Summary: The article discusses Shenyang's efforts to revitalize its industrial base through technological innovation and upgrading, following Xi Jinping's directives on revitalizing Northeast China by focusing on the real economy, technological innovation, and industrial upgrades. Shenyang is focusing on advanced manufacturing clusters, promoting intelligent transformation of industrial enterprises by integrating new generation information technology, and implementing "green manufacturing" initiatives. The city has achieved advancements in robotics, high-tech manufacturing, and digitalized production. According to Liaoning Provincial Standing Committee Member and Shenyang Party Secretary Huo Bu Gang, Shenyang aims to build a modern industrial system with unique advantages and increase supply chain autonomy. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's foreign trade saw a 2.9% year-on-year increase in the first half of the year, with exports growing by 7.2%, demonstrating resilience amid external pressures. Foreign direct investment also increased, with a 11.7% rise in newly established foreign-invested enterprises. China is actively promoting high-level opening-up, attracting foreign investment, and improving the business environment, with multinational corporations increasing investment in research and development. China has signed 23 free trade agreements with 30 countries and regions. The article suggests China will continue to expand its high-standard free trade area network with other countries.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree to promulgate the "Regulations on Rural Roads," effective September 15, 2025, aimed at promoting high-quality rural road development to support rural revitalization. The regulations outline guidelines for planning, construction, maintenance, and management of rural roads, emphasizing the responsibility of county-level governments and coordination with national and provincial road networks. Key aspects include improving road network quality, strengthening management and maintenance, ensuring safety, and promoting integrated development with industries and logistics. The regulations did not mention U.S.-China relations.
Summary: NPC Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji and CPPCC Chairman Wang Huning separately met with Madagascar's Senate President Ravalomanana in Beijing. Zhao stated China is willing to work with Madagascar to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and the outcomes of the FOCAC Beijing Summit, contributing to a China-Africa community with a shared future. Wang noted that Xi Jinping and Andry Rajoelina jointly decided to establish a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, charting the course for bilateral relations. Ravalomanana expressed Madagascar's desire to learn from China's development experience and strengthen cooperation across various fields. Mu Hong and Wang Dongfeng were reported to have attended the meetings.
Summary: According to a report from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China added 6.95 million new urban jobs in the first half of the year, achieving 58% of its annual target. The Ministry outlined measures to support employment, including support for enterprises, key groups like university graduates (a record 12.22 million this year), skills training, and improved public services. A Ministry of Commerce report states that over 66 million consumers purchased over 109 million units of appliances as part of trade in programs. These measures were reportedly taken to support the economy, with wholesale and retail increasing. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Various regions in China have been focusing on strengthening infrastructure construction this year, with numerous projects steadily progressing. Specifically, the Huinong (Inner Mongolia-Ningxia border) to Shizuishan section of the Wuma Expressway was completed and opened to traffic on July 22nd, marking the full connection of the Ningxia section of the Wuma Expressway. The Ningxia section of the Wuma Expressway is 360 kilometers long. The article does not discuss the statements or actions of an official, nor does it mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article compilation focuses on theoretical approaches to addressing uneven and insufficient development in China, specifically through the lens of developing "new productive forces" tailored to local conditions. One article examines the ecological wisdom embedded in traditional architecture, using the example of the "cooling secrets" of ancient Minnan houses. The articles do not appear to discuss specific officials, US-China relations, or US policy.
Summary: Politburo Member and Vice Premier Liu Guozhong conducted research in Guangxi from July 20-22, emphasizing the importance of grain production, poverty alleviation, and rural revitalization. He stressed the need to mitigate agricultural losses from extreme weather events like typhoons and floods through improved monitoring, disaster preparedness, and responsive measures. Liu also highlighted the importance of securing employment for rural workers and improving rural healthcare access. The visit focused on domestic agricultural policy and did not mention the United States.
Summary: In the first half of the year, China added 6.95 million urban jobs, achieving 58% of its annual target, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.0% in June, the same as last year. Authorities are focusing on providing "five concentrated" employment services to unemployed graduates, including job information, training, and assistance for disadvantaged youth, alongside large-scale vocational skills training in sectors like digital economy and advanced manufacturing. The "San Zhi Yi Fu" program will recruit 34,400 college graduates to work in rural areas, with a focus on the western and northeastern regions. China is also promoting the integration of AI into social insurance to improve service and efficiency.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference on July 22nd, State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) officials, including Deputy Director Li Bin and Director of International Payments Jia Ning, discussed China's foreign exchange receipts and payments for the first half of the year. Li stated that the foreign exchange market operated smoothly, exceeding expectations and demonstrating resilience. Jia noted that foreign investment in RMB assets was generally stable, with holdings of RMB bonds exceeding $600 billion, and that net foreign investment in domestic stocks and funds totaled $10.1 billion. SAFE is also promoting cross-border trade and investment facilitation, including expanding pilot programs and streamlining procedures. Li expressed confidence that these factors will support the stability of China's foreign exchange market and the RMB exchange rate.
Summary: The article reports on the booming water-related leisure industry in China, highlighting developments in swimwear, water sports equipment, and water toys across different regions. Xingcheng, Liaoning is experiencing high swimwear sales, driven by "Guochao" (national trend) designs and online demand. Ningbo, Zhejiang is seeing increased popularity of water sports and innovative equipment like pedal-powered kayaks. In Chenghai, Guangdong, toy companies are upgrading water guns with advanced features, eco-friendly materials, and flexible manufacturing to meet diverse consumer needs, including a growing market among young adults. There is no mention of the United States or U.S. - China relations.
Summary: The National Health Commission issued the "Work Plan for Integrated Medical and Elderly Care Demonstration Projects (2025 Edition)" to expand and optimize the supply of integrated medical and elderly care services. The plan outlines goals, scope, standards, and procedures for creating demonstration counties and institutions, aiming for approximately 100 of each every two years, with completion by 2030. Demonstration institutions must have been operating for five years, have a 65% occupancy rate, and provide integrated services, with over 65% of residents being disabled or cognitively impaired. The plan emphasizes dynamic management, with provisions to revoke demonstration status for negative events or policy failures.
Summary: The first phase of the Kenli 10-2 oil field cluster development project, a one-hundred-million-ton oil field in the Bohai Sea, has commenced production. Discovered in 2021 and located approximately 245 kilometers from Tianjin, this oil field is the first offshore development of dendritic heavy oil reservoirs in China, characterized by its complex geological structure. The project team developed a complex heavy oil reservoir development technology system to accurately map underground reservoirs and efficiently extract crude oil using high-temperature steam injection. The first phase of the project involves 79 development wells and is projected to reach a peak daily production of approximately 3,000 tons of oil and gas equivalent. The Bohai Oilfield's crude oil production is expected to exceed 40 million tons this year.
Summary: At the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, China and the EU engaged in extensive exchanges on marine protection, port decarbonization, and the development of the digital ocean, demonstrating the vitality of the China-EU Blue Partnership. China's National Space Administration joined an international cooperation platform initiated by the French National Space Research Center to promote science-based ocean protection. The China National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center and the French Mercator Ocean International signed a fourth phase memorandum of understanding to continue their 12-year research collaboration. Shandong Port Group has also officially settled in Rotterdam Port in the Netherlands, deepening cooperation with European ports on green, low-carbon, and smart port development.
Summary: The 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution proposed by China on "The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights," the fifth time China has put forward this resolution. Unanimous passage signifies broad consensus and promotes China's vision of human rights through development, offering a Chinese solution for global human rights governance. The resolution condemns unilateral coercive measures that hinder economic and social development and calls for multilateralism. It also pushes back against the Western emphasis on "universal values" and using human rights as a basis for interfering in developing countries' internal affairs. The resolution highlights China's accomplishments in building its education, social security, and healthcare systems.
Summary: In a recent interview, Mauritanian President Ghazouani celebrated the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China, highlighting the continuous development of their strategic partnership and increased cooperation in innovation. Ghazouani emphasized the mutual benefits and respect underpinning Sino-Mauritanian cooperation across various sectors, including infrastructure, fisheries, and digital technology. He expressed Mauritania's support for the Belt and Road Initiative and its positive impact through Chinese-led projects in Mauritania. Ghazouani also noted the importance of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum and Sino-Arab cooperation, especially in light of the upcoming second Sino-Arab summit in Beijing. He mentioned China's commitment to developing relations with other countries based on mutual respect, fairness, and justice.
Summary: An international youth film exchange program, "Qinglian Silk Road," convened in Yinchuan, Ningxia, bringing together scholars, creators, and journalists from nearly 30 countries. Participants engaged in filmmaking activities, exploring Ningxia's development, including advanced methods of desertification control, such as the innovative "straw checkerboard" technique, and the integration of solar energy with afforestation. Participants also explored new energy systems, such as photovoltaic panels that generate electricity while stabilizing the desert sands. Participants lauded China's technological advancements, particularly in digital economy and data infrastructure, and its role in the Belt and Road Initiative, facilitating greater connectivity and shared modernization. A professor from Kazakhstan noted the rapid advancements in China's technology and the connection between the ancient Silk Road and the modern Belt and Road Initiative.
Summary: State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Kubrakov in Beijing. Wang emphasized the healthy and stable development of China-Belarus relations under the guidance of Presidents Xi Jinping and Lukashenko. He expressed hope for deepened practical cooperation in law enforcement and security, particularly in maintaining political security and combating transnational organized crime, and for strengthening security for Belt and Road Initiative projects. Kubrakov expressed his willingness to strengthen cooperation and jointly safeguard the security of both countries. The meeting underscored the all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Belarus.
Summary: The city of Rongcheng, Shandong province, has launched its first Eurasian freight train from Shidao New Port, marking a step towards integrating into the Belt and Road Initiative. This new logistics link is intended to strengthen trade cooperation between Rongcheng and Central Asia and Europe, injecting new momentum into regional economic development. The "Huadong Mingzhu 8" vessel was photographed loading cross-border e-commerce goods at Shidao New Port on July 22nd.
Summary: Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with a delegation led by Giorgi Volski, a member of the Political Council of the Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party and First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, in Beijing on July 22. The two sides exchanged views on implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of both countries, strengthening inter-party exchanges, and promoting the healthy and stable development of China-Georgia relations.
Summary: The 155th joint Mekong River patrol and law enforcement operation, involving China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, commenced on July 22nd with Chinese vessels departing from Jingha port in Yunnan. Lao and Myanmar vessels simultaneously departed from their respective ports to meet in designated waters. The four-day operation includes over 100 law enforcement officers and seven patrol boats from China, Laos, and Myanmar. A multilateral information exchange meeting will be held in Chiang Saen, Thailand, to discuss security in the Lancang-Mekong River basin, analyze case leads, and plan future law enforcement cooperation.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference on July 22nd, China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) officials, including Chairman Cheng Kai, Party Secretary Zhou Changkui, and Vice Chairman Li Dongmei, reported on the progress of disability services under the "14th Five-Year Plan." Key achievements include increased income and employment for disabled individuals, expanded social security coverage, improved access to public services like education and rehabilitation, and advancements in assistive technology. Zhou outlined five key areas of focus for the "15th Five-Year Plan," including improving living standards, public service quality, safeguarding rights, promoting technological innovation, and enriching cultural life for people with disabilities. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the completion and operation of the world's highest-altitude wind power project in Nagqu, Tibet, which can provide electricity for 230,000 people annually. Young workers, many born after 2000, are crucial to the maintenance and operation of the wind farm, facing challenges such as high altitude and extreme weather. These young workers are also focused on environmental protection, striving to restore vegetation around the wind turbines. The wind farm utilizes smart monitoring systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual inspections. Local authorities express hope for more young people, especially locals, to join the project and contribute to its future development.
Summary: The article reports on the environmental transformation of Zhushan Village, focusing on the implementation of the "River Chief System" (河长制). Wu Mantang, the former village party secretary and one of the first "river chiefs," recounts the village's journey from polluted waterways due to local workshops to a revitalized environment and economy based on Yangmei farming. Villagers now actively participate in environmental protection, using technology to report pollution. The "River Chief System" has brought environmental improvements and economic benefits, demonstrating that "green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains."
Summary: Since the 20th Party Congress, China has recognized over 30,000 cases of "righteous acts" (见义勇为), involving nearly 40,000 individuals. Among these, nearly 500 lost their lives and 700 were injured or disabled. The government has been improving its commendation and reward system for these individuals, combining centralized recognition with timely rewards. Approximately 25,000 people have been commended as model heroes through various initiatives. The article doesn't mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 11th Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Traditional Ethnic Minority Sports Games featured a camel race held in Bairin Right Banner, Chifeng City. The event highlights the traditional sports of ethnic minorities in the region. The article includes a photograph of the race taken by a Xinhua News Agency reporter. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were discussed in the article.
Summary: The national office of the Youth League and the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League held a send-off ceremony at the Beijing West Railway Station for over 120 "Western Plan" volunteers from more than 30 Beijing universities who are heading to Xinjiang and Tibet. These volunteers are part of a larger group of over 48,000 newly recruited college students for the 2025 Western Plan. They will be deployed to 27 provinces (regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps to provide 1-3 years of volunteer service, primarily in rural areas. The "Western Plan" is a talent project organized by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, aimed at supporting rural revitalization and grassroots governance. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: China spearheaded the development of the first global international standard for photovoltaic (PV) direct current (DC) systems, titled "Distributed PV Access Low Voltage DC System and Use Cases." Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Huaneng Jiangsu Comprehensive Energy Service Co., Ltd. led the effort, collaborating with experts from 14 countries, including the United States and Germany. The standard took four years to complete.
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Summary: A recent report highlights the resilience and vitality of the Chinese economy, particularly the strong performance of the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector with production and sales exceeding 15 million units, and exports surging by 75.2%. This growth is attributed to continuously exploring and satisfying domestic demand through policies like trade-ins, with NEV sales accounting for 44.3% of total new car sales. Innovation in battery technology and intelligent driving, along with a complete industrial system, have contributed to the sector's success. The report argues that China's continuous expansion of external opening provides opportunities for global businesses.
Summary: The article discusses the growing popularity of music festivals among young people in China and their impact on local economies. These festivals, beyond music, offer immersive experiences, social connections, and cultural elements. Cities are leveraging these events to boost tourism and consumption, with integrated services enhancing the overall experience. The piece highlights the importance of innovation and unique experiences, such as incorporating local culture and environmental awareness, to attract younger audiences. Ultimately, these festivals represent a broader trend of young people driving economic growth through their pursuit of hobbies and travel.
Summary: A recent directive from nine departments, including the State Administration for Market Regulation, aims to streamline the process for individual businesses (个体工商户) to transition into enterprises (个转企). This shift is intended to improve internal governance, increase market competitiveness, and expand development opportunities for these businesses. The transition allows businesses to retain operational elements, handle tax and social security matters, and potentially extend administrative licenses. The initiative seeks to boost the vitality of the private economy by facilitating the growth of individual businesses, which constitute a significant portion of the market. However, the article cautions against forcing or inducing transitions based on numerical targets.
Summary: The article profiles Yang Changsheng, the principal of Xinzhou No. 2 Primary School in Guizhou, who has focused on making school enjoyable for students. Yang's approach emphasizes physical activity and hands-on learning, leading to improved student health and academic performance, as evidenced by the school's top rankings in regional education quality assessments. The article advocates for a holistic education model that integrates various community resources and caters to local culture, emphasizing the importance of fostering a supportive environment for students' overall development. It argues that schools should be spaces for growth and exploration rather than just exam preparation centers.
Summary: The article celebrates the recent inclusion of the Western Xia Imperial Tombs in Yinchuan, Ningxia, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, bringing China's total to 60. The tombs reflect a blend of Tang and Song dynasty imperial burial systems and architectural styles, incorporating cultural traditions from the Dangxiang and Tubo ethnic groups, showcasing cultural exchange and integration. The site's selection, spatial layout, and funerary system all demonstrate this synthesis. The poem reflects on the historical significance and enduring presence of the tombs in the northern desert landscape. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: A pilot program initiated in 2022 by nine departments including the Central Organization Department and the Ministry of Education, allowing engineering master's and doctoral candidates to graduate based on practical achievements rather than solely on academic papers, is now being assessed. The program aims to address the disconnect between academic training and industrial needs by valuing practical application and promoting collaboration between universities and industries. While this is not a relaxation of standards, the program intends to incentivize students to solve real-world problems and accelerate technological advancement. Challenges remain in standardizing the evaluation of practical achievements and resolving issues related to intellectual property rights.
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Summary: According to the article, Master Sergeant Ma Shaoli of a frigate unit under the Eastern Theater Command Navy is lauded for his expertise and dedication to naval gunnery over 27 years. Ma has won multiple awards and is portrayed as a tireless learner, mastering different types of naval guns and sharing his knowledge with others. He developed training materials, including textbooks adopted by naval universities, to improve the operational effectiveness of the equipment. Ma emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and teamwork in enhancing combat readiness. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article commemorates Xiao Guosheng, a model political worker and commander in the New Fourth Army who died in battle in 1939. It details his early life, contributions to establishing the茅山 base area, including leading a relief effort during a cholera outbreak and persuading a local notable to support the army. Xiao was praised by Chen Yi as a model political worker. He died in battle while covering the retreat of the main force. A road was named after him to honor his sacrifice.
Summary: Construction has begun on the Huangmaoxia Reservoir in Yingde, Guangdong province, a significant water conservancy project aimed at improving flood control in the Beijiang River basin. The 13.5 billion yuan project, the first controlling flood prevention project on the Lianjiang River, is designed to protect downstream cities like Guangzhou, Foshan, and Qingyuan. With a flood storage capacity of 547 million cubic meters, the reservoir will also support shipping, irrigation for 120,000 acres of farmland, and generate an average of 155 million kWh of green energy annually. The project is meant to reduce the need to use temporary flood retention basins in the Feilaixia Reservoir area. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Construction workers are currently working on the Cone Mountain Tunnel as part of the S457 Grade I highway reconstruction project in Fanschang District, Wuhu City, Anhui Province. This project aims to enhance cargo transport capabilities for Wuhu Port's Fanschang and Sanshan port areas. Upon completion, the highway is expected to significantly boost the ports' cargo transport capabilities. This infrastructure development is intended to support high-quality regional economic growth. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's foreign trade experienced a 2.9% year-on-year increase in the first half of the year, with exports up 7.2%, demonstrating resilience despite external pressures. New foreign-invested enterprises increased by 11.7%, signaling continued foreign investment, with many foreign companies stating that investing in China means investing in the future. China is committed to expanding high-level opening-up and is actively working to improve the business environment for foreign companies, with focus on high-tech manufacturing. China is expanding trade relationships with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, with trade increasing by 4.7%. The article does not mention any specific interaction with the United States.
Summary: China possesses over 90,000 tropical crop germplasm resources, with sugarcane, lychee, and longan holdings ranking first globally. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has invested in germplasm collection, preservation, and innovative research, leading to the establishment of 105 germplasm repositories. China has also completed the whole-genome sequencing of 15 key tropical crops, including rubber trees and cassava, accounting for 70% of global research in this area. The "Huanan No. 5" cassava variety is now being cultivated in Africa, yielding significant production increases compared to local varieties.
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Summary: China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has officially released 17 new professions, including eldercare service specialists and cross-border e-commerce operation managers. According to Wang Xiaojun, Deputy Director of the Ministry's Vocational Capacity Building Department, these new professions reflect employment opportunities created by new quality productive forces and high-quality living. Since 2019, the ministry has released a total of 110 new professions to define skill requirements, promote industrial upgrades, and improve labor supply matching. The new professions are driven by new technologies, new business models, and new consumer demands.
Summary: A delegation from the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) gave a presentation at the People's Daily headquarters on the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" spirit and the spirit of the nuclear industry, highlighting the industry's contributions to national security and economic development under the leadership of the CCP. The presentation included stories of scientists involved in the development of nuclear weapons and submarines, as well as CNNC's participation in the Belt and Road Initiative through international cooperation. The CNNC's delegation was comprised of outstanding young employees who are tasked with conducting regular propaganda activities. Since 2019, the CNNC delegation has held over 130 lectures, reaching over 10 million online and offline viewers.
Summary: During the first half of the year, China's State Grid saw a year-on-year increase of 11.7% in fixed-asset investment, exceeding 270 billion yuan, and added 203 GW of wind and solar capacity to its grid. Ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission projects like Longdong-Shandong and Hami-Chongqing became operational to support renewable energy transmission, while pumped hydro storage capacity also increased. In the second half of the year, State Grid will focus on advancing the construction of key UHV projects, including Jinshang-Hubei and Tibet-Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau. It is estimated that the installed capacity of pumped hydro storage and frequency modulation hydropower will reach more than 59 GW by the end of the year.
Summary: The "Global Top 100 AI Elites Beijing Trip" launched in Beijing, inviting 100 AI students from 65 universities across 18 countries to visit and connect with over 130 Beijing institutions and enterprises. During the launch, the Ministry of Education's Overseas Student Service Center introduced 10 measures to support overseas talent returning to China, and the Beijing Talent Work Bureau released 15 measures to support AI talent in innovation and entrepreneurship. Several organizations also released authoritative reports, while the "Yi Beijing" talent service platform was launched. The initiative, guided by the Ministry of Education and hosted by the Beijing Talent Work Bureau, aims to attract global AI talent to support Beijing's development as a leading AI innovation hub.
Summary: Qi Zhala, former deputy director of the CPPCC National Committee's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, is under investigation for severe violations of discipline and law, including failing to fulfill his responsibility in comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, engaging in superficial projects, and participating in superstitious activities. The investigation revealed that Qi accepted gifts and money, facilitated benefits for others in project contracting and business operations in exchange for massive bribes, and failed to restrain his family. Consequently, Qi has been expelled from the Party and removed from public office, with his illicit gains confiscated and his case transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article details how Tianjin is leveraging its science and technology associations (科协) to match local companies with relevant research institutions to overcome technological bottlenecks and promote innovation. Specifically, the Tianjin Science and Technology Association utilized its "Science and Technology Innovation China" platform to connect Bohua Anchuang Technology, which faced challenges in pressure vessel monitoring, with a research team from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. This collaboration led to the development of an intelligent monitoring system that improved equipment fault prediction. Similarly, the Tianjin Science and Technology Association facilitated the creation of an "Integrated Welding Technology" innovation platform for Jinqiao Welding Materials Group, boosting their technological capabilities. Luo Jinfie, a leader in the Tianjin Science and Technology Association, emphasized the organization's role in connecting needs with resources to accelerate scientific and technological progress.
Summary: The article depicts farmers in Bacheng Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, working in an organic farming base during the "Major Heat" solar term, emphasizing the urgency of agricultural work across various regions. The image shows people taking advantage of the season to engage in fieldwork.
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Summary: Yunnan Yuntianhua Group, a state-owned comprehensive industrial group focused on fertilizers, fiberglass, and chemical materials, is committed to green transformation. The company aims to build a green chemical industry group with global influence by focusing on "green mines, green factories, and green products." Yuntianhua has achieved advancements in mining techniques and resource utilization, including a partnership with Huawei on a real-time online optimization technology model for coal gasification. They have also established multiple green factories and are developing green products for agriculture and other sectors. The company is further focusing on research and development, with nearly 1 billion RMB investment in 2024.
Summary: This article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on developing "new productive forces" (新质生产力) tailored to local conditions ("因地制宜"). It argues that the development of new productive forces should consider regional variations in resources, innovation capacity, and industrial structure. It suggests policy adjustments based on local conditions that include promoting talent cultivation, integrating innovation and industrial chains, and constructing higher levels of an open economy. The article highlights the need to optimize the spatial distribution of educational and technological resources, indicating a concern for balanced regional development in China. There is no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: This article discusses the problem of "selective adaptation" (选择性适配) in the implementation of policies from the CPC Central Committee. It criticizes cadres who prioritize local or departmental interests over the central directives, leading to distorted or incomplete execution of important policies. The author argues that such behavior stems from selfishness and a lack of a holistic perspective. It emphasizes the need for cadres to prioritize the "big picture" and avoid local protectionism, while also acknowledging the need for flexibility and adaptation to local conditions during implementation. The article ultimately calls for a balance between rigid execution and creative adaptation to ensure policies are implemented effectively and benefit the people. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the need to improve international Chinese education to enhance China's global influence, citing Xi Jinping's emphasis on educational openness and the "Education Powerhouse Construction Plan Outline (2024-2035)." It argues for integrating "Chinese+" interdisciplinary approaches to cultivate skilled professionals, embedding Chinese education into local educational systems for sustainable growth, and leveraging digital technologies to create a smart ecosystem for international Chinese education. The article calls for developing localized digital resources and diverse online platforms to cater to different countries' needs and digital literacy levels. This strategy aims to promote cultural exchange and foster a "civilization symbiosis," moving beyond mere cultural transmission.
Summary: Marking its 6th anniversary, China's STAR Market has grown into a hub for technological development, hosting 589 companies with a total market value exceeding 7 trillion yuan. The STAR Market has facilitated over 1.1 trillion yuan in fundraising, supporting R&D investment which leads A-shares. The market is geared towards strategic emerging industries and new productive forces, fostering industrial clusters in areas like integrated circuits and biomedicine. The STAR Market's listing standards have supported 54 pre-profit companies, and reforms are ongoing, including the launch of a "growth layer" to better serve tech companies, attracting increased attention from international capital. The market is designed to integrate innovation, industry, capital, and talent chains, with over 60% of listed companies having founders with scientific or engineering backgrounds.
Summary: In the first half of the year, China added 6.95 million urban jobs, achieving 58% of its annual target. To address structural employment contradictions, especially for college graduates, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is offering "five concentrated" employment services. These include consolidated service lists, targeted assistance, job postings, training, and aid for disadvantaged groups. The Ministry is also promoting vocational skills training in sectors like digital economy and advanced manufacturing, and encouraging entrepreneurship with subsidized loans.
Summary: According to a People's Bank of China report, key sectors of the national economy experienced rapid credit growth in the first half of 2023. Green loans reached 42.39 trillion yuan, up 14.4% since the beginning of the year, with infrastructure upgrades seeing significant increases. Loans to tech SMEs and high-tech enterprises also saw increased volume and broader reach. Overall RMB lending increased by 12.92 trillion yuan, with a focus on manufacturing and infrastructure. Financial resources were also directed towards weaker parts of the national economy, such as small businesses and agricultural loans.
Summary: Fengfei Aviation Technologies delivered China's first "three-certificate" certified, over-one-ton eVTOL aircraft, the V2000CG Carrier Gull, to Heli Chuangxing Intelligence. This independently developed aircraft boasts a maximum takeoff weight of 2 tons, a payload of 400 kg, and a range of 200 km. The V2000CG is designed for low-altitude logistics, emergency material transport, and emergency rescue. The accompanying photo shows the V2000CG during a flight demonstration.
Summary: Hunan's financial sector is focused on serving the real economy through risk prevention, regulation, and development, with policies such as the "Several Provisions on Promoting Financial Support for Technological SMEs' Innovation and Development." Financial institutions are innovating with products like "Rongxin Tong" and "Rongyi Tong" to ease financing for small and micro enterprises, exemplified by China Construction Bank's support for Hunan Langyue Electromechanical Technology Co. These institutions are also supporting rural revitalization through micro-loans and agricultural infrastructure projects, such as China Agricultural Bank's loan for farmland renovation in Nanxian County. Additionally, Hunan's financial institutions are improving public services through initiatives like mobile medical insurance payments and enhanced elder care services. According to Luo Dong, Deputy Director of the Hunan Provincial Financial Affairs Office, Hunan's finance will continue to contribute to the economy.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference, State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Deputy Director Li Bin stated China's foreign exchange market has been stable and resilient in the first half of the year, exceeding expectations. Non-bank cross-border income and expenditure increased, with the RMB accounting for 53% of cross-border payments. SAFE has been actively promoting cross-border trade and investment facilitation. SAFE International Balance of Payments Director Jia Ning noted that foreign investment in RMB assets has been generally stable, with holdings of RMB bonds exceeding $600 billion. Li Bin anticipates continued stability in the foreign exchange market in the second half of the year.
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Summary: Bai Zhirong, a 101-year-old veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japan, recounted his experiences joining the Eighth Route Army at age 19, fighting against the Japanese, and later participating in the Liberation War and the Korean War. He emphasized the difficult conditions and the close relationship between the army and the people during the war, stating his motivation was to avoid becoming a "slave to a fallen nation." Bai joined the CCP after the war, and later became a geological worker in Gansu after leaving the army. Now retired, Bai enjoys telling stories of his experiences, and his son stated that three generations of his family have served in the military.
Summary: The article refutes Lai Ching-te's claim that the PRC has never ruled Taiwan, arguing that the PRC exercises sovereignty over Taiwan through representation and jurisdiction. The PRC's representation includes its role in international organizations involving Taiwan and preventing countries with diplomatic ties to Beijing from having official relations with Taipei. Jurisdictional assertions include the application of PRC law to "Taiwan independence" advocates and law enforcement activities in the Taiwan Strait following maritime incidents. The article also highlights military exercises conducted by the PLA near Taiwan.
Summary: The 2025 National Ethnic Games Dragon Boat Race (民体杯) opened in Zhenyuan Ancient City, Guizhou Province, on July 22nd. Ten dragon boat teams competed in the event, which also featured intangible cultural heritage performances. The article focuses on the dragon boat competition itself, as captured in a photograph by Xinhua News Agency. The article does not mention the statements of any officials, nor does it mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Supreme People's Court announced that Chinese courts saw a decrease of 8.52% in the number of cases accepted in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year, totaling 21.092 million. Key indicators of judicial quality, efficiency, and effectiveness continued to improve, including decreased appeal rates and petition rates for retrial. Criminal cases decreased, though dangerous driving offenses remained the most common. Civil and commercial cases increased, including intellectual property cases, indicating a focus on high-quality development and market competition.
Summary: Dezhou's Lingcheng District discipline inspection and supervision commission in Shandong province is using big data to monitor and combat the embezzlement of collective photovoltaic power generation funds in rural areas. By comparing photovoltaic project registration information with data on village cadres and their relatives, they identified 346 suspicious cases. A coordinated investigation model with multiple levels of disciplinary bodies was used to address the challenges of widespread involvement and verification difficulties, and relevant personnel have been handled accordingly. The commission is also pushing for better oversight of the projects and improved financial management, with future expansion of this model to areas like land transfers and agricultural subsidies.
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Summary: Jingzhou Museum curator Jiang Lujing is dedicated to the study and preservation of bamboo slips (简牍), a relatively obscure field, focusing on those unearthed in Jingzhou, the former capital of the Chu state. Jiang participated in the excavation and sorting of Chu and Han bamboo slips at Wangshan Bridge, Longhui River, and Hujiacaochang. He is currently working on interpreting a Chu version of the *Book of Poetry* discovered in Wangjiazui, which provides valuable insight into the original versions of pre-Qin classics. Jiang also hopes to share research results with the public, allowing the ancient characters to "live."
Summary: This article discusses the importance of innovation and dedicated personnel in preserving and promoting the study of bamboo and wooden slips (简牍), ancient Chinese writing mediums. It highlights the application of digital technologies like infrared scanning and online restoration to enhance the accessibility and transmission of 简牍 culture. The piece emphasizes the role of younger generations in continuing 简牍 research and attracting wider public interest in this field. It suggests that these efforts are making niche knowledge more accessible to the general public.
Summary: The construction of the supporting monitoring system for the Growing Aperture Segmented Telescope (EAST) has begun in Qinghai's Lenghu Observatory. The system aims to provide independent and controllable, all-weather environmental monitoring for the EAST telescope, focusing on key site parameter monitoring for future large-aperture optical telescopes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Wu Xuebing from Peking University noted the system will comprehensively monitor factors like weather, wind speed and atmospheric turbulence, allowing astronomers to optimize observing targets and modes. Han Zhanwen of the Chinese Astronomical Society emphasized the system's crucial support for the high-quality layout of China's independent astronomical facilities. Peking University is leading the construction of the EAST telescope, expected to be completed in 2030.
Summary: The National Data Administration (NDA) is guiding the construction of data labeling bases in seven cities, including Hefei and Chengdu. These bases have constructed 524 datasets and served 163 large AI models in the first half of the year. NDA Deputy Director Yu Ying stated that the NDA is accelerating the construction and application of high-quality datasets and is undertaking special ecological cultivation actions, including soliciting exemplary cases and establishing platforms to match data supply and demand. The NDA aims to create a closed-loop ecosystem of "data labeling + high-quality datasets + models + application scenarios + market-based valuation." The NDA aims to promote market-oriented allocation of data elements and the "AI+" initiative.
Summary: A collection of strategic research reports on China's engineering science and technology development through 2040 was released in Beijing. Jointly organized by the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the project involved nearly 300 academicians and 900 experts. The studies focus on significant engineering and technology issues related to economic and social development and national security, aiming to depict the future landscape of engineering technology in China. The research compiled into the "China Engineering Science and Technology 2040 Development Strategy Series" received funding from the National Publication Fund. There is no mention of the U.S. or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The 2025 KOD global street dance competition finals recently concluded in Beijing, attracting approximately 8,000 participants from countries including China, the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Canada, with nearly 10,000 spectators. Organized by Beijing Youth Media Co., Ltd., the event featured various dance styles and aimed to promote street dance culture and international cultural exchange. Chinese dancers incorporated traditional cultural elements like fan dances and fist-and-palm salutes into their performances, with one Chinese team winning the national locking dance championship. Organizers hope to leverage the event to create a city-level IP that promotes cultural exchange. The event sought to increase the vitality of the integration and development of culture, tourism, commerce, and sports.
Summary: Guangdong's "Langtou Experiment," representing China, was featured at the 19th Venice International Architecture Biennale, showcasing the revitalized Langtou ancient village in Guangzhou's Huadu district after its preservation and renovation. The project, involving a "government + enterprise + village collective" model, transformed the village into a cultural hub with spaces like the "Chunyangtai" (Spring Terrace) public cultural center. The "Langtou Experiment" team was excited when it was invited to participate in the Venice International Architecture Biennale. Foreign tourists now frequent the village, with villagers having grown accustomed to seeing them.
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Summary: A fraud ring in Shanghai was broken up for luring students and job seekers with promises of high-paying online part-time work involving image editing and video production, requiring an initial payment for training courses. The group fabricated success stories and examples of high earnings to induce victims to pay for the courses, which provided only basic information readily available online. The Shanghai police arrested 225 suspects involved in the scam, which totaled over 20 million RMB, and are cracking down on similar schemes by targeting false advertising and working with other government agencies. The article advises job seekers to be wary of offers requiring upfront training fees and to verify job information through official channels. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to police official Li Kui, during the summer holiday, individuals should be wary of overseas high-paying job advertisements that promise easy work and high salaries as they may be scams. These scams often conceal the risks and details of working abroad, leading workers to sign unfair contracts. Li Kui identified three types of scams: charging upfront fees, promising visa extensions after arrival, and using false pretenses to lure individuals into illegal activities like cross-border telecom fraud. Li Kui advises job seekers to verify companies through the Ministry of Commerce and consult with embassies regarding labor policies. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: A tourism promotion event highlighting Jiangxi province's cultural and tourism resources was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, initiating a joint promotional campaign between the two provinces. Jiangxi aims to strengthen its tourism industry by focusing on provincial and municipal collaboration, regional cooperation, and global promotion. The province has been actively expanding partnerships with neighboring provinces like Fujian and engaging with international markets through promotional events and collaborations with travel agencies in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and South Korea. These efforts include offering travel incentives, developing cross-province tour routes, and establishing promotion centers in Hong Kong and Macau to attract more tourists. There was no mention of US-China relations or the United States in this article.
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Summary: The article discusses the ecological wisdom embedded in traditional Minnan architecture, focusing on the village of Wulin in Jinjiang, Fujian, and how these structures were designed to combat the summer heat and humidity without modern air conditioning. Architectural features like "light hall, dark room" layouts for ventilation, thick red brick walls for insulation, and "bird steps" to protect against rain are highlighted. The village's overall layout, with consideration for mountains, streams, and fields, also contributes to a cooler microclimate. While preserving historical aspects, modern facilities are being added inside buildings to support the developing industries, such as cafes.
Summary: China has achieved historical success in wetland protection, with a national wetland area of over 56.35 million hectares. The country has implemented over 4,000 wetland protection and restoration projects and established over 2,200 wetland nature reserves. Digital technologies are being implemented to enhance wetland management. China has designated 82 international important wetlands and is actively engaged in international cooperation, including the "East Asia-Australasian Flyway" project for migratory bird protection. China now boasts 22 "International Wetland Cities," the highest number globally.
Summary: The article reports on efforts by the Kekexili Public Security Bureau in Qinghai to facilitate the safe passage of migrating Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊) across the Qinghai-Tibet Highway (青藏线). Deputy Director Zhao Xinlu and Director Awang Danba oversaw traffic control measures and patrols to minimize disturbances to the antelopes. Scientists Wang Dong and Li Quanbang from the Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, are using technology such as "mobile sentinels" to monitor antelope movements and predict crossing times. These measures include temporary road closures and public awareness campaigns, with local officials noting increased public understanding and cooperation. The officials coordinate with the Kekexili management to protect the antelopes during calving and migration.
Summary: The Central Meteorological Observatory forecasts heavy rainfall in northern China from July 23rd to 26th, including the Northwest, Inner Mongolia, North China, and Northeast regions. Some areas will experience heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail, with the most impactful period being the nights of the 24th to 26th. Meteorological experts warn of high disaster risk due to continuous rainfall, especially in south-central Inner Mongolia. The public is advised to monitor weather forecasts and avoid high-risk areas, with tourist attractions urged to enhance safety management.
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Summary: The city of Erenhot, China's largest land port to Mongolia, is witnessing increasing people-to-people exchanges and economic ties with Mongolia, particularly with the border city of Zamyn-Üüd. Erenhot has received over 6,000 Mongolian students since 1996, with many returning to contribute to Mongolia-China relations. The city is also a key node in China-Europe freight rail, and serves as a new hub for Sino-Mongolian exchange through projects such as the Erenhot-Zamyn-Üüd economic cooperation zone. Educational initiatives, including Confucius Classrooms and Chinese language programs, are strengthening cultural and economic bridges between the two countries. The article highlights increasing trade and travel between Mongolia and Inner Mongolia.
Summary: Erenhot has been providing educational opportunities for Mongolian students from kindergarten to secondary school, fostering Chinese language skills and cross-cultural exchange. Over 6,000 Mongolian students have studied in Erenhot, with many returning to Mongolia to contribute to its development and strengthen ties with China. These graduates have gone on to strengthen the relationship between the two countries in many sectors, including education. Erenhot's efforts highlight the importance of language and cultural exchange in building strong neighborly relations between China and Mongolia. The article makes no mention of the United States.
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Summary: Shenhua Shendong Coal Group, a key coal production enterprise of China's National Energy Group, has driven development through innovation, overcoming technological monopolies to achieve high-quality, efficient growth. Shendong Coal has focused on intelligent transformation by pioneering the use of technologies like 5G, AI, and digital twins in coal mining. It has established long-term partnerships with universities and research institutions to advance green mining technologies and promote sustainable development. The company actively participates in setting industry standards and promoting its innovations, contributing to the modernization of China's coal industry.
Summary: The Global Civilization Dialogue Ministerial Meeting, co-sponsored by the CPC Central Committee's Propaganda Department and the International Department, was held in Beijing, focusing on "protecting the diversity of human civilizations and jointly promoting world peace and development." Speakers emphasized the importance of civilization exchange, mutual learning, and cooperation, with Kazakhstan noting China's role in promoting the "Civilization Dialogue International Day" and the Belt and Road Initiative's focus on avoiding ideological confrontation. Cambodia highlighted the "Cambodia-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges" and the value of practical cooperation, while Dominica looked forward to enhanced cooperation in science and technology innovation with China. Other nations emphasized the need for mutual respect and dialogue to address global challenges and promote shared prosperity, while highlighting China's global initiatives.
Summary: Participants at the Global Civilization Dialogue Ministerial Meeting emphasized the importance of mutual respect, understanding, and learning for global peace and development. Speakers highlighted China's commitment to an inclusive world through civilization exchange, referencing the Global Civilization Initiative. The Slovakian representative mentioned the establishment of a strategic partnership with China in 2024 and plans for youth exchanges and a cultural center in Beijing. Tonga expressed gratitude for China's efforts in promoting civilization dialogue to bridge the digital divide and achieve sustainable development. Laos expressed support for China's Global Civilization Initiative, emphasizing the importance of civilization exchange.
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Summary: The Central Urban Work Conference has set the goal of building modernized people's cities, focusing on innovation, livability, beauty, resilience, civilization, and intelligence. Several cities are implementing this concept by improving housing, communities, and urban areas. For example, Suzhou is providing affordable rental apartments with amenities for young professionals, while Beijing's Changping district is focusing on "good houses" with upgraded designs and materials. Jiujiang is creating "complete communities" with services accessible within a 15-minute radius, and Chengdu is transforming underutilized spaces into pocket parks for residents.
Summary: The article discusses the recent Central Urban Work Conference, which emphasized shifting from large-scale urban expansion to focusing on improving the quality and efficiency of existing urban areas to create livable cities. It highlights efforts to improve housing, public services, and green spaces to meet the people's needs. The conference stressed the importance of balancing new development with the renovation of old infrastructure and housing, as well as improving urban management and services. The article also mentions improvements to urban infrastructure, public services, and green spaces made since the 18th Party Congress.
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Summary: The article highlights the surge in summer consumption across various sectors in China. Immersive tourism, such as historical reenactments and digital art exhibits, is driving travel enthusiasm, while nighttime economies are being boosted by diverse offerings like night markets and light shows. The film industry is seeing innovative marketing tactics, such as online discounts and themed merchandise, to attract audiences. Finally, outdoor sports are experiencing a boom, with events like marathons stimulating consumption in related sectors. There is no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's summer consumption is booming due to policy support, business innovation, and evolving consumer demand. The retail market sees a surge in online food delivery orders, while the cultural and tourism sectors are boosted by event-related travel, such as sports and performance events. The catering market is also thriving, with restaurants extending business hours and experiencing high nighttime revenues. Local governments are promoting consumption through various events and activities, meeting the demand for personalized and high-quality products and experiences.
Summary: The Rikaze International Land Port in Tibet is facilitating trade with Nepal, reducing shipping times significantly. In the first half of 2024, Tibet's imports and exports to Nepal reached 2.193 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.1%. Lhasa Customs is promoting the construction of a golden channel opening to South Asia, connecting western China with the South Asian market through Nepal. Tibetan products like barley wine and apples are now being exported through these ports. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) dispatched a team to Zambia to provide agricultural standardization technical assistance, focusing on crops like wheat, corn, chili peppers, and marigolds. Separately, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park has expanded its multimodal transportation system, serving as a key platform for SCO countries' access to the sea. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CJKU) "road-rail" freight train has been operating for almost three years, facilitating the export of goods like textiles and electronics from the Yangtze River Delta to Central Asia. CJKU freight train volume increased by 46.39% in the first half of the year.
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Summary: Based on collected letters at a museum, the author reflects on the profound impact of letters written during the Second Sino-Japanese War. These letters, penned by soldiers, students, and overseas Chinese, vividly portray the unity and patriotism of the Chinese people during a time of national crisis. The letters highlight the writers' unwavering determination to defend their country and their deep love for family, often expressing both a readiness to sacrifice and poignant personal sentiments. The author emphasizes the letters' authenticity and emotional power, capturing the spirit of resistance and national unity against foreign invasion. These historical documents serve as a reminder of the sacrifices made and inspire future generations to strive for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the author's reflections on the contrasting approaches to river management in rural China, where one stream was artificially straightened and beautified, while another was restored to its natural, winding state. The author uses this contrast to explore the importance of embracing complexity ("曲") over simplistic, linear thinking ("直") in various aspects of governance and development. The author argues for a balanced approach, recognizing that while "曲" can lead to sustainable growth, "直" is necessary for upholding principles. The author highlights an example of a county that achieved both ecological protection and rapid economic growth by thinking more holistically. The article does not discuss the United States, nor U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The author recounts their deep connection to Gaoyou, fostered by their early fascination with the works of Gaoyou native Wang Zengqi, and how the city became a second home. The author notes the city's pride in Wang Zengqi's legacy, evident in the establishment of a memorial hall dedicated to him, and the surge in local literary enthusiasm inspired by his works. The author also contrasts Wang Zengqi with Qin Shaoyou and concludes that Wang is now more popular than Qin. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: This article is a nostalgic reflection on childhood memories in Changsha, focusing on the "Shuangyanlou" restaurant and the author's mother. It recounts the simple pleasures of visiting the restaurant as a child, especially the delicious wontons and the skill of the chefs. The author contrasts the rapid development of Changsha with the enduring presence of familiar sights like "Shuangyanlou" and the swallows outside. The author brought his mother back to the restaurant, and they enjoyed wontons together.
Summary: This article discusses the enduring appeal of seeking respite from the summer heat under trees in China, despite the increased availability of air conditioning. It highlights the contrast between the oppressive heat of urban environments and the cooling shade provided by trees in parks and along roads. The author emphasizes the importance of green spaces for physical and mental well-being, advocating for spending time in nature to escape the confines of urban life and appreciate the harmony between humans and the environment. The article expresses gratitude to those who planted the trees that provide shade and relief. There is no mention of United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: According to the article, actress Chen Bo'er led a five-person "North China Women and Children's Investigation Group" to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region in 1939, visiting areas like Wutai County. During the 15-month-long tour, she wrote of the bravery and enthusiasm of the local women in fighting the Japanese and sent letters describing conditions in the war zone back to Chongqing. She aimed to connect women and children across China. Later, a *Xinhua Daily* interview described her experiences and the spirit of resistance among civilians. She later returned to Yan'an and became a founder of the new China's film industry.
Summary: This short notice from the *People's Daily* solicits original, unpublished submissions from readers. It specifies that submissions should be original works and not simultaneously submitted to multiple publications. The email address for submissions is provided. The notice contains no information regarding Chinese politics, officials, or U.S.-China relations.
By: 本报记者 刘成友 郝迎灿
The old industrial city of Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning (辽宁) Province, once contributed many "firsts" in the industrial history of New China, and is constantly achieving new leaps forward on the new journey in the new era:
In September last year, the hard rock tunnel boring machine "Fenjin (奋进) No." designed and manufactured by Northern Heavy Industries Group Co., Ltd. (北方重工集团有限公司) created a record of 26,521 meters of single-machine excavation; at the beginning of this year, the world's first 0.235-second "supersonic" wide-body CT developed by Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. (东软医疗系统股份有限公司) was unveiled at the Arab International Medical Equipment Exhibition; in July this year, RX4M, China's first four-seat electric-electric hybrid aircraft independently developed by Liaoning General Aviation Research Institute (辽宁通用航空研究院), successfully completed its first flight in Shenyang (沈阳)...
In September 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) chaired a symposium on comprehensively revitalizing the Northeast in the new era, emphasizing: "To promote the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast, the foundation lies in the real economy, the key lies in scientific and technological innovation, and the direction is industrial upgrading." In January this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Liaoning (辽宁): "The manufacturing industry should adhere to the direction of high-end, intelligent, and green development, and constantly improve the technological content and added value of products."
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Shenyang (沈阳) is accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system, focusing on promoting the high-end, intelligent, and green development of the manufacturing industry, climbing "high," moving "new," and pursuing "green," and constantly consolidating the foundation for high-quality development.
Accelerate the development of advanced manufacturing clusters and strive to climb to the middle and high end of the value chain—
As the music plays, a "mechanical arm" and a professional actor perform together, staging a human-machine interaction in rotation and lifting. "This is the large-load robot we launched this year. It can carry up to 270 kilograms of heavy objects, and the motion accuracy reaches the millimeter level," said Zhang Jin (张进), president of Siasun Robot & Automation Co., Ltd. (沈阳新松机器人自动化股份有限公司).
At present, Siasun's products are exported to more than 40 countries and regions. As of the end of last year, the Shenyang (沈阳) robot and intelligent manufacturing cluster gathered more than 700 industrial enterprises above designated size, and the output value accounted for more than 20% of the city's total industrial output value.
In recent years, Shenyang (沈阳) has successively issued implementation opinions on accelerating the development of advanced manufacturing clusters and special plans for 10 key industrial clusters to help the manufacturing industry move towards the middle and high end of the industrial chain and value chain. In 2024, the scale of the city's 10 key industrial clusters exceeded one trillion yuan, and the number of industrial clusters with a scale of 100 billion yuan reached 5; the Shenyang-Dalian (沈大) industrial machine tool cluster and the Shenyang (沈阳) aviation cluster were selected as national advanced manufacturing clusters.
Promote the intelligent transformation of industrial enterprises, and accelerate the integration of a new generation of information technology and traditional manufacturing—
In Shengu Group (沈鼓集团), thanks to the application of the industrial Internet, more than 1.9 million drawings can be saved every year, and the processing efficiency of key components such as impellers is increased by 28.2%; in Northern Heavy Industries (北方重工), by building a production big data platform, the manufacturing cycle is shortened by more than 30%... Shenyang (沈阳) promotes industrial enterprises to use "cloud" and "data," carries out "equipment replacement" and "production line replacement" actions, and empowers the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries with a new generation of information technology.
In 2024, Shenyang (沈阳) took "intelligent transformation and digital transformation" as the starting point, implemented 105 intelligent upgrade projects, and newly cultivated 23 smart factories and 30 digital workshops. The popularization rate of digital R&D and design tools and the numerical control rate of key processes in industrial enterprises reached 82.8% and 71.5% respectively. Shenyang (沈阳) has become one of the first batch of pilot cities for new technological transformation of manufacturing in the country and was selected as a pilot city for the integrated application of "5G + Industrial Internet," which has greatly improved the quality and efficiency of manufacturing development.
Implement a special action for "green manufacturing" and continue to increase the "green content" of industrial development—
Walking into the raw material medicine plant of Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (东北制药集团股份有限公司), what you see is a fully enclosed gas collection pipeline erected in the air, and you can't smell any peculiar smell in the air. "The plant has achieved a fully enclosed production environment and a unified gas collection pipeline network," said Zhang Nan (张楠), deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Northeast Pharmaceutical (东北制药). "Taking vitamin C production as an example, by collecting, spraying, and incinerating methanol tail gas from various blocks, the emission of waste gas is effectively reduced."
To accelerate the green and low-carbon development of the industry, Shenyang (沈阳) has implemented a special action for "green manufacturing," and has cultivated a total of 74 national-level green manufacturing units and 275 provincial-level units; through technological transformation, resource recycling, etc., the energy consumption per unit of industrial added value has been reduced by more than 15% in 4 years.
From a major manufacturing city to a strong manufacturing city, Shenyang's (沈阳) high-quality manufacturing development is advancing steadily and rapidly. In 2024, the added value of Shenyang's (沈阳) high-tech manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 17.6% year-on-year, and the number of technology-based enterprises exceeded 25,000. "Implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, Shenyang (沈阳) is focusing on accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system with its own characteristics and advantages, and promoting the steady improvement of the independent and controllable level of the industrial chain and supply chain," said Huo Bugang (霍步刚), member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning (辽宁) Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Shenyang (沈阳) Municipal Party Committee.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 罗珊珊
In the first half of this year, China's (我国) total imports and exports of goods trade reached 21.79 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.9%; 30,014 new foreign-invested enterprises were established nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 11.7%.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Opening up to the outside world is China's (中国) basic state policy. China (中国) is promoting high-level opening up to the outside world and steadily expanding institutional opening up in terms of rules, regulations, management, standards, and other aspects."
When the great image is held, all under heaven will flock to it. Opening up is a distinct symbol of Chinese-style modernization. China (中国) has always adhered to true multilateralism, promoted inclusive and mutually beneficial economic globalization, and is committed to building an open world economy.
Since the beginning of this year, the external environment has been "windy and stormy." Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, all regions and departments have adopted a positive attitude and constructive actions to promote development and cooperation through opening up. China's (中国) economy has traversed cycles and moved forward steadily, injecting more stability and certainty into the world economy.
The Resilience and Shock Resistance of Foreign Trade Have Increased Significantly
This year, the robot half-marathon race has attracted a lot of attention. Not only that, but robots that can dance, play football, and are multi-talented have also become a new focus in the field of foreign trade.
One "joint" determines the flexibility of a robot's movements, namely, the key component harmonic reducer.
After 20 years of dedicated cultivation, Leaderdrive, a technology company in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, has achieved technological breakthroughs in precision harmonic reducers, and its product sales rank among the top in the country.
Li Qian (李谦), Deputy General Manager of the company, said that the annual R&D investment accounts for 10% to 15% of the company's revenue, and it has currently obtained more than 200 national patent authorizations. In the past two years, the company has established overseas operation platforms in Singapore (新加坡), Germany (德国), and other countries, and the market share of its products in overseas markets has continued to increase.
With breakthroughs in key core technologies, Jiangsu's (江苏) robot industry has developed rapidly and continues to "launch new products" for the global market. According to Nanjing Customs (南京海关) statistics, in the first half of this year, Jiangsu Province's (江苏省) exports of industrial robots reached 960 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 101.2%.
The breakthrough story of one "joint" is a vivid example of the efforts of thousands of foreign trade entities in China (中国) to overcome difficulties.
Since the beginning of this year, China's (中国) foreign trade has been under considerable pressure, but the results it has delivered have attracted global attention: In the first half of the year, China's (我国) exports reached 13 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%.
The 7.2% growth rate is a testament to the increased resilience and shock resistance of foreign trade. Regardless of the complexity and severity of the external environment, we have the confidence, confidence, and ability to cope with various risks and challenges.
The confidence stems from the adaptability and innovation of foreign trade entities.
In the first half of the year, there were 628,000 foreign trade enterprises in China (我国) with import and export performance, exceeding 600,000 for the first time in the same period in history, an increase of 43,000 compared with the same period last year. In the storms of the international market, specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises are thriving.
The confidence stems from a diversified and stable "circle of friends."
In the first half of the year, China's (我国) imports and exports to more than 190 countries and regions achieved growth, and the number of partners with a trade scale of more than 50 billion yuan reached 61, an increase of 5 compared with the same period last year. Traditional and emerging markets are growing simultaneously. In the first half of the year, China's (我国) exports to traditional markets such as the European Union (欧盟), Japan (日本), and the United Kingdom (英国) grew steadily, and the growth rate of exports to emerging markets such as ASEAN (东盟), Central Asia (中亚), and Africa (非洲) all reached double digits. The latest China Customs (中国海关) trade climate survey results show that the confidence of both export and import enterprises has rebounded for two consecutive months.
The ability stems from the innovation and optimization of the industrial structure.
"401, closing and self-checking." As Hu Jia (胡佳), product manager of Guanggu Electrical Products of Shenglong Electric Group (盛隆电气集团), issued the command, an artificial intelligence distribution cabinet that "can speak, think, and understand management" immediately completed the operation as required.
"The company has many years of technology and data accumulation in the electrical industry and has independently developed a professional artificial intelligence large model, which can not only improve safety and efficiency but also further save energy, reduce emissions, and reduce costs," said Hu Jia (胡佳). At present, the company's products have participated in key projects such as the Vietnam (越南) National Grid and the Sri Lanka (斯里兰卡) Hambantota Airport (汉班托塔机场).
"Adhering to the main business and strengthening the real economy," seizing the new trend of global energy transition, China's (我国) foreign trade enterprises continue to increase the supply of high-quality green products. In the first half of the year, the export growth rate of lithium batteries and wind turbine generator sets both exceeded 20%. The innovative background is more distinct, and the export growth rate of high-end machine tools, ships, and marine engineering equipment all exceeded 20%.
Promoting the "Stabilization and Improvement" of Foreign Investment Attraction
On July 20, the closing day of the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (链博会), 102 Chinese and foreign companies and institutions, including GE Healthcare (通用电气医疗), Siemens (西门子), Corning (康宁公司), and Sumitomo Electric (住友电工), eagerly signed letters of intent to participate in the 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (链博会). Many foreign company executives said that investing in China (中国) is investing in the future, and working with China (中国) is working with the future.
Since the beginning of this year, China (中国) has adhered to expanding opening up, relying on the advantages of its super-large-scale market to attract global resources and elements, and taken multiple measures to promote the "stabilization and improvement" of foreign investment attraction.
Looking at investment choices, China (中国) is an "ideal, safe, and promising" destination for multinational investment.
The expansion of Beijing (北京) Yizhuang Industrial Park (亦庄工业园) and the new Wuxi (无锡) Industrial Park will be completed before the end of this year, and the new Xiamen (厦门) Industrial Park is planned to be completed in the first quarter of next year... Over the past 38 years, China (中国) has become Schneider Electric's (施耐德电气) second largest market in the world.
"As an important engine of global economic growth, the Chinese (中国) market is vast, the industrial base is solid, and innovation resources are abundant," said Zhang Kaipeng (张开鹏), Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric (施耐德电气). With the advantages of integrated R&D, production, sales, and service, Schneider Electric (施耐德电气) not only quickly meets the needs of the Chinese (中国) market with Chinese (中国) R&D results but also continues to showcase "Chinese (中国) wisdom" to the world.
As of the end of June, the cumulative actual use of foreign capital in China (我国) during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period reached 708.73 billion US dollars, completing the investment attraction target of 700 billion US dollars proposed in the business development plan six months ahead of schedule; at the same time, a cumulative total of 229,000 new foreign-invested enterprises were established, an increase of 25,000 compared with the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
Looking at the investment structure, China (中国) is not only the "world's factory" but also the "world's market" and "innovation center."
In the first half of the year, the actual use of foreign capital in the manufacturing of chemical medicines, the manufacturing of aerospace vehicles and equipment, and the manufacturing of medical instrument equipment and devices increased by 53%, 36.2%, and 17.7% year-on-year, respectively. More and more multinational companies have established regional headquarters and global R&D centers in China (华).
