Summary: The Central Urban Work Conference was held in Beijing from July 14-15, with Xi Jinping delivering an important speech summarizing urban development achievements and outlining key principles and tasks. Li Qiang provided specific arrangements for implementing Xi's directives. The conference emphasized adherence to Xi Jinping Thought, high-quality development, and a people-centered approach to urban modernization. It outlined seven key tasks, including optimizing the urban system, fostering innovation, enhancing livability, promoting green development, ensuring safety and resilience, building a civilized society, and creating smart cities. The meeting stressed the need for strengthened party leadership in urban work.
Summary: President Xi Jinping met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Beijing, congratulating him on his re-election and noting the improvement of China-Australia relations. Xi emphasized the importance of mutual respect, common ground, and mutually beneficial cooperation, highlighting China's commitment to peaceful development and regional cooperation, including the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area. Albanese affirmed Australia's commitment to the one-China policy and expressed a desire for increased dialogue and cooperation, while noting it would not seek to decouple its economy. Both leaders emphasized multilateralism, free trade, and the importance of the UN, with Australia supporting China as the 2026 APEC host. Wang Yi also attended the meeting.
Summary: Xi Jinping met with foreign ministers and heads of permanent bodies attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Beijing. Xi emphasized the SCO's commitment to the "Shanghai Spirit" and its role in regional cooperation and security, highlighting China's prioritization of the SCO in its foreign policy. He called for the SCO to oppose hegemony and bullying, advocate for a more equitable and inclusive economic globalization, and strengthen the Global South, as well as support multipolarization. Foreign Minister Wang Yi reported on China's progress as the rotating chair and preparations for the upcoming Tianjin summit. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, representing the foreign ministers, praised the SCO's achievements and emphasized the importance of multilateralism in the face of a complex international situation.
Summary: President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Beijing, conveying his greetings to President Putin and emphasizing the need to implement their agreements to strengthen the China-Russia strategic partnership. Xi called for enhanced multilateral support and cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to safeguard mutual interests and promote a more just international order. Lavrov reciprocated Putin's greetings, affirmed Russia's commitment to the relationship, and pledged to support China's chairmanship of the SCO. Wang Yi was also present at the meeting.
Summary: Xi Jinping's upcoming *Qiushi* article, excerpted from past speeches, emphasizes China's commitment to high-level opening up, highlighting that openness leads to progress and that China needs the world. The article stresses the need to attract global resources through the domestic cycle and to align with high international standards for trade and investment. He claims that China's foreign investment policies remain unchanged and that it is a safe and ideal investment destination. Furthermore, Xi opposes protectionism, decoupling, and unilateral sanctions, while advocating for multilateralism and an open world economy, particularly in light of rising global challenges.
Summary: The Central Urban Work Conference in Beijing emphasized the need for high-quality urban development, focusing on innovation, livability, resilience, and sustainability. Xi Jinping's address highlighted achievements in urban development and outlined principles for future work, emphasizing a people-centered approach. Officials stressed the importance of adapting to changing demographics and prioritizing urban renewal, infrastructure upgrades, and green transitions. The conference called for optimizing the urban system and improving urban governance, focusing on areas like housing security and smart city development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A central conference on urban work was held in Beijing, with Xi Jinping delivering a speech emphasizing the concept of "people's cities" (人民城市) and outlining a vision for modernizing urban areas. The conference identified six key aspects of a modern people's city: innovation, livability, beauty, resilience, civility, and intelligence. The conference highlighted that China's urbanization is shifting from rapid expansion to a phase focused on improving quality and efficiency, requiring a new approach to urban development. The meeting emphasized people-centric approach, prioritizing high-quality development and improving public services within cities. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The Central Urban Work Conference was held in Beijing from July 14-15, with Xi Jinping delivering an important speech outlining the achievements of China's urban development and the overall requirements, principles, and key tasks for future urban work. The conference emphasized adhering to the "people-centered" approach in urban development, promoting high-quality development, and focusing on innovation, livability, and resilience in building modern cities with Chinese characteristics. Li Qiang provided specific deployment for implementing Xi's instructions. The conference highlighted the need to optimize the urban system, foster innovation, improve living conditions, promote green and low-carbon development, enhance urban resilience, build civilized cities, and develop smart cities. The conference participants included Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi, among others.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference, five private entrepreneurs discussed "promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship and striving to be builders of socialism with Chinese characteristics." The entrepreneurs, including representatives from robotics, aluminum, energy, aerospace, and pharmaceutical companies, expressed optimism about the future of the private sector due to supportive national policies. They emphasized the importance of aligning business development with national strategies, innovation, and social responsibility. One entrepreneur highlighted the opportunities in commercial aerospace, enabled by policies opening the sector to private companies. They did not discuss the U.S. or Sino-U.S. relations.
Summary: President Xi Jinping met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Beijing, congratulating him on his re-election and noting the improvement in China-Australia relations. Xi emphasized the importance of mutual respect, seeking common ground, and mutually beneficial cooperation, while also asserting China's commitment to peaceful development and regional cooperation, including the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area. Albanese affirmed Australia's commitment to the one-China policy and desire to maintain open trade and advance cooperation in various sectors, including climate change. Both leaders expressed support for multilateralism and the UN, with Albanese also voicing support for China hosting APEC in 2026. Foreign Minister Wang Yi was present at the meeting.
Summary: President Xi Jinping met with foreign ministers and heads of permanent bodies attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Beijing. Xi emphasized the SCO's commitment to the "Shanghai Spirit" and its role in regional cooperation, highlighting China's prioritization of the SCO in its foreign policy. He called for the SCO to promote stability and positive energy in a turbulent world, advocating for multilateralism and a more equitable global order. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, speaking on behalf of the foreign ministers, affirmed the SCO's commitment to the "Shanghai Spirit" and expressed support for China's chairmanship in advancing the organization's development. Xi also called on the SCO to oppose hegemony and bullying, and to unite the Global South.
Summary: Recently, Ruoergai County in Sichuan's Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture has entered its peak tourist season for the summer. The area's natural beauty attracts tourists from all over. The article includes a photograph taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Wenhao of tourists on the boardwalk in Ruoergai Flower Lake scenic area on July 13. The article makes no mention of specific officials, the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Beijing, asking Lavrov to convey his greetings to President Putin. Xi called for deeper China-Russia strategic coordination, mutual support on multilateral platforms, and solidarity among Global South countries to promote a more just international order. He emphasized the importance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for Eurasian peace and stability and called for strengthened cooperation within the SCO framework. Lavrov conveyed Putin's greetings and affirmed Russia's commitment to deepening bilateral ties and coordinating on international and regional affairs. Wang Yi also attended the meeting.
Summary: In an article to be published in *Qiushi*, Xi Jinping reiterated China's commitment to high-level opening up, emphasizing that China's development cannot be separated from the world. He called for institutional opening up, aligning with international high-standard economic and trade rules. Xi stated that China's policy of utilizing foreign investment remains unchanged and that China is an ideal and safe investment destination. The article also addressed the global stage, with Xi opposing protectionism, decoupling, and unilateral sanctions, while advocating for inclusive globalization and participation in global economic governance, implicitly referencing concerns about U.S. policies.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Beijing, emphasizing the importance of strengthened cooperation given global economic uncertainties. Li noted the complementary nature of the Chinese and Australian economies and called for enhanced collaboration in areas like energy, agriculture, and technological innovation, while also urging Australia to provide a fair business environment for Chinese companies. Albanese reaffirmed Australia's commitment to a stable and constructive relationship with China, its adherence to the One China Policy and expressed interest in deepening cooperation across various sectors, including trade and people-to-people exchanges. Both leaders committed to multilateralism and free trade, agreeing to collaborate on global challenges and maintain the WTO-centered trade system. The meeting resulted in the signing of cooperation agreements across trade, customs, agriculture, and tourism, and was followed by a joint statement.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang, accompanied by Wu Zhenglong, addressed the eighth China-Australia CEO Roundtable in Beijing with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, emphasizing the strong economic complementarity and resilience of bilateral trade. Li called for deeper cooperation, trade liberalization, and collaboration in areas like AI, life sciences, and green energy, while also urging Australia to treat Chinese companies fairly regarding market access and investment reviews. He highlighted China's commitment to further opening up and protecting foreign businesses. Albanese noted China's role as Australia's largest trading partner and expressed Australia's willingness to strengthen dialogue and expand cooperation across multiple sectors including green development, while also addressing global challenges and maintaining free trade.
Summary: Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Beijing. Zhao stated China is willing to work with Australia to implement the consensus reached by both countries' leaders, promote mutually beneficial cooperation, and deepen understanding. Zhao also expressed the NPC's desire to strengthen exchanges with the Australian Parliament, focusing on legislative and oversight experience to provide legal guarantees for practical cooperation. Albanese stated Australia is willing to deepen economic and trade cooperation with China, strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies, expand people-to-people exchanges, jointly address climate change, and properly manage differences. Both sides emphasized dialogue and cooperation in advancing Australia-China relations.
Summary: Wang Huning, Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, emphasized the importance of upholding Party leadership in social governance and improving its efficacy at a symposium on "Improving and Innovating Social Governance." He noted the significant achievements in modernizing social governance under Xi Jinping's leadership since the 18th Party Congress, including the construction of a "community of social governance" based on shared responsibility. Chen Wenqing stressed the need to correctly balance moral governance and the rule of law and to strengthen the Party's comprehensive leadership in social governance. The symposium focused on issues such as improving social dispute resolution mechanisms and strengthening grassroots social governance. Other notable attendees included Shi Taifeng, Hu Chunhua and Zhou Qiang.
Summary: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with International Bureau of Expositions (BIE) Secretary General Dimitri Kerkentzes in Beijing on July 15th. Han conveyed Xi Jinping's emphasis on China's participation in the BIE and World Expo events, highlighting the importance of these events for technological and cultural exchange. He affirmed China's commitment to strengthening cooperation with the BIE and actively participating in future Expos. Kerkentzes praised China's involvement and the presentation of the Chinese pavilion at the Osaka Expo. The BIE pledged continued support for China's participation in the World Expo.
Summary: Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chaired the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Tianjin, emphasizing the SCO's role in regional stability and development over the past 24 years. Wang outlined five suggestions for the SCO's future development, including upholding the "Shanghai Spirit," strengthening security cooperation, promoting mutually beneficial development, fostering good neighborliness, and defending fairness and justice. Participants praised China's work as chair and expressed willingness to coordinate for the upcoming Tianjin summit. Wang announced the SCO summit will be held in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, with leaders from over 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations attending. The meeting prepared for the Tianjin summit and signed resolutions, including a draft Tianjin declaration for the Council of Heads of State and a draft strategy for the SCO's development over the next decade.
Summary: At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made an official visit to China from July 12-18, 2025, visiting Shanghai, Beijing, and Chengdu. During his visit to Beijing on July 15th, President Xi Jinping met with Albanese, and Premier Li Qiang held the annual China-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting with him; Zhao Leji also met with Albanese. The leaders reaffirmed support for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and agreed to promote relations, strengthen cooperation in areas of common interest, and manage differences. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of the WTO and agreed to continue cooperation in multilateral platforms such as the UN, G20, APEC, and EAS, with Australia supporting China hosting the 2026 APEC meeting.
Summary: Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nurtleu in Tianjin, stating that China-Kazakhstan relations are at their best point in history due to the guidance of both countries' leaders. Wang affirmed China's willingness to strengthen mutual support, solidify political trust, and foster new areas of cooperation with Kazakhstan. He also expressed China's hope for a successful Tianjin summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Nurtleu conveyed Kazakhstan's support for China's cooperation initiatives and its commitment to a successful summit. He pledged to implement the consensus reached by both heads of states, including preparing for high-level exchanges and deepening cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Summary: Chen Xi, head of the Party School of the Central Committee of CPC (National Academy of Governance), attended the graduation ceremony for the spring semester of 2025 and presented diplomas to the 2,043 graduates. Thirteen student representatives spoke, highlighting their comprehensive study of Xi Jinping Thought, adherence to the Eight-Point Regulation, and strengthened Party spirit cultivated at the school. The graduates affirmed their commitment to the "Two Establishes" and the "Two Safeguards," and pledged to contribute to the construction of Chinese-style modernization. The report does not include discussion on United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The China Human Rights Development Foundation hosted the "2025 China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum" in Xi'an, focusing on deepening cultural exchange and promoting human rights development. Over 60 officials, experts, media, and representatives from human rights organizations from China and Central Asian countries attended. Participants discussed topics such as "civilizational diversity, Asian values, and global human rights governance," and "building a community of common destiny and promoting the development of human rights." Xie Fuzhan, chairman of the China Human Rights Development Foundation, emphasized cooperation, development, and the need for mutual learning in human rights practices between China and Central Asian countries. The forum is part of an ongoing effort by the Foundation to build a China-Central Asia dialogue mechanism on human rights.
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Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference on July 15th, National Bureau of Statistics Deputy Director Sheng Laiyun reported that China's economy grew by 5.3% in the first half of the year, showcasing resilience despite international pressure. Sheng highlighted the steady economic growth, stable employment, and new momentum in high-tech manufacturing and digital economy, with internal demand contributing significantly to GDP growth. He stated that China is undergoing consumption structure upgrades, and the consumer market is expected to maintain a healthy development trend. Sheng noted that China has reduced its reliance on individual nations for trade.
Summary: China's economy demonstrated resilience in the first half of the year, achieving a GDP growth of 5.3%, exceeding both the previous year's figures and annual expectations. Despite increased international pressure and challenges faced by businesses, proactive macroeconomic policies focused on stabilizing employment, enterprises, markets, and expectations have contributed to this positive outcome. The article emphasizes the importance of maintaining this momentum and focusing on high-quality development to achieve the goals of the 14th Five-Year Plan and prepare for the 15th. The report suggests that China should respond to external uncertainties by ensuring high-quality development at home. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: Shanghai has released nine measures to support high-quality internet content creation, including financial incentives up to 10 million RMB for platforms and up to 100,000 RMB for creators telling Shanghai and China stories. The measures aim to cultivate a positive industry ecosystem by supporting talent, providing AI application scenarios, and facilitating financing. Huangpu and Yangpu districts are designated as key areas for content creation clusters, leveraging existing industry strengths. The initiative supports various content creators and encourages international content creation and the promotion of Chinese culture abroad. The policy includes measures to protect content creator's rights, develop career pathways, and prioritize talent in housing and residency policies.
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Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of "people-centeredness" in urban development, arguing that cities should focus on attracting and serving residents through grassroots initiatives. It highlights the success of events like the "Su Chao" soccer league and the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) as examples of how mass participation can create popular urban experiences. The article stresses the need for detailed policy implementation and continuous innovation in urban governance to meet the evolving needs of citizens. It also suggests that cities should leverage their unique characteristics and long-term strategic planning to foster sustainable development and enhance their appeal. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Several Chinese universities are strengthening student academic management, reflecting a national focus on improving the quality of higher education and producing skilled graduates to meet evolving societal demands. Measures include academic warnings, personalized support programs, and stricter graduation requirements, moving beyond solely relying on thesis papers for degree conferral. This push for "strict in, strict out" policies aims to address issues such as student complacency and ensure graduates are well-prepared for the challenges of technological advancements and industrial changes. The emphasis is on balancing rigorous standards with effective support systems to cultivate talent and enhance the overall effectiveness of the education system. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: A recent performance of a modernized Dan opera, *White Snake: Tears Fall on Jinshan*, featuring a young cast, has generated positive reception and discussion of modernizing traditional Chinese opera. The article advocates for innovation in scriptwriting, stage design, and performance to appeal to contemporary audiences, citing examples of immersive performances and cross-media collaborations. It highlights the importance of breaking the "fourth wall" between performers and audiences and embracing digital platforms to revitalize traditional theater. The article suggests that embracing modern aesthetics and technology is key to the survival and flourishing of traditional opera.
Summary: Faced with surging electricity demand due to a nationwide heatwave, Chinese authorities have implemented measures focused on strengthening the power supply. These actions include reinforcing the energy production, supply, storage, and sales systems. The overall power supply and demand situation for this peak summer season is anticipated to be better than last year, with a generally secure national balance. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses food safety concerns surrounding "no dine-in, only takeout" restaurants in China, which often operate with minimal oversight. To address this, Zhejiang province is implementing a new management model by consolidating these restaurants into regulated zones for greater transparency and standardized practices. This initiative involves government guidance, professional management, and platform support, shifting the government's role from traditional regulator to governance innovator. This collaborative approach aims to ensure food safety, boost consumer confidence, and promote the healthy development of the takeout industry. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the surge in cross-cultural exhibitions in China, highlighting their role in fostering understanding and appreciation of different cultures. These exhibitions, such as the Egyptian antiquities show in Shanghai and Chinese art displays abroad, serve as platforms for cultural exchange and mutual learning. By showcasing artifacts and historical narratives, these events allow visitors to explore "the other" while also re-examining their own cultural identity, fostering a sense of global interconnectedness. The piece emphasizes that successful exhibitions provide context and facilitate dialogue between cultures, promoting understanding and bridging divides. These cultural exchanges ultimately contribute to building a foundation of understanding in an increasingly interconnected world.
Summary: The article is a call for submissions to various opinion and commentary sections of the People's Daily, including "Everyone's Talk," "Heartwarming News and Hot Reviews," "The Chinese Road and the Chinese Dream," and "Commentary." It encourages writers to contribute and specifies the email address for submissions, requesting that authors indicate the intended section. The article contains no discussion of U.S.-China relations or statements from officials.
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Summary: Two blind brothers in Xiangyang, Hubei province, Zhou Fuxi and Zhou Chengxi, run a successful agricultural machinery repair and modification business. They modify equipment to improve functionality, such as adapting planters for different crops like sorghum. They have trained over 30 apprentices in their techniques and provide comprehensive services including plowing and sowing, contracting with farmers as far away as Henan and Guizhou. Their cooperative now has more than 100 people, including 28 harvesters and 65 tractors, and last year, they invested in a grain drying plant. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: This article profiles two blind brothers, Zhou Fuxi and Zhou Chengxi, from Hubei's Xiangyang, who have become skilled agricultural machinery repairmen. Despite their disability, they persevered by using their hearing and touch to diagnose and fix problems, demonstrating a positive attitude towards life. The brothers have also used their skills to train and inspire others, including graduates and disabled individuals, sharing both their technical expertise and passion for life. Their story emphasizes the power of determination in overcoming adversity. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A meeting of the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) was held in Beijing on July 15th to review its 20-year history. Xiao Jie, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, attended and was elected as the new president of the CAIFC. The meeting also approved a new secretary-general and adjustments to member organizations, establishing specialized committees. The CAIFC is an organization dedicated to international exchange and cooperation. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At the opening of the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) parliamentarians' seminar in Beijing, National People's Congress Standing Committee Vice Chairman Peng Qinghua stated that China, as the SCO rotating chair, aims to translate the vision of "five common homelands" into reality, referencing the consensus reached at the Astana summit. Peng called for strengthened legislative exchanges and practical cooperation to contribute the "SCO force" to global governance. The seminar, themed on legislative cooperation and building an SCO community of common destiny, will include a field study in Xinjiang. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's State Council has issued guidance on a large-scale vocational skills training initiative from 2025-2027. The initiative aims to train over 30 million people with subsidies, focusing on in-demand skills for manufacturing and service industries. Training will target advanced manufacturing, the digital economy, and other key sectors, and prioritize enterprise employees, college graduates, and migrant workers. The guidance emphasizes improving the quality and standardization of vocational skills training and evaluation, including promoting the "new eight-tier worker" skill grading system and linking it to compensation.
Summary: The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has announced a two-month "Qinglang" campaign targeting the online environment for minors during the summer break. The campaign will focus on issues such as online harm, the spread of illegal information, inducement to participate in dangerous offline activities, and the exploitation of minors' images for profit. The CAC will also monitor the use of minor protection mode and content security on children's smart devices. According to a CAC official, the campaign aims to protect the healthy development of minors by purifying cyberspace.
Summary: The article commemorates He Yun, the director and editor-in-chief of the *Xinhua Daily* (North China Edition), who died in 1942 during a Japanese "mopping-up" operation. He Yun led the newspaper in promoting resistance against Japan and establishing anti-Japanese base areas. He Yun was killed after ordering his comrades not to be captured. The article also notes that memorial to He Yun is still visited today.
Summary: At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese officially visited China from July 12-18, 2025, traveling to Shanghai, Beijing, and Chengdu. During his visit to Beijing on July 15th, Albanese met with President Xi Jinping and held the annual China-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting with Premier Li Qiang, where they reaffirmed support for the comprehensive strategic partnership. Both sides agreed to continue to promote the development of bilateral relations, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in areas of common interest, and reiterated the importance of the WTO. Numerous agreements were signed across trade, culture, and agriculture, and the next Prime Ministers' Meeting will be held in 2026.
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Summary: The article reports on the innovative use of space beneath bridges in several Chinese cities, transforming previously neglected areas into public amenities. In Shanghai, space under the Suzhou Creek Central Ring Interchange has become a popular sports and social venue. In Wuhan, the Huangpu Avenue overpass now hosts a "protective station" (护学驿站) offering parking and rest areas for parents picking up children from school. In Qingdao, a park with play areas has been built under the cross-sea bridge viaduct.
Summary: The article discusses the trend of repurposing spaces under bridges in Chinese cities into public amenities like sports fields and parks. It argues that these micro-transformations effectively utilize previously neglected areas to address public resource scarcity and improve quality of life. It advocates for expanding this approach to other underutilized spaces and emphasizing a people-centered approach to urban development. By soliciting public input and prioritizing public needs, China can build a unique path to urban modernization.
Summary: China's State Council Safety Committee Office has launched a nationwide campaign to crack down on illegal gas stations ("black gas stations") and related illicit activities in the oil market, which pose a threat to public safety. The campaign targets illegal oil sources, vehicle/ship modifications, and sales channels, focusing on mobile refueling vehicles/ships and self-built oil tanks, as well as the illegal modification of refueling vehicles/ships. As of July 14, authorities have investigated over a thousand leads, confiscated thousands of tons of illegal oil, and initiated hundreds of investigations. An official from the State Council Safety Committee Office emphasized the need for inter-departmental coordination and accountability to eliminate safety risks and establish a long-term regulatory mechanism.
Summary: The fourth China Newspaper Innovation and Development Conference was held in Hangzhou, focusing on "Promoting Systemic Change and Achieving Digital and Intelligent Development." Attendees emphasized the importance of studying Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deepening reforms within the newspaper industry, and strengthening content production. The conference also highlighted adapting to mobile, social, video, and intelligent internet trends, and building a high-quality media workforce. Over 700 representatives from provincial propaganda departments, central and local media outlets, websites, and industry associations attended the conference, which included a 2025 innovation development case exhibition. The article does not mention any discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 World Youth Development Forum, themed "Expanding Youth Potential and Contributing to Global Development," opened in Suzhou, Jiangsu, bringing together approximately 500 youth representatives, ministers, and organization leaders from over 100 countries and 17 international organizations. The forum featured speeches from figures like the captain of China's polar research vessel "Xuelong 2," and Olympic gold medalist Wang Ciyue, and included the release of a list of global youth development projects and launch of a "Global Youth Development Project Week." Organized by the All-China Youth Federation, the UN China development system, and the World Youth Development Forum Organizing Committee, the forum aims to create a platform for youth to contribute to global development initiatives and the UN 2030 Agenda. The forum included discussion of green consumption, AI, and cultural heritage.
Summary: China's Ministry of Education reports successful initial outcomes from the "Excellent Engineer" education program. The first cohort of over 2,100 engineering master's students has achieved high-quality employment, with 71% remaining in their specialized fields. The program, launched in 2022, focuses on integrating academic and industry training and has resulted in the establishment of 40 national-level "Excellent Engineer" colleges. By 2030, the Ministry aims to have over half of all engineering master's and doctoral programs independently establish such colleges. A set of "Excellent Engineer" cultivation and certification standards will be released this year, and the accreditation of national "Excellent Engineer" colleges will begin on a trial basis.
Summary: The Chongqing-Balikun round-trip air route officially opened on July 15th with the successful completion of its inaugural flight, G54216, from Balikun Kazakh Autonomous County in Xinjiang to Chongqing. The article focuses on the establishment of this new air route. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Inner Mongolia has launched a fast-track patent pre-approval channel for key industries like biomedicine and new materials, drastically reducing the average invention patent authorization cycle from 16 months to 61 days, according to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Intellectual Property Office. Director Wu Zhenqing noted that this initiative addresses challenges like long patent authorization times and low patent conversion rates. One company, Baotou Jiangxin Micro Motor Technology, saw rapid authorization for 27 invention patents, leading to significant technology transfer revenue. This is part of a broader effort to improve intellectual property services through an online platform and dedicated service teams.
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Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of the "key minority" (关键少数), referring to leading cadres, in the governance of China. It highlights Xi Jinping's focus on this group for implementing policies, ensuring the Party's leadership, and combating undesirable work styles like formalism and bureaucracy. The author discusses how this concept, rooted in Marxism and Chinese tradition, is crucial for effective governance and ensuring officials serve the people's interests. The article also touches upon the need for strict oversight and accountability mechanisms targeting leading cadres to prevent corruption and ensure the proper exercise of power. The piece connects this focus on the "key minority" to broader themes of Party building and national governance.
Summary: This article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on the Party's relationship with the people and the importance of addressing "four winds" (四风) issues to maintain public trust. It highlights the ongoing campaign to implement the Eight-Point Regulation and rectify undesirable work styles, noting the positive public perception of these efforts as indicated by a 2024 survey. The article argues that unresolved issues risk alienating the Party from the masses and calls for greater responsiveness to public opinion, especially in emerging digital spaces. It stresses the need to effectively address the concerns of the people, citing examples of successful initiatives like "unsuccessful matters" windows. The article makes no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of finance in boosting domestic consumption in China, arguing it is crucial for economic growth. It notes existing financial innovations supporting consumption but also identifies shortcomings, such as insufficient product offerings in areas like education and healthcare. The author advocates for improvements in the financial service system, including specialized institutions for new consumption areas and better integration of technology to refine risk controls. Stronger consumer protection measures are also needed, as well as promoting responsible borrowing habits. The United States is not mentioned in the article.
Summary: The article reports on efforts in Dingxi, Gansu province, to reduce "pointless formalism" (形式主义) in local governance by streamlining the use of work-related chat groups. Party Secretary Zhang Mingyan of Wenfeng Town's Jiaotong Community noted a reduction in assigned tasks like app downloads and mandatory social media engagement, freeing up community workers to focus on local service issues like infrastructure repairs. After the implementation of "finger-tip burden reduction" policies, Dingxi consolidated municipal-level government apps, public accounts, and work groups, reducing the burden on grassroots workers. The reform included establishing mechanisms for data sharing across departments to avoid redundant reporting. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the overuse of digital platforms and work groups in Chinese local governance, which was intended to improve efficiency but has instead led to "finger-tip burdens" (指尖之困) for local officials. Some local governments burden officials with extraneous tasks through these platforms, such as requiring them to "like" or forward irrelevant content. Many regions and departments have already forbidden the sending of work-irrelevant links and have adopted measures to solve this problem. The goal is to alleviate the pressure on local officials and allow them to focus on engaging with the public. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A research delegation from the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟中央), led by Chairman Su Hui, conducted a field study in Guangxi and Shanghai focusing on the "Two Priorities" (重大战略实施和重点领域安全能力建设) and "Two Renewals" (大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新) policies. The delegation visited projects like the Pinglu Canal in Guangxi, aimed at improving logistics and supporting national strategic goals. In Shanghai, they visited the COMAC assembly center and learned about the city's efforts to promote key industries and integrate with national strategies. The delegation emphasized the importance of government investment in driving social investment and boosting consumer confidence through initiatives like trade-ins for consumer goods and upgrades to equipment, while also suggesting further optimizing implementation processes. They also mentioned the need to further expand new industries and models to meet new consumer demands.
Summary: Following the Japanese invasion, Communist forces, including the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, moved behind enemy lines in North and Central China. They mobilized the populace to wage guerrilla warfare and establish anti-Japanese base areas, resulting in the creation of base areas in regions such as Jin-Cha-Ji and Shandong. These forces employed tactics like ambush and tunnel warfare. The Communist Party also focused on solidifying its strength in regions like Dongjiang and Qiongya in South China. The article does not mention the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A joint investigation team in Linyi, Shandong province, announced that the Lan山区 Market Supervision Bureau improperly enforced regulations in a case involving a restaurant owner, Ms. Zhang, who posted a video of "toad soup" on a short video platform. The Bureau initially planned to fine Ms. Zhang 450,000 yuan for allegedly publishing illegal advertising, claiming she did not cooperate with the investigation. Ms. Zhang filed an administrative lawsuit after receiving a notice of administrative penalty. The Bureau later decided not to impose the penalty and delivered a decision letter to Ms. Zhang, but the investigation into the Bureau's actions continues. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: The article criticizes instances of problematic enforcement practices against businesses, citing instances of penalties issued based on limited evidence and failures to properly conduct hearings. It emphasizes that regulation should support business development and avoid the misconception that strict management equates to heavy penalties. The piece advocates for fair and proportionate penalties, balancing enforcement with education and protecting the rights of businesses. Ultimately, the article stresses the importance of upholding proper enforcement procedures, particularly when dealing with small businesses and high-value penalties, to improve regulatory efficiency and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of business operators.
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Summary: The Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft successfully launched and docked with China's space station, Tianhe, carrying approximately 6.5 tons of supplies for the Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21 crews, including new extravehicular suits and a core muscle training device. The mission achieved a new record for cargo weight and demonstrated an improved 3-month emergency launch capability. Tianzhou-9 utilized a rapid 3-hour rendezvous and docking procedure, facing challenges related to orbital altitude and solar angle. The mission also included 23 scientific experiments in areas such as space life science and technology.
Summary: The children's play "Black Eyes on the Plateau," set in Qinghai's Sanjiangyuan region and depicting the friendship between a Beijing boy and a local Tibetan boy, recently returned to its source of inspiration in Yushu for performances. The play aims to bridge the geographical and cultural gap between urban audiences and the Tibetan plateau by showcasing the region's unique environment and culture through a child's perspective, incorporating elements like puppetry and traditional songs. The production team emphasized their efforts to immerse themselves in the local culture and landscape to create an authentic representation of the region. The play has been well-received in both Qinghai and Beijing, fostering a sense of cultural exchange and appreciation for the Tibetan plateau.
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Summary: The Ministry of Education has opened two hotline numbers (010-66097980, 010-66096590) from July 15 to September 15 to provide consultation and assistance on financial aid policies for college freshmen, especially those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The hotline will address topics including national student loans, military service financial aid, and employment compensation in grassroots positions. The Ministry also warned students against fraud and illegal "campus loans," advising them to seek help from parents, teachers, and schools instead. They emphasize the commitment to ensuring no student drops out due to financial difficulties, highlighting a comprehensive financial aid system covering all educational stages and students.
Summary: The 2024 China Student Financial Aid Development Report released by the National Student Financial Aid Management Center of the Ministry of Education indicates that over 150 million students received financial aid totaling 341.211 billion yuan. Financial assistance covered pre-school, compulsory education, secondary vocational education, general high school education, and general higher education. Government funding accounted for 221.571 billion yuan of the total, a 2.54% increase from the previous year. National student loans issued reached 95.518 billion yuan, a 36.51% increase.
Summary: The article discusses a controversial incident in Datong, Shanxi, where sanitation workers spent four hours sorting through eight tons of garbage to find a lost children's watch for a tourist. The Datong Urban Management Bureau responded to criticism by stating they did not excessively consider the "value" of the lost object, and the tourist was ordinary. The event sparked debate online about the efficient of government and respect for sanitation workers. The article argues that cities should balance helping tourists with respecting laborers, carefully considering resource allocation and providing appropriate compensation for arduous assistance. It emphasizes that a city's warmth is reflected in both its treatment of visitors and its consideration for ordinary residents.
Summary: During the summer travel peak, railway and electricity departments in Fushan District, Yantai City, Shandong Province, are actively working to ensure smooth railway transportation. The article highlights efforts to manage the increased demand on railway infrastructure. A photograph of a speeding train illustrates the high volume of traffic. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Beijing is addressing its central urban area parking shortage by increasing parking facilities through various methods. In the first half of the year, the city added over 42,000 parking spaces by converting underutilized spaces, promoting paid shared parking, and standardizing roadside parking spaces. Specifically, over 20,000 new parking spaces were created by utilizing vacant land in and around residential areas and spaces freed up by demolition. Over 10,000 shared parking spaces were added through the activation of existing parking resources.
Summary: China's National Organization for Drug Centralized Procurement Office (联采办) announced the selection of drugs for the 11th round of centralized procurement, including 55 varieties. The office is optimizing procurement rules, adhering to principles of clinical stability, quality assurance, preventing bid-rigging, and avoiding excessive competition, according to an official from the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局). Measures include excluding newly negotiated drugs and those with patent risks, while increasing quality control requirements and inspections. The process has been optimized to respect clinical needs and control bidding prices, and further discourage bid rigging.
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Summary: The article reports on the success of "photovoltaics + ecology + agriculture and animal husbandry" in transforming the desertified Tala Beach in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, into a green oasis. Solar panels have reduced wind speed and evaporation, promoting vegetation growth and enabling grazing, which in turn reduces the need for manual grass removal and provides high-quality feed for livestock. This model has increased vegetation cover to over 80% and generated significant income for local communities, with photovoltaic-covered villages earning over 6 million yuan in collective economic income in 2024. Qinghai is encouraging the integration of photovoltaic development with desertification control and agricultural production.
Summary: A recent "butterfly explosion" in the river valley mountains of Yuanjiang Hani, Yi, and Dai Autonomous County in Yuxi, Yunnan Province, has attracted tourists due to the area's diverse vegetation and distinct altitudinal climate zones that support various butterfly species and their food sources. The availability of water sources, crucial for butterflies to obtain essential salts and regulate temperature, also contributes to the phenomenon. The scale of butterfly outbreaks varies annually due to factors like host plant growth suppression, food shortages, and predation. The article emphasizes the importance of habitat protection, noting that these natural events are subject to fluctuations according to natural patterns.
Summary: Shanghai Electric's Taonan project, the first wind power coupled with biomass green methanol project in China, has commenced production with an initial capacity of 50,000 tons, marking a significant step in green hydrogen-based fuel industrialization. The project, certified by ISCC EU, has obtained market access to the EU. Shanghai Electric showcased its green energy, industrial equipment, and carbon-neutral solutions at the 2025 Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo, including green methanol and advanced nuclear energy technology. The company actively participates in both domestic and international nuclear fusion projects. Shanghai Electric aims to expand its layout in cutting-edge fields such as humanoid robots and accelerate the cultivation of new quality productive forces.
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Summary: Jiamusi, Heilongjiang province is focused on high-quality development through agricultural technology, industrial upgrades, and improved living conditions. The city has achieved advances in agriculture through the use of technology like BeiDou navigation in farming equipment, leading to record harvests. In industry, Jiamusi is transitioning to high-end manufacturing and digitalization, including aerospace industry development, and has seen significant growth in its high-tech manufacturing sector. The city is also focused on improving the lives of its citizens by upgrading infrastructure, public spaces, and essential services in both urban and rural areas.
Summary: The 7th Heilongjiang Tourism Development Conference promoted tourism in Fuyuan, highlighting its unique location as China's easternmost city and the integration of agriculture and culture into tourism. Fuyuan has seen a surge in tourism, especially with the development of attractions like the Heixiazi Island and RV camping sites, attracting visitors from across China. Local villages are also benefiting by developing personalized home-stay clusters, increasing income for local workers. The city is promoting tourism through unique cartoon IP's that highlight local culture. He Dahai, the Communist Party Secretary of Fuyuan, stated that Fuyuan is actively converting its ecological advantages into cultural tourism resources, and continuing to promote high-quality development of the cultural tourism industry in China's easternmost city.
Summary: The article describes the success of cultural tourism in Fuyuan, Heilongjiang, focusing on the Hezhe ethnic group. It highlights the economic benefits for local residents, such as those running family-style hotels, as well as the popularity of Hezhe cultural experiences like traditional games, food and crafts for tourists. The article emphasizes ethnic unity and cultural exchange, with members of the Han and Manchu communities participating in Hezhe cultural activities. The piece concludes that shared development and cultural integration strengthens the sense of a shared Chinese identity. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: The city of Fuyuan in Heilongjiang province was awarded the title of "National Civilized City." This recognition is attributed to the city's efforts in improving infrastructure, addressing public concerns, and enhancing community life through various projects like upgrading residential areas, building sports facilities, and establishing cultural centers. Fuyuan officials gathered over 20,000 suggestions from residents and addressed them via 1260 projects. The city also formed a propaganda team of party members to promote civic virtue, engaging a large portion of the population in the initiative.
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Summary: The "AI for Good Global Summit" in Geneva highlighted AI applications in various sectors and the importance of global AI governance. Chinese representatives presented China's stance on AI regulation and shared related achievements, emphasizing inclusive cooperation and bridging the digital divide. The summit featured discussions on AI readiness, skills, and the need for inclusive digital economy solutions, with Chinese companies showcasing AI applications in agriculture and other fields. China promoted its "Global AI Governance Initiative" to foster innovation and cooperation. The article contains no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Parker Solar Probe has completed another close flyby of the sun, traveling within approximately 6.2 million kilometers of the sun's surface at speeds of roughly 687,000 kilometers per hour. This flyby, one of the closest to date, continues a series of missions aimed at collecting data on the solar atmosphere and solar wind using four advanced instruments. The probe, along with others such as Europe's "Solar Orbiter" and China's "Kuafu-1" and "Xihe," aims to understand the sun's activity and its impact on Earth. With the sun in a period of maximum activity in its 11-year cycle, understanding solar activity is crucial for mitigating potential disruptions to Earth's environment, including effects on satellites and power grids. The mission, which is nearing its end as the probe runs out of propellant, seeks to improve predictions of solar activity and protect critical infrastructure.
Summary: A UNCTAD report indicates global trade grew by 1.5% in Q1 2024 and is projected to grow 2% in Q2, continuing a moderate recovery. However, the report warns of increasing headwinds in the latter half of the year due to factors including uncertainty regarding U.S. trade policy. Specifically, potential unilateral measures by the U.S., such as new tariffs, could escalate trade tensions. The head of the International Trade Centre suggests U.S. tariff policies are creating uncertainty, weakening investment, and impacting commercial contracts. Developing nations are encouraged to take measures such as strengthening regional trade cooperation.
Summary: The UN's "2025 Sustainable Development Goals Report" indicates that only 35% of the 169 SDG targets are on track, while nearly half are progressing slowly and 18% are regressing. The report highlights advancements in public health, education, energy, and digital connectivity, but acknowledges that current progress is insufficient to meet all SDGs by 2030. It points to issues like persistent poverty, lack of access to clean water, and the exacerbating effects of climate change and armed conflict. UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a warning about a "global development emergency," urging action and reform of global economic and financial structures, which he said are unfair to developing countries. There is no reporting in the article on statements or actions of Chinese officials, or on U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Guyana's energy sector is experiencing rapid growth, with oil production expected to reach 800,000 barrels per day in 2025. This has fueled significant GDP growth, averaging 47% between 2022 and 2024, and is driving economic diversification beyond oil. The government is managing oil revenues through a natural resource fund, investing in infrastructure, education, and healthcare while grappling with environmental challenges like rising sea levels. Guyana is addressing these challenges through its "2030 Low Carbon Development Strategy" which is focused on protecting biodiversity. China-Guyana economic cooperation is deepening, with over 30 Chinese companies involved in various sectors, including the construction of the New Demerara River Bridge, a key infrastructure project under the Belt and Road Initiative.
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Summary: Haier launched its "Trade-In for New, New Quality Consumption Season" campaign in Xi'an, aiming to provide consumers nationwide with high-quality home appliances and services. The campaign focuses on upgrading user experience through product innovation, such as refrigerators with advanced preservation technology and energy-efficient appliances. Haier offers comprehensive services, including old appliance removal, new appliance installation, and recycling of old appliances. The company emphasizes quality control throughout the manufacturing process, from material selection to green manufacturing and recycling. The campaign aims to promote smart, healthy, and green lifestyles while meeting consumers' demands for improved living standards.
Summary: An article discusses the close ties between Chinese and Vietnamese people in the border region of Yunnan's Wenshan Prefecture, particularly around the Tianbao border crossing. It highlights the shared traditions, economic exchanges, and cultural integration, exemplified by the popularity of the "Tianbao Guomen Huashan Festival," which attracted over 3,200 Vietnamese tourists. These exchanges have deepened understanding and cooperation, including the creation of a special tea using ingredients from both countries presented at the UN. Zhang Kundan, deputy director of the Wenshan State Foreign Affairs Office, noted that friendly exchanges between the two countries could promote mutual understanding. The article emphasizes the deep friendship between the people of China and Vietnam.
Summary: This article discusses the integration and shared identity between Chinese and Vietnamese citizens in the border region of Malipo County, Yunnan, as observed in border trade markets. Economic interdependence through trade, where Vietnamese vendors use Mandarin and Chinese citizens use Vietnamese, fosters a sense of shared destiny. Cultural similarities and daily interactions, such as shared festivals and acts of neighborly assistance, further strengthen this bond. The border market serves as a bridge connecting the people of both countries, transforming the "border line" into a "connecting line." The article suggests this dynamic supports friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Vietnam.
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Summary: This article highlights the increasing efficiency and benefits of the China-Europe Railway Express (CR Express) through case studies in various Chinese cities. In Ganzhou, the CR Express facilitates timber imports for the local furniture industry. Zhengzhou showcases the growing variety of European goods available to consumers through CR Express-linked import supermarkets. In Xi'an, the railway enables the import of agricultural products from Central Asia, supporting local food industries. Chongqing benefits from faster automobile imports via the CR Express, attracting German car companies looking to capitalize on the Chinese market. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights the success and benefits of the China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列), noting that over 110,000 trains have run, carrying over $450 billion in goods. It emphasizes the railway's advantages in speed, price, and stability compared to other shipping methods. The railway promotes win-win cooperation by facilitating two-way trade and offering new opportunities for countries along the route, like Kazakhstan and Poland. The article frames the railway as an example of China's commitment to high-level opening-up and mutually beneficial cooperation. It notes China's increased trade partnerships, contrasting this approach with confrontational strategies.
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Summary: The article discusses China's push for integrated domestic and foreign trade (内外贸一体化), highlighting efforts by businesses and government entities to facilitate this development. Companies like Shandong Linyi Xindun Clothing and Shanxi Renren Pin Chuang Huairen Ceramics are leveraging e-commerce platforms such as JD.com to expand domestic sales amid international trade environment changes. Local governments are assisting companies with certifications and access to domestic markets. Enterprises are also focusing on branding and product innovation to cater to both domestic and international consumer preferences, exemplified by Zhejiang Changchao Stationery's development of culturally relevant IP products.
Summary: The article emphasizes the necessity and feasibility of integrating domestic and foreign trade ("内外贸一体化") for China's high-quality development and its crucial role in the "dual circulation" strategy. It highlights that "内外贸一体化" serves as both a stabilizer against external uncertainties and a catalyst for boosting domestic demand and corporate competitiveness. China's massive domestic market and resilient industrial supply chains are presented as key supporting factors, though challenges such as differing standards and certification processes for export-to-domestic sales remain. The article suggests that further opening-up and market integration will address these challenges and invigorate China's economy.
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Summary: The article commemorates the Battle of Guanjialao, a fierce engagement during the Hundred Regiments Offensive in 1940, where the Eighth Route Army fought against Japanese forces. It recounts the story of a 16-year-old soldier,靳振武, who died in the battle, and a veteran's memories of the aftermath, including the grim task of identifying the fallen. The piece highlights the battle's intensity and the heavy casualties suffered by the Chinese forces due to the Japanese army's strategic high-ground. A mother who lost her son in the conflict exemplifies the pain of those who never recovered their loved ones' remains. The author emphasizes the ongoing remembrance of the battle by local villagers and visitors.
Summary: This article discusses the importance of the hometown in the works of Chinese authors. It compares the portrayals of hometowns by different authors, noting that hometowns in literature are not uniform and vary according to the writer's sentiments. The article mentions authors such as Lu Xun, Xiao Hong, and Liu Zhenyun, among others. It also alludes to contemporary changes in Chinese villages due to urbanization and tourism, as depicted in recent literature.
Summary: The author reflects on their prior visits to Dianbai, Guangdong, and how reading "The Little City of Shendianwei" (神电卫小城) by Wu Zhaoqi and Zhang Huimou has deepened their understanding and appreciation of the area's history. The book details the history of Shendianwei, a Ming Dynasty military fortress established in 1394 to defend against Japanese pirates, and how it evolved into the present-day Dianbai. The author highlights the book's focus on local customs, traditions, and the lives of ordinary people, including the Tanka people (疍家人) and their unique customs. The author connects the book's detailed descriptions to their own childhood memories, emphasizing the power of literature to create a sense of familiarity and connection to a place. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article is a personal reflection on the author's time in Fuzhou, focusing on the city's atmosphere and landmarks, such as Chang'an Mountain, the various smaller mountains, and the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys district. The author reminisces about the daily life and simple pleasures experienced, including the local cuisine and the ubiquitous banyan trees. The piece evokes a sense of nostalgia and appreciation for the author's formative years spent in Fuzhou. The article makes no mention of specific officials, political events, the United States or U.S.-China relations. The article concludes with a call for submissions from readers, emphasizing the need for original, unpublished works.
Summary: Without the provided article, I can only offer a template response. Assuming the article discusses an official's visit to a location and perhaps a speech they gave related to art or culture: An unnamed official visited the China National Art Museum, where they likely viewed the print "Taihang Mountain Landscape" by Li Qun. The official emphasized the importance of art in promoting national identity. The visit may have been accompanied by other cultural figures. The article makes no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: This article is a personal reflection on the author's memories of their father, particularly centered on his preparation of Mapo Tofu. The author reminisces about the process of making the dish, from preparing the ingredients to the final product, and how it brought the family together. The author contrasts their father's version with authentic versions in Chengdu, noting the distinct flavors of each. Ultimately, the author concludes that their father's Mapo Tofu held a special, irreplaceable significance due to the love associated with it. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Non-heritage inheritor Chen Qin crafts sandalwood fans using a unique hot-iron technique, transforming burns into ink-wash effects. One recent commission involved creating a fan for a bride who wanted an heirloom. Inspired by a customer's love for the character Tan Chun from "Dream of the Red Chamber", Chen Qin painstakingly recreated a scene from the novel on the fan, paying meticulous attention to detail. The success of the fan depends on maintaining the sandalwood's aroma and ensuring the image remains vivid even from a distance.
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The overall requirements for urban work at present and for a period to come are: to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, 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 CPC Central Committee, fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on urban work, adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, earnestly practice the people-centered urban development concept, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to adapting to local conditions and providing classified guidance, with the goal of building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart modern people's cities, with the theme of promoting high-quality urban development, with the focus on adhering to the connotative development of cities, with promoting urban renewal as an important starting point, vigorously promote the optimization of urban structure, the transformation of driving forces, the improvement of quality, the green transformation, the continuation of cultural heritage, and the enhancement of governance effectiveness, firmly guard the bottom line of urban safety, and embark on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
Beijing (北京), July 15 (People's Daily) – The Central Urban Work Conference was held in Beijing (北京) from July 14 to 15. Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. Li Qiang (李强), Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), and Li Xi (李希), members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting.
In his important speech, Xi Jinping (习近平) summarized the achievements of China's urban development since the new era, analyzed the situation facing urban work, and clarified the overall requirements, important principles, and key tasks for doing a good job in urban work. Li Qiang (李强) made a concluding speech, making specific arrangements for implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and further improving urban work.
The meeting pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee has profoundly grasped the laws of China's urban development under the new situation, adhered to the Party's overall leadership over urban work, adhered to the principle that cities are built by the people and for the people, adhered to the systematic planning of cities as organic life forms, and promoted historical achievements in urban development. China's new urbanization level and urban development level, planning, construction and governance level, livability level, historical and cultural protection and inheritance level, and ecological environment quality have been greatly improved.
The meeting emphasized that the overall requirements for urban work at present and for a period to come are: to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, 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 CPC Central Committee, fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on urban work, adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, earnestly practice the people-centered urban development concept, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to adapting to local conditions and providing classified guidance, with the goal of building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart modern people's cities, with the theme of promoting high-quality urban development, with the focus on adhering to the connotative development of cities, with promoting urban renewal as an important starting point, vigorously promote the optimization of urban structure, the transformation of driving forces, the improvement of quality, the green transformation, the continuation of cultural heritage, and the enhancement of governance effectiveness, firmly guard the bottom line of urban safety, and embark on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
The meeting pointed out that China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. Urban work must profoundly grasp and actively adapt to changes in the situation, transform urban development concepts, and pay more attention to people-oriented development; transform urban development methods, and pay more attention to intensive and efficient development; transform urban development driving forces, and pay more attention to characteristic development; transform the focus of urban work, and pay more attention to governance investment; and transform urban work methods, and pay more attention to overall coordination.
The meeting deployed seven key tasks for urban work. First, focus on optimizing the modern urban system. Focusing on improving the comprehensive carrying capacity of cities for population and economic and social development, develop clustered and networked modern urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas, promote urbanization construction with county towns as important carriers in a classified manner, continue to promote the urbanization of agricultural transfer populations, and promote the coordinated development of large, medium, and small cities and small towns, and promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas. Second, focus on building vibrant and innovative cities. Carefully cultivate an innovation ecosystem and continuously make breakthroughs in the development of new quality productive forces; rely on reform and opening up to enhance urban momentum, carry out high-quality urban renewal, and give full play to the pivotal role of cities in the domestic and international dual circulation. Third, focus on building comfortable and convenient livable cities. Adhere to the integrated planning of population, industry, towns, and transportation, and optimize the urban spatial structure; accelerate the construction of a new model for real estate development, and steadily promote the renovation of urban villages and dilapidated houses; vigorously develop life service industries, improve the level of public services, and firmly protect the bottom line of people's livelihood. Fourth, focus on building green and low-carbon beautiful cities. Consolidate the achievements in ecological environment governance, take more effective measures to solve problems in urban air governance, drinking water source protection, and new pollutant governance, promote synergistic efficiency in pollution reduction, carbon reduction, and green expansion, and enhance urban biodiversity. Fifth, focus on building safe and reliable resilient cities. Promote the construction of urban infrastructure lifeline safety projects, accelerate the renovation and upgrading of old pipelines; strictly restrict super high-rise buildings, and comprehensively improve the level of housing safety protection; strengthen urban natural disaster prevention and control, and coordinate urban flood control systems and urban waterlogging management; strengthen the overall prevention and control of social security, and effectively maintain urban public safety. Sixth, focus on building civilized cities that advocate morality and goodness. Improve the historical and cultural protection and inheritance system, improve the urban style management system, and protect the city's unique historical context, human geography, and natural landscape; strengthen the construction of urban cultural soft power, and improve the civilization quality of citizens. Seventh, focus on building convenient and efficient smart cities. Adhere to Party building leadership, adhere to governing the city according to law, innovate the concepts, models, and means of urban governance, and make good use of mechanisms such as citizen service hotlines to efficiently solve the urgent, difficult, and worrying problems of the masses.
The meeting emphasized that to build modern people's cities, we must strengthen the Party's overall leadership over urban work. We must further improve the leadership system and working mechanism, enhance the synergy of urban policies, and strengthen the execution of all aspects. We must establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, establish and improve a scientific urban development evaluation system, strengthen the quality and capacity building of the urban work team, and encourage the vast number of party members and cadres to start businesses, take responsibility, and make achievements. We must adhere to seeking truth from facts and being pragmatic, and resolutely oppose formalism and bureaucracy.
The meeting pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech scientifically answered major theoretical and practical questions such as who urban development is for, who it relies on, what kind of cities to build, and how to build cities, and provided fundamental guidelines for doing a good job in urban work in the new era and on the new journey. We must conscientiously study and comprehend it, and implement it without compromise. We must deeply grasp the historical orientation of China's urban development, and do a good job in urban work with a broader vision; deeply grasp the goal and positioning of building modern people's cities, and consciously practice the people-centered development thought; deeply grasp the strategic orientation of urban connotative development, and more purposefully improve the quality of urban development; deeply grasp the inherent requirements of enhancing urban development momentum and vitality, and do a good job in the great article of reform and innovation; deeply grasp the systematic and complex nature of urban work, and focus on improving the ability to implement various tasks and deployments.
Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, relevant leading comrades of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, State Councilors, the President of the Supreme People's Court, the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and relevant leading comrades of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference attended the meeting.
