Summary: The article highlights China's advancements in technological innovation, including achievements in areas like "artificial sun" research, domestically controlled computer operating systems, and humanoid robots, driving the development of new productive forces. Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of technological innovation and industrial innovation as the basic path for developing new productive forces, urging the implementation of strategies to build a strong science and technology nation. Efforts are being made to strengthen basic research, optimize industrial structures, and enhance the role of enterprises in innovation, with examples such as advancements in chip technology, automated steel production, and new semiconductor materials. These innovations are seen as injecting strong impetus into high-quality economic and social development. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: The United Front Work Department and the State Ethnic Affairs Commission have published a study guide in five ethnic minority languages (Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Kazakh, and Korean) on Xi Jinping's thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work. Translated by the China National Ethnic Languages Translation Bureau and published by the Ethnic Publishing House, the book is being distributed nationwide. The publication underscores the Party's focus on ethnic unity and ideological alignment within ethnic minority regions. The article does not discuss the United States.
Summary: The article discusses the "one optimization and six constructions" outlined at the Central Urban Work Conference as key tasks for promoting high-quality urban development. It emphasizes building innovative cities by fostering innovation ecosystems and integrating technological advancements with industrial progress. The article also highlights the importance of constructing resilient cities by prioritizing safety and proactively addressing potential risks like natural disasters and infrastructure vulnerabilities. The piece stresses the need for reform and opening up to enhance urban dynamism, while ensuring safety and security remain paramount in urban development. The author calls for strengthening the skills and capabilities of urban work teams to enhance creativity in their work.
Summary: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile in Beijing on July 17th. Han stated that President Xi Jinping and President Ramaphosa's September meeting elevated relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era. He also referenced a previous bilateral committee meeting he co-chaired with Mashatile, aiming to strengthen cooperation across fields. Mashatile affirmed South Africa's commitment to the strategic partnership and reiterated its adherence to the one-China policy, emphasizing strong bilateral cooperation in trade and investment.
Summary: The Ministry of Commerce reports that inbound tourism and consumption are increasing due to optimized departure tax refund policies and visa-free entry expansions. Tax authorities saw a 116% year-on-year increase in departure tax refunds and a 56% increase in sales for tax refund stores in the first month after the policy optimization. China has extended visa-free transit to 55 countries, contributing to a 30.2% increase in foreigner entries and exits in the first half of the year. The Ministry of Commerce and other departments will continue to facilitate tax refunds and improve the consumption environment to further expand inbound consumption. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: China's visa-free entry policy saw 13.64 million foreign arrivals in the first half of the year, a 53.9% increase, indicating growing global favorability and a booming inbound tourism sector boosting consumption. Merchandise trade exports also rose by 7.2% to 13 trillion yuan. These figures demonstrate China's resilience and confidence in the face of external challenges. China aims to continue playing a role as a global economic stabilizer and engine through high-level opening up.
Summary: The article profiles the flight deck crew of the aircraft carrier *Shandong*, focusing on their role in ensuring the safe launch and recovery of J-15 fighter jets. The *Shandong*'s aircrew has been involved in operations in the West Pacific, South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. The crew emphasizes minimizing turnaround time between sorties and performed thousands of drills, optimizing launch and recovery procedures. Crewmembers underscore the importance of their work to China's national security.
Summary: According to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China's agricultural economy performed well in the first half of the year, with a stable summer grain harvest and increased farmer income. Early rice harvesting is approximately 60% complete with a promising yield. Efforts to prevent widespread return to poverty have been successful, with over 6.8 million people receiving assistance. The employment scale of rural residents who have been lifted out of poverty reached 32.833 million people.
Summary: In the first half of 2024, China's intellectual property sector continued its stable and quality development. As of June 2024, domestic invention patents reached 5.01 million, a 13.2% year-on-year increase. Registered trademarks reached 48.96 million, a 6.6% year-on-year increase, averaging one registered trademark for every four business entities. The role of domestic enterprises as the main drivers of technological innovation continues to strengthen. Companies held 74.4% of domestic invention patents, up 6.1 percentage points from the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference on July 17th, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Mai'erdan Mugaidi, stated that the first half of the year saw good momentum in agricultural and rural economic development. Wang Lejun, Chief Livestock Officer and Director of the Supervision and Inspection Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs also attended the meeting. China's summer grain harvest was the second highest in history, and the autumn grain harvest is expected to be stable, laying a good foundation for the year's total grain output. The officials emphasized efforts to consolidate poverty alleviation achievements and promote rural revitalization, especially in light of both internal and external economic factors that pose challenges to farmers' income.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference, National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) Director Shen Changyu reported significant progress in China's intellectual property development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with China leading in PCT international patent, Madrid international trademark, and Hague system design applications. Strategic emerging industries saw a 2.2-fold increase in effective invention patents. By the end of 2024, intellectual property departments had helped Chinese companies recoup 38.04 billion yuan in economic losses. Shen also noted efforts to optimize international cooperation and construct a high-standard market system.
Summary: China has reportedly achieved its 14th Five-Year Plan target for high-value invention patents per 10,000 people, reaching 15.3 patents by June. The majority of these patents are held by enterprises, with 265,000 companies possessing a total of 1.651 million high-value invention patents. The article emphasizes the close connection between intellectual property, innovation, and the market, highlighting how advancements in various fields, from textiles to AI, are improving daily life. The article suggests that continued support and protection of innovation will further boost innovation and development. The United States and U.S.-China relations are not mentioned.
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Summary: A seminar was held in Geneva by China's mission to the UN and the China International Import Expo Bureau (CIIE) on the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Chen Xu, China's representative to the UN in Geneva, highlighted the CIIE as a key platform for economic cooperation with developing countries. Representatives from various countries praised China's commitment to open markets, with the CIIE enabling increased trade opportunities for developing nations. U.S. company DoTerra was mentioned as an example of a beneficiary of the CIIE. Participants emphasized the need for international cooperation to address developmental challenges and promote inclusive globalization.
Summary: Peng Liyuan attended the 2025 "Kuling Connection" China-U.S. Youth Friendship event, highlighting the Kuling story and Xi Jinping's long-standing friendship with Iowan friends as examples of U.S.-China amity. Peng reiterated that the two countries can be friends and partners, despite their differences, and noted the ongoing exchanges following Xi's initiative to invite 50,000 American youths to China over five years. American representatives shared their positive experiences visiting China and expressed their willingness to be U.S.-China friendship envoys. Before the event, Peng met with "Friends of Kuling" representatives, commending their efforts in promoting U.S.-China friendship.
Summary: Diplomats from 112 embassies and 10 international organizations in China visited the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory. Envoys highlighted the Chinese people's unity and sacrifices during the war, emphasizing the importance of remembering history to safeguard peace. Attendees like the Bolivian ambassador, Hugo Siles, noted the Communist Party of China's pivotal role in the war effort. The Argentine ambassador, Maximo Gowland, stressed the need for dialogue and cooperation to avoid repeating past conflicts, and the Angolan ambassador, Alan, commended China’s commitment to multilateralism and shared development. The Lao ambassador, Xixaleumsack, stated that Laos and China share similar historical experiences.
Summary: The Chain Expo showcased collaborative innovations, such as the "zero-plastic" food packaging developed by Indonesian, German, and Chinese companies. Qualcomm highlighted its partnerships with Chinese firms like Xiaomi and Thunderbird in smart devices. Bosch emphasized its localization strategy and collaboration with Chinese company Horizon Robotics in autonomous driving. Foreign companies such as Corning, Sumitomo Electric, and Wacker Chemie are expanding their research, production, and service in China. The Expo underscored the importance of breaking down barriers and promoting collaboration to build a resilient, green, and intelligent future.
Summary: The third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) featured calls for deepened international cooperation on industrial and supply chains, including digital supply chains, as exemplified by the "Beijing Initiative" released by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). The expo showcased advancements in various industrial chains and included an "Innovation Chain" zone to promote the commercialization of research. Anhui Jiexun Optoelectronic Technology reported interest from U.S. and Brazilian guests in their AI-powered agricultural product sorting machines. Guangdong Province, as the guest of honor, highlighted its industrial advantages and policies.
Summary: The 2025 "Kuling Connection" China-U.S. Youth Chorus Week was held in Fuzhou and Beijing from July 10th to 18th, featuring nearly 30 youth choirs and over a thousand participants from both countries under the theme of "Singing for Peace." This event is the largest thematic exchange activity for Chinese and American youth since Xi Jinping proposed inviting 50,000 American youths to China for exchanges and studies in the next 5 years in San Francisco in 2023. Participants expressed how the trip renewed their understanding of China, and the event highlighted the importance of people-to-people exchanges in U.S.-China relations. The article also referenced the historical alliance between the U.S. and China during WWII, emphasizing the shared pursuit of peace and development. The article expressed China's willingness to work with the United States to promote the stable and sustainable development of bilateral relations.
Summary: National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Vice Chairman Batel met with representatives of the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace in Beijing on July 17. Batel stated the CPPCC will continue to support the Chinese religious community's active participation in the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace. He expressed hope to promote exchanges between Chinese religious circles and religious circles of other countries based on mutual respect, equality, and friendship. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the CCP Central Committee, met with South African Deputy President and ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile in Beijing. Both parties emphasized the need to implement the consensus reached by the two countries' heads of state. They agreed to deepen practical cooperation in various fields, strengthen inter-party exchanges, deepen political dialogue, and enhance bilateral and multilateral collaboration.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced that Croatian Foreign Minister Radman will visit China from July 20-22 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The visit was publicly announced by the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson. The announcement did not mention the United States.
Summary: A Chinese Communist Party (CCP) delegation led by Chen Zhou, Deputy Minister of the International Department of the CCP Central Committee, visited Cambodia from July 14-16 at the invitation of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). Chen met with CPP Vice President and Prime Minister Hun Manet, CPP Central Foreign Affairs Committee First Vice Chairman Sosth Yara, and other Cambodian figures. Discussions focused on strengthening China-Cambodia relations and implementing agreements reached by leaders of both countries. The two sides expressed commitment to consolidating political trust, deepening practical cooperation, and advancing the building of a China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era. The meetings did not address relations with the United States.
Summary: An opening ceremony was held in Rabat to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Chinese medical team's mission to Morocco. Moroccan Minister of Health and Social Protection, Khalid Ait Taleb, hailed the medical team as true ambassadors of Sino-Moroccan friendship. He stated the anniversary marked a historic milestone in bilateral cooperation and symbolized the sincere and lasting friendship between the two countries. Taleb expressed hope that it would serve as an opportunity to further strengthen Sino-Moroccan friendship and cooperation. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: A Central task force on implementing the "Eight-Point Regulation" convened meetings to study Xi Jinping's speech at the 21st Politburo collective study session. The meetings focused on promoting study, education, rectification, and the establishment of a long-term mechanism for improving work style. Participants emphasized the need to address problems earnestly, avoid complacency, and ensure effective rectification, while also stressing the importance of learning from past experiences. The meetings also instructed Party organizations to strictly enforce regulations and ensure that the instructions are implemented in practice. The meetings were also attended by central guidance groups.
Summary: Li Wei, the Party Secretary of Xingguang Village, Ningxia, returned to his hometown after working in international trade and founding an internet company, aiming to revitalize the village through rural tourism. He initiated projects to improve the living environment, transforming abandoned houses into unique homestays and promoting the "Party branch + cooperative + enterprise + farmer" model to boost rural development. Villagers have become "homestay partners" through encouraging the development of courtyard economies, and the village has received over 80,000 tourists, increasing villagers' income and driving employment. Li plans to build an elderly care community to attract both local and urban residents.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of reducing loss and waste in the entire food production chain to increase China's grain output, viewing "loss reduction as production increase." It highlights technological advancements in harvesting, storage, and processing that minimize waste and improve efficiency. The article then broadens this concept to other areas, such as green development and grassroots governance, advocating for reduced reliance on inefficient practices. This shift towards quality and efficiency is seen as a key driver for economic transformation and improved productivity. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article describes the scenic beauty of Xianshan Lake National Wetland Park in Sian Town, Changxing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, highlighting its lush forests and the reflection of the sky, clouds, and villages on the lake. The article focuses on the picturesque landscape of the area. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations. The accompanying image is credited to Chen Haiwei.
Summary: The article reports on efforts in Henan Province to improve healthcare access in rural areas, specifically focusing on the upgrade of township health centers and village clinics. A doctor at the Daxuzhai Township Health Center in Taikang County highlights the improved facilities and the convenience for villagers who previously had to travel to the county hospital. The article emphasizes policies aimed at attracting and retaining qualified medical personnel in rural areas through improved compensation, career advancement opportunities, and integration of recent graduates. The piece also mentions the implementation of direct medical insurance reimbursement at village clinics, reducing the financial burden on patients.
Summary: The China Three Gorges Corporation has announced the official delivery of the "Three Gorges No. 1" research vessel, the largest inland river research vessel in the Yangtze River basin. The vessel will be used to monitor and study water environments, hydrology, sediment, and geological hazards in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. The "Three Gorges No. 1" is 56.7 meters long and can accommodate seven crew members and 30 researchers. It contains multiple independent function areas for sampling, laboratories, and discussion, and can automatically detect 11 water environmental indicators during navigation, integrating with data from land-based laboratories.
Summary: Kong Lingjian, former Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for Key State-Owned Enterprises, passed away on July 1, 2025, at the age of 80. Central leaders expressed their condolences to his family. Kong's career included positions in Gansu province government and the State Grain Reserve Bureau. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1979. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses Weifang, Shandong province, as a case study for how cities can identify and strengthen their unique advantages. It emphasizes the importance of leveraging local resources and cultural heritage, such as the Weifang International Kite Festival, to promote economic development and integrate into both domestic and international markets. The piece advocates for finding opportunities in areas where resources may seem lacking by focusing on innovation and strategic positioning within larger national and global trends. It touches upon China's commitment to promoting an open and interconnected world for shared development and prosperity. The piece does not contain any discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article from *People's Daily* discusses the importance of adhering to the spirit of the "Eight-Point Regulation" and combating formalism and bureaucracy within the CCP. It highlights the need to avoid making exceptions to rules, breaking from ingrained patterns when they lead to undesirable results, and also learning from negative examples. The authors advocate strengthening ideological foundations through education and strict adherence to regulations to prevent disciplinary violations. The authors do not explicitly mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Health Commission and six other departments jointly issued an opinion on accelerating the construction of an inclusive childcare service system. The directive proposes a "1+N" system centered on comprehensive childcare service centers and encompassing various models like institutions, community-based care, kindergarten classes, workplace facilities, and family-based points. The aim is to provide accessible, affordable, and high-quality inclusive childcare services. This initiative seeks to create a supportive environment for early childhood development. The policy aims to cover a wide range of citizens.
Summary: A recent press conference in Chongqing highlighted the city's initiative to develop "15-minute living circles," conceptualized as micro-cities, with 915 such circles already planned in the central urban area. These circles are designed with a tailored "one policy per circle" approach, encompassing residential, industrial, commercial, and rural types, with residents actively participating in the planning. The initiative aims to integrate living, economy, and culture, providing residents with convenient access to high-quality commercial and cultural amenities within a 15-minute radius. This approach represents a shift towards prioritizing quality of life and fostering a sense of belonging in the fast-paced urban environment. The initiative is portrayed as an innovative approach to urban governance in a megacity.
Summary: The article discusses the increased use of technology, such as BeiDou navigation and AI platforms, in China's wheat harvest, leading to higher yields and efficiency. However, it also highlights the challenges of low profitability for farmers due to high input costs and fluctuating market prices, potentially dampening their enthusiasm for grain cultivation. To address these issues, the article suggests government subsidies for advanced agricultural technology and encourages enterprises to offer services that lower farmers' barriers to entry. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need to move beyond selling raw grain by developing value-added products and branding high-quality produce to ensure better prices and sustainable income for farmers.
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Summary: The Panlongcheng site in Hubei, a significant example of early Chinese civilization, was named one of the top ten archaeological discoveries of 2024. Generations of archaeologists have worked to uncover the site's secrets, including aristocratic tombs and large-scale stone structures, using both traditional and modern techniques to preserve and present the cultural value of the site. Recent excavations at Yangjiawan revealed a large-scale stone construction project, indicating Panlongcheng's potential importance as a central city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River during the Xia and Shang dynasties. The museum has integrated cultural relic protection with tourism, and has developed courses related to archaeology, pottery making, and Shang dynasty to enhance interactive experiences. The site has yielded over 3,000 artifacts, including those from high-level tombs.
Summary: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Business Forum in Beijing, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Vice Chairman Gao Yunlong stated that China seeks to deepen regional development strategy alignment and promote higher quality SCO economic and trade cooperation. Gao also stated that China will work with all parties to maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains. The forum, hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), focused on promoting the "Shanghai Spirit." A report on SCO supply chain development was also released at the forum.
Summary: The 2025 Cross-Strait Youth Culture Month opened in Suzhou, Jiangsu, focusing on youth and cultural exchange. During the opening, Taiwan Affairs Office Deputy Director Pan Xianzhang emphasized the importance of cross-strait youth in upholding Chinese culture and promoting national reunification under the "One China" principle and "1992 Consensus." A Jiangsu promotion event for Taiwanese youth and forums on cultural exchange also took place. The month-long event anticipates participation from 2,500 Taiwanese youth. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S. - China relations.
Summary: China will adjust the luxury vehicle consumption tax policy starting July 20, 2025, lowering the threshold for taxation from RMB 1.3 million to RMB 900,000. The adjusted policy expands the scope of the tax to include new energy vehicles such as pure electric and fuel cell vehicles, in addition to traditional fuel-powered vehicles. The tax will be applied to both passenger cars and light/medium commercial passenger vehicles. The measure aims to guide reasonable consumption.
Summary: The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has launched the Guangxi Skills Master Alliance in Nanning to accelerate the cultivation of high-skilled personnel through technical exchanges and mentorships. Initiated by the regional Department of Human Resources and Social Security, the alliance currently includes 123 national and regional-level skills master studio leaders as members. The alliance aims to serve as a collaborative platform for skills masters and high-skilled talents to promote technological innovation and skills transfer. Guangxi has been strengthening its high-skilled talent pool, which has reached over 8.6 million people.
Summary: This article focuses on the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Shandong aircraft carrier's aviation support squadron, highlighting their crucial role in ensuring safe take-offs and landings of J-15 fighter jets. The squadron emphasizes speed and precision in launching aircraft, constantly refining procedures through extensive training and data analysis. They also focus on the importance of maintenance and talent development, including breaking down professional barriers through training and cross-training. The squadron's efforts have led to significant improvements in sortie rates and overall combat readiness, contributing to the Shandong's ability to operate in complex environments, including night operations.
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Summary: An article reports on the development and implementation of AI-powered pediatric diagnostic tools in China, including the "F棠·百川" model in Beijing and the "重儿·小乙" AI family doctor in Chongqing. These AI systems, trained on vast datasets and expert knowledge, aim to assist doctors in diagnosis, treatment planning, and providing consultations, particularly in underserved areas. While positioned as aids to human doctors and subject to ongoing expert evaluation, they also provide parents with 24/7 consultation services. The stated goal is to improve diagnostic accuracy, streamline workflows, and address the shortage of pediatric healthcare resources, promoting resource equality.
Summary: The article discusses the trend of AI pediatricians in China, highlighting their potential to improve access to pediatric care, especially in underserved areas. While AI pediatricians offer benefits like 24/7 availability and data-driven insights, they face challenges including diagnostic accuracy limitations and regulatory uncertainties. The article emphasizes the need for continued development, cost reduction, and robust oversight, including human doctor oversight, to address these challenges. It advocates for nurturing AI pediatricians to realize their full potential and benefit society.
Summary: The article commemorates Yang Xuecheng, a Tsinghua University alumnus who joined the Communist Party and became an anti-Japanese war hero. After the "September 18th Incident," Yang abandoned his studies to participate in the "December 9th Movement", protesting against Japanese aggression and the Nationalist government's appeasement policies. He later established and led the Hubei Youth National Salvation Corps and the Yingcheng County Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Fourth Detachment. Yang died in 1944 at the age of 29 due to illness contracted from the harsh conditions of war, and was buried in his hometown of Huangpi after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
Summary: The "Xie Jing'an" project in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, a collaboration between the local government and Transfar Group, aims to revitalize three previously underdeveloped villages through agricultural innovation. Transfar Group Chairman Xu Guanjun emphasized the importance of careful planning and understanding local needs for rural revitalization. The project focuses on technological advancements in agriculture, such as improved tomato varieties and digital seedling factories, to increase farmers' incomes. Since its launch, Xie Jing'an has attracted 39 companies, increased annual output value by over 100 million yuan, and directly increased villagers' income by over 15 million yuan. Transfar Group plans to further expand the project in the next 3-5 years, aiming to double the per capita disposable income of villagers.
Summary: This article from Xinhua depicts tourists visiting the Namtso Lake scenic area in Damxung County, Lhasa, Tibet. The lake sits at an altitude of 4,718 meters and is the highest lake in the world with an area exceeding 1,000 square kilometers. Last year, the scenic area received approximately 400,000 tourists. There is no mention of any official or US-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses Xi Jinping's Global Development Initiative (GDI), launched in 2021, as China's answer to addressing global development challenges and promoting common progress, in light of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals falling short. The GDI emphasizes a people-centered approach, inclusive and green development, and action-oriented collaboration, aiming to build a global community of shared future for development and move away from a "charity-dependence" dynamic. It calls for a focus on development, especially for developing countries, in response to some countries politicizing trade and tariffs in the name of "national security", which harms the progress of developing countries. The article highlights China's efforts in providing resources and platforms for cooperation, promoting connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative, and focusing on technology transfer to enhance developing countries' self-reliance.
Summary: The article emphasizes that while understanding social norms ("*shi gu*") can help officials connect with the populace, it should not be twisted into worldly corruption. It stresses that officials must maintain clear boundaries between public and private interests, prioritizing adherence to regulations and serving the people over personal favors. The piece advocates for a balance between empathy and principled action, urging cadres to resist any transgressions of discipline. It argues for robust institutional checks on the exercise of power, so that cadres can focus on their work. The article does not mention the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses leveraging generative AI to improve the quality and effectiveness of "thought and politics" (思政) education in China, a critical component of cultivating socialist builders and successors. It proposes building an AI-powered resource library, creating virtual and real integrated spaces for practical education, and developing a comprehensive assessment system to address current shortcomings in the 思政 curriculum across primary, secondary, and tertiary education. By using AI, the article argues that educators can better integrate resources, create immersive learning environments, and personalize assessments to cultivate students' values and ideological development. The ultimate goal is to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of ideological education.
Summary: According to an article by the Minister of Finance, the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is crucial for ecological civilization and regional cooperation. The mechanism aims to incentivize ecological protection by compensating regions that provide ecological benefits, promoting cost-sharing, benefit-sharing, and collaborative governance. The article emphasizes the importance of adhering to Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and deepening reforms, with focus on major river basins like the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. The author claims that the implementation of this mechanism has led to improved water quality and green economic transformations, and the government is encouraging diverse compensation methods and expanding its application to other ecological elements. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses China's "bamboo-for-plastic" initiative, highlighting the use of bamboo products as a sustainable alternative to plastics in various sectors, including packaging and daily consumer goods. The initiative aims to reduce plastic pollution and promote a greener lifestyle by utilizing bamboo's renewable and biodegradable properties. Regions like Zhejiang and Sichuan are cited as examples of successful implementation, driving economic growth and environmental benefits. The article emphasizes the need for continued innovation and market promotion to foster widespread adoption of bamboo products. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: Veterinarian Bao Mingwei, working at the Asian Elephant Rescue and Breeding Center in Yunnan, is dedicated to rescuing and caring for Asian elephants, as exemplified by his work with a rescued elephant named "Yang Niu." Bao and his colleagues have also established an Asian elephant database to provide scientific data for treatment and have successfully released a rescued elephant, "Abao," back into the wild after rehabilitation. Bao emphasizes the importance of continued efforts in Asian elephant conservation. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This Xinhua article describes the lush greenery of the Caohai National Nature Reserve in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, during the summer. The article focuses on the beauty of the natural environment. No officials are mentioned, and there is no reference to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Central Meteorological Observatory forecasts a period of heavy rainfall across several regions of China from July 18-22, including the eastern Northwest, Southwest, North China, and Northeast. Some regions are at high risk of flash floods and geological disasters during this period. The meteorological experts are reminding the public that China is entering a critical period for flood prevention from late July to early August. The public should pay close attention to forecasts and warnings. The departments of natural resources, the Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration have jointly judged the risks.
Summary: Liaoning Province's High People's Court and People's Procuratorate signed a cooperation mechanism to strengthen judicial protection of marine natural resources and the ecological environment. The mechanism clarifies the entities responsible for initiating and accepting public interest litigation related to the marine environment, with city-level procuratorates filing lawsuits and maritime courts handling them based on jurisdiction. The agreement emphasizes cooperation in areas like evidence collection and enforcement, and explores alternative restoration methods like restocking and carbon offsetting. The goal is to promote systematic governance of marine pollution prevention, environmental restoration, and ecological and cultural protection. The article makes no mention of the United States or Sino-U.S. relations.
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Summary: During an inspection in Shanxi, Xi Jinping emphasized adhering to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability and fully implementing the new development concept. As a case study, Zichuan, Shandong, a former coal-mining area designated a resource-depleted city in 2011, has been focusing on green and low-carbon development by revitalizing old mines for agriculture and promoting low-carbon technologies in high-energy industries. For example, Shandong Energy Donghua Technology has implemented hydrogen energy to reduce coal consumption and carbon emissions. Zichuan has also introduced new energy vehicle manufacturing.
Summary: Since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, China's resource-based regions have made solid progress in optimizing industrial structures, strengthening livelihoods, and improving the ecological environment. The economic aggregate of resource-exhausted cities has increased from 3.4 trillion yuan in 2021 to 3.8 trillion yuan in 2024, with the tertiary industry now accounting for 50% of GDP, up from 40.5% in 2021. Over 200,000 households in coal mining subsidence areas and independent industrial and mining areas have been relocated with central budgetary investment support. The area of newly treated coal mining subsidence areas exceeds 3 million mu. A three-level policy system has been established at the national, provincial, and municipal levels.
Summary: A State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) report indicated that central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) achieved a total profit of 1.4 trillion yuan and an added value of 5.2 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, contributing significantly to economic stability. SOEs increased R&D investment to 413.98 billion yuan, with improvements in labor productivity. SOEs also increased contributions to poverty alleviation in rural areas. SASAC head Zhang Yuzhuo stated SOEs should focus on stable operations, optimize investment structure, ensure national security, and promote coordinated development in the second half of the year.
Summary: The All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly announced the full implementation of the "Role Model Workers and Craftsmen Helping Enterprises Initiative" starting July 17th. This initiative will organize model workers and craftsmen into technical service teams to provide services to small and medium-sized enterprises. The goal is to engage 30,000 model workers and craftsmen annually, serving 20,000 enterprises, solving 30,000 technical problems, and improving the skills of 300,000 employees. The ACFTU will establish an online platform within its "Employee Home" app to facilitate this initiative. The initiative's pilot program has already seen significant engagement over the past two years.
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Summary: On the eve of China's "July 1st" holiday, a 100-year-old veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Sun Hongxiu, celebrated his birthday with officers and soldiers of the People's Armed Police Force in Guangxi. Sun, who joined the New Fourth Army in 1943, recounted his experiences fighting the Japanese and emphasized the importance of popular support for the army. He recalled specific battles and the close relationship between the soldiers and the local population, noting the army's strict discipline and commitment to serving the people. Sun also mentioned his continued efforts to share his stories and promote awareness of the nation's hard-won strength. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A non-CPC inspection delegation led by Sun Qixin conducted research in Fujian on "improving the mechanisms for promoting consumption willingness and ability." The delegation focused on various aspects of consumption, including rural tourism, urban renewal, technological innovation, and cross-border e-commerce. They explored ways to boost consumer spending, upgrade urban areas, and promote high-quality employment, emphasizing the role of technology and policy adjustments. The delegation suggested strategies such as optimizing financial support for new types of consumption and using urban renewal as a way to stimulate demand. The delegation also noted the impact of international uncertainty and AI development.
Summary: The inaugural "Belt and Road" Overseas Chinese Cooperation and Development Conference was held in Chongqing, co-hosted by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Chongqing Municipality, and Sichuan Province. Over 500 overseas Chinese representatives from over 110 countries and regions participated, focusing on high-quality "Belt and Road" construction and stabilizing foreign investment and trade. The conference resulted in 66 project agreements totaling nearly 43.8 billion yuan, with 50 key projects within Chongqing. The "Belt and Road" Overseas Chinese Business Organization Cooperation Network was also launched, aiming to integrate resources and foster international cooperation.
Summary: Li Cang district in Qingdao, Shandong province is implementing support programs for "new employment groups" like delivery riders, integrating departmental resources to offer services such as legal aid and housing assistance. Volunteers are providing cooling refreshments to delivery riders. This initiative highlights a focus on the well-being of gig economy workers. The photograph accompanying the report shows volunteers serving watermelon. The report does not mention U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has established a rapid response mechanism for emergency search and rescue due to the frequent loss of individuals in the region's vast, sparsely populated, and harsh environment. According to Haixi Prefecture Public Security Bureau Deputy Director He Yanbang, police now utilize drones and satellite phones for search and patrol operations. The prefecture has also implemented preventative measures, including strict control of popular but dangerous tourist spots, to reduce the number of stranded tourists. A public notice was issued on July 16th that states that individuals who require rescue after venturing into nature reserves or "no-go zones" will be responsible for covering the full cost of the rescue. No mention was made of the United States or U.S. - China relations.
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Summary: The article highlights efforts to improve the status and skills of delivery workers in China, showcasing examples of couriers who have excelled through skills training, further education, and career advancement. These include a courier who became an airline pilot, another who was appointed as a skills competition judge, and others who obtained university degrees with company support. The piece emphasizes initiatives like vocational skills competitions, professional title evaluations, and educational opportunities designed to enhance career prospects. It also highlights stories of couriers who have found creative outlets and personal fulfillment in their work, such as writing poetry or composing music. One courier was even sent to Dubai to help with developing new drone delivery routes, demonstrating the increasing complexity and internationalization of the industry.
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Summary: The article reports on the high incidence of drowning accidents in China during the summer, particularly among children, citing statistics from the World Health Organization and the China Death Cause Monitoring Dataset. Multiple departments, including the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Security, are coordinating to strengthen safety measures, such as establishing safety protection systems and utilizing technology like AI monitoring in high-risk areas. Education initiatives, including the "1530" safety education model, are also being implemented to raise awareness. These efforts have led to a decrease in drowning deaths among primary and secondary school students in 2023 and 2024. The article also provides safety advice from water rescue experts about different bodies of water and how to respond to drowning incidents.
Summary: China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is conducting the sixth "Hundred-Day, Ten-Million Job" recruitment drive, featuring livestreamed job fairs with human resources directors from Tibet, Xinjiang, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. These directors provide policy interpretations, job recommendations, and career guidance to job seekers. The livestreams feature ten companies from various sectors, offering technical and managerial positions to university graduates and other job seekers. The "Employment Online" platform is hosting these cross-provincial联动livestream events. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Guangzhou's Human Resources and Social Security Bureau issued a plan to stabilize graduate employment in 2025 through ten key initiatives. These include expanding job opportunities in key sectors via collaboration with large enterprises and supporting public sector positions through civil service, public institution, and state-owned enterprise recruitment. The plan will also provide resources for entrepreneurship, such as loosening requirements for incubators and offering tax incentives for graduates starting businesses. The plan aims to develop consumer hot spots like green consumption and livestream e-commerce in order to create new employment opportunities. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 2nd, a driver and his nephew were rescued from a potential carbon monoxide poisoning incident on the Yongjin Expressway in Zhejiang province thanks to the quick actions of passersby, police, and highway rescue workers. Observers noticed the vehicle stopped at the entrance of the Yankengjian tunnel via real-time monitoring and dispatched emergency services. Passersby broke the car window and extracted the two unconscious men before first responders arrived and administered first aid. Doctors believe the pair may have been affected by carbon monoxide poisoning and heatstroke. The driver expressed his gratitude for the timely rescue.
Summary: Karamay, Xinjiang is consolidating resources to build comprehensive service centers in residential communities. These centers aim to provide services such as elderly care, childcare, meals, transportation assistance, household services, employment assistance, family healthcare, sports, culture, and recreation. The city has established numerous community canteens, elderly care centers, and childcare facilities, serving hundreds of thousands annually. The goal is to create a "15-minute convenient service circle" for residents.
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Summary: The article discusses the development of smart fitness facilities in Chinese parks, highlighting examples from Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shenyang. In Beijing's Liuyin Park, smart equipment offers data analysis, personalized fitness plans, and AI-guided training for traditional exercises. Shenzhen's Bijia Mountain Park offers services such as online booking for sports fields, AI-powered game highlights, drone delivery, and automated coffee services. Shenyang International Pump Track Park has become a popular spot for cycling and skateboarding, hosting national and international competitions. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the increasing popularity and innovation within China's sports parks, reflecting a nationwide fitness trend. It highlights the introduction of new sports, smart technology integration, and events designed to stimulate consumer spending. The article suggests three key areas for improvement: enhancing facilities for specialized sports, innovating services for public benefit, and creating new consumption scenarios through diverse activities and events. These improvements aim to translate public enthusiasm for sports into economic vitality.
Summary: The 2025 World Games will be held in Chengdu, China from August 7-17, marking the first time the event has been held in China. Around 5,000 athletes from over 100 countries and regions will compete in 34 major events and over 250 sub-events. The World Games feature non-Olympic and niche sports, offering a platform for innovation and cultural exchange. Wushu and dragon boat racing, two sports with Chinese characteristics, will be featured in the Chengdu games. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Ahead of the Chengdu World Games, the Aeromodelling and Radio Model Sports Administration Center (航管中心) reported on preparations for China's drone racing and orienteering teams. Drone racing, dubbed "aerial F1," involves athletes piloting drones through obstacle courses at high speeds, with three athletes from Guangzhou selected to represent China. The China Drone Racing League, established last year, has seen rapid growth. China will also be represented in foot orienteering by a team of four athletes currently undergoing intensive training in Chengdu.
Summary: A delegation of Olympic champions, including Ma Long, Long Daoyi, Chen Qingchen and others, launched the final stop of a propaganda tour in Linzhi, Tibet, organized by the CCP Central Propaganda Department and the General Administration of Sport. Athletes like Long Daoyi and Wang Liuyi shared stories emphasizing hard work and national glory in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics. Zhang Xin, Director of the General Administration of Sport, framed the event as coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, aiming to inspire the Tibetan population. The six-day tour will include visits to enterprises, villages, schools, and military camps. The tour aims to promote the spirit of Chinese athletes and encourage youth to contribute to national rejuvenation.
Summary: Cui Guoging, a runner, recently won a leg of the Hainan Sanya Economic Circle Tropical Rainforest Challenge, a five-leg race series held across five cities. Cui and his wife were the overall champions in the inaugural event last year. The races are held in developed scenic areas, with routes spanning approximately 17 kilometers. Cui also leads the "Sanya Commando" running group, which has grown significantly in recent years, participating in the challenge with 40 members this year. The article also lists several suggestions for staying safe when running in the rainforest.
Summary: The 2025 China (Xining) International Kite Invitational Tournament and the China Sports Kite League (Xining Station) were held in Qinghai Province. Over 200 participants from 10 sports kite teams and 6 exhibition teams competed in events such as synchronized kite ballet. Competitors performed maneuvers like rotations and ascents, drawing cheers from the audience. The competition included individual events for dual-line and quad-line sports kite routines.
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Summary: The article highlights the strategic importance of Xinjiang's Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, specifically focusing on Sayram Lake and the Alashankou port. Sayram Lake, dubbed "the last tear of the Atlantic," attracts a growing number of tourists, including foreign visitors, thanks to its picturesque scenery. Alashankou, a key node in the Belt and Road Initiative and China's westward opening, serves as a crucial railway port for China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains, with 124 routes passing through it. The port's efficiency has been enhanced through streamlined customs procedures, facilitating smoother trade with countries like Kazakhstan. The increasing integration and cross-border logistics operations also fostered closer economic ties with Central Asian countries.
Summary: Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture is leveraging its location as a key international logistics hub and a meeting point of economic corridors to promote development through openness, focusing on "port-strong prefecture" and "culture-tourism revitalization." Infrastructure improvements, such as upgraded customs and logistics facilities, are boosting cross-border trade efficiency. The prefecture is also focusing on "soft connectivity" through services like volunteer stations and international medical cooperation, including promoting traditional Chinese medicine. Cultural events like cycling races and music festivals are enhancing the region's profile. This dual approach aims to foster mutually beneficial cooperation between China and its neighboring countries.
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Summary: The article discusses Chinese poet Yang Ke's experiences with her poetry being translated and received internationally. Her collection "Pain" has been translated into over 20 languages, allowing her to connect with poets and readers in various countries. She highlights a particularly meaningful friendship with Syrian poet Adonis, who translated and appreciated her work, and recounts their meetings in Paris and Adonis's desire to visit China again. The author reflects on how poetry acts as a bridge, fostering understanding and connection between cultures.
Summary: This article describes the ancient city of Petra, built by the Nabataeans in present-day Jordan. Carved into sandstone cliffs, the city flourished due to its strategic location on ancient trade routes, connecting the Arabian Peninsula to the Mediterranean. The Nabataeans demonstrated remarkable engineering skills in water management and construction techniques, enabling them to build a thriving urban center in a desert environment. The city features a unique blend of architectural styles, influenced by various cultures including Egyptian, Greek, and Assyrian. After being lost for centuries, Petra was rediscovered in the 19th century and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Summary: On Brazil's National Football Day, an article highlights the sport's significance in shaping Brazilian identity and culture. Brought to Brazil in the late 19th century by Charles Miller, football initially gained traction among the upper class but soon spread to the working class, fostering social integration despite early racial biases that saw black players initially excluded from national teams. The success of mixed-race and black players like Arthur Friedenreich and later Pelé, particularly in international tournaments, contributed to a growing sense of national unity, especially during times of economic hardship. President Vargas further promoted this through the inclusion of Afro-Brazilian players in the 1938 World Cup team. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article describes Lake Baikal, a large freshwater lake in southern Siberia, Russia. Formed by tectonic activity, it is the deepest lake in the world, holding enough freshwater to supply billions for decades. The lake's scenery changes dramatically with the seasons, supporting tourism with activities like ice marathons and scenic train rides. Despite past environmental challenges from mining and deforestation, the local government has implemented measures to restore the lake's ecosystem. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article provides contact information for the People's Daily international forum via email. It also mentions the typesetting design being by Cai Huawei. No information regarding Chinese politics, officials, or U.S.-China relations is present.
Summary: The article reports on the "field chief" (田长) system in China, where local officials are assigned responsibility for protecting farmland. It profiles four such officials: Wang Juanhui in Zhejiang, Deng Xiankun in Jilin, Ji Wenbin in Hunan, and Wang Qing in Ningxia, detailing their efforts to preserve arable land, improve farming practices, and boost agricultural output in their respective regions through methods such as technological monitoring and sustainable farming techniques. The goal of the "field chief" system is to increase the efficiency of farming and harvest output, in order to maintain the supply of rice. There is no mention of the United States, or of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Bureau of Statistics announced a stable summer grain harvest of 299.48 billion *jin* in 2025, attributing it to fertile land and effective land management. The article highlights the role of "field chiefs" (*tianzhang*) in protecting arable land and promoting sustainable agricultural practices across 29 provinces. These officials utilize technology and systemic governance to prevent illegal land use, restore abandoned land, and support farmers in adopting new techniques. Field chiefs are driving the transition from passive protection to efficient utilization of arable land, enhancing both agricultural output and rural development. The article emphasizes the need for continued innovation in land management and increased participation from local farmers.
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Summary: The article reports on the financial assistant mechanism in Ningde, Fujian, where financial cadres are dispatched to rural areas to bridge the gap between financial services and the needs of local businesses and residents. These assistants, like Huang Xiaoting and Zhang Jing, leverage their expertise to connect businesses with loans and promote financial literacy, thereby supporting rural revitalization. The mechanism aims to address the shortage of financial personnel in rural areas and facilitate the flow of financial resources to the grassroots level. The local government plans to refine the mechanism through enhanced training and more precise selection of personnel. The United States is not mentioned in the provided article.
Summary: A recent notice from the National Administration of Financial Regulation calls for the establishment of a "Chinese-style occupational honor evaluation system" for insurance sales personnel. This system aims to comprehensively assess agents' professional ethics, capabilities, and customer satisfaction. The goal is to incentivize agents to adopt correct work attitudes and improve service quality, moving away from a purely sales-driven approach. The article notes instances of agents prioritizing commissions through deceptive sales tactics, harming consumers. Some insurance companies are already exploring alternative evaluation methods that consider factors beyond sales performance.
Summary: Here are summaries of the provided articles: 1. Construction Bank's Hubei branch launched a 1.5 billion RMB green equity investment fund focused on ecological protection and low-carbon industries in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, aiming to boost green finance development along the Yangtze River. 2. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the registration of propylene futures and options on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, set to launch on July 22nd, providing risk management tools for the chemical industry. 3. China UnionPay has launched the "Vitality Life Card" in cooperation with commercial banks, a card product tailored for the elderly population, offering benefits related to travel, food, healthcare, and other services to support the silver economy.
Summary: Chairman Peng Fan of Ningxia Shared Group emphasized the importance of innovation as the company invests 150 million yuan in upgrading its 3D printing-based smart foundry. The upgrade aims to increase casting capacity to 9,600 tons per year, utilizing advanced digital technologies. The Export-Import Bank of China is providing financial support, including "Factoring E-Loan" to suppliers, to facilitate the upgrade and support the broader supply chain. Peng noted that most of the company's downstream clients are Fortune 500 companies, and expressed confidence in the future of the private sector. The Export-Import Bank of China has launched a plan with 16 measures to support private enterprises in foreign trade and the development of new productive forces.
Summary: The article reports on the burgeoning low-altitude economy in Guangdong, highlighting applications such as firefighting backpacks, drone delivery of lychees, and agricultural drone spraying. It emphasizes that the low-altitude economy is a comprehensive economic form involving manned and unmanned aircraft operating below 1000 meters, driving integrated development across sectors like logistics, agriculture, and tourism. The development of low-altitude transportation networks can reduce transportation costs and promote economic growth, while also upgrading industrial structures and strengthening regional economic exchange. The article concludes that promoting the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy requires coordination across various fields and policy support, including infrastructure development, industry collaboration, and talent cultivation.
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Summary: The article discusses the creation and legacy of the patriotic children's song "The Cowherd Boy, Wang Erxiao," co-written by Li Jiefu and Fang Bing during the anti-Japanese war. Li, inspired by the bravery of children in the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region, sought to immortalize their deeds through song. He emphasized the importance of connecting with the people and reflecting their experiences in art. The song became widely popular in the Communist base areas and continues to be celebrated as a symbol of patriotism. The author is the daughter of the musician Li Jiefu.
Summary: A theater festival in Suzhou showcased eight productions of four classic Chinese dramas: *The Peony Pavilion*, *Legend of the White Snake*, *Chen San Wu Niang*, and *The Orphan of Zhao*. These productions featured diverse artistic styles and interpretations, highlighting the enduring relevance of these classics. A seminar discussed the historical evolution and modern adaptations of these dramas, emphasizing the balance between preserving tradition and embracing innovation. An exhibition of historical documents related to these plays demonstrated how classic works combine artistic innovation with an ability to reflect the spirit of the age. These productions demonstrate the ways that classic texts in China are adapted across a range of artistic genres, and are modified to resonate with modern audiences.
Summary: The fourth National Opera (Southern Region) Performing Arts Fair was held in Wuhan, featuring performances from various opera genres. Highlights included award-winning performances like Qian Opera's "Moving Kiln" and the "first jump in the world" from the play "Capturing Sanlang." Actors also performed for soldiers and schoolchildren, aiming to cultivate interest in traditional opera. Wuhan, historically a major hub for opera, continues to host national-level opera events.
Summary: Director Rao Xiaozhi discussed his latest film, *Unknown People: No Extremes Turn Bad*, a sequel in the "Unknown People" series, stating it continues to focus on the choices of ordinary people in adversity. He expressed concern about the lack of independent thought in the internet age, urging audiences to develop their own understanding of the world. The film tells the story of a foreign trade business owner who goes through a tough time in a reality show scheme. Rao's upcoming movie will take place in Thailand and Italy, where the story of ordinary people is placed in a larger narrative.
Summary: This article is a nostalgic reflection on childhood memories centered around watching the animated series "Calabash Brothers" (葫芦娃) on a black and white television in a rural Chinese village during the summer. The author recounts the collective experience of children captivated by the show, imitating the characters, and creating their own imaginative narratives around it. The author contrasts the vivid memories associated with the imperfect, old technology with the lack of the same excitement when watching the show on modern 4K screens.
Summary: Recent Chinese theatrical productions focused on revolutionary and wartime history, such as *Iron Torrent Eastward*, *The Red Beginning*, and *Sanwan, That Night*, are experiencing high demand due to their artistic quality and innovative storytelling. These plays delve into individual decisions and the power of belief within historical events, resonating with audiences. Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, these dramas serve as a way for the public to connect with national history and draw strength from it. This trend is driven by younger generations seeking connection to historical narratives. The plays, particularly *The Red Beginning*, feature young actors portraying revolutionary figures, fostering a cross-generational dialogue.
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By: 本报记者 刘诗瑶
"Artificial sun" has repeatedly broken records, laying a solid foundation for the development of nuclear fusion energy; the Hongmeng computer has been launched, giving China a computer operating system that is independent and controllable from the kernel layer; humanoid robots such as "Tiangong (天工)" and "Yushu (宇树)" are accelerating iteration, showing considerable prospects in industrial manufacturing and commercial service fields...
Continuous emergence of scientific and technological achievements and accelerated cultivation of new quality productive forces are injecting strong impetus into the high-quality development of the economy and society.
Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary, emphasized: "Scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are the basic paths for developing new quality productive forces." "We must thoroughly implement the strategy of invigorating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talent, and the innovation-driven development strategy, improve the national innovation system, accelerate the construction of a strong country in science and technology, and achieve high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, various regions and departments are accelerating the pace of innovation, promoting the seamless connection of the innovation chain and the industrial chain, and striving to transform scientific and technological achievements into tangible productivity. The innovation-driven "China (中国)" ship is riding the wind and waves in the new era, striding towards the goal of becoming a strong country in science and technology.
Continuously strengthening basic research and increasing the supply of high-quality science and technology—
The discharge sound crackles, and bright arcs flash rapidly in the air. In the laboratory, cutting-edge discharge equipment is simulating the generation of harmful arcs.
The Brain-inspired Computing Research Center of Tsinghua University (清华大学) has independently developed the "Tianmou Core (天眸芯)," a brain-inspired complementary vision chip based on primitive representation, to help accurately capture electric arcs. Researchers can clearly "see" the evolution trajectory of the electric arc through the display screen and accurately record the dynamic evolution process, providing data support for power failure diagnosis and safety assessment.
"Even in low-bandwidth, low-power environments, the chip can achieve high-speed, high-precision, and high-dynamic-range visual information acquisition, meeting the extreme visual requirements of some industry scenarios." Shi Luping (施路平), a professor at Tsinghua University (清华大学), introduced that he and his team are conducting chip performance verification on vehicle platforms, industrial robots and other equipment, and strive to serve all walks of life as soon as possible.
Scientific and technological innovation can spawn new industries, new models, and new momentum. China (中国) is accelerating the improvement of its scientific and technological innovation capabilities and opening up new fields and new tracks for development. In 2024, the total investment in research and experimental development in the whole society exceeded 3.6 trillion yuan, of which the expenditure on basic research reached 249.7 billion yuan, accounting for 6.91%.
Accelerating the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure and promoting the successive transformation of new and old kinetic energy—
At 3 a.m., the continuous casting platform of the steelmaking plant of Baosteel Co., Ltd. (宝钢股份) Meigang Company (梅钢公司) in Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏) is busy with production. Worker Zou Shiwen (邹世文) sits in the central control room, checking the real-time production pictures and data streams on the screen. Busy at the steel pouring post are his "apprentices" - two six-axis steel pouring robots.
In 2022, Meigang (梅钢) carried out intelligent transformation and independently developed and applied the "full-process automation technology for continuous casting production," realizing one-key automatic connection of the entire process of continuous casting start, casting process, cutting and billet discharge operations.
"The application end of this technology is composed of an artificial intelligence automatic steel pouring model and a steel pouring robot. The worker's experience is learned by the model, allowing the robot to maintain its best state." Zhu Jianqiu (朱建秋), head of the planning department of Meigang (梅钢), introduced that the production system transmits instructions to the model through the 5G network, and the "smart brain" automatically makes analysis and judgments, and then directs the two robots to complete the process. After the technology was put into production, the product accuracy increased by 20%, the production efficiency increased by 10%, and the energy consumption per ton of steel decreased by 24%.
Scientific and technological innovation leads intelligent upgrading. In the first half of this year, the added value of China's (中国) scale-above high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 9.5% year-on-year, and the added value of information transmission, software and information technology service industries increased by 11.1% year-on-year.
Building platforms and improving systems and mechanisms to strengthen the main position of enterprise innovation—
Gallium oxide single crystals developed by Zhejiang Hangzhou Fujia Gallium Industry Co., Ltd. (浙江杭州富加镓业有限公司) grow at a high temperature of 1800 degrees Celsius. As a representative of the fourth-generation semiconductor new materials, gallium oxide has great potential in the fields of high-power power electronic devices and ultraviolet detection devices due to its ultra-wide band gap and ultra-low loss.
At the end of 2019, Fujia Gallium Industry (富加镓业) was officially established. Against the background of the late start of the domestic gallium oxide single crystal industrialization and the lack of experience to learn from, the initial team faced both technical and talent difficulties.
At a critical moment, with the help of the Hangzhou Institute of Optical Precision Machinery (杭州光学精密机械研究所) platform, Fujia Gallium Industry (富加镓业) achieved rapid growth. Qi Hongji (齐红基), the founder of Fujia Gallium Industry (富加镓业), has deep feelings: "The institute's concept verification center opens key equipment such as the Hall effect test system and X-ray diffractometer to enterprises, providing sample performance testing services, realizing rapid iterative feedback of material research, and saving 1 to 2 years for industrialization."
Looking at the whole country, many places provide all-round and full-cycle support for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements by building carrier parks and concept verification platforms. In 2024, the number of national-level science and technology business incubators reached 1,606.
At present, the basic institutional framework for scientific and technological innovation in China (中国) has been basically established, and the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system has been further improved. Let scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation go hand in hand, the new economic momentum will continue to grow, and add impetus and vitality to further comprehensively deepening reform.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 17th. The "Study Reader on the Important Thoughts of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) on Strengthening and Improving Ethnic Work," compiled by the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央统一战线工作部) and the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (国家民族事务委员会), in Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Kazakh, and Korean, has been translated by the China National Ethnic Languages Translation Bureau (中国民族语文翻译局) and published by the Ethnic Publishing House (民族出版社). It will be distributed nationwide starting today.
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Currently and for a period going forward, how should urban work be carried out? The Central Urban Work Conference (中央城市工作会议) has laid out seven key tasks: "one optimization, six constructions," providing scientific guidance and clarifying the main direction for promoting high-quality urban development.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a series of important expositions on urban work, especially proposing "one respect, five coordinations" at the Central Urban Work Conference (中央城市工作会议) in 2015, guiding and promoting historical achievements in urban development. This conference proposed focusing on optimizing the modern urban system, and focusing on building vibrant innovative cities, comfortable and convenient livable cities, green and low-carbon beautiful cities, safe and reliable resilient cities, morally noble and kind civilized cities, and convenient and efficient smart cities. This "one optimization, six constructions" is a systematic plan made with a view to the overall development of the Party and the country, and a response to profoundly grasping and actively adapting to changes in the situation. To do a good job in urban work, these requirements and deployments must be integrated and implemented without compromise.
Here, taking the construction of innovative cities and resilient cities as examples, we will deepen the understanding of taking responsibility and acting as a way to implement tasks.
Innovation is the "key variable" and "maximum increment" for winning the future. This conference proposed six aspects of connotation for building modern people's cities, with innovation ranking first, and made specific deployments for "focusing on building vibrant innovative cities," which fully reflects the core position of innovation in the overall situation of China's modernization construction.
As the center of economic development, cities are the main battlefields for technological innovation and industrial development. Since the new era, from the formation of a new generation of information technology "trillion-level" industrial clusters in Zhongguancun (中关村), Beijing (北京), to the entry of Shanghai (上海) Zhangjiang (张江) biomedical innovation achievements into the international market, and then to the scale of the East Lake (东湖) optoelectronic information industry in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北) accounting for 50% of the country, a series of science and technology innovation cities have sprung up, witnessing the strong momentum of innovation-driven development. Practice tells us that to promote high-quality urban development, we must take innovation as the primary driving force. This requires that in development, we adhere to implementing policies according to the specific conditions of each city, carefully cultivate an innovation ecosystem, stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship vitality, strengthen the synergy between technological innovation and industrial innovation, carry out high-quality urban renewal, coordinate and promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the cultivation and expansion of emerging industries, and the layout and construction of future industries, forming a strong driving force for high-quality development through new quality productive forces.
At the same time, we must see that some policies and systems formed during the period of incremental urban expansion in the past, from local debt management to fiscal and financial measures, are no longer adapted to the needs of the development of the situation, and we must rely on reform and opening up to enhance urban momentum. The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made deployments for "deepening the reform of the urban construction, operation, and governance system," etc. We must coordinate and promote the implementation of various reform measures, give full play to the pivotal role of cities in the domestic and international dual circulation, stimulate the power of development with institutional innovation, and gather the energy of development with the momentum of openness.
Safety and reliability are prominent features of resilient cities. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "urban development cannot only consider economies of scale and benefits, but must put ecology and safety in a more prominent position." The more cities develop, the more firmly we must hold the bottom line of urban safety, which is the essence of building modern people's cities.
The population, resources, and economic and social activities of cities are highly concentrated, and safety risks are also relatively concentrated. Whether it is eliminating the safety hazards caused by the aging of urban infrastructure, or doing a good job in the prevention and emergency response to urban natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods, we need to adhere to the bottom-line thinking, strengthen risk awareness, and be prepared for danger in times of peace and plan ahead, and integrate the concept of safe development into the entire process of urban planning, construction, development, and governance.
In recent years, Guangdong (广东), Chongqing (重庆) and other places have promoted the construction of underground comprehensive pipe corridors to enhance disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities, and solve governance problems such as "road zippers" and "overhead spider webs," making urban safety more secure. Practice profoundly inspires that to promote the safe development of cities, we must have the foresight to prevent risks, and also have clever tricks to resolve difficulties, in order to continuously improve the level of safety resilience.
Urban work has its systemic and complexity. To implement various task deployments, we must strengthen the quality and capacity building of the urban work team and enhance the creativity of the work. Adhering to seeking truth from facts and being pragmatic, being brave to take responsibility and striving for progress, we will surely be able to continuously achieve new results in promoting high-quality urban development, and build modern people's cities that are innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 17th (Reporter). Vice President Han Zheng (韩正) met with South African Deputy President Mashatile (马沙蒂莱) in Beijing (北京) on the 17th.
Han Zheng (韩正) stated that in September of last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Ramaphosa (拉马福萨) successfully met and jointly announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, opening a new chapter in building a high-level China-South Africa community with a shared future. The year before last, I co-chaired the eighth plenary session of the China-South Africa National Bilateral Committee with the Deputy President, promoting extensive achievements in cooperation between the two countries in various fields. The two sides should further implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, continuously enhance political mutual trust, promote high-quality development of bilateral cooperation, and serve their respective modernization endeavors.
Mashatile (马沙蒂莱) stated that South Africa highly values the South Africa-China comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, firmly adheres to the one-China policy, and cooperation between the two countries in trade, investment, and other fields has developed strongly. South Africa is willing to further implement the consensus of the two heads of state and contribute to promoting the development of South Africa-China and Africa-China relations.