"As an important participant in the high-quality development of China's (中国) medical device intelligent manufacturing, GE Healthcare (通用电气医疗) has built a complete 'R&D, production, sales, and service' system with more than 1,000 Chinese (中国) suppliers to create a unique model and enhance the resilience of China's (中国) high-end medical device supply chain," said Chen Heqiang (陈和强), Vice President of GE Healthcare China (通用电气医疗中国) and General Manager of Supply Chain. At present, the proportion of local R&D of GE Healthcare (通用电气医疗) in the Chinese (中国) market has exceeded 50%.
Looking at the business environment, we focus on enterprises' concerns and create a transparent, stable, and predictable policy environment.
"Invest in China (中国)" has become a bright business card.
Fully implement the pre-establishment national treatment plus negative list management system for foreign investment. Restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector have been "cleared," and the opening up of the service industry has been steadily promoted, expanding the opening up pilot programs in fields such as telecommunications, medical care, and education.
In July, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and other departments jointly issued the "Notice on Several Measures for Encouraging Domestic Reinvestment by Foreign-Invested Enterprises." Previously, the "2025 Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment" proposed 20 pragmatic measures.
The Ministry of Commerce (商务部) has improved mechanisms such as the foreign-invested enterprise roundtable meeting to collect the difficulties and problems of foreign-invested enterprises, establish a list of accounts, and ensure that every item is implemented and every matter is responded to. Since the beginning of this year, it has cumulatively promoted and coordinated the resolution of nearly 500 difficult problems of foreign-invested enterprises.
The latest questionnaire survey results of the China Japanese Chamber of Commerce (中国日本商会) show that 64% of the respondents expressed "satisfaction" or "very satisfaction" with China's (中国) business environment, an increase compared with the same period last year.
Building a New System for a Higher-Level Open Economy
Summer is hot, and temperatures are rising. On July 12, the China-Europe Railway Express (Shenzhen) (中欧班列（深圳）), loaded with split mobile air conditioners, bicycle frames, and other goods, slowly departed from the Shenzhen Pinghu National Logistics Hub (深圳平湖南国家物流枢纽) and headed for Duisburg (杜伊斯堡), Germany (德国).
"The green channel of Shenzhen Customs (深圳海关) for immediate inspection and release ensures the timely loading and shipment of goods, greatly shortening the stay of goods at the port, and the delivery time is more guaranteed," said Liao Shurong (廖舒榕), General Manager of Xiamen Hanair Eurasia Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd. (厦门市汉航欧亚多式联运有限责任公司).
As of June, the China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) has cumulatively operated more than 110,000 trains, connecting 128 cities in China (中国) and 229 cities in Europe (欧洲), building a bridge for economic and trade exchanges.
China (中国) is orderly expanding its independent opening up and unilateral opening up, building a new system for a higher-level open economy, and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation, common opening up, and common development among countries.
Deepen the alignment with international high-standard economic and trade rules, and carry out institutional opening up experiments in broader fields, at deeper levels, and with greater efforts.
Located in the Xiamen (厦门) Area of the Fujian Free Trade Pilot Zone (福建自贸试验区), the one-stop aviation maintenance base has several inbound aircraft waiting for maintenance neatly parked in the hangar, and engineers are busy debugging and repairing them.
"In the first half of the year, we completed aircraft maintenance and modification services entrusted by many overseas airlines from 14 countries (regions) including the United States (美国) and Japan (日本), and the base hangar has been in a saturated state," said the relevant person in charge of Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co., Ltd. (厦门太古飞机工程有限公司).
To promote the development of the aviation maintenance industry, Xiamen (厦门) took the lead in launching the "bonded maintenance outside the comprehensive bonded zone" business pilot, creating a new business model of "bonded warehouse + bonded maintenance." In the first half of the year, Xiamen (厦门) cumulatively supervised 110 inbound maintenance aircraft; the value of imports and exports of aviation bonded maintenance outside the supervised area was 98.052 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.40%.
Coordinate the implementation of landmark projects and "small but beautiful" livelihood projects, and promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" to go deeper and more solid.
In February this year, the 12-city water supply project in Côte d'Ivoire (科特迪瓦) was completed and put into use as a whole. Zhang Xingchen (张星辰), Assistant General Manager of the Côte d'Ivoire (科特迪瓦) Branch of China Geo-Engineering Corporation (中国地质工程集团有限公司), introduced that the delivery and use of the project will solve the problems of poor tap water quality and insufficient water supply in 12 cities in Côte d'Ivoire (科特迪瓦), such as Bouaflé (布瓦夫莱), Mankono (芒科诺), and Touba (图巴), greatly improving the health conditions of local people and benefiting approximately 2.3 million residents.
In the first half of the year, China's (我国) imports and exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" reached 11.29 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%, accounting for 51.8% of the total value of imports and exports. The scale of two-way investment between China (我国) and the countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" exceeded 240 billion US dollars. Trade and investment have been continuously deepened, and the connection between production and supply chains has become closer.
Expand the high-standard free trade zone network facing the world and deepen multilateral, bilateral, and regional economic cooperation.
The China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement (中国—马尔代夫自贸协定) officially came into effect at the beginning of this year. "After the agreement came into effect, the tariff rate on our exported mattresses and seats to the Maldives (马尔代夫) was directly reduced from 5% to zero. These two types of export commodities are mainly used by local hotels," said Zhang Zhenghu (张征虎), General Manager of the International Business Center of Sleemon Furniture Co., Ltd. (喜临门家具股份有限公司).
The negotiations on the 3.0 version of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (中国—东盟自贸区) have been substantially concluded; the BRICS National Special Economic Zone China Cooperation Center (金砖国家特殊经济区中国合作中心) was officially launched in March; China (中国) and Bangladesh (孟加拉国) are launching negotiations on upgrading the investment agreement.
As of now, China (我国) has signed 23 free trade agreements with 30 countries and regions, and its free trade partners are all over the five continents. The free trade zone network is constantly expanding and deepening. New content such as service trade, investment negative lists, and standard cooperation and the digital economy has become the "standard configuration" of China's (我国) newly signed free trade agreements.
Since December 1 last year, China (我国) has granted 100% tariff-free treatment to all tariff items from the least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with China (中国). In the first half of this year, China's (我国) imports from the above-mentioned countries achieved double-digit growth.
In today's world, opening up is the only way to world prosperity and development, and economic globalization is an irreversible trend of the times. Without fear of "headwinds" and "reverse currents," China (中国) will take the initiative of high-level opening up to win the initiative of economic development and the initiative of international competition, and provide new opportunities for world development with new achievements in Chinese-style modernization.
(Ding Qianqian (丁茜茜) participated in the writing)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 22nd (Xinhua) - Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) recently signed a State Council decree, announcing the "Regulations on Rural Roads" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will come into effect on September 15, 2025.
The "Regulations" aim to promote the high-quality development of rural roads and adapt to the needs of promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside and accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. The "Regulations" consist of 28 articles, mainly stipulating the following contents.
First, clarify the development orientation. It is stipulated that the development of rural roads should implement the Party and the state's guidelines, policies, and decisions, and be adapted to the relevant requirements of coordinating new urbanization and comprehensive rural revitalization, adhere to government leadership, overall planning, and adapting to local conditions, adhere to the equal emphasis on construction, management, maintenance, and operation, and gradually improve the rural transportation infrastructure network with full coverage, universal benefit sharing, safety and applicability, and convenience and efficiency.
Second, consolidate the main responsibility. It is clarified that county-level governments bear the main responsibility for the development of rural roads within their administrative regions, and the relevant departments of the State Council's transportation and other departments, and the local governments at the level of cities divided into districts and above and their relevant departments should strengthen guidance and supervision.
Third, improve the quality of the road network. It is clarified that the construction of rural roads should focus on improving the quality of the road network, and should be coordinated with the construction of national and provincial highways to promote the integration of urban and rural transportation; newly built rural roads should meet the technical grade requirements of highways, and existing roads that do not meet the minimum technical grade requirements should be upgraded and renovated.
Fourth, strengthen management and maintenance. Clarify the requirements for the demarcation and management of building control zones for village roads, the management of overloaded transportation, the passage of heavy-duty trucks, and the comprehensive improvement of the road environment; stipulate the establishment and improvement of a responsibility system for the management and maintenance of rural roads, clarify the organizational implementation entities for the maintenance of rural roads, and encourage and guide professional highway maintenance operation units to participate in the maintenance of rural roads.
Fifth, strengthen safety guarantees. It is required to carry out daily inspections of rural roads and investigation and management of safety hazards, strengthen emergency support and disaster prevention and mitigation capacity building for rural roads, and carry out publicity and education on road traffic safety laws and regulations and road protection.
Sixth, promote integrated development. It is stipulated that local governments at all levels should take measures to promote the integrated construction of rural roads and supporting facilities along the route, industrial parks, tourist attractions, etc., promote the integrated development of rural passenger transport, freight logistics, and postal express delivery, and enhance the ability of rural roads to serve and facilitate the economic cycle between urban and rural areas.
Return to TopZhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Wang Huning (王沪宁), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met with Madagascar Senate President Ravalomanana (拉瓦卢马纳纳) in Beijing (北京) on July 22, according to Xinhua News Agency (新华社).
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated during the meeting that the friendship between China and Madagascar has a long history and remains strong. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Rajoelina (拉乔利纳), the relationship between the two countries has shown strong momentum. China is willing to work with Madagascar to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and the outcomes of the Beijing (北京) Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, promote new achievements in friendly cooperation between the two countries, and contribute to building a closer China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era. It is hoped that the legislative bodies of the two countries will strengthen exchanges and cooperation to help the continuous development of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and Madagascar.
Ravalomanana (拉瓦卢马纳纳) said that the traditional friendship between Madagascar and China is profound, and the relationship between the two countries is based on mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. The heads of state of the two countries maintain close exchanges, which have pointed the direction for the development of Madagascar-China relations. The Senate of Madagascar is willing to work with China to strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies and play an active role in promoting cooperation in areas such as economy, trade, investment, and local affairs.
Wang Huning (王沪宁) stated during the meeting that China and Madagascar are fellow travelers and true friends on the path to modernization. President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Rajoelina (拉乔利纳) jointly decided to establish a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and Madagascar, which has pointed the direction for the development of China-Madagascar relations. China is willing to work with Madagascar to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and benefit the people of both countries with more practical cooperation results. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the Senate of Madagascar to help the development of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and Madagascar.
Ravalomanana (拉瓦卢马纳纳) highly appreciated China's consistent adherence to the principle of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation and treating Madagascar equally. He stated that Madagascar attaches great importance to developing relations with China, admires China's development achievements, and is willing to learn from China's experience to promote cooperation between Madagascar and China in various fields, benefiting the people of both countries. The Senate of Madagascar is willing to strengthen exchanges of experience in governance with the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to promote the in-depth development of Madagascar-China relations.
Mu Hong (穆虹) and Wang Dongfeng (王东峰) and others participated in the relevant meetings.
Return to TopOverall Stable Urban Employment Situation
6.95 Million New Urban Jobs Added in the First Half of the Year
Beijing (北京), July 22nd (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) - The reporter learned on July 22nd from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部): In the first half of the year, 6.95 million new urban jobs were added nationwide, completing 58% of the annual target.
Since the beginning of this year, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security has taken multiple measures, focusing on four aspects to promote the overall stability of China's employment situation. These include: focusing on supporting enterprise development, with policies helping to stabilize and expand employment; focusing on key groups such as college graduates, further increasing employment support and security; focusing on improving the skills of workers, enhancing the relevance and effectiveness of vocational skills training; and focusing on connecting human resources supply and demand, improving the level of public employment services.
In the first half of the year, the reduction of unemployment insurance rates reduced labor costs for enterprises by more than 90 billion yuan, provided 6.2 billion yuan in stable employment funds to 815,000 enterprises, and supported 11.3 billion yuan in expenditures for training and other employment promotion activities.
Regarding the continued efforts to stabilize employment, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security will focus on five aspects: exploring and cultivating incremental employment, supporting the stability of existing employment, providing precise assistance to key groups, upgrading and optimizing services and training, and promoting the high-quality development of the human resources service industry.
This year, China's number of college graduates reached a new historical high of 12.22 million. The Department of Human Resources and Social Security, guided by employment service initiatives, promotes employment and entrepreneurship for this key group, focusing on providing concentrated service lists, conducting concentrated and precise assistance, centrally disseminating job information, centrally organizing training internships, and centrally providing assistance to those in difficulty, making every effort to promote early and quality employment for college graduates and other young people.
(Related reports on pages 2 and 10)
Trade-in Programs Release Consumption Potential
Over 109 Million Units of 12 Major Categories of Home Appliances Traded In Since the Beginning of the Year
Beijing (北京), July 22nd (Reporter Wang Ke (王珂)) - The reporter learned on July 22nd from the Ministry of Commerce (商务部): Since the beginning of this year, China's trade-in policies for consumer goods have achieved remarkable results, and consumption potential has been continuously released. Over 66 million consumers have purchased over 109 million units of 12 major categories of home appliances through trade-in programs, over 69 million consumers have purchased over 74 million digital products such as mobile phones, and 82,000 sales outlets nationwide have carried out trade-in programs for electric bicycles, with a cumulative 9.056 million new vehicles purchased through trade-ins.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局), in the first half of the year, the added value of China's wholesale and retail industry was 6.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year, accounting for 10.3% of the gross domestic product. The wholesale and retail industry has maintained steady and positive development, providing strong support for expanding domestic demand in all directions and strengthening the domestic cycle. In the first half of the year, from the perspective of the wholesale industry, the transaction volume of key commodity markets contacted by the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) was 2.8 trillion yuan; from the perspective of the retail industry, the retail sales of goods was 21.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year.
Urban and rural markets remain active, and passenger flow and consumption have steadily increased. In the first half of the year, the passenger flow and turnover of 50 key pedestrian streets (business districts) monitored by the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) nationwide increased by 5.2% and 3.4% year-on-year, respectively. As of now, 5,510 15-minute convenient living circles have been built in 210 pilot areas nationwide, serving 125 million community residents. A total of 155,000 commercial outlets of various types have been built and renovated in counties and villages nationwide.
Return to TopSince the beginning of this year, various regions have focused on strengthening infrastructure construction, with projects being steadily advanced and constantly refreshing the "progress bar."
On July 22, the Huinong (Inner Mongolia-Ningxia Border) to Shizuishan section of the Wuma (Inner Mongolia Wuhai to Qinghai Maqin County) Expressway was completed and opened to traffic, marking the full completion of the Ningxia section of the Wuma Expressway. The Ningxia section of the Wuma Expressway has a total length of 360 kilometers and is an important connecting line of the Rongwu (Shandong Rongcheng to Inner Mongolia Wuhai) Expressway in the National Expressway Network.
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Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Nanning, July 22nd. Liu Guozhong (刘国中), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Guangxi from July 20th to 22nd. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" work, to earnestly carry out the arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, to solidly carry out the production of important agricultural products such as grain, to continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, to deeply study and apply the experience of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project, and to promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside in accordance with local conditions.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) visited Liuzhou (柳州市) and Guilin (桂林市), going into fields and farmers' professional cooperatives to learn about rice production, sugar material planting, and the construction of high-standard farmland. He emphasized the need to seize the time to harvest early rice without missing the farming season, to carefully carry out all aspects of mechanized harvesting, drying, and storage, to ensure that every grain is stored. Early rice purchases should be promoted in an orderly manner, guiding diverse entities to actively enter the market, ensuring smooth grain sales for farmers and stable markets. Technical services for late rice planting should be strengthened, the integration and promotion of advanced and applicable technologies should be enhanced, and the increase of yield per unit area should be promoted. The cultivation and promotion of high-quality sugarcane varieties should be actively promoted, the level of mechanized operations in hilly areas should be accelerated, and the stable production and quality improvement of sugar materials should be promoted. The construction of high-standard farmland should be promoted with guaranteed quality and quantity, the supervision of the entire process of project construction should be strengthened, and in-depth "look back" and special rectification of project quality should be carried out.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) emphasized that in recent years, extreme weather has occurred frequently in China. It is necessary to adhere to the **底线思维** (dǐ xiàn sī wéi - "bottom-line thinking," a way of thinking that focuses on the worst possible outcome and works backward to prevent it), strengthen meteorological monitoring services for the entire cycle of agricultural production, improve emergency plans and material and technical reserves for agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation, and effectively prevent and respond to agricultural disasters. Currently, in response to typhoons, floods, and other disastrous weather, measures such as draining accumulated water, replanting, and reseeding should be implemented as soon as possible for affected fields to minimize agricultural losses.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) also went to poverty-stricken villages, resettlement communities for relocated people, and township health centers to visit people who have been lifted out of poverty and learn in detail about consolidating and expanding the achievements of the "three guarantees" and medical assistance. He emphasized that there is now less than half a year before the end of the effective transition period. It is imperative to **慎终如始** (shèn zhōng rú shǐ - "careful to the end as at the beginning," to maintain the same level of care and attention from beginning to end) bear the responsibility, firmly guard the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty, and ensure a smooth transition to normalized assistance. The effectiveness of monitoring and assistance should be optimized and improved, and information technology such as big data should be used to monitor risks in a timely and dynamic manner, and assistance measures should be implemented accurately. We must focus on stabilizing employment for migrant workers and those who have been lifted out of poverty, develop rural industries that benefit the people based on distinctive advantages, and do everything possible to promote farmers' income. The foundation project of medical and health care should be solidly promoted, the construction of close county medical communities should be accelerated, and it should be convenient for farmers to enjoy high-quality medical services nearby.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 邱超奕
The reporter learned from the press conference held by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) on July 22 that in the first half of the year, 6.95 million new jobs were created in urban areas nationwide, completing 58% of the annual target. The national urban surveyed unemployment rate in June was 5.0%, the same as the same period last year.
Since the beginning of this year, what measures have been introduced to stabilize employment, especially for college graduates and other young people? How can we further promote the resolution of structural employment contradictions? What new measures are being taken to optimize social security management and service? Relevant heads of departments and bureaus of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) provided answers.
Providing "Five Concentrations" of Employment Services to Unemployed Graduates
Cui Pengcheng (崔鹏程), Director of the Policy Research Department and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), introduced the implementation of employment policies in the first half of the year: "The human resources and social security departments have expanded job opportunities through multiple channels, increased financial support for enterprises, and continued to implement one-time job expansion subsidies and one-time increases in personnel and capital for state-owned enterprises. A series of support policies have been accelerated and implemented. In the first half of the year, the reduction of unemployment insurance rates reduced labor costs for enterprises by more than 90 billion yuan, and 6.2 billion yuan of stable employment funds were distributed to 815,000 enterprises, supporting 11.3 billion yuan in expenditures for training and other employment promotion activities."
It is the employment season for college graduates. Chen Yongjia (陈勇嘉), Deputy Director of the Employment Promotion Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), said that in order to better help college graduates who are looking for jobs, human resources and social security departments in various regions have launched employment service campaigns, concentrating resources and efforts to provide full assistance to unemployed graduates and registered unemployed youth, focusing on doing a good job in "five concentrations."
Concentrate on showing the service list, including the policy list, service project list, service agency directory list, help channel list, and recruitment channel list. Provinces have generally issued open letters of employment services to graduates, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) has opened a job application registration mini-program at the national level.
Concentrate on carrying out precise assistance. Human resources and social security departments will establish a real-name ledger for registered job-seeking unemployed graduates, actively contact them, understand their job intentions and service needs, and provide "1131" services, that is, at least 1 policy promotion, 1 career guidance, 3 job recommendations, and 1 opportunity for skills training or employment internships.
Concentrate on pushing job information. Intensive online and offline recruitment activities such as the "Hundred Days, Ten Million Recruitments," "National Urban Joint Recruitment," "Golden Autumn Recruitment Month," and "State-Owned Enterprise Recruitment Action" are held to provide graduates with sufficient job information. The "Hundred Days, Ten Million Recruitments" activity has already carried out more than 8,900 recruitment events, providing 4.584 million job information.
Concentrate on organizing training internships. Implement the "Million Youth Vocational Skills Improvement Action" and organize special training on new formats and new occupations. Promote job search skills training camps to provide resume writing, company visits, on-the-job training and other activities.
Concentrate on carrying out assistance for the disadvantaged. Focus on providing paired assistance to disadvantaged graduates and unemployed youth from low-income families, zero-employment families, and people with disabilities, giving priority to recommending jobs, organizing training internships, and providing career guidance.
The "Three Supports and One Assistance" program, which involves sending college graduates to the grassroots level to engage in supporting education, supporting agriculture, supporting medical care, and assisting rural revitalization, is conducive to supporting the employment of college graduates. Zhang Wenmiao (张文淼), Director of the Human Resources Flow Management Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), introduced that this year's recruitment work has been fully launched, with the central government supporting the recruitment of 34,400 people. At the same time, various regions have appropriately expanded the recruitment scale based on actual conditions. Thirty provinces have released recruitment announcements, with a total of 40,900 positions released. It is expected that all recruitment work will be completed before the end of August, and all personnel will be in place by the beginning of September. This year's "Three Supports and One Assistance" program continues to increase support for the western and northeastern regions, with the central government subsidizing the western and northeastern regions for 67% of all places, and also increasing support for poverty-stricken areas and remote areas. This year, various regions have actively increased efforts to tap into job potential and have developed positions in agricultural technology promotion, rural medical services, and water conservancy infrastructure construction and operation management.
In order to encourage and support college graduates and other young people to start businesses, human resources and social security departments have strengthened support and intensified the implementation of the guaranteed loan policy for entrepreneurship, providing government-subsidized loans of up to 300,000 yuan to eligible college graduates and other young entrepreneurs, and loans of up to 4 million yuan to small and micro enterprises. College graduates and other young people starting businesses for the first time can also apply for a one-time entrepreneurial subsidy if they meet the conditions. In addition, human resources and social security departments have also introduced a series of support policies in terms of entrepreneurial venues, training, project guidance, and resource docking.
"The human resources and social security departments will go all out to provide continuous and warm employment services to promote the early and high-quality employment of college graduates and other young people," said Chen Yongjia (陈勇嘉).
High-Quality Large-Scale Vocational Skills Training
Carrying out vocational skills training can help workers improve their skills and solve structural employment contradictions. The State Council's Leading Group for Employment Promotion and Labor Protection recently issued guidance on carrying out large-scale vocational skills improvement training actions, clarifying that from this year to the end of 2027, the "Skills Light Up the Future" training action will be used as a traction to carry out high-quality large-scale vocational skills improvement training.
Wang Xiaojun (王晓君), Deputy Director of the Vocational Capacity Building Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), introduced that the guidance highlights demand orientation, focusing on advanced manufacturing, the digital economy, the low-altitude economy, transportation, agriculture and rural areas, and life services, to carry out vocational skills improvement training by industry and field. In the early stage, human resources and social security departments have jointly issued special training documents on digital talents, domestic services, and long-term care with relevant departments to strengthen the supply of urgently needed skilled talents in the industry. The guidance highlights key groups, and human resources and social security departments have jointly issued policy documents with relevant departments to strengthen vocational skills training for migrant workers and do a good job in the employment of college graduates and other young people to enhance the pertinence of training.
Wang Xiaojun (王晓君) said that the next step will be to improve the working mechanism led by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), with the active participation of various industry authorities and the provincial-level coordinated implementation, coordinate the use of various funds and resources, strengthen the supply of training resources and institutional management, implement special training plans by industry and field, summarize and promote typical experiences and practices in a timely manner, and encourage various regions to actively explore training models suitable for their local conditions.
Recently, the pilot work of integrating the human resources service industry with the manufacturing industry was launched, focusing on solving the problems of "difficulty in recruiting people" and "difficulty in retaining people" for manufacturing enterprises. Zhang Wenmiao (张文淼) introduced that this work aims to promote the development and utilization of human resources in the manufacturing field and high-quality and full employment, and will be piloted in about 30 cities with the conditions. It will support human resources service agencies to jointly build recruitment and employment consortia with manufacturing enterprises, upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, and industrial organizations to meet the "seasonal" and "tidal" employment needs of enterprises; it will explore the construction of cross-enterprise training centers to promote the improvement of workers' quality and skills and meet the needs of manufacturing transformation and upgrading for skilled talents; it will promote human resources service industrial parks to strengthen cooperation with manufacturing enterprises and provide efficient employment, social security, labor relations and other public services to help enterprises solve recruitment needs in a "one-stop" manner.
Promoting the Digitalization of Social Insurance Management and the Intelligentization of Services
Data shows that as of the end of June, the number of people participating in basic pension, unemployment, and work-related injury insurance nationwide was 1.071 billion, 245 million, and 300 million, respectively. With the construction of the world's largest social security safety net, what measures has China taken to optimize social security management and services?
Liu Muping (刘睦平), Deputy Director of the Social Insurance Business Management Center of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), said that social insurance is related to everyone's vital interests, and there is a strong demand for precision and convenience in management and services. Promoting the digitalization of social insurance management and the intelligentization of services is an inevitable choice to meet the needs of the people.
Various regions have actively explored and promoted the integration of artificial intelligence with social insurance management and service, forming many good experiences and practices, mainly reflected in four aspects: intelligent guidance, intelligent handling, intelligent review, and intelligent control.
Intelligent guidance refers to intelligent guidance to improve service levels. Through large language models, a 24/7 online intelligent customer service system is built to achieve accurate policy interpretation, intelligent business guidance, and real-time problem answering. For example, Hubei (湖北) has created an anthropomorphic service terminal to provide policy inquiries, consultation and answering, and other services, which has improved public satisfaction.
Intelligent handling refers to intelligent handling to improve work efficiency. Using large models, big data, biometric recognition and other technologies, optimize and reshape business processes and improve the effectiveness of handling affairs. For example, Guangdong (广东) relies on the "Smart Social Security Machine" to provide intelligent handling services, integrating 47 handling, 17 inquiry, and 33 printing public service items to create a 24-hour social security service hall to facilitate self-service handling by the public.
Intelligent review refers to intelligent review to enhance management effectiveness. "Focusing on key matters and high-frequency businesses, we have introduced 'social security digital employees' to replace manual operations, reducing a large amount of repetitive labor and solving the contradiction between the surge in business volume and the shortage of grassroots manpower," Liu Muping (刘睦平) introduced. For example, Shandong (山东) has achieved intelligent review of work-related injury insurance medical expense details, and artificial intelligence-assisted verification of the rationality of expenses, review efficiency and accuracy have been greatly improved.
Intelligent control is intelligent prevention and control to prevent social insurance fund risks. Realize intelligent risk prevention and control throughout the entire process and chain, and create a deep defense system for fund security management. For example, human resources and social security departments promote the strengthening of cross-departmental data comparison, carry out routine screening of suspicious data, and severely investigate and deal with illegal acts such as embezzlement, misappropriation, and fraud.
"We will follow up on the development trend of artificial intelligence in a timely manner, highlight application orientation, build intelligent social insurance management scenarios for all insurance types, all businesses, and the entire chain, so that the people can enjoy better and more high-quality public services," said Liu Muping (刘睦平).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 葛孟超
The State Council Information Office held a press conference on July 22 to introduce the data on foreign exchange receipts and payments in the first half of this year. Li Bin (李斌), Deputy Director and Spokesperson of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局), said that since the beginning of this year, the foreign exchange market has been operating smoothly, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality, and performing better than market expectations.
In the first half of the year, China's foreign-related income and expenditure scale steadily increased. The total cross-border income and expenditure of non-bank sectors such as enterprises and individuals was US$7.6 trillion, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year, a record high for the same period in history, and the proportion of RMB in cross-border income and expenditure reached 53%. Cross-border funds continued to flow in net. The net inflow of cross-border funds from non-bank sectors such as enterprises and individuals was US$127.3 billion, continuing the net inflow trend since the second half of last year. The supply and demand of the foreign exchange market was basically balanced. The bank's foreign exchange settlement deficit was US$25.3 billion. The foreign exchange settlement in January was a deficit, and it tended to be basically balanced from February to April. In May and June, it turned into a surplus, and the transaction behavior of entities such as enterprises and individuals was generally rational and orderly. At the same time, the operation of the foreign exchange market in the first half of the year also reflected the characteristics of active transactions and stable reserve scale.
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局) has continued to promote the facilitation of cross-border trade and investment and financing, and has achieved positive results in expanding the coverage of trade facilitation policies, promoting the facilitation of cross-border investment and financing, and steadily expanding the effectiveness of foreign exchange business development reform. We will promote the pilot program of high-level opening up of cross-border trade and the policy of facilitating trade foreign exchange receipts and payments for high-quality enterprises, and include specialized, refined, and new small and medium-sized enterprises in the scope of facilitation policies. In the first half of the year, the country handled more than US$700 billion in related facilitation business, an increase of 11% year-on-year. Six new banks have launched foreign exchange business development reforms, bringing the number of banks participating in the reform to 22. The participating banks have identified more than 20,000 Class A customers, an increase of 23% compared with the end of last year. For Class A customers identified, these banks do not need to review the documents item by item, and can handle cross-border receipts and payments for them with instructions. Since the beginning of this year, more than US$200 billion has been handled in this business.
With the continuous advancement of China's financial reform and opening up, RMB assets are more attractive. "Since the beginning of this year, foreign investment in RMB assets has been generally stable." Jia Ning (贾宁), Director of the International Balance of Payments Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局), introduced that the scale of foreign investment in RMB bonds has increased, and the stock of domestic RMB bonds held by foreign investors has exceeded US$600 billion, which is at a relatively high level in history; foreign investment in domestic stocks has been generally positive, and foreign capital has net increased its holdings of domestic stocks and funds by US$10.1 billion in the first half of the year. "At present, the market value of domestic bonds and stocks held by overseas investors accounts for about 3%-4%. Supported by multiple positive factors, it is expected that foreign capital will gradually increase its allocation of RMB assets," said Jia Ning (贾宁).
In 2022, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局) launched a pilot program for high-level opening up of cross-border trade and investment in some areas of the free trade pilot zones in Shanghai (上海) and other four locations, and then expanded some pilot policies to provinces such as Beijing (北京) and Jiangsu (江苏). Recently, a number of innovative policies will be promoted to more free trade pilot zones. Xiao Sheng (肖胜), Director of the Capital Projects Management Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局), introduced that on the one hand, the pilot program for facilitating cross-border trade policies will be further expanded, including supporting banks to optimize new international trade settlement, expand the scope of net settlement of trade receipts and payments, and facilitate the receipt and payment of foreign exchange funds for current accounts. Five policies, such as optimizing business review methods, reducing document requirements, and simplifying processing procedures, support companies to carry out cross-border trade more conveniently. On the other hand, we will further promote the high-level opening up of cross-border investment and financing, including the pilot program for foreign exchange management of qualified foreign limited partners, the direct handling of foreign debt registration by banks, and the sharing of foreign debt quotas by parent and subsidiary companies of financial leasing companies. Five policies will further enrich cross-border investment and financing channels and improve investment and financing efficiency.
What will be the trend of the foreign exchange market in the second half of the year?
Li Bin (李斌) believes that three favorable factors—high-quality economic development, steady progress in opening up, and continuous enhancement of the resilience of the foreign exchange market—will support China's foreign exchange market to continue to maintain stable operation, and the RMB exchange rate is expected to remain basically stable at a reasonable and balanced level.
Return to TopLiaoning Xingcheng (辽宁兴城) is accelerating the intelligent transformation and full-chain layout of the swimwear industry, launching new products with "national trend" elements; In Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang (浙江), kayak companies are innovating production processes and enriching product functions to meet the individual needs of consumers; In Chenghai (澄海), Guangdong (广东), enterprises are upgrading water toys with flexible manufacturing and environmentally friendly materials... In the hot summer, water-friendly activities have become a popular leisure choice for many people. The production and sales of related equipment are booming, and various regions are aiming at new water business opportunities based on differentiated advantages.
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Liaoning Xingcheng (辽宁兴城)
Swimsuits Sell Well, Companies are Busy Replenishing Orders
By Liu Hongchao (刘洪超), reporter of this newspaper
In the Si Dawei (斯达威) Swimwear Industrial Park in Xingcheng (兴城), Liaoning (辽宁), the roar of machines is intertwined with the friction of fabrics. Automatic spreading machines extend colorful fabrics layer by layer, laser cutting beds precisely cut, printing equipment sprays different styles of patterns, and uniquely shaped and styled swimsuits are produced from intelligent production lines and sent to various places.
"According to convention, we generally produce and stock up in winter. June to August is usually the off-season for production, but this year swimsuits are selling well, and many companies are busy replenishing orders," Zhang Dongyuan (张东元), chairman of Si Dawei (斯达威) Swimwear, told reporters.
This company, covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, produces more than 3 million swimsuits annually. "In terms of materials, we focus on using new fabrics with strong chlorine resistance, quick-drying properties, skin-friendly environmental protection, and UV resistance. At the same time, we cooperate with a number of design companies to meet the different style needs of domestic and foreign consumers," said Zhang Dongyuan (张东元).
In the swimwear commercial city located on Hedong Road (河东路), Xingcheng (兴城), hundreds of swimwear wholesale and sales stores are gathered. In one store, Qi Li (齐丽), a customer from Yantai (烟台), Shandong (山东), is negotiating with the store owner. "I opened a swimwear store in Yantai (烟台). This summer, swimsuits with Chinese-style design elements are selling particularly well, such as embroidered swimming caps and cheongsam-style swimsuits. I found several manufacturers online, and found that the addresses were all in Xingcheng (兴城), so I rushed here to discuss cooperation with wholesalers," said Qi Li (齐丽).
"Sales this year have increased by 20% compared with the same period last year, especially family parent-child outfits. Many families planning to go to the beach for vacation have placed advance orders," said Shen Yan (申妍), a live-streaming host at the Xingcheng (兴城) Swimwear Fashion Industrial Park operation base. Xingcheng (兴城) has about 40,000 online swimwear stores, and online sales are even more popular during the summer vacation.
At a beach in Xingcheng (兴城), tourists from all over the country are playing in the water wearing various swimsuits. In front of the sales stalls, tourists picking swimsuits are in an endless stream. "The materials and styles of the swimsuits here are great, and the price is right. I plan to buy a few more to give to relatives and friends," said Ms. Zhang (张女士), a tourist from Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南).
According to statistics, the Xingcheng (兴城) swimwear industry has about 1,300 production enterprises, including 17 enterprises above designated size, and about 300 supporting enterprises such as fabrics, dyeing, digital printing, and automatic cutting beds, with an average annual output of about 190 million pieces (sets). The cluster has an annual output value of about 15 billion yuan, accounting for more than 40% of the domestic market share and more than 25% of the international market share, and its products are sold to more than 140 countries and regions.
Zhejiang Ningbo (浙江宁波)
Water Sports are Hot, Equipment has a "New Favorite"
By Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), reporter of this newspaper
In summer, Meishan Bay (梅山湾) Beach Park in Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang (浙江), has become a summer resort. Boats shuttle back and forth, and a wide variety of trendy equipment allows people to fully experience the fun of water sports. On the sea, a family of three is comfortably paddling in a new type of kayak.
"This is our newly launched pedal kayak, which can meet the needs of a family of three for offshore play," said Li Dehong (李德红), chairman of Zhejiang Cool Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (浙江酷尔智能科技有限公司). This kayak does not require paddling with both hands, but is driven only by the feet, and the speed is faster than traditional kayaks. "In recent years, water leisure consumption has risen, and lightweight and easy-to-operate water sports equipment is flexible and interesting, and has gradually become a 'new favorite' of marine sports," said Li Dehong (李德红).
In order to better meet market demand, Cool Company (酷尔公司) moved the kayak production from the original rotational molding line to a more efficient blow molding line.
Li Dehong (李德红) introduced that upgrading from a two-person boat to a three-person boat requires a comprehensive adjustment of the streamlined structure, firmness, and load-bearing balance of the hull. To this end, engineers cooperated deeply with mold companies and spent nearly half a year overcoming technical difficulties. Now the one-time molding mold has been put into production, and the single boat production time has been shortened from 1 hour to 6 minutes.
Huang Shengli (黄胜利), R&D manager of Cool Company (酷尔公司), introduced that consumers' personalized needs have prompted the continuous segmentation of kayak usage scenarios, which in turn forces the company to continue to accelerate the pace of research and development and continuously enrich product functions. In the first half of this year, the company produced a total of 25,000 kayaks of various types, an increase of 20% year-on-year.
On the other hand, in Yiwu (义乌), the "World Supermarket," the sales of water sports equipment are also booming. At the booth of Yiwu Fanxing Plastic Toy Factory (义乌市繁星塑料玩具厂) in Yiwu International Trade City (义乌国际商贸城), there are more than 10 different styles and colors of inflatable floating beds and inflatable surfboards. Lou Dongfang (楼冬芳), the person in charge, introduced that the best-selling product recently is an inflatable floating bed with a sunshade function, with an average monthly shipment of about 10,000 pieces.
Anti-rollover underarm swimming rings and sitting rings launched around children's needs are also very popular. Lou Dongfang (楼冬芳) introduced that the company has focused on the children's market and has put a lot of effort into materials and design. "This swimming ring adopts a unique ring-shaped symmetrical design, which is more in line with the child's body curve. The material uses thickened buoyancy material, which is safe and durable," said Lou Dongfang (楼冬芳).
According to data from Yiwu International Trade City (义乌国际商贸城), the search volume for swimming rings this year has increased by 80% compared with previous years, and the order volume has increased by 40%; the search volume for swimsuits, swimming goggles, and floating beds has increased by 50% compared with previous years, and the order volume has increased by more than 35%.
Guangdong Chenghai (广东澄海)
Outdoor Water Play, Toys are More Cool
By Li Zong (李纵), reporter of this newspaper
In Chenghai District (澄海区), Shantou (汕头), Guangdong (广东), in the injection molding workshop of Aotai Toys Industrial Co., Ltd. (奥泰玩具实业有限公司), robotic arms precisely combine plastic parts of different colors into shapes, and workers inspect a new batch of electric toy water guns in an orderly manner. These products that integrate technology and trends will appear at water splashing festivals, music festivals, and water amusement parks around the world.
At the end of the factory production line, a sci-fi electric toy water gun with sharp edges and corners is completing the final assembly. "Among the similar toys produced last year, electric models accounted for 60%," said Chen Diliang (陈狄良), head of R&D at Aotai Company (奥泰公司).
In the materials laboratory, engineers are displaying the latest research and development of bio-based plastic particles. Local enterprises in Chenghai (澄海) are actively promoting material upgrades, using non-toxic and environmentally friendly materials, and the impact resistance of products has increased by 50%.
In the testing center, technicians are conducting physical tests on a cartoon toy water gun. The equipment repeatedly drops the sample, and then uses a fixture to simulate a child's biting action. The national toy safety standards make strict regulations on the safety dimensions of toys' mechanical and physical properties, flammability, and chemical toxicity. Edges must be rounded; products for children under 3 years old are strictly prohibited from having detachable small parts; and there are strict limits on the content of migratory heavy metal elements...
The flexible manufacturing advantages of the Chenghai (澄海) industrial belt are more prominent, and factories only need 15 days from order to mass production at the shortest. A dinosaur water gun designed according to animation took only 3 weeks from drawing to shipment, with a monthly sales volume of 500,000 pieces. In the cross-border logistics warehouse, staff are combining and packing toy water gun products, preparing to ship them to more than 30 countries and regions.
"Toy water guns are selling like hotcakes, and the market popularity of related toys is also rising. The company's toy foam gun orders are constantly increasing," said the relevant person in charge of Shantou Guanyu Toys & Gifts Industrial Co., Ltd. (汕头市冠钰玩具礼品实业有限公司).
"Toy water guns are widely used in outdoor scenes such as music festivals and pool parties, and the consumer group has gradually expanded from children to young people. In addition to safety and durability, young people pay more attention to the appearance and water storage capacity of water guns," said Chen Diliang (陈狄良). The expansion of the consumer group is directly reflected in the shipment data. The company's storage system shows that since this year, the production capacity of production lines for young people has increased by about 20%.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 22nd (Reporter Bai Jianfeng (白剑峰)) - The National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) recently issued the "Work Plan for Pilot Projects of Integrated Medical and Elderly Care (2025 Edition)," which aims to guide more social forces to actively participate by creating national pilot counties (cities, districts) and pilot institutions for integrated medical and elderly care, continuously expand and optimize the supply of integrated medical and elderly care services, improve the service capacity and level of integrated medical and elderly care, and better meet the health and elderly care service needs of the elderly.
The work plan clarifies the creation goals, creation scope, creation standards, and work processes for the creation of pilot projects for integrated medical and elderly care. An assessment will be conducted every 2 years, with approximately 100 pilot counties (cities, districts) and pilot institutions named each time, and the creation work will be completed by 2030.
The creation standard for national pilot institutions for integrated medical and elderly care is: operating for 5 years or more, with an occupancy rate of 65% or more of the actual operating beds in the past 2 years, and being able to provide integrated medical and elderly care services that integrate preventive health care, treatment during illness, rehabilitation care, stable-stage life care, and end-of-life hospice care for the elderly, with the proportion of disabled and cognitively impaired elderly residents exceeding 65%. On the basis of meeting the above conditions, priority is given to recommending institutions that meet the following conditions: carrying out comprehensive assessments of the health and needs of the elderly, establishing electronic health records for the elderly, and sharing comprehensive assessment results between medical and elderly care service providers; carrying out health education and health management, carrying out early intervention for elderly diseases, and preventing or slowing down disability and cognitive impairment; carrying out integrated medical and elderly care services at home and in the community; providing psychological intervention, training and support for family caregivers of the elderly; paying attention to giving play to the characteristics and advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, promoting appropriate techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, and providing the elderly with traditional Chinese medicine constitution identification, traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation care, health preservation and health care, health management and other services; and using information technology to improve the quality and efficiency of integrated medical and elderly care services.
The National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) requires dynamic management of pilot counties (cities, districts) and pilot institutions. If negative events causing serious social impact, illegal cases, or poor implementation of integrated medical and elderly care-related policies, a significant decline in service levels, or infringement of the rights and interests of the elderly occur, the title of pilot county (city, district) or pilot institution shall be revoked in a timely manner according to procedures, and applications for creation shall not be accepted within 3 years.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 22nd (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) It was learned on the 22nd from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (中国海油) that the Kenli 10-2 Oilfield Group Development Project (Phase I) (垦利10—2油田群开发项目（一期）), a billion-ton oilfield located in the Bohai Sea (渤海), has been successfully put into operation.
The oilfield was discovered in September 2021, approximately 245 kilometers from Tianjin (天津市), with an average water depth of about 20 meters in the area, and proven geological reserves exceeding 100 million tons. As China's first offshore development of a dendritic heavy oil reservoir, the oilfield's reservoir distribution is characterized by being "scattered, narrow, thin, and complex." Oil and gas are stored in narrow, winding sand bodies, with different sand bodies intertwined, resembling the shadows of tree branches on the ground, presenting a "dendritic" shape, making extraction difficult.
Cai Hui (蔡晖), Chief Reservoir Engineer of the Bohai Petroleum Research Institute (渤海石油研究院) of China National Offshore Oil Corporation Tianjin Branch (中国海油天津分公司), introduced that through scientific research, the project team has explored and formed a set of complex heavy oil reservoir development technology systems, which can clearly depict the shape and distribution of underground reservoirs and achieve precise injection of high-temperature steam into the formation to drive crude oil extraction, providing technical support for the efficient development of the oilfield.
It is reported that the oilfield is divided into two development projects, Phase I and Phase II. The Phase I development project put into operation this time plans to put 79 development wells into production, with an estimated peak daily oil and gas equivalent of approximately 3,000 tons.
The Bohai Oilfield (渤海油田) has built more than 60 oil and gas fields in production. In 2024, crude oil production exceeded 36 million tons, accounting for nearly 1/6 of the country's crude oil production, and the increase in crude oil production accounted for more than 50% of the country's total crude oil increase. Oil and gas production is expected to exceed 40 million tons within the year.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚凯元
At the Third United Nations Ocean Conference held in Nice, France, recently, China and Europe engaged in intensive exchanges and interactions on topics such as marine protection, port decarbonization, and digital ocean construction, fully demonstrating the vitality of the China-EU Blue Partnership on the multilateral stage. China and Europe actively carry out international ocean cooperation, promote the global ocean governance process, enrich the connotation of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership, and inject new impetus into the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.
Deepening Cooperation in Marine Ecological Environment Protection
In July 2018, China and the European Union officially signed the "Declaration on Establishing a Blue Partnership in the Marine Field to Promote Ocean Governance, Sustainable Fisheries Development and Marine Economic Prosperity." This was the first time the EU had established a blue partnership with a country outside the region. Over the years, China and the EU have jointly and deeply participated in global ocean governance agendas such as addressing climate change in the ocean field, protecting marine biodiversity, and preventing and controlling marine plastic waste, supported the United Nations "Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development," advocated multilateral cooperation to seek sustainable solutions, and jointly responded to ocean problems and challenges.
During this conference, an international cooperation platform initiated by the French National Centre for Space Studies (法国国家空间研究中心) was established, aiming to connect space observation data with marine actions and promote more science-based marine protection and management worldwide. "We are very pleased that representatives of the China National Space Administration (中国国家航天局) attended the signing ceremony and joined the international cooperation platform," Selma Cherchali, head of the Earth observation project at the French National Centre for Space Studies, told this reporter. The 27 founding members of the alliance have established a joint guidance mechanism to promote technology application and data sharing.
Between China and Europe, especially between China and France, there is a good foundation for cooperation in the field of "looking at the sea from the sky." The China-France Ocean Satellite (中法海洋卫星) launched in 2018 is the first marine dynamic environment monitoring satellite jointly developed by the two countries. According to the division of labor, China is responsible for providing the satellite platform, the scatterometer payload, and launch and telemetry, while France is responsible for providing the wave spectrometer payload. The two sides share detection data, which is widely used in maritime navigation safety, marine disaster prevention and mitigation, and resource surveys. Currently, the satellite has had its service life extended twice and is still contributing data to global ocean observation. "In the past, satellites that measured waves could not measure wind, and those that measured wind could not measure waves. The China-France Ocean Satellite (中法海洋卫星) broke this limitation and is a very successful scientific cooperation case," Qiao Fangli, deputy director of the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China (中国自然资源部第一海洋研究所), told this reporter.
During this conference, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center of China (中国国家海洋环境预报中心) and Mercator Ocean International of France signed the fourth phase of the cooperation memorandum of understanding, continuing the 12-year scientific collaboration between the two sides. Sun Shuxian, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Director of the State Oceanic Administration of China (中国自然资源部副部长、国家海洋局局长), said at the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding that over the past 12 years, the two sides have achieved a series of substantial results in marine disaster early warning, global ocean prediction technology development, and capacity building under the framework of the United Nations "Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development," becoming a model of high-level cooperation between China and France in the field of global ocean governance.
Looking back on this cooperation process, Marie Drévillon, Director of Operations and Monitoring at Mercator Ocean International, said with emotion: "In every exchange brought about by new technological advances, we have further deepened mutual trust." She emphasized that in the face of global challenges such as climate change, extreme weather, and marine disasters, the international community must strengthen cooperation in data acquisition, method coordination, and capacity building.
挖掘海洋经济发展新动能 (wājué hǎiyáng jīngjì fāzhǎn xīn dòngnéng - "explore new drivers for marine economic development," to seek new opportunities and sources of growth in the marine economy).
China-EU economic and trade cooperation is complementary and mutually beneficial, and has formed a strong economic symbiotic relationship. According to statistics from China Customs (中国海关), in the first half of this year, China's imports and exports to the EU amounted to 2.82 trillion yuan, equivalent to more than 10 million yuan of trade every minute. Ports, shipping, and logistics are important pillars of China-EU economic and trade relations. How to achieve the green and low-carbon transformation of trade between the two sides is an important focus of China-EU "blue economy" cooperation.
As the world's most important mode of cargo transportation, maritime transport carries more than 90% of global trade. The "decarbonization" of the shipping industry is inseparable from the support of energy-saving and environmental protection technologies, which has attracted many innovative companies to invest in it. During this conference, the "Sea Kite" propulsion system developed by the French company "Beyond the Sea" was unveiled in the public exhibition area and attracted wide attention. The system uses a large, automatically controlled kite to provide auxiliary power for ships, which can significantly reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. In August of this year, the "Sea Kite" propulsion system will be installed and retrofitted on a ship at a shipyard in Shanghai, China (上海). "We hope to use this installation as a starting point to promote broader EU-China cooperation," said Marc Thiercelin, CEO of "Beyond the Sea."
On the northeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, the Port of Piraeus (比雷埃夫斯港) in Greece is an important node for China-EU maritime connectivity. Since China COSCO Shipping (中远海运) took over the operation, the port's development has entered a fast track, becoming a landmark project under the framework of the "Belt and Road" initiative. The upgrade of the Port of Piraeus (比雷埃夫斯港) not only improves regional logistics efficiency, but also promotes the transformation of southern European ports towards green and intelligent development.
"An efficient ecosystem is crucial to achieving emission reduction goals. Ports must not only operate efficiently and smoothly, but also be equipped with clean energy solutions, such as shore power and hydrogen energy facilities," said Christine Cabau, Executive Vice President of Assets and Operations at CMA CGM Group of France. "China is already at the forefront in this regard. Many ports have achieved full coverage of shore power for ships berthing at the port, which greatly reduces fuel emissions. There is broad cooperation prospect between Europe and China in this field."
Shandong Port Group (山东省港口集团) officially settled in the Port of Rotterdam (鹿特丹港) in the Netherlands in 2023. In recent years, the group has accumulated rich experience in green, low-carbon, and smart ports, built the first automatic battery replacement station for container trucks in coastal ports of China, the first port hydrogen refueling station in the country, completed the first batch of national-level "smart port construction pilot" tasks, and built a series of pioneering projects such as the world's first "hydrogen + 5G" smart terminal, aerial rail collection and distribution system, and full-process automated dry bulk cargo control system, laying the foundation for further deepening cooperation with European ports. "The shipping field presents three major trends: accelerated green transformation, deepened digital empowerment, and strengthened international collaboration," said Cao Peng, General Manager of Shandong Port Overseas Development Group (山东港口海外发展集团). In the future, the company will also follow these trends to strengthen cooperation with Europe.
共同推动海洋可持续发展 (gòngtóng tuīdòng hǎiyáng kě chíxù fāzhǎn - "jointly promote sustainable marine development," to work together to advance the long-term health and productivity of the oceans).
At the China-France Blue Economy Seminar held during this conference, Xiamen City (厦门市) in China and Biarritz City (比亚里茨市) in France signed three memorandums of cooperation, focusing on cooperation in three major mechanisms: the "China-EU Blue Industry Investment Fund," the "Blue Industry Accelerator," and the "Blue Industry Investment Summit." In the future, the two sides will focus on cutting-edge fields such as marine biological products, sustainable aquaculture, marine health, and digital twins, and deepen alignment at the technology, capital, and policy levels.
Maider Arosteguy, Mayor of Biarritz (比亚里茨市) and Vice President of the New Aquitaine Region (新阿基坦大区), said: "The blue economy is an important direction for us to achieve diversification of development models. This cooperation with China to establish a blue industry accelerator is the first time that Biarritz has systematically connected with an Asian city, and we are full of expectations for this."
The blue planet we humans inhabit is not divided into isolated islands by the ocean, but is connected into a community of common destiny by the ocean, and the people of all countries share weal and woe. For China and Europe, the ocean is not only an important resource space and development platform, but also an important stage for practicing multilateralism and participating in global governance.
In the global governance system, both China and Europe are firm defenders of multilateralism, actively participating in and promoting the formulation of international rules related to the ocean. Facing challenges to the marine ecological environment such as pollution, both China and Europe are actively and continuously exploring governance paths that can be promoted. Zhejiang (浙江) Province in China proposed the "Blue Cycle" plastic governance model, which won the United Nations "Earthshot Prize" through an integrated system of "source reduction of plastics - joint prevention and control on the shore and sea - recycling"; the French non-profit organization "Plastic Odyssey" is committed to addressing plastic pollution through practical local solutions. Since 2022, its namesake vessel has sailed around the world, promoting small-scale recycling projects in coastal areas most affected by plastic waste.
In terms of sustainable fisheries development, based on different geographical patterns and institutional structures, China and Europe have also developed distinctive examples. China's "Fuxi No. 1" platform (伏羲一号) combines renewable energy development with ecosystem reconstruction, exploring a co-construction model of "power generation - aquaculture - restoration"; the French company "Ecocean" improves coastal ecological functions through "micro-scale intervention" by installing artificial fish reefs with natural-like structures near the coast to provide shelter for juvenile fish. As Benjamin Denjean, an expert at the French Green Ocean Institute, said: "Europe and China have the same concerns about the ocean, complementary ideas, and mutual learning of experiences." This complementarity is bursting with new vitality as the blue partnership mechanism flourishes.
(Reported from Paris on July 22 by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 陈 旭
The 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council recently adopted the resolution "The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights" proposed by China on behalf of the Global South countries. This is the fifth time since 2017 that China has proposed this resolution at the Human Rights Council, and it is also the first time that the resolution has been adopted by consensus without a vote.
The consensus adoption of the resolution means that the text has been fully consulted by all member states of the Council, effectively bridging differences and fully taking into account the concerns of all parties. Compared with resolutions adopted by vote, it often contains greater consensus, appeal, and influence. At the same time, it demonstrates that the Chinese concept of promoting human rights through development has converged into a broad consensus of the international community, contributing Chinese solutions to improving global human rights governance.
The resolution reaffirms the important contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights, emphasizes the positive significance of people-centered high-quality development in meeting the people's growing needs for a better life, expresses concern that protectionist measures and inward-looking economic policies exacerbate the vulnerability of developing countries, condemns unilateral coercive measures that do not comply with international law and hinder the full realization of economic and social development, and calls for broad international cooperation to revitalize genuine multilateralism, achieve sustainable development, and promote the protection of human rights.
China has always been a stable force in a turbulent world. Over the years, China has advocated constructive dialogue and cooperation based on equality and mutual respect in the Human Rights Council, opposed imposing its own model on others, and resolutely said no to words and deeds that politicize and instrumentalize human rights. China has deeply participated in and led global human rights governance, strengthened the guidance of human rights concepts, and proposed a series of initiatives such as the "Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights" resolution, the "Promoting and Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Context of Eliminating Inequalities" resolution, the "Accessibility Construction to Promote the Enjoyment of Human Rights by All" resolution, the "Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action" resolution, and artificial intelligence to promote the rights of specific groups, promoting constructive dialogue and cooperation among all parties on human rights issues, and making global human rights governance develop in a more fair, just, reasonable, and inclusive direction, reflecting the responsibility of a major country.
As the three pillars of the United Nations' work, peace and security, development, and human rights are interrelated and mutually reinforcing, and should be promoted in a balanced manner without any neglect. For many years, the United States and the West have touted "universal values" and emphasized that development should be "based on human rights," using this as an excuse to interfere in the internal affairs of developing countries. The resolution "The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights" calls for promoting the realization of all human rights through high-quality development, accurately interpreting the intrinsic relationship between development and human rights, clarifying the important contribution of development to the realization of all human rights, and breaking the narrative of setting limits on development with human rights.
This year is the closing year of China's "14th Five-Year Plan" and the year for planning the "15th Five-Year Plan." In the past four years, China has experienced multiple difficulties and challenges such as drastic changes in the international environment, and the national economy has maintained an average annual growth rate of 5.5%, and economic and social development has achieved a significant leap. China has built the world's largest education system, social security system, and medical and health system, and the consolidation rate of compulsory education and the participation rate of basic old-age insurance and basic medical insurance are all above 95%. The achievements of China's development have been practically transformed into the people's sense of gain and happiness, and the influence and appeal of China's human rights development path have continued to increase.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. The resolution "The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights" was jointly proposed by nearly 60 countries and adopted by consensus, which strongly promoted all parties to revisit the original intention of the Human Rights Council to promote and protect human rights, and carry out human rights dialogue and cooperation based on the principles of objectivity, impartiality, non-politicization, and non-selectivity. In the future, China will continue to let the fruits of reform and development benefit all the people more and more fairly, and will continue to keep the future of mankind in mind and the well-being of all countries in mind, and promote greater progress in the international human rights cause.
(The author is the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 管克江 邹 松
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mauritania. Recently, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (穆罕默德·乌尔德·加兹瓦尼) stated in a joint interview with Chinese media at the Presidential Palace in the capital Nouakchott (努瓦克肖特) that in recent years, the China-Mauritania strategic partnership has continued to develop, and cooperation in innovative fields has continued to strengthen. Mauritania looks forward to working with China to jointly deepen bilateral relations and benefit the people of both countries.
Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) said that in the 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mauritania and China, bilateral relations have continued to develop in a healthy and stable manner. Mauritania and China hold highly consistent positions on many major international and regional issues. China and Mauritania have developed friendly cooperation based on mutual benefit, win-win results, and mutual respect, and have achieved results in infrastructure, fisheries, health, education, energy, industry, transportation, and digital technology.
Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) became President of Mauritania in 2019 and was re-elected in 2024. He has visited China twice and met with President Xi Jinping (习近平) many times. Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) said that during his visits, he deeply felt the sincere desire and firm determination of Chinese leaders to strengthen the China-Mauritania strategic partnership and the China-Africa comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, as well as China's commitment to developing relations with all countries based on mutual respect, fairness, and justice.
China is Mauritania's largest trading partner. In 2024, the trade volume between the two countries reached $2.42 billion, an increase of approximately 7.8% year-on-year. Since December 1, 2024, China has granted zero-tariff treatment to 100% of tariff items for all least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with China, including Mauritania. Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) stated that China's measures will further deepen Mauritania-China cooperation. Mauritania looks forward to leveraging its own advantages to attract more Chinese investment and achieve better development.