The main leading comrades of the party and government of various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the main leading comrades of the party committees of cities specifically designated in the state plan, provincial capital cities, and relevant prefecture-level cities, relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, some financial institutions, enterprises, and universities under central management, and the main leading comrades of relevant departments of the Central Military Commission attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th (Reporters Sun Yi (孙奕) and Xu Ke (许可)) On the morning of July 15th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was in China for an official visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂).
Xi Jinping (习近平) once again congratulated Albanese on his election and re-election. Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that with the joint efforts of both sides, China-Australia relations have emerged from a low point and achieved a turnaround in recent years, bringing tangible benefits to the people of both countries. The biggest lesson this gives us is that adhering to equal treatment, 求同存异 (qiú tóng cún yì - "seek common ground while reserving differences," to seek common ground on major issues while reserving differences on minor ones), and mutually beneficial cooperation is in the fundamental interests of both China and Australia and their peoples. No matter how the international situation changes, we should adhere to this general direction without wavering. The China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership has entered its second decade. China is willing to work with Australia to promote the further development of China-Australia relations for the better, so as to better benefit the people of both countries.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China and Australia must first continue to enhance strategic mutual trust. China's determination to adhere to peaceful development will not waver, its commitment to the concept of common development will not waver, and its policy of promoting Asia-Pacific cooperation and development will not waver. China advocates that all countries unite and cooperate to promote the construction of the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area, trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and promote regional peace, development, and prosperity. The two sides should adhere to correct mutual understanding and consolidate the foundation of mutual trust. Second, we must deepen and expand mutually beneficial cooperation. China has been Australia's largest trading partner for 16 years, and trade with China has brought tangible benefits to Australia. The two sides should promote the alignment of development strategies, earnestly create a good business environment for enterprises of both countries, create more convergence of interests and growth points of cooperation, and continuously improve the level and level of cooperation. Third, we must widely cultivate people's friendship. The hearts of the people of the two countries are connected and the friendship is sincere. China welcomes more people from all walks of life in Australia to come to China to see and see, and is willing to invite more Australian teenagers to China for exchanges and study tours, so that the tree of China-Australia friendship will become more luxuriant. Fourth, we must jointly respond to risks and challenges. In the face of the intertwined international situation, all countries must jointly safeguard international fairness and justice, safeguard multilateralism and free trade, defend the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.
Albanese said that in recent years, Australia-China relations have made positive progress. Australia cherishes its relationship with China very much and looks forward to working with China to treat each other equally, 求同存异 (qiú tóng cún yì - "seek common ground while reserving differences," to seek common ground on major issues while reserving differences on minor ones), cooperate for mutual benefit, and promote the development of Australia-China relations, which is in the common interests of both countries and is also conducive to regional stability and prosperity. Australia adheres to the one-China policy and does not support "Taiwan independence." Australia is willing to maintain exchanges and dialogue with China at all levels to enhance mutual trust. China's development is crucial to Australia. Australia never seeks to decouple from the Chinese economy and is willing to maintain smooth bilateral trade, promote practical cooperation in green industries, climate change response, and medical technology, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Australia is willing to strengthen cultural exchanges in tourism, education, sports and other fields to promote mutual understanding among the people. In the face of an intertwined world, Australia is willing to adhere to multilateralism with China, support the United Nations in playing an important role, jointly safeguard free trade and the rules of the World Trade Organization, and provide more stability and certainty to the international community. Australia supports China in hosting the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Wang Yi (王毅) attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th (Reporters Sun Yi (孙奕) and Zhu Chao (朱超)) On the morning of July 15th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met collectively at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京) with the foreign ministers and heads of permanent institutions of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states who came to China to attend the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that since its establishment 24 years ago, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has always adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" and has continued to mature and grow, radiating strong vitality. Member states have continuously deepened political mutual trust, and cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results, successfully forging a path of regional cooperation that conforms to the trend of the times and meets the needs of all parties, setting a model for a new type of international relations. China has always regarded the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy, and is committed to making the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) stronger and more practical, safeguarding regional security and stability, promoting the development and prosperity of member states, and building a close community with a shared future. Since China took over as the rotating presidency in July last year, it has actively carried out activities and promoted cooperation, and all parties have taken solid steps towards jointly building a better home for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织). This year, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Tianjin (天津) Summit will be held. I look forward to meeting with the leaders of all member states in Tianjin (天津) to jointly discuss the major plans for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织).
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that in the face of the intertwined international situation of change and disorder, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) must accurately grasp the direction, strengthen confidence, act efficiently, and be more proactive, injecting more stability and positive energy into the world. First, remember the original intention of its establishment and be the torchbearer of the "Shanghai Spirit." Take mutual trust and mutual benefit as the basis for cooperation, equality and consultation as the way to get along, respect diverse civilizations to promote harmony and inclusiveness, and seek common development to achieve win-win prosperity, so that the "Shanghai Spirit" will continue to illuminate the path of building a community with a shared future for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织). Second, respond to the expectations of the people and be action-oriented in deepening cooperation. Improve the mechanism for responding to security threats and challenges, build a solid security barrier, and respond to the people's expectations for a peaceful and tranquil life; connect the development strategies of member states with the "Belt and Road" initiative and other cooperation initiatives to achieve higher-quality and more sustainable development, and respond to the people's expectations for a prosperous and happy life; facilitate personnel exchanges, promote people-to-people exchanges, and hold more cultural activities that reflect the characteristics of various countries, responding to the people's expectations for a rich spiritual life. Third, shoulder the mission of the times and be a resolute practitioner in building a community with a shared future for mankind. Resolutely oppose hegemony, domineering behavior, and bullying, so that a multi-polar world is more equal and orderly; adhere to consultation, joint construction, and sharing, so that economic globalization is more inclusive and beneficial to all; unite and lead the Global South, promote the establishment of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and gather tremendous strength for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Wang Yi (王毅), as the chairman of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states, reported on the progress of various aspects of work since China took over as the rotating presidency and the preparations for the Tianjin (天津) Summit.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (拉夫罗夫), speaking on behalf of the foreign parties, said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) adheres to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and seeking common development, and has achieved remarkable cooperation results that have attracted worldwide attention, and its international appeal has continued to increase. Practice has proven that the "Shanghai Spirit" is in line with the common interests of member states and has strong vitality. Since China took over as the rotating presidency, it has held a large number of activities and promoted new developments in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织). In the face of a complex international situation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) should adhere to multilateralism and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. All parties are willing to actively support China's chairmanship, build consensus, and ensure the complete success of the Tianjin (天津) Summit.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th (Reporters Sun Yi (孙奕) and Cao Jiayue (曹嘉玥)) On the morning of July 15th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (拉夫罗夫) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京).
Xi Jinping (习近平) asked Lavrov (拉夫罗夫) to convey his cordial greetings to President Putin (普京). Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China and Russia should implement the important consensus reached between himself and President Putin (普京), further promote the construction of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination, strengthen mutual support on multilateral platforms, safeguard the development and security interests of both countries, unite the Global South countries, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a comprehensive regional cooperation organization jointly created by China and Russia, and is of great significance for maintaining peace, stability and development in the Eurasian continent. The two sides should support each other, grasp the direction of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's development, continuously inject new impetus, and strengthen this strategic platform in a practical way.
Lavrov (拉夫罗夫) conveyed President Putin's (普京) sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping (习近平), saying that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination has developed in depth. The Russian side attaches great importance to its relations with China and looks forward to maintaining high-level exchanges with China in this important year of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, maintaining communication and coordination in international and regional affairs, and promoting world and regional peace and stability. Russia will actively support China's work as the chair country and jointly promote the complete success of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Tianjin (天津) Summit.
Wang Yi (王毅) attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th. The 14th issue of the "Seeking Truth" magazine, to be published on July 16th, will feature an important article by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, titled "Unswervingly Promoting High-Level Opening Up to the Outside World." This is an excerpt of important discourses by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) from December 2012 to April 2025.
The article emphasizes that opening up brings progress, while isolation inevitably leads to backwardness. China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the world's prosperity also needs China. Continuously expanding opening up to the outside world and raising the level of opening up, promoting reform and development through opening up, is an important magic weapon for our country's continuous achievement of new accomplishments. China's door to opening up will not be closed, it will only open wider and wider.
The article points out that it is necessary to continuously expand high-level opening up to the outside world. In the past, China's economic development was achieved under conditions of opening up, and in the future, China's economic realization of high-quality development must also be carried out under more open conditions. It is necessary to use the domestic major cycle to attract global resource elements and enhance the linkage effect of the two markets and two resources, domestic and international. Steadily expand institutional opening up in terms of rules, regulations, management, standards, and other aspects, proactively align with international high-standard economic and trade rules, deepen the reform of the management system for foreign trade, foreign investment, and overseas investment, and create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized. Implement the upgrading strategy of free trade pilot zones, encourage original and integrated exploration, and build new highlands for reform and opening up with higher levels of openness and stronger radiating effects. Improve the mechanism for promoting high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative. The more open we are, the more we must pay attention to security, and the more we must coordinate development and security, and focus on enhancing our own competitiveness, open supervision capabilities, and risk prevention and control capabilities. We must adhere to promoting high-level opening up to the outside world on the basis of the rule of law, and continuously consolidate the legal foundation for high-level opening up.
The article points out that China's policy of utilizing foreign investment has not changed and will not change. China is the world's second-largest consumer market, possesses the world's largest middle-income group, and contains huge investment and consumption potential; it has already formed a relatively sound legal and policy system and work system for utilizing foreign investment; and it has maintained long-term political stability and social stability, and is one of the world's recognized safest countries. China was, is, and will inevitably be an ideal, safe, and promising investment destination for foreign businesses. To walk with China is to walk with opportunity, to believe in China is to believe in tomorrow, and to invest in China is to invest in the future.
The article emphasizes that economic globalization is the objective requirement of the development of social productive forces and the inevitable result of technological progress, providing a strong impetus for world economic growth and promoting the flow of goods and capital, the progress of science and civilization, and the exchanges between people of all countries. At present, unilateralism and protectionism are intensifying, and multilateralism and free trade are facing severe challenges. China adheres to the correct direction of economic globalization, promotes trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, opposes protectionism, opposes 筑墙设垒 (zhù qiáng shè lěi - "building walls and setting up barriers," creating obstacles and barriers), 脱钩断链 (tuō gōu duàn liàn - "decoupling and breaking chains," severing economic ties), and opposes unilateral sanctions and maximum pressure. It adheres to true multilateralism, promotes inclusive and universal economic globalization, actively participates in global economic governance, and is committed to building an open world economy.
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From July 14th to 15th, the Central Urban Work Conference was held in Beijing (北京). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) summarized the achievements of China's urban development since the new era in his important speech, analyzed the situation facing urban work, and clarified the overall requirements, important principles, and key tasks for doing a good job in urban work. The General Secretary's important speech scientifically answered major theoretical and practical questions such as who urban development is for, who it relies on, what kind of city to build, and how to build a city, providing fundamental guidance for doing a good job in urban work in the new era and on the new journey.
The vast number of cadres and the masses conscientiously studied and understood the spirit of the Central Urban Work Conference and unanimously stated that the conference was inspiring and motivating, and of great significance for building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent modern people's cities. It is necessary to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, strive to make progress, be determined to forge ahead, implement the various tasks and deployments of the conference, and embark on a new path of Chinese-style urban modernization.
Urban Development Achieves Historic Achievements
"After 10 years, the Party Central Committee convened the Central Urban Work Conference again, and we deeply feel the great responsibility," said Hu Zijian (胡子健), Director of the Urban Construction Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部).
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's new urbanization level and urban development capacity, planning, construction, and governance level, livability level, historical and cultural protection and inheritance level, and ecological environment quality have been greatly improved, and urban development has achieved historic achievements.
In Xiong'an (雄安), Hebei (河北), high-rise buildings are rising from the ground, green spaces, parks, and water systems are dotted around, and the intelligent transportation network is becoming increasingly dense. The "15-minute living circle" is convenient and beneficial to the people. Yang Song (杨松), Director of the Xiong'an New Area Construction and Transportation Administration Bureau (雄安新区建设和交通管理局), said that in the eight years since the establishment of the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), significant results have been achieved in promoting large-scale construction and undertaking the relocation of Beijing's (北京) non-capital functions. The city's comprehensive functions, public service functions, and commercial service functions have been gradually improved, and the comprehensive carrying capacity, factor agglomeration capacity, and self-development capacity have been improved simultaneously. "We will conscientiously practice the people-centered urban development concept, continue to promote the modernization of urban governance, and build a 'people's city' that is suitable for living and working in the new era."
In Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), more than 9,600 kilometers of Tianfu Greenway (天府绿道) are connected into a network, and the annual number of rides on the Ring Greenway exceeds 20 million. "The conference proposed to 'vigorously promote urban structure optimization, kinetic energy conversion, quality improvement, green transformation, cultural context continuation, and governance efficiency enhancement,' which pointed out the direction for the modernization and transformation and development of megacities," said Chen Jian (陈健), Deputy Director of the Chengdu Development and Reform Commission (成都市发展改革委). "We will strive to build a 'park city under the snow-capped mountains, a happy Chengdu in the fireworks, and an innovative city in progress.'"
Urban construction cannot be separated from planning guidance. "Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's 'multi-plan integration' reform has achieved significant results, and the level of urban planning management has been continuously improved," said Xie Haixia (谢海霞), Director of the Territorial Space Planning Bureau of the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部国土空间规划局). It is necessary to strengthen the overall planning and guidance, and guide all regions to develop in a differentiated manner according to the positioning of the main functional areas. Improve the planning implementation physical examination and evaluation and dynamic adjustment mechanism, coordinate and optimize the city's production, living, and ecological space, and vigorously support urban renewal.
"In the next step, we will focus on solving the urgent problems of the masses, such as safe housing, safe drinking water, comfortable roads, and protection from the cold in winter, and combine the implementation of urban renewal actions to systematically promote the upgrading and transformation of urban infrastructure, focus on improving urban resilience, and firmly guard the bottom line of urban safety," said Hu Zijian (胡子健).
Urban Work Should Profoundly Grasp and Actively Adapt to Changes in the Situation
The Central Urban Work Conference pointed out that China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement.
"The conference clearly stated that 'urban work should profoundly grasp and actively adapt to changes in the situation,'" said Wang Kai (王凯), President of the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (中国城市规划设计研究院). China's population development presents a trend of fewer children, aging, and regional population growth and decline. Some urban infrastructure is aging, the demands of the masses are more diverse, and urban development has entered an important period of urban renewal. It is necessary to adhere to the connotative development of the city and promote the continuous improvement of urban formats, functions, and quality.
"Pay more attention to people-oriented," "pay more attention to intensive and efficient," "pay more attention to characteristic development," "pay more attention to governance investment," and "pay more attention to overall coordination." Around profoundly grasping and actively adapting to changes in the situation, the conference put forward "five more attention."
In Jiulongpo District (九龙坡区), Chongqing (重庆), more than 550 sets of affordable housing projects for sale are being accelerated, and are expected to be completed by the end of this year. "The conference pointed out that 'transforming the concept of urban development and paying more attention to people-oriented' provides guidance for us to do a good job in housing security," said Tang Xiaoping (唐小平), Director of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (重庆市住房和城乡建设委员会). This year, Chongqing (重庆) will start construction of 6,000 new sets of affordable housing for sale to better meet the diversified housing needs of the masses, so that groups such as migrant populations, new citizens, and young people can come in, stay, live in peace, and be able to succeed in their careers.
To promote the green transformation of cities, it is necessary to minimize interference with and damage to nature, and save and intensively utilize resources such as land, water, and energy. "The Central Urban Work Conference pointed out that 'transforming the urban development mode and paying more attention to intensive and efficient.' This provides a fundamental guideline for us to carry out our work," said Zhou Ting (周霆), Deputy Director of the Natural Resources Development and Utilization Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部自然资源开发利用司). In recent years, the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) has actively promoted the transformation of urban and rural development land from large-scale incremental expansion to stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. Next, we will further deepen the redevelopment of inefficient urban land and support all regions to explore innovative policies and measures to revitalize existing inefficient land.
Urban governance is an important part of the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. Xue Kan (薛侃), Secretary of the Yangpu District Committee (杨浦区委书记) of Shanghai (上海), has a deep understanding of the conference's emphasis on "transforming the focus of urban work and paying more attention to governance investment" and "transforming urban work methods and paying more attention to overall coordination." "In recent years, Yangpu District (杨浦区) has continuously improved the grassroots governance led by Party building, deepened the practice of whole-process people's democracy, built a 'Everyone's Discussion Hall' democratic deliberation platform, and built a full-coverage people's suggestion collection work network to transform the 'golden ideas' of citizens into the 'golden keys' of urban governance."
Xue Kan (薛侃) said that on the new journey, it is necessary to fully and deeply practice the people-centered urban development concept, adhere to the organic unity of "people building" and "for the people," coordinate and promote "construction" and "governance," integrate the whole-process people's democracy into the modernization of urban governance, and jointly build a harmonious and beautiful city and create a happy and beautiful life.
Building Innovative, Livable, Beautiful, Resilient, Civilized, and Intelligent Modern People's Cities
One point of deployment, nine points of implementation. Everyone said that it is necessary to consciously practice the people-centered development thought, take promoting high-quality urban development as the theme, adhere to the connotative development of the city as the main line, take promoting urban renewal as an important starting point, and build innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent modern people's cities.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech made me fully feel the firm determination of the Party Central Committee to do a good job in urban work," said Zheng Xuexuan (郑学选), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman of China Construction Group (中建集团). China Construction Group (中建集团) will unswervingly implement it, give full play to the advantages of the entire industry chain, continuously increase the intensity of scientific and technological innovation, and make more contributions in building high-quality urban buildings, promoting urban renewal, improving urban functions, and improving the living environment.
The conference deployed seven key tasks for urban work, with "focusing on optimizing the modern urban system" in the first place.
"Urban agglomerations are the main spatial carriers of urbanization in populous countries. Countries like ours with large populations and little land should promote urbanization with urban agglomerations as the main form. The conference proposed 'developing clustered and networked modern urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas,' which is an effective way to solve the problems of big cities," said Yin Zhi (尹稚), Executive Vice President of the China New Urbanization Research Institute of Tsinghua University (清华大学中国新型城镇化研究院).
Cities will be more livable. This year, Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning (辽宁), is implementing the renovation of 100 old residential areas, and the task is now more than half completed. "The Central Urban Work Conference is of great guiding significance to us in building what kind of city and how to build a city," said Liu Xuhui (刘旭辉), Member of the Standing Committee of the Shenyang Municipal Committee (沈阳市委常委) and Deputy Mayor. Shenyang (沈阳) will adhere to the political, people-oriented, and systematic nature of urban work, strengthen planning guidance, accelerate the construction of a "market + security" housing supply system, and coordinate the implementation of old residential area renovation, urban village renovation, and key street and back street renovation.
Cities will be more beautiful. Building beautiful cities is a key task for comprehensively promoting the construction of a beautiful China, and it is an important measure for achieving the "dual carbon" goal and promoting new urbanization. Sun Shouliang (孙守亮), Director of the Comprehensive Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部综合司), said that in the next step, we will focus on building green and low-carbon beautiful cities, proceed from reality, adapt to local conditions, focus on key areas and prominent problems of the urban ecological environment, and orderly promote all regions to explore the practice path of building a beautiful China with cities as the carrier, so that the people can share the beauty of nature, the beauty of life, and the beauty of life in beautiful homes.
Cities will be safer. Walking into the Safety Operation Monitoring Center of the Urban Lifeline Project in Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽), the underground pipelines, as dense as cobwebs, are clearly marked on the screen, and risks and hidden dangers are monitored in real time. "The conference made important deployments such as 'focusing on building safe and reliable resilient cities' and 'promoting the construction of urban infrastructure lifeline safety projects,' which makes us more motivated," said Zhang Gang (张刚), Director of the Hefei Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (合肥市城乡建设局). At present, the Hefei (合肥) Urban Lifeline Project covers 137 bridges and 7,316 kilometers of pipelines. Next, we will continue to promote the construction of the third phase of the Hefei (合肥) Urban Lifeline Project to further enhance Hefei's (合肥) urban safety risk prevention and control capabilities.
"Focusing on building vibrant innovative cities," "focusing on building comfortable and convenient livable cities," "focusing on building green and low-carbon beautiful cities," "focusing on building safe and reliable resilient cities"... The key tasks of urban work are clearer, and the practical paths of urban development are clearer.
Chen Shaopeng (陈少鹏), Director of the Department of Building Energy Conservation and Technology of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部建筑节能与科技司), said that in the next step, we will promote urban physical examinations and urban renewal in an integrated manner, scientifically formulate special urban renewal plans, focus on and refine key tasks such as complete community construction, old neighborhood renovation, and historical and cultural protection and inheritance, coordinate and improve support policies such as land, finance, and taxation, and accelerate the construction of a sustainable urban renewal model.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" is coming to an end, and the "15th Five-Year Plan" is being planned and prepared. Everyone said that it is necessary to adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, adhere to seeking truth from facts and being pragmatic, focus on improving the ability to implement various tasks and deployments, strive to do a good job in urban work in the new era and on the new journey, and promote the continuous achievement of new results in building modern people's cities.
(Reporters Ding Yiting (丁怡婷), Wang Yunshan (王云杉), Shao Yuzi (邵玉姿), Wang Mingfeng (王明峰), Chang Qin (常钦), Jiang Hongbing (姜泓冰), Hu Jingyi (胡婧怡), Kou Jiangze (寇江泽), and Xu Jing (徐靖) of this newspaper)
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From July 14th to 15th, the Central Urban Work Conference was held in Beijing (北京). This was the first urban work conference convened by the Party Central Committee in 10 years. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the meeting and delivered an important speech, scientifically answering major theoretical and practical questions about urban work in the new era and on the new journey, and outlining a new blueprint for building modern people's cities.
This conference, from an overall and strategic perspective, for the first time proposed the goal of building modern people's cities, and clarified the six aspects of connotation: "innovation, livability, beauty, resilience, civilization, and intelligence." The seven key tasks deployed are closely linked to this goal, grasping the issues that the masses are most concerned about and most looking forward to, providing an important epistemology and methodology for us to find a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
"The core of the city is people," "The city is the city of the people, and the people's city is for the people," "The city should not only have height, but also warmth"... General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on urban work guide us to firmly grasp the fundamental attributes and value pursuit of people's cities, gather tremendous strength, and promote historical achievements in urban development.
Data shows that China's urbanization rate of permanent residents increased from 53.1% in 2012 to 67% in 2024; from 2013 to 2024, China has cumulatively achieved more than 150 million new urban jobs; in 2024, the regional GDP of 27 cities exceeded 1 trillion yuan. Since the new era, China's urban development has achieved significant improvements in five aspects, including the level of new urbanization, the level of urban development, and the level of livability and business environment. From steadily increasing the urbanization rate, to effectively solving problems such as "big city disease" and blindly expanding "spreading the pie," to upgrading and improving urban infrastructure and gradually improving public service functions... It is precisely because we have always practiced the concept of people's cities that the important role of cities in China's economic and social development, cultural inheritance, and people's livelihood improvement has been brought into play, providing strong support and a powerful engine for advancing Chinese-style modernization.
It must be deeply recognized that comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development puts forward new and higher requirements for urban development. After experiencing the world's largest and fastest urbanization process in history, China's urban development has entered a new historical position. "China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage mainly focused on stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement." This important judgment is a major judgment made by this conference based on a deep understanding of the laws of China's urban development. To build modern people's cities, we must deeply grasp this historical position and actively adapt to this major change.
From the perspective of the six aspects of connotation, "innovation, livability, beauty, resilience, civilization, and intelligence" cover all aspects of urban construction and development, carrying the people's yearning for a better life. It is worth analyzing livability, which is a basic requirement for practicing the concept of people's cities. Whether it can provide high-quality public services is an important indicator for measuring the degree of urban livability.
Since the new era, we have built the world's largest urban housing security system, with a cumulative start of construction and collection of more than 68 million sets of various types of guaranteed housing and shantytown renovation and resettlement housing, effectively solving the housing problems of 170 million people. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the proportion of nursing-type elderly care beds nationwide increased to 64.6%, and comprehensive childcare service centers were built in more than 300 prefecture-level cities and large population counties. These solid development achievements have effectively improved the quality of urban life and enhanced people's well-being. Looking to the future, adhering to the integrated planning of population, industry, towns, and transportation, accelerating the construction of a new model for real estate development, improving the level of public services, and focusing on building comfortable and convenient livable cities will surely enable the fruits of modernization to benefit the people more and more fairly.
Chinese-style modernization is a pioneering cause unprecedented in history, and doing a good job in urban work is extremely important and of great responsibility. We must unify our thoughts and actions with the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and the deployment of the Central Urban Work Conference (中央城市工作会议), further enhance our sense of mission, establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, and promote high-quality urban development and the construction of modern people's cities with practical actions to continuously achieve new results.
Return to TopThe overall requirements for urban work at present and for a period of time to come are: to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, 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 CPC Central Committee, fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on urban work, adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, earnestly practice the people-oriented urban development concept, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to adapting to local conditions and providing classified guidance, with the goal of building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart modern people's cities, with the theme of promoting high-quality urban development, with the main line of adhering to the connotative development of cities, with promoting urban renewal as an important starting point, vigorously promote urban structural optimization, kinetic energy conversion, quality improvement, green transformation, cultural context continuation, and governance efficiency enhancement, firmly guard the bottom line of urban safety, and embark on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
Beijing (北京), July 15 (People's Daily) – The Central Urban Work Conference was held in Beijing (北京) from July 14 to 15. Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. Li Qiang (李强), Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), and Li Xi (李希), members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting.
Xi Jinping (习近平) summarized the achievements of China's urban development since the new era, analyzed the situation facing urban work, and clarified the overall requirements, important principles, and key tasks for doing a good job in urban work. Li Qiang (李强) made a concluding speech, making specific arrangements for implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and further improving urban work.
The meeting pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee has profoundly grasped the laws of China's urban development under the new situation, adhered to the Party's overall leadership over urban work, adhered to the principle that cities are built by the people and for the people, adhered to the systematic planning of cities as organic life entities, and promoted historical achievements in urban development. China's new urbanization level and urban development level, planning, construction and governance level, livability level, historical and cultural protection and inheritance level, and ecological environment quality have been greatly improved.
The meeting emphasized that the overall requirements for urban work at present and for a period of time to come are: to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, 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 CPC Central Committee, fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on urban work, adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, earnestly practice the people-oriented urban development concept, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to adapting to local conditions and providing classified guidance, with the goal of building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart modern people's cities, with the theme of promoting high-quality urban development, with the main line of adhering to the connotative development of cities, with promoting urban renewal as an important starting point, vigorously promote urban structural optimization, kinetic energy conversion, quality improvement, green transformation, cultural context continuation, and governance efficiency enhancement, firmly guard the bottom line of urban safety, and embark on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
The meeting pointed out that China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. Urban work must profoundly grasp and actively adapt to changes in the situation, transform urban development concepts, and pay more attention to people-oriented development; transform urban development methods, and pay more attention to intensive and efficient development; transform urban development momentum, and pay more attention to characteristic development; transform the focus of urban work, and pay more attention to governance investment; and transform urban work methods, and pay more attention to overall coordination.
The meeting deployed seven key tasks for urban work. First, focus on optimizing the modern urban system. Focusing on improving the comprehensive carrying capacity of cities for population and economic and social development, develop group-style and networked modern urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas, promote urbanization construction with county towns as important carriers in a classified manner, continue to promote the citizenship of agricultural transfer populations, and promote the coordinated development of large, medium and small cities and small towns, and promote integrated urban-rural development. Second, focus on building vibrant and innovative cities. Carefully cultivate an innovation ecosystem and continuously make breakthroughs in the development of new quality productive forces; rely on reform and opening up to enhance urban momentum, carry out high-quality urban renewal, and give full play to the role of cities as hubs in the domestic and international dual circulation. Third, focus on building comfortable and convenient livable cities. Adhere to the integrated planning of population, industry, towns, and transportation, and optimize the urban spatial structure; accelerate the construction of a new model for real estate development, and steadily promote the renovation of urban villages and dilapidated houses; vigorously develop lifestyle service industries, improve the level of public services, and firmly protect the bottom line of people's livelihood. Fourth, focus on building green and low-carbon beautiful cities. Consolidate the achievements in ecological environment governance, take more effective measures to solve problems in urban air governance, drinking water source protection, and new pollutant governance, promote synergistic efficiency in pollution reduction, carbon reduction, and green expansion, and enhance urban biodiversity. Fifth, focus on building safe and reliable resilient cities. Promote the construction of life-line safety projects for urban infrastructure, and accelerate the renovation and upgrading of old pipelines; strictly restrict super high-rise buildings, and comprehensively improve the level of housing safety protection; strengthen urban natural disaster prevention and control, and coordinate urban flood control systems and urban waterlogging management; strengthen the overall prevention and control of social security, and effectively maintain urban public safety. Sixth, focus on building civilized cities that advocate morality and goodness. Improve the historical and cultural protection and inheritance system, improve the urban style management system, and protect the unique historical context, human geography, and natural landscape of the city; strengthen the construction of urban cultural soft power and improve the civilization quality of citizens. Seventh, focus on building convenient and efficient smart cities. Adhere to Party building leadership, adhere to governing the city according to law, innovate the concepts, models, and means of urban governance, make good use of mechanisms such as citizen service hotlines, and efficiently solve the urgent, difficult, and worrying problems of the masses.
The meeting emphasized that to build modern people's cities, we must strengthen the Party's overall leadership over urban work. We must further improve the leadership system and working mechanism, enhance the synergy of urban policies, and strengthen the execution of all aspects. We must establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, establish and improve a scientific urban development evaluation system, strengthen the quality and capacity building of the urban work team, and encourage the vast number of party members and cadres to start businesses, take responsibility, and make achievements. We must adhere to seeking truth from facts and being pragmatic, and resolutely oppose formalism and bureaucracy.
The meeting pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech scientifically answered major theoretical and practical questions such as who urban development is for, who it relies on, what kind of cities to build, and how to build them, and provided fundamental guidelines for doing a good job in urban work in the new era and on the new journey. We must conscientiously study and comprehend it and implement it without compromise. We must profoundly grasp the historical position of China's urban development and do a good job in urban work with a broader vision; profoundly grasp the goal and positioning of building modern people's cities, and consciously practice the people-centered development thought; profoundly grasp the strategic orientation of urban connotative development, and more targetedly improve the quality of urban development; profoundly grasp the inherent requirements of enhancing urban development momentum and vitality, and do a good job in the great article of reform and innovation; profoundly grasp the systematic and complex nature of urban work, and focus on improving the ability to implement various tasks and deployments.
Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, relevant leading comrades of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, State Councilors, the President of the Supreme People's Court, the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and relevant leading comrades of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference attended the meeting.
The main responsible comrades of the party and government of various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the main responsible comrades of the party committees of cities specifically designated in the state plan, provincial capitals, and relevant prefecture-level cities, relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, some financial institutions, enterprises, and universities under central management, and the main responsible comrades of relevant departments of the Central Military Commission attended the meeting.
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On July 15th, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a meeting with Chinese and foreign journalists on the theme of "Strivers on the New Journey," inviting five representatives of private entrepreneurs to discuss "Promoting the Entrepreneurial Spirit and Firmly Becoming Builders of the Excellent Chinese-style Socialist Cause" with everyone.
The development prospects of the private economy in the new era and new journey are broad and promising, and it is the right time for the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs to show their talents.
Speaking of "promising" and "the right time," Wang Xingxing (王兴兴), founder and CEO of Zhejiang Hangzhou Unitree Technology Co., Ltd. (浙江杭州宇树科技股份有限公司), said: "I feel this deeply. Our company mainly produces high-performance quadruped robots and humanoid robots, and many of our technical indicators are currently at the global leading level."
Unitree Technology (宇树科技) was established in 2016 and has developed rapidly in just 9 years. "Our company released the G1 humanoid robot last year, which has received widespread attention globally, and our shipments this year have increased significantly compared to last year. Not only our company, but the entire robotics industry has experienced very rapid growth in the first half of this year. With good policies and a good environment, everyone has more confidence to invest in research and development, invest in production, and create more new products and new technologies for the future," said Wang Xingxing (王兴兴).
Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group Co., Ltd. (山东魏桥创业集团有限公司) originated from a small oil and cotton processing plant in Shandong (山东). After decades of development, it has grown into a comprehensive multinational enterprise with 100,000 employees. Since 2019, the group has transferred more than 2 million tons of electrolytic aluminum production capacity from Shandong (山东) to Yunnan (云南), using Yunnan's (云南) hydropower resources to achieve green transformation. "This has not only greatly increased the proportion of green energy in our group, but also greatly reduced the total carbon emissions in the production process. At the same time, it has also contributed to the economic development of Yunnan (云南), realizing the common development of society, enterprises, and the people," said Zhang Bo (张波), Chairman of the Group.
"I am encouraged by the continuous introduction of good policies by the state for the development of the private economy," said Wang Zhen (王臻), President of Inner Mongolia Erdos Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. (内蒙古鄂尔多斯投资控股集团有限公司), when reviewing the group's development achievements over the past 40 years. "Enterprises develop because of the country's development and become strong because of the country's strength. Even in traditional industries, we can rely on innovation to continuously upgrade our industries and have the ability to build a century-old store."
"Our company is a company that 'sends express delivery' to space," said Liu Baiqi (刘百奇), founder and Chairman of Beijing Galaxy Power Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (北京星河动力航天科技股份有限公司). The company's launch vehicles have carrying capacities ranging from several hundred kilograms to several tons or dozens of tons, and can be reused in the future, greatly reducing costs. As of now, it has completed 19 rocket launches, sending 81 satellites into space. "I especially cherish the policy opportunity of the country opening up commercial aerospace to private enterprises. This is an industry worth entrusting a lifetime to for aerospace professionals," said Liu Baiqi (刘百奇).
Liu Changyun (刘长云), Chairman of Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (九州通医药集团股份有限公司), believes that the current policies are strong, and the country attaches importance to and supports the private economy, with unprecedented efforts from top-level design to implementation. Looking to the future, with the continuous release of various policy dividends, the future of the private economy will be even better, and the vitality of innovation will become even stronger.
In the new era and new journey, how can we better promote the entrepreneurial spirit in combination with our own work?
"First of all, our political stance must be firm, we must cultivate a deep sense of national identity, support the leadership of the Party, integrate enterprise development into the national strategy, and internalize social responsibility into the corporate culture gene," said Liu Changyun (刘长云).
"We must manage and operate our enterprises well, and more importantly, be responsible to the Party and the country, to society, and to our employees, and consistently fulfill the social responsibilities of our enterprises," said Zhang Bo (张波).
Liu Baiqi (刘百奇) believes that as excellent builders, we should have the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, "Only by daring to break with tradition, daring to break through, and daring to innovate can enterprises achieve sustainable development. We hope to cultivate more aerospace talents for the country and practice the entrepreneurial spirit with practical actions."
"When we closely combine enterprise development with national prosperity, national rejuvenation, and people's happiness, we will gain great development momentum," said Wang Zhen (王臻).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th (Reporters Sun Yi (孙奕) and Xu Ke (许可)) On the morning of July 15th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was in China for an official visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂).
Xi Jinping (习近平) once again congratulated Albanese on his election and continued term. Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that with the joint efforts of both sides, China-Australia relations have emerged from a trough and achieved a turnaround in recent years, bringing tangible benefits to the people of both countries. The biggest lesson this gives us is that adhering to equal treatment, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and mutually beneficial cooperation are in line with the fundamental interests of China and Australia and the people of both countries. No matter how the international situation changes, we should adhere to this general direction without wavering. The China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership has entered its second decade. China is willing to work with Australia to promote the further forward and sound development of China-Australia relations, so as to better benefit the people of both countries.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China and Australia must first continue to enhance strategic mutual trust. China's determination to adhere to peaceful development will not waver, its commitment to the concept of common development will not waver, and its policy of promoting Asia-Pacific cooperation and development will not waver. China advocates that all countries unite and cooperate to promote the construction of the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area, trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and promote regional peace, development, and prosperity. The two sides should adhere to correct mutual understanding and consolidate the foundation of mutual trust. Second, we must deepen and expand mutually beneficial cooperation. China has been Australia's largest trading partner for 16 years, and trade with China has brought tangible benefits to Australia. The two sides should promote the alignment of development strategies, effectively create a good business environment for enterprises in both countries, create more convergence of interests and growth points for cooperation, and continuously improve the level and quality of cooperation. Third, we must widely cultivate people-to-people friendship. The hearts of the people of the two countries are connected, and the friendship is sincere. China welcomes more people from all walks of life in Australia to come to China to see and walk around, and is willing to invite more Australian teenagers to China for exchanges and study tours, so that the tree of China-Australia friendship will become more lush. Fourth, we must jointly respond to risks and challenges. In the face of the intertwined and chaotic international situation, all countries must jointly safeguard international fairness and justice, uphold multilateralism and free trade, defend the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.
Albanese said that in recent years, Australia-China relations have made positive progress. Australia cherishes its relationship with China very much and looks forward to working with China to treat each other equally, 求同存异 (qiú tóng cún yì - "seek common ground, reserve differences," to seek common ground while accepting existing differences), and engage in mutually beneficial cooperation to promote the development of Australia-China relations, which is in the common interests of both countries and is also conducive to regional stability and prosperity. Australia adheres to the one-China policy and does not support "Taiwan independence." Australia is willing to maintain exchanges and dialogue with China at all levels to enhance mutual trust. China's development is crucial to Australia. Australia never seeks to decouple from China's economy and is willing to maintain smooth bilateral trade, promote practical cooperation in green industries, climate change response, and medical technology, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. It is willing to strengthen people-to-people exchanges in tourism, education, sports, and other fields to promote mutual understanding among the people. In the face of an intertwined and chaotic world, Australia is willing to adhere to multilateralism with China, support the United Nations in playing an important role, jointly safeguard free trade and the rules of the World Trade Organization, and provide more stability and certainty to the international community. Australia supports China in hosting the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Wang Yi (王毅) attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th (Reporters Sun Yi (孙奕) and Zhu Chao (朱超)) On the morning of July 15th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met collectively at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京) with the foreign ministers and heads of permanent institutions of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states who were in China to attend the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that since its establishment 24 years ago, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has always adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" and has continued to mature and grow, radiating strong vitality. Political mutual trust among member states has continued to deepen, cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results, and it has successfully embarked on a path of regional cooperation that conforms to the trend of the times and meets the needs of all parties, setting a model for a new type of international relations. China has always regarded the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy, and is committed to making the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) solid and strong, safeguarding regional security and stability, promoting the development and prosperity of member states, and building a close community with a shared future. Since China took over as the rotating presidency in July last year, it has actively carried out activities and promoted cooperation, and all parties have taken solid steps towards jointly building a better home for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织). This year, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Tianjin Summit (天津峰会) will be held, and I look forward to meeting with the leaders of all member states in Tianjin (天津) to jointly discuss the major plans for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织).
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that in the face of the intertwined international situation of change and disorder, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) must identify the direction, strengthen confidence, act efficiently, and be more proactive, injecting more stability and positive energy into the world. First, remember the original aspiration of its establishment and be the torchbearer of the "Shanghai Spirit". Take mutual trust and mutual benefit as the basis for cooperation, equality and consultation as the way to get along, respect diverse civilizations to promote harmony and inclusiveness, and seek common development to achieve win-win prosperity, so that the "Shanghai Spirit" will continue to illuminate the path of building a community with a shared future for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织). Second, respond to the expectations of the people and be action-oriented in deepening cooperation. Improve the mechanism for responding to security threats and challenges, build a solid security barrier, and respond to the people's expectations for a peaceful and tranquil life; connect the development strategies of member states with the "Belt and Road" initiative and other cooperation initiatives to achieve higher-quality and more sustainable development, and respond to the people's expectations for a prosperous and happy life; facilitate personnel exchanges, promote people-to-people exchanges, and hold more cultural activities that reflect the characteristics of various countries, and respond to the people's expectations for a rich spiritual life. Third, shoulder the mission of the times and be a resolute practitioner in building a community with a shared future for mankind. Resolutely oppose hegemony, domineering, and bullying, so that the multipolar world is more equal and orderly; adhere to joint consultation, joint construction, and sharing, so that economic globalization is more inclusive and beneficial; unite and lead the Global South, promote the establishment of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and gather tremendous strength for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Wang Yi (王毅), as the chairman of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), reported on the progress of various aspects of work since China took over as the rotating presidency and the preparations for the Tianjin Summit (天津峰会).
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (拉夫罗夫) spoke on behalf of the foreign parties, saying that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) adheres to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, and has achieved remarkable cooperation results that have attracted worldwide attention, and its international appeal has continued to increase. Practice has proved that the "Shanghai Spirit" is in line with the common interests of member states and has strong vitality. Since China took over as the rotating presidency, it has held a large number of activities and promoted new developments in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织). In the face of a complex international situation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) should adhere to multilateralism and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. All parties are willing to actively support China's chairmanship, build consensus, and ensure the complete success of the Tianjin Summit (天津峰会).
Return to TopJuly 13th, tourists walk on the boardwalk of the Ruoergai Flower Lake Scenic Area. Recently, Ruoergai County (若尔盖县), Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan (四川) Province, has ushered in the peak tourist season of summer vacation. Tourists from all over the country linger in the beautiful natural scenery.
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Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th (Reporters Sun Yi (孙奕) and Cao Jiayue (曹嘉玥)) On the morning of July 15th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (拉夫罗夫) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂).
Xi Jinping (习近平) asked Lavrov (拉夫罗夫) to convey his cordial greetings to President Putin (普京). Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China and Russia should implement the important consensus reached between himself and President Putin (普京), further promote the construction of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination, strengthen mutual support on multilateral platforms, safeguard the development and security interests of both countries, unite the Global South countries, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a comprehensive regional cooperation organization jointly created by China and Russia, and is of great significance for maintaining peace, stability, and development in the Eurasian continent. The two sides should support each other, grasp the direction of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's development, continuously inject new impetus, and strengthen this strategic platform in a practical manner.
Lavrov (拉夫罗夫) conveyed President Putin's (普京) sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping (习近平), saying that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination has developed in depth. The Russian side attaches great importance to its relations with China and looks forward to maintaining high-level exchanges with China in this important year of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, maintaining communication and coordination in international and regional affairs, and promoting world and regional peace and stability. The Russian side will actively support China's work as the chair country and jointly promote the complete success of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Tianjin (天津) summit.
Wang Yi (王毅) attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th. The 14th issue of "Seeking Truth" magazine, to be published on July 16th, will feature an important article by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, entitled "Unswervingly Promoting High-Level Opening Up to the Outside World." This is an excerpt of important expositions by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) from December 2012 to April 2025.
The article emphasizes that opening up brings progress, while isolation inevitably leads to backwardness. China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the world's prosperity also needs China. Continuously expanding opening up to the outside world and raising the level of opening up, promoting reform and development through opening up, is an important magic weapon for our country's continuous achievement of new successes. China's door to opening up will not be closed, but will only open wider and wider.
The article points out that it is necessary to continuously expand high-level opening up to the outside world. In the past, China's economic development was achieved under conditions of opening up, and in the future, China's economic realization of high-quality development must also be carried out under more open conditions. It is necessary to use the domestic major cycle to attract global resource elements and enhance the linkage effect of the two markets and two resources, domestic and international. Steadily expand institutional opening up in terms of rules, regulations, management, and standards, actively align with international high-standard economic and trade rules, deepen the reform of the foreign trade, foreign investment, and foreign investment management system, and create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, rule-of-law-based, and internationalized. Implement the free trade pilot zone upgrade strategy, encourage pioneering and integrated exploration, and create a new highland for reform and opening up with a higher level of openness and a stronger radiating effect. Improve the mechanism for promoting high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative. The more open we are, the more we must pay attention to security, and the more we must coordinate development and security, and strive to enhance our own competitiveness, open supervision capabilities, and risk prevention and control capabilities. It is necessary to adhere to promoting high-level opening up to the outside world on the basis of the rule of law, and continuously consolidate the legal foundation for high-level opening up.
The article points out that China's policy of utilizing foreign investment has not changed and will not change. China is the world's second largest consumer market, has the world's largest middle-income group, and contains huge investment and consumption potential; it has formed a relatively sound legal and policy system and work system for utilizing foreign investment; and it has maintained long-term political stability and social stability, and is one of the safest countries in the world recognized by the world. China was, is, and will inevitably be an ideal, safe, and promising investment destination for foreign businessmen. To walk with China is to walk with opportunities, to believe in China is to believe in tomorrow, and to invest in China is to invest in the future.
The article emphasizes that economic globalization is the objective requirement of the development of social productive forces and the inevitable result of technological progress. It has provided a strong impetus for world economic growth and promoted the flow of goods and capital, the progress of science and technology and civilization, and the exchanges between people of all countries. At present, unilateralism and protectionism are intensifying, and multilateralism and free trade are facing severe challenges. China adheres to the correct direction of economic globalization, promotes trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, opposes protectionism, opposes 筑墙设垒 (zhù qiáng shè lěi - "building walls and barriers," erecting barriers and obstacles), 脱钩断链 (tuō gōu duàn liàn - "decoupling and breaking chains," severing ties and supply chains), and opposes unilateral sanctions and maximum pressure. Adhere to true multilateralism, promote inclusive and inclusive economic globalization, actively participate in global economic governance, and is committed to building an open world economy.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th. Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) held the 10th China-Australia Prime Ministers' Annual Meeting with Australian Prime Minister Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of July 15th, who was in China for an official visit.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that the current world economy faces increasing instability and uncertainty, and all countries face new development challenges. Against this backdrop, China and Australia, as important economic and trade partners, have even greater significance in strengthening exchanges and cooperation. This morning, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a meeting with Prime Minister Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) and reached important consensus on further deepening China-Australia relations. China is willing to continue working with Australia to promote the continuous deepening and expansion of cooperation between the two countries, achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results, and better benefit the people of both countries.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that the Chinese and Australian economies are highly complementary, and there is broad cooperation space in areas such as energy and minerals, agricultural products, green development, and technological innovation. China is willing to fully utilize various dialogue mechanisms such as the Strategic Economic Dialogue, the Joint Agricultural Commission, and the High-Level Trade Remedy Dialogue with Australia to strengthen the planning and design of cooperation in various fields, explore more convergence of interests and economic growth points, and unleash the huge potential of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. It is hoped that Australia will provide a fair, open, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies in Australia. China is willing to continue to vigorously support exchanges in culture, education, tourism, local and other fields with Australia, and further facilitate personnel exchanges between the two sides. China and Australia are both supporters and beneficiaries of multilateralism and free trade, and are both active advocates and promoters of Asia-Pacific regional cooperation. It is necessary to strengthen communication and collaboration within the framework of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, maintain a rules-based multilateral trading system, and jointly promote a sound international economic and trade cooperation environment.
Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) said that the current development momentum of Australia-China relations is good. Australia attaches great importance to and is committed to building a stable and constructive bilateral relationship, adheres to the One China policy, does not support "Taiwan independence," and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges and dialogue and communication in various fields such as diplomacy and economy and trade with China, and not allow differences to define bilateral relations. The Australian and Chinese economies are highly complementary, and Australia looks forward to deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with China in areas such as economy and trade, agriculture, tourism, and culture, and strengthening people-to-people exchanges in education, civil society, and youth. Australia is willing to provide a stable and predictable environment for Chinese companies to invest and do business in Australia, and welcomes more Chinese students and tourists to Australia. Australia firmly supports multilateralism and fair and free trade, and is willing to work with China to address global challenges such as climate change and jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core.
After the meeting, the two prime ministers jointly witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in trade, customs inspection and quarantine, agriculture, tourism and other fields.
Before the meeting, Li Qiang (李强) held a welcome ceremony for Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂北大厅).
The two sides jointly issued the "Joint Outcome Statement of the China-Australia Prime Ministers' Annual Meeting."
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the above activities.
Return to TopPremier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese jointly attended the 8th China-Australia Business Community CEO Roundtable at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京) on the evening of July 15. Nearly 30 heads of Chinese and Australian business associations and enterprises attended.
After listening to the speeches of representatives from the business communities of both countries, Li Qiang (李强) stated that this year marks the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. Over the past decade, China-Australia economic and trade cooperation has demonstrated strong resilience and vitality. Under the current international economic and trade situation, it is even more necessary to deepen China-Australia cooperation. The economic structures of the two countries are highly complementary, and the foundation for industrial and market alignment is solid, making them natural partners. China and Australia should further tighten the bonds of cooperation, adhere to promoting the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, form a stronger synergy for development, and effectively respond to environmental uncertainties. This is in the common interest of both countries.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that with the joint efforts of China and Australia, bilateral cooperation will not only achieve quantitative expansion but also undergo qualitative leaps, bringing new opportunities to enterprises in both countries. First, China's large market will continuously release huge consumption potential. As long as China and Australia cooperate closely, the scale of trade will continue to expand, and the structure will continue to be optimized, which will create more business opportunities for enterprises in both countries. Second, strengthening cooperation in cutting-edge technology research and development in areas such as artificial intelligence and life sciences will better empower the industries of both countries, enabling companies on both sides to seize the tide in the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. Third, enterprises from both countries working together to accelerate cooperation in areas such as clean energy, electric vehicles, and energy storage will create a world-class green industrial chain with both resilience and competitiveness, generating huge development momentum.
Li Qiang (李强) emphasized that governments and enterprises working together can better promote development. China will continue to promote high-level opening up to the outside world, treat domestic and foreign-funded enterprises equally, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign enterprises and entrepreneurs in China in accordance with the law. It is hoped that Australia will treat Chinese enterprises investing in Australia fairly and properly resolve the problems encountered by enterprises in market access and investment review. It is hoped that Chinese and Australian enterprises will adhere to openness, embrace cooperation, make forward-looking layouts, continue to cultivate deeply, and further promote the alignment of markets and the integration of industries between the two countries, so as to promote better complementary advantages and joint development between the two countries.
Anthony Albanese stated in his speech that China is Australia's largest trading partner, and the economic complementarity between Australia and China is strong, and the results of cooperation benefit the people of both countries. The entry into force and implementation of the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement for the past ten years has played an important role in promoting the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries. At present, bilateral relations are developing steadily, and the enthusiasm of the business communities of the two countries for cooperation is high. Australia is willing to strengthen dialogue with China, expand cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, agriculture, industry, energy resources, and green development, jointly address global challenges such as climate change, and safeguard international fair and free trade.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) attended the roundtable.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th. Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of the 15th.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated that this morning, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a fruitful meeting with the Prime Minister, 擘画 (bò huà - "to sketch out," to plan or map out a grand design) a new blueprint for the development of China-Australia relations. China is willing to work with Australia to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, promote mutually beneficial cooperation with high quality, continuously deepen people-to-people connectivity, and promote the long-term, healthy, and stable development of China-Australia relations. The National People's Congress of China is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, conduct exchanges of experience on legislation, supervision, and other aspects, and provide legal guarantees for practical cooperation between the two sides.
Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) stated that Australia is willing to deepen economic and trade cooperation with China, strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies, expand people-to-people exchanges, jointly address climate change, properly manage differences, and actively promote Australia-China relations through dialogue and cooperation.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 15th (Reporter Yi Shuran (易舒冉)) The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) held a special consultation meeting in Beijing (北京) on the 15th on "Improving and Innovating Social Governance." Wang Huning (王沪宁), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协主席), attended and delivered a speech.
Wang Huning (王沪宁) stated that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中共十八大), the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, focusing on the long-term stability of the country and the people's peaceful and happy life, has unswervingly followed the path of social governance with Chinese characteristics, deeply promoted the construction of a Safe China (平安中国) and a Rule of Law China (法治中国), improved the social governance system, built a social governance community where everyone is responsible, everyone fulfills their responsibilities, and everyone benefits, and promoted major achievements in the modernization of social governance, continuing to write a new chapter in the miracle of long-term social stability. The CPPCC (人民政协) should deeply study and understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important expositions on social governance, profoundly grasp that social governance concerns the overall development of the Party and the country, grasp the need to adhere to and strengthen the Party's leadership over social governance work, grasp the need to promote social governance with the people as the center, grasp the need to improve the social governance system of joint construction, joint governance, and shared benefits, grasp the need to promote the downward shift of the focus of social governance to the grassroots level, and improve the quality and effectiveness of consultation and deliberation and fulfilling duties and providing suggestions. It is necessary to continuously deepen the research on major issues in social governance, continuously strengthen the reflection of social conditions and public opinion in the field of social governance, continuously promote the implementation of social governance policies and deployments, and continuously do a good job in gathering social governance synergy, in order to widely build consensus and gather strength for improving and innovating social governance and building a Safe China (平安中国) at a higher level.