Return to TopAccording to the Ministry of Commerce (商务部), with the continued rise in inbound tourism and the initial effectiveness of optimizing the departure tax refund policy, inbound consumption is continuously expanding. Data from the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局) shows that in the first month of implementing the optimized departure tax refund policy (April 27 to May 26), the number of departure tax refunds processed by tax authorities nationwide increased by 116% year-on-year, and the sales of tax refund stores increased by 56%. The number of departure tax refund stores nationwide has increased to 5,196, which is 1.4 times that at the end of 2024.
The popularity of "Tourism in China" benefits from a series of inbound facilitation policies. China has been expanding its independent opening-up and unilateral opening-up in an orderly manner, and continuously expanding the scope of countries eligible for unilateral visa-free entry. As of now, China has implemented visa-free transit for 55 countries and extended the stay time to 240 hours, effectively driving foreigners to travel and engage in business activities in China. Data from the National Immigration Administration (国家移民管理局) shows that the number of entries and exits of foreigners in the first half of the year has steadily increased, reaching 38.053 million, an increase of 30.2% year-on-year; among them, 13.64 million foreigners entered the country visa-free, accounting for 71.2% of the total number of foreigners entering the country, an increase of 53.9% year-on-year.
Expanding inbound consumption injects new impetus and expands new space for boosting consumption. On April 26, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) and relevant departments jointly issued the "Notice on Further Optimizing the Departure Tax Refund Policy to Expand Inbound Consumption." Various regions have actively innovated work measures, expanding stores, increasing goods, optimizing services, and continuously improving the shopping experience for overseas tourists. Beijing (北京) has established three centralized refund points that can provide tax refund services for departure tax refund stores throughout the city for "immediate purchase and immediate refund." Shanghai (上海) launched the country's first self-service tax refund machine in the Nanjing Road (南京路) business district. Shenzhen (深圳) took the lead in launching the customs "one order, one package" model for inspection and verification without unpacking.
From "Tourism in China" to "Shopping in China" has become a new trend in the inbound tourism market. Relevant officials from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部) stated that inbound tourism and shopping help deepen Sino-foreign exchanges and personnel exchanges, and promote mutual understanding. They will encourage and guide characteristic cultural product stores in tourist attractions, resorts, cultural and museum venues, and other areas where overseas tourists gather to register as departure tax refund stores, optimize the supply of departure tax refund goods and services, and combine this with promoting the facilitation of payment for inbound tourism, further strengthen work coordination and information sharing, improve the level of payment and tax refund facilitation, and promote the healthy development of inbound tourism.
"China has huge potential for growth in inbound consumption." Relevant officials from the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) stated that they will actively work with relevant departments to accelerate the implementation of the optimized departure tax refund policy, making tax refunds more convenient and shopping more satisfactory for overseas tourists. At the same time, they will continue to deepen the construction of international consumer center cities, create an internationalized consumption environment, increase the supply of high-quality consumption, innovate diversified consumption scenarios, and continuously enhance the attractiveness and reputation of China's consumer market, and support the expansion of inbound consumption.
Return to TopBy: 潮 平
In the first half of this year, 13.64 million foreigners entered China visa-free, a year-on-year increase of 53.9%. China's global favorability rating has steadily increased, inbound tourism continues to heat up, and consumption continues to expand. Looking at another set of new data, in the first half of the year, exports of goods trade reached 13 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%. In the face of external environmental changes, this "in" and "out" is particularly valuable, demonstrating our confidence and strength in responding to risks and challenges.
The "in" and "out" are not only a bond for exchange and mutual learning, but also embody the mind of cooperation and win-win. Resolutely promoting high-level opening to the outside world, and embracing the world with a more open attitude, China will continue to play the role of stabilizer and source of power for the world economy.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金正波
The aircraft carrier flight deck is known as the "world's most dangerous 4.5 acres." For the officers and soldiers of the Naval Shandong Carrier (海军山东舰) Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron, this place is not only a battle position they stick to day and night but also a fertile ground for nurturing dreams.
"If the carrier-based aircraft pilots are 'dancers on the edge of a knife,' then as flight support personnel on the aircraft carrier, we are the guardians who lift the warplanes to win in the vast sea and sky." Facing the sea, watching the warplanes taking off one after another, the officers and soldiers of the squadron are full of pride.
The Naval Shandong Carrier (海军山东舰) Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron is a group of people who specialize in launching and recovering warplanes. They deeply cultivate the front line of support, pool their wisdom to innovate and tackle key problems, ensure the safe takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft, achieve continuous growth in the sortie rate of warplanes, and constantly break new records in China's aircraft carrier combat capability indicators, and have successively won second-class and third-class merits.
In the more than 5 years since its commissioning, the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) has trained troops in the West Pacific, fought in the South China Sea, and sharpened its sword in the Taiwan Strait. Every system research and every actual combat training is backed by the squadron's officers and soldiers' efforts to lift and wholeheartedly guard. They put "invisible wings" on the warplanes to take off and dedicate their youth and blood to the world's most dangerous deck.
Getting the carrier-based aircraft airborne faster means a greater chance of winning.
The sky is high and the clouds are wide, and the blue waves are vast.
In the depths of the ocean, the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) is like a sharp sword out of its sheath, cutting through the boundless deep blue sea. On the flight deck, several warplanes are neatly lined up, ready to go.
Suddenly, a burst of urgent alarms sounded, and the Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron responded quickly. Officer Zeng Wenhui (曾文辉) immediately led the launch team to the deck. In just a few minutes, a series of gestures guided the carrier-based aircraft to accurately complete taxiing, stopping, afterburner, and other actions. Immediately, the carrier-based aircraft took off urgently and pierced the sky.
The vast ocean is an arena for the brave. Zeng Wenhui's (曾文辉) battle position is very close to the aircraft engine. Wearing a helmet and earmuffs, he still cannot completely resist the strong airflow and deafening roar. "Train hard without being stingy with effort, fight without being stingy with life, be professionally excellent, and be more confident in winning." Zeng Wenhui (曾文辉) said.
Achieving a high degree of integration of "ship, aircraft, and people" is an important symbol of the aircraft carrier formation's ability to form a system of combat. The Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron requires officers and soldiers to respond first, sortie first, arrive first, and be ready first, and to constantly touch and break through the upper limit of the aircraft carrier's combat capability with every second on the deck.
First-Class Sergeant Zhou Xiaoyong (周小勇) is a member of the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) launch team. "At a critical moment, getting the carrier-based aircraft airborne faster means a greater chance of winning." Zhou Xiaoyong (周小勇) said that in order to optimize and improve the takeoff support process, the launch team has undergone thousands of drills, and the position, route, and gestures of each launch personnel are the result of countless refinements.
"Every time I press the button, my heart will fly with the warplane." From the first batch of crew members of the Liaoning Carrier (辽宁舰) to the first batch of crew members of the Shandong Carrier (山东舰), Zhou Xiaoyong (周小勇) has been deeply involved in the aircraft carrier business for more than ten years and has personally experienced the magnificent process of China's aircraft carrier from scratch and from weak to strong. Since the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) was commissioned, he has never been absent from either offshore training or ocean-going exercises.
"Accelerating the launch" seems to be a special obsession for the officers and soldiers of the squadron. Accelerating the mode, they explore the rules from tens of thousands of training data and transform from experience-based decision-making to data-based decision-making; accelerating the process, they optimize the support process in one launch after another and refine a thick manual; accelerating the operation, they repeat each action over and over again until they develop muscle memory...
In midsummer in the South China Sea, another batch of carrier-based fighter jets returned victoriously. Thousands of ordinary round-trip trajectories measure the journey of combat capability improvement—now, the safe launch support time for carrier-based aircraft has been greatly shortened, and the efficiency of preparing for the next sortie has been greatly improved.
"This is not only a quantitative improvement but also a qualitative leap in the carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing support capability." Squadron leader Wei Lanke (韦兰柯) said.
An aircraft carrier is a giant system, and everyone is a cog in the machine.
The "aircraft carrier style" has deeply attracted people since the Liaoning Carrier (辽宁舰) was commissioned—that is the order for the warplane to set off. However, the takeoff of the warplane is not a one-man show. An aircraft carrier is a giant system, with hundreds of specialties on the ship, and everyone is an indispensable cog in the machine.
The eagle will eventually return to its nest. Unlike Zhou Xiaoyong's (周小勇) "launch" responsibility, the task of Second-Class Sergeant Zhang Zhongjie (张忠杰) is to ensure that every returning warplane can land steadily on the ship.
From the "First Ship of China" Shenzhen Ship (深圳舰) to the first aircraft carrier Liaoning Carrier (辽宁舰), and then to the first domestically-built aircraft carrier Shandong Carrier (山东舰), this veteran sailor who has been on the battlefield for a long time still remembers the scene when he first received a carrier-based aircraft in the far sea.
Standing in front of the arresting gear control box, Zhang Zhongjie (张忠杰) tried hard to suppress the tension in his heart and directed his comrades to repeatedly check the arresting gear. The arresting gear compartment was so quiet that a pin could be heard, and only the dialogue between the commander and the pilot occasionally came from the headset.
"Bang!" A loud noise came, and the J-15 (歼—15) carrier-based fighter jet heavily "smashed" onto the deck. In an instant, a strong sense of vibration came suddenly, the arresting gear operated at high speed, and the arresting cable moved rapidly. Zhang Zhongjie (张忠杰) stared at the arresting gear, not daring to slack off in the slightest. "Landing successful!" The message came, and the arresting gear compartment instantly boiled.
Over the past few years, following the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) across the ocean, Zhang Zhongjie (张忠杰) has received thousands of sorties of warplanes. Although the receiving process is already familiar, for him, every time he receives a warplane is a challenge, and he strives to be careful from beginning to end.
For ensuring the takeoff and landing of fighter jets, meticulousness is another aspect of speed. In training, the officers and soldiers are familiar with everything from every piece of equipment to every steel wire.
After a flight recovery mission, the officers and soldiers of the squadron were carrying out equipment maintenance in the arresting gear operating area.
"Pa," suddenly a faint abnormal sound entered the ear, which may be a problem with the arresting cable. Sure enough, the officers and soldiers found a bean-sized bulge on the arresting cable covered with lubricating oil, and a thin steel wire was broken, so they quickly took emergency measures.
Whenever this matter is mentioned, the officers and soldiers are filled with emotion: the troops are constantly grasping the training and preparation for war, and even the most sophisticated equipment may have problems. If it is "almost" in peacetime, it will be "much worse" in wartime.
As the backbone of the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) receiving troops, Third-Class Sergeant Hao Zhenshan (郝振山) participated in the installation of the arresting equipment throughout the process and put forward a number of equipment improvement suggestions, and won second-class and third-class merits.
Talent is the "keel" of the aircraft carrier business and the foundation for winning. As warplane lifters, they must learn their specialties more solidly and understand their equipment more thoroughly. Focusing on the needs of the future battlefield, the Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron breaks down the barriers of professional positions and adopts methods such as sending students for training, changing positions for rotation training, and cross-training to continuously activate the "pool of spring water" in the talent team.
Protecting warplanes is protecting the lights of thousands of homes.
On the banks of the Xiangjiang River (香江), on the deck, the proud posture of the warplanes attracts passers-by to stop and check in.
Suddenly, a burst of rain came unexpectedly. Before the crowd could avoid it, the officers and soldiers warmly removed the cordon and called on the citizens to hide under the wings of the carrier-based fighter jets. "The motherland's warplanes are always sheltering the people from the wind and rain." One visitor to the ship said with emotion.
This protection is not only blooming under the spotlight but also engraved in the turbulent waves of the distant sea.
Under the night, the Western Pacific is as dark as ink, with clouds flying and waves rolling. The Shandong Carrier (山东舰) aircraft carrier formation is conducting a system confrontation exercise.
"Foreign aircraft approaching!" After receiving the order, the launch team quickly took their positions, and the roar of the engine drowned out the howling sea breeze. Before long, the carrier-based fighter jet shot out like a silver arrow, rushing into the night sky.
This is another late-night combat takeoff of the Shandong Carrier (山东舰). After several rounds of competition, the foreign aircraft finally left dejectedly. "Being able to fight can stop war. We are confident that we can be on standby at all times and fight at any time." The officers and soldiers of the squadron said.
During the training, the formation maintained a high degree of vigilance and a state of combat readiness at all times, and organized multiple carrier-based aircraft combat takeoffs, effectively verifying the effectiveness of the troops' training.
On the vast ocean, landing a carrier-based fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is like dancing on the tip of a knife, and landing at night is even more difficult.
Not long ago, another batch of carrier-based fighter pilots successfully passed the night-time aircraft carrier qualification certification. Under the night, seeing the pilots coming down from the warplanes with smiles on their faces, squadron leader Ren Chi (任驰) couldn't help but think of the scene when he first provided night-time support for carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing.
That was a breakthrough "from 0 to 1." With the close cooperation of all positions in the Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron, the carrier-based aircraft rushed into the starry sky one by one. When everyone cheered, the officers and soldiers of the squadron did not dare to slack off in the slightest. For them, there was an even more arduous task—recovery!
During the time before the mission, the officers and soldiers of the squadron shuttled back and forth in the operating area the size of a basketball court, modifying and improving the support details bit by bit, and taking more than 20,000 steps every day.
That night, the warplane "smashed" onto the deck runway like lightning, and the tail hook accurately hooked the arresting cable, slid forward for dozens of meters, and stopped steadily, freezing a huge "V" shape on the deck.
"In our hearts, this represents 'victory' and also means that we have the ability to provide all-weather combat support day and night." Gazing at the blue tail flame of the warplane, Ren Chi (任驰) said with emotion that protecting the warplane is protecting the lights of thousands of homes. As crew members of the first domestically-built aircraft carrier, only by deeply cultivating the gene of loyalty and constantly improving combat effectiveness can we better safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
(He Tiecheng (何铁城) participated in the writing)
Return to TopThe Beijing (北京) report on July 17th (Reporter Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)) - The reporter learned on July 17th from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部): In the first half of the year, the agricultural and rural economy developed well, with a stable and abundant summer grain harvest, steady increase in farmers' income, and stable and peaceful rural areas, providing a solid support for the stable operation of the national economy.
The early rice harvest is currently about 60% complete, and a bumper harvest is in sight. The area, yield per unit, and total output of summer oilseeds have achieved "three increases." The autumn grain area is expected to increase slightly steadily, and the growth is generally normal to good.
As of the end of June, the country has cumulatively helped more than 6.8 million monitored individuals to steadily eliminate the risk of returning to poverty, and has 守住了 (shǒu zhù le - "held the line," maintained) the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty. We have promoted the improvement of the quality and efficiency of assistance industries by category, carried out in-depth prevention of returning to poverty and employment consolidation actions, and the scale of employment of rural labor forces that have been lifted out of poverty nationwide is 32.833 million people. (Related reports can be found on the second page)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) July 17th dispatch (Reporters Gu Yekai (谷业凯) and Zhao Yongxin (赵永新)) - Reporters learned on July 17th from the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局) that in the first half of this year, China's intellectual property undertaking has been steadily progressing and improving in quality, with a more prominent trend of high-quality development. As of the end of June this year, the number of valid domestic invention patents reached 5.01 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%; the number of valid domestic registered trademarks reached 48.959 million, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, with an average of one registered trademark for every four business entities.
The principal position of Chinese enterprises in technological innovation continues to rise. The number of domestic enterprises with valid invention patents reached 524,000, with 3.727 million valid invention patents, accounting for 74.4% of the total number of valid domestic invention patents, an increase of 6.1 percentage points compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan." (Related reports on page two)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郁静娴
"Overall, the agricultural and rural economy has developed well in the first half of the year, providing a solid support for the stable operation of the national economy." Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Mairdan Muteiti (麦尔丹·木盖提), stated at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) on July 17th, that they will further increase their efforts, strengthen the implementation of measures, and complete the various goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan" for agricultural and rural development with high quality, so as to promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside and the continuous achievement of new progress and new results in the construction of a strong agricultural country.
The foundation for grain production throughout the year is relatively good.
Summer grain production is the second highest in history, early rice has been harvested by about 60%, and the area of autumn grain is expected to increase slightly while remaining stable.
The foundation for grain production throughout the year is relatively good.
Summer grain production overcame the impact of severe drought in some areas, achieving stable production and a bumper harvest, laying a solid foundation for stabilizing grain production throughout the year. About 60% of early rice has been harvested, and a bumper harvest is in sight. The area, yield per unit, and total output of summer oil crops have all increased. The area of autumn grain is expected to increase slightly while remaining stable, and the growth is generally normal to good.
The national summer grain output was 299.48 billion catties, the second highest in history, second only to last year. "Thanks to the joint efforts of all parties, the output has been stabilized." Wang Lejun (王乐君), Chief Veterinarian and Director-General of the Supervision and Inspection Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), introduced that of the 340 million mu of winter wheat nationwide, only about 20% of the dryland wheat relies entirely on rainfall, and more than 80% have irrigation conditions. The continuous improvement of farmland water conservancy facilities and the continuous improvement of the level of agricultural emergency disaster relief equipment have enhanced the resilience of grain production.
Autumn grain output accounts for 3/4 of the total grain output for the year. To complete the target of about 1.4 trillion catties of grain output this year, the key lies in autumn grain.
"The foundation for autumn grain production this year is good." Lu Xiutao (吕修涛), head of the Crop Production Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), said that there are still more than two months before the large-scale harvest of autumn grain. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has launched the "100-Day Campaign to Seize Summer Management, Increase Yield per Unit, Fight Disasters, and Win Autumn Grain Harvest," and has jointly deployed disaster resistance and harvest with multiple departments. By simultaneously focusing on increasing yield per unit to promote production increase and preventing and resisting disasters to reduce losses, we will strive to achieve a good autumn grain harvest.
In the first half of the year, the supply of "vegetable basket" products such as meat, eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables, and fish was sufficient, and the pass rate of routine monitoring of agricultural product quality and safety was 97.9%.
"The supply of 'vegetable basket' products is guaranteed in terms of total quantity. However, it should also be noted that some areas may experience periodic high temperatures and heavy rainfall this summer." Wang Lejun (王乐君) introduced that they will continue to work with relevant departments to take targeted measures, strictly implement the "vegetable basket" mayor responsibility system, focus on vegetable production by region and category, improve the cross-regional linkage guarantee mechanism and the emergency response mechanism for sluggish sales, and ensure that "vegetable basket" products can be produced, transported, and supplied.
The conditions for science, technology, and equipment have continued to improve.
400 agricultural machinery innovation product familiarization and application test sites have been created.
The stable production and supply of grain and important agricultural products cannot be separated from the continuous improvement of agricultural science, technology, and equipment conditions.
In the first half of the year, China continued to strengthen the construction of high-standard farmland and carried out "look back" and special rectification actions on project quality. We accelerated the advancement of the third national soil census and completed the testing and analysis of 3.11 million samples. We intensified the implementation of the seed industry revitalization action, and new progress has been made in the research, development, and application of high-end intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) has worked with multiple departments to focus on the urgent needs of agricultural production, benchmarked international advanced levels, and accelerated the high-quality development of the domestic agricultural machinery and equipment industry and agricultural mechanization.
In terms of research and development innovation, we launched the agricultural machinery and equipment short-board supplementation action. Focusing on large-scale high-end intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment and agricultural machinery and equipment suitable for hilly and mountainous areas, we implemented research and development projects such as hilly agricultural machinery, agricultural robots, and intelligent agricultural machinery, supported the development of integrated pilot projects for agricultural machinery research and development, manufacturing, promotion, and application, and a number of highly intelligent, advanced, applicable, and reliable machines have been successively developed and broken through, and have achieved industrial application. For example, the national ownership of electric-drive, pneumatic, and other high-performance seeders is close to 180,000 units, the seeding quality has been improved, and the emergence rate has been increased by more than 5 percentage points; the 18 kg/second large-feeding machine model was applied to wheat harvesting operations for the first time, which greatly improved the operation efficiency while achieving low-loss harvesting.
In terms of promotion and application, we gave full play to the guiding role of policies such as agricultural machinery purchase and application subsidies, laid out the construction of pilot zones for agricultural machinery and equipment research and development, manufacturing, promotion, and application, and created 400 agricultural machinery innovation product familiarization and application test sites by region and crop. We intensified the promotion of "superior machines with superior subsidies" and "entry and exit" for subsidized machines, accelerated the scrapping and renewal of old agricultural machinery, the agricultural machinery structure continued to be optimized, and the level of agricultural mechanization steadily improved.
At present, the comprehensive mechanization rate of plowing, planting, and harvesting of national crops exceeds 75%. Among them, the comprehensive mechanization rate of the three major staple foods, wheat, corn, and rice, exceeds 97%, 91%, and 88% respectively, basically achieving full mechanization.
The achievements in poverty alleviation have been consolidated and expanded.
The scale of employment of rural laborers who have been lifted out of poverty nationwide has reached 32.833 million.
This year is the last year of the 5-year transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation and effectively connecting with rural revitalization. As of the end of June, the country has cumulatively helped more than 6.8 million monitored objects to steadily eliminate the risk of returning to poverty, and has held the bottom line of not allowing large-scale return to poverty. We have promoted the improvement of the quality and efficiency of assistance industries by category, and carried out in-depth actions to prevent poverty return through employment. The scale of employment of rural laborers who have been lifted out of poverty nationwide has reached 32.833 million.
At present, there are still some problems such as the overall development quality of the assistance industry is not high, and the development momentum of the population and areas that have been lifted out of poverty is insufficient. The risk of returning to poverty still exists, and the consolidation and expansion of the achievements in poverty alleviation must not be relaxed for a moment.
Improve the quality and efficiency of monitoring and assistance. Strengthen big data analysis and early warning, unblock the channels for farmers to apply independently, simplify monitoring and identification procedures, and further reduce the workload of grassroots workers. Guide local areas to improve the "toolbox" of assistance policies, carry out precise assistance for each person and household, resolve the risk of returning to poverty in a timely manner, and continuously consolidate and improve the "three guarantees" and drinking water safety guarantee results.
Focus on industrial employment assistance. Guide poverty-stricken areas to focus on leading industries to promote the extension, supplementation, and strengthening of the chain, improve the mechanism for linking farmers and benefiting farmers, and promote the improvement of quality and efficiency of the entire industrial chain and the increase of income for farmers in all links. Strengthen order-based training, targeted delivery, and labor cooperation for people who have been lifted out of poverty, and strive to stabilize the scale of employment and improve the quality of employment. Strengthen the tilt support for national key assistance counties for rural revitalization and resettlement areas for relocation from other places for poverty alleviation.
Improve the effectiveness of collaborative assistance. Give play to the role of the "four forces" of east-west collaboration, fixed-point assistance, stationing in villages for assistance, and social mobilization, and continue to carry out the "four actions" of upgrading characteristic industries, creating industrial clusters, increasing the effectiveness of consumption assistance, and improving the quality of labor cooperation.
Optimize and improve assistance policies. Cooperate with relevant departments to accelerate the establishment and improvement of a mechanism for preventing the return to poverty in rural areas and a system for providing assistance to low-income people and underdeveloped areas by category and level.
Increasing farmers' income is the central task of "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" work. Since the beginning of this year, farmers' income, agricultural investment, and rural consumption have maintained growth. In the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 11,936 yuan, an actual increase of 6.2% after deducting price factors, which was higher than the income growth rate of urban residents; fixed asset investment in the primary industry nationwide increased by 6.5% year-on-year; and rural consumer goods retail sales reached 3,240.9 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9% year-on-year.
Chen Bangxun (陈邦勋), Director of the Development Planning Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), introduced that this year, affected by the internal and external economic situation, farmers' employment and income increase are facing many difficulties and challenges, and the pressure to increase income is relatively high. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will continue to work with relevant departments to do everything possible to broaden the channels for farmers' employment and income increase and stabilize the momentum of income increase. This includes carrying out production and sales docking activities, actively developing new industries and new business formats such as rural leisure tourism and rural e-commerce, and improving employment public services.
Comprehensive rural revitalization is being steadily promoted.
The popularization rate of tap water in rural areas has reached 94%, and more than 16,000 rural nursing homes have been built cumulatively.
Since the beginning of this year, the construction of livable, business-friendly, and beautiful villages has been steadily promoted. In the first half of the year, the added value of agricultural and sideline food processing industries above designated size nationwide increased by 7.5% year-on-year, and tasting rural cuisine and visiting beautiful mountain villages have become popular choices for urban and rural residents' vacations; more than 300,000 new projects have been added to the rural construction project database, and more than 100 billion yuan of project funds have been implemented, which has effectively promoted the construction of small-scale public welfare infrastructure in villages.
In recent years, various localities have conscientiously studied and applied the experience of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project ("千村示范、万村整治"工程) and explored effective paths to promote comprehensive rural revitalization.
Starting from the urgent needs and concerns of farmers, we have deeply promoted rural construction actions, and the level of rural infrastructure and public services has steadily improved. At present, the popularization rate of tap water in rural areas nationwide has reached 94%, 100% of administrative villages have access to broadband, more than 90% have access to 5G, and more than 300,000 village-level comprehensive postal and logistics service stations have been built. Grasping the key points of "the elderly and the young," we have promoted the improvement of rural education quality and the improvement of rural elderly care services, and have cumulatively built more than 16,000 rural nursing homes. At the same time, we have rectified prominent problems such as high bride prices and extravagant banquets in rural areas to reduce the burden of human relations and economy on the masses. We have encouraged localities to widely carry out colorful mass cultural and sports activities such as "Village Super League" ("村超") and "Village BA" ("村BA") to boost the "spirit" of farmers.
Mairdan Muteiti (麦尔丹·木盖提) introduced that they will select and recommend a batch of typical cases of learning and applying the experience of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project ("千村示范、万村整治"工程) and promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, so as to drive the overall improvement of the surface with breakthroughs in points.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) carried out a special rectification of outstanding problems in the management of rural collective "three assets" (funds, assets, and resources) last year, and will continue to intensify its efforts this year, and launch a special rectification of outstanding problems in the use and supervision of rural revitalization funds. At present, localities have recovered 698 million yuan of collective funds that have been embezzled, misappropriated, intercepted, or embezzled, and have transferred 36,000 pieces of problem clues to discipline inspection and supervision agencies.
Reporter's Notes
Filling every harvest with confidence.
In the first half of the year, China's economy moved forward under pressure, delivering a gold-rich report card. "Agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" ("三农") as the "ballast stone" of the economy and society, has made indelible contributions.
From summer grain overcoming drought and achieving stable production and a bumper harvest to the abundant supply of "vegetable basket" products; from supplementing the shortcomings of agricultural science and technology equipment to agricultural socialization services promoting cost reduction and efficiency increase... We always base ourselves on grasping agricultural production, and use the certainty of domestic stable production and supply to cope with the uncertainty of the external environment. It is precisely the successive seasons and steady progress that fill every harvest with confidence.
"Agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" work always focuses on the sense of gain, happiness, and security of hundreds of millions of farmers. Focusing on the urgent needs and concerns of farmers and the shortcomings and weaknesses of rural construction, various localities have deeply studied and applied the experience of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project ("千村示范、万村整治"工程), so that the vast countryside presents more tangible and accessible results. Adhering to the simultaneous promotion of "rich pockets" and "rich minds," a new picture of livable, business-friendly, and beautiful villages is constantly unfolding.
With stable "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers," the world is at peace. From the current point of view, seizing a full harvest of grain throughout the year and continuing to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation still face many risks and challenges. Going all out and persevering, implementing various measures in detail, we will surely continue to create a new situation in the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
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On July 17th, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办公室) held a series of thematic press conferences on "High-Quality Completion of the '14th Five-Year Plan'," introducing new progress and achievements in building a strong intellectual property nation. "During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, China's PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) international patents, Madrid international trademarks, and Hague System design applications have all jumped to the forefront of the world. We have mastered a large number of key core technology patents in fields such as artificial intelligence, information communication, new energy vehicles, quantum technology, biomedicine, and photovoltaics, which strongly supports high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and the development of new quality productive forces." Shen Changyu (申长雨), Director of the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局), said that many indicators have been completed ahead of schedule, and the construction of a strong intellectual property nation has taken solid steps.
High-Quality Development of Intellectual Property
The number of valid invention patents in strategic emerging industries is 2.2 times that at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan"
The number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people is an important indicator for measuring the high-quality development of national intellectual property. As of June this year, the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people in China reached 15.3, achieving the "14th Five-Year Plan" target of 12 ahead of schedule.
"Among high-value invention patents, strategic emerging industry patents account for a relatively high proportion." Liang Xin (梁心新), Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局战略规划司), introduced that as of June this year, the number of valid invention patents in China's strategic emerging industries reached 1.472 million, which is 2.2 times that at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan," accounting for about 70% of the total number of high-value invention patents. Nearly 40% of high-value invention patents have been maintained for more than 10 years, totaling approximately 793,000, which is 3.1 times that at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan." The vast majority of innovation and application entities for high-value invention patents are enterprises. Currently, 265,000 enterprises in China own a total of 1.651 million high-value invention patents.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China's green and low-carbon technology innovation has become more active. Data shows that in 2024, Chinese patent holders obtained 53,000 green and low-carbon invention patent authorizations, which is twice that of 2020, with an average annual growth of 19.2%. The year-on-year growth rate of invention patent authorizations in clean energy and energy storage fields reached 34.9% and 32.8% respectively.
In 2024, the number of PCT international patent applications for green and low-carbon technologies in China reached 6,356, which is 2.3 times that of 2020, ranking first in the world for four consecutive years. Chinese companies have cumulatively provided 12,000 green technologies to the World Intellectual Property Organization's Green Technology Platform. In 2024, four Chinese companies entered the top ten in the world for green and low-carbon invention patent authorizations.
Intellectual Property Protection Reaches a New Level
By the end of 2024, it helped overseas companies recover economic losses of 38.04 billion yuan
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's intellectual property protection reached a new level. Shen Changyu (申长雨) introduced that China has established 128 national-level intellectual property protection centers and rapid rights protection centers, and built an internationally leading patent intelligent examination and retrieval system. The average examination cycle for invention patents has been reduced to 15.5 months, and the average examination cycle for trademark registration has been stabilized at 4 months, both ranking among the fastest levels internationally under the same examination system. Social satisfaction with intellectual property protection has increased from 80.05 points in 2020 to 82.36 points in 2024, entering a good stage overall.
Intellectual property is a standard feature of international trade. In recent years, the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局) has continued to work hard to strengthen foreign-related intellectual property protection, attract foreign investment, and help Chinese companies "go global." From 2020 to 2024, China's annual import and export volume of intellectual property royalties increased from 319.44 billion yuan to 398.71 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 5.7%. China has established intellectual property cooperation relationships with more than 80 countries and regions, and the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) covers 84 countries.
"More than 8,000 foreign-funded and joint venture enterprises have been registered in national-level intellectual property protection centers and rapid rights protection centers, and these enterprises can enjoy the same professional services and preferential policies as domestic enterprises." Hu Wenhui (胡文辉), Deputy Director of the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局副局长), introduced that they actively strengthen intellectual property protection for overseas companies. As of the end of 2024, intellectual property departments have provided a total of 2,393 guidance services and 6,885 consulting services to enterprises, helping them reduce litigation costs by 1.32 billion yuan and recover economic losses of 38.04 billion yuan.
Intellectual Property Services Reach a New Level
The industrialization rate of enterprise invention patents increased from 44.9% in 2020 to 53.3% in 2024
In recent years, China's intellectual property utilization has achieved new results. The industrialization rate of enterprise invention patents increased from 44.9% in 2020 to 53.3% in 2024, and the proportion of added value of patent-intensive industries in GDP increased from 11.97% in 2020 to 13.04% in 2023.
Currently, more than 2,700 universities and research institutions have completed the inventory and value analysis of all existing patents, and selected 680,000 invention patents to be included in the transferable patent resource pool, and carried out precise docking with 450,000 enterprises. "Since the launch of the special action for patent transformation and utilization, the cumulative number of patent transfer and licensing filings nationwide has reached 1.025 million, of which 127,000 were transferred and licensed by universities and research institutions." Shen Changyu (申长雨) said that they will promote the reform of empowering scientific and technological achievements of职务 (zhíwù - "job-related," referring to work-related) and the reform of免责 (miǎn zé - "exemption from liability," removing accountability) for patent transformation, support local areas to carry out pilot projects such as "safe houses" for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements of职务, and actively promote transformation models such as "use first, pay later" and "open licensing" to help more small and medium-sized enterprises use patent technology efficiently and at low cost.
At the same time, intellectual property services have reached a new level. The number of national-level intellectual property public service institutions has reached 483, and the number of municipal-level comprehensive intellectual property service institutions has reached 175; the number of national patent agency offices has reached 34, and the number of trademark business acceptance windows has increased to 367; the number of intellectual property talents exceeds 1 million, and the number of practicing patent agents exceeds 40,000. Wang Peizhang (王培章), Director of the Intellectual Property Utilization and Promotion Department of the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局知识产权运用促进司司长), said that they will further optimize the industry development environment, promote the improvement of agency service quality, provide more high-quality, efficient, and diversified intellectual property services for innovation entities and business entities, and provide stronger support for the construction of a strong intellectual property nation.
Shen Changyu (申长雨) said that in terms of the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" for intellectual property, the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局) will focus on the modernization of the intellectual property governance system and governance capabilities, accelerate the establishment of an efficient comprehensive intellectual property management system; focus on achieving the country's high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and further optimize the intellectual property protection environment that supports comprehensive innovation; focus on developing new quality productive forces and cultivating a modern industrial system, and improve the long-term mechanism for the transformation and utilization of intellectual property; focus on high-level opening up and the construction of a high-standard market system, and actively build a new pattern of international intellectual property cooperation.
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These two sets of data are encouraging: As of June this year, China's number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people reached 15.3, achieving the "14th Five-Year Plan" expected target ahead of schedule. The vast majority of the entities innovating and utilizing patents are enterprises. Currently, 265,000 enterprises in China own a total of 1.651 million high-value invention patents.
Intellectual property connects innovation on one end and the market on the other. The term may seem "high-end," but it is closely related to each and every one of us.
The cool and breathable summer clothing comes from fabric innovation at the microscopic level; a bottle of juice locks in fresh and delicious flavors thanks to iterative progress in sterilization technology; skyscrapers rise from the ground, and behind the efficient construction is the rapid development of equipment manufacturing; the expansion of application scenarios for artificial intelligence and information technology is making cars increasingly "smart"... Technological innovation and industrial innovation are accelerating their deep integration, making all aspects of life, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation, better.
Supporting innovation and protecting innovation will lead to stronger innovation vitality, and more surprises are waiting for us ahead.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘 赫
Currently, protectionism, unilateralism, and reverse globalization are on the rise. The world economy and international economic and trade cooperation are facing new difficulties and challenges. Global development is at a critical crossroads, and the desire of people around the world for peace and development is even stronger. Recently, the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and the China International Import Expo Bureau jointly held a thematic seminar on the Global Development Initiative entitled "Contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – CIIE in Action" at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Representatives of international organizations, permanent representatives of various countries to Geneva, and representatives of Chinese and foreign enterprises attended the meeting, highly praising China's concept and actions of continuously expanding high-level opening-up and promoting common development.
"Provides Important Opportunities for Expanding Trade Among Developing Countries"
In September 2021, President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the Global Development Initiative at the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, calling for joint efforts to promote global development towards a new stage of balanced, coordinated, and inclusive development. In June 2024, President Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered a video address at the opening ceremony of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, emphasizing that China will actively expand imports from other developing countries, strengthen trade, investment, and development cooperation, and help implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Chen Xu (陈旭), Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland, stated that since the Global Development Initiative was proposed, consensus among all parties has continued to build, the cooperation network has continued to expand, and it has received more widespread recognition and support from the international community. International public goods represented by the CIIE have become an important practice for China and developing countries to deepen economic and trade cooperation and achieve common development.
Data shows that since its establishment in 2018, the CIIE has been held for seven consecutive sessions, attracting more than 180 countries, regions, and international organizations to participate. "I participated in the CIIE in 2019 and personally experienced how China is opening its doors to the world," said Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director of the Division on International Trade and Commodities at UNCTAD. She said that strengthening economic and trade exchanges between countries is one of the main ways to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. She thanked China for helping many countries improve their level of trade digitization and facilitation through UNCTAD technical cooperation projects.
"China actively promotes South-South cooperation and provides important opportunities for expanding trade among developing countries by relying on platforms such as the CIIE." Carlos Correa, Executive Director of the South Centre based in Geneva, praised China's consistent commitment to promoting the construction of an open world economy and promoting the international community to refocus on development issues. He believes that China's economic development not only conforms to China's interests but also benefits the world.
"China Continues to Promote Market Opening and Share Development Dividends"
In 2018, the American essential oil company doTERRA came to the CIIE with a "try it out" mentality, unexpectedly reaping orders worth 380 million yuan. Since then, the company has been seen at every CIIE, its booth area has expanded from 9 square meters to 300 square meters, and the order amount has also climbed to more than 1 billion yuan. "doTERRA is a witness and beneficiary of the spillover effect of the CIIE," said Mai Ouwen, the relevant person in charge of doTERRA, sharing the company's "CIIE story." He exclaimed: "Faced with weak world economic growth, China continues to promote market opening and share development dividends. An open China continues to write successful stories of mutual benefit and win-win results with all parties."
The Peruvian brand "Warm Alpaca" is also an "old friend" of the CIIE, and its alpaca dolls have become a hit in China. Isabel Saya, co-founder of "Warm Alpaca," introduced that there are currently more than 300 Peruvian handicraft families working for the brand. Mamani, who is over 50 years old, used to run a handicraft workshop with only one floor, and could only sell more than 100 alpaca products a year. Now, the workshop has not only been expanded to 3 floors, but it has also led hundreds of craftsmen to become rich. Saya said: "China, on the other side of the earth, has changed their lives."
Dorothy Tembo, Deputy Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), thanked the CIIE for providing free booths for exhibitors from the least developed countries and assisting them in holding business matching meetings to promote multiple cooperation projects. In November this year, the ITC will support approximately 60 small and medium-sized enterprises from developing countries to participate in the 8th CIIE. "More and more products from the least developed countries are entering the Chinese market through the CIIE." Tembo said that she hopes to carry out more pragmatic cooperation with partners at the CIIE to help small and medium-sized enterprises, especially those in developing countries, to better contribute to sustainable development.
Lubinda, Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland, said: "We highly appreciate China's commitment and actions to promote the sharing of development results, especially for the least developed countries, it is of great significance to be able to enter the global market and participate in international trade."
"Leveraging the Promoting Role of the Global Development Initiative in Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Development"
At the seminar, representatives of members of the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative" such as Pakistan, Cambodia, and Peru affirmed that the CIIE is an important platform for promoting the Global Development Initiative and look forward to strengthening cooperation with China to jointly promote inclusive economic globalization.
"China is committed to promoting inclusive economic globalization so that countries at different stages of development can benefit from it." Nazar Khan, Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland, said that the countries of the Global South are still facing development problems such as insufficient production capacity, market access barriers, and the digital divide, and need to continue to strengthen international cooperation, "**从承诺转向行动** (cóng chéng nuò zhuǎn xiàng xíng dòng - "from commitment to action," to move beyond promises and take concrete steps)," strive to eliminate structural obstacles, fully release trade opportunities, and leverage the promoting role of the Global Development Initiative in achieving inclusive and sustainable development."
Sok Kung, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the World Trade Organization, believes that the CIIE has become an important platform for promoting Cambodian-Chinese economic and trade cooperation. Many Cambodian companies actively participate in the exhibition, and Cambodia's high-quality specialty agricultural products such as rice and mangoes, as well as handicrafts and processed foods, have successively entered the Chinese market. It is believed that both sides will usher in broader development space in multiple fields such as economy, trade, culture, and tourism.
Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa, Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland, said that the Global Development Initiative focuses on areas such as poverty reduction, food security, digital economy, and climate action, which are consistent with the priorities of the countries of the Global South. "At the critical stage of moving towards the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world needs to work harder to cooperate and empower developing countries to enhance climate resilience and inclusive development."
Wu Zhengping (吴政平), Deputy Director of the China International Import Expo Bureau, said that the CIIE will further cooperate with all parties to continuously strive for the implementation of the Global Development Initiative and the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and constantly achieve new pragmatic results.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 17th (新华社北京7月17日电) On the afternoon of July 17th, First Lady Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛), wife of President Xi Jinping (习近平), attended the 2025 "Kuling Connection" China-U.S. Youth Exchange event at the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (全国对外友协) and delivered a speech.
Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛), along with Chinese and foreign guests, watched a video of the "Kuling Connection" China-U.S. Youth Choir Week. The convener of the "Friends of Kuling" in the United States, Ling Moody (穆言灵), and a friend from Iowa, Sarah Lande (贝隆), shared their Kuling stories and experiences participating in China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges and local cooperation, expressing their deep affection for China. They thanked President Xi Jinping (习近平) for his care and concern for the youth of China and the United States, and stated that they will continue to contribute to promoting China-U.S. friendship. American youth representatives shared their pleasant experiences during their visits, expressing their willingness to be a new generation of envoys of China-U.S. friendship and to carry on the legacy of friendship between the two countries.
In her speech, Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) stated that the century-old Kuling story and President Xi Jinping's (习近平) 40-year-long friendship with old friends in Iowa are a microcosm of the friendship between the people of China and the United States. Although China and the United States have different histories, cultures, and languages, the people of both countries love their families, are kind and friendly, and are hardworking and pragmatic, and can completely become good friends and good partners. More than a year since President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the initiative to "invite 50,000 American youths to China for exchanges and study in the next five years," many American youths have been invited to visit China. They have personally experienced the real China, made new friends, and are jointly writing new stories of China-U.S. friendship. Young people are the future of the country and the future of friendly relations. She hopes that the students will become inheritors of China-U.S. friendship, promoters of peace and friendship, build a bridge of China-U.S. friendship, and contribute their youthful strength to the beautiful future of the two countries.
At the end of the event, Chinese and American youths jointly sang songs, deeply praising China-U.S. friendship. Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) took a group photo with the youths and friends from both countries, and the atmosphere at the scene was warm and friendly.
Before the event, Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) met with Ling Moody (穆言灵) and Sarah Lande (贝隆), praised them for their long-term commitment to the cause of China-U.S. friendship, and encouraged them to continue to make positive contributions to enhancing exchanges and understanding between the people of China and the United States.
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In the height of summer, Beijing (北京) is clear and cloudless. The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, located on the bank of the Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥), is solemn and respectful.
On the morning of July 17th, envoys and diplomats from 112 embassies in China and 10 international organizations jointly visited the theme exhibition "For National Liberation and World Peace" commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
1,525 photos and 3,237 cultural relics comprehensively display and review the magnificent history of the Chinese people's War of Resistance. Following the explanations of the docents, the envoys frequently stopped to view historical relics, old photos, and video materials. "What touched me most in the exhibition was the unity of the Chinese people in the face of national crisis to resist the war. This unity is moving," said Gonzalo Talavera, Minister of the Peruvian Embassy in China. "The Chinese people made huge sacrifices and great contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. This exhibition reminds us that peace is hard-won. We must deeply remember the efforts made to achieve peace."
Jacqueline Bell, Minister-Counselor of the Jamaican Embassy in China, listened carefully to the docent's explanation while frequently raising her mobile phone to take pictures and record. She said that the exhibition provides a deeper understanding of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression through a large amount of detailed materials and information. "It is very important to let the world know the truth of the war. The exhibition fully demonstrates the determination and courage of the Chinese people to resist the Japanese invasion, which is very touching. The courage of the Chinese people and the power of the Chinese people united are the decisive factors in winning this war," Bell said.
"The exhibition shows the unity, courage, and strength of the Chinese people in the face of foreign aggression, and also makes people deeply realize the cruelty of war and the hard-won peace. The exhibition fully demonstrates the role of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) as the mainstay in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression through a large number of photos, cultural relics, and video materials," said Hugo Siles, the Bolivian Ambassador to China. Today's visit is very meaningful. We should cherish the present life more, jointly maintain peace, and stay away from war.
Sengphet Houngboungnuang, the Lao Ambassador to China, told reporters that the exhibition is rich in content and detailed in information, and the historical facts of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression shocked him. Laos (老挝) and China (中国) have the same historical situation. During World War II, they were also invaded and ravaged by Japanese militarism. The Lao people feel the suffering of the Chinese people and admire the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Sengphet said: "History is a mirror. Only by remembering history can we face the future. At present, the international situation is complex and volatile. Laos is willing to work with China to contribute to maintaining the post-war international order and world peace."
Argentine Ambassador to China, Sabino Vaca Narvaja (马致远), paused and pondered in front of the wall of numbers of Chinese military and civilian casualties and economic losses. He told reporters that the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression preserves the history and memory of the Chinese people's resistance to aggression and power, which is a valuable asset for the present and the future. "This visit is a very important experience for me. It conveys the message that in the face of contradictions and differences, we need to solve them through dialogue, consultation, and cooperation, and we must not repeat the mistakes of war," said Sabino Vaca Narvaja (马致远).
"The exhibition is unforgettable. China has made great contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and world peace," said Helder Filemón (艾伦), the Angolan Ambassador to China. China continues to advocate and uphold multilateralism, develop relations between countries with the concept of cooperation and win-win results, and continue to contribute to promoting world peace and development. "China is actively sharing the concept of peaceful development with the world and working with all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind. This is worthy of respect," said Helder Filemón (艾伦).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 墨 李 明
At the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) venue, from environmentally friendly paper cups and glass panels to smart wearable devices and new energy vehicle electronic control systems, each star exhibit embodies the wisdom of each link in the supply chain.
To prevent paper cups from leaking and to block water and oil, traditional paper cups usually need to be coated with a layer of plastic film on the base paper, but this film is often difficult to degrade and recycle. APP (Asia Pulp & Paper) Sinar Mas, under the Indonesian Golden Eagle Group, in cooperation with BASF (巴斯夫), a German chemical company, and Do-Best (都佰城), a Chinese company, has developed "zero-plastic" water-based barrier food packaging paper. This innovative product not only has environmental protection characteristics such as being plastic-free, recyclable, degradable, and compostable, but also has excellent waterproof, oil-proof, heat-sealable, and microwaveable properties, which can provide greener and more environmentally friendly packaging solutions for the coffee, tea, and take-out catering industries. "Faced with the requirements of industrial green transformation, we should fully integrate the concept of sustainable development from governance structure and industrial layout to social responsibility practices," said Zhai Jingli (翟京丽), the relevant person in charge of APP (Asia Pulp & Paper) Sinar Mas.
With just a set of virtual reality headsets, visitors can "travel through time and space" to the era of Leonardo da Vinci, experiencing the disassembly of the "Mechanical Lion" and the repair of the "Ornithopter" in an immersive way, and can also soar over Florence (佛罗伦萨), Italy. "This new product, made by smart wearable device company PICO (PICO), is equipped with a chip specially developed by Qualcomm (高通) for spatial computing, which can accurately capture user movements and bring a deep interactive experience," a Qualcomm (高通) booth staff member told reporters. The booth also showcased a number of terminal products developed in cooperation with Chinese companies such as Xiaomi (小米), RayNeo (雷鸟), and INMO (影目). Qian Kun (钱堃), Senior Vice President of Qualcomm (高通), said that the company will continue to be committed to achieving cross-industry and cross-regional industrial chain collaborative development in the fields of smart terminals, smart cars, and the Internet of Things, "further deepening cooperation with Chinese partners to jointly build a new future of smart interconnection."
Automotive technology supplier Bosch (博世) has appeared at the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) for three consecutive years. At this year's China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), the company focused on showcasing its latest localized achievements in the fields of energy power, motion control, and driving assistance. Xu Daquan (徐大全), a relevant person in charge of Bosch (博世), introduced that the company adheres to the development strategy of "rooted in China, serving China" and continues to enhance its research and development and manufacturing capabilities in the Chinese market. In April of this year, Bosch (博世) reached a strategic cooperation with Chinese intelligent driving company Horizon Robotics (地平线) to jointly develop a new generation of multi-functional cameras, and related projects have been favored by a number of well-known global and Chinese car companies. Xu Daquan (徐大全) said: "Adhering to open cooperation and strengthening local manufacturing and innovation capabilities are the keys to achieving sustainable development. Bosch (博世) will continue to work with its partners in China to help create a more stable, flexible, and globally-oriented intelligent mobility supply ecosystem."
At the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), reporters obtained a lot of information about the development of foreign companies participating in the exhibition in the Chinese market: Corning (康宁), an American company, has built a full value chain system covering local research and development, production, and services in China; Sumitomo Electric (住友电工) of Japan and Su Ke Environmental Protection Company (苏科环保公司) have jointly established a Sino-Japanese environmental technology industry center platform; Wacker Chemie (瓦克公司) of Germany has expanded its Zhangjiagang (张家港) base into one of the world's largest silicone factories... One "Sino-foreign joint work" after another proves that only by breaking down barriers, deeply integrating, and innovating collaboratively can we seize opportunities in the profound changes in the global industrial chain and supply chain and jointly create a more resilient, greener, and more intelligent future.
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"The global business community must firmly safeguard the multilateral trading system," "Help create an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory innovation ecosystem," "We look forward to countries deepening collaboration on digital and intelligent supply chains"... At the opening ceremony of this Chain Expo, witnessed by representatives of the global business community, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会) released the *Beijing Initiative of the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo* (《第三届中国国际供应链促进博览会北京倡议》), calling for practical actions to deepen international cooperation in industrial and supply chains.
Inside the exhibition area, the layout of "6 chains and 1 exhibition area," including advanced manufacturing chains, intelligent vehicle chains, and green agriculture chains, vividly presented a "family portrait" of the industrial chain, with exhibitors joining hands to "find friends, find partners, find application scenarios, and find solutions."
At the Syngenta Group (先正达集团) booth, a layered "Tower of Harvest" vividly showcased the harvest story from a seed to the people's dining table. "The transformation of the global agricultural food system is currently at a crossroads, and it is imperative to build an efficient, stable, and green agricultural industrial and supply chain." Su Fu (苏赋), President of Syngenta Group China (先正达集团中国事业部), said, "Through the Chain Expo, we not only showcased the innovative achievements of sustainable agriculture, but also reached a deep consensus with many partners on the marketization path of ecological value. In the future, we will continue to work with all parties in the industrial chain to continuously promote the green and high-quality development of agriculture."
Anhui Jiexun Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. (安徽捷迅光电技术有限公司), participating for the first time, brought its AI cloud quality sorting machine. "The machine is equipped with independently developed Eagle Eye + holographic camera, which can sort agricultural products such as tea and grains accurately and efficiently." Wang Qi (王奇), Regional Director of the Grain and Oil Crop Division and the Renewable Resources Division of the company, introduced, "Within two hours of the opening, we have received more than 20 batches of consulting teams. Guests from the United States and Brazil are very interested in our equipment and have initial intentions for cooperation."
Innovation is a strong driving force for the vigorous development of the industrial chain. The "Chain Expo First Release Station" event, established for the first time, was packed and bustling. "We are launching the i-Graphite product here today, hoping to continue to seek extensive cooperation through the Chain Expo platform." Qu Lijuan (屈丽娟), a relevant person in charge of BTR Group (贝特瑞集团), introduced that compared with ordinary graphite, i-Graphite can solve the lithium crosstalk effect, uneven material dispersion, and thermal stability problems when used with silicon-based anodes, thereby improving battery storage performance by more than 25%.
This Chain Expo added an innovation chain zone, dedicated to turning "golden ideas" in the laboratory into "golden keys" for industrial development. The National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局) showcased its independently developed patent activation system for universities and research institutions. "Through this system, enterprises can easily query the details and docking information of high-value patents of universities and research institutions, helping patents better enter the market." Staff of the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局) introduced that on the first day of the exhibition, a group of inspection teams including the London Investment Agency (伦敦投资署) and the Italy China Foundation Council (意中理事基金会) have booked visits.
On the opening day, Guangdong (广东), as the guest province, held the International Supply Chain Cooperation Conference, introducing Guangdong's industrial advantages, policy benefits, and business environment to Chinese and foreign partners. It is reported that Guangdong (广东) organized 64 enterprises to participate in the Chain Expo, including ZTE (中兴通讯), TCL, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group (广药集团), and XPeng Motors (小鹏汽车). Guangdong (广东) is an important pillar of Chinese manufacturing and an important node in the global supply chain. Chen Xiaofeng (陈小锋), President of the Guangdong Council for the Promotion of International Trade (广东省贸促会), said that he will take the Chain Expo as an opportunity to deeply promote the "four-chain integration" of the industrial chain, innovation chain, capital chain, and talent chain, promote the two-way efforts of "bringing in" and "going out," and help Guangdong (广东) enterprises expand the market and discuss cooperation.
Next, focusing on new trends in industrial and supply chain cooperation such as artificial intelligence and digital technology, global business partners will continue to collide with ideas and build consensus on cooperation.
Return to TopFrom using painting to accompany singing "drawing peace together" to campus interactive experiences; from street flash mob performances to writing warm messages to each other, Chinese and American youth are singing songs of youth, peace, and friendship. From July 10th to 18th, the 2025 "Kuling緣 (Guling Yuán)" China-U.S. Youth Choir Week was held in Fuzhou (福州) and Beijing (北京). Nearly 30 youth choirs and over a thousand participants from the two countries, with the theme of "Singing for Peace," conducted musical dialogues and cultural exchanges, using a youth rendezvous to jointly write a new story of China-U.S. friendship.
This choir week activity is the largest thematic China-U.S. youth exchange activity since President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed in San Francisco (旧金山) in 2023 the initiative to "invite 50,000 American youth to China for exchanges and study in the next 5 years." Since the proposal was put forward, it has strongly promoted the vigorous development of youth exchanges between the two countries. The hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the grassroots, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the local areas. President Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to and personally promotes friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American people, especially youth exchanges. Since the beginning of this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has interacted cordially with American friends and youth through returning greeting cards and replying to messages, conveying China's sincere willingness to promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries and enhance mutual understanding, demonstrating China's responsible attitude towards promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
Youth are the future of the country and the future of friendly relations. During the event, Chinese and American youth used music as a bridge to revisit the Kuling (鼓岭) story, allowing the seeds of peace and friendship to take root and sprout in the songs. From sharing a well a hundred years ago to reuniting across the ocean today, the "Kuling緣 (Guling Yuán)" is being passed on to the younger generation of China and the United States. American youth representatives, through rich and colorful interactive experiences and visits, personally felt the hospitality of the Chinese people, the splendid and long-standing Chinese culture, and the vibrant vitality of Chinese society. Many participants said that this trip completely refreshed their understanding of China. This once again proves that although China and the United States have different historical cultures, social systems, and development paths, goodwill and exchanges can overcome many obstacles and bloom into flowers of friendship and mutual understanding.
From history to the present, people-to-people exchanges, as an important part of China-U.S. relations, have always been the source of vitality for the development of relations between the two countries. China actively introduces measures to facilitate personnel exchanges and promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges, building more bridges and paving more roads for China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. More and more Americans are observing China with their eyes, measuring China with their footsteps, breaking information cocoons with real experiences, and crossing cognitive divides with personal practice, becoming "friendship ambassadors" between China and the United States. In recent years, China-U.S. relations have encountered many difficulties and challenges, but the pace of the two peoples moving towards each other has never stopped. The more difficult the moment, the more necessary it is to tighten the bonds of popular sentiment. China and the United States should eliminate interference, provide convenience for the people of the two countries to move around, visit, and exchange more, consolidate the foundation for the steady and long-term development of China-U.S. relations, and accumulate more rationality and positive energy.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Looking back on history, China and the United States fought side by side against fascism, fighting together for peace and justice. The American "Flying Tigers" risked opening the Hump Route with the Chinese army, and the Chinese army and civilians bravely rescued Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle and other pilots, forging the friendship of the two peoples with blood and fire. Eighty years ago, China and the United States worked together to build a better world, jointly promoted the establishment of the United Nations, and ushered in a new page in human history. Today, Chinese and American youth sing together across the ocean, resonating with each other, using songs to convey their common pursuit of peace, unity, and friendship, and injecting youthful power into maintaining world peace and development. Differences in language and culture cannot block the resonance of hearts, and differences in history and national conditions should not hinder the mutual achievement and benefit of the two countries to the world. China is willing to work with the United States to gather the strength of the two peoples and promote the two giant ships of China and the United States to move forward continuously along a stable, healthy, and sustainable development route.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 17th. Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Batel (巴特尔) met with representatives of the Asian Conference on Religion and Peace (ACRP) in Beijing (北京) on the 17th, stating that the National Committee of the CPPCC will, as always, support the China Committee on Religion and Peace (中国宗教界和平委员会) in actively participating in the work of the Asian Conference on Religion and Peace (亚洲宗教和平会议), and promote exchanges between religious circles in China (中国) and religious circles in other countries on the basis of mutual respect, equality, and friendship.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 17th (新华社北京7月17日电) July 17th, Minister Liu Jianchao (刘建超) of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央对外联络部) met with South African African National Congress (非国大) Deputy President and Vice President Paul Mashatile (马沙蒂莱) in Beijing (北京). Both sides emphasized that they should jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, strengthen inter-party exchanges, deepen political dialogue, and strengthen multilateral and bilateral collaboration.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 16th. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced on the 16th: At the invitation of Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Croatian Foreign Minister Radman will visit China from July 20th to 22nd.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Phnom Penh, July 16 (Reporter Wu Changwei) From July 14th to 16th, at the invitation of the Cambodian People's Party, Chen Zhou, Deputy Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, led a CPC delegation to visit Cambodia. During the visit, they met with Hun Manet (洪玛奈), Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party and Prime Minister; Sous Yara (索斯亚拉), First Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Central Committee of the People's Party; Sok Sokun (索索肯), Vice Chairman of the "Cambodia-China Friendship Youth Home" and Minister of Inspection; and Norodom Chakravuth (诺罗敦·佳拉武), Chairman of the Funcinpec Party, and others.