In 1987, the University of Nouakchott (努瓦克肖特大学) established a Chinese major. In 2019, the first and currently only Confucius Institute in Mauritania was established at the University of Nouakchott (努瓦克肖特大学孔子学院). Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) said that strengthening civilization dialogue is of great significance for building the future of Mauritania and China. It is hoped that young people from Mauritania and China will strengthen exchanges and dialogue, jointly promote cultural traditions, and consolidate the foundation for the future development of the two countries.
Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) said that the "Belt and Road" initiative aims to deepen partnerships and expand economic and trade exchanges between China and participating countries. Mauritania firmly supports and actively participates in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road," promoting Mauritania-China cooperation to cover wider fields and broader scopes. Chinese companies have actively participated in projects such as the construction of the Rosso (罗索) cross-river bridge connecting Mauritania and Senegal, rice cultivation, and mobile communication network upgrades, contributing to Mauritania's transformation and upgrading and the improvement of the economy and people's livelihoods.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (中非合作论坛). Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) said that the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation embodies the spirit of unity, collaboration, openness, and inclusiveness, and has become an efficient platform for promoting the development of Africa-China cooperation. Under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Africa and China have carried out fruitful cooperation in various fields such as infrastructure, energy, fisheries, agriculture, and digitalization, playing a key role in the sustainable development of African countries.
Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) stated that Africa-China cooperation has become a model of South-South cooperation. The economies of Africa and China are highly complementary, and the prospects for development are broad. Facing international changes and multiple crises, Africa and China should strengthen cooperation, jointly promote the construction of a more just and reasonable international order, and promote mutual benefit and win-win results for all parties.
The second China-Arab States Summit will be held in Beijing (北京) next year. Ghazouani (加兹瓦尼) said that the relationship between Arab countries and China has always maintained a strong momentum of development. From the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (中埃·泰达苏伊士经贸合作区) jointly built by China and Egypt, to the 21 Confucius Institutes and 2 Confucius Classrooms and 4 Luban Workshops (鲁班工坊) jointly built by China and 13 Arab countries, it highlights the determination and actions of Arab countries and China to jointly promote sustainable development and create a better future. The strategic partnership between Arab countries and China transcends the economic scope and is widely reflected in the development of human society, civilization dialogue, and the joint maintenance of world peace and stability. It is believed that the second China-Arab States Summit will be a success.
(Reported from Nouakchott (努瓦克肖特) by our correspondent Huan Xiang (宦翔), who also contributed to this article.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 焦思雨
The "Qinglian Silk Road - Silk Road International Youth Image Exchange Program" Ningxia Creation Camp event was held in Yinchuan (银川) recently. University scholars, young creators, and media reporters from nearly 30 countries went to various parts of Ningxia (宁夏) to carry out a week-long image creation exchange, training, and joint shooting practice, to perceive the development pulse of China and explore the Silk Road stories of the new era.
In Zhongning County (中宁县), Zhongwei City (中卫市), the first crop of wolfberries is ushering in the harvest season. Among the rolling fields, red fruits fill the branches, and the fragrance of wolfberries fills the air. As soon as they arrived at their destination, the young people picked up their cameras and rushed to the fields. "This is the first time I have tasted fresh wolfberries, and they taste very good!" Luo Yafei (罗雅菲), a Thai student from Huaqiao University (华侨大学), picked a fresh wolfberry and put it in her mouth, sharing in Thai to the camera, "I didn't expect that such a delicious fruit could be bred on this land full of yellow sand!"
In front of the camera, the straw checkerboards spread like a chessboard among the sand dunes of Shapotou (沙坡头) in Zhongwei City (中卫市). Behind the camera, the young people listened carefully to the history of the straw checkerboards. "In the 1950s, the straw checkerboards, known as the 'sand control magic cube,' were applied in Zhongwei City (中卫市), ensuring the smooth flow of China's first desert railway - Baolan Railway (包兰铁路). In the 1980s, the United Nations Development Programme promoted the 'Shapotou (沙坡头) sand control' model to the world, which was the first time China provided a sand control solution to the world," said Tang Ximing (唐希明), a sand control expert, pointing to the squares in front of him.
Zhongwei City (中卫市) is located on the edge of the Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠) and has suffered from wind and sand. Now, through the "five-belt integrated" wind and sand fixation system, it has pushed the desert back 25 kilometers, and the vegetation coverage rate has increased from 5% to 70%. With the continuous iteration and upgrading of sand control "indigenous inventions" and "black technology," more deserts have become oases.
Abbas (阿巴斯) from Pakistan, who just obtained a doctorate in agricultural management from Henan Agricultural University (河南农业大学) this year, is very interested in straw checkerboards: "The seemingly simple checkerboards condense the wisdom of several generations. Many countries are still facing the threat of desertification, and such sand control experience is worth further promotion."
While scientifically controlling sand, Ningxia (宁夏) continues to explore a new energy system construction path of "turning yellow sand into green electricity." Walking into the Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠) Zhongwei New Energy Base (中卫新能源基地), solar photovoltaic panels are neatly arranged, spreading into a boundless blue ocean among the sand dunes. Under the photovoltaic panels, plants such as *Haloxylon ammodendron* and *Karelinia caspia* are planted at certain intervals, forming a model of "power generation on the top and sand control on the bottom," with an average annual sand fixation of more than 10,000 mu. "This model of combining sand control and energy development transforms the desert from an ecological threat into a green resource," Abbas (阿巴斯) said.
"Hello everyone, this is Ningxia Shared Group (宁夏共享集团) located in Yinchuan City (银川市), where a transformation of the traditional foundry industry is taking place..." After listening to the explanation, Duan Yingxiang (段盈香), a young man from Myanmar, picked up his mobile phone and started shooting a video, the camera slowly sweeping across the bright factory building. In the camera, 3D printers operate efficiently, unmanned transport vehicles shuttle accurately, and robotic arms wave flexibly, and the casting production process is fully digitalized. As a long-established foundry company, Ningxia Shared Group (宁夏共享集团) is accelerating its transformation from traditional foundry to "smart factory" and high-end equipment manufacturing.
With the continuous prominence of the agglomeration benefits of the digital economy industry, Zhongwei City (中卫市) has become one of the national new Internet exchange centers and one of the ten national data center clusters. "From photovoltaic energy bases to cloud base data centers, the speed of China's technological development is amazing!" said Olinte Oshanova (奥林泰·奥沙诺娃), a teacher at the School of Journalism and Communication of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (哈萨克斯坦法拉比国立大学), adding that as an important node of the ancient Silk Road, ancient history and culture and emerging technology are intertwined in Ningxia (宁夏). From the melodious camel bells of the ancient Silk Road to the interconnectedness of jointly building the "Belt and Road" today, China has always taken an open and inclusive attitude to embark on the road to modernization with co-building countries. "I look forward to more Kazakhs coming to China to perceive and record China's development with their cameras," said Olinte Oshanova (奥林泰·奥沙诺娃).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 22nd (Reporter Zhang Tianpei (张天培)) State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong (王小洪) met with Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Kubrakov in Beijing on the 22nd.
Wang Xiaohong (王小洪) stated that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Lukashenko, China-Belarus relations have always maintained healthy and stable development. He expressed hope that both sides will follow the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, adhere to the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, deepen practical cooperation in law enforcement and security in areas such as safeguarding political security and combating transnational organized crime, strengthen security for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" projects, and contribute even greater strength to the further development of the China-Belarus all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership.
Kubrakov stated his willingness to strengthen cooperation and jointly safeguard the security of both countries.
Return to TopRecently, the first Asia-Europe train of Rongcheng City (荣成市), Shandong Province (山东省), successfully passed through Shidao New Port (石岛新港) in the Shidao Management District (石岛管理区), marking an important step for Rongcheng City (荣成市) in integrating into the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and expanding international logistics channels. As a new logistics link connecting Asia and Europe, the opening of this train will further strengthen economic and trade cooperation between Rongcheng City (荣成市) and Central Asia and Europe, injecting new impetus into regional economic development.
The picture shows "Huadong Mingzhu 8" (华东明珠8) loaded with cross-border e-commerce goods undergoing intense and orderly container loading and unloading operations at Shidao New Port (石岛新港) port on July 22.
Photo by Li Xinjun (李信君) (Image China)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 22nd (July 22nd) - On July 22nd, Minister Liu Jianchao (刘建超) of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China met in Beijing with a delegation led by Giorgi Volski (沃尔斯基), member of the Political Council of the Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party and First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia. The two sides exchanged views on implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthening exchanges between political parties, and promoting the healthy and stable development of China-Georgia relations.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Bangkok on July 22nd (Reporter: Sun Guangyong (孙广勇)) At approximately 9:00 AM on July 22nd, the 155th Mekong River joint patrol and law enforcement operation by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand officially commenced as the Chinese vessels 53105, 53107, and 53108 sounded their horns and set sail from the Jingha police wharf in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (西双版纳傣族自治州), Yunnan Province (云南省). Simultaneously, the Lao and Myanmar law enforcement vessels participating in the operation set sail from Mengmo, Laos, and Wanpeng wharf, Myanmar, respectively, and will converge in the designated waters to jointly carry out joint patrol and law enforcement operations.
During this operation, the Chinese vessel 53107 will serve as the command post for the joint patrol and law enforcement formation, with the commanders from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand jointly directing the operation. This operation is expected to last four days and three nights, with a total of more than 100 law enforcement officers dispatched by the four parties of China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, and a total of 7 law enforcement vessels dispatched by the three parties of China, Laos, and Myanmar to participate in the operation. During the operation, relevant law enforcement departments from the four countries of China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand will also hold a multilateral information exchange meeting in Chiang Saen, Thailand, to analyze and exchange information on the current security situation in the Lancang-Mekong River basin, case leads, etc., and jointly discuss the key points of law enforcement cooperation in the next step.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 易舒冉
On July 22nd, 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 the development of the cause for people with disabilities during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.
"After five years of effort, China's level of protection and development capabilities for people with disabilities has been further improved, and the development of the cause for people with disabilities has taken solid steps towards the requirements of high-quality development and the goals of modernization," said Cheng Kai (程凯), Chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联).
The safety net for the basic living security of people with disabilities is woven more tightly and the bottom line is secured more firmly.
Cheng Kai (程凯) introduced that the 11 main indicators defined in the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Protection and Development of Persons with Disabilities" will be achieved as scheduled.
In terms of income and employment, the annual net income of families with disabled people has continued to grow, with an average annual growth rate of over 6.9% from 2020 to 2023, basically in sync with the growth of domestic GDP; over 2.17 million people with disabilities have participated in vocational skills training. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the number of employed people with disabilities nationwide reached 9.01 million, and the cumulative number of newly employed people with disabilities in urban and rural areas reached 2.31 million.
In terms of social security, people with disabilities are fully covered by minimum living security, rehabilitation assistance for disabled children, living allowances for disabled people in difficulty, and nursing allowances for severely disabled people. The participation rate of people with disabilities in basic old-age insurance and basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents has remained stable at over 90% and 95% respectively. As of June 2025, the two subsidies for disabled people have benefited 11.884 million disabled people in difficulty and 16.4 million severely disabled people, respectively.
In terms of public services, the enrollment rate of disabled children in compulsory education reached 97%, and the coverage rate of basic rehabilitation services and assistive device matching services for people with disabilities remained stable at over 85%. Barrier-free renovations have been completed for 1.28 million households of severely disabled people in difficulty.
Focusing on new needs and new expectations, effectively safeguarding the rights and interests of people with disabilities.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, significant progress has been made in science and technology to assist people with disabilities.
Zhou Changkui (周长奎), Secretary of the Party Group and President of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联), introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联) signed strategic cooperation agreements with universities and high-tech enterprises to jointly carry out assistive technology research and development, achievement transformation, and talent cultivation; the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联) also actively participated in key national science and technology research and development plans, promoting the inclusion of the needs of different disabled groups such as visually impaired people and disabled adolescents into key national special projects. In the next step, the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联) will continue to gather assistive technology research and development forces and increase research and development efforts.
"During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, we have strived to ensure that disabled students 'have access to education' and at the same time, work hard to ensure that they 'learn well' by implementing the special education development and improvement action plan," said Li Dongmei (李东梅), Vice Chairman and Vice President of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联).
Special education extends to both ends. Regions with the conditions to do so have established fifteen-year consistent special education schools connecting all academic stages from kindergarten to high school; policies for higher education for people with disabilities are constantly being improved, providing reasonable convenience for tens of thousands of disabled students to participate in the general college entrance examination every year. Currently, there are more than 100,000 disabled college students in school, and in the past three years, more than 30,000 disabled students have entered colleges and universities every year.
Education for children with autism is constantly being strengthened. The National Special Education Resource Center for Children with Autism and 61 special education reform experimental zones have been established successively; the Action to Care for and Promote Children with Autism has been implemented, and 12 specialized schools for children with autism have been established nationwide.
In response to the barrier-free needs of people with disabilities, a series of measures have been introduced. According to reports, more than 3,000 websites and mobile apps have completed barrier-free renovations, and functions such as voice recognition and text conversion have been launched; related companies' public welfare barrier-free navigation has covered 69 cities, and intelligent public transportation service systems are being gradually promoted; local disabled persons' federations have established barrier-free supervision teams, and as of the end of last year, there were 20,608 supervisors or promoters, including 9,458 disabled supervisors.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the cause for people with disabilities will focus on five aspects.
"During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, we will focus on promoting the high-quality development of the cause for people with disabilities as the theme, and improving the social security system and care service system for people with disabilities as the main line, focusing on five aspects," said Zhou Changkui (周长奎).
Improve the level of livelihood security for people with disabilities. Taking the improvement of the level of livelihood security for people with disabilities, especially those in difficulty and with severe disabilities, as the primary task, improve the universal, basic, and bottom-line livelihood security system related to people with disabilities, and dynamically adjust and gradually improve the level of social security for people with disabilities according to economic and social development.
Improve the quality of public services for people with disabilities. Continue to expand the supply of urgently needed and short-supplied services such as care and care for severely disabled people and rehabilitation education for children with autism. Promote the coordinated development of assistive services and elderly care and childcare services.
Protect the equal rights and interests of people with disabilities. In-depth implementation of the Barrier-Free Environment Construction Law, effectively strengthen judicial protection, and provide higher-quality and more convenient legal services.
Promote the innovative application of science and technology to assist people with disabilities. Build a cooperation platform for "government, industry, academia, research, and application" to promote the application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence in the field of people with disabilities.
Enrich the spiritual and cultural life of people with disabilities. Support people with disabilities to participate in literary and artistic creation, and cultivate and develop the cultural industry for people with disabilities. While developing competitive sports, pay more attention to the development of mass sports for people with disabilities, so that more people with disabilities can go out of their homes for leisure and fitness.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吕九海 鲜 敢 安博文
In Nagqu City (那曲市), Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), on the northern Tibetan grasslands with an average altitude of 4,650 meters, the wind howls as a large array of "windmills" turn in the breeze.
Chang Jianrui (常建瑞), an operations and maintenance worker at the Omatingga Wind Farm (欧玛亭嘎风电场), first takes the elevator inside the "windmill," then climbs nearly 20 meters up a ladder using both hands and feet, gasping for breath before starting inspection and testing. For this 21-year-old, climbing high above the plateau is a daily routine of "chasing the wind and pursuing electricity."
Tibet (西藏) is rich in wind energy resources. However, as the highest prefecture-level city in China, Nagqu City (那曲市) is affected by its geographical location and climatic conditions. The power grid system used to be relatively weak, with power outages occurring from time to time in winter, and winds of force ten or higher are common.
Here, the wind is both a resource and a huge challenge to building wind farms.
"When hoisting the nacelle, the wind wrapped in hail and raindrops lashed at us, hitting our faces like pebbles. But the nacelle was already suspended in mid-air, and we couldn't stop, so we had to rely on manpower to secure the guy lines." Hu Jiansheng (胡建生), the person in charge of the wind farm, vividly remembers the scene of installing the first wind turbine at the Omatingga Wind Farm (欧玛亭嘎风电场). "After a snowstorm, we were all 'snow sculptures'."
Braving the wind and snow, in January 2024, the State Energy Group's (国家能源集团) Nagqu Omatingga (那曲欧玛亭嘎) 100-megawatt wind power project in Tibet (西藏) was fully completed and put into operation, becoming the world's largest wind power project in ultra-high altitude areas at that time, providing approximately 200 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, which can meet the annual electricity demand of 230,000 people.
A large number of young people like Chang Jianrui (常建瑞) have come here to become the backbone of maintaining the stable operation of the wind farm.
On the scaly soil of the Omatingga Wind Farm (欧玛亭嘎风电场), the shadows of the rotating wind turbine blades are reflected. Zhang Haoyu (张浩宇), born after 2000, squats on the ground to check the growth of the short grass. In order to reduce the impact of the project construction on the plateau soil and vegetation, Zhang Haoyu (张浩宇) and his colleagues restored the vegetation as much as possible near the base of each wind turbine. "We not only want to light up the lights, but also protect the ecological environment here," said Zhang Haoyu (张浩宇).
It is understood that currently, young people under the age of 35 account for more than 84% of the staff at the Omatingga Wind Farm (欧玛亭嘎风电场). They dedicate their youth here, guarding the warmth and light of thousands of households.
"Young people, well, they just want to venture out." Chen Yang (陈阳), who is responsible for wind turbine maintenance and repair, was also born after 2000. Chen Yang (陈阳) is from Neijiang (内江), Sichuan (四川). He majored in mechatronics in college. When he heard about a "ultra-high altitude large-capacity unit" project in Tibet (西藏), he volunteered to sign up.
At the end of last year, due to severe weather, several wind turbine blades were damaged by lightning strikes and urgently needed repair. With the help of his colleagues, Chen Yang (陈阳) installed a hanging basket on the 100-meter-high wind turbine and completed the repair work in the sub-zero temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius. "The wind made my nose run, but when I thought about speeding up the repair of the equipment so that more families could have their power restored sooner, it was worth it!" said Chen Yang (陈阳).
Like Chen Yang (陈阳), many young people in the wind farm have the same expectation - "The more electricity we generate, the more electricity the local people can use." This saying, which circulates among them, encourages everyone to contribute to the stable operation of the units, lines, and booster stations.
How to ensure the stable operation of wind turbine units?
When the project was first put into operation, it mainly relied on the human eye. "When we saw from a distance that the wind turbine blades were not turning, we had to quickly drive over to troubleshoot the problem," said Chang Jianrui (常建瑞). At that time, workers often drove alone between the wind turbine units to check their operating status.
Now, there are more intelligent monitoring systems. In order to improve work efficiency, the wind farm has independently developed an intelligent monitoring and diagnostic system and a cluster control system, which transmits data such as wind turbine blade operation back to the central control room in real time, and can allocate the power generation task of each wind turbine through power prediction. "Now the computers in our central control room display the operating status of 25 wind turbines in real time, which greatly saves time and energy," said Chang Jianrui (常建瑞). Nowadays, except for a few situations that require on-site handling, such as troubleshooting, he spends most of his working hours monitoring the status of the wind turbines in the background.
Gongsang Zhaxi (贡桑扎西), the 34-year-old operations and maintenance manager of the wind farm, is considered the "big brother" among these young people. "After graduating from university in 2014, I entered the power industry. The Omatingga Wind Farm (欧玛亭嘎风电场) is the highest altitude I have worked at," said Gongsang Zhaxi (贡桑扎西). He added that most of the colleagues he usually works with are young people who have not been working for long, so he "not only has to manage the daily operation of the wind farm, but also set a good example in maintenance work, and ensure things like drinking water and oxygen."
"The young people now have many innovative methods, strong working abilities, and are also good at adapting to the plateau environment," said Gongsang Zhaxi (贡桑扎西). "We welcome more young people, especially local youth, to join us and take over the next stage of construction."
Return to TopBy: 讲述人：浙江省湖州市长兴县渚山村车渚港第一任村级河长 吴满棠
Zhushan Village (渚山村) in Longshan Subdistrict (龙山街道) is not far from Taihu Lake (太湖), with a dense network of rivers, clear water, and green banks, making it a livable, workable, and tourist-friendly place. Recently, Zhushan Village (渚山村) was also awarded the title of "National Civilized Village."
I am 64 years old this year and grew up by the Chezhu Port (车渚港), with my home only a few dozen meters from the river. In my memory, the water in Chezhu Port (车渚港) was very clear when I was a child, and fish and shrimp were abundant. After the 1980s, villagers started small vermicelli workshops, producing a large amount of waste residue and sewage. People often dumped garbage on the riverbanks, and when it rained, the garbage was washed into the river.
The villagers' pockets became fuller, but the river channel was silted up with mud, the river water was turbid, and in the summer, it was even more smelly and swarming with mosquitoes and flies. At that time, we only thought about making more money, and many people thought, "A good environment can't be eaten!"
The turning point came in 2003 when the province launched the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project. Zhushan Village (渚山村) promoted environmental remediation and established a comprehensive well-off demonstration village construction office. I was the deputy director, mainly responsible for this work. During that time, the village cadres and I worked from dawn till dusk, cleaning up river silt and open-air manure pits, demolishing buildings occupying the river channel... With everyone's efforts, Chezhu Port (车渚港) was dredged, the banks became clean, and the water gradually became clear.
How can we maintain it for a long time? The village began to discuss. If no one manages it, the river channel will soon be filled with garbage and sewage. At that time, Changxing (长兴) city implemented the "road chief system." I proposed whether we could imitate the road chief system to establish a "river chief system." This suggestion was recognized by everyone, and it was decided at the meeting that I would serve as the river chief of Chezhu Port (车渚港). Later, I learned that Changxing County (长兴县) took the lead in implementing the river chief system in 2003.
When I became the river chief, I had no experience at first, so I could only explore slowly, mainly doing two things: one was to patrol the river and promptly stop the discharge of sewage and dumping of garbage into the river; the other was to publicize and tell everyone the importance of protecting the ecological environment from house to house.
Chezhu Port (车渚港) is about 1 kilometer long and has several tributaries. I walk along the river every morning and evening to see if villagers are littering or if workshops are discharging sewage, and I also pick up garbage and salvage aquatic plants. Gradually, villagers not only stopped dumping garbage at will but also reminded and supervised each other, and the village's living environment has improved greatly.
Since 2014, Changxing County (长兴县) has successively issued documents such as the "Detailed Rules for Grassroots River Chief Patrol Work" and the "Changxing County (长兴县) River Chief System Work System," and the river chief system work has entered a stage of institutionalized and standardized management and has been gradually promoted.
Protecting the results of water management is certainly not enough by just managing; we must also focus on整治 (zhěng zhì - "rectify," to correct; to renovate) the source of pollution, which requires changing the village's industrial structure.
In 2004, under the guidance of rural work instructors sent by the higher-level government, the village held the first bayberry festival, which attracted many tourists, and bayberries were sold for two or three yuan per catty. The villagers tasted the sweetness and planted more and more bayberries. By 2006, the village's vermicelli workshops had completely disappeared. In 2017, I became the secretary of the village party branch. On the one hand, I led the villagers to make great efforts to protect the ecological environment and protect the river at their doorstep; on the other hand, I further transformed the beautiful ecology into economic income and turned the good scenery into a good "money scene."
After I stepped down as the secretary of the village party branch in 2020, I was mainly responsible for the work of the village's bayberry professional cooperative, guiding villagers to plant bayberries. Now every household in the village grows bayberries, with an area of more than 3,800 mu. The annual sales of bayberries for most farmers reach more than 100,000 yuan, and the highest reaches more than 400,000 yuan.
In the past, river patrols were done on foot and with the eyes, but now river chiefs use smartphones and drones. Villagers' awareness of protecting rivers and the environment is getting stronger and stronger. It can be said that "everyone is a river chief." As long as they find phenomena that pollute the environment, such as littering, they will take photos with their mobile phones and send them to the village cadres. The village arranges full-time personnel to investigate and deal with it as soon as possible. If it cannot be handled, the problem will be uploaded to the Zhejiang Beautiful (River Chief Online) platform, and there will be results soon.
Over the years, I have formed a habit of taking a walk along Chezhu Port (车渚港) after dinner every day, and occasionally I pick up garbage and throw it into the trash can. The village's river water is clear, the vegetation is lush, and the houses have white walls and black tiles, a typical Jiangnan (江南) water town scenery, attracting more and more tourists.
The river chief system brings river governance, and a good ecology brings a golden rice bowl. Now everyone deeply feels that a good ecological environment can really "be eaten"! I am so happy to be a river chief and contribute to turning the river at my doorstep into a happy river that benefits the people!
(Interview and compilation by Liu Yi (刘毅) and Yan Bihua (严碧华), reporters of *People's Livelihood Weekly*)
[Reporter's Remarks]
Following Wu Mantang's (吴满棠) footsteps to visit Zhushan Village (渚山村), streams can be seen everywhere, with gurgling, crystal-clear water, and small fish hidden in the aquatic plants appear and disappear; the mountains are lush with vegetation, everything is thriving, and bayberries are full of branches.
Starting from整治 (zhěng zhì - "rectify," to correct; to renovate) the rivers at the doorstep, from one person patrolling the river to "everyone is a river chief," from shutting down polluting workshops to choosing to develop an ecological industry based on bayberry planting, the changes and development of a small mountain village vividly demonstrate the truth and practical power of the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), July 22nd (Reporter Feng Jiashun (冯家顺)) - A reporter learned on the 22nd from the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委): Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, more than 30,000 cases of acts of bravery have been confirmed in accordance with laws and regulations nationwide, involving nearly 40,000 individuals, including nearly 500 who sacrificed their lives and nearly 700 who were injured or disabled.
Caring for individuals who perform acts of bravery is not only a sincere reward for those who dedicate themselves, but also strong support for the cause of justice. It is understood that in recent years, the work of commending and rewarding acts of bravery has been continuously improved, adhering to the combination of centralized commendation and timely rewards. Through the selection of "List of Heroes of Bravery" and "People's Heroes" and other forms, a total of 25,000 person-times of heroes and models of acts of bravery have been commended.
Return to TopOn July 22nd, the camel racing competition of the 11th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was held in Balin Right Banner (巴林右旗), Chifeng City (赤峰市). The picture shows the riders in the competition.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Bei He (贝赫) photographed.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 22nd (Reporter Yang Hao (杨昊)) - This reporter learned from the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央): On the 22nd, the National Project Office of the Western China Development Program and the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (团北京市委) held a send-off ceremony at the Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) for Western China Development Program volunteers who are about to serve in Xinjiang (新疆), Tibet (西藏), and other places. More than 120 volunteer representatives recruited and selected from over 30 universities in Beijing (北京) took a solemn oath.
It is understood that recently, more than 48,000 newly recruited college student volunteers for the 2025 Western China Development Program from various regions and universities have successively set off to serve at the grassroots level in 27 provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities) including Xinjiang (新疆), Tibet (西藏), Jilin (吉林), Guizhou (贵州), and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团). They will carry out 1-3 years of volunteer service focusing on rural education, rural construction, healthy villages, and grassroots governance, with more than 90% of the service positions located in townships and below.
It is reported that the College Student Volunteer Service Western China Development Program is an important talent project jointly organized and implemented by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Finance (财政部), and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), providing a broad platform for young people to showcase their talents and serve the country at the grassroots level in the west. Over the past 22 years, more than 590,000 college graduates have actively responded to the call of the Party and the state, participating in rural revitalization and grassroots governance in more than 2,000 counties (cities, districts, and banners), serving to enrich the people and stabilize the borders.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 22 (Zhao Wenjun (赵文君), Huang Haoyu (黄昊宇)) - On the 22nd, it was learned from the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) that the world's first international standard in the field of photovoltaic DC, "Distributed Photovoltaic Access to Low-Voltage DC Systems and Use Cases," led by China, has recently been officially released.
The standard was led by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学) and Huaneng Jiangsu Comprehensive Energy Service Co., Ltd. (华能江苏综合能源服务有限公司), and a working group composed of experts from 14 countries including Germany and the United States, through 4 years of collaborative cooperation, jointly completed the preparation of the standard.
Return to TopBy: 朱志宇
In recent days, China's economic mid-year report for this year has been released, and a series of data reflect the vigorous steps of China's economy moving forward. Starting today, this edition will launch a series of commentary articles, starting from perceptible and accessible industry data, to deeply explore the depth of the "points" to show the "surface" of China's economy, and work with readers to observe the general trend, stabilize expectations, and strengthen confidence.
——Editor
China continues to tap into consumption potential and deepen its opening up to the outside world, which not only provides stable support for economic growth, but also provides broad market opportunities for global companies.
The cluster effect not only makes the industrial chain more resilient and outstanding in its ability to resist risks, but also has a siphon effect on global resource elements. This is a Chinese characteristic and a systemic advantage for China to cope with external shocks.
Production and sales both exceeded 15 million vehicles for the first time, with year-on-year increases of more than 10%!
Recently, the automotive industry delivered a weighty answer sheet in the "mid-term exam." Among them, the production and sales of new energy vehicles increased by 41.4% and 40.3% year-on-year, respectively, and exports surged by 75.2% year-on-year, demonstrating the strong resilience and vigorous vitality of the Chinese economy.
Vitality comes from the continuous exploration and satisfaction of needs.
Riding on the east wind of policies such as trade-in programs, the consumption demand for new energy vehicles continues to rise. In the first half of the year, new energy vehicle sales in China accounted for 44.3% of total new car sales, and newly registered new energy vehicles increased by 27.86% year-on-year. The growth in new energy vehicle consumption not only demonstrates the great potential of domestic demand, but also reflects new consumption trends.
The consumption of energy-saving and smart home appliances has maintained rapid growth, and green consumption is gradually becoming a new trend; the retail sales of sports and entertainment goods by units above the designated size increased by 22.2% year-on-year, the proportion of service consumption in the consumption structure increased, and the development and enjoyment-oriented consumption showed significant growth. "China Tours" and "China Shopping" continue to heat up. In the first half of the year, the number of foreigners entering and leaving the country increased by 30.2% year-on-year, and the number of foreigners entering the country visa-free increased by 53.9% year-on-year. The expansion of the visa-free "circle of friends" has also boosted the consumer market.
The data powerfully proves that no matter how complex and volatile the external environment is, China's continued efforts to tap into consumption potential and deepen its opening up to the outside world provide stable support for economic growth and broad market opportunities for global companies.
Vitality comes from the continuous pursuit and breakthrough of innovation.
Persistent technological innovation is the core driving force of development. In recent years, new energy vehicle-related companies have continued to increase R&D investment in key areas such as battery technology, intelligent driving, and lightweight materials, and important achievements have emerged in succession. In the first half of the year, BYD (比亚迪) achieved the world's highest peak charging speed of "2 kilometers per second"; Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) (宁德时代) promoted power battery technology into the "multi-core era"; Huawei (华为) released a high-speed L3 commercial solution... These technological breakthroughs not only improve the product performance and market competitiveness of new energy vehicles, but also inject strong impetus into sustainable development.
In fact, not only in the field of new energy vehicles, but also in the face of challenges and uncertainties, Chinese companies are responding with innovation and demonstrating their determination. From the DeepSeek large model to humanoid robots, a series of scientific and technological innovation achievements have been active around people. At present, China's R&D expenditure accounts for nearly 2.7% of GDP, which has exceeded the average level of the European Union, which means that the potential for innovation will continue to accumulate, which not only gives Chinese companies the confidence to overcome current difficulties, but also enhances China's ability to win the future.
Vitality comes from the continuous optimization and upgrading of the industrial ecosystem.
A safe and strong industrial system is the supporting link for development. At present, China has formed an intelligent new energy vehicle industry chain covering raw material supply, battery production, vehicle manufacturing, and charging and swapping facility construction. Taking the Chongqing Seres (重庆赛力斯) Super Factory as an example, the efficiency of producing two new cars per minute is the result of the high coordination and efficient operation of the industrial chain.
China has the most complete industrial system in the world, covering 41 major industrial categories, 207 industrial sub-categories, and 666 industrial sub-sub-categories. The cluster effect not only makes the industrial chain more resilient and outstanding in its ability to resist risks, but also has a siphon effect on global resource elements. This is a Chinese characteristic and a systemic advantage for China to cope with external shocks.
The transformation of the new energy industry represents not only the continuous tapping of potential and consumption upgrading on the demand side, but also the innovation and iteration of the supply side and the industrial ecosystem. This is a microcosm of China's economic development and growth, that is, it continues to develop and grow in overcoming difficulties and challenges, and continues to write new chapters of high-quality development.
Return to TopBy: 韩春瑶
Paying for hobbies and investing in happiness, young people are activating new possibilities for economic development with "the courage to imagine and pursue their passions" and "spontaneous travel."
Has your social media feed been flooded with music festivals lately? From the Bubble Island Music and Arts Festival in Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建), to the Taihu Bay Music Festival in Changzhou (常州), Jiangsu (江苏), and the Ola Music Festival in Changchun (长春), Jilin (吉林), various music festivals are being held in many places. Today, music festivals have become the "happiness code" for more and more people.
Traveling thousands of miles, not afraid of the distance, what is the charm of music festivals? It lies in the music—music fans can see the singers they want to see and hear the songs they want to hear on site; it lies in the interaction—breaking the traditional concert model and allowing the audience to better immerse themselves in the ocean of music. In the melodies floating in the lawn picnic area and in the undulating ocean of fluorescent lights, young people can escape from their daily lives, capture unusual highlights, and open the "valve" for releasing emotions. In a unique arena where performances converge, emotions are all-encompassing, and feelings resonate in multiple dimensions. This immersive experience brings a shock and joy that cannot be obtained without being there, which constitutes a huge attraction.
The charm of music festivals also lies in the beauty of often having "unexpected encounters." Dong folk songs combined with Latin rhythms, an ancient yet modern "new sound" ignites the audience; music fans who do not know each other form friendships because they sing together side by side; a marriage proposal at a music festival site, with the surrounding audience spontaneously sending their blessings... Culture "breaks the circle," social circles "expand," and music festivals are like a bridge to "unexpected surprises." Young people use this to break down social barriers, establish temporary communities, and experience a sense of belonging in building new connections.
Through culture, ignite the economic engine. Today, the driving effect of "music festival +" has won a lot of attention, and many cities are actively creating unique cultural tourism brands and opening up new spaces for cultural tourism development. For example, Changzhou (常州) uses the Taihu Bay Music Festival as a medium to connect the surrounding scenic spots and homestays around the lake, creating a "super IP" that leverages urban development. According to statistics, the 10th Changzhou Taihu Bay Music Festival received 136,000 visitors in 4 days, nearly 70% of whom came from other provinces, driving more than 650 million yuan in surrounding consumption. Many places also continue to focus on the "ticket stub economy," with music festival tickets allowing free access to scenic spots and discounts on catering, attracting many people to come.
When it comes to holding music festivals, how can they be held in the hearts of young people? Focusing on celebrities and "big names" may be effective, but it is not a long-term solution; comparing creativity and gameplay to form highlights may create attraction with "I have what others don't." Introducing intangible cultural heritage food markets, linking with popular IPs, staging drone performances... When music festivals integrate intangible cultural heritage, animation, technology, and other elements, diverse elements support a novel space, and multiple interactions bring fresh experiences. A cultural "kaleidoscope" will attract more people to actively participate. In addition, you can also start from the "concept." Some music festivals incorporate environmental protection concepts, introduce biodegradable tableware, and implement intelligent garbage sorting. This "environmental protection + music" composite experience enriches the connotation of the music festival, upgrading it from a single-dimensional performance to a comprehensive cultural carnival. All kinds of explorations have a common direction: breaking the wall with "integration" is the only way to have unique charm.
In the end, the charm of music festivals stems from the experience. "Willing to go to a city for a festival," the performance experience is only one aspect, and a good city experience is the key to lasting charm. Providing free shuttle bus services, optimizing parking space allocation to alleviate congestion... Relevant departments efficiently coordinate, improve logistical services, better ensure the sense of experience, continue to create a sense of atmosphere, and constantly enrich the sense of happiness. A series of attentive and affectionate refined services can ignite a high-quality, warm music event. This is the secret to transforming "traffic" into "retention."
Music festivals are just a corner of the contemporary young people's consumption panorama. Film festivals, comic exhibitions, book clubs... Paying for hobbies and investing in happiness, young people are activating new possibilities for economic development with "the courage to imagine and pursue their passions" and "spontaneous travel." The intertwined footprints are being transformed into a new wave of economy. When elements are fully stirred in an integrated manner, and when cities unfold youth narratives in a young language, the surging development momentum will accelerate and converge, releasing the unique charm of a vibrant China.
Return to TopBy: 林丽鹂
【Phenomenon】
The owner of a mobile phone store in Shandong (山东) Province recently completed the "individual-to-enterprise" ("个转企") transformation. After the transformation, his company not only obtained the "national subsidy" qualification, but also quadrupled its transaction volume compared with the same period last year. It also applied for loans needed to expand its business as an enterprise and is planning to open new chain stores. Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) and other 9 departments announced the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Efficient Handling of 'One Thing' for the Transformation of Individual Industrial and Commercial Households into Enterprises and Increasing Cultivation and Support Efforts" (《关于推进高效办成个体工商户转型为企业“一件事”加大培育帮扶力度的指导意见》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Guiding Opinions"), clarifying the optimization of the "individual-to-enterprise" handling process and reducing conversion costs.
【Commentary】
Why did individual industrial and commercial households usher in a new world of development after transforming into enterprises? Because "individual-to-enterprise" is not only a change in the "name" of individual industrial and commercial households, but also a change in the internal governance structure, which will bring more "real" changes. This series of changes will help individual industrial and commercial households to grow bigger and stronger, enhance market competitiveness, expand development space, and further stimulate the vitality of the private economy.
China's private economy originated from individual industrial and commercial households. Wenzhou (温州), Zhejiang (浙江) Province issued the first individual industrial and commercial household business license in the country in 1980. Since then, the "individual household phenomenon" swept the country, opening restaurants, selling clothing, repairing bicycles... the "seeds" of China's contemporary private economy were sown. Today, there are 127 million individual industrial and commercial households in China, which are the largest number of business entities in China and an important part of the private economy.
However, the development of individual industrial and commercial households also has competitive disadvantages such as not having legal person status, not being able to bid for land, and difficulty in financing loans. Compared with enterprises, they lack comparative advantages in business fields, brand effects, and competitiveness. Therefore, in the process of economic development, some strong individual industrial and commercial households upgrade to enterprises, which can better improve management level and enhance competitiveness. Some well-known enterprises were also "individual households" at the beginning of their entrepreneurship. As their operations expanded, they gradually transformed into enterprises and eventually created a world of their own.
"Individual-to-enterprise" has existed for a long time. The issuance of the "Guiding Opinions" this time is to increase cultivation and support efforts, simplify procedures, and improve efficiency. Individual industrial and commercial households can not only retain business elements such as trade names in accordance with the law through direct changes to become enterprises, but also handle related matters such as taxation, social security, and housing provident fund simultaneously, and administrative licenses that meet the conditions will also be extended. This is equivalent to opening a more convenient "rising channel" for a large number of business entities, enabling the vast number of individual industrial and commercial households to more conveniently share the construction achievements of the unified national market.
"Individual-to-enterprise" is a fulcrum for leveraging market vitality. When we talk about industrial upgrading, we may first think of the transformation and upgrading of the primary and secondary industries. In fact, the service industry, which is very close to people's lives, is also constantly iterating and upgrading. Ninety percent of individual industrial and commercial households are concentrated in the service industry, with business formats mainly focusing on wholesale and retail, accommodation and catering, and residential services. The better these individual industrial and commercial households develop, the smoother the "capillaries" of the market economy will be, the more sensitive the "nerve endings" will be, the more abundant the "reservoir" for people's employment and entrepreneurship will be, and the more brilliant the "human fireworks" in the streets and alleys will be.
It is worth noting that "individual-to-enterprise" can help individual industrial and commercial households grow better, but it does not mean that we should force them to grow faster than they can. The most important thing is to fully respect the individual industrial and commercial households' own choices of business models.
For some "growth-oriented," "development-oriented," and "famous, special, excellent, and new" individual industrial and commercial households, if they are willing to transform into enterprises, relevant departments can carry out gradient cultivation for them, strengthen policy support, and increase the inclination of vocational skills training to help them. We must also be wary of some places setting indicators for the number, growth rate, or proportion of "individual-to-enterprise," forcing or inducing individual industrial and commercial households to transform into enterprises, and engaging in formalism. The "individual-to-enterprise" "procedure" cannot generate economic benefits. Only by allowing business entities to develop better through "individual-to-enterprise" can greater economic benefits be created. Some individual industrial and commercial households choose to take the path of "small and beautiful," and all localities must find ways to optimize their business environment.
Individual industrial and commercial households are the "incubator" and "reserve force" of private enterprises. Unblocking "individual-to-enterprise" and promoting individual industrial and commercial households to burst out with greater energy will further consolidate the foundation of vitality for China's sustained economic improvement.
Return to TopBy: 漆袁雯
【Person】Principal Yang Changsheng (杨昌盛)
【Story】In 2012, Yang Changsheng (杨昌盛) came to Xinzhou No. 2 Primary School (新州镇第二小学) (hereinafter referred to as "Xinzhou No. 2 Primary School (新州镇第二小学)") in Huangping County (黄平县), Guizhou Province (贵州省) to serve as principal. In the more than 10 years since then, he has been committed to "making students like going to school." The not-so-large campus space is almost utilized to the extreme, and children play and exercise to their heart's content during breaks; the school holds cooking competitions to encourage students to try cooking on their own. Students not only have fun but also learn, and they not only have good physical fitness but also excellent academic performance.
【Commentary】
When the school bell rings, the broadcast urges "Students, please go out of the classroom and breathe fresh air." The children who are "driven" out of the classroom run to all parts of the campus, rolling tires, playing on slides, shooting baskets... This is the break scene at Xinzhou No. 2 Primary School (新州镇第二小学), and it is also an epitome of Principal Yang Changsheng's (杨昌盛) educational philosophy—let students have fun, so as to achieve both good physical condition and good academic performance. Returning the break time to the children and letting the students return to the playground has obvious benefits: of the more than 2,000 students in the school, only more than 10 wear glasses, and there are very few overweight students.
Is letting students "have fun" "neglecting their main duties"? Xinzhou No. 2 Primary School (新州镇第二小学) dispelled this doubt with its achievements—ranking among the top in the compulsory education teaching quality monitoring in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州) for 9 consecutive years, and ranking first in the past two years; the average math score is more than ten points higher than the school ranked second in the county. Playing and learning, breaks and classrooms, are not opposites, but complement each other. Adequate rest and appropriate exercise during breaks can help students relieve fatigue, promote interpersonal communication and mental health, and thus improve classroom concentration and learning effectiveness.
School education is far more than just the podium, textbooks, and homework. A student-centered educational orientation must be achieved through diverse educational forms. In Shanghai (上海), more and more primary and secondary schools are cooperating with nearby sports schools and stadiums to create a "15-minute sports circle"; in Tongxiang (桐乡), Zhejiang (浙江), blue calico printing techniques have entered the campus; in Zhengzhou (郑州), Henan (河南), students personally plant vegetables, pick, cook, and taste them, practicing "life is education"... By tapping into time and space, and seeking innovation from form and content, school education can better discover talents, stimulate potential, release vitality, and help children form a healthy body and mind and a sound personality.
In fact, to achieve quality education, facilities are important, but more important is to establish a concept and build consensus between families and schools. Xinzhou No. 2 Primary School (新州镇第二小学) once had tight funding and limited space. The school crowdfunded hundreds of tires and encouraged parents to work together to make sports equipment. With the efforts of all parties, the school became "fun." These practices show that achieving students' physical and mental health and all-round development requires not only resources such as funds, venues, and facilities, but also respect for children's nature and growth laws, and maintaining the original intention of educating people by believing in children and caring for creation.
"All-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, art, and labor, every word is worth a thousand gold." 字字千金 (zì zì qiān jīn - "every word worth a thousand gold," every word is extremely valuable and carries great weight). The five aspects of education are not multiple-choice questions, but all must-answer questions. Integrate the strengths of families, schools, and society to form a collaborative education pattern; make good use of local traditional culture and characteristic industries in accordance with local conditions, and extend the social "big classroom" in fields, factories, workshops, streets and alleys; design teaching content according to different school stages, from enlightenment and inspiration to innovation and creation, throughout the entire process of talent cultivation... Promoting the all-round development of students leaves educators with a very broad space for active action.
Schools are not "test preparation spaces" connected by a series of entrance exams, but growing gardens that create possibilities and cultivate diversity. With less suppression of nature and more laughter, let the school become a place that children yearn for, and let the children have sweat on their bodies and light in their eyes, so that they can grow up like saplings in the sun.
Return to TopNot long ago, the "Western Xia Mausoleums" (西夏陵), located in Yinchuan (银川), Ningxia (宁夏), were added to the World Heritage List, bringing the total number of World Heritage sites in China to 60. The characteristics of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) in terms of site selection, spatial layout, and mausoleum system fully inherit the mausoleum system of the Tang (唐) and Song (宋) dynasties and the traditional wooden architecture system. At the same time, they absorb the cultural traditions of various ethnic groups such as the Dangxiang (党项) and Tubo (吐蕃), demonstrating the exchange and integration among various ethnic groups.
This is precisely:
The cultural context is sought and inherited through generations,
The old imperial mausoleum stands for thousands of years in the northern desert.
Carefully examine the scenic spots of that time,
Admire the frost and snow that have solidified for eternity.
Wang Jingwen (王静文)
Return to TopBy: 钟 颐
It's possible to get a degree without writing a thesis. Since 2022, nine departments, including the Organization Department of the Central Committee (中央组织部) and the Ministry of Education (教育部), have launched a special pilot project to reform the training of engineering master's and doctoral students, which is now entering the acceptance stage. Among the first batch of more than 2,100 special pilot master's graduates this year, 67 have applied for degrees based on practical achievements.
Previously, some individual cases have attracted attention. For example, Wang Qian (王茜), a master's student from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Shandong University (山东大学), passed her defense with a set of instruments and equipment and a research and development report, becoming the first graduate in Shandong (山东) to obtain a master's degree based on practical achievements; ten engineering master's students from different colleges at Tianjin University (天津大学) applied for degrees with practical achievements such as program design and product design... The vivid cases of many universities convey a clear signal - breaking the barrier of "thesis only" and realizing the whole process of integration of industry and education with practice as the guidance.
The optimization of the evaluation "baton" has profound practical considerations behind it. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and cultivating outstanding engineers is a major national strategic need. Deepening the reform of engineering master's and doctoral training is an important entry point. From the perspective of market demand, the problem of emphasizing theory over practice has long existed. For example, some students "can only talk on paper, and prefer to talk on paper"; due to the lack of industrial support, the training paths of professional master's degrees and academic master's degrees are not very different. All of this leads to the disconnection between talent training and industrial needs, and the disconnection between laboratories and production lines.
Such a pilot has multiple meanings. First of all, some majors are inherently biased towards practical application, and their scientific research results are difficult to present in the form of papers. Insisting on academic innovation is like 削足适履 (xuē zú shì lǚ - "cutting the feet to fit the shoes," to force something to fit, often by making unsuitable alterations). Secondly, affirming the value of practical achievements in an institutionalized way can encourage more students to use knowledge to solve practical problems and promote technological progress. Finally, the integration of industry and education helps students focus on real problems, forge real abilities, and shorten the training cycle in solving practical "exam questions."
This does not mean relaxing standards. To some extent, this puts higher demands on students' hands-on ability, innovation ability, and ability to solve complex problems. Experts from the business community were invited to the defense sites of many universities, and it is difficult to pass without "hard currency." It should also be noted that the exploration has just begun, and some practical contradictions and challenges need to be resolved urgently, such as the "school enthusiasm" and "enterprise coldness" in the integration of industry and education, the diversification of practical achievements and the standardization of evaluation, as well as the recognition of individual contributions and the ownership of intellectual property rights, and so on. Only by strictly adhering to standards and breaking through difficulties can we promote the further deepening and effectiveness of this reform.
(Excerpted from *Southern Daily* (《南方日报》), originally titled *Inspiration from Master's Graduates No Longer "Thesis Only"*)
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金正波
Azure seas and blue skies, warships arrayed in formation. A sudden, urgent alarm bell pierced the tranquility of the sea and air. Ma Shaoli (马少利), the main gun section leader and first-class sergeant of a certain frigate flotilla of the Eastern Theater Command Navy, rushed to his battle station like an arrow released from a bow. Aim, lock, fire! "Boom!" The shell left the barrel, flames erupted, and it accurately hit the target!
This astonishing speed and precision is an epitome of Ma Shaoli's twenty-seven years of focusing on combat readiness and meticulous study. During his military career, Ma Shaoli has been awarded the Second Class Merit Citation twice, the Third Class Merit Citation three times, and has been recognized as an "Advanced Individual in Military Training for the Entire Army."
"No talent, only day after day of effort"
In his first year of recruit training, Ma Shaoli was selected to participate in a certain type of main gun competition due to his solid professional knowledge. He and his comrades fought side by side and won the team first place in the competition, earning the honor of an outstanding soldier.
After being assigned to the company, he thought he would be assigned to the main gun position, but he was assigned to a certain missile frigate as an anti-aircraft machine gunner. In order to master his desired main gun, he quickly became proficient in operating the equipment. While doing his job well, he used the gaps between tasks to learn operations and practice skills with the comrades in the main gun squad, filling a thick notebook with notes. A year later, he got his wish and transferred to become a main gunner. In a live-fire assessment, where hitting one round was considered passing, Ma Shaoli achieved an excellent score of hitting eight rounds.
In 2012, the Navy organized a maintenance skills competition. The type of naval gun in the competition was different from the naval gun he usually operated. He started learning from scratch, disassembling and assembling a gun over a hundred times in more than a month until it became muscle memory. In the end, he won first place in the professional group in the competition and was named a "Professional and Technical Expert" by the Navy.
"Equipment is like a partner that can't speak. You have to learn to take care of it and understand it." Starting from recognizing a circuit diagram to mastering the structure and principles of various types of naval guns, Ma Shaoli relied on his dedication to transform from a "newbie" to an "expert."
"No talent, only day after day of effort," Ma Shaoli summarized his secret to success.
"Only by being hard on yourself in peacetime can you be hard on the enemy in wartime"
As equipment is updated and replaced, Ma Shaoli's learning pace has never stopped.
When the unit ushered in the "small boat replaced by a large ship" transition, he became one of the first ship receiving crew members. Facing the more advanced naval gun system on the domestically produced new type of ship, a strong sense of panic about his abilities prompted him to learn voraciously. He studied the blueprints repeatedly and, after discovering that there was room for improvement in the design of a certain system, he boldly put forward a number of innovative suggestions to the factory, eight of which were adopted.
In 2017, a certain ship was commissioned, and Ma Shaoli served as the squad leader of the naval gun squad. In less than a year, he was ordered to participate in the Navy's competitive live-fire naval gun shooting assessment.
Ma Shaoli led the entire squad to start with the most basic work: checking every part of the mechanical components, checking every core wire of the electrical equipment, analyzing the data of each impact... At the end of the assessment, the ship achieved its first hit, ranking first among all participating ships.
Since enlisting in the army, Ma Shaoli, who has worked on 4 types of ships and 6 types of naval gun positions, has written more than 150,000 words of study notes. In order to figure out the firing rules of the main gun, he seized every opportunity for live firing and analyzed the live-fire shooting data: the range of the naval gun swaying with the ship's hull, and the angle of the trajectory change of the shell after it leaves the barrel under the influence of the wind direction, are the focus of Ma Shaoli's research, constantly improving the first-hit rate and shooting effectiveness of the naval gun. He said: "Only by being hard on yourself in peacetime can you be hard on the enemy in wartime."
The controllable time for naval gun firing is extremely short, and reaction speed is crucial to victory or defeat. Ma Shaoli often says, "Once war comes, we must make the shells grow eyes and defeat the enemy!"
"It's not strong if one person is strong, it's real ability if the team is strong"
"It's not strong if one person is strong, it's real ability if the team is strong. Only when everyone understands and masters it can we improve combat effectiveness." As the unit's gunnery professional leader, Ma Shaoli unreservedly imparted his experience and skills. Whether it was comrades from his own ship or colleagues from other ships and colleges, he patiently answered anyone who asked for advice.
"If I retire one day, how will these technologies be passed on to my comrades?" Ma Shaoli deeply knows the importance of systematic inheritance of experience and knowledge in addition to verbal instruction and personal example. With this sense of urgency, he had the idea of compiling a set of professional teaching materials suitable for ship crew members. How to make pictures and texts, how to arrange chapters, how to express words... The first time he compiled a book and wrote teaching materials, the difficulties far exceeded his imagination.
In response, Ma Shaoli used his vacation time to run to colleges and equipment manufacturers to ask for advice and learn, and to seek "true knowledge" from experts and professors. Because the structure of naval guns is complex, especially when drawing pictures, it is necessary to do it in one go, Ma Shaoli simply moved his bedding to the office.
For more than 700 days and nights, he used computer software to draw pictures and write words. Finally, "Electrical Principles and Maintenance of a Certain Type of Naval Gun" and "Daily Maintenance and Common Troubleshooting of a Certain Type of Naval Gun" were completed one after another, greatly improving the effectiveness of equipment use. The former was adopted by a certain naval university as a "key construction textbook of the army" and published as a unified naval textbook.
"Most of the gunnery professional backbones in the detachment are soldiers I trained," Ma Shaoli said with pride. Over the past 20 years as a squad leader, he has trained many technical backbones, who are distributed in various ships, many of whom have served as ship captains and grown into senior sergeants.
(Liu Lipeng (刘礼鹏) participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 刘宇轩
He was the first regimental-level cadre to sacrifice in the New Fourth Army's operations, forever fixing his youth in the flames of war.
"...Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) is indeed a model of political work personnel in the War of Resistance." Chen Yi (陈毅), then commander of the First Detachment of the New Fourth Army, pointed out in his article "In Memory of Model Political Work Personnel Xiao Guosheng (萧国生)."
Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) was born in 1916 to a poor peasant family in Liuyang (浏阳), Hunan (湖南). At the age of 14, he joined the Sixth Division of the Liuyang (浏阳) Red Guards with a simple bamboo gun (the following autumn, it was incorporated into the Independent Division of the Red Army in the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Soviet Area), and became a Communist Party member at the age of 17. In 1934, he was severely wounded in the left leg in battle, preventing him from participating in the Long March, but with an iron will, he remained in the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi border area, dedicating himself to the arduous three-year guerrilla war. After the outbreak of the nationwide War of Resistance Against Japan, he actively responded to the call for "veterans to return to the ranks," bid farewell to his newlywed wife Chen Luoxiang (陈罗香), and resolutely rushed to the enemy's rear in southern Jiangsu (苏南).
In the First Detachment of the New Fourth Army led by Chen Yi (陈毅), Xiao Guosheng (萧国生), whose work was remarkably effective, quickly grew from the head of the propaganda section of the political department of the First Regiment to the director of the political department of the Second Regiment. In the spring and summer of 1938, the troops first arrived in the southern Jiangsu (苏南) area to establish an anti-Japanese guerrilla base area behind enemy lines centered on Maoshan (茅山).
Faced with the unfamiliar operational environment of intertwined water networks and hilly mountains, the soldiers inevitably felt uneasy and full of concerns. Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) went deep into the companies, eating, living, and fighting alongside the soldiers, using meticulous ideological work to eliminate everyone's concerns and becoming a trusted confidant. In February 1939, at the Second Political Work Conference of the New Fourth Army, he was unanimously elected as the army's "Model of Political Work," "Model of Communist Party Member," and "Model of Youth."
His exemplary role was even more evident in his willingness to step forward in times of crisis. In 1938, a cholera epidemic swept through Maoshan (茅山) like a demon, plunging hundreds of villages into despair. "I'll go! I guarantee to do a good job in organization and coordination!" Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) volunteered and led a rescue team of more than 140 people into the death zone. At the height of the epidemic, only two or three hundred people remained in villages of thousands, and rescue workers continued to fall. When the emaciated Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) returned to the troops, his comrades could hardly recognize him. And the people of Maoshan (茅山) tearfully praised: "The Communist Party and the New Fourth Army are the saviors of the people!"
Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) was not only a model of political work, but also a master of united front work. In order to open up the anti-Japanese situation in Maoshan (茅山), he visited Ji Zhendong (纪振纲), a famous industrialist with self-defense armed forces, alone. Faced with the strict security of the other party's residence, Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) was calm and unhurried, and explained the Party's anti-Japanese national united front policy in detail. When Ji Zhendong (纪振纲) questioned "How will your army defeat the powerful enemy?", he said with burning eyes: "The invaders have no popular support, their eyes are blind, their ears are deaf, and they will be beaten everywhere!" Ji Zhendong (纪振纲) was convinced and has since provided valuable support to the New Fourth Army.
He fought to the death and shed his blood on the battlefield. On March 7, 1939, Shanghui (上会) and Xiaohui (下会) villages in Zhenjiang County (镇江县) (now Dantu District (丹徒区) of Zhenjiang City (镇江市), Jiangsu (江苏)) were filled with smoke. The Japanese army heavily besieged the Second Regiment's garrison of the First Detachment of the New Fourth Army, and Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) resolutely refused to transfer first: "How can I leave first at such a critical moment of life and death!" He personally led a company to fight desperately to block the enemy, covering the main force's breakout. In the fierce battle, the young commander was shot several times and died heroically. Thousands of people in Maoshan (茅山) spontaneously cried and bid farewell to the heroic spirit, and villagers from hundreds of miles away came with the old and the young.
Time flies, but the spirit lives on. In Baitu Town (白兔镇), Jurong City (句容市), Zhenjiang (镇江), Jiangsu (江苏), the land stained with blood that year, a road from the village to the town was named "Guosheng Road (国生路)." At the renaming ceremony, a villager pointed to the new road sign and said solemnly: "This road must be taken well, and the name of the martyr must not be forgotten."