Nearly 100 members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协委员) attended the meeting. The responsible comrades of the Committee on Social and Legal Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协社会和法制委员会) introduced the special research situation. 22 members of the CPPCC (政协委员) spoke, focusing on improving the social governance system of joint construction, joint governance, and shared benefits, improving the comprehensive mechanism for the diversified prevention, mediation, and resolution of social conflicts and disputes, consolidating the grassroots foundation of social governance, improving the urban and rural grassroots governance system that combines Party organization leadership, autonomy, rule of law, and rule of virtue, innovating social governance systems, mechanisms, and means, and empowering social governance with digital construction, and other consultative suggestions.
Chen Wenqing (陈文清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委书记), attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He stated that the Party Central Committee (党中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has vigorously promoted theoretical innovation, practical innovation, and institutional innovation in social governance, and promoted major achievements in social governance. It is necessary to deeply implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important expositions on social governance, correctly handle the relationship between rule of virtue and rule of law, safeguarding rights and maintaining stability, and punishment and prevention, and improve the level of modernization of social governance. It is necessary to strengthen the Party's comprehensive leadership over social governance and transform the Party's leadership advantages into social governance effectiveness. It is necessary to practice the Party's mass line in the new era, better respond to the concerns of the masses, and safeguard the interests of the masses. It is necessary to adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) in the new era, deepen the standardized construction of comprehensive management centers and the legalization of petition work, strengthen the service management of various social groups, and improve the legalization level of social governance.
Shi Taifeng (石泰峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协副主席), presided over the morning meeting. Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Zhou Qiang (周强), Leung Chun-ying (梁振英), Xian Hui (咸辉), Wang Dongfeng (王东峰), Jiang Zuojun (蒋作君), He Baoxiang (何报翔), and Zhu Yongxin (朱永新), Vice Chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协副主席), attended the meeting. Responsible comrades from relevant departments and units of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) and the State Council (国务院) attended the meeting to listen to opinions and suggestions and exchange views with CPPCC (政协) members.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th. Vice President Han Zheng (韩正) met with Secretary General Dimitri Kerkentzes of the Bureau International des Expositions (国际展览局) in Beijing (北京) on the 15th.
Han Zheng (韩正) stated that President Xi Jinping (习近平) highly values China's participation in the Bureau International des Expositions (国际展览局) and World Expo affairs. The World Expo, since its inception over 170 years ago, has **历久弥新** (lì jiǔ mí xīn - "the older it is, the newer it seems," becoming increasingly new and vigorous as time passes), transcending the changes of the times, and currently places greater emphasis on scientific and technological and cultural exchange, which is of great significance. With the support of the Bureau International des Expositions (国际展览局), China successfully hosted the 2010 Shanghai World Expo (2010年上海世博会) and the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition (2019年北京世园会), and has participated in comprehensive and specialized World Expos overseas 17 times. China will continue to strengthen cooperation with the Bureau International des Expositions (国际展览局), actively participate in future World Expos, and support and promote the prosperity and development of the World Expo cause.
Kerkentzes highly praised China's participation in the work of the Bureau International des Expositions (国际展览局) and the World Expo, fully affirmed the wonderful presentation of the China Pavilion at the Osaka World Expo (大阪世博会中国馆), and expressed that the Bureau International des Expositions (国际展览局) will continue to strongly support China's participation in the World Expo cause, and looks forward to China making wonderful displays at various World Expos.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Tianjin, July 15th. Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted the Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) in Tianjin (天津) on July 15th.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that since its establishment 24 years ago, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the member states, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has maintained a steady and positive momentum of development, continuously expanded its areas of cooperation, steadily enhanced its international reputation, and further highlighted its strategic value, becoming a reliable foundation for member states to safeguard regional stability and achieve common development.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that the current global landscape is undergoing accelerated evolution, with turbulence and transformation resonating together. World multi-polarization and economic globalization are developing in depth, and the Global South is growing remarkably. At the same time, hegemonism and power politics are moving against the tide, protectionism is surging, and regional conflicts are erupting one after another. Under the new circumstances, member states should, with a responsible attitude towards history and the future, form further consensus on strengthening the construction of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织).
Wang Yi (王毅) put forward five suggestions for the future development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织): First, remain true to our original aspiration and carry forward the "Shanghai Spirit." Second, share security responsibilities and consolidate the foundation of security. Third, pursue mutual benefit and win-win results to drive the engine of development. Fourth, be kind and friendly to our neighbors and build a beautiful home together. Fifth, adhere to the right path and defend fairness and justice.
The participating parties highly praised China's (中国) outstanding work as the rotating presidency and the positive results achieved, and expressed their willingness to coordinate and cooperate with China (中国) to jointly make the Tianjin (天津) Summit a success.
Wang Yi (王毅) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Secretary-General Zhang Ming (张明) jointly met with reporters after the meeting. Wang Yi (王毅) announced that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Summit will be held in Tianjin (天津) from August 31st to September 1st. At that time, leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations will attend summit-related activities.
The meeting made comprehensive preparations for the Tianjin (天津) Summit and signed a number of resolutions, including the draft Tianjin (天津) Declaration of the Council of Heads of State and the draft Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Development Strategy for the Next Ten Years.
Return to TopI. At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang (李强) of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid an official visit to the People's Republic of China from July 12 to 18, 2025. Prime Minister Albanese visited Shanghai (上海), Beijing (北京), and Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) successively.
II. During his visit to Beijing (北京) on July 15, President Xi Jinping (习近平) of the People's Republic of China met with Prime Minister Albanese. Premier Li Qiang (李强) held the annual China-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting with Prime Minister Albanese, and Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress met with Prime Minister Albanese. The leaders of the two countries exchanged in-depth views on China-Australia relations and important international and regional issues.
III. During the annual meeting, the leaders of the two countries reaffirmed their support for the China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and reaffirmed the importance of a mature, stable, and constructive bilateral relationship. The two sides agreed to continue to promote the development of bilateral relations, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in areas of common interest, safeguard their respective national interests, and wisely manage differences.
IV. Consistent with the Joint Outcomes Statement issued by both sides in Canberra (堪培拉) in June 2024, the two sides reaffirmed the importance of the 1972 Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Australia, and reaffirmed their adherence to their respective national policies and positions as set forth in the Joint Communiqué, including mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, stable development, and Australia's commitment to the one-China policy.
V. Both sides affirmed the importance of regular contact between leaders, ministers, and officials at all levels to support the continued stable development of bilateral relations, and welcomed the resumption of the fourth China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue in September 2024, following the previous round of the annual China-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting in June 2024, and welcomed Australia's hosting of the next dialogue within the year. Both sides look forward to holding the Diplomatic and Strategic Dialogue and the Joint Ministerial Economic Commission in China in 2025.
VI. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of the Charter of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization (WTO), and agreed to continue cooperation on multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, the WTO, the G20, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the East Asia Summit. Australia supports China's hosting of the 2026 APEC meeting and looks forward to a successful meeting. Both sides attach importance to cooperation within the framework of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Both sides recognized the importance of a fair, open, and non-discriminatory business environment.
VII. Both sides reaffirmed their support for people-to-people exchanges, emphasizing the important role of people-to-people exchanges in deepening bilateral relations. They welcomed the increase in the number of direct flights between the two countries, which has led to more people-to-people visits. Both sides welcomed the important role played by the China-Australia High-Level Dialogue and plan to hold a new round of dialogue in China within the year.
VIII. Both sides agreed to continue and expand exchanges in the following areas:
——Political dialogue, including the annual Prime Ministers' Meeting, the Diplomatic and Strategic Dialogue, the Strategic Economic Dialogue, the Joint Ministerial Economic Commission, and other intergovernmental mechanisms.
——Bilateral trade, including the attendance of the leaders of the two countries at the China-Australia Business Community CEO Roundtable in Beijing (北京) on July 15. Both sides affirmed the important role of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) in promoting the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries, and welcomed the review of the agreement. China welcomes Australia as the guest country of honor at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in 2025 and welcomes Australia's participation in the China International Import Expo. Both sides welcomed the completion of negotiations on the WTO Agreement on Electronic Commerce and will work to promote the incorporation of the agreement into the WTO framework. To this end, the two sides will also cooperate to explore feasible ways to provisionally implement the agreement.
——Climate change, energy and environment, agreed to establish a new steel industry decarbonization policy dialogue, and maintain communication between officials in the areas of climate change and environment, including matters related to transparency, dryland agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, and the green economy. Both sides look forward to holding the ninth China-Australia Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change in China in 2025.
——People-to-people exchanges, strengthen exchanges in culture, sports, education, innovation, academia, aviation, health, tourism and other fields, including the resumption of the China-Australia Tourism Dialogue. Australia continues to welcome Chinese students and recognizes their contribution to Australian society. Both sides welcome more Australian teenagers to visit China for exchanges and study through international youth exchange programs and plans. The leaders of the two countries welcomed the holding of important cultural exhibitions by the national museums of both sides.
——Border law enforcement, continue to strengthen bilateral law enforcement cooperation in areas of common interest, and combat various types of crimes such as drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, and cyber telecom fraud.
IX. The leaders of the two countries witnessed the signing of the following cooperation documents:
(I) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia on the Implementation and Review of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement for 2025-2026
(II) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia on Tourism Cooperation
(III) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Australian Fresh Apples to China
(IV) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Chinese Fresh Dates to Australia
(V) Memorandum of Understanding between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia on Cooperation in Paperless Certificates for Agricultural and Food Products
(VI) Strategic Cooperation Agreement between China Media Group and Tourism Australia
X. The leaders of the two countries agreed to hold the next round of the annual China-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting in 2026. Australia invited Chinese leaders to visit Australia at a time convenient to both sides, and China welcomed this.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), July 15)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Tianjin, July 15th. Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nurtleu on the 15th in Tianjin (天津).
Wang Yi (王毅) said that under the personal planning of the two heads of state, China-Kazakhstan relations are at their best historical period. China is willing to work with Kazakhstan to firmly support each other, consolidate political mutual trust, and create more new highlights of cooperation. China looks forward to working with Kazakhstan and other member states to jointly promote the complete success of the Tianjin (天津) summit and make plans for the future development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织).
Nurtleu said that Kazakhstan fully supports the cooperation initiatives proposed by China and is willing to make positive contributions to the smooth holding of the Tianjin (天津) summit. Kazakhstan is willing to work with China to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, prepare for high-level exchanges, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and strengthen cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 15th (Reporter He Zhaoyu (何昭宇)) The Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance) held the graduation ceremony for the spring semester of 2025 on the 15th. Chen Xi (陈希), President of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance), attended the graduation ceremony and presented graduation certificates to the graduates.
This semester, 2043 students graduated from the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance). At the graduation ceremony, 13 student representatives spoke. Everyone unanimously reflected that during the training period, through a comprehensive and systematic study and understanding of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and earnestly participating in the in-depth study and education to implement the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee, they tempered their strong Party spirit in the Party School's "great melting pot," received practical and effective training in performing their duties, gained a deeper understanding of the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," and became more determined to achieve a high degree of consciousness in upholding the "Two Safeguards," effectively enhancing the strong motivation to share concerns for the Party, fulfill responsibilities for the country, and dedicate themselves to the people. Everyone expressed that in future work, they must unremittingly use Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen their convictions and build their souls, continuously promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style construction, enhance the courage and consciousness of self-revolution, actively devote themselves to the practice of Chinese-style modernization, and demonstrate new responsibilities and new achievements in the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Xi'an (西安) on July 15th (Reporter Gao Bing (高炳)) The "2025 China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum," hosted by the China Human Rights Development Foundation (中国人权发展基金会), was held on the 15th in Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西). The theme of this forum was "Deepening Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, Jointly Promoting the Development of Human Rights." More than 60 guests attended, including officials from relevant departments, experts and scholars, media reporters, and heads of human rights institutions and social organizations from China and Central Asian countries.
Chinese and foreign experts engaged in in-depth exchanges on topics such as "Civilizational Diversity, Asian Values, and Global Human Rights Governance" and "Building a Community of Common Destiny and Promoting the Development of Human Rights." They jointly explored further enhancing exchanges and mutual learning between China and Central Asian countries in the field of human rights, working together to promote the development of human rights, and helping to build a closer China-Central Asia community of common destiny.
Xie Fuzhan (谢伏瞻), Chairman of the China Human Rights Development Foundation (中国人权发展基金会), said that on the road to human pursuit of happiness, no country or nation should be left behind. We should adhere to promoting development through cooperation and promoting human rights through development. China and the five Central Asian countries are all developing countries. It is necessary to strengthen the alignment of development strategies, promote common modernization, better benefit the people of all countries, and continuously improve the level of human rights protection. China and Central Asian countries have ancient and long-standing civilizations and adhere to the development path that suits their own national conditions. They have their own characteristics and strengths in the field of human rights protection, and need to exchange experiences, learn from each other's strengths, overcome their weaknesses, and make progress together.
The China Human Rights Development Foundation (中国人权发展基金会) actively promotes the construction of a China-Central Asia non-governmental human rights dialogue and exchange mechanism. In September 2023 and May 2024, the China Human Rights Development Foundation (中国人权发展基金会) successfully held the first two China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forums in Beijing (北京) and Astana (阿斯塔纳), the capital of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘志强
"In the first half of the year, China's economy withstood pressure and maintained stable growth, maintaining a development trend of stability with progress and stability with improvement. This achievement was made against the backdrop of drastic changes in the international situation and significantly increased external pressure since the second quarter. It is a highly valuable achievement report, fully demonstrating the resilience and strong tenacity of the Chinese economy, and laying a good foundation for achieving the annual goals." On July 15, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办), Sheng Laiyun (盛来运), Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局), introduced the performance of the national economy in the first half of the year.
The Trend of Stability Continues
The GDP increased by 5.3% year-on-year in the first half of the year, an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared to the same period last year and the whole year of last year.
"In the first half of the year, a very prominent feature was the 'stability' of economic operation." Sheng Laiyun (盛来运) introduced that from the perspective of the four major macroeconomic indicators, economic growth was stable with a slight increase, indicating that the main tone of "stability" in economic operation has not changed.
The growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was stable with an increase. According to preliminary calculations, the GDP in the first half of the year was 66,053.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.3%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared to the same period last year and the whole year of last year.
The employment situation was generally stable. In the first half of the year, the average surveyed urban unemployment rate nationwide was 5.2%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the first quarter. In June, the surveyed urban unemployment rate nationwide was 5.0%. The surveyed unemployment rate for local registered labor force was 5.1%; the surveyed unemployment rate for the migrant labor force was 4.8%, of which the surveyed unemployment rate for the migrant agricultural registered labor force was 4.8%. The surveyed urban unemployment rate in 31 major cities was 5.0%. The average weekly working hours of employees in national enterprises was 48.5 hours. At the end of the second quarter, the total number of rural migrant workers was 191.39 million, a year-on-year increase of 0.7%. "Since the beginning of this year, the monthly surveyed urban unemployment rate has basically fluctuated in the range of 5.0% to 5.4%, maintaining stability," said Sheng Laiyun (盛来运).
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was basically stable. In June, the CPI increased by 0.1% year-on-year, turning positive after four consecutive months of decline. Among them, the core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, continued to rebound year-on-year, increasing by 0.7%. "Under the comprehensive effect of expanding domestic demand and promoting a reasonable rebound in prices, positive changes have occurred in market prices." Sheng Laiyun (盛来运) said that the current low price operation is related to changes in the domestic and international macroeconomic situation, and also related to China's stage of development. "In the second half of the year, the economy will maintain a stable and improving trend, relevant policies will continue to take effect, and the low-price and disorderly competition of enterprises will be governed in accordance with laws and regulations, which will support prices to maintain a low-level and moderate rebound trend."
The balance of payments was basically balanced. In the first half of the year, China's import and export of goods trade reached a record high for the same period, and foreign exchange reserves remained above 3.2 trillion US dollars.
New Momentum Accumulates
The added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 9.5% in the first half of the year.
Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, various regions have increased the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and new industries, new technologies, and new business formats have maintained rapid development. "In the first half of the year, new quality productive forces continued to accelerate cultivation and growth," said Sheng Laiyun (盛来运).
Innovation achievements continue to emerge. Innovation investment continues to increase, and China's R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP is close to 2.7%, exceeding the EU average and approaching the average level of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). From January to May, the number of valid invention patent applications in China was close to 5 million, an increase of 12.8%.
Emerging industries are growing vigorously. In the first half of the year, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 9.5%. From January to May, the operating income of strategic emerging service enterprises above designated size increased by nearly 10%, and the integration of innovation achievements and industries has driven the development of high-tech industries.
The digital economy is developing rapidly. Artificial intelligence is accelerating its development, the digitalization of industries and industrial digitalization are accelerating, and the added value of the core industries of the digital economy accounts for about 10% of GDP, which is relatively high compared with developed countries.
Green development is improving in quality and efficiency. In the first half of the year, the output of new energy vehicles and lithium-ion power batteries for automobiles increased by 36.2% and 53.3% year-on-year, respectively, and the green industry continued to maintain a high growth rate.
The upgrading of industries is accelerating. Various regions continue to implement the renewal and transformation of traditional industries, especially under the support of the "two major" and "two new" policies, the pace of transformation is accelerating.
Smooth Circulation Improves
In the first half of the year, the contribution rate of domestic demand to GDP growth was 68.8%, of which the contribution rate of final consumption expenditure was 52%.
"Since the beginning of this year, in order to cope with external challenges, China has placed the expansion and strengthening of the domestic cycle in a more prominent position, and has introduced a series of policies to support expanding domestic demand, promoting production, and smoothing circulation." Sheng Laiyun (盛来运) said that from the statistical data, the flow of people, logistics, and capital are all improving. In the first half of the year, freight turnover increased by 5.1% year-on-year, passenger turnover increased by 4.9%, and broad money supply at the end of June increased by 8.3% year-on-year.
"In the first half of the year, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 24.55 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5%. Among them, the second quarter increased by 5.4%, 0.8 percentage points faster than the first quarter, increasing quarter by quarter," Sheng Laiyun (盛来运) introduced.
Service consumption is accelerating. Retail sales of services increased by 5.3% year-on-year, and retail sales of goods increased by 5.1%. In the consumption structure, the proportion of service consumption is increasing.
The pulling effect of holiday consumption is enhanced. Consumption during the Spring Festival, May Day, and Dragon Boat Festival holidays is booming, and related cultural, sports, leisure, and transportation service consumption have all maintained double-digit growth.
The growth rate of some upgraded consumption is accelerating. The retail sales of sports and entertainment goods and gold, silver, and jewelry by units above designated size increased by 22.2% and 11.3%, respectively.
Green consumption is gradually becoming a new trend. The consumption of new energy vehicles, energy-saving home appliances, and smart home appliances is still growing rapidly.
"China tours" and "China shopping" continue to heat up, especially after the expansion of the visa-free "circle of friends," more tourists are traveling to China, which has also boosted domestic consumption. During the May Day and Dragon Boat Festival holidays, the number of inbound trips applying visa-free policies increased by 72.7% and 59.4% year-on-year, respectively.
In the first half of the year, driven by a series of policies to expand domestic demand and promote consumption, the consumer market tended to be active and the development trend was positive. The contribution rate of domestic demand to GDP growth was 68.8%, of which the contribution rate of final consumption expenditure was 52%, and domestic demand, especially consumption, became the main driver of growth.
"In the second half of the year, there is support for consumption development." Sheng Laiyun (盛来运) analyzed that China's per capita GDP has remained stable above 13,000 US dollars for two consecutive years, and is in a critical stage of upgrading the consumption structure. Cultural tourism, medical health, and elderly care consumption have broad space, and the market size advantage of more than 1.4 billion people is very obvious. "Various regions should further implement policies to expand domestic demand, further stabilize employment, promote income growth, improve the consumption environment, increase the supply of high-quality consumption, and promote the sustained and healthy development of the consumer market."
The Pace of Progress is Firm
Comprehensive judgment shows that there is support for China's economy to maintain stable growth in the second half of the year.
"In the first half of the year, all parties unswervingly promoted economic transformation and high-quality development. New achievements have been made in innovative development, coordinated development, green development, open development, and shared development." Sheng Laiyun (盛来运) believes that although the external environment is still uncertain and the internal structural adjustment pressure is relatively large, a comprehensive judgment shows that there is support for China's economy to maintain stable growth in the second half of the year.
"In the first half of the year, the GDP growth rate reached 5.3%, laying a solid foundation for achieving the expected goals. The general trend and practice of high-quality development over the years have formed a consensus, accumulated new momentum, promoted economic rebalancing, and improved the sustainable development capacity of the economy," said Sheng Laiyun (盛来运).
Some leading indicators and positive factors are improving, showing a good momentum of high-quality development.
After years of transformation, the contribution rate of the service industry to economic growth is increasing. In the first half of the year, the added value of the service industry accounted for 59.1% of GDP, and the contribution rate to GDP growth exceeded 60%. In recent months, the service industry prosperity index has remained in the expansion range above 50%, which means that the service industry is developing well.
Consumption is the "ballast stone" and main driving force of economic growth, and will maintain a good development trend in the second half of the year under the promotion of consumption policies.
In terms of exports, China is promoting diversified opening up and building a diversified trade pattern, and the trade dependence on a single country has dropped to single digits.
In addition, the coordinated efforts of macroeconomic policies will also escort the stable operation of the economy. "Since the beginning of this year, China has implemented more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies, which have played a supporting role. Recently, relevant departments have accelerated the introduction of policies for the second half of the year, which will continue to play a key supporting role for the stable operation of the economy." Sheng Laiyun (盛来运) said that based on many supporting factors, China's economy will continue to maintain a development trend of stability with progress and stability with improvement in the second half of the year.
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This report card was hard-earned.
GDP increased by 5.3% year-on-year, higher than the same period last year and the whole year of last year. Major indicators were better than expected, and high-quality development was steadily advanced. In the first half of the year, the Chinese economy moved forward against pressure, operated stably, and improved steadily, delivering a satisfactory and valuable report card.
This report card shows the course of overcoming difficulties.
Since the second quarter of this year, the international situation has changed dramatically, external pressure has increased significantly, and the majority of enterprises have continued to be under pressure. All regions and departments have stepped up the implementation of more proactive and effective macro policies, focusing on stabilizing employment, stabilizing enterprises, stabilizing the market, and stabilizing expectations. The majority of enterprises rely on a complete industrial system and a huge domestic demand market to seize innovation, plan upgrades, expand domestically, and fight overseas. Working together in the same boat and working together, companies have gained a firm foothold, and the Chinese economy has moved forward against the wind and waves, fully demonstrating the confidence, resilience, and strength of the world's second largest economy, and once again proving that "there are always more solutions than difficulties."
Through China's economic semi-annual report, we have seen the forward-looking attitude that should be and has always been on the road ahead.
The clock is ticking, and it is getting closer and closer to the closing of the "14th Five-Year Plan (十四五规划)." Moving forward at such a historically significant time node, and facing various uncertain factors in the second half of the year, we must implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) in a detailed manner, unswervingly manage our own affairs well, and strive to promote the sustained, stable, and healthy development of the economy. By responding to external uncertainties with the certainty of high-quality development, we will surely complete the goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan (十四五规划)" with high quality, and lay a solid foundation for achieving a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Crossing the "Mount Lou (娄山关)" and crossing the "Lazikou Pass (腊子口)," making a decisive victory in the "14th Five-Year Plan (十四五规划)," the Chinese economy is bravely moving forward.
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To encourage the creation of high-quality internet content and foster a healthy industry ecosystem, on July 15th, the "Several Measures of Shanghai Municipality on Supporting the Creation of High-Quality Internet Content" (hereinafter referred to as the "Several Measures") was released, clarifying nine support policies involving financial incentives, talent policies, scenario construction, and overseas support.
The "Several Measures," spanning over a thousand words, is packed with practical benefits: excellent public service platforms, incubators, and industrial parks will receive a maximum reward of 10 million yuan annually; those who tell good Shanghai stories and Chinese stories will receive a maximum reward of 100,000 yuan per project; those who carry out application scenario construction related to artificial intelligence (AI) and other empowerment creations will receive a maximum of 30% funding support; a green channel for loans will be established for creators and industrial chain enterprises, providing preferential guarantees and interest subsidies for bank loans...
A relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department (上海市委宣传部) stated that the internet content creation industry is developing rapidly, and Shanghai always welcomes and wholeheartedly assists relevant enterprises and talents, especially young talents, to display their talents and achieve their dreams in this city. It is hoped that through more powerful policy guidance and policy support, a good ecosystem can be created, the industry's energy level can be improved, and the creation of high-quality internet content can be further prospered, so as to better promote mainstream values, mainstream public opinion, and mainstream culture.
Establish a Creative Cluster Area
Creating a cluster area for high-quality internet content creation is the first of the nine measures.
The "Several Measures" proposes to support Huangpu District (黄浦区) and Yangpu District (杨浦区) in building internet high-quality content creation cluster areas with global influence and leadership. For public service platforms with significant results in the cluster area, as well as incubators and industrial parks with outstanding performance throughout the city, the municipal level will provide a maximum reward of 10 million yuan annually in accordance with the management requirements of the Shanghai Municipal Special Fund for Promoting the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries. At the same time, relying on platform enterprises and industry associations, brand activities such as the Global Creators Conference and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition will be held in the cluster area to create a high-end exchange and trading platform for the industry. Individual projects will receive a maximum of 2 million yuan in funding support from the municipal level, according to a ratio not exceeding 30% of the total project investment.
Of Shanghai's 16 districts, why were Huangpu and Yangpu selected?
Look at two sets of data: In 2024, the number of high-tech enterprises in Huangpu District exceeded 200, and 480 new private science and technology enterprises were introduced. The number of employees in the cultural, sports, entertainment, and scientific and technological service industries has increased significantly; Yangpu District has gathered more than 8,000 digital economy enterprises, and the scale of the software and information service industry has exceeded 300 billion yuan, maintaining double-digit growth for five consecutive years, accounting for nearly 1/5 of Shanghai's total.
Relying on Huangpu and Yangpu to build cluster areas is intended to match the comprehensive advantages of the two districts' existing core industries and leading platforms, and lay the foundation for policy implementation and the differentiated and characteristic development of the cluster areas.
Xiao Hong Shu (小红书), born in 2013, is a "chain-leading" internet content creation enterprise rooted in Huangpu, attracting a large number of high-quality internet content creators to gather. "From the Bund Nanjing Road (外滩南京路) to the Yu Garden Old Town (豫园老城厢) and Xintiandi (新天地), the entire Huangpu district is an inexhaustible mine of content creation," said Yao Hengheng (姚恒衡), director of the Huangpu District Development and Reform Commission. Huangpu District will leverage the headquarters effect of Xiao Hong Shu and the advantages of the financial technology industry, and use the space resources of the Central Science and Technology Innovation Zone and the Second Facade of the Bund to focus on attracting financial, technology, and fashion internet high-quality content creation entities to settle in.
Bilibili (哔哩哔哩) (B Station) headquarters is located in Yangpu, and the proportion of content creators with more than 2 million followers from Shanghai exceeds 30%. A relevant person in charge of B Station said that the nine measures have injected impetus into creating a better creative ecosystem.
At the same time, the "Several Measures" encourages all districts in Shanghai to combine their actual conditions to create advantageous links in the internet high-quality content creation industry chain and optimize the city's industrial layout.
Play a Combination of Policies
Who are the beneficiaries of the "Several Measures"?
Shanghai opens its arms. Whether it is a UP master, blogger, contracted creator, or entrepreneurial team (studio), or a multi-channel distribution service organization for network information content (MCN organization) contracted talent... As long as they create high-quality content that actively disseminates positive energy, has high social recognition, and has a large influence, they can become beneficiaries of the policy.
The "Several Measures" focuses on incentivizing high-quality content creation. The cluster area has established a fast channel for the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of internet high-quality content creation entities to ensure the compliant, healthy, and sustainable development of high-quality content creation. For those who tell good Shanghai stories and Chinese stories and have a greater impact, the municipal level will give a maximum reward of 100,000 yuan for a single content item, and give priority to recommending them for national and municipal honors. In terms of technology-enabled creation, entities that carry out application scenario construction related to artificial intelligence and other technologies to enable internet high-quality content creation will receive funding support of up to 30% of the total investment.
"These measures are a real incentive for high-quality content creation," said Wang Moyuan (王墨缘), a travel blogger with 350,000 followers on the entire network, known as "Traveler Xiaomomo" (行者小墨墨).
The "Several Measures" addresses and responds to the pain points and difficulties that all types of creative entities and related enterprises are concerned about, such as professional titles, settlement, housing, and supporting services.
Previously, some creators reflected that the narrow career development channel and the low sense of honor and gain were pain points. The "Several Measures" opens up career development paths, including supporting platform enterprises to register as vocational skill evaluation institutions, including high-quality content creators in talent programs, award selection, and professional title evaluation, so that creators have a clearer career development channel. At the same time, it tilts towards high-quality content creators in terms of settlement policies.
Focus on policy coordination. Focus on municipal-level matters and matters with resource advantages, such as talent policies, and appropriately distinguish and coordinate with district-level policies that focus on specific services for enterprises, and strive to exert the policy effect of "1+1>2". For example, in terms of talent policies, the "Several Measures" solves the problem that districts have no relevant authority; in terms of reward and subsidy policies, the municipal-level policies are superimposed on the district-level policies to further enhance the support and the sense of gain of relevant entities.
"The nine measures focus on the construction of a healthy cultural ecosystem for high-quality internet content. It is not a single or one-way policy support, but considers all the elements and dimensions of high-quality content production, fully demonstrating the systematic, holistic, and integrated nature of the policy," said Zheng Chongxuan (郑崇选), deputy director of the Institute of Literature of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
Build an Industrial Ecosystem
The creation of high-quality internet content also requires the creation of a rainforest-like ecosystem. The "Several Measures" not only focuses on solving urgent and difficult problems at present, but also focuses on the long-term investment of elements in the upstream and downstream links of the industrial chain such as space carriers, industry activities, and financial capital. The purpose is to build a sound and complete industrial ecosystem.
In order to solve the funding problems of creators and small and micro enterprises, Shanghai is promoting the establishment of special funds, opening up green channels for bank loans, and providing interest subsidies for bank loans not exceeding 50% of the loan market quotation rate of the same period. At the same time, in order to reduce the cost of starting creation, it supports cluster areas to provide shared facilities such as shared spaces and live broadcast rooms, and provide one-stop services such as business registration, financial and tax consulting, policy declaration, and copyright confirmation, and give priority to providing talent apartments and settlement facilities for high-quality content creation talents.
While encouraging creators to actively produce high-quality content, it also strives to provide creators with diversified and high-quality real-life materials and shooting creation spaces. Open up more public resources and creation scenarios to creators, promote Shanghai's landmark scenic spots, cultural and expo venues, and major festivals and events to open to creators, and provide convenience for creation; support state-owned enterprises and mainstream media to carry out business cooperation with creators.
At the same time, it encourages high-quality content to go overseas and supports the creation of Chinese cultural IPs overseas. Encourage platform enterprises and MCN organizations to sign contracts with overseas internet high-quality content creators, and provide convenience for foreign creators in visa processing. Give support such as creation resources, communication channels, and service guarantees to high-quality content that has a greater impact overseas.
These measures are welcomed by the creator community. "I am full of expectations for financial and overseas support measures," said Cheng Yanliang (程衍樑), chief executive officer of Shanghai Huli Network Technology Co., Ltd. and host of the "Suddenly Left Suddenly Right" (忽左忽右) podcast.
"High-quality content is an important part of the city's soft power and industrial vitality," said Wang Haibin (王海滨), an internet content creator. The launch of the nine measures is behind Shanghai's launch of a city narrative production mechanism with content as the core, facing the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Zheng Chongxuan believes that the "Several Measures" provides solid policy support for the construction of Shanghai's network cultural highland, and the active and surging cultural creation will help enhance the cultural soft power of the people's city.
A relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department introduced that the next step will be to continuously improve the operability and accuracy of the policy, so that relevant enterprises and creators have more sense of gain. "Our vision is to make Shanghai a 'dream factory' for high-quality internet content."
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"People-orientedness" is the fundamental attribute of a people's city. Vitality is inherent in popularity, and urban operations should always have people in mind, using down-to-earth methods to attract and unite people.
In the past two years, visiting the graduation exhibitions of art academies has become fashionable, and in many places, tickets are even **一票难求** (yī piào nán qiú - "one ticket hard to get," tickets are in great demand). For example, the daily reception volume of the graduation exhibition of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院) exceeds 10,000 people, of which more than 70% are non-professional citizens; the highest daily reception volume of the graduation exhibition of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (四川美术学院) exceeds 30,000 people.
This inevitably brings to mind the continuously popular online and offline "Su Chao" (苏超), as well as the recently concluded Shanghai International Film Festival (上海国际电影节). Nowadays, people rush to a city for a variety of reasons, which can be an exhibition, a game, a movie, or even a meal, providing us with a new dimension of thinking about urban operations.
The city is an important carrier of modernization, and the core of the city is people. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Integrate the concept of making people's lives more comfortable into the blood of urban planning and construction, and reflect it in every detail." To improve the attractiveness of the city, we must start with the question of "how can the city better serve people."
Mass participation is a key variable in achieving a city's phenomenal IP.
Why can "Su Chao" (苏超) become popular and break through circles? An important reason is that it has stimulated the enthusiasm of the masses to participate widely. Enjoying "playing with memes," watching games across cities, competing in volunteer services, and promoting local specialties, everywhere "the masses are the protagonists."
The Shanghai International Film Festival (上海国际电影节) attracted nearly 500,000 moviegoers, nearly 30% of whom were movie fans from outside Shanghai (上海). In about 100 meet-and-greets, movie fans interacted with film practitioners, and the charm of light and shadow was unforgettable.
Facts have proven that "people-orientedness" is the fundamental attribute of a people's city. Vitality is inherent in popularity, and urban operations should always have people in mind, using down-to-earth methods to attract and unite people.
Strong operation is rooted in meticulous policy implementation and requires sufficient embroidery skills.
Looking at governance through "Su Chao" (苏超), relevant departments pay attention to accurately identifying and responding to public needs in a timely manner. For example, Jiangsu (江苏) coordinates 13 prefecture-level cities at the provincial level to improve the level of competition organization and optimize event organization; each city improves its service capabilities, optimizes the viewing experience from details such as transportation, accommodation, and catering, and pays attention to the demands of fans.
Looking at the city beyond the event, all the work that the masses applaud is basically because it has changed the extensive management method. Taking Yangzhou (扬州) as an example, from adding waterfront walkways and cruise ship terminals to relocating sewage pipelines and adding purification treatment devices, to restoring traditional landscape nodes and building cultural and creative shops and other commercial facilities, the Xiao Qinhuai River (小秦淮河) retains its historical and cultural heritage and enhances the "atmosphere of daily life" with small-scale, gradual, and micro-renewal methods.
Subtle details reflect the quality of the city and test the style of work. Improving the soft and hard environment with refined governance can not only enhance the sense of gain and belonging of local citizens but also win praise from foreign tourists.
We must not only work for a long time to increase internal strength but also maintain an open mind to seek innovation.
The transformation of a city is often not a one-shot effort of "one idea on the spur of the moment," but lies in the continuous struggle of "drawing a blueprint to the end." During his work in Xiamen (厦门), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) led the formulation of the "Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy for 1985-2000" (《1985年—2000年厦门经济社会发展战略》), pioneering the earliest local government in China to compile a 15-year development strategy, guiding Xiamen (厦门) to develop into a modern and international city that citizens are proud of. It can be seen that maintaining strategic focus can accumulate development potential.
At the same time, the needs of citizens are constantly upgraded and iterated, calling on urban governors not to slack off or wait and see, and to respond in a timely manner. During the Shanghai International Film Festival (上海国际电影节), the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Market" was held around the Jiading Cinema (嘉定影剧院), launching Xu Xing (徐行) straw weaving crafts, Jiading (嘉定) bamboo carving bookmarks and other cultural and creative products; at the Grand Cinema (大光明电影院), the "120th Anniversary of Chinese Film and Hudec Code Special Exhibition" traced the century-old relationship between film and the city... Film viewing linked to tourism and exhibitions, the "film +" value chain has been extended, reflecting Shanghai's (上海) creativity and ingenuity in urban operations.
Based on its own endowments, anchoring medium- and long-term planning goals, hammering one after another, and integrating resources and innovating scenarios with an open concept and action, can we repay and serve people with high-quality urban construction and operation.
The "city" is built for people, and the "market" prospers because of people. The cultural and tourism boom contains the "urban code." Moving with the times and taking advantage of the situation, focusing on the needs of the masses, and carefully cultivating the hotbed of innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, we can always find the exit of value and the grasp of development, so that a city is more attractive and "fire" and "red" in the hearts of more people.
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Sending more high-quality talents to society is the goal of universities.
Recently, many universities have vigorously strengthened student academic management, urging students who are not keeping up with the progress to adjust their status and improve their learning quality in a timely manner, and strictly controlling the export of talent training, which has aroused widespread attention.
Not long ago, the School of Technology and Science, Hubei University of Arts and Science (湖北文理学院理工学院), announced that 94 students failed to graduate normally due to substandard academic performance. Earlier, South China University of Technology (华南理工大学) released a list of academic warnings for all undergraduate students, with 737 students receiving academic warnings, some of whom faced demotion and probation. Universities are not places to simply obtain a diploma. By adopting relatively rigid methods to ensure the quality of education, we are not only responsible for the cause of education but also for the future of students.
In recent years, China's (中国) education scale has continued to expand, cultivating a large number of talents for economic and social development. However, some students, after entering university, neglect their studies due to insufficient self-discipline and unclear goals, requiring strengthened guidance and assistance to stimulate their intrinsic motivation to learn and explore actively.
A new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is developing in depth, and the endless stream of new technologies, new industries, and new business forms are placing higher demands on the ability and quality of workers. Against this backdrop, strengthening quality control and adhering to "strict entry and strict exit" have become the inevitable choice for higher education.
Of course, strict control does not mean simply "flashing a red light," nor does it mean blocking the final graduation link, but rather integrating student academic performance evaluation and management throughout the entire process of talent cultivation.
Taking the "academic warning" mechanism as an example, compared with the traditional "persuasion to withdraw," its advantage lies in building a management system of dynamic monitoring and hierarchical intervention, which not only issues warnings but also provides assistance.
Nanjing University (南京大学) has developed personalized and precise assistance programs through "one file, one policy per student," providing multi-dimensional support for those with academic difficulties. Beijing University of Science and Technology (北京科技大学) conducts academic research and judgment on students every semester. Once a student "fails a course," the school provides peer tutoring classes guided by professional course teachers, one-on-one tutoring, and other assistance. Starting from the needs of students, strictly managing academics, strengthening academic assistance, providing humanistic care, and solving problems and facing challenges together with students can cultivate more qualified talents and better adapt to the rapidly changing social needs.
To cultivate high-quality talents, strict management is the foundation, but it is also necessary to effectively stimulate students' potential and properly grasp the dialectical relationship between "leniency" and "strictness" in education management. On the one hand, academic management should be strict, education standards should be strictly controlled, and the quality bottom line of talent cultivation should be maintained. On the other hand, education methods should be innovated, a multi-dimensional evaluation system should be established, and a broader space for growth should be created for students.
To better cultivate the pillars of society, what is needed is a growth environment that is strict but moderate and lenient but not indulgent. Shandong University (山东大学) responded to the new regulations of the Degree Law and broke through the sole standard of "applying for a degree with a graduation thesis." A 2022 graduate student from the School of Mechanical Engineering recently successfully passed the graduation defense with a research and development report on equipment, becoming the first graduate in Shandong (山东) to obtain a master's degree based on practical achievements. Keeping up with social development trends, actively changing training concepts, innovating training models, and creating a more scientific evaluation system and more diverse development paths can allow more students to shine on the track that suits them.
In an era driven by knowledge and talent, it is becoming increasingly important to improve the talent cultivation level of universities. Facing the new challenges of the digital age, such as mobile phone addiction and fragmented learning, strengthening the whole-process management, ensuring the quality of academic work, stimulating intrinsic motivation, and helping more young students to steadily embark on their academic journey will make our education more effective and warmer, and our development more resilient and dynamic.
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Recently, a Dan opera called "White Snake: Tears Fall on Jinshan (白蛇·泪落金山)" sparked enthusiastic responses after being performed at the Xijindu (西津渡) small theater in Zhenjiang (镇江), Jiangsu (江苏). Many tourists from other places and local audiences exclaimed: Dan opera can be so beautiful, and "White Snake" can be performed like this!
A major highlight of "performing like this" is that young actors with an average age of 17 are taking on major roles. Dan opera is one of the four endangered opera genres in Jiangsu (江苏). It has a history of nearly 300 years and was once popular, but due to a narrow audience and a sluggish performance market, there has been a serious loss of talent, making it difficult to move forward. This also reflects the problem that traditional opera is "not appreciated" in modern aesthetics.
How can traditional opera be more "dramatic"? The first is to anchor the performance itself, adhere to integrity and innovation, update stylized performances, and allow historical and cultural heritage to have modern vitality in its renewal.
The cast and crew of "White Snake: Tears Fall on Jinshan (白蛇·泪落金山)" carried out innovative explorations. In terms of script creation, the understanding of love and humanity is explored through narrative methods such as time travel, reversal, and play-within-a-play. The story itself is both "internally and externally cultivated." In terms of stage layout, oil-paper umbrellas that "travel through time and space" and small bridges in the shape of flowing water are used as the background, and orchestral instruments are used for accompaniment, which is full of modernity. The sixth-generation actors of the Dan Opera Troupe, full of youthful vitality, also brought performance innovations in which one person plays multiple roles, which to a certain extent breaks the stereotype of traditional opera being "aging."
Such exploration is worthy of recognition. Drama is not an art in a museum. To "survive," it must have an audience. If you want young people to pay the bill, it must conform to modern aesthetics. Therefore, facing the collision between the old ways of traditional opera and the new expectations of contemporary audiences, aiming at the key links where drama loses its "drama," and seeking innovation and change from script creation, lighting, dance, beauty, and performance rhythm, can make traditional opera have the "appearance" and "temperament" to grab the audience at a glance.
Reconstructing the viewing relationship can activate the tension of the drama. This requires starting a transformation from a "three-wall proscenium stage" to an "immersive interaction." The small theater Xiju opera "Liaozhai: Purple Tail (聊斋·紫尾)" was performed in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and other places, and was enthusiastically sought after by young opera fans. One attempt by the male lead was to "break into" the audience to perform. "When I unexpectedly rushed off the stage and asked the audience loudly, I clearly saw that after a brief surprise, some audience members nodded slightly, some pondered, and some held the popcorn in their hands and trembled slightly." At this moment, the "fourth wall" between the actors and the audience was broken, and the theater itself became the stage.
The boundaries of the stage are blurred, which means that actors both perform and interact, and the audience is no longer a passive recipient. The reconstruction of the viewing relationship releases the potential of drama to be "dramatic." How can everyone not like it? From "performance" to "empathy," the two-way awakening sense of immersion shows the original vitality of dramatic art. How can the audience who are immersed in the drama not like it?
Cross-border integration is also an important path for traditional opera to integrate into modernity. Joining hands with popular film and television dramas and embracing short video platforms have given many traditional operas a new "opening method." For example, after the TV series "Empresses in the Palace (甄嬛传)" was broadcast, core members of the Shanghai Yue Opera Theater (上海越剧院) adapted the Yue Opera "Zhen Huan (甄嬛)", and every performance was sold out. Secondary creation is not a simple copy, but retains the chapters familiar to the audience and focuses on portraying emotional stories, giving full play to the advantages of Yue Opera's melodious singing, delicate emotions, and distinct characters. The newly compiled drama can only stand firm and go far if it is done 方而不割 (fāng ér bù gē - "square but not cutting," principled but flexible; maintaining integrity without being rigid).
Nowadays, many troupes use live broadcasts and other methods to show the wonderful "one minute on stage" and tell the story of "ten years of hard work off stage"; the post-00s generation is exploring the fashion potential of Kunqu Opera makeup through short videos; game players are unlocking hidden plots in virtual opera houses... Traditional opera has gradually opened up a "second theater" in the Internet age. With more and more trendy and fashionable "opening methods," traditional opera will surely further burst out with the vitality of the times and bloom with the colors of the opera garden.
(The author is a reporter from the Jiangsu Branch (江苏分社) of this newspaper)
Return to TopRecently, many places across the country have experienced sustained high temperatures, leading to a surge in electricity load. Relevant departments are focusing on enhancing electricity supply保障 capabilities and have taken a series of measures to proactively strengthen the construction of the energy production, supply, storage, and sales system, providing strong support for electricity supply保障. From the overall situation, the electricity supply and demand situation during this year's peak summer season is better than last year, and the national electricity supply and demand balance is generally guaranteed.
This is precisely:
The heatwave surges, the summer is at its peak,
A gentle breeze brings joy and ease.
Who leads the silver lines to weave beautiful dreams,
Tall iron towers hold up the blue sky.
Xu Zhiwen (徐之文)
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"No dine-in takeaway," as the name suggests, refers to catering businesses that only offer takeaway services. Specializing in takeaway without dine-in service objectively has the advantages of reducing costs and lightweight operation. However, in order to save costs, most of these takeaways only have one kitchen, and are generally not located in street-front shops. The concealment and regulatory challenges behind them cannot be ignored—whether the kitchen environment is hygienic, whether the raw materials are safe, and whether the food processing is standardized, all make consumers worry while enjoying the convenience of takeaway.
To solve this problem, many places have launched substantive explorations. For example, not long ago, the Chongqing Municipal Market Supervision Bureau (重庆市市场监督管理局) formulated and released the group standard "No Dine-in Takeaway Operation Service Specification" (《无堂食外卖经营服务规范》), focusing on clarifying service standards and specifications for no dine-in takeaway. Some related platforms have also recently launched a new model of no dine-in takeaway, in which the platform invests in renovation and conducts offline management, merchants move in with their bags, and the entire store has an open and transparent kitchen with daily updates on food safety inspections, ensuring food safety through "full-process visibility and traceability."
Recently, Zhejiang (浙江) is also exploring new paths, promoting a clustered management model for no dine-in takeaway gathering areas throughout the province. This model concentrates scattered no dine-in takeaways, guides decentralized merchants to migrate to compliant gathering areas, and conducts clustered and standardized management, emphasizing openness and transparency. More importantly, with the guidance and support of relevant departments, this model can achieve rapid replication and promotion. In this process, the government has also realized the role transformation from "traditional regulator" to "innovative governor." It is understood that Zhejiang Province (浙江省) has identified 161 such gathering areas and plans to achieve standardized governance by the end of this year.
The successful implementation and initial effectiveness of this model is the result of the joint efforts of the government and the market. The government sets rules, builds platforms, and strengthens guidance; professional operators are responsible for the construction and management of gathering areas, platforms provide traffic support and digital empowerment, and merchants need to abide by regulations and self-discipline. Manage what should be managed, and let go of what should be let go, allowing the government and the market to give full play to their strengths and work together. This is a vivid practice of handling the relationship between the government and the market. This model fully mobilizes the enthusiasm of all parties to participate, achieving co-governance and sharing, providing reliable guarantees for the safety of takeaway food, effectively alleviating people's livelihood pain points, and naturally activating and releasing consumer confidence and potential.
Food safety is paramount, and cleanliness and hygiene are the bottom line of the industry. Establishing rules and strengthening management, and safeguarding the healthy development of new business forms with governance innovation, will surely protect consumers' food safety.
(Excerpted from *Zhejiang Daily* (《浙江日报》), originally titled "No Dine-in Takeaway Can Also Be Eaten with Confidence" (《无堂食外卖也能吃得放心》))
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
The allure of cross-cultural exhibitions lies in the curious exploration of the "other" and also stems from the renewed recognition of the "self."
"I came to Shanghai (上海) from Hubei (湖北) just to see what mummies look like." After spending more than five hours continuously visiting three exhibition halls, Ms. Wang (王阿姨), 63, still felt that it was not enough, exclaiming, "It's so shocking, the trip was well worth it." Since July 2024, the Shanghai Museum (上海博物馆) has partnered with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities to host the world's largest outbound exhibition of ancient Egyptian artifacts, which has received over 2 million visitors to date. This cultural feast has become a vivid microcosm of the vigorous development of cross-cultural exhibitions in China.
Each civilization is beautiful in its own way; appreciate the beauty of other civilizations, and together we can create a world of shared beauty and harmony. In recent years, more and more museums have transformed into "civilization reception halls," opening their arms and introducing overseas exhibitions in combination with their own characteristics, allowing Chinese people to explore the sealed memories of Pompeii and appreciate the brilliant stars of the Renaissance "at their doorstep." At the same time, they are also actively stepping out of the country, further bringing the oriental charm to the world stage. The graceful demeanor of Tang Sancai (唐三彩), the profound ritual of bronzes, and the warm and lustrous radiance of blue and white porcelain have set off waves of "China fever" overseas. In 2024, China held more than 100 inbound and outbound exhibitions of cultural relics. With cultural relics as a link and exhibitions as a platform, Chinese and foreign audiences have thus embarked on a series of civilizational appointments that integrate ancient and modern times and span mountains and seas.
The allure of cross-cultural exhibitions lies in the curious exploration of the "other" and also stems from the renewed recognition of the "self." Stepping into the Liaoning Provincial Museum (辽宁省博物馆), ancient Roman reliefs come into view; strolling through the Henan Museum (河南博物院), mysterious Mayan stone carvings are unveiled... This broad feeling of directly facing history and touching civilization is far from what books and screens can provide. It satisfies the public's desire for "seeing is believing," opens a window to experience the "distant," and attracts people to stop and linger. And when Tang Xianzu (汤显祖) and Shakespeare "join hands" in the Zhejiang Literature Museum (浙江文学馆), and Leonardo da Vinci and Tang Bohu (唐伯虎) "exchange ideas" at the Shanghai Museum (上海博物馆), we can not only feel the charm of foreign art, but also more thoroughly examine our own civilization's orientation in comparison and empathy, and enhance our subjectivity and sense of identity. A visitor commented: "We are born different, but we can better see ourselves in each other's stories."
The key to sound relations between states lies in the affinity between their people, and the key to affinity between people lies in mutual understanding. At the crossroads where anti-globalization is rising and estrangement and misunderstanding are breeding, cross-cultural exhibitions are like a silent "clear spring," moisturizing the hearts of people from all over the world with a unique affinity. Inside the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), the treasures of the "Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles" shine together, from the copper-gilt cased pocket watch where the fleur-de-lis and the Chinese dragon "meet," to the painted enamel chrysanthemum-patterned pot "made in Paris," all telling the story of the good relationship between China and France; at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (旧金山亚洲艺术博物馆) in the United States, local students were attracted by the Zeng Chu art of the Chinese Bronze Age, marveling that the exhibition "brought us to ancient China"... These exhibitions, which have attracted widespread attention, are like cultural bridges, closely connecting distant time and space with hearts. In front of these "messengers of communication," every stop and gaze is eliminating cognitive differences; every sincere exclamation is bringing hearts closer. These concrete and vivid civilizational touches are building the foundation of understanding for the "shared destiny" of the world's ark.
Cross-cultural exhibitions are not a simple hodgepodge or mechanical listing of cultural relics, but a carefully designed cultural narrative and in-depth dialogue. Taking the "Daedalus: Myth of Crete, Greece" special exhibition held in Beijing (北京) as an example, in order to facilitate the understanding of domestic audiences, the curators adopted a two-line structure, using mythological stories as a clear line to build an emotional channel, and using a group of cultural relics as a dark line to construct an empirical context, forming a two-layer cognitive system of cultural translation. At the end, several cultural relics from the late Neolithic period to the Shang and Zhou dynasties in China were exhibited simultaneously, vividly presenting the diversity and commonality of early human civilizations through mutual comparison. Only by digging into the historical logic behind the exhibits and finding the matching value between civilizations can we transform the audience from spectators to interlocutors, not only appreciating the beauty of the cultural relics, but also experiencing the "world harmony" in the cultural sense.
Mountains and passes can be crossed, but the realm of the heart is boundless; the brilliance of civilization is shared through mutual learning. From the Egyptian craze on the Bund (上海滩) to the flourishing Tang Dynasty on the banks of the Seine (塞纳河畔), we look forward to the continuous emergence of cross-cultural exhibitions, giving us, who are also in the global village, more different perspectives to understand each other, understand ourselves, and understand the world, see each other's reflections in the reflection of different civilizations, and hear our own echoes in the dialogue across time and space, and jointly write the era chapter of "harmony and common prosperity."
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 范昊天
In Guyi Town (古驿镇), Xiangzhou District (襄州区), Xiangyang City (襄阳市), Hubei Province (湖北省), in the courtyard of Jiafu Tianyu Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative (佳富天宇农机专业合作社), Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) and Zhou Chengxi (周成喜), brothers in work clothes, are modifying a sorghum seeder. Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) is seen grabbing the hexagonal shaft and twisting it into the seeding wheel, while Zhou Chengxi (周成喜) assists, tilting his head to carefully listen for any abnormal noises from the machine.
