Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, emphasizing that this year marks the 80th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the global victory against fascism. Xi encouraged young people to promote peace and contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind. The conference, themed "Together for Peace," was held in Beijing and co-organized by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the All-China Youth Federation. There was no mention of U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Amidst severe flooding in regions like Beijing, Hebei, and Jilin, Xi Jinping issued directives emphasizing prioritizing the rescue of those stranded, ensuring the safe relocation of threatened populations, and minimizing casualties. Xi called for strengthened flood prevention measures, focusing on vulnerable points, and ensuring rapid emergency response with resources. Local officials and rescue teams on the ground cited Xi's instructions as guidance for their efforts in relocating residents, distributing aid, and restoring infrastructure. The central government has allocated funds and disaster relief supplies to affected areas in response to the disaster. Finally, Xi stressed the importance of "bottom-line thinking" in preparation for future disaster-relief efforts.
Summary: The article reports on the construction of an emergency bridge in Beijing's Huairou district following a disaster. A rescue team was building the bridge in Liulihe, Liulimiao Town. The article does not provide further information or context regarding the bridge's purpose or the disaster it is meant to address, nor does it reference the United States or U.S.-China relations. The photograph is credited to reporter Pan Junqiang of this paper.
Summary: Wang Huning, Chairman of the CPPCC, addressed the Sixth National Commendation Conference for Outstanding Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics from the non-public sector, emphasizing the importance of the "two unswervingly's," "three no changes," and "two healthy's" policies. He urged non-public economic figures to contribute to China's modernization, aligning personal and corporate development with national prosperity under Xi Jinping Thought. He also stressed the importance of legal compliance, high-quality development, and fulfilling social responsibilities in the private sector. Li Ganjie, Hao Mingjin, Shen Yiqin, and Gao Yunlong also attended the commendation conference.
Summary: The Sixth National Commendation Conference for Outstanding Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics from the Non-public Sector was held in Beijing, recognizing 100 individuals. The conference highlighted the Party Central Committee's emphasis on the private sector's role in Chinese-style modernization and high-quality development. Xi Jinping's remarks from February were referenced, emphasizing continued support for the private sector. The private sector's growth and contribution to employment, innovation, and poverty alleviation were noted, underscoring its importance to national progress.
Summary: The General Office of the CCP Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Regulations on the Responsibility System for Ecological and Environmental Protection of Local Party and Government Leading Cadres (Trial Implementation)." These regulations, approved by the CCP Central Committee on July 18, 2025, and effective immediately, aim to strengthen Party leadership in ecological civilization and implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities. They apply to leading members of Party committees and governments at the county level and above, as well as heads of environmental protection departments. The regulations outline the responsibilities of local Party and government leaders regarding ecological and environmental protection, emphasizing accountability and establishing a comprehensive responsibility system. The document also provides guidelines for supervision and accountability, including potential disciplinary actions for dereliction of duty. The document does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The China Chang'an Automobile Group, a centrally-owned enterprise with a registered capital of 20 billion yuan and total assets of 308.7 billion yuan, was established in Chongqing. The company was formed by reorganizing Chang'an Automobile and 117 of its branches and subsidiaries to contribute to Chongqing's construction of a world-class intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry cluster. Chairman Zhu Huarong emphasized Chang'an's historical connection to the nation. Chongqing's advantages in location and industry are being leveraged to expand into overseas markets; Chang'an is establishing innovation centers in Europe and production bases in Mexico. Chang'an aims for 30% of its sales to be overseas by 2027, solidifying Chongqing's role as an automotive hub for the Belt and Road Initiative.
Summary: Xi Jinping sent a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, urging young people globally to advocate for peace and development, emphasizing that young Chinese people should care for both their country and humanity. He encouraged them to promote common values, including peace, and to actively participate in building a global community with a shared future. The letter highlighted the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the role of youth in that conflict. The letter also alluded to the value of youth exchange, referencing the U.S.-China youth choir that promotes the "Kuling Love" initiative.
Summary: In a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, Xi Jinping expressed his hope that young people from all countries would use the conference as an opportunity to exchange ideas, increase understanding, and harvest friendship, and contribute wisdom and strength to building a community with a shared future for mankind. Attendees interviewed by the paper emphasized that China is taking practical actions to defend peace and build platforms for youth exchange in the face of a complex international situation. Conference participants, including representatives from Kazakhstan, Singapore, Brazil, South Korea and the U.S., voiced support for China's initiatives, and for the role of youth in promoting global cooperation and addressing challenges such as climate change. One attendee from the U.S.-China Youth and Student Exchange Association noted that China provides opportunities for youth to participate in global governance. Xi's call for a community with a shared future was highlighted as particularly relevant amidst geopolitical tensions and global challenges.
Summary: In a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, Xi Jinping expressed his hope that young people from various countries would use the conference as an opportunity to exchange ideas, enhance understanding, and foster friendship, contributing to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. The conference, attracting over 3,000 participants from 130+ countries, served as a platform for youth to discuss peace and development. The article highlights the importance of youth remembering historical lessons, especially as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. China is actively building platforms for youth exchanges. The article also mentioned the "Kuling Connection" China-U.S. Youth Chorus Week in Beijing and Fuzhou, with "Singing for Peace" as its theme.