"During the cholera epidemic, Comrade Xiao Guosheng (萧国生) led a medical team to save hundreds of people. This is the clothes he wore at that time." In front of a faded military uniform, a young guide emotionally introduced it to visitors. In the Maoshan New Fourth Army Memorial Hall (茅山新四军纪念馆) in Jurong City (句容市), 32 treasured relics and more than 10 historical materials quietly tell of Xiao Guosheng's (萧国生) lofty aspirations.
Rusting belt buckles, bullet casings, seals, pens... In front of many red cultural relics, there are often Young Pioneers wearing red scarves gazing—the 14-year-old Liuyang (浏阳) boy took the revolutionary road with a bamboo gun on his back, turning his life into a torch to illuminate the road to national liberation.
(According to Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing (南京), July 19)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Guangdong (广东) Qingyuan (清远) dispatch on July 22nd (Reporter Li Zong (李纵)): On July 22nd, in Dawan Town (大湾镇), Yingde City (英德市), Qingyuan (清远), Guangdong (广东), the Huangmaoxia Reservoir (黄茅峡水库) project, a landmark major water conservancy project of the national "two key" construction, officially broke ground. As the first controlling flood control project on the Lianjiang (连江) mainstream, the commencement marks a new step in Guangdong's (广东) efforts to strengthen the construction of the Beijiang (北江) flood control system project, which is of great significance for improving the mid- and downstream defense system of the Lianjiang River Basin (连江流域), building a solid water security barrier, and promoting regional development.
The Beijiang River (北江) is the second largest water system in the Pearl River Basin (珠江流域), originating from the Nanling Mountains (南岭山脉), with a mainstream length of 468 kilometers, flowing through Shaoguan (韶关), Yingde (英德), the main urban area of Qingyuan (清远), as well as Guangzhou (广州), Foshan (佛山), Zhaoqing (肇庆) and other cities. In recent years, floods and droughts have occurred frequently in the Beijiang River Basin (北江流域), and some towns in the middle and lower reaches of the Lianjiang River (连江) have been severely affected. To this end, Guangdong (广东) is building the Huangmaoxia Reservoir (黄茅峡水库) to solve the flood threat of the Lianjiang River (连江).
According to reports, the estimated total investment of the Huangmaoxia Reservoir (黄茅峡水库) project is 13.5 billion yuan, with a flood control storage capacity of 547 million cubic meters. The project's main task is flood control, combined with shipping, and giving consideration to comprehensive utilization such as irrigation and power generation. After the completion of the project, it can further improve the flood control system in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River (北江), reduce the flood control pressure on cities such as Guangzhou (广州), Foshan (佛山), and Qingyuan (清远), reduce the probability of using temporary detention areas in the Feilaixia Reservoir (飞来峡水库) area, and at the same time, it is expected to output an average of 155 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity per year, promote the extension of 500-ton ship navigation capacity to the hinterland of the Lianjiang River (连江), and provide irrigation water for 120,000 mu of farmland in the Yingde Irrigation Area (英德灌区).
Return to TopOn July 22, in Eshan Town, Fanchang District, Wuhu City, Anhui Province, construction workers are working in the Chuizishan Tunnel of the S457 Class I Highway Reconstruction Project.
In recent years, Fanchang District has actively built efficient freight transport channels. After the completion of the S457 Class I Highway Reconstruction Project, it will significantly enhance the port freight radiation capacity of Wuhu Port Fanchang Port Area (芜湖港繁昌港区) and Sanshan Port (三山港), and help the high-quality development of the regional economy.
Photo by Xiao Benxiang (肖本祥) (Image China)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 罗珊珊
In the first half of this year, China's total imports and exports of goods trade reached 21.79 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.9%; the number of newly established foreign-invested enterprises nationwide was 30,014, a year-on-year increase of 11.7%.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Opening up to the outside world is China's basic national policy. China is promoting high-level opening up to the outside world and steadily expanding institutional opening up in terms of rules, regulations, management, standards, and other aspects."
When the great way prevails, all will come. Opening up is a distinct symbol of Chinese-style modernization. China always adheres to true multilateralism, promotes inclusive and mutually beneficial economic globalization, and is committed to building an open world economy.
Since the beginning of this year, the external environment has been **“风高浪急”** (fēng gāo làng jí - "high winds and raging waves," turbulent and volatile), but under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, all regions and departments have adopted a positive attitude and constructive actions to promote development and cooperation through opening up. The Chinese economy has traversed cycles and moved forward steadily, injecting more stability and certainty into the world economy.
The Resilience and Shock Resistance of Foreign Trade Have Increased Significantly
This year, the robot half-marathon race has attracted a lot of attention. Moreover, robots that can dance, play football, and are versatile have become a new focus in the field of foreign trade.
A "joint" determines the flexibility of a robot's movements, namely, the key component harmonic reducer.
With 20 years of dedicated efforts, Leaderdrive, a company in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, has achieved technological breakthroughs in precision harmonic reducers, and its product sales rank among the top in the country.
Li Qian (李谦), Deputy General Manager of the company, said that the annual R&D investment accounts for 10% to 15% of the company's revenue, and it has currently obtained more than 200 national patent authorizations. In the past two years, the company has established overseas operation platforms in Singapore (新加坡), Germany (德国), and other countries, and the market share of its products in overseas markets has continued to increase.
With breakthroughs in key core technologies, Jiangsu's (江苏) robot industry has developed rapidly, continuously "launching new products" for the global market. According to statistics from Nanjing Customs (南京海关), in the first half of this year, Jiangsu Province's (江苏省) exports of industrial robots reached 960 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 101.2%.
The breakthrough story of a "joint" is a vivid example of the efforts of thousands of foreign trade entities in China to overcome difficulties.
Since the beginning of this year, China's foreign trade has been under considerable pressure, but the report card it has handed over has attracted global attention: In the first half of the year, China's exports reached 13 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%.
The 7.2% growth rate witnesses the leap in the resilience and shock resistance of foreign trade. Regardless of the complexity and severity of the external environment, we have the confidence, confidence, and ability to cope with various risks and challenges.
The confidence stems from the adaptability and innovation of foreign trade entities.
In the first half of the year, there were 628,000 foreign trade enterprises in China with import and export performance, exceeding 600,000 for the first time in the same period in history, an increase of 43,000 compared with the same period last year. In the storms of the international market, specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises are growing vigorously.
The confidence stems from the diversified and stable "circle of friends."
In the first half of the year, China's imports and exports to more than 190 countries and regions achieved growth, and the number of partners with a trade scale of more than 50 billion yuan reached 61, an increase of 5 compared with the same period last year. Traditional and emerging markets are growing simultaneously. In the first half of the year, China's exports to traditional markets such as the European Union (欧盟), Japan (日本), and the United Kingdom (英国) grew steadily, and the growth rate of exports to emerging markets such as ASEAN (东盟), Central Asia (中亚), and Africa (非洲) all reached double digits. The latest China Customs Trade Climate Survey results show that the confidence of both export and import enterprises has rebounded for two consecutive months.
The ability stems from the innovation and optimization of the industrial structure.
"401, power-on self-test." As Hu Jia (胡佳), product manager of optical valley electrical products of Shenglong Electric Group (盛隆电气集团), issued an instruction, an artificial intelligence power distribution cabinet that "can speak, think, and understand management" immediately completed the operation as required.
"The company has many years of technology and data accumulation in the electrical industry, and has independently developed a professional artificial intelligence large model, which can not only improve safety and efficiency, but also further save energy, reduce emissions, and reduce costs," said Hu Jia (胡佳). At present, the company's products have participated in the construction of key projects such as the Vietnam (越南) National Grid and the Hambantota Airport (汉班托塔机场) in Sri Lanka (斯里兰卡).
"Adhering to the main business and strengthening the real economy," seizing the new trend of global energy transition, China's foreign trade enterprises continue to increase the supply of high-quality green products. In the first half of the year, the export growth rate of lithium batteries and wind turbine generator sets both exceeded 20%. The innovative background is more distinct, and the export growth rate of high-end machine tools, ships, and marine engineering equipment all exceeded 20%.
Promoting the "Stabilization and Improvement" of Foreign Investment Attraction
On July 20, the closing day of the 3rd Supply Chain Expo, 102 Chinese and foreign enterprises and institutions, including GE Healthcare (通用电气医疗), Siemens (西门子), Corning (康宁公司), and Sumitomo Electric (住友电工), could not wait to sign their intention to participate in the 4th Supply Chain Expo. Many foreign-funded enterprise leaders said that investing in China (中国) is investing in the future, and working with China (中国) is working with the future.
Since the beginning of this year, China (中国) has adhered to expanding opening up, relying on the advantages of its super-large-scale market to attract global resources and elements, and has taken multiple measures to promote the "stabilization and improvement" of foreign investment attraction.
Looking at investment choices, China (中国) is a "ideal, safe, and promising" destination for transnational investment.
The expansion of Beijing (北京) Yizhuang Industrial Park (亦庄工业园) and the Wuxi (无锡) New Industrial Park will be completed before the end of this year, and the Xiamen (厦门) New Industrial Park is planned to be completed in the first quarter of next year... Over the past 38 years, China (中国) has become Schneider Electric's (施耐德电气) second largest market in the world.
"As an important engine of global economic growth, the Chinese market is vast, the industrial base is solid, and the innovation resources are abundant," said Zhang Kaipeng (张开鹏), Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric (施耐德电气). With the advantages of integrated R&D, production, sales, and service, Schneider Electric (施耐德电气) not only quickly meets the needs of the Chinese market with Chinese R&D results, but also continues to show "Chinese wisdom" to the world.
As of the end of June, the cumulative actual use of foreign capital in China (中国) during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period reached 708.73 billion US dollars, completing the investment attraction target of 700 billion US dollars proposed in the business development plan 6 months ahead of schedule; at the same time, a cumulative total of 229,000 new foreign-funded enterprises were established, an increase of 25,000 compared with the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
Looking at the investment structure, China (中国) is not only the "world's factory" but also the "world's market" and "innovation center."
In the first half of the year, the actual use of foreign capital in the chemical pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, aerospace vehicle and equipment manufacturing industry, and medical instrument equipment and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 53%, 36.2%, and 17.7% year-on-year, respectively. More and more multinational companies have established regional headquarters and global R&D centers in China (中国).
"As an important participant in the high-quality development of China's (中国) medical equipment intelligent manufacturing, GE Healthcare (通用电气医疗) has built a complete 'R&D, production, sales, and service' system with more than a thousand Chinese suppliers, creating a unique model to enhance the resilience of China's (中国) high-end medical equipment supply chain," said Chen Heqiang (陈和强), Vice President of GE Healthcare (通用电气医疗) China (中国) and General Manager of Supply Chain. At present, the proportion of local R&D of GE Healthcare (通用电气医疗) in the Chinese market has exceeded 50%.
Looking at the business environment, we focus on enterprises' concerns and create a transparent, stable, and predictable policy environment.
"Invest in China (中国)" has become a bright business card.
We will fully implement the pre-establishment national treatment plus negative list management system for foreign investment, the restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector have been "cleared," we will steadily promote the opening up of the service industry, and expand the pilot programs for opening up in the fields of telecommunications, medical care, and education.
In July, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and other departments jointly issued the "Notice on Several Measures for Implementing the Domestic Reinvestment of Foreign-Invested Enterprises," and the "2025 Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment" previously proposed 20 pragmatic measures.
The Ministry of Commerce (商务部) has improved the roundtable meeting mechanism for foreign-funded enterprises to collect the difficulties and problems of foreign-funded enterprises, establish a list of accounts, and ensure that every item is implemented and every matter is responded to. Since the beginning of this year, it has cumulatively promoted the coordination and resolution of nearly 500 difficult problems of foreign-funded enterprises.
The latest questionnaire survey results of the China Japanese Chamber of Commerce (中国日本商会) show that 64% of the respondents expressed "satisfaction" or "very satisfaction" with China's (中国) business environment, which is an increase compared with the same period last year.
Building a New System for a Higher-Level Open Economy
The summer is hot and the temperature is rising. On July 12, the China-Europe Railway Express (Shenzhen) (中欧班列（深圳）), loaded with split-type mobile air conditioners, bicycle frames, and other goods, slowly departed from the Shenzhen Pinghu South National Logistics Hub (深圳平湖南国家物流枢纽) and headed for Duisburg (杜伊斯堡), Germany (德国).
"The green channel for immediate inspection by Shenzhen Customs (深圳海关) ensures the timely loading and shipment of goods, greatly shortening the time that goods stay at the port, and the delivery time is more guaranteed," said Liao Shurong (廖舒榕), General Manager of Xiamen Hanair Eurasia Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd. (厦门市汉航欧亚多式联运有限责任公司).
As of June, the China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) has cumulatively operated more than 110,000 trains, connecting 128 cities in China (中国) and 229 cities in Europe (欧洲), building a bridge for economic and trade exchanges.
China (中国) is orderly expanding its independent opening up and unilateral opening up, building a new system for a higher-level open economy, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation among countries, promoting common opening up, and achieving common development.
We will deepen the alignment with international high-standard economic and trade rules and carry out institutional opening-up experiments in a wider range of fields, at a deeper level, and with greater efforts.
Located in the Xiamen (厦门) Area of the Fujian Free Trade Pilot Zone (福建自贸试验区厦门片区), the one-stop aviation maintenance base has several inbound aircraft waiting for maintenance neatly parked in the hangar, and engineers are working hard to debug and overhaul them.
"In the first half of the year, we completed aircraft maintenance and modification services entrusted by many overseas airlines from 14 countries (regions) including the United States (美国) and Japan (日本), and the base hangar has been in a saturated state," said the relevant person in charge of Haeco Xiamen (厦门太古飞机工程有限公司).
To promote the development of the aviation maintenance industry, Xiamen (厦门) took the lead in carrying out the pilot program of "bonded maintenance outside the comprehensive bonded zone" to create a new business model of "bonded warehouse + bonded maintenance." In the first half of the year, Xiamen (厦门) cumulatively supervised 110 inbound maintenance aircraft; the value of imports and exports of aviation bonded maintenance outside the supervised area was 98.052 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.40%.
We will coordinate the implementation of landmark projects and "small but beautiful" livelihood projects, and promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" to go deeper and more solid.
In February this year, the water supply project for 12 cities in Côte d'Ivoire (科特迪瓦) was completed and delivered as a whole. Zhang Xingchen (张星辰), Assistant General Manager of China Geo-Engineering Corporation Côte d'Ivoire Branch (中国地质工程集团有限公司科特迪瓦分公司), introduced that the delivery and use of the project will solve the problems of poor drinking water quality and insufficient water supply in 12 cities in Côte d'Ivoire (科特迪瓦), such as Bouaflé (布瓦夫莱), Mankono (芒科诺), and Touba (图巴), greatly improving the health conditions of the local people and benefiting about 2.3 million residents.
In the first half of the year, China's (中国) imports and exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" reached 11.29 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%, accounting for 51.8% of the total value of imports and exports. The scale of two-way investment between China (中国) and the countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" exceeded 240 billion US dollars, and trade and investment continued to deepen, and the connection between production and supply chains became closer.
We will expand the network of high-standard free trade zones facing the world and deepen multilateral, bilateral, and regional economic cooperation.
The China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement (中国—马尔代夫自贸协定) officially came into effect at the beginning of this year. "After the agreement came into effect, the tariff rate on our exported mattresses and seats to the Maldives (马尔代夫) was directly reduced from 5% to zero. These two types of export commodities are mainly used by local hotels," said Zhang Zhenghu (张征虎), General Manager of the International Business Center of Sleemon Furniture Co., Ltd. (喜临门家具股份有限公司).
The negotiations on the 3.0 version of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (中国—东盟自贸区) have been substantially concluded; the BRICS National Special Economic Zone China Cooperation Center (金砖国家特殊经济区中国合作中心) was officially launched in March; China (中国) and Bangladesh (孟加拉国) are launching negotiations to upgrade the investment agreement.
As of now, China (中国) has signed 23 free trade agreements with 30 countries and regions, and its free trade partners are all over the five continents, and the free trade zone network is constantly expanding and deepening. New content such as trade in services, negative lists for investment, and standard cooperation and the digital economy has become the "standard configuration" of China's (中国) newly signed free trade agreements.
Since December 1 last year, China (中国) has granted 100% tariff-free treatment to all tariff items from the least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with China (中国). In the first half of this year, China's (中国) imports from the above-mentioned countries achieved double-digit growth.
In today's world, opening up is the only way for the world to prosper and develop, and economic globalization is an irreversible trend of the times. Without fear of "headwinds" and "reversing waves," China (中国) will take the initiative to win the initiative of economic development and the initiative of international competition with a high level of opening up to the outside world, and provide new opportunities for world development with new achievements in Chinese-style modernization.
(Ding Qianqian (丁茜茜) participated in the writing)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 22nd (Yu Jingxian (郁静娴), Zhu Danyang (朱丹阳)) The reporter learned from the National Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources Protection and Utilization On-site Observation and Exchange Activities that the total amount of tropical crop germplasm resources preserved in China has reached more than 90,000 copies. Among them, the preservation amount of sugarcane, lychee, and longan germplasm resources ranks first in the world, and the preservation amount of rubber trees and mangoes ranks second in the world.
In recent years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) has invested special funds to support the collection, preservation, and innovative research of tropical crop germplasm resources. At present, 105 tropical crop germplasm resource nurseries (banks) have been built nationwide, more than 300 kinds of crop tissue culture in vitro conservation technologies have been developed, and the whole genome sequencing of 15 important tropical crops such as rubber trees and cassava has been completed globally for the first time. Related achievements account for 70% of similar research worldwide. In terms of germplasm innovation and variety promotion, as of the end of 2024, China has cumulatively approved and recognized more than 200 tropical crop varieties, registered more than 40 varieties, and the national coverage rate of the main promoted varieties exceeds 90%. Among them, the new planting rubber plantation has a new variety coverage rate of over 80% for high-yielding varieties such as the cold-resistant and wind-resistant rubber tree variety "Reyan 917 (热研917)"; "South China No. 5 (华南5号)" cassava is demonstrated and planted in Africa, and the yield has been greatly improved compared with local varieties.
Tropical crop germplasm resources are an important strategic resource for China. According to reports, the land area of tropical regions in China is 480,000 square kilometers, with abundant natural resources such as light and heat, and about 20,000 species of higher plants are distributed.
Return to TopOn July 22nd, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) officially released the seventh batch of new occupations, including 17 new occupations such as elderly care service providers and cross-border e-commerce operation managers, 42 new types of work such as smart warehouse operation and maintenance personnel and travel photography customizers, and adjusted and changed information on 9 occupations (types of work). Since 2019, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) has cumulatively released 110 new occupations.
What are the characteristics of the new occupations released this time? From emerging in economic and social development to being recognized and officially announced, what processes do new occupations go through? How can laborers engaged in new occupations realize their personal dreams in their work? The reporter conducted multiple interviews.
Wider and more diverse career development paths
By Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕), reporter of this newspaper
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm flight planners, generative artificial intelligence (AI) system testers, sleep health managers... In recent years, with economic and social development, technological progress, and industrial structure adjustment and upgrading, new industries, new business formats, and new models have continued to emerge, and a large number of new occupations have been created, which not only helps to safeguard the development rights and interests of laborers and promote skills-based income growth, but also powerfully promotes social production development and progress.
Regarding the new occupations and new types of work released this time, Wang Xiaojun (王晓君), Deputy Director of the Vocational Capacity Building Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部职业能力建设司), said that this reflects the new employment tracks created by new quality productive forces and witnesses the new employment space spurred by high-quality life.
Since 2019, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) has cumulatively released 110 new occupations. The release of these new occupations can not only clearly define the key positions and skill requirements needed for industrial development, and provide clear skill talent needs for the application of technology and the upgrading of industrial structure, but also help to activate innovation momentum and shape development advantages.
At the same time, the release of new occupations is also conducive to identifying new positions urgently needed by the market, guiding the government, schools, and social institutions to adjust their directions in a timely manner, promoting the connection between professional curriculum content settings and occupational needs, and effectively improving the efficiency of labor supply and demand matching.
How do new occupations arise? According to reports, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) publicly solicits a batch of new occupation information from society every year. It is understood that the number of new occupation proposals received in the past two years has been around 400 each year, more than double that of two years ago. This is followed by expert review and argumentation, solicitation of opinions and publicity, review and approval, and release.
To become a new occupation, some basic conditions must also be met, such as the occupation not being highly similar to existing occupations, not being a temporary, public welfare, or other non-occupational activity that is not intended to obtain remuneration, and it must comply with national laws and social moral requirements. In addition, there are "bonus points." During the review and argumentation process for new occupations, review experts will give corresponding scores to the new occupations applying for establishment from the perspectives of sociality, stability, group nature, technicality, and uniqueness.
What are the characteristics of the new occupations and new types of work released this time? Wang Xiaojun (王晓君) introduced that they are mainly reflected in three "news."
New technology-driven. The rapid development and in-depth application of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data have spawned a large number of new digital occupations and new types of work. For example, the generative AI system tester released this time, as well as the previously released AI trainer and digital twin application technician, were all born in the wave of new technologies.
New business format catalysis. The development of new business formats is profoundly reshaping the employment market, spawning a batch of new occupations and new types of work that combine technical content and contemporary characteristics. For example, with the expansion of the scale of UAVs and the expansion of application scenarios, the demand for related positions continues to increase. The new occupation of UAV swarm flight planner released this time has attracted many young people to join.
New consumption breeds. People's demand for quality of life, health management, and spiritual culture is increasing day by day, and new consumption is spawning new occupations and new types of work. Wang Xiaojun (王晓君) cited the new occupations and new types of work such as indoor environment managers, sleep health managers, and travel photography customizers released this time, which are concentrated in the modern service field, and more and more practitioners are exploring new opportunities and looking for employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in them.
"New occupations and new types of work provide laborers with wider and more diverse career development paths, and talent gaps in some fields are still large. After the release of new occupations, we will work with relevant departments to formulate occupational standards and evaluation specifications, strengthen new occupational training and evaluation work, and guide talent training to connect with market demand and keep pace with social development," said Wang Xiaojun (王晓君).
Elderly Care Service Provider
Providing personalized services for the elderly
By Hu Jingyi (胡婧怡), reporter of this newspaper
"Bed-chair transfer, walking on flat ground, changed from 'needs partial help' to 'can be completed independently.' Grandpa Yu, great progress!" At 9 a.m., in the Duofuleju Elderly Care Service Center (多福乐居养老服务中心) in Shenhe District (沈河区), Shenyang (沈阳) City, Liaoning (辽宁) Province, Ma Di (马迪), director of the nursing department, ticked the elderly's ability assessment form while praising Yu (余) Grandpa, an elderly inpatient.
Ma Di (马迪) is an elderly care service provider. She graduated from the Health Service and Management major of He's Medical College (何氏医学院) in Liaoning (辽宁) in 2018 and obtained the elderly care worker professional qualification certificate. After starting work, she also participated in cognitive impairment care training, nursing professional skills training, and elderly ability assessment training organized by industry associations, civil affairs departments, etc., and her professional skills have been continuously improved.
Ma Di (马迪) has been following up with Grandpa Yu (余) throughout the entire process from admission to nursing. Grandpa Yu (余), 80 years old, suffers from cognitive impairment. In March of this year, he accidentally fell at home, which increased the difficulty of family care. After receiving the family's demand information, Ma Di (马迪) went to Yu (余) Grandpa's home to conduct an ability assessment. Based on the elderly's comprehensive situation in four dimensions: daily life, mental state, perception and communication, and social participation, Ma Di (马迪) suggested that Grandpa Yu (余) go to an institution for elderly care and determined the nursing level to be Level 3.
Ma Di (马迪) further formulated a detailed nursing plan for Grandpa Yu (余): guiding emotions through horticultural therapy and encouraging the elderly to actively participate in recreational activities; duty personnel should strengthen observation to avoid falls and getting lost... After a period of careful care, Grandpa Yu (余) has been able to get out of bed and move around on his own, and his sleep schedule has gradually become regular.
Formulating care plans, regularly evaluating the quality of care services, and researching and formulating care management specifications... Ma Di's (马迪) daily work is very fulfilling. "The elderly care service profession has gradually upgraded from life care to professional services, and has gained more social respect and recognition. My work has a higher sense of value," said Ma Di (马迪).
Cross-border E-commerce Operation Manager
Helping Chinese goods sell to the world
By Hong Qiuting (洪秋婷), reporter of this newspaper
At a little after 5 p.m., Zheng Haofei (郑浩飞), general manager of Lekuer Clothing Co., Ltd. (乐酷儿服饰有限公司) in Guangzhou (广州) City, Guangdong (广东) Province, just woke up. As a cross-border e-commerce operation manager, working day and night is his normal routine.
"We need to develop 30 new products this week." On Zheng Haofei's (郑浩飞) desk, there are 4 mobile phones and 4 computers, displaying the progress of different projects and platform feedback. "A good cross-border e-commerce operation manager needs to have strong product selection, operation, and data analysis capabilities," said Zheng Haofei (郑浩飞).
Clicking on the new product page, Zheng Haofei (郑浩飞) began to browse the comment area, analyzing sales conditions and consumer feedback through the like rate and messages. Which colors are more popular, which clothing sizes need to be adjusted... Zheng Haofei (郑浩飞) combined consumer feedback and popular trends, sent the opinions to the factory, and optimized the products.
To capture popular products, you need to be more sensitive. "The real-time order volume and traffic of this metal waist chain are increasing, which is a signal that it will become a popular product." Zheng Haofei (郑浩飞) pointed to the computer screen and said, "If a popular product appears, we must remind the cooperative factory to pay attention on the same day and meet market demand as soon as possible."
In Zheng Haofei's (郑浩飞) view, to do a good job in cross-border e-commerce operations, you need to understand the changing trends of overseas markets in a timely manner. Usually, he needs to adjust products and operating strategies in a timely manner based on the digital tools, user feedback, and market information provided by the cross-border e-commerce platform. At the same time, he will also pay attention to the platform's recent promotional market activities, allowing potential products to participate in the activities and promote sales growth.
"Being a cross-border e-commerce operation manager has made my understanding more international, and my ability to control all aspects of production and sales has also improved." Zheng Haofei (郑浩飞) said that in recent years, the speed of Chinese companies going overseas through cross-border e-commerce and the industrial coverage have increased a lot. The demand for professional operation managers by companies has surged, and he is very confident in his future career development space.
(Reporter Li Gang (李刚) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
UAV Swarm Flight Planner
Making UAVs fly smoothly and stably
By Wang Xin Yue (王欣悦), reporter of this newspaper
"Buzz—" Above the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University (陆军军医大学第二附属医院) in Shapingba District (沙坪坝区), Chongqing (重庆), a multi-rotor UAV is performing an emergency medicine delivery mission; at the same time, above the Pingdingshan (平顶山) Campus of the Chongqing Public Health Medical Treatment Center (重庆市公共卫生医疗救治中心), another multi-rotor UAV is also landing, it will deliver emergency blood from the Chongqing Blood Center (重庆市血液中心) to the medical staff.
At this time, Liao Dong (廖东), the UAV swarm flight planner who performed these two flight missions, is sitting in the operation monitoring center of Chongqing Fastone Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. (重庆珐斯通航科技有限公司) dozens of kilometers away, monitoring the UAV's flight route and operation status through a large screen.
Liao Dong (廖东) is 22 years old this year. After graduating from university, he obtained the UAV pilot's license issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民用航空局). In July 2024, Liao Dong (廖东) joined his current company and successfully passed the pre-job training for "UAV swarm flight planner."
"UAV swarm flight planners are different from UAV pilots. They don't do 'solo assaults,' but 'strategize and plan.'" Liao Dong (廖东) said that unlike the traditional "one person, one machine" model, flight planners often need to remotely control multiple UAVs in real time through the ground control station. "I will 'draw' the flight route in advance with algorithms, but if I encounter signal fluctuations, extreme weather, etc., I will intervene and take over in the background," said Liao Dong (廖东).
"It is necessary to fly smoothly and, more importantly, to fly stably, which tests the ability to plan routes." Liao Dong (廖东) said that finding suitable alternate airports around the route and take-off and landing points; conducting signal tests to avoid interference from strong winds, rain, and electromagnetic waves; verifying route safety through on-site surveys and field exercises... After multiple links, a route can be officially passed.
From delivering medicines to transporting blood, Liao Dong (廖东) has safely performed 200 sorties of flight missions to date. "It can help urban governance, logistics distribution, emergency response, etc. improve efficiency. I think my work is very meaningful," said Liao Dong (廖东).
This issue's coordination: Guo Yue (郭玥)
Layout design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 22nd (Reporter Gu Yekai (谷业凯)) On the 22nd, the China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团) "Two Bombs, One Satellite" ("两弹一星") spirit and nuclear industry spirit lecture group entered the People's Daily (人民日报社) to carry out lecture activities.
The lecture activity, themed "The Backbone of the Nation: The Chinese Nuclear Industry under the Leadership of the Party," used time as a thread to tell the story of the transformation and leap of China's (中国) nuclear industry from follower, to co-runner, to leader under the strong leadership of the Party, demonstrating the outstanding contributions of the nuclear industry to national security and economic and social development, and reviewing the struggle of generations of nuclear industry workers inspired and motivated by the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" ("两弹一星") spirit and the nuclear industry spirit of the new era.
Among them, the chapter "Endless Questions" shaped the heroic group portraits of scientists such as Qian Sanqiang (钱三强), Zhu Guangya (朱光亚), and Deng Jiaxian (邓稼先) who devoted themselves to the development of "Two Bombs, One Submarine" ("两弹一艇"); the chapter "Waiting for the Wind" presented a series of achievements made by China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团) in integrating into the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" ("一带一路") and actively carrying out international cooperation in the form of AI dialogue; the song "The Motherland Needs Me" sang the lofty aspirations of nuclear industry workers to make contributions to the nuclear industry in the new era.
It is reported that the China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团) "Two Bombs, One Satellite" ("两弹一星") spirit and nuclear industry spirit lecture group was established in 2019, and is organized by China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团) to carry out normalized lecture activities by outstanding young employees. At present, it has held more than 130 lecture activities, covering more than 10 million online and offline audiences.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 22nd (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) It was learned from the State Grid Corporation of China (国家电网): In the first half of the year, the State Grid Corporation of China (国家电网) completed fixed asset investment of more than 270 billion yuan, a record high for the same period, an increase of 11.7% year-on-year. The newly connected wind power and photovoltaic new energy capacity within the operating area was 203 million kilowatts, an increase of 108.7% year-on-year, and the cumulative grid-connected capacity reached 1.34 billion kilowatts. The Longdong-Shandong (陇东—山东) and Hami-Chongqing (哈密—重庆) UHV projects have been put into operation and power transmission one after another, strongly supporting the external transmission and consumption of new energy. The Qingyuan (清原) pumped storage power station in Liaoning (辽宁) and the Ninghai (宁海) pumped storage power station in Zhejiang (浙江) have been fully put into operation, with a newly installed capacity of 2.575 million kilowatts for pumped storage, completing 70% of the annual commissioning and construction tasks.
It is reported that in the second half of the year, the State Grid Corporation of China (国家电网) will orderly promote the construction of key projects such as the Jinshang-Hubei (金上—湖北), Mengxi-Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (蒙西—京津冀), and Southeast Tibet-Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (藏东南—粤港澳大湾区) UHV projects, fully put into operation the Ningxia-Hunan (宁夏—湖南) UHV project, and put into operation 4 pumped storage units. It is estimated that by the end of the year, the installed capacity of pumped storage and frequency-modulated hydropower in operation will reach more than 59 million kilowatts, equivalent to more than 2.5 times the installed capacity of the Three Gorges Dam (三峡电站).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 22nd (Reporter Wang Haonan (王昊男)) The "Global Top 100 AI Elites Beijing Trip" event was launched in Beijing (北京) on the 22nd. One hundred AI elites studying abroad from 65 well-known universities in 18 countries around the world were invited to visit Beijing (北京) and will connect and negotiate with more than 130 well-known universities, research institutes, and key enterprises in Beijing (北京).
At the launch ceremony, the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange of the Ministry of Education (教育部留学服务中心) launched 10 measures to serve overseas talents returning to China, and the Beijing Talent Work Bureau (北京市人才工作局) released 15 measures to support AI talents studying abroad to return to China for innovation and entrepreneurship. Beijing Zhongguancun Academy (北京中关村学院), Zhipu AI and other institutions released a number of authoritative reports. The "Easy Beijing (易北京)" APP, a Beijing (北京) talent service platform, was newly launched to provide various services such as intelligent Q&A on talent policies. The "Beijing (北京) Talent Service Ecosystem Partner Program" was launched to recruit talent service ecosystem partners from the whole society.
It is understood that the "Global Top 100 AI Elites Beijing (北京) Trip" event is guided by the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education (教育部国际合作与交流司), hosted by the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange of the Ministry of Education (教育部留学服务中心) and the Beijing Talent Work Bureau (北京市人才工作局), and organized by the Beijing Overseas Talents Center (北京海外学人中心). It aims to attract and gather global AI youth talents and provide talent support for Beijing (北京) to build an AI innovation source and industrial highland with global influence.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 22nd that, with the approval of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission have filed a case for investigation into the serious violations of discipline and law by Qi Zhala (齐扎拉), former member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and former deputy director of the Committee of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
The investigation found that Qi Zhala (齐扎拉) had lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original aspiration and mission, failed to effectively fulfill his primary responsibility for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, engaged in "image projects" and "vanity projects," engaged in superstitious activities for a long time, and resisted organizational investigation. He disregarded the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee, allocated public funds for illegal receptions, and accepted banquets that could affect the impartial execution of official duties. He violated organizational principles by failing to truthfully explain problems during organizational talks and illegally sought benefits for others in cadre selection and appointment. He lost his bottom line of integrity, illegally accepted gifts and money, and condoned and acquiesced to relatives using his position to seek benefits. His family style was improper, and he failed to manage and educate his family members. He had no sense of awe, colluded with businessmen and bosses, used his position to seek benefits for others in project contracting, financing and lending, and company operations, and illegally accepted huge amounts of property.
Qi Zhala (齐扎拉) seriously violated the Party's political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, and life discipline, constituted a serious violation of duty and was suspected of bribery crimes, and after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he did not restrain himself or stop his actions. The nature of his actions was serious, and the impact was vile, and he should be severely punished. In accordance with the "Regulations on Disciplinary Sanctions of the Communist Party of China," the "Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China," and the "Law on Administrative Disciplinary Actions for Public Officials of the People's Republic of China" and other relevant regulations, after research by the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and approved by the CPC Central Committee, it was decided to give Qi Zhala (齐扎拉) a punishment of expulsion from the Party; the National Supervisory Commission gave him a punishment of dismissal from public office; his illegal gains from violations of discipline and law were confiscated; his suspected criminal problems were transferred to the procuratorial organs for investigation and prosecution in accordance with the law, and the property involved was transferred along with them.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李家鼎
Inside the central control room of Tianjin Bohua Anchuang Technology Co., Ltd. (天津渤化安创科技有限公司), Zhang Nan (张楠), the company's head, is intently watching the screen, where various parameter curves flicker. "In the past, pressure vessels were manually inspected, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the accuracy couldn't be guaranteed. Now, with this equipment, the machine can 'cry out in pain' when it 'feels uncomfortable'," said Zhang Nan (张楠).
A few years ago, Bohua Anchuang (渤化安创) faced development challenges: insufficient manual inspection capabilities made it difficult to independently undertake inspection tasks even for its own group, let alone explore the market. How to break a new path? In 2022, facing the development of sensor technology, Zhang Nan's (张楠) team conceived the idea of using the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to monitor equipment. However, technical bottlenecks such as wireless transmission under complex working conditions and accurate data acquisition in high-temperature stress environments emerged one after another.
The Bohua Group (渤化集团) Science and Technology Association learned about the needs of Zhang Nan's (张楠) team during a survey and quickly launched matchmaking efforts. However, the technology of some research teams was difficult to match with the needs of the enterprise, and progress was slow.
Last year, things took a turn for the better: the Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Association proposed to promote the application of the "Science and Technology Innovation China" platform, enrich the expert database, achievement database, and demand database, form a science and technology innovation service team, and form a normalized functional science and technology service network with linkages at all levels. According to the enterprise Science and Technology Association work guidelines, the Bohua Group (渤化集团) Science and Technology Association reported the needs of Bohua Anchuang (渤化安创) to the Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Association.
"Science and technology innovation services must accurately grasp each other's needs in order to accurately match them," said Wang Liming (王黎明), Minister of the Science and Technology Innovation Department of the Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Association. After receiving the demand list, they quickly compared the expert database and achievement database and found that the sensor technology and intelligent diagnostic model researched by Wang Feng's (王峰) team at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of Beijing University of Chemical Technology (北京化工大学机电工程学院) could just meet the needs of Bohua Anchuang (渤化安创).
The two sides hit it off and signed a contract successfully. "This kind of precise connection has also accelerated the transformation of our scientific research results," said Wang Feng (王峰).
Zhang Nan (张楠) introduced that since the intelligent monitoring and detection system has been in operation, it has greatly improved the accuracy of equipment failure early warning, effectively eliminated many potential safety hazards, and related technologies have also won the second prize of the Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Progress Award.
There are many more stories of such "on-demand service." In the production workshop of Tianjin Jinqiao Welding Materials Group Co., Ltd. (天津金桥焊材集团股份有限公司), welding sparks are splashing and arcs are flashing. "This is our newly launched welding machine and welding material all-in-one machine, and its birth is due to the help of the 'Integrated Welding Technology' innovation platform," said Xiao Huiying (肖辉英), executive deputy general manager of the company, pointing to a new device. After learning that Jinqiao Welding Materials (金桥焊材) urgently hoped to further improve its process level, the Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Association, together with the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (中国机械工程学会), organized an expert team to conduct in-depth research in the enterprise and helped the enterprise establish the "Integrated Welding Technology" innovation platform.
"Based on this platform, we have also developed more than 30 professional welding process packages in the fields of shipbuilding and marine engineering, and petroleum and petrochemicals, which has further promoted the development of the enterprise," said Xiao Huiying (肖辉英).
It is reported that the Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Association has successively formed more than 10 innovation platforms, such as the Tianjin (天津) Optoelectronic Industry (Talent) Alliance, the Chinese Internal Combustion Engine Society Tianjin (中国内燃机学会天津) Innovation Center, and the Tianjin (天津) Overseas Returnees Entrepreneurship Federation, connecting with more than 200 national societies and 165 municipal societies, and more than 500 enterprise Science and Technology Associations, widely gathering various levels and types of scientific and technological innovation resources. A science and technology innovation service mechanism with multi-party collaborative linkage of "government, industry, academia, research, finance, and application" is accelerating its formation. "In the future, we must continue to be good 'demand detectors' and 'resource dispatch stations' to further play the role of the science and technology innovation service system," said Luo Jinfei (罗进飞), member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Association.
Return to TopJuly 22nd, Bacheng Town (巴城镇), Kunshan City (昆山市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), farmers work in an organic planting base. It is the period of the Great Heat solar term, and various places are seizing the farming season and busying themselves in the fields.
Photo by Wang Xuzhong (王须中) (Xinhua News Agency (新华社) issued)
Return to TopIndustry Towards Green, Ecology Towards Beauty. Yunnan Yuntianhua Group Co., Ltd. (云天化集团有限责任公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Yuntianhua (云天化)"), as a state-owned comprehensive industrial group focusing on fertilizers, fiberglass and composite materials, and new chemical materials, deeply understands that green transformation is the only way for high-quality development of enterprises. In recent years, Yuntianhua (云天化) has focused on the corporate vision of "building a green chemical industry group with global influence and creating social harmony and prosperity," comprehensively promoting the construction of "green mines, green factories, and green products," and is committed to building an industrial ecosystem, shaping a green and beautiful state-owned enterprise brand, and contributing to promoting sustainable high-quality development and building a beautiful China.
Refining Green Resources and Tackling Key Technologies to Seek Benefits from Mines
As the largest phosphate mining and beneficiation enterprise in Yunnan Province, Yuntianhua (云南省) adheres to the concept of "full resource utilization." Through technological innovation, it continuously improves its ability to accurately utilize resources, striving to make the most of every piece of ore and support the high-quality development of the enterprise with lower resource consumption.
Based on its own industry, Yuntianhua (云天化) has jointly established platforms such as the National Phosphate Resource Development and Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, Yunnan Provincial Phosphate Mining and Beneficiation Engineering Technology Research Center, and Postdoctoral Research Workstation with universities and research institutions, forming an integrated industry-university-research development layout.
By adopting the "open-pit longwall" mining method independently developed by the company and awarded the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award for stripping and production operations, Yuntianhua's (云天化) mining intensity has increased by 70%, and the dilution rate and loss rate have decreased by 68% and 11% respectively. The main technical indicators have maintained the industry's advanced level for a long time.
Yunnan (云南) collophane resources are abundant, but the grade is low and the flotation is difficult. Through technological breakthroughs, Yuntianhua (云天化) has successfully solved the technical problems restricting the development and utilization of medium and low-grade collophane. The grade of flotation tailings has been reduced from 12% to below 6%, and the comprehensive utilization rate of resources has been significantly improved.
In order to make the mines full of green, Yuntianhua (云天化) adheres to the principle of "reclamation speed matching mining speed" and adheres to the implementation of integrated mining and reclamation projects for a long time, promoting the coordinated progress of mineral development and ecological protection. At the same time, adhering to the guidance of "revitalizing existing stock, developing incremental, setting a good example, and driving the surrounding areas," through the implementation of projects such as the "Yunhua (云花)" Industrial Demonstration Park and breeding and seedling bases, it promotes the secondary development of reclaimed land and continuously explores new ways to enhance the economic value of reclaimed areas.
Up to now, Yuntianhua (云天化) has invested more than 1.3 billion yuan in ecological restoration, and has built 7 national-level green mines. The social, resource, environmental, and enterprise benefits of mine development have achieved a win-win situation. The development of green mining has become a vivid footnote to Yuntianhua's (云天化) promotion of ecological civilization construction.
Refining Green Manufacturing, Empowering with Digital Intelligence, and Activating Innovation Genes
Adhering to the principles of "high efficiency, cleanliness, low carbon, and circularity," Yuntianhua (云天化) actively builds a green manufacturing system for the entire industrial chain, promoting full-process low-carbon, low-consumption, and low-pollution production and manufacturing. The performance in terms of energy consumption, cost, and environmental protection indicators has long been at the leading level in the industry.
Deeply integrating the concept of green development into the entire production process, and continuously building a green manufacturing full-chain system for the chemical industry. Yuntianhua (云天化) promotes the dual improvement of product quality and production efficiency by implementing lean management and strengthening the control of the entire production process. By focusing on the "safe, stable, long-term, full, and excellent" operation of large-scale chemical plants, it continuously improves the awareness of refined management of all employees, allowing old plants to rejuvenate. In 2024, Yuntianhua's (云天化) main production units achieved 97 "long-cycle" targets. The sulfuric acid unit has been running continuously for 673 days, and the isooctane unit has been running continuously for more than 1,000 days, both setting the highest records for similar units.
Taking the in-depth application of digital factories as a starting point, and installing a "smart engine" for green manufacturing. The world's first coal gasification RTO (Real-Time Optimization) large model project implemented by Yuntianhua (云天化) in cooperation with Huawei (华为) can save 9,100 tons of coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20,086 tons per year, bringing direct economic benefits of more than 10 million yuan per year. The affiliated synthetic ammonia production enterprise has completed the construction of 32 sets of APC (Advanced Process Control), the stability of key parameters has increased by 30%, and the frequency of operation has decreased by 30%. Comprehensively build a "Industrial Internet + Hazardous Chemical Safety Production" central platform, and 14 affiliated production enterprises have formed a safety intelligent perception network covering the entire chain. Through the dynamic upgrade of the HSE digital work platform (version 3.0), digital means are continuously used to empower the safety and environmental protection management of production enterprises.
Use technological innovation to help industrial upgrading and competitiveness improvement. Yuntianhua International Composites (云天化国际复材) has been continuously cultivating in the field of fiberglass new materials, and has now become one of the world's major suppliers of wind power yarn and fabrics, with a market share of more than 25%, of which high-modulus and ultra-high-modulus products are in a global leading position in terms of quality. Using international composite ultra-high modulus glass fiber can increase the length of wind power blades from 90 meters to more than 100 meters, increase the swept area by more than 20%, and theoretically increase power generation by nearly 40%. In 2024, Yuntianhua Group (云天化集团) invested 980 million yuan in research and development, and the research and development investment intensity reached 2%. Three new provincial-level and above scientific and technological innovation platforms were approved, including one national-level innovation platform.
Up to now, Yuntianhua (云天化) has built 20 green factories. The group was named a "State Council Digital Transformation Pilot Enterprise"; the affiliated Yuntianhua Co., Ltd. (云天化股份) was named a "Leader" enterprise in China's industrial carbon peak; Yuntianhua Petrochemical (云天化石化) was listed on the 2024 list of excellent intelligent factories.
Refining Green Products, Moving Towards New, and Serving a Better Life
Adhering to the value pursuit of "creating a better life with green development," Yuntianhua (云天化) continues to build a green product matrix, build a green supply chain system, and form a green operation model driven by the "industrial chain + supply chain" dual chain and deep integration.
Yuntianhua (云天化) insists on promoting product structure optimization. At present, 125 products have obtained green product certification; it has led the formulation of industry standards such as the "Evaluation Requirements for Green Factories in the Urea Industry" (standard number: HG/T 5892—2021), systematically building a green evaluation system covering the entire production process to help the low-carbon transformation of the industry.
Adhering to the purpose of serving "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers," Yuntianhua (云天化) resolutely shoulders the responsibility of the main force in ensuring food security. By optimizing cost control and improving operating efficiency, it actively responds to the challenges of raw material price fluctuations, takes the initiative to do a good job in price stabilization, and has repeatedly issued proposals to the entire industry to ensure supply and stabilize prices, and fully ensures the stable supply of fertilizers during the key agricultural seasons in China, and actively contributes to consolidating the national food security defense line. In addition, Yuntianhua (云天化) has built 36 modern agricultural science and technology courtyards across the country. Relying on a sound agrochemical service system, agricultural technicians deeply link farmers' planting needs by going deep into the fields to run field lectures and conduct planting technology training, and implement technology promotion and planting model innovation to help increase agricultural production and farmers' income.
Continuously optimize the industrial layout, build a diversified product matrix, and achieve synergistic efficiency of the industrial chain. At present, Yuntianhua (云天化) relies on the four phosphate chemical industry bases established in central and northeastern Yunnan (滇中，滇东北) to create six major industrial clusters of "new fertilizers, new energy materials, fine phosphate chemicals, fluorine silicon chemicals, electronic chemicals, and resource recycling," and synergistically links with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈), and South Asia and Southeast Asia (南亚东南亚地区) to provide customers with more than 20 kinds of fertilizers and new chemical materials, realizing a complete chain coverage from agricultural inputs to high-end manufacturing materials, demonstrating a strong industrial leap ability.
Since 2024, Yuntianhua (云天化) has launched a total of 21 green intelligent fertilizers and new urea products, providing efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for the agricultural field; the 5G low-dielectric glass fiber independently developed and with independent intellectual property rights has achieved mass production; the 27 modified polyoxymethylene products launched are used in automotive safety systems, consumer electronics and other fields.
On the new journey, Yuntianhua Group (云天化集团) will unswervingly shoulder the mission of green transformation and development, guided by the maximization of the value of the entire industrial chain, use technological innovation to solve the bottlenecks in industrial development, use digital empowerment to reshape the industrial ecology, and strive to build a green and beautiful state-owned enterprise brand and create green and beautiful value, and firmly move towards the goal of "low-carbon transformation benchmark, harmonious coexistence demonstration, and green development pioneer."
Data source: Yuntianhua Group Co., Ltd. (云天化集团有限责任公司)
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Productive forces are the fundamental driving force for the development of human society and the ultimate cause of all social changes and political reforms. New quality productive forces are advanced productive forces that align with the new development philosophy. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the development of new quality productive forces, and has made a series of important expositions on what new quality productive forces are and how to develop them, repeatedly emphasizing the need to develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions. Several works in the first volume of *Xi Jinping's Economic Anthology* (《习近平经济文选》) elaborate on this in depth. For example, *In-depth Study and Understanding of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee* proposes "improving the institutional mechanism for developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions" when discussing "deeply understanding and grasping the major measures for further comprehensively deepening reform"; *Creating a New Situation in Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development in the Yellow River Basin* points out that "efforts should be made to improve the industrial science and technology innovation capabilities, promote energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation and equipment upgrades in key industries, strengthen strategic emerging industries and advanced manufacturing clusters, and develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions"; *Ensuring that China's Economic Ship Sails Steadily and Far* points out that "we must coordinate the relationship between cultivating new driving forces and updating old driving forces, and develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions"; and so on. "In accordance with local conditions" not only emphasizes the specificity and autonomy of development, but also emphasizes the coordination, balance, and flexibility of development.
Currently, the prominent problem facing China's promotion of high-quality development is still unbalanced and inadequate development. Unbalanced and inadequate development refers not only to the large gap between urban and rural areas and income distribution in China, but also to the different resource endowments and capabilities of different regions in developing new quality productive forces. To deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought, it is necessary to accurately grasp the rich connotation of developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, follow the laws of productive force development, conduct detailed research and precise policy implementation in combination with local realities, and provide a strong driving force and support for achieving high-quality development.
The cultivation and development of new quality productive forces have regional characteristics and spatial differentiation laws.
The uneven spatial distribution of economic activities is a common phenomenon, and economic development does not occur and spread evenly in space at the same time. The academic community noticed this phenomenon early on, and initially attributed the cause of this imbalance to the uneven spatial distribution of natural resources, and theoretically called it "geographical primacy." Initially, "geographical primacy" could explain the spatial distribution of many economic activities, such as the origin and development of many cities in places with convenient natural transportation or where industrial raw materials were located. However, with the passage of time and the development of practice, people have found that the "geographical primacy" explanation has limitations. For example, some places have a high degree of economic agglomeration, but rarely rely on their natural location; some places in roughly the same natural location show differences in economic development levels; and the degree of uneven economic spatial distribution in some places exceeds the uneven spatial distribution of natural resources. This inspires us that carrying out economic activities requires full consideration of regional characteristics, including not only the regional distribution of natural resources, but also the comprehensive impact of a series of other factors. The cultivation and development of new quality productive forces is the same.
Specifically, productive forces are the ability of human beings to utilize and transform nature, including three elements: laborers, objects of labor, and means of labor. These three elements and their combinations all have regional attributes and spatial differentiation laws. First, the natural world that human beings want to transform and utilize has an uneven spatial distribution of resources and environment and presents certain regularities. Second, the ability of human beings to transform and utilize nature also has significant regional differences. Third, with the development and progress of human society, the differences in the ability of people in different regions to transform and utilize nature also show an expanding trend. New quality productive forces take the leap of laborers, means of labor, objects of labor, and their optimized combination as the basic connotation. In the process of developing new quality productive forces, the leap of the three elements and their optimized combination not only follows the spatial differentiation laws presented by traditional productive force elements and their combinations, but also triggers changes in their regional attributes and presents new characteristics and new trends.
On the one hand, the development of new quality productive forces presents new spatial differentiation characteristics. For example, the importance of non-material production factors in the development of new quality productive forces is constantly increasing. With the in-depth development of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the importance of non-material production factors, including data, is becoming increasingly prominent, and has rapidly integrated into all aspects of production, distribution, circulation, consumption, and social service management. With the support of these non-material production factors, digital technology, green and low-carbon technology, and other technologies have continued to make breakthroughs and have been widely used in the production process, becoming an important driving force for the development of new quality productive forces. The distribution of non-material production factors in different regions is uneven, and its degree is higher than the spatial differentiation of traditional material production factors. For example, the laborers needed to develop new quality productive forces are new types of laborers with creativity and innovation. As the most active element of new quality productive forces, the spatial distribution of new types of laborers is also uneven and is closely related to education levels, economic development levels, and so on.
On the other hand, the development of new quality productive forces reduces the impact of geographical space. For example, innovation is a significant feature of new quality productive forces. Currently, the new generation of artificial intelligence technology is rapidly evolving, injecting new impetus into promoting innovation. The innovation of general artificial intelligence large models is mainly concentrated in a few higher-level innovation centers and breakthroughs are achieved through concentrated efforts; the innovation for various specific application scenarios is carried out by the next-level innovation centers on the basis of general artificial intelligence large models, combined with scenario needs for landing development. This promotes the innovation process to present more networked, hierarchical, and cross-regional characteristics. For example, with the wide application of information technology in economic and social development and the continuous improvement of information infrastructure, the flow of data, funds, information, and other factors is more convenient on a global scale, and the mobility of people and goods has also been greatly enhanced with the improvement of transportation infrastructure. These data flows, capital flows, information flows, people flows, and material flows together form a flow space characterized by "node-network," and the proximity between nodes gradually replaces the proximity of traditional geographical space, becoming an important factor affecting the organization and allocation of various elements of new quality productive forces. The construction of a unified national market and other institutional systems strongly supports the free and efficient flow of various innovation elements between different nodes in the innovation network, accelerates the optimization process of innovation element combination and allocation, and thus promotes the accelerated development of new quality productive forces.
In general, accurately understanding these new characteristics and new trends, and deeply investigating the regional attributes and spatial differentiation laws of relevant influencing factors, can ensure that we can adapt to local conditions and provide classified guidance in the process of developing new quality productive forces.
Grasp the connotation of developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in *Ideas and Measures for Promoting Coordinated Regional Development in the New Situation*: "China has a vast territory and a large population, and the differences in natural resource endowments in various regions are rare in the world." Developing new quality productive forces is an inevitable choice to adapt to the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, a strategic grasp for China to build new competitive advantages and win the initiative in development, and a practical response to the requirements of Chinese-style modernization. Developing new quality productive forces is a general requirement, but the conditions and capabilities for developing new quality productive forces in different regions will be different, and it is necessary to fully consider the actual situation of different regions and different industries.
In general, the factors affecting the development level of new quality productive forces include: disruptive technological innovation achievements, strong new technology achievement transformation capabilities, a solid industrial base, and sufficient capital investment. Developed regions have advantages in these aspects, have a good foundation for developing new quality productive forces, and can take the lead in researching cutting-edge technologies, developing strategic emerging industries, and laying out future industries, and strive to seize the commanding heights of high-quality development. However, for less developed regions, it cannot be simply assumed that developing new quality productive forces is only a matter for developed regions. Although the development foundation of less developed regions is relatively weak, if they slow down the pace of developing new quality productive forces, the development gap with developed regions will further widen; and by developing new quality productive forces, they may achieve **弯道超车** (wān dào chāo chē - "overtaking on a curve," to surpass competitors by taking a different approach) or open up new fields and new tracks, and then achieve **换道超车** (huàn dào chāo chē - "changing lanes to overtake," to surpass competitors by switching to a new field). For example, the digital economy development of some less developed regions is at the forefront of the country. Therefore, in the process of developing new quality productive forces, all regions should follow the spatial differentiation laws of productive force development, adhere to adapting to local conditions, find industrial development paths that conform to their own comparative advantages from the actual situation of the local area, and promote the development of new quality productive forces.
Develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions based on different innovation foundations. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in *Chinese-style Modernization Requires the Support of Scientific and Technological Modernization*: "Solidly promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation to help develop new quality productive forces." Promoting scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation involves high-level scientific research, the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, the application of new technologies, and industrial innovation capabilities. The situation in different regions is different in these aspects. Some regions have abundant scientific and technological innovation resources, such as the gathering of research universities and scientific research institutions; some regions lack scientific and technological innovation resources, but have strong industrial innovation capabilities and a gathering of many technology-based enterprises. To develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, it is necessary to pay attention to giving play to comparative advantages, be targeted, and avoid unreasonable flow of innovation resources. For regions with abundant scientific and technological innovation resources, the important thing is to strengthen disruptive, original, and cutting-edge scientific and technological innovation, focus on researching key core technologies, and accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. This requires giving full play to the role of high-tech talents and strengthening basic research and applied basic research. For regions with strong industrial innovation capabilities, the important thing is to promote the transformation and implementation of more scientific and technological achievements, promote the iterative upgrading of traditional industries, and the development and growth of emerging industries. This requires gathering industrial innovation and entrepreneurship talents, building high-quality incubators, unblocking channels for attracting new technologies and realizing transformation, vigorously cultivating leading technology-based enterprises, and giving full play to the role of various industrial development funds.
Develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions based on different levels of industrial development. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in *What is New Quality Productive Forces and How to Develop New Quality Productive Forces*: "We must promptly apply scientific and technological innovation achievements to specific industries and industrial chains, transform and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and strengthen emerging industries, lay out and build future industries, and improve the modern industrial system." Industry is an important carrier for the development of productive forces. Building a modern industrial system is an important support for economic modernization, involving the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, focusing on the development of strategic emerging industries, and forward-looking layout of future industries, which is of great significance for the development of new quality productive forces. All regions should not rush into developing new quality productive forces, but should clarify the development direction of these three types of industries and find the focus according to the actual situation. Traditional industries refer more to industries that meet traditional needs, but are not equal to low-end industries. Through technological innovation to upgrade to high-end, intelligent, and green, traditional industries can be rejuvenated and become an important part of new quality productive forces. Strategic emerging industries mainly include new energy, new materials, advanced manufacturing, bio-manufacturing, commercial aerospace, low-altitude economy, and other industries. The characteristics are that they are new and strategic, representing the direction of industrial development. This requires focusing on promoting the transformation of the latest achievements of related key core technologies and coordinating the promotion of industrial innovation, and striving to better adapt to the new trends in world industrial development and occupy the commanding heights of strategic emerging industrial development. Future industries will become new industries that have a strong driving effect on economic development at some point in the future with the maturity and diffusion of technology and market recognition. At the same time, the transformation of innovation and creative achievements of future industries into productive forces is uncertain, involving the selection and judgment of innovation projects, and there is a possibility of failure. This requires both encouraging and supporting innovation, encouraging and regulating the development of angel investment, venture capital, etc., and creating a tolerant environment and atmosphere, constantly debugging and correcting errors in the innovation process, and allowing more strategic scientists and technology-based entrepreneurs with technological vision to play a role. Comprehensively, all regions should develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions based on the characteristics of the industry itself, clarify the advantages and disadvantages of local traditional industries based on regional factor characteristics, select suitable emerging industries to develop, and promote the coordinated development of traditional industries and emerging industries.
