truck drivers and their families in the scope of social assistance, and refer them to relevant departments if they find that they have special assistance needs for medical treatment, housing, education, and employment. At the same time, actively carry out the standardized and standardized upgrading of "Driver Homes" in highway service areas, providing truck drivers with basic services such as free parking and rest, hot water supply, meal heating, showers, and laundry.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Lanzhou, July 8th. On the morning of the 8th, the joint investigation team of Tianshui City (天水市), Gansu Province (甘肃省) announced the investigation results of the local children's blood lead abnormality incident. After investigation by the public security organs, Zhu Moul Lin (朱某琳), the principal and legal representative of Heshi Peixin Kindergarten (褐石培心幼儿园), and Li Moufang (李某芳), the investor, agreed that the kindergarten's kitchen staff would purchase colored drawing pigments through online platforms and dilute them for use in the production of some foods.
The report stated that on the early morning of the 3rd, the public security department seized the remaining pigments hidden by them. After testing, the seized pigments contained lead (the packaging clearly stated that it was not edible). The Maiji District (麦积区) joint working group found that two samples of tricolor jujube steamed cake and corn sausage buns retained by Heshi Peixin Kindergarten (褐石培心幼儿园) had lead contents of 1052 mg/kg and 1340 mg/kg respectively, both exceeding the food safety national standard limit of 0.5 mg/kg for food contaminants.
This kindergarten is located in Heshi Community (褐石小区), Maiji District (麦积区), Tianshui City (天水市). It obtained a school operating license in June 2022 and officially began enrolling students in late August. It is a private kindergarten with 251 children currently enrolled.
As of 10:00 p.m. on the 7th, all 251 children had been tested. According to the blood lead standard determined by the joint national and provincial medical expert group, 233 children had abnormal blood lead levels and 18 had normal levels.
After the incident, the Gansu Provincial Health Commission (甘肃省卫生健康委员会) dispatched six experts in toxicology, critical care, pediatrics, and other related fields to Tianshui (天水). On the 4th, the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) and the National Disease Control Bureau (国家疾控局) dispatched three experts to Gansu (甘肃) to provide guidance on treatment. At the same time, a joint medical treatment expert group composed of experts from the nation, Gansu (甘肃), Shaanxi (陕西), Hunan (湖南), Chongqing (重庆), and other places carried out medical treatment work.
Currently, the public security organs have criminally detained Zhu Moul Lin (朱某琳), Li Moufang (李某芳), and other eight people on suspicion of producing toxic and harmful food, and have taken compulsory measures of releasing two other people on bail pending trial in accordance with the law. The discipline inspection and supervision organs have initiated investigation procedures, and will seriously pursue accountability and responsibility in accordance with regulations, discipline, and law for those who have neglected their duties or committed dereliction of duty.
Return to TopJing Brand Co., Ltd. (劲牌有限公司) (referred to as "Jing Brand (劲牌)") is a health product company focusing on three major health businesses: health liquor, herbal baijiu, and traditional Chinese medicine. Jing Brand (劲牌) was founded in 1953 in Daye City (大冶市), Hubei Province (湖北省). For more than 70 years, it has adhered to the concept of long-term development and continuously explored the path of sustainable corporate development. In 2025, Jing Brand (劲牌), with users as the center, will comprehensively promote the construction of a "four-friendly" enterprise that is user-friendly, customer-friendly, employee-friendly, and society-friendly, to realize the long-term value of the company's common development with users, customers, employees, and society.
Taking User-Friendliness as the Foundation - Doing a Good Job of Products and Services
Since the beginning of this year, Jing Brand (劲牌) has actively practiced user-friendliness, turning concepts into actions:
In April, Jinjiu (劲酒) upgraded its product packaging from transparent glass bottles to brown bottles, which is conducive to the long-term stability of the liquor quality. Although the raw material cost is higher than that of transparent glass bottles, the price of the product after the new packaging is changed remains unchanged.
In July, the new product of Maopu Herbal Liquor (毛铺草本酒) was finalized, using more than 5 patents and incorporating the essence of 5 herbal ingredients. The liquor is aged in pottery jars for more than 5 years, bringing users a new experience with genuine materials.
Over the years, Jing Brand (劲牌) has adhered to the concept of user-friendliness, and all its products and services focus on user-related health needs.
In terms of technological innovation, Jing Brand (劲牌) applies two key technologies, traditional Chinese medicine fingerprinting and scientific extraction, to production, and invests more than 3% of its annual sales in product research and development and upgrades.
In terms of product development, Jing Brand (劲牌) adheres to the "eight principles," namely user insight, clear positioning, unique value, deserving of the name, reasonable pricing, quality first, reasonable structure, and low-carbon environmental protection.
In terms of product quality, Jing Brand (劲牌) has built raw wine bases, raw material bases, etc., and has completed the construction of "three-fragrance" raw wine bases in Huangshi (黄石), Hubei (湖北) (Qingxiang), Yibin (宜宾), Sichuan (四川) (Nongxiang), and Maotai Town (茅台镇), Guizhou (贵州) (Jiangxiang). The production capacity and storage capacity of raw wine are among the highest in the industry.
In terms of product packaging, Jing Brand (劲牌) promotes simple and environmentally friendly packaging and displays product traceability information and "carbon footprint" on the packaging.
In terms of product pricing, Jing Brand (劲牌) adheres to the pricing concept of consistent quality and price, high cost performance, and clear and fair prices.
Taking Customer-Friendliness as Wings - Jointly Serving Consumers
On June 6, Jing Brand (劲牌) launched the sixth phase of the national cooperative dealer and family group return to the factory for exchange activities for more than 20 years.
At present, among the customers cooperating with Jing Brand (劲牌), the longest cooperation period has reached 39 years, 204 have cooperated for more than 20 years, and 19 have cooperated for more than 30 years.
Jing Brand (劲牌) believes that customers are an important influencing factor in the development of the company, including all partners in the ecological chain. Jing Brand (劲牌) insists on establishing a sunny, transparent, harmonious, common progress, and mutually beneficial and win-win cooperative relationship with customers.
When selecting partners, Jing Brand (劲牌) takes the fit of corporate values as the starting point of cooperation, grows together with customers, and realizes a positive cycle of customer stickiness and the growth of the brand value of both parties. With the continuous order support of Jing Brand (劲牌), the supply chain packaging company Jingjia Technology (劲佳科技) has been among the top 100 printing and packaging companies for 7 consecutive years.
Jing Brand (劲牌) places the cultivation of sustainable development momentum for partners in an important position. In response to the industry's pain point of inventory pressure, Jing Brand (劲牌) promotes "non-saturated sales," and regulates the supply volume in real time through sales data, which not only ensures "benign inventory" in the market, but also protects the reasonable profits of distributors and terminal customers.
From a transaction relationship to value symbiosis, Jing Brand (劲牌) builds a "long-term ecological system" with customers, outputs multi-dimensional value through cooperation with customers, and ultimately achieves the goal of "returning value flow to users."
Taking Employee-Friendliness as the Foundation - Stimulating the Original Driving Force of the Enterprise
Jing Brand (劲牌) provides every employee with thoughtful and comprehensive services and humanistic care. Jing Brand (劲牌) employees enjoy full reimbursement of expenses outside of critical illness medical insurance and 60% reimbursement for non-critical illnesses; employees who have a second or third child can receive a cash reward of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. In addition, there are new employee settlement fees, scholarships for "Jing Baby (劲宝宝)" to enter school, etc. In 2024, Jing Brand's (劲牌) employee welfare expenditure exceeded 160 million yuan.
Jing Brand (劲牌) pays attention to talent cultivation, and has cultivated 7 experts who enjoy special government allowances from the State Council, 2 Chinese brewing masters, and other high-level talents. At the same time, Jing Brand (劲牌) strengthens the improvement of employees' knowledge and skills and the shaping of values. Jing Brand (劲牌) has adhered to the "read a book every month" system for 20 years, set up a study room, and reimbursed employees for learning and certification expenses. Morning meetings convey corporate culture, and details such as low-carbon office work and the CD-ROM action in the cafeteria shape common values and realize the two-way empowerment of "employee growth - corporate development."
Jing Brand (劲牌) allows employees to gain a sense of belonging in material security, spiritual identity, and career development, maximizes the enthusiasm of employees, enables the company to obtain the endogenous power of sustainable development, and then realizes the improvement of product quality and service level.
Taking Social-Friendliness as the Root - Building a Friendly Ecological Chain
Recently, the packaging of Maopu Herbal Vintage Liquor (毛铺草本年份酒) has been renewed again. Through process optimization and upgrading, the carbon footprint of different vintage products has been reduced by 36.5% to 48.2%.
Jing Brand (劲牌) builds a product life cycle environmental management system and establishes strict environmental standards. At the same time, it has established a circular economy division to realize 100% resource utilization of solid waste such as distiller's grains and traditional Chinese medicine residues. Jing Brand (劲牌) has been successfully rated as a "national green factory" and has become a green benchmark for the entire industry chain.
Jing Brand's (劲牌) public welfare footsteps extend from green practice to the field of people's livelihood security. It has invested nearly 900 million yuan to complete the Wangying Reservoir (王英水库) water diversion project to ensure drinking water for millions of residents. The "Jing Brand Sunshine Students (劲牌阳光学子)" program has donated a total of 520 million yuan to help 47,000 poor students across the country realize their dreams of college. Jing Brand (劲牌) has invested in the construction of 7 raw wine brewing bases to absorb the employment of the local surplus labor force.
Jing Brand (劲牌) has invested a total of 1.223 billion yuan in targeted poverty alleviation funds, benefiting more than 5 million people across the country. The company has won the title of "National Advanced Collective in Poverty Alleviation." As of 2024, Jing Brand's (劲牌) public welfare donations have reached 3.721 billion yuan, and it has won the "China Charity Award" four times.
Jing Brand (劲牌) believes that the "four friendliness" are progressive, interdependent, and closely linked, and form a sustainable closed loop of "value source - value transmission - value creation - value extension," which is a healthy and sustainable development of the company. A benign ecology. In the future, Jing Brand (劲牌) will continue to promote the construction of a "four-friendly" enterprise, create a benchmark for friendly enterprises, and promote the healthy and sustainable development of the health industry.
Data source: Jing Brand Co., Ltd. (劲牌有限公司)
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The 2025 Guiyang International Forum on Ecological Civilization closed in Guiyang (贵阳), Guizhou Province (贵州省) on July 6. In recent years, Guizhou (贵州) has protected its ecological environment and strived to transform its ecological advantages into development advantages. Walking in Qiannan (黔南), a set of data is even more encouraging.
In the first five months of this year, the total industrial output value of Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (黔南布依族苗族自治州) increased by 17.9% year-on-year; in 2024, the forest coverage rate of Qiannan Prefecture (黔南州) increased to 68.17%; in 2024, Qiannan Prefecture (黔南州) added 1 national-level green factory and 9 provincial-level green factories; in the past 3 years, the output value of Qiannan Prefecture's (黔南州) phosphorus-based modern chemical industry and new energy battery materials has exceeded 50 billion yuan, becoming an important production and processing base for new energy battery materials...
In recent years, Guizhou (贵州) has firmly established the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" (绿水青山就是金山银山 (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green water lush mountain is gold mountain silver mountain," the idea that environmental protection and economic development are mutually reinforcing)), adhered to the simultaneous focus on development, safety, and ecology, and embarked on a high-quality development path that balances efficient resource utilization and environmental protection.
Extending the industrial chain to solidify the "gold content."
Guizhou Chuanheng Chemical Co., Ltd. (贵州川恒化工股份有限公司), located in Fuquan City (福泉市), Qiannan Prefecture (黔南州), was once a traditional phosphorus chemical enterprise. After years of development, it has built a circular economy industrial chain covering phosphate rock mining and beneficiation, wet-process phosphoric acid and phosphate product manufacturing, and fluorine resource development and utilization, with annual sales revenue of 6 billion yuan.
Based on phosphorus, making the most of phosphorus, and not limited to phosphorus. "Phosphate rock is often associated with iron, fluorine, etc. If there is a lack of long-term development vision and a circular economy mindset, it will not only increase production costs, cause waste of resources, but also pollute the environment and increase the difficulty of governance," said Wu Haibin (吴海斌), chairman of the company. "Cultivating and extending the industrial chain, exploring industrial integration and development, and striving to seize new tracks."
Since 2020, focusing on phosphorus, fluorine, iron and other resources in phosphate rock, Chuanheng Company (川恒公司) has implemented the "mining-chemical integration" new energy circular industry project, focusing on the development of phosphorus-based battery cathode materials and fluorine-based electrolyte materials. At present, the daily output of iron phosphate is stable between 120 tons and 150 tons. "We are working hard to create an efficient, circular, and coupled development of the new energy materials industry cluster," said Wu Haibin (吴海斌).
In order to make good use of resources, Qiannan Prefecture (黔南州) is exploring the introduction of "molybdenum" with "phosphorus" and "copper" with "phosphorus" to promote the deep coupling of phosphorus chemical industry, coal chemical industry, fluorine chemical industry, and copper smelting, and strive to build a first-class phosphorus chemical industry and new energy battery materials industry base.
In Qiannan High-tech Industrial Development Zone (黔南高新技术产业开发区), more than 130 upstream, midstream and downstream phosphorus chemical companies are gathered here. Each company is like a building block, building a circular industrial chain "based on phosphorus but higher than phosphorus."
"As the second batch of national carbon peak pilots, the high-tech zone can handle 45 of the 46 major categories of hazardous waste listed in the 'National Hazardous Waste List'. Through resource utilization and other methods, we will promote solid waste management, deepen pollution reduction and carbon reduction, and solidify the 'gold content' of industrial development," said Liu Shengchen (刘胜臣), head of the Industrial Development Department of Qiannan High-tech Zone (黔南高新区).
Strengthening technological innovation to enhance the "new content."
Walking into the Machangping Industrial Park (马场坪工业园区) of Qiannan High-tech Zone (黔南高新区), the automatic packaging line for purified phosphoric acid of Wengfu Chemical Company (瓮福化工公司) is particularly busy: it fills 15 tons of food-grade phosphoric acid per hour, with a daily output of up to 360 tons, further meeting the raw material needs of downstream enterprises.
"Through intelligent technology breakthroughs, we have achieved automated packaging, and production efficiency has increased by more than 40%, which has improved the 'new content' of high-end products," said Li Weihong (李维红), deputy general manager of the company.
As a subsidiary of Guizhou Phosphate Group (贵州磷化集团), Wengfu Chemical Company (瓮福化工公司) has long been deeply involved in the field of fine phosphorus chemicals, and purified phosphoric acid is one of its key products.
"Relying on excellent scientific research talents, advanced technology and equipment, and national key laboratories, the wet-process purification phosphoric acid technology is constantly updated, and 127 authorized patents have been obtained, 850 joint development patents, and a single set of production capacity reaches 400,000 tons. The product was rated as the third batch of 'National Manufacturing Single Champion Products'," introduced Yang Fan (杨帆), director of the R&D Center of Guizhou Phosphate Group (贵州磷化集团). In the future, we will continue to expand the production capacity of wet-process purified phosphoric acid and enhance the resilience and safety level of China's phosphorus chemical industry chain and supply chain.
For the phosphorus chemical industry, the treatment of phosphogypsum is a difficult problem. Through technological innovation, Chuanheng Company (川恒公司) has found new ideas to solve the problem, and also expanded more space for green mine construction and efficient resource utilization.
"We use semi-hydrated wet-process phosphoric acid technology to produce 1 ton of phosphoric acid, and phosphogypsum can be reduced by 700 kg compared with before, which reduces pollution and waste of resources from the source," said Huang Tongwei (黄同伟), director of the filling management department of Chuanheng Company (川恒公司). "Because semi-hydrated phosphogypsum has gelling properties, after modification, it can be directly filled into the mine without cement, so as to achieve the goal of low-cost treatment of phosphogypsum."
Through mining and filling at the same time, the phosphate mine mining rate has increased from 50% to 90%, underground normal mining, and synchronous greening on the ground, achieving a win-win situation for economic and ecological benefits.
"Focusing on key industries, we will cultivate a number of key laboratories, technology innovation centers, scientist workstations and other technology innovation platforms. Through the 'Eastern Headquarters + Qiannan Base' (黔南基地) and 'Eastern R&D + Qiannan Manufacturing' (黔南制造) models, we will flexibly introduce high-level technology innovation talents and scientific research teams to promote the industry to release new vitality," introduced Wang Longxian (王龙现), director of the Qiannan Prefecture Science and Technology Bureau (黔南州科学技术局).
Guizhou Province (贵州省) is rich in mineral resources and has complex geological conditions. Since 2024, the Guizhou Bureau (贵州局) of the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau (国家矿山安全监察局) has cooperated with China University of Mining and Technology (中国矿业大学) to strengthen technological innovation.
"We aim at scientific research and technological innovation in mine safety to help Guizhou (贵州) mines achieve safe and efficient mining," said Wang Shaohui (王韶辉), director of the Guizhou Bureau (贵州局) of the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau (国家矿山安全监察局). The application of technical achievements such as roadway surrounding rock collaborative support technology and "double-retained roadway" mining mode in isolated working faces has promoted the transformation and upgrading of Guizhou (贵州) mines.
Developing clean energy to cultivate the "green content."
In Longli County (龙里县), Qiannan Prefecture (黔南州), there is a vast grassland with an altitude of more than 1,500 meters. Looking around, rows of tall windmills stand staggered, and huge blades turn the strong wind of the Guizhou Plateau (云贵高原) into green electricity, sending it to thousands of households, and also attracting many tourists to check in.
This is the Longli Wind Farm (龙里风电场). In 2012, the local government introduced and established CGN Guizhou Longli Wind Power Co., Ltd. (中广核贵州龙里风力发电有限公司) to deploy clean energy, successively installed 185 wind turbines, with a total installed capacity of 370 MW, and achieved an annual output value of about 200 million yuan.