Summary: Politburo member Li Hongzhong attended the opening ceremony of the World Youth Peace Conference in Beijing, where he read a congratulatory letter from Xi Jinping. Li emphasized Xi's acknowledgement of the importance of youth in maintaining world peace and his hope that they will work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind. He called on global youth to promote peace, development cooperation, and cultural exchange. Li affirmed the CCP's commitment to supporting youth development and promoting exchange between Chinese and foreign youth. The conference, themed "Together for Peace," was attended by over 3,000 youth representatives from 130 countries.
Summary: Vice Premier He Lifeng, China's lead on economic and trade issues, met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bersonte and Trade Representative Grier in Stockholm to discuss Sino-U.S. economic relations and macroeconomic policies, building on previous talks in Geneva and London. Both sides acknowledged the importance of a stable U.S.-China economic relationship for both countries and the global economy. They agreed to extend the suspension of some U.S. tariffs and corresponding Chinese countermeasures by 90 days. He Lifeng emphasized the mutually beneficial nature of Sino-U.S. economic relations and the importance of mutual respect and win-win cooperation, while the U.S. side expressed willingness to resolve differences through the economic and trade consultation mechanism.
Summary: During a meeting in Stockholm, Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, who conveyed greetings from Chinese leadership. He Lifeng stated that China is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with Sweden based on mutual respect and benefit, jointly supporting multilateralism and free trade to promote the steady development of Sino-Swedish relations. Kristersson affirmed Sweden's commitment to cooperation with China, its support for free trade and economic globalization. He Lifeng also briefed Kristersson on the relevant situation of China-U.S. economic and trade talks.
Summary: State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock in Beijing. Wang expressed China's firm support for Interpol's leading role in multilateral law enforcement and a willingness to deepen cooperation in combating transnational crime and strengthening law enforcement capabilities, promoting the Global Security Initiative. Stock stated Interpol adheres to the One China Principle and is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with China to jointly address risks and challenges. Following the meeting, the two parties signed cooperation documents. The meeting did not address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Chinese Embassy in Germany recently hosted a symposium commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Potsdam Proclamation and the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. German participants praised China's role in the war and its contribution to the postwar international order, with one speaker emphasizing Taiwan's return to China as part of that order. Speakers advocated for increased trust and cooperation between Germany, Europe, and China to maintain global peace and stability. Chinese Ambassador Deng Hongbo called for China and Germany/Europe to uphold the correct view of WWII history amid international instability. The symposium emphasized multilateralism and a rules-based international order as alternatives to hegemony.
Summary: In her national address commemorating Peru's 204th anniversary of independence, President Dina Boluarte highlighted the strengthening comprehensive strategic partnership between Peru and China, emphasizing deepened cooperation in key sectors. Boluarte noted Peru's active implementation of the 2024-2029 Joint Action Plan with China. She specifically mentioned the China-built Chancay port, a key Belt and Road project, as a developing logistics, industrial, and technological hub on the Pacific coast of South America. The port is scheduled to formally open in November 2024. The article does not allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Shandong Activity Week, themed "Eternal Qilu, Promising Future," officially commenced at the 2025 Osaka World Expo in Japan. The opening ceremony, which was also the "2025 Dialogue with Shandong - Japan-Shandong Industrial Cooperation and Exchange Conference," was held in Osaka with over 600 Chinese and Japanese government and business representatives in attendance. Li Qingshuang, Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Government Representative of the China Pavilion, stated in a video address that Shandong Province has a strong industrial base and innovation vitality. He hopes the activity will further promote foreign exchange and cooperation, and jointly write a new chapter of cooperation and development with countries around the world, including Japan.
Summary: China Gezhouba Group's (CGGC) Sinohydro Bureau 14 Co., Ltd. recently completed the Saint Marie municipal road repair project in Madagascar. Located on the tourist island of Saint Marie, the project constitutes a major transportation artery. The completed repairs are expected to significantly improve transportation on the island. The improved infrastructure is projected to boost the local tourism industry by attracting more visitors.
Summary: Winners of the "Panda Cup" Japanese Youth Essay Contest visited China, touring Beijing, Wenzhou, and Chengdu, and engaging with Chinese youth. The students expressed their desire to renew the original aspiration of Japan-China friendship and contribute to bilateral relations. They highlighted China's dynamism, cultural heritage, and the genuine interactions with Chinese people. The "Panda Cup," co-organized by entities including the Chinese Embassy in Japan, aims to promote understanding of China among Japanese youth. Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao stated the "Panda Cup" is a bridge between Chinese and Japanese youth.
Summary: A recent press conference held by the State Council Information Office highlighted the work of five representatives from the procuratorate system. These representatives, including Liu Ling, Zhang Xiaobo, Wu Yafang, Yang Shasha, and Tang Hengming, discussed their efforts in ensuring judicial fairness and addressing public concerns. They emphasized handling cases with empathy and diligence, safeguarding the interests of the people, especially vulnerable groups, and rectifying issues ranging from wage arrears to environmental pollution. The officials also mentioned working closely with local governments and communities to resolve disputes and provide assistance. The United States was not mentioned in this article.