Improve the institutional mechanism for developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions.
The *Decision* of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee outlined the grand blueprint for further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting Chinese-style modernization, and proposed "improving the institutional mechanism for developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in *Explanation on the Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Chinese-style Modernization*: "The draft decision makes arrangements for improving the institutional mechanism for promoting high-quality economic development and promoting the development of new quality productive forces. Focusing on the development of productive forces characterized by high technology, high efficiency, and high quality, it proposes to strengthen the institutional supply in new fields and new tracks, establish a mechanism for increasing investment in future industries, use national standards to upgrade and lead the optimization and upgrading of traditional industries, and promote the aggregation of various advanced production factors to the development of new quality productive forces." We must adhere to the guidance of the new development concept, improve the institutional mechanism for developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and further shape development momentum and stimulate economic vitality through reform.
Focusing on improving scientific and technological innovation capabilities, we will coordinate and promote the integrated reform of the education, science, technology, and talent system and mechanism. We will build a high-level talent independent training system in accordance with local conditions, and establish a talent use and service guarantee system that is based on our own country and makes the best use of talent. We will accelerate the reform of education methods and school-running models, strengthen the construction of basic disciplines, emerging disciplines, and interdisciplinary disciplines, and cultivate top-notch talents, focusing on strengthening the cultivation of innovation capabilities and enhancing the support of basic research for scientific and technological innovation. We will improve the scientific and technological innovation mechanism of universities and improve the effectiveness of achievement transformation.
Focusing on the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, we will promote the deep integration of the innovation chain and the industrial chain. We will strengthen collaborative innovation and industrial collaboration, and realize the traction of scientific and technological innovation by industrial development and the reshaping of the industrial chain by scientific and technological innovation in two-way interaction, and accelerate the transformation of scientific research results from samples to products to commodities. By building platforms and improving systems and mechanisms, we will strengthen the innovation subject status of enterprises, strengthen the deep integration of industry, academia, and research led by enterprises, seamlessly connect the innovation chain and the industrial chain, and fully apply scientific and technological achievements to the cause of modernization.
Focusing on finding the positioning in the national overall plan, we will give play to the comparative advantages of various regions to form a new quality productive force production network and system, and realize the rational regional division of labor and orderly development of new quality productive forces. On the one hand, we will give full play to the strategic guiding role of national development planning, give full play to the institutional advantages of our country in concentrating efforts to do big things, and actively guide various regions to find the focus of developing new quality productive forces and optimize the layout of major productive forces. On the other hand, we will closely focus on the needs of the layout of new industries, new business forms, and new models, and focus on promoting the optimized combination of high-quality and high-skilled new types of laborers, new materials and new technologies, and new quality labor objects such as digitalization and intelligence, so that all elements of new quality productive forces are integrated across industries, across fields, across regions, and across methods.
Focusing on building a new system of a higher-level open economy, we will provide greater space for the development of new quality productive forces. We will steadily expand institutional opening up in terms of rules, regulations, management, and standards, actively integrate into the global scientific and technological innovation network, create an open innovation ecosystem with global competitiveness, and make full use of global innovation resources and global innovation achievements to develop new quality productive forces. We will promote the alignment of systems related to scientific and technological innovation, such as laws and regulations, technical standards, and achievement transformation, with international standards, and help transform China's new quality productive force development advantages into advantages in participating in the formulation and leading international rules and standards, and jointly achieve a higher level of complementary advantages and mutual benefit and win-win results.
Focusing on the balanced distribution of high-quality higher education resources and scientific and technological resources in China, we will continue to optimize relevant systems and mechanisms. Give full play to the overall planning, coordination, and macro-control role at the central level. Combining the economic and social development realities of various regions with factors such as population and area, optimize the allocation of regional educational resources, adjust and improve the establishment and layout of high-quality higher education resources, and increase policy and financial support for underdeveloped educational areas in the central and western regions.
(This article is the result of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) "Theoretical Research on Developing New Quality Productive Forces" project.)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Currently, some cadres still harbor parochialism, and when faced with a matter, they first think of the interests of their department, their locality, or their small group. They skirt around the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments, selectively implement them, and even engage in deception and double-dealing." This incisively points out an important problem in policy implementation. Policy implementation is a crucial link in governing a country and administering its affairs, and it concerns the effectiveness of national governance and the immediate interests of the people. We must eliminate the mentality and behavior of "selective adaptation."
The "Decision" of the 20th CPC Central Committee's Third Plenary Session proposed: "Improve the implementation mechanism of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments to ensure that the Party Central Committee's orders are strictly enforced." At present, the vast majority of Party members and cadres are meticulous and uncompromising in implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. However, some localities and departments still have varying degrees of "selective adaptation" problems in the policy implementation process, "rushing to do" what is easy to handle and "detouring around" what is difficult. Some Party members and cadres are selective in implementing policies, choosing the easy tasks and avoiding the difficult ones, being concerned about personal gains and losses, and haggling over terms. Such phenomena are essentially problems of work style and must be taken seriously.
The "selective adaptation" problem in policy implementation has multiple manifestations. For example, some localities and departments specialize in eating "fine grains" when implementing policies from higher authorities, promoting policies that are easy to implement and produce political achievements in a "full throttle" manner, while pushing back and forth on "hard bones" that are difficult to crack and "hot potatoes" that are difficult to handle, playing a game of passing the buck. Some only pick "fast food" in policy implementation, pursuing short-term, quick results, being "particularly fond" of things that can produce novelty and brilliance in the short term, while always backing down from things that require long-term cultivation and sustained effort, lacking the vision and breadth of mind of "planting trees for future generations to enjoy the shade." Engaging in "selective adaptation" in policy implementation not only damages the authority of policies but also harms the immediate interests of the people, and must be resolutely corrected.
The "selective adaptation" problem in policy implementation is, in the final analysis, the result of parochialism and liberalism at play. Some local departments and individuals lack an overall perspective and a global view, only focusing on managing their own "one-acre three-point land," playing "small calculations" in pursuit of their own political achievements, disrupting the systematic nature of policy implementation in selective picking and choosing, and affecting the linkage of policy implementation in passing the buck, causing originally scientific and reasonable policies to become distorted and changed in the implementation process, and turning into "half-finished projects" in buck-passing.
The policies formulated by the Party Central Committee have all undergone in-depth research and scientific argumentation and are of a global and systematic nature. In-depth implementation of the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments is not a "multiple choice question" of arbitrary selection, but a "mandatory question" to be promoted in stages. In policy implementation, we must never pick and choose with a utilitarian mentality, and we must not calculate the "cost-effectiveness" like a market transaction. We must resolutely abandon local protectionism and departmentalism, and eliminate the desire to selectively implement only for oneself and only engage in symbolic implementation on the surface. We must establish the idea of the whole country as one chessboard, think about and plan our work in the overall situation of the Party and the country, focus more on the big picture, calculate the big accounts, the total accounts, and the long-term accounts, take the initiative to benchmark and align, and take stock and consolidate to ensure that policy implementation does not deviate, does not become inflexible, and does not become distorted, but fits together accurately like a jigsaw puzzle.
Of course, emphasizing the rigid implementation of policies does not mean engaging in "**一刀切**" (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach) or "**上下一般粗**" (shàng xià yī bān cū - "the top and bottom are the same thickness," treating different situations the same way), but rather adhering to combining theory with practice and implementing policies according to different categories. To achieve a virtuous interaction between top-level design and grassroots exploration, we must always keep in mind the "major affairs of the country" in policy implementation, effectively improve our political stance, maintain strategic focus, strengthen our sense of responsibility, and resolutely implement with a sense of responsibility of "always being uneasy"; we must also adhere to seeking truth from facts and adapting to local conditions, and on the basis of thoroughly understanding the spirit of the policies, carry out work creatively in combination with the actual situation of the locality, pay attention to the accuracy and effectiveness of policy implementation, and use the spirit of nailing nails, hammering one hammer after another, to promote the organic combination of policy unity and implementation creativity, ensure that the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments are implemented item by item, project by project, and matter by matter, so that policy dividends can better benefit the broad masses of the people.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the National Education Conference held in 2024: "We must deeply promote the opening up of education to the outside world, coordinate 'bringing in' and 'going out,' and continuously enhance the international influence, competitiveness, and voice of China's education." The "Outline of the Plan for Building a Strong Education Nation (2024-2035)" proposes to improve the strategy and tactics of opening up education to the outside world and build an important education center with global influence. Chinese carries the civilization and wisdom of the Chinese nation for thousands of years and is an important public cultural product that China contributes to the world. Promoting the high-quality development of international Chinese education is conducive to spreading Chinese culture, deeply promoting the opening up of education to the outside world, and continuously enhancing the international influence of Chinese education. We must deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on education, implement the "Outline of the Plan for Building a Strong Education Nation (2024-2035)," provide strong support for building a strong socialist modern country and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and contribute more Chinese strength to promoting the development of global education.
Strengthen the "Chinese+" interdisciplinary layout to form a composite talent support for international Chinese education.
In order to adapt to the trend of knowledge integration and interdisciplinary integration, serve the development strategy of jointly building the "Belt and Road" countries, and meet the needs of learners to improve their professional competence, the development of international Chinese education must promote the integration of language teaching and professional fields. Although most international Chinese education majors in double first-class universities have integrated the "Chinese + Occupation" curriculum module, only a few regard it as an independent professional direction. Due to the different needs of different countries for "Chinese +" talents, there is a structural shortage of "Chinese +" dual-teacher talents. In response, it is necessary to focus on the two key links of discipline direction setting and teacher team construction to promote the "Chinese +" interdisciplinary layout to go deeper and more solid.
Targeted setting of "Chinese +" discipline direction. Promote multi-unit collaborative efforts to form a unified mechanism in which Chinese and foreign education authorities lead planning, ordinary universities and vocational colleges implement teaching, Chinese-funded enterprises and industry associations provide internship platforms, and scientific research institutions and technology companies develop teaching tools. Based on the national conditions of the host country, based on the understanding of its education system and the stratified research on market demand, determine the actual needs of the "Chinese +" major in each country. For example, "Chinese + Tourism Management" and other projects can be launched in countries and regions with rich tourism resources, and "Chinese + Live E-commerce" and other projects can be customized for countries and regions that urgently need to develop e-commerce to achieve precise talent training.
Strengthen the training of dual-teacher teachers. Dual-teacher teachers can transform real work scenarios of enterprises into teaching situations, which helps to solve the problem of "armchair strategists" in traditional classrooms. However, at present, there is an extreme lack of dual-teacher talents of "Chinese + Occupation," and efforts should be made to increase the increment and revitalize the stock. For example, cross-major students can be allowed to apply for international Chinese education graduate students and doctoral students, and academic tutors and industry tutors can jointly guide them; strengthen vocational skills training for international Chinese teachers, and strengthen international Chinese teaching ability training for teachers in vocational colleges to form a composite talent support for international Chinese education; and so on.
Integrate into local education and build a sustainable development network for international Chinese education.
The vitality of international Chinese education lies in localization. Promoting the localization of international Chinese education and establishing a deep connection between language teaching and local context will effectively improve education effectiveness, deepen cultural identity, and promote the formation of a sustainable development mechanism. At present, there are students from 195 countries and regions studying in China, and 85 countries have included Chinese in the national education system. This shows that there is broad space for international Chinese education to "go out," and localization should be used to promote the sustainable development of international Chinese education.
Build a full-segment local Chinese teaching system. Full-segment local Chinese teaching needs to provide differentiated language project teaching, cultural content dissemination, and education resource supply according to the cognitive characteristics of learners at different stages. To this end, it is necessary to effectively promote Chinese-foreign colleges and universities to carry out Chinese education cooperation, jointly develop teaching outlines, curriculum systems, and local textbooks for different academic segments, and cooperate in carrying out teacher training for different academic segments. For example, in response to the need for balanced basic Chinese teaching quality in local areas, the "school-school pairing" and "teacher sharing" models can be used to improve the regional teaching level; in response to the need for cultivating high-level composite talents in local areas, the "double degree" and "exchange student" programs can be used to deepen cooperation between universities and realize the deep integration of Chinese and foreign academic resources; and so on. By innovating cooperation mechanisms and enhancing the flexibility of education services, explore different forms of cooperation for the educational needs of different countries and regions, and promote international Chinese education from "going out" to "growing out."
Promote the dual localization of "Chinese + Occupation." Promoting the dual localization of international Chinese and vocational education can enhance the interaction between education content and the socio-cultural environment in which learners are located, improve the practicality of education content and learners' cultural identity, and is a key innovative measure to solve the disconnection between language learning and vocational needs. At present, China has cooperated with 30 countries around the world to jointly build 34 Luban Workshops (鲁班工坊) and other overseas school-running brands, which have achieved positive results and cultivated a large number of technical and skilled talents for cooperative countries. In the next step, the proportion of Chinese teaching in overseas school-running brands can be appropriately increased to promote international Chinese education from "cultural communication" to "civilization symbiosis."
Strengthen digital empowerment and create a smart ecosystem for international Chinese education.
Digitalization is the core driving force of the transformation of international Chinese education. Fully utilizing digital technology to provide students with real and vivid learning situations and create a collaborative, intelligent, and open learning environment can better improve the sense of curriculum situation, participation, and experience, and improve education efficiency and quality. At present, China has achieved remarkable results in using digital technology to empower the internationalization of education, and has carried out many digital practices such as MOOCs, virtual simulation, and smart classrooms in the field of international Chinese education. For example, China's National Smart Education Public Service Platform has provided services to more than 200 countries and regions, and China's MOOC construction quantity and application scale rank first in the world, and so on. At the same time, it should also be noted that the digital development of international Chinese education is still facing challenges such as the digital divide in the international community. Therefore, it is necessary to further develop diversified digital resources for international Chinese education, promote the optimization, upgrading, and innovative development of international Chinese digital education, and enhance the learning experience.
Develop nationalized international Chinese digital resources. Learners from different cultural backgrounds have certain differences, especially the differences in digital literacy and skills of learners in different regions will lead to different effects of using international Chinese digital resources. Therefore, it is necessary to continuously promote the practical application of artificial intelligence in all aspects of Chinese teaching, and help Chinese teachers and learners improve their teaching skills or update the required digital knowledge online and offline. In addition, due to different levels of social development, the conditions for carrying out digital teaching in different countries are different, and it is also necessary to continuously optimize the construction and supply capacity of digital resources and develop more international Chinese education tools that meet the regionalization, differentiation, and segmentation needs of various countries.
Explore the establishment of diversified international Chinese online learning platforms. Diversified international Chinese online learning platforms can help learners establish broad knowledge connections, realize dynamic updates of learning resources, and expand the possibility boundaries of learning activities. To this end, the international Chinese smart learning platform should be further optimized, and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing should be used to create diversified learning scenarios, provide more accurate teaching resources and teaching methods, provide more personalized and intelligent learning solutions, and cultivate new forms of online and offline integrated development.
(The author is a researcher at the Overseas Chinese Language Research Center of Jinan University (暨南大学).)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵展慧
On July 22nd, the STAR Market (科创板) celebrated its 6th anniversary. Over the past six years, from the initial listing of 25 companies to the current 589 listed companies, the STAR Market, a "testing ground" for the capital market, has gradually grown into a new highland for technological development.
Innovative achievements are "emerging" – over 60 companies have launched globally pioneering products, 30% of companies' products and research projects are pioneering, and over 60% of companies have more than 850 products and technologies that have reached internationally advanced levels.
Innovation clusters are "advancing together" – accumulating over 120,000 invention patents, with an average of 216 invention patents per company, and emerging industries such as new-generation information technology, biomedicine, and high-end equipment manufacturing accounting for over 80%.
Here, how does technological innovation accelerate? The STAR Market provides the answer through reform.
Total market value exceeds 7 trillion yuan
Aiming at strategic emerging industries and the development direction of new quality productive forces
"If the STAR Market had been launched a few years later, the company would have missed the opportunity to catch up with the development trend of cutting-edge technology," said Cui Shan (崔山), Chairman and President of Supcon Technology Co., Ltd. (中控技术股份有限公司). After listing on the STAR Market in 2020, the company received sufficient financial support to continuously invest in areas such as artificial intelligence and robotics. In 2024, the company's R&D investment was nearly 1 billion yuan, an increase of 7.73% year-on-year.
Funding is one of the core elements of technological innovation, and the STAR Market has opened the door to the capital market for more "hard technology" enterprises. Two sets of data provided by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (上海证券交易所) show that innovation momentum is being stimulated: listed companies have raised 925.7 billion yuan through initial public offerings on the STAR Market and 186.7 billion yuan through refinancing, totaling over 1.1 trillion yuan; the raised funds provide strong support for R&D investment, with the total R&D investment of STAR Market companies from 2019 to 2024 reaching 709 billion yuan, and the median proportion of R&D investment to operating income being 12.6%, leading all A-share sectors.
The continuous investment of innovative elements has allowed innovative enterprises to flourish in this fertile land. Taking 2019 as the base year, from 2020 to 2024, the compound growth rates of operating income and net profit attributable to the parent company of STAR Market companies reached 18.7% and 9.1% respectively, and the current total market value exceeds 7 trillion yuan.
Aiming at strategic emerging industries and the development direction of new quality productive forces, the STAR Market also promotes the clustering of innovative enterprises into forests. According to the relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (上海证券交易所), the STAR Market has formed a matrix-style industrial cluster in key industrial chains such as integrated circuits, biomedicine, and new energy, led by industry "chain owners" and with upstream and downstream enterprises developing in coordination. Taking integrated circuits as an example, there are 120 STAR Market-listed integrated circuit companies, covering all aspects of the industrial chain such as chip design, manufacturing, packaging and testing, equipment, materials, and software.
Supporting the listing of 54 unprofitable companies
Diversified and inclusive listing standards allow more innovative enterprises to stand out
"Thanks to institutional innovation, the company achieved listing in the unprofitable stage," said Zhu Yi (朱义), Chairman of Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (四川百利天恒药业股份有限公司). As a light-asset, high-R&D investment innovative pharmaceutical company, listing provides key support for the company to focus on the research and development of innovative drugs in the field of tumor treatment and promote international cooperation with multinational pharmaceutical companies.
At the end of March this year, Baili Pharmaceutical's 2024 annual report showed that the company achieved profitability for the first time and removed the special "U" mark indicating "not yet profitable."
"Technological innovation activities have strong uncertainty. The STAR Market continues to deepen reforms, enhance its inclusiveness and adaptability to innovative enterprises, and synchronize the capital market system with the laws of technological innovation and industrial development," said the relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (上海证券交易所).
Since its establishment, the STAR Market has undertaken the mission of a reform "testing ground." In 2019, the pilot project of the stock issuance registration system was first implemented on the STAR Market, and a series of institutional innovations were launched intensively. Among them, diversified and inclusive listing standards allow more innovative enterprises to stand out. The STAR Market supports the listing of 54 unprofitable companies, 8 companies with special equity structures, and 7 red-chip companies, among others, of which 22 unprofitable companies have achieved profitability and "removed the U" after listing.
Over the past 6 years, the STAR Market has continuously reformed and optimized basic systems such as issuance, listing, trading, delisting, refinancing, and mergers and acquisitions, and has created the second type of restricted stock in terms of equity incentives and the inquiry transfer system in terms of share reduction, so that the system design is further in line with the development needs of new quality productive forces, and forms replicable and scalable experience, providing useful reference for the reform of the ChiNext (创业板), the main board, and other stock markets.
The pace of reform does not stop. In June of this year, Wu Qing (吴清), Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会), announced at the Lujiazui Forum (陆家嘴论坛) that it would continue to give full play to the demonstration effect of the STAR Market and accelerate the introduction of "1+6" policy measures to further comprehensively deepen reforms. In the "1+6" reform, "1" refers to the STAR Market setting up a STAR Growth Layer to more accurately serve technology companies with significant technological breakthroughs but still in the unprofitable stage; "6" refers to the STAR Market innovatively launching 6 reform measures, including expanding the scope of application of the fifth set of listing standards to cover more cutting-edge technology fields such as artificial intelligence, commercial aerospace, and the low-altitude economy.
"Taking the establishment of the STAR Growth Layer as a starting point, and restarting the fifth set of listing standards and dynamic hierarchical management as entry points, the STAR Market is further enhancing its inclusiveness for unprofitable innovative enterprises while also continuously improving the accuracy of capital market resource allocation," said Tian LiHui (田利辉), Dean of the Financial Development Research Institute of Nankai University (南开大学).
Stimulating the enthusiasm of scientific and technological talents for innovation and entrepreneurship
Promoting the integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain
The STAR Market is like a bond, continuously promoting the integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain.
Further stimulate the enthusiasm of scientific and technological talents for innovation and entrepreneurship. The founding teams of over 60% of STAR Market companies are scientists, engineers, and other scientific research talents or industry experts, nearly 30% of companies' actual controllers also serve as core technical personnel, nearly 30% of companies' actual controllers have doctoral degrees, and nearly 40% of STAR Market-listed companies have established cooperative relationships with universities and research institutes. At the same time, over 430 STAR Market companies have launched over 760 equity incentive plans, covering a total of over 140,000 person-times of directors, senior executives, core technical personnel, and core business personnel.
Further drive the trend of funds "investing early, investing small, and investing in hard technology." Approximately 90% of STAR Market companies have received investment from venture capital institutions before listing. In terms of secondary market investment, the STAR Market has formed an index system composed of broad-based, thematic, and strategic indexes. The scale of STAR Market series index tracking products is nearly 250 billion yuan, of which the scale of domestic and foreign tracking products of the STAR 50 Index exceeds 180 billion yuan.
"By vigorously supporting the equity and debt financing and mergers and acquisitions of technology companies that carry out key core technology research, the STAR Market continuously enriches the supply of indexes and product systems, increases its attractiveness to institutions such as social security funds and insurance asset management, and attracts more 'patient capital' to enter," said Ge Xiaobo (葛小波), Chairman of Guolian Minsheng Securities Co., Ltd. (国联民生证券股份有限公司). China's new quality productive forces are booming, global capital's attention to Chinese innovative enterprises continues to increase, and the STAR Market will attract more international long-term capital in the future.
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The reporter learned from the press conference held by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) on July 22 that in the first half of the year, 6.95 million new jobs were created in urban areas nationwide, completing 58% of the annual target. The national urban surveyed unemployment rate in June was 5.0%, the same as the same period last year.
What measures have been introduced this year to stabilize employment, especially for college graduates and other young people? How can we further promote the resolution of structural employment contradictions? What new measures are being taken to optimize social security services? Relevant officials from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) answered these questions.
Providing "Five Concentrations" of Employment Services to Unemployed Graduates
Cui Pengcheng (崔鹏程), Director of the Policy Research Department and spokesperson of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), introduced the implementation of employment policies in the first half of the year: "The human resources and social security departments have expanded job opportunities through multiple channels, increased financial support for enterprises, and continued to implement one-time job expansion subsidies and one-time increases in personnel and capital for state-owned enterprises. A series of support policies have been accelerated and implemented. In the first half of the year, the reduction of unemployment insurance rates reduced labor costs for enterprises by more than 90 billion yuan, and 6.2 billion yuan of stable employment funds were distributed to 815,000 enterprises, supporting 11.3 billion yuan of expenditures for promoting employment such as training."
It is the employment season for college graduates. Chen Yongjia (陈勇嘉), Deputy Director of the Employment Promotion Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), said that in order to better help college graduates who are looking for jobs, human resources and social security departments in various regions have launched employment service campaigns, concentrating resources and efforts to provide full assistance to unemployed graduates and registered unemployed youth, focusing on doing a good job in "five concentrations."
Concentrate on showing the service list, including the policy list, service project list, service agency directory list, help channel list, and recruitment channel list. Provinces have generally issued open letters of employment services to graduates, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) has opened a job registration mini-program at the national level.
Concentrate on carrying out precise assistance. The human resources and social security departments will establish a real-name ledger for registered job-seeking unemployed graduates, actively contact them, understand their job intentions and service needs, and provide "1131" services, that is, at least 1 policy promotion, 1 career guidance, 3 job recommendations, and 1 skills training or employment internship opportunity.
Concentrate on pushing job information. Intensive online and offline recruitment activities such as the Hundred Days and Ten Million Recruitment, the National Urban Joint Recruitment, the Golden Autumn Recruitment Month, and the State Recruitment Action are held to provide graduates with sufficient job information. The Hundred Days and Ten Million Recruitment activity has already carried out more than 8,900 recruitment events, providing 4.584 million job information.
Concentrate on organizing training internships. Implement the Million Youth Vocational Skills Improvement Action, and organize special training for new formats and new occupations. Promote job search ability training camps, providing resume writing, company visits, on-the-job training and other activities.
Concentrate on carrying out assistance for the disadvantaged. Focus on providing paired assistance to disadvantaged graduates and unemployed youth from low-income families, zero-employment families, and people with disabilities, giving priority to recommending jobs, organizing training internships, and providing career guidance.
The "Three Supports and One Assistance" program, that is, selecting college graduates to work at the grassroots level in supporting education, supporting agriculture, supporting medical care, and helping rural revitalization, is conducive to supporting the employment of college graduates. Zhang Wenmiao (张文淼), Director of the Human Resources Flow Management Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), introduced that the recruitment work this year has been fully launched, with the central government supporting the recruitment of 34,400 people. At the same time, various regions have appropriately expanded the recruitment scale in light of their actual conditions. Thirty provinces have released recruitment announcements, with a total of 40,900 positions released. It is expected that all recruitment work will be completed before the end of August, and all positions will be filled by the beginning of September. This year's "Three Supports and One Assistance" program continues to increase support for the western and northeastern regions. The central government's subsidy for the western and northeastern regions accounts for 67% of all quotas, and support for poverty-stricken areas and remote border areas has also been increased. This year, various regions have actively increased their efforts to tap into job potential, developing positions in agricultural technology promotion, rural medical services, and water conservancy infrastructure construction and operation management.
In order to encourage and support college graduates and other young people to start businesses, the human resources and social security departments have strengthened support and intensified the implementation of the guaranteed loan policy for entrepreneurship, providing government-subsidized loans of up to 300,000 yuan to eligible college graduates and other young entrepreneurs, and loans of up to 4 million yuan to small and micro enterprises. For college graduates and other young people who are starting a business for the first time, they can also apply for a one-time start-up subsidy if they meet the conditions. In addition, the human resources and social security departments have also introduced a series of support policies in terms of entrepreneurial venues, training, project guidance, and resource docking.
"The human resources and social security departments will go all out to provide continuous and warm employment services to promote the early and high-quality employment of college graduates and other young people," said Chen Yongjia (陈勇嘉).
High-Quality Large-Scale Vocational Skills Training
Carrying out vocational skills training can help workers improve their skills and solve structural employment contradictions. The State Council's Leading Group for Employment Promotion and Labor Protection recently issued guidance on carrying out large-scale vocational skills improvement training actions, clarifying that from this year to the end of 2027, with the in-depth implementation of the "Skills Illuminate the Future" training action as the traction, high-quality large-scale vocational skills improvement training will be carried out.
Wang Xiaojun (王晓君), Deputy Director of the Vocational Capacity Building Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), introduced that the guidance highlights demand orientation, focusing on advanced manufacturing, the digital economy, the low-altitude economy, transportation, agriculture and rural areas, and life services, and carrying out vocational skills improvement training by industry and field. In the early stage, the human resources and social security departments have jointly issued special training documents on digital talents, domestic services, and long-term care with relevant departments to strengthen the supply of urgently needed skilled talents in the industry. The guidance highlights key groups. The human resources and social security departments have jointly issued policy documents with relevant departments to strengthen vocational skills training for migrant workers and do a good job in the employment of college graduates and other young people to enhance the pertinence of training.
Wang Xiaojun (王晓君) said that the next step will be to improve the working mechanism led by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), with the active participation of various industry authorities and the implementation of provincial-level overall planning, coordinate the use of various funds and resources, strengthen the supply of training resources and institutional management, implement special training plans by industry and field, summarize and promote typical experiences and practices in a timely manner, and encourage various regions to actively explore training models suitable for their local conditions.
Recently, the pilot work of integrating the human resources service industry with the manufacturing industry was launched, focusing on solving the problems of "difficulty in recruiting" and "difficulty in retaining" manufacturing enterprises. Zhang Wenmiao (张文淼) introduced that this work aims to promote the development and utilization of human resources in the manufacturing field and high-quality and full employment, and will be piloted in about 30 cities with the conditions. It will support human resources service agencies to jointly build recruitment and employment consortia with manufacturing enterprises, upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, and industrial organizations to meet the "seasonal" and "tidal" employment needs of enterprises; it will explore the construction of cross-enterprise training centers to promote the improvement of workers' quality and skills and meet the needs of manufacturing transformation and upgrading for skilled talents; it will promote human resources service industrial parks to strengthen cooperation with manufacturing enterprises and provide efficient public services such as employment, social security, and labor relations to help enterprises solve recruitment needs in a "one-stop" manner.
Promoting the Digitalization of Social Insurance Services and the Intelligence of Services
Data shows that as of the end of June, the number of people participating in basic pension, unemployment, and work-related injury insurance nationwide was 1.071 billion, 245 million, and 300 million, respectively. With the construction of the world's largest social security safety net, what measures has China taken to optimize social security service management?
Liu Muping (刘睦平), Deputy Director of the Social Insurance Business Management Center of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), said that social insurance is related to everyone's vital interests, and there is a strong demand for precision and convenience in management and services. Promoting the digitalization of social insurance services and the intelligence of services is an inevitable choice to meet the needs of the people.
Various regions have actively explored and promoted the integration of artificial intelligence with social insurance service management, forming many good experiences and practices, mainly reflected in four aspects: intelligent guidance, intelligent handling, intelligent review, and intelligent control.
Intelligent guidance refers to intelligent guidance to improve service levels. Through large language models, a 24/7 online intelligent customer service system is built to achieve accurate policy interpretation, intelligent business guidance, and real-time problem answering. For example, Hubei (湖北) has created a personified service terminal to provide policy inquiries, consultation and answering, and other services, which has improved public satisfaction.
Intelligent handling refers to intelligent handling to improve work efficiency. Using large models, big data, biometric identification and other technologies to optimize and reshape business processes and improve the effectiveness of handling affairs. For example, Guangdong (广东) relies on the "Smart Social Security Machine" to provide intelligent handling services, integrating 47 handling, 17 inquiry, and 33 printing public service items to create a 24-hour social security service hall to facilitate self-service handling by the public.
Intelligent review refers to intelligent review to enhance management effectiveness. "Around key matters and high-frequency businesses, we have introduced 'social security digital employees' to replace manual operations, reducing a lot of repetitive labor and solving the contradiction between the surge in business volume and the shortage of grassroots manpower," Liu Muping (刘睦平) introduced. For example, Shandong (山东) has achieved intelligent review of the details of work-related injury insurance medical expenses. Artificial intelligence-assisted verification of the rationality of expenses has greatly improved review efficiency and accuracy.
Intelligent control is intelligent prevention and control to prevent social insurance fund risks. Achieve intelligent risk prevention and control throughout the entire process and chain to create a deep defense system for fund security management. For example, the human resources and social security departments promote the strengthening of cross-departmental data comparison, carry out routine screening of suspicious data, and severely investigate and deal with illegal acts such as embezzlement, misappropriation, and fraud.
"We will keep abreast of the development trends of artificial intelligence, highlight application orientation, build intelligent social insurance application scenarios for all insurance types, all businesses, and the entire chain, so that the people can enjoy better and more high-quality public services," said Liu Muping (刘睦平).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 22nd (Reporter Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余)) – The second quarter financial institution loan direction statistical report released by the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) shows that since the beginning of this year, credit in key areas of the national economy has maintained rapid growth. As of the end of June, the balance of green loans reached 42.39 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.4% from the beginning of the year, with an increase of 5.35 trillion yuan in the first half of the year. Among them, infrastructure green upgrade loans increased significantly, with an increase of 2.11 trillion yuan in the first half of the year.
In terms of technology finance, loans to technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises and high-tech enterprises have seen "increased volume and expanded coverage." As of the end of the second quarter, the year-on-year growth rates of loan balances were 22.9% and 8.2% respectively, and the loan approval rates were 50.0% and 57.6% respectively, which were 3.2 and 1.0 percentage points higher than the same period last year.
In the first half of this year, China's (我国) RMB loans increased by 12.92 trillion yuan, indicating that the financial system maintained a high level of credit support for the real economy. Among them, loans to enterprises and institutions are the main body of credit growth. In the first half of the year, loans to enterprises and institutions in local and foreign currencies increased by 11.5 trillion yuan, mainly due to an increase of 7.08 trillion yuan in medium and long-term loans, indicating that finance continues to provide a stable source of funds for the real economy.
While the total amount of finance has grown reasonably, the loan industry structure has continued to optimize. Newly added loans are mainly invested in manufacturing, infrastructure and other fields. At the end of June, the balance of medium and long-term loans in manufacturing increased by 8.7% year-on-year, with an increase of 920.7 billion yuan in the first half of the year; the balance of medium and long-term loans in infrastructure increased by 7.4% year-on-year, with an increase of 2.18 trillion yuan in the first half of the year.
In addition, under the guidance of a series of policies, more financial resources have flowed to the weak links of the national economy. As of the end of June, the balance of inclusive small and micro loans in China (我国) was 35.57 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%, the balance of student loans was 267.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.4%, and the balance of agricultural loans was 53.19 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%.
Return to TopOn July 22nd, Fengfei Aviation Technology delivered China's first eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft V2000CG Carrier Gull of ton-class or above, which was awarded the "Three Certificates of Airworthiness," to Heli Chuangxin Intelligence. This aircraft is independently developed by Fengfei Aviation Technology, with a maximum take-off weight of 2 tons, a maximum commercial load of 400 kg, and an applicable range of 200 kilometers. It is mainly used for low-altitude logistics, emergency material transportation, and emergency rescue. The picture shows the V2000CG Carrier Gull electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft performing a flight demonstration at the flight test base.
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From the science and technology innovation laboratories at the foot of Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) to the green power stations by Dongting Lake (洞庭湖), from inclusive services in the fields to digital bridges for cross-border trade, Hunan's financial industry takes "preventing risks, strengthening supervision, and promoting development" as its main work line, adheres to the purpose of financial services for the real economy, and adds impetus to the high-quality economic and social development of Hunan.
On May 1, the "Several Regulations of Hunan Province on Promoting Financial Support for the Innovation and Development of Science and Technology-based Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" officially came into effect, strengthening the financial support for Hunan's scientific and technological innovation and industrial development.
In order to solve the problems of difficult and expensive financing for small and micro enterprises, Hunan financial institutions have created independent brands, improved the supply chain finance system, and relied on real trade backgrounds. Based on accounts receivable, inventory and other movable properties, they have launched "Rongxintong (融信通)," "Rongyitong (融易通)" and other similar credit loan products, which are welcomed by technology-based enterprises. Relying on platforms such as "Xiangyin e-Chain (湘银e链)" to realize intelligent automatic approval, enterprises can obtain financial services without leaving their homes, and funds are automatically credited to their accounts.
Hunan Lanyue Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. (湖南揽月机电科技有限公司), located in Changsha (长沙市), is in a good period of booming production and sales. This company with a good development momentum had moved five times in six years due to funding problems. At the beginning of 2023, Lanyue Electromechanical planned to expand its production capacity. However, the company lacked collateral and found it difficult to obtain large loans through traditional credit methods. The Hunan Branch of China Construction Bank (中国建设银行湖南省分行) learned about the company's difficulties during a visit to science and technology innovation enterprises. It approved a credit loan of 47 million yuan for the company in just two weeks. Later, the Hunan Branch of China Construction Bank expedited the approval of a 247 million yuan credit line to help it achieve key component research and development breakthroughs. At present, Lanyue Electromechanical is steadily developing in the field of satellite reaction flywheels.
Hunan actively promotes the important role of inclusive finance in the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. The coverage rate of Hunan Province's inclusive small and micro loan county financial service stations has exceeded 90%, benefiting more than 130,000 small and micro enterprises.
Ecological farms, camping bases, parent-child parks... Yinlong Village (银龙村) in Changsha County (长沙县), Changsha City (长沙市) has a rich tourism industry. Three years ago, Yinlong Village planned to vigorously develop rural tourism, but the village collective economy lacked start-up funds. The "financial village official" of the Hunan Provincial Rural Credit Cooperative Union (湖南省农村信用社联合社) went to the villages and households to carry out services and helped the village successfully obtain the first collective economic loan of 4 million yuan. The annual tourism visits to Yinlong Village have jumped from 13,000 in 2020 to 400,000 in 2024.
High-standard farmland is connected into pieces, and clear water flows gurglingly in the ditches. In Nan County (南县), Yiyang City (益阳市), agricultural infrastructure is constantly being upgraded. In 2023, Nan County Baishun Construction Development Co., Ltd. (南县百顺建设开发有限公司) undertook a 50,000-mu farmland renovation project, but the project progressed slowly due to insufficient funds. After learning about the situation, the Hunan Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China (中国农业银行湖南省分行) provided the company with a 200 million yuan "high-standard farmland construction loan." The loan solved the funding problem, and the project was able to advance rapidly. The originally scattered low-yield plots have been transformed into high-yield demonstration fields, and the comprehensive grain production capacity per mu has increased by about 100 kilograms.
Not only supporting economic development, Hunan financial institutions continue to optimize financial services and convey the warmth of people's livelihood.
The Hunan Branch of Bank of Communications (交通银行湖南省分行) promotes the efficient medical payment "one thing" with the "Internet+" thinking. With the support of the Xiangxi Branch of Bank of Communications (交通银行湘西分行), the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital (湘西土家族苗族自治州人民医院) has opened the WeChat medical insurance mobile payment function. After the launch of WeChat medical insurance mobile payment, the public can easily complete the one-click settlement of medical insurance pooled funds reimbursement, personal accounts and self-funded items through their mobile phones.
Hunan also continues to promote the innovation of elderly financial products, enrich the supply of elderly financial products and services, and increase financial support for the health industry, elderly care industry, and silver economy; at the same time, financial institutions in Hunan regard better serving the elderly and special groups as one of the key points of financial work, and improve the accessibility and convenience of financial services through online and offline aging-friendly transformations, highlighting the humanistic care of financial services.
"In the future, Hunan Finance will continue to contribute stronger financial strength with the spirit of 'daring to try' and the wisdom of 'innovation'," said Luo Dong (罗栋), Deputy Director of the Financial Office of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee (湖南省委金融办副主任).
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The State Council Information Office held a press conference on July 22 to introduce the foreign exchange revenue and expenditure data for the first half of this year. Li Bin (李斌), Deputy Director and Spokesperson of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局), said that since the beginning of this year, the foreign exchange market has been operating smoothly, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality, performing better than market expectations.
In the first half of the year, China's foreign-related revenue and expenditure scale steadily increased. The cross-border income and expenditure of non-bank sectors such as enterprises and individuals totaled US$7.6 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%, a record high for the same period in history, and the proportion of RMB in cross-border revenue and expenditure reached 53%. Cross-border funds continued to flow in net, and cross-border funds of non-bank sectors such as enterprises and individuals had a net inflow of US$127.3 billion, continuing the net inflow trend since the second half of last year. The supply and demand of the foreign exchange market was basically balanced. The bank's foreign exchange settlement deficit was US$25.3 billion. The foreign exchange settlement in January was a deficit, and it tended to be basically balanced from February to April. In May and June, it turned into a surplus, and the transaction behavior of enterprises, individuals and other entities was generally rational and orderly. At the same time, the operation of the foreign exchange market in the first half of the year also reflected the characteristics of active transactions and stable reserve scale.
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局) has continued to promote the facilitation of cross-border trade and investment and financing, and has achieved positive results in expanding the coverage of trade facilitation policies, promoting cross-border investment and financing facilitation, and steadily expanding the effectiveness of foreign exchange business development reform. Promote high-level opening-up pilots for cross-border trade and trade foreign exchange revenue and expenditure facilitation policies for high-quality enterprises, and include specialized and new small and medium-sized enterprises in the scope of facilitation policies. In the first half of the year, the country handled more than US$700 billion of related facilitation business, a year-on-year increase of 11%. Six new banks have launched foreign exchange business development reforms, bringing the number of banks participating in the reform to 22. The participating banks have identified more than 20,000 Class A customers, an increase of 23% compared with the end of last year. For the identified Class A customers, these banks do not need to review the documents item by item, and can handle cross-border revenue and expenditure business for them with instructions. Since this year, the business has exceeded US$200 billion.
With the continuous advancement of China's financial reform and opening up, RMB assets are more attractive. "Since the beginning of this year, foreign investment in RMB assets has been generally stable." Jia Ning (贾宁), Director of the International Balance of Payments Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局), introduced that the scale of foreign investment in RMB bonds has increased, and the stock of domestic RMB bonds held by foreign investors has exceeded US$600 billion, which is at a historically high level; foreign investment in domestic stocks is generally good, and foreign capital net increased holdings of domestic stocks and funds by US$10.1 billion in the first half of the year. "At present, the market value of domestic bonds and stocks held by overseas investors accounts for about 3%-4%. Supported by multiple positive factors, it is expected that foreign capital will gradually increase its allocation of RMB assets," said Jia Ning (贾宁).
In 2022, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局) launched a high-level opening-up pilot for cross-border trade and investment in some areas of the Shanghai (上海) and other four free trade pilot zones, and then expanded some pilot policies to provinces such as Beijing (北京) and Jiangsu (江苏). Recently, a number of innovative policies will be promoted to more free trade pilot zones. Xiao Sheng (肖胜), Director of the Capital Project Management Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局), introduced that on the one hand, the pilot program for cross-border trade facilitation policies will be further expanded, including supporting banks to optimize new international trade settlement, expand the scope of net settlement of trade revenue and expenditure, and facilitate the receipt and payment of foreign exchange funds for current account items. 5 policies, optimize business review methods, reduce document requirements, simplify processing procedures, and support enterprises to carry out cross-border trade more conveniently. On the other hand, we will further promote high-level opening-up of cross-border investment and financing, including the pilot program for foreign exchange management of qualified foreign limited partners, direct handling of foreign debt registration by banks, and sharing of foreign debt quotas by parent and subsidiary companies of financial leasing, etc. 5 policies to further enrich cross-border investment and financing channels and improve investment and financing efficiency.
What will be the trend of the foreign exchange market in the second half of the year?
Li Bin (李斌) believes that three favorable factors—high-quality economic development, steady progress in opening up to the outside world, and continuous enhancement of the resilience of the foreign exchange market—will support China's foreign exchange market to continue to maintain stable operation, and the RMB exchange rate is expected to remain basically stable at a reasonable and balanced level.
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In Suzhou District (肃州区), Jiuquan City (酒泉市), Gansu Province (甘肃省), in an old-style apartment building, 101-year-old veteran Bai Zhirong (白志荣) of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, carefully waters the cacti on the windowsill with a watering can. Upon seeing the visiting reporter, he waves enthusiastically. As he leans down to sit, a coin-sized indentation is visible on the top of his head, a mark left by the war.
On the coffee table in the living room are the old man's medals, old photographs, diaries, and other items. Notably, there is also a worn copy of the "Reserve Officer Service Certificate of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" (《中国人民解放军预备役军官兵役证》), issued in 1959. Opening the inner pages, the handwriting in pen clearly records Bai Zhirong's (白志荣) 16 years of service, including his glorious years participating in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Why did he change his name to go to the battlefield?
"Following the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese devils, I cannot be a slave without a country."
In 1924, Bai Zhirong (白志荣) was born in a small mountain village in Xing County (兴县), Luliang (吕梁), Shanxi Province (山西省). His family called him "Chou Hai" (丑孩). There is a saying locally that "the more rustic the name, the easier it is to raise the child."
In 1943, facing frequent "mopping-up operations" by the Japanese army, he wanted to join the Eighth Route Army (八路军), but his parents were hesitant, feeling it was too dangerous. "When the Japanese devils enter the village, they rob cattle and sheep, and burn houses. Everyone can only hide in the mountains. When will such days end? Following the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese devils, I cannot be a slave without a country!" Bai Zhirong (白志荣) was determined.
"What's your name?" "Bai Chou Hai" (白丑孩). When registering new recruits, the clerk waved his hand repeatedly after hearing his introduction, "This name is not good. Let's just call you 'Bai Zhirong' (白志荣). I hope you become an ambitious and glorious Eighth Route Army (八路军) soldier." From then on, the new name accompanied him on his military career. Bai Zhirong (白志荣) said, "At that time, I didn't have many other thoughts, just hoping to never be bullied by the Japanese devils again."
After several months of recruit training, Bai Zhirong (白志荣) was assigned to the 120th Division (120师) of the Eighth Route Army (八路军). "The division commander was the famous He Long (贺龙). I was in the artillery squad of the 3rd company, 1st battalion of the Special Service Regiment." More than 80 years later, Bai Zhirong (白志荣) still remembers it vividly, "In the company, I was quick to react and accurate with my shots, and I received commendations. The prizes were a coarse cloth shirt and two pairs of cloth shoes, the soles of which were sewn stitch by stitch by the common people."
After joining the army, Bai Zhirong (白志荣), who was eager to fight the Japanese devils, received his first task, which was not to go to the battlefield, but to destroy the enemy's communication lines. "In the cold winter months, we crossed mountains and ridges, quietly approaching a Japanese bunker in Lan County (岚县)." Bai Zhirong (白志荣) said, "The cunning Japanese devils dug deep trenches on both sides of the telephone poles, and also erected barbed wire. The veterans climbed up in the dark to cut the wires, and I was responsible for collecting them below."
"At first, everything went smoothly. But when we were retreating, the searchlight in the bunker swept over '唰' and then bullets and shells rained down." Bai Zhirong (白志荣) recalled that everyone lay down on the spot in the snow, their hands and feet frozen cold, and only moved slowly when the gunfire stopped. Bai Zhirong (白志荣) said, "That time, I truly experienced what danger was. Several of my comrades who went with me were injured and frostbitten."
What responsibilities does an artilleryman shoulder?
"The grenade launcher is my gun, no support, the shoulder is the artillery platform."
"I am a small artilleryman, carrying a 50mm grenade launcher." Speaking of the responsibilities of an artilleryman, Bai Zhirong's (白志荣) voice is loud. At that time, there were not many artillerymen in the whole regiment, and they had to observe the enemy's situation at all times during combat. The grenade launcher had no sight, and mainly relied on the eyes to estimate the distance and adjust the angle based on experience. "If the enemy is at a high place, you have to shoot upwards; if the enemy is in a gully, you need to press downwards. The stability of holding it directly affects the shooting accuracy."
Bai Zhirong (白志荣) introduced that the grenade launcher team usually consists of an artilleryman and an ammunition handler, carrying three shells. Sometimes an additional ammunition handler is sent, as a reserve in case of casualties during combat. "Artillerymen are generally not equipped with guns anymore. The grenade launcher is my gun, no support, the shoulder is the artillery platform." He said that although the conditions were difficult, everyone's morale was high, "**咬牙拼到底**" (yǎo yá pīn dào dǐ - "grit teeth fight to the end," to persevere and fight to the very end).
At that time, the Eighth Route Army (八路军) lacked artillery, and the number of shells was also very scarce. Bai Zhirong (白志荣) said, "Shells were only used in slightly larger battles, specifically aimed at the enemy's vehicles, cavalry, and densely populated areas, trying to suppress the enemy's firepower and play a deterrent role. We would withdraw after firing, not lingering."
In 1944, the Japanese army had a stronghold at Chijianling (赤坚岭), at the junction of Lan County (岚县) and Fangshan County (方山县), which had not been taken down. "At that time, we had few ammunition, and there was little chance of winning a head-on confrontation, so we made more use of our familiarity with the terrain to lure the enemy out and then ambush them." Bai Zhirong (白志荣) recalled.
At that time, the Japanese army had already fallen into the trap and entered the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army (八路军). But at a critical moment, the company's machine gun only fired three times before it went silent, and the enemies found places to hide. "In order not to delay the battle, the company commander led everyone to charge, and the comrades fought the enemy hand-to-hand with broadswords, fighting very hard." Bai Zhirong (白志荣) said, "Later, some of the Japanese army were wiped out, and some fled."
In the two years after joining the army, Bai Zhirong (白志荣) followed the Eighth Route Army (八路军) in operations in the mountainous areas west of Taiyuan (太原) and south of Datong (大同). Fighting the Japanese army, the troops were getting farther and farther away from home, but his feelings for the common people were getting deeper and deeper. "In the Luliang Mountains (吕梁山区), due to war and drought, there was a shortage of food, and the common people lived a hard life, but they supported the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army (八路军) very much." Bai Zhirong (白志荣) said that sometimes after winning a small victory, the common people would take the initiative to send food, and when the troops were encamped, the masses would also help wash clothes.
Why does he often say "lucky"?
"The good times that the sacrificed comrades didn't catch up with, I saw them for them."
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Bai Zhirong (白志荣) wrote his application to join the Party carefully, stroke by stroke. With the approval of the organization, Bai Zhirong (白志荣) joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党). He successively participated in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and later transferred from the army to Ningxia (宁夏), and then came to the Fourth Geological and Mineral Exploration Institute of the Gansu Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (甘肃省地矿局第四地质矿产勘查院) to work, until his retirement.
After retirement, Bai Zhirong (白志荣) has a habit that he has adhered to for many years - writing a diary. He densely recorded more than 10 bundles of cigarette packs, the backs of workbooks, and the blank spaces of waste newspapers. "When I was a child, my family was poor, and I only attended elementary school for one year. It was the company instructor who taught me to read. Now that living conditions are better, I also have to pay attention to saving." Bai Zhirong (白志荣) said, taking out a Xinhua Dictionary (新华字典) from the drawer. Some pages have come loose, and the paper is also curled, but the page numbers are arranged neatly.
In the diary, in addition to trivial daily life, the rest is mostly memories of the revolutionary war years and casually written thoughts. "The War of Resistance was very difficult! When hungry, I would eat some fried noodles. When sleepy, I would find a hidden little earthen nest to sleep in. When thirsty, I would lie on the river ditch and drink water..." "The days of millet plus rifles are gone forever. Now there are all kinds of advanced equipment, and the children are no longer bullied, and they have straightened their backs!"...
"My father doesn't have many hobbies. He rarely even plays chess or poker. He just likes to tell red stories. In earlier years, when his physical condition allowed, he often went to troops, schools, and communities to give lectures." Bai Weining (白维宁), Bai Zhirong's (白志荣) 62-year-old son, said that under his father's influence, three generations of his family have served in the military, and he himself is also a retired soldier.
Now, whenever it is cloudy or rainy, the scar on Bai Zhirong's (白志荣) head faintly aches. Although he has had surgery, the old injury is difficult to cure, but he is very content, always saying that he is very lucky: "The good times that the sacrificed comrades didn't catch up with, I saw them for them." Bai Weining (白维宁) said that one year on his father's birthday, he remembered his former comrades and cried very sadly.
"The iron torrent travels twenty-five thousand miles, heading straight towards a firm direction..." As the interview was about to end, the reporter asked the old man what other profound memories he had of the War of Resistance. Bai Zhirong (白志荣) blurted out this military song. Although some of the events have become blurred due to the passage of time, Bai Zhirong (白志荣) sings this "Eighth Route Army March" (《八路军军歌》) particularly clearly and loudly.
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In recent days, Lai Ching-te (赖清德), in his so-called "Ten Unities," has disregarded the facts and repeated the same old self-deceiving tune, claiming that "Taiwan is not part of the People's Republic of China, and the People's Republic of China has never ruled Taiwan." So, has the People's Republic of China ever exercised sovereign jurisdiction over the Taiwan region? The answer is yes. Looking back at history, it is not difficult to find that since 1949, especially since 1971, the government of the People's Republic of China has exercised sovereign powers such as representation or jurisdiction over the Taiwan region in different periods through political or military, direct or indirect, affirmative or negative means.
I. The Government of the People's Republic of China Has Always Exercised Representative Power over Taiwan
As the only legitimate government representing China that is universally recognized by the international community, the government of the People's Republic of China rightfully possesses the power to represent the Taiwan region, which is part of China. Precisely because of this, whenever matters involving the Taiwan region are concerned, the United Nations and the countries concerned will communicate and consult with the government of the People's Republic of China and respect China's handling opinions. From a practical perspective, the government of the People's Republic of China not only actively and proactively exercises its representative power over the Taiwan region in the international community, but also exercises its representative power in a negative form (i.e., by vetoing the Taiwan authorities' engagement in activities or behaviors in the international community that are inconsistent with their status).
First, the government of the People's Republic of China does not allow the Taiwan region to participate in the United Nations and other international organizations that only sovereign states can participate in. In practice, international organizations usually consult with the government of the People's Republic of China on whether to allow the Taiwan region to participate, as well as the qualifications, status, and names of participation, and the final result is determined by China's attitude. For example, the Taiwan region's participation in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), etc., are all cases where these international organizations allowed the Taiwan region to join or participate under appropriate names (such as "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu," "Chinese Taiwan," or "Chinese Taipei," etc.) after obtaining the prior consent of the government of the People's Republic of China. At the same time, the Taiwan region must participate in any international organization as a non-sovereign entity, and its scope of activities is strictly limited to non-political fields such as society, economy, and culture. This institutional arrangement not only maintains the One China principle in form, but also substantively reflects the government of the People's Republic of China's decision-making power over the Taiwan region's participation in international activities. This decision-making power is a direct manifestation of the government of the People's Republic of China's exercise of representative power over the Taiwan region.
Second, the government of the People's Republic of China does not allow countries that have diplomatic relations with China to develop official relations with the Taiwan authorities. Currently, 183 countries in the world have established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, and all countries that have established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China must sever their so-called "diplomatic" relations with the Taiwan authorities; and these countries must promise to China that their exchanges with the Taiwan authorities are "non-official, regional, and of a non-governmental nature." At the same time, the government of the People's Republic of China opposes any country interfering in the Taiwan issue in any form, and opposes any country selling weapons to Taiwan or engaging in any form of military alliance with the Taiwan authorities. All of these are manifestations of the government of the People's Republic of China's possession and exercise of sovereignty over the Taiwan region.
Third, the government of the People's Republic of China actively safeguards the safety and legitimate rights and interests of Taiwan compatriots overseas. For example, Chinese embassies and consulates abroad provide equal protection to the legitimate rights and interests of compatriots from the mainland and Taiwan in actions such as evacuating overseas citizens and safeguarding rights. Over the years, from providing consular document services to assisting in handling foreign-related civil disputes and economic and criminal cases involving Taiwan, from evacuating overseas citizens from Libya, Yemen, and Sudan to the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Taiwan compatriots overseas encountering typhoons, earthquakes, and other dangers, Chinese embassies and consulates abroad have quickly contacted local Taiwan compatriots and provided them with timely assistance. These cases are also concrete manifestations of the government of the People's Republic of China's exercise of sovereignty over the Taiwan region.
The above shows that the government of the People's Republic of China has always exercised its representative power over the Taiwan region in the international community. Therefore, Lai Ching-te's claim in his speech that "the People's Republic of China has never ruled Taiwan for a single day" is not in accordance with the facts. The long-term existence of the state of continued civil war across the Taiwan Strait does not grant the Taiwan authorities an independent status under international law, nor can it change the fact that Taiwan is part of Chinese territory.
II. The Government of the People's Republic of China Exercises Jurisdiction over Taiwan
Due to the political confrontation between the two sides of the Strait, the Taiwan authorities exercise de facto control and governance over the Taiwan region, which undoubtedly seriously hinders the government of the People's Republic of China from exercising full jurisdiction over the Taiwan region. However, this does not change the fact that the government of the People's Republic of China legally possesses and exercises jurisdiction over the Taiwan region.
First, the national judicial organs exercise judicial jurisdiction over personnel who violate relevant national laws in the Taiwan region. For example, on June 21, 2024, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院), the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), the Ministry of State Security (国家安全部), and the Ministry of Justice (司法部) jointly issued the "Opinions on依法惩治 '台独' 顽固分子分裂国家、煽动分裂国家犯罪的意见" (Yīfǎ chéngzhì 'Tái dú' wángù fènzǐ fēnliè guójiā, shāndòng fēnliè guójiā fànzuì de yìjiàn). Based on the Anti-Secession Law (反分裂国家法), the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国刑法), the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法) and other laws and relevant judicial interpretations, the Opinions stipulate that the national judicial organs shall exercise judicial jurisdiction over "Taiwan independence" diehards who commit crimes of splitting the country and inciting the splitting of the country, including those who commit such crimes in the Taiwan region.
Second, national law enforcement agencies exercise administrative jurisdiction over certain areas controlled by the Taiwan authorities. After the Kinmen (金门) fishing boat collision incident in February 2024, the Fujian (福建) Coast Guard implemented routine law enforcement patrols in the waters near Kinmen, strengthened law enforcement patrols in key sea areas, strengthened control over relevant sea areas, and effectively safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests and the safety of life and property of fishermen on both sides of the Strait, including Taiwan compatriots, and effectively guaranteed the normal navigation and operation order of relevant sea areas. This shows that the People's Republic of China not only possesses sovereignty over the Taiwan region, but also effectively exercises jurisdiction over the region in practice.