Recently, in the workshop of Shanghai Electric Guizhou Longli Wind Power Industrial Park (上海电气贵州龙里风电产业园), a set of 108-meter-long carbon fiber composite material blades was successfully rolled off the production line. The impeller diameter is 220 meters, and the swept area is equivalent to 5.8 football fields, which enhances the market competitiveness of wind power blades in Guizhou Province (贵州省).
Relevant data show that in the first five months of this year, Guizhou's (贵州) green electricity settlement volume reached 3.358 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 210.16%. With the rapid development of Guizhou's (贵州) computing power industry, energy demand is constantly increasing, and clean energy development has become the key to breaking the situation.
"Relying on resource advantages, Qiannan Prefecture (黔南州) has successively promoted the base-based, large-scale, and integrated development of wind power and photovoltaic power generation, and built a number of million-kilowatt bases, and developed distributed wind power and distributed photovoltaic power generation in accordance with local conditions," said Luo Peilin (罗培林), director of the Qiannan Prefecture Bureau of Industry and Information Technology (黔南州工业和信息化局). In 2024, Qiannan Prefecture's (黔南州) new energy power generation installed capacity was 6.516 million kilowatts, and clean energy accounted for 70%, and the "green content" of economic development has been significantly improved.
"Industrial ecology and ecological industrialization. We must give full play to our ecological advantages and establish and improve a green and low-carbon development system," said Wei Minggang (韦明刚), director of the Qiannan Prefecture Ecological Environment Bureau (黔南州生态环境局).
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The 2025 Ecological Civilization Guiyang International Forum was recently held in Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou Province (贵州省), with the theme of "Man and Nature Harmoniously Coexisting - Jointly Discussing the Green Transformation of Global Development." As China's only national and international forum with ecological civilization as its theme, the forum has been committed to promoting the dissemination of relevant concepts and practical exploration, and deepening international exchanges and cooperation since its inception.
The forum set up a total of 20 theme forums, during which opening ceremonies, theme forums, off-site visits, publicity and displays, green investment promotion, and the release of new environmental protection products and technologies were held, as well as a series of activities for the guest province. Guests from all walks of life at home and abroad were widely invited to participate and jointly discuss the green transformation of global development.
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the concept of "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" being put forward. On July 5th, the "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" Theoretical Practice and Innovation Theme Forum was held at the Guiyang International Eco-Conference Center. This is the sixth time that the theme forum has been held at the Ecological Civilization Guiyang International Forum. With the theme of "Ecological Products and Green Productivity," the forum provides Chinese solutions for the realization of ecological product value and green sustainable development by sharing the vivid practices and typical experiences of continuously promoting green and sustainable development internationally and domestically.
Guizhou (贵州), with its widely distributed karst landforms, had a worrying scene of rocky desertification many years ago. In Longli County (龙里县), Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (黔南布依族苗族自治州), large areas of mountains were exposed and the soil layer was thin. In 2000, Longli County seized the opportunity of "returning farmland to forest" and pushed a wild plant, Rosa roxburghii, to the forefront of rocky desertification control. With its developed root system, strong drought resistance, and adaptability to barren soil, this shrub helps ecological management in karst mountainous areas.
"Rosa roxburghii is a preferred tree species for rocky desertification control. It not only has a strong ability to fix soil with its roots, but its fruit also contains huge economic value," said Wei Mingyan (魏明艳), Deputy Director of the Longli County Forestry Bureau (龙里县林业局). Based on local resource endowments, Longli County adheres to the principle of "industrial ecology and ecological industrialization," relying on the variety advantages and market potential of Rosa roxburghii to vigorously develop the Rosa roxburghii industry as a leading county-level characteristic industry.
The planting of Rosa roxburghii in Longli spread rapidly. In Chaxiang Village (茶香村), Gujiao Town (谷脚镇), a large planter, Xiang Zhongguo (向忠国), said: "In the past, planting corn caused soil erosion due to rain. After changing to Rosa roxburghii, the root system fixed the soil like a net." Today, the planting area of Rosa roxburghii in Longli County has reached 105,000 mu, covering more than 8,000 households, and the forest coverage rate has jumped to 63.41%, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection and economic development.
Guizhou Hengliyuan Natural Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (贵州恒力源天然生物科技有限公司) is located in the High-tech Industrial Park of Longli County (龙里县高新技术产业园) and is one of the leading enterprises in the Rosa roxburghii industry in Guizhou (贵州). "We have developed Rosa roxburghii juice, Rosa roxburghii raw liquid and other products, and we need to purchase a large number of fresh Rosa roxburghii fruits every year," said Lin Jian (林建), Executive Deputy General Manager of the company.
Longli County has strengthened policy guarantees to promote the development of the Rosa roxburghii industry. Since 2017, it has successively issued special policies such as agricultural industrialization support and characteristic brand cultivation, providing support to Rosa roxburghii growers, cooperatives, and processing enterprises. Since 2020, Longli County has fully implemented the Rosa roxburghii insurance policy, including Rosa roxburghii natural disasters and price index into the insurance coverage, giving farmers a "reassurance pill" and effectively protecting the interests of farmers. Since 2022, the Longli Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China (中国农业银行龙里支行) has issued loans of more than 2 million yuan to more than 20 Rosa roxburghii growers around the Rosa roxburghii industry.
Up to now, Longli County has cultivated 8 Rosa roxburghii processing enterprises and 26 cooperatives, with 33 production lines, developed more than 20 kinds of products, with an annual production capacity of more than 53,000 tons. Related products sell well in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) and other places, and are exported to overseas markets such as South Korea (韩国) and Japan (日本).
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On the cliffs of Shengji Town (生机镇), Qixingguan District (七星关区), Bijie City (毕节市), Guizhou Province (贵州省), 10 man-made canals extend like the palm lines of the rock face. Shengji Town is located in a karst landform area, and villagers used to suffer from extreme shortages of water for production and daily life. In the 1950s, local people used steel drills and chisels to carve out more than 130 kilometers of "cliffside canals," bringing water to relieve their difficulties.
In 2024, Qixingguan District launched the Songguan Irrigation Area Project (宋官灌区项目) to reinforce the 29 branches of the Shengji Town canals. Today, villagers in Gaoliu Village (高流村), Shengji Town, have voluntarily formed a service team that patrols the canals at least twice a month, clearing stones and maintaining the smooth flow of water.
In Guizhou, strengthening water resource management and protection is not limited to mountainous areas. The Guancheng River (贯城河) is one of the important tributaries of the Nanming River (南明河) in Guiyang City (贵阳市), flowing through the traditional commercial center of Guiyang City. From the 1960s, the Guancheng River channel was gradually covered with concrete slabs. With urban development and population growth, temporary parking lots, night markets, shopping malls, and other facilities were built on top of the slabs, covering most of the Guancheng River channel and causing water quality to decline.
Since 2012, Guiyang City has continuously carried out ecological environment restoration and river management of the Guancheng River, vigorously improving sewage pipe network infrastructure, and adopting source control and interception, endogenous treatment, and other methods to implement black and odorous water body整治工程 (zhěng zhì gōng chéng - "rectification project," a project to improve the environment), rectifying problems such as pipe network damage, misconnections, and direct sewage discharge outlets to achieve separation of clear and dirty water and improve the water quality of the Guancheng River. In 2021, the water quality of the Guancheng River stably reached Class IV or higher standards.
Water management is not only in cities. In the Zunyi City (遵义市) Bozhou District (播州区) section of the Wujiang River (乌江), old fisherman He Lingsong (何岺松) witnessed the process of the river water changing from clear to turbid and then back to clear. Many years ago, cage fish farming and phosphogypsum pollution made the Wujiang River unbearable, and all sections of the Wujiang River within Zunyi downstream of Spring No. 34 had water quality worse than Class V.
In 2009, Guizhou launched the pollution control of Spring No. 34, which has continued to this day. In the monitoring hall of Guiyang Kailin Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (贵阳开磷化肥有限公司), the screen displays the real-time total phosphorus concentration of the spring water from Spring No. 34, and four sets of sewage treatment devices operate day and night. In addition to treating phosphorus, it is also necessary to manage fishing. In 2018, Guizhou comprehensively banned cage aquaculture and guided fishermen to switch to other industries. With multiple measures taken simultaneously, the thousands of miles of the Wujiang River have been restored to clear water, and residents along the river have also started to enjoy ecological tourism.
In Wanping Village (湾坪村), Baishiyan Township (白石岩乡), Ziyun Miao and Buyi Autonomous County (紫云苗族布依族自治县), Anshun City (安顺市), villager Jiang Xingrong (姜兴荣) turned on the tap, and clear water gurgled out. Since 2021, the county has invested 280 million yuan to build 46 rural water supply projects, improving water supply conditions for more than 100,000 people. Data shows that by the end of 2024, the penetration rate of tap water in rural areas of Guizhou had reached 93.3%. In Luguan Village (芦官村), Guian New District (贵安新区), by coordinating rural drinking water, domestic sewage, and black and odorous water body treatment, the former wasteland and abandoned ponds have been transformed into lotus ponds, opening up a new path for rural tourism development.
Recently, the results of the 2024 assessment of the strictest water resource management system were announced, and Guizhou Province's assessment grade was excellent, achieving excellent grades for four consecutive years. In 2024, Guizhou Province's water consumption per 10,000 yuan of regional GDP was 41.02 cubic meters, a decrease of 25% compared to 2020, and water consumption per 10,000 yuan of industrial added value was 18.05 cubic meters, a decrease of 53.9% compared to 2020; the utilization coefficient of farmland irrigation water increased from 0.486 to 0.503; and the annual water quality compliance rate of important river and lake water function zones was 92.98%. "The implementation of the water resource management system has achieved remarkable results, strongly supporting the high-quality economic and social development of Guizhou Province," said Yang Xiaochun (杨晓春), Director of the Water Resource Management Division of the Guizhou Provincial Department of Water Resources (贵州省水利厅).
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Picking tea leaves, weighing them, loading them onto vehicles... In summer, tea farmers wearing bamboo hats and carrying bamboo baskets shuttle through the green tea gardens – it's time for the summer tea harvest.
Collecting tea during the day and frying tea at night is the daily routine during the harvest season. In Duyun City (都匀市), Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (黔南布依族苗族自治州), Guizhou Province (贵州省), Liu Wenfeng (刘文峰), the head of Duyun Wenfeng Tea Factory (都匀文峰茶厂) with 30 years of tea-making experience, is always particularly busy during the harvest season of Duyun Maojian (都匀毛尖).
"Tea picking depends on the weather; it can't be too sunny or rainy. Fresh tea leaves shouldn't be left overnight, or they will turn yellow when fried." Every evening at 7 o'clock, Liu Wenfeng (刘文峰) and his assistant set up a large pot, light the firewood, and start frying tea. Frying Duyun Maojian (都匀毛尖) requires eight steps, all of which are done in the pot except for cooling. The temperature is different for each step.
"Cover the fire, add firewood," the two shout these words all night long. Inside the room, the smoke stings their eyes, and the heat makes them sweat. The quality depends on the control of the heat and the skills of the hands. If one step goes wrong, the whole pot of tea is ruined. Although Liu Wenfeng (刘文峰) is skilled, he can only fry up to 6 jin of dry tea per night with this kind of rush.
The tea-making process of Duyun Maojian (都匀毛尖) is exquisite, and the production efficiency is limited. Brand building is limited by output and quality.
How to increase production? How to control quality? Bai Jinlong (白锦龙), a local tea merchant, tried many methods and even went to other provinces to study. Finally, he turned his attention to electric tea frying.
"From de-enzyming and kneading to aroma enhancement and baking, after repeated attempts, we finally built a complete production line for fine tea," said Bai Jinlong (白锦龙). Electric tea frying can accurately control each step, including temperature adjustment, which realizes the standardization of tea frying process and quality control.
In 2020, China Southern Power Grid Guizhou Duyun Power Supply Bureau (南方电网贵州都匀供电局) and local relevant departments began to promote electric tea frying; in 2022, Duyun (都匀) tea companies fully used electric tea frying. Compared with traditional firewood tea making, electric tea frying can reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption costs. Electricity promotes the green development of modern mountain characteristic and efficient agriculture.
"The electricity consumption was not high before, but after using electric tea frying, the power supply became tight," recalled Luo Jin (罗进), director of Jiangzhou Power Supply Station (江洲供电所) of the Suburban Branch of Duyun Power Supply Bureau (都匀供电局市郊分局). During the harvest season, they basically stayed on the mountain all night to deal with the electricity problems for tea companies.
In recent years, combined with actual production needs, in the key production areas of Duyun Maojian (都匀毛尖), Duyun Power Supply Bureau (都匀供电局) invested 13.28 million yuan to complete the construction and operation of 5 10 kV lines, realizing multi-power source connection and power supply, continuously optimizing the power grid structure, and providing customized power services for more than 80 tea companies and more than 2,600 tea farmers to ensure safe, reliable and stable power supply.
Up to now, the tea garden planting area in Qiannan Prefecture (黔南州) is 1.373 million mu, with an annual comprehensive output value of over 10 billion yuan. The number of tea companies has increased to 869, the number of employees has reached 426,600, and the annual per capita income of tea farmers has reached 17,500 yuan, 走出一条 (zǒu chū yī tiáo - "walk out a path," to forge a path; to pioneer) a green development path of ecological beauty, industrial prosperity, and people's affluence.
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Not long ago, the UAE's Miral Group announced a strategic partnership with The Walt Disney Company to build the world's seventh Disney theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比), the capital of the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋). Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (哈立德), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比) and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, stated at the signing ceremony that the project's location in Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比) reflects the UAE (阿联酋) and Abu Dhabi's (阿布扎比) important position as a leading global leisure tourism destination.
Since the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (阿布扎比大奖赛) was held on Yas Island (亚斯岛) in 2009, multiple global "firsts" and "mosts" have been born on this 25-square-kilometer island—the world's first Ferrari theme park, the world's first Warner Bros. theme hotel, the world's largest indoor marine world theme park, the world's largest indoor skydiving flight chamber... Driven by the UAE's (阿联酋) economic diversification strategy, Yas Island (亚斯岛) received over 38 million tourists in 2024, becoming one of the world's well-known leisure tourism destinations.
Theme Parks Attract Tourists from Various Countries
Walking up the blue escalator of the Yas SeaWorld Abu Dhabi (亚斯岛海洋世界主题公园), the slogans "What does the ocean give us?", "We only have one ocean," and "We are connected to each other through the ocean" leap on the wave-shaped walls. Under the guidance of staff, tourists stop in the central square, placing themselves in three-dimensional landscapes such as icebergs, wastelands, and rainforests, and appreciate the infinite changes of marine ecology through panoramic projection technology.
As the first SeaWorld theme park in the Middle East, Yas SeaWorld Abu Dhabi (亚斯岛海洋世界主题公园) covers eight ecological areas, including Abu Dhabi Ocean (阿布扎比海洋), Micro Ocean (微观海洋), Tropical Ocean (热带海洋), and Polar Ocean (极地海洋), conveying the core concept of "One Ocean" through immersive experiences. From the tropical Dolphin Bay to the polar Penguin Habitat, the scene changes of animal groups and the alternating hot and cold temperature differences make people linger. In the "Endless Ocean" exhibition hall, hammerhead sharks, manta rays, and hundreds of thousands of fish swim in the world's largest multi-species aquarium containing 25 million liters of water, and a 20-meter-high vertical viewing window showcases the rich biodiversity of the underwater world.
With its unique creative design and complete hardware facilities, the Yas Island (亚斯岛) theme park group, represented by SeaWorld, attracts more and more tourists. In 2024, the increase in international tourists to Yas Island (亚斯岛) reached 40%. Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi (穆罕默德·扎比), CEO of Miral Group (米拉尔集团), said that by developing first-class tourist destinations and creating immersive experiences for tourists, Yas Island (亚斯岛) attracts tourists from all over the world, which is in line with the UAE's (阿联酋) vigorous development of the tourism industry and the realization of economic diversification and sustainable growth goals.
International IP Combined with Local Characteristics
In the UAE's (阿联酋) economic diversification strategy, the tourism industry plays an important role. According to the "We the UAE 2031" plan, by 2031, the UAE's (阿联酋) GDP will reach 3 trillion dirhams (1 dirham is approximately 1.95 yuan), of which tourism revenue will reach 450 billion dirhams. The Emirate of Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比酋长国) plans to invest 10 billion US dollars in infrastructure construction to support its 2030 tourism strategy, which is expected to achieve the goal of attracting 39.3 million tourists by 2030, and the contribution of the tourism industry to the total economy will increase to 90 billion dirhams.
As a pillar enterprise of Abu Dhabi's (阿布扎比) tourism industry and the development and operation entity of Yas Island (亚斯岛), Liam Findlay (利亚姆·芬德利), CEO of Tourism Destination Operations at Miral Group (米拉尔集团), told reporters: "Yas Island's (亚斯岛) strategic goal is to lead Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比) into the ranks of the world's top tourist destinations. It brings together diverse tourism elements and can meet the needs of different types of tourists." For example, indoor skydiving has become increasingly popular around the world in recent years. This sport relies on wind tunnel technology to simulate various airflow environments during skydiving. Athletes adjust the direction and intensity of the airflow to experience the joy of flying freely in the air. In 2019, CLYMB Abu Dhabi (CLYMB冒险中心) opened on Yas Island (亚斯岛). It not only has the world's largest indoor skydiving flight chamber, but also is equipped with the world's highest indoor climbing wall, which can provide multiple challenging experiences for extreme sports enthusiasts.
"This activity is so fascinating!" Coach Laura (劳拉) is conducting flight training with her teammates in the wind tunnel. She is wearing a flight suit and helmet, and uses the powerful airflow to perform difficult flying movements such as vertical suspension, front flips, and back flips. Laura (劳拉) told reporters that this indoor skydiving flight chamber has a super-large sports space of 9.7 meters wide and 31.6 meters high. "The biggest difficulty in indoor skydiving is maintaining body balance. The larger the sports space, the more conducive it is for athletes to adjust their posture and enjoy a better sports experience."