Summary: China's central government departments have released their 2024 fiscal year budget reports, marking the 15th consecutive year of such disclosures. The reports, available on department websites and a dedicated platform, include detailed financial statements, explanations, and performance evaluations. This year's performance information is more extensive, featuring increased self-assessment of project performance and departmental evaluations focused on key public welfare expenditures. The Ministry of Finance conducted evaluations on 55 projects across sectors like education, technology, and public services. Government procurement data was also published, highlighting support for small and medium-sized enterprises, with a significant portion of contracts awarded to them.
Summary: Amidst widespread flooding in northern China, Xi Jinping issued instructions to prioritize search and rescue, ensure the safe relocation of affected populations, and minimize casualties. He emphasized the need for meticulous flood control measures and rapid response capabilities. Various departments and local authorities are actively engaged in disaster relief efforts, and emergency funds and supplies have been allocated to affected regions, including Beijing and Hebei. Officials and citizens alike referenced Xi's instructions as guidance for their disaster response and recovery efforts. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: The Ministry of Transportation and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions are upgrading highway service areas to improve rest stops for truck drivers, who transport over 70% of China's goods. These "Driver Homes" ("司机之家") will offer free basic services like parking, showers, and laundry, with 100 already completed in provinces like Liaoning, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. Recent actions include "Truck Driver Escort" programs, occupational injury insurance, and self-regulation pledges from freight platforms to protect drivers' rights and promote healthy platform economy development. The government aims to build a mutually beneficial freight market by supporting the association’s supervision of platform companies' fulfillment of their promises. Trade unions at all levels have invested 276 million yuan in special services for truck drivers in 2024, directly serving over 3.27 million truck drivers.
Summary: The General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council have issued a new regulation entitled "Regulations on the Responsibility System for Ecological and Environmental Protection of Local Party and Government Leading Cadres (Trial Implementation)." This regulation, effective immediately, clarifies the responsibilities of local officials at the county level and above regarding ecological and environmental protection. It emphasizes the "one position, dual responsibilities" principle, requiring officials to be accountable for environmental protection within their respective jurisdictions and sectors. The regulations outline specific duties for Party and government leaders, as well as heads of environmental protection departments, and establishes mechanisms for supervision and accountability, including penalties for dereliction of duty. The document did not mention anything about the United States or Sino-US relations.
Summary: On July 28th, Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, dispatched by Xi Jinping, visited disaster-stricken areas in Miyun District, Beijing, to express condolences to affected residents and guide flood control and disaster relief efforts. Zhang conveyed Xi's concern for the flood situation and instructions emphasizing the priority of safeguarding people's lives and property, alongside Premier Li Qiang's directives on rescue and disaster prevention. Zhang stressed the need for scientific flood discharge, strengthened coordination between Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, and proactive measures in high-risk areas. He also emphasized safety measures for construction sites and the implementation of disaster reduction measures at the grassroots level.
Summary: Following severe flooding and landslides in several regions, including Beijing, Hebei, and Jilin, the CCP Central Committee issued a notice emphasizing the critical role of grassroots Party organizations and cadres in flood prevention and disaster relief. The notice calls for cadres to prioritize the safety of people's lives and property, strengthen disaster prevention publicity, and ensure timely responses to emergencies. It also urges Party organizations to assess cadres' performance in disaster relief efforts, recruit new members from those who demonstrate outstanding commitment, and provide support to affected communities and frontline workers. The directive stresses coordination among various government agencies and calls for timely reporting on the effectiveness of Party organizations in these efforts to the central organization department. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Xi Jinping issued critical instructions on flood prevention, rescue, and disaster relief. In response, the Organization Department of the Central Committee allocated 140 million yuan from Party fees to nine provinces and regions, including Beijing and Hebei, to support these efforts. The Organization Department emphasized the need for immediate response and comprehensive implementation of disaster relief measures at all levels, especially at the grassroots level, with Party members playing a leading role. The allocated funds are designated for慰问 to those at the forefront of the disaster relief and those in need.
Summary: Reports highlight the proactive response of local Party organizations and cadres to recent severe flooding and typhoons across multiple regions. In Beijing's Miyun district, Party member Li Yansong led efforts to restore power to a village cut off by a storm. Similarly, in Hebei's Luanping county, cadres like Dong Jianguo helped evacuate residents and coordinate rescue efforts after heavy rainfall. Across affected areas, Party members formed emergency teams to address immediate needs and provide support to affected communities, emphasizing their commitment to safeguarding people's lives and property. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Recent heavy rainfall in Beijing has caused flooding and landslides, resulting in casualties and infrastructure damage. PLA soldiers and local cadres are working to rescue stranded residents in affected areas like Miyun, Huairou, and Yanqing, and are focused on restoring essential infrastructure. Efforts are underway to provide food, shelter, and medical assistance to those displaced by the disaster. The Beijing Municipal Party Committee held an expanded meeting to emphasize the need to implement flood prevention, rescue, and disaster relief efforts.