"We used to use rapeseed seeding wheels, which had smaller seeding holes. Now we are replacing them with sorghum ones. Our modified seeders have already been used to sow sorghum in Sichuan (四川), Hunan (湖南), and other places," the brothers said with focused expressions, the four words "Blind Mechanics" (盲人修车) on their chests being particularly striking.
In Guyi Town (古驿镇), when it comes to agricultural machinery repair, many people first think of these blind brothers. Over the years, they have developed the ability to troubleshoot, repair, and modify agricultural machinery in the dark, having helped villagers repair more than 30,000 agricultural machines.
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Using their hands to feel and their ears to listen, "Repeated research will definitely lead to a solution."
Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) and Zhou Chengxi (周成喜), 57 years old this year, are twins. Their father was once a well-known tractor driver in the area. When they were young, the brothers often followed their father from village to village, helping the villagers repair agricultural machinery, gradually mastering skilled agricultural machinery operation and maintenance skills.
They had hoped to become tractor drivers, but a sudden accident shattered Zhou Fuxi's (周付喜) dream. In May 1992, while driving a tractor to haul bricks, he suddenly felt his vision blurring, and he gradually couldn't see the road ahead. He quickly stopped the tractor on the side of the road and went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with retinal detachment. Despite multiple treatments, his condition did not improve.
"I'm only 24 years old, what am I going to do with my life?" Zhou Fuxi (周付喜), plunged into deep frustration, his eyes filled with darkness. No longer able to drive, what else could he do? Encouraged by friends and family, he began to use his previous repair experience to try to repair vehicles for others.
Unable to see the familiar parts, Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) used his hands to feel and his ears to listen, reconstructing the shape and structure of the machine in his mind. "For example, for the oil pump of a single-cylinder tractor, I felt all the markings on it clearly, so that each gear and oil pump point could correspond one-to-one during maintenance," Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) said. He also practiced listening repeatedly, relying on his ears to hear problems such as low engine oil, engine wear, and exhaust port blockage.
In 1995, Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) opened a "Blind Mechanics" (盲人修车) repair shop in the town. From hand-held tractors to large agricultural vehicles, he used listening and feeling to inspect and repair them. His younger brother, Zhou Chengxi (周成喜), became his brother's "eyes," helping to check and deliver tools.
Just as life was getting better day by day, fate took another "turn." In 2009, Zhou Chengxi (周成喜) also suffered retinal detachment and eventually went blind.
Initially, Zhou Chengxi (周成喜) was very anxious and even had suicidal thoughts. "Even though I can't see, my skills in repairing agricultural machinery are still there. Repeated research will definitely lead to a solution," encouraged by Zhou Fuxi (周付喜), Zhou Chengxi (周成喜) also began to practice repairing agricultural machinery in the dark.
The brothers' exquisite skills, fair prices, and thoughtful service meant that friends around them would actively take care of their business. Word spread, and people from surrounding towns also came to them by name. The brothers worked together to repair vehicles, gaining more and more recognition.
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Modifying equipment, running a cooperative, "We do whatever the farmers need."
In the ten thousand mu of sorghum fields in Guyi Town (古驿镇), precisely spaced sorghum seedlings emerge from the soil, showing vitality and hope. "In the past, we used traditional rotary seeders, which sowed seeds at inconsistent depths, and could only sow 80 mu of land per day. This year, we used the electric rotary seeder integrated machine modified by Master Zhou (周师傅), which is not only more accurate, but can also sow 160 mu per day," said farmer Guo Hongwei (郭红伟).
It turned out that during the process of helping farmers repair machines, the brothers found that some agricultural machines on the market had relatively single functions. Zhou Chengxi (周成喜) wondered, "Can we integrate different machines together?"
By designing connecting plates, adding suspension wheels and springs, and other components, he added a precision seeder to the rear of the rotary tiller's gearbox, achieving plowing and sowing almost simultaneously, and also automatically adapting to the local hilly terrain for operation. Since then, he has also improved agricultural machinery that can sow seeds for crops such as rapeseed, peanuts, and sorghum.
Because they couldn't see, the brothers often took the wrong tools, and their fingers were often scratched, cut, and burned. "When someone is around, we ask them to help confirm. At other times, we can only try and make mistakes again and again," Zhou Chengxi (周成喜) said.
For example, when using a drilling machine to drill holes, they need to operate back and forth on the machine tool, which is labor-intensive and requires high precision. "The smallest screw is only a few millimeters in diameter, and there were always deviations at the beginning," Zhou Chengxi (周成喜) explored little by little, making fixed rubber ropes on the handle, using one rotation of the drilling machine rocker as the standard of 4 millimeters for drilling, and can drill hundreds of holes a day.
In 2016, the brothers opened the Jiafu Tianyu Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative (佳富天宇农机专业合作社), and many surrounding agricultural machinery operators and agricultural machinery teams joined. In addition to repairing agricultural machinery, the cooperative also undertakes agricultural machinery customization, processing, modification, sales, and agricultural machinery operation services, providing farmers with a full chain of services such as machine耕 (jī gēng - "machine plowing," plowing fields using machines), machine播 (jī bō - "machine sowing," sowing seeds using machines), etc. "We do whatever the farmers need," Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) said.
Later, agricultural machinery operators and large growers from Henan (河南), Guizhou (贵州), and other places would also ask them to repair agricultural machinery, modify equipment, and provide agricultural machinery services such as sowing. The cooperative has grown from the initial five or six people to more than 100 people, with an annual income of millions of yuan.
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Having trained more than 30 apprentices, "When teaching technology, laying a good foundation is the first priority."
In the workshop of Jiafu Tianyu Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative (佳富天宇农机专业合作社), Song Jiahao (宋佳豪), 22 years old, is practicing welding the frame of a rotary tiller. Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) next to him is intently listening to the sound of his electric welding, and occasionally points out the problems: "This sound doesn't sound right, it shouldn't be welded firmly. Pay attention to aligning the welding head with the position of the weld, and the distance should not be too close..."
Song Jiahao (宋佳豪) is a local. He graduated from university last year and came to the cooperative in February this year to learn from a teacher. "Although I majored in Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation in university, there were few practical opportunities," Song Jiahao (宋佳豪) said that he was also confused after graduating from university. Under the guidance of the brothers, he gradually adjusted his mentality and carefully polished his skills.
The brothers are warm-hearted and often help villagers repair for free. Some people don't believe that blind people can repair cars, and come to see with a try-it-and-see mentality, and finally take the initiative to send their children to be apprentices. The brothers will first let the apprentices try to disassemble and assemble agricultural machinery themselves, and after they are familiar with different models, they will guide the apprentices on how to troubleshoot and repair.
The "click" sound of the engine means that the connecting rod copper sleeve is cracked, and the abnormal noise of the clutch means that the lever is broken... Under the guidance of the brothers, the apprentices have also gradually learned to identify agricultural machinery failures by listening to the sound.
Dong Banglin (董帮林), 64 years old this year, became disabled in both legs due to a car accident. After learning from Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) for more than half a year, he can drive a tractor himself after installing prosthetics, and can handle minor problems such as engine oil shortage and bearing failure. He also joined the cooperative and became an agricultural machinery operator. He once followed the cooperative's agricultural machinery team to sow sorghum for farmers in Nanyang (南阳), Henan (河南). "People with disabilities can also support themselves. Plowing, sowing, rotary耕 (xuán gēng - "rotary plowing," plowing using a rotary tiller)... I can now take on any farm work," Dong Banglin (董帮林) said confidently.
"Whether it is repairing agricultural machinery or learning to repair agricultural machinery, it requires patience and perseverance. When teaching technology, laying a good foundation is the first priority," Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) said with a smile.
Over the years, the brothers have trained more than 30 apprentices, two of whom have opened their own shops independently. Zhou Wanhu (周万虎), the eldest son of Zhou Chengxi (周成喜), has also grown rapidly, serving as the director of the cooperative, responsible for external liaison and business expansion, and commanding and dispatching more than 20 agricultural machinery operators in the cooperative to carry out agricultural machinery service operations across the country.
Today, the cooperative has 28 combine harvesters, 65 tractors, and 136 other supporting agricultural machinery, providing farmers with all-round services such as machine耕 (jī gēng - "machine plowing," plowing fields using machines), machine播 (jī bō - "machine sowing," sowing seeds using machines), etc., with service areas covering more than 40 surrounding towns. In March last year, the brothers also jointly invested in the construction of a grain drying plant with several other local cooperatives.
When asked about future plans, Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) smiled honestly: "As long as we can still do it, we will continue to do it. This year, I also want to train another ten or so disabled people to learn maintenance so that they all have something to do and can be self-reliant."
Return to TopBy: 吴 凯
Perhaps in many people's eyes, when a person loses their sight, it becomes difficult for them to participate in agricultural machinery repair and other work. However, the blind brothers Zhou Fuxi (周付喜) and Zhou Chengxi (周成喜) from Xiangyang (襄阳), Hubei (湖北) have used their own experiences to prove that as long as they firmly pursue that ray of light in the darkness, they can write an extraordinary life.
Firm pursuit stems from an upward attitude towards life. When misfortune fell upon the two brothers, they did not choose to 怨天尤人 (yuàn tiān yóu rén - "blame heaven and man," to blame everyone but oneself), or become 一蹶不振 (yī jué bù zhèn - "once stumble, never recover," to collapse after a setback), but instead rebounded from rock bottom and grew towards the sun. Supporting each other and accompanied by their family, they insisted on using their ears to listen to the "breathing" of the engine and their hands to feel the "pulse" of the parts. Through countless attempts, they developed the ability to identify agricultural machinery failures by listening and touching.
Firm pursuit inspires more resonance in life. On the road ahead, the two brothers not only changed their life trajectory through their skills, but also used their technology to influence and drive more people. From helping recent college graduates settle down, to leading more people with disabilities to have something to do, they not only impart the skills of repairing agricultural machinery, but also convey a love for life.
Fearless, bravely chasing the light. Believe that as long as you can firmly believe in the ideal in your heart and not give up hope for the future, everyone can become the protagonist of their own life and create a different kind of brilliance.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th. The China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) (中国民间组织国际交流促进会) 2025 Member Representative Assembly and the Fifth Meeting of the Third Council were held in Beijing (北京) on July 15th. Xiao Jie (肖捷), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and others attended.
The meeting reviewed and summarized the development history, experiences, and insights of the CAIFC (中国民间组织国际交流促进会) over the 20 years since its establishment, especially in the new era. Xiao Jie (肖捷) was elected as the new president of the CAIFC (中国民间组织国际交流促进会). The new Secretary-General and legal representative were approved by vote, and adjustments were made to the council members and group members, and relevant professional committees were established.
The CAIFC (中国民间组织国际交流促进会) was established in October 2005 and is a Chinese social organization consortium specializing in international exchange and cooperation.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 15th (Reporter Zhang Guangzheng (张光政)) The opening ceremony of the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Parliamentary Seminar was held in Beijing (北京) on the 15th. Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), attended and delivered a speech.
Peng Qinghua (彭清华) stated that at the Astana (阿斯塔纳) Summit in July last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) reached important consensus with the leaders of all member states, pointing out the direction for the next step of development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织). As the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), China hopes to work with all parties to transform the beautiful vision of "five common homelands" into a realistic picture. We must strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies, continuously deepen pragmatic cooperation, gather the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) strength" to improve global governance, and jointly promote the continuous development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) towards a higher level.
The seminar is themed "Strengthening exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies to promote the construction of a community of common destiny for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织)," and in addition to discussions in Beijing (北京), it will also go to Xinjiang (新疆) for inspection.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 15th (Reporter: Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) Recently, the State Council's Employment Promotion and Labor Protection Leading Group issued the "Guiding Opinions on Carrying Out Large-scale Vocational Skills Improvement Training Action."
The opinion proposes that from 2025 to the end of 2027, focusing on increasing the supply of skilled personnel in short supply in the manufacturing and service industries, and taking the in-depth implementation of the "Skills Illuminate the Future" training action as a traction, vocational skills improvement training will be widely carried out. Among them, subsidized training will be carried out for more than 30 million people, focusing on high-precision and cutting-edge industries, urgently needed industries, and key employment groups, to promote skilled employment, skilled income increase, and skilled happy employment for workers.
The opinion clarifies that vocational skills improvement training should be vigorously carried out in the fields of advanced manufacturing, digital economy, low-altitude economy, transportation, agriculture and rural areas, and life services. Around key groups such as enterprise employees, college graduates, and migrant workers, continuously strengthen vocational skills improvement training.
The opinion requires improving the quality and effectiveness of vocational skills training, stimulating the main role of enterprises in training, giving play to the role of various training carriers such as vocational colleges (including technical schools), private training institutions, and public training bases, promoting the project-based training model of "job demand + skills training + skills evaluation + employment services," standardizing training content and strengthening quality assessment. Carry out high-quality vocational skill level evaluation, enhance the authority, circulation and recognition of vocational skill level certificates, strengthen the construction of a standardized and systematic skill evaluation system, vigorously promote the "New Eight-level Worker" vocational skill level system, and guide enterprises to implement the distribution method of linking job salary with job value and skill level.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 15th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)): A reporter learned on the 15th from the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) that in order to strengthen online protection for minors and create a positive online environment, the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) recently issued a notice to launch a two-month special campaign nationwide called "Qinglang·2025 Summer Special Action for Rectifying the Online Environment for Minors." The special action will further expand the depth and scope of governance, continue to deeply rectify online problems and chaos that harm and affect the physical and mental health of minors, and severely crack down on suspected illegal and criminal activities targeting minors.
This special action will focus on various new situations and new manifestations, and rectify four aspects of problems: implementing online infringement, covertly spreading illegal and harmful information, inducing participation in dangerous offline activities, and profiting from the image of minors. While carrying out special rectification, the cyberspace administration departments will also focus on the use of the minor mode and the problems existing in content construction, the content security of children's smart devices, and functional specifications. Relevant officials from the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) stated that carrying out special actions is a powerful guarantee for purifying the cyberspace and escorting the healthy growth of minors.
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 万倩仪
Towering Taihang Mountains, with peaks like blades. On the western mountains of Matian Village (麻田村), Zuoquan County (左权县), Shanxi Province (山西省), the Taihang News Martyrs Monument faces east. Inscribed on the side of the monument are the words of Comrade Lu Dingyi (陆定一): "In May 1942, He Yun (何云), director of the North China Xinhua Daily (华北新华日报), and more than 40 other comrades heroically sacrificed their lives. The martyrs will be immortal." He Yun, this news warrior who used his pen as a weapon, heroically sacrificed his life in the Japanese army's large "mopping-up" operation in 1942, at the young age of 37.
He Yun was born in 1905 in Zhuxiang Township (朱巷乡), Shangyu County (上虞县), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) (now Yonghe Town (永和镇), Shangyu District (上虞区), Shaoxing City (绍兴市)). In 1933, he was arrested by the Kuomintang for organizing a mass parade in Shanghai to protest the Japanese invasion of North China. Four years of prison life ravaged his body. His legs were somewhat impaired due to wearing shackles for many years. After suffering hardships, He Yun's revolutionary faith became even stronger. After regaining his freedom in 1937, he resolutely rushed to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War in North China.
On New Year's Day 1939, the inaugural issue of the *Xinhua Daily* (North China Edition) (《新华日报》(华北版)) was published, and He Yun was appointed as the director and editor-in-chief. In the inaugural message, he clearly stated: "The tasks of the North China Branch of the *Xinhua Daily* are threefold: first, to be based in North China, adhere to the anti-Japanese war behind enemy lines, and encourage and promote national unity against Japan and progress; second, to create, consolidate, and expand the anti-Japanese base areas in North China; and third, to unite cultural warriors in North China to carry out cultural movements behind enemy lines and fight the enemy to the end." In 1941, the North China Branch of Xinhua News Agency (新华社) was established, and He Yun concurrently served as the director of the branch.
Late at night, under the oil lamp, a thin figure was still working. This is He Yun in Wu Qing's (吴青) memory—her husband, a man who was always working at his desk. During the "Hundred Regiments Offensive," He Yun followed the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army (八路军) and the 129th Division to the front line to preside over battlefield news coverage. On the front line amidst the hail of bullets, once a manuscript was completed, it was immediately reviewed, engraved, proofread, and printed, disseminating the achievements of the "Hundred Regiments Offensive" to the people at the fastest speed, inspiring the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the masses.
Beginning in late May 1942, the Japanese army mobilized 30,000 troops to launch an "iron wall encirclement" against the Taihang base area (太行根据地). "We were trapped in the enemy's encirclement, heavily surrounded. At that time, six enemy planes flew low, skimming the mountains, frantically bombing and strafing. Important mountain tops were blocked by enemy fire, and the sound of machine guns was like a torrential rain." Li Zhuang (李庄), then a reporter for the *Xinhua Daily* (North China Edition), described the scene in a memoir.
Faced with this situation, He Yun led more than 200 newspaper staff members to urgently evacuate to the Zhuangziling (庄子岭) area. He convened a meeting, and the meeting decided to break up into smaller groups and break through separately. He Yun led several comrades to evacuate to the vicinity of Dayangjiao Village (大羊角村) in the southeast of Liaoxian County (辽县), set up a radio station, and copied telegrams from the Yan'an Xinhua News Agency (延安新华社).
At dawn on May 28, He Yun and several comrades were discovered by the enemy on a hillside near Dayangjiao Village. Facing the desperate situation, he calmly said to his comrades: "Don't use up all the bullets, leave the last two, one to shoot me, and one to shoot yourself. We must never be captured alive." At this moment, a bullet came and hit He Yun, seriously wounding him. When the medical staff arrived, he struggled to say: "My injury is not serious, hurry up and rescue the comrades who fell over there." These were his last words.
After He Yun's sacrifice, General Liu Bocheng (刘伯承) lamented: "What a pity! One military (Zuo Quan (左权)) and one civilian (He Yun), two great generals, sacrificed their lives for the country." Comrade Yang Shangkun (杨尚昆) wrote in "Mourning He Yun," "He Yun was in his prime, and the tasks given to him by the Party remained to be completed with all his strength. Now, unfortunately, he has sacrificed his life. This is indeed a loss!"
This May, the Matian Eighth Route Army Headquarters Memorial Hall (麻田八路军总部纪念馆) welcomed a continuous stream of study tour groups. Every day, hundreds of students from Shanxi, Hebei (河北), Henan (河南), and other places came to pay their respects to the Taihang News Martyrs Monument and visit the News Martyrs Exhibition Hall. Narrator Yang Zhenyu (杨振宇) said: "Every time I finish telling He Yun's story, the exhibition hall always falls into a solemn silence, and many people can't help but shed tears."
A visitor's sharing is still unforgettable to Yang Zhenyu, "It was that firm belief in the inevitable victory of the Anti-Japanese War that allowed him to bravely face death in the face of despair." What He Yun and his comrades interpreted with their lives was far more than just the professional dedication of the Party's news workers, but also the national righteousness of the sons and daughters of China at the time of national crisis, which engraved an indelible spiritual mark in the magnificent picture of the Chinese nation's Anti-Japanese War.
(According to Xinhua News Agency, Taiyuan (太原), July 11)
Return to TopI. At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang (李强) of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯) of Australia paid an official visit to the People's Republic of China from July 12 to 18, 2025. Prime Minister Albanese (安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯) visited Shanghai (上海), Beijing (北京), and Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) successively.
II. During his visit to Beijing (北京) on July 15, President Xi Jinping (习近平) of the People's Republic of China met with Prime Minister Albanese (安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯). Premier Li Qiang (李强) held the annual China-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting with Prime Minister Albanese (安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯), and Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress met with Prime Minister Albanese (安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯). The leaders of the two countries exchanged in-depth views on China-Australia relations and important international and regional issues.
III. During the annual meeting, the leaders of the two countries reaffirmed their support for the China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and reaffirmed the importance of a mature, stable, and constructive bilateral relationship. Both sides agreed to continue to promote the development of bilateral relations, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in areas of common interest, safeguard their respective national interests, and wisely manage differences.
IV. Consistent with the joint outcome statement issued by both sides in Canberra (堪培拉) in June 2024, both sides reaffirmed the importance of the 1972 Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Australia, and reaffirmed their adherence to their respective national policies and positions as set forth in the Joint Communiqué, including mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, stable development, and Australia's commitment to the one-China policy.
V. Both sides affirmed the importance of regular contact between leaders, ministers, and officials at all levels to support the continued stable development of bilateral relations, and welcomed the resumption of the fourth China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue in September 2024, following the previous round of the annual China-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting in June 2024. The Australian side welcomed hosting the next dialogue within the year. Both sides look forward to holding a diplomatic and strategic dialogue and a ministerial-level joint economic committee in China in 2025.
VI. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of the Charter of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization (WTO), and agreed to continue cooperation in multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, the WTO, the G20, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the East Asia Summit. The Australian side supports China's hosting of the 2026 APEC meeting and looks forward to the success of the meeting. Both sides attach importance to cooperation within the framework of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Both sides recognize the importance of a fair, open, and non-discriminatory business environment.
VII. Both sides reaffirmed their support for people-to-people exchanges, emphasizing the important role of people-to-people exchanges in deepening bilateral relations. They welcomed the increase in the number of direct flights between the two countries, which has led to more people-to-people visits. Both sides welcomed the important role played by the China-Australia High-Level Dialogue and plan to hold a new round of dialogue in China within the year.
VIII. Both sides agreed to continue and expand exchanges in the following areas:
-- Political dialogue, including the annual Prime Ministers' Meeting, the Diplomatic and Strategic Dialogue, the Strategic Economic Dialogue, the Ministerial-Level Joint Economic Committee, and other intergovernmental mechanisms.
-- Bilateral trade, including the attendance of the leaders of the two countries at the China-Australia Business Community CEO Roundtable in Beijing (北京) on July 15. Both sides affirmed the important role of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) in promoting the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries and welcomed the review of the agreement. The Chinese side welcomed Australia as the guest country of honor at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in 2025 and welcomed Australia's participation in the China International Import Expo. Both sides welcomed the completion of negotiations on the WTO Agreement on Electronic Commerce and will work to promote the inclusion of the agreement in the WTO framework. To this end, both sides will also cooperate to explore feasible ways to temporarily implement the agreement.
-- Climate change, energy, and environment, agreeing to establish a new steel industry decarbonization policy dialogue, and maintain communication between officials in the areas of climate change and the environment, including matters related to transparency, dryland agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, and the green economy. Both sides look forward to holding the ninth China-Australia Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change in China in 2025.
-- People-to-people exchanges, strengthening exchanges in culture, sports, education, innovation, academia, aviation, health, tourism, and other fields, including the resumption of the China-Australia Tourism Dialogue. The Australian side continues to welcome Chinese students and affirms their contribution to Australian society. Both sides welcome more Australian teenagers to visit China for exchanges and study through international youth exchange programs and plans. The leaders of the two countries welcomed the mutual hosting of important cultural exhibitions by the national museums of both sides.
-- Border law enforcement, continuing to strengthen bilateral law enforcement cooperation in areas of common interest, combating drug and transnational organized crime, cyber telecom fraud, and other types of criminal activities.
IX. The leaders of the two countries witnessed the signing of the following cooperation documents:
(I) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia on the Implementation and Review of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement for 2025-2026
(II) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia on Tourism Cooperation
(III) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Australian Fresh Apples to China
(IV) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Chinese Fresh Dates to Australia
(V) Memorandum of Understanding between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia on Cooperation in Paperless Certificates for Agri-Food Products
(VI) Strategic Cooperation Agreement between China Media Group and Tourism Australia
X. The leaders of the two countries agreed to hold the next round of the annual China-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting in 2026. The Australian side invited Chinese leaders to visit Australia at a time convenient for both sides, and the Chinese side welcomed this.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), July 15)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 季觉苏 范昊天 王 者
In cities, bridges such as overpasses and elevated roads are common. How to develop and utilize the space under bridges to better benefit the people is an indicator of the refinement and humanization of urban work.
People's cities are built by the people and for the people. In urban renewal, some places have transformed the space under bridges into sports venues, after-school care stations, leisure parks, etc., effectively meeting the needs of citizens for a better life.
Recently, reporters conducted visits in many places to see how the space under bridges is being renewed and transformed, bringing convenience and joy.
Under the Zhonghuan Overpass of the Suzhou River in Shanghai (上海市苏州河中环立交桥)
Sports and Socializing Become a Trend
In the evening, Mr. Li (李先生), a Shanghai (上海) citizen, got off work and exited from Beixinjing Station (北新泾站) of the subway, heading straight to the basketball court under the Zhonghuan Overpass (中环立交桥) of the Suzhou River (苏州河). He had booked the court with his friends in advance to play basketball for two hours.
"It's close to my home, and because it's under the bridge, I don't have to worry about disturbing residents when playing basketball," said Mr. Li (李先生). "The environment is also very good, and there are paintings on the bridge pillars, which make people feel physically and mentally happy."
This space under the bridge is located at the intersection of the Suzhou River (苏州河) and the Zhonghuan Elevated Road (中环高架) in Changning District (长宁区), covering an area of approximately 3.5 hectares. It used to be rarely visited due to its complex terrain and overgrown weeds. In 2020, with the advancement of the work to connect the Huangpu River (黄浦江) and Suzhou River (苏州河) shorelines, Changning District (长宁区) decided to renovate this space under the bridge.
The renovation project was jointly participated in by the District Construction and Management Committee, the District Planning and Resources Bureau, the Sports Bureau, and Beixinjing Subdistrict (北新泾街道), with the District Transportation Management Center responsible for the specific implementation, and two other companies responsible for design and operation, respectively. The renovation goal was very clear: it should not simply be a green space, but rather a truly urban public space that serves residents.
The design team proposed the concept of "Animal Quadrants," painting animal images on the bridge body and pillars, and carrying out themed renovations in different areas: the "Flamingo Quadrant" in the north includes a gymnastics room, viewing platform, and riverside rest passage; the "Cheetah Quadrant" in the southwest includes a sports service center and basketball court; the "Zebra Quadrant" in the southeast has a five-a-side football field and a landscape park. The distinctive zones have enriched the fitness and leisure space for residents of Beixinjing Subdistrict (北新泾街道).
The renovation was not always smooth. In the "Zebra Quadrant," the design team initially wanted to create a baseball field. For this purpose, they invited baseball players to swing bats on-site, but found that the ball could fly onto the bridge surface, affecting safety. The design team and the operations team repeatedly communicated and finally decided to adjust this area to three small football fields. The relevant person in charge of the operations team said: "Five-a-side football has a faster pace and is more likely to be popular."
The renovation is also not a **一劳永逸** (yī láo yǒng yì - "one effort, permanent ease," to get something done once and for all). The specific business formats in the space under the bridge will be dynamically adjusted according to the market mechanism. During the tennis season, when tennis becomes more popular, the basketball court can be transformed into a tennis court; similarly, the football field can also be opened to frisbee enthusiasts.
Today, this space under the bridge receives a maximum of about 500 residents per day and has become one of the most popular sports and social venues in Changning District (长宁区). "The self-financing mechanism encourages companies to continuously optimize services and update projects, benefiting residents," said Wang Yahui (王雅卉), Deputy Director of the Changning District Transportation Management Center (长宁区交通管理中心).
Under the Huangpu Avenue Overpass in Wuhan (武汉) City, Hubei (湖北) Province
After-School Care Stations Provide Convenience for School Pick-up
At the entrance of Changchun Street Primary School (长春街小学) in Jiang'an District (江岸区), Wuhan (武汉) City, Hubei (湖北) Province, parents are picking up their children after school. Not far away, Ms. Jiang (江女士) drove her car to the after-school care station under the Huangpu Avenue Overpass (黄浦大街立交桥) and quickly found a parking space.
"In the past, there was no place to park around here during this time, so I had to park in a shopping mall or by the river further away. If it rained, the clothes, shoes, and socks of both adults and children would get wet," said Ms. Jiang (江女士). She added that thanks to the renovation of the space under the bridge, the number of parking spaces has increased significantly, and parents picking up their children can park for free during the morning and evening peak hours.
In addition to Changchun Street Primary School (长春街小学), there are also many primary and secondary schools, large commercial complexes, and hospitals in this downtown section. "In the past, vehicles picking up and dropping off students often caused congestion and safety hazards during the morning and evening peak hours," said Chen Wenchun (陈文春), Deputy Captain of the Traffic Management Brigade of the Jiang'an Branch of the Wuhan Public Security Bureau (武汉市公安局江岸分局交管大队). To solve this problem, traffic management, urban management, and other departments widely listened to the opinions of surrounding residents and carried out a comprehensive renovation of this section.
Wuhan (武汉) has hundreds of urban bridges and tunnels, so the renovation project turned its attention to the space under the bridges. Chen Jian (陈健), Deputy Director of the Municipal Administration Division of the Wuhan Urban Management Law Enforcement Commission (武汉市城管执法委市政处), said that since last year, Wuhan (武汉) has launched the renovation and utilization of the space under bridges, focusing on problems such as vacant sites, dirty and messy environments, and outdated facilities, and making renovations according to local conditions to add landscape and practical functions.
At the end of last year, the first phase of the Huangpu Avenue Overpass (黄浦大街立交桥) under-bridge space renovation and utilization project started construction. "We built after-school care stations, integrated scattered plots, and added more than 140 parking spaces. During school hours, parents can park for free for 1 hour," said Xiong Huafeng (熊华飞), Deputy General Manager of Wuhan Urban Investment City Operation Group Co., Ltd. (武汉城投城运集团公司), the construction party. The station also has seats, a book corner, and other facilities to serve parents and students. The parking lot is also open to social vehicles during off-peak hours to alleviate the surrounding parking difficulties.
Recently, the second phase of the project was opened. "The second phase focuses more on the leisure and cultural needs of citizens, introducing coffee, cultural and creative products, markets, music, and other businesses, turning idle spaces into popular destinations," said Xiong Huafeng (熊华飞).
By the end of this year, Wuhan (武汉) City is expected to complete the pilot renovation of 14 under-bridge spaces, focusing on expanding new spaces for public services and leisure and recreation, adding color to the lives of the general public.
Under the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge Elevated Road in Shinan District (市北区), Qingdao (青岛) City, Shandong (山东) Province
Parks for Strolling and Playing with Children
In the summer evening, the setting sun shines obliquely. In the Chengdao Fashion Sports Park (橙岛时尚体育公园) under the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge Elevated Road (跨海大桥高架桥) in Shinan District (市北区), Qingdao (青岛) City, Shandong (山东) Province, adults stroll, children play, and there is a lively and joyful atmosphere.
In the children's activity area, various entertainment projects are very popular. "Hold on tight, we're taking off!" Yue Ming (岳明), a citizen, pushed the tire swing hard, and his 6-year-old grandson swung to a high place, laughing heartily.
Yue Ming's (岳明) home is in Luoyang Road Subdistrict (洛阳路街道), Shinan District (市北区), and there was once no suitable place to take his grandson to play near his home. At the end of last year, when Chengdao Fashion Sports Park (橙岛时尚体育公园) opened, the grandfather and grandson became one of the first visitors. Now, they come almost three or four times a week.
Why is this park located under the bridge?
It turns out that this space under the bridge belongs to the Qingdao Fruit Tree and Horticulture General Farm (青岛市果树园艺总场) and was once a closed-managed state-owned nursery. Last year, in order to meet the needs of residents, especially children, for leisure and recreation and getting close to nature, Qingdao (青岛) City coordinated existing land and implemented the "converting nurseries into parks" project, gradually transforming qualified state-owned nurseries into composite urban parks.
On the basis of retaining the functions of seedling production and scientific research, the Qingdao Fruit Tree and Horticulture General Farm (青岛市果树园艺总场) invested in the construction of this park. The relevant person in charge of the General Farm said: "This land originally needed to be renovated, and the cost is still affordable. After the renovation, there are some profitable projects that can gradually cover the costs."
Yin Baojia (殷保家), Deputy Director of the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Gardens and Forestry (青岛市园林和林业局), introduced that in order to ensure the safety of children, the park is equipped with plastic flooring, anti-collision corner protectors, and barrier-free ramps in the children's activity area, and the surrounding greening tree species have also been optimized, planting plants without thorns, catkins, or irritating odors. "This area has 3 large play equipment, more than 20 small play equipment, and a hundred-meter swing corridor. We have integrated the concept of child-friendliness into the design, taking into account nature, art, and fun, so that children can be educated and enlightened while playing," said Yin Baojia (殷保家).
After swinging, Yue Ming (岳明) took his grandson to play the jigsaw puzzle game set up in the park. "Grandpa, look, I've put together the kitten," the child said happily. After Yue Ming (岳明) praised him, he reminded him with a smile: "It's time to go home, let's come again next time!"
This issue is coordinated by: Shang Rongzheng (尚嵘峥)
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How to Make Good Use of the Space Under Bridges
●What is the space under the bridge?
Urban bridges refer to urban road bridges, elevated bridges, overpasses, and pedestrian bridges. The space under the bridge refers to the land area within the red line of urban bridge land, including the space within the vertical projection range of the bridge.
●How to use the space under the bridge?
The function should be determined according to the community needs of the area. In residential areas, priority should be given to convenience facilities, such as community parks, fitness areas, and children's activity areas. Next to transportation hubs, set up parking lots and transportation stations. In commercial or tourist areas, introduce creative markets, cultural exhibitions, or small catering spaces such as coffee shops and dessert shops that do not use open flames. It should also fill the functional shortcomings of the area, such as adding green space to alleviate the urban heat island effect, or supplementing facilities such as public toilets and charging piles.
●How to build the space under the bridge?
On the premise of ensuring safety, scientifically plan, intensively utilize, and rationally allocate various facilities to achieve functional complementarity and synergy, meet diverse urban functional needs, and improve utilization efficiency. Adopt economical and efficient design solutions and durable materials, consider full life cycle management, and reduce later maintenance and management costs.
(This newspaper reporter Shang Rongzheng (尚嵘峥) compiled from the "Jiangsu Province Urban Bridge Under-Space Utilization Guidelines" (《江苏省城市桥下空间利用导则》), etc.)
Return to TopBy: 张伟昊
The space under bridges is becoming significant. In some cities, the marginal areas under overpasses and elevated roads are being transformed into sports fields, school escort stations, leisure parks, etc., adding functionality and benefiting people's livelihoods. This reflects the humanistic care and delicate touch of public services in urban work.
A better life requires increasing growth, and urban space is becoming increasingly valuable. Turning our attention to the space under bridges, revitalizing the "forgotten corners" of the past, is a clever trick of piecing together fragments and 集腋成裘 (jí yè chéng qiú - "collecting fox fur to make a robe," many minor contributions accumulate to make something significant). It can not only alleviate the tension of public resources, but also obtain income through market-oriented mechanisms, and better serve the lives of the masses, enhance social vitality and harmony. Such micro-transformation achieves 四两拨千斤 (sì liǎng bō qiān jīn - "four ounces deflect a thousand pounds," to use minimal force to achieve a significant result), and can be emulated and promoted.
As times move forward, what changes is the face of the city, and what remains unchanged is the people-oriented concept. People build the city, and the city is for the people. The people understand the needs of the city and themselves, and can offer suggestions for urban construction; the people's city is for the people, and urban work should pay more attention to being people-oriented.
The experience of renovating and upgrading the space under bridges is worth learning from one instance to understand many, and can be extrapolated to spaces such as abandoned factories, idle rooftops, and scattered plots, as well as other aspects of urban work. Adhering to asking the people about their needs and asking the people for their opinions can better handle people's livelihood affairs, build "bridges connecting hearts" in the people's city, and embark on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Beijing, July 15th (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) - This reporter learned from the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) that in order to thoroughly rectify the chaos in the refined oil product market that affects public safety, the Office of the Safety Committee of the State Council (国务院安委会办公室) has deployed a special "thorough cleaning" campaign to centrally crack down on illegal gas stations nationwide.
In recent years, some lawbreakers, in order to seek personal gain, have disrupted the refined oil product circulation market order and infringed upon the legitimate rights and interests of consumers through various means such as illegally blending and producing substandard oil products, evading taxes and fees, illegally transporting, and illegally selling; some mobile refueling vehicles are disguised as sprinkler trucks to illegally peddle refined oil products, and some illegal oil sales points are hidden in underground garages, school bus parking points, etc., posing a serious threat to public safety.
It is reported that the special rectification action focuses on the source of oil products, vehicle and vessel modification, and sales channels, focusing on rectifying illegal gas stations such as mobile refueling vehicles and vessels, and self-built oil tanks, as well as black chains such as illegal oil blending, sales under different names, "oil ticket separation," and illegal modification of refueling vehicles and vessels, highlighting the removal of points, investigation of surfaces, connection of administrative and criminal justice, and eradication of chains, while exposing typical cases to form a high-pressure situation to severely crack down on illegal and criminal acts involving refined oil products.
In accordance with the unified deployment of the Office of the Safety Committee of the State Council (国务院安委会办公室), in recent days, various regions and relevant departments have organized forces to go deep into key areas and places such as industrial parks, logistics parks, construction sites, along national and provincial trunk roads, and river wharves to conduct centralized verification and disposal of the clues of illegal gas stations that were previously investigated, and combined with public reports of tax evasion, counterfeit and shoddy oil products, and illegal modification of vehicles and vessels, to trace the source and investigate illegal acts in all aspects of illegal oil product production, sales, transportation, and taxation, and resolutely cut off the chain of interests. As of July 14, a total of 1,052 illegal clues have been verified, 2,377 tons of illegal oil products have been seized, 394 mobile refueling vehicles and 560 illegally operated oil storage tanks have been seized, and 478 cases have been filed for investigation.
The relevant person in charge of the Office of the Safety Committee of the State Council (国务院安委会办公室) emphasized that this special rectification action should give full play to the functional advantages of various departments, strengthen overall coordination, implement responsibilities at all levels, be serious and tough, conduct in-depth investigation and careful examination, and jointly tackle key problems to eliminate safety risks and hidden dangers. At the same time, it is necessary to promote the establishment and improvement of a cross-departmental joint supervision mechanism, and carry out regular non-compliance governance work in the field of refined oil product circulation to ensure practical results. 动真碰硬 (dòng zhēn pèng yìng - "be serious and tough," to take real action and confront difficulties head-on).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, July 15th (Reporter Feng Yuan (冯源)) The 4th China Newspaper Innovation and Development Conference, themed "Promoting Systemic Change and Achieving Digital and Intelligent Development," hosted by the National Press and Publication Administration (国家新闻出版署), was held in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江) on July 15th.
Attendees stated that it is necessary to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and further deepen the systemic reform of the newspaper industry. It is essential to adhere to studying, publicizing, and interpreting Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the primary political task and long-term strategic task, and comprehensively enhance the appeal and influence of publicity and popularization. Vigorously strengthen high-quality content production and supply, and win development advantages with content advantages. Adapt to the trends of mobile, social, video, and intelligent internet communication, and widely use information technology to empower the development of the newspaper industry. Enhance reform awareness and comprehensively promote innovation in the operation and management of newspaper media. Innovate assessment, evaluation, and incentive mechanisms, and build a high-quality newspaper talent team adapted to the all-media era.
The 2025 China Newspaper Innovation and Development Case Exhibition was held concurrently with the conference. More than 700 representatives from provincial Party committees' publicity departments, central and local newspaper publishing units, website platforms, and industry associations attended the conference.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Suzhou (苏州) dispatch on July 15th (Reporter Yang Hao (杨昊)) The 2025 World Youth Development Forum, themed "Expanding Youth Potential and Contributing to Global Development," opened on July 15th in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏) Province. Approximately 500 participants attended, including youth affairs ministers, heads of youth organizations, youth leaders, and key personnel from youth projects from over 100 countries and 17 international organizations.
During the plenary session, Xiao Zhimin (肖志民), captain of the Chinese polar scientific research vessel "Xuelong 2" ("雪龙2"), Wang Ciyue (王赐月), Chinese artistic swimmer and gold medalist at the Paris Olympics, Li Haichao (黎海超), head of excavation at sacrificial pits 5, 6, and 7 of the Sanxingdui (三星堆) Ruins, and youth representatives from various countries shared their stories and engaged in dialogue. Youth representatives from 10 countries read out the "International Youth Initiative on Expanding Youth Potential and Contributing to Global Development." The forum also released the second list of 100 typical projects under the Global Youth Development Action Plan and launched the "Global Youth Development Project Week" activities.
It is reported that during the forum, Chinese and foreign youth representatives will also participate in three thematic forums on green consumption and sustainable development, artificial intelligence and technological innovation, and cultural heritage protection and inheritance, as well as participate in the Global Youth Development Project Week training camp, matchmaking meetings, and study exchanges.
This forum is co-sponsored by the All-China Youth Federation (中华全国青年联合会), the United Nations Development System in China, and the World Youth Development Forum Organizing Committee. The forum has been held for four consecutive sessions since 2022, aiming to build an important platform for world youth to contribute to global development and for the world to jointly promote youth development, and to gather youth wisdom and strength for the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 15th (Reporter Wu Dan (吴丹)): This reporter learned from the press briefing on the reform of industry-education integration in the cultivation of outstanding engineers held by the Ministry of Education (教育部) on the 15th: The first batch of more than 2,100 engineering master's students in the special pilot program have achieved high-quality employment as a whole, with 71% staying in enterprises in this field.
Since the launch of the special pilot program for the reform of engineering master's and doctoral training in 2022, positive progress has been made in promoting the reconstruction of the training system, process reengineering, capability reshaping, evaluation reconstruction, and strengthening the continuous training of universities and enterprises. As of now, 40 National Institutes of Excellent Engineers and 4 National Institutes of Excellent Engineers Innovation Research have been established.
According to statistics, universities and enterprises have jointly built 201 core courses, which are available for free on the National Smart Education Platform; the National Institute of Excellent Engineers has hired 23,200 university and enterprise mentors, and universities and enterprises have jointly built more than 300 engineer technology centers. Since January 1, this year, the "Academic Degree Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国学位法)" has been officially implemented, placing practical achievements alongside degree dissertations. Among the first batch of master's graduates in the special pilot program, 67 have applied for degrees based on practical achievements.
It is reported that the "Certification Standards for the Cultivation of Excellent Engineers" will be released within the year, and the pilot certification work of the National Institute of Excellent Engineers will be launched. Relevant officials from the Department of Degree Management and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education (教育部学位管理与研究生教育司) introduced that by 2030, they will promote more than half of the engineering master's and doctoral training units to independently build Institutes of Excellent Engineers.
Return to TopOn July 15th, flight G54216 from Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County (巴里坤哈萨克自治县), Xinjiang (新疆), to Chongqing (重庆) was taking off. On the same day, the Chongqing (重庆) - Barkol (巴里坤) round-trip route officially opened and successfully completed its maiden voyage.
Zhong Weiliang (钟卫亮) Photo (Image China)
Return to TopThis newspaper Hohhot (呼和浩特) July 15th (Reporter Zhai Qinqi (翟钦奇)) The reporter recently learned from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Intellectual Property Office (内蒙古自治区知识产权局): Inner Mongolia has opened a patent pre-examination channel for key industrial fields, reducing the authorization cycle for invention patents from an average of 16 months to 61 days, greatly improving review efficiency.
"Biology and new materials are industrial clusters that Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) is focusing on cultivating and building." Wu Zhenqing (吴振清), Director of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Intellectual Property Office (内蒙古自治区知识产权局), introduced that for some time, Inner Mongolia's (内蒙古) key industries have faced problems such as long authorization cycles for invention patents, low brand value, low patent conversion rates, and insufficient protection in the process of high-quality development. In response, Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) is focusing on solving the difficulties and bottlenecks in the development of intellectual property services and has opened a patent pre-examination channel for the fields of biology and new materials.
Recently, Baotou Jiangxin Micro Motor Technology Co., Ltd. (包头江馨微电机科技有限公司) obtained rapid authorization and rapid conversion for 27 invention patents through the pre-examination channel, realizing technology conversion revenue of over 100 million yuan. Among them, the invention patent "A voice coil motor housing bending device and system" was authorized in only about 50 days, filling the gap in the field of rare earth terminal applications in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古).
In addition, Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) has built a "one-stop" online platform for intellectual property public services, integrating 17 business systems such as data inquiry, patent pre-examination, and rights protection assistance, realizing "data running instead of enterprise running"; a professional offline service team has been formed to provide the entire process service of "research and development - review - authorization - conversion," changing "passive acceptance" to "active home visits."
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Leading cadres, as the "critical few" who are related to the development of the cause of the Party and the country, have a guiding and promoting role for the entire Party and society. The report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) proposed: "Persevere in implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, seize the 'critical few' to lead by example, continue to deepen the correction of the 'four forms of formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance,' and focus on correcting formalism and bureaucracy, and resolutely eliminate the idea of privilege and privileged behavior." This is not only a summary and refinement of the practical experience of implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, but also a practical requirement that the entire Party must adhere to for a long time. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has taken the improvement of work style as a breakthrough point, taken grasping the "critical few" as the focus of governing the Party strictly and administering the country, and promoted the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to develop in depth through leading by example, providing a strong political guarantee for the development of the cause of the Party and the country.
The "critical few" refers to the group of leading cadres who play a key role in the Party and the national governance system. At the second plenary meeting of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that promoting the rule of law "must seize the 'critical few' of leading cadres." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on grasping the "critical few" accurately clarifies the key position and special role of the leading cadre group in the overall situation of the development of the Party and the country, profoundly expounds the necessity and importance of grasping the "critical few," and provides ideological guidance and action guidelines for adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership and ensuring that our Party always becomes the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Grasping the "Critical Few" is an Innovative Achievement of the Sinicization and Modernization of Marxism
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on grasping the "critical few" profoundly grasps and creatively develops the Marxist materialist conception of history and materialist dialectics, focusing on emphasizing the key role and demonstration effect of the leading cadres, especially senior cadres, in governing the Party strictly and administering the country, emphasizing that while adhering to the people's principal position and the mass line, we must institutionalize paths such as strictly enforcing discipline and rules, consolidating the main responsibility, and strengthening supervision and accountability, placing the focus of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities on the "critical few," making them the leader of the political ecology, the promoter of policy implementation, and the vane of work style construction. This important exposition not only draws on the governance wisdom of "leading by example from above" and "governing the country first governs officials" in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, but also gives it distinct characteristics of the times, effectively solving the problem of responsibility transmission and efficiency improvement in the governance of a large country, demonstrating the conscious application of the methodology of "combining the two" by the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in promoting theoretical innovation and practical exploration.
Deepen the understanding of the relationship between leading cadres and the people. The Marxist materialist conception of history emphasizes that the people are the creators of history, and also recognizes the role of outstanding figures in promoting historical development. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on grasping the "critical few" deeply analyzes and innovatively interprets the relationship between the leading cadre group and the people on the basis of inheriting the essence of this theory. As the "critical few," leading cadres shoulder the key responsibilities of policy formulation, direction guidance, and organization and coordination in the cause of socialist modernization. Every move of leading cadres is a guide, and they have a great weight and influence in the hearts of the broad masses of the people. Only by firmly grasping the "critical few" of leading cadres can we achieve the effect of emulation from above and response from below, unite and lead the broad masses of the people, and gather the mighty force to comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. How can leading cadres win the support and support of the people? General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "leading groups and leading cadres at all levels must establish a correct view of performance" and "must always remember that the purpose of creating achievements is to seek benefits for the people, and truly put their minds and energy on starting businesses for the Party and the people." Only when leading cadres always keep the masses in mind and think more from the perspective of the masses can they do their work carefully and practically, thereby driving the masses and gathering the positive energy of starting businesses. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on grasping the "critical few" highlights the close connection between leading cadres and the people in the course of history, further deepens the understanding of the relationship between leading cadres and the people, and promotes the Sinicization and modernization of the Marxist mass historical view.
Clarify the subject scope of the "critical few." The "critical few" is a specific group formed based on China's political system, governance structure, and practical needs, with clear direction and realistic relevance. From the concept itself, the "critical few" refers to leading cadres. In the important exposition on grasping the "critical few," the "critical few" that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) particularly focuses on includes the following important cadre groups. First, senior cadres of the Party and the state. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Highlight the importance of grasping leading cadres, especially senior cadres" and "Among senior cadres, members of the Central Committee, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee bear the primary responsibility." Second, the "top leaders" among leading cadres. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The top leader is the key. They must shoulder their responsibilities, dare to take on the heaviest burdens, dare to gnaw at the hardest bones, and be good at taking over the hottest sweet potatoes." The "top leader" among leading cadres is the main person in charge of a region, a department, or a unit, and is the key person who bears the main responsibility. Third, among the "top leaders," the county party secretary is emphasized. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "A county is a basic and complete society" "The county party secretary is not high in rank in the cadre sequence, but his position is special" "The county party committee is our Party's 'front-line command post' for governing and revitalizing the country, and the county party secretary is the 'front-line commander,' and is an important backbone force for our Party to govern the country in the county." It is required that the county party secretary take the lead in being honest and upright, doing things cleanly, and being upright and upright officials, and truly achieve leading by example and leading from above.
Expand the ideological connotation of power operation and supervision. The most critical thing to strictly regulate the exercise of power is to strengthen the supervision of the exercise of power by leading cadres, especially the main leading cadres. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Leading cadres at all levels, as those who specifically exercise the Party's ruling power and the state's legislative, administrative, and judicial powers, largely determine the direction, path, and progress of comprehensively governing the country according to law." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on grasping the "critical few" conducts theoretical expansion on the power operation and supervision mechanism of leading cadres on the basis of inheriting and developing the Marxist view of power. This important exposition shows that leading cadres, as the "critical few" who hold public power, are not only the key subjects for the correct exercise of power, but also the key objects of power supervision. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, whether it is standardizing the responsibilities and powers of the main leading cadres of party and government at all levels, scientifically allocating the powers and functions of party and government departments and internal institutions, or promoting the power list system and legally publicizing the power process, all revolve around the links of authorization, exercise of power, and restriction of power, reasonably determining the attribution of power, delineating the boundaries of power, clarifying the list of powers, clarifying what powers can be used and what powers cannot be used, strengthening the control of the power process, compressing the space for discretionary power, eliminating all kinds of dark box operations, and placing the operation of power under the supervision of party organizations and the people, maximizing the reduction of space for rent-seeking. By establishing and improving the power list system, accountability mechanism, and supervision and assessment system for the "critical few," and constructing a theoretical and behavioral framework with clear functions, unified powers and responsibilities, and effective supervision, the Marxist thought on power operation and supervision is further enriched, making it more in line with the actual needs of power operation under the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and providing a solid support for regulating power operation and preventing corruption.
Enrich the advancing methods of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on grasping the "critical few" combines Marxist materialist dialectics with the practice of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in governing the Party strictly and administering the country, regards the leading cadre group as the key force for implementing policies, promoting reforms, and promoting development, and proposes to drive the "vast majority" to form a strong joint force for promoting social development by strengthening the responsibility, capacity building, and behavioral norms of the "critical few." Comprehensively and strictly governing the Party is based on comprehensiveness, that is, all organizations and all members of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) have no special circumstances or exceptions. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Strengthening and standardizing political life within the Party and strengthening intra-Party supervision are requirements put forward to the entire Party and are also the common tasks of the entire Party." This is about comprehensiveness. But at the same time, we cannot use average force in grasping work, and we must have priorities. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in the "Explanation on the 'Several Guidelines on Political Life within the Party under the New Situation' and the 'Regulations on Intra-Party Supervision of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党)'": "The draft guidelines and regulations emphasize focusing on senior cadres, mainly considering that strengthening Party building must grasp leading cadres, especially senior cadres, and grasping the members of the Central Committee, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee is the key. If we grasp this part of the people well, we can set an example for the entire Party, and many things will be easier to handle. Therefore, strengthening and standardizing political life within the Party and strengthening intra-Party supervision must first start with this part of the people." This is about priorities. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) relevant important exposition applies the Marxist method of contradiction analysis to the field of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and further enriches the advancing methods of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.
Grasping the "Critical Few" Fully Demonstrates the Theoretical Characteristics of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
In the great practice of governing the country in the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly grasps the laws of Party building and national governance, and creatively makes the important exposition of grasping the "critical few." It runs through many fields such as Party building, national governance, and the construction of the rule of law, and fully demonstrates the theoretical characteristics of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in multiple dimensions.