The two sides exchanged views on China-Cambodia relations and issues of common concern, and expressed their commitment to implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two parties and countries, continuously consolidating political mutual trust, deepening pragmatic cooperation, and promoting the continuous and solid development of the China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era.
Return to TopThe opening ceremony of a series of activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Chinese medical team to Morocco was held on July 15 in Rabat (拉巴特), the capital of Morocco, according to a report from our newspaper in Rabat (拉巴特) on July 16 (Reporter Guan Kejiang (管克江)).
Moroccan Minister of Health and Social Protection, Khalid Ait Taleb (塔拉维), said that the Chinese medical team is a true envoy of Moroccan-Chinese friendship. The 50th anniversary of the dispatch of the Chinese medical team to Morocco is a historic milestone in Moroccan-Chinese bilateral cooperation, symbolizing the sincere and lasting profound friendship between the two countries. He hopes to take this opportunity to further strengthen Moroccan-Chinese friendship and cooperation.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 17th (Xinhua) -- Recently, the special working group at the central level for in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee held symposiums for study and education research with some local authorities, some departments and units, and the central guidance groups. The meetings studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech during the 21st collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and listened to opinions and suggestions on promoting study and education rectification and governance, grasping and refining follow-up work, summarizing experiences and results, and improving the normalization and long-term mechanism of work style construction.
The meetings emphasized that it is necessary to raise the political stance, earnestly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, study and implement the Party Central Committee's deployment requirements for study and education, firmly grasp the correct political direction, and promote all aspects of learning, investigation, and rectification in an integrated manner. It is important to resolutely overcome the ideas of slackness, fatigue, and rushing through checkpoints, and strive to grasp the study and education firmly and practically, preventing a 虎头蛇尾 (hǔ tóu shé wěi - "tiger head snake tail," a strong start but a weak finish) and going through the motions. It is necessary to adhere to being serious and tough, continue to benchmark and deeply investigate problems, take real action and use heavy punches to focus on rectification, rectify and de-list with high standards and strict requirements, adopt random research and other methods, widely listen to the opinions of grassroots cadres and the masses on the implementation of rectification, and continue to exert efforts to promote genuine investigation and practical rectification. It is necessary to summarize experiences and results, adhere to promoting learning, investigation, and rectification while summarizing and sorting out results and experiences, and improve the normalized and long-term institutional mechanisms for work style construction. It is necessary to compact and solidify responsibilities, and Party organizations at all levels must carry forward the spirit of self-revolution, be strict with themselves, be strictly responsible, strictly manage their subordinates, transmit pressure at all levels, and further implement all aspects of study and education, truly achieving quality in learning, strength in investigation, and effectiveness in rectification. The guidance groups and supervision groups should give full play to their "sword" role, strengthen guidance and supervision, and strictly control the political, policy, and quality aspects.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 秦瑞杰
"Auntie, the ditches need to be flowing with water, when the tourists come, everyone will want to play in the water." The summer sun was scorching, and Li Wei (黎伟) (pictured, reporter Qin Ruijie (秦瑞杰) of this newspaper), the Party Branch Secretary of Xingguang Village (星光村), Ligang Town (立岗镇), Helan County (贺兰县), Yinchuan City (银川市), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区), wore a straw hat and was tanned dark. Early in the morning, he rode his electric bike around the village. It was the peak season for rural tourism, and "we have to give tourists a good experience!" said Li Wei (黎伟).
In Ligang Town (立岗镇), Li Wei (黎伟) is quite famous. He grew up in Xingguang Village (星光村), went to Nankai University (南开大学), worked in international trade at Tianjin Port (天津港), and founded an internet company. Everyone thought he would stay in the big city to seek better development, but Li Wei (黎伟) chose to return to Xingguang Village (星光村).
"Every time I came home, I was deeply touched. People from Xingguang Village (星光村) gradually moved to the city, leaving behind only dilapidated earthen houses, with basically no young people." In March 2016, Li Wei (黎伟) returned to his hometown to start a business.
At that time, the vacancy rate of farmhouses in the village was close to 60%. What could be relied on for development? According to Li Wei's (黎伟) idea, he would start by transforming the living environment and take advantage of the village's proximity to Yinchuan (银川) to develop rural tourism.
"We have to start with the details to build a beautiful countryside," said Li Wei (黎伟). "We have to tidy up the environment around the houses, and not be 大而粗 (dà ér cū - "big and rough," lacking refinement; crude)." Returning to his hometown, Li Wei (黎伟) used his old family courtyard as an "experimental field," leveling the land, laying pipes, painting murals, and planting peach trees. The old house became beautiful and practical. At the end of 2018, Li Wei (黎伟) paid out of his own pocket to promote this approach to the villagers of the eighth group of Xingguang Village (星光村), and at the same time helped the village carry out village greening, demolition of old houses and construction of new ones, construction of cultural squares, hand-painted cultural walls, etc., and the living environment was significantly improved.
Following Li Wei (黎伟) along the village path of the eighth group of Xingguang Village (星光村), the 36 abandoned courtyards on both sides have been transformed into characteristic homestays, with the walls decorated with traditional yellow mud. In front of the door, pottery jars, earthen vats, and old vines form a gatehouse, quaint and elegant. Lifting the curtain and walking into the courtyard of a farmer's house, the houses are neat and tidy. Entering the house, Li Wei (黎伟) sat on the kang (炕) and chatted with the villagers, one sentence after another, about the recent industries in the village.
Industrial development cannot rely solely on enthusiasm, but also requires attention to working methods. In 2021, Li Wei (黎伟) was elected as the Party Branch Secretary of the village. "For rural revitalization, if industrial development cannot be achieved, it is often because the strength of the grassroots party organization has not been utilized. The party branch must take the lead to stimulate endogenous motivation." Under the leadership of Li Wei (黎伟), the village party branch took the lead in establishing a green planting cooperative, a circular breeding cooperative, and a labor service center. Through models such as "Party Branch + Cooperative + Enterprise + Farmers," idle rural assets were revitalized and the development quality of traditional agriculture was improved.
"In the past, cadres did the work and villagers watched, but now villagers participate and work together," said Li Wei (黎伟). Nowadays, by encouraging and supporting villagers to develop courtyard economy and guiding farmers to invest with idle homesteads and courtyards, many villagers have become "homestay partners." The village also actively creates a rural cultural tourism industry integrating organic agriculture, research and practice, and rural homestays. It has now received more than 80,000 visitors, increased villagers' income by more than 2.7 million yuan, and driven more than 200 farmers in the surrounding area to work.
"Secretary Li (黎书记) graduated from a key university and took the initiative to come back to build his hometown. He is our village's 'lucky star'." The villagers have seen the young boy grow up, return to the village, and bring changes. The villagers admire him, recognize him, and say that he is a "secretary with mud on his feet."
Li Wei (黎伟) believes: "Rural governance is difficult, and grassroots work is complex and complicated. Because it is difficult, we must try to do it well." From a "hollow village" where young people fled to a "star village" where tourists flock, many villagers said: "Secretary Li's (黎书记) goodness is seen and remembered by everyone."
"I initially returned to Xingguang Village (星光村) because of nostalgia, but now I am truly keeping the nostalgia. In the future, I want more tourists to come to Xingguang Village (星光村) to experience the charm of the countryside," said Li Wei (黎伟). After a tour, following Li Wei (黎伟) back to the village office, not far from the contiguous rice fields, rows of neat two-story buildings are under construction. This is a retirement community prepared for the elderly in the village. Li Wei (黎伟) said that after completion, not only can the elderly in the village enjoy modern elderly care life, but also attract urban people to come to the village for elderly care.
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Observing China's grain production, there is such a growth curve. In recent years, China's grain production has successively exceeded the 1.2 trillion jin, 1.3 trillion jin, and 1.4 trillion jin marks, continuously reaching new levels. What are the clever tricks for increasing grain production?
Increasing acreage and improving yield per unit area, the answers seem obvious. However, the increase in sown area is always limited and is affected by the adjustment of crop planting structure; the increase in yield per unit area depends on the trial and promotion of agricultural technology, which is also a slow variable.
In fact, there is another important factor for increasing income. According to calculations, if the average loss rate of wheat machine harvesting in the country drops by 1 percentage point, it can "grab" back 2.5 billion jin of grain loss, which is equivalent to adding 3 million mu of cultivated land.
"Reducing loss is increasing production." China's supply and demand of agricultural products has been in a state of "tight balance" for a long time. On the basis of adhering to the area of "tangible arable land," activating the role of grain saving and loss reduction, this "intangible arable land," has become a key move in consolidating the granary of a major country.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "We must establish the concept that saving and reducing losses is increasing production, promote the saving and reduction of losses throughout the entire chain, and improve the normalized and long-term working mechanism." To turn "bumper harvest in sight" into "bumper harvest in hand," we must strive to achieve grain storage and reduce the "running, bubbling, dripping, and leaking" throughout the entire chain of grain production, purchase, storage, processing, and sales.
Where the wheat waves roll, smart farms use unmanned harvesters, which do not press seedlings, do not miss cutting, and do not throw away grain at turns, and the effect of reducing harvest losses is obvious; after the grain is returned to the warehouse, the reserve grain warehouses apply new receiving and dispatching equipment, testing instruments, and intelligent systems to achieve refined management and minimize losses; in the processing workshop, grain enterprises optimize and transform the whole wheat flour production line, greatly improving the flour extraction rate... From the field, to the granary, and then to the production line, technology is the plow and management is the key, and invisible "leakage points" are transformed into "growth points" for benefits.
When the space for "extensive expansion" relying on factor inputs is narrowed, the "intensive development" that focuses on improving quality and efficiency is precisely the way to break the situation. The methodology contained in one increase and one decrease is more than just grain production.
For example, green development. In the past, economic growth was overly dependent on fossil energy, and coal consumption once accounted for more than 70%. The extensive development brought dual pressures on ecological protection and energy security. In recent years, China's energy consumption per unit of GDP has continued to decline, and traditional high-energy-consuming industries have been transformed in an orderly manner, and the "reduction" has been carried out in a well-organized manner. Thanks to innovation-driven development and the release of ecological dividends, the economic structure has been further optimized, and new quality productive forces have been accelerated, and the "increase" has been carried out in a well-known manner. This ebb and flow is a microcosm of China's efforts to promote quality change, efficiency change, and power change in economic development, and to improve total factor productivity.
Looking at grassroots governance again. Grasping work is not about having more detailed standards, let alone having more items and more effective results. Adding weight at each level and accelerating at each level will easily lead to water injection at each level and coping at each level. On the contrary, reducing the complicated work items and unloading the unnecessary burdens on grassroots cadres will be exchanged for more abundant energy, clearer guidance, and a more scientific rhythm, and they will be able to focus on starting businesses and serving the people. Reducing burdens without reducing responsibilities, increasing efficiency without increasing redundancy, and the practical orientation of taking responsibility will be more clearly established.
The wind blows the wheat waves, and the wisdom of nature inspires people. Allowing every piece of land, every drop of water, and every grain of wheat to play a greater value is the inherent meaning of achieving abundance. Thousands of industries and tens of thousands of households, attaching equal importance to both opening up sources and reducing expenditures, not abandoning the slightest effort, will surely be able to cultivate fertile land for development and an endless stream of abundance in limited resources.
Return to TopOn July 13th, the forests of Xianshan Lake National Wetland Park (仙山湖国家湿地公园) in Si'an Town (泗安镇), Changxing County (长兴县), Huzhou City (湖州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) are lush and verdant. The lake surface reflects the blue sky, white clouds, village, and roads, creating a picturesque and charming scene.
Chen Haiwei (陈海伟) Photo (Image China)
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Being able to see a doctor and get well at your doorstep is the wish of the common people. In June of this year, the "Opinions of 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) on Further Guaranteeing and Improving People's Livelihood and Focusing on Solving the Urgent and Difficult Problems of the Masses" was released, clearly proposing to "expand the inclusiveness of basic livelihood services" and "promote the expansion and sinking of high-quality medical resources and the balanced regional layout." The reporter came to the health centers in the townships and had in-depth exchanges with patients and medical staff to see the progress of the local area in promoting the sinking of high-quality medical resources.
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In Daxuzhai Town (大许寨镇) Health Center in Taikang County (太康县), Henan Province (河南省), Kong Huili (孔慧丽), a doctor in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, is giving health massage to the daughter of Zhu Xiangting (朱香亭), a villager from Sanzuka Village (三冢集村) in Daxuzhai Town (大许寨镇).
Now, the villagers here can see a doctor and receive treatment without leaving the town. "It's close to home, the environment is good, and the treatment is also effective. There is a health center in the town, and our way of seeking medical treatment has also changed," said Zhu Xiangting (朱香亭).
More Trust from the Masses
Upgrading Township Health Centers for More Reassuring Medical Care
In the consultation room of Daxuzhai Town (大许寨镇) Health Center, Kong Huili (孔慧丽) briefly introduced the condition of Zhu Xiangting's (朱香亭) daughter. Zhu Xiangting's (朱香亭) daughter, Xiao Moran (小茉冉), suddenly suffered from infantile pneumonia some time ago and has received one week of treatment at the town health center. She is now recovering well, and the entire treatment process cost only more than 100 yuan in medical expenses.
"In the past, when my child was sick, I would choose to go to the county hospital," said Zhu Xiangting (朱香亭). This time, she chose the Daxuzhai Town (大许寨镇) Health Center, which is closest to her home. "The doctor is very responsible, the cost is appropriate, and the main thing is convenience."
Zhu Xiangting (朱香亭) said: "Some time ago, every time I came to town, I could see the health center being renovated. This time, when I came, I found that it was very convenient to take X-rays, and the experts who were seeing patients were also doctors from the county, so I felt relieved."
From the county hospital to the town health center, Zhu Xiangting's (朱香亭) choice is gradually becoming a common practice among the villagers. Minor illnesses can be treated at the doorstep, and major illnesses can also be assisted in the health center. Everyone's trust stems from the increasing service capacity of primary medical and health institutions.
In order to deliver high-quality medical resources to the masses, Henan Province (河南省) focuses on strengthening the construction of shortcomings in primary medical and health institutions, cultivating primary characteristic specialties according to local conditions, improving the diagnosis and treatment level of common and frequently-occurring diseases, promoting primary medical and health institutions to improve service capabilities, and facilitating the masses to seek medical treatment nearby.
In Taikang County (太康县), the local government has established three medical and health service groups, implementing integrated management led by county-level public hospitals, with other county-level medical institutions and township health centers as members. The county hospital helps primary health centers strengthen department construction and train medical staff through talent training and expert dispatch.
Taking advantage of the policy **东风** (dōng fēng - "east wind," a favorable situation or influence), Daxuzhai Town (大许寨镇) Health Center actively made up for its shortcomings and established a Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic integrating orthopedics and rehabilitation, as well as a county-level chronic disease management center. The county, township, and village-level health institutions are networked to achieve information sharing, two-way referrals, and mutual recognition of examination results.
The upgrading of primary health centers' software and hardware has attracted more people to choose to seek medical treatment nearby. Not only in Taikang County (太康县), but now in Henan Province (河南省), more than 98% of primary medical and health institutions have reached the national standard in service capacity, 119 township health centers have reached the level of secondary general hospitals, and the number of outpatient and emergency visits to primary medical and health institutions accounts for nearly 60%.
More Security for Medical Staff
Improving Incentive Measures, More and More Grassroots Talents Gather
Taking pulses, prescribing prescriptions, massage... Kong Huili (孔慧丽) did not stop for a moment in the morning. By 12 noon when she got off work, she had seen 15 patients. Looking at Kong Huili's (孔慧丽) busy figure, the patients gave her a thumbs up: "Doctor Kong (孔) is young, but her medical skills are really good."
Kong Huili (孔慧丽), 33 years old, is a local of Taikang County (太康县). In 2014, she was admitted to the grassroots doctor order-oriented training program of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (河南中医药大学), with full tuition and fees waived. After completing her four-year undergraduate degree, she received three years of free standardized training at the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (河南中医药大学第一附属医院), and then she and the Taikang County (太康县) Health and Health Commission (卫生健康委) made a two-way choice and came to Daxuzhai Town (大许寨镇) Health Center, becoming the third doctor in the hospital with a bachelor's degree.
What is the treatment for college students working in townships?
"I am on the job and on the payroll, and my monthly income is more than 5,000 yuan. I am quite satisfied," said Kong Huili (孔慧丽).
Primary medical and health institutions are the "first line of defense" for safeguarding the health of the masses. In the past, township medical institutions faced challenges such as difficulty in recruiting and retaining talents due to poor treatment, limited development, and lack of resources, which has long restricted the improvement of primary medical service levels.
In order to attract more high-quality medical talents to devote themselves to the grassroots and serve the countryside, Henan Province (河南省) has gradually improved the security and incentive mechanisms for township health centers and village doctors, tilting towards township health centers and village doctors in terms of performance distribution and professional title promotion.
Talking about development space, Kong Huili (孔慧丽) also has confidence: "Postgraduates and undergraduates who are specially recruited to township health centers, as well as specially recruited junior college students who have obtained a medical bachelor's degree, are included in the talent establishment management. Graduates with a bachelor's degree or above who have passed the standardized training for resident physicians and work in township health centers and community health service centers can directly participate in the intermediate professional title examination; when promoting to senior professional titles, there are no rigid requirements for foreign languages, papers, and workload..."
The reform has stimulated the enthusiasm and motivation of medical talents like Kong Huili (孔慧丽) to serve the grassroots.
"According to statistics, Henan Province (河南省) has introduced more than 20,000 medical graduates to the grassroots, and will specially recruit another 3,200 medical graduates in 2025. They will mainly serve county-level public medical and health institutions, community health service centers, and township health centers," said Hou Hong (侯红), Deputy Secretary of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Henan Provincial Health and Health Commission (河南省卫生健康委).
Policies Warm People's Hearts
Village Doctors Make House Calls, Get Medicines at the Doorstep and Get Direct Reimbursement
In Gehuali (葛花李) Administrative Village (行政村) Health Clinic in Daxuzhai Town (大许寨镇), the reporter met Yang Fangfang (杨芳芳), a college student village doctor who had just returned from a house call in the village.
"I came to work in the village health clinic through college student recruitment and have been working for almost two years." After putting down the medicine box, Yang Fangfang (杨芳芳) chatted with the reporter, "In addition to daily consultations, I am also responsible for physical examinations for villagers and establishing resident health records. My monthly salary is about 4,000 yuan."
"The village I am responsible for has 2,100 people, and nearly 300 people have chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes," said Yang Fangfang (杨芳芳).
Now, Yang Fangfang (杨芳芳) has to make house calls in the village once a week, and she will also contact villagers with mobility difficulties regularly to deliver medical treatment and medicines to their homes.
Medical insurance can also be used in village health clinics.
After finishing the house call, Yang Fangfang (杨芳芳) returned to the village health clinic for consultation and began to diagnose and treat the villagers who came to see the doctor. Next to her, more than 10 kinds of equipment in the health clinic, such as office computers, examination beds, height and weight testers, and infusion chairs, were neatly arranged.
"These are all equipped by the county, and can do more than 20 kinds of examinations, which can meet the diagnosis and treatment of general diseases," Yang Fangfang (杨芳芳) introduced.
The village health clinic implements direct reimbursement of outpatient medical insurance, which meets the needs of more villagers for seeing a doctor and getting medicine. "Now there are more than 200 kinds of commonly used medicines prepared in the health clinic, all of which are in the medical insurance catalog," said Yang Fangfang (杨芳芳).
What convenience does using medical insurance in village health clinics bring to the masses?
"Uncle, I prescribed 7 days of medicine for you, a total of 13.38 yuan, 60% reimbursed by medical insurance, and you need to pay 5.35 yuan," Yang Fangfang (杨芳芳) handed the medicine to villager Zhang Kunzhi (张坤志) and said.
"In the past, if we wanted to use medical insurance, we could only take a ride or ride a bicycle to the town 10 kilometers away. Now it is very convenient to see a doctor for a few yuan in the village health clinic." Zhang Kunzhi (张坤志) took the medicine and left satisfied.
Weaving a dense rural medical security system is an important measure to strengthen primary medical services. At present, a total of 53,000 village health clinics in Henan Province (河南省) have been included in the designated points for the overall planning of outpatient medical insurance for residents.
Return to TopBeijing, July 17th (Reported by Wang Hao (王浩)) This reporter learned from China Three Gorges Corporation (中国长江三峡集团有限公司): Recently, the "Three Gorges No. 1 (三峡一号)" scientific research vessel, currently the largest inland river tonnage vessel in the Yangtze River basin, was officially delivered. The "Three Gorges No. 1 (三峡一号)" scientific research vessel is mainly used to more efficiently carry out monitoring and research in key areas such as the water environment, hydrology and sediment, and bank geological disasters in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, as well as routine inspections.
The "Three Gorges No. 1 (三峡一号)" scientific research vessel has an overall length of 56.7 meters, a molded breadth of 9.8 meters, a molded depth of 3.5 meters, a design draft of 2.1 meters, and a maximum design speed of 24 kilometers per hour. It can accommodate 7 crew members and 30 scientific researchers to work simultaneously. The ship is scientifically planned and equipped with independent functional areas such as a sampling room, a dry laboratory, a wet laboratory, and a seminar and consultation room. It can automatically detect 11 water environment indicators in real time during navigation, and cooperate with land laboratories for data transmission and integration.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 17th, reported that Comrade Kong Lingjian (孔令鉴), former Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Key State-Owned Large Enterprises, passed away in Beijing (北京) on July 1, 2025, due to illness, at the age of 80.
After the passing of Comrade Kong Lingjian (孔令鉴), relevant central leaders expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathies to his family.
Kong Lingjian (孔令鉴) was born in December 1945 in Tengzhou (滕州), Shandong (山东) Province. He started working in September 1968 and joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in June 1979. From 1968 to 1970, he participated in labor training at the Shandan Farm (山丹农场) of the Gansu (甘肃) Provincial Military Region. From 1970 to 1988, he successively served as an administrator of the Zhangye (张掖) branch of the Gansu (甘肃) Provincial Agricultural Propaganda Team, a secretary of the General Office of the Provincial Department of Finance, a secretary of the Provincial Government Finance and Trade Office, Director of the General Office of the Provincial Department of Finance, and Deputy Director and Party Member of the Provincial Department of Commerce. From 1988 to 1995, he successively served as Deputy Secretary-General of the Gansu (甘肃) Provincial Government, Deputy Secretary-General of the Provincial Government and Director of the General Office, Secretary-General of the Provincial Government and Director of the General Office, and Assistant to the Governor. From 1995 to 2000, he successively served as Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Grain Reserve Administration, Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Grain Reserve Administration, and Chief Economist of the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Grain Administration. From 2000 to 2009, he served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Key State-Owned Large Enterprises.
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Ideas determine the way out. The latitude and longitude of development always have traces to follow.
Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized: "We must accurately position ourselves in the overall national situation" and "pay attention to reflecting our own characteristics and leveraging comparative advantages when determining development ideas and strategic measures."
How can a city accurately identify its own positioning and strengthen its own advantages? It may be worthwhile to take Weifang (潍坊) in Shandong (山东) as a case study to find out.
First, look at the sky. Kites all over the sky attract international events and drive cultural tourism consumption, and advantageous resources contain unlimited potential. Then look at the ground. Landes geese "settle down," and French delicacies are transformed into local specialties, and characteristic industries achieve differentiated development.
Looking at the overall situation from a corner, we do not lack the starting points for industrial transformation, the supporting points for regional development, and the growth points for economic leapfrogging. The key is to accurately identify our own positioning and decipher the code for development.
(I)
The development of a region has never been a source of water without roots or a tree without roots. We must respect objective laws and rely on resource endowments. So, can regions with relatively scarce resource endowments only "lie flat"?
Linqü (临朐) in Weifang (潍坊), Shandong (山东), was once troubled by the fact that mountainous and hilly areas accounted for 87.3% of its area. The idea to solve the problem lies in dialectically calculating the family property and adapting to local conditions to "create something from nothing."
Looking at the overall situation, Shandong (山东) is China's "vegetable basket," and the responsibility for food security cannot be abandoned, and articles must be made on the concept of great food.
Looking at itself, the Landes goose originated in Landes (朗德省), France (法国). Although the two places are thousands of miles apart, the climate is similar, and Linqu (临朐) has abundant mountain and water resources and superior breeding conditions.
Standing in the overall situation and planning for a corner, Linqu (临朐) has created an industrial chain from "field breeding" to "global dining table." Its foie gras production accounts for 70% of the country and 20% of the world. The goose industry has an annual output value of more than 8 billion yuan, cultivating "something" from the "nothing" blank space.
Jumping out of a corner and looking at the overall situation, the practice of "creating something from nothing" is vivid and the secret of "creating something from nothing" is worth exploring.
What is "nothing" is resources, and what is "something" is vision. Tongxiang (桐乡), Zhejiang (浙江), does not produce wool, but it is the largest wool sweater distribution center in the country; it does not produce minerals, but it has nurtured world-class new material enterprises, and one of every three wind power blades in the world comes from here. Jumping out of a corner and integrating into the overall situation, Tongxiang (桐乡) has made good use of the policy radiation of the integrated development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), undertaking the resource spillover from cities such as Shanghai (上海), Hangzhou (杭州), and Suzhou (苏州), and has an open space, and then found a way to develop new quality productive forces.
What is "nothing" is conditions, and what is "something" is opportunity. Neihuang (内黄), Henan (河南), "has no minerals underground, no resources on the ground, and no industrial foundation." Taking advantage of the east wind of great health, it has transformed itself into the "capital of rehabilitation equipment"; Heihe (黑河), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), does not produce complete vehicles or parts, and aims at the pain points of the new energy vehicle industry, turning the more than 200 days of freezing period each year into a "test driving season" and creating a "golden signboard" for the ice and snow economy... Standing tall and looking far, taking advantage of the situation, seizing the opportunities of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, we can win the initiative in the fierce market competition.
There is no place that is "completely without anything," only sleeping resources and rich mines to be excavated. Being good at finding a position in the overall development situation and daring to seize a position in the trend of the times, "nothing" may give birth to "something."
From one product per village, one specialty per township, and one industry per county, to strong industrial cities, famous cultural cities, and science and technology innovation centers, each displaying its strengths, complementing each other's advantages, and stringing beads into chains, regional growth poles and growth belts continue to emerge. This is the result of actively seizing the development position, and it is also a manifestation of being good at differentiated development.
Paying attention to "explicit advantages" such as resource endowments, industrial foundations, and location conditions, as well as exploring "implicit advantages" such as cultural accumulation, ecological environment, and business environment, there is no worry about the path of development and no lack of room for growth.
(II)
China is so big that the economic development of various regions cannot "move forward at the same pace." We must follow the path of rational division of labor and optimized development according to the conditions of each region.
How to find your own advantages in a rational division of labor? We must cultivate deeply where we "have" advantages.
At the Weifang International Kite Festival (潍坊国际风筝会), a "transport aircraft" kite with a length of 15.6 meters and a wingspan of more than 20 meters took off. Computer modeling accurately calculates the weight ratio, and carbon fiber and bamboo composite frames are used. Thousands of years of technology are integrated into modern technology, and new wings soar in the wind.
Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village (西江千户苗寨) in Guizhou (贵州) uses virtual reality, metaverse and other technologies to create an immersive cultural tourism project "Xijiang Magic Land." Exquisite Miao costumes, brilliant silver ornaments, and stilted building spectacles are all displayed, allowing tourists to visit the Miao village while enjoying the charm of "technology + culture."
Why can these traditional cultures that carry Chinese-style romance and traditional crafts that have been passed down for thousands of years run into new tracks and attract new consumption?
Based on its own characteristics, by deeply exploring culture and empowering technology, the "one-meter wide" track is dug into "ten-thousand-meter deep," and advantages are continuously amplified to achieve "from having to being excellent."
Promoting the seamless connection between the innovation chain and the industrial chain can continuously generate new quality productive forces.
How far is it from "bookshelves" to "shelves"? Technology "pebbles" are stirring up thousands of waves in the industry.
In the Shenzhen Engineering Biology Industry Innovation Center (深圳市工程生物产业创新中心) in Guangdong (广东), technological innovation and industrial innovation are concentrated in one building. "Upstairs," researchers carry out "from 0 to 1" original innovation; "downstairs," incubator companies carry out "from 1 to 10" achievement transformation. In the nearby industrial park, "from 10 to N" popularization and diffusion can also be carried out. From chip breakthroughs to new energy vehicle exports, the major manufacturing province is targeting "bottleneck" technologies, strengthening the "chain leader system," and continuously forging the industrial competitiveness of the Greater Bay Area (大湾区).
"We must produce more scientific and technological achievements and transform them into tangible productive forces." Building a modern industrial system and more efficiently transforming innovation potential into industrial momentum will inject strong impetus into high-quality development.
Promoting the deep integration of culture and economy will provide an important support for high-quality development.
What goes up is culture, and what takes off is the economy. From a kite industry chain with an annual output of more than 120 million kites and a total annual output value of more than 2 billion yuan, to the "Weifang Kite" tourist special train and the Guochao Cultural and Art Week, to the "2025 Shandong Vitality Summer Consumption Season" event... The "city with wings" connects cultural tourism industry, sports event economy, and health consumption with cultural resources, and culture and economy fly together.
"The colorful local characteristic traditional cultures together constitute the brilliant Chinese civilization and also promote economic and social development." The degree of cultural enrichment is an important measure of the happiness index, and cultural resources are characteristic resources for local areas to leverage comparative advantages and achieve differentiated development.
On the blueprint of the overall national development strategy, based on what we have, facing what is needed, and honing what we can do, we can break the situation with "I have what others don't have" and lay out with "I am better than others have," and we will be able to highlight our advantages and serve the overall situation by daring to be the first and pioneering and innovating.
(III)
The development of a region can never be separated from the overall situation. This overall situation is the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization and the general trend of economic globalization.
With the wind as the letter and the kite as the medium, a kite enthusiast from Belgium (比利时) expressed his heartfelt feelings: "I hope to convey the love of freedom, creativity and nature through kites."
As a new specialty and a golden business card, the head of a foie gras company said with emotion: "More than a dozen groups of guests from countries such as Hungary (匈牙利), France (法国), and Japan (日本) have come to the company to learn deep processing technology."
Openness, connectivity, and exchange have spawned new industries and new markets, enriching the lives of Chinese people and benefiting consumers all over the world.
From "excellent" to "connected," "building an open, inclusive, interconnected and common development world" is China's solution to solving global development problems, demonstrating the responsibility of a major country to promote common prosperity with practical actions.
Looking at China from Weifang (潍坊), the national unified market has become a trend.
Some time ago, a production and sales docking conference with the core of "direct sourcing from the source and direct supply of good products" was launched in Weifang (潍坊). Delis (得利斯) meat products, Cui (崔字牌) sesame oil, Lehua (乐化) paint, and Fuji (孚日) home textile towels... More "Weifang good products" are taking this opportunity to enter the domestic market.
The more turbulent the situation, the more stable it must be. Order direct procurement, foreign trade special zones, green channels, and supply and procurement docking, more than 10 e-commerce platforms help foreign trade companies expand their domestic sales markets; carry out activities such as "Foreign Trade Excellent Products in China" and "Buying in China," and increase efforts to expand the scope of consumer goods trade-in, and new consumer vitality is accelerating its release.
Accelerating the promotion of the integration of domestic and foreign trade, we are increasingly determined: "Basing ourselves on the domestic market and relying on the advantages of the domestic market to fully tap the potential of domestic demand is conducive to resolving the impact of external shocks and declining external demand, and is also conducive to ensuring the basic normal operation of China's economy and the overall stability of the social situation in extreme cases."
Looking at the world from China, the new pattern of comprehensive opening up has shown its effectiveness.
From agricultural products such as green onions, ginger, and poultry meat, to supporting parts such as valve cores and commercial vehicle wheel hubs, to engineering machinery such as trucks and agricultural machinery... In the first five months of this year, Weifang's (潍坊) foreign trade import and export volume was 153.94 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1% compared with the same period last year. In the first half of this year, Weifang (潍坊) and Tanzania (坦桑尼亚) and South Africa (南非) further expanded new cooperation space within the framework of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and the China-Africa Cooperation Forum; and sought extensive cooperation with Colombia (哥伦比亚) and Ecuador (厄瓜多尔) on the development of agricultural machinery equipment, animal husbandry, and facility agriculture.
China-Europe Railway Express, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the western region, and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road," streams of goods are sent from key nodes to the whole country and to the world; fresh avocados from Kenya (肯尼亚) and Afghan (阿富汗) wool carpets enter China, and Juncao technology has been implemented in more than 100 countries... As a super-large economy, China continues to promote countries to share the opportunities of China's large market, share the opportunities of institutional opening up, and share the opportunities of deepening international cooperation.
From opening up the domestic cycle to deeply integrating into the international cycle, we are more determined: "We will better connect the domestic market and the international market, better use the two markets and two resources at home and abroad, and achieve more robust and sustainable development."
From the dialectic of nothing and something, we can understand today's China and see the possibility, growth and inclusiveness of the Chinese economy.
"We have always grown in the baptism of wind and rain and grown stronger after experiencing tests." If we wholeheartedly follow our own path and concentrate our efforts on doing our own things well, the course of history will not stagnate, and the pace of progress will be unstoppable.
Return to TopXi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, emphasized: "The string of self-revolution must be tightened even more." In this issue of "Everyone Talks," we publish three articles discussing how to strengthen theoretical arming and consolidate ideological foundations by integrating in-depth study and education on the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee, eliminate negative attitudes, and step out of cognitive misunderstandings.
-- Editor
Eliminating the "Exception" Mentality
Li Fage (李发戈)
Party discipline has established codes of conduct and defined behavioral boundaries for party members and cadres, but a few party members and cadres still have an "exception" mentality, "circling," "making detours," and "discounting" the implementation of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee and its implementation rules. Some even believe that as long as it is out of a "good intention" to do a good job, occasionally making an "exception" is harmless, and the organization should be more understanding and tolerant of this.
The "exception" mentality seems to be "flexible," but in reality, it treats discipline and rules as "rubber bands" that can be tightened or loosened. In essence, it is a manifestation of loosened party spirit and relaxed discipline awareness. Once the "exception" is opened, the harm is not small. Today, rules are broken in the name of "work needs," and tomorrow it will be easy to break the red line of discipline in the name of "special circumstances"; today, it is believed that "small mistakes do not count as mistakes" and a lenient approach should be taken, and tomorrow it may be necessary to pay a painful price for "big mistakes that are difficult to turn back."
There are no exceptions before discipline, and no special treatment under the rules. To eliminate the "exception" mentality, we must tighten the discipline spring from the depths of our minds, strictly abide by the red line of rules in the details of work and life, and resolutely not play self-deceiving "tricks."
Preventing the "Inertia" Trap
Gao Shuai (高帅)
In reality, some party members and cadres have "inertia" when carrying out their work, and are accustomed to handling affairs based on past experience. For example, some used to organize meetings with the idea that "the number of attendees reflects the degree of implementation," and now they still require as many people as possible to attend the meeting; some copy the previous practices when organizing activities, such as displaying flowers and plants and making background boards; and some are accustomed to the past work routines, replacing implementation with issuing documents; and so on.
Treating inappropriate concepts and forms as precedents and copying them will inevitably fall into the quagmire of formalism and bureaucracy. Whether to do it according to the old method or break the "inertia" depends on whether these practices comply with the Party's discipline and rules. Only by handling affairs in accordance with discipline and rules can we avoid falling into the "inertia" trap.
Only by learning deeply and thoroughly can we avoid deviating from the right path when carrying out our work, and only then will we have more confidence in starting a business. By looking more at how discipline is stipulated, thinking more about whether what we are doing complies with the requirements of discipline, and understanding more about what we can and cannot do, we can dare to act and let go of our work on the premise of complying with discipline and abiding by the law.
Making Good Use of Negative Examples
Le Bing (乐兵)
Negative examples have a warning significance of learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones. Carrying out in-depth study and education on the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee requires making good use of negative examples and strengthening warning education.
Aiming at the "target" and finding the "bullseye" will make warning education more targeted. Different fields, different industries, and different positions have different problems. Carrying out differentiated warning education with emphasis, using cases to explain morality, discipline, law, and responsibility, and using "similar cases" to warn "similar people" can make the educated party members and cadres feel a "sudden shock" in their hearts, wake up ideologically, and become conscious in their actions.
To do a good job in warning education, we need to make good use of typical cases as "living teaching materials," and we also need to deeply analyze the problems behind them. Some did not fasten the "first button" properly; some thought that small things and small details did not matter, and lost their party spirit in the "boiling frog" effect; some were divorced from knowledge and action, knowing but not acting, and "pretending to be confused." Educating and guiding party members and cadres to take negative examples as a mirror, put themselves in the picture, deeply find the problems existing in themselves, and turn the "lessons seen in the eyes" into "warnings engraved in the heart" can give full play to the role of warning education.
Return to TopThe National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the Ministry of Education (教育部), and other seven departments recently jointly issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of an Inclusive Childcare Service System," proposing to accelerate the construction of a "1+N" childcare service system with the comprehensive childcare service center as the hub, and childcare institutions, community-embedded childcare, kindergarten childcare classes, employer-run childcare, and family childcare points as the network, to provide convenient, accessible, affordable, and quality-assured inclusive childcare services.
This is precisely:
Policies benefit the people with wide coverage,
Early childhood care is worry-free, bringing joyful smiles.
Families and the nation work together in nurturing,
Young phoenixes soaring to the clouds, their heights attainable.
Wang Jingwen (王静文)
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"Each 15-minute living circle is a small micro-city." Not long ago, Chongqing (重庆) held a press conference on creating high-quality 15-minute living service circles. A spokesperson introduced it this way: "Thousands of small micro-cities together form the mega-city of Chongqing (重庆)."
"Thousands," is by no means an exaggeration. Currently, based on the range accessible by slow walking and combined with community management boundaries, the entire central urban area of Chongqing (重庆) has been divided into 915 15-minute living circles. These 915 "circles" are not identical repetitions, but are planned with a "one circle, one policy" approach based on actual conditions, and are divided into residential, industrial, commercial service, other types, and rural living circles. Residents deeply participate in the entire construction process. "Simply put, we first draw the circle, then fill in the gaps as needed, and listen to everyone throughout the process."
Scientific planning and democratic decision-making make it appropriate to define this "circle" as a small micro-city. The reason why a city is different from a community is that it breaks through the single dimension of service supply under administrative divisions and becomes an organic living entity integrating residence, economy, and culture. In the process of promoting the construction of 15-minute living circles, Chongqing (重庆) will also simultaneously create 15-minute commercial service circles and 15-minute quality cultural living circles, allowing residents to enjoy high-quality commercial and cultural supply at their doorsteps.
From a simple spatial scope to a complex functional carrier, the qualitative change of the 15-minute living circle reflects another upgrade in the concept of urban development. It indicates that urban development is moving from meeting survival needs to creating a new stage of life meaning.
Meeting life needs nearby is precisely the original intention of building 15-minute living circles. In the future, during a 15-minute walk, you may even encounter an art event. This change is not only the superposition of urban functions, but also a re-calibration of lifestyle—in the fast-paced, standardized modern city, life can be more leisurely and comfortable.
In the 15-minute living circle, people use their feet and eyes to measure the surroundings, observe their environment, and understand a real home. With these concrete interactions, people can truly feel that they are participants and creators of urban life, rather than bystanders, thereby deepening their emotional connection with the city.
Deconstructing a mega-city into thousands of small micro-cities for construction is not only forcing each small micro-city to improve its operational efficiency, but also using them as bridges to narrow the distance between people and the mega-city, using a sense of belonging to dispel loneliness, and using a sense of existence to replace alienation. As more and more people's relationship with the city changes from "dwelling" to "symbiosis," the city will become more vibrant because of people's participation.
Such "dividing the whole into parts" can be said to be an innovative practice in the modernization of ultra-large-scale city governance. Facing an open and complex giant system, it is necessary to use precise governance of 大处着眼、小处着手 (dà chù zhuó yǎn, xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu - "focus on the big picture, start with the details," to have a broad perspective while addressing specific issues) to solve the problem. When the 15-minute living circle is "livable, workable, visitable, learnable, and nurturing," and when every citizen can feel satisfied in a 15-minute walk, what is gratifying is not only the iteration of urban governance, but also the vivid implementation of the concept of "the people's city is built by the people, and the people's city is for the people."
(Excerpted and compiled from *Chongqing Daily (重庆日报)*, originally titled "Each 15-Minute Living Circle is a Small Micro-City")
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Now, the wheat harvest is becoming increasingly tech-savvy. Harvesters are equipped with Beidou navigation and drive in straight lines; artificial intelligence platforms identify the right time to harvest and direct the machines to the fields; the whereabouts of harvesters across the country are clearly visible on the dispatch platform; and fewer grains are lost, giving more confidence in a bumper harvest. This summer harvest, more than 800,000 harvesters are running in the fields, with efficiency increased by more than 30% compared to five years ago.
However, there are also concerns. Someone on the internet posted a bill – after contracting nearly 3,000 mu (亩) of land and working hard for most of the year, the final calculation showed a net profit of only twenty to thirty thousand yuan. Fortunately, there is still income from the autumn harvest, and the government also provides grain planting subsidies, otherwise it is easy to dampen farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain.
On one hand, high technology brings a bumper harvest, and on the other hand, the profit is not very considerable, revealing two major "problems" in the development of modern agriculture: the cost problem – who should share the input costs of high technology? The production and sales problem – what to do if grain cannot be sold at a good price? To make a good harvest truly bring a good income, good solutions must be found on both ends.
The first hurdle: the "high threshold" of new agricultural work, who will lend a hand?
Now, to improve efficiency in farming, one can no longer rely on the old ways of "**面朝黄土背朝天**" (miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān - "face the yellow earth and back to the sky," working hard and diligently in the fields). The more one moves towards modern agriculture, the more capital investment is needed. Not to mention the rent of arable land, high-yield seeds, pollution-free fertilizers, degradable pesticides, scientific watering, and machine harvesting are all big expenses. This kind of "high threshold" must be carefully considered. Agricultural technology and agricultural machinery are certainly good, but if they are "unaffordable" or "reluctant to use," they cannot play their role in promoting grain production and harvest.
To allow cultivators to "**轻装上阵**" (qīng zhuāng shàng zhèn - "lightly armed to battle," to go into battle without heavy burdens), a community with diversified participation and shared risks must be built. Policies should lend a hand. The agricultural machinery subsidies given by the state have brought many good machines to the villages, which is a real benefit. In the future, the subsidy mechanism needs to be further improved, and the exploration of including more intelligent equipment and digital platform services into the scope of policy support. For example, Xinxiang (新乡), Henan (河南) has built the "Tian Guanjia (田管家)" platform, which uses Beidou (北斗) navigation and digital technology to not only manage farmland but also dispatch agricultural machinery for farmers. This intensive service model itself is a beneficial exploration of optimizing costs.
Enterprises may also help. Enterprises should not only be equipment sellers but also organizers and service providers of the industry. Some have already taken the lead in breaking into new tracks – engaging in "trusteeship services." Farmers provide land, and enterprises provide technology and management, and the harvest is divided proportionally. In this way, farmers do not have to empty their pockets, and enterprises can have a stable base and business. The state is also encouraging the cultivation of such "leading enterprises" to contribute more to the industrial chain and lower the threshold for farmers to use new technologies.
The second hurdle: after "**谷满仓**" (gǔ mǎn cāng - "granaries full of grain," abundant harvest), how to prevent "**谷贱伤农**" (gǔ jiàn shāng nóng - "cheap grain hurts farmers," low grain prices harming farmers)?
If the high yield brought by technology cannot achieve high quality and good prices in the market, its value is equal to a "IOU" written on the ridge. One mu (亩) of land can harvest thousands of kilograms of wheat, but when the output is high, the market is prone to "sneeze," and oversupply leads to low prices. To overcome this hurdle, one must jump out of the old path of "selling raw grain" and find a new market-oriented path.
Ways must be found to "transform" grain. Wheat does not only have the option of being sold directly, it can also enter factories from the fields and become high-quality flour, special noodles, and ready-to-eat convenience foods. The longer the industrial chain, the higher the value. With leading enterprises taking the lead, building processing plants in the fields, and turning good grain into good commodities, the income of grain growers is guaranteed and sustainable.
Good quality should be sold at a good price. Wheat grown with Beidou (北斗) technology and managed with intelligent platforms is definitely guaranteed in quality. Engaging in branding and certification, so that quality itself can be exchanged for money, and good products full of technological content and safety guarantees can be sold at a good "price."
In the end, technology is a "golden key" to increase production, but to open the "door to prosperity" of increasing income, having a "key" is not enough. Someone must help share the input costs in the front, and someone must pave the way to the market in the back. Only when those who grow the land can afford new technologies and earn good income through new technologies will this grand drama of technology promoting income increase be sung louder and louder.
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Located in Huangpi (黄陂), Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) is like a bright pearl inlaid in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (长江), providing a unique testimony to the evolution of Chinese civilization. The Panlongcheng Site in Huangpi (黄陂), Hubei (湖北) was selected as one of the "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China in 2024".
In order to uncover the mysterious veil of Panlongcheng (盘龙城), generations of archaeologists have worked diligently and strived to pass on the torch. They have not only excavated precious relics such as noble tombs and large-scale stone structures, but also used scientific and technological means to "awaken" cultural relics from history. Furthermore, they have utilized combined restoration methods and developed popular science courses to deeply explore the cultural value behind the relics, presenting the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) more clearly to the public.
-- Editor
In the winter of 1954, in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), two young men with a map rode their bicycles, one in front of the other, heading north. From the city to the countryside, they looked at the map and inquired with the locals. After traveling dozens of miles, they finally reached their destination.
It was indeed an ancient city. Looking at the complete city wall and scattered pottery shards and stone tools in front of them, they decided to collect good cultural relic specimens and take them back to determine their age.
The next day, back in the city, the young man leading the group studied the specimens he had brought back and basically determined that they were cultural relics from the Erligang period (二里岗时期) of the early Shang Dynasty (商代). In 1955, he published his research results in "Cultural Relics Reference Materials" ("文物参考资料"). Since then, the site of this ancient city, more than 3,500 years old, officially entered the public eye.
This young man was Lan Wei (蓝蔚), the secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Cultural Relics Management Committee (武汉市文物管理委员会) at the time, and the person traveling with him was his colleague You Shaoqi (游绍奇). Their discovery initiated an archaeological relay that has lasted for more than 70 years. To date, more than 3,000 precious cultural relics have been unearthed from the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址).
A "City" Washed Out by Floods
The excavation is very difficult, and the archaeological team needs to put in more effort and time.
"After Shang Tang (商汤) destroyed the Xia Dynasty (夏朝), he expanded southward to Panlongcheng (盘龙城), and the first group of merchants stayed here. Subsequently, they dug ditches and canals, built city walls, and developed Panlongcheng (盘龙城) from a settlement into a central city. Around the middle and late Shang Dynasty (商朝), Panlongcheng (盘龙城) disappeared into the long river of history," said Fu Hailong (付海龙), director of the Preservation and Display Department of the Panlongcheng Site Museum (盘龙城遗址博物院).
Returning to the summer of 1954, in Huangpi (黄陂), Hubei (湖北), it rained non-stop, and the water level kept rising. On the north bank of the Fuhe River (府河) in Wuhan (武汉), citizens took soil to build embankments for flood control, but accidentally discovered pottery and bronzes. Lan Wei (蓝蔚), who learned of the news, went to investigate, and this ancient city, which had been sleeping for thousands of years, was "awakened" in this way.
"When it was first discovered, Panlongcheng (盘龙城) was still called 'Pantu City (盘土城)'," said Fu Hailong (付海龙). In 1963, the Louziwan (楼子湾) site of the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) underwent its first scientific archaeological excavation. A year later, archaeologists published an article entitled "The Shang Dynasty Site and Tombs in Panlongcheng (盘龙城), Huangpi (黄陂), Hubei (湖北)" in the "Archaeology" ("考古") magazine, and the name "Panlongcheng (盘龙城)" was thus determined.
In September 1974, cultural relics archaeologists from Hubei Province (湖北省) and more than 20 teachers and students from the Department of Archaeology of Peking University (北京大学) formed the Panlongcheng Shang Dynasty Site Excavation Team (盘龙城商代遗址发掘队) and began large-scale excavation of the site. Fu Hailong (付海龙) introduced that because the Panlongcheng (盘龙城) area lacked directly drinkable groundwater, everyone also dug a well and usually pumped lake water into the sand pit next to the well, waiting for the water to seep into the well before taking water for drinking.
The archaeological excavation of the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) is very difficult. "Because it is close to the river, the soil has high humidity, viscosity, and acidity. In order to protect the cultural relics, the archaeological team can only put in more effort and time," said Fu Hailong (付海龙). During the excavation of Tomb No. 2 at Lijiazui (李家嘴), in order to clear the entire tomb, the excavation work lasted from the early autumn of that year until winter.
Although the conditions were harsh, the archaeological team gradually excavated the city walls, palace area, and Lijiazui (李家嘴) noble cemetery, and then excavated the Wangjiazui (王家嘴), Yangjiawan (杨家湾), Yangjiazui (杨家嘴) and other general residential areas and tombs.
The artifacts discovered at the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) do not have text, and historical books have almost no records. How did the archaeological team determine their historical age? "The earliest group of archaeologists compared the unearthed cultural relics with the cultural relics and materials unearthed in Erligang (二里岗), Zhengzhou (郑州), Henan (河南), which had been determined at that time, to basically determine that Panlongcheng (盘龙城) was also an ancient city of the same period," said Fu Hailong (付海龙).
2024 marks the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址), and it was also in this year that a large-scale and complex stone structure site was discovered at the Yangjiawan (杨家湾) location. "This further shows that Panlongcheng (盘龙城) may have been the central city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) during the Xia (夏) and Shang Dynasties (商朝)," analyzed Sun Zhuo (孙卓), the person in charge of the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) archaeological project and associate professor at the School of History of Wuhan University (武汉大学历史学院).
Carrying Out Combined Restoration
Developing glass fiber reinforced concrete and using mud sculpture techniques to build walls to restore the original appearance of the site.
When visiting the Panlongcheng Site Museum (盘龙城遗址博物院), careful observation of the artifacts in the display cases will reveal that some are as good as new, while others are still damaged. Is this due to poor restoration technology?
Sun Zhuo (孙卓) explained: During the Shang (商) and Zhou Dynasties (周朝), there was a special funeral custom called "broken vessel burial" - burying broken bronzes, jades, and other funerary objects. "In order to let people see the real state of the cultural relics when they were buried, we deliberately kept them in a damaged state during restoration," said Sun Zhuo (孙卓). This restoration method is called the combined restoration method.
So, how do you determine whether a cultural relic was broken when it was buried or damaged by other factors after burial?
Take the cultural relics unearthed from Tomb No. 4 at Wangjiazui (王家嘴) in the third exhibition hall as an example. "During the archaeological excavation, it was found that there was a bronze knife broken into two pieces, with the front and back parts separated by 1 meter. We speculate that it was probably broken by someone when it was buried and then placed in different places," said Sun Zhuo (孙卓).
Since there are no written records, there is not much information to refer to for restoration, and it is even more necessary for archaeological scholars and restoration experts to maintain close communication. "Before handing over the cultural relics to the restoration experts, we must judge the state of the cultural relics before they were buried in the soil; during the restoration, we must also follow up in a timely manner and correct any problems in a timely manner," said Sun Zhuo (孙卓).
When restoring the northeast corner palace, the museum initially used rammed earth to build the walls. Wuhan (武汉) has a lot of rain in the summer, and after a few months, the earthen walls were eroded by rainwater, and the foundation collapsed.
"Later, we developed glass fiber reinforced concrete with excellent corrosion resistance and weather resistance," said Fu Hailong (付海龙). The restoration experts combined 3D printing technology and invited representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage to use mud sculpture techniques to build the walls, which finally ensured that the protection and display of the palace could remain stable.
The restoration of cultural relics at the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) also requires the integration of various technologies. "For the overall appearance of Panlongcheng (盘龙城), which cannot be restored, we use digital modeling and other technologies to build a digital Panlongcheng (盘龙城)," said Fu Hailong (付海龙). Visitors can experience Panlongcheng (盘龙城) more three-dimensionally by simply wearing VR (virtual reality) glasses.
Deep Integration of Site Protection and Cultural Tourism Experience
Developing courses around archaeology, pottery making, and Shang (商) civilization to enhance interactive experience.
Tourists visiting the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) for the first time will feel like they are in a park. The park is full of green trees and winding paths, the museum is quaint, and the distant Panlong Lake (盘龙湖) is shimmering with water.
"We integrate cultural relic protection and cultural tourism experience and manage it through the 'site + museum' model," said Wang Ying (王颖), deputy director of the Panlongcheng Site Museum (盘龙城遗址博物院).
In earlier years, the archaeological work in Panlongcheng (盘龙城) faced the contradiction between site protection and people's livelihood security. Farmers in the site lacked ways to get rich, so they dug fish ponds on the site, and the archaeologists had to rush to record the unearthed cultural layers and cultural relics next to them. After communication with relevant departments in Hubei Province (湖北省), in March 2000, the management rights of the site were officially transferred to Wuhan (武汉).
In order to solve the problem of man-made damage, the local government reasonably resettled the farmers who moved out of the site area and allowed them to participate in the archaeological excavation, cultural relic protection projects, cleaning and sanitation, etc. of the site to increase their income. "Since then, the scope of the protected area has been delineated, and a zoning system for the Panlongcheng (盘龙城) large site archaeology has been established," said Wang Ying (王颖). After 2013, Wuhan University School of History (武汉大学历史学院) led the new stage of archaeological work on the site together with Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (湖北省文物考古研究院), Wuhan Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (武汉市文物考古研究所), Panlongcheng Site Museum (盘龙城遗址博物院) and other units.
In December 2018, Panlongcheng National Archaeological Site Park (盘龙城国家考古遗址公园) and Panlongcheng Site Museum (盘龙城遗址博物院) were built and opened. "The park covers an area of 4.86 square kilometers. Although it is located in the Panlongcheng Economic Development Zone (盘龙城经济开发区), the original environment and style of the site park have not been destroyed," said Wang Ying (王颖).
"In order to increase the dissemination of Panlongcheng (盘龙城)-related culture, we often organize lectures related to Panlongcheng (盘龙城), plan interactive experience areas in the site park, and develop courses around the three themes of archaeology, pottery making, and Shang (商) civilization," said Wang Ying (王颖).
To date, less than 2% of the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) has been excavated. "Archaeology continues every year. The current archaeological team is mainly composed of people born in the 1980s and 1990s. I believe they will be able to uncover more secrets of Panlongcheng (盘龙城)," said Wang Ying (王颖).
Extended Reading
What is the progress of the archaeological excavation of the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址)?
In recent years, the excavation work of the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) has mainly focused on Xiaozui (小嘴), Wangjiazui (王家嘴) and Yangjiawan (杨家湾) and other locations.