Summary: Following severe flooding that destroyed bridges and isolated Xigou Village in Hebei Province, rescue teams and local officials worked to re-establish access. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) engineers erected a mechanized bridge to allow for the evacuation of residents. Firefighters used ropes to ferry the injured across another damaged section. A team led by Luanping County Deputy Party Secretary Hao Liguo carried supplies the final distance to the village, where County Party Secretary Gao Junli and other cadres had already arrived to assist residents. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During China's critical "seven down, eight up" flood season, citizens should pay close attention to weather forecasts and official warnings, preparing emergency supplies like food, water, flashlights, and first-aid kits. When encountering flash floods in the wilderness, people should move to higher ground on both sides of the ditch, avoiding escape along the ditch's direction. When encountering landslides, people should rapidly evacuate perpendicular to the direction of the slide, avoiding upstream or downstream movement. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses China's efforts to boost domestic consumption by integrating various consumption scenarios like shopping, tourism, culture, and sports. It emphasizes that this integration is not merely combining elements but about creating immersive experiences and reshaping consumption patterns to upgrade the quality of consumption. The piece highlights examples of integrating music concerts into shopping malls and sports events into commercial districts to attract consumers and enhance their experiences. The article also stresses the importance of upgrading physical spaces like shopping districts and parks to support these integrated consumption models. To better serve consumers, businesses are urged to be innovative and quick to respond to changing consumer needs.
Summary: During a visit to the Renmin University Museum of Family Letters, the author was struck by a letter from Han Yalan, a female student at the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, who abandoned a comfortable life to join the fight against Japan in Yan'an. The article emphasizes the themes of patriotism, sacrifice, and unwavering belief in victory found within letters from the Anti-Japanese War period, noting they demonstrate the strong sense of national devotion. Xi Jinping has said party members should revisit revolutionary martyrs' family letters. These letters embody the spirit that fueled China's resistance and contribute to modern achievements.
Summary: A major art exhibition in Beijing showcases the art and history of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, highlighting both the historical significance of the artifacts and the efforts of modern conservators. The exhibition features replicated cave sites and murals, illustrating the cultural exchange and artistic achievements of various dynasties. The "Mogao Spirit" exhibition focuses on the preservation work carried out under the leadership of the Party, emphasizing the dedication of individuals in protecting the site. Digital technologies and creative adaptations in contemporary design are contributing to the preservation and continued relevance of Dunhuang's cultural heritage. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: **Article 1 Summary:** The article criticizes the trend of parents filling their children's vacations with excessive tutoring and competition, arguing that it's counterproductive. It advocates for a more balanced approach, allowing children time for rest, exploration of their interests, and independent learning. The author suggests that parents should foster curiosity and critical thinking rather than solely focusing on academic advancement. **Article 2 Summary:** This article highlights the rapid growth of China's low-altitude economy and the rising demand for drone pilots, leading to a surge in pilot training institutions. It warns of the potential for safety issues and the need for stricter oversight, as many training programs lack proper qualifications, engage in deceptive practices, and compromise on training quality. The piece emphasizes that the long-term development of the low-altitude economy depends on safe operation of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Summary: The article emphasizes a shift in China's urbanization from rapid expansion to quality-focused, sustainable development. It highlights the importance of patience and long-term vision in urban planning, prioritizing the needs and well-being of residents over mere speed and short-term gains. Examples include Shanghai's "15-minute community life circle" and Chengdu's community greenways. The piece stresses a people-centric approach, where urban development is measured by the lived experiences and satisfaction of the population.
Summary: In the first half of the year, foreign trade import and export in China's western region reached a new high of 2.12 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%. The China-Laos Railway's import and export value exceeded 12.8 billion yuan, with the variety of cross-border goods increasing from over 500 to over 3,000. Xinjiang's railway port reduced import goods passage time, and Tibet expanded its trade partners. This growth aims to promote prosperity and shared economic progress. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The "Deep Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought 2025 Annual Meeting" was held in Beijing, hosted by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). NDRC Director Zheng Shanjie emphasized the need to deeply study Xi Jinping's Economic Thought, implement the strategy of expanding domestic demand, promote technological and industrial innovation, and deepen reforms. Leaders from the Central Party School, Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and China Media Group also spoke, highlighting their respective roles in studying, promoting, and implementing Xi Jinping's Economic Thought. The conference included discussions on regional coordinated development, the Belt and Road Initiative, and promoting common development with other countries. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was encountered.
Summary: Over the past 20 years, Zhejiang province has continuously implemented its "Eight Projects" for cultural development, aiming to transform itself from a large cultural province to a culturally strong province. The province focuses on enhancing public cultural services, preserving historical heritage, and promoting cultural industries. Zhejiang is working to elevate its cultural influence through initiatives like supporting online literature, film, and gaming, and promoting traditional arts such as Longquan celadon. The province aims to disseminate Chinese culture and values globally through these efforts. Wang Hao, the Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, has urged further implementation of Xi Jinping's cultural ideology to strengthen the province's cultural standing.