Yas Island (亚斯岛) actively integrates internationally renowned IPs with local culture. Inspired by the UAE (阿联酋) legend of "The Lost Pearl," Yas Waterworld (亚斯水世界乐园) vividly recreates the UAE's (阿联酋) pearl diving history through architectural design, landscape layout, and storyline settings, allowing tourists to experience the local cultural heritage while playing in the water. This model of "global IP + local narrative" not only meets international aesthetic standards, but also highlights regional cultural characteristics.
Looking Forward to More Chinese Tourists Visiting
Local media believe that with the first Disney theme park in the Middle East and Africa settling in Yas Island (亚斯岛), this island will usher in new development opportunities.
According to the Emirates News Agency (阿联酋通讯社) , Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比) is actively transforming its tourism image, paying more attention to providing tourism experiences that combine cultural connotation, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.
In recent years, the diverse cultural experiences provided by Yas Island (亚斯岛) have attracted increasing attention from Chinese tourists. Data shows that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Yas Island (亚斯岛) theme parks increased by 81% in 2024, and China has become one of the most important tourist source countries for Yas Island (亚斯岛) and Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比).
Walking through the main attractions of Yas Island (亚斯岛), Chinese tourists can be seen everywhere. The Chinese version of the guide map, road sign guidance, and convenient payment methods such as UnionPay cards and Alipay provided by the scenic spot provide thoughtful services for Chinese tourists. During the Spring Festival holiday this year, the "Happy Chinese New Year" celebration entered the Ferrari theme park on Yas Island (亚斯岛), allowing Chinese tourists to feel a strong festive atmosphere.
"China is one of the world's largest outbound tourism markets and has an important position in Yas Island's (亚斯岛) tourism development strategy," Findlay (芬德利) said: "We look forward to establishing closer connections with Chinese tourists through strategic partnerships, launching targeted marketing initiatives and customized experience programs, and strive to make Yas Island (亚斯岛) a must-visit destination for Chinese tourists' trips to the Middle East."
(Reported from Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比) on July 8)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 牛瑞飞
Agriculture is an important industry in the European Union. Statistics released by the European Commission not long ago show that in 2022, the added value generated by the EU's agri-food system was 900 billion euros, and the entire agri-food sector provided approximately 30 million jobs in the EU. However, at the same time, EU agriculture also faces multiple challenges such as an aging workforce and climate change. To this end, the EU recently released the "Agriculture and Food Vision" strategic document, and introduced a simplified proposal for the implementation rules of the "Common Agricultural Policy" (CAP), starting from policy design, system optimization and other aspects to enhance the attractiveness, competitiveness and sustainable development capabilities of the agricultural sector.
Data shows that the average age of EU farmers has reached 57, and those under 40 account for only 12%. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (冯德莱恩) said that the purpose of proposing the "Agriculture and Food Vision" strategic document is to make EU agriculture more attractive, resilient and sustainable. The "Agriculture and Food Vision" proposes to create a more dynamic industrial ecosystem for current and future agricultural practitioners. To this end, the EU plans to allocate approximately 50 billion euros in agricultural subsidies to small family farms and young farmers each year, and launch an "Intergenerational Renewal Strategy" within the year to attract young people to engage in agriculture from both financial support and career development paths.
In terms of reducing the burden on farmers, the simplified proposal for the implementation rules of the "Common Agricultural Policy" (CAP) is regarded as a key step. The proposal is expected to save the agricultural sector 1.58 billion euros annually and member state administrative departments 210 million euros. Specific measures include: raising the annual uniform subsidy application threshold for small farmers from 1,250 euros to 2,500 euros, and farmers with annual income below this standard can be exempted from declaration materials; allowing member states to allocate up to 3% of the "Common Agricultural Policy" (CAP) annual funds to agricultural crisis intervention funds for responding to disasters such as floods and droughts; granting member states greater discretion in environmental compliance management, and if the requirements of the "Common Agricultural Policy" (CAP) overlap with national regulations, farmers can be exempted from repeated fulfillment of obligations.
Digital transformation and green development have become the two main lines of this reform. The EU will use satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems and other technologies to promote "non-contact supervision," reduce the number of annual on-site inspections of farms to a maximum of once, and establish a "single digital agricultural file" to achieve data sharing of planting information, subsidy records, etc. In the field of organic agriculture, farms can be exempted from 5 "Common Agricultural Policy" (CAP) cross-compliance requirements and automatically meet some environmental protection funding standards; the "permanent grassland" certification cycle is extended from 5 years to 7 years. In addition, the EU will also release a "Farm Sustainability Compass" to reward farmers who adopt environmentally friendly farming methods, and formulate a water resource resilience strategy to strengthen agriculture's ability to cope with climate change.
President Battista (巴蒂斯塔) of the Italian Agricultural Cooperation Organization commented that this reform is a "positive practice of the EU responding to grassroots demands" and continues the policy orientation of relaxing administrative supervision. European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski (克里斯托夫·汉森) said that the EU is committed to building a "product-centered, efficiency-oriented modern agricultural system," and the construction of this system not only focuses on solving structural problems such as internal workforce aging and poor administrative efficiency, but also demonstrates a systematic approach to addressing global challenges through green transformation and digital innovation. At present, the bill has been submitted to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union for review. Wojciechowski called on relevant EU institutions to complete the vote before the end of this year so that the reform measures can be implemented as early as 2026.
(Reported from Brussels (布鲁塞尔) on July 8)
Return to TopUnited Nations, July 7th (Xinhua) - Geng Shuang (耿爽), China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, spoke on July 7th during the UN General Assembly's review of the Afghanistan issue, urging the international community to comprehensively and objectively view the situation in Afghanistan.
Geng Shuang (耿爽) said that Afghanistan is currently at a crucial stage of peaceful reconstruction. The overall situation remains stable, the economy is gradually improving, and foreign exchanges are becoming increasingly active. At the same time, Afghanistan still faces prominent challenges in areas such as humanitarian aid, development, human rights, counter-terrorism, and women's rights. China hopes that the international community will comprehensively and objectively view the situation in Afghanistan and play a constructive role in supporting Afghanistan's early return to the international community and the Afghan people's early attainment of a stable life.
Geng Shuang (耿爽) pointed out that China calls on traditional donors, especially countries that bear historical responsibility for the current situation in Afghanistan, to increase their financial investment to help the Afghan people overcome their difficulties. It calls on all parties to continue to help Afghanistan enhance its capacity for independent development and gradually integrate into the regional and world economy through bilateral, multilateral, and regional cooperation mechanisms. It calls on relevant countries to immediately lift illegal unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan, unconditionally unfreeze and return Afghan overseas assets, and create conditions for Afghanistan to rebuild its financial system and develop its economy and people's livelihood.
Geng Shuang (耿爽) stated that China supports the international community in strengthening contact and exchanges with the Afghan interim government, enhancing understanding and trust, and finding effective ways to address the concerns of all parties. It urges and guides the Afghan interim government to take measures to protect the basic rights and interests of women and girls. On the issue of counter-terrorism, it is necessary to resolutely oppose double standards and selective application, oppose manipulating counter-terrorism issues to serve geopolitical strategies, and strive to safeguard the overall situation of international counter-terrorism cooperation.
The General Assembly adopted a resolution on the situation in Afghanistan on July 7. China, Russia, India, Iran, and 9 other countries abstained. Geng Shuang (耿爽) said in his speech that the draft resolution still has some room for improvement, and some important opinions have not been adopted and reflected.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚凯元
The Paris (巴黎) City Government in France recently issued a proposal in the "2025 Action Plan," calling on citizens to actively participate in the new version of the "waste reduction" plan, including transporting holiday waste to designated areas in parks for recycling, placing food waste in sorting points, and sending recyclables to waste recycling centers for reuse as much as possible.
According to the plan, Paris (巴黎) strives to reduce the total amount of household waste by 100,000 tons by 2030, increase the waste recycling rate to 60%, and reduce related greenhouse gas emissions by 32%. Antoine Guillou (安托万·吉尤), the Deputy Mayor of Paris (巴黎) responsible for formulating the plan, emphasized: "We need to change our way of thinking and address issues such as overconsumption, single-use consumption, and planned obsolescence by promoting the circular economy and resource reuse."
Since 2006, Paris (巴黎) has implemented three rounds of waste reduction plans, reducing the total amount of household waste by nearly 14%. Currently, the city still generates approximately 1 million tons of waste annually. Data released by the French newspaper Le Monde (《世界报》) shows that as of 2023, the per capita waste generation in Paris (巴黎) was 433 kilograms, which is lower than the national average of 548 kilograms in France, but the effectiveness of waste sorting still needs to be improved. Currently, only 20% of the waste in Paris (巴黎) is correctly sorted, significantly lower than the national average of nearly 50%. In the yellow recycling bins, 1/4 of the bins are rejected due to mixed household waste. In the non-recyclable green bins, as much as 40% of recyclables are mistakenly incinerated.
The new version of the Paris (巴黎) "waste reduction" plan revolves around eight major action directions and formulates 24 specific measures. In key governance areas, targeting food waste, which accounts for 25% of the total waste, the municipal government will strengthen waste sorting management in places such as school canteens and catering markets, and continue to improve food waste sorting terminal facilities. Addressing the difficulty of dispersed waste sorting responsibilities in collective housing, the city will pilot the "Co-managed Property Sorting Guidance Program" in more than 20 residential buildings, implementing measures such as renovating garbage rooms, adding sorting facilities, and building item exchange spaces, and plans to build 1,000 "zero-waste buildings" by 2030.
In the commercial sector, Paris (巴黎) will promote waste charging reform, granting fee reductions to merchants with excellent waste sorting performance, and strengthening supervision and guidance for those who fail to meet the sorting standards. At the same time, relying on Paris's (巴黎) long-standing tradition of second-hand commerce, the city will vigorously develop the circular economy and promote the reuse of residents' daily necessities. Currently, the city of Paris (巴黎) has funded the construction of 38 waste recycling centers. The waste recycling center located on Rue Rigolet (里戈勒街) in the 20th arrondissement processes approximately 1.2 tons of daily necessities and clothing per week, of which 57% are resold or donated, 36% enter the recycling channel, and only 7% enter the non-recyclable channel. The municipal government plans to build 12 new waste recycling centers by 2030, achieving the goal of building one waste recycling center in every area with 50,000 people.
"Reducing waste, promoting reuse and recycling not only requires the joint efforts of citizens and local public institutions, but also requires starting from the source and integrating green concepts into all aspects of product design and market launch," said Antoine Guillou (安托万·吉尤). The "waste reduction" practice in Paris (巴黎) is providing a reference for global cities to explore green development paths.
(Reported from Paris (巴黎) on July 8 by this newspaper)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Saitama, Japan, July 7 (Reporters Chen Ze'an (陈泽安) and Yang Zhixiang (杨智翔)) This year marks the 88th anniversary of the July 7th Incident. Four Japanese civil organizations jointly held a memorial gathering in Saitama (埼玉) City, Japan, calling for remembering history, deeply reflecting, and cherishing peace.
The four groups participating in the gathering included the "Kanto Japan-China Peace and Friendship Association (关东日中和平友好会)," the "Japan-China Friendship 8.15 Association (日中友好8·15之会)," the "Fushun Miracle Inheritance Association (抚顺奇迹继承会)," and the "Anti-War Veteran Inheritance Association (反战老兵传承会)."
Endo Miyuki (远藤美幸), a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies (神田外语大学) in Japan, told Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporters at the gathering that July 7th is a very important day in history. The Lugouqiao Incident (卢沟桥事变) that occurred on this day was the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China. Holding a memorial gathering on July 7th is to remember this history.
She said that Japan should correctly recognize its acts of aggression in the war, "We have a responsibility to reflect on what we have done in the past and pass this reflection on to the next generation."
Iida Yumiko (饭田弓子), a Tokyo (东京) citizen who participated in the gathering, said that the Lugouqiao Incident (卢沟桥事变), like the September 18th Incident (九一八事变), was caused by the Japanese army. The Japanese army's invasion of China began in Northeast China (中国东北) and then developed into a full-scale war of aggression against China. Therefore, July 7th and September 18th are both very important days and should be remembered.
Shintaku Hisao (新宅久夫), chairman of the "Kanto Japan-China Peace and Friendship Association (关东日中和平友好会)," said in an interview with reporters that Japan had caused great harm to China and Southeast Asian countries and should deeply reflect and adhere to a position of peace and anti-war.
Hirayama Momoko (平山百子), the representative of the "Fushun Miracle Inheritance Association (抚顺奇迹继承会)," said that if history is not learned correctly, it is possible to go astray again. She hopes that through memorial gatherings and other methods, the Japanese people will have a correct understanding of history.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Houston, July 7th (Reporter Xu Jianmei (徐剑梅)) - News released by local government in Texas on the evening of July 7th showed that floods caused by heavy rains since the 4th have caused at least 104 deaths in six counties in central Texas, becoming one of the most serious floods in the United States in the past century.
The Kerr County police said at a press conference on the 7th that at least 84 people have been confirmed dead in the county, which was the most severely affected, including 28 children. As of the evening of that day, 10 girls and one camp counselor missing from the "Mystery Camp" summer camp had not been found.
The organizers of "Mystery Camp" issued a statement that morning saying that 27 deaths have been confirmed at the summer camp. This is a private Christian summer camp, founded in 1926, specializing in the recruitment of girls. There were approximately 750 campers at the camp when the flood struck. According to US media reports, a total of 20 deaths and 13 missing persons have been confirmed in Travis County (特拉维斯县), Burnet County (伯尼特县), and five other counties to date.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (舒默) sent a letter to Roderick Anderson (罗德里克·安德森), Acting Inspector General of the US Department of Commerce, on the same day, requesting an investigation into whether the Republican government led by President Donald Trump (特朗普) reduced the staff of the Federal Meteorological Department, leading to vacancies, and whether this was one of the reasons for the large number of deaths caused by the flood.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 谢佳宁
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (克劳迪娅·辛鲍姆) recently stated that she is overseeing the large-scale expansion of Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港), Mexico's largest and most strategically important seaport, aiming to make Mexico a leading maritime hub in Latin America. Upon completion of the expansion, Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港) is expected to become the largest container port in Latin America, ranking among the top 15 container ports globally, and is projected to generate $488 million in annual revenue and create 65,000 new jobs.
Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港) is located on the Pacific coast in the state of Colima (科利马州), Mexico, and is the largest port in Mexico and the third-largest in Latin America. Data shows that the port currently receives approximately 150 cargo ships per month, with annual revenue of approximately $156 million. In the first quarter of this year, Mexico's national container throughput reached 2.283 million TEUs, an increase of 3.1% year-on-year. Among them, Manzanillo Port's (曼萨尼约港) throughput was 979,400 TEUs, an increase of 2.2% compared to the same period in 2024, setting a new record for the same period. At the end of last year, the Mexican government officially announced the launch of the Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港) expansion project. The project has an investment scale of over $3 billion and is expected to be fully completed in 2030. The expansion plan will expand the port area of Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港) from 450 hectares to more than 1,800 hectares, and add 4 dedicated container terminals, which will significantly increase the annual throughput from the current approximately 4 million TEUs to 10 million TEUs.
Industry analysts believe that the Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港) expansion project is one of the key projects for Mexico to promote infrastructure modernization. Facing the current complex and volatile global trade situation, the Mexican government is focusing on promoting economic transformation and growth, and increasing public investment. The Mexican government has proposed to vigorously develop infrastructure construction such as ports, highways, and railway transportation, and gradually develop Mexico into a more competitive manufacturing, logistics, and innovation center in Latin America.
Julieta Juarez Ochoa (朱丽叶塔·华雷斯·奥乔亚), Commercial Manager of Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港), introduced that most of the imported products arriving at Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港) currently originate from Asia and are mainly used to meet domestic manufacturing needs in Mexico. The increase in cargo throughput capacity of Manzanillo Port (曼萨尼约港) will better meet the growing demand for foreign trade, accommodate more container ships from countries such as China, and further improve the turnover efficiency of Mexico's imported intermediate goods and exported finished products, helping Mexico play a greater role in global trade.
(Reported from Mexico City (墨西哥城) on July 8)
Return to TopIn the western part of the Guanzhong Plain (关中平原), the ancient city of Fengxiang (凤翔) nurtured Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒), a well-known Chinese white spirit. As a national brand with a long history, Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) has inherited traditional brewing techniques, passed down through generations for over 3,000 years. With its unique flavor of "mellow and elegant, sweet and refreshing," Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) has won the title of "National Famous Liquor" four times and eight international awards, including a gold medal at the Panama World Expo. Today, the Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) trademark has been successfully registered in 18 countries and regions, including the United States, Russia, Thailand, New Zealand, and the European Union. Its products are exported to more than 30 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan, and New Zealand. In 2024, its brand value reached 333.683 billion yuan, firmly ranking it in the first echelon of Chinese white spirit brands.
As a representative of Feng-flavor liquor, Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) has the characteristics of "no headache, no dry throat, and a pleasant aftertaste." Its "16999" (1年1个生产周期、6个生产阶段，9月立窖，9次发酵，9次投粮) brewing technique (1 year production cycle, 6 production stages, cellar establishment in September, 9 fermentations, 9 grain additions) and the traditional storage process in liquor sea jars have a long history and have been passed down to this day. In 2021, the brewing technique of Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) was included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Project List, demonstrating the profound historical and cultural heritage of Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒).
Now, Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) is committed to revitalizing the millennium-old Feng flavor with digital intelligence technology, applying new technologies such as artificial intelligence on a large scale in the production process, and promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional liquor enterprises to smart factories.
Digital Empowerment Breaks the Traditional Brewing Mold
With the vigorous development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) adheres to the corporate strategy of "scientific and technological innovation leading high-quality development." In 2022, the "White Spirit Digital Factory Construction" project, in which it participated, passed acceptance and became the first food industry project in Shaanxi Province (陕西省) to be selected for national intelligent manufacturing, reflecting the leap of the traditional brewing industry towards digitalization and intelligence.
Grasping the development trend of the industry, Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) directly faces challenges such as the difficulty of large-scale replication of traditional brewing and the lack of innovation in consumption scenarios. Relying on 5G, industrial Internet, and big data technologies, it builds a full-chain digital control system for "people, finance, materials, production, supply, and sales." Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) uses the Kingdee ERP system to integrate supply chain and financial data, and promotes the full coverage of business processes by collaborative office, customer relationship management and other systems, breaking the "data silos" on the production chain.