The complete bronze casting workshop site unearthed at the Xiaozui (小嘴) location and the unearthed pottery mold and other relics show that Panlongcheng (盘龙城) has mastered the complete bronze manufacturing technology; the early Panlongcheng (盘龙城) remains discovered at Wangjiazui (王家嘴) are important evidence for exploring the Erlitou culture (二里头文化) remains; the noble tomb group and large-scale stone structure remains discovered at Yangjiawan (杨家湾), a large continuous accumulation of stones, distributed about 655 meters long from east to west and about 200 meters wide from north to south, are the first large-scale stone structure project of the Xia (夏) and Shang Dynasties (商朝) discovered in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (长江).
The more than 3,000 precious cultural relics unearthed include a batch of exquisite and precious artifacts such as turquoise-inlaid gold ornaments and copper-belted gu-shaped vessels discovered in the high-level tombs of Yangjiawan (杨家湾). In addition, a large number of pottery jars with local Panlongcheng (盘龙城) characteristics were unearthed near the stone structure remains, showing that the stone structure remains may have a sacrificial function.
(Reported by Wu Jun (吴君))
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 17th (Reporter Zhang Xiaodong (张晓东), Qu Song (曲颂)) On July 17th, the SCO Business Forum was held in Beijing (北京). Gao Yunlong (高云龙), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, attended the opening ceremony of the forum and delivered a speech.
Gao Yunlong (高云龙) stated that the SCO is the largest regional international organization in the world in terms of coverage area and population, and economic and trade cooperation is a powerful engine for the vigorous development of the SCO. China is willing to work with all parties to continuously deepen the alignment of regional development strategies, promote the upgrading of SCO economic and trade cooperation, maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains, promote the building of a closer SCO community with a shared future, and contribute more to lasting world peace and common prosperity.
The forum was hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会) with the theme of "Promoting the 'Shanghai Spirit' and Action by the Business Community." It included opening ceremonies, thematic discussions, business matchmaking sessions, and the release of the "SCO Supply Chain Development Research Report." Nearly 400 representatives from domestic and foreign government agencies and business communities attended the event offline.
Return to TopThis newspaper Nanjing (南京) July 17th (Reporter Wang Hanchao (王汉超)) The 2025 Cross-Strait Youth Culture Month, themed "Working Together with One Heart, Youth Power," opened on July 17th in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏).
Before the opening ceremony, Pan Xianzhang (潘贤掌), Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, attended and addressed the symposium on cross-strait youth inheriting and developing Chinese culture. He stated that youth are the future of the motherland and the hope of the nation. Youth on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should strengthen their confidence in Chinese culture, enhance their sense of belonging, identity, and honor in the Chinese nation, and be upright, glorious, and proud Chinese people. They should jointly inherit the spirit of Chinese culture, observe the general trend, shoulder great righteousness, consider the overall situation, and follow the right path, adhere to the One China principle and the "1992 Consensus," and inject youthful vitality into the process of promoting national reunification. They should jointly promote the development and prosperity of Chinese culture, work together with one heart and accompany each other, and provide a strong spiritual force for realizing national rejuvenation.
The Jiangsu (江苏) Province Special Promotion Conference for Supporting the Development of Taiwanese Youth and other activities were held concurrently. Huang Wanru (黄琬茹), Operations Director of Eslite Bookstore (诚品书店) Suzhou (苏州) and a Taiwanese youth, introduced the bookstore's experience in promoting cross-strait cultural exchanges and called on youth on both sides of the strait to jointly inherit Chinese culture. The creative team of the national dance drama "Dream of the Red Chamber" (《红楼梦》) stated during the symposium that they hope to inspire youth on both sides of the strait to work together and nourish the spiritual home of compatriots on both sides of the strait through the play's popularity on the island.
This year's Culture Month will last from mid-July to the end of August, with nearly 40 series of activities to be held in various parts of Jiangsu (江苏), and an estimated 2,500 Taiwanese youth will participate.
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Beijing, July 17th (Reporter Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵)) To further guide rational consumption, with the approval of the State Council (国务院), the Ministry of Finance (财政部) and the State Taxation Administration (税务总局) issued the "Announcement on Adjusting the Consumption Tax Policy for Ultra-Luxury Small Automobiles" (hereinafter referred to as the "Announcement") on the 17th, clarifying that the scope of collection for ultra-luxury small automobiles in the previous policy will be adjusted to "passenger cars and medium-light commercial passenger vehicles of various power types (including pure electric, fuel cell and other power types) with a retail price of 900,000 yuan (excluding value-added tax) or more per vehicle." The scope of collection of consumption tax on imported ultra-luxury small automobiles will be adjusted accordingly. The "Announcement" will be implemented from July 20, 2025.
According to the "Notice on Relevant Matters Concerning the Imposition of Consumption Tax on Ultra-Luxury Small Automobiles" in 2016, a sub-item of "Ultra-Luxury Small Automobiles" was added under the tax item of "Small Automobiles," and the scope of collection was "passenger cars and medium-light commercial passenger vehicles with a retail price of 1.3 million yuan (excluding value-added tax) or more per vehicle"; for ultra-luxury small automobiles, "consumption tax shall be levied at the current tax rate in the production (import) link, and consumption tax shall be added in the retail link at a tax rate of 10%."
This time, the "Announcement" expands the scope of taxation for ultra-luxury small automobiles. On the one hand, the selling price is lowered from the previous 1.3 million yuan to 900,000 yuan. At the same time, the scope of taxation is expanded from fuel-powered small automobiles to include small automobiles with power types such as pure electric and fuel cells, and new energy vehicles are thus included in the scope of taxation.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanning (南宁) July 17th dispatch (Reporter Zhang Yunhe (张云河)): This reporter learned from the Human Resources and Social Security Department of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区人力资源和社会保障厅): The launching ceremony of the Guangxi Skills Master Alliance was recently held in Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西). The alliance will accelerate the cultivation of more highly skilled talents through technical exchanges, apprenticeship, and other methods.
The Guangxi Skills Master Alliance (Skills Master Home) (广西技能大师联盟（技能大师之家）) was initiated and constructed by the Human Resources and Social Security Department of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区人力资源和社会保障厅), and undertaken by Guangxi Institute of International Business and Technology (广西经贸职业技术学院) and Guangxi Vocational Training and Evaluation Service Association (广西职业培训评价服务协会) respectively. At present, a total of 123 national and autonomous region-level skills master studio leaders have settled in as alliance members, and more than 260 exhibits donated by skills masters have been collected.
It is understood that the Guangxi Skills Master Alliance (Skills Master Home) (广西技能大师联盟（技能大师之家）) will integrate resources and cooperate to create a platform for skills masters and highly skilled talents to exchange and collaborate, so as to better exert the important role of skills masters and highly skilled talents in technological innovation, process transformation, solving major technical problems, and apprenticeship.
In recent years, Guangxi (广西) has continued to strengthen the construction of a highly skilled talent team, build a training system and incentive mechanism for highly skilled talents, and deeply promote the "Skills Guangxi Action" (技能广西行动). Up to now, the total number of skilled personnel in Guangxi (广西) has exceeded 8.6 million.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金正波
The aircraft carrier flight deck is known as the "world's most dangerous 4.5 acres." For the officers and soldiers of the Naval Shandong Carrier (海军山东舰) Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron, this place is not only a battle position they stick to day and night, but also fertile ground for nurturing dreams.
"If the carrier-based aircraft pilots are 'dancers on the tip of a knife,' then as flight support personnel on the aircraft carrier, we are the guardians who lift the war eagles to victory in the vast sea and sky." Facing the sea, watching the warplanes taking off one after another, the officers and soldiers of the squadron are full of pride.
The Naval Shandong Carrier (海军山东舰) Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron is a group of people who specialize in launching and recovering war eagles. They cultivate the front line of support, pool their wisdom to innovate and tackle key problems, ensure the safe takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft, achieve continuous growth in the sortie rate of warplanes, and constantly break new records in China's aircraft carrier combat capability indicators, and have successively won the Second Class Merit and Third Class Merit.
In the more than 5 years since its commissioning, the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) has trained troops in the West Pacific, fought in the South China Sea, and sharpened its sword in the Taiwan Strait. Behind every system research and every actual combat tempering, there is the squadron's officers and soldiers' efforts to lift and wholeheartedly guard. They put "invisible wings" on the war eagles' take-off, dedicating their youth and blood to the world's most dangerous deck.
A faster launch of carrier-based aircraft means a greater chance of winning.
The sky is high and the clouds are wide, and the blue waves are vast.
In the depths of the ocean, the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) is like a sharp sword unsheathed, cutting through the boundless deep blue sea. On the flight deck, several warplanes are neatly lined up, ready to go.
Suddenly, a burst of urgent alarms sounded, and the Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron quickly responded. Officer Zeng Wenhui (曾文辉) quickly led the launch team to the deck. In just a few minutes, a series of gestures guided the carrier-based aircraft to accurately complete taxiing, stopping, afterburning and other actions. Immediately, the carrier-based aircraft took off urgently and pierced the sky.
The vast ocean is an arena for the brave. Zeng Wenhui's (曾文辉) battle position is very close to the aircraft engine. Wearing a helmet and earmuffs, he still cannot completely resist the strong airflow and deafening roar. "Training does not spare effort, fighting does not spare life, professional excellence, winning is more confident," said Zeng Wenhui (曾文辉).
Achieving a high degree of integration of "ship, aircraft, and people" is an important symbol of the aircraft carrier formation forming a system combat capability. The Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron requires officers and soldiers to respond first, sortie first, arrive first, and prepare first, and constantly touch and break through the upper limit of aircraft carrier combat capability with every second on the deck.
First-Class Sergeant Zhou Xiaoyong (周小勇) is a member of the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) launch team. "At a critical moment, a faster launch of carrier-based aircraft means a greater chance of winning," said Zhou Xiaoyong (周小勇). In order to optimize and improve the take-off support process, the launch team has undergone thousands of exercises, and the position, route, and gestures of each launch personnel are the result of thousands of trials and tribulations.
"Every time I press the button, my heart will fly with the war eagle." From the first batch of crew members of the Liaoning Carrier (辽宁舰) to the first batch of crew members of the Shandong Carrier (山东舰), Zhou Xiaoyong (周小勇) has been deeply involved in the aircraft carrier business for more than ten years, and has personally experienced the magnificent process of China's aircraft carrier from scratch and from weak to strong. Since the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) was commissioned, he has never been absent from either offshore training or ocean training.
"Accelerating the launch" seems to be a special obsession for the officers and soldiers of the squadron. To accelerate the model, they explored the rules from tens of thousands of training data, and transformed from experience decision-making to data decision-making; to accelerate the process, they optimized the support process in one launch after another, and refined a thick manual; to accelerate the operation, they repeated each action over and over again until they developed muscle memory...
In midsummer in the South China Sea, another batch of carrier-based fighter jets returned triumphantly. Thousands of ordinary round-trip trajectories measure the journey of combat capability improvement - now, the safe launch support time of carrier-based aircraft has been greatly shortened, and the re-sortie preparation efficiency has been greatly improved.
"This is not only a quantitative improvement, but also a qualitative leap in the carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing support capability," said Squadron Leader Wei Lanke (韦兰柯).
An aircraft carrier is a giant system, and everyone is a screw.
Since the commissioning of the Liaoning Carrier (辽宁舰), people have often been deeply attracted by the soaring finger of the take-off assistant - that is the order for the war eagle to set off. However, the take-off of the warplane is not a one-man fight. An aircraft carrier is a giant system, with hundreds of specialties on the ship, and everyone is an indispensable screw.
The eagle will eventually return to its nest. Different from Zhou Xiaoyong's (周小勇) "launch" duty, the task of Second-Class Sergeant Zhang Zhongjie (张忠杰) is to ensure that every returning warplane can land steadily on the ship.
From the "First Ship of Shenzhou" Shenzhen Ship (深圳舰) to the first aircraft carrier Liaoning Carrier (辽宁舰), and then to the first domestically-made aircraft carrier Shandong Carrier (山东舰), this veteran sailor who has been on the battlefield for a long time still remembers the scene when he first received a carrier-based aircraft in the distant sea.
Standing in front of the arrester control box, Zhang Zhongjie (张忠杰) tried hard to suppress the tension in his heart, and directed his comrades to repeatedly check the arrester. The arrester cabin was so quiet that a needle could be heard, and only the dialogue between the commander and the pilot in the headset occasionally came.
"Bang!" A loud noise came, and the J-15 carrier-based fighter heavily "smashed" on the deck. In an instant, a strong sense of vibration came suddenly, the arrester ran at high speed, and the arresting cable moved rapidly. Zhang Zhongjie (张忠杰) stared at the arrester, not daring to slack off in the slightest. "Landing success!" The message came, and the arrester cabin instantly boiled.
Over the past few years, following the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) to break through the ocean, Zhang Zhongjie (张忠杰) has received thousands of sorties of warplanes. Although the receiving process is already familiar, for him, every receiving of a warplane is a challenge, and he strives to be cautious from beginning to end.
For ensuring the takeoff and landing of fighter jets, meticulousness is another aspect of speed. In training, the officers and soldiers know everything from every piece of equipment to every steel wire.
After a flight recovery mission, the officers and soldiers of the squadron are carrying out equipment maintenance in the arrester operation area.
"Pa", suddenly a faint abnormal sound entered the ear, it may be a problem with the arresting cable. Sure enough, the officers and soldiers found a bean-sized bulge on the arresting cable coated with lubricating oil, and a thin steel wire was broken, and they quickly took emergency measures.
Whenever this matter is mentioned, the officers and soldiers are filled with emotion: the troops are constantly grasping the training and preparation for war, and even the most sophisticated equipment may have problems. If it is "almost" in peacetime, it will be "much worse" in wartime.
As the backbone of the Shandong Carrier (山东舰) receiving troops, Third-Class Sergeant Hao Zhenshan (郝振山) participated in the installation of the arrester equipment throughout the process, and put forward a number of equipment improvement suggestions, and won the Second Class Merit and Third Class Merit.
Talent is the "keel" of the aircraft carrier business and the foundation for winning. As war eagle lifters, we must learn the profession more solidly and understand the equipment more thoroughly. Focusing on the needs of the future battlefield, the Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron breaks down the barriers of professional positions, and adopts methods such as sending to school for training, changing posts for rotation training, and cross-training, and constantly activates the "pool of spring water" of the talent team.
Protecting the war eagle is protecting the lights of thousands of homes.
On the shore of Xiangjiang (香江), on the deck, the proud and majestic posture of the war eagle attracts passers-by to stop and check in.
Suddenly, a burst of rain came unexpectedly. Before the crowd could avoid it, the officers and soldiers warmly removed the cordon and called on the citizens to hide under the wings of the carrier-based fighter jets. "The motherland's warplanes are always sheltering the people from the wind and rain," said one visitor who boarded the ship.
This protection is not only blooming under the spotlight, but also engraved in the turbulent waves of the distant sea.
Under the night, the western Pacific Ocean is as deep as ink, with clouds flying and waves rolling. The Shandong Carrier (山东舰) aircraft carrier formation is conducting a system confrontation exercise.
"Foreign aircraft approaching!" After receiving the order, the launch team quickly took their positions, and the roar of the engine drowned out the howling sea breeze. Before long, the carrier-based fighter jet shot out like a silver arrow, rushing into the night sky.
This is another late-night combat take-off of the Shandong Carrier (山东舰). After several rounds of competition, the foreign aircraft finally left dejectedly. "Being able to fight can stop the war. We are confident that we can be on standby at all times and fight at any time," said the officers and soldiers of the squadron.
During the training, the formation maintained a high degree of alert and responded at any time throughout the entire process, and organized carrier-based aircraft to take off for combat many times, effectively verifying the training effectiveness of the troops.
On the vast ocean, landing a carrier-based fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is like dancing on the tip of a knife, and landing at night is even more difficult.
Not long ago, another batch of carrier-based fighter pilots successfully passed the night-time aircraft carrier qualification certification. Under the night, seeing the pilots coming down from the warplanes with smiles on their faces, Squadron Leader Ren Chi (任驰) couldn't help but think of the scene when he first provided night-time support for carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing.
That was a breakthrough "from 0 to 1". With the close cooperation of all positions in the Takeoff and Landing Support Squadron, the carrier-based aircraft rushed into the starry sky one by one. When everyone cheered, the officers and soldiers of the squadron did not dare to slack off in the slightest. For them, there is an even more arduous task - recovery!
During the period before the mission, the officers and soldiers of the squadron shuttled back and forth in the basketball court-sized operation area, modifying and improving the support details bit by bit, and the number of steps per day was more than 20,000.
That night, the warplane "smashed" on the deck runway like a lightning bolt, the tail hook accurately hooked the arresting cable, and stopped steadily after sliding forward for dozens of meters, fixing a huge "V" shape on the deck.
"In our hearts, this represents 'victory', and it also means that we have the ability to provide day and night all-time domain combat support." Gazing at the blue tail flame of the warplane, Ren Chi (任驰) said with emotion that protecting the war eagle is protecting the lights of thousands of homes. As the crew members of the first domestically-made aircraft carrier, only by cultivating loyal genes and constantly improving combat effectiveness can we better safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.
(He Tiecheng (何铁城) participated in the writing)
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With the rapid development of AI (Artificial Intelligence), related technologies are accelerating their application to the front lines of diagnosis and treatment.
In November of last year, the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委), the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (国家中医药管理局), and the National Disease Control Bureau (国家疾控局) jointly issued the "Reference Guide for Artificial Intelligence Application Scenarios in the Health Industry," which clarified multiple application scenarios in the area of "Artificial Intelligence +" medical services, including intelligent auxiliary diagnosis of medical imaging, intelligent auxiliary decision-making for clinical specialized diseases, and intelligent medical consultation.
In March of this year, China's first pediatric large model, "F棠·百川 (Fútáng·Bǎichuān)," was released at the Beijing Children's Hospital (首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院), affiliated with Capital Medical University; in April, the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (重庆医科大学附属儿童医院) launched "Chóng'ér·Xiǎo Yǐ (重儿·小乙)," a pediatric AI family doctor. After the AI pediatricians took their posts, how did they perform? Can pediatric diagnosis and treatment resources usher in expansion? The reporter conducted an investigation.
Absorbing Massive Amounts of Data
Continuously Receiving Training
At the National Children's Medical Center (国家儿童医学中心) and the Beijing Children's Hospital consultation center, several experts sat together, competing with the AI pediatrician in the computer.
This was a multidisciplinary consultation for difficult and complicated diseases, with 10 child patients as the subjects, one of whom had an aggressive fibroma growing on his neck. As the experts discussed the child's treatment plan, information technology engineers also entered the child's information into the AI large model. After analysis, the AI pediatrician gave a treatment plan: surgery plus chemotherapy.
On the treatment plans for the 10 children, the AI pediatrician's opinion was highly consistent with that of the expert group. Based on a single indicator in the child's case report, the AI pediatrician could also provide targeted advice.
Ni Xin (倪鑫), director of the National Children's Medical Center and president of Beijing Children's Hospital, introduced that during the testing phase, the AI pediatrician and 12 attending physicians and resident physicians from Beijing Children's Hospital diagnosed 60 outpatient medical records separately. The results showed that the diagnostic accuracy of the AI pediatrician was comparable to that of a real doctor.
This level comes from the support of massive amounts of diagnosis and treatment data.
The core architecture of the "F棠·百川 (Fútáng·Bǎichuān)" pediatric large model integrates the clinical experience of more than 300 authoritative pediatric experts. Through structured clinical reasoning paradigm training, it has constructed a three-dimensional knowledge system covering common and difficult pediatric diseases.
In addition, the large model has also widely absorbed more than 40,000 guidelines and expert consensus documents, as well as more than 38 million scientific research literatures, further ensuring the professionalism and reliability of the diagnosis.
Following Beijing Children's Hospital, the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University also launched the "Chóng'ér·Xiǎo Yǐ (重儿·小乙)" pediatric AI family doctor. President Hua Ziyu (华子瑜) introduced that the model has undergone multiple training processes, including medical task ability improvement, online consultation dialogue optimization, and expert clinical experience integration, and has become a pediatric intelligent application with thinking ability, which can provide sick children's families with online AI services such as condition analysis and report interpretation.
"'Xiao Yi Doctor' is equivalent to a qualified medical undergraduate," said Song Ping (宋萍), director of the Big Data Engineering Center of the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. Its knowledge base includes 5,000 clinical guidelines, 8 million high-quality papers, 70,000 drug instructions, 10 million high-quality doctor-patient dialogues, more than 500 expert science videos, and tens of thousands of sample annotations from senior physicians and nursing backbones. In addition, the hospital's senior experts continue to manually review and optimize the consultation data, prompting the pediatric AI family doctor to continuously receive training and move towards maturity.
Still in the Initial Stage
Still Needs to be Standardized and Improved
How does an AI pediatrician diagnose and treat diseases?
"My daughter is two years old, and she has red spots on her elbow that feel a bit like sandpaper. Sometimes they itch so much that she keeps rubbing them on the bed sheets. What should I do?"
At the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, after Ms. Wang (王女士) entered the relevant questions on the "Xiao Yi Doctor" mini-program page, "Xiao Yi Doctor" immediately gave the answer: "The skin thickness of infants and young children is about 30% to 50% of that of adults. Slight friction, sweating, or contact with irritants may cause 'trouble.' It is recommended to apply baby cream to your baby every day; control the water temperature at about 37 degrees Celsius when bathing, and strive to solve the problem quickly within 5 minutes; wear pure cotton, loose clothing, and avoid wearing wool chemical fiber..."
After receiving the advice, Ms. Wang suddenly became enlightened: "These suggestions make sense and are easy to implement, so we don't have to go to the doctor for everything."
Hua Ziyu introduced that the symptoms of sick children sometimes change quickly, and parents are prone to feeling at a loss and anxious. "Xiao Yi Doctor" provides 24-hour free online consultation, report interpretation, intelligent triage, and popular science push services, which can help parents judge the condition in time and avoid ineffective responses and blind medical treatment.
For pediatricians, "Xiao Yi Doctor" is also a good partner. Tang Xuemei (唐雪梅), director of the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, has a deep understanding of this: "Previously, parents brought their children with low fever and snoring to see a doctor, because 'Xiao Yi Doctor' initially inferred that they 'may have infectious mononucleosis.' AI's early identification of symptoms can allow parents to seize the golden window period and avoid delaying the child's diagnosis and treatment."
Qiu Chunlan (邱春兰), director of the outpatient department of the hospital, also said that "Xiao Yi Doctor" can act as a link between doctors and patients. The time for outpatient doctors to communicate with patients is limited, and they mainly focus on disease diagnosis, drug use, etc. After patients return home, they often have consultation needs, such as symptom changes and home care doubts. "At this time, AI can provide continuous consultation services, which not only helps sick children and their parents, but also reduces the workload of doctors," said Qiu Chunlan.
"Since its launch, 'Xiao Yi Doctor' has completed 32,000 rounds of consultations, half of which were during non-working hours," Hua Ziyu introduced. "More than 50 clinical experts have evaluated the quality of AI's answers, and 95% of the answers are relatively rigorous and complete."
Will AI pediatricians make misdiagnoses?
It is understood that the AI pediatricians used in hospitals are positioned to act as assistants to doctors, and the final diagnosis and treatment plan must still be checked by real doctors. If there is a disagreement between AI and real doctors, more doctors will be invited for consultation. The pediatric AI family doctor that is open for online use is positioned to answer common, non-emergency and difficult questions. Users need to read and agree to the relevant statements before they can use it. During the interaction, the page will also prompt "AI answers are for reference only." If the situation described by the user is serious, AI will also remind the user to seek medical treatment in time and receive professional diagnosis and treatment after providing reference opinions.
As a new thing, the application of AI doctors is still in the exploratory stage, and related management needs to be dynamically standardized and improved following the progress of practice.
"'Xiao Yi Doctor' has been filed with the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission (重庆市卫生健康委)," Hua Ziyu said. "We will also continue to organize expert forces to track and evaluate the service quality of AI in a timely manner and further optimize the model."
Assisting Grassroots Doctors
Promoting Resource Balance
On June 11, Beijing Children's Hospital and Xiaorfang Health Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (小儿方健康科技（北京）有限公司) officially introduced the grassroots version of the AI pediatrician to a close-knit pediatric medical alliance member unit—Beijing Fangshan Beier Doudian Children's Hospital (北京房山区北儿窦店儿童医院).
On the same day, Yang Xuying (杨绪英), deputy chief physician of internal medicine at Doudian Children's Hospital, demonstrated the "dual-doctor collaborative diagnosis and treatment model" of "real doctor + AI doctor" on the spot—
"Where is the baby uncomfortable? When did it start?" "The child has diarrhea, which started 3 days ago." "Before the baby had diarrhea, did he come into contact with sick people or eat new food?"...
After the consultation and uploading the examination results, the AI pediatrician made a diagnosis of "food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis" and gave a detailed drug treatment plan and lifestyle recommendations. The diagnosis and treatment were recognized by the real doctor.
Ni Xin introduced that the grassroots version of the AI pediatrician includes a diagnosis and treatment module, a referral module, a training module, and a popular science module. The diagnosis and treatment module covers the entire process of consultation, examination, diagnosis, and treatment, and can provide doctors with standardized diagnosis and treatment guidance. Taking the diagnosis of children's viral encephalitis as an example, the early symptoms of this disease are very similar to those of a cold, which is difficult for grassroots doctors to identify, while the AI pediatrician is relatively sensitive in diagnosis and can provide reference.
In addition, the referral module can assist doctors in determining whether a referral is needed and provide referral suggestions; the training module is for grassroots doctors and can provide professional knowledge and training; the popular science module is for parents and can carry out health education and popularize knowledge about the prevention and treatment of common children's diseases.
In terms of hardware technology, the grassroots version of the AI pediatrician is also more advanced: a high-definition touch screen is available for doctors and parents of sick children to use; an integrated high-speed camera can quickly record paper medical records and test reports; voice interaction and accurate recognition technology support natural language consultation and can automatically generate medical records. "This system has the characteristics of 'out-of-the-box use', which simplifies operation and reduces the difficulty of operation and maintenance at the grassroots level," said Zhao Chengsong (赵成松), vice president of Beijing Children's Hospital.
"The introduction of AI pediatricians will promote the development of pediatric specialties in Fangshan District," said Gao Yunhua (高运华), director of the Fangshan District Health Commission. "It can not only provide diagnosis and treatment services for sick children, but also continuously improve the professional level of doctors and alleviate the shortage of pediatric diagnosis and treatment resources at the grassroots level."
Zhao Chengsong said that he will continue to provide comprehensive technical service support for Doudian Children's Hospital to better meet the needs of the grassroots. Subsequently, Beijing Children's Hospital will also promote AI pediatricians in 12 pediatric medical alliance member units in Beijing. In the future, AI pediatricians will be piloted in various scenarios such as national regional medical centers, pediatric medical alliances, county-level tertiary hospitals, and community hospitals, and will promote the sinking of high-quality pediatric medical resources through cloud deployment or localized deployment, and help improve the national pediatric diagnosis and treatment capabilities.
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The introduction of AI pediatricians is an inevitable trend in the development and application of artificial intelligence technology. Initial explorations reveal several advantages: by absorbing massive amounts of data, their professional expertise rivals that of human doctors; they are on call and available for service around the clock, providing relatively reliable reference opinions, giving doctors a helper and parents an advisor; and they are expected to be promoted to the grassroots level, expanding and decentralizing pediatric medical resources.
Of course, as a new phenomenon, AI pediatricians inevitably encounter 磕磕绊绊 (kē kē bàn bàn - "stumbling blocks," difficulties or setbacks). Like human doctors, diagnoses are difficult to make with 100% accuracy; at the management and regulatory levels, there are gaps or ambiguities that need to be filled and improved; there is still considerable room for improvement in performance and computing power, and the purchase and maintenance of equipment require certain costs, making large-scale promotion still difficult.
Just like children, the growth of AI pediatricians cannot be achieved 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù - "accomplish in one kick," to achieve something in one step; to be successful overnight). In the initial exploration stage, on the one hand, we must fully recognize and highlight the technical risks, and strengthen the "human doctor supervision" safeguard; on the other hand, we must continue to work hard to improve technology, reduce costs, improve rules, and improve operational efficiency and user experience, so as to consolidate the foundation for further popularization and promotion.
For AI pediatricians, we need to give them time and care, and jointly help them grow healthily. By cultivating them with all our strength and caring for them meticulously, and gradually solving the "growing pains," AI pediatricians will eventually become mature and reliable, giving society rich returns.
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 龚联康
He was a Tsinghua student. When the nation's survival hung by a thread, he took to the streets, roaring with anger to resist Japanese aggression and save the nation. He was an anti-Japanese general. When the War of Resistance was in a stalemate and the country fell one after another, he resolutely rushed to the rural areas of central Hubei, developing guerrilla armed forces behind enemy lines based on "eight guns," repeatedly挫 (cuò - "frustrate," to thwart) the arrogance of the Japanese and puppet troops until the last moment of his life.
In the southern foothills of Mulan Mountain (木兰山) in Huangpi District (黄陂区), Wuhan (武汉), the anti-Japanese martyr Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) is buried here. "I heard the story of the senior alumnus when I was studying. Now that I work in his hometown, I can better appreciate the weight of his choice," said Sun Xindi (孙欣頔), a Tsinghua University (清华大学) graduate who is participating in grassroots work in Huangpi.
Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) was born in 1915 in a poor peasant family in Yanzi Gang (研子岗), Huangpi (黄陂), Hubei (湖北). In 1934, Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) was admitted to Tsinghua University (清华大学) with excellent grades. When he first entered Tsinghua Garden (清华园), he was taciturn, docile, introverted, and rarely participated in extracurricular activities.
After the September 18th Incident (九一八事变), Japanese invaders stepped up their scramble for North China. However, the Kuomintang government repeatedly compromised and retreated, and tried its best to suppress the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement, which stung the hearts of countless patriotic youths.
"The vastness of North China can no longer accommodate a peaceful desk!" In 1935, the December 9th Movement (一二·九运动) broke out. Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚), along with thousands of students, broke through the military and police blockade, took to the streets, and roared with anger to resist Japanese aggression and save the nation. Subsequently, he joined the southward propaganda group organized by the Beiping Student Federation (北平学联), braving the cold wind and sandstorms, walking through the countryside, and spreading the seeds of national salvation to the vast rural areas.
In the face of national crisis, he completed his transformation from "scholar" to "soldier." In 1936, he joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党). "During collective discussions, he went from sitting to standing, and then to walking and talking, always able to ignite everyone's enthusiasm," recalled Yang Dongming (杨冬明), Yang Xuecheng's (杨学诚) nephew. Many old comrades who had worked with Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) praised him for being good at ideological mobilization.
After the July 7th Incident (七七事变) broke out in 1937, Beiping (北平) fell. Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) arrived in Wuhan (武汉) in early September and served as a member of the Youth Committee of the CPC Yangtze River Bureau (中共长江局青委) and Secretary of the Youth Committee of the Hubei Provincial (Workers) Committee (湖北省（工）委青委书记). In December of the same year, he founded and led the Hubei Youth National Salvation Corps (湖北青年救国团). The organization developed to more than 50,000 people like a prairie fire, becoming an important force in the upsurge of the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement in Wuhan (武汉).
As the flames of the national War of Resistance raged, the Japanese army approached Central China. In August 1938, at the order of the organization, Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) rushed to central Hubei to create an anti-Japanese base area with his comrades. In Xiajiamiao (夏家庙), Yingcheng (应城), they trained more than 300 anti-Japanese backbones, laying a solid organizational foundation for the armed struggle behind enemy lines in central Hubei.
On the eve of the emergency in Yingcheng (应城), he shouted the bold words "begging for food also to beg for a gun," leading the local county party committee to start from scratch, and on the basis of "eight guns," established the Fourth Detachment of the Yingcheng County Anti-Japanese Guerrilla (应城县抗日游击队第四支队). In June 1939, the main force of "Yingkang" was reorganized and joined the New Fourth Army (新四军), and the armed forces in central Hubei and southern Henan achieved unified command. Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) served in many important command positions. He shared weal and woe with the soldiers, ate in the wind and slept in the dew, and persisted in carrying out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines.
"At that time, the conditions were difficult. My second uncle wore old clothes full of fleas and worked with the soldiers in an earthen house," said Yang Dongming (杨冬明), Yang Xuecheng's (杨学诚) nephew. In 1939, my grandmother learned that her son was stationed in Yingcheng (应城) and walked for six days with her children to visit him. Seeing that his family was poor, the head of the troops quietly stuffed Yang's mother two silver dollars. After Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) learned about it, he pleaded with his mother to return them: "The team is in trouble now, and we can't cause trouble for the organization."
In August 1942, Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) also served as the political commissar of the E'nan Military Region of the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army (新四军第五师鄂皖兵团), leading his troops to open up the anti-Japanese base area in southern Hubei. When passing through his hometown of Huangpi (黄陂), he mobilized young people to join the army. On the night he stayed at home, his mother persuaded him to marry as soon as possible, but he said: "The country has not yet been liberated, how can I be in the mood to get married?" And he promised his family, "When we win, I will definitely take you to Wuhan (武汉) for a reunion." However, the long-term arduous combat life and the lung disease he contracted while studying dragged down his body. In March 1944, Yang Xuecheng (杨学诚) died of illness in Gaojiawa (高家洼), Dawu Mountain (大悟山), at the age of 29.
After the victory of the War of Resistance, the heroic soul was buried in his hometown. Today in Huangpi (黄陂), during Qingming Festival (清明) and "July 1st" (七一) and other festivals, there is an endless stream of people going to the Yang Xuecheng Mausoleum (杨学诚陵园) to pay their respects. "Times are different, but the sincere patriotism of serving the country is inherited in the same line. For rural revitalization, the grassroots level is the front line. I will integrate this ambition into the fields and do more practical things for the villagers," said Sun Xindi (孙欣頔).
(Xinhua News Agency, Wuhan (武汉), July 14)
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On the shelves, the round, glossy cherry tomatoes are enticing. A customer takes one from the shopkeeper, puts it in their mouth, takes a light bite, and can't help but exclaim, "Fresh and delicious!"
"Xie Jing'an (谢径安)," in Puyang Town (浦阳镇), Xiaoshan District (萧山区), Hangzhou City (杭州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), has become famous for these cherry tomatoes.
"Xie Jing'an (谢径安)" is short for Xie Jing'an Transfar Rural Innovation Village (谢径安·传化农创村), jointly built by the Xiaoshan District Government and Transfar Group Co., Ltd. (浙江传化集团有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Transfar Group (传化集团)"). It's not actually a single village, but rather composed of Xiejia Village (谢家村), Jingyou Village (径游村), and Anshan Village (安山村) in Puyang Town (浦阳镇), Xiaoshan District (萧山区).
These three villages used to be weak villages, with per capita income only half of the district average. In May 2021, Transfar Group (传化集团), with over 20 years of agricultural development experience, took root in this land.
A large enterprise arrived, but the imagined big moves didn't materialize. "It's been almost two years, why is there no action?" Xie Yinhuo (谢银火), the Party Branch Secretary of Jingyou Village (径游村), like many villagers, waited with wide eyes.
The real work was happening behind the scenes.
"The comprehensive revitalization of the countryside cannot be 'slowed down' nor can it be 'rushed'. You need to think clearly before you can do it right." Xu Guanju (徐冠巨), Chairman of Transfar Group (传化集团), comes from a rural background, understands the needs of farmers, and is full of affection for the countryside. He spends at least half a day every week with the planning team, pondering the direction of development. The young people on the team, full of enthusiasm, plunged into the fields to conduct in-depth research, gradually understanding the village's situation and the villagers' demands.
In June 2023, Xie Jing'an (谢径安) began intensive construction, changing every month. In January 2024, Xie Jing'an (谢径安) officially began operations. The Agricultural Innovation Center, Plant Science Center, Digital Seedling Factory, and Innovation Dream Farm were successively put into use, and more and more young people returned to the village to work and start businesses.
"We plant tomatoes at the beginning of the year and cucumbers in the middle of the year. I've learned a lot of planting techniques from the master." Zhu Chun (朱春), a villager from Xiejia Village (谢家村), applied to join the Charity Greenhouse Program. The greenhouses, fertilizers, and seedlings are all provided by Transfar Group (传化集团), technicians provide guaranteed instruction, and buyers guarantee a minimum price. The two greenhouses generate a total annual income of 30,000 yuan.
There's a lot of know-how behind the increased income. Transfar Group (传化集团) cooperates with more than 10 scientific research institutions to select and promote excellent tomato varieties. "We focus on technology at the front end, circulation at the back end, and drive farmers' participation in the middle, achieving prosperity for farmers, strengthening agriculture, and revitalizing the countryside." Xu Xun (徐迅), Vice President of Transfar Group (传化集团), introduced that Xie Jing'an (谢径安) Digital Seedling Factory produced 50 million high-quality seedlings this year, driving a planting area of over 10,000 mu.
Since the operation of Xie Jing'an (谢径安), it has attracted 39 enterprises to settle in, adding an annual output value of over 100 million yuan, directly driving an increase in villagers' income of over 15 million yuan, the operating income of the three villages reached 4.65 million yuan, and public welfare services reached over 16,000 person-times.
"The government provides policies and guarantees, Transfar Group (传化集团) leverages its market operation advantages to drive rural industrial development, and drives village collectives and villagers to actively participate." Wang Xin (王鑫), Secretary of the Puyang Town (浦阳镇) Party Committee, said, "Xie Jing'an (谢径安) explores a multi-entity collaborative development model of 'government-enterprise-village-farmer', which is a beneficial attempt to deeply study and apply the 'Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation' Project experience and promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside."
"The comprehensive revitalization of the countryside requires private enterprises to leverage their own advantages and actively fulfill their social responsibilities." Xu Guanju (徐冠巨) said that in the next 3 to 5 years, Xie Jing'an (谢径安) plans to introduce 200 enterprises, cultivate a large number of villagers' entrepreneurial projects, drive 2,000 people to employment, and strive to double the per capita disposable income of villagers.
Return to TopOn July 16th, tourists enjoyed sightseeing at the Namtso Tashi Island Scenic Area (纳木错扎西岛景区) in Damxung County (当雄县), Lhasa (拉萨) City, Tibet (西藏). Lake Namtso (纳木错) has an altitude of 4,718 meters and is the highest lake in the world with an area of more than 1,000 square kilometers. Last year, the Namtso Tashi Island Scenic Area (纳木错扎西岛景区) received approximately 400,000 tourists.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Jinme Dorje (晋美多吉) photographed.
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China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Pavilion) (中国国际展览中心（顺义馆）) W3—C04
Return to TopBy: 王存刚
Development is the eternal theme of human society and the common value of all mankind. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Development is the key to realizing people's happiness." In today's world, profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating, the international situation is turbulent and intertwined, the global implementation progress of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is far below expectations, and the global development gap is widening significantly. Focusing on the realistic needs and long-term goals of global common development, President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) at the General Debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly in September 2021, aiming to build consensus on promoting global development, cultivate new momentum for global development, and promote common progress among all countries in the world. As an original concept and iconic concept of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Diplomacy, the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) scientifically grasps the urgent needs of the current international community for development, is an important innovation in the theory of global development, and provides action guidelines and injects ideological impetus for countries to focus on development, common development, and mutually beneficial development. From China's proposals to international consensus, from cooperation concepts to joint actions, the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) has yielded fruitful results and become a vivid practice of promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) Systematically Answers Major Theoretical and Practical Questions Concerning Global Development
The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) emphasizes adhering to development first, adhering to a people-centered approach, adhering to universal inclusiveness, adhering to innovation-driven development, adhering to harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and adhering to action-oriented principles. It advocates building a global community of shared future for development, and systematically answers a series of major theoretical and practical questions concerning global development, such as for whom development is for, who development relies on, what kind of development to achieve, and how to develop.
Clarify the Value Orientation of Global Development with People as the Center. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "No one should be left behind on the road to modernization, and no country should be left behind." "Only when the people of all countries live a good life can prosperity be lasting, security can be guaranteed, and human rights can have a foundation." The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) adheres to a people-centered approach, advocating that development is for the people, development relies on the people, and development achievements are shared by the people, clarifying that the people are the purpose and reliance of development, and solving the two basic questions of for whom development is for and who development relies on. Development for the people means taking enhancing the well-being of the people of all countries in the world, improving the overall living standards and quality of life of the people of all countries in the world, and promoting the all-round development of people as the fundamental starting point and foothold of global development. Development relying on the people means taking the people of all countries in the world as the source of strength for global development, fully respecting the main position of the people of all countries in the world, and fully respecting the wishes expressed, the experiences created, the rights possessed, and the roles played by the people of all countries in the world. Development achievements shared by the people means that the achievements of global development benefit the people of all countries in the world, and continuously enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the general public.
Break the Old Logic of "Giving-Dependency" in Global Development. At present, global development faces structural problems such as the widening gap between the North and the South and the marginalization of the least developed countries. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) adheres to development first, not advocating taking economic growth indicators as the only guide, but advocating equal opportunities for development, universal benefits of development achievements, and sustainable development models. Adhering to development first means strengthening policy coordination among major economies and building a more equal and balanced global development partnership by focusing on core issues such as infrastructure construction, upgrading industrial structures, and improving people's livelihoods, and promoting the synergistic efficiency of multilateral development cooperation processes. In view of the fact that traditional international development cooperation often encounters problems such as attaching political conditions and technological monopolies, the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) advocates the principles of equal consultation, mutual benefit and win-win results, and breaks the old logic of "giving-dependency" with a development-oriented rather than aid-oriented model, and builds a new international cooperation paradigm on the basis of equal development rights. At the same time, in the context of escalating global geopolitical conflicts and the increasing vulnerability of global industrial and supply chains, adhering to development first is also an effective way to counter global risks and build a solid foundation for global security.
Transform the Dilemma of "Armchair Strategizing" in Global Development. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) adheres to action-oriented principles, which is essentially a practical expression of the right to development. The right to development is a basic human right. The United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development states: "States have the primary responsibility for the creation of national and international conditions favorable to the realization of the right to development." The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) practices the spirit of the Declaration on the Right to Development, advocating increasing investment in development resources, defining key areas of development, and building a global community of shared future for development, hoping to respond to the urgent needs of all countries, especially the vast number of developing countries, for effective development with tangible changes. From past practice, traditional global development cooperation often falls into the predicament of more policy dialogue and less substantive action. According to the China International Development Knowledge Center's "Global Development Report 2024," developed countries have generally failed to fulfill their commitment to 0.7% of gross national income for official development assistance, and official development assistance in 2023 accounted for only 0.37% of their gross national income. A large amount of development cooperation remains only on paper or in words. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) adheres to action-oriented principles, calling on all countries to take action, twist into a rope, and exert all their efforts to promote global development, which helps to change the phenomenon of "empty talk about development."
Emphasize the Inclusive, Inclusive, and Green Development Model of Global Development. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "World prosperity and stability cannot be built on the basis of the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer. Every country wants to live a good life, and modernization is not the privilege of any country." The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) advocates inclusive development, which means that in the process of economic growth and social progress, different groups can fairly obtain development opportunities and share development achievements, which is different from the traditional development model that may lead to the widening of the gap between the rich and the poor. Only when developing countries develop and share development opportunities and achievements can the prosperity and stability of the entire world have a more solid foundation, and developed countries will also benefit from it. Only common development among all countries is true development and sustainable development, and can solve the global development deficit and get rid of the global governance dilemma. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) advocates inclusive development. Based on differences in cultural traditions, social systems, and development levels, countries inevitably have differences or contradictions on development issues. Whether to choose dialogue and consultation or conflict and confrontation; whether to choose openness and inclusiveness or closure and exclusion, the results are very different. Only by respecting the development rights of all countries and their independent choice of development paths, and coordinating the relations between all parties and formulating action rules from the common interests of the international community rather than the exclusive interests of individual or a few countries, is the inevitable choice to solve global development problems. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) advocates green development. Respecting nature, conforming to nature, and protecting nature are the inherent requirements of human development. As an advanced mode of economic growth and social development, green development with the harmonious coexistence of man and nature as its core takes ecological carrying capacity as its basis and sustainable development as its goal, and achieves a win-win situation for economic growth, social progress, and environmental protection through concept upgrading, technological innovation, and institutional changes. In the short term, green development is a "stop-loss" means for mankind to cope with the increasingly serious ecological crisis; in the long term, green development is a "breakthrough" way to reshape the global economic landscape and enhance the common well-being of mankind. Incorporating green development into the concept of global development and building a community of life for man and nature can avoid excessive overdraft of the ecological deficit for the future of mankind and help promote intergenerational equity and predictable global common prosperity.
Activate the Innovation Engine to Overcome the "Depletion Trap" of Global Development Momentum. President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The driving force for the long-term development of the world economy comes from innovation." As a practical activity that highlights human subjectivity, innovation occupies a central position in development and is the primary driving force for leading development. At present, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating the restructuring of the global innovation landscape and reshaping the global economic structure. Promoting technological innovation is a key choice to seize the historic opportunities in the great changes unseen in a century in the world. Whoever holds the "bull nose" of technological innovation, whoever takes the first move of technological innovation well, will be able to seize the opportunity and win the advantage. All countries in the world place innovation at the core of the overall national development, and the competition of comprehensive national strength is ultimately the competition of innovation. Innovation can not only trigger international competition, but also promote international cooperation. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) adheres to innovation-driven development, advocating creating an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory technological development environment. China has proposed a series of specific projects and promoted their implementation in key development cooperation areas of concern to many countries in the Global South, such as industrialization, digital economy, and interconnectivity, and shared resources and technologies through innovative cooperation to accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and work together with countries in the Global South to achieve leapfrog development.
The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) Builds Development Consensus and Explores New Ideas for Development Cooperation
In today's world, economic recovery is weak, and the global development process is encountering various obstacles. The traditional global development model and global governance system are no longer adapted to the trend of the times, and the traditional global development theory cannot provide ideological assistance for mankind to move to a higher stage of development. President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议), which provides new ideas for gathering global development synergy and exploring ways to address global development challenges, makes important contributions to the transformation and innovation of human development theory and practice, and injects ideological and action power for mankind to move towards a more prosperous future.
Promote Development to Become the Core Issue of the Global Agenda. Global development is the master key to solving all the problems facing mankind. Today, mankind has created enormous material wealth, but the imbalance of development between countries and within countries is constantly increasing, and seeking development is the urgent expectation of the people of all countries in the world. Against the backdrop of intensified great power competition and frequent geopolitical conflicts, "small yards and high walls," "decoupling and breaking chains," and camp confrontation are rampant, and development issues are being politicized and marginalized. Individual Western countries, under the banner of "national security," have weaponized and politicized trade and tariffs, seriously hindering the industrialization, poverty alleviation, and economic revitalization of developing countries, and seriously affecting the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The proposal of the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) is of great significance for promoting development to become the core issue of the global agenda and responding to the urgent expectations of the people of all countries for development. Today, both developed and developing countries face arduous development tasks. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) advocates that all countries abandon prejudice, bridge differences, strengthen unity, jointly build political consensus on promoting global development, place development in a prominent position in the global macroeconomic policy framework, and actively implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Only by focusing on development as the core agenda at all times, without deviating or getting lost, can mankind move towards a bright future.
Form a Brand-New "Epistemology-Value Theory-Methodology" System for Global Development. The "development" advocated by the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) is a global-scale development. It takes the people as the center, takes the development of countries and regions as the basis, and takes the sharing of development achievements by the people of all countries in the world as the goal. It is a brand-new "epistemology-value theory-methodology" system for global development, which is in sharp contrast to the traditional "developmentism" that has long been popular and aims at the interests of a few people, a few countries, and a few regions. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) has achieved the innovation of the development paradigm, that is, from linear growth that only focuses on GDP changes to systematic growth that focuses on the coordinated progress of various social elements; it has achieved the reconstruction of value logic, that is, replacing simple efficiency supremacy with a people-centered approach full of humanistic care; it has achieved the innovation of governance rules, that is, shifting from the hegemonic dominance of "center-edge" to multilateral coordination that highlights equality; it has achieved the expansion of development paths, that is, shifting from a single modernization model to diverse paths of modernization; it has achieved the organic unity of development and security, that is, shifting from the separation of development and security or only focusing on one of them to the overall consideration of development and security. In short, the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) has achieved the transformation from a "development" with a single model and imbalance to a "global development" with diverse paths and comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable development.
Create a New Model of International Development Cooperation. Global development should be cooperative development. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Cooperation can accomplish great things, accomplish good things, and accomplish lasting things." Cooperation, as a benign interaction method of mankind, runs through the entire process of civilization development and is regarded as an important driving force for civilization evolution. The occurrence of human cooperation intention is based on the fact of the interdependence of relevant parties and their subjective cognition of this fact; the realization of cooperation goals depends on the confirmation and respect of relevant parties for each other's interaction rules. After World War II, development issues, as an important issue on the global governance agenda, became an important part of global economic governance. In recent years, with the frequent occurrence of global crises such as extreme weather and food security, and the increasingly severe difficulties facing global development, the one-way flow of development resources and knowledge dominated by the West, attaching political and economic conditions to development cooperation, or forcibly introducing Western principles and development knowledge into recipient countries, has become increasingly unable to adapt to the requirements of global development. The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) proposes to jointly build a global development partnership, advocating dialogue rather than confrontation and inclusiveness rather than exclusion in the relations between countries, abandoning small circles and zero-sum games, requiring developed countries to fulfill their obligations, developing countries to deepen cooperation, and the North and the South to move towards each other to jointly build a united, equal, balanced, and inclusive global development relationship. In international development cooperation, it advocates paying attention to the real needs of developing countries, emphasizing the importance of inclusive development, infrastructure construction, and the supply of international public goods, and focusing on enhancing the ability and level of developing countries to develop independently. In global development governance, it advocates building a more just and reasonable global governance system and institutional environment, supporting the United Nations to play a coordinating role in global development cooperation, focusing on outstanding issues, paying attention to taking action, and putting the commitments of all parties to multilateralism into practice.
The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) Reflects the Transformation of the Global Public Goods Supply Paradigm
International development is not an empty slogan, it needs to have a grip, and it needs to provide the necessary conditions for development. China promotes the implementation of the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) through concrete actions. The international development cooperation promoted by China shows distinct characteristics and unique advantages, and reflects the efforts of a responsible major country to promote the transformation of the global public goods supply paradigm.
Build a Cooperation Platform to Transform Consensus into Action. In June 2022, President Xi Jinping (习近平) chaired the High-Level Dialogue on Global Development in Beijing via video link and delivered an important speech, advocating jointly creating a development pattern of universal benefit, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, cooperation, win-win results, and common prosperity, and announced a series of important measures taken by China to implement the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议), which pointed out the direction for the implementation of the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) and the promotion of global common development. China has established a Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) project pool, and carried out international development cooperation projects in the fields of poverty reduction, food security, development financing, climate change and green development, industrialization, digital economy, and digital-era interconnectivity under the framework of the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议). It also supports developing countries in implementing the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) by establishing the Global Development Promotion Center and creating the "Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund," focusing on implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. By the end of 2024, the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) had made solid progress in resource mobilization, mechanism construction, and promotion of cooperation, mobilizing nearly 20 billion US dollars in development funds, carrying out more than 1,100 projects benefiting the people of many countries, and more than 80 countries had joined the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议)," injecting strong momentum and creating more opportunities for global development.
Promote connectivity and innovate cooperation methods. Through practical cooperation within the framework of the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, China actively contributes to the economic and social development of co-building countries. The Global Development Initiative and the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative complement each other and synergize for greater efficiency. The core of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" is connectivity. From the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure to the "soft connectivity" of policies, funds, and economic and trade cooperation, and then to the "heart connectivity" of experience sharing and friendship cultivation, China promotes development cooperation in these areas and has achieved a large number of results that benefit the people of co-building countries. Connectivity has become a new type of development cooperation method that has attracted close attention from the international community, thereby guiding the focus of international development investment to be more focused on the long-term development needs of developing countries.
"Teach a man to fish," promote common prosperity. China's implementation of the Global Development Initiative focuses on providing technical assistance, promoting human resource development cooperation, and sharing development experience, holding more than 2,000 capacity-building projects for developing countries. By "teaching a man to fish," the ability of developing countries to develop independently is enhanced. For example, China has carried out a large number of agricultural technology cooperation projects in Africa, helping local areas improve agricultural labor productivity and land productivity and improve local food security through the provision of technical guidance and training; in Southeast Asia, Chinese-funded companies have recently developed local ancient tea tree resources on the southern plateau of Laos, using Chinese technology to make tea, and relying on the tea industry to drive local people out of poverty and into prosperity; in Pacific Island countries, the China-Pacific Island Countries Juncao Technology Demonstration Center has successfully held more than 50 training courses in Fiji, training more than 2,700 local Juncao technology talents, and Chinese experts often go deep into remote areas to carry out demonstration planting and technical guidance... Unlike Western aid in the form of direct additional conditions, or the strong introduction of Western principles or development concepts into recipient countries in the implementation of aid projects, China takes independent development as the ultimate goal, and achieves the independent improvement of the development capacity of recipient countries and the sustainable promotion of the Global Development Initiative through knowledge accumulation and experience transfer.
(The author is a professor at the Zhou Enlai School of Government Management, Nankai University (南开大学).)
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Some people think that eating and drinking is part of social interaction, and they feel embarrassed to refuse. What's so embarrassing? Is it more important to abide by rules and regulations, or is it more important to maintain relationships? If you can't even figure this out, what else can you do!" General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition directly addresses the cognitive fog among party members and cadres regarding social interactions and disciplinary rules, serving as a wake-up call and prompting deep reflection. Understanding social interactions, to a certain extent, reflects the ability of party members and cadres to observe the world, understand the people's sentiments, and connect with the masses. However, when "understanding the world" slides into "true worldliness," "favor" is transformed into a "stepping stone" for violating discipline and regulations. For party members and cadres, they must use principles as a shield to resist "worldliness," be both clean and capable, and accomplish more good and practical things for the masses.
"Understanding the world" should not be simply understood as vulgar and slick behavior; in a sense, it embodies a practical wisdom deeply rooted in Chinese society. For party members and cadres to "understand the world" means accurately grasping the thinking patterns and interests of the masses. If grassroots cadres do not understand local dialects and customs, or are not familiar with public sentiment and opinion, it will be difficult to implement policies. Only by adhering to the pragmatic style of 入山问樵、入水问渔 (rù shān wèn qiáo, rù shuǐ wèn yú - "when entering a mountain, ask the woodcutter; when entering water, ask the fisherman," to consult those with relevant knowledge and experience) and truly understanding the thinking patterns, expressions, and core concerns of the masses can we accurately perceive their urgent needs and expectations. The essence of this "understanding the world" is empathy and emotional resonance, an indispensable working method for closely connecting with the masses and improving the effectiveness of serving them.
However, in reality, a few party members and cadres misinterpret "being understanding" as "relationship-building," and transform "valuing relationships" into "showing favoritism," sliding from "understanding the world" to "true worldliness." From accepting high-end gifts to engaging in interest conveyance through electronic gift cards, from "endorsing" and interfering in the market to seeking personal gain through "note projects," various behaviors are cloaked in the guise of "relationships," but in reality, they are using public power for private gain. When Party spirit is eroded by so-called "worldliness," the boundary between public and private becomes blurred, and "four winds" problems will take advantage of the situation.
The value support of "understanding the world" is the purpose of serving the people. The urgent expectations and simple emotions of the people must be understood with a childlike heart and responded to with full enthusiasm. Bow down and listen to the sighs in the fields, resolve conflicts with empathy, often "mingle" with the masses, and implement precise policies based on familiarity with public sentiment. In the face of any "relationship" entanglements and "hunting" that may touch the red line of discipline and damage fairness and justice, we must stand upright and dare to say "no." Deeply understand local customs but do not cross the boundary between public and private, and do not give an inch on matters of principle, defending public interest with an iron face. This organic balance of "warmth" and "hardness" is precisely the embodiment of "understanding the world" without being "worldly."
To hold the bottom line of "not being worldly," the key is to clearly recognize the boundary between public and private, strictly implement the principles and rules in interactions, and temper oneself into invulnerability in the dialectical unity of knowing and guarding. Continue to use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) to strengthen the soul, consolidate the foundation of faith, replenish the calcium of the spirit, and stabilize the helm of thought. Deeply understand the connotation that "there are principles in relationships, and there is politics in interactions," and always place the rigid principle of abiding by rules and regulations above all so-called "relationship exchanges." In the complex tests of "乱花渐欲迷人眼" (luàn huā jiàn yù mí rén yǎn - "the riot of flowers is gradually becoming dazzling," amidst chaos and temptations, one must maintain clarity and discernment), cultivate a political immunity of "invulnerability to all poisons" and a strategic composure of "乱云飞渡仍从容" (luàn yún fēi dù réng cóng róng - "amidst flying clouds, still remain calm and composed," to remain calm and composed in the face of turbulent situations), and truly achieve "the heart is not moved by the temptation of small profits, and the eyes are not dazzled by the confusion of colors."