Summary: This article discusses Zhejiang province's 20-year effort to deepen cultural construction through its "Eight Projects," focusing on preserving historical sites like the Cangqiao Straight Street in Shaoxing and promoting cultural development. Zhejiang has increased its historical buildings to 11,000 and protected its world cultural heritage sites. The initiative aims to transform cultural advantages into developmental momentum, exemplified by the rise of online literature, dramas, and games. The province also seeks to share cultural achievements with the people through improved cultural services and facilities.
Summary: The China Chang'an Automobile Group, with a registered capital of 20 billion yuan, was established in Chongqing. According to Party Secretary and Chairman Zhu Huarong, Chang'an aims to contribute to Chongqing's development of a world-class intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry cluster, leveraging the city's established automotive industry and strategic location. The company is increasing its local supply chain and expanding its international presence, including establishing a European innovation center in Germany and a production base in Mexico, with electric vehicles already sold in 103 countries and regions. Chang'an is also utilizing international logistics routes to boost exports to Asia and Europe, with plans to increase overseas sales to 30% by 2027. The company's efforts support Chongqing's role as a key hub for the Belt and Road Initiative and China's broader goals in the automotive industry.
Summary: The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has launched a two-month "Qinglang" campaign, starting July 24th, to rectify the spread of false information by "self-media." The campaign will target malicious hype, distortion of facts through AI or misinterpretations of policies, and lack of proper sourcing. Specifically, the effort will focus on individuals impersonating others, or misrepresenting public policies. The campaign aims to regulate information release processes and improve reporting channels.
Summary: A symposium on promoting the spirit of scientists and improving science and technology reporting was held in Beijing, co-sponsored by People's Daily and the China Association for Science and Technology. Attendees, including Xu Lijing (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of People's Daily) and Wang Jinzhan (member of the Party Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of the China Association for Science and Technology), discussed topics like promoting the spirit of scientists, improving science communication, and media integration in the digital age. The symposium aimed to further promote Xi Jinping's important discourse on scientific and technological innovation, and gather strength to achieve a high-level of self-reliance in science and technology. Participants emphasized the need to improve content and innovate communication methods to bridge the gap between scientists and the public. The meeting took place against the backdrop of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change.
Summary: The article depicts a vibrant harvest scene in rural China, specifically showing villagers in Huangni Village, Liangping District, Chongqing drying corn and peppers in their courtyards. The image captures the essence of a colorful and bountiful summer harvest in the Chinese countryside. There is no mention of specific officials, U.S.-China relations, or the United States.
Summary: The Xinzhou-60 (MA60) civil search and rescue aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight, moving into the flight test and verification phase. The aircraft is designed for search and rescue, disaster site surveying, and personnel transport, capable of operating in maritime, plateau, and disaster-stricken areas. Its deployment is intended to improve China's maritime search and rescue response and expand its coverage. The successful first flight marks the commencement of comprehensive scientific research flight tests and conformity verification flight tests for the MA60.
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Summary: The Central United Front Work Department and four other departments jointly announced the awarding of the title "Outstanding Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" to 100 individuals from the non-public sector. The announcement lauded the non-public sector's contributions to economic growth, innovation, employment, and international market expansion since the 18th Party Congress. The statement urged the awardees and the broader private sector to uphold the "Two Establishes" and contribute to the advancement of Chinese-style modernization. No U.S. or U.S.-China related content was present in the article.
Summary: This article lists the names and titles of numerous business leaders across China, spanning various industries from technology and biomedicine to manufacturing and agriculture. The individuals represent companies located in diverse regions, including Beijing, Shanghai, and provinces like Hebei, Liaoning, and Sichuan. The list includes leaders from both state-owned and private enterprises. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the provided text.
Summary: A collective statement from the "Outstanding Builders of the Socialist Cause with Chinese Characteristics" calls on private sector actors to align with the CCP, contribute to China's modernization, and uphold ethical and legal standards. The statement emphasizes loyalty to the Party and the importance of adhering to Xi Jinping Thought. It also urges businesses to focus on innovation, global cooperation through initiatives like the Belt and Road, and wealth redistribution through rural revitalization and charitable causes. The statement champions a "Chinese-style" approach to enterprise governance and encourages private firms to actively participate in employment generation.
Summary: The Chinese delegation for the Chengdu World Games was established on July 29th in Beijing. China is sending its largest delegation since 1981, with 489 members, including 321 athletes and, for the first time, 10 para-athletes, participating in 28 sports and 152 events. The Chengdu World Games, the first to be held in mainland China, will take place from August 7-17. China's focus will be on sports like Wushu and dragon boat, while also debuting in 12 sports, with the aim of achieving China's best-ever results at the World Games.
Summary: Jiang Ersheng, the first county chief of the Jiaoxian Anti-Japanese Democratic Government, was a member of the CCP who was arrested four times during his life. He was captured and killed by Japanese forces in 1944 while attending a county committee meeting. Prior to his death, Jiang worked to establish a united front against the Japanese, even negotiating with a potentially cooperative Kuomintang commander. He also secured the release of a former county secretary who had been captured. His family also actively participated in the revolution, with his father sacrificing his life. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The new Hefei Museum is under construction and intended to showcase the city's history and culture. It aims to enhance Hefei's cultural image and provide high-quality cultural services to its citizens. The museum is positioned as an important cultural landmark for the city. The provided image depicts the construction site on July 29th.