Smart Factory Reconstructs the Future of the Enterprise
The Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) "White Spirit Digital Factory Construction" project has realized the full-process digital control from raw grain traceability to finished product filling, ensuring the stable quality of every bottle of Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒). The smart park integrates video surveillance and intelligent security systems to realize the integration of production process visualization and safety control.
In terms of intelligent koji making, bionic artificial koji making equipment is combined with AGV transfer robots, and the fermentation environment is precisely controlled based on the temperature and humidity monitoring system, achieving a high-quality product rate of over 98%.
In terms of unmanned brewing, intelligent cellar entry and exit systems, loading robots, and pressurized distillation equipment realize the unmanned operation of the entire process of distiller's grains leaving the cellar, loading, and distillation.
In terms of digital monitoring, the cellar DCS temperature measurement system and near-infrared rapid detection technology capture fermentation data in real time, making the error less than 5‰. The MES system is seamlessly connected with the ERP and WMS systems, allowing the production data of every drop of liquor to be traceable.
On the marketing side, the "Feng Xing Tian Xia" (凤行天下) platform integrates dealer management and consumer operation big data, and collaborates online and offline across all channels; the quality traceability system uses Internet of Things technology to achieve full life cycle traceability "from raw grain to table," realizing quality control. Data-driven continuously improves the competitiveness of Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) products - cellar temperature data guides the adjustment of the fermentation cycle, near-infrared detection improves the quality stability of distiller's grains, and realizes "defining quality with data."
The Future is Here Moving Towards Intelligent Brewing
According to the plan, Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒) will continue to deepen the "135" project, build a unified portal, construct three major platforms of ERP, MES, and CRM, integrate five major systems, and fully build a smart factory by the end of 2025 to realize data visualization, equipment interconnection, and intelligent production throughout the entire process. At the same time, it will build a "Digital Xifeng" ecosystem, integrate upstream and downstream industrial chains, and build an integrated platform for research, production, supply, and sales.
From the ancient land of Zhou and Qin (周秦) to the global market, from manual brewing to intelligent manufacturing, Xifeng Liquor (西凤酒), adhering to the concept of "brewing a better life and filling the world with the fragrance of Feng liquor," is writing a new chapter in the digital transformation of traditional industries. When the millennium-old Feng fragrance meets the digital wave, Xifeng is spreading its wings and flying to a broader world.
Data source: Shaanxi Xifeng Liquor Group Co., Ltd. (陕西西凤酒厂集团有限公司)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 门杰伟
The broad "Silk Road" is divided into the land Silk Road and the maritime Silk Road. The land route starts from the ancient Chang'an (长安) (now Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) Province), winding westward, becoming a road of civilization exchange between Asia and Europe.
However, what is little known is that there is also a "Northern Silk Road" that travels eastward from Chang'an (长安) and other places. This Silk Road, combining land and water routes, reaches deep into Northeast Asia and is therefore also known as the "Northeast Asia Silk Road." It is not only a trade route but also a bridge for cultural dissemination. The core section of the "Northern Silk Road" is located in today's Baishan City (白山市), Jilin (吉林) Province.
Baishan City (白山市) is nestled among the mountains and forests at the foot of Changbai Mountain (长白山) and along the Yalu River (鸭绿江). The beautiful mountains and rivers nurture rare birds and animals such as Northeast tigers and brown bears, and nourish medicinal plants such as ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms. This border city with a registered population of less than one million carries the weight of a thousand-year-old post road, writes the legend of the "king of herbs," and shines the name card of the "snow kingdom" of the East.
Historically, specialties such as wild ginseng and pine nuts traveled from here to the prosperous Tang Dynasty Chang'an (盛唐长安), while silk and ceramics from the Central Plains were transmitted to Northeast Asia through here. Envoys and merchants traveling back and forth created an ancient road known as the "Northern Silk Road," and envoys and monks from countries such as Japan and Silla also traveled to and from China along this road. Chinese culture was spread to the Northeast Asian region through this road.
Today, the Wanliang Changbai Mountain Ginseng Market (万良长白山人参市场) has become the "heart" of global ginseng trading. The distinctive Guandong folk customs and ice and snow scenery have built a bridge connecting the world. Stories of Sino-foreign trade and cultural exchange and cooperation are stirring up the echoes of the "Northern Silk Road" in this mountain town.
An ancient road——
Draws a picture of 车书本一家 (chē shū běn yī jiā - "carts and script are of one family," signifying unity and standardization within an empire).
The Baishan (白山) section of National Highway 331 stretches through the vast mountains. Deep in the mountains and forests, the Manjiang River (漫江) and Jinjiang River (锦江) converge to form the turbulent Toudaosonghua River (头道松花江).
Near the Toudaosonghua River (头道松花江), about 500 meters northwest of Xikantun Village (西坎屯), Chou Shui Township (抽水乡), Fusong County (抚松县), a section of the ancient road site is faintly visible. According to the elders of Fusong (抚松), the "Northern Silk Road" passed through the mountains here, connecting the former Central Plains dynasty with the northeastern frontier.
Time goes back more than a thousand years, when envoys of the Balhae Kingdom (渤海国) carried specialties such as ginseng and sable fur from the Changbai Mountain (长白山) area, starting from Longquan Prefecture (龙泉府) (now Ning'an City (宁安市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Province), and traveled along the ancient road to Xijing Yalu Prefecture (西京鸭渌府) (now Linjiang City (临江市), Baishan (白山)), from where they transferred to the waterway along the Yalu River (鸭绿江), went down the river, went out to sea in Dandong (丹东), Liaoning (辽宁), landed in Dengzhou (登州) (now Penglai District (蓬莱区), Yantai (烟台), Shandong (山东)), and then traveled by land directly to Chang'an (长安).
The Fusong (抚松) section is the transportation artery of the land part of this ancient road. In the 1960s and 1980s, Fusong County (抚松县) conducted two archaeological surveys, excavating important post stations on the tribute road such as the Xin'an Ancient City (新安古城), the Daying Site (大营遗址), the Tanghekou Site (汤河口遗址), and the Wenquan Site (温泉遗址), depicting the clear direction of this "Northern Silk Road."
Along this road, cultural exchanges burst into vitality among the verdant mountains. Historical records show that in order to fulfill its responsibilities and obligations as a vassal state, the Balhae Kingdom (渤海国) sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) central government 163 times. Through the ancient road, the Balhae Kingdom (渤海国) sent tens of thousands of tribute missions and children of royal nobles to the Central Plains to learn Central Plains culture, learn advanced handicraft skills, and imitate Central Plains etiquette. Central Plains culture promoted the unprecedented economic and cultural prosperity of the Balhae Kingdom (渤海国). At its peak, it governed 5 capitals, 15 prefectures, and 62 states, and was known as the "Prosperous Country of the Eastern Sea."
"Although the territory is separated by the sea, carts and script are of one family. Great achievements return to the old country, and beautiful verses remain in China. Defining the boundary divides the autumn tide, and opening the sails arrives at the dawn glow. The scenery of the nine gates is beautiful, and looking back is the end of the world." This poem "Sending the Prince of Balhae Back to His Country" by the Tang Dynasty poet Wen Tingyun (温庭筠) is a vivid footnote to the close cultural exchange between the Balhae Kingdom (渤海国) and the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) central government.
Time flies, and years change. The ancient road that has experienced the vicissitudes of wind and rain has been hidden in the mountains and forests and history, but the memory of connecting civilization and trade has been passed down from generation to generation. From the huge caravans and missions that traveled through the deep mountains and canyons thousands of years ago, to the trucks loaded with ginseng that drive to all parts of the world today, the unique ice and snow attract visitors from all directions, and the echoes of history and the pulse of modernity are intertwined here.
A ginseng——
Realizes the leap from selling raw materials to selling products
In the early morning, the flow of customers arrives at the Wanliang Changbai Mountain Ginseng Market (万良长白山人参市场) in Fusong County (抚松县) earlier than the sunshine. In the market, ginseng with gnarled roots is full of stalls. Amidst the footsteps of cargo workers and the sounds of live streaming, the bustling scene lasts from the opening of the market every morning until the early hours of the next day.
"The whole world recognizes our treasures here." Stall owner Wang Mei (王梅) is spreading fresh ginseng into foam boxes, with moss as the bottom and covering the surface. Her movements are smooth and flowing. "Our ginseng is of good quality and well-packaged. We guarantee freshness upon arrival. Customers in Southeast Asia love it."
Like many vendors in the market, Wang Mei (王梅) is also a native of Fusong (抚松), and her ancestors have made a living by collecting and planting ginseng for generations. In Wang Mei's (王梅) generation, ginseng is increasingly going abroad and to the world. "My parents' generation basically had no communication with foreign countries, but now I receive many overseas orders every year." Wang Mei (王梅) said, "When fresh ginseng is on the market in autumn, there will be more overseas orders. The revenue of each stall is more than 100,000 yuan per year."
The Wanliang Changbai Mountain Ginseng Market (万良长白山人参市场) is the only national-level and the world's largest professional ginseng trading market. In 2024, the market's fresh ginseng transaction volume was 59.5 million jin, with a transaction value of 2.41 billion yuan; the dry ginseng transaction volume was 18 million jin, with a transaction value of 3 billion yuan. "Wanliang Changbai Mountain Ginseng Market (万良长白山人参市场) is the 'heart' of global ginseng." Market director Zhang Guohong (张国红) introduced.
The ambition of Baishan (白山) people is not limited to "selling raw materials." Walking into the production workshop of Fusong Daziran Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. (抚松县大自然生物工程有限公司), modern Chinese medicine extraction production lines and ginseng saponin monomer separation equipment are operating efficiently, and products such as ginseng leaf pills and ginseng peptides are dazzling.
"In the past, we sold raw materials by the jin, but now we sell essence by the gram." Liu Yong (刘勇), the company's sales manager, told reporters that deep processing has unearthed high added value. Ginseng saponin monomers can be sold for at least 35,000 yuan per kilogram. The company's independently developed series of products are selling well in domestic and foreign markets.
In June of this year, a new batch of product sample inspection reports sent to Europe was released. Hundreds of indicators all met the standards, and European companies immediately placed an order for 100,000 boxes of ginseng products. "Ginseng culture is not only the spiritual root of our Fusong (抚松), but also the consensus of the broader Greater China cultural circle." Liu Yong (刘勇) said that based on the common cultural background, the company's products are exported to Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and Europe, and its development is booming.
"Ginseng is transforming from a Baishan (白山) specialty into an international big IP." The person in charge of the Baishan City (白山市) Bureau of Commerce introduced that as of now, there are more than 3,000 ginseng processing enterprises in Baishan City (白山市), and more than 600 products such as ginseng food, beverages, medicines, health products, and cosmetics are sold to more than 30 countries and regions.
A kind of custom——
Transforms into a stage for civilization exchange and mutual learning
"Bangchui!"
"What bangchui?"
In the dense forests of Baishan City (白山市), the shouts of ginseng collector Cui Chang'an (崔长安) and his companions came.
"We call ginseng 'bangchui'. After discovering ginseng, we have to shout this out loud, which is called 'shouting the mountain'." Pointing to a plant with red seeds not far away, Cui Chang'an (崔长安) introduced to his "foreign disciples." He tied the branches and leaves of the ginseng with a "bangchui lock," and completed the process of digging, lifting, and wrapping the ginseng in sequence, demonstrating the details skillfully.
This was a scene from last August when foreign students walked into Baishan (白山) to experience characteristic intangible cultural heritage activities.
In the long-term process of searching for wild ginseng, the workers in the Changbai Mountain (长白山) area have formed a unique custom, including activities such as forming gangs, entering the mountains, and lifting "bangchui." The Changbai Mountain (长白山) ginseng collecting custom was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008.
Cui Chang'an (崔长安), known as "Chief Cui," is a well-known ginseng collecting expert in the local area. During the event, foreign students followed "Chief Cui" to collect ginseng and experience the "fangshan" culture. Cui Chang'an (崔长安) unreservedly taught his 50 years of ginseng collecting experience and the Chinese traditional culture behind it to his "foreign disciples."
"It's very happy to have an immersive experience of Chinese intangible cultural heritage." "Everything here fascinates me, and I will definitely share this wonderful memory with my friends." Foreign students from 9 countries including Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Vietnam were deeply impressed by the ginseng collecting experience.
Changbai Mountain (长白山) ginseng collecting customs, Songhua stone carving skills, Changbai Mountain (长白山) Manchu-style paper-cutting... Guandong folk customs attract global attention. In recent years, relying on the natural endowments of powder snow, hot springs, Tianchi Lake (天池), and forests in the Changbai Mountain (长白山) area, Baishan City (白山市) has accelerated its transformation into a world-class tourist destination. The forest and snowfield have become a new name card of Baishan City (白山市). In particular, powder snow, because of its soft, dry, and granular shape, is an internationally recognized high-quality skiing snow, attracting many international tourists.
In order to better ensure the safety of international tourists, last snow season, the Manjiang Border Police Station (漫江边境派出所) of the Fusong Border Management Brigade (抚松边境管理大队) formed a "bilingual service team," selecting police officers with excellent business skills and fluent English to provide "bilingual consultation" and "bilingual acceptance" services on the front line to solve travel problems for foreign tourists - helping tourists find their passports, guiding lost tourists, translating characteristic folk activities into English for tourists... The ice and snow have been transformed into a grand stage for civilization exchange and mutual learning.
The majestic mountains witness the glory of the thousand-year-old "Northern Silk Road" and also reflect the busy fireworks of the ginseng market; the vast dense forests float with the ancient echoes of "shouting the mountain" and also listen to the cheers of different languages on the ski slopes. The weight of history and the vitality of reality echo each other, and a diverse, integrated, and infinitely potential future is thriving on this land.
Link · Baishan (白山), Jilin (吉林)
Baishan City (白山市) is located in the southeastern part of Jilin Province (吉林省), in the hinterland of Changbai Mountain (长白山), facing North Korea across the Yalu River (鸭绿江), with a border line of 454 kilometers. It has two national first-class ports, Linjiang (临江) and Changbai (长白), and is an important node for Jilin Province (吉林省) to build a new system of a higher level of open economy.
Baishan (白山) has always been known as the "Changbai Forest Sea," "Snow Kingdom," and "Three-dimensional Resource Treasure House." It has formed a four-season tourism pattern of "viewing mountain flowers in spring, climbing Tianchi Lake (天池) in summer, admiring maple leaves in autumn, and touring ice and snow in winter." It is also the "Hometown of Chinese Ginseng" and one of the world's three major powder snow bases.
In recent years, Baishan (白山) has deeply cultivated the "Forest Sea Ginseng Township" brand, and has continued to hold key activities such as the Ginseng High-Quality Development Conference, the China · Fusong Changbai Mountain Ginseng Festival (中国·抚松长白山人参节), and the Forest Sea Ginseng Township Culture Exhibition, focusing on creating an international platform integrating display, exchange, and transaction. It invites "foreign disciples" to Fusong (抚松) to experience intangible cultural heritage skills such as ginseng collecting customs, and continuously expands the international influence of ginseng culture. It launches characteristic cultural tourism routes such as ginseng health tourism and ice and snow experience tourism, promotes the deep integration of the ginseng industry and cultural tourism, and jointly promotes the "ginseng" culture to go out and come in.
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More than a thousand years ago, the footsteps of envoys from the Balhae Kingdom (渤海国) came from the deep mountains. An ancient Silk Road wound through the Changbai Mountains (长白山) and the Heilongjiang River (黑龙江), weaving the legend of the "king of herbs" and the glory of the "Prosperous Country of the East" into the magnificent scroll of Chinese civilization spreading to Northeast Asia.
Today, gnarled ginseng flies to the world through live broadcast rooms and express delivery. The shouts of the "old ginseng diggers" are engraved in the hearts of "foreign disciples." The laughter on the snow field condenses into a bond connecting the world... Under the Changbai Mountains (长白山), the "Northern Silk Road" is building a bridge for civilization exchange and mutual learning with a new attitude.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Any civilization, no matter which country or nation's social soil it originates from, is fluid and open. This is an important law of civilization's dissemination and development." The practices in the Changbai Mountains (长白山) in different periods illustrate the same principle: adhering to openness and inclusiveness, the pace of civilization exchange and mutual learning continues to move forward.
Just like the ginseng deeply rooted in the fertile soil of the Changbai Mountains (长白山), its roots remember the rings of time, and its branches and leaves extend to a wider space. The exchange and mutual learning of civilizations can only extend to the future of "harmony in diversity" and "beauty in each other's beauty," and prosper the garden of world civilization, by rooting in its own historical fertile soil, exploring the genes of communication, exchange, and integration, and constantly expanding its open mind.
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Cartography: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
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About one in every five pairs of sports shoes worldwide comes from Jinjiang (晋江), and one in every three ceramic handicrafts comes from Dehua (德化). One in every five parkas in China comes from Shishi (石狮). As the birthplace of the "Jinjiang Experience" (晋江经验 (jìn jiāng jīng yàn - "Jinjiang Experience," a model of economic development emphasizing private enterprise and local initiative)), Quanzhou (泉州), Fujian (福建) Province, has a developed private economy, with a total of over 1.65 million business entities.
In the first five months of this year, private investment in Quanzhou (泉州) increased by 8%, higher than the national average. The added value of private industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 8.7%, achieving steady growth. Faced with a complex external environment and industrial transformation pressures, how has Quanzhou's (泉州) private economy overcome difficulties, gained a firm foothold, and unleashed its vitality? Recently, reporters went to Quanzhou (泉州) for interviews.
Focusing on Real Industry and Cultivating Core Business
Creating New Patterns with "a Shoe Upper," "a Zipper," and "a Barrel of Coating"
Walking into the exhibition hall of Xintai (Fujian) Technology Co., Ltd. (信泰（福建）科技有限公司), the colorful shoe uppers are dazzling. In the R&D workshop, technicians are busy debugging warp and weft knitting machines. "This is a technology we started conceiving in 2019, and it is expected to be mass-produced by the end of this year. Currently, customers have already pre-ordered 200,000 pairs of shoe uppers, and the added value of the products has increased by more than 30%," said Hu Xiaojun (胡小军), manager of the company's fly-knit R&D technology department.