Timeliness. Leading cadres are the "critical few" for the development of the cause of the Party and the country, and have a vane role for the entire Party and society. Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and new and higher requirements have been put forward for the "critical few," requiring leading cadres to improve their level of scientific governance, democratic governance, and governance according to law in keeping with the times, to ensure that they adapt to the requirements of the new era and have the ability to lead modernization construction, and to constantly open up new prospects for work in facing problems and solving problems. The report to the 20th CPC National Congress proposed that "to comprehensively build a modern socialist country, we must have a cadre team that is politically strong, adapts to the requirements of the new era, and has the ability to lead modernization construction." At the second plenary meeting of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed that further comprehensively deepening reform "puts forward new and higher requirements for the mental state, ideological concepts, quality and ability, and work style image of the vast number of Party members and cadres," and requires "vigorously selecting cadres who are politically strong, dare to take responsibility, are determined to reform, have outstanding achievements, and are honest and clean." These important expositions fully reflect the timeliness of grasping the "critical few." As the "critical few," leading cadres must take the initiative to adapt to the requirements of the new era, vigorously emancipate their minds, be determined to reform and innovate, focus on eliminating the influence of various backward ideas and narrow concepts, base themselves on reality but not stick to the present, eliminate the idea of being timid and fearful, show the spirit of "tide riders standing on the head of the tide," ensure that they always keep up with the pace of the times and stand at the forefront of the times, absorb new ideas and new methods, study new situations and explore new ideas, and use excellent work style to unite people's hearts and start businesses, and truly show new atmosphere and new actions in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
People-oriented. Leading cadres, as the "critical few," come from the people and shoulder the sacred mission of serving the people. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Embodying the concern for the masses and the people in the whole process and all aspects of performing duties, focusing on guaranteeing and improving people's livelihood, responding to the reasonable demands of the people in a timely manner, and earnestly doing good things, doing practical things, and handling difficult things properly." Grasping the key link of leading cadres and promoting leading cadres to establish a correct view of power, performance, and career can ensure that the Party's policies always take the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people as the starting point and foothold. At the same time, grasping the "critical few" requires leading cadres to always engrave "people first" in their hearts, do everything for the people, rely closely on the people, and constantly benefit the people, so as to gain the recognition and support of the people. Grasping the "critical few" and promoting all Party members to always keep in mind the Party's fundamental purpose and serve the people wholeheartedly fully demonstrates the people-oriented nature of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
Systematicness. Grasping the "critical few" can drive all Party members and the broad masses of the people to form an overall joint force for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities. This systematic thinking runs through many fields such as Party building, national governance, and the construction of the rule of law, forming an organic and unified whole. For example, in order to manage the "critical few" well, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core implements strict management of cadres throughout the entire process of cadre team building, truly forming a good management ecology with comprehensive management, strict standards, connected links, supporting measures, and clear responsibilities. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on grasping the "critical few" adheres to the concept of system, not only talks about what it is, but also talks about why it is, not only talks about what to grasp, but also talks about how to grasp it, containing rich political wisdom, law enlightenment, and strategic methods, reflecting the high unity of the overall and the local, the current and the long-term, the macro and the micro, and the fundamental and the symptomatic, reflecting the systematicness of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in theory and practice.
Dialecticalness. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on grasping the "critical few" contains rich dialectical thinking, fully reflecting the organic combination of the key point theory and the two-point theory of Marxist materialist dialectics. Regarding comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to the unity of grasping the "critical few" and managing the "vast majority," not only putting forward general requirements for the vast number of Party members, but also putting forward higher and stricter standards for the "critical few," especially senior cadres, and carrying out stricter management and supervision. For example, in terms of the construction of the rule of law, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized on the one hand that it is necessary to grasp the "critical few" of leading cadres, and on the other hand, he pointed out that it is necessary to "guide all the people to be loyal admirers, conscious observers, and firm defenders of the socialist rule of law." This way of thinking and practical requirements not only grasp the main contradictions and the main aspects of contradictions, but also take into account the secondary contradictions and the secondary aspects of contradictions, reflecting the scientific and dialectical nature of all aspects of work such as comprehensively and strictly governing the Party and the construction of the rule of law.
Practicalness. Grasping the "critical few" is an important experience and working method summarized in the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, which not only comes from practice, but also guides practice, and has distinct practicalness. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must implement the responsibility of leading cadres to govern the Party strictly, adhere to grasping leadership and leadership grasping, starting from the Party Central Committee and being strict with senior cadres, one level demonstrates to one level, one level leads one level, selfless and fearless, clear-cut, daring to struggle, and good at struggling, promoting the main responsibility and supervision responsibility to be consistent to the end, and consolidating and developing a good situation in which the entire Party starts together." As the backbone force of the cause of the Party and the country, the role of the "critical few" is directly related to the effectiveness of the cause of the Party and the country. Firmly grasping the "critical few" and consolidating the main responsibility will grasp the key to promoting work, which will play a role in grasping the key and achieving twice the result with half the effort, and can effectively promote the specific implementation of various tasks, thereby transforming institutional advantages into governance effectiveness.
The Party must govern the Party, and the first priority is to manage the cadres well; comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, the key is to strictly manage officials. Leading cadres, as the "critical few" in key positions, key areas, and key links, are the leaders and backbone of the cadres and the masses. Firmly grasping the "critical few" means grasping the key point of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and grasping the key point of governing the country and administering state affairs. Based on the new journey, we need to make precise efforts from strengthening political construction, strictly selecting and appointing personnel, optimizing the assessment mechanism, and improving the supervision system, to promote the "critical few" to fully play an exemplary leading role, and provide a strong political guarantee and organizational guarantee for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
(Author is a researcher at the Guangdong Provincial Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center (广东省习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心))
(This article was organized by the People's Forum Magazine (人民论坛杂志社) and edited by the Theory Department of the People's Daily (人民日报社理论部).)
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The core of the issue of work style is the relationship between the Party and the people. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "To strengthen work style construction, we must adhere to the Marxist view of the masses, implement the Party's mass line, and归结到 (guī jié dào - "to sum up to," ultimately focus on) realizing, safeguarding, and developing the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people, and归结到 (guī jié dào - "to sum up to," ultimately focus on) serving the people, being pragmatic, honest, and upright." Whether the work style has been changed, and how well it has been changed, the people have the most say, and they can see it most clearly under the "spotlight" of public opinion and the "magnifying glass" of public voice. Daring to put oneself under the "spotlight" and "magnifying glass" is not only a reflection of loyalty to the Party and responsibility to the people, but also the responsibility of consciously accepting supervision and actively taking responsibility. We must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, adhere to the mass line, accurately identify the direction of rectification in public opinion and voice, take the satisfaction of the masses as the standard for rectification, and let the people truly feel the new achievements in work style construction.
Currently, the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) study and education is being carried out throughout the Party, clearly requiring that "open education should pay attention to mass participation and accept mass supervision." The "Four Winds" (四风) problem is what the masses deeply hate and reflect most strongly, and it seriously damages the relationship between the Party and the masses and between cadres and the masses. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has formulated and implemented the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定), correcting the "Four Winds" (四风) with a nail-driving spirit. The intensity of the rectification, the strictness of the implementation of the system, and the length of the duration are unprecedented. It has curbed some unhealthy trends that have not been curbed for a long time, and corrected some stubborn diseases that have not been eliminated for many years. In particular, focusing on the issues that the public opinion and voice reflect most strongly, adhering to one node after another, correcting one hammer after another, earnestly grasping and doing practical work, and establishing credibility like moving a tree, promoting new achievements in work style construction. The 2024 National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局) public opinion survey shows that 94.9% of the respondents affirmed the effectiveness of the implementation of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定).
When the Party's work style is upright, the people's morale is smooth, and the Party and the people can share weal and woe, our cause will flourish. The current and future period is a critical period for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. The more we roll stones uphill and climb slopes, the more we test the ability and work style of the cadre team, and the more we need to凝聚人心 (níng jù rén xīn - "coagulate people's hearts," to unite people's hearts) and gather strength with an excellent work style. Therefore, focusing on public opinion and voice to solve the problem of work style is even more urgent. For example, some people reflect that the "renovated and upgraded" violations of regulations on eating and drinking are growing secretly, and the "disguised" eating, taking, and demanding are happening from time to time. If we do not resolutely correct them and let them develop, these problems will be like an invisible wall separating our Party from the people, and our Party will lose its foundation, lose its blood, and lose its strength.
Only by taking the "barometer" of public opinion and voice as a guide, and letting the opinions and voices of the masses become a mirror for inspection, a prescription for pointing out the topic, and a method for solving the problem, can we accurately grasp public opinion, respond to public voice, and conform to the will of the people. We should go more to the places where the masses have more opinions, and more to the places where the work is not done well. In the fields where public opinion is most focused and public voice is most concentrated, we should bend down and calm down, and understand the true evaluation of the masses on Party members and cadres in close contact, and obtain the true ideas of the masses on the implementation of policies in heart-to-heart contact, deeply examine the problems existing in our own work, dynamically update the problem list, and focus on rectifying the account, accurately find the entry point, and be serious and tough, and resolutely find the problems accurately, realistically, and specifically. At the same time, we should pay attention to extending the "spotlight" of public opinion and the "magnifying glass" of public voice to more new fields and new spaces. With the rapid development of digitalization and informatization, we should adopt more convenient ways to unblock the channels for mass supervision. For example, the WeChat official account and mobile client of the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) have opened a "Four Winds" (四风) reporting window, which makes it convenient for the people to take photos and report the "Four Winds" (四风) problem at any time, which has been welcomed and praised by the masses.
Whether the work style construction has achieved practical results, in the final analysis, depends on whether the people's concerns and worries have been handled well. We must grasp it practically with emotion, closely盯住 (dīng zhù - "stare at," to keep a close watch on) the problems that the masses strongly reflect, with a more conscious sense of responsibility and a more solid work style, use practical actions to benefit the broad masses of the people, and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. We should understand the actual situation and real needs of the masses from their perspective, so that the direction of rectification can be accurately aligned with the expectations of the masses, and solve the pain points and difficulties one by one. In practice, some places have successively opened "unsuccessful" reflection windows, focusing on difficulties, prescribing the right medicine, and alleviating the problem of the masses' difficulty in handling affairs. For example, since the establishment of the reflection window in the litigation service hall of the Yanta District People's Court (雁塔区人民法院) in Xi'an City (西安市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), the solution rate of "unsuccessful matters" has been 100%, which has been praised by the people who handle affairs. This fully shows that the more we dare to strengthen work style construction under the "spotlight" of public opinion and the "magnifying glass" of public voice, and the more accurately and timely we grasp and respond to the diversified and multi-faceted deep-seated needs of the people, the more the work style construction can win the reputation of the masses.
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Consumption is both the ultimate goal of production and a lasting driver of economic growth. Since the new era, with profound changes in China's (我国) economic development conditions and the international environment, expanding domestic demand, especially consumer demand, has become increasingly prominent in promoting high-quality economic development. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must vigorously implement the strategy of expanding domestic demand, take more effective measures to achieve a virtuous cycle of social reproduction." "We must enhance consumption capacity, improve consumption conditions, and innovate consumption scenarios to fully release consumption potential." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition profoundly reveals the important position of expanding consumption in the current national economic cycle in China (我国).
Finance is the lifeblood of the national economy and an important component of national core competitiveness. Supporting the revitalization and expansion of consumption is an important part of financial services for the real economy and a concrete manifestation of the political and people-oriented nature of financial work. Not long ago, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Special Action Plan for Revitalizing Consumption" (《提振消费专项行动方案》), proposing to "strengthen credit support" and making arrangements; on June 24, the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) and six other departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Financial Support for Revitalizing and Expanding Consumption" (《关于金融支持提振和扩大消费的指导意见》), making specific arrangements for financial support for revitalizing and expanding consumption. To thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and earnestly promote the faster and better implementation of various policies and measures to revitalize consumption, we must deeply grasp the theoretical logic and practical path of financial support for consumption and promote further smooth circulation of the national economy.
As the core of the modern economy, finance plays an important role in expanding consumption and promoting growth, mainly reflected in the following aspects. First, it is conducive to releasing residents' consumption potential. Residents' consumption depends not only on current income but also on future income and is constrained by intertemporal budgets. Developing inclusive finance can stabilize residents' consumption confidence through optimizing the allocation of financial resources. Second, it is conducive to enhancing residents' consumption willingness and ability. Generally speaking, residents tend to save more when facing uncertainty in order to cope with possible future risks. Promoting the deep integration of the financial service system and the social security system can not only realize the preservation and appreciation of social security funds through professional operation but also provide residents with convenient commercial insurance products through the financial service network, reducing residents' concerns about future uncertainties from both financial security and service supply. Third, it is conducive to promoting better and faster matching of supply and demand. Promoting the innovative development of consumer finance can not only provide diversified financial products and services to meet consumers' consumption needs but also help operating entities accurately identify consumer needs, guide the supply side to accelerate quality and efficiency improvement, and promote the realization of a virtuous cycle of supply and demand. For this reason, we must attach great importance to giving play to the positive role of finance in expanding consumption.
In practice, China's (我国) financial system has carried out a series of innovative practices in supporting the expansion of consumption. Multi-level consumer financial service entities such as commercial banks, consumer finance companies, and Internet platforms have developed in coordination, forming a differentiated and characteristic service system. For example, some financial institutions have deeply participated in the creation of consumption scenarios, launching a series of characteristic financial products in key areas such as education, medical care, elderly care, and cultural tourism; technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence have rapidly penetrated the consumer finance field, further improving the service efficiency and risk control level of financial institutions; the inclusive insurance guarantee function has been enhanced, effectively alleviating residents' medical expenditure pressure and indirectly releasing consumption potential; and so on. These financial innovation practices have strongly supported the growth and upgrading of China's (我国) consumption scale.
At the same time, it should also be noted that financial support for expanding consumption still faces some contradictions. For example, consumer credit resources are excessively concentrated in large-ticket consumption such as housing and automobiles, and the supply of financial products in areas such as education, medical care, and elderly care is insufficient; the availability of financial services for new citizens and flexible employment personnel still needs to be improved; the financial infrastructure is not yet perfect, the consumer credit information system is unsound, and consumer rights protection still needs to be strengthened; and so on. To solve these problems, the financial system must take the initiative to take responsibility, continuously improve the financial service system, enhance financial service capabilities, focus on key areas and links of consumption to increase financial support, and provide strong support for better leveraging the basic role of consumption in economic development.
Specifically, efforts can be made in the following areas. First, improve the consumer financial service system. Encourage qualified banking financial institutions to establish specialized operating institutions around new consumption areas, support the differentiated development of consumer finance companies, and enhance professional service capabilities; regulate the consumer finance business of Internet platforms and promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry; optimize the consumer credit structure, and encourage and guide financial institutions to issue loans to various operating entities in key areas of service consumption such as wholesale and retail, accommodation and catering, cultural, sports and entertainment, tourism, education, and residential services to support them in improving the quality and efficiency of service consumption supply. Second, strengthen the integration of financial services and consumption scenarios. Support financial institutions to focus on key consumption scenarios such as "food, housing, transportation, travel, shopping, entertainment, and medical care" and continue to promote the construction of payment convenience; support the cultivation and construction of new consumption formats, new models, and new scenarios such as green consumption; increase credit support for key areas of service consumption, and provide personalized and differentiated financial products and services in combination with the specific scenarios and characteristics of service consumption. Third, strengthen technology empowerment and risk control. Promote the integration and application of technologies such as the Internet and big data with consumer finance, and optimize the application, approval, and lending processes of online consumer credit products; strengthen data security and personal information protection, rely on the National Credit Information Sharing Platform to strengthen the collection and sharing of credit information in the consumer field, break down "data silos," and support credit reporting agencies to deepen the sharing and application of credit information in the consumer field in accordance with laws and regulations to accurately identify the credit status of various merchants and consumers. Fourth, strengthen the protection of financial consumer rights. Establish and improve the financial consumer rights protection mechanism, improve the financial consumer dispute resolution mechanism, and build efficient business consultation and complaint handling channels; integrate financial consumer rights protection into the entire process and all aspects of financial business, strengthen the disclosure of financial product and service information, and standardize product marketing and sales behavior; strengthen financial consumer education, advocate a healthy consumption culture and habits, guide reasonable borrowing and rational consumption, and enhance consumers' risk identification capabilities.
(The author is the Deputy Dean of the Institute of Finance and Trade Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院财经战略研究院))
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"Ding-dong—" A message notification rang, and Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) picked up her phone to see that it was Xiao Hao (小郝), the community grid worker, sending patrol updates. Longxi County (陇西县), Dingxi City (定西市), Gansu Province (甘肃省) is currently in the rainy season. As the Party Branch Secretary of Jiaotong Community (交通社区) in Wenfeng Town (文峰镇), Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) pays special attention to the conditions of the community's pipelines and roads.
During the inspection, Xiao Hao (小郝) found that there was a lot of garbage in a ditch, and some parts of the ditch were damaged due to the rolling of vehicles, causing poor drainage. She immediately explained the situation in the group. Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) then went to the site to check and contacted construction workers to repair the ditch in a timely manner.
Recently, Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) has been communicating with grid workers in the community work group every day about flood prevention: "The work group is now very clean and tidy. Key work is arranged more timely and smoothly, and we feel more confident."
Zhang Mingyan's (张明艳) sense of "cleanliness" comes from the rational use of work groups. In recent years, work groups established on various platforms have facilitated communication between cadres. It is precisely because of this convenience that the assignment of tasks is faster, and it is easy to apportion tasks to the grassroots level indiscriminately. The apportionment of tasks such as punching in, liking, commenting, forwarding, and downloading APP's that are not closely related to the job is more prominent. Jiaotong Community (交通社区) has nearly 50 residential areas under its jurisdiction, with a resident population of more than 7,200, of which the elderly account for a large proportion. In the past, some tasks such as liking, commenting, forwarding, and downloading APP's were assigned according to region and population size, which put a burden on the community service management team with less than 20 staff members.
"For example, to download a certain APP, the superior asked us in the group, and we told the grid workers in the group, and the grid workers mobilized everyone in their respective grid groups." Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) recalled, "The original intention was good, but at that time most elderly people did not use smartphones often. After the APP was downloaded, they rarely used it." Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) remembers that some elderly people had smartphones but did not know how to use them. Whether it was liking votes or downloading APP's, the grid workers had to directly operate them on their behalf. After many times, the elderly were unwilling, and the grid workers were also very helpless.
In the past, a certain line organized learning activities, requiring the community to mobilize the masses to participate in learning and complete check-ins, and there were requirements for the age group of the participating masses, and sometimes the masses were required to answer questions. However, the mobility of the corresponding age group in the community is high, and the difficulty of mobilization is not small, and the pressure to complete related tasks is great. In addition, sometimes the superiors also require collecting screenshots of everyone's learning to count the completion, and for a time, Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) and her colleagues faced a lot of work burden.
Last year, Gansu (甘肃) successively issued the "Implementation Plan for Preventing 'Formalism on the Fingertips' in Gansu Province"《甘肃省防治“指尖上的形式主义”实施方案》 and the "Provincial Rectification Work Plan for 'Formalism on the Fingertips'"《“指尖上的形式主义”全省整治工作方案》, which require promoting "burden reduction on the fingertips" and "not arbitrarily apportioning tasks or requiring likes and votes in work groups." Dingxi City (定西市) carried out self-examination and investigation of the problem of preventing "formalism on the fingertips" and issued the "Implementation Plan for Preventing 'Formalism on the Fingertips' in Dingxi City"《定西市防治“指尖上的形式主义”实施方案》 and the "Dingxi City Administrative Application, Government Public Account and Work Group Management Measures (Trial)"《定西市政务应用程序、政务公众账号和工作群组管理办法（试行）》, requiring that the number of groups facing internal units and grassroots work should not exceed 3.
Once, Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) participated in 3 community work groups. After integration in one year, the community only retained one work group. At the municipal level, the city has completed the cleanup of 14 municipal-level and below government applications, 86 government public accounts, and 3,086 work groups.
Whether in the municipal, county, and township-level work groups she participated in, or in the community's only work group, Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) has not seen information requiring check-ins, likes, comments, forwarding, and downloading APP's in the past year. "After restricting the apportionment of tasks, the work group is used more to the point." Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) said.
Taking grassroots services as an example, Zhang Mingyan's (张明艳) feelings are obvious. The renovation of the sewer pipe in a building in the community is an example. This building has been built for a long time, and the sewer pipes are prone to blockage. Especially during the rainy season, the pipes are prone to odor. To this end, last fall, Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) organized staff, resident representatives, etc. to visit homes to do work, explain the pros and cons, and mobilize residents to raise funds for renovation. "Running around for a day, everyone acted separately, and the group communicated the situation and connected tasks in a timely manner." Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) recalled that it took two weeks of "online and offline" time to raise funds. During the week of construction afterwards, safety reminders and publicity of the use of funds in the group never stopped. From start to finish, in less than 20 days, the sewer pipe renovation was completed. "This rainy season, there has been no blockage." Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) was very pleased when she returned from the on-site inspection.
Zhang Mingyan (张明艳) said: "There are fewer work groups, the information in the groups is streamlined, there are fewer data reports to fill in, and there are fewer cases of repeated docking and entry." Dingxi City (定西市) has formed a multi-departmental data comparison and reporting mechanism, and information data from human resources and social security, public security, civil affairs, justice, and health departments no longer need to be uploaded repeatedly. In terms of social security fund matters, Dingxi City (定西市) has established a "four comparisons and one report" working mechanism, and the grassroots only need to report once, and the human resources and social security department can realize data sharing with multiple departments.
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In the digital age, a mobile phone, a platform, and a work group can empower grassroots governance, achieving "data running more, cadres improving efficiency, and the masses running less."
It is very convenient to assign work in the group, but not all work can be assigned to the grassroots. In actual work, some places send information unrelated to the duties of grassroots cadres to the group, asking grassroots cadres to like, forward, or download apps to complete so-called assessment tasks. Some grassroots cadres are caught in a "fingertip dilemma" in these "irrelevant" affairs, affecting their enthusiasm for starting businesses.
The original intention of setting up work groups was to facilitate cadres to receive information and reminders; do not use work groups as "apportionment groups." Many regions and departments have banned the posting of work-irrelevant links in work groups and banned requiring cadres to like and forward in work groups. Some places have also taken practical actions to show their swords to "apportionment on the fingertips" by formulating "negative lists," setting up monitoring points, adjusting assessment indicators, and increasing inspection efforts, allowing grassroots cadres to "walk out" of mobile phone screens and go to the masses.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
"Two priorities" (implementation of major national strategies and construction of security capabilities in key areas) and "two renewals" (large-scale equipment upgrades and trade-ins of consumer goods) are important levers for comprehensively expanding domestic demand and promoting high-quality development. This year's "Government Work Report" proposed that, focusing on expanding effective demand, we should solidly promote the construction of "two priorities" and increase support for the work of "two renewals."
Entrusted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟中央) conducted a key research and study for 2025 on the theme of "Better Leveraging the Policy Effectiveness of 'Two Priorities' and 'Two Renewals,' Building a Modernized Industrial System, and Comprehensively Expanding Domestic Demand." The research and study was led by Su Hui (苏辉), Chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, and conducted in Guangxi (广西), Shanghai (上海), and other places.
Work Together to Build and Operate the "Two Priorities" Related Projects Well
During the research, the research team came to the construction site of the Pinglu Canal (平陆运河) in Qinzhou (钦州), Guangxi, where tower cranes stood tall, and the sound of machinery roared, intertwined with the sound of concrete mixing. The research team walked along the temporary steel trestle bridge into the construction site of the Madao Hub (马道枢纽).
As the backbone project of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in western China, the Pinglu Canal, a major national construction project, is expected to open to navigation by the end of 2026, which will greatly shorten the sea access distance for goods in the southwest region, further reduce logistics costs, and serve the implementation of major national strategies and the construction of security capabilities in key areas. Not only the Pinglu Canal, but in recent years, Guangxi has accelerated the implementation of the "Overall Plan for the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in Western China" (《西部陆海新通道总体规划》), giving full play to the role of the inter-ministerial joint meeting system of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in Western China, and forming a policy system for the construction of the corridor to make up for shortcomings, optimize services, increase synergy, and expand opening up... All parties attach importance to both "hard investment" and "soft construction," and work together to build and operate the "two priorities" related projects well.
Stepping into the China Commercial Aircraft Corporation (中国商飞) Final Assembly and Manufacturing Center located in the Lingang New Area (临港新片区) of Shanghai, the automated system on the production line operates efficiently, and technicians focus on promoting key processes.
"Is the capacity ramp-up going smoothly?" "What detailed policies have been implemented here?" "How is the construction of economic security reflected in the enterprise?" "How to better serve the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta?"... The research team asked carefully, and the person in charge of the enterprise answered one by one.
The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization (上海市经信委) introduced to the research team that Shanghai, in implementing the "two priorities" policy, highlights the national strategic positioning, focuses on the development tasks of the city's three leading industries, and takes major national strategies such as the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta as the traction, and organizes and plans projects "from top to bottom"; highlights the construction of key industrial chains, focuses on directions such as large aircraft and humanoid robots, plans and organizes projects, and accelerates project progress.
The research team affirmed the good experiences and practices of relevant localities in implementing the "two priorities" policy, and suggested that, focusing on the construction of major projects such as infrastructure, the iterative upgrading of manufacturing, and the construction of a recycling system for renewable resources, the mechanism of government investment driving social investment should be further improved to better serve major national development strategies and lay a solid foundation and accumulate momentum for high-quality development.
Optimize Supply, Boost Consumption, and Enhance Confidence with the "Two Renewals" Policy
Shanghai Yangpu (上海杨浦), sunlight shines through the glass curtain wall of Meituan's (美团) Shanghai headquarters. The research team stepped into the company's gate and was attracted by the real-time data jumping on the huge screen—Meituan flash sale order volume, intelligent scheduling path, trade-in subsidy application progress... All data have improved this year.
"Users can enjoy trade-in subsidies when purchasing related products on the APP." The relevant person in charge of Meituan slid the screen to display the subsidy policy matrix for smart home appliances, "For example, this computer, which originally costs about 7,000 yuan, costs less than 6,000 yuan after the national subsidy is combined with platform coupons."
In response to the trade-in of consumer goods, Shanghai has introduced relevant plans to increase the expansion of the implementation of trade-ins of consumer goods, promote automobile consumption, implement the national subsidy policy for trade-ins of home appliances, add new purchase subsidies for digital products such as mobile phones, tablets, and smart watches (bracelets), and increase support for green home appliance and home decoration consumption. Guangxi also continues to optimize subsidy processes and strengthen financial security. In 2024, the region used approximately 5.1 billion yuan of consumer goods trade-in funds, directly driving commodity sales of approximately 32.5 billion yuan.
Large-scale equipment upgrades are also an important aspect of optimizing supply and expanding demand.
The research team came to the factory of Guangxi NanNan Aluminum Processing Co., Ltd. (广西南南铝加工有限公司), where intelligent robotic arms were precisely grabbing freshly baked aluminum alloy automotive panels.
According to reports, under the promotion of the "two renewals" policy, NanNan Aluminum has completed the intelligent transformation of multiple production lines, the intensity of equipment investment has been greatly increased, and the orders of upstream and downstream enterprises have increased.
The local person in charge introduced that in 2024, Guangxi guided financial institutions to accurately support technological transformation and equipment upgrade projects in the fields of energy conservation and carbon reduction, industrial intelligent digital transformation, and old elevators. Shanghai has proposed a special action to promote large-scale equipment upgrades in the industrial field and expand the application of innovative products, which not only adds new support directions for equipment upgrades and lowers the application threshold, but also matches policy "support packages" such as loan interest discounts, financial leasing subsidies, and investment subsidies. In 2024, the city and district levels cumulatively supported more than 500 projects.
The implementation of the "two renewals" policy is conducive to optimizing supply, boosting consumption, and enhancing confidence. Regarding the practice of various localities in implementing the "two renewals" policy, the research team suggested that we should promote consumption with greater efforts and more precision, comprehensively use fiscal, taxation, credit, price and other policy means, implement special actions to boost consumption, innovate consumption scenarios, and enhance consumption willingness. At the same time, by optimizing service measures, we can promote the construction of a modern industrial system, increase high-quality supply, and give full play to the role of the industry in both boosting consumption and promoting investment.
It is Recommended to Cultivate and Strengthen New Business Forms that Meet New Consumer Demands
Since the beginning of this year, around the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the "two renewals" work, many localities have expanded and upgraded subsidy standards and scope. While seeing the advanced experiences and practices of various localities, the research team also learned that the current "trade-in" work needs to further optimize the process and expand participation methods, so as to more fully exert the effectiveness of the policy.
While the vitality of cultural and tourism consumption continues to be released, the research team also found that at present, the proportion of secondary consumption of cultural and tourism products in some places is relatively low, and there are still shortcomings in building new consumption scenarios for cultural and tourism integration and activating the consumption potential of the cultural and tourism market.
In this regard, the research team suggested that, focusing on the implementation of the "two priorities" and "two renewals" policies, we should explore mechanisms for implementing special actions to boost consumption with greater efforts, cultivate and strengthen a number of new industries, new business forms, and new models that meet new consumer demands, and consolidate the foundation and provide impetus for comprehensively expanding domestic demand.
It is understood that the research team of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League will summarize and refine the relevant situation learned from this in-depth front line and form research results to help comprehensively expand domestic demand and promote high-quality development.
Return to TopAfter the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army launched a large-scale offensive. The invaders were arrogant and attempted to destroy China in three months.
In this situation, the Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army, led by the Communist Party of China, advanced into the enemy's rear in North and Central China, extensively mobilized the masses, launched guerrilla warfare, recovered lost territories, and established anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines.
In North China, the Eighth Route Army successively established multiple anti-Japanese base areas, including Jin-Cha-Ji (晋察冀), Jin-Ji-Yu (晋冀豫), Jin-Northwest (晋西北), and Shandong (山东). From the time the Eighth Route Army took its oath and set out on the expedition to October 1938, it fought more than 1,500 battles, annihilated more than 50,000 Japanese and puppet troops, seized more than 12,000 various guns, recovered large areas of territory, and formed a vast anti-Japanese battlefield behind enemy lines in North China. In Central China, the New Fourth Army, in accordance with the decision-making arrangements of "fighting eastward, consolidating southward, and developing northward," pushed the anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare in Central China to a new stage of development. In South China, the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共广东省委) decided to focus on the Dongjiang (东江) and Qiongya (琼崖) areas to actively develop its own strength, making these two areas important bases for the long-term war of resistance.
Despite poor weapons and equipment and difficult living conditions, the military and civilians in the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines fully used their wisdom, adapted to local conditions, and flexibly and proactively carried out guerrilla tactics such as ambush warfare, sabotage warfare, landmine warfare, tunnel warfare, and sparrow warfare. The people in the liberated areas organized various anti-Japanese and national salvation organizations and people's armed forces, established the "Three-Third System" anti-Japanese democratic government and councils, implemented rent and interest reduction, and restored and developed production. People from all over enthusiastically joined the army and supported the front lines, making great contributions to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Inside and outside the Great Wall, north and south of the Yangtze River... the flames of guerrilla warfare burned everywhere, the guerrilla warriors fought bravely, and the vast military and civilians behind enemy lines fought tenaciously to win the final victory of the War of Resistance.
(By Xu Leipeng (徐雷鹏), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper Jinan (济南) July 15th dispatch (Reporter Xiao Jiaxin (肖家鑫), Wang Zhe (王者)) On July 15th, the Joint Investigation Team of Linyi City (临沂市), Shandong Province (山东省) issued a notice stating that the Lanshan District (兰山区) Market Supervision Bureau (市场监督管理局) of the city had problems such as insufficient evidence for punishment and improper law enforcement procedures in the process of law enforcement and handling cases, and is continuing to investigate the incident at a higher level.
In February of this year, Ms. Zhang (张女士), the operator of a restaurant in Lanshan District (兰山区), posted a short video on a short video platform with the restaurant's dish "Toad Soup" as the main content. The beginning of the video is a pot of soup, handwritten with the words "Toad Soup", followed by a display of various insect ingredients, and finally the exterior of the restaurant. The entire video has no sound, no price tags, no purchase links, and does not even include the name and address of the restaurant.
On March 22nd, Ms. Zhang (张女士) received a call from the Lanshan District (兰山区) Market Supervision Department (市场监管部门), informing her that the video had been reported for suspected illegal advertising and needed to cooperate with the investigation. On March 24th, Ms. Zhang (张女士) received an administrative penalty notice stating that the restaurant was suspected of publishing advertising prohibited by law, and that "the person refused to cooperate with the investigation," and it was proposed to impose a heavier penalty of 450,000 yuan in accordance with the law.
After receiving the administrative penalty notice, Ms. Zhang (张女士) submitted a statement of defense and a hearing application within 5 days, arguing that the published video was not an advertisement, there was no illegal act, and deleted the published video. Ms. Zhang (张女士) filed an administrative lawsuit on July 4th, requesting the revocation of the administrative penalty notice. The court filed the case on July 10th.
On the evening of July 11th, the Lanshan District (兰山区) Joint Investigation Team (联合调查组) issued a situation report stating that on May 12th, the Lanshan District (兰山区) Market Supervision Bureau (市场监督管理局) comprehensively considered the specific facts and the degree of harm, and decided not to make an administrative penalty and informed the person concerned. At about 7:00 a.m. on July 14th, staff from the Lanshan District (兰山区) Market Supervision Bureau (市场监督管理局) went to Ms. Zhang's (张女士) home to deliver the decision not to impose an administrative penalty, with the date of the document being May 12th.
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Without detailed investigation, a penalty notice was issued based solely on videos and photos released by the parties involved; after the parties requested a hearing, the hearing was not organized as required, and the written documents were not delivered on time, indicating problems with the law enforcement procedures.
The essence of regulation is to escort development and help enterprises operate healthily. We must correct the mistaken understanding that "management is punishment, and strict management is heavy punishment," and implement administrative penalties in accordance with the principles of statutory punishment, fairness and openness, proportionality, and the combination of punishment and education, so as to protect the rights of administrative management objects and achieve the unity of law enforcement intensity and law enforcement temperature.
The penalty can be revoked, but the boundaries of law enforcement cannot be blurred. If an enterprise does have illegal behavior, it is indisputable to punish it according to law and regulations; if it is only a normal business display, it should not be punished. Only by strictly standardizing law enforcement procedures and carefully evaluating high-amount penalties involving micro and small entities can we improve regulatory effectiveness and protect the legitimate rights and interests of operators.
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At 5:34 AM on July 15th, the Long March 7 Y10 carrier rocket (长征七号遥十运载火箭) ignited and lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site (文昌航天发射场) in China, carrying the Tianzhou 9 cargo spacecraft (天舟九号货运飞船) into its predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a success. At 8:52 AM, the spacecraft successfully docked with the rear port of the Tianhe core module (天和核心舱) of the space station. The Tianzhou 9 cargo spacecraft is the fourth cargo spacecraft produced in batches during the application and development phase of China's space station, tasked with transporting supplies for the Shenzhou 20 (神舟二十号) and Shenzhou 21 (神舟二十一号) astronaut crews. What are the new highlights of this space "express delivery"?
Tianzhou 9: Fast and Reliable
Tianzhou 9 excels in cargo loading and emergency launch capabilities. First, it set a new record for the weight of uplink materials loaded onto cargo spacecraft in the space station application and development project. This time, Tianzhou 9 carried approximately 6.5 tons of materials, including crew supplies for the astronaut system, platform materials for the space station system, and experimental samples and equipment for the space application system, aerospace medical experiment field, and aerospace technology experiment field.
Second, it continuously optimizes processes to enhance emergency support capabilities for material transportation. The development team ensured that Tianzhou 9 completed all development work before the launch of Tianzhou 8 through reasonable planning of the batch production process and entered a state of readiness for the entire spacecraft, possessing emergency launch capability for the first time within 3 months.
In addition, it continues to carry out payload experiments. Tianzhou 9 carries two experimental payloads, which will continue to conduct new space technology on-orbit experiments, providing important support for the promotion and application of new technologies and the development of space science and technology.
Following Tianzhou 7 and Tianzhou 8, Tianzhou 9 is another cargo spacecraft that uses a fast rendezvous and docking mode of approximately 3 hours to perform its mission. The Tianzhou 9 mission faces new challenges: one is to implement rendezvous and docking at a new orbital altitude, and the other is to implement rendezvous and docking for the first time under specific solar altitude angle conditions. To this end, the development team of the China Academy of Space Technology (中国航天科技集团五院) conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Tianzhou 9 control system, relying on orbital data and simulations to conduct analysis and judgment to ensure the mission is foolproof.
Zhang Zhenhua (张振华) of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (中国航天科技集团) stated that the 3-hour plan integrates the "fast" advantage of the 2-hour plan and the "reliable" advantage of the 6.5-hour plan. Under China's current aerospace technology level, the normalization of the 3-hour rendezvous and docking mode is the optimal solution that balances efficiency and reliability, and is the technology solution with the highest "cost performance."
New Fitness Equipment and Space Food
Tianzhou 9 uplinked 2 sets of new extravehicular suits, as well as new on-orbit core muscle exercise devices and other equipment, and aerospace medical experiment field materials.
Currently, China's on-orbit strength training mainly consists of resistance exercise devices and tensioners. In the application and development phase of the space station, in response to the needs of long-term stays for muscle atrophy protection levels and effectiveness, the concept of comprehensive system protection is adopted for overall protection. A dedicated exercise device for core muscle groups was uplinked with Tianzhou 9. The core muscle exercise device can carry out constant resistance core muscle and upper limb exercises, which can effectively prevent atrophy of deep muscle groups such as paraspinal muscles and improve the ability to re-adapt to the gravity environment after returning. The core muscle exercise device and the resistance exercise device are used in combination on-orbit to achieve more precise protection of all major muscle groups of the body, making exercise more flexible and convenient, and further improving the comprehensiveness, effectiveness, and intelligence level of astronaut muscle atrophy protection.
This mission also enriched the variety of space food, adding nearly 30 kinds of new dishes, bringing the total number of space foods to more than 190, and extending the flight recipe cycle from 7 days to 10 days, improving the taste of the food and further meeting the dietary needs of astronauts.
Measurement, Control, and Communication Escort Precise "Delivery"
As a space "express delivery vehicle," how does the Tianzhou spacecraft accurately fly to the Chinese space station, which is nearly 400 kilometers away from the Earth, in the vast space? The answer lies in the measurement, control, and communication products of the Tianzhou spacecraft.
Experts from the China Academy of Space Technology (中国航天科技集团五院) introduced that the transponder, remote control equipment, and telemetry equipment work together to ensure the normal state of the spacecraft and successfully complete the flight mission.
The transponder is the "bridge" of communication between space and Earth. It helps the spacecraft establish a continuous communication link with the ground station, just like laying an invisible pipeline. When information needs to be exchanged and transmitted, it can tell the other party the information along this pipeline.
Remote control equipment and telemetry equipment are the processors and producers of information in the "pipeline." The remote control equipment is used to parse instruction information from the ground station and transmit the ground's instruction requirements to each piece of equipment on the spacecraft at all times, ensuring that the spacecraft can approach the space station according to the established route; the telemetry equipment can collect various working parameters of the spacecraft itself and send them to the ground station, helping the ground station analyze and evaluate the current operating status of the spacecraft, supporting the ground station to determine the state of the spacecraft at any time and take action to ensure control of the spacecraft's navigation situation.
The smooth "delivery" of the Tianzhou spacecraft is also inseparable from the thrust provided by 46 rocket engines.
According to experts from the Sixth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (中国航天科技集团六院), the Long March 7 rocket (长征七号火箭) is equipped with 10 new-generation liquid oxygen kerosene engines, including 6 120-ton thrust engines and 4 18-ton thrust engines, providing huge thrust. At the same time, 36 high-precision attitude and orbit control engines provide precise power support for the spacecraft's on-orbit attitude adjustment, orbit control, and final autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking with the space station.
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Space "Recipe" Adds Fresh Peaches
In this new batch of supplies sent by Tianzhou 9 to the "space home," the astronauts' "menu" has also been updated. "There are many seasonal fruits in July. This time, we sent fresh peaches to the astronauts for the first time," said Liu Wei (刘微) from the China Astronaut Research and Training Center (中国航天员科研训练中心). Through technological innovation and process improvement, the texture, flavor, color, and nutrition of space food have become better and better, further meeting the dietary needs of astronauts.
23 Scientific Experiments "Taken to Space"
In this mission, the scientific experiment materials uplinked by Tianzhou 9 include a total of 23 scientific experiments in the fields of space life science and biotechnology, space materials science, and microgravity fluid physics and combustion science.
Space microgravity can cause muscle atrophy, which is a common symptom in the elderly and bedridden patients. Ying Hao (应浩), a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院上海营养与健康研究所), mentioned: "By exposing cells to microgravity through space flight, observing how cells perceive microgravity and studying it, we hope to find some new strategies to intervene in muscle atrophy."
"In space, astronauts are prone to symptoms such as dizziness, sleep disorders, and even changes in cognitive function. This time, Tianzhou 9 sent brain organoid chips to the Chinese space station to study the impact and potential mechanisms of special space environments such as microgravity on the human blood-brain barrier and brain function, which is expected to provide a scientific basis for astronauts' long-term stays in space, health risk prediction, and seeking intervention methods," said Qin Jianhua (秦建华), a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院大连化学物理研究所).
In the field of aerospace medical experiments, the cell experiment samples uplinked with Tianzhou 9 this time will carry out 3 aerospace medical cytology experiments on-orbit.
(Reported by Xinhua News Agency reporters Li Guoli (李国利), Chen Kaizi (陈凯姿), and Li Yun (黎云))
Return to TopBy: 王炳燃
Recently, as Beijing's (北京) counterpart support for Yushu (玉树), Qinghai (青海) reached its 15th year, the children's play "Black Eyes on the Plateau" returned to its place of origin to perform for the local children.
When the neon lights of the city and the stars of the plateau intermingle under the dome of the theater, the children's play "Black Eyes on the Plateau" completed a poetic journey about Sanjiangyuan (三江源). Set against the backdrop of the Longbao (隆宝) National Nature Reserve in Yushu (玉树), Qinghai (青海), this work tells the story of how Xia Tian (夏天), a boy from Beijing (北京), meets Zaxi (扎西), a boy from Yushu (玉树), and other friends in Sanjiangyuan (三江源), and gains a sincere friendship. In creating this work with the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) as its foundation, we hope to let the black-necked cranes fly with the crystal snow mountains and the vast grasslands, flying from Sanjiangyuan (三江源) to the urban theater, writing poems with the scent of grass.
During the creation process, the main creative team went to Qinghai (青海) for field research with a yearning for the snowy plateau. We set foot on the plateau and trekked on rugged mountain roads; we went into schools to feel the stories and wishes in the children's clear eyes; we went into tents to listen to the ancient ballads of the herdsmen; we repeatedly watched relevant documentaries and movies, read a large number of relevant literary works, and captured moving moments on the plateau from news and literature... Finally, the people, animals, songs, and dances on the plateau became clear from vague, converging into moving creative images.
We felt a strong sense of poetry in Sanjiangyuan (三江源). To make this poetry take root in the urban theater, we need to break down geographical barriers and cultural differences. Therefore, the child's perspective in creation became the best choice. The eyes of Xia Tian (夏天), a boy from Beijing (北京), in the play are the "telescope" that we use to guide the audience to look at Sanjiangyuan (三江源). When he first arrived on the plateau, Xia Tian (夏天) resisted butter tea and was afraid of riding horses. And when he lay on the meadow counting the eyelashes of the Tibetan marmots, listening to the whispers of the bar-headed geese under the stars, this transformation from unfamiliar to close is clearly and movingly presented in the concrete presentation of the stage.
In the poetic expression of Sanjiangyuan (三江源), puppets and songs and dances become lively annotations. The frame-structured yak, bar-headed goose, and ruddy shelduck puppets use bamboo bone yarn wings to outline the lightness of the plateau creatures. When the actors manipulate them to "run" and "soar" on the stage, the traditional puppet art removes the heavy opera robes and transforms into a carrier of modern aesthetics.
Whether in performances in Qinghai (青海) or Beijing (北京), pairs of eyes under the stage are focused, and laughter and applause resound in the theater from time to time. We feel the enthusiasm of the audience and see the possibility of cultural dialogue. When a little girl from Beijing (北京) hums the tune of "Making Butter" outside the theater, when a child of a Qinghai (青海) herder points to the puppets on the stage and says, "That is the white-lipped deer in our hometown," this kind of emotional resonance across regions is just like the water flow of Sanjiangyuan (三江源) will eventually converge into the sea, and the tributaries of different regional cultures converge into a flood of poetry in the riverbed of art.
When the lights in the theater gradually dim, we hope that the audience will take away not only a story about the plateau, but also a seed - it may be awe of nature, or respect for local culture, or yearning for the snowy plateau.
(The author is the vice president of Beijing Children's Art Theater (北京儿童艺术剧院) and the director of the children's play "Black Eyes on the Plateau.")
Return to TopTime: July 16-18, 2025
Location: Golmud (格尔木市), Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州), Qinghai Province (青海省)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 丹
Currently, college entrance examination admission work is being launched successively across the country, and admission notices from some universities have already begun to be sent out. The students are about to embark on their journeys to their desired universities. Among them, whether some students from families with financial difficulties can successfully enroll and study with peace of mind has attracted widespread social attention.
010—66097980
010—66096590
Ministry of Education (教育部) Opens Assistance Hotline to Provide Services for Underprivileged College Students
Reporters learned from the Ministry of Education (教育部) that from July 15th to September 15th, the Ministry of Education (教育部) has opened a hotline for student financial aid, with the numbers 010-66097980 and 010-66096590, from 8:00 to 20:00 daily, to provide financial aid policy consultation and assistance to new college students, especially those from families with financial difficulties. At the same time, each province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government) and centrally administered universities have simultaneously opened hotlines to meet the needs of new college students from different regions and facing different difficulties. Since 2005, the Ministry of Education (教育部) has continuously opened hotlines during the summer vacation and at the beginning of the school year to communicate with students one-on-one, providing tangible support for students to successfully enroll in school.
Initially, this hotline mainly served the policy consultation and processing procedures for national student loans. Now, with the enrichment and improvement of the college student financial aid policy system, the hotline's acceptance content also includes financial aid policies such as national education financial aid for students in military service, tuition compensation for grassroots employment, and national student loan debt relief.
At the same time, the Ministry of Education (教育部) especially reminds students to be vigilant against various scams and illegal "campus loans." For strange and suspicious text messages, calls, WeChat friends, etc., they should "not reply, not answer, not pay attention, and not transfer money." The safest and most reliable way to solve economic difficulties is to seek advice and help from parents, teachers, and schools. Ensuring that no student is deprived of education due to family financial difficulties is a solemn commitment of the Party and the government.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Financial Department of the Ministry of Education (教育部财务司), a general layout of student financial aid has been formed, with government funding as the main source of investment, supplemented by school and social funding; with poverty alleviation as the main function, supplemented by awards for excellence and guidance; and with the connotation expanding from guarantee-type financial aid to development-type financial aid, achieving "three full coverage" for all academic stages, all schools, and all students from families with financial difficulties.
Specifically, in the higher education stage, a diversified college financial aid policy system has been established, including national scholarships, national inspirational scholarships, national grants, academic scholarships, national student loans, national education financial aid for students in military service, tuition compensation for grassroots employment, national student loan debt relief, work-study programs, and "green channels."
"Scholarships, grants, loans, exemptions, work-study, subsidies, and reductions" - with so many college financial aid programs, how should one apply? What are the applicable targets for each? Please check this financial aid manual, students.
1 National Scholarship for Undergraduate Students
Target: Especially outstanding students among full-time undergraduate students (including higher vocational students and second bachelor's degree students) in colleges and universities included in the national enrollment plan.
Quota and Standard: 120,000 students are awarded each year, with 10,000 yuan per student per year.
Application Conditions: (1) Possess the nationality of the People's Republic of China; (2) Love the motherland and support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党); (3) Abide by the Constitution and laws, and comply with school rules and regulations; (4) Be honest and trustworthy, with excellent moral character; (5) Have excellent academic performance during school, and be particularly outstanding in social practice, innovation ability, and comprehensive quality.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school.
2 National Inspirational Scholarship for Undergraduate Students
Target: To reward and subsidize students from families with financial difficulties who are both excellent in character and learning among full-time undergraduate students (including higher vocational students and second bachelor's degree students) in colleges and universities included in the national enrollment plan.
Coverage and Standard: The scope of financial aid for undergraduate students is about 3% of the total number of full-time undergraduate students in ordinary colleges and universities nationwide, and the scope of financial aid for higher vocational students is about 3.3% of the total number of full-time higher vocational students in ordinary colleges and universities nationwide, with 6,000 yuan per student per year.
Application Conditions: (1) Possess the nationality of the People's Republic of China; (2) Love the motherland and support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党); (3) Abide by the Constitution and laws, and comply with school rules and regulations; (4) Be honest and trustworthy, with excellent moral character; (5) Have excellent academic performance during school; (6) Have family financial difficulties and live a simple life.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school.
3 National Grant for Undergraduate Students
Target: To subsidize students from families with financial difficulties among full-time undergraduate students (including preparatory students, higher vocational students, and second bachelor's degree students, excluding demobilized soldier students) in colleges and universities included in the national enrollment plan, to help them successfully complete their studies. All full-time demobilized soldier students enjoy the national grant for undergraduate students.
Coverage and Standard: For students from families with financial difficulties (excluding demobilized soldier students), the scope of financial aid for undergraduate students is about 20% of the total number of full-time undergraduate students in ordinary colleges and universities nationwide, and the scope of financial aid for higher vocational students is about 22% of the total number of full-time higher vocational students in ordinary colleges and universities nationwide. The average financial aid standard is 3,700 yuan per student per year, and the specific standard is independently determined by colleges and universities within the range of 2,500-5,000 yuan per student per year, which can be divided into 2-3 levels. All full-time demobilized soldier students enjoy the national grant for undergraduate students, with a financial aid standard of 3,700 yuan per student per year.
Application Conditions: (1) Possess the nationality of the People's Republic of China; (2) Love the motherland and support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党); (3) Abide by the Constitution and laws, and comply with school rules and regulations; (4) Be honest and trustworthy, with excellent moral character; (5) Study diligently and be proactive; (6) Have family financial difficulties and live a simple life (excluding demobilized soldier students).
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school.
4 National Scholarship for Graduate Students
Target: Full-time graduate students with outstanding performance in colleges and universities included in the national enrollment plan.
Quota and Standard: 90,000 students are awarded each year. Among them: 70,000 master's students, with 20,000 yuan per student per year; 20,000 doctoral students, with 30,000 yuan per student per year.
Application Conditions: (1) Possess the nationality of the People's Republic of China; (2) Love the motherland and support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党); (3) Abide by the Constitution and laws, and comply with the rules and regulations of colleges and universities; (4) Be honest and trustworthy, with excellent moral character; (5) Have excellent academic performance, significant scientific research ability, and outstanding development potential.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school.
5 Academic Scholarship for Graduate Students
The academic scholarship for graduate students in central universities is organized and implemented by the central universities. Central universities determine the coverage, level, and award standard of the academic scholarship for graduate students based on factors such as graduate students' academic performance, scientific research achievements, and social services, and dynamically adjust them according to actual conditions, with a maximum of 20,000 yuan per master's student per year and 30,000 yuan per doctoral student per year. The academic scholarship policy for graduate students in local universities is formulated and implemented by various regions with reference to the central policy.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school.
6 National Grant for Graduate Students
To subsidize the basic living expenses of all full-time graduate students (excluding those with fixed wages) included in the national graduate student enrollment plan of ordinary colleges and universities. Master's students in central universities receive 6,000 yuan per student per year, and doctoral students receive 15,000 yuan per student per year; the national grant standard for graduate students in local universities is determined by various regions, with a minimum of 6,000 yuan per master's student per year and a minimum of 13,000 yuan per doctoral student per year. The target of financial aid is all full-time graduate students (excluding those with fixed wages) included in the national graduate student enrollment plan, and students do not need to apply.
7 National Student Loan
A credit loan provided by financial institutions to college students from families with financial difficulties under the guidance of the government, which is preferentially used to pay tuition and accommodation fees during school. The maximum amount is 20,000 yuan per year for full-time undergraduate students and 25,000 yuan per year for full-time graduate students. The interest during school is borne by the state. The term of the student loan is the length of the academic system plus 15 years, with a maximum of 22 years. The student loan interest rate is executed according to the loan market quoted interest rate (LPR) minus 70 basis points for the same period and grade.
National student loans are divided into student-origin credit student loans and campus-based national student loans. Students with loan needs can consult the student financial aid management department of the county (city, district, banner) where their household registration is located to apply for student-origin credit student loans, or consult the student financial aid management department of the college or university they are attending to apply for campus-based national student loans. Borrowing students cannot apply for both student-origin credit student loans and campus-based national student loans in the same academic year.