To eradicate the soil of "worldliness," the rigid constraint of a strict system is indispensable. We must continue to tighten the cage of supervision over the exercise of power, refine the negative list of official interactions and interactions between government and business, and delineate a "safe zone" for party members and cadres. Improve the precise and scientific assessment and evaluation system, resolutely abandon the bad habit of judging merits based on "wide connections" and "knowing how to handle things," and highlight the orientation of practical results, effectiveness, and public reputation. Unblock channels for mass supervision, so that violations under the name of "relationships" have nowhere to hide. Through the power of the system, let party members and cadres free themselves from the "burden of relationships" and concentrate on starting businesses and making achievements.
Being sophisticated in human relationships does not conceal a childlike heart, and being insightful into worldly affairs does not forget the true qualities of a public servant. Party members and cadres should repeatedly ask themselves in the depths of their souls the question of "is it more important to abide by rules and regulations, or is it more important to maintain relationships?" and always anchor the coordinates of Party spirit in the complex world, resist the erosion of "worldliness," so that they can transform the wisdom of "understanding the world" into the power to serve the people, and write a glorious chapter worthy of the people and the times with integrity and practical achievements.
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The ideological and political course, as a crucial course for implementing the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, plays an irreplaceable role in cultivating builders and successors of socialism. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must take the integrated construction of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education as an important project, and promote the connotative development of ideological and political course construction." Currently, artificial intelligence technology is rapidly evolving, profoundly reshaping knowledge supply models and teaching research paradigms. Facing the trend of educational digitization, relying on generative artificial intelligence technology to empower the integration of teaching resources, the creation of practical fields, and the construction of evaluation systems can provide strong support for promoting the integrated reform and innovation of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education, and further improve the quality and effectiveness of ideological and political education.
Constructing a full-cycle ideological and political education resource library. The in-depth development and efficient utilization of cross-stage, interdisciplinary curriculum resources is the foundation for the continuous deepening of the integrated construction of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education. Currently, the integrated construction of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education still faces multiple challenges in the integration of teaching resources. In terms of vertical connection, the textbooks at each stage have some degree of content repetition and disjointedness, and the spiral rise of the knowledge system still needs to be further improved. In terms of resource updates, some traditional teaching cases are difficult to adapt to the rapidly changing trends of social hotspots, weakening the realistic explanatory power and value leadership of ideological and political courses. In terms of resource allocation, high-quality resources are regionally concentrated, and the supply of grassroots teaching is relatively weak, which restricts the high-quality and balanced development of ideological and political education to varying degrees. To meet the educational needs of the integrated construction of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education in the new era, a full-cycle ideological and political education resource library can be built relying on generative artificial intelligence technology to achieve intelligent integration and innovative supply of teaching resources. In terms of technology empowerment, generative artificial intelligence can be used to automatically analyze the internal logic of textbooks, dynamically generate stage connection suggestions and fault warnings, and form an progressive knowledge chain of "enlightenment-experience-exploration." In terms of resource production, a teaching resource generation system that responds to social hotspots in real time can be established, based on multi-modal large models, to intelligently transform current political events into case resources adapted to each stage, and automatically integrate the ideological and political education elements of each school's campus characteristics. In terms of application ecology, a dynamically updated teaching resource library can be formed, and a hierarchical resource supply platform can be developed to create immersive enlightenment scenarios for primary schools to cultivate students' basic ideological and political awareness; to build thematic practice workshops for middle schools to enhance students' ideological and political practice ability; and to customize dialectical research matrices for universities to improve students' ideological and political theoretical level.
Creating a virtual-real integrated ideological and political education space. A multi-scenario, all-round practical education system is the practical foundation and innovation engine for the in-depth advancement of the integrated construction of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education. The practical education link is currently facing some realistic difficulties. For example, the progressive upward path has not yet been fully formed between primary school enlightenment practice, middle school exploratory practice, and university innovative practice; offline practice scenarios are limited by time and space resources, making it difficult to meet the needs of large-scale, personalized education, and students in remote areas face a structural shortage of practice opportunities; traditional practical teaching tends to emphasize process over feedback and form over internalization, and the closed-loop mechanism for students' value shaping and innovation ability improvement needs to be further improved; and so on. To solve the difficulties faced by practical education, a "virtual-real symbiosis, stage-through" smart practice ecosystem can be built relying on generative artificial intelligence. In terms of technology empowerment, generative artificial intelligence can be used to dynamically construct historical scene simulation models and social problem deduction sandboxes to realize the hierarchical practice scenarios of immersive perception in primary school, interactive exploration in middle school, and innovative problem-solving in university. At the level of space reconstruction, AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality), MR (mixed reality) and other technologies are comprehensively used to create a practice matrix of "family-school-society" multi-party linkage and "theory-scene-emotion" virtual-real integration. At the level of effectiveness transformation, a smart analysis system for ideological and political course practice results can be constructed, based on large language models to automatically evaluate students' practice results and generate personalized improvement plans, and track students' value growth trajectory through ideological and political knowledge graphs, providing teachers with accurate analysis of students' ideological and political literacy development, forming a full-cycle ideological and political practice intelligent body with goal-oriented progressive, data-wide sharing, and continuous transformation of effectiveness, to fully support the implementation of the educational goals of the integrated construction of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education.
Creating a full-process ideological and political education evaluation ecosystem. A scientific and integrated teaching evaluation system is an important support and quality guarantee for the implementation of the integrated construction of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education. Currently, the integrated evaluation system of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education still has fragmentation and simplification problems. At the level of evaluation orientation, evaluation based on test scores still dominates, which easily leads to the simplification of the educational goals of value shaping and ability cultivation of ideological and political courses into score representation. At the level of evaluation dimension, values and emotional attitudes lack effective quantitative tools to some extent, and traditional paper-and-pencil tests are difficult to capture the dynamic trajectory of students' ideological growth. At the level of stage connection, the evaluation standards lack vertical coherence, failing to fully depict the progressive process of students' ideological and political literacy, weakening the integrated educational effect of gradual and spiral rise. To build a full-process ideological and political education evaluation ecosystem, a "data-driven-intelligent diagnosis-continuous improvement" smart evaluation system can be built relying on generative artificial intelligence technology. At the level of technology support, data such as classroom voice micro-expressions and online ideological and political learning trajectories are collected in real time through a multi-modal learning analysis engine, and generative artificial intelligence is used to construct an emotional attitude calculation model to transform the value formation process into a visualized growth curve. At the level of algorithm innovation, a dynamic evaluation system for the degree of mastery of ideological and political knowledge is developed, personalized diagnostic reports are automatically generated based on large language models, and a cross-stage evaluation standard converter is constructed to realize the intelligent connection of primary school ideological and political learning behavior observation records, middle school project-based evaluation, and university academic evaluation. At the level of system integration, a digital education portrait of full-cycle ideological and political literacy is created, and the predictive analysis function of generative artificial intelligence is used to provide ideological and political course teachers at each stage with information such as each student's ideological and political education background, so as to provide guidance for personalized and differentiated teaching, forming a multi-dimensional intelligent evaluation system covering cognitive development, practical participation, and value shaping.
(Authors' affiliations: Beijing Research Center for Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, School of Marxism, Beijing University of Technology (北京工业大学))
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The horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is an incentive system arrangement in which ecological beneficiaries provide compensation to ecological protectors, and it is an important component of improving the ecological civilization system. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to it, emphasizing the need to "improve the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism and stimulate the enthusiasm of the entire basin to participate in ecological protection." The Ministry of Finance (财政部) adheres to Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization as a guide, deeply studies and implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives, earnestly implements the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, actively promotes the construction of a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism, promotes the continuous improvement of regional ecological environment quality, and writes a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.
Deeply understand the great significance of improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism
The implementation of horizontal ecological protection compensation is conducive to promoting cost-sharing, benefit-sharing, and cooperative governance among regions, fully mobilizing the enthusiasm of all parties, and is an important path to practicing the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. It is necessary to fully understand the important significance of improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism, raise the position, deepen understanding, and effectively unify thoughts and actions to the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee.
Improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is an inevitable requirement for practicing Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made important instructions on ecological protection compensation work many times, emphasizing "in-depth cross-border water co-protection and joint management" and "strengthening the systematic governance, comprehensive governance, and coordinated governance of the ecological environment of major rivers and important lakes." This series of important instructions and important expositions are important contents of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, providing fundamental guidelines for improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism. Facing new situations, new tasks, and new requirements, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, standing at the height of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, has deployed and promoted the improvement of the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism, which is conducive to better realizing the value of ecological products and strengthening ecological environmental protection, and is a vivid practice of implementing Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization.
Improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is an important measure to deepen the reform of the ecological civilization system. The 20th Third Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China made systematic deployments for deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system, clarifying the need to promote ecological comprehensive compensation, improve the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism, and coordinate the promotion of ecological environment damage compensation. The implementation of horizontal ecological protection compensation allows beneficiary areas to enjoy good ecological products through economic compensation and other means; supply areas receive compensation for providing ecological products, which is used for natural resource protection, ecological environment governance and restoration, economic and social development, and improvement of people's livelihoods. This mechanism fairly and reasonably takes into account different interests, truly benefiting protectors and contributors, which is conducive to promoting positive interaction between ecological product supply areas and beneficiary areas, improving the ecological environment governance system, and promoting important steps in the reform of the ecological civilization system.
Improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is the only way to build an ecological community. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized the need to "steadily promote the construction of an ecological community and a community of interests to promote coordinated regional development." The upstream and downstream of the basin are linked by water, and different regions are integrated into one, naturally inseparable, and are a community of shared destiny with complementary ecological functions and close economic interdependence. Focusing on major rivers such as the Yangtze River (长江) and the Yellow River (黄河), improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is conducive to stimulating the enthusiasm of the entire basin to participate in ecological protection, promoting the continuous improvement of ecological environment quality, realizing inter-provincial consultation, ecological co-governance, all-area co-construction, and development sharing, and better building an ecological community.
Improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is a beneficial exploration for deep participation in global environmental governance. Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization adheres to jointly planning the road of global ecological civilization construction. Cross-border basin governance is a global problem and an important issue in global environmental governance. China is the source or upstream of several international major rivers such as the Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江), the Nujiang River (怒江), the Lancang River (澜沧江), and the Red River (红河), and undertakes important responsibilities in global cross-border basin governance. Improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism, further accumulating practical experience, establishing a number of institutional public goods, and forming replicable governance models will provide Chinese wisdom, Chinese experience, and Chinese solutions for exploring solutions to global cross-border basin governance problems, and better promote global ecological civilization construction.
Significant achievements have been made in the construction of a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism
Since the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has vigorously promoted ecological civilization construction from the height of the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, and has achieved world-renowned great achievements. Major breakthroughs have been made in the construction of a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism. The horizontal ecological protection compensation system and mechanism have been improved and perfected, and the level of work legalization and standardization has been continuously improved. The "Ecological Protection Compensation Regulations" and other laws and regulations have been promulgated and implemented, and institutional documents such as the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Ecological Protection Compensation System" and the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Establishment of a Horizontal Ecological Protection Compensation Mechanism for Upstream and Downstream Basins" have been issued. The standards and methods of horizontal ecological protection compensation have been continuously improved. The coverage of the basin horizontal compensation mechanism has been continuously expanded, and a co-governance pattern with top-down connection and multiple levels of joint efforts has been initially formed. As of now, 24 provinces across the country have established 30 inter-provincial basin horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanisms; Jiangsu (江苏), Fujian (福建), Sichuan (四川), Yunnan (云南) and other provinces have achieved full coverage of compensation mechanisms for key basins within the province. Many cities and prefectures have actively explored the construction of intra-city basin ecological protection compensation mechanisms, and some have been extended to the township level. Horizontal compensation in other fields is steadily advancing. Some regions are exploring a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism with forest coverage as an indicator, guiding districts and counties with limited greening space to purchase forest area indicators from other districts and counties in the form of economic compensation.
With the continuous improvement and promotion of the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism, the ecological environment quality of the basin has continued to improve, the water environment quality has steadily improved, and the water quality of the Xin'an River (新安江), the Chaobai River (潮白河), the Chishui River (赤水河), and the Dongjiang River (东江) has remained stable at Class II for many years. The effect of green transformation of economic and social development has continued to manifest. Huangshan City (黄山市) in the upper reaches of the Xin'an River (新安江) has initially formed a green industrial system focusing on all-area tourism, refined agriculture, and emerging industries, realizing the effective transformation of "lucid waters and lush mountains" into "invaluable assets."
Accurately grasp the basic principles of horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism construction
Improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is an important institutional innovation in ecological civilization construction and a long-term and arduous task. We must always adhere to the following basic principles to ensure that the horizontal ecological protection compensation work always advances in the direction guided by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平).
Adhere to the Party's comprehensive leadership. Since the new era, the fundamental reason why China's ecological civilization construction has achieved world-renowned historical achievements and undergone historical, transformative, and overall changes lies in the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, especially Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization. To improve the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism, we must always adhere to the guidance of the Party's innovative theories in the new era, effectively implement the Party's leadership throughout the entire process and all aspects of the work, unswervingly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and better serve the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development with practical work results.
Adhere to the people-centered approach. A good ecological environment is the most inclusive people's livelihood and well-being, and solving prominent ecological environment problems is a priority area for people's livelihood. Improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is an important grasp to tighten and solidify local responsibilities and continuously improve the modernization level of ecological environment governance. We must firmly stand on the people-first value position and better meet the people's growing needs for a beautiful ecological environment. We must firmly anchor the goal of building a beautiful China, start from the areas strongly reflected by the broad masses of the people, focus on the deep-seated systemic problems restricting the operation of the mechanism, accurately identify the direction of efforts and the focus of work, proceed in an orderly manner, and make steady progress, so that the green development dividends of "bluer skies, greener mountains, and clearer waters" can benefit all the people more and more fairly.
Adhere to systematic thinking and systematic governance. Improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism is a complex system project that requires comprehensive consideration of the interrelationships and mutual support between various elements of the natural ecology, between various ecosystems, and between the natural ecological system and the social ecological system, and promotes local governments to strengthen collaborative governance. Taking the establishment of a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism for the entire basin of the Yangtze River (长江) and the Yellow River (黄河) as an opportunity, we will improve the normalized communication and coordination mechanism between local governments, break the traditional governance model of departmental division, segmented management, and territorial responsibility in basin governance, comprehensively coordinate the left and right banks, upstream and downstream, land and water, surface and underground, rivers and oceans, water ecology and water resources, pollution prevention and ecological protection, and gather cross-regional, cross-departmental, and cross-level ecological protection and governance synergy to support high-quality development with high-level protection.
Adhere to the joint efforts of all parties. The ecological environment has strong externalities and indivisibility. The government should play a leading role in ecological protection compensation and the implementation of ecological protection responsibilities, and reasonably determine the respective powers and responsibilities of the central and local governments in accordance with the principles of benefit scope, information symmetry, and incentive compatibility. At the same time, a good ecology itself contains economic and social value. Through reasonable mechanism design and full use of market-based means to provide effective compensation for ecological protectors, it can effectively stimulate the enthusiasm of the entire society to participate in ecological protection. On the one hand, we must consolidate and expand the cross-regional environmental governance model led by local governments and guided by the central government in accordance with the division of financial powers and expenditure responsibilities between the central and local governments in the field of ecological environment, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of both the central and local governments. On the other hand, we must adhere to a better combination of an active government and an effective market. Under the premise that government compensation is the main focus, we will encourage local governments to explore paths to realize the value of ecological products in accordance with the principle of "who benefits pays," attract more social capital to participate in ecological civilization construction, and better transform ecological advantages into development momentum.
Effectively grasp the key tasks of improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism
Recently, in accordance with the deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the Ministry of Finance (财政部), together with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部), and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林草局), issued the "Opinions on Further Improving the Horizontal Ecological Protection Compensation Mechanism," making systematic deployments for the work goals, key tasks, and specific measures of improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism. The "Implementation Plan on Deeply Promoting the Construction of a Horizontal Ecological Protection Compensation Mechanism for the Main Streams of Major Rivers" was formulated, making detailed arrangements for establishing a unified horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism in the main streams of key basins. In the next step, the Ministry of Finance (财政部) will work with relevant departments to adhere to the basin as the main focus, actively explore horizontal compensation models for other key ecological elements, and promote the establishment of a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism with more comprehensive coverage, clearer powers and responsibilities, more diverse methods, and more efficient governance.
Deeply promote the construction of a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism for the main streams of major rivers. In accordance with the implementation plan, implement the overall arrangement of dynamic adjustment and step-by-step implementation. The central government will first establish a unified basin horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism in the main streams of the Yangtze River (长江) and the Yellow River (黄河). From the two dimensions of space and time, based on the changes in water quality in each province, scientifically define the responsibilities and obligations of basin provinces, clarify the amount of funding or compensation received by each province according to unified rules, reward "excellent students" in basin protection and governance, and guide the wide participation of the entire basin to effectively improve the level of mechanism construction and operational efficiency. According to the policy implementation effect, other key basin provinces will be included in the implementation scope in due course to ensure that by 2035, the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism for the main streams and important tributaries of key basins such as the Yangtze River (长江) and the Yellow River (黄河) will achieve full coverage.
Deepen the construction of inter-provincial key basin compensation mechanisms. Relevant departments of the central government should strengthen coordination and linkage and data sharing from the perspective of basin systematicness and integrity, strengthen guidance to local governments, timely monitor, track, and supervise various tasks, coordinate and solve relevant problems, and conduct evaluations of mechanism construction in due course to ensure that the work is carried out in an orderly manner. The central government will further improve reward policy measures and allocate funds to reward provinces with long operating times, large settlement compensation amounts, and high work quality and efficiency of the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism. Local governments should effectively shoulder the main responsibility for implementing the construction of the basin horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism, and on the basis of the central government's unified mechanism, select basins with important ecological service value and clear beneficiary subjects to independently expand and deepen the existing bilateral consultation mechanism to ensure that by 2027, the construction of the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism for key basins within the province will basically achieve full coverage.
Expand and enrich the forms and connotations of the compensation mechanism. Adhere to the overall planning of water resources, water environment, and water ecology, diversify expansion, and continuously enrich the connotation of the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism. In terms of compensation indicators, water-scarce areas are encouraged to include water volume in the compensation assessment scope, and areas with relatively stable water quality and water volume can include water ecological indicators in the compensation assessment scope in accordance with local conditions. In terms of compensation standards, local governments are encouraged to conduct pilot projects, carry out ecological product value accounting and realization mechanisms, and explore the use of ecological product value accounting results, ecological product physical quantities, and quality as reference bases for compensation standards. In terms of compensation forms, promote the expansion from fiscal compensation to market-based compensation, and encourage local governments to enrich compensation methods through joint construction of ecological industrial parks, technical assistance, intellectual support, and targeted talent training. In terms of compensation elements, encourage pilot projects to take the lead and make breakthroughs in other ecological elements such as forests, grasslands, and wetlands in accordance with local conditions on the basis of carrying out compensation mechanism construction in the basin.
Improve basic research support. Conduct in-depth technical research on basin ecological protection compensation. Strengthen the construction of water resource, water environment, and water ecology monitoring support capabilities, improve the investigation system and long-term monitoring mechanism, and accelerate the promotion of aquatic biological resource and environmental background surveys. Strengthen the exchange of scientific research results in the field of basin water ecological environment protection and restoration. Encourage research on the source of atmospheric pollution and marine pollution, the cross-regional transfer and disposal of hazardous waste, and other ecological environment element mechanisms, power and responsibility definition, and ecological value assessment, so as to provide strong support for further improving the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism.
(The author is the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Finance (财政部))
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As more and more bamboo straws replace plastic straws, and more and more bamboo baskets enter the farmers' market, we are not only changing our consumption habits, but also reshaping a lifestyle of harmonious coexistence with nature, and forming a civilized and healthy lifestyle.
When you buy a cup of soy milk in the morning, the clerk hands you a light yellow bamboo straw; when you order takeout for lunch, you find that the lunch box is made of bamboo fiber; when you brush your teeth before going to bed, you pick up a toothbrush with a bamboo handle... Unconsciously, bamboo, along with a rich variety of bamboo products, has gradually entered our field of vision and quietly changed our daily lives.
Recently, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林草局) and the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) jointly released the "Main Products List for 'Replacing Plastic with Bamboo' (2025 Edition)" ("以竹代塑”主要产品名录（2025年版）"), which systematically optimized the classification and naming of bamboo products, expanded the application range of bamboo products in the field of agricultural and forestry production to replace plastics, covering a wider range of fields, and the classification system is more scientific and rigorous.
Why is bamboo a good "substitute" for plastic? Bamboo grows fast, has good toughness, is easy to plant, and is biodegradable. It is an ideal source of renewable fiber and has natural advantages in replacing plastic. Bamboo products are made from nature and return to nature after use. "Replacing plastic with bamboo" provides an effective way to control plastic pollution.
Today, relevant practical explorations of "replacing plastic with bamboo" have taken root and sprouted in various places. In Anji County (安吉县), Zhejiang Province (浙江), bamboo straws, bamboo tableware and other products are continuously coming off the production line, driving local people to increase their income, reduce the use of plastics, and reduce carbon emissions; Meishan City (眉山市), Sichuan Province (四川), uses bamboo fiber to develop environmentally friendly packaging materials to replace plastic packaging. Its high hardness and high wear resistance make the products not easily damaged during logistics and transportation...
Promoting "replacing plastic with bamboo" transforms dormant mountain forest resources into high value-added products. Chishui City (赤水市), Guizhou Province (贵州), relies on abundant bamboo forest resources to vigorously develop bamboo building materials, bamboo handicrafts, and bamboo pulp and paper industries. In 2024, the comprehensive output value of the local bamboo industry exceeded 9 billion yuan, becoming a "green bank" for farmers to increase their income and become rich.
Promoting "replacing plastic with bamboo" is the pursuit of a green lifestyle. As more and more bamboo straws replace plastic straws, and more and more bamboo baskets enter the farmers' market, we are not only changing our consumption habits, but also reshaping a lifestyle of harmonious coexistence with nature, and forming a civilized and healthy lifestyle.
Of course, the road to replacing plastic with bamboo will not happen **一蹴而就** (yī cù ér jiù - "accomplish in one step," to achieve something in one go; to be done in a single step). In the future, we also need to continuously innovate production processes, optimize product experience, and strengthen market promotion, so as to cultivate public consumption habits and drive green technology innovation.
"Replacing plastic with bamboo" gives life one more "bamboo option." Choosing bamboo products allows green details with a "sense of breathing" to be integrated into daily life and permeate people's hearts.
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Measuring size, weighing... In the Asian Elephant Rescue and Breeding Center in Xishuangbanna (西双版纳), Yunnan Province (云南省), Bao Mingwei (保明伟), a senior veterinarian at the Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley (西双版纳野象谷) Scenic Area, is giving the Asian elephant "Yang Niu" (羊妞) a physical examination. "Look at this little guy, he wasn't this energetic when he was first rescued," Bao Mingwei (保明伟) said to the young keeper beside him.
In August 2015, Bao Mingwei (保明伟) and his colleagues received a message that a baby elephant had been found in Ganlanba Village (橄榄坝村), Simaogang Town (思茅港镇), Simao District (思茅区), Pu'er City (普洱市), Yunnan Province (云南省). When they arrived at the scene, the sight before them made Bao Mingwei's (保明伟) heart tighten: the little elephant was very weak, with an infected umbilical cord, and the situation was critical.
The little elephant was named "Yang Niu" (羊妞), and Bao Mingwei (保明伟) and his colleagues took it back to the Asian Elephant Rescue and Breeding Center. Under their careful care, "Yang Niu's" (羊妞) umbilical cord infection gradually healed, and it began to walk slowly, eventually recovering its health. In the days and nights of caring for the Asian elephant, Bao Mingwei's (保明伟) feelings for "Yang Niu" (羊妞) also gradually deepened.
In 2000, Bao Mingwei (保明伟) came to work at the Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley (西双版纳野象谷) Scenic Area. At first, he often spent time in the rainforest, accompanied by peacocks, snakes, and other animals, and then began to assist experts in wildlife rescue. Rescuing Asian elephants is not a simple task. Once, Bao Mingwei (保明伟) and his colleagues rescued a baby elephant with an injured leg. "It was very wary, and it was difficult for people to get close. But the wound was already festering and needed to be medicated quickly," Bao Mingwei (保明伟) said. He had a flash of inspiration and made a long bamboo pole, tied a syringe to it, and injected the little elephant. With his companionship and care, the little elephant gradually dropped its guard and cooperated with the treatment, eventually recovering.
In order to solve the problem of the lack of scientific data for reference in the rescue of wild Asian elephants, Bao Mingwei (保明伟) led his colleagues to establish a related database of Asian elephants. They took venous blood samples from the elephants in the rescue center and sent them to the hospital for testing, and then analyzed the test data, comparing the physiological indicators of healthy elephants with the relevant data of sick elephants, and then formulated scientific treatment plans for sick elephants. Among them, blood biochemistry, routine urine tests and other test data, made up for the lack of relevant research on Asian elephants in China, and provided scientific support for the treatment of Asian elephants.
Bao Mingwei (保明伟) passed on his years of accumulated experience to more people, trained a team, and encouraged more people to participate in the work of protecting Asian elephants. In addition, he also participated in the completion of the formulation of local standards such as the "Technical Regulations for Wild Asian Elephant Rescue".
In May 2024, the Asian elephant "A Bao" (阿宝), which was taken in for rescue, successfully returned to nature after systematic behavioral correction and rewilding training. This is the first time in China that the rewilding of rescued Asian elephants has been achieved. "A Bao (阿宝) looks fatter and stronger, and its alertness and wildness have been improved," Bao Mingwei (保明伟) said with relief, looking at the state of "A Bao" (阿宝) in the monitoring screen, hoping that more rescued elephants can be like "A Bao" (阿宝), "Returning to nature is the biggest goal of rescuing Asian elephants."
In recent years, with the support and promotion of relevant departments, the protection of Asian elephants has formed a good situation of multi-party collaboration. Bao Mingwei (保明伟) and more wildlife conservationists are focusing on the rescue and protection of Asian elephants, and striving to create a livable home for wild Asian elephants. "I hope more people will love elephants, love wild animals, and participate in protecting Asian elephants and protecting more wild animals," Bao Mingwei (保明伟) said.
Return to TopIn summer, the Caohai National Nature Reserve (草海国家级自然保护区), located in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County (威宁彝族回族苗族自治县), Bijie City (毕节市), Guizhou Province (贵州省), is lush and green, presenting a beautiful ecological picture.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Liang (陶亮) photo
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 17th (Reporter Li Hongmei (李红梅)) The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) predicts that from July 18th to 22nd, a round of relatively strong rainfall will occur in eastern Northwest China, Southwest China, North China, eastern Huanghuai, central and eastern Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and Northeast China. Most of the aforementioned areas will experience moderate to heavy rain. Among them, parts of southeastern Tibet (西藏), the Sichuan Basin (四川盆地), central and eastern Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), northern Hebei (河北), northern Shandong (山东), eastern Liaoning (辽宁), southeastern Jilin (吉林), and northwestern Heilongjiang (黑龙江) will experience heavy rain, with localized torrential rain, accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, strong winds, and other severe convective weather. The maximum hourly rainfall will be 30-60 mm, and locally may exceed 80 mm.
According to a joint assessment by the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部), and other departments with the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局): From July 18th to 22nd, the meteorological risk of flash floods and geological disasters is relatively high in parts of eastern Qinghai (青海), southern Gansu (甘肃), central and eastern Sichuan (四川), southeastern Tibet (西藏), central and eastern Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), northern Hebei (河北), eastern Liaoning (辽宁), and southern Jilin (吉林). Some small and medium-sized rivers have a meteorological risk of floods exceeding the warning water level.
Meteorological experts remind that China will enter the critical period of flood prevention from late July to early August. The public needs to pay close attention to relevant forecast and early warning information, avoid going to high-risk areas for disasters, and be wary of flash floods and geological disasters, especially paying attention to traffic travel and tourism safety.
Return to TopThe newspaper Shenyang (沈阳) July 17th (Reporter Liu Hongchao (刘洪超)) reported: The reporter learned from the Liaoning Provincial High People's Court (辽宁省高级人民法院) that the Liaoning Provincial High People's Court (辽宁省高级人民法院) and the Liaoning Provincial People's Procuratorate (辽宁省人民检察院) signed the "Collaborative Mechanism for Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation on Marine Natural Resources and Ecological Environment" to further strengthen the joint efforts in judicial protection of marine natural resources and the ecological environment.
The "Mechanism" further clarifies the subject of prosecution and acceptance of procuratorial public interest litigation. Specifically, for marine environmental procuratorial public interest litigation cases that meet the conditions for filing a case, the municipal (branch) people's procuratorates with jurisdiction will file lawsuits in accordance with the law, and the Dalian Maritime Court (大连海事法院) and its subordinate Donggang Tribunal (东港法庭), Jinzhou Tribunal (锦州法庭), and Bayuquan Tribunal (鲅鱼圈法庭) will accept them based on the "proximity principle." At the same time, the procuratorial organs and maritime courts will also strengthen cooperation in service of process, investigation and evidence collection, and enforcement, and work together to explore preservation measures such as prohibition orders, as well as diversified alternative restoration liability methods such as stocking and releasing, labor compensation, and carbon sink subscription, to fully promote systematic governance of marine pollution prevention and control, marine environment restoration, marine ecology, and marine cultural protection.
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Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized during his inspection in Shanxi (山西) that it is essential to adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, coordinate development and security, and strive to take new steps in promoting the transformation and development of resource-based economies.
Resource-based cities are important carriers of resource-based economies. To reflect the new achievements in the transformation and development of resource-based economies, this edition launches a series of reports titled "Economic Focus: Attention on the Transformation of Resource-based Cities," with reporters visiting resource-based cities in Shandong (山东), Chongqing (重庆), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and other places to showcase their explorations and progress in transformation and development in recent years.
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Da Kui Mountain (大奎山) is located in Kunlun Town (昆仑镇), Zichuan District (淄川区), Zibo City (淄博市), Shandong Province (山东省). The mountain originally had an old mine that had been closed for many years, with exposed sand and gravel year-round. In 2023, Kunlun Town (昆仑镇) repaired and治理 the surface of the mine, introduced a multi-energy complementary innovation demonstration project, built greenhouse planting sheds, and developed a fresh-cut flower industry.
In the summer dusk, climbing Da Kui Mountain (大奎山), one is greeted with lush greenery. This former coal mining subsidence area has now become a new model for green and low-carbon development in a resource-depleted city.
Rose Greenhouses Built on Abandoned Mines
"In the past, the area around the mine was full of gullies and ditches. When passing by the mountain, before getting close, the wind would blow sand into your eyes." Now, Du Juan (杜鹃), a villager in Kunlun Town (昆仑镇), works as a flower picker at her doorstep, surrounded by roses every day, and her life is getting better and better.
Zichuan District (淄川区) is located in the central part of Zibo (淄博), in the mountainous area of central Shandong (山东), and is a century-old industrial and mining area that developed based on coal resources. In 2011, it was listed by the State Council as the third batch of resource-depleted cities.
Faced with resource depletion, in recent years, Zichuan District (淄川区) has focused on green and low-carbon development, vigorously promoting industrial transformation and upgrading, and has successively won excellent grades in the national resource-depleted city transformation performance assessment seven times. In 2023, it was selected into the first batch of pilot lists for the construction of green, low-carbon, and high-quality development pioneer zones in Shandong Province (山东省).
"Relying on its own industrial advantages, developing characteristic industries, and accelerating the transformation of industrial structure are the keys to injecting vitality into the high-quality development of resource-depleted cities," said Zhao Yunlong (赵云龙), a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Zibo Municipal Development and Reform Commission (淄博市发展改革委).
To break the path dependence of resource-based development, it is crucial to base on reality and adapt to local conditions. Stepping into the greenhouse on Da Kui Mountain (大奎山), the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers, and a cool breeze blows. To ensure flowering in all seasons, the temperature in the intelligent greenhouse is maintained between 16 and 23 degrees Celsius throughout the year.
Constant temperature and humidity, but without electricity consumption, the secret lies in the project's full utilization of the abundant mine water in the Da Kui Mountain (大奎山) ground pit, drawing the mine water from underground to the ground, transforming it into a development resource.
Zichuan (淄川) has 192 closed mines and 64 abandoned mines, with nearly 20 million cubic meters of abandoned mine water. The project relies on abandoned mine pits to build pumped storage projects, carry out comprehensive utilization of abandoned mine waste heat, provide cooling and heating for intelligent greenhouses, and achieve intelligent control. As of now, the project produces more than 10,000 fresh-cut roses per day, with annual profits exceeding 20 million yuan.
High-Energy-Consuming Enterprises Reduce Carbon Emissions at the Source
To restructure the industrial landscape, it is necessary to orderly eliminate outdated production capacity and promote the intensive and economical use of resources.
Stepping into the cement factory workshop of Shandong Energy Donghua Technology Company (山东能源东华科技公司) in Zichuan District (淄川区), Zhang Quan (张全), the head of the company, randomly selects a product ex-factory qualification certificate, and a green QR code is particularly eye-catching. With a "beep," he takes out his mobile phone and scans it, and the "carbon footprint" data of the product's entire life cycle is clearly displayed on the screen.
Donghua Technology (东华科技) is the largest enterprise in Shandong Province (山东省) in terms of single cement production volume and the most complete variety. Faced with the new requirements of the transformation from dual control of energy consumption to dual control of carbon emissions, the company is accelerating the elimination of outdated production capacity and vigorously promoting the research and application of low-carbon technologies.
To reduce carbon emissions at the source, Donghua Technology (东华科技) is replacing coal with hydrogen energy, building an ammonia-to-hydrogen coal replacement project, achieving 6% coal replacement in the cement clinker decomposition furnace, and reducing coal consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20,000 tons per year.
Process carbon control has spawned production changes. Donghua Technology (东华科技) has cooperated with Alibaba Cloud (阿里云公司) to develop a cement "industrial brain," realizing intelligent control of the entire process of cement clinker production. "After applying the 'industrial brain,' the average coal consumption per ton of clinker has been reduced from 105 kg to 94 kg," Zhang Quan (张全) introduced.
The elimination of outdated production capacity has achieved significant results—Donghua Technology's (东华科技) total carbon emissions in 2024 decreased by 145,200 tons year-on-year, creating more than 10 million yuan in the carbon trading management market. Last year, Donghua Technology (东华科技) built a calcium-based new material industrial park, with a project investment of 7.8 billion yuan, which is expected to be completed and put into operation before the end of September this year.
Since the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, Zichuan District (淄川区) has cumulatively closed and eliminated more than 3,000 outdated production capacity enterprises, reduced coal consumption by 3.07 million tons of standard coal, a year-on-year decrease of 60.58%, and the energy consumption per unit of GDP has decreased by 44.70%.
Differentiated Layout of Emerging Industries
Industrial transformation requires doing "subtraction" and also doing "addition."
With mechanical arms moving quickly and workers assembling in an orderly manner, the production line in the production workshop of Shandong Tangjun Ouling Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (山东唐骏欧铃汽车制造有限公司) in Zichuan Economic Development Zone (淄川经济开发区) is in full swing, with more than 100 new energy vehicles being produced and rolled off the line every day.
In 2021, Zichuan Economic Development Zone (淄川经济开发区) introduced Zhejiang Geely Remote New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group Co., Ltd. (浙江吉利远程新能源商用车集团有限公司) to acquire Tangjun Ouling (唐骏欧铃) and established a new energy commercial vehicle Zibo (淄博) production base. In August 2022, Tangjun Ouling's (唐骏欧铃) first independently developed new energy pure electric small card was produced and rolled off the line. Subsequently, the company successively launched various new energy models such as terminal express logistics vehicles.
In recent years, focusing on the new energy vehicle and parts industry, Zichuan Economic Development Zone (淄川经济开发区) has successively built 10 automobile industrial parks such as Zibo Industrial Automation Industrial Park (淄博工业自动化产业园), introduced more than 30 related enterprises, and initially formed a new energy vehicle industrial cluster led by Geely (吉利), Tangjun Ouling (唐骏欧铃) and other complete vehicle production enterprises. In the first half of this year, the new energy vehicle and supporting equipment industry chain achieved an output value of 4.576 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 108.6%.
Liu Hongzhi (刘鸿智), member of the Standing Committee of the Zichuan District Committee (淄川区委) and Deputy District Mayor, introduced that from the perspective of industrial structure, the added value of emerging industries such as new energy, new equipment, new medicine, and new materials in Zichuan District (淄川区) accounts for more than 35%, and the added value of high-tech industries has increased from 31.29% in 2008 to more than 50% today.
"Entering a new stage of development, we must accurately grasp the advantages of industrial transformation and upgrading and blaze a new path for the high-quality development of resource-depleted cities." The main person in charge of the Zichuan District Committee (淄川区委) said that in the next step, Zichuan District (淄川区) will write a new chapter of high-quality development by continuously catalyzing new momentum for transformation and development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘志强
The reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) that since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China's resource-based regions have made solid progress in optimizing industrial structures, addressing shortcomings in people's livelihoods, and improving the ecological environment.
The total economic output continues to expand. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the total economic output of resource-exhausted cities has increased from 3.4 trillion yuan in 2021 to 3.8 trillion yuan in 2024, and the overall economic strength has been continuously enhanced. The economic structure continues to be optimized. The proportion of the added value of the tertiary industry in resource-exhausted cities in the regional GDP has steadily increased from 40.5% in 2021 to 50% in 2024, and the situation of 一业独大 (yī yè dú dà - "one industry dominates," an economy overly reliant on a single sector) is gradually changing.
People's well-being is increasing day by day. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," resource-based regions have coordinated the advancement of residents' housing improvement, employment income, and social security. The renovation of concentrated and contiguous shantytowns in resource-exhausted cities has been steadily promoted, and central budgetary investment has supported the relocation of more than 200,000 households in coal mining subsidence areas and independent industrial and mining areas.
Significant results have been achieved in ecological governance. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," resource-based regions have concentrated their efforts on整治 (zhěng zhì - "rectification," to correct; to redress) land damaged by mining, and the efficiency of land use has generally improved. Important progress has been made in the comprehensive management of coal mining subsidence areas, with more than 3 million mu of newly treated areas. Pollutant emissions have been controlled, the number of days with excellent air quality has been increasing, and green production and lifestyles are accelerating. The energy consumption per 10,000 yuan of added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in resource-exhausted cities has decreased by 17%.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," a three-level policy system of "national-provincial-municipal and county" has been established, and the "four beams and eight pillars" for promoting transformation and development have been basically built.
The policy framework is becoming increasingly complete. The "14th Five-Year Implementation Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of Resource-Based Regions" and special policy documents such as the comprehensive management plan for coal mining subsidence areas have been issued. The National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), together with relevant departments, supports the transformation and development of resource-based regions through transfer payment funds, central budgetary investment, special bonds for local governments, and policy-based finance. A normalized transformation monitoring mechanism has been established to conduct rolling performance evaluations of the transformation of resource-exhausted cities.
Support continues to increase. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the Ministry of Finance (财政部) has arranged approximately 110 billion yuan in transfer payment funds for resource-exhausted cities. The National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) has arranged 18 billion yuan in central budgetary investment to support the comprehensive management of coal mining subsidence areas and the renovation and upgrading of independent industrial and mining areas. The Ministry of Finance (财政部) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) organized and implemented the ecological restoration of historical abandoned mines. The National Development Bank (国家开发银行) and the Agricultural Development Bank of China (农业发展银行) have also arranged special loans to actively support the transformation and development of resource-based regions.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 17th (Reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)): This reporter learned from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (国务院国资委) Central Enterprise Leaders Seminar that in the first half of the year, central enterprises achieved an added value of 5.2 trillion yuan, total profits of 1.4 trillion yuan, and completed fixed asset investment of 2 trillion yuan, bravely shouldering the main responsibility in stabilizing the economy.
Innovation capabilities continue to improve. In the first half of the year, central enterprises invested 413.98 billion yuan in research and development, with a research and development investment intensity of 2.26%, which was basically the same as the same period last year. Thanks to this, in the first half of the year, the annualized total factor productivity of central enterprises was 816,000 yuan/person, an increase of 2.3% year-on-year.
Social contributions are more prominent. In the first half of the year, the power generation and sales volume, crude oil production, air transport turnover, and container throughput of central enterprises all steadily increased year-on-year. They invested and introduced 2.58 billion yuan of free funds in 256 designated assistance counties, and purchased and sold 4.58 billion yuan of agricultural products from poverty-stricken areas.
Industrial transformation is accelerating. Relying on the central enterprise industrial revitalization action and the future industry launch action, the development momentum of emerging industries in central enterprises is strong. 115 launch enterprises are accelerating the creation of innovative enterprises, and 438 technical breakthroughs in future industries have made positive progress.
Reform actions are deepening and becoming more practical. As of the end of the first quarter, the average completion rate of key reform tasks in the reform deepening and upgrading actions of central enterprises has exceeded 80%. Up to now, the enterprise management levels of all central enterprises have been controlled within 4 levels, and the work of reducing the number of legal entity levels and households has been intensified and made more efficient.
Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (国务院国资委), Zhang Yuzhuo (张玉卓), said that looking forward to the second half of the year, state-owned enterprises should not only face up to difficulties and pressures, but also maintain strategic focus, focusing on four aspects of work: grasping sound operations, optimizing investment structure, ensuring national security, and promoting coordinated development, so as to promote sustained economic improvement with the high-quality development of central enterprises.
Return to TopThis Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 17th (Reported by Yi Shuran (易舒冉)) - The reporter learned from the All-China Federation of Trade Unions that the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently jointly issued a notice to fully implement the "Role Model Workers and Craftsmen Helping Enterprises" initiative starting from July 17th. Trade unions at all levels will organize role model workers and craftsmen to form technical service teams to carry out technical services, technical research, and management improvement for small and medium-sized enterprises. Each year, they will organize 30,000 role model workers and craftsmen to participate, serve 20,000 enterprises, help solve 30,000 technical problems, and improve the skill levels of 300,000 employees.
According to reports, the "Role Model Workers and Craftsmen Helping Enterprises" initiative will adopt a combination of online and offline methods to strengthen digital empowerment. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions has established a "Role Model Workers and Craftsmen Helping Enterprises" module on the "Employee Home" APP, built and improved a talent pool of role model workers and craftsmen, released enterprise service information, established a demand matching mechanism, organized role model workers and craftsmen to carry out online services, and created an important platform for trade unions at all levels and role model workers and craftsmen to connect with and serve enterprises, injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of enterprises.
It is reported that in the two years since the pilot work of "Role Model Workers and Craftsmen Helping Enterprises" was launched, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the trade unions of 5 pilot provinces have organized 47,000 role model workers and craftsmen to participate in the action, helping more than 29,000 enterprises solve 45,000 technical problems, helping 631,000 employees improve their skill levels, and driving more than 20 provinces to carry out related activities.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 祝佳祺
Raising the gun, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) still looked full of energy. Before this year's "July 1st" (七一) celebration, the veteran of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀), celebrated his 100th birthday amidst the blessings of officers and soldiers of the Baise Detachment (百色支队) of the Guangxi Armed Police Corps (武警广西总队).
"The old guns could only hold 5 bullets, but now they hold 30. If we had such sophisticated equipment back then, we would have achieved even better results." Although he has lived in Guangxi (广西) for over 70 years, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) still retains his original accent. Born into a peasant family in Jiangsu (江苏) in 1925, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) joined the New Fourth Army (新四军) in 1943 and fought against the enemy. 脑袋别在裤腰带上 (nǎo dài bié zài kù yāo dài shang - "head tied to the waistband," risking one's life), Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) often used this phrase to describe his experiences during the war.
Why was his determination to join the army so firm?
"The Japanese killed our people, and the traitors also bullied us. We had to take up arms and resist!"
In the 1940s, after the death of Sun Hongxiu's (孙洪秀) father, his family had trouble even getting enough to eat. To make a living, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) worked as a messenger in the local area.
In 1943, when the New Fourth Army (新四军) was expanding, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) and several other young messengers enlisted together. When the battalion commander asked him why he joined the army, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) replied without hesitation: "The Japanese killed our people, and the traitors also bullied us. We had to take up arms and resist!"
"I want this kid." At that time, the unit was short of a signalman. Seeing Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) full of energy, the regimental commander specifically asked for him. "We already have an 'Old Zhao' (老赵), a combination of old and young will be just right."
"Old Zhao" (老赵) was the alias of another reconnaissance soldier in his thirties. He played the role of a shopkeeper during missions, and Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀), as his partner, played the shopkeeper's assistant, responsible for pulling a donkey cart to deliver goods, in order to collect and transmit intelligence.
"Others had big guns, we had small guns. I felt that the small guns were weak, and I was a little disappointed at first." The first time he was issued a gun, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) received a lightweight Mauser pistol. Due to the shortage of supplies, the unit did not have extra ammunition for the new recruits to practice with, and every bullet was extremely precious. Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) quickly learned how to use the gun, but to conceal his identity, he often had to carry out missions without a gun.
"Carrying a gun is not necessarily useful, it will only expose you faster. Even if you go out without a gun, you must bring back intelligence." Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) remembers that the Japanese soldiers repeatedly interrogated them, and the hounds would sniff them closely. "We had to bow and scrape to the Japanese soldiers, although we were very unwilling, but in order to complete the mission, we had to endure it and never be exposed."
Was there any rest time after the battle?
"We had to rush back to the base non-stop, if we walked slowly, the planes and artillery would come."
"The first thing about being a soldier is to have courage." After many years, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) still remembers what the squad leader said, "When I first became a soldier, they asked us to cut off the ears of dead people."
One night, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) walked through a narrow path and went to the burial post as agreed. Looking at the dark "corpse" in front of him, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) finally mustered up the courage to raise his knife. The "corpse" suddenly stood up and shouted, "Kid!" It turned out that the "corpse" was actually the squad leader pretending to give the new recruits courage.
In addition to playing the role of an assistant to gather intelligence, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) also had to survey the enemy's bunkers to prepare for eliminating the enemy. Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) talked about his experience in attacking the bunkers: "As soon as the grenade exploded, the enemies fled out and surrendered to us!" After taking the bunker, the battlefield was cleaned up. Due to the lack of ammunition and clothing, the troops often took the enemy's new uniforms and guns and ammunition. Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) said: "We didn't take money or food, we left it all to the people. There were also door panels, the people wanted to take them home to make doors."
After all the work was completed, even if it was evening, they could not rest, "We had to rush back to the base non-stop, if we walked slowly, the planes and artillery would come."
Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) remembers the most difficult battle in Jiangsu (江苏). At that time, the enemy occupied the city walls surrounded by moats, and our soldiers could only work together to carry heavy wooden ladders to try to climb the city walls.
"If the enemy pushed the ladder, our people would be injured or killed. Our people charged several times but couldn't get up, and seventy or eighty people were sacrificed. Because there was very little ammunition left, the soldiers had to fill the ammunition bags with other things to deceive the enemy." Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) said.
Later, the unit transferred a mortar, but the shells were limited, and the city gate had to be taken down within three shells. With the first shot, after the city gate tower was bombed, the enemy's machine gun could still be heard. With the second shot, the city gate tower collapsed, and the sound of the machine gun could no longer be heard.
"Someone raised a flag and shouted 'Charge!', and everyone took a breath and charged forward together." That battle lasted for nearly 5 days. "If you don't fight the enemy, the enemy will fight you! Our soldiers are very brave, we fight for the people." Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) said firmly.
What did you rely on along the way?
"Without the support of the masses, we would not be able to move an inch."
"During the War of Resistance, we only did three things every day: eating, walking, and fighting." Touching his knees, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) smiled and said, "In my military career, my legs made great contributions, from Jiangsu (江苏) to Northeast China (东北) and then to Guangxi (广西), I relied on walking all the way." In 1945, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) followed the army all the way north to the Northeast (东北).
"Without the support of the masses, we would not be able to move an inch." When they first arrived in the Northeast (东北), the soldiers lacked food and clothing, and were not familiar with the new environment and road conditions, but the local people strongly supported this people's army. "The winter was cold, and the soldiers only had single shoes that were not enough to keep warm. The local people broke up Ula grass and put it in the soldiers' shoes to prevent frostbite."
"Before we even got home, the people had already prepared the rice and boiled the hot water." Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) said emotionally, "In order to express our gratitude, we bowed our heads and helped with the cleaning when we went to the people's homes."
"When you see older women in the Northeast (东北), you can't call them 'Grandma' like we do in our hometown, you have to call them 'Auntie' or 'Aunt', they will feel more kind." This is the trick that Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) and his comrades groped out in practice to integrate with the masses.
"Marching is not allowed to step on crops, and not allowed to take a needle or thread from the masses..." Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) said slowly, counting on his fingers, "Once there is a violation of discipline, the punishment is very severe."
The concept of the masses formed during the war has continued to influence Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) since then. Later, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) was arranged to go south to Baise (百色), Guangxi (广西) to participate in local economic construction. From the Debao County Public Security Bureau (德保县公安局) to the Tiandong County People's Procuratorate (田东县人民检察院), the Grain Bureau (粮食局), and then to the Leye County Grain Bureau (乐业县粮食局), Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) never forgot to serve the people. "He can integrate with the masses wherever he goes, and the masses are very kind when they see him, and always greet him warmly." said Sun Jianxue (孙建学), Sun Hongxiu's (孙洪秀) daughter.
Today, Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) still maintains the habit of paying attention to the news every day, and for many years he has insisted on going deep into military camps and other places to preach the stories of the War of Resistance and the revolutionary spirit. Sun Hongxiu (孙洪秀) said: "Many comrades and colleagues are gone, and now the country is getting better and better every day. I want more people to understand the past stories and understand that the country's strength did not come easily."
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Consumption is the "ballast stone" and primary driving force of economic growth, and an effective means to better meet the people's needs for a better life. Currently, China's consumption scale continues to expand, market vitality is further enhanced, new growth points in the consumption field are accelerating, and the fundamental role of consumption in economic growth is significantly enhanced. However, it should also be noted that there are still a series of obstacles to the release of consumption potential, which require high attention.
The delegation of non-party members of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) Standing Committee, led by Sun Qixin (孙其信), President of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学), under the organization and coordination of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee (中央统战部), focused on the theme of "improving the system and mechanism for promoting consumption willingness and consumption capacity," and went to Fujian (福建) to carry out key inspection and research for 2025.
In-depth inquiry at the front line to grasp consumption trends
A village demonstrates the integrated and diversified development trend of grassroots consumption. In Changan Village (长安村), Yingqian Subdistrict (营前街道), Changle District (长乐区), Fuzhou City (福州市), Fujian Province (福建省), jaboticaba is sweet and delicious, the inner river landscape is colorful, and the village is exploring the development model of "agriculture + tourism + research and study," creating an industrial cluster integrating characteristic agriculture, leisure tourism, and night economy, further releasing the potential of rural cultural tourism development. "How to solve the problem of meals for elderly people in rural areas?" "How much is the annual income of the village collective?" "What is the consumption situation of tourists in the village?"... The delegation asked carefully, and Lin Wendan (林雯丹), Secretary of the village Party branch and Director of the village committee, answered one by one, introducing the detailed situation of rural revitalization promoting urban and rural residents' consumption.
An ancient street confirms the organic integration of urban renewal and residents' lives. Thanks to the implementation of the "Ancient City Cultural Revitalization Plan" and the "West Street Comprehensive Improvement Project" in recent years, West Street (西街) in Quanzhou City (泉州市) has retained the atmosphere of thousands of years of life and has become a witness to the perfect integration of local culture and history. "How to be guided by residents' needs in the process of urban renewal?" "How to ensure 'retaining people, retaining form, and retaining life' in the renovation of ancient streets?" In the bustling flow of customers, the delegation asked questions on the spot and sought advice from the people.
A software precisely meets the needs and is deeply loved by young consumers. In Meitu Company (美图公司) in Xiamen (厦门), it is committed to making the production of images, videos, and designs easier. With the help of the artificial intelligence wave, a number of self-media product production software have become new business growth points for the company. "How is the willingness of customers to pay at the terminal?" "How is the sustainability of the company's profit growth?" "What opportunities does the artificial intelligence wave bring?" While watching and asking questions, the delegation conducted in-depth research.
From rural tourism to urban consumption, from science and technology parks to leading enterprises, the delegation conducted in-depth research, asked for methods, sought feedback, and held symposiums to exchange in-depth views with functional departments of provincial and municipal governments, experts and scholars from universities and research institutes, and private entrepreneurs to understand Fujian's measures and suggestions in boosting consumption, urban renewal, and promoting high-quality and full employment.
Before going to Fujian for inspection, some members of the delegation also conducted research in Beijing (北京) on some platform enterprises, urban renewal, and innovative consumption scenarios to understand the relevant situation of promoting online consumption and service consumption.
Focus on problem orientation and explore development paths
In the Anta (安踏) Group Brand Center located in Anta 982 Center (安踏982中心), Jinjiang City (晋江市), Quanzhou (泉州), a pair of white sneakers with a simple design and painted with red and blue stripes in the glass display cabinet is eye-catching.
"This is the eighty-second product launched by Anta since its establishment in 1991, with the shoe number 982. Anta pioneered the use of professional computer design posters, which were rare at the time, and this shoe became Anta's first hit product." Ding Shijia (丁世家), Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Anta Group (安踏集团), introduced to the delegation that naming this place 982 Center is to not forget the original intention and dare to innovate.
Since its establishment 34 years ago, Anta has transformed from a traditional private enterprise into a company with a modern governance structure and international competitiveness, with a total of more than 65,000 employees.
"Employment is the foundation of people's livelihood and the source of consumption. In the face of increased uncertainty in the international situation and the impact of artificial intelligence development on employment, we must strengthen pre-research and pre-judgment, and carry out policy reserves and policy innovation in a timely manner. Further strengthen vocational training, improve workers' skills, improve re-employment services and employment stabilization measures, and provide timely help and support to enterprises that are greatly affected," the delegation said.
Shishi City (石狮市) Cross-border E-commerce Public Service Center helps Fujian's small and medium-sized enterprises to sell overseas with full-process, one-stop services, expand cross-border e-commerce supply chain services, and also provide cross-border platform training, entrepreneurship incubation, talent support and other services, which has been unanimously praised by the delegation. The delegation said that Fujian has created a new model of "cross-border e-commerce + industrial belt," which has attracted young people to start businesses in Fujian and formed a cross-border e-commerce ecosystem, and the experience is worth promoting.
At the Jiageng Innovation Laboratory (嘉庚创新实验室) (Fujian Energy Materials Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory) located in Xiang'an Campus (翔安校区) of Xiamen University (厦门大学), the delegation focused on learning that the laboratory has prospectively laid out and implemented more than 80 science and technology and industrialization projects, and has provided technical services for more than 200 well-known school enterprises, which has strongly supported the quality improvement and upgrading of durable consumer goods such as automobiles and electronic products.
The delegation believes that with the development of technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, promoting the implementation of the "artificial intelligence +" action, spawning new technologies and new business forms, and promoting the transformation and upgrading of consumption are important paths to build a new development pattern.
Actively offer suggestions and discuss experiences and practices
At the research feedback meeting held in Xiamen, the delegation combined the things they saw and heard during the research and put forward opinions and suggestions on Fujian's promotion of consumption transformation and upgrading, urban renewal, and promotion of high-quality employment.
Sun Qixin (孙其信) said that the delegation walked, watched, and thought, and in the process of understanding the national conditions, social conditions, and public opinions, they further deepened their understanding of the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments related to boosting consumption and expanding domestic demand, and strengthened their belief and confidence in promoting high-quality development. They also explored many practical experiences and methods to further release consumption potential through deepening reforms and investment-driven means.
Lin Bao (林宝), a member of the delegation and Director of the Research Office of Old-age and Social Security of the Institute of Population and Labor Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), suggested that Fujian can actively explore the policy mechanisms and specific measures of "investing in people," and on the basis of scientifically evaluating the efficiency of existing fund expenditures, compress some inefficient inputs and use more public expenditures in the field of people's livelihood.