Third, national judicial organs exercise judicial jurisdiction over Taiwan region suspects who commit crimes in foreign countries. In April 2016, the government of the People's Republic of China requested the Kenyan side to repatriate a number of Taiwan region criminal suspects in the "telecom fraud case" to China for trial on the mainland. In accordance with national laws, relevant Taiwan region criminals were sentenced to criminal penalties according to law. In addition to Kenya, Spain, the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and other countries have also repatriated a number of Taiwan region criminal suspects to the Chinese police. This is not only a manifestation of the relevant countries' adherence to the One China principle, but also a manifestation of China's strengthening of its sovereignty over Taiwan by exercising judicial jurisdiction over the criminal acts of Taiwan region residents abroad.
Fourth, national military departments exercise military jurisdiction over the sea or air space surrounding Taiwan Island. In recent years, in order to oppose "Taiwan independence" secession and external interference, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军) has organized large-scale military exercises around Taiwan Island many times, such as "Joint Sword-2024A," "Joint Sword-2024B," "Strait Thunder-2025A," etc., and has carried out routine combat readiness patrols in the sea and air space around Taiwan Island. In particular, People's Liberation Army military aircraft entering Taiwan's so-called "southwest airspace" has become a routine exercise. These are all manifestations of the national military organs' exercise of sovereign jurisdiction over the Taiwan region. The international community recognizes and respects this.
III. The Taiwan Authorities' De Facto Jurisdiction Is Not Legitimate
In 1949, the People's Republic of China completed the succession of the government of the Republic of China. From a legal point of view, since then, the Taiwan authorities have no qualification to exercise jurisdiction over the Taiwan region. However, from a realistic perspective, due to the long-term military confrontation and political opposition between the two sides of the Strait, the Taiwan authorities still exercise control and governance over the Taiwan region in the name of the previous "Republic of China," which in fact hinders the government of the People's Republic of China from exercising full jurisdiction over the Taiwan region. This creates a situation in which the legal owner and the de facto exerciser of jurisdiction over the Taiwan region are not entirely the same. Historically, a local regime controlling a part of a country's territory and excluding the effective jurisdiction of the central government is usually called local separatism. Although the central government cannot fully exercise jurisdiction over the area controlled by the local separatist regime for a time, this does not change the fact that the area is part of the country's territory, nor does it change the central government's power to exercise sovereignty over the area.
However, what distinguishes the Taiwan authorities from previous local separatist regimes is that they use the reality of long-term control and governance over the Taiwan region to argue that the "Republic of China" still exists, and then further argue that they legally own the Taiwan region, which is untenable both legally and factually. As we all know, "de facto possession" and "legal ownership" are two different things, and there is no necessary connection between the two. The fact that the Taiwan authorities de facto control and govern the Taiwan region does not mean that they legally own the region. The Taiwan authorities' distortion of "de facto possession" into "legal ownership" is purely an act of 偷梁换柱 (tōu liáng huàn zhù - "steal beams replace pillars," to secretly substitute one thing for another; to perpetrate a fraud). The Taiwan authorities' long-term exercise of powers that they do not legally own precisely demonstrates their lack of legitimacy and legality in exercising these powers. In short, although the government of the People's Republic of China has not yet exercised full jurisdiction over the Taiwan region, this does not change the fact that the People's Republic of China possesses sovereignty over the Taiwan region. Lai Ching-te's absurd and sinister fallacies should cease!
(The author is the director of the Cross-Strait Relations Research Center of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学))
Return to TopOn July 22, the 2025 National Dragon Boat Race of the National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities (民体杯全国龙舟比赛) opened in the ancient city of Zhenyuan (镇远古城), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州), Guizhou Province (贵州省). Ten dragon boat teams competed in the same arena, and during the event, a variety of colorful activities such as intangible cultural heritage performances were also held. The picture shows the participating teams competing in the dragon boat race on that day.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Wenbin (杨文斌) photo
Return to TopBeijing, July 22nd (Reported by Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲) of this newspaper) The main data of judicial trial work in the first half of 2025, released by the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) on the 21st, shows that national courts accepted 21.092 million trial and enforcement cases of various types in the first half of this year, a decrease of 8.52% compared with the same period last year, including cases successfully mediated before litigation.
According to reports, the main indicators reflecting the quality, efficiency, and effect of trials continued to improve year-on-year. Among them, the appeal rate decreased by 1.68 percentage points year-on-year, and the rate of applying for retrial decreased by 0.37 percentage points year-on-year. The rate of first-instance judgments being reversed decreased by 0.30 percentage points year-on-year, the case completion rate within the time limit for trial increased by 0.36 percentage points year-on-year, and the time for transferring appealed cases decreased by 8.62% year-on-year. As of the end of June, the number of unresolved litigation cases in national courts for more than one year decreased by 13.18% year-on-year, and the effectiveness of the work to clear up long-term unresolved litigation cases has been further consolidated and deepened.
In the first half of this year, the people's courts accepted 529,000 first-instance criminal cases, a year-on-year decrease of 10.4%. Among them, 121,000 first-instance cases of dangerous driving crimes were accepted, a year-on-year decrease of 14.96%. The number of criminal cases of dangerous driving has decreased significantly, but it still ranks first among criminal cases. The people's courts properly hear various civil and commercial cases in accordance with the law, serve high-quality development with high-quality justice, and protect people's livelihood and well-being with strict and impartial justice. 12.372 million first-instance civil and commercial cases were accepted, a year-on-year increase of 38.87%. Among them, 307,000 first-instance civil cases involving intellectual property rights were accepted, a year-on-year increase of 36.15%, and the people's courts have continuously increased their efforts to serve the development of new quality productive forces and maintain fair market competition.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Jinan on July 22nd (Reporter Xiao Jiaxin (肖家鑫)) Dezhou's Lingcheng District (陵城区), Shandong Province (山东省), focuses on the management of rural collective "three assets" (funds, assets, and resources). It applies big data methods to grassroots supervision, constructs a data supervision model for "encroachment on rural collective photovoltaic power generation project funds," and compares the filing information of photovoltaic power generation projects (natural persons) with the information of village cadres and their close relatives. This identified 346 suspected problems of encroaching on and falsely claiming funds from village collective photovoltaic power generation projects. In handling cases, facing problems such as a wide scope and great difficulty in verification, the Lingcheng District Discipline Inspection Commission (陵城区纪委) and Supervision Commission (监委) made good use of the regional collaboration mechanism, allocating strong case-handling forces according to the model of "Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office + Resident Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group + Township (Street) Discipline Inspection Commission (Discipline Inspection and Supervision Working Committee)," and has taken corresponding actions against the personnel involved.
In response to the regulatory loopholes exposed by the case, the Lingcheng District Discipline Inspection Commission (陵城区纪委) and Supervision Commission (监委) urged the District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau (区农业农村局) to accurately verify the basic information such as the number and location of photovoltaic power generation panels in each village collective, and investigated 270 rural collective photovoltaic power generation projects, all of which were included in the "three assets" supervision platform. In addition, it urged all townships to establish a "filing + dual disclosure" mechanism, implement "two lines of revenue and expenditure" management, include the income from photovoltaic power generation projects in the scope of supervision, and implement hierarchical approval for expenditures: "village-level application - township review - platform allocation." "Next step, we will continue to deepen the effectiveness of the 'digital + regional' mechanism and extend it to areas such as land transfer and distribution of agricultural subsidies, to improve the quality and efficiency of supervision and management of rural collective 'three assets'," said Zhao Ying (赵莹), Secretary of the Lingcheng District Discipline Inspection Commission (陵城区纪委) and Director of the District Supervision Commission (区监委).
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 范昊天
"The bamboo slips of *Jiujiu Shu* (《九九术》) are written in Chu script with multiplication tables, more than a century earlier than the *Jiujiu Biao* (《九九表》) of the Liye Qin slips," "'The Four Kings and Five Hegemons' (《四王五霸》) slip text lists King Wen of Chu (楚文王) as one of the 'Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period' for the first time"... During the summer vacation, the Jingzhou Museum (荆州博物馆), located in the national historical and cultural city of Jingzhou Ancient City (荆州古城) in Hubei (湖北), welcomed a surge of visitors. In the "Written on Bamboo and Wood - Exhibition of Jian牘 Unearthed in Jingzhou" exhibition hall, Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬), curator and staff member of the Jingzhou Museum (荆州博物馆), is explaining the past and present lives of the bamboo slips to visitors.
Jian牘 (简牍) are tools used by ancient people to record and transmit written information, and were used from the Shang Dynasty (商代) until the Wei and Jin Dynasties (魏晋时期). Jian牘 studies have a high professional threshold and a small audience, and are a typical niche discipline. After graduating from Jilin University (吉林大学) with a master's degree in historical philology in 2012, Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) came to work at the Jingzhou Museum (荆州博物馆). Over the past 10 years, he has participated in the excavation and sorting of many batches of Chu and Han Jian牘, including the Wangshan Bridge Chu slips (望山桥楚简), the Longhui River Chu slips (龙会河楚简), and the Hujiacaochang Han slips (胡家草场汉简), and has continued to conduct Jian牘 research, exhibition and utilization.
Racing against time to rescue the memory of civilization
In the spring of 2019, at the Longhui River (龙会河) north bank cemetery in Jingzhou (荆州), as the water level in the coffin chamber of Chu Tomb No. 324 slowly decreased with the operation of the water pump, the outline of a bundle of bamboo slips appeared.
With his rich experience in field excavation, Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) realized that an important discovery was coming. He and his colleagues immediately lay on the edge of the coffin chamber, covering the exposed end of the bamboo slips with a moistened sponge and continuously spraying water with a watering can, revealing the well-preserved bamboo slips.
The excavation, protection and restoration of Jian牘 is a race against time. "The newly unearthed bamboo slips are as soft as noodles and very fragile. They are extremely easy to oxidize and turn black after contact with air, which may cause the text to disappear in an instant," said Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬). In the excavation of the Longhui River Chu Tomb (龙会河楚墓), they adopted the "overall extraction method": using a thin plastic sheet as a "scalpel" and a wooden pallet as a "stretcher" to lift the entire pile of Jian牘 and quickly send it to the Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center (荆州文物保护中心).
The peeling of Jian牘 is also a delicate task, requiring cleaning of the soil, drawing, photography, and numbering of the Jian牘. "When the Jian牍 are unearthed, they have been squeezed into an irregular caked mass, and need to be peeled off one by one from top to bottom. Each peeled piece is numbered to maximize the preservation of its original information," Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) introduced. After processes such as peeling, surface cleaning, infrared scanning, dehydration and decolorization, the originally blurred text on the bamboo slips gradually became clear.
"The Jian牍 that have survived to this day are the earliest Chu slips from the Warring States period. Jingzhou (荆州), as the site of the former capital of Chu during the Warring States period - the ancient city of Jinan (楚纪南故城), has unearthed a large number of Chu slips from the Warring States period with rich content," Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) introduced. As of now, more than 5,000 Chu slips and nearly 10,000 Qin and Han slips have been unearthed from more than 20 tombs and 1 ancient well in Jingzhou (荆州). "Each batch of Jian牍 unearthed means rescuing a piece of civilization memory buried underground."
Interpreting the text, deciphering the historical code
After collecting Jian牍 information, it enters the sorting stage. Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) spends most of his time working on the infrared scan images of bamboo slips on the computer screen, interpreting the text.
"During the Warring States period, the various vassal states had 'different voices and different forms of writing'. The script used by the State of Chu belonged to the ancient script of the Warring States period," Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) introduced. The bamboo slips he is sorting were unearthed in 2021 from the Wangjiazui Cemetery (王家咀墓地) and are the *Classic of Poetry* (《诗经》) that circulated in the Chu region during the Warring States period.
"The *Classic of Poetry* (《诗经》) that we see today has been mostly edited and processed," Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) said. The Warring States Chu slips unearthed through archaeological excavation provide an important basis for peeking into the original appearance of pre-Qin classics.
Through interpretation and compilation, it is preliminarily determined that there are more than 150 articles in the Wangjiazui *Classic of Poetry* (王家咀《诗经》) that can be confirmed, and most of them can be read in relation to the "Airs of the States" in the current *Classic of Poetry* (《诗经》). For example, slip No. 1561 "The pheasant crows seeking its mate, crossing the overflowing..." The current *Classic of Poetry, Bei Feng, Pao You Ku Ye* (《诗经·邶风·匏有苦叶》) reads "Crossing the overflowing without wetting the wheel track, the pheasant crows seeking its mate," and the order of the poetic lines has changed. "Does this imply a difference in poetic meaning? It is worth studying," said Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬).
Comparing the *Confucius Says* (《孔子曰》) found in the Wangjiazui Chu slips (王家咀楚简) with the current *Analects* (《论语》), studying the bamboo slips unearthed from Chu Tomb No. 1 at Wangshan Bridge (望山桥一号楚墓)... In recent years, Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) and his colleagues have continued to carry out textual research and research, providing important supplementary materials for the records of handed down documents, enriching historical details, and deciphering historical codes.
Sharing the results, making ancient writing "alive"
"The wooden tablet *Ling Bing Ninth* (《令丙第九》) unearthed from the Songbai No. 1 Han Tomb stipulates that loquats produced in Jingzhou (荆州) and other places should be transported to Chang'an (长安). Loquats are fresh fruits that are as easy to rot as lychees, so the cost of such long-distance transportation is very high. This decree issued by Emperor Wen of Han (汉文帝) gives us a new understanding of the laws of the Western Han Dynasty and the products of the Jingzhou area," a group of tourists listened with relish to Jiang Lujing's (蒋鲁敬) explanation in the exhibition hall.
Bringing niche disciplines closer to the public is another commitment of Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) as a Jian牍 scholar. "Cutting bamboo and wood into narrow strips is called Jian (简), and sawing bamboo and wood into wider rectangular pieces is called Du (牍). Before the Wei and Jin Dynasties (魏晋), Jian牍 had always been an important writing carrier. Later, with the invention and use of paper, Jian牍 were gradually replaced," Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) said. Due to the long history, blurred handwriting, obscure content, and high academic threshold, the inheritance of Jian牍 studies still faces great difficulties.
The Jingzhou Museum (荆州博物馆) brings together three generations of Jian牍 sorting and research personnel, and Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬), as an 80s generation, has gradually grown into a member of the backbone of the industry. How to better transform and utilize research results and allow the public to share archaeological results? Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) has been thinking about it.
In 2022, the exhibition display of the Jingzhou Museum (荆州博物馆) was updated and upgraded. Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) independently undertook the writing of the exhibition outline of the "Written on Bamboo and Wood - Exhibition of Jian牍 Unearthed in Jingzhou", striving to make the exhibition scientific, rigorous, lively and easy to understand. The three lamps on the top of the exhibition hall are written with "Chu" (楚), "Qin" (秦), and "Han" (汉) in Chu script, Qin official script, and Han official script respectively, and Jian牍 from different eras are gradually unfolded in the light and shadow.
Over the years, Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) has been invited to give lectures at many universities, telling the latest achievements in the study of Jian牍 unearthed in Jingzhou (荆州), which has been welcomed by young students. On June 14 this year, he participated in the "Jian牍's New Life" - Jian牍 restoration online live broadcast event jointly organized by the Jingzhou Museum (荆州博物馆) and the Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center (荆州文物保护中心).
"Jian牍 studies seem niche, but they contain a fascinating unique charm," Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬) feels that Jian牍 writing comes directly from the pens of the ancients and is an "original" historical memory, and interpreting Jian牍 requires a deep foundation in ancient philology, phonology, and exegesis, combined with archaeological and historical knowledge for reasoning and textual research. Unraveling the meaning of a difficult word or phrase, or connecting scattered fragments, the sense of accomplishment is comparable to solving a "suspense case." For today's young people, Jian牍 studies are not only a discipline for studying "old antiques," but also a career that connects the past and the present and requires wisdom and enthusiasm.
"We hope to inherit Jian牍 culture in a way that young people like to see and hear, so that ancient writing can 'live', and that this niche discipline can be passed on from generation to generation," said Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬).
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Each bamboo slip records history and carries civilization. From excavation to restoration and then to exhibition, only the hard work of professionals can allow the bamboo slips to tell the "original" history, allowing audiences who enter the museum to better listen to the vivid stories that have endured long years.
The study of bamboo slips has its own methods and requires deep skill; it is a typical niche and abstruse field. Relying on innovation, however, makes the niche field no longer niche. The application of infrared scanning and online live restoration, technological applications in the digital age add help to the inheritance and dissemination of bamboo slip culture; the exhibitions in museums have popularity, and the historical culture in bamboo slips is known and loved by more people.
Talent rushes in, and abstruse knowledge is continued. Telling the stories in bamboo slips requires "soulmates" who understand and love bamboo slip culture. Like Jiang Lujing (蒋鲁敬), those born in the 1980s and 1990s are becoming the backbone of the industry. They interpret bamboo slip culture, share research results, and attract more young students to follow the cultural context in bamboo slips and establish their life ideals.
Niche knowledge is gradually understood by the public, and the historical stories in bamboo slips also welcome more listeners. Behind this is the innovative storytelling methods of professional talents and more young people falling in love with and inheriting bamboo slip culture. We look forward to hearing more ancient and vivid stories.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Xining (西宁) July 22nd dispatch (Reporter Cao Jiwei (曹继炜)) The Growth-type General-purpose Optical Telescope (EAST) auxiliary monitoring system was recently launched at the Qinghai (青海) Lenghu (冷湖) astronomical observation and research base. The system will provide EAST telescope construction with an autonomously controllable, all-weather, high-altitude adaptable site environment monitoring.
The EAST telescope auxiliary monitoring system focuses on the monitoring of key site parameters required for China's future construction of large-aperture optical telescopes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, integrating multiple subsystems such as all-weather visibility monitoring, night sky brightness measurement, and atmospheric optical turbulence profile monitoring. Relying on Lenghu's excellent astronomical environment, it constructs an expandable and sustainable platform architecture, providing key technical support for China's independent site scientific evaluation and telescope deployment.
"Ground-based optical astronomical observations are affected by many factors such as meteorology, wind speed, night sky brightness, and atmospheric turbulence," said Wu Xuebing (吴学兵), a professor in the Department of Astronomy, School of Physics, Peking University (北京大学). "After the EAST telescope auxiliary monitoring system is completed, it will comprehensively monitor these factors. Astronomers will be able to determine the most suitable observation targets and observation modes for the EAST telescope based on comprehensive monitoring information, and apply adaptive optics and other technologies to real-time adjust the shape of the telescope mirror according to atmospheric parameters at different ground heights, thereby maximizing the elimination of the impact of ground atmospheric turbulence on astronomical observations."
Han Zhanwen (韩占文), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and Chairman of the Chinese Astronomical Society (中国天文学会), introduced that in the future, a comprehensive monitoring system including the EAST telescope auxiliary monitoring system will become a key support for promoting the high-quality layout of China's independent astronomical facilities and strengthening national-level observation capabilities.
The EAST telescope is led by Peking University (北京大学) and is expected to be completed in 2030. At that time, it will become the largest optical telescope in Asia, and is expected to achieve breakthrough discoveries in fields such as the nature of dark matter, the evolutionary history of galaxies, and the search for exoplanets.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 22nd (Wang Yunshan (王云杉), Zhang Ling (张玲)): The reporter learned from the National Data Administration (国家数据局) that the National Data Administration (国家数据局) has guided seven cities, including Hefei (合肥) and Chengdu (成都), to build data labeling bases, taking the lead in exploring the development experience of the data labeling industry. As of the first half of this year, the seven data labeling bases have built 524 datasets, serving 163 large models.
High-quality datasets are high-quality data collections that have undergone data processing such as collection and processing and can be directly used to develop and train artificial intelligence models, effectively improving model performance.
Yu Ying (余英), Deputy Director of the National Data Administration (国家数据局), stated that the National Data Administration (国家数据局) is comprehensively accelerating the construction and application of high-quality datasets, and organizing special ecological cultivation actions. Carry out the collection and demonstration promotion of typical cases of high-quality datasets, and explore benchmark practices in key areas such as medical care, industry, and transportation; regularly hold technical exchange activities, and conduct in-depth discussions on data labeling, synthesis, and high-quality dataset construction methodologies; build a normalized supply and demand docking platform to promote accurate matching between data suppliers, technology providers, and scenario application parties.
In the next step, the National Data Administration (国家数据局) will focus on creating a closed-loop ecosystem of "data labeling + high-quality datasets + models + application scenarios + market-oriented value," and promote the market-oriented allocation reform of data elements and the "Artificial Intelligence +" action to 同向发力、同频共振 (tóng xiàng fā lì, tóng pín gòng zhèn - "exert effort in the same direction, resonate at the same frequency," to work together towards a common goal with synchronized efforts).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) July 22nd dispatch (Reporter Gu Yekai (谷业凯)) On the 22nd, the "China Engineering Science and Technology 2040 Development Strategy Series" was released in Beijing (北京). This launch event was jointly hosted by the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会), and released a series of mid-to-long-term strategic research reports and related achievements in China's engineering science and technology field.
Since 2009, the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会) have jointly organized and carried out mid-to-long-term development strategy research on China's engineering science and technology. The "China Engineering Science and Technology 2040 Development Strategy Research" is the third phase of this series, focusing on the key node of 2040, targeting major engineering science and technology issues in economic and social construction and national security, gathering nearly 300 academicians and nearly 900 experts and scholars, systematically sorting out the development trends of world engineering science and technology, deeply analyzing China's future development needs, and innovatively constructing a "vision-driven engineering science and technology 2040 development strategy research" methodology system, scientifically depicting the future development landscape of China's engineering science and technology. The research results were compiled into the "China Engineering Science and Technology 2040 Development Strategy Series" and received funding from the National Publishing Fund.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陈世涵
The dome of the National Tennis Center's Diamond Court slowly lit up in the twilight, rhythmic sound waves, dynamic dance steps, cheers and applause rising one after another... Recently, the 2025 KOD (Keep On Dancing) Global Street Dance Competition finals concluded in Beijing (北京).
"The competition was so exciting! From the top eight to the finals, from locking to popping, watching two days of competition was so much fun." Ms. Wang, a spectator who came from Hebei (河北), said, "The enthusiasm and vitality of young people is overwhelming, and the charm of street dance is concretized at this moment."
Since its establishment in August 2004, KOD has gradually grown into an international street dance competition. This year's competition was hosted by Beijing Youth Media Co., Ltd. (北青传媒股份有限公司) and included popping, hip hop, breaking, and locking events. More than 8,000 participants from China (中国), the United States (美国), Japan (日本), South Korea (韩国), Canada (加拿大), and other places participated, attracting nearly 10,000 spectators.
"Strict competitive standards and diverse competition system designs provide dancers with a stage to showcase themselves and express their talents, and also provide the audience with performances that are both professional and entertaining, further promoting street dance culture to the public." Jing Enji (静恩基), Party Branch Secretary of Beijing Youth Media Co., Ltd. (北青传媒股份有限公司), introduced that young and diverse street dance is gaining more people's love.
On the final stage, a vermilion ancient-style folding fan danced out the charm of China. Unfolding the fan like flowing clouds and flowing water, the dance is as agile as splashing ink... The members of the Chinese dance troupe "Street Players" innovatively incorporated "fan dance" on the basis of using nunchucks in their performance, which was refreshing.
"There is not only a competition of skills in the dance, but also a cultural exchange." Chen Yiwen (陈艺文), captain of "Street Players," said that they also incorporated Chinese excellent traditional cultural elements such as the cupped fist salute into the dance design, showing a unique oriental aesthetic. In the end, the Chinese team won the national locking championship.
"Using dance to dialogue and using movements to communicate is the most direct and moving way of cultural exchange," said Han Yu (韩宇), a Chinese dancer who served as a judge in this competition.
The spillover effect of street dance is extending to more fields.
"It's not just about introducing a high-quality cultural and sports event, we are committed to creating a city IP." Jing Enji (静恩基) hopes that relying on the open pattern of the city of Beijing (北京), using street dance events as a cultural carrier, creating an internationally influential IP, promoting international cultural exchanges, and adding youthful vitality to the integrated development of culture, tourism, commerce and sports.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜晓丹
The "Langtou Experiment" brought by Guangzhou (广州市), Guangdong Province, as a representative of Chinese projects, appeared at the theme pavilion of the 19th Venice International Architecture Biennale held in Italy, showcasing the transformation and rebirth of Langtou Ancient Village (塱头古村) in Huadu District (花都区), Guangzhou after protection and renovation.
The "Langtou Experiment" has been highly praised at the international Biennale, known as the "Olympics of the architectural world." Why is this? With these questions in mind, the reporter came to Langtou Village (塱头村), Tanbu Town (炭步镇), Huadu District.
Walking into the village entrance, a building by the lotus pond comes into view, with red tiles, blue bricks, and plain concrete, combining both ancient simplicity and modern beauty. This is the village's public cultural activity space, named "Chunyangtai (春阳台)," and the story of the "Langtou Experiment" begins here.
Langtou Village has a history of about 700 years since its establishment and is a famous Chinese historical and cultural village. Since the 1980s, villagers have gradually moved away, and the ancient village has gradually become a "hollow village." In September 2021, the Huadu District government decided to carry out protective renovation of Langtou Village in a tripartite cooperation model of "government + enterprise + village collective."
"At first, the villagers had concerns and didn't know what it would be like after the renovation," said Huang Zhiyun (黄智云), secretary of the village's Party branch. After the project team arrived, they filmed and recorded the environment of the ancient village, carefully studied the village history, and discussed the plan with the villagers. "The team said that every wall and every window is a historical relic, and this sincerity touched the villagers."
The construction of the village's public cultural center was also put on the agenda. Architect Zhang Yonghe (张永和) remembers that he had inspiration the first time he stepped into Langtou Village: "I was moved by the well-preserved ancient buildings in the village and wanted to contribute to protecting this beautiful village." Thus, "Chunyangtai" came into being, named after the study of Chen Xianzhang (陈献章), a great Confucian scholar in Lingnan. In Zhang Yonghe's view, "Chunyangtai" should integrate local culture, respect tradition, and showcase the charm of modern design. In order to adapt to the ancient village pattern, "Chunyangtai" adopts a clustered layout, consisting of 10 small single buildings with diverse functions such as exhibition, reading, performance, and research; the architectural team also "moved" the lotus pond to the roof and planted lotus flowers on the roof.
In April 2023, "Chunyangtai" officially opened to the public. In addition to the permanent exhibition "In Great Accordance with the Dao: The Settlement and Establishment of Chinese Scholars," there are also a series of lectures, attracting many villagers and tourists; the immersive light and shadow art exhibition "Heart Painting China" and the village history exhibition "Yi Ye (奕叶)" bring rich and colorful cultural experiences; the trendy small shops converted from old houses, as well as tea shops, aesthetic life halls, markets, and other new business formats are very popular among young people, and the ancient village is gradually becoming trendy.
Li Ruixuan (李睿轩), a child, participates in the training of the children's choir in the "Chunyangtai" theater; his mother, Cao Meihua (曹美华), visits the exhibition to learn about the design works of cutting-edge artists - this is the local people's "cultural weekend." "We have exhibitions, artistic sketching, and other activities for the public, as well as aesthetic education courses such as poetry clubs and little docents. Each project is very popular," said Wu Runsi (吴润斯), the brand manager of the Langtou project. With the cultural space available and activities organized, more and more people are attracted.
The development of Langtou Village is changing with each passing day, and it embodies the efforts of many people. Curators from European art institutions, architects from Beijing (北京), planning and design experts from Shanghai (上海), and local villagers are all involved. When they learned that they were invited to participate in the Venice International Architecture Biennale, the project team was even more excited. What name best represents the project? Zhang Yonghe suggested calling it "Langtou Experiment."
"The key to the project is not building houses or repairing houses, but promoting the development of Langtou Village," Zhang Yonghe believes that the work carried out in Langtou Village has a certain experimental nature, and the accumulated experience can be promoted to other villages and regions.
Langtou Village is seen by more people, and more and more people are walking into this village. A few days ago, Huang Zhiyun took several foreign tourists to visit Langtou Village. They filmed videos while praising the village repeatedly. "The villagers have become accustomed to the foreign faces appearing in the ancient village," Huang Zhiyun said with emotion, "**文化自信** (wén huà zì xìn - "cultural confidence," belief in the strength and value of one's own culture)."
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"I never thought the money I was scammed out of could be returned," a police officer from the Songjiang Branch (松江分局) of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau (上海市公安局) received a call not long ago. The caller was a victim in a "recruitment-to-training" case previously handled by the branch under the guidance of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau (上海市公安局刑侦总队). He was very happy because he had received the refunded money from the court. In the job market, "recruitment-to-training" fraud, which uses "high-paying recruitment" and "guaranteed work" as bait to actually defraud victims of training fees, occurs from time to time.
In this case investigated by the Songjiang Branch (松江分局) of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau (上海市公安局), the criminal gang used online part-time jobs as a cover, posting advertisements on short video platforms and social media, targeting college students and other groups for fraud, and was eventually cracked down by the public security authorities.
Forging Success Stories to Induce Job Seekers to Buy Courses
In August 2023, Zhang Qing (张清) (pseudonym), a college student, saw an advertisement in a WeChat group claiming that he could work part-time in photo editing and video editing. With the idea of learning skills and making money, he added the WeChat contact of the advertisement publisher and then contacted a "Teacher Tingting (婷婷老师)."
"She promised that there were channels to learn skills, and then you could take orders to make money, and she also said that you could quickly get your money back," Zhang Qing (张清) said, but there was a prerequisite: you had to buy a training course, and the course fee was 5,000 yuan.
Li Li (李莉) (pseudonym), a 20-year-old college student, had a similar experience to Zhang Qing (张清). After seeing an advertisement in a WeChat group and expressing interest, a "Teacher Xiao Ai (小艾老师)" contacted her.
"Teacher Xiao Ai (小艾老师)" told Li Li (李莉) that there were channels to learn photo editing and video editing, starting from scratch, and you could take orders in a month, earning 30-200 yuan per order. But you also had to buy a training course first, and the course fee was also around 5,000 yuan.
"In order to make the victims believe that they could have a stable income, the criminal gang also provided 'success story' chat screenshots," said Zhou Jida (周骥达), the captain of the anti-fraud team of the Songjiang Branch (松江分局) of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau (上海市公安局).
The reporter saw that in the "success story" screenshots provided by the criminal gang, there were mainly some recruitment notices issued in the name of the person in charge of well-known e-commerce platforms: "I still need 30 stable students, preferably college students. Now I don't have enough manpower, and there are still 5 stores that haven't been connected," "I have 17 stores to launch new products, and I need 20 graphic designers who are proficient in photo editing techniques," "Arrange 10 students for me. My offline store wants to do e-commerce operations. Take this 15,000 yuan deposit first. If you do well, there will be bonuses"...
In addition, "Teacher Tingting (婷婷老师)," "Teacher Xiao Ai (小艾老师)," and others also sent a large number of WeChat exchange group screenshots, student income screenshots, and other content, showing that students who had been trained did not have to worry about taking orders and had high incomes. Seeing these "success stories," Zhang Qing (张清) and Li Li (李莉) were very excited and quickly paid the training fees according to the instructions, and then they were pulled into the training group.
Zhou Jida (周骥达) introduced that these "success story" screenshots were all forged and were fabricated by the criminal gang to gain the trust of the victims.
"The training content released is very basic. I feel that you can learn it for free by searching online." After paying the training fee, Zhang Qing (张清) immediately felt that the "teacher's" attitude changed from warm to cold, and after learning from the training video, he couldn't get any orders at all. Zhang Qing (张清) and Li Li (李莉) realized that they might have been deceived.
Fabricating Part-Time Positions to Attract the Attention of Job Seekers
"Traditional 'recruitment-to-training' fraud mainly involves charging training fees in the name of offline training after publishing job information, but now the cases mainly occur online." Li Hui (李辉), a police officer from the anti-fraud team of the Songjiang Branch (松江分局) of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau (上海市公安局), has been on the front line of cracking down on "recruitment-to-training" cases for many years. In his opinion, the case involving Zhang Qing (张清) and Li Li (李莉) is very typical. The criminal gang used online platforms to publish false recruitment and part-time information, defrauding victims of funds in the name of training, which is very bad in nature.
After receiving the victim's report, the Songjiang police immediately launched an investigation. After research and judgment, it was found that an education company in other provinces was highly suspected. The company used short videos and social media platforms to publish a large number of part-time order advertisements, using zero-based learning and stable income as bait, fabricating that the company could provide long-term and stable graphic design, video editing, and other part-time jobs to attract the attention of college students and other groups.
After several months of investigation, the Songjiang police found that the gang had a large number of personnel, a tight organizational structure, and scattered work locations. From the end of 2023 to February 2024, the Songjiang police, together with the local police, carried out batch-by-batch arrests and captured 225 criminal suspects.
The reporter saw that on the "talking points" seized by the police, the criminal gang designed various language expressions, which were very confusing: "The resources are all provided by us, you don't need to go out and find them yourself, it's very convenient," "It's busy at the end of the year. Merchants need designers with strong comprehensive abilities and monthly home office workers, with a salary of 15,000 yuan," "Hello students, are you still planning to do part-time orders? I personally lead the Double Twelve part-time side business class. The more you work, the more you get, and the guaranteed minimum income is 3000+ per month"...
Why does this "recruitment-to-training" gang recruit externally in the name of "part-time"? The police officer in charge of the case told reporters that this is mainly to try to evade legal responsibility and create the illusion that "the reason why the victim can't find a part-time job is a personal reason, not fraud."
The criminal gang has a strong awareness of anti-侦查 (fǎn zhēn chá - "anti-investigation," awareness of avoiding police investigation), and internally emphasized "not allowing the sale of courses that don't exist, not allowing promises of a base salary and five insurances and one housing fund employment, etc., and not allowing anything other than part-time to be discussed." After realizing that the Shanghai public security organs might be investigating related cases, they also specifically notified "Shanghai students are not allowed to sell, and refunds must be given immediately if they can't maintain it."
But these methods failed to allow the criminal gang to escape legal sanctions. After investigation by the police, the amount involved in the case reached more than 20 million yuan, and more than 190 people, including the leading criminal suspect Jin (金), were transferred to the prosecution by the police.
Deeply Digging into the Black and Gray Industries and Cracking Down on Related Crimes Across the Entire Chain
Zhou Jida (周骥达) introduced that in handling the case, it was found that the goal of all the gang's talking points and scams was to get the victims to pay "training fees," but general regular jobs would not "pay first and then go to work." "Regardless of whether it is online or offline, the model of requiring payment for training before working to 'get your money back' may involve fraud."
Due to the large number of criminals involved and the large scale, the criminal gang was prosecuted in batches. In the judgment of one of the cases involving the gang, the Songjiang District People's Court (松江区人民法院) of Shanghai stated that after trial, it was found that the gang members used the talking points provided by the company on the Internet, falsely claiming that they could provide stable part-time jobs in cooperation with platforms such as Jingdong (京东) and Taobao (淘宝), and fabricated content such as being able to learn and earn money at the same time, easily covering tuition fees, and having a fixed part-time income every month by sending false pictures and other methods, inducing victims to pay money to purchase online courses.
The gang members defrauded others of their property by using telecommunications network technology for the purpose of illegal possession, and their actions constituted the crime of fraud. The court sentenced them to corresponding penalties based on the circumstances of each person's case.
"In part-time fraud, the amount of money defrauded from each victim may not be large, but the total number of victims is often very large." Fang Suping (房素平), deputy director of the Criminal Trial Court of the Songjiang District People's Court (松江区人民法院) of Shanghai, introduced that many victims choose to silently endure after being defrauded because the amount is not large, which also increases the difficulty of case detection and judgment.
In recent years, the Shanghai public security organs have maintained a "zero tolerance" attitude towards "recruitment-to-training" fraud crimes, deeply digging into the black and gray industries behind the crimes, cracking down on "recruitment-to-training" fraud activities across the entire chain, and constantly squeezing the living space of such crimes. At the same time, they have strengthened cooperation with market supervision, human resources, and social security departments, and focused on cracking down on prominent problems such as false advertisements and false publicity in the recruitment market through regular inspections and centralized rectification, and have cracked down on more than 40 criminal gangs.
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How to Prevent "Recruitment-to-Training"
In response to the "recruitment-to-training" fraud crimes that have emerged in recent years, the Shanghai public security organs have summarized some characteristics.
In "recruitment-to-training" fraud cases, criminals mostly publish false advertising information such as "high-paying recruitment" and "stable part-time jobs" on the Internet, and gradually make job seekers mistakenly believe that employment "guarantees high salaries" and part-time jobs "guarantee orders" through forged chat records, success stories, and other information.
Subsequently, criminals will require job seekers to participate in offline training classes or purchase online training courses, but the content of these so-called "professional courses" is basically information that can be found online. During the training period, criminals either distribute small-amount reward task lists in the group from time to time, or forge false orders for "job seekers who have completed training" to obtain rewards in order to "stabilize" job seekers. When job seekers complete the training, criminals will perfunctory with various reasons, and job seekers have no opportunity to take part-time orders at all.
In this regard, the Shanghai police remind: Recruitment information with "zero threshold" that can be directly interviewed and has unusually high salary and benefits is very likely to involve fraud such as false recruitment; job seekers can consult and verify the employer, job position, and salary and benefits through the contact information publicly announced by the employer's official channels. In the process of applying for a job, be cautious about employers requiring advance payment of various fees such as "training fees"; in the process of job hunting, maintain communication with schools, relatives, and friends, and make rational judgments and cautious choices. Once you find that you have been defrauded, report to the police in a timely manner.
(Reported by Ju Yunpeng (巨云鹏))
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Summer vacation is the peak season for students to work part-time, and there are also more overseas high-paying recruitment scams targeting summer workers. Recently, the public security organs in Suizhou (随州), Hubei (湖北) Province, promptly dissuaded a young man who was suspected of being lured to go abroad. What are the forms of overseas high-paying recruitment scams? How to identify them? What should I do if I encounter a scam? The reporter interviewed Li Kui (李奎), a police officer from the Anti-Fraud Center of Hubei Province.
"Zero-threshold high-paying jobs abroad," "all-inclusive food and accommodation, reimbursement of air tickets, and special pick-up and drop-off"... If you see similar recruitment information during the summer vacation, you must pay attention. Li Kui (李奎) introduced that this is likely to be an overseas high-paying recruitment scam that uses "easy work and high salary" as bait.
"Fraudsters deliberately conceal the details and risks of working abroad, and use information asymmetry to induce workers to sign unequal labor contracts without knowing the truth, which leads to workers finding out that they have been deceived after arriving abroad and falling into a dilemma of safeguarding their rights," Li Kui (李奎) introduced.
Li Kui (李奎) also mentioned three forms of overseas high-paying recruitment scams: "Pay first and then go abroad," using fake or unqualified labor export intermediaries as a medium to carry out fraud, collect high intermediary fees, registration fees, and security deposits, and then abscond with the money; "Apply for a visa after going abroad," some unqualified intermediaries will use this as an excuse to send workers abroad to work illegally; "Forge materials to deceive people into going abroad," forge engineering projects and false certificates, confiscate workers' communication equipment and tear up their passports after going abroad, forcing them to engage in cross-border telecommunications fraud and other illegal and criminal activities.
Li Kui (李奎) reminded that if you encounter the following situations, it is highly likely that it is an overseas high-paying recruitment scam, and you need to be highly vigilant.
The first type is those with generous salaries and who can go abroad to work illegally through "visa-free + smuggling" and other means; the second type is those who describe the job content as low-end service industry or manual labor positions, and even claim that "as long as you can type, you can come to work"; the third type is those whose work location is described as large cities or tourist cities in border provinces; the fourth type is those who provide job seekers with high-quality free services such as border tourism and business trips.
Finding a job in the summer vacation and preventing falling into overseas high-paying recruitment scams requires the efforts of students, families, and society. Li Kui (李奎) introduced that for students looking for jobs, when they see overseas recruitment information, they can first check on the official website of the Ministry of Commerce whether the relevant dispatch company is included in the national list of foreign labor cooperation enterprises. In the "Institutional Settings" item on the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, select "Cooperation Department", and under the "Online Inquiry" item, there is a "List of Foreign Labor Cooperation Enterprises". Click "List of Foreign Labor Enterprises", and all compliant enterprises with operating qualifications are in it.
In addition, labor dispatch policies vary from country to country, and specific job search policies can be verified through the relevant country's embassy or official website. "No tourist visa is equivalent to an overseas labor visa, and job seekers need to distinguish the type of visa to avoid being deceived," Li Kui (李奎) reminded. Job seekers should also avoid seeking jobs or paying fees through unknown websites and non-officially registered social media accounts, and be cautious about providing personal information.
Parents should always pay attention to their children's abnormal behavior during the summer vacation. If they encounter situations such as "suddenly going abroad to work, travel, or meet netizens" or "receiving high-paying job invitations from unknown sources and showing strong interest", they can call the police in time.
Return to TopThe surging river flows, and the cultural heritage extends endlessly. On July 19th, the "Picturesque Jiangxi, Uniquely Beautiful Scenery" Jiangxi Culture and Tourism (Chengdu) Promotion Conference opened at Jiazi Music Square in Chengdu, Sichuan. At the promotion conference, Jiangxi and Sichuan provinces jointly launched the theme promotion event "Follow the Route to Tour Gan and Shu."
In recent years, Jiangxi has anchored the construction goals of "a strong cultural province and a strong tourism province," taking "attracting tourists to Jiangxi" as a starting point, focusing on building a development path of provincial and municipal linkage to aggregate strength, regional collaboration to expand space, and global promotion to improve energy levels. It continues to promote Jiangxi's unique cultural and tourism resources to the whole country and even the world, fully releasing the unique charm of "Picturesque Jiangxi" and continuously enhancing the brand influence of "Jiangxi Scenery is Uniquely Beautiful."
Provincial and Municipal Linkage: Playing a Good "Game of Chess" for Development
Jiangxi focuses on breaking resource restrictions and innovating integration models. Through provincial and municipal linkage and policy coordination, it is committed to building a new pattern of "a game of chess" for cultural tourism in the province.
Against the background of continuous strengthening of the provincial and municipal linkage mechanism, in May of this year, the cultural and tourism departments of six cities in Jiangxi, including Yingtan (鹰潭), Fuzhou (抚州), and Shangrao (上饶), joined hands to carry out promotion activities in Xiamen (厦门) and Quanzhou (泉州), Fujian. The innovative "joint publicity, joint promotion, joint exhibition, and joint performance" integrated model was adopted to focus on displaying local cultural essences such as copper carving and She ethnic folk songs, and launched the "One Mountain, One Garden, One Lake" joint ticket preferential policy. With the cooperation idea of "precise connection, complementary advantages, and differentiated development," it explored an effective path for cities and regions to integrate resources and collaboratively develop key source markets.
In June of this year, Yingtan (鹰潭) officially joined the Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, and Jiangxi "Alliance Garden," realizing greater resource integration and collaboration, and jointly creating a model of inter-provincial cooperation between cities with Quzhou (衢州) in Zhejiang, Huangshan (黄山) in Anhui, Nanping (南平) in Fujian, and Shangrao (上饶) in Jiangxi. Jiangxi cities and regions took this opportunity to deeply integrate into the Yangtze River Delta region and the Haixi source circle, significantly improving regional collaboration efficiency and market competitiveness, becoming a model of provincial and municipal cultural tourism linkage.
This promotion conference further upgraded the scale and model of cooperation. Under the framework of provincial main promotion, the "1+11" model was used to link the cultural and tourism resources of 11 prefecture-level cities in Jiangxi, fully stimulating the vitality of the province's cultural and tourism system, forming a strong promotion synergy, and reaching a number of strategic cooperation agreements with Sichuan. The promotion conference launched 193 special offers for Sichuan tourists, including snake-year zodiac tourists can visit 114 national 4A-level and above tourist attractions in Jiangxi for free during their birthday month, and issue 100,000 aviation equity gift packages of 600 yuan for round-trip flights from Nanchang (南昌) to Chengdu (成都).
Regional Collaboration: Drawing a "Concentric Circle" of Cooperation Together
Jiangxi gives full play to the advantages of regional cultural and tourism resources and actively expands inter-provincial cooperation, achieving remarkable results.
In terms of Gan-Min cooperation, following the solid foundation laid in seven major areas such as cultural and tourism product development, industrial development, and event organization in 2024, in June of this year, the two sides took advantage of the situation to launch the "One Trip, Multiple Stops" linkage promotion plan, opening a new chapter in regional collaboration. The cooperation focuses on precise customer attraction, releasing 153 "attracting customers to Jiangxi" policies for Fujian tourists, and jointly launching 5 "Mountain and Sea Wonders" Fujian-Jiangxi boutique routes covering world heritage, porcelain and tea culture, building a cross-provincial tourism market community, and jointly enhancing regional cultural and tourism influence and attractiveness.
Today, the depth of regional linkage of Jiangxi cultural tourism has gradually moved from resource sharing and route connection to the deep water area of governance collaboration.
Since Jiangxi and Fujian fully launched tourism complaint handling collaboration in 2024, they have successively established a cross-regional collaboration leading group for tourism complaint handling, issued the "Cross-Regional Collaboration Mechanism for Tourism Complaint Handling in Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces," and established an efficient collaborative processing process. For complex complaint cases involving tourists from the two provinces, they can respond quickly and handle them in a timely manner.
Global Promotion: Showing Jiangxi's "International Style"
Based on the successful practice of domestic regional cooperation, Jiangxi's vision for cultural and tourism development has further turned to the world, focusing on strengthening international promotion.
In the past two years, Jiangxi has strengthened tourism cooperation with neighboring countries and regions. Through the two-way synergy of "bringing in" and "going out," it has significantly improved tourism results, its global influence has continued to increase, and the source of inbound tourists has become increasingly diversified.
Actively do a good job of "bringing in." In April of this year, Jiangxi held a global travel merchant matchmaking meeting, attracting 21 well-known overseas travel merchant representatives from countries and regions such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and Australia to participate in the meeting. On-site, it promoted the joint venture of national provincial tourism groups, overseas travel merchants (associations), airlines, and Jiangxi travel agencies (associations) to reach a number of cooperation agreements, laying the foundation for further expanding the international market.
Go all out to serve "going out." In April of this year, Jiangxi regularly carried out the Hong Kong and Macao Culture and Tourism Promotion Month activities, and launched the "Discover Jiangxi" overseas promotion plan in Hong Kong. The previously established "Jiangxi Scenery is Uniquely Beautiful" Jiangxi Cultural Tourism (Hong Kong, Macao) Promotion Center continues to display Jiangxi resources and attract tourists to Jiangxi in groups. After the Macao Center was listed, it drove a 20% increase in the number of tourists to Jiangxi and a 30% increase in the number of special route bookings.
At the same time, Jiangxi Cultural Tourism actively explored the Southeast Asian market and the "Belt and Road" countries market, and formed teams to go to Bulgaria, Malaysia, Morocco and other countries and regions to carry out cultural and tourism promotion; facing tourists at home and abroad, Jiangxi held a global cultural and tourism conference, linking 11 prefecture-level cities in the province, and launched 546 tourism preferential policies.
Looking to the future, Jiangxi will continue to deepen provincial and municipal linkage, regional collaboration, and global promotion, continuously innovate product supply, optimize service experience, strengthen brand shaping, and strive to write a "Jiangxi answer sheet" for the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism industry.
Data source: Jiangxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism
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Editor's Note: The scorching summer heat is sweltering. How did people spend their summers in traditional dwellings without air conditioning?
Starting today, this edition launches the "Ecological Wisdom of Traditional Architecture: Beating the Summer Heat" series, exploring the ecological wisdom embedded in traditional architecture, from heat-insulating and moisture-proof red brick thick walls, heat-storing and temperature-regulating thick rammed earth, and natural ventilation courtyard systems.
Fine rain drizzles over Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落) in Xintang Street (新塘街道), Jinjiang City (晋江市), Fujian Province (福建省), with ripples spreading across the pond in front of the village. Washed by the rain, the red bricks and white stones on the outer walls of the ancient houses appear even more vibrant.
"It's been raining a lot these past few days, but the house is dry inside. Don't underestimate our old houses; the red brick walls absorb water and prevent moisture, and they also provide heat insulation and keep the house cool. It's very comfortable to live in!" Cai Canyi (蔡灿艺), a 41-year-old villager of Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落), has lived in his own red brick house since childhood.
Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落) has a history of over 600 years, featuring 132 cultural relics and historical buildings, including Southern Fujian official-style mansions, Gothic and Romanesque foreign-style buildings, and Chinese-Western style residences, showcasing the architectural styles of different historical periods in the Southern Fujian region.
In the Fujian dialect, "厝 (cuò)" means houses, villages, or settlements. "Returning home to build a big house (回乡起大厝)" is a cherished thought for many Southern Fujian people who work hard away from home.
The Southern Fujian region experiences hot and humid summers, with occasional typhoon attacks. How can these big houses be made more livable?
Light and Wind in the Layout
The "bright hall, dark room" design provides ventilation and coolness; the gable roof style helps prevent typhoons.
Stepping over the stone threshold and entering the Chaodong Residence (朝东宅) in Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落), the courtyard inside the gate is open, and the hall is spacious and bright.
"Southern Fujian summers are hot and humid, so houses often adopt a 'bright hall, dark room' design. 'Bright hall' means the hall does not have doors and windows, facing the courtyard openly, which is conducive to ventilation and moisture prevention; 'dark room' refers to living rooms with smaller windows, which can reduce sunlight exposure inside the room, providing ventilation while also helping to lower the temperature," explains Cao Chunping (曹春平), associate professor at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Xiamen University (厦门大学), who has long studied Southern Fujian architecture.
Without electric fans or air conditioning in the past, the people of Southern Fujian put a lot of effort into the architectural layout to spend the hot summer, cleverly handling the light and wind inside and outside the house.
Wind is invisible and intangible, but in the ancient houses of Southern Fujian, traces of wind can be seen everywhere. Cao Chunping (曹春平) explains that the roofs of ancient Southern Fujian houses often have skylights or holes, such as "wind-catching windows," to allow hot air to rise and achieve "wind extraction." On the upper part of the gable walls on both sides, exquisite flower windows of one-foot square are also opened using green glazed tiles or red pottery, which dissipate heat and also have a decorative effect.
On both sides of the courtyard of Chaodong Residence (朝东宅), there are also symmetrical small doors. Opening the door, across a narrow alley only wide enough for one or two people to pass, is another red brick ancient house.
"This is a fire alley for fire prevention, and also a cool alley for enjoying the cool air." Wu Jinpeng (吴金鹏), director of the Jinjiang City Cultural Relics Protection Center (晋江市文物保护中心), remembers living in such a house when he was a child. He would open the small door and put a wooden bed board in the alley, lying there to enjoy the breeze. The slowly passing breeze made him fall into a sweet dream.
A gentle breeze is refreshing and delightful. However, in the coastal areas of Southern Fujian, there is also the trouble of strong winds and heavy rain in summer. Cao Chunping (曹春平) explains that to prevent typhoons, the roofs of ancient Southern Fujian houses are often designed as gable roofs with two slopes. The ridge to the eaves is structured with whole, continuous rafters, making the overall structure of the house stronger. At the same time, bamboo-shaped cylindrical tiles are laid on the top layer of the roof tiles, and materials such as lime are added to the gaps between the tiles to prevent rainwater from seeping in and strong winds from overturning the roof.
Increase and Decrease in Materials
The thick red brick walls are not only brightly colored in appearance, but also provide heat insulation; the pores can absorb moisture.
Walking out of Chaodong Residence (朝东宅) and gently stroking the red brick wall, the touch is rough. Red bricks, as a commonly used wall-building material by Southern Fujian people, have their own livable uses.
The Southern Fujian region is mostly hilly, and the soil in the fields is rich in ferric oxide, which is an ideal raw material for brick making. The people of Southern Fujian use local materials to make clay and fire it into bricks. Cao Chunping (曹春平) explains that the thick red bricks are not only brightly colored in appearance, but also provide heat insulation; the pores can absorb moisture.
Due to the high price of red bricks, ordinary houses usually have red bricks laid on the outer walls and other materials used for the inner walls. "In Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落), the walls of ancient Southern Fujian houses are mostly 40 centimeters thick, and the inner walls are often made of rammed earth, brick, and stone." Standing outside the door of Chaodong Residence (朝东宅), Wu Jinpeng (吴金鹏) holds up his palm to compare the thickness of the wall, "The thick double-layer walls can effectively insulate heat."
Cao Chunping (曹春平) explains that there are also walls in ancient Southern Fujian houses that are not completely filled, called "hollow walls." This design saves building materials and can use the wall cavity to achieve heat insulation, insulation, and moisture-proof functions.
In Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落), in addition to the entire red brick wall, you can also see walls with alternating red bricks and white stones. Large gray-white granite stones are combined with flaky red strip bricks in an alternating pattern. The red bricks protrude more than the stones on the wall. This masonry method is called "out brick in stone (出砖入石)." "Red bricks are more easily weathered than stones. The red bricks protrude slightly from the stones. After long-term exposure, the wall can still remain strong and flat," says Wu Jinpeng (吴金鹏).
"'Out brick in stone (出砖入石)' mostly uses discarded red bricks and stones, realizing the reuse of building materials, and over time, forming a unique architectural style," explains Cao Chunping (曹春平). This masonry method is mostly used to build walls, gable walls, etc.
Interestingly, on the upper part of the gable walls of ancient Southern Fujian houses, there is mostly a protruding brick band, called "bird perch (鸟踏)." "'Bird perch' has a certain protective effect on the gable wall, which can prevent rainwater from eroding the gable wall. Birds often perch on the 'bird perch,' and even build nests. Perhaps this is the origin of the name 'bird perch,' adding a bit of natural beauty to the ancient house," says Wu Jinpeng (吴金鹏).
Adherence and Change in Use
Village site selection emphasizes forests on the top of the mountain, residences at the foot of the mountain, streams in the valley, and fields by the stream; today, modern facilities are appropriately added inside the buildings.
In addition to the exquisite design of individual buildings, the village environment also reflects the ecological wisdom of the ancients.
"Village site selection emphasizes forests on the top of the mountain, residences at the foot of the mountain, streams in the valley, and fields by the stream. Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落) was selected and built according to this principle," explains Wu Jinpeng (吴金鹏). Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落) is backed by Shigushan Mountain (石鼓山), and the Wu'an Stream (梧垵溪) flows in front of the village. There is also a small pond between the stream and the village, which can regulate the local microclimate and make the surrounding area cooler. "To protect the village, it is necessary to protect the overall environment of the village and retain elements such as mountains, rivers, forests, and fields."
In 2017, Jinjiang City (晋江市) established the Wulin Traditional Village Protection and Development Leading Group (梧林传统村落保护发展工作领导小组), implementing overall protection and orderly development of Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落) with the basic ideas of solid protection, dynamic inheritance, and industrial upgrading.
"Keeping the historical heritage of the building itself unchanged, we appropriately add modern facilities inside the building according to the needs of the operating format," says Li Qiaoyun (李俏云), deputy general manager of Jinjiang Wulin Qingpu Cultural Tourism Operation and Management Co., Ltd. (晋江市梧林青普文旅运营管理有限公司). In addition to repairing and developing traditional buildings on the premise of repairing the old as before, the operating team also relatively completely preserves the overall ecological landscape of Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落). "Don't underestimate the small pond at the entrance of the village. Rare birds appear every year!"
Inside the Delu Residence (德鑨宅) in Wulin Traditional Village (梧林传统村落), there is a tall banyan tree. The roots of the tree are embedded in the ground, and the crown grows above the roof, casting a shade. Li Qiaoyun (李俏云) introduces that the operating team regularly checks and prunes the roots of the banyan tree in time, both to protect the banyan tree and to avoid its developed root system from affecting the walls, steps, sewers, etc. of the ancient house. "Now Delu Residence (德鑨宅) has become a coffee shop. Sitting under the banyan tree in the courtyard to drink coffee and take pictures is a must for many tourists who come here to visit," says Li Qiaoyun (李俏云).
"The village is a whole, reflecting the ancients' understanding of the environment. When protecting the traditional buildings in the village, we should also protect the natural texture of the entire village environment," says Cao Chunping (曹春平).
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Wetlands, with their multiple functions such as providing water resources, maintaining biodiversity, and mitigating climate change, are known as the three major ecosystems on Earth, along with forests and oceans, and play an important role in maintaining the ecological, food, and water security of all countries.
China has continued to increase its protection efforts, and wetland protection has achieved historic achievements. As of now, the national wetland area has stabilized at more than 56.35 million hectares. China has explored a series of wetland protection and development experiences that are in line with China's national conditions, contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to global ecological governance.
Strengthen protection and restoration, and improve the level of refined management.
On the water surface of the Xixi National Wetland Park (西溪国家湿地公园) in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), a drone is conducting a cruise scan. On the display screen of the Xixi Wetland Smart Governance Center, a panoramic view of the 10.38-square-kilometer wetland is presented.
"In the past, we needed to row boats to the depths of the wetland to conduct on-site inspections, which caused a certain degree of disturbance to the organisms and the environment. Now, with a large screen, we can achieve full park scheduling," said Zhang Ming (张明), director of the Xixi Wetland Smart Governance Center.
In March last year, the Xixi Wetland Smart Governance Center was launched for trial operation. As a pilot project for international important wetland digitization, Xixi Wetland installed intelligent sensing equipment such as bird audio and video recognition to form an intelligent governance network covering the entire area.