8 National Education Financial Aid for College Students in Military Service
For college students who enlist in the army for compulsory military service or are recruited as sergeants (formerly non-commissioned officers), a one-time compensation is given for the tuition fees paid during their schooling or a debt relief is given for national student loans used for tuition fees; for students who are studying at colleges and universities before enlisting in the army for compulsory military service (including new college students admitted according to national enrollment regulations), their student status or admission qualifications are retained during their service period in accordance with relevant national regulations, and tuition fees are reduced or exempted for those who voluntarily return to school or enroll after retirement; for new students who retire, find employment independently, and are admitted to colleges and universities through the national unified college entrance examination or higher vocational classification enrollment and report to the school, tuition fees are reduced or exempted. The amount of tuition compensation or national student loan debt relief is executed according to the higher of the actual tuition fees paid by the student or the national student loan used for tuition fees (including the principal and all interest generated before its full repayment); the amount of tuition fee reduction or exemption after returning to school or enrolling as a new student is executed according to the actual tuition fees charged by the college or university. The standard for tuition compensation, national student loan debt relief, and tuition fee reduction or exemption is a maximum of 20,000 yuan per student per year for undergraduate students and a maximum of 25,000 yuan per student per year for graduate students, and the part exceeding the standard will not be compensated, relieved, or reduced.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school.
9 Tuition Compensation Loan Debt Relief for Grassroots Employment
For graduates of central universities who voluntarily go to grassroots units below the county level (excluding county level) in the central and western regions, remote and impoverished areas, and old industrial base areas for employment, and whose service period is more than 3 years (including 3 years), tuition fees are compensated or national student loans used for tuition fees are relieved (including the principal and all interest generated before its full repayment), with a maximum of 20,000 yuan per student per year, and a maximum of 25,000 yuan per student per year for graduate students. The tuition compensation loan debt relief for graduates of local universities is formulated and implemented by various regions with reference to the central policy.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school.
10 Tuition-Free Education for Normal Students / Targeted Training Program for Outstanding Teachers in Underdeveloped Areas in Central and Western China
Tuition-free normal students of six normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education (教育部), namely Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学), East China Normal University (华东师范大学), Northeast Normal University (东北师范大学), Central China Normal University (华中师范大学), Shaanxi Normal University (陕西师范大学), and Southwest University (西南大学), as well as normal students in the Targeted Training Program for Outstanding Teachers in Underdeveloped Areas in Central and Western China (referred to as the "Excellent Teacher Program"), do not need to pay tuition fees or accommodation fees during their schooling, and can also receive living allowances. Non-tuition-free normal students who are aspiring to teach and meet the conditions can transfer to tuition-free normal students in accordance with regulations within two years of enrollment, and the college will refund tuition fees and accommodation fees and reissue living allowances in accordance with relevant standards. Students who intend to apply for local tuition-free normal students, as well as "Excellent Teacher Program" normal students enrolled by local colleges and universities, can consult the relevant colleges and universities for specific information.
11 Zihui Program (Original New Student Enrollment Financial Aid Program) of the Central Special Lottery Public Welfare Fund Education Financial Aid Project
Entrusted by the Ministry of Finance (财政部) and the Ministry of Education (教育部) to the China Education Development Foundation (中国教育发展基金会) for specific implementation. New students from families with particularly difficult financial situations in the central and western regions can apply for the enrollment financial aid program, which provides a one-time subsidy for transportation expenses from their home location to the admitted college or university and short-term living expenses after enrollment. Students can consult the local county-level education department for handling. The central and western regions include: Hebei Province (河北省), Shanxi Province (山西省), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), Jilin Province (吉林省), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), Anhui Province (安徽省), Jiangxi Province (江西省), Henan Province (河南省), Hubei Province (湖北省), Hunan Province (湖南省), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区), Hainan Province (海南省), Chongqing Municipality (重庆市), Sichuan Province (四川省), Guizhou Province (贵州省), Yunnan Province (云南省), Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), Gansu Province (甘肃省), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区), Qinghai Province (青海省), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团).
12 Work-Study Program
Under the premise that college students have sufficient time, they can use their spare time to participate in work-study activities organized by colleges and universities, obtain legal remuneration through labor, improve their learning and living conditions, etc., and the salary is generally not less than 12 yuan per hour.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school to participate.
13 Green Channel
New students from families with particularly difficult financial situations who cannot temporarily raise enough tuition and accommodation fees can go through the "green channel" opened by the college or university to complete the enrollment procedures first when they report to school. After enrollment, the student financial aid management department of the college or university will conduct identification of students from families with financial difficulties based on the specific circumstances of the students and take different measures to provide financial aid.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school for handling.
14 On-Campus Financial Aid
The school uses funds extracted from business income and social donations to establish on-campus financial aid projects such as scholarships, grants, hardship subsidies, food subsidies, on-campus interest-free loans, and tuition fee reductions.
You can apply to the student financial aid management department of the school for handling.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 15th (Reporter Ding Yasong (丁雅诵)) The 2024 China Student Financial Aid Development Report, recently released by the National Student Financial Aid Management Center (全国学生资助管理中心) of the Ministry of Education (教育部), shows that in 2024, a total of 150,771,100 students nationwide received financial aid in preschool education, compulsory education, secondary vocational education (including technical schools managed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源和社会保障部)), general high school education, and general higher education (excluding the exemption of tuition and fees and free textbooks for compulsory education), with a total financial aid amount of 341.211 billion yuan. Among them, 6,254,000 preschool children received financial aid, with a financial aid amount of 8.67 billion yuan; 67,810,000 compulsory education students received financial aid, with a financial aid amount of 58.565 billion yuan; 18,795,400 secondary vocational education students received financial aid, with a financial aid amount of 39.124 billion yuan; 12,955,600 general high school education students received financial aid, with a financial aid amount of 17.211 billion yuan; and 44,956,100 general higher education students received financial aid, with a financial aid amount of 217.642 billion yuan.
The report shows that in 2024, the total financial investment from all levels of government in student financial aid funds was 221.571 billion yuan, an increase of 5.499 billion yuan over the previous year, a growth of 2.54%. In 2024, 95.518 billion yuan in national student loans were issued, an increase of 25.549 billion yuan over the previous year, a growth of 36.51%, accounting for 27.99% of the total financial aid funds. In 2024, the National Nutrition Improvement Program for Students in Rural Compulsory Education (全国农村义务教育学生营养改善计划) benefited 31,370,400 students. The total financial investment from all levels of government in nutritional meal subsidies was 31.723 billion yuan.
Return to TopBy: 李祉瑶
Warmly welcoming and helping tourists can reflect the warmth of a city; caring for every ordinary person in the city and respecting ordinary workers can also reflect the warmth of a city, and there should be no distinction between inside and outside.
In Datong (大同), Shanxi (山西), a tourist's child accidentally put a children's watch into a garbage bag and left it on the train. The next morning, the tourist called the 12345 hotline for help, and the Datong Municipal Urban Management Bureau (大同市城市管理局) "accepted the order" for processing. In the end, two sanitation workers spent more than 4 hours sorting through 8 tons of garbage to find the children's watch.
Heartwarming stories of helping tourists find lost items are common, but this time, the incident sparked heated discussions online. Some praised the city's efficiency and the hard work of the sanitation workers, while others questioned whether this was a waste of manpower and resources, disrespect for the labor of sanitation workers, and a lack of consideration for the sanitation workers' hard work in sorting through garbage in the hot weather. There was also speculation about the tourist's identity and background.
The process of finding the lost item was indeed arduous. Two sanitation workers spent 4 hours sorting through 8 tons of garbage just for a children's watch, and the question of whether it was "worth it" was raised. In response, the Datong Municipal Urban Management Bureau (大同市城市管理局) responded: They did not give too much consideration to the question of "worth it," and the person seeking help was just an ordinary tourist. To express gratitude, the tourist sent a WeChat red envelope, which was politely declined by the sanitation company.
The city helping tourists, the tourists expressing gratitude, and netizens speaking out for the sanitation workers all reflect beautiful goodwill. Our city managers should think about how to turn this valuable goodwill into a driving force for doing good work. How should we serve and help tourists? While helping others, how can we show respect for workers and reflect the value and feelings of people?
Providing services to tourists, of course, includes providing timely assistance to tourists who encounter difficulties. As for how to help, it should be evaluated based on the specific circumstances of each event, carefully considering the manpower and material resources that need to be mobilized, and minimizing or reducing the impact on the city's operation, residents' lives, and normal work. Importantly, if the assistance process is time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring the helper to put in a lot of work, more thorough consideration should be given, and rewards and subsidies should be given in an appropriate manner. It is gratifying that the local sanitation company in Datong (大同) will reward the two sanitation workers and set aside a portion of the funds to establish a "Help Others and Find Happiness" fund to achieve normalized incentives.
Warmly welcoming and helping tourists can reflect the warmth of a city; caring for every ordinary person in the city and respecting ordinary workers can also reflect the warmth of a city, and there should be no distinction between inside and outside.
Return to TopDuring the summer vacation, in Fushan District (福山区), Yantai City (烟台市), Shandong Province (山东省), railway and power departments are actively responding to the travel peak to ensure smooth railway transportation. The picture shows a speeding train.
Yu Bin (于斌) photographed (People's Vision (人民视觉)).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 15th (Reporter Wang Haonan (王昊男)) The reporter learned from the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission (北京市交通委) that, focusing on the parking difficulties in the central urban area, the Beijing (北京) transportation department, together with the Development and Reform Commission, Planning Commission, Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission, and Public Security Traffic Management Bureau, has taken multiple measures to increase the supply of parking facilities by tapping into the potential of new parking facilities, promoting paid staggered sharing, and standardizing the allocation of roadside parking spaces. In the first half of this year, a total of more than 42,000 new parking spaces were added, effectively alleviating the contradiction between parking supply and demand.
The Zijinzhuangyuan Community (紫金庄园小区) in Haidian District (海淀区) renovated the original boiler room coal storage space in the community, turning the "abandoned space" into a "folding space," adding a 4-story立体 (lìtǐ - "three-dimensional") parking facility, and adding 59 parking spaces. Dongcheng District (东城区) used vacant land on the ground to build a temporary parking lot on the east side of the south gate of the Temple of Heaven Park (天坛公园), adding 126 parking spaces. Shijingshan District (石景山区) carried out greening and composite utilization of the Jindu Garden (金都园林) plot, and built public parking facilities under the park, designing 1660 parking spaces. It is understood that by using vacant land in and around residential areas, and making overall use of resources such as land vacated after demolition of illegal buildings and space under bridges, a total of 20,097 new parking spaces have been tapped and built in the central urban area of Beijing (北京) in the first half of the year.
Promoting paid staggered sharing is one of Beijing's (北京) measures to alleviate parking difficulties. According to the relevant person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission (北京市交通委), by further revitalizing existing parking resources in public buildings, state-owned enterprises, and government agencies and institutions around residential areas, 10,304 new shared parking spaces were added in the central urban area of Beijing (北京) in the first half of the year. In addition, 3,854 new civil air defense parking spaces were added, and 8,326 roadside parking spaces were standardized.
Return to TopThe National Organization for Drug Centralized Procurement Office (国家组织药品联合采购办公室) announced the selection of varieties for the eleventh batch of centralized procurement on July 15th, according to a report in this newspaper from Beijing (北京) on July 15th by reporter Sun Xiuyan (孙秀艳). After three stages of screening, 55 varieties were included in the reporting volume range for the eleventh batch of centralized procurement. In addition, for 5 generic drugs, such as dapagliflozin oral immediate-release dosage form and eltrombopag ethanolamine oral immediate-release dosage form, whose indications are fewer than those of the original drug, the Joint Procurement Office (联采办) reduced the reporting volume requirements and narrowed the reporting volume range to the indications that both generic and original drugs have, so as to ensure rational clinical drug use.
The person in charge of the Price and Procurement Department of the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) stated that the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) guides the Joint Procurement Office (联采办) to adhere to the principles of "stabilizing the clinic, ensuring quality, preventing bid rigging, and preventing involution," and further optimize procurement rules.
First, adhere to the principle of centralized procurement for non-new drugs and non-centralized procurement for new drugs, and scientifically determine the procurement varieties. In order to protect the industry's enthusiasm for innovation and to be in line with the medical insurance catalog negotiation, varieties that have newly entered the medical insurance through negotiation and are still within the agreement period are excluded. According to the opinions of the intellectual property department, varieties with a high risk of patent infringement are excluded. At the same time, market size conditions are added, and varieties with an annual purchase amount of more than 100 million yuan on the pharmaceutical centralized procurement platforms of various provinces are included in the procurement scope. In addition, some drugs have particularities and high risks in clinical use, and are not included in this centralized procurement scope for the time being.
Second, strengthen quality assessment and supervision to better ensure drug safety. Further increase the threshold for bidding qualifications. New requirements have been added for the quality control capabilities of enterprises to prevent quality risks caused by the lack of production experience of enterprises. Increase the requirements for production quality inspection, expanding the original requirement that "the bidding drug" does not violate the requirements of drug GMP within 2 years to "the production line of the bidding drug" does not violate the requirements of drug GMP within 2 years. At the same time, further strengthen quality supervision. The drug regulatory department will continue to conduct two "full coverage" inspections and product spot checks on the enterprises selected for the national centralized procurement, carry out targeted inspections on low-priced selected drugs and entrusted production drugs, and focus on changes in the raw and auxiliary materials and production processes of the selected drugs, as well as the impact on quality.
Third, optimize the rules for reporting volume and quantity to better adapt to the diversified drug use needs. First, optimize the reporting volume method. Medical institutions can choose to report the volume according to specific brands, report the brands they recognize and the amount they expect to use, and if the drug is selected, it can directly become the supplier of the medical institution. Second, respect special clinical needs. In principle, medical institutions are required to report no less than 80% of the actual usage of each variety. Among them, for those with reduced clinical demand or unstable demand due to seasonal or epidemic diseases, medical institutions can lower the reporting volume after making explanations; at the same time, drugs and consumables used by public hospitals when providing non-basic medical insurance services are not included in the scope of centralized procurement reporting volume and use monitoring. Third, reasonably determine the agreed purchase volume. According to the market competition pattern, the actual number of selected enterprises and other factors, 60%-80% of the medical institutions' reported volume is taken as the agreed purchase volume. Among them, special varieties such as antibacterial drugs and key monitoring drugs will also appropriately reduce the quantity ratio to leave more choices for clinical drug use.
Fourth, optimize the bidding rules to guide rational competition in the industry. In response to concerns in the industry about excessive "**内卷**" (**内卷** - nèi juǎn - "involution," a situation where increased effort yields diminishing returns), the bidding rules are optimized to guide rational competition. First, optimize the price difference control rules. The "anchor point" for the calculation of the price difference is optimized, and the lowest quotation is no longer simply used as a reference, so that even if individual companies offer low prices, it will not affect other companies with normal quotations. Second, implement a "low-price statement." For the selected enterprise with the lowest quotation for each variety, the Joint Procurement Office (联采办) will require it to explain the rationality of the quotation, promise not to quote below cost, and issue a relevant statement to respond to social doubts about the low-price selection. Third, strengthen the prevention of bid rigging. Explore the introduction of a "leniency for first reporting" mechanism. For the first enterprise to provide clues and valid evidence of bid rigging, and the first enterprise to admit to participating in bid rigging during the investigation of the bid rigging incident, lenient treatment may be given in accordance with laws and regulations to break the alliance of interests between bid rigging enterprises.
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Core Reading
The Talatan (塔拉滩) area, located in the Gonghe Basin (共和盆地) of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海南藏族自治州), Qinghai (青海) Province, is arid and receives little rainfall, with a desertification rate that once reached 98.5%. In recent years, Hainan Prefecture (海南州) has explored the "photovoltaic + ecology + agriculture and animal husbandry" model, achieving photovoltaic sand control and enriching the people under the panels. The barren Talatan (塔拉滩) has been transformed into an oasis, driving local green development.
Starting southwest from Xining (西宁) City, Qinghai (青海) Province, after passing through the Liushaogou Tunnel (柳梢沟隧道), the altitude suddenly drops by hundreds of meters. To the north is the Nanshan Mountains (南山山脉) on the southern slope of Qinghai Lake (青海湖), and to the south is the Heka Mountains (河卡山), "sandwiching" the Gonghe Basin (共和盆地) in between.
In the Gonghe Basin (共和盆地) of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海南藏族自治州), there is a Talatan (塔拉滩). Upon entering, one sees herds of cattle and sheep dotted on the green carpet of grass, with large blue photovoltaic panels extending into the distance.
Talatan (塔拉滩) is arid and receives little rainfall, with an average annual evaporation far exceeding the average annual precipitation, and a desertification rate that once reached 98.5%. Today, the brown color of Talatan (塔拉滩) has been replaced by a mixture of blue and green. How did the barren beach become an oasis? The answer lies under the densely packed photovoltaic panels.
Building Photovoltaics on Barren Beaches, Grass Grows Green Underneath
By the Longyangxia Reservoir (龙羊峡水库), there is an "ocean" formed by photovoltaic panels. At noon, Li Qixiang (李啟祥) and others from Xiahelesi Village (下合乐寺村), Tiegaixiang (铁盖乡), Gonghe County (共和县), drove their flocks of sheep out of the ecological pasture. The sheep ran under the blue photovoltaic panels, sometimes lowering their heads to graze on the grass, and sometimes running further away.
"The sun is shining brightly now, and most of the sheep are hiding under the photovoltaic panels to eat grass! There's enough grass here to last until the end of the year," said Li Qixiang (李啟祥).
"Our village is mainly engaged in animal husbandry, and there are many people who herd sheep. In the past, the grass nearby was not enough for the sheep to eat, so we had to run far away. Later, the grass far away was not enough either, and we had to supplement with feed at night, which increased the cost of pasture rent and feed," said Li Qixiang (李啟祥). Because the natural pasture was far away and the cost of breeding increased, his family's cattle and sheep once dwindled to just over 20. "Why run so far? It's all sandy land around. When the wind blows in spring, you can't see people 5 meters away. When the wind and sand blow during the day, the sky is gray."
In recent years, a turning point has emerged. Hainan Prefecture (海南州) is rich in solar energy resources, and Talatan (塔拉滩) has open and relatively flat terrain, making it suitable for the development of new energy sources such as photovoltaics and wind power. State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投集团) Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. (黄河上游水电开发有限责任公司) came to Talatan (塔拉滩) in 2011 to develop and build a photovoltaic power generation park. Since then, Qinghai (青海) has integrated the resources of multiple state-owned enterprises, and after more than ten years of construction, it has built a ten-million-kilowatt solar ecological power generation park. As of the end of 2024, the park has attracted 68 photovoltaic companies to settle in, with a photovoltaic grid-connected installed capacity of 17.73 million kilowatts. This has indirectly brought about an unexpected result - grass grows green under the photovoltaic panels.
Under the Photovoltaic Panels, Why Does the Grass Grow Well?
"In the past, we wanted to plant greenery on Talatan (塔拉滩), and we thought of many ways, but one was the lack of water, and the other was the strong wind. We tried many kinds of drought-resistant crops, and the effect was there, but it was not ideal. If we planted 10 plants, it would be good if one or two could grow up in two years," explained Chen Lihong (陈立宏), the first secretary of the Xiahelesi Village (下合乐寺村) stationed in the village. "With the photovoltaic panels in place, they can prevent wind, block sand, and fix sand. The photovoltaic power generation process will produce condensed water, and water is also needed to clean the photovoltaic panels. In addition, the ground evaporation under the photovoltaic panels is greatly reduced. With water and less wind, the grass will naturally grow."
Cao Jun (曹军), a staff member of the Industrial Park Project Department of State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投集团) Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. (黄河上游水电开发有限责任公司) Hainan Branch (海南分公司), introduced: "According to calculations, compared to barren beaches, the wind speed in the photovoltaic park is reduced by 50%, and the soil moisture evaporation is reduced by 30%, which helps vegetation recovery and growth."
Animal Husbandry and Photovoltaics Can Complement Each Other, and the Benefits Are Emerging
The grass grew more and more luxuriantly, but it once brought "trouble" to the photovoltaic power station. "At first, we were happy to see the barren beach gradually turning green. But slowly, the grass grew too vigorously. If the height of the grass exceeds the photovoltaic panels, it will greatly affect the power generation efficiency," said Chen Lihong (陈立宏). "In winter, the withered grass is dry and dense, which also poses a fire hazard." At that time, the photovoltaic companies in the park had to spend money to hire people to remove the grass.
In 2020, the "trouble" had a solution. Hainan Prefecture (海南州) explored "animal husbandry and photovoltaic complementarity," and Xiahelesi Village (下合乐寺村) became one of the first pilot projects, building 6 ecological pastures in the photovoltaic park. "The sheepfolds and drinking sheds are all available. The sheep go to graze under the photovoltaic panels during the day and return to the sheds to rest at night," said Chen Lihong (陈立宏). After the "photovoltaic sheep" entered the park, the sheep no longer needed to be driven back home, and the sheep manure not only no longer affected the appearance of the village, but also became a natural fertilizer for the land in the photovoltaic park.
"After several years of observation, the impact of sheep activities on photovoltaic equipment is very small," said Liu Ta (刘塔), deputy director of the Hainan Prefecture (海南州) Green Industry Development Park Management Committee.
"Now, there are more than 4,000 sheep in the village eating fresh grass in the park," said Li Qixiang (李啟祥). For herdsmen, they only need to drive the sheep from the pasture outside the park to the park, and the sheep have grass to eat, and the herdsmen do not have to bear any costs.
According to statistics, the Talatan (塔拉滩) photovoltaic park produces 174 kilograms of grass per mu, and the annual grass production reaches 118,000 tons, which can meet the grazing needs of 200,000 sheep. Because they eat natural grass, the "photovoltaic sheep" are of high quality and are favored by the market.
The photovoltaic park also benefits from the "photovoltaic sheep." "Sheep eat grass much faster than people mowing grass," said An Fengjun (安峰军), director of the Hainan Prefecture (海南州) Green Industry Development Park Management Committee. Enterprises save costs and can also drive employment in various ways in the mid- and late stages of project construction. Last year, the new energy projects under construction on Talatan (塔拉滩) absorbed more than 3,000 workers, most of whom were farmers and herdsmen from the surrounding areas.
Governing "Sandy and Arid Land," Greenery is Spreading
The changes in Talatan (塔拉滩) have provided experience for Qinghai (青海) to promote desertification control.
Flying south and west from Xining (西宁), even at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the vast blue photovoltaic ocean on Talatan (塔拉滩) can always give people a visual shock. Walking into the photovoltaic park, the asphalt roads are wide, and rows of roadside trees line the sides. In recent years, Hainan Prefecture (海南州) has implemented afforestation and greening in the Talatan (塔拉滩) photovoltaic park, building windbreak and sand-fixing and road landscape forests in the park, and planting large-scale Qingyang (青杨), tamarisk (柽柳) and other suitable tree species. The vegetation coverage in the park has increased to more than 80%.
"'Photovoltaic + ecology + agriculture and animal husbandry' model has achieved the goals of photovoltaic sand control and enriching the people under the panels. Talatan (塔拉滩) has become a 'green gathering basin' and a 'treasure basin'. With the implementation of ecological projects such as sand prevention and consolidation forest belts, the ecological management area of Talatan (塔拉滩) reached 380,000 mu by the end of last year, which also drove the green development of the plateau area," said He Xianglong (何香龙), director of the Hainan Prefecture (海南州) Natural Resources Bureau.
Ma Jianhai (马建海), chief engineer of the Qinghai (青海) Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau, introduced that Qinghai (青海) has issued a zoning report on the use of forest, grassland, and sandy land for the photovoltaic industry to promote the deep integration of photovoltaic power generation and ecological management. "We actively encourage and support relevant enterprises to carry out photovoltaic sand control project construction in priority development areas, and promote the combination of photovoltaic industry development and sand prevention and control, and agricultural and animal husbandry production," said Ma Jianhai (马建海).
Data shows that Qinghai (青海) Province controlled 1.49 million mu of sand and restored and managed 4.7 million mu of grassland in 2024, and the comprehensive vegetation coverage of forests and grasslands reached more than 60%. The desertified and sandy land continued to "shrink in both areas." In 2024, the collective economic income of Gonghe County (共和县) reached 34.4535 million yuan, of which the collective economic income of 14 photovoltaic industry-covered villages achieved a net income of more than 6 million yuan.
With a gentle breeze, herdsman Ma Hongzhen (马洪真) wearing a straw hat, sat on a high grassy area in the park, "In the past, I lay down in the sand and woke up with a face full of sand. Now I lie on the green grass, and life is very beautiful!"
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The rich and diverse natural vegetation provides conditions for breeding diverse butterfly species, and the concentrated emergence of butterflies is related to their habits.
Recently, in the river valley mountains of Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县), Yuxi City (玉溪市), Yunnan Province (云南省), a large number of butterflies have emerged in concentration, forming a spectacular "butterfly explosion" landscape, attracting many tourists who marvel at it.
As winged, flying insects, butterflies tend to appear wherever there is suitable temperature and sufficient food. Butterfly larvae cannot live without host plants, and adults need nectar plants. The rich and diverse natural vegetation provides conditions for breeding diverse butterfly species. In Yuanjiang (元江), the altitude difference between the valley bottom and the mountain top exceeds 2,000 meters, the three-dimensional climate characteristics are obvious, and the vegetation is different, so the species diversity of butterflies is particularly rich. For example, the Catopsilia pomona is active in the warmer, low-altitude dam area, while the cooler areas at higher altitudes have become a "summer resort" for the Blue Spotted Milkweed Butterfly. In the Nujiang (怒江) and Lancang River (澜沧江) valleys of Yunnan (云南), there are also continuous, lush, and diverse plants, providing a rich source of food for butterflies from larvae to adults.
In addition to food, water sources also affect the distribution of butterflies. To maintain their own metabolism and reproduction, butterflies need to absorb sodium salts from water that dissolves inorganic salts. Therefore, butterflies easily gather where water sources are abundant. This is why in many online videos of butterfly gatherings, the background is often streams or small puddles. In addition, the abundant water sources in the river valley also help regulate the day and night temperatures. Water vapor transpiration is like the river valley's own "air conditioner," and the relatively stable temperature can improve the emergence rate and survival rate of butterflies.
Of course, the concentrated emergence of butterflies, presenting the spectacle of a "big explosion," is related to the habits of butterflies. It is worth noting that the scale of butterfly outbreaks in the same valley varies from year to year. Because butterfly larvae need to feed on plants, each butterfly outbreak will inhibit the growth of butterfly host plants in the next stage; food shortages will affect the development of butterfly larvae; and with the impact of predator predation, etc., if you do not see the spectacle of a butterfly outbreak, you do not have to feel regret: nature has its own laws, we only need to continue to protect its habitat, and may as well wait quietly for the coming year.
(The author is a professor at the School of Chemistry, Biology and Environment of Yuxi Normal University (玉溪师范学院), and this report was compiled by Yang Wenming (杨文明), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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Return to TopOn July 15th, the first phase of the Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. (上海电气集团股份有限公司) Taonan Wind Power Coupled Biomass Green Methanol Integrated Demonstration Project (洮南市风电耦合生物质绿色甲醇一体化示范项目) (hereinafter referred to as the "Taonan Project") was successfully put into operation. The first batch of 50,000-ton green methanol project has started production. This is the first time in the industry that wind power hydrogen production and biomass gasification are coupled to produce green methanol on a large scale, filling the domestic gap in this field and reaching the international advanced level.
The successful commissioning of the Taonan Project is a vivid microcosm of Shanghai Electric's accelerated development of new quality productive forces and creation of core competitiveness in recent years. As a global leading provider of industrial-grade green and intelligent system solutions, Shanghai Electric focuses on the two major battlefields of energy and industry, adheres to the development direction of high-end, intelligent, green, and international, adheres to high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and continuously forms new industrial competitive advantages, using core technology to support the optimization of energy structure and promote the green and low-carbon transformation of the energy industry.
Creating a Green Benchmark, Exploring New Paths for Green Electricity Consumption
In recent years, the use of green fuels represented by green methanol has gradually become the main means for the international shipping industry to achieve carbon emission reduction. Since March 2024, Shanghai Electric has been building a green methanol integrated demonstration project in Taonan City (洮南市), Jilin Province (吉林省), exploring the use of biomass gasification coupled with green hydrogen to produce green methanol technology, as well as a new model for achieving large-scale green electricity consumption and green methanol production. The successful commissioning of the first phase of the project is a successful practice of China's industrial application of green hydrogen-based fuels. The Taonan Project has become a green methanol project certified by ISCC EU and has successfully obtained access to the EU market.
Shanghai Electric's Taonan Project's wind power green hydrogen production coupled with biomass green methanol production technology route realizes the efficient conversion of agricultural and forestry waste and wind power resources. No fossil energy is involved in the whole process, and it can also promote the local consumption of green electricity. This model can reduce the carbon emissions of each ton of methanol by 65%, with significant economic and environmental benefits.
Serving National Strategies, Helping Energy Low-Carbon Transition
In June of this year, Shanghai Electric participated in the 2025 Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Technology, Product and Achievement Expo, showcasing its innovative achievements in green energy, industrial equipment, and "dual carbon" digital solutions in all directions.
Green methanol, artificial sun, deep-sea wind power... A series of new energy equipment achievements representing Shanghai Electric's cutting-edge technology were concentrated in the 720-square-meter immersive exhibition area, attracting many exhibitors to stop and watch, demonstrating Shanghai Electric's "hardcore" strength in serving energy structure transformation and green upgrading.
In recent years, Shanghai Electric has actively served national strategies, taking comprehensive green and low-carbon as the main line, actively promoting the green transformation of development methods, vigorously deploying and developing advanced nuclear energy, wind power, solar energy, energy storage, hydrogen energy and other industries, and going all out to accelerate green and low-carbon development and help build a beautiful China.
Taking advanced nuclear energy as an example, Shanghai Electric has been deeply involved in controllable nuclear fusion projects since 2000. Controllable nuclear fusion, also known as "artificial sun," is considered to be the ideal energy for mankind in the future due to its abundant fuel resources, huge energy release, cleanliness and greenness. At the same time, Shanghai Electric has deeply participated in a number of domestic and foreign first-of-its-kind and major projects. Its product technology has reached the international leading level, and it has developed into one of the equipment manufacturing enterprises with the most comprehensive supply performance of core equipment for domestic nuclear fusion main engine systems.
In the field of wind power, Shanghai Electric's cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind power has ranked first in China for many years; in the field of photovoltaics, it has completely independently mastered the mass production capacity of high-efficiency N-type heterojunction batteries; in the field of energy storage, it can provide full-scenario energy storage solutions from second-level, hour-level to cross-day and cross-season levels; in the field of hydrogen energy, Shanghai Electric has the core equipment foundation for the "manufacturing-storage-addition-use" link and integrated hydrogen energy system solutions.
Accelerating Scientific and Technological Breakthroughs, Realizing Industrial Innovation and Implementation
Putting into operation the country's first green hydrogen coupled biomass gasification green methanol project, building the world's largest installed capacity photothermal photovoltaic new energy project, providing wind turbine components for the world's first offshore floating wind-fishing integration project, constantly refreshing the world's lowest coal consumption record of coal-fired power units, and becoming one of the equipment manufacturing enterprises with the most comprehensive supply performance of core equipment for domestic nuclear fusion main engine systems... Behind Shanghai Electric's series of global firsts and industry firsts is the key support of scientific and technological innovation.
In recent years, Shanghai Electric has continued to increase its investment in scientific research. In 2024, R&D expenses reached 5.665 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5% compared with 5.369 billion yuan in 2023. The company has identified 823 core technology research projects around the "dual carbon" goal and high-end equipment manufacturing needs, and has focused on deploying strategic fields such as new energy, automation equipment, and high-end robots.
Looking to the future, the stars and seas of scientific and technological innovation are infinitely beautiful. While striving to maintain its leading position in the fields of traditional energy equipment and industrial equipment, Shanghai Electric will accelerate the layout and investment in cutting-edge fields such as humanoid robots, and strive to run out of "acceleration" on the track of cultivating new quality productive forces and achieve high-quality development.
Data source: Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. (上海电气集团股份有限公司)
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Hundreds of miles of fertile land, rice paddies in Fujin City (富锦市), a "National Advanced County in Grain Production," are marked with straight green lines by rice transplanters equipped with Beidou navigation; in a smart factory, robotic arms are flexibly assembling components in the high-voltage digital workshop of Jiamusi Electric Machine Co., Ltd. (佳木斯电机股份有限公司); along the Songhua River (松花江), citizens leisurely take photos in front of a sculpture wall in the park bathed in morning light...
These three scenes depict the striving footsteps of Jiamusi City (佳木斯市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省). Located in the heart of the Sanjiang Plain (三江平原), Jiamusi adheres to a pragmatic and innovative approach, striding forward on the path of comprehensive high-quality development.
Answering the Modern Agriculture Question—
Technology Helps, Black Soil Can Generate Gold
In the height of summer, the black soil glistens with oil. Standing on the ridge of the field and looking into the distance, there is an endless sea of green. Currently, it is a critical period for rice growth. Above the paddy fields of Gaojia Village (高家村), Changan Town (长安镇), Fujin City (富锦市), Jiamusi (佳木斯), a drone equipped with a multi-spectral camera is operating. Yao Hongtian (姚洪田), a major grower, stares at his mobile phone, carefully examining the rice pest and disease data transmitted in real-time by sensors on the smart agriculture platform.
In 2024, Yao Hongtian (姚洪田) installed the Beidou navigation system on his rice transplanter, achieving centimeter-level precision transplanting. "Before installing the Beidou navigation system, I could only transplant 30 mu per day, but now I can do 45 mu per day. The seedlings are neat and strong, and it saves effort!" Having tasted the sweetness of going from "running around to check seedlings" to "managing thousands of mu from the cloud," Lao Yao (老姚) is now actively encouraging surrounding farmers to follow suit in the intelligent transformation of agricultural machinery.
With technology empowering agriculture, Jiamusi's comprehensive agricultural mechanization rate has reached over 99%. Its six subordinate counties (cities) have been rated as national demonstration counties for the full mechanization of major crop production, and new quality agricultural productivity is being nurtured on the black soil.
Walking into the Perilla Modern Agriculture Industrial Park (紫苏现代农业产业园) in Huanan County (桦南县), the perilla oil on the production line is clear, golden, and fragrant. In May 2025, Huanan perilla oil was successfully selected into the National Famous, Special, Excellent, and New Agricultural Products Directory. This local specialty officially has a "national business card," which is based on the entire industrial chain constructed by the 100,000 mu perilla planting base in Huanan County (桦南县).
Small perilla transforms into "golden leaves." From field breeding and organic certification to low-temperature cold-pressing technology, every drop of oil embodies the value of the "full-chain economy" development model. Last August, Huanan (桦南) took advantage of the Perilla Culture Festival to hold an industrial integration and development exchange meeting, signing cooperation projects worth 650 million yuan in one fell swoop. It also deepened scientific research cooperation with universities and research institutes such as Jiangnan University (江南大学) and Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (黑龙江省农业科学院) to promote more than 120 deep-processed products such as perilla oil, perilla pills, and perilla honey to be sold to Japan and South Korea. The added value of deep-processed perilla products has increased by an average of 300%.
In the rice base of Huachuan County (桦川县), traceability technology protects the quality of "fresh rice." On the Huachuan "Spark Rice" (星火大米) processing line, each bag of finished rice is affixed with a traceability QR code. After scanning the code, consumers can immediately see the "life map" of a rice plant: from the water temperature records in the soaking seed workshop and the Beidou operation trajectory of the rice transplanter to the amount of organic fertilizer applied during the heading stage, and even the temperature and humidity data in the processing plant—the information of 13 key links in the entire chain is permanently stored.
In 2024, the total output of grain crops in Jiamusi (佳木斯) reached 23.358 billion catties, an increase of 2.2% year-on-year, achieving the "21st consecutive bumper harvest." Traditional agriculture has been given the wings of technology, and local specialty agricultural products have entered the national market. In the vast fields of Jiamusi (佳木斯), the results of modern agricultural development that emphasize both quantity and quality are even more gratifying.
Answering the Industrial Transformation Question—
Exploring Digitalization, Developing "Hard Technology"
Robotic arms flexibly rotate, automatic guided vehicles shuttle along predetermined tracks, and special motors are assembled on flexible production lines—in the high-voltage digital assembly workshop built by Harbin Electric Group Jiamusi Electric Machine Co., Ltd. (哈电集团佳木斯电机股份有限公司), a digital transformation saves the company more than 1.2 million yuan per year.
The transformation of Jiamusi Electric Machine Co., Ltd. (佳木斯电机股份有限公司) interprets the transformation vitality of Jiamusi's traditional old industry "renewing and upgrading." Liu Qingyong (刘清勇), chairman of the company, said with emotion: "Now the entire process is digitalized, and production efficiency has increased by more than 20%."
The breakthrough is far more than that. The helium compressor unit for the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor refueling system independently developed by Jiamusi Electric Machine Co., Ltd. (佳木斯电机股份有限公司) has passed acceptance, realizing the revolutionary function of "online refueling without stopping the reactor," providing a "Chinese solution" for the fourth-generation nuclear power plant. The gratifying results are being transformed into strong momentum. From January to May this year, the added value of Jiamusi's high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 37% year-on-year, accounting for 3 percentage points higher than the same period last year.
Closely following the pulse of the times, Jiamusi (佳木斯) is promoting the industry to move towards high-end, intelligent, and green development. As the northern node of the national measurement and control network, Jiamusi (佳木斯), together with Kashgar (喀什), Xinjiang (新疆), and Wenchang (文昌), Hainan (海南), constitutes the "golden triangle" of satellite measurement and control land-based facilities. Relying on favorable conditions such as high clear sky rate and pure electromagnetic environment, it has attracted eight leading companies in the industry, such as Aerospace Yuxing (航天驭星) and Shanghai Yuanxin (上海垣信), to settle down. Among the 13 projects with a total investment of 3.517 billion yuan, key infrastructure such as the integrated ground system for satellite measurement and control data transmission and the signal gateway station have been put into operation.
The Long March 6A carrier rocket painted with the logo of "The Easternmost of China, Jiamusi" (华夏东极佳木斯) was successfully launched, and one of the networking satellites of the "Qianfan Constellation" (千帆星座) was named "Jiamusi" (佳木斯号). The Jiamusi Satellite Industry Development Conference (佳木斯市卫星产业发展大会), which has been successfully held for two sessions, has promoted the cooperation intention of 19 projects and the transformation and implementation of 53 technical achievements. Jiamusi (佳木斯) is accelerating the construction of a complete satellite industry chain ecosystem from satellite measurement and control to data application.
Behind the eye-catching data is the resilience of breaking the situation in seven years. In 2018, the growth rate of Jiamusi's (佳木斯) industrial added value above designated size ranked at the bottom of the province, and the number of industrial enterprises above designated size was only 226; by 2024, the growth rate jumped to the first in the province, and the number of enterprises increased to 442. From January to May this year, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 12.7% year-on-year. From the ground to the cloud, from heavy-duty motors to intelligent equipment, Jiamusi (佳木斯) is reshaping its industrial landscape with "hard technology," and the transformation path of the old industrial base is becoming smoother and smoother.
Answering the Question of People's Well-being—
Building a Livable City, Enhancing the Sense of Gain
In the early morning, the sun spreads along the Songhua River (松花江). On Qihang Square (启航广场), the Happy Dance Fitness Team is moving vigorously, and under the ancient trees, old chess friends are starting their games early... The newly renovated Yanjiang Park (沿江公园) is not only the city's "living room" but also like an open book of people's livelihood, with words filled with the happiness that the people of Jiamusi (佳木斯) can easily reach.
This new landscape on the riverbank is a vivid portrayal of Jiamusi's (佳木斯) pragmatic promotion of the implementation of 40 practical matters for people's livelihood in 2025 with the theme of "Seven Focuses and Seven Improvements" (七聚七提). Since the beginning of the year, Jiamusi City (佳木斯市) has been meticulously working in the fields of urban renewal, clothing, food, housing, transportation, education, medical care, health, and entertainment, striving to turn the "people's livelihood list" into a "happiness account" step by step.
In Heping Park (和平公园) in Qianjin District (前进区), the elderly are leaning on the resting benches, chatting about their daily lives. "This used to be a garbage dump, and we used to walk around it when we went out. Now that the environment is better, everyone comes here to stroll around every day," said Xu Fengying (许凤英), a citizen. At present, there are 9 pocket parks in the city, becoming happy spaces built at the doorsteps of citizens. In terms of urban renewal, projects such as the construction and renovation of drainage pipe networks, the renovation of heating pipe networks, the renovation of gas facilities, and the construction of new energy vehicle charging piles are accelerating, and the well-being of the people is continuously warming up.
When the weather is fine, residents of Nantiexi Community (南铁西小区) walk out of their unit doors one after another. This old community, which was once filled with debris due to the abandonment of property management, has now been completely renewed. "In the past, debris and garbage were piled up everywhere, and we had to walk sideways when we went downstairs. Now that it has been renovated, everyone is in a good mood!" said Liu Zhenjiang (刘振江), a resident. Under the leadership of the "Sanjiang Red Property" (三江红色物业) Party building-led social governance, road repairs, debris removal, and greening and beautification have been completed one by one, and residents have praised the transformation as efficient and heartwarming.
In Jiamusi (佳木斯), such scenes are being staged simultaneously in 45 communities without property management, allowing old residents to feel the warmth of a new life in a familiar environment. "Key small things" involving people's livelihood, such as parking, toilets, and elderly care, have been labeled "priority solutions" by the Jiamusi Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. The city has added 6,393 public parking spaces to alleviate the "one parking space is hard to find" problem, 101 service windows have implemented "city-wide handling" of resident identity card services, the aroma of dishes from 14 elderly canteens has drifted into the hearts of the people, and 120 age-friendly renovations have made it safer for the elderly to live at home...
Practical matters for people's livelihood are also visible and tangible in rural areas. Huanan County (桦南县) has woven a large network of grassroots governance with the "1+10+N" governance model, realizing "small things do not leave the village, and big things do not leave the town"; the "Employment Dagang" (就业大岗) live broadcast room in Tongjiang City (同江市) has built a "digital bridge," and "Smart Agricultural Service" (智慧农服) helps solve the problem of agricultural employment; many alleys and roads in Huachuan County (桦川县) have been upgraded and renovated, and "worrying roads" have become "heart-warming roads"... When the "Seven Focuses and Seven Improvements" (七聚七提) have changed from written plans to actual feelings in the streets and alleys, from the satisfied smiles of urban and rural residents, we have seen the "happy answer" given by the implementation of practical matters for people's livelihood.
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The 7th Heilongjiang Province Tourism Industry Development Conference "2025 Heilongjiang Province Featured Cultural Tourism Promotion Conference" was successfully held recently at the Dongji Square in Fuyuan City, Jiamusi, announcing that Heilongjiang's summer cultural tourism has entered a "highlight moment."
Fuyuan (抚远) is located at the easternmost tip of mainland China. In recent years, the cultural tourism industry has become an important calling card of the "Easternmost of China." Xu Chengguo (徐承国), general manager of Fuyuan City Xuri Travel Agency, opened the summer tour schedule and ran his finger across the densely packed itinerary markings: "After the Tourism Development Conference, according to tourist demand, we have increased the number of special-line tours to Heixiazi Island (黑瞎子岛) every day, and also increased the tour guide scheduling for primary and secondary school study tours." Speaking of the changes in Fuyuan's tourism industry in recent years, Xu Chengguo (徐承国) opened the conversation, "Ten years ago, tourists asked 'What does Fuyuan have?', and local travel agencies would recommend an outbound tour. Now it's different—" He smiled and pointed to the newly printed product brochure at hand, "The VR experience area of the Fuyuan Sanjiang Natural Ecology Museum, the cranberry harvesting experience tour, the Dongji Pavilion chasing light tour... these characteristic routes are very attractive to tourists."
Chen Hao (陈豪), a tourist from Guangdong (广东), drove his RV to Jiamusi (佳木斯) and checked into the space capsule homestay at the Fuyuan Shell Beach Camp, with a magnificent river view outside the window. After the Shell Beach Camp officially opened in August 2023, it has been favored by RV enthusiasts and tourists from all over the country. The camp received 80,000 tourists last year.
The Fuyuan Binjiang Park RV Campground is also a popular spot for RV travel. In the early morning, Mr. Li (李先生), a car owner from Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), opened his tent, unplugged the car charging plug from the public charging pile, and came to the free direct drinking water interface to fill his water storage kettle, preparing to continue their G331 National Highway trip with several other car friends.
In Fuyuan (抚远), you can see RV enthusiasts from all over the country who come to the "Easternmost" in the midsummer to enjoy the slow life on wheels. Last summer, parking spaces in Binjiang Park were often 一位难求 (yī wèi nán qiú - "one space hard to find," very difficult to find a parking space). These "mobile observation decks" with wheels have become a unique landscape in Fuyuan (抚远). When night falls, the car lights are connected into a winding light belt, and tourists from all over the country show their skills, and the camp is filled with the aroma of "Easternmost" fish and seafood.
Today's Fuyuan (抚远) has an ever-extending chain of agricultural, cultural, and tourism integration. These days, in the Dong'an Village (东安村) homestay courtyard near Heixiazi Island (黑瞎子岛), Li Jinku (李金库), the village party branch secretary, is leading the villagers to make cranberry gift boxes. Dong'an Village (东安村) has a leading cranberry planting base in Asia. How to make good use of these advantages is a major concern for the villagers in recent years.
"Also, 26 villagers have spontaneously renovated their personal houses, forming a personalized homestay cluster with various apartment types and different decoration styles," Li Jinku (李金库) introduced. "Our village has also established a village investment company and set up a homestay reception desk in the village committee to formulate standardized and professional service processes." From June to October 2024, the average monthly income of homestay staff in the village was nearly 6,000 yuan.
When integrated with vivid regional characteristics, the cultural tourism IP will burst out with unlimited vitality. On the streets and alleys of Fuyuan (抚远), you can see the figures of the black bear "Fufu" (福福) and the sturgeon "Yuanyuan" (源源) everywhere. These two cartoon IP images were jointly created by Fuyuan (抚远) and the Harbin Creative Design Center (哈尔滨创意设计中心), and more than 100 cultural and creative products have been derived. "They are not just dolls, but also the carriers of urban genes," said Lu Wei (路微), general manager of Fuyuan City Heixiazi Island Cultural Tourism Investment Group (抚远市黑瞎子岛文旅投集团). "The cute partners composed of these two little guys, combined with the Hezhe (赫哲族) ethnic costumes and the Northeast 'Dahua Ao' (大花袄) patterns, are very popular among young customers."
Data shows that in the first half of this year, the total number of tourists in Fuyuan (抚远) was 963,200, an increase of 15.35% year-on-year, and the comprehensive tourism income was 695 million yuan, an increase of 10.8% year-on-year. "Taking the opportunity of the 7th Heilongjiang Province Tourism Industry Development Conference, we will continue to work hard to transform ecological advantages into cultural tourism resources, continue to use cultural genes to activate industrial momentum, and create a new pattern of all-for-one tourism in Fuyuan (抚远)," said He Dahai (何大海), member of the Standing Committee of the Jiamusi Municipal Party Committee (佳木斯市委常委) and Secretary of the Fuyuan Municipal Party Committee (抚远市委书记). Through further efforts to create new formats, new scenarios, and new products, Fuyuan (抚远) is striving to spread a new picture of high-quality development of the "Easternmost of China" cultural tourism industry.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郭晓龙 本报通讯员 王 冬
The sun shines brightly on the courtyard of Sister Gan's house in Nangang Hezhen Village (南岗赫哲族村), Hēixiāzi Island Town (黑瞎子岛镇), Fuyuan City (抚远市). Dough rolls on the chopping board, the rolling pin making a light, rhythmic sound. Sister Gan (甘大姐) of the Hezhen ethnic group, Aunt Zhao (赵姨) of the Manchu ethnic group, and Aunt Li (李婶) of the Han ethnic group sit around a table, their nimble hands flying as they fill coverlets with fish and meat dumplings.
"Stir the filling with the grain, so it's springy," Sister Gan said, neatly arranging the newly wrapped ingot dumplings. In the backyard, her husband is picking cucumbers with flowers and thorns: "These are all 'green special supply' for guests, they love this fresh taste!"
Amidst the laughter, the phone rings. "The Hezhen-themed parent-child room is fully booked for the day after tomorrow!" Sister Gan smiles and hands the phone to her neighbor, "Sister Zhao's (赵姐) house still has rooms available, I'll recommend you to her." The fishermen who once drifted on the river now have a "Homestay Alliance" sign hanging at their door. Driven by the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism, fishermen like Sister Gan have transformed into homestay managers, and their lives are getting better and better. The village receives an average of more than 42,000 tourists per year.
At the same time, at Morigen Square (莫日根广场), 10 kilometers away, a minority ethnic cultural and tourism event called "Heji" (赫集) is in full swing. At a birch bark painting stall, Zhao Hong (赵红), a representative inheritor of Hezhen intangible cultural heritage, leads tourists to touch the texture of the bark: "In the early years, we Hezhen people used this to record things, and now it has become a treasure connecting guests from all over the world."
Zhao Hong points to the Zhuaji Hezhen Restaurant (抓吉赫哲餐厅) and homestay cluster in the distance and says: "More than 10 years ago, this was still wasteland, but now every week, research teams come with students from all over the country." In the fish skin workshop, Han Chinese daughters-in-law and Hezhen grandmothers thread needles together; in the folk experience area, Guangdong (广东) merchants play traditional Hezhen sports games such as "Fish King Wrestling" and "Head Butting"...
In the evening, a bonfire is lit in the center of the square, and tourists hold hands and dance a collective dance incorporating Hezhen dance steps, the firelight illuminating sweaty smiling faces. Fuyuan innovates cultural and tourism integration, relying on ethnic unity to help the tourism industry prosper. In the past three years, more than 5 million tourists have come here to experience "each is beautiful in its own way, and beautiful together."
From the steaming dumplings at Sister Gan's house to the singing and laughter at Morigen Square, Fuyuan's story confirms a simple but profound truth: when the dividends of development are shared by all ethnic groups, and when the integration of cultures makes hearts resonate at the same frequency, the sense of community of the Chinese nation is like the pomegranate flower on the fertile land of the border, 灼灼其华 (zhuó zhuó qí huá - "blazing its splendor," describes flourishing and vibrant beauty).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 方 圆
Bathed in the morning light, the urban image of Fuyuan gradually becomes clear: theme park greenery meanders like a ribbon, blending with newly built badminton courts, basketball courts, and other sports venues; old residential areas are renovated and upgraded, giving residential buildings a new look.
On May 23 this year, the National Commendation Conference for Spiritual Civilization Construction was held in Beijing (北京). Fuyuan City (抚远市), Jiamusi (佳木斯), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) was awarded the title of the 7th National Civilized City. Behind this honor lies the collective effort and hard work of everyone in this city.
"When replacing meters and connecting wires, we must be precise and meticulous to ensure the safety of electricity use for the people!" In the height of summer, Cheng Bingyan (程丙炎), a member of the State Grid Heilongjiang Electric Power (Jiamusi Fuyuan) Communist Party Member Service Team, and his colleagues are working intensely and orderly to replace old metering boxes and lines for users in the Oriental Garden Community, with skilled and meticulous movements. Watching the brand-new equipment being gradually installed, resident Zhang Junling (张俊岭) said with a smile: "In the past, when I saw those aging wires and meter boxes, I always felt they were messy. Now it's good, neat and tidy, it looks much better, and I feel more at ease using electricity."
Investigating potential safety hazards in electricity use, solving urban waterlogging problems, rectifying waste recycling stations, renovating farmers' markets, protecting the ecological environment... Fuyuan transforms "creating a civilized city" into a process of discovering problems and improving people's livelihoods, summarizing and classifying more than 20,000 collected opinions, forming 1,260 practical projects for the benefit of the people, all with clear completion deadlines, and arranging special teams to supervise and promote implementation.
"In the past, we had to practice dancing outdoors, and we couldn't practice when it was windy, rainy, or snowy. Now it's good, there is a dance studio in the community. Our dance team has more than 80 people, and we often come to dance," said Wang Lihua (王丽华), a resident of Xinxing Community (新兴社区). Fuyuan strives to improve the quality of communities, carefully building cultural complexes in 6 communities, creating a warm and comfortable living space for residents.
In order to further deepen the cultivation of civilization, Fuyuan has also formed the "Dongji National Gate Propaganda Group" (东极国门宣讲团). Over the past three years, it has carried out more than 600 propaganda activities, benefiting more than 120,000 people; a large number of party members and cadres have joined the ranks of "creating a civilized city," cultivating 164 volunteer teams with 12,000 volunteers, and 97,000 people in the city have actively participated. Jointly cultivating and promoting, jointly building and sharing, Fuyuan's creation of a civilized city makes people's lives more beautiful and the city's brand more attractive.