Zhang Bin (张斌), a member of the delegation and Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), is very concerned about the issue of urban renewal. He believes that making good use of urban renewal and transformation as a starting point can not only improve the appearance of the city and improve people's livelihood, but also is an effective means to break the current lack of demand.
"To further improve consumption willingness and consumption capacity and promote the transformation and upgrading of consumption, we should increase financial support for new types of consumption and optimize the framework for financial support. We can consider using consumption coupons as a starting point to expand the scale, optimize the structure, and simultaneously enhance the sense of gain on the demand side," said Tian Xuan (田轩), a member of the delegation and Dean of the National Institute of Financial Research of Tsinghua University (清华大学).
The delegation said that it will use the first-hand information from this inspection and research, give full play to the professional advantages of non-party members, carefully summarize and actively offer suggestions, contribute wisdom and strength to the Party Central Committee's scientific decision-making, and promote the implementation of various policies and play their effectiveness as soon as possible.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Chongqing (重庆) on July 17th (Reporter Liu Xinwu (刘新吾)) From July 16th to 17th, the first "Belt and Road" Overseas Chinese Cooperation and Development Conference was held in Chongqing (重庆), with more than 500 representatives of overseas Chinese from more than 110 countries and regions attending. The conference was co-sponsored by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (中国侨联), the Chongqing Municipal People's Government (重庆市人民政府), and the Sichuan Provincial People's Government (四川省人民政府), with the theme of "Gathering Overseas Chinese in the New Silk Road and Working Together Towards the Future." Guided by the eight actions for jointly building a high-quality "Belt and Road," the conference regarded "stabilizing foreign investment" and "stabilizing foreign trade" as important content. The conference focused on the linkage of domestic and international market resources, striving to leverage the bridging role of the vast number of overseas Chinese in promoting China's high-level opening up and high-quality development, and the bonding role in promoting Sino-foreign exchanges and participating in non-governmental exchanges, driving overseas Chinese in "Belt and Road" countries to share development opportunities.
The conference facilitated the signing of 66 projects, with a total contract value of nearly 43.8 billion yuan, including 50 key projects in Chongqing (重庆). The conference launched the "Belt and Road" Overseas Chinese Business Organization Collaboration Network, which aims to integrate overseas Chinese business resources, leverage the unique advantages of overseas Chinese business networks in information and channels, and create a new "open, shared, and win-win" cooperation ecosystem. The first batch of members gathered overseas Chinese business organizations from 72 countries and regions.
In addition, Chongqing (重庆) also launched the "Overseas Chinese Associations Assisting Chongqing Enterprises in Going Global for Development" campaign. Through "five actions"—building mechanisms to aggregate strength, weaving networks to build alliances, cultivating main body kinetic energy, opening channels to promote cooperation, and optimizing guarantees to protect development—the campaign effectively serves the needs of Chongqing (重庆) enterprises to go global, and builds a long-term cooperation platform for the deep connection between Chongqing (重庆) enterprises and the global market.
Return to TopLi Cang District (李沧区) of Qingdao City (青岛市), Shandong Province (山东省) cares for and loves new employment groups such as food delivery riders, integrates departmental resources to build a warm "new" service pool, and provides heartwarming services such as legal aid and accommodation guarantees. The picture shows volunteers cutting watermelon for riders to relieve the summer heat in Huishui Shuyuan Community (惠水书院社区), Jiushui Street (九水街道), Li Cang District (李沧区) on July 17.
Zhang Ying (张鹰) photographed (People's Vision)
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Not long ago, the Dulan County (都兰县) Public Security Bureau (公安局) of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州), Qinghai Province (青海省), received an instruction from the command platform: In the Tiekuaitan (铁奎滩) pastoral area, a male child of only 1 year and 7 months old was separated from his mother due to a sudden sandstorm. With strong winds and sand at night, rescue vehicles could not pass. Local police and herders searched together and found the lost child 12 hours later. They used a police helicopter to send him to the hospital, and the child's physical condition was good.
Haixi Prefecture (海西州) is vast and sparsely populated, with Gobi deserts everywhere. The temperature difference is large, the altitude is high, the wind and sand are strong, and there is a wide area with no signal coverage. Cases of missing local people and tourists occur from time to time. After long-term police handling, the local area has explored a set of mature emergency search and rescue methods. "Now, we are equipped with drones and satellite phones when we go into the mountains for search and patrol, and we communicate and feedback information in a timely manner according to the coordinates," said He Yanbang (何晏邦), Deputy Director of the Haixi Prefecture (海西州) Public Security Bureau (公安局). At present, the Haixi Prefecture (海西州) Public Security Bureau (公安局) has established a rapid response mechanism for emergency search and rescue, and police helicopters are ready for emergency rescue at any time.
"The search and rescue in uninhabited areas is difficult and the rescue cost is high. We have adopted the method of 'prevention, reminder and accountability'," He Yanbang (何晏邦) introduced. "The grassroots police stations and duty inspection stations in Haixi Prefecture (海西州) reduce the occurrence of tourists being trapped by strictly controlling internet-famous crossing points, strictly investigating illegal crossing behaviors, closely monitoring risk areas, and strictly preparing emergency rescue forces."
On July 16, Haixi Prefecture (海西州) issued the "Announcement on Prohibiting Illegal Crossing of Nature Reserves and Unauthorized Entry into 'No-Man's Land'," proposing that "rescue costs incurred due to private exploration, crossing of nature reserves, no-man's land, etc., shall be borne in full by the tourism activity organizers and the rescued persons."
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From pedaling tricycles to deliver packages to holding the joystick to fly airplanes, Zhao Lijie (赵立杰), a courier from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), along with three other deliverymen, was selected as one of the first pilots of SF Airlines (顺丰航空有限公司).
From accidentally spilling food at the beginning of his career to navigating obstacles without spilling a drop, Zhang Lei (张雷), a deliveryman from Luoyang (洛阳), Henan (河南), was hired as a referee for the finals of the National Vocational Skills Competition for online delivery personnel.
From entering the city to work hard after graduating from high school to pursuing free advanced studies at university, Li Qingheng (李庆恒), a courier from Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), was named a provincial technical expert and received a housing subsidy of 1 million yuan for high-level talents.
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The lesser-known "amazing" side of the deliverymen bustling on the road has surprised many and also sparked deep thought: How can the job of running errands reflect technical content? How to overcome professional burnout day after day? How can a transitional occupation become a "boat to help others"?
Straighten the question mark! Not long ago, the Central Social Work Department (中央社会工作部) and eight other departments jointly issued measures to guide and strengthen the service management of couriers and online delivery personnel, proposing to "organize vocational skills competitions" and "strengthen vocational identity and social identity." In recent years, various regions have continued to explore new measures such as skills training, professional title evaluation, and academic qualifications improvement, to give wings to the deliverymen who are running and chasing their dreams.
Practicing a skill, striving for excellence to achieve unique skills, and walking out of ordinary positions to become skilled masters.
Thousands of postal codes, over 300 telephone area codes, more than 200 airport aviation codes... The data on the notebook is dense and clearly imprinted in the heart of Shentong (申通) courier Li Qingheng.
If you say an address at random, Li Qingheng can report the corresponding city information. Every night shift, he has to sort thousands of packages before dawn.
"If you memorize the codes, the sorting speed is faster, and you can get off work earlier." Li Qingheng's initial idea was simple. With this unique skill, he won first place in the 3rd Zhejiang (浙江) Provincial Courier Vocational Skills Competition.
"A skill is the foundation of one's life." Li Qingheng came to Zhejiang (浙江) from his hometown of Funan (阜南), Anhui (安徽) 12 years ago to work, and now he has settled in Hangzhou (杭州), bought a house, received a housing subsidy of 1 million yuan for high-level talents, and was also elected as a representative of the Hangzhou Municipal People's Congress.
Li Qingheng's growth and success are closely related to the words and deeds of his master, Jiang Jiaofang (蒋教芳).
"Do simple work repeatedly, and do repetitive work with your heart." Jiang Jiaofang used to be a tea farmer in the mountainous area of Jiande (建德), Zhejiang (浙江), and only became a courier at the age of 44. He learned from scratch, memorized the map thoroughly, sorted more than 500 packages per hour, and was rated as the first batch of senior engineers in the postal industry and national transportation technical experts.
"Delivering packages is not just a physical job." Jiang Jiaofang led the establishment of the first skills master studio in the Zhejiang (浙江) express delivery industry, carefully imparting knowledge and teaching skills, training more than 15,000 deliverymen, and cultivating 5 provincial technical experts.
Training "passing on and leading," express delivery employees and craftsmen run out of the streets and alleys. In 2024, the national postal express delivery industry completed vocational skills training for 453,000 front-line employees, with 108,000 new people obtaining vocational skill level certificates and 3,175 people obtaining express delivery engineering technical titles.
Bypassing a row of S-shaped cones, driving over a 30 cm wide single-plank bridge, and circling 3 times along the "8" shaped curve, Ele.me (饿了么) courier Zhang Lei rode through nearly 50 meters of obstacles, taking only two minutes, without stopping the whole process, without his feet touching the ground, and without spilling a drop of water from the paper cup in the meal box.
Zhang Lei won first place in the first Luoyang (洛阳) City Online Delivery Personnel Vocational Skills Competition and won the Luoyang (洛阳) May 1st Labor Medal.
"Practice makes perfect, and you can develop fast, accurate, and stable skills." Zhang Lei vividly remembers that when he first started delivering food in 2015, he accidentally spilled food. The management team not only did not deduct performance, but also arranged for a mentor to provide one-on-one guidance. Putting in enough hard work and paying attention to clever methods, Zhang Lei's driving skills have become better and better, and now he has also become a mentor.
Delivering more than 12,000 food orders a year and riding more than 50,000 kilometers a year, Zhang Lei has not only been promoted to station manager, but has also passed the correspondence undergraduate course at Henan University of Economics and Law (河南财经政法大学).
More and more deliverymen have realized their university dreams: In recent years, Ele.me (饿了么) and the China Workers' Development Foundation (中国职工发展基金会) have jointly launched the "Blue Fund · Study and Dream Realization" program, and Meituan (美团) and the National Open University (国家开放大学) have jointly launched the "Riders Go to University" project. The two companies have helped nearly a thousand food deliverymen receive undergraduate and associate degree education for free; JD Group (京东集团) and SF Group (顺丰集团) have launched the "I Go to University at JD" and "SF Sends You to University" projects respectively, and last year they subsidized more than 3,000 front-line employees to obtain university diplomas.
Luan Yushuai (栾玉帅), a JD (京东) courier from Beijing (北京), did not expect to go to university more than ten years after graduating from high school. Last year, he obtained an associate degree and was promoted to JD International (京东国际) express delivery collection specialist. This year, he was awarded the China Youth May Fourth Medal.
Zhao Zhichao (赵志超), an SF (顺丰) courier from Shenzhen (深圳), did not expect to go to university for free. Last year, he was admitted to the modern logistics management major of Shenzhen Open University (深圳开放大学). The tuition fee was 7,800 yuan, and the municipal and district trade unions subsidized 4,800 yuan. After graduating and obtaining a degree certificate, SF Group (顺丰集团) will also award a subsidy of 3,000 yuan.
Holding the mobile phone in his left hand and writing notes in his right hand, Zhao Zhichao watches online courses whenever he has time. What is the use of couriers going to university? He has been working on the front line of collection and delivery for 6 years and has a deep understanding.
"Pa!" A well-packaged egg fell from a height of 3 meters and bounced off the ground without any cracks. This is due to a foam cotton packaging, a new type of packaging material developed with Zhao Zhichao's participation, which is shock-absorbing, pressure-resistant, and cost-effective. He works at the SF (顺丰) Shenzhen Shuibei Industrial Zone (深圳水贝工业区) business point, and most of the goods collected and delivered are jewelry.
How can fragile items be foolproof? Zhao Zhichao used his professional knowledge to work with the SF Group (顺丰集团) packaging laboratory to help promote the large-scale application of this packaging material at the end of last year. In October of the same year, Zhao Zhichao obtained a fourth-level vocational skill certificate for couriers.
To date, more than 9,500 express delivery practitioners in SF Group (顺丰集团) have obtained vocational skill level certificates, and more than 760 people have obtained express delivery engineering technical titles in Guangdong Province (广东省).
Keeping a lifelong interest, many riders are versatile, have dreams, and gallop in life.
"People in a hurry have no seasons, only one stop and the next." This poem comes from Wang Jibing (王计兵), an Ele.me (饿了么) courier from Kunshan (昆山), Jiangsu (江苏), and is a true reflection of his life.
Delivering food for 7 years and riding 160,000 kilometers, Wang Jibing, 56, has created more than 6,000 poems in the gaps between deliveries. His collection of poems, "People in a Hurry," has a single article with a maximum readership of over 20 million, a Douban score of 8.3, and was awarded the Zijin Mountain Literature Award.
"Love can overcome all difficulties, and food deliverymen also have poetry and distant places." Wang Jibing conceives poems while waiting for meals and elevators, and takes time to write down fragments in the memo of his mobile phone. He seeks poetry in his busy life and has published 4 collections of poems to date. Recently, he was hired as the vice president of the Xuzhou (徐州) City National Reading Promotion Association in Jiangsu (江苏).
Life used to be difficult, so why write poetry? Wang Jibing said: "Life is blunt, and we need to keep polishing it, polishing its luster, sharp corners, and edges."
Now that the collection of poems is popular, why still deliver food? Wang Jibing said: "First live a good life, and let hobbies surround life, this is the best way."
Taking words as a boat to cross the sea of life, Wang Jibing has always had dreams and worked hard to run. This year, Wang Jibing was invited to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage to announce the song "The World Gives to Me" by singer Faye Wong (王菲). In front of the camera, Wang Jibing wore his food delivery uniform and recited his poem in a hoarse voice.
"Drive the wind out of the air..." Accompanied by the beautiful melody, the song of the same name, "People in a Hurry," also appeared on the TV screen. The composer, Shen Fei (沈飞), is also a rider who composed the poem into a song because of his empathy for Wang Jibing. Delivering food for 7 years, Shen Fei has traveled to many places in Shanghai (上海), Jingmen (荆门), Hubei (湖北), and Luoyang (洛阳), Henan (河南), and has never given up his artistic dreams.
When waiting for orders, Shen Fei always hums two songs to relieve fatigue and heal his heart. He also passed the correspondence undergraduate course in Chinese language and literature at Henan University (河南大学). During the Spring Festival of 2021, Shen Fei volunteered to stay on duty for the New Year and came up with the idea of holding a "Knight Spring Festival Gala." The idea was supported by Ele.me (饿了么), which not only sent a professional team to advise, but also solicited programs from branches across the country.
Singing in the rental house, dancing in the street park, and doing stand-up comedy on the rooftop of the community... Riders from all over the world gathered online, and the Ele.me (饿了么) APP broadcasted the "Knight Spring Festival Gala" live, with more than one million deliverymen watching online. The Blue Knight K Song Music Festival held afterwards also allowed a group of versatile deliverymen to show their talents.
"While running food delivery, I go to school. I have learned to be self-consistent in the fast-paced work." Huang Xiaoqin (黄晓琴), an Ele.me (饿了么) rider from Hangzhou (杭州), won the first National Food Delivery Industry Vocational Skills Competition. Last year, she enrolled in two classes at the "Little Brother College" - a correspondence associate degree class and a short video editing interest class.
At the end of 2021, Xihu District (西湖区) in Hangzhou (杭州) jointly established the "Little Brother College" with Zhejiang Open University (浙江开放大学) to provide nearly 200 riders with undergraduate and associate degree correspondence education, while offering 15 personalized interest courses such as tea art and baking, training more than 5,500 people to date.
Expanding a place, so that those who stay are willing to stay, and those who leave have the ability to leave.
Holding the joystick, aligning the runway, pulling up the throttle, taxiing, lifting the wheels, spreading the wings... Zhao Lijie (赵立杰), the captain of SF Airlines (顺丰航空), piloted a cargo plane loaded with 28 tons of express mail and took off.
20 years ago, Zhao Lijie was still delivering packages on a tricycle. Zhao Lijie, who majored in computer science, failed to find a satisfactory job when he graduated, and decided to find a job first and then choose another one. Flexible employment is not a temporary凑合, he still insisted on practicing foreign languages every day.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. In 2007, SF Group (顺丰集团) launched the "Fengyi Action" to select cargo plane pilots from couriers. After layers of assessment, Zhao Lijie, who had never even been on a plane at that time, stood out from more than 30,000 applicants and, along with three other couriers, was selected to be sent to the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (中国民用航空飞行学院) for two years of full-time study.
After 10 years of chasing his dream in the blue sky, Zhao Lijie was promoted to captain. From delivering the "last mile" to now "traveling thousands of miles a day," he has accumulated more than 8,300 hours of flight.
"Flexible employment positions show strong transitional characteristics." Xun Bin (荀彬), senior director of public affairs at Meituan (美团), introduced that data from September last year showed that among the 7.45 million riders with order income on Meituan (美团), high-frequency riders who received orders for more than 260 days throughout the year accounted for only 11%, and amateur riders who received orders for less than 30 days throughout the year accounted for 48%. A survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院) showed that more than 80% of riders believe that they will change jobs within two years.
"There are three hundred and sixty lines of work, and every line produces an expert, but not every line is a talent match." Xun Bin believes that for job seekers who have not yet found a suitable job, the express delivery and food delivery industry is like a career "transfer station," which can provide an income, both "bottoming out" for the family and "accumulating water" for dreams. It is both a pragmatic move and full of infinite possibilities. Job seekers can accumulate experience, accumulate strength, and wait for opportunities in their positions.
From "ground rider" to "sky flyer," Luo Xikun (罗锡坤), a post-90s deliveryman from Shenzhen (深圳), made a gorgeous turn. In April 2022, Meituan (美团) recruited drone pilots for food delivery riders. Luo Xikun signed up with a try-it attitude. After 3 months of training, he became the first food delivery rider in the Meituan (美团) drone team to obtain a civil drone pilot's license.
With the help of the over-the-horizon remote monitoring platform, Luo Xikun can monitor 10 drones at the same time. In the past two years, he has participated in the testing and development of 18 drone delivery routes.
Flying into ordinary people's homes, and also flying out of the country. In February this year, Luo Xikun was sent to Dubai (迪拜), United Arab Emirates (阿联酋), to develop new drone delivery routes for Meituan (美团) overseas. "Here, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the climate is hot. Drones can show their skills." Luo Xikun went abroad for the first time in his life and won praise from overseas colleagues with his professionalism. Since obtaining the commercial drone delivery operation license in the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋) in December last year, Meituan (美团) has opened 4 drone delivery routes in Dubai (迪拜).
Riders seeking transformation do not necessarily have to "go to higher places." Rooting downwards can also open up a world. In April last year, Meituan (美团) released the "Township Food Delivery Partner" plan to encourage riders to start businesses in remote suburban towns and other food delivery business blank areas.
After wandering for many years, Yang Deshou (杨德寿) used to deliver express mail in Guiyang (贵阳), Guizhou (贵州), and worked odd jobs in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川). His hometown is in Chuanzhusi Town (川主寺镇), Songpan County (松潘县), Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan (四川), with an average altitude of 2,980 meters, adjacent to Huanglong National Scenic Area (黄龙国家级风景名胜区).
Optimistic about the development prospects of the tourism industry in his hometown, Yang Deshou returned to his hometown to start a business last year and became a food delivery partner in Chuanzhusi Town (川主寺镇). Meituan (美团) not only provides him with management course training, but also provides preferential treatment such as waiving the first year's commission, reducing the deposit standard, and service fee rates.
Opening the mobile phone APP, Yang Deshou calculated the income increase: a monthly management post income of 2,000 yuan, a dividend commission of no less than 1,000 yuan, plus the income from running orders, a guaranteed income of 10,000 yuan. In August last year, the Chuanqing Railway (川青铁路) was opened, and the High-speed Railway Huanglong Jiuzhai Station (高铁黄龙九寨站) landed in Chuanzhusi Town (川主寺镇). Tourists flocked in, and Yang Deshou's peak season monthly income exceeded 18,000 yuan.
Food delivery sinking into townships, there is a lot to be done in the vast world. At present, there are more than 2,000 Meituan (美团) township food delivery partners, and 25,000 new township food delivery rider positions have been added.
(Our reporters Wang Yunna (王云娜), Shao Yuzi (邵玉姿), Wang Yongzhan (王永战), Bi Jingjin (毕京津), and Dou Hao (窦皓) participated in the writing)
(This series of reports ends here)
The Party branch is built on the express delivery station, and the mobile deliverymen have a sense of belonging to a "home." The organization cultivates and gives opportunities, and I have grown into the secretary of the Party branch of the station. I hope to contribute my own strength.
——Zhao Zhichao (赵志超), SF (顺丰) deliveryman from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东)
I made the first pot of gold as a courier, and I became a franchisee of an express delivery station. I hope that Yiwu (义乌) small commodities will break into a larger market, and my business can also take a ride on the express train.
——Lu Ze (鲁泽), Jitu (极兔) deliveryman from Yiwu (义乌), Zhejiang (浙江)
I have a son and a daughter, and they have all been brought from my hometown to Shenzhen (深圳) to go to school. When I think of the children being able to enjoy the educational resources of a big city, I feel that this job is worth it. Now, I am the captain of the "Little Bee" volunteer team, and I hope to do more within my power to give back to this city.
——Zhao Wanming (赵万明), Meituan (美团) deliveryman from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东)
I have a warm "home" in the Jingfang (景芳) Blue-Collar Apartment in Hangzhou (杭州). I can rest when I am sleepy, and there is a place to gather for meals. It also provides legal aid and free medical consultations, which makes the deliverymen who are working hard in other places feel more at ease. I hope there will be more and more such apartments!
——Fan Zhongtao (范中涛), SF (顺丰) deliveryman from Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江)
With the income from running food delivery, I supported my daughter to finish high school in the city and go to university. She is currently studying abroad, and having a good future for my child is my biggest goal.
——Zhang Xuexin (张学新), Ele.me (饿了么) deliveryman from Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛), Hebei (河北)
From pedaling a tricycle to deliver express mail to growing step by step into a civil aviation cargo captain, I am a witness and participant in the rapid development of the express delivery industry.
——Zhao Lijie (赵立杰), SF (顺丰) deliveryman from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东)
Asia's first professional cargo airport has settled in Ezhou (鄂州), bringing more employment opportunities to my hometown. I don't have to go to other provinces to work far away. I can find a satisfactory job at my doorstep.
——Fan Peng (范鹏), SF (顺丰) deliveryman from Ezhou (鄂州), Hubei (湖北)
Although I went to university in my 30s, my master Jiang Jiaofang (蒋教芳) graduated from undergraduate at the age of 57. His spirit of lifelong learning inspires me. As long as you have a dream in your heart, it's never too late.
——Li Qingheng (李庆恒), Shentong (申通) deliveryman from Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江)
I transformed from a rider to a drone pilot, delivering food orders to the Great Wall of China (八达岭长城) in Beijing (北京). This job is pretty cool!
——Luo Xikun (罗锡坤), Meituan rider from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东)
My courier station is deep in the Min Mountains (岷山). The furthest residential point in the area is more than 20 kilometers away. It's hard work delivering packages by trekking through the mountains every day, but seeing the smiles on the faces of the villagers makes the effort worthwhile.
——Luo Lijun (罗丽军), Yuantong courier from Aba (阿坝), Sichuan (四川)
I am a hearing-impaired rider. I inevitably encounter various inconveniences at work, but customers and businesses are very understanding and considerate of me, giving me the opportunity to support myself. I am very grateful.
——Li Yanhui (李炎辉), Ele.me rider from Luoyang (洛阳), Henan (河南)
During a typhoon last year, I delivered food to a customer in the wind and rain. The other party repeatedly expressed gratitude upon receiving the order and voluntarily tipped me 50 yuan. I felt quite warm, and that sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity.
——Yu Zhenhang (俞振航), Meituan rider from Kunshan (昆山), Jiangsu (江苏)
The city is my home, and management depends on everyone. I became a food safety supervisor and feel that the burden on my shoulders is even heavier.
——Fang Wei (方威), Ele.me rider from Ezhou (鄂州), Hubei (湖北)
Hangzhou's (杭州) "Little Rider Code" opens up the "last 100 meters," making it easier for riders to enter buildings, and I'm getting more orders. From this, I feel both the power of technology and the warmth of the city.
——Peng Xiaoqiang (彭晓强), Ele.me rider from Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江)
In my hand is takeout, in my heart is poetry, the whole world is a poem waiting to be written.
——Wang Jibing (王计兵), Ele.me rider from Kunshan (昆山), Jiangsu (江苏)
Unforgettable Sense of Achievement
While delivering packages, I practiced long-distance running and won first place in the non-professional group of the Beijing Half Marathon (北京半程马拉松) and qualified for the mass participation marathon at the Paris Olympics (巴黎奥运会). My colleagues jokingly say that I am the "fastest courier in the country."
——Luan Yushuai (栾玉帅), JD Express courier from Beijing (北京)
While delivering food, I sang and made it to China Central Television (中央电视台), winning third place in the annual finals of the "Star Boulevard" (《星光大道》) program. The stage is as big as your heart.
——Zhou Lei (周磊), Meituan rider from Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛), Hebei (河北)
Unexpectedly! I also had the opportunity to receive correspondence education while delivering food. I studied part-time for 7 years and obtained both associate's and bachelor's degrees. As long as you have a dream, anyone can be amazing.
——Zhang Lei (张雷), Ele.me rider from Luoyang (洛阳), Henan (河南)
Yiwu's (义乌) small commodities are sold all over the world. I caught up with the industry trend and sent packages all over the world. Many of my customers are foreign buyers.
——He Hangbin (何航滨), Shentong courier from Yiwu (义乌), Zhejiang (浙江)
In 12 years as a courier, I have picked up and delivered more than 1 million packages with zero errors, no complaints, and no safety accidents. This year, I was named a National Model Worker (全国劳动模范). This honor is a commendation from the country for ordinary workers.
——Li Tao (李涛), Shuntong Express courier from Longnan (陇南), Gansu (甘肃)
I stuck to my food delivery job for three consecutive Spring Festivals. Although I couldn't go home for the New Year, I participated in initiating two sessions of Ele.me's "Rider Spring Festival Gala" (饿了么“骑士春晚”), bringing riders from all over the country together online. This was very meaningful.
——Shen Fei (沈飞), Ele.me rider from Luoyang (洛阳), Henan (河南)
I am a rural "postal-express cooperation" bus driver. I started delivering packages on behalf of others three years ago. Now, more and more villagers are shopping online, and the bus's package transport volume is saturated. This year, I bought a van. After finishing my daily bus tasks, I deliver packages to 5 townships, increasing my income by 8,000 yuan per month.
——Wu Fangzheng (吴方正), Jintong Engineering courier from Aba (阿坝), Sichuan (四川)
Six years ago, I went door-to-door delivering food for merchants. Now, my entrepreneurial team provides agency operations for 9 restaurants and shops. The way you think determines your way out. I used a new store hosting model to consolidate the food delivery market share, and the rider team has expanded to more than 400 people.
——Meng Xiangrui (孟祥瑞), Guo Xiaodi courier from Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛), Hebei (河北)
The township food delivery market has a large growth space, and I returned to my hometown to start a business and found a new track.
——Yang Deshou (杨德寿), Meituan rider from Aba (阿坝), Sichuan (四川)
I came from Fuyang (阜阳), Anhui (安徽) to Kunshan (昆山) to deliver food. Although earning money is hard, I successfully bought a house, a car, and got married here. The days ahead will get better and better because I firmly believe that life will not treat anyone who works hard unfairly.
——Zhang Hao (张浩), Meituan rider from Kunshan (昆山), Jiangsu (江苏)
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On July 3, in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建), a 6-year-old boy drowned in a pool of water.
On the evening of July 5, in Hengyang (衡阳), Hunan (湖南), a 20-year-old sophomore drowned while swimming in the Xiang River (湘江).
On July 6, in Guilin (桂林), Guangxi (广西), two brothers in their 20s drowned while playing.
On July 7, in Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东), a tourist fell into the sea while trying to retrieve a cell phone, but was fortunately rescued.
On July 7, in Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西), a man of about 18 years old accidentally slipped into the Yong River (邕江) while playing by the river and unfortunately drowned.
On July 12, in Fengtai (丰台), Beijing (北京), a middle-aged man unfortunately drowned in the Xiaolong River (小龙河) within the Nanyuan Forest Wetland Park (南苑森林湿地公园).
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Swimming and playing in the water, and traveling to enjoy the scenery, are pleasures of the summer, but at the same time, drowning accidents are frequent during the summer, which is heartbreaking.
Data provided by the Ministry of Education (教育部) shows that, according to World Health Organization data, in 2021, approximately 300,000 people worldwide died from drowning, of which 5-14 year old children accounted for 19%. The "China Death Cause Monitoring Dataset 2021" shows that in 2021, the crude mortality rates of drowning for children aged 1-4 and 5-14 in China were 3.69/100,000 and 3.06/100,000, respectively, accounting for 34.24% and 37.62% of injury deaths in children in that age group. Drowning is the leading cause of injury death for children aged 1-14 in China.
In order to reduce drowning accidents and avoid misfortune, many places and departments have taken action to weave a dense safety net to prevent drowning.
Departmental Collaboration, Technological Application, and Educational Guidance
Weaving a Dense Safety Net to Prevent Drowning
The Ministry of Education (教育部), together with the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委), the State Council's Working Committee on Children and Women (国务院妇儿工委), the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部), the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部), and other departments, strengthened collaborative linkage, guided various localities to establish a three-level provincial, municipal, and county joint meeting system for safety protection in public areas involving risks, and consolidated the four-level provincial, municipal, county, and township territorial responsibilities and the regulatory responsibilities of industry authorities, effectively preventing and handling accidents involving drowning and other dangerous injuries and deaths. The Ministry of Education (教育部) guided various localities and schools to focus on student groups such as rural left-behind children and those with abnormal family relationships, improve the care service system, and ensure that safety is not interrupted during the period away from school; and promoted the implementation of "four ones" construction in rural areas: a warning sign, a lifebuoy, a lifeline, and a rescue pole. Town and village cadres, grid members, volunteers, and other personnel strengthened patrol and prevention.
In prevention and control, technological means are widely used. Shandong (山东), Zhejiang (浙江), Jiangxi (江西), Yunnan (云南), and other places have installed video surveillance and alarm systems in waters where children like to go and where accidents frequently occur, using "AI technology + rapid response mechanism" for 24-hour all-weather monitoring and prevention. Once there is a risk of wading, a voice warning is immediately given and the management personnel are notified. The Qingdao Detachment of the National Water Rescue Team (国家水域救援青岛大队) effectively ensures the safe conduct of rescue operations through the cooperation of rescue boats with fire boats and helicopters, underwater robots with divers, drones with surface rescue robots, and the auxiliary decision-making of three-dimensional panoramic plans.
Educational guidance is equally critical. The Ministry of Education (教育部) guided various localities to universally apply the "1530" safety education model, that is, 1 minute before school ends every day, 5 minutes before school ends every week, and 30 minutes before the start of each holiday, to achieve the normalization and long-term effectiveness of drowning prevention education. During weekends and holidays, SMS messages, WeChat reminders, and other methods are used to regularly remind students and parents to enhance their safety awareness. At the same time, it jointly publishes public service advertisements for drowning prevention with the media, and shoots and produces special films, short videos, cartoons, and posters on drowning prevention, adopting methods that students like to see and hear to publicize and introduce drowning prevention knowledge and rescue knowledge.
These measures have achieved significant results: the number of drowning deaths of primary and secondary school students in 2023 decreased by 26% year-on-year, and the number of drowning deaths of primary and secondary school students in 2024 decreased by 9% year-on-year. In 2024, the number of student drowning deaths in provinces and cities such as Jiangxi (江西), Yunnan (云南), Shandong (山东), and Chongqing (重庆) decreased by more than 35% year-on-year. Among them, in 2024, the number of drowning deaths of underage students in Shandong Province (山东省) (16 people) decreased by 40.7% compared with the previous year (27 people), and 12 cities and 123 counties (cities, districts) achieved "zero drowning deaths."
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Moss, Silt, and Surges
Different Waters Have Different Dangers
When playing by the water, what are the risk points? What are the dangers of different waters? How to scientifically prevent drowning? How to scientifically rescue others when they are drowning? This reporter interviewed water rescue experts.
Many drowning accidents occur in natural waters. Zhang Jianmin (张建民), captain of the Wuhan Yangtze River Rescue Volunteer Team (武汉长江救援志愿队), introduced that the depth and temperature of many natural waters are difficult to judge. Swimming in the water without authorization may cause muscle cramps, spasms, hypothermia, and other conditions.
Different natural waters have different characteristics and different risks.
Rivers—Moss: Zhang Jianmin (张建民) introduced that moss easily grows on the banks of rivers. If you don't pay attention to the conditions under your feet when playing on the banks of rivers, it is easy to slip into the water. The banks of rivers with moss are very slippery, and even if you can swim, it is not easy to climb ashore.
Lakes and Ponds—Weeds and Silt: The surface of lakes and ponds looks relatively calm, but some ponds have weeds, and there is a lot of silt at the bottom. If you don't know much about the water area, jumping in to swim can easily get tangled in weeds or sink into the silt.
Seaside—Surges, Rip Currents, and Reefs: Liu Hanlin (刘翰林), deputy captain of the Qingdao Detachment of the National Water Rescue Team (国家水域救援青岛大队), introduced that the sea is different, its danger comes from constantly changing surges and the amazing power of rip currents. When the wind and waves are strong, the power of the waves is like a heavy object smashing down, which can knock people unconscious and sweep them away. Some coasts are densely covered with reefs, the reefs are slippery, or covered with sharp oyster shells, etc., making it difficult for those who fall into the water to get ashore on their own, and the rescue is also very difficult.
Onshore Priority, Tool Priority, Team Priority
Do Not Rescue Blindly
1. "Do not rescue blindly" is an iron rule.
2. Try not to rescue with bare hands, "onshore priority, tool priority, team priority."
"Drowning people are often panicked and will instinctively grab anything they can grab. Rescuers may be tightly grabbed by the drowning person, which may not only fail to save the person, but also put themselves in danger," Zhang Jianmin (张建民) reminded.
Liu Hanlin (刘翰林) reminded: "Ordinary people who have not undergone professional training are strictly prohibited from going into the water to rescue." If you find someone falling into the water, you should immediately shout for help and call the rescue phone, and at the same time find the nearest lifebuoy, rope, or any floating object to throw to the trapped person to provide positive buoyancy and ensure normal breathing.
"If you really need to carry out a rescue with bare hands, you should support the drowning person's armpits from behind or clamp their chest with one hand, and use a backstroke or sidestroke to drag them ashore," Zhang Jianmin (张建民) said.
3. Do not rescue hand in hand.
Even if there are many rescuers, do not go into the water to rescue hand in hand. If someone lets go, it may cause the people who enter the water to drown as well, causing more casualties.
Remove Obstructions from the Mouth and Nose to Help Restore Breathing
Rescue Methods After the Person Who Fell into the Water Is Brought Ashore
After rescuing the person ashore, the rescuer can take the following measures.
Remove obstructions from the mouth and nose: Let the drowning person's head face down, pry open their teeth, and use your fingers to remove debris from the mouth and nasal cavity.
Pour out the accumulated water in the respiratory tract: The rescuer kneels halfway, supports the drowning person's abdomen, lets the drowning person's head face down, and pats their back.
Artificial respiration: For drowning people with weak breathing and heartbeat or whose heartbeat has just stopped, quickly perform artificial respiration and chest compressions at the same time.
Oxygen inhalation: If there are medical conditions on site, the drowning person can be injected with cardiotonic drugs and oxygen can be inhaled. If the conditions are insufficient, use your hands or needles to prick the drowning person's acupoints such as the philtrum.
Take off your coat: If the drowning person is wearing a coat, take it off as soon as possible. A wet coat will take away body heat and cause hypothermia.
Raise Your Head to Breathe in the Gaps Between Waves, and Hold Your Breath When Waves Come
Drowning in the Sea: "Quiet Floating" is the Key
Liu Hanlin (刘翰林) introduced that if you are drowning in the sea, "quiet floating" is the key to saving your life.
1. Hold your breath, relax your whole body, and try to float on your back. The human body itself is subject to a certain buoyancy, and the mouth and nose can be exposed to the water to breathe when lying on your back.
2. Observe the environment, breathe rhythmically, only raise your head to breathe in the gaps between the waves, and hold your breath when the waves come.
3. If you feel that you are being dragged towards the outer sea by a strong force, it is likely to be a rip current. Do not struggle against the current to return to the shore. The correct approach is to swim parallel to the coastline in the direction of the rip current, first get out of the control range of this "dangerous water flow," and then find an opportunity to return to the shore.
Liu Hanlin (刘翰林) reminded: When going to the seaside to cool off and play, be sure to choose a regular bathing beach equipped with professional lifeguards. In the bathing beach, pay attention to the instructions of the warning flags and pay attention to listening to the safety broadcast prompts. If you feel abnormal water flow in the water, or if you feel physically exhausted, you should immediately shout for help and do not try to persevere with a fluke mentality. It is strictly forbidden to go into the water blindly if you are not familiar with the water conditions. Pay attention to tidal changes. Minors must be accompanied by a guardian before entering the water.
Minors Should Remember the "Six Don'ts" Parents Should Do the "Four Knows"
Reject "Wild Swimming"
The first line of defense against drowning is to fundamentally eliminate "wild swimming." For swimming and playing in the water, choose regular places such as swimming pools and seaside bathing beaches that are managed and have lifeguards.
Minors should keep in mind the "six don'ts" principle for drowning prevention, and adults can also refer to it for learning
1 Do not swim in the water without permission.
2 Do not swim with others without authorization.
3 Do not swim without a parent or teacher leading.
4 Do not swim in waters without safety facilities or rescuers.
5 Do not swim in unfamiliar waters.
6 Do not rescue blindly.
To ensure the safety of minors, parents should do the "four knows"
1 Know where to go—know where the child is going.
2 Know the companions—know who the child is going with.
3 Know the content—know what the child is going to do.
4 Know when to return—know when the child will return.
Return to TopBeijing, July 17th (Reported by Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕), reporter of this newspaper) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部): The 6th "100-Day and 10-Million-Job Special Recruitment Campaign" is in full swing. The "Employment Online" platform is carrying out the "Director of Human Resources and Social Security (Employment) Bureau Enters the Live Broadcast Room" cross-provincial linkage live broadcast job promotion series of activities. The platform is working with the Department (Bureau) of Human Resources and Social Security of Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团) to carry out cross-provincial linkage live broadcast job promotion in Tibet and Xinjiang. Directors of Human Resources and Social Security (Employment) Bureau are guests in the live broadcast room, bringing authoritative policy interpretations, high-quality job recommendations, and professional job search guidance to help job seekers find employment.
It is reported that a total of 10 companies participated in the live broadcast, from manufacturing, wholesale and retail, business services, education and other industries, providing technical and management positions such as R&D engineers, electrical engineers, workshop technicians, and chain development supervisors for college graduates and other job seekers.
Return to TopThis newspaper Guangzhou (广州) July 17th (Reporter Luo Aihua (罗艾桦)) The Guangzhou (广州) Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Guangdong Province (广东省) recently issued the "Ten Action Plans for Employment and Entrepreneurship of Guangzhou (广州) College Graduates in 2025," aiming to expand job opportunities, improve skills, optimize services, provide a safety net, and strengthen guarantees in every possible way, and strive to ensure the overall stability of the employment level of college graduates in the city.
The "Ten Actions" include actions to expand employment in key areas, support public sector positions, and promote entrepreneurship and innovation. In terms of expanding employment, support leading enterprises and major projects in key areas to absorb outstanding college graduates through school-enterprise cooperation, order-based training, targeted recruitment, and group recruitment. Develop consumer hotspots such as green consumption, the night economy, live-streaming e-commerce, and sports tourism, and cultivate employment growth points. In terms of public sector job support, it is proposed that the city provide no less than 2,200 civil service examination and recruitment positions, no less than 6,000 positions in public institutions, and state-owned enterprises across the city strive to newly recruit no less than 5,000 college graduates throughout the year. In terms of entrepreneurship and innovation, encourage all levels of co-working spaces, incubators, and entrepreneurial incubation bases to relax admission conditions. College graduates who engage in individual business operations within the graduation year and meet the prescribed conditions shall, from the month of registration of the individual industrial and commercial household, deduct their actual value-added tax, urban maintenance and construction tax, education surcharge, local education surcharge, and individual income tax within a certain limit for 3 years.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘军国
"If it weren't for your timely rescue, the consequences would have been unimaginable!" On July 3rd, driver Yu Guangwu (余光武) arrived at the Yongjin Expressway (甬金高速) rescue station of Zhejiang Transportation Group (浙江交通集团) with a silk banner in his hands, his voice still trembling slightly.
Just the day before, a group of kind-hearted strangers and highway rescue workers stepped forward and pulled him and his companion back from the brink of death.
At noon on July 2nd, under the scorching sun, Yu Guangwu (余光武) was driving from Jinhua (金华), Zhejiang (浙江) to Taizhou (台州) to pick up his grandson. When the vehicle was driving to the Yankengjian (岩坑尖) tunnel entrance on the Jinhua (金华) section of the Yongjin Expressway (甬金高速), Yu Guangwu (余光武) suddenly felt a burst of dizziness. He turned to look at his nephew in the passenger seat and found him asleep, and his own vision began to blur...
At this time, in the monitoring room of the Yongjin Expressway (甬金高速) rescue station, the duty officer discovered the dangerous situation through real-time monitoring: a white car was parked crookedly at the tunnel entrance where traffic was flowing, without even turning on the hazard lights.
The rescue command was immediately issued. The duty officer dispatched the nearest rescue vehicle to the scene, while closely monitoring the surveillance screen, publishing information through the information board to remind vehicles behind to pay attention and avoid it, and set up a checkpoint at the 161K position to assist on-site rescue.
At the same time, Feng Ciwei (丰慈伟) and Li Jing (李静), who were driving by, also noticed the anomaly. As the vehicle approached, they saw that the two people in the front row of the car were drooping their heads.
Feng Ciwei (丰慈伟) immediately drove the car to the front and parked it on the side of the road, quickly got out of the car and ran to the white car, and slammed on the car window. "At first, I thought they were asleep, but no matter how we called, there was no response." Feng Ciwei (丰慈伟) said. Li Jing (李静), feeling the seriousness of the situation, took out her mobile phone to call the police while looking around for help.
Just then, a police car happened to pass by. Seeing someone waving, two police officers immediately stopped the car.
Time passed by, and the situation became more and more critical... "We can't wait any longer!" Feng Ciwei (丰慈伟) ran back to his car to get a window breaker. With a crisp "bang," the glass shattered.
After opening the car door, the scene in front of them made everyone gasp: the two had fallen into a deep coma.
When Feng Ciwei (丰慈伟) and the two police officers worked together to drag the driver out, highway rescuer Xiang Xiaohui (项晓辉) and highway police rushed to the scene. Xiang Xiaohui (项晓辉) began to implement first aid, and Si Huifeng (斯惠丰), deputy director of the Yongjin Expressway (甬金高速) rescue station, kept pinching the driver's Hegu acupoint. Highway rescuers kept gently patting the bodies of the two. After about 8 minutes of continuous first aid, the two gradually regained consciousness. The 120 ambulance also arrived, and the doctor who arrived breathed a sigh of relief: "Ten more minutes late, and it would have been very dangerous."
Because of the timely rescue on the spot, Yu Guangwu (余光武) and his nephew gradually returned to normal after half an hour of oxygen therapy. Regarding the cause of the sudden coma, the doctor judged that the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning could not be ruled out, and coupled with the hot weather, there were also symptoms of heatstroke.
Afterwards, Yu Guangwu (余光武) said with emotion: "Fortunately, there are these kind people, and such rapid Zhejiang (浙江) highway rescue, I am really grateful to them!"
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 蒋云龙
Karamay City (克拉玛依市), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), focusing on public well-being and services, is committed to creating comprehensive service centers at the doorsteps of the masses through resource integration, and actively promoting "eight services into the community": elderly care and childcare, meal assistance and transportation, household convenience services, public employment, family healthcare, sports and fitness, cultural and leisure activities, and children's recreation.
In recent years, Karamay City (克拉玛依市) has opened 23 community canteens, 12 elderly care centers, and 20 childcare institutions, serving an average of more than 200,000 people annually. The "15-minute convenient service circle" at the doorsteps of the masses benefits thousands of households.
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Return to TopDo you like to visit parks? The shade of green trees, the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, the beauty of nature soothes the soul. Do you like to exercise in the park? Tracks that record body data, pump tracks surging with youthful vitality, and technologically advanced courts... Let's go to the park together to see new fitness scenes.
——Editor
Beijing Liuyin Park (北京柳荫公园)—
Fitness Equipment is "Smarter"
By Pan Junqiang (潘俊强), reporter of this newspaper
On a summer morning, in Liuyin Park (柳荫公园) in Dongcheng District (东城区), Beijing (北京), Li Lin (李林), a citizen who is accustomed to getting up early to exercise, has already run several laps on the plastic track. "After registering, the intelligent fitness equipment can perform running data analysis, accompany running light and shadow recording, and also provide health guidance services." Li Lin (李林) said that the intelligent track makes running more scientific and more "futuristic."
In recent years, Liuyin Park (柳荫公园) has attracted many citizens to come for leisure and fitness through renovation and upgrades, and the introduction of intelligent fitness facilities.
At the physical test pavilion on the fitness square, many people are queuing up. Here, people can measure height, weight, back strength, as well as sit-ups, heart rate recovery and other items. "After scanning the code to log in, you can see a personal comprehensive evaluation and get a customized fitness plan." Li Lin (李林) introduced.
In the adjacent intelligent fitness equipment area, there are multiple sets of trainers for upward push-pull, horizontal push rowing, and elbow joint flexion and extension. These devices are connected to an intelligent system, which can display real-time data such as exercise time, frequency, and exercise consumption. Before and after running, Li Lin (李林) often comes here for stretching and relaxation training.
"Some intelligent equipment will adjust the resistance and frequency according to the exerciser's physical condition, thereby improving the exercise effect." Li Lin (李林) said.
Not only is it smarter, but it's also more interesting. In a racing game, several people ride on spinning bikes, and a racing scene will appear on the big screen. "Playing games while exercising is a really good experience." Li Lin (李林) said.
Li Lin's (李林) running buddy, Yang Shuangjie (杨双杰), is an internet technology practitioner, and sitting for a long time often makes his body feel "uncomfortable." He has recently been learning Baduanjin, but he is following an AI coach - on the AI large screen in Liuyin Park (柳荫公园), there are teaching guides for traditional fitness programs such as Tai Chi and Baduanjin. "By scanning the code on the screen, you can enter the teaching situation, and AI can also help calibrate the movements." Yang Shuangjie (杨双杰) said.
In Liuyin Park (柳荫公园), the intelligent fitness equipment area has become a popular spot for internet celebrities to check in. In the early morning, most of the people who come to exercise are elderly, while in the evening, there are mostly young people who have finished work, and many equipment require queuing to use.
"The intelligentization of equipment and the digitization of indicators help everyone to exercise more effectively." Shi Wei (时伟), director of the Liuyin Park (柳荫公园) Management Office, said.
Bijia Mountain Park (笔架山公园) in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) —
Many Highlights in Supporting Services
By Hong Qiuting (洪秋婷), reporter of this newspaper
Early in the morning, Mr. Peng (彭先生), a citizen of Shenzhen (深圳市), Guangdong (广东省), brought his sports equipment and came to Bijia Mountain Park (深圳市笔架山公园).
"Look, I booked the football field in advance on the mini program, which is very convenient." Mr. Peng (彭先生) and his teammates also purchased supporting services - the court is equipped with intelligent cameras, which use AI to identify and track the trajectory of the football to realize live broadcasts of the game, and can replay and download highlights of the game after the exercise. "It's convenient and cool, this money is well spent!" Mr. Peng (彭先生) said.
Mr. Peng (彭先生) lives nearby and is a regular visitor to Bijia Mountain Park (笔架山公园). In March of this year, he participated in the Spartan Race held in the park.
"The track setting is very challenging, with mud climbing and obstacle wall crossing. I met many new friends in the competition." Mr. Peng (彭先生) said.
The nearby camp is surrounded by green trees, and the lawn is open and pleasant. Strolling through the park, many new consumption scenarios are eye-catching.
"Once I was tired from exercising, I ordered a takeaway, and 20 minutes later, a drone delivered the meal to the takeaway cabinet, which was fast and interesting." This experience left a deep impression on Mr. Peng (彭先生).
"The drone takeaway route starts from Shenye Shangcheng (深业上城), relying on rich merchant resources and distance advantages to provide fast delivery services for citizens and tourists in the park." Wang Siqi (王思琦), a staff member of the Bijia Mountain Park (笔架山公园) Management Office, introduced, "Since the launch, the peak daily volume has been nearly 400 flights, with an average of 120 flights per day."
"The intelligent coffee robot here is also very fun. It feels fresh to drink a cup of coffee made by a robotic arm." Mr. Peng (彭先生) said. The park's intelligent parking lot has an integrated "photovoltaic storage and charging" demonstration station, a coffee station, and an online reservation parking system, creating a rich experience for people who come to exercise.
"Bijia Mountain Park (笔架山公园) is divided into a mountain park and a sports park area, and the two areas have their own characteristics." Wang Siqi (王思琦) introduced, "With high-quality venue resources and complete supporting facilities, the park's sports venues continue to be popular, receiving 6,000 participants and sports enthusiasts in various ball games every month."
Shenyang (沈阳) International Pump Track Park (沈阳国际泵道公园), Liaoning (辽宁) —
A Trendy Sports Destination
By Liu Jiahua (刘佳华), reporter of this newspaper
On Saturday morning, the sun was just right, and the Shenyang (沈阳) International Pump Track Park (辽宁沈阳国际泵道公园) gradually became lively. Whether riding a bicycle or skateboarding, many youthful figures are jumping on the pump track.
The pump tracks look like miniature mountains from a distance.
Shenyang (沈阳) International Pump Track Park (沈阳国际泵道公园) covers an area of 45,800 square meters and has 9 track venues, from entry-level to professional-level, suitable for wheeled drive projects such as skateboarding, roller skating, and bicycles.
Xie Youning (谢佑宁), 11 years old, came to the side of the track, warmed up first, then changed into cycling shoes, put on knee pads, armor, shoulder pads, and finally put on goggles, helmet and gloves, looking very energetic. He straddled the BMX bike and rushed to the pump track.
"Let's take a look at the video." Coach Cheng Jiabao (成家宝) used his mobile phone to record Xie Youning's (谢佑宁) training process, watching it frame by frame to correct his movement details. Cheng Jiabao (成家宝), 22 years old, is a retired athlete who came here to teach in 2023.
"Here, pay attention to leaning your body weight back and pulling the front of the car up." Cheng Jiabao (成家宝) also placed obstacles on the field to increase the difficulty. Half an hour later, sweat dripped from the child's forehead, and the movement of riding and leaping became more and more skilled and stretched.
Xie Youning (谢佑宁) is a student at Shenyang Railway No. 5 Primary School (沈阳铁路第五小学). He started riding balance bikes at the age of 3 and came into contact with BMX bikes at the age of 4. He has loved cycling since he was a child. In the past, Shenyang (沈阳) did not have a dedicated pump track venue, so he could only wait for his parents to take him to experience it in other places when they were free.
In May 2023, the news that Shenyang (沈阳) International Pump Track Park (沈阳国际泵道公园) was about to open made the whole family very excited. On the opening day, the world champion rode a shared bicycle to compete with the young players, which also allowed Xie Youning (谢佑宁) to feel the power of professional players up close.
After the opening, Xie Youning (谢佑宁) often came here to train and gradually mastered various pump track riding techniques. "I come at least 3 times a week, and I stay all day on weekends." Now, the pump track park has become the place where he spends the most time besides home and school. "Now I can 'fly' over the biggest 'double pack' in Shenyang (沈阳)!"
The park operator has formed a team for BMX enthusiasts, and everyone often trains and prepares for competitions together.
Xie Youning (谢佑宁) is a member of the team. He won the runner-up in the 11-13 age group of the 2024 China Pump Track League Finals. This year, in the Yantai (烟台) Station of the 2025 Youth Pump Track World Championships China Preliminaries, he won the championship in one fell swoop and obtained the qualification to participate in the 2025 Swedish Youth Pump Track World Championships. "There are more than 30 trophies at home!" Xie Youning (谢佑宁) said proudly.
"In the past two years, we have hosted 15 international and domestic events, attracting players from all over the world to participate. Usually, the park is open for free and has gradually become a new landmark for leisure and sports in Shenyang (沈阳). At most, more than 1,000 people enter the park every day, and many enthusiasts from other places make a special trip to Shenyang (沈阳) on weekends to train." Liu Xu (刘旭), the operations manager of Shenyang (沈阳) International Pump Track Park (沈阳国际泵道公园), said.
Return to TopBy: 郭 玥
Sports parks are full of vitality and constantly innovating. From BMX, flag football and other emerging sports being staged in turn, to smart tracks and intelligent equipment making fitness more technological, and then to exciting sports events driving consumption, there are many surprises in sports parks.
The continuous "new additions" to sports parks are not only a vivid portrayal of the national fitness craze in recent years, but also a practical measure taken by various regions to meet the sports needs of the masses.
How to do better? Here are 3 "tips": Refine professional skills, continuously improve venues and facilities, and expand the sports space for sports enthusiasts; innovate and break through in service, optimize operating hours, and continuously increase benefits to the people; bring forth new ideas in scenarios, transform people's enthusiasm for sports into economic vitality by enriching consumption formats and cultivating diversified events.
Return to TopHave you heard of the World Games? Due to the high threshold for becoming an Olympic event, in the 1970s, some international sports organizations decided to find another way and "build their own stage." In 1981, the first World Games came into being, held one year after the Moscow Summer Olympics.
This summer, this sporting event will come to China for the first time. The 12th World Games in 2025 will be held in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) from August 7th to 17th. At that time, more than 5,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and regions around the world will gather in Rongcheng (蓉城), competing in 34 major events and more than 250 minor events.
If the Olympic Games are a "top streamer," then the World Games are a "treasure." It is like an innovation laboratory in the sports world, providing a stage for those unique niche projects. Here, people can see the elegant transformation of sports dance, the sharp arc drawn by lacrosse, witness the tenacious struggle in Sambo competitions, and the youthful vigor on the korfball field... The World Games projects may not be well known to the public, but they are wonderful and full of spectacle and fun.
It is worth mentioning that Wushu and Dragon Boat, two very Chinese characteristics projects, will be presented at the Chengdu (成都) World Games to show the world the charm of Chinese traditional sports.
In short, the World Games are a grand stage for various non-Olympic and niche projects, and also a grand platform for the collision and exchange of diverse cultures.
(By Gao Ji (高佶), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曾华锋
The Chengdu World Games will kick off next month, and the Chinese Drone Racing Team and Foot Orienteering Team are actively preparing for the competition. On July 17, the Air Sports and Radio Model Sports Administration Center of the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局航空无线电模型运动管理中心) (hereinafter referred to as the "Air Sports Center (航管中心)") introduced the relevant situation.
Li Ye (李晔), project supervisor of the Third Sports Department of the Air Sports Center (航管中心), introduced that drone racing is known as "Air F1" and is a high-quality science and technology sports activity integrating optoelectronics, communication, image transmission and other technologies. The maximum speed of the participating drones is nearly 300 kilometers per hour, the total weight must not exceed 1 kilogram, the wheelbase is less than 330 mm, the maximum diameter of the propeller is 15.2 cm, and the use of all-metal propellers is prohibited. During the competition, athletes will wear flight glasses and control the drone through the first perspective to fly over a track of no more than 550 meters, crossing various obstacles scattered in the track, such as single-layer doors, double-layer doors, tunnel doors, and special-shaped doors. Each game is expected to have 4 athletes participating, the game is limited to 3 minutes, and the specified number of laps is 3 laps. The one who takes the least time wins.
The drone racing sport is developing rapidly. The China Drone Racing League, which was founded last year, is the world's first national league focusing on drone racing. Last year, 91 clubs participated, and this year it has increased to 248.