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Summary: This article discusses Xi Jinping's emphasis on cultural projects, specifically the "Eight Projects" (八项工程) initiated during his time in Zhejiang. These projects aimed to enhance Zhejiang's cultural strength through initiatives focused on cultural preservation, research, and development, all with the goal of increasing the "soft power" of the province. Xi stressed the importance of top-level design and systematic planning for these projects. He emphasized the need for tangible measures and coordinated efforts from various departments to ensure their successful implementation. The article highlights the importance of long term commitment to these projects.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of attending to "small matters and minor details" (小事小节) to prevent corruption among party members, citing Xi Jinping's directives. It argues that neglecting these seemingly insignificant issues can lead to significant moral failings and disciplinary violations. The article attributes these failures to both a weakening of personal discipline and the deceptive nature of small transgressions. It advocates for continuous self-reflection and vigilance against those who seek to exploit minor details for personal gain, ultimately reinforcing the need for adherence to regulations and ethical conduct at all levels. The article frames the Eight-Point Regulation as a chance to enhance discipline and work style.
Summary: This article emphasizes the critical role of ideological and political (思政) education teachers in cultivating socialist builders and successors. It stresses the importance of strengthening the 思政 teacher workforce by focusing on political development, professional competency, collaborative education, and a robust evaluation system. The piece highlights the need for these teachers to instill correct worldviews, life values, and a sense of responsibility in students, ensuring loyalty to the Party and the socialist system. It also touches on improving teaching methods to make the material more engaging and relevant, bridging the gap between theory and practice. The article advocates for a comprehensive support system and evaluation mechanism that values teaching quality and student development over traditional metrics.
Summary: 怀化, Hunan is leveraging the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor to boost its economy, particularly trade with ASEAN, achieving significant growth in foreign trade and cargo throughput. The city is positioning itself as a key logistics hub, attracting industries like bag manufacturing by offering faster and cheaper transportation routes compared to traditional coastal shipping. This shift is supported by policy initiatives, including expedited tax refunds for exporters and infrastructure upgrades to facilitate multimodal transport. Xu Zhongjian, Secretary of the CPC Huaihua Municipal Committee aims to develop Huaihua into an international land port city. The article does not mention United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's social logistics totaled 171.3 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, a 5.6% year-on-year increase, outpacing GDP growth. Industrial goods logistics contributed significantly, growing by 5.8% and accounting for 85% of the increase in total social logistics. Consumption logistics also saw growth, with a 6.1% increase in logistics related to units and residents' goods due to pro-consumption policies. Analysts from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing noted improvements in both supply and demand, with strong performance in railway, aviation, and e-commerce delivery sectors.
Summary: Wang Kuixing, Party Secretary of Xinjiang Kunyu State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group, stated that the company has successfully transformed nearly 2,000 acres of desert into arable land for oats and alfalfa cultivation using sprinkler systems. The intercropping method, with oats providing wind protection for alfalfa, allows for soil improvement and sand fixation due to alfalfa's nitrogen-fixing capabilities and extensive root system. This initiative has resulted in significant yields of oats and alfalfa, contributing to the transformation of desert into fertile land capable of supporting other crops in the future. The broader project has treated 240 square kilometers of desert.
Summary: Agricultural Bank of China's Hubei branch (农行湖北省分行) is supporting Hubei's agricultural modernization and rural revitalization, in line with the 14th Five-Year Plan. The bank is focusing on "strengthening counties, towns, and villages" (强县+强镇+强村) through financial services, supporting infrastructure upgrades and industrial integration. They are also investing in agricultural technology innovation and smart agriculture, including low-altitude economy projects. The bank is also expanding financial services to rural areas, including offering loans to agricultural businesses and rural collectives. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article profiles 99-year-old war veteran Zhai Weijun, detailing his experiences fighting against the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He recounted joining the guerilla forces at 17 and helping rescue a downed American pilot, emphasizing the importance of aiding those who helped China. Zhai also spoke of the deep impression the war left on him, including the loss of many comrades, and his decision to donate a blood-stained roster of his fallen comrades to a military museum. The article ends by quoting Zhai's reflections on the sacrifices made for the "good days" China enjoys today.
Summary: This article commemorates the 10th anniversary of China's National Security Law (NSL), asserting its critical role in safeguarding national interests and facilitating China's modernization. The article highlights achievements like establishing the authority of the central National Security Commission and strengthening the legal framework for national security, including the Hong Kong NSL. It emphasizes the importance of the holistic national security concept, prioritizing political security and adherence to the rule of law while ensuring human rights. The piece contrasts China's approach to security with that of unnamed "some Western powers," who are said to prioritize "offensive absolute security" at the expense of other nations. The author calls for further development of the national security legal system and capabilities, especially in countering sanctions and foreign interference, amid growing international competition.