In the past 20 years, China has organized and implemented more than 4,000 wetland protection and restoration projects, restored more than 1.1 million hectares of wetlands, and established more than 2,200 various types of wetland nature reserves, significantly improving the ecological conditions of important wetlands.
With the promulgation and implementation of the Wetland Protection Law and the wetland protection regulations of various provinces, wetland protection has a solid legal guarantee. China has organized and implemented the "National Wetland Protection Plan (2022-2030)," designating a total of 82 international important wetlands, identifying 58 national important wetlands and 1,205 provincial important wetlands, initially constructing a hierarchical wetland management system.
Strengthening wetland monitoring and investigation is an important part of wetland protection and restoration. Yang Fengwei (杨锋伟), Deputy Director of the Wetland Management Department of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林草局), introduced that the National Forestry and Grassland Administration has deployed and launched a survey of peat swamp carbon pools in key provinces across the country, and has basically completed the survey of carbon sinks in peat swamp wetlands across the country. Improve the construction of wetland perception systems, connect to video monitoring of 15 national wetland parks, and gradually realize digital and intelligent management.
Reasonably utilize wetland resources and develop the "beautiful economy" by adapting to local conditions.
In 2024 alone, the Tengzigou National Wetland Park (藤子沟国家湿地公园) in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County (石柱土家族自治县), Chongqing (重庆), attracted 17,000 teachers and students to come here for sketching. Qiaotou Town (桥头镇) in Shizhu County (石柱县) transformed abandoned school buildings and old houses of villagers into lakeside B&Bs, driving the average household income of surrounding villagers to increase by about 30,000 yuan.
Next to the wetland, a sightseeing train strings together sketching spots, characteristic B&Bs, and ecological picking gardens, receiving more than 300,000 tourists. "We also cooperate with other resorts to launch new activities such as study tours, camping, and water sports. Last year, the town's comprehensive tourism revenue exceeded 19 million yuan," introduced Wang Dong (王东), Secretary of the Party Committee of Qiaotou Town, Shizhu County.
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of national wetland parks. Over the past 20 years, a total of 903 national wetland parks have been established across the country, effectively protecting 2.4 million hectares of wetlands. As of now, about 90% of national wetland parks are open to the public free of charge.
Focusing on the theme of "ecological priority, green development," various regions have developed the "beautiful economy" by adapting to local conditions, and carried out a series of practical explorations in wetland resource utilization and ecological value transformation in wetland ecological agriculture, wetland product processing, and wetland ecological tourism.
"In the future, a value evaluation index system and scientific evaluation mechanism for wetland ecological products should be established, wetland ecological product value accounting standards should be formulated, and the realization model of wetland ecological product value should be innovated," said Yuan Xingzhong (袁兴中), a professor at Chongqing University (重庆大学).
Carry out international cooperation, demonstrating the responsibility and commitment of a major country.
In January this year, the third batch of internationally certified wetland cities was announced, and nine Chinese cities, including Dali (大理), Yunnan (云南), were among them.
The "International Wetland City" certified by the Ramsar Convention is the highest achievement in urban wetland ecological protection. As of now, 22 Chinese cities have been selected as international wetland cities, ranking first in the world in terms of quantity.
Since officially joining the Ramsar Convention in 1992, China has conscientiously fulfilled its obligations under the Ramsar Convention, taken active actions, carried out wetland survey and monitoring and protection and restoration projects, comprehensively strengthened wetland protection and restoration, and continuously improved the ecological conditions of wetlands, demonstrating the responsibility and commitment of a major country.
Of the nine major migratory bird flyways in the world, four pass through China. China has implemented the Global Environment Facility's "East Asia-Australasian Flyway China Migratory Bird Protection Network Project" to protect wetland ecology and escort migratory birds.
In order to strengthen cross-border collaborative protection of migratory birds, the Jiangxi Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve (江西鄱阳湖国家级自然保护区) signed cooperation agreements with the Russian Kytalyk National Park (克塔雷克国家公园) and others to share bird monitoring data, habitat management methods, and jointly carry out bird banding and other activities.
In November last year, the agreement on the establishment of the International Mangrove Center was officially signed in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东). At present, the area of mangroves in China has reached 454,500 mu, an increase of about 124,500 mu compared with the beginning of the 21st century, making it one of the few countries in the world with a net increase in mangrove area.
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At 8 a.m., the reporter departed from Golmud City (格尔木市), Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州), Qinghai Province (青海省). Due to the full-line widening of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, the original 5-hour drive took until 2:30 p.m. to reach the Wudaoliang Protection Station (五道梁管护站) in the Hoh Xil (可可西里) area and the 3002-kilometer mark of National Highway 109 (109国道).
"This is a special passage for the migration of Tibetan antelopes in the Sanjiangyuan (三江源) area. In recent years, the passage rate has been nearly 100%. Around July 12th, the female Tibetan antelopes that have finished giving birth will return to their original habitat with their young. Look, there are more than a dozen female Tibetan antelopes gathered there, pacing back and forth for more than an hour," said Zhao Xinlu (赵新录), Deputy Director of the Hoh Xil (可可西里) Nature Reserve Public Security Bureau of the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (玉树藏族自治州) Public Security Bureau.
The Hoh Xil (可可西里) police officers were divided into two groups, with the 3002-kilometer milestone as the center, controlling passing vehicles within a range of more than 500 meters on both sides. Police officer Danzheng (旦正) held up a "Temporary Stop" sign, guiding vehicles to park on the side of the road. Before long, more than a dozen passing cars were parked beside National Highway 109 (109国道).
More than 10 minutes later, the lead sheep, observing the road conditions with its head tilted, suddenly turned around, and a group of sheep followed and ran away into the distance. Seeing the Tibetan antelopes walking back, Zhao Xinlu (赵新录) immediately issued an order: "Resume normal traffic!" He explained: "Summer is the peak commuting time on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. If the control time is too long, it will cause serious congestion. We will dispatch in real time according to the situation on the spot."
Technology is also helping the migration of Tibetan antelopes. On one side of the road, Wang Dong (王东) and Li Quanbang (李全邦) from the Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology (西北高原生物研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) were staring at the screen. In front of them was a "mobile sentry," a 5-meter-high probe with a panoramic camera at the top that can photograph a range of 5 kilometers. "Don't worry, a large group of Tibetan antelopes has gathered on the other side of the bridge. It looks like they will be coming over in another hour or two," Wang Dong (王东) said.
"The sound of vehicles honking and passing will startle the Tibetan antelopes. We coordinate the main force of the Wudaoliang Protection Station (五道梁管护站), and each grassroots protection station patrols the jurisdiction continuously. Once Tibetan antelopes are found to be crossing the highway, temporary traffic control measures are taken as soon as possible," said Awang Danba (阿旺旦巴), Director of the Hoh Xil (可可西里) Public Security Bureau.
In the distance, several lead sheep appeared under the bridge. Watching with binoculars, the Tibetan antelopes strolled leisurely, eating grass, while slowly looking towards National Highway 109 (109国道).
Soon, the flock appeared under the bridge, and Zhao Xinlu (赵新录) excitedly shouted: "There are quite a few in this batch, estimated to be at least 200!"
At 6 p.m., everyone was closely monitoring the movements of the Tibetan antelopes. The group in the front was walking, and the group in the back was moving south, seemingly showing a divergence. After a while, the sun began to set in the west, and the flock did not seem to have reached a "unified opinion." The group in the front also entered the river valley area, and disappeared from the camera screen.
At 8:10 p.m., it was still bright. Suddenly, the figures of Tibetan antelopes appeared on the camera screen! They came out of the river valley, and the leading Tibetan antelopes obviously quickened their pace. Their position was only 200 meters away from National Highway 109 (109国道) in a straight line. More and more Tibetan antelopes came out from behind, gathered, and approached the side of National Highway 109 (109国道).
100 meters, 80 meters, 50 meters, everyone held their breath and stared at the movement of the flock. Awang Danba (阿旺旦巴) issued an order in a timely manner: "Please police officers and rangers quickly control passing vehicles!"
The roadsides switched to "silent mode." The Tibetan antelope flock reached the side of National Highway 109 (109国道). The lead sheep observed the surrounding environment back and forth. Although everyone was hundreds of meters away, they even lowered their voices when speaking.
Suddenly, the Tibetan antelope jumped onto the road, and several sheep behind followed and leaped up vigorously. They walked to the middle of the road and suddenly turned back, as if determined, and rushed back to the center of the road. This time, several lead sheep crossed the road in one go, and the flock followed one after another.
In just 5 minutes, the Tibetan antelopes spent a day accumulating strength.
During the control intervals, the Hoh Xil (可可西里) police and rangers distributed Hoh Xil (可可西里) protection leaflets to passing drivers and passengers. "Now everyone's awareness of protection has improved, and they all understand the traffic control very well. There are almost no behaviors such as honking," said Awang Danba (阿旺旦巴). "Tibetan antelopes start heading to Zhuonai Lake (卓乃湖), located in the hinterland of Hoh Xil (可可西里), in May every year. It is known as the 'Antelope Delivery Room.' They start to return in mid-to-late July. We, together with the Hoh Xil (可可西里) Management Office, guard Zhuonai Lake (卓乃湖) and National Highway 109 (109国道) around the clock to escort the Tibetan antelopes to successfully give birth and migrate."
At 8:40 p.m., as the sun was about to set, the last Tibetan antelope of the day passed through National Highway 109 (109国道).
This is a life migration that repeats year after year, and their story continues to flow silently in this vast world.
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper in Beijing (北京) on July 22nd (Reporter Li Hongmei (李红梅)), the northern region will experience a period of heavy rainfall in the coming days. The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) forecasts that from July 23rd to 26th, parts of eastern Northwest China, central and western Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), North China (华北), and Northeast China (东北地区) will experience heavy to torrential rain, with localized areas experiencing extremely heavy rainfall. Some of these areas will also be accompanied by short-term heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, strong winds, or hail and other severe convective weather. The main period of impact will be from the 24th to the night of the 26th.
Meteorological experts remind that eastern Northwest China, central and western Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), North China (华北), and Northeast China (东北地区) will continue to experience frequent rainfall. In particular, the southern part of central and western Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) has recently experienced excessive rainfall, leading to a high risk of meteorological disasters. With a large number of people traveling during the summer vacation, the public should pay close attention to the latest forecasts and warning information released by meteorological departments, adjust travel plans in a timely manner, and avoid traveling to mountainous areas and areas with fragile geological conditions that have a high risk of disasters. Tourist attractions should strengthen safety management.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜 波 吴 勇 环球时报记者 樊 巍 环球人物记者 田 亮
On the Sino-Mongolian border in Erenhot (二连浩特市), Xilingol League (锡林郭勒盟), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), a four-story, 21-meter-high, and over 70-meter-long building spans the railway line, with the five-star red flag flying high at the top. This is the Erenhot National Gate (二连浩特国门). Erenhot (二连浩特) is also known as China's "Northern Gate" and is the first stop for the China-Mongolia Railway from Mongolia (蒙古国) into China. Under the national gate, the "steel camel caravan" gallops on, witnessing the increasing prosperity of personnel and economic and trade exchanges.
"Erenhot (二连浩特)" originates from the Mongolian language. "Eren (二连)" means "colorful" because there were salt ponds with colorful hues near the earliest inhabited place. With the official opening of the Sino-Mongolian-Russian international railway in 1956, the architectural complex centered on the station gradually developed into a "hot" (city), hence the beautiful name "City of Colors." It is an important node in the Eurasian railway network, the closest land border port in the country to Beijing (北京), and the largest land port in China open to Mongolia (蒙古国).
The "City of Colors" has been famous since ancient times. During the Qing Dynasty (清朝), the Yilin Post Station (伊林驿站) was established here. With the rise of the "Wanli Tea Road (万里茶道)," the Yilin Post Station (伊林驿站) became an important station for tea trade, where different cultures converged and blended. Today, strolling through the streets of Erenhot (二连浩特), Mongolian (蒙古国) tourists coming to shop and travel can be seen everywhere. More and more Mongolian people come to Erenhot (二连浩特) to study, work, and live, continuing the story of friendly exchanges between China and Mongolia.
Chinese Class——
Sowing the Seeds of Friendship for the Future
"When parting blooms, it grows on the cliff, at the highest mountain top, only then can the answer be heard, there is nothing to fear, children, fly with confidence..." Walking into the Chinese as a Foreign Language Education and Training Department of Erenhot No. 1 Middle School (二连浩特第一中学), students from Mongolia (蒙古国) are singing the newly learned Chinese song "When Parting Blooms." The singing is melodious, full of the expectations of teenagers from foreign lands for the future.
Mikhidmaa, a 17-year-old girl from Ulaanbaatar (乌兰巴托), Mongolia (蒙古国), sings along softly. "I like Chinese very much, and I also like Chinese culture very much. The school environment here is good, the learning atmosphere is strong, and the teachers are very responsible, so I want to continue learning Chinese here." Mikhidmaa, who has been here for more than a year, said that when she first came, she couldn't understand Chinese very well, but now she can use Chinese for simple communication.
Inside the training department building, there are several exhibition boards telling the story of the school's history and the study and work experiences of past graduates. "The school has been enrolling Mongolian (蒙古国) students since 2006, and currently divides the students into elementary, intermediate, and advanced classes according to their Chinese proficiency." According to Bao Xiuhua (包秀华), vice principal of Erenhot No. 1 Middle School (二连一中), in order to better help these students learn Chinese, the school has opened 12 courses including Chinese oral and written tests, of which Chinese courses account for more than half of the total courses, and most graduates can reach level 5 or 6 in the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK).
Uglun, from Darkhan (达尔汗市), Mongolia (蒙古国), lived in Erenhot (二连浩特) with her mother for a period of time when she was a child. Years later, she came to Erenhot (二连浩特) again and entered Erenhot No. 1 Middle School (二连一中) to continue learning Chinese. "When I first came, I was a little unaccustomed to the tense study life here, but seeing that the Chinese students were working very hard, I was greatly touched and began to clarify my direction of effort." Uglun said, "I plan to study medicine at a Chinese university after graduating from high school. Studying medicine requires mastering the Chinese language and culture, so I must study hard and lay a good foundation."
Since 1996, Erenhot (二连浩特) has enrolled more than 6,000 Mongolian (蒙古国) students, and Erenhot No. 1 Middle School (二连一中) alone has trained more than 2,000 people. "Mongolian (蒙古国) children are far away from their hometowns, and their study and life need more care from teachers." Wu Tubuxin (乌图布信), a teacher at Erenhot No. 1 Middle School (二连一中), said that in addition to daily teaching, they use weekends and holidays to take Mongolian (蒙古国) students to get haircuts and purchase daily necessities. Many students regard Chinese teachers as their "parents" in China. "Every time I go back for vacation, I share my study and life in China with my family, and my family is very happy." Mikhidmaa said that she plans to go to university in China in the future and engage in work related to exchanges between the two countries, contributing to promoting better and better relations between Mongolia and China.
Language is the key to communication, and education is the bridge of exchange. Taking Erenhot (二连浩特) as the starting point, batches of Mongolian (蒙古国) children are moving towards a broader stage, sowing the seeds of friendship for a more vast future.
Bridge of Friendship——
Connecting Two Border Cities Closely
Early in the morning, the reporter came to the Erenhot Highway Port (二连浩特公路口岸), and the rainbow bridge symbolizing the friendship between China and Mongolia was particularly dazzling in the sunlight. The border inspection hall was crowded with people, and many Mongolian (蒙古国) tourists were carrying clothes and daily necessities purchased from China back to their country.
Following the crowd, the reporter passed through border inspection and entered Zamyn-Üüd (扎门乌德市), Mongolia (蒙古国). Colorful facade houses are scattered in a well-organized manner, and yurts are dotted on the light yellow sand, presenting a vast desert Gobi landscape. Accompanied by the sound of train whistles, the passenger train from Ulaanbaatar (乌兰巴托) to Zamyn-Üüd (扎门乌德) slowly arrived at the Zamyn-Üüd Station (扎门乌德车站) located in the city center. The square in front of the station was bustling with activity, and many Mongolian (蒙古国) passengers who got off the train hurriedly changed vehicles to go to Erenhot (二连浩特) for shopping and sightseeing.
In recent years, with the increasingly close ties between Zamyn-Üüd (扎门乌德) and Erenhot (二连浩特), a Chinese learning craze has emerged in this Mongolian (蒙古国) border city. In Zamyn-Üüd Second Comprehensive School (扎门乌德第二综合学校), a Chinese class is in progress. This year's 11th grader, Khulan, is tiptoeing and writing the newly learned Chinese character "永" on the blackboard. "The '捺' should be swung out like a horse whip!" While writing, she repeated the essentials taught by the teacher. Between the strokes, this girl who grew up in the Mongolian (蒙古国) pastoral area felt the beauty of Chinese characters.
Khulan often goes to Erenhot (二连浩特) with her parents to eat her favorite Chinese food and buy her favorite stationery. Last summer, she obtained the opportunity to go to a summer camp in China with a Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) level 2 score. In Xi'an (西安), she felt different customs and was deeply shocked by the magnificent momentum of the Terracotta Army. Therefore, Khulan has a new dream - to study in China. She said that she wants to study tourism in China and become a tour guide in the future, taking more Mongolian (蒙古国) tourists to China for sightseeing, and also taking more Chinese people to Mongolia (蒙古国) to see the vast grasslands.
"Our school has been cooperating with Inner Mongolia Normal University (内蒙古师范大学) to open Confucius Classrooms since 2017, and Chinese can be learned from elementary school to high school." Batu Tuya (巴图图雅), principal of Zamyn-Üüd Second Comprehensive School (扎门乌德第二综合学校), introduced that more and more Mongolian (蒙古国) students want to learn Chinese now, and more than 300 of the school's 1,500 students are learning Chinese, and many graduates go to universities in China.
In addition to the Confucius Classroom, the language environment and atmosphere brought by being adjacent to Erenhot (二连浩特) has also become the biggest advantage of the school's Chinese teaching. "Because it is close to China, and there are close personnel exchanges between the two sides, there are more opportunities to use and practice Chinese. Many students in the school transferred from Ulaanbaatar (乌兰巴托) specifically to learn Chinese." Batu Tuya (巴图图雅) said that last year, the school had two new teachers who moved their families from other parts of Mongolia (蒙古国) to Zamyn-Üüd (扎门乌德) to facilitate their children's learning of Chinese.
From Erenhot (二连浩特) to Zamyn-Üüd (扎门乌德), Chinese is like a bridge, connecting the two border cities closely together.
Exchange and Mutual Learning——
Continuing a New Chapter of Sino-Mongolian Friendship
"Envoys looked at each other on the road, and merchants traveled endlessly." In the Yilin Post Station (伊林驿站) Relics Museum in Erenhot (二连浩特), a piece of Anhua dark tea stored for nearly 200 years is quietly displayed. As a key node of the "Wanli Tea Road (万里茶道)," the Yilin Post Station (伊林驿站) used to welcome and send tens of thousands of camels and thousands of ox carts every year. Chinese merchants exchanged tea, silk, porcelain, etc. for animal skins and silverware. Chinese ledgers and Mongolian contracts coexisted in their luggage, outlining a picture of the integration of different ethnic cultures.
Today, the camel bells are gone, but the positioning of the ancient post station as a link between China and foreign countries has been inherited and continued in a new form. Today's Erenhot (二连浩特) is becoming a new hub for Sino-Mongolian exchanges: In the Wenzhou International Mall (温州国际商城) in Erenhot (二连浩特), Batu Meng (巴图孟), a tourist from Mongolia (蒙古国), is busy picking out clothes for his family. "Erenhot (二连浩特) is the 'first stop' for many Mongolian (蒙古国) people to come to China, and we are too familiar with this city."
Ayush, a Mongolian (蒙古国) driver, usually travels between Erenhot (二连浩特) and Ulaanbaatar (乌兰巴托), transporting cars of fresh fruits and vegetables back to Mongolia (蒙古国). Every time he comes to Erenhot (二连浩特), he always buys some daily necessities for his family to bring back. "With the increasingly frequent trade between Mongolia and China, our business is getting better and better, and our family's life is getting better and better."
Naranjirgal, a pregnant woman from Ulaanbaatar (乌兰巴托), came to Erenhot People's Hospital (二连浩特市人民医院) for a prenatal checkup. She has lived in Erenhot (二连浩特) for more than two years. "Erenhot's hospitals are well-equipped, and there are also Mongolian-speaking triage staff, which is very convenient for seeing a doctor here."
The Erenhot-Zamyn-Üüd National Fitness Games (二连浩特·扎门乌德全民健身运动会), which started in 2014, has been held for seven sessions, and the scene of Chinese and Mongolian athletes high-fiving on the football field has become a vivid footnote of friendship on the border. Nai Rige (乃日格), a Chinese athlete participating in the football match, said with emotion: "I have met many Mongolian (蒙古国) friends through the competition." Over the years, Mongolian (蒙古国) students who graduated from Erenhot (二连浩特) have passed on the warmth they gained during their studies here, contributing to Sino-Mongolian friendship: Arong Tengger (阿荣腾格尔), a 2010 graduate of Erenhot No. 1 Middle School (二连一中), is now engaged in youth work in the Mongolian People's Party, and is committed to promoting mutual visits between Mongolian and Chinese youth; Guyige (古义格), a 2015 graduate, has won many awards in the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, and after returning to China, he founded a Chinese education institution, and now his students have successively come to Erenhot (二连浩特) for further study...
From the melodious camel bells of the "Wanli Tea Road (万里茶道)" to the sound of reading in the border classroom, from economic and trade exchanges to people-to-people connectivity, the story of Sino-Mongolian friendship is continuing to write a new chapter in the "City of Colors."
Link·Xilingol League (锡林郭勒盟), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
Xilingol League (锡林郭勒盟) is located in the central part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), with a long history and culture and rich tourism resources. It has the only World Cultural Heritage site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), the Yuan Shangdu Site (元上都遗址). Xilingol League (锡林郭勒盟) borders Mongolia (蒙古国) to the north, with a border line of 1,103 kilometers, and has two international land ports that are open all year round, Erenhot (二连浩特) and Zhuengadabuqi (珠恩嘎达布其).
In recent years, economic, trade, and personnel exchanges between Xilingol League (锡林郭勒盟) and Mongolia (蒙古国) have become increasingly frequent. In 2024, the import and export of goods at Erenhot Port (二连浩特口岸) and Zhuengadabuqi Port (珠恩嘎达布其口岸) increased by 9.4% and 48.1% respectively year-on-year, and the number of inbound and outbound personnel increased by 74.9% and 49.9% respectively year-on-year. Erenhot Port (二连浩特口岸) is the only railway port for the China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) to enter and exit the country through the central passage. In 2024, the China-Mongolia Erenhot-Zamyn-Üüd Economic Cooperation Zone (中蒙二连浩特—扎门乌德经济合作区) was officially approved by the State Council (国务院), becoming the third cross-border economic cooperation zone established by China with neighboring countries after the China-Kazakhstan Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center (中哈霍尔果斯国际边境合作中心) and the China-Laos Mohan-Boten Economic Cooperation Zone (中老磨憨—磨丁经济合作区).
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From kindergarten to primary and secondary schools, Erenhot (二连浩特) has devoted love and patience over the years to paving the way for Mongolian students to pursue their dreams. Foreign Chinese education has become a bright calling card for this city. With language as the medium and education as the bridge, Erenhot (二连浩特) is writing a new chapter in China-Mongolia cultural exchanges.
The closeness of hearts begins with the commonality of language. The focused expressions of Mongolian children tracing Chinese characters and their joyful demeanor when communicating in Chinese during breaks are all budding signs of cultural exchange. In local schools, scenes of Chinese and Mongolian students singing nursery rhymes together and celebrating traditional festivals are common. This kind of emotion, which grows naturally in daily interactions, lays a foundation for China-Mongolia friendship among young people.
The resonance of development relies on the bond of education. Among the more than 6,000 Mongolian students who have been received in Erenhot (二连浩特), many have applied what they learned in China to the construction of various fields in Mongolia after returning home, becoming a link to promote industrial docking and technological exchanges between the two countries, and helping both sides achieve common development. Many others have devoted themselves to Chinese education after returning home, further consolidating the foundation for friendly cooperation between the two countries.
Erenhot's (二连浩特) practice proves that language exchange is the cornerstone of people-to-people connectivity, and people-to-people connectivity is the foundation of good neighborliness. Batch after batch of Mongolian youth have approached China and understood China by learning Chinese. They are not only language learners, but also disseminators of culture and envoys of friendship. The future story of China-Mongolia friendship will be written jointly by generations of young people.
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Return to TopShendong Coal, a backbone coal production enterprise of China Energy Investment Corporation (国家能源集团), was developed and constructed in 1984. From the initial arduous efforts during the early stages of reform and opening up to the difficult breakthrough in overcoming foreign technological monopolies, it has always used innovation as its engine, driving the enterprise to continuously leapfrog development. Shendong Coal has forged a "five-high" development path of high starting point, high technology, high quality, high efficiency, and high benefit. It has opened up a path of technological breakthrough on the industry map, deeply engraving the gene of innovation into every inch of the enterprise's development.
Every major breakthrough of Shendong Coal embodies the wisdom and sweat of its employees; every technological innovation adds momentum to China's coal industry towards a higher level. Through 41 years of weathering the storm, Shendong Coal has achieved a magnificent transformation from a follower to a leader, writing a brilliant chapter of promoting industrial upgrading through technological innovation and driving industry transformation through innovation.
Breaking the Stalemate, Carrying Out Technical Research to Break the Technological Monopoly
In the early stage of development and construction, facing the predicament of relatively backward domestic coal mining technology, insufficient equipment, complex geological conditions, and multiple mining problems, Shendong Coal independently innovated, was full of fighting spirit, and embarked on a journey of arduous entrepreneurship.
Starting from scratch, Shendong Coal carried out technical research on fully mechanized mining, first gaining an in-depth understanding of the structure and performance of imported equipment, and then forming a scientific research team to take root in the mine. Scientific researchers stayed at the production front day and night, collecting a large amount of geological data and equipment operating parameters, and constantly conducting theoretical analysis and practical exploration. Aiming at the roof control problems faced by large mining height mining, different support methods and materials were repeatedly tested. After countless adjustments, high-strength support technology suitable for Shendong's geological conditions was finally developed, successfully overcoming the key technical problems of large mining height fully mechanized mining.
Technical accumulation has catalyzed qualitative changes. From coal mining machines and scraper conveyors to hydraulic supports and other core equipment, Shendong Coal, in conjunction with domestic scientific research institutions and manufacturing enterprises, has gradually realized the breakthrough from the localization of key components to the localization of complete machines. In particular, the successful research and development of ultra-large mining height complete sets of intelligent fully mechanized mining equipment with completely independent intellectual property rights marks that Shendong Coal has reached the international leading level in the field of high-end coal mining equipment, breaking the technological monopoly and providing a solid guarantee for the efficient and safe mining of Shendong Coal and even China's coal industry.
Exploring Innovation, Promoting Digital and Intelligent Transformation to Help Industry Change
As the wave of digitalization sweeps across the global industry, Shendong Coal keenly captured the opportunity for intelligent development and took the lead in exploring intelligent transformation in the coal industry, driving the traditional coal industry towards high-end, intelligent, and green development through technological innovation.
Daliuta Coal Mine (大柳塔煤矿), as the pioneer of Shendong Coal's intelligent construction, has built the first advanced intelligent fully mechanized mining face "space capsule." Here, coal mining operations are no longer the traditional manual operation mode, but through the deep integration of 5G communication, artificial intelligence, digital twin and other technologies, it has realized remote control of coal mining machines, unmanned machine operation, and intelligent monitoring of the entire production process. Coal miners only need to sit in the ground control room, and through high-definition display screens and intelligent operating systems, they can accurately control the operation of underground coal mining machines.
In the process of intelligent construction, Shendong Coal also faces many challenges. The complex underground environment puts high demands on the transmission stability of 5G signals, and the compatibility problems between equipment from different manufacturers also bring challenges to system integration. In order to solve these problems, Shendong Coal established a special technical research team, jointly with communication companies and equipment manufacturers, and after hundreds of on-site tests and optimizations, finally realized the full coverage and stable transmission of 5G signals underground, and established a unified equipment communication standard, realizing the interconnection and collaborative operation between different devices.
In addition to the intelligence of the coal mining link, Shendong Coal has also comprehensively promoted intelligent transformation in production links such as transportation, ventilation, and drainage. Unmanned rubber-tired vehicles shuttle orderly in underground roadways, intelligent ventilation systems adjust the ventilation volume in real time according to underground environmental parameters, and automated drainage equipment realizes 24-hour real-time monitoring and precise control of underground water inflow. The intelligent transformation has greatly improved Shendong Coal's production efficiency, significantly enhanced safety保障 capabilities, effectively reduced production costs, and also provided a replicable and scalable Shendong model for the intelligent development of the coal industry.
Open Collaboration, Building an Innovation Ecosystem to Promote Sustainable Development
Technological innovation is a complex system engineering that requires the collaborative participation of multiple parties. In the process of development, Shendong Coal actively builds an open and collaborative innovation ecosystem, gathering the wisdom and resources of all parties, and injecting a continuous stream of power into technological innovation.
In terms of industry-university-research cooperation, Shendong Coal has established long-term and stable cooperative relationships with well-known domestic universities and research institutions such as China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) (中国矿业大学（北京）) and China Coal Research Institute (煤炭科学研究总院). Through the joint construction of joint laboratories, talent training bases, etc., a series of key technology research and prospective research have been carried out. For example, in the research on green coal mining technology, it has cooperated with scientific research institutions to jointly develop new technologies such as water-retaining mining and filling mining, which effectively reduces the impact of coal mining on the ecological environment and realizes the benign interaction between coal resource development and ecological environmental protection.
At the same time, Shendong Coal focuses on giving play to the internal innovation vitality of the enterprise, and has built innovation platforms such as chief scientists (engineers), chief experts (outstanding engineers), young craftsmen, and skill master studios, encouraging front-line employees to actively participate in technological innovation and improvement. These platforms have become important positions for Shendong Coal to cultivate innovative talents and solve practical production problems.
In addition, Shendong Coal actively participates in industry standard setting and technical exchange activities, and promotes its own innovation achievements to the industry. It deeply practices the "National Standardization Development Outline" (《国家标准化发展纲要》), takes enterprise standards as the basis, forms upper-level standards that can be replicated, promoted and applied, and leads and participates in the formulation of 11 group standards, 63 industry standards, and 8 national standards.
Looking back on the 41-year road of technological innovation, Shendong Coal has achieved fruitful results, accumulating more than 100 new records for Chinese enterprises, and obtaining 1,760 authorized patents and 8 National Science and Technology Progress Awards (国家科技进步奖). These achievements are not only the crystallization of the wisdom and sweat of Shendong employees, but also a vivid portrayal of the technological innovation and development of China's coal industry.
Looking forward to the future, Shendong Coal will continue to take technological innovation as the lead and unswervingly follow the path of high-quality development. In the journey of ensuring national energy security, it will continue to overcome key core technologies, continuously promote intelligent construction and green mining, further improve the innovation ecosystem, and strive to build a world-class clean and low-carbon energy technology leading enterprise, and contribute more to the modernization transformation and sustainable development of China's coal industry.
Data source: China Energy Investment Corporation Shendong Coal (国家能源集团神东煤炭)
Return to TopThe Ministerial Conference of the Global Civilization Dialogue, co-hosted by the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) of the Communist Party of China (中共) and the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央对外联络部), was held in Beijing (北京) recently. More than 600 people from all walks of life from about 140 countries and regions had in-depth exchanges and built consensus around the theme of "Maintaining the Diversity of Human Civilizations and Jointly Promoting World Peace and Development," jointly contributing wisdom and strength to promoting mutual understanding among people of all countries and the harmonious coexistence of different civilizations.
From building an inclusive world to global development and prosperity, from cultural inheritance and innovation to people getting to know each other, from scientific and technological innovation and development to academic dialogue, at the 6 parallel sub-forums, the participating guests had extensive discussions on civilization exchanges and mutual learning, and built a consensus on promoting the construction of a diversified and three-dimensional global civilization dialogue and cooperation network.
Understanding and Accepting Different Civilizations
Chairman of the People's Party of Kazakhstan, Yertersbayev (叶尔特斯巴耶夫)
In June of this year, the international community jointly celebrated the first "International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations." We shoulder the historical mission of understanding and accepting different civilizations while safeguarding our own culture, and China (中国) has set an outstanding example in this regard. The establishment of the "International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations" is mainly due to China's (中国) proposal and promotion.
China (中国) has always advocated equal partnership and pursued common development and prosperity. Although Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) and China (中国) differ in economic size and population, China (中国) has always engaged in dialogue with Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) on an equal footing, demonstrating the great wisdom nurtured by Chinese civilization. Twelve years ago, President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the joint construction of the "Silk Road Economic Belt" in Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦), which is an important part of the "Belt and Road" initiative. The important value of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative lies not only in the economic level, but also in the great power morality shown in the process of advancement. China (中国) has always emphasized that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" does not engage in ideological confrontation, geopolitical games, or group political confrontation, and opposes unilateral sanctions, economic coercion, and "decoupling and breaking chains."
The "Belt and Road" is not only an economic corridor, but also a bridge of civilization connecting the East and the West and running through the North and the South. By promoting the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," China (中国) is building new international transportation corridors and building a new model of economic cooperation, making different countries an organic part. This not only brings economic value and sets a new cooperation paradigm, but also promotes global civilization dialogue and integration. President Tokayev (托卡耶夫) of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) highly praised this global initiative, believing that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative has made immeasurable contributions to promoting cultural exchanges between co-construction countries, consolidating good-neighborly friendship, and enhancing friendship and mutual understanding.
Using Actions to Interpret the Value of Civilization Dialogue
Secretary of State of the Office of the Council of Ministers of Cambodia, Gay Riveyhi (盖里维希)
The Global Civilization Initiative advocates respecting the diversity of world civilizations, promoting the common values of all mankind, valuing the inheritance and innovation of civilizations, and strengthening international cultural exchange and cooperation, pointing out a new path for civilization exchange and mutual learning for all countries in the world. True civilization dialogue can not only hear each other's voices, but also enter each other's hearts. In civilization dialogue, each of us is a student and a teacher. What we share is a vision, and what we pursue is common prosperity.
2024 is the "Cambodia-China People-to-People Exchange Year" and 2025 is the "Cambodia-China Tourism Year." In Cambodia-China (柬中) cooperation, we use practical actions to interpret the value of civilization dialogue. In recent years, I have witnessed the tremendous changes brought to rural Cambodia (柬埔寨) by the Cambodia-China (柬中) Friendship Poverty Alleviation Demonstration Village, and witnessed the "small and beautiful" projects such as the "Cambodia-China (柬中) Friendship Library" built by our Chinese partners. Cambodia-China (柬中) cooperation has improved the lives of local people and brought the hearts of the two peoples closer.
Cambodia (柬埔寨) has always attached importance to open and inclusive cultural exchange and cooperation, and our civilization has been inherited and developed as a result. Cambodia (柬埔寨) has a civilization history of more than 2,000 years and owns civilization treasures such as Angkor Wat (吴哥窟). We are willing to work with other countries to build bridges that cross cultural differences and connect each other's hearts, strengthen exchanges and cooperation under the guidance of the Global Civilization Initiative, and jointly promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Promoting Civilization Mutual Learning through Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of Dominica, Franklin Garcia (富兰克林·加西亚)
Science and technology promote the progress of human civilization, and civilization dialogue promotes the continuous development of science and technology. We should more deeply realize that human progress and social development cannot be separated from countries listening to each other, understanding each other, sharing experiences, working together, learning from each other, and building dreams together.
China (中国) has a civilization history of thousands of years and is one of the birthplaces of ancient and brilliant human civilization. Contemporary China (中国) has made tremendous achievements in sustainable development and cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum science, which has attracted worldwide attention. In recent years, exchanges and cooperation between Dominica (多米尼加) and China (中国) in the fields of scientific and technological innovation have been increasing. Dominica (多米尼加) has actively participated in exchange activities such as the China-Latin America Science and Technology Innovation Forum and the China-Latin America Digital Technology Anti-epidemic Cooperation Forum, enhancing understanding and deepening cooperation through dialogue. We look forward to further promoting civilization mutual learning through scientific and technological innovation cooperation with China (中国).
I am very pleased to see that the Ministerial Conference of the Global Civilization Dialogue adopted the Beijing Declaration of the Ministerial Conference of the Global Civilization Dialogue and released a number of action plans on the theme of civilization dialogue. I hope that this conference will become a spark, creating more opportunities for exchange in the future, allowing young people from all countries to grow up in mutual learning, allowing more innovative technologies to improve the well-being of people in all countries, and making global development more prosperous.
Opening up a New Path for Sustainable Development
Former President of the Senate of Malaysia, Wang Fuming (王茀明)
We are in a challenging era. Against the background of geopolitical tensions, accelerated technological changes, and escalating environmental crises, civilization dialogue has important value and is an indispensable countermeasure. Cultural and historical differences should not become barriers, but bridges of communication. We should regard diversity as a valuable resource for stimulating creativity, enhancing cohesion, and promoting wisdom sharing.
Cultural inheritance is an important way for us to pay tribute to traditions and continue our spirit. We must let traditional culture be reborn in the modern context, so that it can inspire innovation while maintaining its essence. The rebirth of traditional Malaysian batik craftsmanship through digital platforms and the re-emergence of Chinese ink art through immersive digital exhibitions prove that tradition and innovation can achieve symbiosis and common prosperity. True innovation often stems from a deep understanding of cultural heritage, enabling it to resonate with the new era.
The Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) provides a useful framework for respecting the diversity of civilizations and promoting common values. Through extensive dialogue and discussion, we can jointly open up a new path for global trust, inclusion and sustainable development. Let us work together to protect cultural heritage, stimulate innovation, and share its valuable value. At the same time, we should also face up to differences and strengthen unity under the guidance of mutual respect and common goals.
Promoting the Harmonious Coexistence of Diverse Civilizations
Minister of Social and Community Development, Housing and Gender Equity of Grenada, Gloria Thomas (格洛丽亚·托马斯)
In the era of globalization, it is particularly important for different civilizations to integrate, exchange, learn from each other, and inspire each other. The key to maintaining the diversity of civilizations lies in promoting equal dialogue and in-depth exchanges between different civilizations.
Civilization exchange and mutual learning is not an abstract concept, but a pragmatic action that can be seen and touched. In Grenada (格林纳达), the Confucius Institute established by Ningbo University of Technology (宁波工程学院) of China (中国) in cooperation with T.A. Marryshow Community College not only offers Chinese courses, but also introduces Chinese culture and traditional concepts such as "harmony but difference" (和而不同 (hé ér bù tóng - "harmony but not uniformity," seeking harmony without demanding uniformity)), "respecting the old" (尊老), and "valuing education" (重教) to local students. In China (中国), Grenadian (格林纳达) students can not only perceive the development of contemporary China (中国), but also allow the Chinese people to better understand Grenada (格林纳达). Such educational cooperation is deepening mutual understanding and recognition between the two peoples, and also proves that civilization exchange and mutual learning based on mutual respect and friendly exchanges is of far-reaching significance.
Through mutual learning and common progress, we can achieve communication of minds and promote the construction of a more inclusive and shared family. In this big family, we respect the diversity of civilizations and understand and appreciate each other's differences. The Ministerial Conference of the Global Civilization Dialogue responded to the Global Civilization Initiative, built a bridge between countries, promoted mutual understanding and tolerance, and worked together towards peace and development. We also look forward to further strengthening civilization dialogue under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations (联合国), the China-Latin America Forum (中拉论坛), and the Caribbean Community (加勒比共同体), and continuing to uphold an open and humble attitude to promote the harmonious coexistence and common prosperity of diverse civilizations.
Promoting Common Prosperity that Benefits Everyone
Minister of Gender Equality, Solidarity and Information of Comoros, Fatima Ahamada (法蒂玛·阿哈马达)
The development of civilization has never been isolated, and human society has continued to move forward in the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations. History proves that social development, especially transformative progress, often stems from the diversity of civilizations. From the camel bells of the Silk Road on land to the thousands of sails of the Maritime Silk Road, in the process of civilization exchange and mutual learning, rich and diverse human civilizations have formed interdependent and complementary relationships.
At present, we are facing many challenges, and we should adhere to the concept of exchange and cooperation to promote common prosperity that benefits everyone. The people of Africa (非洲) are well aware of the pain caused by colonialism and other forms of exploitation and oppression, and they also know that there can be no lasting peace or global common prosperity if some people are marginalized. Therefore, we call for exchanges and cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual respect. The development of any country should not be at the expense of the interests of other countries, and should not hold confrontational thinking and question the development model of other countries.
Peace and development are eternal themes of mankind. China (中国) has always been committed to exchanging and learning from other civilizations and working together. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) encourage global dialogue, understanding and cooperation, and promote global sustainable development and stability, which have a far-reaching impact on the world. In the future, we look forward to different civilizations interacting with each other to bring more inspiration, help solve global problems, and add impetus to world peace and development.
(The text in this edition was compiled by reporters Wang Xiaobo (王骁波), Gong Ming (龚鸣), Zhao Yipu (赵益普), Liu Lingling (刘玲玲), Li Xinyi (李欣怡), Chen Xirui (陈熙芮), and Cui Yin (崔寅) of this newspaper)
Return to TopThe Ministerial Conference on Global Civilization Dialogue is a unique opportunity for us to reaffirm our commitment to peace and development, which is particularly important at this moment. Mutual respect, mutual understanding, and mutual learning are the main driving forces for our participation in multilateral cooperation and contribution. We should all be committed to finding mutually beneficial answers to global challenges, leaving no nation, no country, and no individual behind.
——Zoran Ostojić (奥斯托伊奇), Vice President of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia
The Ministerial Conference on Global Civilization Dialogue embodies China's commitment to building an inclusive world based on exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, as emphasized in the Global Civilization Initiative, which aims to transcend civilizational clashes through mutual learning among civilizations. In 2024, Slovakia and China established a strategic partnership, opening a new chapter for exchanges and cooperation in economic, cultural, and other fields. This August, we will invite a delegation of Chinese university students to visit Slovakia, and the exchanges between the youth of both countries will lay a solid foundation for the friendship between the two countries. We also plan to open a Slovak Cultural Center in Beijing (北京) in 2026 to continuously enhance mutual understanding and cooperation between the people of the two countries.
——Tibor Gašpar (巴尔泰克), Vice Chairman of the Committee on Defence and Security of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
Humanity is increasingly becoming a community with a shared future, and civilization dialogues need to be carried out on an equal footing. The Global Civilization Initiative proposed by China is of extraordinary significance and will promote mutual learning among civilizations and help the development of various countries.
——Khwaja Muhammad Huzzafa Rehman (胡扎法·拉赫曼), Minister of State for the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture of Pakistan
Tonga values exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. Strengthening dialogue among different civilizations helps to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. We thank China for a series of initiatives to promote civilization dialogue and mutual learning, and look forward to further enhancing mutual understanding with China through civilization exchanges and mutual learning in the future, so as to better help Tonga and other developing countries bridge the digital divide and achieve sustainable development.
——Vaea (瓦伊阿), Chairman of the Tonga Traditions Committee
The Ministerial Conference on Global Civilization Dialogue is like a warm invitation, calling on us to open our hearts, listen attentively, and express ourselves earnestly. When we understand each other with our hearts, we see not differences, but the common values that unite us and the beautiful expectations for the future. Education is a bridge connecting tradition and the future, and dialogue helps us enhance mutual understanding and achieve peaceful coexistence. We look forward to Micronesia and China continuing to deepen cooperation in education and training, academic exchanges, personnel exchanges, and other fields, paving a friendly path of mutual understanding and common development.
——Esekiel Lippwe (埃塞克), Secretary of the Department of Education of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Ministerial Conference on Global Civilization Dialogue provides an important opportunity for countries to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, enhance mutual understanding and trust, and work together for development and cooperation. Civilization dialogue meets the needs of the times and is an important way to promote mutual learning, mutual appreciation, and integrated development among different civilizations. Laos highly recognizes the leading role played by the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and the Chinese government in promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, will firmly support the Global Civilization Initiative, and actively enhance exchanges and cooperation with political parties of various countries to contribute to the prosperity of human civilization and world peace and development.
——Vansy Kuamua (万西), Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos
Return to TopThe Central Urban Work Conference held recently, for the first time, proposed the goal of building a modern people's city, clarifying the six aspects of "innovation, livability, beauty, resilience, civilization, and intelligence."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's urban development has achieved significant improvements in the level of new urbanization, the energy level of urban development, the level of planning, construction, and governance, the level of livability and workability, the level of historical and cultural protection and inheritance, and the quality of the ecological environment, achieving historic achievements. Recently, reporters from this newspaper visited multiple cities to explore the vivid practices of various regions in earnestly practicing the concept of people's cities, building good houses, good residential areas, good communities, and good urban areas, and carrying out high-quality urban construction.
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Jiangsu Province, Suzhou City——
Youth Apartments, Creating a Haven of Dreams for New Citizens
By Yao Xueqing (姚雪青), reporter of this newspaper
Renting a 50-square-meter finely decorated single apartment, with 24-hour butler service, a supermarket downstairs, and a bus stop at the door... For Sun Qian (孙倩), a post-00s new citizen of Suzhou (苏州市), this is a "haven of dreams."
This is the Suwang Jingyuan Youth Apartment (苏旺景苑青年公寓) located in Wuzhong District (吴中区), Suzhou City (苏州市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), which is also one of the first affordable housing projects in the area targeting young people and new citizens. Walking into the apartment, it is full of "youth elements": in the center of the community is a basketball court; between the buildings, there are charging piles, express delivery cabinets, and take-out cabinets, with wireless network fully covering the public spaces; the youth living room on the 1st floor of Building 1 is equipped with a shared laundry room, yoga room, and study room, and holds activities such as intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, hand-drawn drawings, and night school reading clubs every week; the first floor of Building 2 has a coffee and light food shop, a public kitchen, and a gym...
Xu Ping (徐萍), director of the Wuzhong District Housing Security Management Center (吴中区住房保障管理中心), introduced that this project was originally a commercial housing complex that started construction in 2018, with a total of 880 units, good housing quality, and a high greening rate. At that time, it was not completed due to reasons such as the progress of the project construction. In 2022, in order to meet the housing needs of young people in surrounding industrial parks and science and technology innovation enterprises, district-owned state-owned enterprises invested in the repurchase, revitalizing existing housing resources and transforming them into affordable rental housing projects.
"The apartments have a variety of unit types from 36 square meters to 124 square meters, fully equipped with appliances and intelligent management systems, priced at 30% lower than the surrounding market price, so new citizens and young people can 'move in with their bags'," Xu Ping (徐萍) told reporters. New citizens with a college degree or above or a senior technician or above who are employed or starting a business in Wuzhong District (吴中区) can apply to live in the apartment, and those who meet the relevant conditions can also enjoy rental subsidies and use housing provident fund to pay rent.
Sun Qian (孙倩), whose hometown is Xuzhou (徐州), Jiangsu (江苏), works in a pharmaceutical company in Wuzhong District (吴中区). In the past few years, she was also troubled by renting a house. Good houses were either expensive or could only be shared, and cheaper houses were worried about safety issues.
"I saw the introduction of the community on the online platform, so I applied online. The most important thing about choosing here is convenience and peace of mind," Sun Qian (孙倩) said. It only takes 15 minutes to take the bus from the community to the company; more importantly, the rent is affordable, and there is no need to worry about sudden rent increases or landlords changing their minds, which reduces the pressure on people who have just started working. The community management is also very standardized. You can pay water and electricity bills and report repairs with one click on the applet, providing 24-hour butler service, "making you feel very safe."
Sun Qian's (孙倩) neighbor, Zhang Zihe (张子贺), a girl from Northeast China, likes the "social attributes" of the community the most. "For us young people, the concept of 'affordable housing' is not only about having a good house to live in, but also hoping to have a sense of spiritual belonging." Zhang Zihe (张子贺) said that the community has handicraft classes and sports games on weekends; during the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals, everyone is organized to make dumplings, zongzi, and moon cakes. "I like to play basketball and joined the community basketball club, making many friends. Coming back from work is not a cold apartment building, but more like a lively 'youth home', which makes me very happy to live in."
Xu Ping (徐萍) introduced that this affordable rental housing project is very popular, and single apartment units have been in short supply for a long time, becoming the preferred residential community for new citizens and young people in Wuzhong District (吴中区).
Data from the Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (苏州市住房和城乡建设局) shows that as of now, Suzhou (苏州) has cumulatively raised 169,000 sets (rooms) of guaranteed rental housing, of which 143,000 sets (rooms) have been completed, with a rental rate of approximately 83.5%. This year, more than 11,000 sets (rooms) of new housing will be raised.
Beijing, Changping District——
"Good Houses" Upgrade the Quality of Living
By Li Jianguang (李建广), reporter of this newspaper
In the evening, the sunlight spills over the corner balcony, casting mottled light and shadows on the bedroom and into the living room. "This open balcony is 6 meters high and is not included in the floor area ratio, so the usable floor area is high." Mr. Liu (刘先生) recalled the afternoon when he decided to sign the contract to buy the house.
Having lived in an old house in Beijing (北京) for more than 20 years, "a small three-bedroom apartment of more than 70 square meters, no living room, poor sound insulation, and a bad orientation." Mr. Liu (刘先生) and his family agreed that this time they must change to a "good house."
What is a "good house"? As the first demonstration project of the National "Good House" Design Competition, this new residential building in Phase III of Zhongguancun Life Science Park (中关村生命科学园) in Changping District (昌平区), Beijing (北京市), attracted Mr. Liu's (刘先生) attention as soon as it was launched.
"The floor height is 3 meters, and the indoor space is more open. There is also more ample space reserved for installing underfloor heating and a fresh air system." Mr. Liu (刘先生) imagined his new life after moving in: opening the smart panel, you can control the whole house's air conditioning, fresh air, and underfloor heating system with one click, and access the community's smart system to realize one-click elevator calling and intelligent property management.
There is a visible "sense of upgrade," and there are also invisible "good designs" and "good materials."
"In order to improve sound insulation, we have specially added sound insulation materials to the elevator shaft and set up elevator noise reduction devices. Regarding the problem of toilet sewage noise, which customers are more concerned about, we adopted the same-floor drainage scheme." Fan Xinglei (范兴雷), head of the product management center of Longfor Group (龙湖集团) in North China, introduced that the exterior doors and windows of each household are made of vitrified fiber material, and the thermal insulation performance is more than 30% higher than that of traditional aluminum alloy windows.
A "good house" should not only be comfortable to live in, but also have a convenient community environment. Stepping into the community, the wind and rain corridor connects the community gate, the landscape area, and the overhead floor. Walking through it, you can avoid the sun and rain. The overhead floor on the first floor is divided into public activity spaces such as office areas, fitness areas, and amusement areas. "The diverse scenes and functional neighborhood spaces are very 'down-to-earth', making life more belonging." Mr. Liu (刘先生) said.
"'Good houses' mark a comprehensive improvement of residential products from simple shelter from wind and rain to spatial quality and public services, but they must also be based on reality and close to the needs of the masses." Fan Xinglei (范兴雷) said that in order to create a convenient living circle, the project launched a "commercial box" outside the community gate, introducing convenience stores, cafes, etc., and will also introduce convenience facilities such as菜markets in the underground commercial space in the future.
From "housing for all" to "housing for livability," the construction of "good houses" is accelerating, which is inseparable from standard leadership and policy innovation.
"Building 'good houses' is a systematic project, and good design, good materials, good construction, and good services are indispensable." Qiao Jiejuan (乔捷娟), head of the Planning and Implementation Section of the Changping Branch of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources (北京市规划和自然资源委员会昌平分局), introduced that based on the pilot work of this new residential project, Beijing (北京) issued the "Beijing Plain Multi-Point Area 'Good House' Planning and Management Related Technical Points (Trial Implementation)" this year, which clearly proposed encouraging the setting of closed or open balconies as needed, setting up overhead floors and wind and rain corridors, increasing the allocation of neighborhood shared public spaces, and applying good materials to improve the quality of building facades.
"Building 'good houses' ultimately means continuously meeting the people's yearning for high-quality living needs." Yang Jun (杨浚), deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources (北京市规划和自然资源委员会), said that Beijing (北京) will build more safe, comfortable, green, and smart "good houses" in accordance with local conditions and step by step.
"Living in a good house makes life better." Mr. Liu's (刘先生) family is full of yearning for the future.
Jiangxi Province, Jiujiang City——
Complete Community, Meeting Daily Needs in 15 Minutes
By Wang Dan (王丹), reporter of this newspaper
Early in the morning, the Party and Mass Service Center of Sunjialong Community (孙家垅社区) in Xunyang District (浔阳区), Jiujiang City (九江市), Jiangxi Province (江西省) welcomed a group of old neighbors. Tang Qiurong (汤秋荣), a 63-year-old resident, sent her grandson to the summer public welfare托管班 (tuō guǎn bān - "托管 class," after-school care program) run by the community. "Not only are there teachers to tutor homework, but also handicraft experience courses such as plaster painting, celadon three-dimensional painting, and Peking opera mask making. The child carefully compares the curriculum every day, fearing that he will miss his favorite course."
"In the past, there were few service facilities in the community, the roads were narrow and bumpy, and life was not very convenient. We were reluctant to go out at night. Now the park is built at the doorstep, experts regularly come to the community for consultation, we can take a walk when we go out, we can see a doctor downstairs, and there are special people to help take care of the children. Life is full of fun," said Tang Qiurong (汤秋荣).
Sunjialong Community (孙家垅社区) is composed of 11 residential areas, including the Telecom Equipment Factory Dormitory and the Rectifier Factory Dormitory. Most of the houses were built in the 1970s and 1980s. With the passage of time, problems such as gradual aging of houses, outdated supporting facilities, overall backward environment, and insufficient activity space have gradually emerged.
"Previously, in the 49 residential buildings in the community, more than 80% had problems such as mottled walls and aging pipelines, which caused many safety hazards. Not only that, illegal construction was prevalent in the community, and public areas were 'occupied' by private individuals, resulting in residents' difficulty in parking, difficulty in traveling, and limited activity space," said Zhao Lin (赵琳), secretary of the Party Committee of Sunjialong Community (孙家垅社区). Residents' voices for improving the living environment are getting higher and higher.
"However, due to factors such as funds and policies, what we could do before was 'patching up'. If we want to have a 'new look', the community is also willing but unable to do so," Zhao Lin (赵琳) said with emotion.
In 2022, things took a turn for the better. The construction of Sunjialong Complete Community (孙家垅完整社区) was included in the local people's livelihood project, and the government increased investment to implement overall renewal.
How to build a complete community? Residents have the final say. Zhao Lin (赵琳) introduced that the district established a special working class, and used various methods such as door-to-door visits, questionnaires, holding resident council meetings and special hearings to accurately grasp the needs of residents.
"At the beginning of the construction, the service facilities that residents most looked forward to, such as elderly care, childcare, shared canteens, and cultural and sports facilities, were all in a 'blank' state, and the community did not have vacant sites to build new ones, which became the biggest problem facing us," said Zhao Lin (赵琳).
Revitalizing and expanding space resources has become the key to breaking the局 (jú - "局," situation). "I was originally worried that the fence in front of the door would be 'dismantled at once', causing inconvenience to life. Unexpectedly, the community uniformly built front yards and storage rooms for residents living in small units of 50 to 70 square meters on the first floor, which is both beautiful and practical," said resident Xu Xiaolin (徐晓林).
Not only that, Sunjialong Community (孙家垅社区) also set its sights on the "neighbors" just a wall away.
After многосторонний (mnogostoronniy - "multilateral," many-sided) consultations, according to the "separation of ownership and use rights" model, through measures such as dismantling walls and merging courtyards, and dismantling fences to reveal greenery, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (江西财经职业学院) transferred the right to use more than 4,300 square meters of vacant land in the dormitory area, and successively built a community happy canteen, elderly care service center, childcare center, and shared stadium, allowing the "old and young" to enjoy convenience; the old warehouse of Jiujiang Branch of China Post Group (中国邮政集团九江分公司) of more than 360 square meters has become the community party and mass service center and the new era civilization practice station, allowing serving the masses to have a new阵地 (zhèn dì - "阵地," position) with complete functions... "With the support of a group of 'good neighbors', the community's infrastructure is more complete, and the public activity space has been greatly expanded," said Zhao Lin (赵琳).
Near noon, the Sunjialong Community Happy Canteen (孙家垅社区幸福食堂) became lively. "It provides us with three meals a day, with a combination of meat and vegetables, rich dishes, delicious and inexpensive, and the elderly can enjoy half-price discounts for meals," Tang Qiurong (汤秋荣) said with a smile. Walking out of the community gate, there are fresh supermarkets, health service centers, barbershops, pharmacies... "**一刻钟** (yī kè zhōng - "a quarter of an hour," a short period of time)" can meet basic living needs, which is very convenient!"
Sichuan Province, Chengdu City——
Pocket Parks, Turning "Urban Corners" into Green Spaces
By You Yi (游仪), reporter of this newspaper
At 7:30 in the evening, after eating and washing the dishes, Li Sufang (李素芳), 68, and her wife went out for a walk. The newly built small游园 (yóu yuán - "游园," small park) at the doorstep has a lot of green space and a good environment, and it takes two or three minutes to walk there.
Li Sufang (李素芳) lives in Jinxiang Temple Community (金像寺社区), Shizishan Street (狮子山街道), Jinjiang District (锦江区), Chengdu City (成都市), Sichuan Province (四川省). "In the past, the land at Guanyin Bridge (观音桥) was vacant, all乱搭乱建 (luàn dā luàn jiàn - "randomly built," haphazardly constructed), and some people planted vegetables, and围挡 (wéi dǎng - "围挡," hoarding) was set up outside." Speaking of the past of Guanyin Bridge Pocket Park (观音桥口袋公园), Li Sufang (李素芳) shook her head, "I don't even want to walk there."