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The "AI for Good Global Summit" in 2025 recently concluded in Geneva (日内瓦), Switzerland. The summit was co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (国际电信联盟) and dozens of United Nations partner agencies, focusing on the application of artificial intelligence in fields such as healthcare, education, and transportation, as well as AI regulation and governance, and standards development. During the summit, Chinese representatives actively elaborated on China's position on strengthening global AI regulation and governance, and introduced China's latest achievements in this field, which received widespread attention.
Strengthening Inclusive Cooperation to Narrow the Digital Divide
In recent years, the artificial intelligence industry has accelerated its development. According to forecasts, the global AI market size will reach $4.8 trillion by 2033. This summit was the largest since its inception in 2017, with 15,000 registered participants and 150 exhibiting companies, including 100 robotics companies.
The summit released the "2025 'Global Dialogue on AI Governance' Joint Chairs Statement: Promoting Inclusive, Trustworthy, and Innovative AI Governance." The statement proposed ten visions for AI governance, including pragmatic governance moving from principles to practice, inclusive collaboration between governments and all sectors of society, sustainability, safety standards, computing power governance, and policy flexibility. Frédéric Werner, Head of Strategic Engagement at the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union, told reporters: "We are using this cross-industry communication platform to discuss cooperation in order to maximize the benefits of artificial intelligence for humanity and minimize risks."
The "AI Readiness Index" developed by the International Monetary Fund shows that as of April 2024, the index for developed countries is 0.68, and for underdeveloped countries it is 0.32. Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy to the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union, said: "The development of artificial intelligence cannot be achieved **一蹴而就** (yī cù ér jiù - "accomplish in one step," to achieve something in one go; to be successful overnight). There are still more than 100 countries and regions around the world that have not yet developed AI development strategies." The "AI Readiness Report" released at this summit aims to help governments judge and measure the stage of development of their national artificial intelligence. Werner said: "The biggest and most pressing challenge at present is the problem of 'AI illiteracy'. This summit held a youth robotics challenge and opened 30 workshops, attracting young people from various countries, especially those in the Global South, to participate in the competition, in order to bridge the digital divide." This year, the International Telecommunication Union also partnered with the World Economic Forum in Davos (达沃斯世界经济论坛) to jointly launch the AI Skills Alliance.
During the summit, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (联合国工业发展组织), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (联合国贸易和发展会议), and the United Nations Office of Digital Technology (联合国数字和新兴技术办公室) solicited inclusive digital economy solutions from around the world to encourage countries to explore the enormous potential of digital technologies and narrow the digital divide. Zou Ciyong (邹刺勇), Deputy Director-General of UNIDO, said that artificial intelligence is changing manufacturing and value chains, but this progress is not evenly distributed. By 2030, a shortage of digital skills will lead to 85 million job vacancies. Currently, UNIDO is establishing smart factory laboratories in Tunisia (突尼斯) and smart manufacturing innovation centers in Serbia (塞尔维亚), etc., to help countries improve productivity, build resilient green industries, and ensure that the benefits of artificial intelligence benefit everyone.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, said in her closing remarks that when people work together, dialogue can bring inclusive cooperation, concrete action, and hope. "Artificial intelligence is not an end in itself, but a means for good. It will benefit all mankind and benefit the world."
Exchanging Practical Results to Accelerate Innovative Applications
The 2025 Innovation for Impact Case Report, released during the summit, shared practical experiences from different countries in using artificial intelligence to empower various industries, starting from specific cases. The report included 160 cases from 28 countries, covering 11 key areas including healthcare, climate and natural disasters, manufacturing, finance, education, and smart agriculture. Among them, 51 cases from 17 countries won awards.
Carlos Souza, Deputy Researcher at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (巴西亚马孙环境与人类研究所), introduced the application prospects of artificial intelligence in environmental protection. The institute uses artificial intelligence technology to predict deforestation in the Amazon (亚马孙) region by analyzing satellite images, water bodies, and socioeconomic data, achieving a prediction accuracy rate of 73% within a 4-kilometer radius from 2021 to 2024.
Dennis, an engineer from Ghana (加纳), introduced the "Smartphone Microscope Malaria Diagnostic System." This innovative system integrates a smartphone with an optical microscope and uses micro-machine learning technology to achieve intelligent identification of malaria parasites for rapid and accurate detection of malaria parasites and white blood cells.
The Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋财政部) has achieved intelligent transformation of financial services through artificial intelligence technology. Its intelligent dialogue assistant supports Chinese and English interactive communication, has contextual memory and online application functions; its document analysis system uses semantic search and knowledge graph technologies to achieve efficient analysis and summary generation of financial documents.
China Mobile (中国移动), China Southern Power Grid (南方电网), Huawei (华为), and many other Chinese companies and institutions won relevant awards this time. China Mobile showcased the application experience of smart agriculture construction in Lankao County (兰考县), Henan Province (河南省), using "AI + high-standard farmland" to empower the entire process of agricultural operations "cultivation-planting-management-harvesting." A single person can manage 14,000 mu of farmland, fertilizer utilization rate increased by 10%, and water utilization rate increased by 20%, providing a demonstrative solution for rural revitalization.
Xie Songyun (谢松云), a professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学), and his team introduced the latest achievements in brain-controlled robots and unmanned vehicles, brain-computer intelligent collaborative drone swarms, and brain-computer fusion decision-making. According to Xie Songyun, invasive brain-computer interfaces are currently being used in China for medical assistance, such as the treatment of epilepsy and rehabilitation assistance for nerve damage; non-invasive brain-computer interface technology has also achieved certain results in the auxiliary treatment of ADHD, mental illness, and other aspects.
Sharing Chinese Experience to Promote Technology for Good
During the summit, representatives from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (中国工信部) shared China's policy practices of synergistically promoting "intelligent industrialization" and "industrial intelligence" by taking the promotion of new industrialization as an opportunity. Guided by the "Global AI Governance Initiative," China proposed to actively build an innovative ecosystem of efficient collaboration, inclusive mutual trust, open cooperation, and universal benefit, which was highly affirmed by many participants.
At the booth of the Zhejiang Lab (之江实验室), the reporter met Mike Stephenson, the initiator of the world's first major scientific project "Deep-time Digital Earth" and former chief scientist of the British Geological Survey (英国地质调查局), who was introducing GeoGPT, an artificial intelligence system in the field of earth science developed by China, to visitors. The system won the Excellent Innovative Practice Case Award issued by the International Telecommunication Union. Stephenson said that this scientific public product is completely free and completely open, and is very valuable to the world, especially to countries in the Global South. Wang Jian (王坚), Director of Zhejiang Lab and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院院士), said: "We insist on open source and do not bind to specific models, which is convenient for people from different countries to use. We also encourage everyone to discuss together in the entire process of research and development and use. This is our specific action to participate in international AI governance."
The "Yuan Robotto" chess robot (元萝卜) under SenseTime (商汤科技) was always surrounded by visitors who came to play chess. André Vögtlin, President of the Swiss Chess Federation (瑞士国际象棋联合会主席), was moved by the scene in front of him. He said: "The robot not only stimulates the public's interest in playing chess, but also teaches beginners how to play chess. It is suitable for promotion and application and has good market potential."
Pengcheng Laboratory (鹏城实验室) has built a semantic communication knowledge base platform and is actively promoting semantic communication technology into 6G international standards, providing more reliable communication support for future application scenarios such as immersive interaction, intelligent body collaboration, and autonomous driving.
The intelligent pet robot "Bubu" (咘咘) brought by Hangzhou Jianmo Technology (杭州简墨科技) attracted many curious eyes. "It's very interesting and reflects the support of artificial intelligence for human emotions." Ruslana, an Italian girl, was quickly "captured" by this furry little robot. Xue Lan (薛澜), Dean of the Institute for AI International Governance at Tsinghua University (清华大学人工智能国际治理研究院院长), said that artificial intelligence has great potential in narrowing the global mental health treatment gap and reducing the burden on caregivers. Artificial intelligence can enhance rather than replace humanized care, and at the same time, attention should be paid to reflecting the diversity of culture, language, and environment during research and development to maintain fairness and inclusion.
"China's artificial intelligence technology iterates and updates quickly and has been embedded in the daily lives of Chinese people. China is an active supporter and leader in promoting artificial intelligence for good, and pays attention to fairness and justice, and cooperates with other countries and regions to promote capacity building. The Chinese representatives brought many beneficial experiences and cases to the summit, and I look forward to sharing more development experiences with the world in the future," Werner told reporters.
(Reported from Geneva (日内瓦) on July 15 by this newspaper)
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In recent days, the Parker Solar Probe has once again flown close to the Sun. This car-sized probe flew within approximately 6.2 million kilometers of the Sun's surface at a speed of about 687,000 kilometers per hour, continuing the two flight distance records since the end of last year, and will provide more data for exploring the solar atmosphere and solar wind.
Why is the Sun so difficult to "approach"? This has to start with the structure of the Sun. The Sun's radius is about 700,000 kilometers, and its energy comes from the continuous nuclear fusion reactions occurring in its internal central region. This energy is transmitted outward, and the temperature inside the Sun gradually decreases. Above the Sun's surface, there is an atmospheric structure extending to several solar radii, mainly divided into three layers from the inside out: the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona. Above the photosphere, the temperature of the solar atmosphere not only does not decrease with the increase of the distance from the Sun's center, but generally continues to rise. The temperature of the outermost corona is as high as millions of degrees Celsius, far exceeding the temperature of the Sun's surface. The solar atmosphere is not only hot, but also has a lot of energy, and it continuously releases supersonic charged particle streams outward, namely the "solar wind," which usually reaches speeds of hundreds of kilometers per second.
Why is the corona so hot? How is the solar wind accelerated? Where do solar high-energy particles originate? Sending probes into the solar atmosphere to study the composition and physical properties of the corona and solar wind is an important way to answer these scientific mysteries. The Parker Solar Probe is mainly equipped with 4 advanced instruments: the Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) investigation is used to measure the density, velocity, temperature and other physical parameters of the main particles in the solar wind; the Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) is used to take pictures and observe the solar wind and its disturbance structure; the FIELDS experiment is used to detect changes in the electromagnetic field in the solar wind; the Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISIS) is used to study the generation and propagation of solar high-energy particles. In order to allow the Parker Solar Probe to withstand extremely strong solar radiation, scientists have specially designed a thermal protection system, installing a heat shield made of carbon composite material on the side of the probe facing the Sun, so as to ensure the normal operation of the instruments behind it.
Since its launch in August 2018, the Parker Solar Probe has made a total of 24 close flybys of the Sun, exploring the coronal atmosphere and solar wind, and has made a series of discoveries. For example, it discovered the magnetic field switchbacks in the solar wind and confirmed the existence of a dust-free zone near the Sun. On November 6, 2024, the Parker Solar Probe completed its seventh and final Venus gravity assist flyby, sending itself into the final orbit set by the mission, and achieved the closest flybys to the Sun to date in December of the same year, March and June of this year. This flyby is the last one planned, after which the Parker Solar Probe will continue to orbit the Sun and continue to observe until the mission is evaluated and adjusted next year. As the propellant runs out, the probe will lose its attitude control function, and its solar exploration journey will also come to an end.
The intensity of solar activity shows a characteristic of approximately 11-year periodic changes. The Sun is currently in the maximum year of the 25th solar cycle. During this period, the number of sunspots on the Sun's surface increases significantly, the magnetic field structure becomes more complex, and violent activities such as flares and coronal mass ejections occur frequently, which significantly increases the impact on the Earth's space environment. Solar eruptions may cause the range of the Earth's auroras to expand to mid- and low-latitudes, and even affect power grids, satellites, communications, and navigation systems in mid-latitude regions.
In order to deeply understand the physical mechanisms behind these eruptions, in addition to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Parker Solar Probe, Europe's "Solar Orbiter" and China's "Kuafu-1 (夸父一号)," "Xihe (羲和号)," and Fengyun satellites are also participating in the observation of solar activity and its impact on the Earth. In the near future, researchers will also build a solar stereoscopic monitoring system to further reveal the physical processes occurring in the solar atmosphere, improve the ability to predict solar activity, better respond to the impact of solar storms, and reduce potential threats to spacecraft and ground power systems and other important facilities. Scientists' revelation of the mysteries of the Sun will not only help improve our understanding of stellar activity and planetary habitability, but also escort mankind's journey to deep space.
(Author's affiliation: School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University (北京大学))
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The "Global Trade Update" report released recently by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development shows that global trade grew by about 1.5% in the first quarter of 2025, and is expected to grow by 2% in the second quarter, continuing the moderate recovery trend since the second half of 2023. The report also pointed out that although the global trade volume increased by about 300 billion US dollars in the first half of this year, affected by the uncertainty of the United States' trade policy, geopolitical tensions and other factors, global trade will face increasing resistance in the second half of this year, and uncertainty will increase.
The report believes that the direction of the United States' trade policy is not clear, and it is difficult to predict whether the United States will suspend, exempt, or add tariffs on specific countries and products in the future. Once the United States takes further unilateral measures, it may exacerbate trade tensions and trigger chain reactions, affecting more countries and regions. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, said that the extension of the United States' tariff policy has prolonged the period of uncertainty, which will weaken long-term investment, affect commercial contracts, and further increase uncertainty and instability.
International Trade Centre tracking data shows that since the beginning of 2024, more than 150 new restrictive trade measures have been added globally. Under the superposition of factors such as the intertwined changes in the international situation and the uncertainty of the global economic outlook, the pressure on the global trade environment has increased significantly. Among them, the economies of the least developed countries appear particularly vulnerable in the face of shocks. Coke-Hamilton called on developing countries to take timely measures, such as strengthening regional trade cooperation to enhance autonomy; increasing the added value of exports to tap growth potential; and introducing relevant measures to promote the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises, so as to enhance trade resilience and find new trade growth space. "The current complex situation also prompts countries to accelerate regional integration and economic diversification." Coke-Hamilton believes that China's granting of zero-tariff treatment to all African countries and least developed countries that have diplomatic relations is an important opportunity to promote trade development.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, July 14 (Reporter Shang Xuqian (尚绪谦)) The "2025 Sustainable Development Goals Report" released by the United Nations on the 14th shows that among the 169 detailed items of the Sustainable Development Goals, only 35% are progressing smoothly, nearly half are progressing slowly, and 18% are regressing.
The report shows that significant progress has been made in the Sustainable Development Goals in areas such as public health, education, energy, and digital interconnection. New HIV infections have decreased by approximately 40% since 2010; malaria prevention and control have saved 12.7 million lives since 2000; the population coverage of social security now exceeds 50%; compared to 2015, the number of children and young people enrolled in school has increased by 110 million; the number of child marriages has decreased, and the number of women in politics has increased; in 2023, 92% of the world's population had access to electricity; the population using the Internet increased from 40% in 2015 to 68% in 2024; and the level of protection of key ecosystems has significantly improved.
The report also shows that the current progress is not enough to achieve all Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Globally, 800 million people are still in extreme poverty; billions of people lack safe drinking water and sanitation services; climate change is intensifying; armed conflicts in 2024 have resulted in nearly 50,000 deaths, and the number of displaced people at the end of the year reached 120 million. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (安东尼奥·古特雷斯) sounded the alarm of a "global development emergency" at a press conference releasing the report. He urged countries to take strong action to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. He also said that the current global economic and financial architecture is fundamentally unfair to developing countries and must be reformed.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 宋亦然
The morning sun洒在 the coast of Guyana, the silhouette of a giant floating production storage and offloading vessel looming in the morning mist. Five years ago, this was just an ordinary sea area on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, but now it has become an energy hub producing nearly 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Guyana's offshore oil fields have recoverable reserves of approximately 11 billion barrels. Since the start of commercial production at the end of 2019, Guyana's energy industry has experienced rapid development. In 2025, the country's offshore oil fields are expected to reach a daily output of 800,000 barrels.
The abundant oil resources have driven rapid economic growth in Guyana. In 2022, Guyana's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 62.3%; from 2022 to 2024, Guyana's average annual GDP growth rate reached 47%; Guyana's per capita GDP increased to $17,913.49 in 2022. According to the International Monetary Fund's analysis, Guyana's GDP will grow by 14% in 2025.
Currently, Guyana is accelerating its economic transformation. In addition to rapidly growing oil production, strong non-oil output and large-scale public infrastructure projects are also important factors driving Guyana's GDP growth to rank among the highest in the world; the strong growth of the non-oil economy, especially the construction and service industries, indicates that economic activity is expanding beyond oil. The International Monetary Fund predicts that Guyana's non-oil GDP will grow at an annual rate of approximately 6.75% over the next 5 years.
The Guyanese government has specifically established a Natural Resource Fund to manage oil revenues, aiming to prevent falling into the "resource curse." The government is investing large amounts of oil revenue in areas such as clean energy, infrastructure construction, education, and healthcare. Since the beginning of this year, the Guyanese government has invested over $200 billion in roads and bridges nationwide. The government is also committed to building more schools and hospitals. "By using oil revenues to improve infrastructure, enhance access to education and healthcare services, and reduce the cost of daily life, the government is working to ensure that the public shares more equitably in the prosperity of the oil and gas industry," said Guyana's Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo (贾格迪奥).
While Guyana's economy is growing rapidly, it also faces the challenge of escalating environmental crises. Over 90% of Guyana's population lives in coastal plain areas, which are vulnerable to sea-level rise. The country's forest coverage rate is as high as 87%, making it one of the world's most important carbon sinks. In response, the Guyanese government has formulated a response plan—the "Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030," which regards environmental assets as an important core of development planning, proposes using natural resources in a sustainable manner to address climate change, and increases income by maintaining local forest coverage and forest carbon sequestration rates. Biodiversity protection, watershed management, and the marine economy are also key focuses of this strategy.
In recent years, economic cooperation between China and Guyana has continued to deepen. In 2018, Guyana joined the "Belt and Road" Initiative. Currently, there are over 30 Chinese-funded enterprises operating in Guyana, with business scopes covering oil and minerals, infrastructure construction, and a series of major livelihood projects. At present, the Guyana New Demerara River Bridge project, undertaken by a Chinese enterprise, is under construction. This is one of Guyana's largest and most technically complex transportation infrastructure projects to date. Once completed, it will strongly promote the development of local transportation, agriculture, tourism, and other industries.
Return to TopOn July 12th, Haier's "Trade-In Ten Thousand Mile Journey New Quality Consumption Season" Xi'an (西安) station event officially kicked off. Starting with the Xi'an (西安) station, Haier (海尔) will bring "three good" home appliance products – good products, good service, and good quality – to users nationwide, and meet consumers' needs to improve their quality of life through home appliance trade-ins.
Xi'an (西安) Station: Providing a Comprehensive Upgrade from "Changing Products" to "Changing Experiences"
For trade-ins, the most important thing is the product. Haier (海尔) is committed to enhancing the user experience with "three good" home appliance products.
The Haier (海尔) Wheat Wave Refrigerator, which uses innovative magnetic control preservation technology, not only has storage areas for dry goods, fresh goods, and cosmetics, but also allows large yellow croakers to remain fresh for 60 days when frozen, meeting users' stocking needs. The Haier (海尔) AI Effective Wind Range Hood has strong suction and quickly exhausts smoke, so you don't have to worry about being choked when stir-frying hot peppers.
At the Xi'an (西安) station, the Haier (海尔) Tianyue Washing Machine, equipped with AI direct drive quick-flip washing technology, can wash a four-piece set in 29 minutes, saving half the time and half the water compared to previous Haier (海尔) products, and can also safely wash Hanfu and silk clothing. The matching dryer can not only dry clothes thoroughly, but also sterilize and remove mites.
The newly launched Haier (海尔) Level 1 energy efficiency gas water heater has a thermal efficiency of up to 107.2% and achieves 100% atomization and discharge of condensate, making it more energy-efficient and beautiful. The water purifier equipped with AI Fresh Water Technology can reach direct drinking standards in the first cup of water, making users more assured when drinking water.
Good products cannot be separated from good service. The Haier (海尔) home appliance professional team provides door-to-door service, completing the removal of old machines, replacement of new machines, and debugging and installation in one go. The replaced old home appliances are also very useful, and after entering the Haier (海尔) recycling factory, they can be dismantled and reused.
It is precisely this comprehensive upgrade from "changing products" to "changing experiences" that has won Haier Smart Home (海尔智家) the love of thousands of users. Since the implementation of the new round of national subsidy policies in 2025, as of June 30, Haier Smart Home's (海尔智家) market share has continued to grow, ranking first in the industry.
Good Products: Smart Home Appliances with Excellent Performance, Making Use More Worry-Free
In this event, Haier Smart Home (海尔智家) brought many popular home appliances to the site, allowing users to personally experience the extraordinary charm of smart technology.
The Casarte (卡萨帝) Languang Refrigerator combines beauty and strength, and the MRA plus low-oxygen cellar storage and freshness drawer keeps fruits and vegetables fresh for a long time; the 594mm ultra-thin zero-embedded design better meets users' home aesthetic needs. The Haier (海尔) Yunxi 4.0 washing and drying set is transformed into a "clothing washing and care expert," and AI direct drive cleaning technology can gently wash and clean without damaging clothes; AI dual-engine heat pump technology can achieve machine stop when clothes are dry, and down jackets can also be dried well in a single cycle.
To meet the diverse needs of users, Haier (海尔), Casarte (卡萨帝), and Leader (Leader) all brands participated in the national subsidy activities, bringing 2307 Level 1 and Level 2 energy efficiency products, covering twelve application scenarios throughout the house.
Good Service: Sincere Service for Comprehensive Renewal, Making Replacement More Worry-Free
To respond to user trust, Haier Smart Home (海尔智家) is committed to creating an industry benchmark-level service system, upgrading from "after-sales service" to "full life cycle service," so that users can be worry-free in every环节 from purchase to use.
Before purchasing, users can consult customer service to understand the relevant policies for trade-ins. After the product is ordered, Haier (海尔) engineers adhere to the concept of "service without closing," providing integrated delivery and installation services, and delivering and installing on-site as soon as possible. In terms of product installation, Haier Smart Home (海尔智家) services cover local renovation, hoisting and disassembly, high-altitude operations, pipeline pre-embedding, and ensure that all services are standardized and transparent. Entering the after-sales环节, Haier Smart Home (海尔智家) customer service is online 7×24 hours a day, responding instantly and providing services without delay.
Good Quality: Creating a Solid Reputation for Quality, Making Purchase More Worry-Free
"Good quality" is the foundation of Haier Smart Home's (海尔智家) sustainable development and has become a bright brand name card for Haier (海尔).
Haier Smart Home (海尔智家) strictly controls the "material关," ensuring that the materials of each home appliance are genuine; strictly implements the "intelligent manufacturing关," Haier (海尔) relies on 10 intelligent manufacturing lighthouse factories, 110 leading or participating in the formulation of international standards and other hardware and software strengths to ensure that every home appliance produced is of excellent quality; strictly guards the "green关," doing green manufacturing, green recycling, and green disposal throughout the process, with a green dismantling rate of old machines reaching more than 95%.
In addition, Haier (海尔) actively deploys in the sinking market, promoting home appliance trade-in activities to extend to the "last kilometer." Haier Smart Home (海尔智家) uses its online and offline full coverage network advantages to make services "zero distance," achieving full county coverage and transparent and traceable service processes.
Trade-ins "exchange" for a better life. Through the "Trade-In Ten Thousand Mile Journey New Quality Consumption Season" event, Haier (海尔) not only provides users with "three good" home appliance products, but also is committed to promoting a smart, healthy, and green lifestyle, meeting users' needs to improve their quality of life.
Data source: Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. (海尔智家股份有限公司)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 朱思雄 张 驰
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, by the Tianbao Port (天保口岸) on the Sino-Vietnamese border in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (文山壮族苗族自治州), Yunnan Province, Hu Shirong (胡氏荣), a fruit stall owner, had just completed a transaction. Liu Jun (刘俊), the female owner of the "Vietnam Food Street" next door, placed two plates of buffalo horn-shaped zongzi on the table: "It's cooled down, come and have a taste!" "Happy and healthy Dragon Boat Festival!" Hu Shirong said, also taking out her own wrapped long zongzi to share. This friendly and natural scene makes it hard to believe that Hu Shirong is from Vietnam, while Liu Jun is from Wenshan Prefecture (文山州).
The most famous thing about Wenshan (文山) is that it is the origin and main production area of the traditional Chinese medicine Sanqi (三七), with 90% of the world's Sanqi raw materials and products coming from here. This precious medicinal material, known as "ginseng is the best for replenishing qi, Sanqi is the best for replenishing blood," was called "priceless" by Li Shizhen (李时珍). In the border areas adjacent to Wenshan (文山), there is another kind of "priceless" treasure. This is the deep friendship between Chinese and Vietnamese border residents who drink from the same river, go to the same market, and celebrate the same festival, which has been forged in the daily atmosphere of life through close exchanges and mutual understanding.
Drinking from the same river—
"Boat Head" unblocked the trade route
The mountains are towering and the mountain roads are winding. Starting from the county seat of Malipo County (麻栗坡县) in Wenshan Prefecture (文山州), which is more than 1,000 meters above sea level, it takes many crossings through the dense fog and around several bends to reach Tianbao Port (天保口岸) in Tianbao Town (天保镇), Malipo County (麻栗坡县), which is 107 meters above sea level. The difference in altitude between the two places is nearly 900 meters.
Locals are used to calling Tianbao Port (天保口岸) "Boat Head" (船头). "'Boat Head' refers to the fact that when going up the river from Vietnam to the upper reaches of Tianbao Port (天保口岸), you encounter strange rocks and dangerous shoals, and the boat cannot move forward. Merchants and travelers disembark here, that is, 'the boat has reached the end.'" Lang Guimian (郎贵棉), a staff member of the Tianbao Town (天保镇) government, took reporters to a bridge. It can be seen that the Panlong River (盘龙河) channel in the upper reaches of the port is narrow, and after flowing downstream into Vietnam, it is renamed the Lujiang River (庐江), with a gentle current, which is convenient for navigation.
"The unique geographical environment has contributed to the close exchanges between the people of the two places." Professor Hua Yuanyuan (华袁媛) of Wenshan University (文山学院) said that Wenshan (文山) is the only way to Vietnam through the Jiaozhi Ancient Road (交趾古道). During the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, Chinese and Vietnamese merchants used bamboo rafts and wooden boats to carry goods down the river from Boat Head (船头), and caravans and traveling merchants came and went endlessly. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, merchants from Guangdong, Hunan, Sichuan, and Guizhou gathered near Boat Head (船头) to form an early commercial street. In 1897, the Qing government established a "Dui Xun" (对汛) in Boat Head (船头) as an agency to manage the cross-border flow of goods and personnel. Boat Head (船头) also became an important distribution center for Chinese and Vietnamese goods.
Over time, the boats of traveling merchants have been replaced by厢式货车厢式货车, but the lively scene of merchants gathering goods has not changed. Liu Jun's (刘俊) "Vietnam Food Street" is only about 50 meters away from the port. Vietnamese hand-painted conical hats, Hoi An lanterns, and other items decorate the store with exotic flavors. Even more Vietnamese is the Vietnamese rolled noodles sold in the store.
The snow-white rolled noodles are blanched in boiling water, placed in freshly stewed bone broth, and topped with meat sauce, shredded chicken, chopped green onions, coriander, and other seasonings. Pick up a small green lime cut in half, squeeze the juice into the soup, pick up a chopstick and put it in your mouth. The fresh, fragrant, and smooth taste makes diners praise it. "The rolled noodles are imported from Vietnam, and the recipe is also learned from Vietnam," Liu Jun (刘俊) said with a smile.
In February 1993, the State Council approved Tianbao Port (天保口岸) as a national first-class open port. Today, a fixed Sino-Vietnamese agricultural and specialty product trading market has formed near Tianbao Port (天保口岸), where imported fruits, ironwood cutting boards, rubber slippers, snacks, and other items can be seen everywhere. Since the beginning of this year, the import and export value of Tianbao Port (天保口岸) has reached 2.194 billion yuan, an increase of 92% year-on-year.
The smooth trade route and frequent exchanges have promoted the integration of lifestyles. Liu Jun (刘俊), who has been doing business in Vietnam for more than 10 years, knows many Vietnamese friends. "Vietnamese friends come here and specifically ask to eat Chinese beef hot pot. They didn't used to eat spicy food, but now they often take spicy strips and Chongqing hot pot base back home."
Hu Shirong (胡氏荣) started doing business on the border in 2014 and later became a Chinese daughter-in-law, settling down in Tianbao Town (天保镇). She remembers that the first time she ate local-flavored rice noodles, her lips were numb because they were too spicy. "Now I like both sour and spicy flavors, and I go to Malipo County (麻栗坡县) to drink milk tea and watch movies when I have free time," Hu Shirong (胡氏荣) said. As she comes and goes more often, she will have more and more common hobbies with the locals.
Going to the same market—
"Market Day" brings border residents closer
In Mabeng Village (马崩村), more than 100 kilometers away from the county seat of Malipo County (麻栗坡县), Tao Yongjin's (陶永金) fabric wholesale store is crowded with customers: "'Market Day' is crowded, but I'm happy to be busy!"
Many border villages in Malipo County (麻栗坡县) retain the tradition of having a market every six days. The market day is also known as "Jie Tian" (街天) or "Zhuan Zhuan Jie" (转转街). Mabeng Village (马崩村) is located in Donggan Town (董干镇), the township farthest from the county seat, and is also the farthest border village from the town. Because the mountains are high and the roads are far, it takes villagers nearly 40 minutes to drive to the town and three or four hours to get to the county seat. Therefore, market day has become the most grand and lively day for the villagers.
On the "Jie Tian" (街天) of the Dragon Boat Festival, before reporters even entered Mabeng Village (马崩村), they had already seen many villagers coming to the market. Miao women were wrapped in headscarves, wearing brand-new aprons, and carrying bamboo baskets on their backs. Some were also holding dolls in their hands. Starting from the entrance of the village, a cement road running through Mabeng Village (马崩村) became the venue for the market. Stalls were lined up along the road, with fresh fruits and vegetables, beautiful dresses, steaming Vietnamese rolled noodles fresh out of the pot, and golden and crispy spring rolls served with dipping sauce, making a "crunch" when you bite into them.
Wang Yuanfang (王远方), secretary of the Party General Branch and director of the Village Committee of Mabeng Village (马崩村), pointed to a stall and said: "The stall owner is from the Vietnamese village opposite us and came through the border crossing." Mabeng Village (马崩村) is adjacent to Pubang Town (普棒镇) in Dong Van District (同文县), Ha Giang Province (河江省), Vietnam. In recent years, there have been close exchanges between Chinese and Vietnamese border residents, and Vietnamese border residents often come to the market through the border crossing. The border crossing has promoted the flow of people and economic development in the border area, attracting many out-of-town merchants to the lively market. More than half of the village's 120 stalls and 66 storefronts have been rented out.
More than half of Tao Yongjin's (陶永金) customers are Vietnamese. There are seven or eight fabric wholesale stores like his in the village, and each one is doing very well. "Vietnamese women like to use our bright fabrics with dark patterns to make aprons, and our Miao women also like the popular Vietnamese way of dressing, using fabrics with sequins to make tops," Tao Yongjin (陶永金) said.
In Mengdong Yao Ethnic Township (猛硐瑶族乡) in Malipo County (麻栗坡县), Nong Jialian (侬加莲), a Vietnamese girl, gradually learned to speak Chinese and made many Chinese friends by making and selling clothes. Nong Jialian (侬加莲) married into Mengdong Village (猛硐村), Mengdong Yao Ethnic Township (猛硐瑶族乡) in 2015. Once, when she posted a video on social media showing the clothes she made, some women from her hometown came to ask: "Can you teach us how to sew?" Nong Jialian (侬加莲) readily agreed. In this way, she led six "apprentices" to design patterns, cut fabrics, and make clothes together. Some people wanted to give Nong Jialian (侬加莲) tuition fees, but she refused: "We are friends, and I am very happy to be able to help everyone."
Celebrating the same festival—
"Huashan" deepens friendship
On a festival afternoon, the coolness of the air conditioner dispelled the summer heat. Seeing a bus passing by the door, Liu Jun (刘俊) said: "This is taking Vietnamese tourists to Wenshan (文山) to play. There are still few buses today." She regretted that the reporter had missed the most lively time.
The liveliness that Liu Jun (刘俊) is talking about is after the Spring Festival every year. In Wenshan (文山), the Miao traditional festival Huashan Festival (花山节) is connected to the Spring Festival. Vietnam and China both attach importance to the Spring Festival, and the two festivals are celebrated together, making Malipo (麻栗坡) extremely lively. During the Spring Festival of 2025, the "Tianbao National Gate Huashan Festival" (天保国门花山节) was grandly held for 8 days, starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, and received a total of about 50,000 tourists, attracting more than 3,200 Vietnamese tourists.
Huashan Festival (花山节) in the Miao language means "gathering, unity, and gathering on the mountain," and is also known as stepping on Huashan (踩花山) or stepping on the mountain (踩山). On the second day of the Lunar New Year this year, the Huashan pole was erected high, and colorful flags were flying. Men and women from villages far and near flocked to the Huashan field from all directions in festive costumes to celebrate the opening of the "Tianbao National Gate Huashan Festival" (天保国门花山节). "We haven't celebrated the Huashan Festival (花山节) so grandly for many years!" Deng Chaoquan (邓朝全), secretary of the Party General Branch and director of the Village Committee of Fenshuiling Village (分水岭村), Tianbao Town (天保镇), recalled the scene at that time and was still very excited. "It's no exaggeration to say that it was really crowded, and the parking lot was full. The programs were different every day and very exciting!"
After the flower pole was sacrificed, the program began. The Lusheng tune was melodious, and the Lusheng players dancing on the stage showed off their skills. Suddenly, the music switched, and enthusiastic Miao girls in the most grand ethnic costumes began a wonderful fashion show. Deng Chaoquan (邓朝全) watched with relish and then went on stage to sing a Chinese song. "All the actors are local people from Wenshan (文山), and Vietnamese tourists also cheered together. In the evening, we danced around the bonfire, which was very happy." Deng Chaoquan (邓朝全) said that everyone came to sing, dance, go to the market, and taste food, and they came with great interest and returned with satisfaction.
Liu Jun (刘俊) saw the business opportunity and prepared many Chinese and Vietnamese goods before the Spring Festival this year. "One day I sold up to 140,000 yuan!" Liu Jun (刘俊) said that friendly exchanges are also the password to a prosperous business.
From the National Gate Huashan Festival (国门花山节) to the National Gate "Village Evening" (国门“村晚”), from the Sino-Vietnamese Folk Song Festival, cross-border cycling on the border, to the Sino-Vietnamese Youth Friendship Exchange Activities, Wenshan Prefecture (文山州) held more than 30 folk diplomacy activities in 2024. On "International Tea Day" in 2025, a Sino-Vietnamese friendship tea made from ancient tree tea from Malipo (麻栗坡) and Vietnam crossed mountains and seas and entered the United Nations headquarters.
"China and Vietnam are socialist friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers and as interdependent as lips and teeth. Only by meeting and communicating more can we promote mutual learning, enhance mutual understanding, and create a better future together." Zhang Kundan (张昆丹), deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Wenshan Prefecture (文山州), said. Wenshan (文山) is the "Hometown of Chinese Sanqi" (中国三七之乡). Li Shizhen (李时珍) explained the meaning of Sanqi, also known as "priceless," in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Priceless, a term of preciousness." The deep friendship between the people of China and Vietnam is the more precious "priceless" treasure.
Link: Wenshan, Yunnan
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (文山壮族苗族自治州) is located in southeastern Yunnan Province, bordering Vietnam to the south, with a border line of 438 kilometers. It has three national-level ports, Tianbao (天保), Dulong (都龙), and Tianpeng (田蓬), and is the forefront gateway for exchanges and cooperation between China and Vietnam and for China's opening up and cooperation with ASEAN.
For a long time, Wenshan (文山) has done a great job in "opening up along the border," taking the lead in establishing a joint meeting mechanism for special work on folk diplomacy, establishing 7 pairs of international friendly cities, 35 pairs of friendly townships, and 7 pairs of friendly villages with Vietnam. By creating the "Wenshan·Good Neighbor" (文山·睦邻) folk diplomacy brand, it has held a series of activities such as the "Wenshan·Good Neighbor" (文山·睦邻) 2025 Sino-Vietnamese Cultural Exchange and Border People's Grand Gathering, the "Wenshan·Good Neighbor" (文山·睦邻) China Wenshan·Vietnam Ha Giang Talent Cooperation and Exchange Seminar, the "Sino-Vietnamese Good Neighborly Friendship" Traditional Chinese Medicine Training Class, Sino-Vietnamese cross-border cycling, the National Gate Huashan Festival (国门花山节), and the Sino-Vietnamese Border Trade Fair, further promoting Sino-Vietnamese cooperation, deepening mutual learning between civilizations, and fostering friendly feelings.
Return to TopBy: 张 驰
Walking through Malipo County (麻栗坡县), the reporter felt the natural closeness and integration between the border residents. As a vivid window for border exchanges, the border trade market witnesses the diverse generation of border residents' sense of identity.
The sense of identity is first rooted in the realistic soil of economic reciprocity. At the market of Tianbao Port (天保口岸), Vietnamese vendors greet customers in fluent Mandarin, and Chinese border residents can also bargain in simple Vietnamese. Durians imported from here are sold all over the country, and Chinese small household appliances exported from here bring convenience to the Vietnamese people. The prosperity of border trade makes border residents feel more deeply about the awareness of a "community of common destiny." After all, the booming business cannot be separated from the policy of expanding opening up and the mutual support of China and Vietnam.
The sense of identity originates from the historical context of cultural homology and grows from the warmth of daily interactions. Stepping on the Flower Mountain (踩花山), writing Spring Festival couplets, and shared festive memories transcend national borders. At the market, Chinese stall owners help Vietnamese friends look after their goods, and Vietnamese vendors also give Chinese neighbors special pastries during festivals. Daily interactions weave close emotional bonds.
The border trade market is not only a place for commodity transactions but also a bridge connecting the hearts of the people of the two countries. It turns the "border line" into a "connecting heart line" and is also an important support for good-neighborly friendship, cooperation, and 共赢 (gòng yíng - "win-win," mutually beneficial) between China and Vietnam.
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Cartography: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
Return to TopCumulative trips exceed 110,000 (including return trips), with a total value of goods transported exceeding $450 billion, and the number of monthly trips has remained above 1,000 for 62 consecutive months... This is the latest operational status of the China-Europe Railway Express.
As a widely welcomed international public good, while the China-Europe Railway Express helps "Made in China" reach Europe at a faster speed and better price, what products does it bring back? What new opportunities does it bring to countries along the route? Recently, reporters visited Ganzhou (赣州), Zhengzhou (郑州), Xi'an (西安), Chongqing (重庆) and other places to experience the transportation vitality of the China-Europe Railway Express.
——Editor
Jiangxi (江西) Ganzhou (赣州)
Railway transports timber, making furniture production more efficient
By Zhu Lei (朱磊), reporter of this newspaper
"Buy globally, sell globally." In Nankang District (南康区), Ganzhou (赣州), Jiangxi (江西), relying on the China-Europe Railway Express, a furniture industry with an output value of over 280 billion yuan is booming.
Walking into the Ganzhou International Land Port Station (赣州国际陆港场站), a return China-Europe Railway Express train full of European spruce and fir is slowly entering the platform. "In the past, Nankang (南康) was not near the border or the sea. It took 3 months to transport one cubic meter of wood from Russia, and the cost was as high as 4,000 yuan," said a relevant person in charge of the Nanchang Railway Logistics Center (南昌铁路物流中心) of the China Railway Nanchang Bureau (国铁南昌局).
Now, relying on the China-Europe Railway Express, the timber import time has been shortened to 14 days. "By innovating the transportation model, the transit time of the return train has been reduced to 12 days, saving 25 days compared with traditional sea transportation, and the comprehensive logistics cost has been reduced by 18%," the person in charge introduced.
When the timber arrives in Nankang (南康), the intelligent manufacturing journey begins.
In the Saint Dicesburg Smart Home Industrial Park (圣蒂斯堡智能家居产业园) in Nankang District (南康区), the intelligent production line is running at high speed. Huge robotic arms cut, edge, and drill wooden boards, and logistics vehicles automatically shuttle between the立体仓库 (lìtǐ cāngkù - "three-dimensional warehouse," automated storage and retrieval system) and the processing area... The entire production process is orderly and seamless.
"Our whole-house customized intelligent production line can efficiently and quickly meet consumers' personalized needs, and fully realize 'personalized customization, flexible production, and intelligent management'," Song Maiwen (宋迈文), general manager of Jiangxi Saint Dicesburg Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (江西圣蒂斯堡制造有限公司), told reporters that with the help of the intelligent production line, the company can complete an order of 500,000 yuan in 3 days.
After the export order is completed and inspected, it will return to Ganzhou International Land Port (赣州国际陆港) and embark on an "overseas" journey. "From timber to finished furniture, we have achieved 72-hour express delivery," introduced Huang Yufang (黄玉芳), general manager of Ganzhou Land Port Railway Operation Co., Ltd. (赣州陆港铁路运营有限公司).
60% of the national rubber wood and pine wood transactions are distributed in Nankang (南康). Today, Nankang (南康) has become the largest solid wood furniture manufacturing base in the country. Relying on the Ganzhou International Land Port's (赣州国际陆港) "port + bonded + cross-border" linkage model, Nankang (南康) furniture "crosses the ocean" and frequently appears on the world stage, entering 19 countries and regions including Europe, America, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East, with overseas orders exceeding 5 billion yuan. From logs to furniture, from inland to Europe, Nankang (南康) has successfully built a complete industrial chain integrating timber trading, design and research, intelligent manufacturing, and logistics distribution, with more than 10,000 furniture companies and more than 500,000 employees.
Jiangxi Tuantuan Yuan Furniture Co., Ltd. (江西团团圆家具有限公司) is an old-fashioned solid wood furniture company in Nankang (南康). The proportion of its foreign trade orders transported through the China-Europe Railway Express has been increasing year by year. "We will further cultivate the Eurasian market and continue to increase the company's total foreign trade volume," said Luo Hailong (罗海龙), chairman of the company, full of confidence.
Today, Ganzhou International Land Port (赣州国际陆港) has cumulatively operated more than 1,600 China-Europe (Asia) Railway Express trains, covering more than 100 cities in five Central Asian countries and more than 20 European countries.
Henan (河南) Zhengzhou (郑州)
More variety, bringing global good things home
By Zhu Peixian (朱佩娴), reporter of this newspaper
German milk, French red wine, Italian coffee beans... On the second floor of the waiting hall of Zhengzhou East Station (郑州东站) in Henan (河南), the China-Europe Railway Express imported goods supermarket, covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters, is crowded with people and a wide variety of goods.
"I've been away on a business trip for several days. This time, I'll buy some gifts for my daughter to take home. They're all things she hasn't seen or eaten before, to give her a surprise!" At the checkout counter, Mr. Zhang (张先生) showed reporters the gifts he bought for his daughter while paying: two lively beetle iron boxes filled with French words, containing candy; a music box from the UK, which also hides chocolate...
"There are elderly people and children at home, so I'll bring them some new things to try!" Ms. Ma (马女士), who is about to return to Nanchang (南昌), also bought a lot of imported snacks: Russian purple-skinned chocolate-filled candies, Belgian caramel biscuits, Italian oatmeal...
"In the past, everyone thought that the things sold at the train station were expensive. But the China-Europe Railway Express imported goods can achieve the same quality and price as in the city, and the same price online and offline. The price is the same inside and outside the high-speed rail station," said Yan Feng (晏丰), the person in charge of the China-Europe Railway Express imported goods project.
In Zhengzhou East Station (郑州东站), which sends as many as 120,000 passengers per day, in addition to the flagship store of the China-Europe Railway Express imported goods supermarket on the second floor, there are also China-Europe Railway Express imported goods premium stores and boutique stores on the first floor. The flagship store sells more than 3,000 kinds of goods, covering food and beverages, daily washing and care products, health care products, etc., attracting a large number of passengers with its rich variety and price advantages.
In recent years, the China-Europe Railway Express (Zhengzhou) (中欧班列（郑州）) has continued to maintain high-quality operation, with 11 regular China-Europe Railway Express routes starting and ending in Zhengzhou (郑州). The overseas cargo distribution network radiates more than 30 countries and more than 130 cities, with more than 6,000 domestic and foreign partners, and carries more than 1,000 kinds of import and export goods.
"Department store goods for food, clothing, housing, and transportation are closest to the common people. We actively cooperate with the market and actively explore self-operated supermarkets mainly selling imported department stores, so that the high-quality operation of the China-Europe Railway Express can benefit more and more people," said Han Wei (韩伟), chairman of Henan Zhongyuan Railway Tourism Group (河南中原铁道旅游集团). At present, the China-Europe Railway Express imported goods supermarket has entered 8 high-speed rail stations including Zhengzhou East Station (郑州东站), Luoyang Longmen Station (洛阳龙门站), and Nanyang East Station (南阳东站), as well as many community stores in Henan Province (河南省).
There is also a China-Europe Railway Express imported goods supermarket on Jingguang Middle Road (京广中路) in Erqi District (二七区), Zhengzhou City (郑州市). "This is one of our community stores. Compared with other imported supermarkets, the goods here are more daily and the prices are more affordable, such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea from Eastern Europe, facial masks and beauty products from the UK and France, and beer from Germany," said Han Wei (韩伟).
The reporter saw that there was an endless stream of surrounding residents coming to this supermarket to shop. There were young men buying beer, girls buying cosmetics, and elderly people buying oatmeal and health care products... A resident who came to buy coffee beans and curry sauce said that his son had studied and worked in Europe for many years and returned to his hometown to work last year, "My son said that the coffee beans in this supermarket are very authentic!"
Shaanxi (陕西) Xi'an (西安)
"Door-to-door" transportation, "Silk Road flavor" can be tasted immediately
By Gao Bing (高炳), reporter of this newspaper
"Come, taste a bite of fresh oil-splashed noodles!"
Walking into the Xi'an Chanba International Port (西安浐灞国际港) in Shaanxi (陕西), the Aiju Healthy Life Experience Hall (爱菊健康生活体验馆) is crowded with people. In front of a stall, staff are making oil-splashed noodles on the spot. Put in garlic and chili powder, and pour hot oil on it. With a "sizzle" sound, the fragrance is overflowing. "Central Asian flour, paired with Shaanxi (陕西) oil-splashed chili, is very beautiful!" said Wang Yongzhao (王永钊), a citizen of Xi'an (西安).
The flour used to make oil-splashed noodles is transported back from Kazakhstan by Xi'an Aiju Grain and Oil Industry Group (西安爱菊粮油工业集团) through the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) (中欧班列（西安）). As a local Shaanxi (陕西) grain and oil enterprise, Aiju Group (爱菊集团) was one of the first enterprises to enjoy the development dividends of the "Belt and Road" initiative.
On March 26, 2016, the first return train of the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) (中欧班列（西安）), loaded with 2,000 tons of Kazakh oil, slowly drove into the freight yard of Xi'an Xinzhu Station (西安新筑车站). Relying on the China-Europe Railway Express channel, Aiju Group (爱菊集团) started its prelude to investing in planting and processing plants in Kazakhstan.
In recent years, Aiju Group (爱菊集团) has carried out "order agriculture" in the North Kazakhstan State (北哈州) of Kazakhstan, guiding local farmers on "what to plant and how much to plant," initially promoting raw material planting of 1.5 million mu. Local farmer Baoerjiang (鲍尔江) is one of the beneficiaries.
"In the past, local grain had no sales channels and the price was not ideal," said Baoerjiang (鲍尔江). Now there are new changes. The idle land is fully utilized, and there is no need to worry about the sales of the harvested grain. "It's like taking a 'reassurance pill', and there is no need to worry about the grain not being sold at a good price."
Previously, Aiju Group (爱菊集团) built a grain and oil processing base in North Kazakhstan State (北哈州), and transported local high-quality wheat, oil, etc. back to China through the China-Europe Railway Express for processing and sales. "Last year, we built and put into use a number of processing plants for finished flour, noodles, and feed in North Kazakhstan State (北哈州). The output of overseas factories has increased, and the volume of return cargo has also increased," said Liu Dongmeng (刘东萌), secretary of the Party Committee of Aiju Group (爱菊集团). "Local raw materials are directly made into finished flour, noodles, etc., and transported to China by the China-Europe Railway Express. The common people can buy high-quality imported goods 'at their doorstep'."
The "steel camel team" galloping on the Eurasian continent not only builds logistics channels, but also realizes "door-to-door" transportation.
On the morning of January 10 this year, with a long whistle, the China-Europe Railway Express loaded with 1,300 tons of finished flour from Kazakhstan slowly drove into the industrial park of Aiju Group (爱菊集团) through the special line of Xi'an International Port Station (西安国际港站). "'Foreign warehouse' ships, and 'domestic warehouse' receives. The China-Europe Railway Express 'door-to-door' transportation eliminates the need for car ferry links, which improves transportation efficiency and reduces transportation costs," said Liu Dongmeng (刘东萌). The train stop is less than 500 meters away from the imported goods supermarket. "By pushing a small flatbed truck, you can send imported goods to the shelves."
Today, Aiju Group (爱菊集团) has a grain and oil chain network composed of about 1,000 sales points. As of the end of June this year, it has cumulatively imported 400,000 tons of agricultural products such as wheat, flour, and edible oil from Kazakhstan.
In 2024, the return trains of the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) (中欧班列（西安）) accounted for 54% of the total number of trains. "The number of return trains is increasing. We have established a coordination mechanism with relevant units to continuously optimize operating procedures, improve operating efficiency, and provide transportation capacity guarantee for material transportation," said Zhao Yan (赵燕), manager of the Xi'an International Port Business Department (西安国际港营业部) of the China Railway Xi'an Bureau (国铁西安局).
Chongqing (重庆)
Short logistics time, faster car imports
By Liu Xinwu (刘新吾), reporter of this newspaper
In the early morning of June 18, the mercury lamps in the freight yard of Tuanjie Village Station (团结村站) in Chongqing (重庆) were still on, and the standard containers of the China-Europe Railway Express with the "Yuxinou" logo were neatly arranged. When the container door was slowly opened, inside was a red German car. This batch of cars will be transported to the "imported car bonded warehouse" of Chongqing Railway Port (重庆铁路口岸), and after customs clearance, inspection, and licensing, they will be distributed to 4S stores in western provinces.
"This batch of cars departed from Germany on June 2, passed through Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, and entered the country through Alashankou (阿拉山口), a total of more than 10,000 kilometers, just 16 days," said Tan Renyun (谭人允), business manager of the marketing center of Yuxinou (Chongqing) Logistics Co., Ltd. (渝新欧（重庆）物流有限公司).
Since importing cars through the China-Europe Railway Express in 2014, more than 40,000 European cars have entered Chongqing (重庆) by rail, and then distributed to more than 10 provinces in the southwest and northwest.
"In the past, imported cars mainly relied on sea transportation. Starting from the port of Hamburg (汉堡港) in Germany, passing through the Suez Canal (苏伊士运河) to Shanghai (上海) in China, and then transferring to Chongqing (重庆) by road, the whole journey took about 35 days," said Tan Renyun (谭人允). After the opening of the China-Europe Railway Express, although the transportation cost is slightly higher than sea transportation, the transportation time is shortened to about 16 days, and dealers can pick up the goods quickly, forming a good complement to sea transportation.
In order to better serve enterprises, the railway actively innovates measures and improves logistics efficiency.
In the past, containers used wooden pallets to place cars, and each container could only load 2 cars; now iron boxes are used instead, and each container can load 3 cars, saving costs. In order to ensure "zero damage", a "customized transportation plan" has been formulated: each car is fixed with a special fixing frame to prevent vibration during driving; the container is equipped with a humidity sensor, and once the threshold is exceeded, the dehumidification equipment is automatically started; the logistics points are updated regularly, so that manufacturers and distributors can grasp the status of the goods at any time...
The equipment is improving, and the management is also improving. Wang Jin (王进), senior customer manager of the hub project team of Chongqing Railway Logistics Center (重庆铁路物流中心), introduced that in the past, the connection between the various unloading links after the train entered the station was not tight enough; now each step is notified to the next link to be in place before the end, reducing the intermediate waiting time.
Thanks to the improvement of the logistics efficiency of the China-Europe Railway Express, imported cars can be delivered to consumers faster.
On the afternoon of June 25, this batch of imported German cars was parked in the 4S store in the central urban area of Chongqing (重庆). After test driving, consumer Mr. Zhang (张先生) decided to buy it, "I didn't expect the logistics to be so fast."
This is the epitome of the attractiveness of the Chinese market. As the world's largest automobile consumer market, China provides important opportunities for global automobile companies.
"Chinese consumers have an increasing demand for high-quality cars," said a car dealer. "The China-Europe Railway Express allows us to bring the latest models to China faster. The company plans to establish a regional distribution center in Chongqing (重庆) to further improve service efficiency."