What is the source of confidence for the increased "value" of shoe uppers? It turns out that the industry usually adopts warp knitting or weft knitting technology. Warp-knitted shoe uppers have a firm structure but limited elongation, while weft-knitted shoe uppers have good elongation but a loose structure. The new warp and weft knitting technology combines the advantages of both, enhancing the support and breathability of the shoe uppers, and allowing for more freedom in the design of texture direction and color.
The advantages are prominent, but the difficulty is not small. Because the warp and weft directions must be knitted together to form a loop, the machine is prone to problems such as missed stitches and yarn blockage. The technical team spent more than 5 years solving them one by one. "For 20 years, we have focused on R&D and innovation in the field of sports shoe uppers. Currently, the annual output of shoe uppers reaches 300 million pairs, and revenue in the first half of this year increased by more than 20% year-on-year," introduced Xu Jianfei (许剑飞), deputy director of the president's office of Xintai Technology (信泰科技).
In Quanzhou (泉州), many private enterprises have stood firm in real industry and cultivated their core businesses for many years, standing out in the fierce market competition.
Some have persisted for more than 40 years, taking a small zipper to the extreme.
On April 24, the Shenzhou-20 (神舟二十号) manned spacecraft was launched. The aerospace suit zipper developed by Fujian SBS Zipper Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (福建浔兴拉链科技股份有限公司) ushered in its tenth "space journey." In order to meet the various usage requirements in the aerospace environment, the company has specially developed high-strength yarn materials, chain tooth stamping dies, etc. Every detail must undergo hundreds of tests, successfully increasing the tensile force that the zipper can withstand from 760 Newtons to 2000 Newtons.
Waterproof zippers suitable for outdoor use, soft zippers suitable for sunscreen clothing, and reflective zippers suitable for night running. Today, the length of zippers produced by SBS Zipper (浔兴拉链) in a year can circle the equator 7 times. "We focus on innovation in the subdivided field of zippers. There are as many as 10,000 kinds of finished strip zippers, which are sold to more than 70 countries and regions," said He Guoping (何国平), director of the company's production and manufacturing center.
Some have cultivated deeply for 30 years, turning a barrel of coating into "high-precision and cutting-edge."
"Our nuclear power coatings can withstand 60 years of high-dose nuclear radiation in nuclear power plants, breaking the foreign monopoly, and the domestic market share exceeds 70%; the anti-corrosion performance of anti-corrosion coatings can reach 30 to 50 years, which is more than 10 years higher than similar products." Speaking of star products, Wang Shirong (王诗榕), chairman of Sino New Materials Co., Ltd. (信和新材料股份有限公司), spoke eloquently.
From a small shop selling handicraft coatings and anti-theft door coatings to a national-level manufacturing single champion developing ship coatings, nuclear power coatings, and graphene coatings, Sino New Materials (信和新材料) has grown vigorously. Today, the sales revenue of patented products accounts for more than 70% of the company's total sales revenue.
"The most distinctive feature of Quanzhou (泉州) private enterprises is that they **咬住实体经济发展不放松** (yǎo zhù shí tǐ jīng jì fā zhǎn bù fàng sōng - "bite down on real economy development and not relax," to focus on developing the real economy). By focusing on real industry in a down-to-earth manner and cultivating core businesses wholeheartedly, and by making products well and optimizing brands, enterprises will have lasting vitality and stronger competitiveness," said a relevant person in charge of the Quanzhou (泉州) Municipal Government.
Keeping Pace with the Times and Seeking Innovation through Change
Accelerating Transformation According to Industry Trends and Market Demands to Win Development Opportunities
"For enterprises to develop, the only constant is to seek innovation through change." In Quanzhou (泉州), it is common to hear private entrepreneurs say this.
Economic development is complex and multifaceted, and industrial upgrading is ever-changing. In recent years, Quanzhou (泉州) private enterprises have both maintained their focus and concentrated on doing "one thing" well, and have also sought innovation through change, accelerating transformation according to industry trends and market demands to win development opportunities.
——Integrating production and research to seek impetus from scientific and technological innovation.
"Without a drop of water, dyeing can be done quickly and evenly. Some customers are willing to pay 50% higher than ordinary water dyeing to sign orders." He Guoping (何国平) told reporters that SBS Zipper's (浔兴拉链) "supercritical carbon dioxide waterless dyeing technology" has attracted many foreign customers.
The textile dyeing process consumes a lot of water resources and pollutes the environment, which has always been a pain point in the development of the industry. SBS Zipper's (浔兴拉链) new technology uses carbon dioxide instead of water as a dyeing medium, which does not require drying, is low-carbon and environmentally friendly, and has a good dyeing effect. However, it needs to be carried out under high pressure, which puts higher requirements on the temperature control stability of the equipment.
How to solve it? SBS Zipper (浔兴拉链) found the Quanzhou Equipment Manufacturing Research Center (泉州装备制造研究中心) of the Haixi Institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院海西研究院) to carry out joint research, break through key problems such as equipment development and fabric uniform dyeing, and successfully industrialized this technology after 3 years.
In Quanzhou (泉州), there are many similar production and research integration projects: Xingda Shoes and Clothing Materials Co., Ltd. (星达鞋服材料有限公司) and Fujian Strait Graphene Industrial Technology Research Institute (福建海峡石墨烯产业技术研究院) "join hands" to develop graphene insole sheets that can perfectly fit the curve of the foot, and the bending force is more than doubled compared with traditional shoe materials; Youda Environmental Protection Materials Co., Ltd. (佑达环保材料有限公司) cooperates with Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory (清源创新实验室) to develop the first high-concentration developer in China, breaking the long-term foreign monopoly... In 2024, Quanzhou (泉州) promoted scientific research institutes to serve more than 2,000 enterprises, and nearly 300 projects of cooperation with enterprises in R&D and technology achievement transformation.
——Targeting demand to seek space in subdivided markets.
"After the second-phase expansion project is put into production, the annual production capacity is expected to increase by 50% to 100%." Despite the fierce competition in the mixing equipment market, Gao Daile (高岱乐), general manager of Fujian Tietuo Machinery Co., Ltd. (福建铁拓机械股份有限公司), is very confident in the company's prospects.
This confidence mainly comes from customized products and differentiated competition. The temperature difference between morning and evening in the Middle East market is large, and the equipment is prone to condensation. Therefore, customized waterproof dust collector filter bags are made; the Southeast Asian market prefers convenient transfer, so the traditional mixing station's dependence on cranes is changed, and tire-mounted mobile foundation-free equipment is produced... With its "unique secret," Tietuo Machinery's (铁拓机械) products have increased their international market share to nearly 50%.
In Quanzhou (泉州), "small" industries such as food and beverages and fitness equipment are also seeking space in subdivided markets. Focusing on the big health track, Panpan Food (盼盼食品) has launched low-GI (glycemic index) nutritional European bread, astragalus apple drink and other products, which are popular in the market. Focusing on the fitness craze among middle-aged and elderly people, Shuhua Sports (舒华体育) has launched a series of products to improve cardiopulmonary function. Compared with traditional equipment, the hydraulic resistance technology used allows the product to be stopped at any time even when the user is exhausted, improving safety.
——Transforming and upgrading to seek benefits from intelligent manufacturing.
In the cutting process, the face and accessories are automatically and accurately distributed with the help of AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), and the intelligent numerical control cutting machine for clothing realizes projection cutting, accurately aligning strips and grids; in the supporting links, suits and trousers "fly" in the air, and automatically realize accurate matching of colors and sizes based on the barcode recognition system, reducing the error rate... Walking into the Qipai (柒牌) smart factory in Jinjiang (晋江), the production links are in order, and clothing products are continuously coming off the line.
"With the intelligent application of a series of links such as intelligent scheduling, cutting, hanging, and logistics, the company's production efficiency has increased by nearly 20%, and labor costs have decreased by about 10%." Zhou Li (周利), secretary of the Party Committee of Qipai Group (柒牌集团), told reporters that at present, the company maintains a full-load production state, producing about 10,000 sets of clothing every day.
Intelligent transformation and digital transformation lead to higher efficiency. At present, the proportion of industrial enterprises above designated size in Quanzhou (泉州) carrying out digital transformation has reached 87%, and the scale of industrial digitization has ranked first in Fujian (福建) Province for five consecutive years.
Taking the Initiative to Optimize the Environment
Innovating and Developing the "Jinjiang Experience" (晋江经验), Serving Sincerely, and Supporting with Real Money
"Not called, not arrived; called, arrived immediately; serving thoughtfully; and doing what is said." The good development of Quanzhou's (泉州) private economy is inseparable from the good role played by the government.
"South Korean customers ordered 100,000 pairs of soles, and the products had a good start in going overseas!" Tong Huiqiang (仝会强), the person in charge of Jinjiang Xibin Wenqiang Shoe Material Factory (晋江西滨稳强鞋材厂), who has been making shoe materials for more than 20 years, is very excited about selling his products abroad for the first time. Two years ago, the factory developed a new sole material. At that time, there were no similar competing products abroad, and he thought about "going out" to get more orders. However, due to long-term domestic trade, the company lacked overseas sales channels and could not find a breakthrough for a while.
In April of this year, Quanzhou (泉州) held an innovation conference on high-quality development scenarios for domestic and foreign trade, inviting more than 700 purchasers and 38 platform resource providers from 51 countries and regions, and organized 9 industrial research routes such as textiles and footwear. "It's really like sending a pillow when you're sleepy!" After learning the news, Tong Huiqiang (仝会强) immediately signed up to participate in the conference. "I stayed at the exhibition for 2 days and connected with many potential buyers, which strengthened my confidence in expanding overseas markets."
"Sports shoes and clothing are fast-moving consumer goods. If there is no design patent, they are easily copied; but if the launch is delayed to wait for patent authorization, it will take several months, and it is easy to miss the peak sales season." Zhuang Jianyang (庄建阳), deputy director of intellectual property of Anta Group (安踏集团), was troubled by the patent authorization issue for a while.
When enterprises call, the government responds. After in-depth research, Jinjiang (晋江) established a rapid intellectual property rights protection center, opened a "green channel," and shortened the authorization cycle for design patents from the original 3 to 6 months to within 10 working days, stimulating innovation vitality.
"With the rapid preliminary examination of design patents, we can synchronize the product launch and patent application rhythm, and we can let go and increase investment in innovative design," said Zhuang Jianyang (庄建阳).
Optimizing the business environment includes sincere service and real money support.
For example, in order to strengthen the supply of innovative achievements, Quanzhou (泉州) supports enterprises to go beyond the city and efficiently use the innovative resources of advanced regions and science and technology innovation highlands. It provides a subsidy of 300,000 yuan for the off-site R&D centers of enterprises that have been recognized. In the past two years, with the support of policies, the R&D centers of Fujian Torch Electron Technology Co., Ltd. (福建火炬电子科技股份有限公司) in Shanghai (上海) and Chengdu (成都) have been successively included in the off-site R&D centers of Quanzhou (泉州) enterprises. "Through cross-regional collaborative innovation, we can accurately connect with high-end talents and technology resources, and at the same time rely on the local complete industrial chain to accelerate the transformation and implementation of scientific and technological achievements," said Zhang Tingting (张婷婷), director of the company's policy research office.
"We will continue to inherit, promote, innovate and develop the 'Jinjiang Experience' (晋江经验), and make great efforts in building a clean and cordial relationship between government and business, strengthening the guarantee of resource elements, promoting the reform of government services, and strengthening the protection of legitimate rights and interests, so as to promote the high-quality development of the private economy," said a relevant person in charge of the Quanzhou (泉州) Municipal Government.
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"Be a boss during the day and sleep on the floor at night." Back then, Shi Nengkeng (施能坑), the founder of Xunxing Zipper, carried more than 2,000 zippers on his back, going door to door. After more than 40 years of hard work, he led the company to turn a small zipper with a unit price of 30 cents into a large industry with an annual revenue of 2 billion yuan.
"Dismantle the door panel as a cutting table." Back then, Hong Zhaoshe (洪肇设), the founder of Septwolves menswear, started his entrepreneurial journey with 300 yuan. Through intensive cultivation and unremitting innovation, the brand stands out in the market with its "Chinese stand-up collar." The former small family workshop has grown into an industry leader with more than 3,500 stores.
In Quanzhou (泉州), there are many similar stories. Behind the success is the spirit of "daring to fight, loving to fight, and being good at fighting," and it also contains the dialectic of change and constancy. From processing with supplied materials to creating its own brand, and then growing into an enterprise with a pivotal position in the industry, Quanzhou's private enterprises have undergone tremendous changes. What remains unchanged is the private enterprises' perseverance in adhering to the real economy and their courage to overcome challenges.
Manufacturing often requires high investment costs and a long return cycle, requiring a lot of energy. In recent years, many private enterprises in Quanzhou have also faced opportunities to make quick money, but they chose to focus on their main business in a down-to-earth and undistracted manner, not afraid of difficulties or confused by interference. They seized the opportunity and won the first opportunity.
"Like hatching chicks from eggs, incubating core competitiveness step by step." Xinhe New Materials invested nearly 20 million yuan in research and development over 8 years to break through the problem of nuclear power coatings. "Ten years ago, when we went to the Middle East, we didn't sell a single piece of equipment for a long time, but we didn't give up." Tietuo Machinery insisted on developing customized products and invested tens of millions of yuan to upgrade the technology for the first (set) customers in multiple regions, continuously expanding new markets. Today, these two companies have become national manufacturing single champions, relying on hard work and never giving up.
Adhering to the real economy does not mean sticking to conventions and remaining unchanged. At present, the development of the private economy faces some difficulties and challenges, but the ultra-large-scale market of more than 1.4 billion people has huge potential, and the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation brings broad opportunities. From local to global, from manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing, from the mass market to segmented fields... In Quanzhou, many private enterprises have launched more competitive products and services through recognizing, responding to, and seeking change. Contributing 70% of local tax revenue, 80% of regional GDP, 90% of technological innovation achievements, urban employment and the number of enterprises, the private economy has become the biggest feature and advantage of Quanzhou's development.
The times are changing, but the spirit of "daring to fight and will win" remains unchanged. With the joint efforts of the government and enterprises, maintaining focus and enhancing confidence, more evergreen private enterprises and "centennial stores" will surely emerge around us.
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Stepping into the carbon and water-cooled data center server room of the Karamay Cloud Computing Industrial Park (克拉玛依市云计算产业园区) in Xinjiang (新疆), a scene leaps into view: inside the server room, without air conditioning for cooling, rows of operating computing servers are immersed in "water."
"This is actually not water, but a special oil liquid with insulation properties that can cool and dissipate heat for the servers," introduced Jin Qian (金谦), general manager of Karamay Carbon and Network Technology Co., Ltd. (克拉玛依碳和网络科技有限公司). Data centers have high power and energy consumption, and generate a lot of heat during operation. Compared with air-cooled cooling, the immersion liquid cooling adopted by the company has a better effect. The overall energy consumption is only 1/6 of that of traditional data centers, which is equivalent to reducing tens of thousands of tons of standard coal carbon emissions every year. Recovering the waste heat generated by the data center can also provide clean heat energy for office areas and surrounding facilities. As of the end of last year, the company has built a 3600P (1P is approximately equal to 10 quadrillion calculations per second) inference computing power cluster, and plans to introduce more domestically produced chip inference computing power equipment this year to further expand its scale.
In recent years, China's (中国) artificial intelligence industry has developed rapidly, bringing a large amount of computing power demand. Seizing the opportunity and actively attracting investment, Xinjiang (新疆), with its unique location advantages and resource endowments, has gradually become a new hot spot for computing power investment.
"The northwestern part of Karamay (克拉玛依) has abundant wind energy resources, and the annual available sunshine hours are about 1,500 hours, which provides excellent conditions for building large-scale wind power and photovoltaic power generation bases, and can continuously provide stable, low-priced, and reliable green power guarantees for the computing power center," Jin Qian (金谦) told reporters. In addition to abundant green electricity resources, Karamay's (克拉玛依) climatic conditions are also conducive to energy conservation and consumption reduction. "It is dry and has little rain here, with a low average annual rainfall and long, cold winters, with the lowest temperature reaching minus 40.5 degrees Celsius. Data centers 'settling' here are like 'living' in a natural cold storage, greatly improving energy efficiency."
The former "Gobi Oil City" (戈壁油城) is now a "Computing Power New City" (算力新城). In 2024, a number of data center projects, such as China Mobile (Karamay) Cloud Computing and Intelligent Computing Center (中国移动（克拉玛依）云计算智算中心) and Silk Road New Cloud Green Computing Power Center (丝路新云绿色算力中心), have been built and put into operation in Karamay (克拉玛依). As of the end of 2024, the local cloud computing industrial park has accumulated a computing power scale of over 17,000P, 80% of which serves eastern regions and even overseas enterprises. "We will accelerate the healthy development of intelligent computing power and focus on promoting the scale of intelligent computing power to exceed 100,000P," said Zheng Zhi (郑直), a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Karamay Municipal Development and Reform Commission (克拉玛依市发展改革委).
In Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (昌吉回族自治州), the construction of computing power clusters is accelerating, and it is planned to add 10,000P of computing power during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period; in Turpan City (吐鲁番市), Xinjiang's (新疆) first "Quantum + Classical Computing Power" demonstration project has started construction, which will support quantum computing research, algorithm optimization, and data processing in the future; in Altay City (阿勒泰市), a green and low-carbon intelligent computing center project with an investment of 2.5 billion yuan is under construction, which will serve artificial intelligence large model training, inference, and industrial cloud platforms... At present, various parts of Xinjiang (新疆) are seizing the development opportunities of "Eastern Data and Western Computing" (东数西算), accelerating the use of their own resource advantages, and promoting the layout and construction of computing power.