Summary: The Supreme People's Court released a compilation of judicial reform cases and typical elevation of jurisdiction cases for 2024, aiming to improve the standardization and accuracy of the application of elevation of jurisdiction. The initiative encourages higher-level courts to handle cases involving significant interests, legal disputes, potential interference, or complex new issues, including those involving international treaties, ensuring accurate application and preventing local protectionism. This allows higher courts to leverage their experience to clarify rules and resolve legal disagreements. A case in Zhejiang province involving compensation for married women was cited as an example, demonstrating the initiative's ability to prevent discrimination.
Summary: Inner Mongolia has implemented new regulations ("Measures") to introduce a dynamic management mechanism for competitive employment in public institutions, aiming to eliminate the "lifetime tenure" system. The "Measures" outline seven scenarios for demotion, including incompetence and unsatisfactory annual evaluations, emphasizing "competitive employment for all, selecting the best," and linking salary to position. The new system aims to solve the problems of incompatibility between personnel and positions and insufficient vitality in public institutions by establishing a special revolving post system, and includes measures emphasizing practical performance and public evaluation in personnel selection. The "Measures" include oversight mechanisms, such as a personnel management avoidance system and negative lists for participation in competitive employment, to ensure effective policy implementation and accountability.
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Summary: An exhibition at the National Library of China is showcasing the 40-year history of China's microform preservation efforts. The initiative involves creating microfilms of various documents, including rare books and Republic of China-era materials, with nearly 200,000 types of documents and over 80 million frames photographed. The process ensures the preservation of valuable cultural heritage by creating stable, long-lasting copies of fragile originals. Innovations include color microfilming and exploring AI to enhance black-and-white images, as well as experimenting with glass storage mediums for even longer preservation. Despite the digital age, microfilm remains crucial due to its stability and resistance to data loss.
Summary: Chinese arts institutions like the National Centre for the Performing Arts and the National Theatre of China are using technologies like UHD live streaming and panoramic sound systems to broadcast stage productions to theaters and cinemas nationwide via "second live scene" (第二现场). These institutions aim to extend the reach of art to more audiences. Wang Ning, president of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, emphasizes that "second live scene" utilizes technology to transmit performances nationwide, enhancing the audience experience and making high-quality cultural resources accessible. The initiative has been supported by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio and Television, which has launched plans to promote the application of UHD technology. Tian Qinxin, president of the National Theatre of China, stated that they will continue to focus on exploring the effective mechanism of the integration of technology and art.
Summary: Wang Liuyun, a cleaner from a rural background who moved to Beijing in 2020, has published three non-fiction works and a novel while working as a cleaner. Her novel, *The Wind Blows the Moonlight*, tells the story of a girl growing up and was praised by her editor for its detail and emotional impact. Wang attributes her artistic pursuits to a desire to enrich her soul, balancing her work with her passion for reading, painting, and writing. She has received positive feedback from readers. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Foshan, Guangdong is combating a Chikungunya outbreak, focusing on mosquito control and community-level prevention. The Tengchong community has implemented grid management, distributing mosquito repellent and conducting door-to-door education. Zhang Wenhong, director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, noted that southern regions are in a critical window for effective control. Hospitals have designated isolation beds and implemented closed-loop management for patients from admission to treatment. As of July 26, Guangdong Province reported 4,824 local cases, all mild, emphasizing proactive measures to curb further spread.
Summary: Dr. Lin Bingliang of the infectious disease department at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University advises focusing on high-risk groups like the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions regarding Chikungunya prevention. He emphasizes eliminating standing water and mosquito control to prevent transmission. Those infected should manage fever, stay hydrated, and take precautions to prevent further mosquito bites within the first five days of illness. Lin also warns against using aspirin to lower fever, recommending acetaminophen instead.
Summary: The article discusses the new "Housing Rental Regulations" taking effect on September 15th, designed to protect renters from issues like formaldehyde contamination ("formaldehyde rooms"), illegal conversions, and deceptive listings. The regulations address health and safety standards, prohibit renting non-residential spaces as living quarters, and set behavioral standards for rental companies and online platforms. The article urges regulatory bodies, industry, and society to work together to improve the rental experience. It also suggests measures like pre-rental formaldehyde testing, increased inspections, and public exposure of substandard properties.
Summary: This article discusses the increasing adoption of Huawei's HarmonyOS in Chinese government and enterprise digital services. Over 200 government service applications have been launched on the HarmonyOS app market, enabling seamless cross-platform access. The HarmonyOS system has improved efficiency and security for government services, as exemplified by the "Minzhengtong" platform in Fujian province. The article highlights the "one-time development, multi-terminal deployment" model and the growing ecosystem of developers and partners contributing to HarmonyOS. The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) also noted that the development of HarmonyOS promotes a secure and reliable digital economy.