"Before the renovation, we visited homes and held坝坝会 (bà bà huì - "坝坝会," a community meeting held in an open space), listening to the ideas of the people." The relevant person in charge of Jinxiang Temple Community (金像寺社区) told reporters that in 2024, the community launched the construction of pocket parks, turning ideas into reality step by step: the围挡 (wéi dǎng - "围挡," hoarding) was transformed into a path; the trees were lush, like green umbrellas; on the side of the road, there were also seats for citizens to rest; not far away, there were fitness equipment such as健骑机 (jiàn qí jī - "健骑机," horse riding simulator),揉推器 (róu tuī qì - "揉推器," massage roller), and牵引器 (qiān yǐn qì - "牵引器," traction device).
Pointing to the休闲座椅 (xiū xián zuò yǐ - "休闲座椅," leisure seats) in Guanyin Bridge Pocket Park (观音桥口袋公园), Li Sufang (李素芳) said that when the community solicited opinions, she proposed the idea of installing seats, and she did not expect it to be adopted immediately. "The utilization rate of休闲座椅 (xiū xián zuò yǐ - "休闲座椅," leisure seats) is very high. Sometimes everyone is tired from walking, or they pass by after buying vegetables, and they like to sit and rest in the park."
The construction of Guanyin Bridge Pocket Park (观音桥口袋公园) not only beautified the landscape, but also added fitness facilities, while the nearby Jingping Road Small游园 (yóu yuán - "游园," small park) relocated the power and communication facilities of the地块 (dì kuài - "地块," plot of land) and transformed it into a landscape and flower border.
In the past, the road in front of the small游园 (yóu yuán - "游园," small park) was badly damaged, and it accumulated water when it rained, which caused周边 (zhōu biān - "周边," surrounding) residents to suffer. "We coordinated with the Housing Construction and Transportation Bureau to改造 (gǎi zào - "改造," renovate) the road surface, from a cement road to an asphalt road, and appropriately widened it." Ye Guofeng (叶国风), a renewal planning planner at the Jinjiang District Park City Construction and Urban Renewal Bureau (锦江区公园城市建设和城市更新局), introduced.
The predecessor of the small游园 (yóu yuán - "游园," small park) was a vacant land, and abandoned power poles and communication facilities were piled up in a mess. In order to improve the environment and eliminate safety hazards, the Jinjiang District Park City Bureau (锦江区公园城市局) communicated with relevant departments to remove the abandoned poles and treat the communication facilities underground.
From the early planning to the completion of construction, it took half a year. At the end of November last year, the two pocket parks were completed and opened to the public one after another. "Suddenly, there are two more small游园 (yóu yuán - "游园," small park) at the doorstep, and there is a new place to take a walk. The environment is better, and the mood is also舒畅 (shū chàng - "舒畅," happy)," Li Sufang (李素芳) said with a smile.
"Pocket parks are not only the 'cells' of the urban green space system, but also the most convenient urban green spaces for citizens to enter, participate in, and use." The relevant person in charge of the Chengdu Municipal Park City Construction Administration (成都市公园城市建设管理局) introduced that Chengdu (成都) has built more than 600 pocket parks, creating "small but精 (jīng - "精," refined)" spaces.
Walls become green篱 (lí - "篱," hedges), vacant land turns into pocket parks, and green意 (yì - "意," meaning) is盎然 (àng rán - "盎然," abundant) between the corners of the streets.
Return to TopBy: 丁怡婷
Deeply grasp the systematic complexity of urban work, adhere to adapting to local conditions and providing classified guidance, promote high-quality urban development, and a happier and better life is worth looking forward to.
Promote the construction of "good houses" for both guaranteed housing and commercial housing to ensure that residents live safely and can start businesses; create complete communities, make up for shortcomings in public services, and care for the "old and young"; "insert needles into seams" to increase pocket parks around residents, allowing residents to see greenery when they open their windows... A series of explorations and practices point to better meeting the people's expectations for a livable urban life and building cities into beautiful homes where people and people, and people and nature coexist harmoniously.
The core of a city is people. Creating an excellent living environment is the central goal of urban work. From the Central Urban Work Conference 10 years ago proposing "coordinating the three layouts of production, life, and ecology to improve the livability of urban development" to the recent Central Urban Work Conference deploying "focusing on building comfortable and convenient livable cities," the emphasis on the livability of urban development has been consistent.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's urban infrastructure has been upgraded iteratively, public services have been gradually improved, and comprehensive carrying capacity has been steadily enhanced. Water supply, gas, and other services have achieved full coverage in built-up areas, black and odorous water bodies in cities at the prefecture level and above have been basically eliminated, and the per capita park green space area in cities has increased to 15.91 square meters. From 2019 to 2024, a total of 280,000 old residential areas have been renovated nationwide, with a total of 3.87 million parking spaces added and 78,000 various community service facilities such as elderly care and childcare built, making cities a space for people to live a high-quality life.
Times are changing, and the situation facing urban work is also changing. The recent Central Urban Work Conference clearly pointed out that China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage mainly focused on stock improvement and quality enhancement. This also means that urban development must actively adapt to these changes, shifting from focusing on increments, pursuing scale expansion, and expanding the urban framework to focusing on stocks, pursuing quality improvement, and structural optimization. To this end, it is necessary to base on the present, look to the future, maintain historical patience and strategic focus, and better meet diversified needs by properly handling various complex relationships.
For example, the dialectical grasp of the new and the old. To improve the quality of urban living, it is necessary to build new facilities such as slow-moving transportation, fitness venues, and elderly service centers, but the renovation of old houses and infrastructure cannot be ignored. In some cities, decades-old houses leak during rainy days, the walls are damp, and leaks in the pipeline network occur from time to time, becoming a problem that the masses are anxious and eager to solve. The Central Urban Work Conference proposed "steadily promoting the renovation of urban villages and dilapidated houses" and "accelerating the renovation and upgrading of old pipelines," which can not only create safer and more comfortable living conditions, but also effectively drive investment and expand domestic demand.
For example, the overall consideration of construction and management. The daily food, clothing, housing, and transportation of the people are inseparable from urban management and services. As urban development shifts to stock improvement and quality enhancement, in a sense, management and services are more important than construction. To address the difficulty of parking, develop parking mini-programs so that residents can view real-time parking information; to utilize abandoned land, try "opening the door to compile plans" and listen to the opinions of surrounding residents to transform it into a community service center, promoting co-construction and sharing; to meet the needs of convenience, introduce breakfast stalls, shoe repair shops, tailor shops, etc., making the community more lively and humane... Many cities are working hard on management and services to make people's lives in the city more convenient, comfortable, and beautiful.
In the midst of thousands of lights, a livable and happy picture. Deeply implement the spirit of the Central Urban Work Conference, earnestly practice the people-centered urban development philosophy, deeply grasp the systematic complexity of urban work, adhere to adapting to local conditions and providing classified guidance, promote high-quality urban development, and a happier and better life is worth looking forward to.
Return to TopRight now it is the summer vacation, and summer consumption is entering a period of explosive growth. From iced drinks and sun protection products to summer vacation products and services, diversified demands are driving various types of summer consumption to be in full "heat." The surging momentum of the summer economy reflects the vigorous vitality of the domestic mega-market.
-- Editor
Cultural Tourism Consumption --
Immersive Experiences Stimulate Travel Enthusiasm
Zhang Ling (张玲) Dou Hao (窦皓)
"Now I have a deeper understanding of where the 'seize' character in 'Seizing the Luding Bridge' comes from." Zhang Ying (张莹), a sophomore from Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东), said at the Red Ribbon Long March Cultural Digital Art Museum in Guiyang (贵阳), Guizhou (贵州). Inside the exhibition hall, 96 irregularly shaped projection surfaces create immersive experience scenes: the sound of artillery fire from the Xiangjiang Battle is deafening, and the touch of the iron chains of the Luding Bridge is cold and real...
"We have investigated many historical details and used advanced science and technology to provide tourists with a more realistic and interactive experience, and better restore historical scenes," said Liu Qiyang (柳启阳), deputy general manager of Guizhou Cultural Tourism Technology, the operator of the Red Ribbon project.
Making history more vivid and experiences more engaging, immersive tourism has become a new highlight and a new attraction in the cultural tourism market in many places this summer.
In Hengdian World Studios (横店影视城), Dongyang (东阳), Zhejiang (浙江), long queues formed at the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival scenic area, with many citizens and tourists waiting early. Based on the famous painting "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival," it recreates the houses and furnishings of the time, reproducing the natural scenery and urban life of Bianjing (汴京) during the Northern Song Dynasty.
On both sides of the Bian River, teahouses, taverns, and butcher shops present a busy scene. Wang Zi (王梓), a college student from Hangzhou (杭州), put on Song Dynasty Hanfu, did her makeup, and shuttled through the ancient streets and covered bridges, immersing herself in the "prosperity of Bianjing." Inside the scenic area, more than 300 costumed actors, transformed into Northern Song Dynasty merchants according to the scene settings, interact and communicate with tourists.
"I have always been very interested in Song Dynasty culture. Here, I can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery and feel the urban customs of the Song Dynasty, but also see intangible cultural heritage performances. It's worth the trip," said Wang Zi (王梓).
During the summer vacation, Dongyang (东阳) launched the "Enjoy Dongyang Summer Cultural Tourism Policy," offering a "free tour of Dongyang by high-speed rail" activity for college students across the country. They only need to present their train tickets to the local area to enjoy free admission to related scenic spots within three days.
Recently, the 35th Qingdao International Beer Festival (青岛国际啤酒节) was held, attracting tourists from all over the country to find historical stories in the museum. Yuan Weiwei (袁伟伟), marketing director of the Qingdao Beer Museum (青岛啤酒博物馆), introduced that during the peak season, the museum's daily visitor flow is between 14,000 and 15,000 people. "Immersive experience tourism" has increased consumption enthusiasm and extended tourists' stay time.
Meituan Travel data shows that in June, young tourists born after 1995 accounted for more than 60% of visitors to the Qingdao Beer Museum (青岛啤酒博物馆), with those born after 2000 accounting for 37%. Among users who booked scenic spot tickets through the Meituan APP, the average daily number of paying users and the total amount of reservation orders both increased by more than 50% year-on-year. In the scenic area, tourists' visiting time has been extended from 1-1.5 hours to 2-2.5 hours.
[Expert Commentary]
The China Tourism Academy predicts that the number of domestic tourists during the summer of 2025 is expected to exceed 2.5 billion. This summer's tourism presents many new highlights. From the demand side, summer travel is upgrading from "general sightseeing" to "refined experience," paying more attention to personalization, characteristics, cultural flavor, and technological sense. From the product supply side, the integration of culture, commerce, tourism, sports, and agriculture is creating new business formats, and technology is enabling new immersive tourism scenarios. From the destination side, people are no longer just keen on popular cities and popular scenic spots, and county tourism is ushering in a new round of peaks. The two-way rush between supply and demand further stimulates people's willingness to travel and enhances the popularity of the summer cultural tourism market.
-- Liu Min (刘敏), Professor, Tourism College, Beijing Union University (北京联合大学)
Nighttime Consumption --
Colorful "Night Markets" Reflect Urban Vitality
Song Jiayin (宋佳茵)
As the lights come on, the atmosphere of the Nan Zheng Street (南正街) historical and cultural block becomes more intense. In front of the intangible cultural heritage sugar painting stall, children hold up crystal clear "phoenixes" with joyful smiles... In the height of summer, Pingxiang (萍乡), Jiangxi Province (江西省) An Yuan District (安源区) is innovating its nighttime economy, forming a diversified nighttime consumption market including night food, night tours, and night performances.
Nighttime consumption reflects urban vitality. An Yuan District (安源区) takes the improvement of the "summer economy" as a breakthrough point, relying on offline physical business resources such as commercial blocks, characteristic business districts, and night markets within the region to create an integrated "nightlife" economic circle, making the "summer economy" a new engine for enhancing urban vitality.
The night market is popular, and the "gastronomic economy" is full of vitality. "It doesn't matter if there are no seats, we can wait." At 10 p.m., there is still a long queue in front of the No Spicy No Happy restaurant. With its delicious dishes and enthusiastic service, this shop has become a popular spot for tourists to check in and challenge.
In order to further boost nighttime consumption, An Yuan District (安源区) continues to issue "Spicy Red An Yuan" consumption coupons, and jointly with Meituan and other platforms, it has launched activities such as "Night Shopping Discounts," while integrating cultural tourism benefit card resources to launch the "Happy Tour An Yuan" consumption guide. According to statistics, through the "government subsidies + merchant concessions" model, it has benefited more than 50,000 people in the first half of the year, driving consumption of more than 15 million yuan.
The night show is wonderful, and immersive experiences activate consumption potential. At the An Yuan Kai Guang New World Scenic Area (安源凯光新天地景区), the fifth "Dream Fantastic Night" event was staged wonderfully. A light show themed on the animation "Ne Zha" lit up the night sky. The scenic area's seven theme sections and more than 100 sets of scenes are linked together, receiving more than 2,000 tourists on weekends. "We play amusement projects during the day and enjoy the light show at night, making the travel experience richer," said Li Wen (李雯), a tourist who came to play with her children.
An Yuan District (安源区) actively promotes the integrated development of consumption formats such as "night tour + night entertainment," and has successively launched more than 40 large-scale activities such as the Consumption Season and the Pingxiang An Yuan Branch of China Tourism Day, linking scenic spots, blocks, and business districts to carry out nearly 200 special activities, injecting new vitality into urban development.
The relevant person in charge of An Yuan District (安源区) said that they will continue to focus on the five major formats of "night tour, night view, night show, night market, and night entertainment," continuously enrich nighttime consumption scenarios, increase high-quality supply, create more nighttime consumption gathering areas, and make "night vitality" a "new engine" for driving economic growth.
[Expert Commentary]
During the summer vacation, nighttime has become a golden time for cooling off, and the nighttime economy has obviously "heated up." Payment platform data shows that in June this year, the proportion of consumption from 18:00 to 24:00 was 49.3%, an increase of 6 percentage points year-on-year. From nighttime markets featuring leisure and food to unique nighttime tour projects, and then to culturally rich nighttime theaters, a series of scenarios better meet people's nighttime consumption needs. We must continue to increase efforts in cultural empowerment and format innovation to enhance the "cultural added value" of the nighttime economy, enrich nighttime consumption scenarios, and promote the release of greater vitality in nighttime consumption.
-- Hong Yong (洪勇), Deputy Researcher, Institute of E-commerce, Academy of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部研究院)
Film Consumption --
"Ticket Stub Economy" Plays New Tricks
Our reporter Wang Yongzhan (王永战)
"A preview ticket costs 19.9 yuan, which is very cost-effective." In front of the self-service ticket machine of China Film Stellar International Cinema in Chuanshan District (船山区), Suining (遂宁), Sichuan (四川), citizen Yan Ting (严婷) opened her mobile phone to scan the code and get the ticket.
With the release of a series of movies during the summer season, a movie-watching craze has formed in various places, and online discounts are becoming an important measure to attract audiences to enter the cinema. Feng Min (冯敏), manager of China Film Stellar Cinema, said: "Now 95% of the audience buy tickets online. We have launched group purchase discounts in deep cooperation with the ticket purchase platform. Since the summer season, more than 5,000 people have watched movies."
Online ticket purchases have real benefits, and offline services have innovations. Suining Wanda Cinema (遂宁万达影城) launched exchange activities such as theme posters, attracting many children to take photos and check in. "In the first week of the new film's release, viewers can exchange their ticket stubs for theme posters, cards, keychains and other cultural and creative peripherals, enhancing the audience's sense of participation and sharing desire, forming secondary communication," said Wan Qiong (万琼), manager of Wanda Cinema.
The summer season's "ticket stub economy" is playing new tricks. A dazzling array of cultural and creative peripherals has become the protagonist in attracting customers and increasing popularity. Wan Qiong (万琼) introduced that since July, Wanda Cinema has attracted more than 11,000 viewers to enter the cinema to watch movies, and the box office has reached 490,000 yuan.
The movie-watching market is booming, and newly opened cinemas are seizing the market with hardware upgrades and ticket purchase benefits. In the evening, Yang Miao (杨妙) and her friends came to the Happiness Blue Ocean International Cinema in Suining Vientiane Hui (遂宁万象汇幸福蓝海国际影城) and bought two movie tickets. Walking into the cinema hall, a brand-new laser giant screen lit up, and the surround stereo instantly pulled the audience into the plot.
Xie Wenlong (谢文龙), manager of Vientiane Hui Happiness Blue Ocean International Cinema (万象汇幸福蓝海国际影城), introduced that after the opening, the new equipment and new environment, coupled with the "buy tickets and get drinks" discount launched through online and offline channels, attracted many young moviegoers.
Suining (遂宁), Sichuan (四川) integrates cultural, sports, tourism and commercial resources, and launched preferential activities covering six major areas: scenic spots, catering, accommodation, movie watching, shopping, and intangible cultural heritage experience. People participating in major performing arts events in Suining (遂宁) can enjoy discounts on movie watching, scenic spot tourism, catering and accommodation by presenting their concert tickets or competition certificates.
[Expert Commentary]
As of July 16, the summer season movie box office has reached 3.412 billion yuan. Under the diversified background of summer entertainment consumption, in order to achieve high-quality development, movie market operators must work hard on innovation, increase high-quality supply, and optimize the consumer experience. The content must be upgraded, from simply catering to the audience to seeking resonance; the narrative must be innovative, and in addition to the grand narrative, it is necessary to closely follow the consumption needs of young audiences; it is necessary to amplify the spillover effect of film and television derivatives and drive the consumption of products in related fields.
-- Liu Zhengshan (刘正山), Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the National Film Think Tank of Beijing Film Academy (北京电影学院)
Sports Consumption --
Outdoor Sports Usher in Peak Consumption Season
Our reporter Zhang Wen (张文)
Boating on the lake, feeling the coolness of water sports; running through the mountain roads under the Helan Mountains (贺兰山)... In Ningxia (宁夏), outdoor sports such as mountaineering, hiking, and marathons are becoming increasingly popular.
The Yinchuan Marathon (银川马拉松) held not long ago attracted more than 70,000 people to sign up. At the event site, the organizers set up product exhibition areas and food experience areas, allowing runners to visit the market, taste culture, and taste food in addition to sports. According to preliminary statistics, this sports event has driven nearly 100 million yuan in consumption in accommodation, catering, shopping and other aspects.
"The upsurge of outdoor sports consumption is an inevitable phenomenon of economic development and the deepening of the concept of national fitness." Du Bin (杜斌), president of the Ningxia Road Running Sports Association (宁夏路跑运动协会), believes that outdoor sports such as running, mountaineering, and hiking have low thresholds and high fashion, which can easily attract public participation and drive consumption in training, tourism, catering, and other aspects.
In 2020, Yinchuan (银川) was selected as a national sports consumption pilot city, promoting the continuous upgrading of the scale of the sports consumption industry. In the past 5 years, Yinchuan (银川) has successively formulated and issued a number of special plans for the layout of urban sports facilities, planning to add nearly 100 hectares of sports land, continuously improving the sports industry system such as venue facility construction and competition performances, and organizing more than 80 sports activities every summer. Last year, the total output value of Yinchuan's (银川) sports industry was 2.124 billion yuan, of which summer sports consumption accounted for more than 70%.
With high enthusiasm for sports, the sports consumption market is ushering in a peak season. Li Licheng (李力成), the person in charge of a large outdoor sports store in Yinchuan (银川), introduced that Ningxia (宁夏) has a large temperature difference and strong ultraviolet rays, so summer sports involve sunscreen clothing, mid-to-low-top non-slip and wear-resistant shoes, and sun hats are in great demand, and sunscreen products such as ice sleeves and multi-functional headscarves are also experiencing significant sales increases due to their combination of sports sunscreen and fashion functions.
Youth street dance, street basketball, balance bikes, small-field tennis... Recently, many business districts in the central urban area of Yinchuan (银川) have launched summer sports-themed activities. "We issue consumption coupons to citizens who come to exercise, and enjoy catering or shopping discounts with the coupons," said the person in charge of a business district.
Urban cycling is very popular among young people in Ningxia (宁夏). Starting from the Sun God Hotel (太阳神大酒店) in Yinchuan (银川), passing through the Ningxia Museum (宁夏博物馆) along Beijing Road (北京路), and entering the Yuehai (阅海) Lake Ring Green Road from Qinshui Avenue (亲水大街)... Fang Da (方达), a 21-year-old Yinchuan (银川) citizen, and his cycling friends often ride on this route, which is about 30 kilometers long.
"Yinchuan's (银川) summer is dry and cool, and cycling is very comfortable." Zhang Yue (张悦), the owner of a bicycle shop in Yinchuan (银川), said that cycling is not only a summer sport, but also a social means mainly in the form of group outings. At present, urban cycling bicycles are selling very well, and some models are in short supply.
[Expert Commentary]
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that from January to June this year, the retail sales of goods by units above the limit in my country increased by 6.3% year-on-year, of which the retail sales of sports and entertainment goods increased by 22.2%. As a typical improvement-oriented consumption, residents' sports consumption has continued to grow rapidly in recent years. In the future, we must take measures in many aspects, such as further expanding the population participating in fitness and sports programs, and vigorously promoting the integration and innovation of sports consumption, to accelerate the release of sports consumption potential and promote the deep integration of national fitness and national health.
-- Wang Yuxiong (王裕雄), Director and Professor of the Sports Economics Research Center of the Central University of Finance and Economics (中央财经大学)
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With the arrival of summer vacation, the consumer market has seen many new highlights.
Looking at the retail market, new business forms and models are flourishing. Recently, the take-out market has shown an active development trend. From May to early July, daily orders soared from 100 million to over 200 million. Related platforms have invested real money in consumer coupons to subsidize businesses and consumers, turning the "want to consume" into the enthusiasm of "can consume" and "immediate consumption," and transforming potential consumer demand into real and effective market increments.
Looking at the cultural and tourism market, "popularity and traffic" activate consumption potential. The hot "Su Chao" (苏超) (Jiangsu Super League) has driven the new way of playing "traveling with the games," and "traveling with performances" has spawned a new ecology of "ticket stub economy"... Since the beginning of summer, cultural and tourism consumption across the country has been booming, with new scenes and new products emerging one after another, becoming a "necessary for happiness" for a better life.
Looking at the catering market, the atmosphere is lively, and the delicious flavors are overflowing. In well-known food gathering places such as Guijie (簋街) in Beijing (北京) and Leijie (罍街) in Hefei (合肥), many restaurants have long queues in front of them. After entering the summer, the nighttime turnover of restaurants in these areas is generally more than 50% higher than during the day, and the business hours are also extended to the early hours of the morning.
The hot summer consumption is inseparable from the continuous release of policy dividends and the acceleration of business innovation. Various regions and departments are following the trend and stepping up the introduction of various measures to promote consumption. Shanghai's (上海) "66 Nightlife Festival" (66夜生活节) has kicked off, and from June to September, 130 themed summer night activities will be launched; Guangxi (广西) will launch more than 2,000 cultural tourism, catering, and sports consumption activities around the theme of "Trendy Summer, Benefit Guangxi" (潮玩暑期 惠燃广西). The Ministry of Commerce (商务部) will continue to organize and carry out the "Buying in China" (购在中国) series of activities together with relevant departments. The railway department will arrange to operate tourist trains and silver-haired special trains with various characteristics such as parent-child tours, study tours, red tours, and health tours... Various places combine the characteristics of summer consumption and local characteristics to deepen the integration of online and offline, business, tourism, culture, sports, and health consumption, and promote the continuous warming of summer consumption.
The hot summer consumption benefits from the simultaneous resonance of demand upgrading and supply optimization. In shopping malls, air conditioners with air purification functions have become new favorites; on platforms, tablet computers with learning functions have seen a surge in sales... Behind these data is the leap of consumers from "functional consumption" to "value consumption," which is a vivid footnote to the accelerated release of personalized and high-quality consumption needs. Demand is upgrading, driving supply to optimize. In Hangzhou (杭州), Yue Opera performances in museums make history "move"; in Hefei (合肥), hot pot restaurants incorporating bar elements are full of customers and the atmosphere is warm... The birth of these innovative scenes stems from an accurate insight into the psychology of consumers - today's summer consumption, people are no longer pursuing uniform content, but "exclusive customization" that can highlight individuality and meet diverse experiences. The two-way rush between supply and demand is injecting a steady stream of momentum into the internal circulation.
With culture flourishing, tourism booming, and consumption thriving, the summer economy is injecting new momentum into the consumer market with its unique "heat effect." With the surge of summer consumption, it will surely lay a more solid foundation for the steady and positive development of the economy throughout the year.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 罗珊珊
Stepping into the Xigaze International Land Port (日喀则国际陆地港) in the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), a large truck loaded with daily necessities is slowly entering the customs supervision area. "Clearance can be completed in as little as 3 minutes," said Ciren Cuomu (次仁措姆), Deputy Chief of the Comprehensive Business Section of Xigaze Customs (日喀则海关). In June of this year, the cargo volume of the international land port reached 246 tons, with a value of 5.257 million yuan.
Tibet (西藏), located on China's (中国) southwestern border, is an important channel for opening up to South Asia and a key hub for the "Belt and Road" initiative (一带一路) facing Nepal (尼泊尔) and other neighboring countries. In recent years, Tibet (西藏) has continuously improved its level of connectivity. The Gyirong (吉隆), Yadong (亚东), Zhangmu (樟木), and Purang (普兰) ports are distributed along the Himalayas (喜马拉雅山脉), and "sky roads" extend smoothly, becoming trade corridors for interconnection with South Asia and avenues for enriching the border and benefiting the people.
"Xigaze International Land Port (日喀则国际陆地港) is another layout for Tibet (西藏) to build a channel economy," said Ciren Cuomu (次仁措姆). The Xigaze International Land Port (日喀则国际陆地港), which was officially put into operation last August, has obvious location advantages: it is half an hour from Xigaze Airport (日喀则机场), 2.5 hours from Lhasa (拉萨), and directly connects to important border ports such as Gyirong (吉隆), Zhangmu (樟木), and Lizhi (里孜). Land transportation can directly reach Kathmandu (加德满都), the capital of Nepal (尼泊尔), in 3 to 4 days.
It is understood that if trade between China (中国) and South Asia is transported by sea through the southeastern coastal areas, the transportation time usually takes about 45 days. However, through land transportation in Tibet (西藏), transshipment through Nepal (尼泊尔) for export only takes about 15 days, greatly shortening the transportation time.
Riding on the east wind of jointly building the "Belt and Road" (一带一路), Lhasa Customs (拉萨海关), based on Tibet's (西藏) location advantages, promotes the construction of a golden channel for opening up to South Asia, and uses smooth trade to help connect people's hearts and enrich the border and benefit the people.
In the past two years, Lhasa Customs (拉萨海关) has taken the initiative to connect with the logistics routes in the Chengdu-Chongqing (成渝) direction, promote the formation of a linkage effect with the provinces and cities along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in western China (西部陆海新通道), promote the direct access of Chinese (中国) goods to the vast South Asian market via Nepal (尼泊尔), and enhance Tibet's (西藏) strategic radiation role of connecting the west internally and connecting South Asia externally.
At present, Gyirong (吉隆), Zhangmu (樟木), Lizhi (里孜) and other border ports have realized two-way passenger and cargo traffic. Tibetan (西藏) specialty products such as Lhasa (拉萨) highland barley liquor, Xigaze (日喀则) live sheep, Qamdo (昌都) red wine, Nyingchi (林芝) apples, and Ali (阿里) mineral water have been successively exported. Data shows that in 2024, Tibet's (西藏) imports and exports to Nepal (尼泊尔) were 5.12 billion yuan, an increase of 84.8%, accounting for 32.7% of the total trade between China (中国) and Nepal (尼泊尔). In the first half of this year, Tibet's (西藏) imports and exports to Nepal (尼泊尔) were 2.193 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.1%.
In the fruit packaging workshop of Tibet Shangcheng Health Industry Co., Ltd. (西藏上诚健康产业股份有限公司), workers are loading a batch of fresh apples into trucks. After being inspected and quarantined by customs officers from Nyingchi Customs (林芝海关) under Lhasa Customs (拉萨海关), they will be sold to Nepal (尼泊尔).
Nyingchi (林芝) has an average altitude of more than 3,100 meters and is known as the "Jiangnan of Tibet (西藏江南)". It is an important fruit production base in Tibet (西藏). Nyingchi (林芝) apples are a bright business card for the development of local characteristic industries and an important industrial support for promoting the income increase of farmers and herdsmen.
"The company has planted 4,600 mu of apple trees in Nyingchi (林芝). The apples produced are mainly exported to Nepal (尼泊尔), Singapore (新加坡) and other countries. The customs has opened a green channel for customs clearance of fresh fruits and enjoys preferential policies such as inspection upon appointment and release upon inspection to achieve 'fresh export'. This year, we expect to export 1,000 tons of apples," said Li Longjing (李隆景), the person in charge of the company.
Next, Lhasa Customs (拉萨海关) will continue to leverage the role of the port economy in enriching the border and benefiting the people, support the integrated development of foreign trade with characteristic agriculture, animal husbandry, plateau light industry, and cultural tourism, and promote the transformation of border ports from a channel-type transit economy to a diversified on-site economy.
Return to TopThe State Administration for Market Regulation Carries Out Agricultural Standardization Technical Assistance
The State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) recently sent an expert team to Zambia, Africa, to carry out agricultural standardization technical assistance. The team from the Institute of Agro-food Standardization, China National Institute of Standardization (中国标准化研究院农业食品标准化研究所), injected standardization momentum into more than 500 local farm technical backbones and managers through activities such as organizing standard seminars, special lectures, field operations, and knowledge competitions. In order to effectively improve the scientific nature, practicality, and operability of the entire industrial chain standards for wheat, corn, chili peppers, and marigolds, the experts organically integrated China's agricultural standardization production practices with Zambia's agricultural production realities, extracted, summarized, and improved the Chinese agricultural standardization production experience as a blueprint, and effectively promoted the transformation and rooting of China's agricultural standardization experience in Zambia.
(Lin Lili (林丽鹂))
SCO Countries' Outbound Base Accelerates Construction
Since its establishment in July 2015, the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park (上合组织（连云港）国际物流园) has completed a cumulative cargo volume of 365 million tons and a main business income of 22.533 billion yuan by the end of June this year. According to the relevant person in charge of Nanjing Customs (南京海关), the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park (上合组织（连云港）国际物流园) has now built a multimodal transport logistics system connecting "road, rail, river, and sea," expanded the high-quality China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan "road-rail combined transport" international freight train route, and significantly improved its international logistics service capabilities, becoming an important platform carrier for SCO countries' outbound base. Among them, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan "road-rail combined transport" international freight train has been operating stably for nearly 3 years, and textile equipment, new energy products, furniture, home appliances, and electronic products from the Yangtze River Delta region (长三角地区) are continuously entering the Central Asian market through this route. From January to June this year, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan "road-rail combined transport" freight train dispatched a cumulative total of 426 vehicles, an increase of 46.39% year-on-year.
(Ding Qianqian (丁茜茜))
Return to TopBy: 张 丁
That spring 20 years ago, I responded to the call of a group of cultural scholars including Fei Xiaotong (费孝通), Ji Xianlin (季羡林), and Ren Jiyu (任继愈), and actively devoted myself to the activity of rescuing folk family letters. Among the family letters collected by our Family Letter Museum, the anti-Japanese war family letters are particularly dazzling: at the moment of national crisis, Chinese soldiers, students, overseas Chinese and other people from all walks of life shared a common hatred for the enemy, united unprecedentedly, and their patriotic feelings were inspiring. Every time I read them, I was moved to tears. Since then, whether it is holding exhibitions or compiling books, rereading these heavy family letters seems to take me back to the years of broken mountains and rivers, wishing I could bid farewell to my relatives, get ready to go to the battlefield, and fight bloody battles...
Why can a family letter born in the flames of war more than 80 years ago still be as fresh as ever and so touching?
First of all, the text of the anti-Japanese war family letters is authentic and the content is credible. Family letters are the original certificates for information and emotional exchange between family members and friends. They have typical archival attributes and are first-hand historical materials that have not been carved. A family letter, a piece of history, behind each family letter is a vivid person, and at the same time, it is connected to a family. The history reflected in family letters is authentic, credible, vivid and specific. The anti-Japanese war family letters reflect what the Chinese people saw, heard, thought, and felt during the 14 years of the Anti-Japanese War, and the original flavor is between the paper and ink.
After the "September 18th" Incident, the Japanese invaders occupied Northeast China. "A large piece of land has been lost on the border of Rehe, and China's future is extremely dangerous." Zhou Pingmin (周平民) and Zhou Jianmin (周健民) from Neijiang (内江), Sichuan (四川) Province, joined the "Shanghai Youth Volunteer Death Squad to Resist Japan and Save the Country" together. The two joined hands with the Mongolian border cavalry to go to the Northeast Anti-Japanese Front. They jointly wrote a letter to their parents, stating their ambition to serve the country. The flames of the Anti-Japanese War were ignited between the white mountains and black waters. Zhao Yiman (赵一曼) endured the enemy's inhuman torture with her flesh and blood, and left a last word to her son before her death: "My dearest child! Mother doesn't need thousands of words to educate you, but uses practice to educate you. After you grow up, I hope you will not forget that your mother sacrificed for the country!" Yu Dengyun (于登云), a patriotic gentry in Jilin (吉林), was arrested for funding the Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. Knowing that he could not escape death, he left a letter to his son before his execution: "You are not young, I originally planned to spend my days with you, father and son, but I didn't expect to be separated halfway." "The national crisis has reached the final juncture, if the country is not protected, how can the family exist?" Faced with a formidable enemy, Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎), as a husband and soldier, chose to be loyal to the country and defended the dignity of Chinese soldiers with his life. "The country has reached such a point, there is no other way but for us to die for it." In the Battle of Zaoyi (枣宜会战), Zhang Zizhong (张自忠), as the commander-in-chief of the group army, did not have to personally lead the troops to attack, but he insisted on leaving the deputy commander-in-chief to stay behind despite the repeated dissuasion of his subordinates, and personally led more than 2,000 people to cross the river to fight until he died on the battlefield... Holding the family letter, the author seems to be in front of us, and the sonorous words, strong will, and unyielding spirit are constantly hitting our hearts.
Secondly, the emotions in the anti-Japanese war family letters are sincere and deeply moving. Family letters are words with the writer's emotions, and the deep affection contained between the lines touches people's hearts everywhere. The tenderness of iron men, the deep love between father and son, the love between husband and wife, and the love of the country are condensed in the family letters, bringing a strong reading shock to people. In General Zuo Quan's (左权) letter to his beloved wife Liu Zhilan (刘志兰), there is not only the firm determination to fight the war to the end, but also the deep affection of a husband and father: "In leisure and sitting alone, I always feel like you and Beibei are playing and talking with me, especially Beibei is very naughty, sometimes on the ground, sometimes climbing into mother's arms, and then from mother's arms to father's arms, making a lot of noise, it's really happy." In General Dai Anlan's (戴安澜) letter to his wife Wang Hexin (王荷馨), there is not only the fighting spirit of "deciding to sacrifice everything to repay the country's upbringing! It is extremely glorious to die for the country," but also the eternal regret of "what I miss is that my old mother is away from home and cannot serve her. My uncle passed away and I did not attend the funeral." Fu Ke (符克) was a wealthy overseas Chinese youth who was willing to give up his comfortable life and devote himself to the arduous anti-Japanese battlefield. He was busy with the work of saving the country, passed by his home but did not enter, and wrote a letter hoping that his father and brother would forgive him: "Dad and brother, don't doubt and misunderstand! I voluntarily participate in the work of saving the country, and I am willing to sacrifice my life, in order to fulfill my duty and contribute my ability to the national liberation."
When it comes to anti-Japanese war soldiers, what people often think of is the heroic image of iron bones. In fact, these anti-Japanese war heroes are also flesh and blood, and they are also kind fathers, filial sons, considerate husbands, and close brothers. In their family letters, they expressed their thoughts, concerns, and love for their families from the bottom of their hearts. They combined their love for their families with their love for their motherland, and faced with foreign invasion, they stepped forward and gave their lives to serve the country. Today, these family letters with the writer's body temperature have been fortunately preserved, allowing us to listen to their heartbeats, follow their footsteps, and feel their selfless patriotic feelings.
Again, the realm of anti-Japanese war family letters is lofty and the spirit is touching. Anti-Japanese war family letters not only contain trivial family matters and love between children, but more importantly, they reflect the national spirit of the Chinese sons and daughters who are not afraid of powerful enemies, go to the country together, and are unyielding. A large part of the family letters were written by soldiers, some written on the battlefield full of artillery fire. At the moment of national crisis, whether generals or soldiers, Chinese soldiers showed the due blood and national integrity, and defended their homes and the country at the cost of 马革裹尸 (mǎ gé guǒ shī - "wrapped in horse hide," to die on the battlefield). When they went to the battlefield to fight bravely with the enemy, they all had the determination to die, and realized their oath to serve the country by joining the army with their actions. "My son was born for greatness and died gloriously, which is my son's last wish." This is the farewell letter written by Cheng Xiong (程雄), a soldier of the New Fourth Army, to his parents before going to the anti-Japanese battlefield. Three months after the family letter was sent, he was stained with blood on the battlefield. In the Third Changsha Battle (长沙会战) of the Sino-Japanese War, Chu Dinghou (褚定侯) led all the officers and soldiers of his platoon to defend the north bank of the Liuyang River (浏阳河). On the eve of the decisive battle with the Japanese army, he wrote a 6-page letter to his elder brother, expressing the military integrity of "how many people have returned from ancient battles." In the end, all the officers and soldiers of the platoon died heroically, realizing the last wish of "coexisting with the position."
Sima Qian (司马迁) said in "A Letter to Ren An": "People are inherently mortal, or heavier than Mount Tai (泰山), or lighter than a feather." Since then, the theory of Mount Tai and feather has become a eternal lesson as a view of life and death, and people with integrity will make their own choices. When foreign enemies invade and the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible. The anti-Japanese war martyrs bid farewell to their parents, wives and children, went to the battlefield, and wrote a song of national resistance. This integrity of the anti-Japanese war soldiers is our national spirit, and it is also an important reason why we ultimately won the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
As first-hand materials for studying the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the anti-Japanese war family letters truly record the social conditions at that time, the mental journey of people from all walks of life, and reflect the tenacious struggle spirit of the Chinese nation. Crossing the smoke of history, rereading the touching anti-Japanese war family letters is not only to remember that indelible historical memory, but also to draw spiritual nourishment, concentrate our efforts, create the future, and strive to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation as soon as possible.
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The stream in my hometown made me blush twice, and this is no joke.
Once was when several writers were invited to a certain township for a field study, and they said something while pointing at a stream in front of them. The originally winding stream had been artificially "straightened," with flowers, plants, and trees planted on the banks, and luxurious railings and beautiful lamp posts installed. This was the result of small watershed management. But the writers shook their heads and said, "Is this a city or a village?"
The other time was not long after, when I was with some friends at the foot of a mountain in a certain place, and we saw a section of stream that was in its original state and quite wild. I thought it was natural, but the locals said that the riverbed had been renovated. It turned out that the goal of creating an ecological river with "clear water, green banks, and people-friendly" was the requirement for this section of the river project. The simple and uniform behavior at the beginning of the treatment had been stopped.
The first blush was due to being ridiculed by others, and the second blush was due to my own ignorance. Two streams, one straight and one curved, show the problem of human cognition.
The curve of the stream reflects the laws of nature. The curve of the stream also contains aesthetic ideals. Most painters and poets, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, regard curves as beautiful. The curve of the stream has philosophical implications. The shape of the earth and the movement of the planets are all composed of curves. In fact, the curve contains straightness, because the curve is composed of countless straight lines.
In daily work, people often cannot stand this curve and prefer straightness. Abandoning the curve for straightness is sometimes a manifestation of simplified thinking.
Simple thinking has spawned many unreasonable and unsustainable phenomena. A certain city announced that it would plant large lawns, and as a result, the entire city was greened by planting grass. In the end, even the trees were uprooted, leaving only flat lawns; in some fields, when dealing with scientific and technological issues, they often focus on technological applications and not on scientific research; a certain place introduced reward standards for having more children, but paid little attention to the living difficulties of couples of childbearing age... This kind of single-minded planning that ignores everything else is also a manifestation of "linear" thinking.
The power of the curve is not only in the stream, but also in the way of thinking in daily work. A relatively backward small county that I am familiar with did not only focus on economic development, but also thought about the simultaneous development of ecological construction and economic development. I have heard many county officials say that although ecological construction seems to inhibit economic development to some extent, the curve is for stretching. On closer thought, what is inhibited is the economy of 竭泽而渔 (jié zé ér yú - "drain the pond to catch the fish," to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs), and what is developed is a sustainable and high-quality economy. Their attitude towards streams is consistent with their attitude towards economic development. The result is that the ecological environment has been well protected, and the economy has also grown rapidly, becoming one of the top 100 counties in the country, and its ranking has been improving year by year.
However, the curve cannot go to extremes, and extreme curves are not natural either. Excessive curvature of the stream will affect flood discharge and cause disasters. The same is true for people. If they find mistakes but dare not point them out, and dare not resist the adverse currents, that is also a kind of negative force, which is harmful to themselves and to society. This requires straightness. On major issues of principle, adhere to principles and adhere to the truth, and stand up straight.
It can be seen that curves and straight lines are relative. Using the most natural trees as an analogy: the roots of the tree are curved in order to absorb nutrients to the greatest extent; the branches are straight in order to be closer to the sun. Finding a dynamic balance between curves and straight lines is the only way to remain invincible in the face of change.
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I guess I'm destined to have a connection with the city of Gaoyou (高邮) in this lifetime. Although my hometown, Tianchang (天长) in Anhui (安徽), is only separated from Gaoyou (高邮) by a lake, I never visited Gaoyou (高邮) in my childhood. When I fell in love with literature in my youth, I read a collection of novels called "Evening Primrose Collection," which was all about stories of Gaoyou (高邮). In order to learn the sentence patterns in the book, I copied the entire book word by word into 4 notebooks. Later, I learned that the author, Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺), was from Gaoyou (高邮), so I decided to visit Gaoyou (高邮). At that time, the term "tourism" was not yet popular. In October 1988, with 50 yuan in my pocket, I took a bus from Yangzhou (扬州) city through Jiangdu (江都) to Gaoyou (高邮), running around Tonghu Road (通湖路) and East Street (东大街) in a frenzy. I saw two pagodas that had not been renovated at all. Later, I learned that these were the famous Zhenguo Temple Pagoda (镇国寺塔) and Dongtu Temple Pagoda (东土寺塔). I also caught a glimpse of "Big Head Gao" – the prototype of the character in Wang Zengqi's (汪曾祺) "Leather Phoenix Three's Shoe Lasting House," led by a friend.
Unexpectedly, this ignorant tour forged an endless friendship between me and Gaoyou (高邮). In the following 30 years, I have visited Gaoyou (高邮) countless times, to the point where I am more familiar with Gaoyou (高邮) than my own hometown.
Gaoyou (高邮) historically produced a Qin Shaoyou (秦少游). This graceful and restrained poet left too many golden lines for the world: "Delicate clouds display their skill, shooting stars convey their sorrow, the Silver River stretches dimly across," "If love between two people lasts for a long time, why should they be together day and night," "Carefree flying flowers are light as dreams, boundless silky rain is as fine as sorrow," and so on. Although this sensitive and affectionate poet only lived to be 51 years old, his life is seen by later generations as full of brilliance.
Unexpectedly, more than 800 years later, Gaoyou (高邮) produced another Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺). Some people say that a genius only appears every few hundred years. Didn't Wang Shizhen (王士祯) of the Qing Dynasty write a poem, "The romantic spirit of Qin Huaihai (秦淮海) is not seen, loneliness in the world for five hundred years." Now, the "Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺) craze" in Gaoyou (高邮) has made Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺) surpass his predecessor Qin Shaoyou (秦少游). When Mr. Wang (汪曾祺) was alive, someone said, "Gaoyou (高邮) is Qin Shaoyou (秦少游) first, and you are second." Mr. Wang (汪曾祺) joked, "No, Gaoyou (高邮) salted duck egg is second, and I am third." Yes, no matter how they are ranked, Qin Shaoyou (秦少游), Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺), and salted duck eggs are the most famous "geographical trademarks" of Gaoyou (高邮).
The people of Gaoyou (高邮) are really smart, and finally built a memorial hall for Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺). Immediately after Wang Zengqi's (汪曾祺) death, Gaoyou (高邮) built the Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺) Literature Museum in the side courtyard of the Guwen Youtai (古文游台). Now, the memorial hall has become a must-visit "check-in point" for outsiders visiting Gaoyou (高邮), with hundreds of visitors every day. Because of Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺), people in Gaoyou (高邮) are subtly influenced when they talk about him, and many ordinary people fall in love with reading and writing. Among the writers in Gaoyou (高邮), there are chefs, doctors, watchmakers, small businessmen, and elementary school teachers. They have built "Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺) fan groups," exchanging and discussing ideas every day.
Among contemporary writers, Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺) is a very successful example of classicization. It can be said that ordinary readers and experts and scholars have jointly "classicized" Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺). The 12-volume new edition of "The Complete Works of Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺)," published by People's Literature Publishing House over 8 years, has also sold surprisingly well.
Now, returning to my hometown of Tianchang (天长), crossing Lake Gaoyou (高邮湖), I arrive at Gaoyou (高邮). Gaoyou (高邮) has become my veritable second hometown. The "Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺) Forum" in Gaoyou (高邮) features lectures by well-known experts from universities across the country. Whenever I have time, I go to listen. In the many articles I have written, Gaoyou (高邮) is probably the place name mentioned most frequently.
Like many people, I also deeply love Gaoyou (高邮).
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Last winter, as I pushed my mother's wheelchair through the old alleyways of Cai'e Road (蔡锷路), the plane tree leaves were falling in a flurry. The main branch of "Shuangyanlou" (双燕楼) on Sanwang Street (三王街) was steaming at the corner. In the instant of scanning the QR code to order, the white hair of my mother in the reflection of the phone screen suddenly overlapped with my memory – the sound of her pointing to the price list on the wall that year, saying, "The little one likes to eat this, comrade, please give us another serving," was as clear as the wind chimes on the eaves.
The wontons in the celadon bowl surged in the soup, the thin skin wrapped around the ground meat filling. The moment the first mouthful of hot soup entered my throat, the sunlight of the 1970s suddenly flooded over me. At that time, we lived in the red brick walls of Dongtang No. 5 Middle School (东塘五中). Every Sunday, my mother would lead me through the long corridor, and we would meet neighbors who would smile and ask, "Where are you going?" Her eyes would always sparkle: "Going into the city!" The envious eyes of my playmates made me stand up straight – I had my maternal grandmother's home in Nanmenkou (南门口), and the lively Nanmenkou (南门口) road was waiting for us to step on and make it resound.
My mother was born in 1949. The Changsha (长沙) in her memory and the Changsha (长沙) of my childhood were not as big as it is now. The new Changsha (长沙) of the new era has boarded the train of rapid development, and the urban area has expanded many times over. When I was a child, the area around Dongtang North (东塘北) was still full of vegetable fields, and a lot of farm fertilizer would stick to the soles of the children's feet and be brought into the classroom. From Nanmenkou (南门口) to Houjiatang (侯家塘), my mother would walk back and forth on the yellow mud road. In the summer, the scorching sun would soften the soles of her shoes, and in the winter rainy season, the damp cold would penetrate into her bones. But as long as she held my hand, her cloth shoes seemed to be stepping on clouds even when they were stepping in the mud.
"Shuangyanlou" (双燕楼) beckoned to me on the way to my maternal grandmother's house. At that time, it was still on Huangxing South Road (黄兴南路), with Demao Long's (德茂隆) pickled vegetables on the left, Li Hesheng's (李合盛) beef noodles across the street, and Liu Defang's (柳德芳) Tangyuan (sweet glutinous rice balls) shop and Binjiale (宾佳乐) milk store next to it. "Shuangyanlou" (双燕楼) had a small storefront, and there was no decoration in the lobby. The bright white incandescent lights illuminated the flying fingertips of the chefs. The superb skill of wrapping wontons alone had already stunned me: the bamboo scraper picked up the filling like a dragonfly skimming the water, the palm of the hand folded and rolled, and three fingers twisted out a swallowtail, and in the blink of an eye, it was a white swallow. Between the chef's wrist rotations, the meat filling was wrapped in thin skin into a folded ingot with two wings spread out, achieving the reputation of "wrinkled gauze." A little more force would break it, and a little less would scatter it. The appearance of the chefs sitting around and making them was even better than a stage play.
The blue and white porcelain bowls were lined up in a long queue, each with 15 wontons. I always hoped that the chef's hand would shake and spill out two or three more. Every time I ate, I secretly counted in my heart. If I ate a bowl with 17 or 16 wontons, I would happily tell my mother secretly. My mother never ate it herself, letting me eat two bowls in a row, and then buying another serving to take to my maternal grandfather.
This time I brought my mother here and ordered the dry-mixed wontons that she had never tasted before. When the sweet aroma of tangyou baba (糖油粑粑, fried glutinous rice cakes) wafted over, she slowly scooped up one, as if afraid of disturbing something. Outside the window, on the blue tiles of Sanwang Street (三王街), a few swallows flew past, as if they were still the same as in the past. "Mom, look, the swallows are still here."
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The hot weather marks the height of summer in the north. At this time, one often recalls how people in the past enjoyed relaxing under trees in their leisure time, which was truly a delightful summer scene. If the trees were not far from home, it was even more convenient to bring some simple belongings, such as small stools, fans, or mats and deck chairs, to enjoy the pleasure of cooling off and resting on the spot. Now that living conditions have greatly improved, many people have installed air conditioners in their homes, so they don't have to go out and can enjoy the coolness at home. However, no matter how living environments and conditions change, whether in the city or the countryside, many people still prefer to cool off under trees. This green and environmentally friendly lifestyle is a rare summer scene and also a part of everyday life.
Under the same blue sky, it makes a difference whether there are trees or not. When those consecutive hot days arrive, the asphalt roads can even cook eggs. Heaven and earth seem to be putting on a hot feast, but this changes because of the shade of green trees. On the streets and roads, those exposed areas are filled with an unbearable heat, and the air seems to be stagnant and solidified. If there are lush trees on the sidewalks on both sides of the road, and shady woods in nearby parks, they naturally become shelters that everyone rushes to. When the sun encounters green trees, the sunlight either shines directly down from the treetops or shines obliquely, forming swaying and moving dappled shadows. The branches and leaves are luxuriant, standing tall like canopies, forming a cool space.
Sunlight, air, water, and so on are all essential elements for life. City buildings are too tall and dense. Working and living in such an environment for a long time can make people feel cramped and depressed. At this time, one should go out more often. In the hot summer, walking in the shade of trees allows you to enjoy the coolness all the way, with plenty of sunshine and without being sweltering.
In addition to cooling off under the green trees on both sides of streets and roads after work, you can also go to suburban parks to find green shade. Walking into a park full of lush trees, you can see a green world everywhere, and you can feel a hint of coolness all over your body. The temperature there feels two degrees Celsius lower than outside. Your body is not dry and your heart is calm. While enjoying the coolness, you are not isolated from the bright sunshine and fresh air. Harmony between man and nature, harmony between body and mind, this is a great enjoyment, and one cannot help but feel grateful to the predecessors who planted the trees.
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Opening the "Xinzhou Regional Chronicle" (《忻州地区志》), the 1939 chronicle of events, two lines jumped out: "In the spring, the 'North China Women and Children Visiting Group' (‘华北妇女儿童考察团’), led by movie star Chen Bo'er (陈波儿), visited and toured Gexian (崞县) and Wutai (五台) and other places in the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region (晋察冀边区)." Ah, Chen Bo'er (陈波儿), who starred in "The Torrents of Spring" (《桃李劫》) and sang "Graduation Song" (《毕业歌》), in what posture did she travel on the Taihang Mountains (太行山) amidst the flames of war!
Chen Bo'er (陈波儿) was from Chaozhou (潮州), Guangdong (广东). As a child, she cut off her braid and left home. She studied at the Jimei School (集美学校) Normal Department founded by Tan Kah Kee (陈嘉庚), where she met Peng Pai (彭湃) and was influenced by the revolution. In Shanghai (上海), she attended lectures by Mr. Lu Xun (鲁迅). She was petite, intelligent, and beautiful, with a captivating charm. Her glamorous stills and portraits, transcending time, remain dazzling.
Two lines in the chronicle suddenly unveiled a historical scroll and opened a bright window. After the outbreak of the full-scale War of Resistance Against Japan, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters (八路军总部) first stationed in Nanru Village (南茹村), Wutai County (五台县), Shanxi (山西). The Japanese army once mobilized 50,000 troops and launched a 25-pronged attack on Wutai (五台) and other places in the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region (晋察冀边区). In January 1939, according to the organization's decision, Chen Bo'er (陈波儿) led the Women and Children Visiting Group (妇女儿童考察团), departing from Yan'an (延安) to northwestern Shanxi (晋西北), crossing the Hutuo River (滹沱河) to northeastern Shanxi (晋东北), the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region (晋察冀), and then to southeastern Shanxi (晋东南) and southern Shanxi (晋南), a journey lasting one year and three months, writing another brilliant chapter in her life.
On April 25, 1939, Chen Bo'er (陈波儿) wrote to Shi Liang (史良) and Shen Zijiu (沈兹九) in Chongqing (重庆), introducing her observations and work. "I sent a letter from Ningwu (宁武) in northwestern Shanxi (晋西北). Whether this letter will reach you is still a question, because when this letter was just mailed, the enemy's offensive against northwestern Shanxi (晋西北) intensified, and JingLe (静乐) and Lanxian (岚县) fell one after another at this time. Therefore, we need to briefly repeat that letter."
During her time in Shanghai (上海), Chen Bo'er (陈波儿) joined hands with Shi Liang (史良) and Shen Zijiu (沈兹九) to fight. Under the leadership of the Party and with the support of Soong Ching-ling (宋庆龄) and He Xiangning (何香凝), they and Hu Ziying (胡子婴) and others established the "Shanghai Women's National Salvation Association" (上海妇女界救国会) and participated in the "National National Salvation Association of All Circles" (全国各界抗日救国会). She also joined the China Film Industry and Drama Industry National Salvation Association (中国电影界、话剧界救亡协会), participating in the drama "Defend Lugou Bridge" (《保卫卢沟桥》) and the film "Eight Hundred Heroes" (《八百壮士》).
In her letter, she said: "We are preparing to travel throughout the entire northern war zone to collect some materials to reflect to the rear and broadcast to the international community. At the same time, we will conduct an in-depth understanding of the women and children in the war zone, hoping that in our efforts, the women and children of the entire Chinese nation will be closely linked." During the inspection, they wrote many reports and sent them to the rear, which were published in newspapers and periodicals. Along the way, she gave many speeches, without manuscripts, loud and vivid, warm and sincere, and was extremely popular with the masses.
"Our plan in northwestern Shanxi (晋西北) was to work for a month... However, when we had only passed through 4 counties, the enemy's offensive cut off our route." In Ningwu (宁武), Gexian (崞县) (Yuanping (原平)), Wutai (五台) and other places, they sometimes had to live on poplar leaves, but she was moved by the soldiers and civilians in the war every day. After participating in the "Third Congress of the Jin-Cha-Ji Women's Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association" (晋察冀妇女抗日救国会第三次代表大会) in Wutai County (五台县), she wrote in an article: "They are simple, they are honest, they are enthusiastic..." "The demeanor of their working women cadres highlights our own insignificance."
Chen Bo'er's (陈波儿) letter to Shi Liang (史良) and Shen Zijiu (沈兹九) arrived in Chongqing (重庆) four months later. Shen Zijiu (沈兹九) published it in the first issue of the eighth volume of "Women's Life" (《妇女生活》), which she edited, entitled "Chen Bo'er's Letter from the Battlefield" (《陈波儿从战地的来信》).
Half a year after the letter was published, the visiting group returned to Chongqing (重庆). A reporter from "Xinhua Daily" (《新华日报》) immediately interviewed Chen Bo'er (陈波儿), who was "red and black in the face and covered in dust," and published the interview "A New World for Women and Children" (《妇女儿童的新天地》). Chen Bo'er (陈波儿) said: "Every female cadre working in the enemy area carries a hand grenade. Now, every staff member is a combatant!" "An old woman in her sixties or seventies squints her old eyes and sews soles every day. People ask her why she is so diligent. She says: 'Shoes running up the mountain are equivalent to us going up the mountain to kill devils!'"
One of the working methods of the visiting group was to bring the strengths of area A to area B, and when they arrived in area C, they brought out the advantages of both areas A and B. The accumulation of work experience and lessons helped various places to carry out their work, and also educated the visiting group itself. They taught the masses to read and write, sing, organize troupes, and direct filming. They actively supported the front and collected and sorted out the heroic deeds of those who were not afraid of sacrifice and bravely killed the enemy. Through correspondence, writing, and speeches, they enabled the people in the rear to further understand the anti-Japanese struggle, democratic construction, education and culture, and women's participation in politics and war in the base areas, and were deeply encouraged.
Chen Bo'er (陈波儿) returned to Yan'an (延安) from Chongqing (重庆). Six years later, she went to the Northeast. After the founding of New China, she officially took a position in the Central Film Bureau (中央电影局) and was one of the founders of the New China's film industry. From Shanghai (上海) to the Taihang Mountains (太行山), from a star to a soldier, Chen Bo'er (陈波儿) used her actions to interpret what faith and responsibility are.
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