Currently, Xinjiang's (新疆) total installed power capacity has reached 201 million kilowatts, ranking fifth in the country, of which the installed capacity of new energy has exceeded 112 million kilowatts, accounting for 55.72% of the total installed power capacity. Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Hami (哈密), Changji (昌吉) and other places have built ten-million-kilowatt-level new energy bases, which can provide abundant green electricity resources for computing power companies. With green electricity empowering computing power, Xinjiang (新疆) also has huge development space.
Return to TopThe First Batch of Data Center Infrastructure REITs Issued
Recently, two infrastructure REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) projects recommended by the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), namely the Runze Technology Data Center Project (润泽科技数据中心项目) and the Vanke Data Center Project (万国数据中心项目), have been approved and registered by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会). These two projects are not only the first batch of data center asset types but also private investment projects. Their successful issuance and listing will help deepen the innovation of investment and financing mechanisms in the field of new infrastructure, better promote the development of the digital economy and artificial intelligence industries, broaden financing channels for private enterprises, and further boost private investment confidence.
Infrastructure REITs are an important way to revitalize existing assets and promote a virtuous cycle of investment and financing, and an effective means to attract social capital participation and improve project operating efficiency. Up to now, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) has cumulatively recommended 92 infrastructure REITs projects to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会), of which 70 projects have been issued and listed, with a total fund issuance of 179.4 billion yuan, which is expected to drive new project investment of more than 1 trillion yuan. The National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) will further increase the intensity of normalized recommendation and issuance, actively promote the expansion and capacity increase of the infrastructure REITs market, and help expand effective investment.
(Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强))
China's First Hundred-Billion-Parameter Power Generation Industry Model Released
Recently, the China Energy Investment Corporation (国家能源集团) released the "Qingyuan" (擎源) power generation model with a hundred billion parameters, which is China's first hundred-billion-parameter power generation industry model. "Qingyuan" integrates data from multiple aspects such as operation monitoring, equipment status, and meteorological environment. It has been successfully applied in four major business areas: safety and environmental protection, power trading, production and dispatching center, and equipment maintenance, covering 13 scenarios. It effectively solves the long-standing pain points in the power generation industry, such as high safety risks, difficult trading decisions, complex multi-energy coordination, and passive equipment operation and maintenance, providing support for safe, efficient, green, and intelligent power generation. China Energy Investment Corporation (国家能源集团) will gradually open up APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and toolchains to the industrial chain, and jointly with universities, research institutes, enterprises, and other units, tackle key technologies such as multi-modal fusion and scientific computing applications, focusing on cultivating "AI + Energy" compound talents, realizing the deep integration of large model technology and power generation business, and promoting production efficiency improvement, operation cost optimization, and low-carbon transition acceleration.
(Zhang Ling (张玲))
China Has Built 36 Domestic "Golden Water Tourism Routes"
A reporter recently learned from the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部): As of now, China has built 36 domestic "golden water tourism routes," including urban landscapes, natural landscapes, distinctive cultures, coastal sightseeing, and other types, distributed in 23 provinces. The transformation of inland river passenger transport to tourism has become a new engine for driving consumption and promoting domestic demand. In the next step, the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) will focus on promoting the accelerated construction and upgrading of hardware such as tourist waterways, passenger terminals, and waiting facilities, promoting the comprehensive improvement of port service standards and service quality, and improving water tourism safety guarantee measures. At the same time, combined with the new hot spots of current cultural and tourism consumption, it will strengthen the protection of cultural resources such as the Yangtze River (长江), the Pearl River (珠江), the ancient Grand Canal, and old wharves, highlighting the characteristics of natural landscapes, historical culture, red inheritance, and rural revitalization, and cultivate more water sightseeing and leisure brands.
(Han Xin (韩鑫))
Return to TopWhether the market environment is favorable and whether the supporting policies are sound directly affect consumers' willingness and ability to consume. Since the beginning of this year, various regions and departments have continued to optimize the consumption environment and improve supporting policies to help unleash the potential for consumption growth.
With a "Reassuring Consumption Map," it is more convenient to protect consumer rights.
By Li Rui (李蕊), reporter of this newspaper
"I signed up for a dance class near my community, spending more than 600 yuan. But after one class, I found that the intensity was not suitable for me. I wanted a refund, but I couldn't find anyone. Can you help?" Ms. Du asked at the Consumer Rights Protection Service Station in the Qinling Road business district of Laoshan District (崂山区), Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东).
"Have you contacted the place where you took the class?" asked Qiao Changqing (乔常青), the head of the service station.
"The place where I took the class said that the venue was provided free of charge, and they didn't collect the tuition. I don't know who to turn to." Ms. Du was troubled by the lack of access to a refund.
"Don't worry, I will contact the local market supervision office immediately," said Qiao Changqing, who immediately contacted the Shilaoren Market Supervision Office (石老人市场监管所), which has jurisdiction over the location where Ms. Du took the class.
The law enforcement officers of the Shilaoren Market Supervision Office quickly intervened to understand the specific situation and found the charging institution to process a refund for the remaining courses for Ms. Du.
Since the beginning of this year, the Qingdao Municipal Market Supervision Bureau has actively expanded the coverage of consumer rights protection service stations. The city has built 228 consumer rights protection service stations and cultivated 104 reassuring consumption restaurants and 98 reassuring consumption stalls. From January to May this year, the number of complaints in the city's market supervision field decreased by 21.37% year-on-year, of which tourist complaints decreased by 66.11% year-on-year, and the consumption environment continued to improve.
In order to make rights protection more convenient, Qingdao has innovatively launched a "Reassuring Consumption Map." Consumers only need to open commonly used navigation software and enter the "Reassuring Consumption Map" module with one click to quickly find nearby consumer rights protection service stations. Recently, the first batch of merchants has been launched, and all merchants will be fully covered in the future.
"When consumers' worries are resolved efficiently, consumer confidence will naturally increase, and the vitality of the market will also be released," said a relevant person in charge of the Qingdao Municipal Market Supervision Bureau. Qingdao will take "creating a reassuring consumption gathering area" as the first batch of pilot tasks in the three-year action to optimize the consumption environment. Next, Qingdao will increase the cultivation of reassuring consumption demonstration benchmarks and continue to create a consumption environment of "powerful government, trustworthy merchants, and reassuring consumption."
While improving the consumption environment, Shandong continues to optimize the business environment and stimulate consumption vitality.
At the beginning of this year, the state issued a new subsidy policy for electronic products, but the operating entity must be an enterprise to be eligible for application, which became a "threshold" for individual industrial and commercial households.
In Gaotang County (高唐县), Liaocheng (聊城), Yan Yuwei (闫曰伟), who runs a mobile phone store, was particularly anxious: "If my store cannot enjoy the 'national subsidy,' customers will definitely be lost!"
The Gaotang County Administrative Approval Bureau learned that many individual industrial and commercial households in the county generally faced the same predicament. It actively used the "individual-to-enterprise" reform policy in the market access field, opened a special "individual-to-enterprise" window, and centrally handled "individual-to-enterprise" registration for individual industrial and commercial households in need throughout the county, helping individual industrial and commercial households transform and upgrade into enterprises and enjoy the same policy preferences.
"With the help of the approval department, my mobile phone store obtained the 2025 'national subsidy' qualification before the 'national subsidy' was implemented, and the transaction volume also quadrupled compared with the same period last year," said Yan Yuwei.
Since the beginning of this year, the Gaotang County Administrative Approval Bureau has helped more than 80 individual industrial and commercial households operating household appliances, mobile phones and other electronic products to transform and upgrade, successfully obtaining the "admission ticket" for applying for subsidies. Since the official start of the "national subsidy" activity for household appliances (twelve categories) in the county on February 8, it has cumulatively driven the sales of nearly 25,000 units of household appliances and digital products, with subsidies of nearly 15 million yuan.
"Consumption, as the main engine of economic growth, cannot release its potential without a healthy and orderly consumption environment and a continuously optimized business environment," said Bu Xiaoning (步晓宁), professor of the School of Finance, Shandong University of Finance and Economics. "Convenient rights protection enhances consumer confidence, convenient access reduces the burden on enterprises, improved credit system reduces transaction costs, and smart supervision improves governance effectiveness. These will inject lasting impetus into boosting consumption."
Rapid response, "targeted governance" to resolve consumer disputes
By Lin Lili (林丽鹂), reporter of this newspaper
"Are there any problems with short weights in our vegetable market?" "I think there is a problem with the scales in the farmers' market."
Upon receiving consumer complaints and reports, staff from the Donghu High-tech Zone (东湖高新区) Market Supervision Bureau (市场监管局) in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北) followed the early warning clues and went directly to a farmers' market, temporarily detaining and sealing 13 electronic weighing scales. With the cooperation of the public security department, they followed the clues and quickly cracked down on a den of modified "ghost scales" across jurisdictions, seizing 2 "ghost scales," 132 circuit boards, and nearly 100 wireless remote controls and other tools for committing crimes.
"If the people have doubts in their minds, we must clarify the goals and accurately solve the problems," said Wang Shirong (王世荣), director of the Hubei Provincial Market Supervision Bureau. The bureau collects consumer complaints and reports data from the 12315 platform and the Consumer Association's "3·15 Reconciliation" platform, as well as data from various business lines of market supervision, focusing on analyzing consumer demands such as "one person multiple times" and "one matter multiple people," and then uses artificial intelligence technology to discover that "ghost scales," supplies for the elderly and children, and gas safety are hot spots for consumer complaints. By carrying out "targeted governance," it can better protect people's livelihoods.
The Hubei market supervision system promotes the transformation of consumer dispute resolution from "end response" to "source prevention" by deepening digital empowerment and source governance, which has effectively achieved the effect of "eliminating grievances, building confidence, increasing vitality, and winning reputation." Continuously optimizing the consumption environment, enhancing consumer confidence, and injecting new vitality into boosting consumption and promoting economic development.
Big data analysis can not only help regulatory authorities to "targeted governance" of people's livelihood hotspots, but also conduct "targeted diagnosis and treatment" for enterprises.
"The company suddenly received a lot of complaints. I was overwhelmed at the time. I was afraid of being punished, and even more afraid that the products would be taken off the shelves, and the business would be gone," said Hong Bin (洪斌), head of Ezhou Dongta Food Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. (鄂州市东塔食品工贸有限公司). More than a year ago, consumers complained that the company's Wuchang fish ingredient list was incorrectly labeled - "chicken essence" was not labeled as "chicken essence seasoning" according to the new regulations.
The Ezhou (鄂州) Market Supervision Bureau (市场监管局) in Hubei (湖北) found through big data analysis of the smart consumer protection platform that these complaints all pointed to label defects and were not related to product quality. The market supervision department did not simply impose a fine on the merchants, but customized a "nitpicking report" for the enterprise, guiding the enterprise to recall all the products involved and conduct "targeted diagnosis and treatment" on the new packaging, checking more than 10 label details one by one.
"The regulators came to check with a magnifying glass, and even the font size of the ingredient list was not spared. It was not for punishment, but to help the company. Service-oriented supervision made the product labels completely compliant, and the number of complaints dropped by 80%," said Hong Bin, relieved.
This model of "checking problems and prescribing prescriptions" is the epitome of the Hubei market supervision department customizing "nitpicking reports" for more than 700 enterprises. By helping enterprises improve product quality and service levels, it can further stimulate consumption potential and promote enterprises to improve quality and efficiency.
In terms of improving regulatory efficiency and optimizing services for enterprises, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) guides Zhejiang (浙江), Hubei (湖北), Hunan (湖南) and other places to carry out pilot projects of big data analysis and governance mechanisms, using new technologies such as artificial intelligence to build a big data analysis and governance system for market supervision, and continuously enhance the ability to discover problems. Innovatively customize "nitpicking reports" for enterprises, accurately discover and identify problems, take the initiative to guide them, urge enterprises to conduct self-examination and rectification, create a virtuous interaction between supervision and service, accurately serve enterprises, improve service quality, and help enterprises achieve quality leap.
According to reports, the pilot work of the big data analysis and governance mechanism has effectively achieved "three transformations": transforming governance pain points into institutional innovation points, transforming mass appeals into service improvement points, and transforming market pressure into development momentum. This exploration has injected new impetus into optimizing the consumption environment and stimulating consumption vitality across the country.
Simplified procedures, credit support enhances consumption willingness
By You Yi (游仪), reporter of this newspaper
Buying a car is a major event for Mr. Li (李先生), a citizen of Yibin (宜宾), Sichuan (四川). The family has been thinking about the car model, payment method, and loan interest rate for many days.
Mr. Li took a fancy to a car, but the price was not cheap. When he was hesitant, he happened to hear Yang Zhuo (杨焯), a customer manager of the Yibin Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行宜宾分行), give a policy briefing on "fiscal discount for consumer loans."
"If you have ideas about buying a car or furniture, you must seize the time to apply for a consumer loan during this period, and you can enjoy the discount policy!" Yang Zhuo explained that residents who apply for offline consumer loans of 1 year or more for the purchase of cars, electronic products, etc. can enjoy the discount policy.
After some calculation, it was quite cost-effective, so Mr. Li quickly submitted the application materials. The Yibin Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China quickly reviewed the process, and before long, the fiscal subsidy of 1,500 yuan was credited to the account. "At first, without the policy, this car would have cost more than 140,000 yuan. Now the discount policy not only directly reduces the cost of buying a car, but also the procedures are very simple," said Mr. Li.
In order to effectively play the role of boosting consumer demand, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Finance (四川省财政厅) has implemented a consumer credit discount policy in stages in conjunction with relevant provincial departments. For consumer loans of 1 year or more issued by banking institutions to residents in the province for the offline consumption of four types of commodities: automobiles, electronic products, housing decoration materials, and durable goods such as household appliances and furniture, the finance department will provide residents with a one-time discount for 1 year at an annual interest rate of 1.5% and no more than 3,000 yuan per loan.
"The leverage effect is very obvious. Since the implementation of the policy, we have cashed out more than 58 million yuan in fiscal discount funds, supporting provincial banking institutions to issue 4.11 billion yuan in consumer loans," said a relevant person in charge of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Finance. As of the end of 2024, the balance of household consumer loans (excluding housing loans) in the province was 489.4 billion yuan, driving the total retail sales of social consumer goods to increase by 4.2%.
The policy covers a wide range and the application process is simple. Residents with Sichuan household registration or people who live in Sichuan for a long time can apply for discounts, and consumer loans issued by banking institutions in Sichuan can enjoy discounts. Since the implementation of the policy, nearly a thousand banking institutions have issued 27,000 consumer loans.
"In order to fully stimulate consumption momentum, we must further simplify the application process, shorten the approval cycle, expand the scope of applicable commodities, and adjust the discount time," said Wang Licheng (王丽程), assistant researcher at the Institute of Regional Economics, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (四川省社会科学院区域经济研究所). Relevant departments should build a long-term mechanism to support consumer credit fiscal discounts and jointly promote the continuous release of consumption potential.
On June 24, the "Guiding Opinions on Financial Support for Boosting and Expanding Consumption" jointly issued by the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) and six other departments was released to the public, guiding financial institutions to strengthen financial services from both the supply and demand sides of consumption, meet the diversified financing needs of various entities, and help release the potential for consumption growth.
Optimizing the guarantee system can enhance consumption willingness. In June, the Internet insurance platform Ant Insurance (蚂蚁保) and PICC Health (人保健康) and Ping An Health (平安健康) included 470 Class III Grade A hospitals' international departments, special needs departments, and some private hospitals across the country in the coverage of the new version upgrade of the million medical insurance "Good Doctor Insurance," and cancer and other specific diseases can also be guaranteed for hospitalization in these hospitals. At the same time, more than 1,500 advanced drugs and devices, including all-catalog imported drugs and nearly 400 original drugs, have been added, and the accessibility and inclusiveness of medical services have been continuously improved, which can provide greater confidence for consumption.
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Adhere to long-termism, accelerate technological innovation and quality upgrades, and promote the automotive industry to achieve a leap from "scale expansion" to "value upgrade."
Data released by the China Automobile Dealers Association (中国汽车流通协会) recently showed that retail sales of passenger vehicles in the national market in May were 1.932 million units, a year-on-year increase of 13.3%, breaking the record for retail sales in May. The "off-season is not weak" on both the supply and demand sides fully demonstrates the continued steady and positive trend of the automotive industry, and also injects strong momentum into expanding domestic demand in all directions.
Since the beginning of this year, policies to replace old consumer goods with new ones have been strengthened and expanded, and relevant departments in various regions have successively introduced relevant policies to promote automobile consumption. Coupled with the full launch of offline activities such as auto shows, the cumulative retail sales of passenger vehicles in the national market in the first five months reached 8.811 million units, a year-on-year increase of 9.1%, and the popularity of the auto market continued to rise. In May, national passenger car manufacturers wholesaled 2.31 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%, setting a new historical high for the month.
Behind the market prosperity, the "involution" competition in the automotive industry has aroused widespread concern. Some companies have launched substantial price reduction activities, leading to frequent disorderly "price wars." This phenomenon not only exacerbates the automotive industry's dilemma of "increased revenue but not increased profits," but also brings many risks and hidden dangers to consumers. As profit margins continue to be compressed, some companies may have to reduce costs by compressing materials and reducing the quality of after-sales service, which will have a negative impact on the safety performance, quality level and service experience of products, thereby infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. In the long run, disorderly "price wars" and other "involution" competition will not only fail to achieve the sustainable development of enterprises, but also damage the ecological environment of the entire industry, ultimately leading to a situation where there are no winners.
Against the backdrop of increasingly prominent personalized, diversified, and quality-oriented demands for automobile consumption, it has become an industry consensus that competing on quality is better than competing on price. People's pursuit of new technologies and good products is in full swing, and automobile consumption is shifting from "price sensitive" to "value sensitive" in dimensions such as safety, technology, and experience. The "2025 Automobile Trade-in Consumption Insight Report" recently released by China Automotive Data Co., Ltd. (中汽数据) and Dongchedi (懂车帝) shows that more than half of replacement users tend to choose mid-to-high-end models, and the monthly share of the B-class car market in the replacement and renewal market has increased to more than 42%. This trend was fully confirmed at the 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Auto Show (2025粤港澳大湾区车展): more than 100 vehicle brands brought more than 1,000 models, and intelligent technologies such as emergency floating and compass turning attracted 890,000 visitors. Consumers' attention to safety, technology, and experience is reshaping the logic of market competition. Automobile companies have achieved contrarian sales growth through technological innovations such as extreme crash tests, and have established a good reputation in overseas markets, proving that quality upgrades are the foundation of sustainable development.