Fast logistics and a large market make the return cargo of the China-Europe Railway Express more and more abundant. In 2024, the value of return cargo of the Chongqing (重庆) China-Europe Railway Express reached 1.6 billion US dollars, of which high-end products such as automobiles, electronic equipment, and mechanical parts accounted for more than 45%.
Return to TopBy: 李心萍
The China-Europe Railway Express not only connects Chinese manufacturing with the global market, but also connects world manufacturing with the Chinese market, allowing China and the world to resonate and develop together.
Not long ago, the China-Europe Railway Express reported more good news: as of June 10, the China-Europe Railway Express had cumulatively operated over 110,000 trains (including return trips), sending goods worth over 450 billion US dollars. The whistle of the "steel camel caravan" resounds across the Eurasian continent.
As an international public product first proposed and led by China, why is the China-Europe Railway Express so popular?
Practicality is fundamental. The price is 1/5 of air transport, the time is 1/4 of sea transport, it is less affected by the natural environment, the transportation stability is high, and innovative full-schedule trains are operated... "Faster speed, better price" is the foundation for the China-Europe Railway Express to gain a firm foothold in the international logistics market.
Usability is key. The 95306 "Digital Port" system reduces customs clearance time to within 30 minutes, 131 container yards in 17 countries facilitate customer returns, and special services such as full insurance, cargo information tracking, electronic seals, and IoT containers are provided... Continuously upgrading hardware and software to improve customer experience, the China-Europe Railway Express forges competitiveness with good service.
Win-win is the core. Currently, 128 cities in China have opened China-Europe Railway Express routes, reaching 229 cities in 26 European countries and more than 100 cities in 11 Asian countries. This involves the docking of various railway transportation rules and multiple port customs clearances. To achieve interconnection, the support of countries along the route is indispensable, and to win support, mutual benefit and win-win are essential.
Win-win, winning in two-way circulation. In the past, the China-Europe Railway Express went with full loads and returned empty; now, the China-Europe Railway Express basically has a balanced number of outbound and return trips, and the comprehensive heavy container rate is basically stable at 100%. Taking the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) (中欧班列（西安）) as an example, return trips accounted for 54% of the total number of trips in 2024, and even rose to 60% in the first quarter of this year.
Win-win, winning in new opportunities. Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) has a direct outlet to the Pacific Ocean due to the China-Europe Railway Express, making grain exports more convenient; Poland (波兰), with a long history of apple cultivation, can transport Polish apples to China in just 14 days via the China-Europe Railway Express, better opening up the Chinese market; the Port of Duisburg (杜伊斯堡港) in Germany (德国) has attracted hundreds of logistics companies to settle in due to the China-Europe Railway Express, creating more than 20,000 jobs.
When Chinese new energy vehicles drive to Europe, when Kazakh flour enters Chinese homes, when German precision machine tools help Chinese intelligent manufacturing, the China-Europe Railway Express not only connects Chinese manufacturing with the global market, but also connects world manufacturing with the Chinese market, allowing China and the world to resonate and develop together.
This is precisely a microcosm of China's commitment to high-level opening up to the outside world. From the official implementation of the new version of the national negative list for foreign investment access, with "zeroing" in the manufacturing sector, to the 3rd anniversary of the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the further upgrade protocol of the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and the China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement have come into effect successively... Today's China is firmly implementing a more proactive opening-up strategy, steadily expanding institutional opening-up, and building a new system of a higher-level open economy.
Today, we have become major trading partners with more than 150 countries and regions, and have signed 23 free trade agreements with 30 countries and regions. Abandoning "**掰手腕**" (bāi shǒu wàn - "wrist wrestling," confrontational approach) and firmly "**手拉手**" (shǒu lā shǒu - "hand in hand," cooperative approach), adhering to open cooperation, China and the world benefit together, prosper together, and develop sustainably.
The "steel camel caravan" gallops thousands of miles, witnessing the deep integration of China and the world; the China-Europe Railway Express continues to run, and cooperation and win-win have a long history...
Return to TopThe sixth meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission emphasized "focusing on promoting the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade" and "cultivating a group of high-quality domestic and foreign trade enterprises." The integrated development of domestic and foreign trade refers to enterprises simultaneously engaging in domestic and foreign trade activities, requiring them to flexibly switch between domestic and international markets and integrate resources to achieve independent and controllable operations. Currently, many foreign trade enterprises are actively exploring and bravely trying to broaden channels for shifting exports to domestic sales in every possible way. Government departments, industry associations, e-commerce platforms, and department stores are collaborating to broaden trade channels and explore the domestic market for enterprises through multiple measures.
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Connecting Manufacturers and Platforms to Broaden Marketing Channels
Our Reporter Wang Ke (王珂)
"We sold more than 10,000 pieces in just a few days, which has given us even more confidence." Holding up the recent sales statistics report, Jia Junhua (贾俊华), general manager of Shandong Linyi Xindun Clothing Co., Ltd. (山东临沂新盾服饰有限公司), said.
More than 20 years ago, Jia Junhua started from the Linyi Xijiao Greenhouse Bottom Market (临沂西郊大棚底市场) in Shandong (山东) and entered the wholesale men's clothing field. In 2016, he built his own clothing factory, forming an integrated industrial chain of design, production, and sales, and began to try to expand into the foreign trade field.
"In previous years, our casual wear produced according to European size standards was popular in markets such as the United States (美国)," Jia Junhua said, adding that clothing products produced in China (中国) are of high quality, affordable, and reliably delivered, making them very competitive in the global market.
This year, affected by changes in the international trade environment, the company's product inventory has accumulated nearly one million pieces, leading to increased financial pressure on the enterprise. With the keen market sense accumulated over many years in the trade industry, he decisively adjusted his focus to the domestic market.
"The difficulty of shifting exports to domestic sales is not small. Just when I was worried, JD.com's purchasing and sales team came to us, which can be said to be **一拍即合** (yī pāi jí hé - "hit it off immediately," to agree at once; to chime in easily)." Jia Junhua said that after joining Jingxi's self-operated business through JD.com's purchasing and sales connection, the two parties cooperated through the "production supply + platform hosting" model.
"The difficulty for foreign trade enterprises to expand domestic sales lies in marketing and channels, which the platform can just make up for," Jia Junhua said. In the cooperation with Jingxi's self-operated business, the other party undertakes marketing, promotion, logistics, and distribution. Benefiting from JD.com's export-to-domestic sales special plan, the company's average daily order volume has reached tens of thousands of pieces, effectively alleviating inventory pressure.
In Jia Junhua's view, with the continuous growth of personalized and diversified demands in the domestic consumer market, higher requirements are placed on the quality and richness of market supply. "Through the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, foreign trade enterprises have the opportunity to better meet consumer needs while achieving better development for themselves."
For foreign trade enterprises, domestic online operation capabilities are a shortcoming. In response, e-commerce platforms have launched targeted measures to help foreign trade enterprises establish online sales channels as soon as possible.
In April, JD.com (京东) released the "Export-to-Domestic Sales 200 Billion Support Plan" (出口转内销2000亿扶持计划), helping foreign trade enterprises quickly explore the domestic market through its self-operated supply chain capabilities and advantages. In July, JD.com's Jingxi (京喜) opened its first "Factory Goods Selection Center" (厂货优选选品中心) in Yiwu (义乌), Zhejiang (浙江), officially launching the "Industrial Belt Factory Goods Selection Plan" (产业带厂货优选计划).
According to the relevant person in charge of JD.com's Jingxi, the "Factory Goods Selection Center" will permanently display more than 5,000 selected source factory goods for consumers to scan codes and place orders. At the same time, a professional purchasing and sales team will work locally to deeply explore source factory goods and serve nearly 300 million users through JD.com's logistics services.
More than three months ago, affected by tariff shocks, nearly 400,000 bowls and plates from Shanxi Renren Pinchuang Huairen Ceramics Co., Ltd. (山西仁人品创怀仁陶瓷有限公司), originally planned to be shipped to overseas markets, were forced to remain in the warehouse. "These products were originally developed for overseas markets and invested a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources," said Tong Dengkui (仝登奎), founder of Renren Pinchuang Huairen Ceramics Co., Ltd., looking anxiously at these exquisite bowls and plates.
"After seeing JD.com's 'Export-to-Domestic Sales' support policy, we contacted them as soon as possible," Tong Dengkui said. JD.com quickly formed a professional purchasing and sales team to enter the company, providing full-process support in product selection, shelf placement, traffic support, and logistics distribution. In just 28 hours, more than 300,000 of the accumulated bowls and plates were sold.
Since the beginning of this year, under the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) and local commerce departments, e-commerce platforms have launched a number of measures such as direct platform procurement, establishment of special zones, traffic support, and supply and procurement docking to help foreign trade enterprises explore domestic sales channels. Relevant officials from the Ministry of Commerce said that they will continue to support platforms, industries, and localities to form a joint force to expand domestic sales, stabilize foreign trade, and expand consumption.
Obtaining "Three Same" Certification to Enhance Market Credibility
Our Reporter Wang Weijian (王伟健)
The hot summer is usually the off-season for sock sales, but the Qianlima Socks Industry (千里马袜业) factory area in Zhangjiagang (张家港) City, Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏) is a scene of bustling production. Inside the workshop, rows of fully automated sock knitting machines are ticking, and colorful threads are flying up and down. Every two minutes, an exquisite sock is "spit out" from the machine.
"In previous years, many production lines would have to be stopped at this time, but this year, the operating rate has remained at almost 80% or more every day," said Yan Haiming (严海铭), general manager of Qianlima Socks Industry.
Why is it not an "off-season"? Yan Haiming told reporters that the company mainly did foreign trade before, producing nearly 40 million pairs of various styles of socks every year, with more than 95% exported to foreign markets. Since April this year, with the help of relevant departments, the company has worked hard to expand its domestic sales business, with online and offline "multiple points blooming." Compared with the same period last year, domestic sales have increased by 50%.
In fact, as early as 2019, Qianlima Socks Industry began to lay out the domestic market, but the business has been lukewarm. In April this year, facing the new situation in the international market, Suzhou (苏州市) and Zhangjiagang (张家港市) established a special class to stabilize foreign trade. The Zhangjiagang (张家港市) Market Supervision Administration (市场监督管理局) organized "quality stewards" to the enterprise to understand the situation.
The company immediately "poured out its grievances": the company's product quality is excellent, but the domestic market has not yet opened up, and the brand has always been "hidden in the boudoir and unknown."
Zhang Jie (张洁), chief of the Product Quality Section of the Zhangjiagang (张家港市) Market Supervision Administration, analyzed that Qianlima Socks Industry encountered a common problem for most foreign trade enterprises: the lack of endorsement of the consistency of domestic and foreign trade product quality. Even if the product quality is reliable, it is difficult to gain market recognition.
To this end, the Zhangjiagang (张家港市) Market Supervision Administration immediately arranged manpower, taking "same line, same standard, same quality" ("三同") certification as a key starting point. While connecting with relevant departments and units, it guided the enterprise to fill in materials. In less than half a month, it assisted the enterprise in obtaining a new "Three Same" certification certificate.
With the "Three Same" certification, market trust was gained, and Qianlima Socks Industry's domestic sales situation quickly opened up. Not long ago, Gao Yulong (高宇龙), sales director of Qianlima Socks Industry, came to a large supermarket to discuss business, hoping that the products could enter. At first, the other party was relatively indifferent, but when Gao Yulong showed the newly obtained "Three Same" certification certificate on the spot, the other party immediately showed further cooperation sincerity and asked many questions about product details.
A few days later, the supermarket's management personnel braved the heavy rain to conduct an on-site inspection of the Qianlima Socks Industry factory. That morning, they signed a cooperation agreement. Qianlima Socks Industry's products successfully entered this supermarket, and in the first promotional event, more than a thousand orders were sold.
In addition to the "Three Same" certification, the Zhangjiagang (张家港市) Market Supervision Administration also guided the enterprise to obtain the "Made in Suzhou" (苏州制造) brand certification, enhancing the enterprise's influence. It also organized technical experts to visit the enterprise several times to help the enterprise apply for "Jiangsu Boutique" (江苏精品).
Under the recommendation of the Suzhou (苏州市) Bureau of Commerce (商务局), Qianlima Socks Industry was invited to participate in the "Foreign Trade Excellent Products China Tour Jiangsu Station" (外贸优品中华行江苏站) event. Recently, it has also actively participated in key exhibition activities such as the "Su Pin Su Huo" Foreign Trade Excellent Products Docking Conference (苏品苏货外贸优品对接会) and the "Su Xin Consumption 55 Shopping Festival" (苏新消费55购物节), successfully entering e-commerce platforms such as Tmall Taogong Factory Foreign Trade Boutique (天猫淘工厂外贸精品), JD.com Jingxi (京东京喜), and Suning.com (苏宁易购), and quickly entering offline supermarket channels such as Hema (盒马), Global Harbor (环球港), and Rainbow Department Store (天虹商城).
During this period, the company's sales team is busy making final modifications to a new type of shelf, which will then be fully launched in the offline market. "After developing the domestic sales market for so many years, we are now tasting the sweetness and are full of confidence," Gao Yulong said.
Leveraging Industrial Advantages to Build Own Brands
Our Reporter Shi Yu (施钰)
Production line fabric transmission is continuous, sewing machines "da da da" sound one after another... In the factory of Fujian Jinjiang Haoshou Clothing Co., Ltd. (福建晋江号手服饰有限公司), production is busy and orderly.
It is the peak season for swimwear sales, and Hong Jingxin (洪景欣), general manager of Haoshou Company, is "soaking" in the factory all day long. "Our four workshops are operating at full capacity. For e-commerce products alone, the daily shipment volume is about 20,000 pieces." Hong Jingxin picked up a pair of swimming trunks to show, "This year, many of our swimsuits use the popular seamless bonding process, making the products more comfortable and beautiful, and are deeply loved by the market."
Yinglin Town (英林镇), where Haoshou Company is located, is a major swimwear production town in China. Since the beginning of this year, with the increase in external environmental uncertainty, Hong Jingxin admitted that the company has lost some overseas customer orders, but the overall production and operation are stable.
Where does the growth space come from when overseas markets are blocked?
"The further expansion of domestic sales has offset the impact of the compression of traditional foreign trade business," Hong Jingxin introduced that the company has signed a contract with the Hongxing Erke (鸿星尔克) brand to carry out comprehensive cooperation in the production, operation, and sales of swimwear products. The new brand brings new increments, and it is expected that the proportion of domestic sales products will increase by 10% throughout the year, reaching 80%.
Initially, Haoshou Company mainly focused on foreign trade OEM, with foreign trade accounting for about 70% of the company's business. However, the profit of foreign trade OEM business is limited, and it is difficult for enterprises to expand greater development space. Planning ahead, Haoshou Company explored "two legs walking" in domestic and foreign trade, established independent sales channels, and created its own brand. Since 2015, it has rapidly expanded domestic sales channels through joint names and authorizations with well-known domestic brands.
"Jinjiang (晋江) sporting goods production enterprises are clustered, there are many cooperation opportunities, and the government holds rich brand capacity docking activities, which connect the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain," Hong Jingxin introduced. At the swimwear industry belt docking meeting held in June, the government gave us an in-depth interpretation of the relevant policies of the e-commerce platform, further promoting industry exchanges and industrial cooperation.
The domestic and foreign trade sales channels are different, and the production standards are also different. Foreign trade product orders are usually large, while domestic sales products are often small orders for renewal. According to market demand to adjust the business structure, Haoshou Company has explored some experience. "We have introduced a digital management system to accurately allocate production resources according to demand, so that upstream raw material scheduling and production capacity can be matched as much as possible," Hong Jingxin introduced. The Jinjiang (晋江) industrial chain supply chain is mature, and by leveraging the upstream and downstream cluster advantages, enterprises can quickly respond to large, small, and urgent orders. "This is our confidence in dealing with changes."
From competing on price to competing on quality, Haoshou Company has now established designer teams in Hangzhou (杭州), Chengdu (成都), Jinjiang (晋江) and other places, focusing on the design and research and development of fabrics, processes, and styles. "We invest several million yuan in research and development and design every year, and launch thousands of products throughout the year," Hong Jingxin said.
Shifting the market focus to the domestic market does not mean that we do not value the foreign market. Haoshou Company is constantly innovating new foreign trade models and is planning to cooperate with foreign brands in the form of brand authorization or joint names, trying to enter foreign chain supermarkets and develop cross-border e-commerce business.
To promote the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade of foreign trade enterprises, relevant government departments in Jinjiang (晋江) are also making efforts. Promoting "Jin Products Going Overseas" (晋品出海), integrating and deploying overseas liaison points, and unblocking information channels for enterprises to go overseas... A series of measures help to accurately connect supply and demand. Holding docking activities such as the International Shoe Fair, Jinjiang International Shoe Material Procurement Festival, and the High-Quality Development Scenario Innovation Conference for Domestic and Foreign Trade, we are doing everything possible to deeply explore market potential space.
"With the continuous expansion of domestic trade and the continuous cultivation of foreign trade, we can rest assured that we can make good products and unblock channels, and we don't have to worry about not having a market," Hong Jingxin said.
Understanding Market Demand and Continuously Innovating Products
Our Reporter Liu Junguo (刘军国)
In Zhejiang Changchao Stationery Co., Ltd. (浙江昌潮文具有限公司) in Yiwu (义乌), Zhejiang (浙江), the production line is operating at full capacity, and the same production line is rushing to produce two orders from Southeast Asia and China. The labels of folders and oily markers are printed with Chinese and English logos at the same time, which can be sold domestically and exported; if overseas customers have customized needs, they can also be adjusted to local languages, preferred patterns, and colors.
In 2002, Huang Changchao (黄昌潮), chairman of Zhejiang Changchao Stationery Co., Ltd., founded his own brand "Dingli" (鼎力), starting from the domestic market and selling in well-known domestic supermarkets and stationery chain stores, while also selling well in more than 100 countries and regions such as Brazil (巴西), Mexico (墨西哥), Turkey (土耳其), Indonesia (印度尼西亚), and Thailand (泰国). Huang Changchao also has another identity - the president of the Yiwu Cultural and Sporting Goods Industry Association (义乌市文化用品行业协会). In recent years, Huang Changchao has mainly focused on leading association enterprises to accelerate the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade.
Open up popularity through exhibition platforms. "In early June, our China Yiwu Stationery and Gifts Exhibition (中国义乌文具礼品展览会) attracted more than 800 domestic enterprises to participate in the exhibition, with a cumulative 102,000 person-times of purchasers attending the procurement, and the transaction volume reached 767 million yuan," Huang Changchao said. At present, the company is preparing for the "'Brand Going Overseas' Yiwu Market Wanli Tour - Entering Bangkok, Thailand" ( “‘品牌出海’义乌市场万里行——走进泰国曼谷”) event to be held in Thailand next month.
In fact, Yiwu (义乌) cultural and sporting goods have already achieved internal and external "same line, same standard, same quality" (同线同标同质), and domestic office supplies are highly aligned with the international market in terms of specifications and quality. The same production line, the same product, and the same trademark can not only meet the daily needs of the domestic market, but also fully meet the standards of the international market.
A unified production standard serves two markets, which not only reduces switching costs, but also makes the coordination of domestic and foreign trade channels more efficient, truly realizing the integrated development of "one product, two markets."
Understanding market demand and continuously innovating products is a common rule for opening up domestic and foreign trade markets. In October 2023, the Yiwu Cultural and Sporting Goods Industry Association launched the "Bobo Goose" IP project ( “波波鹅”IP项目) based on the poem "Ode to the Goose" (《咏鹅》) by Tang Dynasty poet Luo Binwang (骆宾王). After nearly two years of polishing and iterating four drafts, "Bobo Goose" related products officially entered the mass production stage in early June this year. The association authorized the "Bobo Goose" IP to association enterprises for free, and the designed products cover many categories such as schoolbags, clocks, notebooks, pens, and trendy toys.
"These products not only cleverly integrate the cute image of 'Bobo Goose' into the design, but also innovate in quality and function, bringing a new cultural and sporting goods experience to domestic and foreign consumers," Huang Changchao said. From launch to mass production, the "Bobo Goose" project has invested more than 10 million yuan. At present, more than 10 enterprises in the industry have obtained authorization to invest in production, and the amount of the first batch of purchase orders reached 3 million yuan. "A fun 'Bobo Goose' stationery product like this not only sells well in the domestic market, but is also deeply loved by foreign merchants such as Indonesia," Huang Changchao said.
In addition to the "Bobo Goose" IP, the Yiwu Cultural and Sporting Goods Industry Association has also cooperated with well-known domestic tourist attractions to design related IP cultural products and develop a series of products such as the Beijing (北京) Forbidden City (故宫) and giant pandas, which have been recognized by the market and sales continue to improve.
Yiwu (义乌) is one of the world's largest cultural and sporting goods distribution centers, gathering more than 3,000 operating entities and more than 1,000 manufacturing enterprises, with an annual output value of 40 billion yuan. Through the two-way efforts of "stabilizing the foundation internally and expanding space externally," the cultural and sporting goods industry has achieved coordinated development of domestic and foreign trade.
In Yiwu (义乌), government departments continue to promote the integration of domestic and foreign trade for cultural and stationery enterprises. In April of this year, the Yiwu (义乌) Municipal Government introduced policies to provide corresponding subsidies for enterprises participating in exhibitions. The China Yiwu Stationery & Gifts Expo (中国义乌文具礼品展览会) was selected into the list of key exhibitions to be held and supported in the first three quarters of 2025 in Zhejiang Province (浙江省). "The government's support has allowed the Yiwu Stationery & Gifts Expo (义乌文具礼品展会) to continuously increase its influence in domestic and foreign markets, and continuously contribute to promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade," said Huang Changchao (黄昌潮).
By: 罗珊珊
Promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade is an inherent requirement for building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development.
From encouraging Chinese enterprises to go global, to conducting healthy competition with foreign-funded enterprises, and then to the "domestic and international dual circulation," the focus of smoothing the path from export to domestic sales for the integration of domestic and foreign trade has been constantly evolving with changes in the economic situation and the international landscape.
Currently, China has cultivated more than 2,200 leading enterprises in the integration of domestic and foreign trade. Among industrial enterprises above designated size last year, 87,000 enterprises achieved integrated domestic and foreign trade operations, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%. Interviews revealed that the feelings of business entities are also consistent with macro data. The integration of domestic and foreign trade is not only an urgent need for enterprises to stand out in global competition, but also increasingly becoming a reality.
First, let's talk about the necessity. The integration of domestic and foreign trade is not an expedient measure, but an inevitable choice for Chinese enterprises to go international. Whether it is the in-depth development of economic globalization, the complex evolution of the international economic and trade environment, or the acceleration of the construction of a new development pattern, all point to the integration of domestic and foreign trade. It is both a "stabilizer" to hedge against external uncertainties and a "booster" to unleash domestic demand potential and enhance corporate competitiveness.
Secondly, let's talk about feasibility. The super-large domestic market is a solid backing for the integration of domestic and foreign trade. On the one hand, it provides broad development space for domestic enterprises, enabling them to accumulate technology and management experience, improve product and service quality while meeting domestic market demand, and lay a solid foundation for going to the international market. On the other hand, when the international market encounters twists and turns, the huge domestic market is the rear area for foreign trade enterprises, providing enterprises with stable orders and income sources. Export to domestic sales has a solid market foundation.
The resilience of "Made in China" is the core support for the integration of domestic and foreign trade. China has a complete industrial system, covering all fields from raw material processing to high-end equipment manufacturing. The strong resilience of the production and supply chain allows Chinese enterprises to flexibly allocate resources between the domestic and international markets, quickly adjust production strategies according to changes in market demand, and achieve coordinated development of domestic and foreign trade.
Despite this, the integration of domestic and foreign trade still faces some bottlenecks and challenges. Some companies report that there are problems such as inconsistent standards, long certification cycles, and difficulties in channel construction for export to domestic sales. Problems in development must be solved in development. With the continuous deepening of institutional opening-up and the accelerated construction of a unified national market, the integration of domestic and foreign trade will inject more vitality and resilience into the Chinese economy.
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41 hours and 25 minutes.
This is the walking time displayed by the navigation, starting from Dayou Village (大油村), Shiliting Town (十里亭镇), Shahe City (沙河市), Hebei Province (河北省), and ending at Guanjialao Village (关家垴村), Wuxiang County (武乡县), Changzhi City (长治市), Shanxi Province (山西省), a distance of 166.5 kilometers.
85 years ago, a young man set off from Dayou Village (大油村) and followed the 769th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army's 129th Division (八路军129师385旅769团) along the Taihang Mountains (太行山), arriving at Guanjialao (关家垴) in that bleak autumn day at the end of October 1940.
Over the years, I have come to this high ground several times, just to trace those lost footprints.
My first visit to Guanjialao (关家垴) was in the late autumn of 2015, 10 years ago.
At that time, the crops were being harvested. The villagers harvesting corn in the fields looked up and pointed to the left: just walk over there.
A high hill, solemn and quiet.
A tall monument, a tall and lush tree, and a circle of red brick walls are all that remains of the Guanjialao Battle (关家垴战斗) site. Walking in through the more than one-meter-high weeds, I suddenly didn't dare to go forward. Would the sleeping heroes be startled awake by this sound?
The wind howled across this high ground with undulating hills and crisscrossing gullies.
Before going, I had just visited the veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wei Taihe (魏太合). At the age of 14, he became a soldier in the logistics department of the 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army's 129th Division (八路军129师386旅772团). Two years later, at the end of October 1940, he witnessed a tragic battle in the cold wind and rain - the Battle of Guanjialao (关家垴战斗).
He arrived at the scene after the battle, his task was to "remove the tags."
"My eyes were full of the remains of soldiers!" he said, rubbing his hands. The "tags" he was talking about were the "Eighth Route Army (八路)" armbands on the soldiers' arms. He told me that behind every "tag" was the soldier's file. The first thing to do when cleaning the battlefield was to take off the "tags" of the fallen martyrs and hand them over to the company to register.
"A good person, in the blink of an eye, only a name remains!" the old man said, choking with emotion.
But he soon discovered that the martyrs who could leave a complete "tag" were considered "lucky." Because he suddenly saw an arm, but without the "tag" that proved its identity; he saw fragments scattered on the ground, but could not piece together a complete name.
In 1940, the Japanese army, severely damaged by the Hundred Regiments Offensive (百团大战), became enraged and launched a frenzied retaliation. On October 29, a unit of more than 500 men from the enemy's 36th Division went out to "mop up" and invaded the Huangyadong Arsenal (黄崖洞兵工厂). The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army (八路军) ordered the 129th Division (129师) to concentrate its main force to annihilate the enemy. The 129th Division (129师) deployed the main forces of the 385th Brigade (385旅) and 386th Brigade (386旅), the New 10th Brigade (新10旅), and parts of the Death Defying 1st Column (决死第1纵队) to Guanjialao (关家垴), encircling the enemy layer by layer.
In a hurry, the Japanese army chose to turn onto Guanjialao (关家垴) on the ridge and occupied the hilltop high ground.
"The Japanese army, which occupied the high ground of Guanjialao (关家垴), forced more than 400 civilians they had captured to dig trenches overnight, dig cat ear holes where people could hide, and dig many scattered soldier pits around the outside of the mountain." Wei Taihe (魏太合) still remembers the war very clearly.
The east, west, and north sides of Guanjialao (关家垴) are all cliffs, with only a gentle slope on the south side. The Eighth Route Army (八路军), which did not have the advantage of terrain and lacked heavy weapons, could only choose to attack upwards.
The Japanese army, which had a full advantage in terrain, used firepower to block the only one-meter-wide road leading to the high ground, so that it took 18 charges for our army to capture the first line of defense of the Japanese army.
The price paid for this is recorded in the Zhuibi Village (砖壁村) of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters (八路军总部) in Wuxiang County (武乡县): one company had only 18 people left, Xie Jiaqing (谢家庆), commander of the 16th Regiment of the 386th Brigade (386旅16团), was killed, and Fan Zixia (范子侠), commander of the New 10th Brigade (新10旅), was wounded.
Finally, our army quietly dug a tunnel using a soil slope and regained the main position. I remember in the TV series "Bright Sword," Li Yunlong (李云龙) led a team to dig and advance, and finally threw thousands of grenades at the enemy group to win. The prototype was this battle.
"Then why didn't you take the opportunity to wipe out all the enemies, but chose to retreat?" I asked.
"The Japanese reinforcements are coming soon!" Wei Taihe (魏太合) sighed.
Every time I approach the Guanjialao (关家垴) monument, I gently touch the names of the 134 martyrs. They came from Sichuan (四川), Anhui (安徽), Henan (河南), Shandong (山东), Shaanxi (陕西), Hebei (河北), Gansu (甘肃), Shanxi (山西) and other provinces. As Wei Taihe (魏太合) said, these names that were left behind are the "lucky ones" in misfortune, the victims who left complete "tags" at the beginning.
There are also many martyrs who left silently, burying their names in the dust of Guanjialao (关家垴), so that many mothers have no news of their sons throughout their lives.
During the visit, the villagers of Guanjialao Village (关家垴村) told me a story. During a Qingming Festival (清明节) in the late 1990s, a 90-year-old woman from Shahe City (沙河市), Hebei (河北) came to Guanjialao (关家垴). After the outbreak of the full-scale War of Resistance Against Japan, she sent her son, Jin Zhenwu (靳振武), into the revolutionary ranks. Her son followed the army and gradually disappeared. This mother waited from middle age to old age, from old age to twilight years. She no longer hoped that her son was still alive, but only hoped to "bring her son's remains home."
The old woman finally received definite news that her son had died in Guanjialao (关家垴).
The 90-year-old woman came to Guanjialao (关家垴) accompanied by her family. The comrade in charge of the local Civil Affairs Bureau told her sadly: "Old lady, your son is a hero. However, it is probably impossible to find his remains now..."
How tragic was the battle that year, and how urgent was the time? After the war, the remains of the martyrs had to be buried and the troops transferred quickly. The marks made in a hurry have long been blown away by the wind and buried in the soil over the years. After the founding of New China, the remains of the martyrs were reburied, but it was difficult to distinguish the identities of the martyrs. Now many years have passed, and it is really difficult to confirm the remains again.
The old woman listened to the explanation of the comrades from the Civil Affairs Bureau and burst into tears under the monument. After a long time, she sadly left a sentence: "Well, let him be with his comrades!"
The old woman knew that her son went out with his comrades to fight every day before his death. In this foreign land, although her son could not return home, he was still not alone. He and his comrades still maintained their youthful faces, still shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, lined up neatly...
In the long list of martyrs, I searched line by line and finally found the three characters "Jin Zhenwu (靳振武)".
Jin Zhenwu's (靳振武) life is condensed on the Guanjialao (关家垴) monument, with only three and a half lines of text: Born in Dayou Village (大油村), Shahe (沙河), Hebei (河北) in March 1924, he joined the Eighth Route Army (八路军) in May 1940 and was a soldier in the 7th squad of the 10th company of the 3rd battalion of the 769th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division (129师385旅769团3营10连7班). When the Battle of Guanjialao (关家垴战斗) took place in 1940, Jin Zhenwu (靳振武) had only been wearing the Eighth Route Army (八路军) uniform for only 5 months. In 5 months, Jin Zhenwu (靳振武) followed the army from Hebei (河北) to Shanxi (山西) and went to the Guanjialao (关家垴) highlands with a gun. We cannot know where the first battle in his life took place, but we only know that his last battle was in Guanjialao (关家垴).
Born in 1924 and died in 1940, Jin Zhenwu's (靳振武) life ended at the age of 16.
At this time, standing on this high ground in Guanjialao (关家垴), a vigorous figure seemed to leap before my eyes. Jin Zhenwu (靳振武), a 16-year-old soldier of the 7th squad of the 10th company of the 3rd battalion of the 769th Regiment (769团3营10连7班), bravely charged with his comrades in the rumbling of artillery fire and the earth-shattering shouts of killing, climbing from a steep cliff more than 20 meters high on the northwest side of Guanjialao (关家垴) to the top of the cliff. There must have been an uncontrollable surge of youthful blood boiling in his heart. He kept thinking about going up, up! He was determined to kill the enemy, kill the enemy! When he climbed to the trench on the top of the cliff, he was discovered by the Japanese army at a high place and fell to the ground in the dense fire...
"16 years old, still a child!" When telling this story, Wei Taihe (魏太合) was in tears and repeatedly took out his handkerchief to wipe them away. That year, he, who cleaned the battlefield, was also exactly 16 years old.
In the autumn of 1940, Jin Zhenwu (靳振武), 16 years old, countless Jin Zhenwus (靳振武), stood tall on the Guanjialao (关家垴) highlands as heroic figures and as a group of young people.
The Battle of Guanjialao (关家垴战斗) has passed 85 years, and the villagers of Guanjialao Village (关家垴村) have multiplied on this red fertile land for several generations. Every year on Qingming Festival (清明节) and September 30th, Martyrs' Memorial Day (烈士纪念日), the villagers hold grand sacrifices for the martyrs buried here.
In Guanjialao Village (关家垴村), almost everyone can tell the revolutionary stories of that year. Chatting with them, you can inadvertently hear those passionate stories:
"When the Battle of Guanjialao (关家垴战斗) took place, a 13-year-old boy in the village carried 3 wounded Eighth Route Army (八路军) soldiers back from the ditch alone..."
"A 15-year-old child in the village joined the militia organization and became a sharpshooter..."
Today's Guanjialao (关家垴) is a peaceful and beautiful village. Many people come here to visit and tour. People climb to the high hills, stand in front of the monument, silent and speechless, letting the wind in the mountains blow their clothes: they are mourning, and they seem to be thinking...
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Everyone has their own hometown, and writers are even more so. Saying "even more" is because, for writers, their hometown is indeed too important. It is not only their life but also the source and origin of their words, the "root" and "foundation" of their writing. Lu Xun's (鲁迅) Shaoxing (绍兴) and Shen Congwen's (沈从文) Xiangxi (湘西) are the most powerful proofs.
Compared to the real hometown, the hometown in literature is much more complex. The hometown also presents different appearances due to the different intentions and desires of the writers. One year, I went to Xiao Hong's (萧红) hometown and stood in front of Xiao Hong's former residence, looking towards the Hulan River (呼兰河). The grandfather and child bride in Xiao Hong's writings, as well as the melancholy words, immediately appeared in my mind: "In the countryside, people and animals are busy being born and busy dying..." In the writings of another female writer from Northeast China, Chi Zijian (迟子建), the hometown on the black soil is a different look—another wide river flowing on the land of Northeast China is called the Ergun River (额尔古纳河). The female writer, who has also suffered the pain of life, uses brilliant strokes to depict a hometown that is different from Xiao Hong's writings.
The land of the Central Plains (中原) under my feet is the hometown of many modern and contemporary writers. Since modern times, Henan (河南) has been an epitome of rural China undergoing trials, moving from tradition to modernity, and from poverty to prosperity. Therefore, in the writings of Liu Zhenyun (刘震云), Li Peifu (李佩甫), and others, the hometown is mostly a solemn place. I have been to the hometowns of many Henan writers and found that Henan literature actually has a richer composition than we imagined. For example, Nanyang (南阳) not only has Yao Xueyin (姚雪垠) and Eryue He (二月河), but also Tian Zhonghe (田中禾), who came out of Tanghe County (唐河县城), and the poet Li Ji (李季), who came out of there even earlier. The roots and inheritance of Sun Fangyou (孙方友) and Mo Bai (墨白) brothers from Huaiyang (淮阳), and Feng Jie (冯杰) from Changyuan (长垣), in addition to the Central Plains culture, also include the incredibly rich folk culture on this land.
We often enter the writer's hometown from the text, and sometimes the opposite. The year before last, I went to Pingdingshan (平顶山) and unexpectedly "encountered" a writer who was not highly valued in the history of modern literature, but was actually very important—Xu Yuno (徐玉诺). This poet, who had an intersection with Lu Xun (鲁迅) and lived a life of ups and downs, I only knew his name before, and I had also read his poems slightly. That time I went there, I realized that Pingdingshan actually had his former residence and relics, and with the introduction of local friends, I further learned more detailed life stories of the writer covered in the dust of history. Because of Xu Yuno, that trip to Yingcheng (鹰城) was deeply etched in my memory.
Walking on the land where writers were born and raised, one can more clearly hear the songs and cries behind their words. However, the relationship between writers and their hometowns must be more complex. When Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺) was young, he said in a letter to his teacher Shen Congwen (沈从文): "When a person returns to his hometown, I don't know why he will become moldy, narrow, and ridiculous... It is okay to go back for a short period of time, but not for too long." Perhaps, it was precisely because he had left his hometown for a long time that he later wrote masterpieces such as "Shoujie" (《受戒》) and "Yibing" (《异秉》). Lu Xun (鲁迅) also loved his hometown and wrote "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk" (《朝花夕拾》), but his vigilance and reflection on homesickness made him write "The True Story of Ah Q" (《阿Q正传》) and "Blessing" (《祝福》).
Today, with the advancement of modern civilization, the hometown in reality and even in literature seems to be gradually drifting away. Hometown is a topic that makes people feel melancholy. A few days ago, taking advantage of the summer vacation, I went to Yidoushui Village (一斗水村), which is about an hour and a half's drive from Zhengzhou (郑州), with a few students. It is a model village for new rural construction in the depths of the Southern Taihang Mountains (南太行). Henan writer Qiao Ye (乔叶) once "soaked in the village" there and wrote the novel "Baoshui" (《宝水》), which later won the Mao Dun Literature Award (茅盾文学奖). We took a quick look and did not study it in depth, but we can still see the difference between the new countryside and the old countryside. Urban-rural integration and ecological tourism have brought epoch-making changes to the hometown in the mountains. Qiao Ye's (乔叶) novel swept away the sorrowful atmosphere of rural writing. She told us: This is a positive and hard-working change. The writer seized this change and led us to find our hometown.
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I visited Dianbai (电白) in Guangdong (广东) when I was still working in Hunan (湖南). In the early 1990s, I participated in the "Old Revolutionary Base Areas Tour of Southern Guangdong (南粤老区行)" and followed a group of reporters to interview all the way from Shantou (汕头) to here. I remember that the county town was very close to the sea, the beaches were undeveloped, and a strong smell of the sea lingered in my nostrils. The people here were warm and hospitable, both simple and generous.
Later, I was transferred to work in Guangdong (广东) and visited Dianbai (电白) many times. In my memory, the main streets of the county town were curved, with cars and dense crowds competing for space, creating a bustling and somewhat chaotic atmosphere, full of vitality.
The name Dianbai (电白) is very special, reminiscent of lightning. There are many typhoons and thunderstorms here, and the locals call typhoons "fighting typhoons (打台风)." In the 1950s, a type of "flint" that could be ignited was discovered here. This was the first shale oil resource found after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and thus an oil city, Maoming (茂名), was born, attracting people from all over.
To my surprise, recently reading "Shendian Guard Small City (神电卫小城)" by Wu Zhaoqi (吴兆奇) and Zhang Huimou (张慧谋), I didn't expect that the earliest residents of the ancient city of Dianbai (电白) were also from the north. In the 27th year of the Ming Dynasty's Hongwu (洪武) reign (1394 AD), the Shendian Guard City (神电卫城) was built, located on Baishi Slope (白石坡) in Dianbai County (电白县) (now Diancheng Town (电城镇)). This was a military fortress to defend against Japanese pirates (倭寇), and the occupants were soldiers from the north and their families.
I once wrote an article called "Border Guard City (边地所城)," referring to a Ming Dynasty (明代) ancient city in Dapeng Bay (大鹏湾), Shenzhen (深圳). Through writing about Dapeng Guard City (大鹏所城), I discovered a large-scale project involving tens or even hundreds of thousands of people, simultaneously unfolding along thousands of miles of uninhabited coastline from Dacheng Bay (大埕湾) in Raoping (饶平) in the east to Yingluo Port (英罗港) in Suixi (遂溪) in the west, truly a maritime Great Wall! Within Guangdong (广东), Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋) established Guangzhou Guard (广州卫), Chaozhou Guard (潮州卫), Nanhai Guard (南海卫), and Jieshi Guard (碣石卫), among others. Each Guard was divided into Thousand-Household Garrisons (千户所), and Dapeng Guard City (大鹏所城) was one of many such garrisons. I hadn't paid much attention to Shendian Guard City (神电卫城). It was the military command center for the Thousand-Household Garrisons (千户所) of Gaozhou (高州), Ningzhou (宁州), Shuangyu (双鱼), Xinyi (信宜), and Yangchun (阳春) at that time, a higher level than Dapeng Guard City (大鹏所城). I never imagined that Dianbai (电白) developed from such a military fortress.
The "Guards (卫)" and "Garrisons (所)" of the Ming Dynasty (明代) were basic military units. The officers of the troops were mostly hereditary, called "hereditary officials (世官)." The soldiers were also hereditary. They combined military service with agriculture, serving as soldiers and farming. The border troops allocated three-tenths of their time to defending the city and seven-tenths to farming, with the state providing land, cattle, seeds, and farm tools. Military rations and the salaries of officers and soldiers depended on the income from the fields. The fortress was not only a military stronghold but also a city of life. It was in this way that some Guards (卫) and Garrisons (所), such as Weihai Guard (威海卫) and Tianjin Guard (天津卫), gradually evolved into cities full of everyday life.
Shendian Guard City (神电卫城) once opened salt fields, and "merchants gathered with their ships, their masts and sails obscuring the sky (贾人沽舶云集，樯帆蔽空)." The south gate of the ancient city faced the sea and transformed into a busy commercial port and wharf. Xie Jin (解缙), a great talent of the Ming Dynasty (明代), wrote: "The water and clouds on the Shilong River (石龙江) smell of the sea, and the vast expanse of the southeast merges with the four seas. Where is Shendian Guard City (神电卫城)? Half a mountain's color is a trace of green." Until the 1950s, the ancient city was the seat of the county government.
A book can have such a magical effect. You may not be familiar with the places you have walked through, for example, I have been to Dianbai (电白) many times but knew very little about it, but a book has the power to bring people closer and make everything familiar. "Shendian Guard Small City (神电卫小城)" has made all the unfamiliarity with Dianbai (电白) disappear, and I even feel a sense of belonging like a hometown! Although the book describes the very unique history and life scenes of a coastal town in western Guangdong (粤西), I see shadows of my own childhood in it. It has expanded my understanding.
The two writers used affectionate and nostalgic language to write about many old news, old events, old scenes, old people, and old objects. They are past events in life, fading away like the wind, making people sigh. Wu Zhaoqi (吴兆奇) wrote about the Bell and Drum Tower, the city walls, the saltwater songs, and temple operas, some of which are gradually fading away. Zhang Huimou (张慧谋) wrote about the old street of Bohe (博贺), the "Three Xian (三冼)" ruins, the New Year celebrations, and the spring sea and sky, some of which have only left traces. For example, Shalan Street (沙澜街), where the Dan people (疍家人) lived in the old street of Bohe (博贺), "the tables, benches, doors, and windows in the houses were all wiped clean, revealing the oily sheen of the wood. The fresh water used to wash clothes was not casually poured away but splashed outside the door to suppress the dust." This is a habit developed by the Dan people (疍家人) who have lived on boats for generations. In the past, they took the rivers and seas as their home and could not go ashore. A small Dan (疍家) boat was home to an entire family. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Dan people (疍家人) finally had a place to live on land.
The residents of Shalan Street (沙澜街) still retain the custom of setting up street banquets. This was once a grand ceremony to send off fishermen going out to sea. Now, on a specific day each year, every household sets up tables and chairs along the street, one table per household, and the dishes are delivered uniformly. Flatbed carts delivering the dishes shuttle back and forth. They do not invite guests, but each family eats their own meal quietly.
Such writing evokes vivid scenes of life.
In the book, the ancient city of Shendian Guard (神电卫) slowly emerges before my eyes. I meet and get to know the people in the streets and alleys, and the old times float around me, like the omnipresent breath of the sea. The narrative is full of poetic language, soaked in thick emotions, and shimmering with the light of "nostalgia (乡愁)." I see the authors growing up, walking into this magical land, and seeing the lives and thoughts of the people. Because of the detailed flesh and blood, the small city is vivid, real, and intimate.
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That year, I printed my youth, full of ambition and high aspirations,
into a thin boarding pass,
and flew to a city named for fortune,
Under Chang'an Mountain (长安山), the weather is fresh.
Read diligently, seek thorough understanding.
Moreover, there are Gulou Mountain (鼓山), Wu Mountain (乌山), Yu Mountain (于山)...
Small and charming mountains.
I always pass by the sea in Mawei (马尾) but miss it.
The days pass peacefully, yet with intense aspirations.
I love strolling through Sanfang Qixiang (三坊七巷) endlessly,
and linger time and again on Zhongzhou Island (中洲岛),
for the freshness of the morning, the tranquility of the afternoon,
and marvel at the flowing feast of the night.
The Min River (闽江) flows through my chest all night long—
all are ordinary and real joys,
like facing a close friend in youth without reservation.
Here, banyan trees seem to be everywhere.
Here, banyan trees should be everywhere,
so that everyone can, in the gaps between the leaves,
capture the gentle breeze and love.
And after eating a bowl of braised noodles, my mouth is full of saliva,
after picking up a white jasmine, my hands are fragrant,
becoming a small and persistent part of life.
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Return to TopWoodcut "Taihang Mountain Landscape," by Li Qun (力群), collection of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆).
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As soon as I returned to my hometown, I thought of my father's flavor. My father had been a soldier in Northeast China, and he knew how to make noodles, dumplings, and excellent tofu. Whenever my father mentioned making tofu, the whole family was happy, busy soaking soybeans, grinding them, and burning firewood. Then my father began his creation: mixing brine and adding it to the boiling soy milk. Soon, there was tofu pudding. Sometimes he would take a little of the tender tofu pudding for the family to taste. Of course, the most exciting thing was that he would also cook a large bowl of Mapo tofu.
My father once said that life is like Mapo tofu, with various flavors intermingling.
I remember when my father cooked this dish, the stove fire was lit, and the pot was boiling. He rolled up his sleeves and poured chili peppers and peppercorns into the pot. When the oil splattered, it crackled, and the spicy smell choked people, making them wipe away tears... Then, he put the minced pork into the pot, and an aroma instantly rose, the meat's fragrance immediately melting the previously choking spiciness. When the tofu was added to the pot, my father moved gently, fearing to break the tender tofu. The meat fragrance gradually wrapped the tofu cubes, and the aroma became richer. Before serving, my father sprinkled chopped green garlic and scallions, and the original strong and spicy flavor suddenly became fresh. When eating, the family ate Mapo tofu with rice, sweating profusely.
Later, I went to Chengdu (成都), and I ate authentic Mapo tofu. There is an old shop specializing in Mapo tofu that still retains the traditional production process: the masters start frying chili peppers at 5 am. The chili peppers are local Erjingtiao and Bullet chili peppers, stir-fried in an iron pot until the skin shows tiger-skin patterns, and then finely chopped with a knife. Of course, the tofu is also very particular, using gypsum tofu made with brine, which is tender, smooth, and not easily broken. The stir-frying technique is even more superb. The ultimate pursuit of heat allows Mapo tofu to maintain the authenticity of the ingredients in the heat.
There is a small shop near my home, and the Mapo tofu rice bowl is the most popular. I go two or three times a week. The small shop uses Pixian Doubanjiang (郫县豆瓣酱) to cook Mapo tofu, which smells rich in sauce, and the peppercorns are selected from Hanyuan (汉源) peppercorns, which have a pure and authentic numbing flavor. Every time I enter the store, the owner asks, "Mapo?" I nod, and he turns to cook it.
One year, my father came to Chengdu (成都), and I specially took him to eat Mapo tofu once. During the meal, I told him the legend and traditional cooking techniques of Mapo tofu.
But I always feel that my father's Mapo tofu has its unique flavor. Now, my father is gone, and I can no longer eat the Mapo tofu he cooked. It turns out that in this mortal world, there is no more unforgettable taste than the love of close relatives.
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Using hand craftsmanship to transform the scorch marks of an electric pen into ink wash effects is the烫花 (tàng huā) process on sandalwood fans, and also the consummate skill that non-heritage inheritor Chen Qin (陈琴) has refined.
When I went to visit Chen Qin (陈琴), it just so happened that a bride-to-be had come to commission a sandalwood palace fan. She said that she wanted a fan that was not conventional, which she could use as a prop on her honeymoon trip and which could also become a family heirloom.
This request seemed daunting, but Chen Qin (陈琴) had a way of figuring out what her customers wanted. She asked, "Have you read *Dream of the Red Chamber*? Which character do you like the most?"
The customer pondered for a few seconds and said, "I like Tan Chun (探春) the most, a straightforward and resourceful girl. Da Guan Garden (大观园) hadn't been built for long when Tan Chun (探春) invited everyone to her place to write poetry. What was that chapter called?"
Chen Qin (陈琴) replied with a smile, "That chapter is called 'Autumn Refreshment Studio Casually Forms the Begonia Society, Fragrant Herbs Courtyard Plans Chrysanthemum Themes at Night.' I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely make a fan that you will be satisfied with."
In order to brand the picture of "Autumn Refreshment Studio Casually Forms the Begonia Society" on the fan, Chen Qin (陈琴) was distracted the entire month of June. While eating, washing her face, or arranging flowers, she would suddenly be absent-minded, free up her right hand, suspend her wrist, and calmly gesticulate in the air.
Chen Qin (陈琴) used one word to describe the patience she put in that month. She said, "It's 'warm.' The power of the electric pen is turned to the lowest setting, like turning the stove fire to the lowest to simmer soup, so that the surface of the soup is almost still. Slow cooking brings out the flavor. In the end, I 'warm' out an Autumn Refreshment Studio, 'warm' out the scene of the Da Guan Garden (大观园) sisters writing and commenting on poetry."
Three figures must be arranged on a palace fan, some sitting and some standing. The sitting figures must be arranged with drum stools and incense burners, and the standing figures must be arranged with ceramic standing cylinders at their feet. How detailed is the picture? You can clearly see that the standing cylinder is fitted with mahogany cylinder feet, and a seven-character律诗 (lǜ shī) poem is engraved on the wall of the standing cylinder. There are calligraphy and painting scrolls in the standing cylinder, and you can even see that some of the scrolls have been mounted, while others are still drafts. The forelocks and hair buns of the figures must be "warmed" with distinct detail, and the facial features and eyes of the figures must be "warmed" with radiant expressions. Chen Qin's (陈琴) goal is to "warm" every pleat of their clothes so that they move with their posture, without the slightest unnaturalness.
The openwork on the sandalwood fan is like a dense latticed window, sifting down the light and shadows of the sky. Chen Qin (陈琴) also painted Tan Chun's (探春) favorite banana tree in this scene. She used the silver pen tip on the electric pen to calmly "warm" each vein of the banana tree leaves with distinct layers. I saw that the old leaves of this banana tree were generating wind, and the tender leaves were stretching out, as if they were instantly plated with the setting sun, rendering a romantic golden light.
Jiangnan gardens have banana trees and latticed windows, so how can they be without Taihu stones? After the image of the banana tree standing tall against the wind was "warmed" properly, two Taihu stones transformed into the shape of a 如意 (rú yì) scepter, filling the gaps behind the figures, creating a subtle sense of layering in the pattern on the sandalwood fan, and giving this scene of reading and writing poetry both a human touch and the ethereal quality of a Shangri-La.
Whether a sandalwood fan is made successfully can be understood by smelling it after the residual heat of the electric pen disappears. If it is "warmed" just right, the aroma of the sandalwood will still have a mellow milky note. If the scorching of the electric pen is overdone, the old wood aroma of the sandalwood will have a bitter taste. Whether the pyrography technique is up to par can also be seen by looking at the fan from a distance. From a meter away, the scene of "Autumn Refreshment Studio Casually Forms the Begonia Society" is still lifelike, and only then can this fan be considered a family heirloom.
Exquisitely crafted high-end sandalwood fans are one of the indispensable dowries for local Suzhou (苏州) girls. Back then, there was a saying in Suzhou (苏州): "Sitting in a sedan chair and waving a fan, happiness and joy for a lifetime." It means that after crossing the threshold of marriage, disagreements and quarrels are inevitable. When one's face is flushed and one's heart is on fire, taking out the sandalwood fan from one's dowry and waving it will bring a wave of healing aroma, like a mother's reminder suddenly coming to mind. Even the towering anger of Flaming Mountain is fanned out by this "banana leaf fan."
Yes, the summer sun is scorching, and perhaps the next second, the Suzhou (苏州) girl will forget that small quarrel, take her fan, and go out to listen to Pingtan (评弹) opera and admire lotus flowers. The lush banana trees on the fan are also inspiring her. How can life always be sunny? When encountering sudden wind and rain, being able to have the open-mindedness of "keeping the banana trees to listen to the sound of rain" is true skill.
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