At this World Games, 32 athletes from all over the world will participate in the competition. China will send three students from Guangzhou (广州市), Guangdong Province (广东省): Huang Yueqi (黄悦祺), He Yutong (何雨瞳), and Li Tianxing (李甜星). At present, the Chinese Drone Racing Team is undergoing closed training.
Orienteering is derived from military sports, and contestants use compasses and maps to find target points in an unknown outdoor environment. Orienteering is divided into foot orienteering, ski orienteering, mountain bike orienteering and trail orienteering. At present, China mainly carries out foot orienteering and ski orienteering events, and plans to carry out mountain bike orienteering events.
Although orienteering started late in China, it has a good mass base. In recent years, with the increasing enthusiasm of people to participate in outdoor sports, various types of orienteering brand events have emerged, and more and more people are participating.
The current World Games orienteering program has a foot orienteering sub-item. The Air Sports Center (航管中心) selected outstanding athletes from all over the country to form a training team, and finally determined Liu Xiaoming (刘晓明), Tang Jianda (唐建达), Hao Shuangyan (郝双燕), and Luo Qiong (罗琼) to participate. "The team members are very hardworking and are currently training in Chengdu (成都)," said Zhang Guangshuo (张光硕), project supervisor of the Fifth Sports Department of the Air Sports Center (航管中心).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nyingchi (林芝) dispatch on July 17th (Reporter Yuan Quan (袁泉)) On the 17th, the "Striving for Paris, Blooming in the Olympics - Face-to-Face with Olympic Champions" tour and lecture event, co-sponsored by the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) and the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局), was launched at the Guangdong Experimental Primary School (广东实验小学) in Nyingchi (林芝) City, Tibet (西藏).
As the final stop of the "Striving for Paris, Blooming in the Olympics - Face-to-Face with Olympic Champions" tour and lecture series, this event brought together numerous Paris Olympics champions, including Ma Long (马龙), Long Daoyi (龙道一), Chen Qingchen (陈清晨), Wang Liuyi (王柳懿), Wang Qianyi (王芊懿), Guo Qiqi (郭崎琪), and Li Qian (李倩). Athletes Long Daoyi (龙道一), Wang Liuyi (王柳懿), and Wang Qianyi (王芊懿) shared their stories of hard work, tenacious struggle, unity and cooperation, and striving for national glory, based on their own experiences. The stories of Chinese athletes' struggles at the Paris Olympics vividly interpret the spirit of striving from personal breakthroughs to national glory, demonstrating the outstanding demeanor and cultural confidence of Chinese athletes in the new era, and winning resonance.
"On the Olympic field, every point and every second of struggle is a vivid interpretation of the Olympic motto of 'Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together.' We must be good young people of the new era with ideals, courage to take responsibility, ability to endure hardship, and willingness to struggle, and demonstrate youthful achievements, showcase youthful demeanor, and contribute youthful strength in comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization," said Wang Qianyi (王芊懿) in her speech.
Zhang Xin (张新), Director of the Competitive Sports Department of the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局竞技体育司), said that this event coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区). Through lectures and exchange activities, it demonstrates the responsibility and spirit of Chinese athletes in the new era, and encourages the people of Tibet (西藏), especially young people, to join hands and help each other to create a happier and better life.
The tour and lecture event will last for 6 days, with Olympic champions going to Nyingchi (林芝) and Lhasa (拉萨) to carry out lectures and other activities in enterprises, villages, schools, and military camps. A theme event of "Chinese Sports (中国体育) Reaching New Heights" will also be held.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙海天
In the height of summer, the rainforest is lush and verdant. At the Hainan Sanya Economic Circle Tropical Rainforest Challenge Lingshui Station competition held recently, runner Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) (pictured, courtesy of the interviewee) crossed the finish line, raised his arms, and took the station championship.
In the previous station competition, Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) took second place. In the first edition of the event held last year, he and his wife respectively won the annual overall championships in the men's and women's categories.
"I love running, the more I run, the more energetic I get!" Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) is 40 years old this year and became involved with running at the end of 2018. Initially, he saw his friends running and followed them to practice, but he didn't expect to quickly become "addicted." From an enthusiast to the champion of the challenge, his running track has extended from city roads to the more challenging tropical rainforest.
"The tracks are all in developed scenic spots, so safety is guaranteed; there are many ascents and descents, and the difficulty coefficient is greater than a city half marathon," Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) said, adding that running in the rainforest often allows you to appreciate different scenery.
From the Sanya (三亚) Mountains and Seas Flower Field to Lingshui's (陵水) Monkey Island, Baoting's (保亭) hot springs, from Ledong's (乐东) rainforest hinterland to the peaks of Wuzhi Mountain (五指山), this continuously held Tropical Rainforest Challenge spans 5 cities and counties, "stringing together" the essential landscapes along the way. Taking the Lingshui (陵水) station segment as an example, the route is about 17 kilometers long. The athletes start from the Lingshui Li'an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone (陵水黎安国际教育创新试验区) stadium, pass through Nanwan Monkey Island (南湾猴岛) and other places, and enjoy the coconut breeze and sea charm along the way, which is very pleasant.
For Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) and his old friends, this event, which lasts for more than a month and has 5 stations, is more like a gathering of runners. "Everyone runs, gathers, chats, and at the same time gains health and happiness," Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) said.
A few years ago, Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) and his running friends formed the "Sanya (三亚) Commando Team" running group, which initially had only a dozen people, but has grown rapidly in the past two years. This year, the running group organized 40 people to participate in the challenge collectively in the form of two teams. On the track, they are competitors chasing each other; off the track, they are partners who encourage each other.
"The team members who have the ability to run in the front will compete for rankings and pursue breakthroughs; the partners who run in the back will encourage each other and safely complete the race," Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) said. It is this united and intense atmosphere that makes the running group's cohesion stronger and stronger, attracting more and more runners to join.
In the early morning at the Sanya (三亚) Egret Stadium and in the evening at the Coconut Dream Corridor, you can always see Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) and his running friends training. From one person's persistence to a group of people's resonance, from a participant in a competition to the overall champion of a series of events, running has long been integrated into Cui Guoqing's (崔国庆) life, changing him and benefiting a group of people.
"I want to keep running and see more scenery," Cui Guoqing (崔国庆) said.
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The tropical rainforest environment is complex and the climate is changeable. When running in the tropical rainforest, you should pay attention to the following points:
Dress professionally. You should wear non-slip, grippy trail running shoes to avoid slipping on wet roads. Quick-drying clothing can keep you feeling comfortable, and a lightweight waterproof jacket can cope with sudden rain.
Be alert to risks. You should pay close attention to weather changes and avoid extreme weather such as thunderstorms and heavy rain. When encountering special road surfaces such as wooden boardwalks and stone steps, you should lower your center of gravity and pass through in small steps to avoid sudden stops and turns.
Prevent mosquitoes. It is best to wear long sleeves and trousers and apply mosquito repellent. Try to run in the middle of the trail and do not easily step into dense grass.
Allocate physical strength reasonably. Rainforest tracks are very physically demanding, so runners should allocate their physical strength reasonably and slow down or ask for help immediately if they feel unwell.
At the same time, protecting the rainforest environment is also the responsibility of every runner. You should exercise within the officially permitted activity area and take away your garbage.
(Reported by Sun Haitian (孙海天), this newspaper reporter)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Xining (西宁) report on July 17th (Reporter Cao Jiwei (曹继炜)) From July 17th to 18th, the 2025 China·Xining (西宁) Plateau International Kite Invitational Tournament and the China Sports Kite League (Xining Station (西宁站)) were held in the Dangar Ancient City (丹噶尔古城) and Riyue Mountain Scenic Area (日月山景区) in Huangyuan County (湟源县), Xining City (西宁市), Qinghai Province (青海省). Ten sports kite teams and six exhibition kite teams, totaling more than 200 experts, competed on the same stage. During the competition, the contestants manipulated the kites to perform technical movements such as rotation, hovering, and climbing within a limited time, eliciting bursts of cheers from the audience. As of now, the competition has included the individual competition of the double-line sports kite compulsory moves, the individual competition of the four-line sports kite compulsory moves, and the double competition of the double-line sports ballet.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 车 斌
Sayram Lake, located in Bole City (博乐市), Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (博尔塔拉蒙古自治州) (hereinafter referred to as "Bortala Prefecture (博州)"), Xinjiang, is a must-pass place on the northern route of the ancient Silk Road. Because it is the last place favored by the warm and humid air currents of the Atlantic Ocean to the east, this beautiful lake, inlaid between high mountains and basins like a blue gem, is poetically called "the last tear of the Atlantic."
Although nature stops the westerly warm currents here, the land transport "golden channel" connecting the Eurasian continent now starts here. Alashankou (阿拉山口) in Bortala Prefecture (博州) is an important node in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and a frontier hub for China's opening to the west. Trains of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains run from here to Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as European countries such as Poland and Germany.
From the clear Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) to the busy Alashankou Port (阿拉山口口岸), one static and one dynamic witness the ancient and modern Silk Road, and all roads lead to China and Europe.
A Bay of Lake Water: Beautiful in All Seasons
This year, it has received about 21,000 foreign tourists.
"Clouds split and electricity break, mountains are empty and the moon is bright. There is a green sea in the middle, surrounded by white sand. Strange peaks reflect shadows, and secluded grasses stretch their buds..." Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) was anciently known as "Jinghai (净海)." More than 200 years ago, Hong Liangji (洪亮吉), a Qing Dynasty writer, passed through this place and wrote the famous article "Ode to Jinghai (净海赞)."
Sayram Lake (赛里木湖), in Mongolian, is called "Sailimu Nur (赛里木淖尔)," which means "lake on the ridge of a mountain," and the lake surface is 2,073 meters above sea level. Regarding Sayram Lake (赛里木湖), there are 3 "90" sayings locally: the distance from Bole City (博乐市) to Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) is about 90 kilometers, the circumference of Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) is about 90 kilometers, and the average water depth of the lake is about 90 meters. Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) covers an area of more than 450 square kilometers and has a storage capacity of about 21 billion cubic meters, which is equivalent to 1,500 West Lakes (西湖).
Where does the water of Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) on the ridge of the mountain come from? In addition to the geological conditions of high mountain grabens, climate is an important factor. Yu Ting (余亭), Deputy Director of the Tourism Development Administration of the Sayram Lake Scenic Area Management Committee, introduced to reporters that Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) is located on the northern edge of the Tianshan Mountains (天山山脉) and the Yili River Valley (伊犁河谷) basin. This place is located in the mid-latitude westerly belt. The warm and humid air currents of the Atlantic Ocean travel from west to east, crossing the Greater Caucasus Mountains, the Siberian Plain, and reaching the Yili River Valley (伊犁河谷). The water vapor is blocked by the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains (天山山脉), and precipitation is formed in the repeated hovering over Sayram Lake (赛里木湖), falling into the high mountain lake basin and becoming "the last tear of the Atlantic."
Spring and summer come late to Sayram Lake (赛里木湖). When the reporter visited Sayram Lake (赛里木湖), it was late spring and early summer. Looking into the distance, layers of tender green appeared in the meadows at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. Yellow golden lotus flowers and purple irises poured down from among them. "Soon, lilacs and poppies will bloom in turn. At that time, it will be a beautiful scene integrating high mountains, glaciers, forests, grasslands, green lakes, and seas of flowers in one area," said Yu Ting (余亭).
The beauty of Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) is different in each season. In autumn, the golden meadows and clear lake water are spliced together, depicting the scene of "falling clouds flying together with lonely ducks, and autumn water sharing the same color with the long sky." In winter, the lake surface is frozen, and the sunlight penetrates the ice layer, refracting a faint blue light to form blue ice. When the ice and snow melt the following year, the lake ice breaks, the wind rises and the water moves, and the lake water and ice blocks together form the unique landscape of "half lake of creamy jade and half lake of blue." Here, everything is a master of color matching, and there are gorgeous pictures in all seasons.
The picturesque Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) attracts more and more tourists and has become a popular destination for many foreign tourists. As of the end of June, it has received about 21,000 foreign tourists this year, with tourists from Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand accounting for the top three. Yu Ting (余亭) introduced: "Driven by the visa-free policy, the number of tourists from neighboring countries continues to rise. To this end, the scenic spot has specially built a multilingual online ticketing platform and added two offline multilingual ticket vending machines to facilitate foreign tourists to purchase tickets and learn about tour services."
A Border City: Growing Taller
From only two units to a railway border station with a capacity of millions of tons
Locals told reporters that driving less than 100 kilometers northeast from Bole City (博乐市), without turning on navigation and positioning, as long as you see rows of "crooked-neck trees" along the street, you have arrived in Alashankou City (阿拉山口市).
Alashankou (阿拉山口) is located on the border between China and Kazakhstan. From satellite maps, Alashankou (阿拉山口) is located in the narrow "trumpet mouth" area between the Alatau Mountains (阿拉套山) and the Barluk Mountains (巴尔鲁克山), where cold air from Siberia penetrates southward. During the year, Alashankou (阿拉山口) has strong winds of level 8 or above for nearly half the time, so it is called "Wind Capital." There is a local saying: "A wind blows all year round, from spring to winter. The wind blows stones away, and even birds cannot fly."
Because of this, the first unit established in Alashankou (阿拉山口) was a meteorological station. According to records, in 1956, meteorologists Liu Ying (刘英) and Zheng Wentong (郑文同) rode horses from the then Bole County (博乐县) to Alashankou (阿拉山口), lived in dugouts, lit kerosene lamps, drank bitter alkaline water, used saxoul firewood for cooking and heating, and relied on horse-drawn carts to transport instruments, building a meteorological station on the deserted Gobi Desert. In 1962, a dozen border guards, with a map, a tent, and a marching pot, walked from Bole County (博乐县) to Alashankou (阿拉山口) for two days and two nights and built a border station.
For nearly 40 years, this border town had only these two units, with sparse population. It was not until the construction of Alashankou Station (阿拉山口站) in 1990 that the railway came. In the same year, Alashankou Port (阿拉山口口岸) was also officially established. In September 1992, the railway extended westward from Alashankou Station (阿拉山口站) and connected with Dostyk Station (多斯特克站) in Kazakhstan, and a "New Eurasian Land Bridge" was officially born, starting from Lianyungang (连云港) in the east, passing through Xinjiang and crossing Kazakhstan and Russia, and reaching Rotterdam (鹿特丹), Netherlands in the west.
While interviewing at Alashankou Station (阿拉山口站), the reporter met Gao Baolu (高宝路), a railway worker, and his daughter, representing two generations. Gao Baolu (高宝路) came to Alashankou Station (阿拉山口站) in 1991. Recalling the scene of participating in the construction of the station that year, Gao Baolu (高宝路) said with emotion: "The station yard was relatively simple at the beginning. With the continuous increase in import and export trade, the station has developed from 7 tracks at the beginning of its establishment to 66 tracks now. The initial cargo volume was only hundreds of thousands of tons, and now it has become a railway border station with a capacity of millions of tons."
His daughter, Gao Mengying (高梦颖), majored in Russian at university. After graduating in 2015, she was admitted to the Russian translation position at Alashankou Station (阿拉山口站). Gao Mengying (高梦颖) said: "The station communicates with the Kazakh side twice a day to connect and dispatch trains, as well as weekly routine communication and occasional meetings between the two sides to ensure smooth connection and dispatch. From translating bills when I first started working to being able to do a good job in connecting and dispatching trains now, I can continue to grow in my work and personally feel that there are more and more exchanges between China and foreign countries."
A Port: Unremitting
The number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train routes passing through here reaches 124.
In 2011, the first China-Europe freight train (Yuxinou) exited through Alashankou (阿拉山口). To date, Alashankou (阿拉山口), as the closest port in China to Europe, handles about 40% of China-Europe freight trains. As of now, the number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train routes passing through Alashankou Railway Port (阿拉山口铁路口岸) has reached 124. Trains carrying more than 200 kinds of goods depart from here: eastward, radiating to 27 provinces and cities in China; westward, reaching 21 countries such as Kazakhstan, Germany, Poland, and Hungary.
12 kilometers away from Alashankou Port (阿拉山口口岸) is Dostyk Port (多斯特克口岸) in Kazakhstan. Dostyk (多斯特克) means "friendship" in Kazakh.
"In April 2009, I and more than 20 colleagues were assigned to the foreign group of the cargo loading workshop. The workplace was at Dostyk Station (多斯特克站), and our cooperation with Kazakh partners was very smooth," said Yu Hui (于晖), a railway employee at Alashankou Station (阿拉山口站), to reporters, recounting an experience. "Dostyk Station (多斯特克站) has low temperatures and heavy wind and snow in winter. In the winter of 2015, continuous blizzards blocked our way from the dormitory to the station yard. At that time, Aliya Maratovna (阿丽亚·玛拉朵夫娜), the head of the Kazakh railway department, quickly gathered forty or fifty Kazakh personnel and us to clear a commuting channel with shovels and snow plows. At that time, it was the time of the Spring Festival travel season in China, and the transportation pressure was high, which ensured that we successfully completed the task."
Alashankou (阿拉山口) was born because of the railway, but it is not just about the railway.
At the port, trucks with foreign license plates enter and exit the country. Verification, lifting the gate, scanning, release... The reporter timed the process in front of the customs checkpoint and calculated that a foreign truck that had been declared in advance and had complete procedures only needed 13 seconds for the verification process to enter the country. Staff from Alashankou Customs (阿拉山口海关) introduced that in November 2023, Xinjiang's (新疆) first "highway port + direct access to the place of origin" model was put into operation at Alashankou Port (阿拉山口口岸). Through advance declaration, centralized inspection, and intelligent identification, the customs clearance time for cross-border highway trucks has been reduced from an average of 34.5 hours to an average of 5 hours.
In the certificate verification hall, the reporter met Nurdaulet (努尔达吾列提), a young truck driver from Shymkent (奇姆肯特) City, Kazakhstan. He started running the route into China last year. "This is my eighth time to Alashankou (阿拉山口). The port here has high customs clearance efficiency and convenient procedures. In addition to unloading and loading goods, I will go to the night market to purchase daily necessities and taste local delicacies. I really like the Dapanji (大盘鸡) here," Nurdaulet (努尔达吾列提) said with a shy smile.
Baoerjiang Sultan Jelyev (宝尔江·苏丹杰力耶夫) from Kazakhstan is the head of Alashankou Jiangtai International Logistics Co., Ltd. (阿拉山口江太国际物流有限责任公司). He gave himself a Chinese name, "Baoshan (宝山)." "The company's headquarters is in Belarus, and its main business is to provide service guarantees for cross-border truck drivers. Alashankou (阿拉山口) connects China and Europe and has a large cargo volume. In 2021, the headquarters established a branch here, and I brought my family and children here," said Baoshan (宝山). "Working and living in China is very happy. My child is now in the first grade, and she has integrated well here. This is my second hometown."
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Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (博尔塔拉蒙古自治州) (hereinafter referred to as "Bortala Prefecture (博州)") has a total area of 27,200 square kilometers and a total population of 488,200, with 35 ethnic minorities, accounting for 36.6%. "Bortala (博尔塔拉)" means "blue grassland" in Mongolian. Here, the mountains and rivers are magnificent and beautiful, and the natural scenery is picturesque. It has the unique landform of "two lakes and three mountains" (Sayram Lake (赛里木湖), Ebi Lake (艾比湖), Alatau Mountains (阿拉套山), Biezhentao Mountains (别珍套山), and Kogurqin Mountains (科古尔琴山)). Ebi Lake (艾比湖) is an important ecological barrier in Northwest China, and Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) is a national scenic spot and a national 5A-level tourist attraction.
Bortala Prefecture (博州) has a border line of 372 kilometers and borders Kazakhstan. It is a land border port-type national logistics hub, an important node of the China-Europe freight train along the border land port, and the China-Kazakhstan oil pipeline and the second line of the West-East Gas Pipeline pass through the territory. Alashankou Port (阿拉山口口岸) is the first batch of key Class A ports opened by the country integrating railway, highway, and pipeline transportation. In 2024, 7,684 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passed through Alashankou Railway Port (阿拉山口铁路口岸), an increase of 15.8% year-on-year, setting a new historical high. Bortala Prefecture (博州) has eight major opening-up platforms, including a border economic cooperation zone, a comprehensive bonded zone, a processing trade industrial park, a cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zone, a border people's mutual trade zone, a market procurement trade pilot, a used car export business area, and an import trade promotion innovation demonstration zone.
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Border areas are at the forefront of China's opening up to the outside world and serve as a link connecting neighboring countries. The Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (博尔塔拉蒙古自治州) adheres to the strategies of "strengthening the prefecture through ports" and "revitalizing the prefecture through culture and tourism," promoting development through openness and gathering people's hearts through exchange.
The vitality of openness stems from the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure. Bortala Prefecture (博尔塔拉州) is located at the intersection of the New Eurasian Land Bridge Economic Corridor and the China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor, making it an important international logistics hub. Here, the international multimodal transport building operates year-round, with railway and customs working together, significantly improving cargo clearance efficiency. Asia's largest railway indoor container transshipment warehouse is about to be put into use, and the transshipment capacity and timeliness of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains will reach a new level. These measures consolidate the foundation for opening up in border areas, allowing the pace of "two-way rush" in Sino-foreign economic and trade exchanges to be faster, and injecting strong momentum into the common development of China and its neighboring countries.
The warmth of exchange is reflected in the "soft connectivity" of serving people's livelihoods. The "Golden Silk Road" international volunteer service project has set up service points such as "Bee Sharing Stations" and "China-Kazakhstan International Driver's Home," thoughtfully providing volunteer services such as translation, food, and accommodation for Chinese and foreign freight drivers. The "National Gate Hospital" is piloting medical international cooperation, providing medical training and services for foreign personnel, while helping traditional Chinese medicine culture go abroad. The Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) Cycling Race and the Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) Music Festival and other events are wonderful and colorful, and the brand awareness is constantly improving.
The "two-way rush" brings vitality, and "intimate exchanges" convey warmth. The fruits of open development are transformed into tangible gains for Chinese and foreign people, and the concept of win-win cooperation permeates people's hearts.
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Poetry is a work of words, so it seems absurd to say that poetry can sprout wings.
But poetry can indeed sprout wings, flying out of the pages of books, flying towards unfamiliar hearts, flying towards the vast world. This scene has continued uninterrupted for thousands of years. Those wonderful poems that circulate in the world are like skylarks with wings, flying through time and space, being spread, recited, and touching generations of people.
China is a country of poetry. For thousands of years, the classic poems written in Chinese characters have been treasures in the human literary treasury. Today, Chinese literature is reaching the world on an unprecedented scale. The sinologists and translators, once as rare as morning stars, are now as numerous as the stars in the sky; China's contemporary literature is being continuously translated and introduced abroad.
I have a personal feeling about this. In the past 10 years or so, my three poetry collections, "Heavenly Boat" (《天上的船》), "Pain" (《疼痛》), and "Transformation" (《变形》), have been continuously translated into various languages and published abroad, with more than 30 different language versions. Many of my essays and children's literature works have also been translated into foreign languages. If we push the time forward 40 years, such a scene would have been unimaginable.
Translation as a boat, poetry stirs resonance
"Pain" (《疼痛》) is the poetry collection of mine that has been translated into the most foreign languages. Since 2016, there have been 20 foreign language translations. Following these translations, I have had the opportunity to go to different countries and exchange ideas with local poets and readers. In Paris, in New York, in Medellin, in Santiago, in Havana, in Bucharest, in Algiers, in Cairo, in Tokyo... the poems in the collection were recited time and time again in different languages and different voices, echoing in my ears for a long time, becoming unforgettable scenes in my memory.
In 2018, "Pain" (《疼痛》) was translated into Spanish and published in Chile. At the Black Island residence of the great poet Pablo Neruda (聂鲁达), the Neruda Foundation held a poetry reading for me, which was a first for a Chinese poet. Chilean and Cuban poets recited my poems in Spanish, while I and a group of Chilean university students recited them in Chinese. I once described my feelings at the time in a poem: "Perhaps, my Chinese / is not unfamiliar to the master of Black Island / the lingering sound of Chinese in the hall has not yet faded / Spanish rushes in like a whirlwind / like a whistling sea breeze crossing the ocean / instantly swirling in the hall / and meeting my Chinese / two completely different languages / meet miraculously in the hall of poetry / colliding, entwining, calling, responding / merging into a kind and warm harmony..."
In the same year, the French translation of "Pain" (《疼痛》) premiered in Paris. The publisher held a multilingual poetry reading at a local theater, and some of the French poets who participated recited my poems in French, while others recited them in Chinese. The famous Syrian poet Adonis (阿多尼斯) also came—he translated a poem from the collection, "Overlap" (《重叠》), from French into Arabic, and recited it in Arabic at the poetry reading. In the preface he wrote for the French translation of "Pain" (《疼痛》), Adonis wrote: "Each poem in the collection is a lotus pond, from which emanates a fragrance called 'pain'. When we look at the lotus flower in it—'pain', we feel it transform itself, ascending on a heavenly ladder into a cloud."
In 2024, the Italian translation of "Pain" (《疼痛》) was published. In June of this year, I won the Montale Prize in Italy for "Pain" (《疼痛》), becoming the first Chinese poet to win this award. The award citation commented: "They make us feel how fragile naked life is. Like the experience of readers who first read Montale's collection 'Cuttlefish Bones' 100 years ago." I think this kind of reflection on life and humanity has a tacit understanding and works in different ways but achieves the same goal.
In her speech at the award ceremony, Flaminia (弗拉米尼亚), the translator of "Pain" (《疼痛》) and a famous Italian poet, told people the reason for translating "Pain" (《疼痛》). On the opening night of the Medellin International Poetry Festival in 2018, she heard me recite "Association" (《联想》) and "My Shadow" (《我的影子》) from "Pain" (《疼痛》), "At that time, thousands of listeners applauded and cheered for a long time. I was also deeply shocked, and at that time I thought that I must translate the poems of this Chinese poet to Italian readers." Flaminia (弗拉米尼亚) joined forces with another Italian poet, Marco (马尔科), to study and translate this work for a full five years. "The two of us formed a language game of echoing each other back and forth. We constantly reread the text, pursuing the accuracy and poetry of every detail. Every word seems to be 'precisely weighed', and can even be said to be 'calculated in grams'."
"All translations are approximations, but great approximations are poetry in themselves." My poetry collection has been translated into many different languages. Although I cannot understand the poems translated into foreign languages, I can feel from the feedback of foreign readers that they not only like them, but also understand these poems. My poems inspire them to think, which makes me feel deeply gratified.
Poetry as a bridge, reunion with kindred spirits is expected
Through translation, poems in different languages sprout wings. Chinese and foreign poets also become connected because of this, and poems with wings become a bridge of friendship. Because of poetry, I have become close friends with many foreign poets. The most unforgettable of these is Adonis (阿多尼斯).
Seven years ago, after that poetry reading in Paris, Adonis (阿多尼斯) and I attended a gathering together. During the conversation, Adonis (阿多尼斯) heard that the Arabic translation of "Pain" (《疼痛》) was in progress, and made a sincere suggestion to me: after the translation was completed, it could be given to him for proofreading and polishing first, "I am very willing to do this for you. If the translator feels that this damages his self-esteem, I can remain anonymous." Adonis's (阿多尼斯) suggestion was an expression of the deep friendship of a great poet, which moved me deeply. Over the years, we have had many opportunities to meet, in Shanghai, in Nanjing, and each time we have had heartfelt and cordial exchanges.
This spring, the premiere of my French poetry collection "Transformation" (《变形》) and the collection of poems and essays "Journey of the Heart: Poetic Echoes" (《心之旅：诗意的回响》) was held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris. Adonis (阿多尼斯), at the age of 95, came again accompanied by his daughter, and once again took the stage to recite my poems in Arabic, moving everyone present. After the event, we said goodbye on the streets of Paris. Adonis (阿多尼斯) said that he still had many things he wanted to say, and he really wanted to see me again. I really couldn't bear to let him suffer any more, but on the eve of leaving Paris, I received an invitation from him through a friend to meet.
So, the next morning, we met again. Adonis (阿多尼斯) was wearing a red wool scarf and smiled as he hugged me. He brought two paintings that he had specially painted for me, with strong colors and cloud-like Arabic calligraphy all over the paper. Adonis (阿多尼斯) told me that these words were poems he was giving to me. We talked a lot about our inner thoughts, about poetry, about understanding and emotions between people, about the changing world, and about his deep feelings for China... He suggested that I compile a selection of Arabic poems, and he could serve as the editor and reviewer, and write a preface for me. I couldn't believe that the sincere and enthusiastic great poet I was facing was an old man of nearly a hundred years old.
Adonis (阿多尼斯) said that he still wanted to come to China once, to say goodbye to this beautiful country, and to say goodbye to his Chinese friends. He said it a bit sadly, but it was a beautiful hope of his, and I was thinking in my heart about how to realize his wish. We will definitely be able to reunite in China! I and a friend sent him home together, we crossed several streets and came to the door of the apartment where he lived. Adonis (阿多尼斯) stood at the door of the apartment, standing for a long time, waving to me non-stop...
The way Adonis (阿多尼斯) waved is an image of spreading wings and flying, like a butterfly, like a seagull, like a swan goose, like all flying life. This may be what poetry looks like.
(The author is a writer)
I am often troubled by pain
But I am not afraid of it
The living are so fragile
What is sad is the numbness of life
If the feeling of pain disappears
Then it is not as good as a dead branch
A frozen rock
—Excerpt from "Pain" (《疼痛》)
On the forest-like undulating bookshelves
The words of the whole world converge like streams
Gathering into a vast ocean
Weaving into a magnificent symphony
And the rarely visited Chinese
Like a wisp of clear ancient zither music
Set off by the sound of the waves of the ocean
Swirling in the free and uninhibited sea breeze
—Excerpt from "Reciting Poetry at Neruda's (聂鲁达) Former Residence"
By: 颜 欢
Passing through the winding and narrow Siq canyon of Jordan, the view suddenly opens up: the Treasury, nearly 40 meters high and about 35 meters wide, stands majestically on the cliff. The morning light spreads, and the sandstone, which has weathered for more than 2,000 years, changes color in the light: orange, rose red, and pink, with distinct and vivid layers.
The Treasury is hidden deep in the vast desert of southern Jordan. Around the 3rd century BC, the nomadic Arab people, the Nabataeans, settled here. The high mountains and canyons in the desert posed a huge challenge to survival, but the Nabataeans still carved a magnificent city out of the sandstone—Petra, the "Rose City". The Treasury is one of the most magnificent buildings among them.
In the earliest records of ancient Rome and ancient Greece, the Nabataeans were "nomadic people living in tents." In the 1st century AD, the Nabataeans described by the ancient Roman writer Pliny had already accumulated considerable wealth. In the past hundred years, although only 2% of the ruins have been excavated, some archaeological discoveries have already shown the past prosperity of Petra: during its heyday, the permanent population reached 20,000 to 30,000, and ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, Jews, ancient Greeks, and ancient Romans all settled here. With the prosperity of trade, the Nabataeans accumulated a large amount of wealth, and the city continued to expand. In the early 1st century AD, Petra already had magnificent buildings such as huge arenas and large outdoor swimming pools, demonstrating the city's prosperity and prosperity.
How did the Nabataeans complete this "impossible task" of building a magnificent city in the canyon?
The ancient Silk Road was a necessary route for the Nabataeans to accumulate wealth. At that time, frankincense and myrrh were widely loved by ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks, and ancient Romans. To be sent to the Mediterranean region, these ancient "luxury goods" had to cross the desert. Petra is located in the desert, connecting southern Arabia and the Mediterranean region, and has become an important hub. The rich rewards brought by trade enabled this desert nomadic tribe to gradually grow into a powerful kingdom.
Trade is accompanied by cultural exchange, and the convergence and integration of ancient civilizations has left Petra with a rich and colorful cultural heritage. Carefully observe the facades of more than 500 sandstone-carved buildings throughout the city. The porticos, statues, and columns have ancient Greek and Roman styles, the cornices and obelisks have ancient Egyptian features, and the stepped decorations at the top are said to be inherited from the Assyrians. The Nabataeans' imagination and creativity are integrated into the architectural styles of these distant empires, and Petra's unique architectural characteristics are forged in the long river of time. It is no wonder that the 19th-century Englishman John William Burgon lamented in his poem, "Match me such marvel save in Eastern clime, / A rose-red city half as old as time!"
Petra's supernatural craftsmanship stems from the hard work and wisdom of the Nabataeans. On the rock wall of the Siq canyon, a narrow ditch is faintly visible at about shoulder height. Archaeologists have discovered that the ditch contains imprints of closed ceramic pipes. Each section of ceramic pipe is about 0.3 meters long. To draw water from a water source 8 kilometers away, tens of thousands of pipes need to be effectively spliced without cracks. In addition, while ensuring the speed and continuity of the water flow, engineers also need to prevent a certain section of the pipeline from being over-pressured due to excessive water flow. In the end, the Nabataeans set the slope of the pipeline to be about 4 degrees downward—this result is consistent with the results of modern hydraulic engineers using advanced instruments to conduct experiments. 2,000 years ago, the Nabataeans used this long-distance pipeline to build 5 dams in the city, enabling Petra to resist floods.
Another clever idea is the way the Nabataeans carved the rock walls. Facing cliffs nearly 100 meters high, the Nabataeans carved the facade of the temple from the top of the cliff. They opened a narrow rock shelf at a high place, fixed wedges under the rock shelf with ancient drills, and laid wooden boards on it to provide a platform for the carvers. When the polishing work was nearly halfway completed, a large amount of crushed stones fell and piled up high, forming a natural platform, replacing the scaffolding. The carving workers climbed onto the platform and went directly to the front of the rock wall to work.
In 363 AD, a major earthquake swept through Petra, almost razing the ancient city to the ground. In the following centuries, the once prosperous city was gradually swallowed by the desert and became a forgotten ghost town.
It was not until 1812 that the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt came here and broke the silence. Led by the Bedouin people, Burckhardt finally found the ancient city of Petra, allowing it to reappear in front of the world. Subsequently, explorers and archaeologists from various countries came here admiringly to conduct in-depth research and exploration of the ancient city. In 1985, the ancient city of Petra was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Today, hundreds of thousands of tourists come every year to appreciate the mysterious charm of the "Rose City" and feel the vicissitudes of history.
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Every year on July 19th, Brazil celebrates National Football Day. Four years ago on this day, the Brazilian Football Confederation (巴西足协) issued a statement: "This sport represents our identity and interprets our culture. Thank you, football!"
Why do Brazilians love football so much? Shu Changsheng (束长生), associate professor in the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature at the University of São Paulo (圣保罗大学) in Brazil and a researcher of Brazilian football culture, believes that Brazilian football developed early, has a high penetration rate, and the overall level of the football industry is high. At the same time, football is more of a culture for Brazilians, a hope for the lower classes to change their destiny, and it also shapes the national identity of Brazilians.
São Paulo (圣保罗) in southeastern Brazil is the largest city in South America. Charles Square (查尔斯广场) in the city center was built to commemorate Charles Miller (查尔斯·米勒), who brought true football and football rules to Brazil.
In 1863, the Football Association (英格兰足球总会) was established in England, marking the birth of modern football. Eleven years later, Charles was born in Brazil. As a descendant of Scotsmen who came to the New World to seek gold, he was later sent back to England to study. During his time in England, Charles was exposed to professional football. In October 1894, Charles returned to Brazil and joined the São Paulo Athletic Club (圣保罗竞技俱乐部), playing cricket while promoting football.
In fact, before Charles returned to Brazil, people were already playing football on this land. In April 1894, Thomas Donohue (托马斯·多诺霍), a Briton working at a textile factory in Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), organized the first recorded football match in Brazil. At that time, people played football purely for entertainment and did not pay attention to the rules.
Charles brought standards and techniques to Brazilian football. Soon, São Paulo held small but well-run tournaments. Football thus became popular. In 1904, Charles wrote in a letter: "There are sixty or seventy football clubs in São Paulo alone, and two or three thousand people attend a league match, and 6,000 people attend the final..."
Initially, football was only popular among the Brazilian upper class. The emergence of Brazilian factory teams promoted the popularity of football among the common people. In April 1904, Bangu Atlético Clube (班古足球俱乐部) was founded in a factory in Rio de Janeiro. The members initially consisted of factory technicians and managers, but later workers were also recruited into the team, helping the team enter the top league.
Gradually, football promoted the integration of Brazilian social classes to a certain extent. People from all classes and races watched football, played football, and talked about football together, cheering for their favorite teams and stars.
If you were sitting at a South American football match in the first two decades of the 20th century, you would see the "full armor" of mixed-race players: whitening their faces, straightening their hair, and wrapping it in a headscarf. This was because on the eve of the 1916 South American Football Championship, the Argentine media called the Brazilian players "monkeys" because the Brazilian team had mixed-race players. In order to get rid of this title, Brazil sent a team composed entirely of white players to the championship the following year.
The historic moment for mixed-race players occurred at the 1919 South American Football Championship, where the Brazilian team advanced to the final as the host. The final was very close. The moment Artur Friedenreich (阿图尔·弗雷登里希) of the Brazilian team scored the winning goal, a burst of "Long live Brazil" erupted among the fans.
Friedenreich was a mixed-race player. His father was a German immigrant and his mother was of African descent. This victory made him an instant sensation. The success of Friedenreich and other African players inspired later generations, who trained hard and became stars. In Brazil at that time, football became a channel, even the only channel, for African commoners to improve their social status.
However, in 1921, this channel was blocked. On the strong recommendation of members of Congress, the then Brazilian President Pessoa (佩索阿) decided that the national team should not recruit African players.
In 1929, the "Great Depression" that swept the world severely hit the Brazilian economy. At this time, it had been more than 100 years since Brazil's independence, but due to racial discrimination and other reasons, the Brazilian people had never formed a unified sense of national identity. In 1930, Vargas (瓦加斯) took office as president, and he decided to change this situation, one of which was through football.
At the 1938 World Cup in France, two African players, Dagia (达吉亚) and Leônidas (莱昂尼达斯), were selected for the Brazilian national team. In one game, Leônidas jumped up with his back to the goal, flipped backwards in the air, and kicked the ball towards the goal. This difficult technical movement was later called the "bicycle kick." Leônidas was the first player to use a "bicycle kick" to score in a World Cup match. The referee had never seen this way of shooting and hastily blew off this wonderful goal. Fortunately, the Brazilian team eventually defeated the Polish team.
The news of the victory and Leônidas's wonderful performance excited Brazilians for a month. Celebrities from all walks of life published articles in newspapers, believing that football had become the basis of Brazilian national identity. The Brazilian poet Machado (马查多) even wrote a poem praising: "Brazilian soul, I offer my sincere kiss to your heroic toes!"
Twenty years later, another black Brazilian player shined on the World Cup stage - 17-year-old Pelé (贝利) used 6 beautiful goals to help the Brazilian team win its first World Cup trophy. Since then, the "Samba Whirlwind" has become one of the most beautiful landscapes on the world's green field.
Brazil is a country with diverse races and cultures. Here, football is not only a way of life, but also encompasses Brazil's complex social and racial classes, recognizing Brazil's past and looking to the future. As a deeply rooted sport, football provides Brazilians with a unique perspective to understand themselves and unite national identity.
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In the southern part of Eastern Siberia in Russia, lies the world's largest freshwater lake by volume—Lake Baikal (贝加尔湖). The name "Baikal" originates from the Mongolian language, meaning "rich lake," and it is abundant in freshwater, diverse species, and rich minerals. The crescent-shaped lake surface is like a shining pearl, embedded in the vast land of Siberia.
Lake Baikal was formed by plate movements about 25 million years ago. The faulting and collapse of the strata created a lake with an average depth of 730 meters, with the deepest point reaching 1637 meters, making it the deepest in the world. With its vast storage capacity, Lake Baikal is an indisputable freshwater lake. It is estimated that the freshwater in Lake Baikal could supply 7.5 billion people for more than 30 years.
With a long history, Lake Baikal occupies an important position in Russian culture. The folk song "Sacred Baikal—Glorious Sea" sings: "Old clothes are glorious sails. Ah, monsoon, blow, stir up huge waves, the horizon is thunder and lightning..." The high-pitched and passionate melody and the heart-stirring lyrics express the author's infinite yearning for the magnificent nature.
With the changing seasons, Lake Baikal presents completely different scenery. In spring, the lake surface is still covered with thick ice and snow, and the blue abyss under the ice layer is mysterious and unpredictable. Only the green grass on the lakeside conveys the message of recovery. In summer, the clear sky and the mirror-like lake surface merge into one, and the gentle wind blows all over the southeast, northwest, and northeast, stirring the hearts of passers-by. In autumn, colorful wooden houses, mountains with colorful forests, and deep and quiet lake water are interwoven into an exquisite Russian oil painting. In winter, the biting north wind announces the arrival of cold weather, and the boundless white ice sheet shows the purest beauty. The never-ending sound of ice cracking seems to tear the air apart, and the scattered bubble ice makes people feel like they are stepping on a bright galaxy.
Surrounded by thousands of steep cliffs, Lake Baikal has 27 islands of various sizes, the largest of which is called Olkhon Island (奥利洪岛). The island's residents are mainly Buryats (布里亚特人), who have unique beliefs and customs. Many travelers from afar often stop here to rest and replenish supplies. Spontaneous gatherings by the campfire have become an excellent way to relieve fatigue and cleanse the soul.
The beautiful scenery of Lake Baikal is a unique condition for the development of tourism. In order to promote economic development, the local government has launched winter entertainment projects such as ice marathons, snowmobiles, and underwater ice diving. If you can't stand the severe cold, tourists can also take a circular train around the lake in summer, traveling through tunnels, trestle bridges, and jungles like a paradise, and enjoy the sparkling lake scenery under the bright sunshine.
In fact, due to problems such as mineral exploitation, sewage discharge, and indiscriminate logging, the beautiful environment of Lake Baikal has also been damaged. The local government has effectively restored the colorful colors of Lake Baikal through a series of measures such as formulating laws, stopping resource development, and establishing nature reserves. Today, affected by seismic activity, Lake Baikal is still deepening and expanding, and this pearl of Siberia will bloom with even more dazzling light.
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Return to TopTian Chang Wang Juanhui (田长王娟惠) of Dong'an Village (东安村), Tongxiang (桐乡), Zhejiang (浙江)
Safeguarding the "Rice Bowl Farmland"
Our Correspondent Chang Qin (常钦)
In the thousand-mu square fields of Dong'an Village (东安村), Chongfu Town (崇福镇), Tongxiang City (桐乡市), Jiaxing City (嘉兴市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), the verdant rice is growing vigorously. Wang Juanhui (王娟惠), Director of the Dong'an Village (东安村) Village Committee and village-level Tian Chang (田长), carefully inspects the fields. "Through the concentrated and contiguous treatment of 'thousand-mu square' permanent basic farmland in the village, we have added 78 mu of good farmland, forming over 1,500 mu of high-quality cultivated land. Now, new seedlings have been planted, and this season we will harvest an additional 90,000 jin of rice."
Dong'an Village (东安村) was formed by the merger of three villages, with a large population and little land, and conflicts among villagers were inevitable. "Cultivated land is the 'root' of farmers; when cultivated land is stable, hearts can be stable," says Wang Juanhui (王娟惠). In 2021, Jiaxing City (嘉兴市) established a four-level Tian Chang (田长) system at the city, county, town, and village levels, and Wang Juanhui (王娟惠) took on the responsibility of Tian Chang (田长) for Dong'an Village (东安村).
Challenges arose immediately after taking office. During one inspection, Wang Juanhui (王娟惠) discovered that a piece of cultivated land had been illegally occupied. When she and the village cadres went to demand rectification, the other party dismissively retorted, "Who still makes money by farming now?" This sentence was like a thorn, keeping Wang Juanhui (王娟惠) awake at night.
"Farmland must be good farmland." Wang Juanhui (王娟惠) was determined. During the day, she and the village cadres took turns supervising the rectification on-site, and in the evening, they discussed countermeasures and visited villagers' homes to do their work. Through unremitting efforts, this piece of cultivated land was not only restored to cultivation but also built into a high-standard farmland demonstration area.
Cultivated land protection cannot be separated from institutional safeguards. Cultivated land protection is written into the village rules and regulations and incorporated into the village-level "grid management" responsibility system. The village has established a village-level inspector team, creating a "Tian Chang (田长) + inspector" responsibility system, giving cultivated land a more solid "protective net." To stimulate farmers' enthusiasm for participating in cultivated land protection, Wang Juanhui (王娟惠) innovatively established a "cultivated land protection points supermarket," where villagers can earn points for patrolling the fields and exchange them for agricultural materials.
Manual field patrols have been upgraded to digital and intelligent field protection. In 2022, Dong'an Village (东安村) became one of the first pilot villages for the "Cultivated Land Visual Intelligence Protection" reform in Zhejiang Province (浙江省). High-altitude tower cameras provide real-time monitoring, satellite remote sensing provides precise positioning, and drone aerial patrols, among other technologies, have built a three-dimensional supervision network integrating air and ground. "These high-tech tools help us keep an eye on the cultivated land. As long as there are illegal occupations or other situations in the fields, the inspectors will receive an early warning on their mobile phones," Wang Juanhui (王娟惠) explained. Real-time dynamic digital management ensures that every inch of "rice bowl farmland" is intelligently protected.
"Only by safeguarding the 'rice bowl farmland' can the countryside achieve great development." Under the premise of strictly adhering to the requirements for the control of cultivated land use, Wang Juanhui (王娟惠) led the villagers to explore "rice +" models such as rotation and intercropping, develop and expand agricultural characteristic industries, and cultivate new business formats such as study tours and agricultural experience, so that high-quality cultivated land can exert its maximum benefits. The collective economic income of Dong'an Village (东安村) has increased from 2.63 million yuan in 2019 to more than 9 million yuan now, and it has been rated as a "Harmonious and Beautiful Village with Distinctive Features" in Zhejiang Province (浙江省).
In recent years, Zhejiang Province (浙江省) has comprehensively promoted the Tian Chang (田长) system, implemented the joint responsibility of the Party and government for cultivated land protection, and promoted the "Cultivated Land Intelligent Protection" digital application scenario. More than 60,000 Tian Chang (田长) at the five levels of province, city, county, township, and village, and village-level inspectors are in a "person-land correspondence" arrangement. The "three-in-one" supervision of tower probes, satellite remote sensing, and drones, and 14,900 high-altitude tower cameras cover nearly 80% of the cultivated land in the province, forming a new pattern of cultivated land protection that combines "human defense + technical defense."
Tian Chang Deng Xiankun (田长邓显坤) of Kangping Street (康平街道), Lishu (梨树), Jilin (吉林)
Protecting Black Soil
Our Correspondent Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)
In Balimiao Village (八里庙村), Kangping Street (康平街道), Lishu County (梨树县), Jilin Province (吉林省), the corn in the fields has grown to more than one person tall, with the green leaves drooping slightly, and the flower filaments beginning to extend from the top of the young ear bracts.
"This period is the flood season, so we need to pay more attention to the drainage ditches." Deng Xiankun (邓显坤), Director of the Kangping Street (康平街道) Office in Lishu County (梨树县) and Street-level Tian Chang (田长), walked along the field ditches, looking and looking, occasionally bending down to push aside the bushes and carefully checking whether the channels were damaged or blocked.
"July and August are the key periods for corn to form ears," said Lu Wei (卢伟), Secretary of the Party Branch of Balimiao Village (八里庙村). He is also a major grower in the village and knows the cultivated land of the whole village like the back of his hand.
Lishu County (梨树县) is located in the southwest of Jilin Province (吉林省) and belongs to the Northeast black soil area. In 2021, Lishu County (梨树县) took the lead in implementing the Tian Chang (田长) system throughout the province, establishing a three-level Tian Chang (田长) system at the county, township, and village levels. 356 Tian Chang (田长) and 1,028 grid chiefs and staff regularly conduct field patrols, so that every piece of black soil has a guardian.
"Becoming a Tian Chang (田长) is not just about going to the fields to take a look. Cultivated land protection is a major issue, and the entire street's farmland layout, protection, construction, and other conditions must be implemented in specific plots," said Deng Xiankun (邓显坤). In Balimiao Village (八里庙村), the Tian Chang (田长) system information disclosure board is erected on the edge of the field, with the responsible area, Tian Chang (田长) name, and reporting telephone number clearly visible.
How does the Tian Chang (田长) protect the black soil, the "giant panda" of cultivated land?
Maintain the total amount without reduction. When promoting various project constructions, Lishu County (梨树县) continuously improves the technical specifications and management mechanisms for the stripping of cultivated layer soil, and uses the stripped topsoil nearby for newly reclaimed cultivated land, improvement of inferior cultivated land, and land reclamation, to achieve "occupying black soil and supplementing black soil." "The land is leveled, the agricultural machinery runs smoothly, and the cost of farming is also reduced," Deng Xiankun (邓显坤) introduced.
Maintain quality without reduction. Lu Wei (卢伟) frankly said that with the accelerated promotion of high-standard farmland construction, the water conservancy "capillaries" distributed in the fields make the large fields "breathe" more smoothly. Since 2021, the county has successively built and dredged 17,000 kilometers of "four ditches and four channels." In 2022 and 2023, the county's total grain output remained stable at more than 4 billion jin, which cannot be separated from the guarantee of water conservancy facilities.
The "Lishu Model" of conservation tillage, which mainly includes straw cover no-tillage and strip rotary tillage, continues to be upgraded.
"Make good use of straw to improve soil fertility." Lu Wei (卢伟) said that every year after the autumn harvest, a large amount of corn straw is produced in the fields. Farmers return more than 30% of the straw to the fields, and the rest is comprehensively utilized through scientific off-field removal and manure composting and returning to the fields. "Many farmers in the village have reported that the soil's ability to retain fertilizer has been enhanced, and less chemical fertilizer is used."
The "Lishu Model" has achieved full coverage of suitable promotion plots, reaching 3.3 million mu. The county has newly built 1,255 manure composting points (fields), returning 1.04 million cubic meters of manure to the fields, saving nearly 0.6 million tons of chemical fertilizer, forming a planting and breeding cycle, and promoting green and ecological development. In the fields, the continuous corn grows vigorously, and the roots are deeply rooted in the black soil, absorbing nutrients for a new season of harvest.
(Intern Zhu Danyang (朱丹阳) participated in the writing)
Tian Chang Ji Wenbin (田长吉文斌) of Lianhua Town (莲花镇), Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南)
Managing the "Income-Increasing Farmland"
Our Correspondent Li Xiaoqing (李晓晴)
In midsummer, the rice waves surge in the fields. Ji Wenbin (吉文斌), Secretary of the Party Committee of Lianhua Town (莲花镇), Xiangjiang New District (湘江新区), Changsha City (长沙市), Hunan Province (湖南省), and town-level Tian Chang (田长), walked along the field ridge to Huang Shiqi (黄仕其), a major grain grower, bent down to pick up a rice ear and asked, "Is there any problem with the water for irrigation? How is the rice yield this year?"
Huang Shiqi (黄仕其) wiped his sweat and said, "The canal is open, irrigation is convenient, and we are preparing to harvest the rice."
Huang Shiqi's (黄仕其) confidence comes from this high-standard farmland. Lianhua Town (莲花镇) is a hilly area with fragmented fields and many small plots. Since 2022, Lianhua Town (莲花镇) has carried out concentrated and contiguous comprehensive treatment, cumulatively restoring more than 3,400 mu of cultivated land and building more than 10,000 mu of high-standard farmland. "A bumper harvest field should not only be square, but also have connected canals," said Ji Wenbin (吉文斌). "We have dredged more than 40 kilometers of rivers and connected the water systems of the Xinhua (新华), Maolichong (茅栗冲), and Shijianchong (石枧冲) three major reservoirs, which can improve the irrigation area by 28,000 mu."
Huang Shiqi (黄仕其) calculated the economic accounts. This year, the planting area of rice is more than 900 mu, and the double-cropping rice yield is expected to be 1,100 kilograms per mu. He pointed to the canal on the edge of the field and said, "In the past, watering required special arrangements for people to guard it, and it would take most of the day; now, as soon as the gate is opened, the water directly enters the field, and the cost of watering is reduced."
It is necessary to manage it well after it is built well. Lianhua Town (莲花镇) has set up 4 town-level Tian Chang (田长), 12 village-level Tian Chang (田长), and 57 grid Tian Chang (田长), and implemented the task of cultivated land protection to specific responsible persons and field plots. The grid Tian Chang (田长) regularly patrols to guard the red line of cultivated land.
"Guarding good farmland is a responsibility, and increasing benefits is the goal," said Ji Wenbin (吉文斌). First, solve the problem of "who will farm the land." The Tian Chang (田长) coordinates, and the village collective establishes an economic cooperative to attract young people to return to their hometowns to serve as professional managers. Villager Duan Mingliang (段明亮) has been working outside for many years and is now the head of the Jinhua Village (金华村) Economic Cooperative.
"New farmers" have new methods. Duan Mingliang (段明亮) found Luo Xianfu (罗先富), a researcher at the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center (湖南杂交水稻研究中心), and introduced new varieties of early japonica rice. Luo Xianfu (罗先富) took his team to the countryside to guide him hand-in-hand, and Duan Mingliang (段明亮) learned seriously.
"The new variety 'Zhongke Fa Early Japonica No. 1' (中科发早粳1号) is cold-resistant and disease-resistant in the seedling stage, can be sown and harvested earlier, and the yield of high-yielding fields can reach about 1,200 jin per mu in a single season," said Duan Mingliang (段明亮). "The rice cooked with early rice can also be fragrant." The early rice planting area in Jinhua Village (金华村) has increased from 400 mu to nearly 800 mu today.
Good farmland is in pieces, helping to improve the quality and efficiency of grain planting. Lianhua Town (莲花镇) has expanded the early rice planting area, created the Lianhua high-quality rice project, and launched the "Xiangjiang Rice" (湘江大米) and "Yurun Lianhua" (雨润莲花) agricultural product regional public brands, turning a good harvest into a good income for farmers.
Technological planting provides another guarantee for the harvest. "We cooperate with agricultural machinery companies to build a smart agriculture demonstration base. The fields are equipped with agricultural meteorological stations and insect lamps, and a seedling raising greenhouse with a total area of 47,000 square meters has also been built. An agricultural service center integrating drying, storage, processing, and sales can provide farmers with one-stop service," said Ji Wenbin (吉文斌).
Store grain in the land and store grain in technology. This year, the cultivated land area in Lianhua Town (莲花镇) has further increased, including more than 9,000 mu of double-cropping rice. "The next step is to start the comprehensive land consolidation of Lianhua Town (莲花镇), focusing on industrial layout, comprehensively implementing the concentrated and contiguous treatment of agricultural land, the increase and decrease of construction land, and the redevelopment of idle and inefficient land, improving infrastructure supporting facilities, and further improving the quality of cultivated land," Ji Wenbin (吉文斌) looked forward to.
Tian Chang Wang Qing (田长王庆) of Xigang Town (习岗镇), Helan (贺兰), Ningxia (宁夏)
Looking After the "Responsibility Farmland"
Our Correspondents Jiao Siyu (焦思雨) and Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋)
Early in the morning, Wang Qing (王庆), the town-level Tian Chang (田长) of Xigang Town (习岗镇), Helan County (贺兰县), Yinchuan City (银川市), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区), began to get busy.
"We must first look at the weather forecast before departure." Wang Qing (王庆) took the "five-piece set" with the car - raincoat, flashlight, entrenching tool, shoe cleaning cloth, and dust brush, opened the "Ningxia Cultivated Land Protection Supervision Platform" APP on his mobile phone, and drove into the fields.
In midsummer, the fields are lush and green. "This is the broccoli planting base in Economic Bridge Village (经济桥村). In the past, it was mostly scattered planting by individual households, with mixed varieties and low efficiency. Now the cultivated land is contiguous, standardized planting, the industry has become bigger and stronger, and the base has become one of the vegetable production areas in the city." Wang Qing (王庆) said with pride, "Many surrounding villages have developed characteristic industries, such as the cherries in Xinping Village (新平村), the strawberries in Heping Village (和平村), and the eggplants in Wuxing Village (五星村)..."
As the vehicle drove into the depths of the farmland, the road became narrower and narrower. It had just rained the day before, and mud and water splashed in the bumps, and the body of the car was covered with mud spots. "The end of the farmland road is relatively narrow, and some places have to rely on two legs, but no matter how difficult it is to walk, we have to step on it to feel at ease," Wang Qing (王庆) said.
What should we patrol in the fields?