To cope with this trend, a two-way effort is needed from policy guidance and industrial practice. From the policy level, in order to comprehensively rectify "involution" competition, relevant departments are promoting the revision of the Price Law (价格法) and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (反不正当竞争法), and carrying out centralized rectification actions in various fields. The new version of the "Regulations on Ensuring Payment of Accounts Owed to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" (保障中小企业款项支付条例) promotes shortening the payment period for suppliers, providing institutional guarantees for the healthy development of the industrial chain. From the perspective of industrial practice, leading companies are reshaping the competitive landscape with technological innovation. Automobile companies continue to increase R&D investment and have made significant progress in battery technology, intelligent interconnection technology, etc., launching a series of competitive products that have been widely welcomed by the market. These practices show that only by adhering to long-termism and using the "internal skills" of technological innovation and quality upgrades to solve the price "involution" can we promote the automotive industry to achieve a leap from "scale expansion" to "value upgrade" and shape new competitive advantages in the global market.
Return to TopGuangxi (广西) vigorously promotes the development of border tourism.
As the first cross-border tourism cooperation zone between China and Vietnam, the China-Vietnam Detian (Banyue) Waterfall (德天（板约）瀑布) Cross-border Tourism Cooperation Zone continues to see rising popularity in cross-border tourism. Since its official operation in October last year, the cooperation zone has received more than 1,100 cross-border tourist groups, totaling over 18,000 visitors. The Guangxi (广西) border national tourism scenic road stretches for 725 kilometers. In recent years, it has fully leveraged its geographical advantages to vigorously develop border tourism. By implementing a three-year action plan to accelerate the construction of a border customs tourism belt, it has created brands such as the "Most Beautiful Border Scenic Road" and "Border Scenery," continuously attracting domestic and foreign tourists. According to reports, Guangxi (广西) will launch the "Guangxi Tourism Year" event in 2025, introduce 13 policies to promote cultural and tourism consumption, and simultaneously hold the "Guangxi Tourism Year" overseas tour and the "Next Stop, Guangxi" tourism cooperation activities, continuously optimizing cross-border tourism consumption services and supply, attracting global inbound tourists, and promoting the prosperous development of border tourism.
(Wang Ke (王珂))
Huangpu Customs (黄埔海关) assists AEO enterprises in going global.
Since the beginning of this year, Huangpu Customs (黄埔海关) has innovatively created the Guangzhou East AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) Guidance Center, fully utilizing digital and intelligent technologies, coordinating customs and local authorities, to provide enterprises with "face-to-face" and "hands-on" guidance, conduct various policy promotion and guidance activities to benefit enterprises, and provide "one-to-one" exclusive coordination services for AEO enterprises in the customs district. Huangpu Customs (黄埔海关) has built a full-chain, three-dimensional, and precise AEO enterprise cultivation system, proactively connecting with industrial planning, establishing a key enterprise cultivation pool, and helping more enterprises obtain AEO certification. As of the end of May this year, Huangpu Customs (黄埔海关) has cumulatively cultivated 297 advanced certified enterprises. These enterprises, accounting for 0.43% of the total number of enterprises, contributed more than 50% of the import and export volume in the customs district, effectively promoting the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区)'s export-oriented economy.
(Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁))
Special rectification work on false advertising of medicines and health products for the elderly is carried out.
Relevant consumer tips are released.
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) deployed a special rectification campaign nationwide to address false advertising of medicines and health products for the elderly. To protect the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) and the China Consumers Association (中国消费者协会) remind consumers to be wary of offline diversion tactics. Some businesses use offline activities such as "free egg giveaways" and "community free clinics" as bait to attract elderly people to add WeChat contacts and join WeChat groups, exaggerating the "treatment of hypertension" and other effects of products, and inducing them to purchase overpriced "miracle drugs" and "miracle products." At the same time, consumers are reminded to check whether the live broadcast room has publicized a business license, food business license, or drug business license before purchasing products, verify whether health foods are marked with the "blue hat" logo and approval number, and verify whether drugs have a "Guoyao Zhunzi (国药准字)" approval number. It is recommended to choose reputable and qualified formal platforms and merchants for consumption.
(Zhang Zheng (张政))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 齐志明
Recently, at the Health Service Center of Lighthouse Community (灯塔社区), Dongxin Street (东新街道), Hangzhou (杭州) City, Zhejiang (浙江) Province, Aunt Zhang (张阿姨), 68, sat in front of the XSYP Smart Health Mirror to receive a health assessment. In just 3 minutes, the device generated a health report through AI facial diagnosis and tongue coating analysis: "Yang deficiency + phlegm dampness constitution, there may be potential cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health risks, it is recommended to adopt a low-salt, low-sugar, and low-fat diet, and use bamboo leaf flavonoids for conditioning."
"In the past, I only knew a few values after a physical examination, but now I can get such detailed and professional health advice, which is really great. With the help of modern technology, we elderly people can better carry out scientific health management and effectively achieve a reasonable diet and health care." Aunt Zhang (张阿姨) couldn't help but sigh.
It is reported that this smart health mirror collects facial and tongue image information and questionnaire content, uses neural network algorithms to perform health statistical processing and clinical verification, can identify 28 kinds of health states, and combines built-in customized solutions for 24 kinds of sub-health, chronic diseases, and skin problems to give personal exclusive health reports, including health risks, possible causes of risks and health principles, daily life guidance, dietary conditioning and other personalized health management programs.
The "Consumption Trend Development Report of the Health Industry" released by the China Consumers Association (中消协) shows that in 2024, the total revenue scale of China's (中国) big health industry reached 9 trillion yuan, and the market scale is expanding rapidly. In April of this year, multiple departments jointly issued the "Special Action Plan for Promoting Health Consumption" (《促进健康消费专项行动方案》, hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), proposing to "vigorously develop new service formats such as health checkups, health consultation, and health management, and enhance differentiated, intelligent, and customized service capabilities" to better meet the health consumption needs of the people.
"We are actively building a traditional Chinese medicine intelligent health management model, exploring and creating health monitoring based on digital traditional Chinese medicine four-diagnosis technology, providing consumers with customized and personalized health assessments, health guidance, health products and health services, and realizing the standardization, standardization and intelligence of traditional Chinese medicine health management." Zhang Hong (张红), Party Secretary and General Manager of New Era Health Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (新时代健康产业（集团）有限公司), introduced that the company adheres to the product concept of "Chinese Health Preservation, Gathering Essence" (中华养生 荟萃精华) and has been deeply involved in the health field for 30 years, developing more than 300 series of green health foods, cosmetics, cleaning supplies, household products, and health equipment to better meet the personalized, multi-level, and high-quality health consumption needs of the people.
At present, the development of the health consumption market is opening up new space. The "Plan" proposes to actively cultivate fashionable leisure sports projects with consumption leading characteristics such as ice and snow, equestrianism, and racing; and to implement the "Sports Events Entering Scenic Spots, Entering Blocks, and Entering Business Districts" (体育赛事进景区、进街区、进商圈), "Following Events to Travel" (跟着赛事去旅行), and "Outdoor Sports, Vitality Landscape" (户外运动 活力山水) actions in depth. Many business entities are following the trend, innovating consumption scenarios, and optimizing consumption experiences. In June of this year, Meituan (美团) first launched the "Safe and Happy Life Plan" (安心乐生活计划) consumption guarantee product in Hangzhou (杭州), launching innovative solutions for the sports and fitness field to enhance confidence in fitness and sports consumption. Meituan (美团) data shows that with the help of sports training products such as "Safe Learning" (安心学), the demand for various sports projects continues to rise. The search volume for "squash courts" increased by 188%, and the search volume for "self-service billiards" increased by 96% compared with last year. Small-amount card group purchases represented by weekly cards and monthly cards have become popular in the fitness and sports consumption scene. Since June 1, the search volume for "fitness monthly cards and times cards" has increased by 31.6%, and the search volume for "24-hour self-service gym times cards" has increased by 96.9%.
From digital health equipment to smart health management, from creative health consumption to fashionable sports experiences, the popularity of health consumption continues to increase. Experts said that it is necessary to accelerate the construction of a development pattern that integrates business, tourism, culture, sports, and health consumption formats, improve the quality of health products and service supply, and cultivate and develop new quality productivity in the field of health consumption.
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I have been to Xinjiang (新疆) many times, but I still often want to come to Xinjiang (新疆), always feeling like I haven't seen enough. Whether it's the natural scenery, historical sites, or the current customs, repeated viewing and careful appreciation always evoke an indescribable sense of great beauty. In the past, I came mainly to see the culture, civilization, and the millennia of shaping by nature—in short, to see the past. But this most recent visit was mainly to see the achievements of economic construction, the development of industry, and the opening and exchange of ports, which can be said to be seeing the present, and of course, also looking at the future. This is a complementary investigation that has given me a more comprehensive and three-dimensional understanding of the vast Xinjiang (新疆).
Every time I walk on the land of Xinjiang (新疆), I can't help but feel a sense of ancient reflection. Every piece of land, mountain, river, desert, grassland, and Gobi, including the diverse flora, fauna, ethnicities, and cultures, has a visible connection to the distant past. Every time I come, I naturally think of the ancient Silk Road, which in turn awakens the long-gone souls of Zhang Qian (张骞), Ban Chao (班超), and Xuanzang (玄奘). Here, there was once the clash of metal and horses, and also the sound of camel bells and endless caravans. No matter where human groups originate, they will constantly expand their scope of activities in order to survive. Moving, circulating, and interacting are the best ways to survive. Civilization is the result of repeated integration and tempering, and the ancient Silk Road civilization has given mankind the most profound enlightenment in this regard. Everyone sought food and sustenance for survival, and then traveled far and wide for more wealth, followed by information, ideas, religion, and art. History always has its sandstorms, but people will ultimately use their wisdom to make civilization reappear time and again. Only after mankind crosses into a new stage and repeatedly looks back on history can it see the path of reality and the future. The Silk Road textbook teaches us the greatest human spirit of exchange, tolerance, and openness.
Today's world allows us to have an essential understanding of the spiral upward law of historical development. Every time mankind experiences a major technological advancement, there will be a restructuring of the landscape. Some restructurings are disruptive. For example, the Age of Discovery and the advent of the steam engine have drastically reshaped and reconstructed human life. It was also the maturity of maritime transport capacity that extended new routes from the ancient Silk Road. This path of human wisdom can play a more practical thoroughfare effect today. This is the essence of historical evolution, and long-termism is the best prescription for us to deal with historical uncertainty.
Standing on this vast land of Xinjiang (新疆) time and time again, facing the rich geographical landscape of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, looking back at history, and facing reality, we should think about some bigger and more distant issues. All human emergency responses are short-term. However, the grim reality has to force people to deal with short-term encirclements time and time again. Just like Zhang Qian's (张骞) mission to the Western Regions, it was also an urgent need at the time to unite with the Dayuezhi (大月氏) to jointly resist the Xiongnu (匈奴). The matter did not succeed, but it had the effect of "opening up the Western Regions" (凿空西域 (záo kōng xī yù - "excavating the Western Regions," to open up new paths or frontiers)). This allowed a realistic, short-term pressure to release a long-term strategic breakthrough effect. Zhang Qian's (张骞) "opening up" contribution to the Han Dynasty (汉朝) essentially corresponded to the important regulator of human development—liquidity. Recognizing the behavior of "flow" brings relative long-term stability. Facing the busy scene of Xinjiang (新疆) ports with the saying "China's door to opening up will only open wider and wider," as well as the Horgos (霍尔果斯) "Sixth Generation National Gate" with the symbolic meaning of "opening wider and wider," and other magnificent ports, always fills people with confidence, pride, and determination.
From hunting with stone tools to cooking with bronze tools, and then to iron weapons, steam traction, electric internal combustion, digital computing, and artificial intelligence, it seems that changes are getting faster and faster, and efficiency is getting higher and higher. Amidst joy and anxiety, we are overwhelmed by waves of new technological challenges. At present, we are also relying on our own wisdom to continue to "excavate" our own "thoroughfare." Fortunately, what I have seen along the way is technological innovation. Even a traditional industry like cotton has shown incredible new models, new functions, and new formats in new technological explorations. The petrochemical industry is even more like "magic" in the innovation of "downstream" and "lower downstream," extending an incredible industrial chain. Creativity is the inexhaustible driving force for the evolution of Chinese civilization.
Of course, I prefer to see the boundless cotton fields, lavender gardens, and the diverse meadows, which adorn the vast land with their vigorous and luxuriant posture, and also bring considerable economic benefits. The land always gives us constant and long-lasting surprises. The ubiquitous watermelons, vineyards, and the famous Korla (库尔勒) fragrant pears, the vibrant greenery, and ivy make us cherish even more the certainty that the land bestows on mankind. This certainty is worth our more diligent cultivation and more practical determination. Plants have established the role of "guardian" on this land with their lasting supply of greenery and fruits. "Xinjiang (新疆) is a good place," this lyric sings with an uncontrollable sense of joy. Especially in Kuqa Old City (库车老城), the Khan Bazaar (汗巴扎) in Kashgar (喀什), the Grand Bazaar (大巴扎) in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), and Liuxing Street (六星街) in Yining (伊宁), being among different ethnic groups in the same life of fireworks, singing and dancing with great relaxation, and then gnawing on sheep's heads, chewing on barbecue, and tasting fragrant naan, there is even more a sense of carefree optimism. Xinjiang (新疆), a treasure trove of historical culture and natural ecology, has established many protected areas, which is the most visionary "long-termism" strategy. In the length of history, we should have a more profound and far-reaching vision.
Everything, everything, depends on the movement and circulation of people to form a climate. The development of civilization and human actions often generate commercial value, and what survives in the end will be transformed into cultural value, and these cultural values are everywhere on the Silk Road. Similarly, all cultural values also contain huge commercial value. Human destiny is shared, and only by appreciating, communicating, moving, and cooperating with each other is the best way to survive. And Xinjiang (新疆) is a particularly suitable place for you to come and go, and walk hand in hand.
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The People's Literature Publishing House, which has resided at "166 Chaonei Street (朝内大街166号)" within Beijing's (北京) Second Ring Road for 67 years, has recently relocated to You'anmen (右安门) outside the Second Ring Road. The move from "Chaonei (朝内)" to "Youwai (右外)" has prompted sentiments like "The Eternal 166 Chaonei Street" on some new media platforms. After more than half a century of joint efforts by all "Renwen (人文)" people, "166 Chaonei Street" has become a landmark for high-quality literary publishing. Adding the words "eternal" before it makes it even more meaningful.
Indeed, as a professional publishing institution established shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, primarily dedicated to publishing excellent literary works from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign, the People's Literature Publishing House has, in its 74-year development history, adhered to the publishing philosophy of "ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, focusing on improvement" proposed by its first president, Feng Xuefeng (冯雪峰). Through the joint efforts of generations, it has published a large number of excellent literary works spanning ancient and modern times, and across China and the world. It has not only won readers, won reputation, and won the market, but also realized that the key to publishing success lies in adhering to the true meaning of "content is king," and that this "content" must be worthy of the word "king."
As the People's Literature Publishing House relocates, the physical "landmark" can certainly be moved, but the essential spirit of "content is king" in publishing must not be shaken. Only in this way can the words "eternal" truly live up to their name, especially in the present, and we must maintain sufficient clarity and determination in this regard.
Where does such emotion come from? Don't you see how many forums or opinions on publishing still talk about content and emphasize content? What is swarming in is fashionable concepts or topics like "artificial intelligence." And in the publishing industry, the verbs that are often matched with these keywords are nothing more than "reconstruct," "reshape," and "rebuild." I dare not speak rashly about other categories of publishing, but I believe that literary publishing is far from reaching this alarming stage. Artificial intelligence can and will certainly generate application documents, "爽文" (shuǎng wén - "refreshing novels," a type of online novel that provides instant gratification), and papers faster and faster, and concoct bowls of "chicken soup," "duck soup," and "pig blood soup"... because they do have powerful search, aggregation, reorganization, and even logical thinking and data reconstruction capabilities. Do these things, which can also be called "content" on the surface, have the elements that the best human literature must have, such as the excitement of hot blood, the joy and pain of the soul, and independent artistic character? The most excellent literature recognized by mankind has always been the unique "this one," rather than "this group," "this lump," or "this category." In history, after the publication of an outstanding *Dream of the Red Chamber* (红楼梦), countless sequels such as "Continuing the Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼续梦)," "Sequel to the Dream of the Red Chamber (续红楼梦)," "Supplement to the Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦补)," and "The Broken Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦断)" followed. Although they were not produced by artificial intelligence in the modern sense, they were more authentic and real "artificial" creations. Some of them could actually earn readers a few tears, but they were ultimately works of 东施效颦 (dōng shī xiào pín - "Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi's frown," to imitate someone else badly), and their elimination was inevitable. Although the intelligence of these current artificial intelligence may be higher than those previous "imitators," the underlying principle is the same. Facing the "competition" of artificial intelligence, self-motivation and enhancing awareness of crisis are not bad things, but if these artificial intelligence are still only sorting, listing, repeating, and integrating at their root, why should literary publishing, which aims at pursuing thought, creativity, and imagination, be afraid of this? And why should we surrender proactively?
For literary publishing, what makes it "eternal"? The secret lies in "content is king." For "166 Chaonei Street," the symbol of the People's Literature Publishing House, what makes it "eternal" lies even more in adhering to "content is king."
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After a new rain in Mengshan (蒙山), a wonderful melody echoes from the stone house.
As I entered the mountains, a sudden rainstorm struck, drumming against the car windows, blurring the world. However, after waiting briefly in the car, the sun peeked out from the clouds. Mountain rain comes and goes quickly. I got out of the car, stepping through the trickling water, breathing in the fresh air, and walked towards Shangbaishiwu Village (上白石屋村). Suddenly, I heard a familiar song: "Everyone says..."
A clear, pristine voice, a raw, authentic singing style. Following the sound, I arrived at a stone house courtyard, where an elderly woman with graying hair was singing loudly. Several photos on the wall instantly reminded me that she had been on CCTV (央视) and had sung "Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)." I remembered her from the program; her name is Song Shoulian (宋守莲). She has been singing this song since elementary school and has become a well-known farmer singer.
The courtyard walls were covered with wisteria vines, with green pods hanging down, swaying gently in the breeze. Song Shoulian (宋守莲), with her gaunt face, continued to sing passionately. In a daze, I seemed to hear the voice of Ruan Ruoshan (阮若珊). Back then, Ruan Ruoshan (阮若珊) was an actress in the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (抗大) Branch No. 1 Cultural Troupe. Inspired in these mountains, she and her comrade Li Lin (李林) co-created the original version of "Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)." After several revisions and widespread singing, it became the classic song we all know today.
My maternal grandfather, Song Jiadong (宋家栋), knew how to sing this song back then. He joined the revolution in 1939 and served as a government clerk and township head in Linyi (临沂) before going to the Yimeng Mountains (沂蒙山区) as a teacher at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (抗大) Branch No. 1. When I was a child, I saw a book with a hole in it at my maternal grandmother's house. My grandmother told me that my grandfather had been carrying this book when it was pierced by a Japanese bullet. The Japanese also put a hole in my grandfather, leaving a scar. Many times, on clear evenings, I stood on the high ground east of the village, gazing at the vast mountains to the northwest, imagining my grandfather's fighting life there.
Now, listening to Song Shoulian's (宋守莲) song, I wondered: Did my grandfather ever hear Ruan Ruoshan (阮若珊) sing? They were both at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (抗大) Branch No. 1, so they should have had the opportunity to hear it.
My mother also often hummed "Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)" when she was alive, but she only knew two verses: "Everyone says, Yimeng Mountain is good, the scenery on Yimeng Mountain is beautiful. The green mountains and clear waters are so beautiful, the wind blows the grass low, and you can see cattle and sheep." I asked her who she learned it from, and she said she learned it from your grandfather. My mother also told a story. At that time, the War of Resistance Against Japan had ended, and my grandfather was the director of the Juxian (莒县) Farm. He sent someone to his hometown, Songjiagou (宋家沟), to bring his wife and two daughters to reunite with him. The person led a big black horse and put the three of them on it. My mother was already 15 years old that year and sat on the horse's back with my maternal grandmother in front and behind her, while my second aunt sat in the pannier. They stayed in Juxian (莒县) County for more than half a month, and it was then that my grandfather taught her to sing "Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)." She learned it and often sang it after returning.
In 1948, when Shandong (山东) selected cadres to go south, my grandfather resolutely signed up. He arrived in Luoning County (洛宁县), Henan Province (河南省) in September and died there in November, at the age of only 40. I guess my grandfather must have brought "Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)" there. In his spare time, he might have sat by the Luo River (洛河), humming this song, looking towards his hometown, and missing his family. After he died in Henan (河南), his family's longing for him never ceased. I still keep the letter written by my grandfather's comrade-in-arms to the local cadres, which reported the news of Comrade Song Jiadong's (宋家栋) death. My grandmother had always treasured it, and I collected it when she passed away. The letter was stained with tears, left by my illiterate grandmother when she saw the object and thought of the person. However, she repeatedly said during her lifetime that she supported my grandfather's participation in the revolution. She said that a man does not only belong to his wife and children, but also to the country. He must do whatever the country asks him to do, and we cannot hold him back.
In that era, supporting family members to participate in the revolution and sending children to join the army became a conscious act of the people in the Yimeng Old Revolutionary Area (沂蒙老区). In Jujiangtai Village (聚将台村), Fangqian Town (坊前镇), Junan County (莒南县), my hometown, there was a farmer named Liu Yongliang (刘永良) who sent two sons to join the army after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan. He said that in times of crisis, we must contribute to the country. In 1946, he sent his youngest son to the front line of the War of Liberation. In the following years, all three sons died, two in China and one in Korea. Liu Yongliang (刘永良) endured the grief and mobilized all three daughters-in-law to remarry, sending them off solemnly as if they were his own daughters. The County People's Government built a house for him in the county seat to take care of this "father of three martyrs" and also assigned a staff member to help him with his life, but he declined. He said that spending the country's money and causing trouble to the government would be unfair to his sacrificed sons. He lived in the old house in his hometown until his death.
There are many other examples like this. Over the decades, I have visited the Huadong Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery (华东革命烈士陵园) in Linyi (临沂) many times. Every time I see the names of more than 60,000 martyrs engraved on the tall joint monument, I weep with grief. Once, I walked out of the memorial hall, listening to "Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)" played in the park, and looked up at the Martyrs' Memorial Tower. Seeing the groups of sculptures above: the Yimeng people supporting the front, standing guard and producing, joining the army and participating in the war, supporting the war... I suddenly thought that what I heard was not just a ballad, but a great sound with infinitely rich connotations! This great sound is earth-shattering, inspiring, and has a powerful spiritual force!
"Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)" has been sung to this day and has become a symbol of the "Yimeng Spirit (沂蒙精神)." Inspired by it, the Yimeng people keep pace with the times, forge ahead, and create countless impressive achievements. For example, in the 1950s, they harnessed mountains and rivers, and a village in Junan County (莒南县) received Chairman Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) instruction: "The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains, Transforms China, Lijiazhai (厉家寨) is a good example." For example, the Linyi Mall (临沂商城), which emerged after the reform and opening up, is becoming increasingly prosperous, radiating across the country, and "sailing overseas," making Linyi (临沂) a veritable "China Logistics Capital (中国物流之都)." For example, in 1995, Linyi (临沂) took the lead in achieving overall poverty alleviation in the contiguous poverty-stricken areas of the country, and in 2020, it completely eliminated absolute poverty, becoming a typical example of poverty alleviation and prosperity in the country. For example, Linyi's (临沂) urban construction is accelerating its transformation from an old revolutionary area to a modern, ecological, and livable city, especially the Sanhekou (三河口) area, which is breathtakingly beautiful, with both the boldness and grandeur of the north and the gentleness and delicacy of the south...
Saying goodbye to Song Shoulian (宋守莲) and leaving this small courtyard, I passed a round boulder with the red characters: "Birthplace of Yimeng Mountain Ballad, Yuan Chenglong (袁成隆), September 1999." This was inscribed by Mr. Yuan Chenglong (袁成隆), who was the director of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (抗大) Branch No. 1 Cultural Troupe. I remembered that in June 2004, I came here with some friends. At that time, the mountains were high and the ravines were steep, in a primitive state. We walked to the bottom of the ditch and sang "Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)" in unison around the boulder. Everyone sang with great enthusiasm, especially Liu Yutang (刘玉堂), who also waved one hand to keep time. However, he and Wang Guangming (王光明), who accompanied us, passed away in 2019 and 2023 respectively. Returning to the old place today, I miss them so much.
The green mountains and clear waters will never grow old, and the Yimeng Spirit (沂蒙精神) will be passed down from generation to generation. I believe that "Yimeng Mountain Ballad (沂蒙山小调)" will be sung forever, merging into the melody of the new era...
Return to TopOil painting "Little White Boat" by Chen Beixin (谌北新), collection of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆).
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Went deep into the Qinling Mountains (秦岭) to photograph the sea of clouds, and felt tired on the way down, so I sat in front of a forest farm cabin to rest. Just as I caught my breath, I saw a man riding a motorcycle down the mountain road, the faded sleeve badge of a forest ranger particularly striking. He steadily parked the motorcycle under the eaves and nodded at me with a smile before hurrying into the cabin.
This motorcycle aroused my curiosity. It looked dusty and worn, like an extremely tired old partner taking a nap against the cabin while its owner was away.
The frame of the vehicle was still sturdy, but the added parts, patches, and mottled rust marks were like a silent ledger, showing that its owner was not well-off and could only repair it here and patch it there, making do with what he had.
The body of the vehicle was covered with thick yellow mud, splashed from the wheel hubs to the fuel tank. It was easy to see that this was not surface dust but was left behind from running on the dirt roads of the forest area after rain. These dirt roads included steep slopes leading to observation points, forks in the road at duty checkpoints, and patrol trails back and forth. Beneath the slightly thinner layer of mud were messy scratches of varying depths, all "medals" left by shrubs and thorns.
The right side of the headlight cover was covered with a layer of frosted glass-like white marks, the imprint of an old towel that was often draped over the handlebars to wipe away sweat and block dust. At this moment, the towel was still quietly hanging there. In the upper left corner, a fresh crack was particularly conspicuous, with fragments of pine needles embedded in the center of the crack, the same emerald green color as the branches. Perhaps just now, or perhaps yesterday, to avoid a small animal that suddenly darted out, the owner sharply turned the handlebars and rubbed against an old pine tree by the roadside.
The edges of the artificial leather seat had long been worn and rolled up, revealing grayish-yellow sponge. The middle of the seat, however, had been worn into a deep, oily, shiny "glaze," the result of countless rides, sweat, body temperature, and time repeatedly soaking it. At the front of the seat, near the fuel tank, there was a patch of white scar, the mark of a stove and kettle rubbing against it. I had encountered forest rangers riding motorcycles on the road several times, and they would put these things there. The mountains are too big, and sometimes they can only boil water and cook in the wild.
The rearview mirror was a different story. The frame of the right mirror was heavily rusted, as if the years had carved deep wrinkles on it. On the left mirror, several turns of black and hard electrician's tape were crookedly wrapped around the iron bracket with burrs.
The compartment cover was ajar. With the help of the light, it was vaguely visible that some thin soil had accumulated inside, mixed with dry pine needles, broken leaves, and a few wild fruit seeds, like a small natural history museum. In the corner lay an old, unrecognizable folding knife, and under the bottom of the compartment were a few curled-up pieces of paper, vaguely recognizable as forest fire prevention leaflets.
While I was still staring at the motorcycle, the man from just now came out of the cabin with a rag. Seeing that my eyes were fixed on his motorcycle, he wiped the vehicle while chatting with me about his old partner: "This car has been discontinued for a long time. It's been with me for many years, as long as my seniority." He smiled and continued, "I didn't buy a new one, and I wouldn't buy one even if I had the money. I can't bear to part with this car."
While talking to me, he carefully wiped the car. When wiping the right rearview mirror, he would wipe it for a while, look at it, and then blow on it a few times.
He worked efficiently, and in a short while, he wiped the car clean. Under the sunlight, the old motorcycle looked brand new. He picked up the towel from the handlebars to wipe his sweat, straddled the motorcycle, and waved at me with a smile. The engine roared, and he drove onto the winding mountain road, soon merging into the vast forest.
Return to TopBy: 肖克寒
A few days ago, three or four friends were having dinner at a mountain restaurant. After a few rounds of drinks, they asked the owner to add a local specialty dish, and the owner recommended white chili peppers stir-fried with fried tofu. As if triggering a chain reaction, the neighboring two tables also shouted, "Give us one too, don't chop the white chili peppers too finely!"
What are white chili peppers? In short, they are chili peppers that have been sun-dried and slightly processed. They can be used as a side dish or stir-fried on their own.
I remember in the late 1970s, I was studying at a rural high school, and life was hard. Boarding students ate rice mixed with dried sweet potato pieces, swallowing it down with the pickles they brought themselves. During that time, stir-fried white chili peppers played a big role.
This stir-fried white chili pepper dish involves chopping the white chili peppers, stir-frying them with a little lard, and adding some minced garlic. Although simple, it is crispy, fragrant, slightly sour, salty, and spicy, making it particularly good with rice. People in my hometown love spicy food. After the Dragon Boat Festival (端午节), when chili peppers become plentiful, people start making white chili peppers. There was an aunt who had worked as a substitute teacher, and people habitually called her "Shifu Niangzi" (师傅娘子) (Teacher's Wife), who made the best white chili peppers. Her backyard was surrounded by a half-person-high bamboo fence. In addition to planting Paris polyphylla, she also grew chili peppers. The chili peppers bloomed with small white flowers, grew lush and leafy, and produced a large quantity of robust chili peppers with a strong spicy kick. "Shifu Niangzi's" chili peppers were not only for her own consumption but also for giving away to others, and the rest were mostly used for making white chili peppers.
After identifying sunny weather, "Shifu Niangzi" would start selecting chili peppers, choosing slightly older, long, and plump green chili peppers. After washing the chili peppers, she would blanch them in boiling water, then take them out and spread them on large round bamboo sieves, placing them on the woodpile to be exposed to the sun. When they were dried to about 50% and turned grayish-white, "Shifu Niangzi" would collect the chili peppers, cut them open one by one, sprinkle them with coarse salt, mix them well, sun-dry them a little more, and then pickle them in small ceramic jars with water troughs, filling the troughs with water to seal them. A month or so later, you would see "Shifu Niangzi" taking out the white chili peppers to cook.
The white chili peppers made by "Shifu Niangzi's" family could last until the next year when fresh chili peppers came onto the market.
"Shifu Niangzi's" maternal home was in Anhua (安化), and her clothing, food, housing, and transportation were steeped in the Meishan culture (梅山文化) of central Hunan. Usually, she would make many distinctive farmhouse dishes, such as stir-fried beef tripe, Sanhe soup (三合汤), etc., all using local ingredients, making people eat to their heart's content. Even the ordinary white chili peppers, in "Shifu Niangzi's" hands, could be made into a variety of flavors. In addition to stir-frying them on their own, there were also white chili peppers stir-fried with dried meat, white chili peppers cooked with fish, white chili peppers stir-fried with chicken giblets, etc. There were many dishes, so spicy that people broke out in sweat, but the more they ate, the more they craved.
Nowadays, these local dishes related to white chili peppers have become signature dishes on the tables of many farmhouses.
I studied under "Shifu Niangzi". Perhaps seeing that I was willing to study hard, when I went to high school, she often sent me some of her specialty dishes for me to take to school, such as white chili peppers stir-fried with small fish, white chili peppers stir-fried with pig blood curd, which were both good with rice and nutritious. I was always grateful, and at this time, "Shifu Niangzi" would smile and comfort me: "Child, 吃得咸，霸得蛮 (chī dé xián, bà dé mán - "eat salty, be tough," people from Hunan are known for their ability to endure hardship and be resilient); 吃得辣，走天下 (chī dé là, zǒu tiān xià - "eat spicy, travel the world," people who can handle spicy food are adaptable and can go anywhere). Study hard!" Later, "Shifu Niangzi" went to live in the city because her son worked in Anhua (安化). Since then, it has been difficult to eat the white chili pepper dishes she made herself, but that warmth has long given me the life passion and courage of chili peppers.
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Walking among mountains and rivers, the land is a silhouette of the times.
For over half a century, I've been like an old plow, polished bright by the years, turning up rows of black earth tinged with blood and sweat. I'm also like a large, dog-eared book, each page filled with life's vicissitudes. I remember the second day I went to the countryside in northern Xinjiang, I went to the field to hold the plow. My clumsy appearance made the villagers laugh, and the old ox glared at me, as if to say, "You're a fake, who are you kidding!" Later, the captain let me drive a horse-drawn cart. I carried the villagers on the road, bragging and chatting all the way. I still can't forget that scene.
In those days, life was hard, and the pot often contained only thin soup. I once wrote about the famous "Naked Butt Village" (光腚屯) in Heilongjiang, because due to poverty, the men used fertilizer bags tied up as pants. After the reform and opening up, life became brighter and brighter. The old Party secretary saw that more and more new houses were being built in the village, so he set up a collectively-owned brick factory. Within a few years, all the villagers had a new look. The old Party secretary invited me to attend the opening of the new village history museum. The red silk-flying Yangko team danced all the way to the surrounding villages. The villagers were all wearing brand-new clothes, but their faces were still dark. Farmers, after all, have always been like this, and they don't care.
Not long ago, I took the opportunity to visit relatives in Harbin (哈尔滨) and revisited the old place. Looking around, there were tall buildings, rolling traffic, and rows of small garden-style red brick villas. More than half of the villagers had already moved in. This is truly an earth-shaking change! But strangely, most of those large breeding households, large agricultural machinery households, large transportation households, and large trading households, the wealthy households born in the new era, were not at home. I asked a female college student village official, what are they all busy with? Why aren't they at home producing? She laughed and said, "Teacher, you still have old ideas. Who stays at home now? When the crops are ripe, they send a WeChat message from outside, the grain hasn't moved, but the information has entered the computer, the money hasn't been seen, but the payment has been transferred to the mobile phone. Harvesting wheat and cutting soybeans is done by modern agricultural machinery teams, everything is automated and digitalized."
The land in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) is fertile, and you can squeeze oil straight out of a handful. I took a car to the boundless fields and turned around, and I could hardly see anyone. The hardworking old oxen have also become leisurely black and white dairy cows, living a life of ease and comfort! Turning past a gentle slope, I suddenly found a dozen women working in rows of green bushes. They all wore large straw hats, large masks covering their faces, and thread gloves on their hands, and they also used colorful scarves to cover their beautiful hair tightly. Some even wore sunglasses. No one could see what they looked like.
As we all know, all over the country, girls in the city are afraid of getting tanned, and they walk slowly with umbrellas even on sunny days. Now, in the summer fields, women in the village are tying on various colored scarves to protect themselves from the sun. When the wind blows, the scarves flutter lightly in the green hills and fields, each one like a blooming flower. Although this is a daily scene, it moved me. Just imagine, in the past, which of the farm women, the second aunts, third sisters-in-law, and young women, were not exposed to wind and rain, their skin tanned wheat-colored? Did they ever think that today's farm girls would dress themselves as a "scarf army" when they go to the fields? I think this is a very interesting change. Who says that farm women can't be like this? They get the work done and protect their skin at the same time. When life gets better, people also want to become beautiful. This is the spirit!
The colorful scarves have become a beautiful scenery on the rural horizon!
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