Wang Qing (王庆) counted them one by one. First, check whether the cultivated land is normally cultivated, second, check whether there are any behaviors that damage the cultivated land and change the land use, and third, check the implementation of the inspection duties of the village and group-level Tian Chang (田长).
"When I first took over the Tian Chang (田长) work in December 2023, there were more than 520 illegal map spots in the town, and by 2025, it has dropped to 29. This is the result of our adherence to source control, prevention first, and systematic governance." Wang Qing (王庆) said that Xigang Town (习岗镇) has a total of 76 Tian Chang (田长) at the town, village, and group levels, and each piece of cultivated land has a dedicated person to manage and protect it.
"Once we find illegal behaviors such as dumping garbage, illegally occupying cultivated land, and building without approval, we immediately collect evidence on the spot, upload photos, and transfer them to the comprehensive law enforcement team and the village committee." Wang Qing (王庆) said that when patrolling the fields, we must also pay special attention to some "nerve endings" such as the junction of urban and rural areas and the junction of two villages, and no corners can be let go.
When the Tian Chang (田长) takes office, he must not only guard the cultivated land, but also solve the problems for the farmers. "The red line of cultivated land cannot be touched, but the policy is not cold. We must think more about the farmers and help them find a way out for development," Wang Qing (王庆) said.
In recent years, with the continuous improvement of farmland quality, Xigang Town (习岗镇) has developed industries such as grain planting, facility agriculture, and agricultural product cold chain logistics. The industrial layout of "**一村一品**" (yī cūn yī pǐn - "one village one product," each village has its own specialty) has basically taken shape, with an annual grain output of 0.7 million tons and a fruit and vegetable output of 6.3 million tons.
"Taking office and guarding the responsibility, performing duties and fulfilling responsibilities, and using, managing, and protecting cultivated land well is my duty and mission." Wang Qing (王庆)坦言, "Since becoming a Tian Chang (田长), I can't stand any destruction of the land." In the sun, his wheat-colored skin, the mud on his shoes, and the mud spots on his trouser legs seem to be integrated with this land.
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On July 10th, the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局) released data showing that the national summer grain harvest in 2025 was stable and abundant, with a yield of 299.48 billion jin, maintaining overall stability. Season after season of good harvests originate from the nourishment of fertile land and the bounty of the earth.
Farmland is the lifeblood of grain production. Batches of field chiefs delve into the fields, transforming into "guardians" of farmland. Wang Juanhui (王娟惠) promotes more "intelligent" farmland protection, Deng Xiankun (邓显坤) tries every means to promote the implementation of conservation tillage, Ji Wenbin (吉文斌) leads villagers to develop smart agriculture, Wang Qing (王庆) explores the "three looks" method of field patrol... From south to north, although the regions are different and the challenges vary, as field chiefs, their responsibilities are the same and their goals are consistent.
Data from the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) shows that 29 provinces across the country have actively explored the establishment of a field chief system, promoting the formation of a good situation in which the whole society jointly manages and protects farmland. Open the inspection APP to monitor farmland changes in real time; care about the needs of farmers and restore abandoned land; face illegal acts, resolutely stop them, and guard the red line. Level by level, field chiefs implement the work, and the field chief system is weaving a "horizontal to the edge, vertical to the bottom" farmland protection responsibility network in the vast countryside. The hard work of the field chiefs has not only brought about the consolidation of the red line of farmland, but also brought about the transformation of villages.
Protecting farmland is a systematic project. From protecting the fields well and managing the fields well, to using the fields well, the "toolboxes" of the field chiefs are not what they used to be. They are no longer limited to simple inspections, but focus on systematic governance, promote the integration of technology and systems, help farmers adopt new technologies, tap the potential of farmland, shift from "passive protection" to "efficient utilization," make farmers' "grain bags" fuller, the "appearance" of villages higher, promote the transformation of agriculture from traditional farming to green and sustainable, and make the countryside a livable and workable hot spot.
What cannot be ignored is that the pressure on farmland protection still exists. The vast number of field chiefs should shoulder the mission of innovating mechanisms and put the responsibility of protection on the ridges of the fields. At the same time, we should also focus on training local field managers to allow more farmers to participate. In this way, the vast fertile land will surely be rejuvenated, and the picture of the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside will surely be more magnificent.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "In the new era and on the new journey, financial work must firmly adhere to the people's stance, enhance the diversity, inclusiveness, and accessibility of services, and better protect the rights and interests of financial consumers."
In the vast fields and mountain villages, how can financial resources accurately reach every household and better support the development of business entities? Financial assistants have built a bridge. A reporter visited Ningde City (宁德市), Fujian Province (福建省), to explore the vivid practice of the local financial assistant mechanism.
——Editor
Fujian (福建) has a developed characteristic agriculture and abundant mountain and sea resources. In the mountains and seas far from the city, basic financial services could not meet the needs of the people, which was once a shortcoming in Ningde's (宁德) efforts to promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Inheriting and promoting the fine tradition of "Four Down to the Grassroots" (四下基层), since 2020, the Organization Department of the Ningde Municipal Party Committee (宁德市委组织部) has jointly established a financial assistant mechanism with the Ningde Branch of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行宁德市分行). As of now, it has cumulatively selected and dispatched five batches of 485 financial assistants to take temporary positions at the grassroots level, achieving full coverage of towns (街道) in the city, and promoting the effective connection between the supply of financial products and services and the needs of rural development. These financial assistants go deep into the grassroots, actively exert their business advantages and professional expertise, promote smoother government-bank cooperation, more precise inclusive financial services, and take responsibility and continuously exert efforts in the practice of financial services for the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
How do financial assistants guide financial resources directly to the fields and small and micro enterprises? What important role has this mechanism played? How to optimize and improve it? The reporter recently conducted interviews in Ningde (宁德).
"Going out of the office and working at the grassroots level has given me a different understanding of how to do financial services well."
"There are many of my old customers in the township, and I often come back to see them." Although Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) has been away from her post in Jinhanshezuxiang (金涵畲族乡) for more than seven months, Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷), the president of Dongqiao Branch of Xiamen Bank Ningde Branch (厦门银行宁德分行东侨支行), still has many people and things she can't let go of here.
At the end of May this year, she made a special return visit to Fujian Shengshi Daxiang Tea Co., Ltd. (福建省盛世大翔茶叶有限公司) in the township to learn more about the company's operating conditions this year and carefully checked the inventory in the warehouse.
"Among the more than 1,000 products developed by the company, in addition to traditional flower tea, green tea, and flower and fruit tea, there are also milk tea bases and hot pot ingredient packages. Many large Internet companies and catering companies are our customers. In recent years, the company's annual revenue growth rate has been more than 20%," said Zhou Daxiang (周大祥), head of Shengshi Daxiang Company.
In 2023, Xiamen Bank Ningde Branch (厦门银行宁德分行) provided Shengshi Daxiang Company with a loan of 7.2 million yuan. "Tea companies need a large amount of funds to purchase tea leaves and other raw materials, especially in the spring and summer seasons every year," Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) said. The bank has renewed Shengshi Daxiang's (盛世大翔) loan several times and has also taken the initiative to reduce the interest rate for the company this year.
From November 2023 to the end of last year, Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) served as the deputy township head for finance in Jinhanshezuxiang (金涵畲族乡), becoming a financial assistant in the township. "It is a characteristic of our Ningde City (宁德市) for financial cadres to take temporary positions in townships. Going out of the office and working at the grassroots level has given me a different understanding of how to do financial services well," Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) said. What she got sitting in the office was just a list of companies. She wanted to start from the source and better communicate with companies, merchants, and the masses, and play the role of a liaison and bridge builder.
"Jinhanshezuxiang (金涵畲族乡) has jurisdiction over 2 communities and 16 administrative villages, with a permanent population of more than 80,000, mostly food, tea, chemical, and construction companies. Taking Jinhanshezuxiang (金涵畲族乡) as the center, I have surveyed the situation of enterprises in the nearby Huotong Town (霍童镇), Yangzhong Town (洋中镇), and Sandu Town (三都镇)," Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) said. Taking a temporary position at the grassroots level brings her closer to the enterprises and gives her a better understanding of their needs. "In the past, if enterprises had needs, they might not know who to turn to. With financial assistants like us, enterprises have someone to connect with when they want to apply for a loan."
After working at the grassroots level, Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) found that the situation of enterprises is often more complicated. A food company in Jinhanshezuxiang (金涵畲族乡) was operating in general condition, and the bank originally planned not to provide it with loans anymore.
"I visited this company every month and knew that the company was in a stage of transformation and development. Although the financial data was not so good-looking, it had been operating normally and its business had already improved. If there was no loan support, the company might really not be able to survive." Finally, at Huang Xiaoting's (黄晓婷) application, the bank did not cut off the loan and chose to continue to support the company's development.
"Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) is proactive, down-to-earth, and willing to work hard, using financial resources to solve problems for enterprises and the masses in the township." Li Dunzhao (李敦沼), deputy secretary of the Jinhanshezuxiang Party Committee (金涵畲族乡党委副书记), said that during her tenure as a financial assistant, Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) led her team to issue multiple loans to enterprises in the township, many of which were private enterprises and small and micro enterprises. She also joined forces with the police station and village committees to carry out anti-fraud publicity and financial knowledge lectures in the villages.
Popularize financial knowledge in a language that the villagers can understand, and sincerely help farmers solve loan problems.
Holding up a handful of tea leaves, Wang Haoda (王豪达) first carefully examined the color and then gently smelled the aroma. This is Baiyun Mountain Wang Jianhua Tea Factory (白云山王建华茶厂) in Fu'an City (福安市), Ningde (宁德), and Wang Haoda (王豪达) is the sales manager of the tea factory.
"My family has been making tea for more than 30 years. Now the factory has all six major tea categories, with an annual output value of more than 10 million yuan," Wang Haoda (王豪达) said. The tea factory purchases high-quality tea leaves from surrounding tea farmers to make high-end tea, with annual raw material costs of five to six million yuan. To expand sales channels, the tea factory has expanded its online sales business in recent years and has also opened an online store.
"Wang Haoda's (王豪达) father, Wang Jianhua (王建华), is an old hand at tea making. In order to ensure the quality of the tea, he has always insisted on making tea by hand and is very famous locally," Zhang Jing (张婧), deputy director of the Fu'an Rural Credit Cooperative Business Department (福安农信联社营业部副主任), told reporters. The local tea-making cycle lasts from early spring to mid-July in the lunar calendar, but the money for collecting tea must be settled on the spot. In addition, the tea factory faces the problem of capital turnover due to the promotion and distribution costs of online stores.
In March 2024, Zhang Jing (张婧) was hired as a financial assistant in Muyun She Ethnic Township (穆云畲族乡), Fu'an City (福安市). She had served as the director of Muyang Credit Union of Fu'an Rural Credit Cooperative (福安农信联社穆阳信用社主任) for nearly 3 years and was very familiar with the industrial development of Muyun She Ethnic Township (穆云畲族乡).
Under the guidance of Zhang Jing (张婧), Fu'an Rural Credit Cooperative (福安农信联社) granted the tea factory a credit of 2.7 million yuan. "Thanks to her help, we were able to enjoy the rural revitalization loan policy, saving 40,000 yuan in interest a year," Wang Haoda (王豪达) said.
When serving as a financial assistant, Zhang Jing (张婧) spent half of her working time running around in the township to conduct research, explore rural financial service models, and popularize financial knowledge in a language that the villagers could understand.
The 33 administrative villages under the jurisdiction of Muyun She Ethnic Township (穆云畲族乡) are all located in mountainous areas. Among them, Zhong'ao Village (中岙村) mainly develops three major industries: honey peaches, thorn grapes, and tea, but it has not been able to grow bigger and stronger due to a shortage of funds.
"There are many elderly people in the village who do not understand financial policies, and their channels for obtaining financial information are also limited. Originally, there were only a dozen student loans in the village." Zhang Jing (张婧) went to the village to investigate the village situation and promote credit products. "Before the Spring Festival this year, we took advantage of the opportunity for people to go home for the New Year to carry out village-wide credit promotion activities, which were very popular among the villagers."
"In the past, the procedures for villagers to apply for loans were cumbersome, and village cadres were required to provide guarantees. After the promotion of village-wide credit, the loan is implemented with a whitelist system. As long as the villagers are really developing industries, they can get the funds quickly through the bank's online approval, which is very convenient," said Lan Xieyan (兰谢言), secretary of the Zhong'ao Village Party Branch (中岙村党支部书记).
Now, through the Fujian Rural Credit Mobile Banking APP (福建农信手机银行APP), villagers can borrow and repay loans at any time. As long as their credit status is good, they can not only borrow and use the funds at any time within 3 years and have the funds "arrive in seconds," but also renew the loan without repaying the principal. "We have successively launched characteristic financial products such as 'Fu Fruit Loan' (福果贷) and 'Fu Share Loan' (福股贷) to help the villagers develop industries. Currently, we have granted 41 loans with an amount of more than 4.7 million yuan," Zhang Jing (张婧) said.
"Zhang Jing (张婧) has a passion for helping farmers. She uses her professional knowledge to help key villages formulate financial plans, which has effectively promoted the 'one village, one product' work and increased her feelings for the farmers." Zhong Chenghua (钟成华), head of Muyun She Ethnic Township (穆云畲族乡乡长), said that in Guilin Village (桂林村), Hutou Village (虎头村) and other places, Fu'an Rural Credit Cooperative (福安农信联社) has provided more than 55 million yuan in credit, benefiting more than 500 farmers and enterprises.
Financial services are delivered to the fields and to the hearts of the people.
Publicizing financial products and services to enterprises; promoting the implementation of policies such as re-lending tools, innovation guarantee loans, technology loans, and rural revitalization loans; planning golden ideas for the development of "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers"; carrying out financial consumer rights protection, preventing telecommunications fraud and illegal fund-raising, etc.
"Financial cadres taking temporary positions go deep into the grassroots to fully understand the needs of the people, deliver financial services to the hearts of the people, guide financial resources to further sink into the townships, and explore a new path for financial assistance to the comprehensive revitalization of Mindong (闽东) villages." Wu Jinyong (吴晋勇), president of the Ningde Branch of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行宁德市分行行长), said.
What important role has the financial assistant mechanism played in its five years of operation?
"There is a shortage of cadres and talents in the rural financial field. The selection and dispatch of financial assistants is to promote the integration of specialized financial cadres into the overall situation of rural revitalization and play an active role in promoting the allocation of financial resources to rural areas," said Chen Meizai (陈梅仔), deputy director of the Organization Department of the Ningde Municipal Party Committee (宁德市委组织部副部长).
Financial assistants give play to the dual advantages of "financial system employees" and "township cadres on temporary assignment," take the town and village outlets as the main positions, accurately connect with business entities to solve their difficulties, "lend" to drive county economic development, and promote the allocation of financial resources to the grassroots.
"Promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside is inseparable from the nourishment of financial resources. We visit villages and enterprises, bringing more policies, funds, services, technology, and knowledge to the countryside, which is conducive to solving the problem of guaranteeing development factors and optimizing the rural financial business environment," Huang Xiaoting (黄晓婷) said.
This mechanism allows financial cadres to better understand the grassroots and also improves the financial literacy of township cadres and their awareness of doing financial work well. Chen Meizai (陈梅仔) said that after going deep into the grassroots, financial cadres have a better understanding of the needs of the masses and enterprises, and have a deeper relationship with the people. Township cadres also have a deeper understanding of financial products and are more comfortable using financial products to help industrial development.
"Overall, the financial assistant mechanism has a good operating effect. It not only opens up the 'last mile' of financial benefits for enterprises and the people, but also trains the cadre team and promotes the transformation of work style. In recent years, the influence of this mechanism has become greater and greater," Chen Meizai (陈梅仔) said.
Ningde (宁德) continues to optimize the financial assistant mechanism. It is understood that the local relevant departments have improved the selection, management, and incentive mechanism for financial assistants. For example, building a supply and demand matching platform to achieve more precise selection and dispatch; exploring the development of a financial assistant management applet and formulating a group standard "Financial Assistant Service Specification" to standardize the work of financial assistants; establishing an effective incentive mechanism; and so on.
"In the next step, we will continue to make good use of the financial assistant mechanism, increase the training efforts for financial assistants, enhance the accuracy and suitability of the selection of financial assistants, and continue to promote financial assistants to publicize the latest financial policies that benefit enterprises, so that finance can better serve the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside," Wu Jinyong (吴晋勇) said.
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Establishing a professional honor evaluation system for insurance sales personnel with Chinese characteristics, which comprehensively and systematically evaluates agents' professional ethics, business capabilities, and customer satisfaction, is conducive to better motivating insurance agents to establish correct professional concepts and improve service capabilities.
Not long ago, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (金融监管总局) issued the "Notice on Promoting the Deepening of the Reform of the Personal Marketing System in the Life Insurance Industry," urging insurance companies to strengthen the constraints and guidance on insurance sales personnel through institutional norms, and to promote the transformation and upgrading of personal agency channels. Among them, the notice proposed "establishing a professional honor evaluation system for insurance sales personnel with Chinese characteristics," which has received widespread attention.
With the improvement of people's living standards and risk awareness, more and more consumers are purchasing insurance to increase personal and property protection. There are various insurance sales methods, among which personal insurance agents are an important channel for insurance marketing. When people choose life insurance products with higher amounts and related to old-age "wallets," they often choose trusted agents for consultation and insurance.
Since its introduction into China's insurance market in 1992, the personal insurance agent model has developed rapidly, and the personal agency channel has become the main driving force for the growth of life insurance, playing a positive role in serving customer needs, promoting industry development, and solving social employment. Many senior agents have won the trust of consumers with professional and sincere service and become close friends of customers.
It should also be noted that there are a large number of insurance agents, with varying levels of professionalism and vastly different professional qualities. Some agents over-pursue performance, and false marketing and "忽悠" (hū you - "deceiving," to deceive or mislead consumers) consumers occur from time to time. Packaging high-risk investment products as "zero-risk, high-return" "money trees," and describing products with harsh claim conditions as ordinary pension insurance... These behaviors infringe on consumer rights and have an adverse impact on the image and healthy development of the industry.
In the international insurance market, there are many honor awards based on premium and commission income as evaluation criteria, which reflects the desire of many insurance agents for professional honor and recognition of their business capabilities. The evaluation criteria also play a "baton" role to a certain extent. In recent years, with the transformation and development of the life insurance market, the industry has gradually shifted from "sales-driven" to "value-driven," and some traditional industry awards are difficult to fully reflect the professional level and service quality of agents. Establishing a professional honor evaluation system for insurance sales personnel with Chinese characteristics, which comprehensively and systematically evaluates agents' professional ethics, business capabilities, and customer satisfaction, is conducive to better motivating insurance agents to establish correct professional concepts and improve service capabilities.
Some insurance institutions in the market have already carried out relevant explorations. Some insurance companies have created exclusive honor systems, comprehensively examining agents' customer satisfaction, company evaluation, and marketing performance, etc., to avoid "performance-only theory"; some have created agent professional honor systems to guide sales personnel to stay for a long time and continue to provide good services to customers. These practical explorations have played a positive role in stabilizing and retaining the agent team and improving service levels. For insurance companies, they should gradually build organizational structures, promotion systems, and commission and salary incentive systems that support the long-term service of insurance sales personnel, and continuously optimize the assessment and evaluation system.
For insurance agents, they should take the initiative to establish correct professional concepts and values. It should be seen that customer reputation is the best recognition, which can bring a sense of professional honor and identity. To win customer recognition, it is necessary to work hard to improve professional capabilities, understand the guarantee functions, characteristics, and advantages of increasingly diverse insurance products, and ensure that suitable products and services are provided to suitable consumers; at the same time, it is also necessary to establish a value of taking profit with righteousness, adhere to honesty and trustworthiness, and comply with laws and regulations, so as to better realize their own value in honest service. A good reputation is the "golden cup" of insurance agents, winning more consumers to "vote with their feet" for themselves, and sales performance will also 水到渠成 (shuǐ dào qú chéng - "when water comes, a channel is formed," success comes naturally; when conditions are ripe, success is assured).
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According to reports, recently, the Hubei Branch of China Construction Bank (建设银行) and CCB Trust Equity Investment Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Construction Bank (建设银行) Group, successfully held the launch event of the Hubei Green New Leading Equity Investment Fund in Wuhan (武汉). The Green New Leading Fund is the first green and low-carbon equity investment fund of China Construction Bank (建设银行) Group, bringing together two national-level funds, the National Green Development Fund and the National Strategic Emerging Industries Development Fund, as well as funding parties at the provincial, municipal, and district levels in Hubei Province (湖北省), with a scale of 1.5 billion yuan. The fund will focus on serving the ecological environment protection and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, mainly investing in emerging industries in the field of ecological and environmental protection, while also taking into account emerging industries that are in line with the "dual carbon" direction, such as clean energy and green transportation. Relevant负责人 of China Construction Bank (建设银行) stated that the next step will be to leverage the integrated advantages of commercial and investment banking, promote the "circle, chain, and group" customer and industry service model, and continuously explore the potential of green finance development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt through 13 first-level branches in 11 provinces and cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt and CCB Trust.
(Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余))
China Securities Regulatory Commission Approves Registration of Propylene Futures and Options
According to reports, recently, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会) issued a notice approving the registration of propylene futures and options of the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (郑州商品交易所). Propylene futures and options will be listed on July 22, adding a new member to China's basic chemical futures. Propylene is an important raw material for home appliances, automobiles, textiles, medical equipment, cosmetics and other fields. China (中国) is the world's largest producer and consumer of propylene. As an intermediate product in the industrial chain and China's (中国) largest olefin variety, the listing of propylene futures and options will provide industrial chain enterprises with richer risk management tools, facilitate enterprises to better hedge, enhance the resilience of the industrial chain, and at the same time, better play the functions of price discovery and risk management, guide the optimal allocation of industrial chain resources, and promote the high-quality development of upstream and downstream industries. Relevant负责人 of the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (郑州商品交易所) stated that the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (郑州商品交易所) will solidly do various preparatory work to ensure the smooth listing of propylene futures and options, and continue to enrich enterprise risk management strategies to better serve the high-quality development of the industry.
(Zhao Zhanhui (赵展慧))
China UnionPay Releases "Vitality Life Card"
According to reports, in recent years, China UnionPay (中国银联) has comprehensively laid out pension finance, and recently joined hands with commercial banks and industry partners to release the UnionPay (银联) "Vitality Life Card". The "Vitality Life Card" is a card product tailored by UnionPay (银联) for people in the pre-retirement and retirement stages. At the same time, debit card and credit card products issued by commercial banks to pension customer groups, and social security card products that have financial account functions and meet the conditions set by the bank are also included in the cooperation to form a UnionPay (银联) card product matrix to help boost the silver economy. Around high-frequency consumption scenarios such as "travel, tourism, food, and medical care," UnionPay (银联) has launched 12 pension rights in 6 categories in the first phase, including medical and health care, health care and nursing, elderly care communities, daily life, high-end vacations, and high-end medical care. The first batch of UnionPay (银联) "Vitality Life Card" partner banks includes 10 UnionPay (银联) card products from 7 banks including Bank of China (中国银行), Bank of Communications (交通银行), China Everbright Bank (光大银行), Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (浦发银行), Industrial Bank (兴业银行), China Guangfa Bank (广发银行), and Bank of Shanghai (上海银行).
(Ge Mengchao (葛孟超))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 观
Inside the workshop of Ningxia Shared Group Co., Ltd. (宁夏共享集团股份有限公司), rows of unmanned 3D printing equipment for casting operate efficiently. Production parameters flash continuously on electronic displays, and different types of machines run at high speed.
Throughout the growth of Shared Group, digitalization and 3D printing technology have developed in parallel. "Adhering to reform and innovation, although difficult, is very important," said Peng Fan (彭凡), Chairman of the company.
"This year, relying on our existing digital enterprise architecture, we plan to invest 150 million yuan to implement a technological transformation project to improve the production efficiency of high-end equipment components," Peng Fan (彭凡) introduced. The project is based on sand mold 3D printing technology, transforming and optimizing the factory's process production flow and equipment, applying three-dimensional scene display production line operation and equipment production data, unifying the data acquisition platform, logistics dispatch center, completing the interconnection and automatic scheduling of heavy factory equipment, and cooperating with the production line to complete a high degree of automated operation. After the project is completed, it will become the most advanced 3D printing-based intelligent casting factory for parts in the industry, which can increase the annual production capacity of castings by 9,600 tons.
Upgrading and transformation is not easy and requires strong financial support. There are many small-scale enterprises in the casting industry, with low industrial concentration, showing obvious characteristics of strong large enterprises and scattered small enterprises. As a leading enterprise in the casting industry, driving the transformation of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain is also the direction of Shared Group's efforts.
"Considering that Shared Group's upgrading and transformation are in line with the trends of technology finance and advanced manufacturing development, we tailored a financial service plan for the company in a timely manner," introduced the relevant person in charge of the Shaanxi Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China (进出口银行). They combined the actual situation of the upstream and downstream of the Shared Group's industrial chain, and used financial technology and supply chain service platforms to share resources, providing "Factoring E-loan" support for suppliers on the industrial chain. Small and medium-sized suppliers can transfer their accounts receivable held by Shared Group's commitment to pay to the Export-Import Bank of China (进出口银行) and enjoy the bank's financing services. In this way, it is not only conducive to promoting the smooth operation of Shared Group's production, supply, and sales, but also helps small and medium-sized enterprises in the industrial chain alleviate liquidity pressure and promote the healthy development of the entire supply chain ecosystem.
From issuing 50 million yuan of export seller's credit funds in 2002 to help companies deliver foreign orders on schedule, to 90 million yuan of fixed asset investment loans for export companies in 2011 to support the smooth commissioning of the technological transformation project for the capacity improvement of key castings for high-efficiency energy equipment, the Shaanxi Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China (进出口银行) has used diversified policy-based financial services to escort companies to set sail overseas, expand production capacity, and activate the industrial chain ecosystem with concrete measures.
After years of development, Shared Group's products have gained recognition from more and more international customers, and more than 80% of downstream customers are Fortune 500 companies and leading companies in the industry. "The gene of innovation has been integrated into the company's genes, and only continuous breakthroughs can meet customer needs," Peng Fan (彭凡) said. "The development prospects of the private economy are broad and promising. We are full of confidence in future development and will continue to climb the peak of innovation."
Data shows that in the first six months of this year, the Export-Import Bank of China (进出口银行) has provided more than 610 billion yuan in loans to the field of foreign trade, and issued a total of 47 billion yuan of thematic financial bonds in the field of foreign trade, and the support for private foreign trade enterprises and small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises has been continuously increased.
Recently, the Export-Import Bank of China (进出口银行) issued the "Special Plan on Cultivating New Advantages for Private Enterprises in International Economic and Trade Cooperation and Competition," and introduced 16 specific measures to further strengthen financial support for private enterprises to carry out foreign trade and develop new quality productive forces. According to the plan, the Export-Import Bank of China (进出口银行) will actively meet the multi-scenario and full-chain financing needs of private enterprises in foreign economic and trade, enrich financial service scenarios, support private enterprises to orderly and reasonably cross-border layout of industrial chains, participate in the construction of overseas economic and trade cooperation parks, and achieve the transition from "going out" to "going in." At the same time, it will continue to optimize the allocation of financial resources, support private specialized, refined, and new "little giants" and manufacturing single champion enterprises to explore overseas markets, and deepen cooperation in production and manufacturing, scientific and technological research and development around the world.
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A flying backpack that can help firefighters fly to the balconies of high-rise fire rooms, buying precious time for rescue; a delivery route that allows lychees to cross mountains and ridges, rushing to deliver "freshness" to consumers' tables; an agricultural drone performing spraying operations, a task that would take traditional manual labor one or two days to complete can be done in "minutes"... Recently, reporters visited relevant application scenarios of the low-altitude economy in Guangdong (广东), and saw many highlights.
Speaking of the low-altitude economy, many people first think of drones. Drones, eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft), helicopters, etc. are important products of the low-altitude economy, but they are not synonymous with it. The low-altitude economy is a comprehensive economic form, which can be understood as an industrial ecosystem collection within the low-altitude airspace below a vertical height of 1000 meters, appropriately expanded according to actual needs, using civil manned and unmanned aircraft as carriers, and driven by flight activities in manned, cargo-carrying, and other operational scenarios, driving the integrated development of related fields. In recent years, the low-altitude economy has increasingly appeared in the fields of medical rescue, urban security, agricultural and forestry plant protection, tourism and sightseeing, power巡检inspection, and logistics distribution.
The low-altitude economy continues to open up new application scenarios and business models, significantly improving the efficiency of economic and social activities and user experience. From the perspective of economic development, building a low-altitude transportation network will effectively reduce the transportation costs of the entire society, promote smooth flow of people and goods, and drive the development of upstream and downstream related industries, becoming a new driving force for economic development. At the same time, the low-altitude economy will also empower the transformation and upgrading of industrial structures, strengthen economic exchanges between regions, and promote coordinated regional development.
Industry insiders say that further promoting the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy requires the coordinated cooperation of various fields and the aggregation of policy synergy. For example, in urban planning and infrastructure construction, we should strengthen interconnection with traditional transportation networks, reserve space in urban planning for low-altitude transportation facilities, and form an infrastructure network that supports the low-altitude economy. Promote the optimization and cooperation of the industrial chain, and promote low-altitude economy-related enterprises to strengthen the development of application scenarios with logistics, agriculture, tourism, and public services. In terms of talent cultivation, adopt various forms such as industry-education integration to increase efforts to cultivate professional talents with relevant technical and management capabilities.
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"The cow is still grazing on the hillside, but the cowherd is nowhere to be found. It's not that he's playing and lost the cow, that cowherd Wang Erxiao (王二小)..."
Whenever the familiar melody rings out, I especially miss my father. I will never forget the scene from 10 years ago at the Beijing Capital Gymnasium (北京首都体育馆), where Meng Yu (孟于), one of the early singers of "The Cowherd Wang Erxiao," a 93-year-old soprano, slowly walked onto the stage and performed with deep emotion. "The Cowherd Wang Erxiao" has been sung by generations. Behind a children's song is the heroic sacrifice of a group of young heroes at a time of national crisis.
In 1941, the "anti-mopping up" campaign in the Jin-Cha-Ji Anti-Japanese Base Area (晋察冀抗日根据地) was extremely brutal. My father, Li Jiefu (李劫夫), and his comrades from the Northwest War Service Troupe (西北战地服务团) were assigned to various counties to carry out guerrilla warfare with the masses. No one knew if they would ever see each other again. At that time, my father carried his bedding roll and various musical instrument-making tools, following the troops and collecting folk songs everywhere. When he was hungry, he would drink cold water and swallow hard, almost inedible, steamed buns. When his cotton-padded coat was torn, he would tie it up with a rope and continue wearing it.
During the day, he and his comrades marched. At night, he performed for the masses. The instruments would accompany whatever the masses sang. My father would write down the content of the songs, and when he came across a good song, he would add new lyrics about the war of resistance and sing it to the masses.
After the "anti-mopping up" campaign ended, my father returned to his original station - Liangjie Feng Village (两界峰村), at the junction of Pingshan (平山) and Lingshou (灵寿) counties in Hebei Province (河北省). He and his comrades shared life and death, witnessing too many moving people and events. The vast land and heroic people gave him creative inspiration.
One day, my father and the poet Fang Bing (方冰) were sitting on the steps of the landlord's house, which had been burned down, talking about what they had seen and heard, and feeling deeply moved. My father suggested, "Wouldn't it be good for us to write some narrative songs? To sing the praises of those heroes who were unyielding in the face of the enemy, so that their deeds could be passed down and educate future generations!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Bing picked up his pen and began to write! He concentrated the anti-enemy deeds that he had heard, seen, and that had made him cry more than once, on those children he was familiar with who were carrying red-tasseled spears on sentry duty, herding cattle, herding sheep, and fighting the enemy with wit, and wrote them in the format of narrative poems. Before long, he had written the lyrics for two songs, including "The Cowherd Wang Erxiao."
"Good! Lyrical and tragic! I'll set it to music right away." My father took the lyrics, sat cross-legged, tapped his hand to the rhythm, humming and writing, and quickly composed the music. During the War of Resistance, there was a shortage of materials. Where could they find pens and ink? They found red medicine from the hospital and used sorghum stalks to insert pen tips. The lyrics and scores they wrote were all red.
My father first sang the tune to Fang Bing, who thought it was smooth, beautiful, and emotional. My father also sang the tune to the art and music groups of the Northwest War Service Troupe, soliciting opinions, and also taught it to soldiers and villagers, listening to their feedback.
Printed song sheets were passed around by word of mouth, and "The Cowherd Wang Erxiao" spread throughout the Northwest War Service Troupe. On New Year's Day in 1942, the supplement of the *Jin-Cha-Ji Daily* (*晋察冀日报*) published this song. Once the work was published, it quickly spread throughout the anti-Japanese base areas.
In the Northwest War Service Troupe, the first person to sing this song was Gu Pinxiang (顾品祥). Gu Pinxiang's singing was taught by my father, sentence by sentence. My father always emphasized that the lightness, heaviness, strength, weakness, and speed of the singing should be determined according to the content of the lyrics: when singing "At that very critical moment, the enemy is about to reach the mountain pass," it should be sung a little faster to express the tense mood; when singing "His face is full of smiles," it should be sung more lightly and more kindly; when singing "His blood dyed the blue sky red," it should be strong and powerful, expressing praise for the hero and hatred for the invaders... My father also used a rural gourd ladle to imitate a mandolin and made a "ladle zither" for her to sing and play herself.
In this way, Gu Pinxiang took this "local instrument" and sang "Wang Erxiao" wherever she went, until the victory of the War of Resistance! After the founding of the People's Republic of China, "The Cowherd Wang Erxiao" was included in elementary school textbooks, and was also written into novels, made into movies and TV series, and made into comic strips and animations. In August 2015, the former State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (原国家新闻出版广电总局) announced the results of the online voting for "My Favorite Top Ten Anti-Japanese Songs," and "The Cowherd Wang Erxiao" was one of the 10 songs selected.
Even today, many people are still exploring where the anti-Japanese hero "Wang Erxiao" was from. In fact, the "Wang Erxiao" in the song is a collection of countless young heroes during the War of Resistance, an artistic archetype based on real life. The awakening and struggle of thousands of "Wang Erxiaos" built our new Great Wall at a time of national crisis! During the War of Resistance, the Jin-Cha-Ji Base Area was full of children's corps members. They were only teenagers when they sacrificed. Those lives that had not yet had time to bloom exchanged a life without war for today's children...
In my opinion, the reason why this song has been so widely circulated is also due to the song's timelessness - the melody is elegant, the story sung is popular, and the temperament of the song is simple. The song tells the story of a little hero's sacrifice, but it is not sung with a "bayonet," but with true feelings and the beauty of human nature.
The creations of my father and Fang Bing never left life or the people. The people are the final appraisers of art. Fang Bing's "Fighting Countryside" (《战斗的乡村》) and "Chaibao" (《柴堡》) both depict the moving deeds of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians. In the postscript to a collection of poems, he wrote, "What I write is all plain language, written on the walls and printed on colored paper in those years, extracted from the daily life of the people," so that "it can be understood by the broad masses of people."
And my father, as soon as he came into life, he was especially happy! I remember once performing with my father in the army. It was lunchtime, and after only a few bites, my father learned that the troops had assembled, so he immediately walked out of the cafeteria. Between us and the assembly point of the troops was a cliff-like steep slope. The leaders of the troops asked us to take a car down the mountain road. But my father said, "Let's go down from here!" Oh my god! That steep slope covered with cacti made me hesitate. I had just reached the halfway point when my father's clumsy bulk was already swift and nimble, standing on the troops' playground, talking, laughing, and singing with the soldiers!
From the time I can remember, I knew that my father was in poor health, but he never hesitated in the face of difficulties. In 1966, during the Xingtai Earthquake (邢台地震) in Hebei, my father, an old soldier who had come from the war years, immediately applied to the organization to go to the disaster area. In those days, he lived in a makeshift shack made of mats, sitting on the ground; looking at the muddy water that he couldn't see the bottom of the bowl, he picked it up and drank it; without writing conditions, he put his left leg on his right leg, and used his horizontal calf as a desk, writing more than 20 songs.
This is the true color of that generation of artists - revolutionary people nurtured by large cotton-padded coats and dishes cooked with large radishes, creators who are always thinking about what songs the people want to sing and love to sing. In those days, they so eagerly hoped to pass down the deeds of heroes through songs from generation to generation. Now, their wish has been realized!
(The author is the daughter of composer Li Jiefu, interviewed and compiled by Wang Jin (王瑨), reporter of this newspaper)
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From April to June this year, the China Theatre Association (中国剧协), the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department (江苏省委宣传部), and the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles (江苏省文联) jointly held the "Ascent Plan - The First China Theatre Classic Repertoire Exhibition Season" in Suzhou (苏州). Four well-known classic dramas, *The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭)*, *Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传)*, *Chen San Wu Niang (陈三五娘)*, and *The Orphan of Zhao (赵氏孤儿)*, were brought by eight troupes in eight different artistic styles, presenting the classic's vitality of keeping pace with the times and constantly updating.
The Peking Opera *Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传)*, adapted and created by Tian Han (田汉), elevated the White Snake drama from the Qing Dynasty (清代) legend to the ideological realm of "not judging truth from falsehood based on the difference between humans and demons, but judging right and wrong based on the truth of emotions," becoming a milestone in modern opera. The play was first created and performed by the National Peking Opera Company (国家京剧院) in the 1950s, and Peking Opera troupes across the country competed to perform it, and many other opera genres also transplanted it. The Cantonese Opera *Legend of the White Snake: Love (白蛇传·情)* focuses on the emotional relationships that contemporary young people care about in the adaptation of the text, further enhancing the rationality of the characters, and also making innovations in theater art, music creation, and other aspects that are more in line with the aesthetics of contemporary young people.
*The Orphan of Zhao (赵氏孤儿)* is loved by creators of different artistic styles for its strong tragic events and tragic feelings. The Henan Opera *Cheng Ying Saves the Orphan (程婴救孤)* and the musical *The Orphan of Zhao (赵氏孤儿)* in this exhibition season can be said to be representative works of modern interpretation of traditional dramas. The Henan Opera *Cheng Ying Saves the Orphan (程婴救孤)* combines traditional Chinese values with modern emotional care, while the musical *The Orphan of Zhao (赵氏孤儿)* clearly presents political ideals, individual values, and moral dilemmas, gaining understanding and resonance from contemporary audiences.
The youth version of Kunqu Opera *The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭)* only deletes but does not change Tang Xianzu's (汤显祖) original literary work. In the theater presentation, it retains the essence of Kunqu Opera aesthetics and adds contemporary aesthetic elements, making a great contribution to the popularization of Kunqu Opera art among contemporary young people. The newly created dance drama *The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭)* performed by the Suzhou Song and Dance Theater (苏州市歌舞剧院) embodies the universal spiritual value of "supreme love" with a dance language that combines modernity and classicism.
The traditional drama *Chen San Wu Niang (陈三五娘)*, popular in southern Fujian (闽南) and Chaoshan (潮汕) areas, is a signature drama of Liyuan Opera (梨园戏), an ancient surviving opera genre of Southern Opera (南戏). After being passed down by eight generations of performing artists, its artistic value is still being continuously explored. The Chao Opera *Yi Chun (益春)*, created and performed by the Chaozhou Chao Opera Troupe (潮州市潮剧团) since the 1980s, takes the maid Yi Chun (益春) as the protagonist, reflecting the wisdom and courage of people at the bottom, and is also an inheritance and promotion of traditional opera comedy art.
In the academic unit of the exhibition season, the seminar "Talking about Classics Inside and Outside the Play - Classic Dramas and New Era Drama Creation" conducted special research on the historical evolution and contemporary creation and performance of the four theme dramas, and also invited the main creators of the eight exhibition dramas to talk about their experiences. Classic drama works that can be widely recognized and continuously adapted and performed by later generations generally need to meet two conditions: one is that the plot is extremely dramatic and legendary, and the other is that the theme is related to the basic values of human beings, so that they can stand the test of time across time and space. At the same time, classic operas are always adapted and performed by many opera genres in different eras. On the issue of how to treat classics, creators have given their own thoughts from the two dimensions of upholding the right and innovation. Yu Jiulin (俞玖林), the star of the youth version of Kunqu Opera *The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭)*, always remembers the concept put forward by writer Bai Xianyong (白先勇): "Respect tradition but do not stick to tradition, use modernity but do not abuse modernity." Huang Wenjuan (黄文娟), an expert from the Fujian Academy of Arts (福建艺术研究院), and Zeng Jingping (曾静萍), a Liyuan Opera performing artist, both mentioned that in the 1950s and 1960s, the rigorous attitude of Liyuan Opera playwrights and artists enabled both the "adapted" version and the ancient version of *Chen San Wu Niang (陈三五娘)* to be inherited. Fu Dixiu (伏涤修), a professor at the Communication University of Zhejiang (浙江传媒学院), said that although Tian Han's (田汉) *Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传)* text had a huge impact, the Sichuan Opera *Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传)* always retained the mythological narrative and performance characteristics inherited from this opera genre. Zhao Jianxin (赵建新), a professor at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (中国戏曲学院), found in his research on *The Orphan of Zhao (赵氏孤儿)* that contemporary creators focus on the attitude of Cheng Ying's (程婴) wife and the three ethical dilemmas of Cheng Ying's sacrifice of his son and Zhao Wu's (赵武) killing of his "father," and put forward modern humanistic care, which are the parts that were ignored in Yuan Zaju (元杂剧) and Ming and Qing legends (明清传奇), but the classic still has the prescriptive nature of its unchangeable core dramatic action and the legitimacy of its original ethics, which is what later adapters need to pay attention to and respect.
The exhibition "The Birth of Classics - Documents of Classic Repertoire of Chinese Drama" is the first exhibition held since the establishment of the Drama Cultural Relics and Documents Committee of the China Theatre Association (中国剧协戏剧文物文献专委会). Through documentary objects such as scripts, scores, stage design drawings, and playbills, it is not difficult to see that many classic repertoires formed in the brilliant development process of Chinese drama have the ability to observe the times. The combination of the ideological penetration and aesthetic insight of the classic repertoire itself and the creativity formed by generations of artists has spawned the artistic vitality belonging to each era. China's diverse opera genres are also constantly inspired by classic repertoires, adapting and reshaping them, so that the classics can spread more widely.
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The July weather in Wuhan (武汉) is gradually becoming hot, and the Yangtze River (长江) water waves are lapping against the embankment with heat waves, but the heat of opera is even hotter. The 4th National Opera (Southern Region) Performance is in full swing. Recently, the performance brought a special show of selected classic excerpts for two consecutive days at the Hubei Provincial Opera Art Center (Shouyi Theater) (湖北省戏曲艺术中心（首义剧场）), with classic performances from various opera genres taking turns to appear, adding more splendor to Wuhan (武汉), the major opera hub.
During the two-day performance, outstanding young actors from various opera genres showed off their "unique skills." The Guizhou Qian Opera Troupe (贵州省黔剧院) brought "Moving the Kiln," starring Wei Yingru (魏英如), a rising star of Qian Opera and an actress born after 2000. The performance fully demonstrated the elegant and lyrical characteristics of Qian Opera's music and singing, which was fascinating. Weng Xiang (翁翔), an actor born in the 1990s from the Wenzhou Ou Opera Art Research Institute (浙江温州市瓯剧艺术研究院) in Zhejiang (浙江), used a series of difficult sliding steps and opera routines incorporating modern dance techniques and martial arts routines in "Double Golden Seal • Water Prison" (《双金印•水牢》) to present the audience with an undercurrent of life-and-death game. Zhao Hongyun (赵宏运), the winner of the Newcomer Leading Role Award at the 30th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Arts Award and an actor from the Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company (上海京剧院) born in the 1990s, played Lu Wenlong (陆文龙) in "The Eighth Hammer" (《八大锤》), who was young, heroic, and highly skilled in martial arts.
The most attention was focused on Bao Chenre (鲍陈热), a female actress from the Taizhou Luan Tan Opera Troupe (浙江台州乱弹剧团) in Zhejiang (浙江). On May 21, she just won the 32nd China Theatre Plum Blossom Award (中国戏剧梅花奖), and is also the first actor from a private troupe in the country to receive this honor. In "Capturing Sanlang Alive" (《活捉三郎》), Bao Chenre (鲍陈热) played Yan Xijiao (阎惜娇). When singing to the climax, she soared into the air, her figure like a kite with a broken string, suddenly falling and as light as catkins - this is the "world's first jump" praised by the industry. The audience in the audience held their breath until the moment she landed steadily, and the applause poured down like a torrential rain. It took a long time for someone to recover: "Such a wonderful jump, how could I not have taken a picture of it!"
The two wonderful excerpts attracted more than 200,000 netizens to watch online. The actors also went into military camps and schools to sow the seeds of opera in the hearts of soldiers and children. At the Air Force Early Warning Academy (空军预警学院), excerpts from Sichuan Opera "Kneeling at the Door" (《跪门》) and Peking Opera "San岔口" (《三岔口》) were staged one after another, allowing young soldiers to touch the pulse of opera at close range, worrying and laughing with the plot. At Bailu Street Primary School (白鹭街小学) in Wuchang District (武昌区), the "Combing and Picking Flowers" (《梳妆摘花》) brought by the Hubei Jingzhou Flower Drum Opera Theatre (湖北省荆州花鼓戏剧院) instantly attracted the attention of all teachers and students with its cheerful and enthusiastic rhythm. When the actors made the difficult "catching butterflies and picking flowers" action, there were exclamations from the audience; seeing the magical performance of the actors "picking flowers with bare hands," the children sat up straight and stared at the stage, for fear of missing any wonderful details.
Wuhan (武汉) has always been known as a "major opera hub." Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has been an important town where northern and southern operas converge: the Han River (汉江) is full of sails and merchants gather. Opera troupes followed the canal transport south and north. Han Opera (汉剧) and Chu Opera (楚剧) took root here, and Peking Opera (京剧), Yue Opera (越剧), Henan Opera (豫剧), Ping Opera (评剧) and many other opera genres also contended here. In those days, on the carved opera stage of the People's Paradise (民众乐园), Mei Lanfang's (梅兰芳) water sleeves brushed over the night scene of Jiangcheng (江城); in the wooden chairs of the Changle Theater (长乐戏院), Zhou Xinfang's (周信芳) Kirin-style singing stirred people's hearts. In the teahouses of old Hankou (老汉口), dock workers sipped strong tea and could also beat the board and hum a section of "Erhuang"; in the depths of the alleys, opera fans formed societies to "play the drum," and the strings and songs never stopped all night. The opera gene of this city has long been deeply rooted in the fireworks of the market and the rushing river.
The National Opera (Southern Region) Performance has been held in Wuhan (武汉) for four consecutive sessions, and the 17th China Theatre Festival (中国戏剧节) and the "Opera Hub" Opera Art Exhibition and Performance (戏码头”戏曲艺术展演) and other opera festivals have been held in Wuhan (武汉) one after another. Young actors are growing up on this stage, and a new generation of audiences is being enlightened on this hot land. Tradition and youth compose a new chapter together, and the gold lettered signboard of Wuhan (武汉), the "major opera hub," is becoming more and more bright.
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After seven years, director Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志) has once again brought the story of "Unnamed People" to the big screen. This time, he has "shaken" the camera from his hometown to a foreign land. In the movie "Unnamed People: When Misfortune Is at Its Utmost Extent Fortune Emerges" (《无名之辈：否极泰来》), the absurd story shell and the realistic spiritual core are woven more closely, and the path for the audience to decode the story is more hidden, but what remains unchanged is the concern for the fate of ordinary people.
"I have an instinctive concern for 'Unnamed People'," Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志) said slowly at the Xiao Theater (晓剧场) in Changping District (昌平区), Beijing (北京). This movie is the result of his many years of creative accumulation, a feeling of "**不吐不快**" (bù tǔ bù kuài - "not spit not happy," to have to speak one's mind; to feel strongly that one must say something).
Since the release of the movie "Unnamed People" (《无名之辈》) in 2018, Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志), Ren Suxi (任素汐), Zhang Yu (章宇), Pan Binlong (潘斌龙) and other original creators have often gathered to discuss sequels. Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志) said that "a series of changes in the world, and the choices made by countless ordinary people in adversity" were the original intention for them to continue writing stories under the theme of "Unnamed People." In "Unnamed People: When Misfortune Is at Its Utmost Extent Fortune Emerges" (《无名之辈：否极泰来》), the protagonist Chen Sanjin (陈三金) is a foreign trade "small boss" who has fallen into the bottom of his fate. In a reality show-style scam, he is pushed into an absurd and real predicament. Facing predicament and prejudice, struggle and choice, Chen Sanjin (陈三金) uses his own choices to solve the problem. Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志) hopes that the movie will bring the audience not only audio-visual "refreshment," but also thinking and aftertaste.
"Everyone can have a second chance. The internet will amplify criticism or praise of a person, and this will create one misunderstanding after another. People are complex, and we should not define a person or a thing based only on momentary appearances." What Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志) is worried about is the absence of independent thinking and personal judgment in the internet age, which is not lacking in expression and opinions. "We are used to finding the basis for judgment from comment sections and bullet screens, outsourcing our own value judgments to others. We need to listen, but we must also digest." Not helping to pick up a fallen water bottle in an interview is defined as indifference; a moment of hesitation in a relationship is defined as irresponsibility... "Don't forget that we ourselves are also a platform, and we should not give up this platform. This platform is my inner scale and my unique understanding of the world."
Graduating from the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama (中央戏剧学院), Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志) has two resumes. As a theater director, his representative works include the dramas "Hello, Robbery!" (《你好，打劫！》) and "Hello, Crazy!" (《你好，疯子！》), and he won the Best Director Award at the 9th China Drama Golden Lion Awards (中国话剧金狮奖). As a film director, his representative works include the "Unnamed People" (《无名之辈》) film series, "Endgame" (《人潮汹涌》), and "Homecoming" (《万里归途》), among which "Homecoming" (《万里归途》) won the Excellent Feature Film Award at the 20th China Film Huabiao Awards (中国电影华表奖).
On one side is the theater stage, and on the other is the world of light and shadow. He strives to broaden the boundaries of subject matter and has also accumulated more experience in confronting reality. The movie "Homecoming" (《万里归途》) is based on real events and shows the mission and responsibility of Chinese diplomats in evacuating overseas Chinese. The typical main theme narrative does not become one-sided, simplistic, or slogan-oriented, but instead "writes" out the true feelings and complexity of the characters' hearts. He is grateful for the nourishment of the theater stage. "Sometimes when I can't revise the script, I just grab a Chekhov work from the bookshelf and look for inspiration in it." He loves realism, but is not limited to realistic expression. He is willing to use absurd forms to package realistic propositions, and use black humor to set off the perseverance behind the bitterness.
His camera has always focused on those nameless little people. "Because I am also an 'Unnamed Person'," Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志) recalled. He grew up in a county town, and from a young man with theatrical dreams who was not favored, he became a director, which is a process of countless times of "writing, rewriting, and rewriting" his own life script. "My parents are not in this industry. For them, doing this job is not safe. At this year's Shanghai International Film Festival (上海国际电影节), the movie 'The Long Night's End' (《长夜将尽》) won the Jury Grand Prix. In this work, I played the male lead for the first time. To some extent, I also broke my script."
After "Unnamed People: When Misfortune Is at Its Utmost Extent Fortune Emerges" (《无名之辈：否极泰来》), "Unnamed People: Extraordinary Significance" (《无名之辈：意义非凡》) will meet the audience at the end of the year. The story of "Unnamed People" starts from Yiwu (义乌), Zhejiang (浙江), travels to Thailand (泰国) and Italy (意大利), and gradually puts the fate of small people into a more grand narrative. Yiwu (义乌), the world's capital of small commodities, has also become a metaphor for the global village. Every light bulb and every order may bring about changes in the fate of the characters. "Breaking one's own life script and becoming the protagonist in one's own story may be a portrayal of our generation," said Rao Xiaozhi (饶晓志).
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Cicada songs cut through the afternoon silence among the poplar leaves. The 14-inch black and white television, playing "Calabash Brothers," was like a magnet, attracting all the village children to its snowy screen. Sweaty arms touched arms, someone's cattail leaf fan mechanically waved, the breeze carrying the scent of prickly heat powder.
When the Snake Spirit appeared, it was always accompanied by static. Her golden hairpin flashed on the screen, and the glass jar on the counter, filled with fireflies, clinked as we bumped it. In the episode where Second Brother's all-seeing eyes pierced through the stone wall, Jin Ya suddenly pointed to the corner of the screen and shouted, "Look! There's a gecko!" More than twenty small heads immediately formed a sunflower, not realizing their necks had stiffened until the end credits rolled.
During the scene where Water Brother spat out a spring to put out the fire, the whole main room was filled with the children's exclamations. When the clear stream in the screen flowed over the cliffs, no one dared to blink. Later, we imitated this move on the threshing ground, first wildly shooting with bamboo tube water guns, but the water column drooped weakly before it even reached the straw pile. Xiao Po was not convinced, jumped onto the stone roller of the threshing ground, and shouted with his hands on his hips, "Watch me!" As a result, a stream of urine shot out far away, drawing a golden arc in the setting sun, causing us to laugh and roll in the wheat straw pile.
Now, the scales of the Snake Spirit in 4K resolution are clearly visible, but it is difficult to reproduce the tension of identifying the demons from the snowy screen back then. That summer, we took turns playing the Calabash Brothers. Xiao Po always rushed to be the eldest brother with immense strength, but when he went to save someone in the river, he found that his strength was only enough to pick up a watermelon. But the one who was truly like the Diamond Calabash Brother was the small, thin Gang Tou (钢头). When the flood came, he grabbed a tree branch and saved the little girl next door.
The memory is always stuck on the film of the next episode's preview. Now that I think about it, it is actually a gentle blank space. Just like the evenings when the power always went out at crucial moments, the unfinished stories were continued by us under the kerosene lamp with hundreds of possibilities. In each version, the seven-colored gourds lit up on time when the sunset was at its richest.
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From "Iron Torrent Eastward" to "The Red Starting Point," tickets are hard to come by; from "Sanwan, That Night" to "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance," they have received much attention... Red dramas are attracting audiences to theaters with their unique charm, allowing them to jointly touch the pulse of history and listen to the echoes of the years.
Behind the “一票难求” (yī piào nán qiú - "tickets hard to get," very popular, tickets selling out quickly) phenomenon lies the accumulation and breakthrough of the works' own quality and artistic expression. Today's red dramas are no longer simple and stereotypical reproductions. Literary and artistic workers are telling revolutionary stories with flesh and blood and deep emotion, with deep respect for history and unremitting pursuit of artistic innovation. Whether it is the heroic advance of the iron-blooded troops in the flames of war in "Iron Torrent Eastward," the thrilling depiction of the great turning point in "Sanwan, That Night" (三湾，那一夜), or the highly avant-garde stage expression of "The Red Starting Point," these plays focus on the profound excavation of the inner world of characters and the true presentation of spiritual height. When the individual choices and the power of faith in the torrent of history are delicately and shockingly displayed on the stage, their appeal can directly hit the audience's hearts.
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War is like looking up at a towering lighthouse standing on the course of the national spirit. Its light penetrates the years and stirs up strong collective memories and emotional resonance in the whole society. At present, red dramas in theaters have more than just the single meaning of artistic products, but have become an important sustenance for the public to trace the path of the nation and draw spiritual strength.
This upsurge is actively led by the younger generation. Generation Z audiences take the initiative to step into the theater and seek the connection between the individual and the grand historical narrative in the shock of art. The success of "The Red Starting Point" is a perfect illustration of this trend - it does not rely on any star aura, and a group of excellent young actors from the National Theatre of China (中国国家话剧院) ignited the enthusiasm of the audience with their energetic and enthusiastic performances. In the play, contemporary young actors play revolutionary predecessors who were equally young a hundred years ago, and the same youthful enthusiasm resonates on the stage, completing a shocking cross-century spiritual dialogue.
This is a collective response under the call of the spirit of the times, and a vivid testimony of a generation of young people taking the initiative to "seek roots" at a major node in the national memory. When we sit in the theater in 2025 and watch how "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" shows the cultural perseverance in the smoke of war, it is not only a remembrance of the victory 80 years ago, but also a contemporary understanding and inheritance of the resilience of the national spirit. In the historical echo of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in every pair of young eyes, the spiritual blood of the nation is beginning to pulsate vigorously again in the name of art.
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