Summary: China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced the launch of four online job fairs from July 28th to August 3rd, focusing on modern services, healthcare, chain operations, and the internet sectors. These fairs involve 25,000 employers with over 916,000 job openings. Additionally, the "Employment Online" platform will host a live-streaming event on July 31st featuring HR officials from Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia, promoting positions in manufacturing, finance, real estate, and business services. These initiatives aim to boost employment opportunities across various industries. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: The article reports on a science popularization event in Yuanzhuang Village, Boxing County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, where children interacted with a smart robotic dog. Staff from the Boxing County Science and Technology Museum organized the event to enrich the children's summer vacation and popularize knowledge of smart technology. The article does not mention any political figures nor does it allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During a sweltering day in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, a driver named Zhang Xuan found a young girl wandering alone on a highway. After bringing her into his car to cool down, Zhang contacted the child's mother using the information provided by the girl. The father explained they were visiting from out of town and the girl had wandered away from her grandparents' house. Zhang's act of kindness was filmed and shared online, drawing widespread praise.
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Summary: The article highlights local initiatives in Guizhou, Fujian, and Shandong to leverage carbon sequestration for economic development and ecological benefits. In Guizhou's Congjiang county, villagers are earning income by selling the carbon sequestration value of individual trees, with companies purchasing these "carbon credits." Fujian's Huian county is focused on soil improvement to reduce emissions from agriculture, with a company profiting from selling the resulting carbon credits. Shandong's Changdao island is using "seaweed bed carbon sink loans" to fund sustainable aquaculture and habitat restoration through kelp forests.
Summary: China has issued a new national action plan targeting heavy metal pollution. The plan, jointly issued by nine departments including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the National Development and Reform Commission, outlines a strategy for identifying, assessing, and remediating heavy metal environmental risks between 2025 and 2030. The action plan focuses on key provinces and cities with particular attention to pollutants like lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, thallium, and antimony. The plan emphasizes improving monitoring networks, strengthening enforcement, and establishing rapid response systems for environmental emergencies related to heavy metals. The action plan aims to promote high-quality development in related industries through measures such as optimizing the industrial structure and preventing new heavy metal environmental risks.
Summary: A joint investigation by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration identified illegal land occupation, illegal mining, deforestation, and regulatory evasion as ongoing problems in some localities. To address these issues, the ministries will jointly release quarterly reports of typical violations to strengthen supervision and promote rectification. The ministries have already jointly reported 21 typical violations and demand that local governments learn from these cases, carry out serious rectification in accordance with laws and regulations, and prevent simplification and "one-size-fits-all" approaches. The ministries will continue to track rectification of the reported violations, urging related localities to rectify and punish them in accordance with laws and regulations.
Summary: In Sihong County, Jiangsu Province, nearly ten thousand acres of space lotus flowers are in full bloom. The lotus seedpod harvest, which supplies markets in Nanjing, Suzhou, and Wuxi, runs from July to September. The provided image shows lotus seedpods being harvested at the Longji Town space lotus planting base on July 26th. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Hainan Province recently released its "Work Plan for Further Promoting the Construction of 'Waste-Free Island' (2025-2030)," outlining ten key tasks and 32 specific measures to promote a green, low-carbon circular economy and reduce pollution. The plan aims to minimize landfill waste and environmental impact through measures such as strengthening waste classification and recycling systems, managing construction waste, and promoting green lifestyles. Specific goals for 2030 include over 95% coverage of recycling devices in express delivery outlets and 65% resource utilization of urban household waste. The plan also includes measures to promote green building practices and increase the recycling rate of construction waste to 85% by 2030.
Summary: Jiangxi Province has issued a construction and protection plan to promote the high-quality development of the Jiangxi section of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park, focusing on the systematic protection of cultural heritage across 46 counties within 11 cities. The plan emphasizes ecological preservation and green development while constructing a distinct Jiangxi-style Yangtze River cultural exhibition system through cultural tourism integration. By 2027, the province aims to enhance the visibility of the Jiangxi section of the park through improved heritage protection and supervision. The province expects to be a core demonstration zone for carrying forward Yangtze River culture by 2035.
Summary: Dali City in Yunnan Province was awarded the title of "International Wetland City" at the COP15 in Zimbabwe. Dali implements a graded management and catalog system for wetlands, centered on the Erhai National Important Wetland. The city's wetland area totals over 26,000 hectares, with a wetland rate of 15.4% and a protection rate of 94.13%. Measures such as constructing a lakeside sewage interception network and addressing agricultural non-point source pollution have improved Erhai's water quality, leading to a restoration of wetland ecological functions. The ecological restoration of Luoshi River Wetland, connected to Erhai Lake, exemplifies these efforts, improving water quality flowing into Erhai.
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Summary: Eight villages in Shanshan County, Turpan City, Xinjiang, have been listed in the Chinese Traditional Villages Directory. Local authorities have integrated regional tourism resources, focusing on traditional villages, to create historical and folk cultural tourism areas, boosting the local cultural tourism industry. Shanshan County boasts 952 well-preserved earthen buildings across its eight traditional villages, earning it the title of "Earthen Architecture Museum." The article also highlights the preservation and promotion of intangible cultural heritage, such as Uyghur mulberry paper making and Edles silk weaving, alongside the performance of Turpan Mukam. In 2024, the county received 13.01 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 24.6%, with tourism revenue reaching 6.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.47%.
Summary: The city of Rizhao in Shandong province is integrating marriage registration, wedding services, and tourism to boost its economy. New couples are increasingly choosing Rizhao for destination weddings and honeymoons, drawn by its coastal scenery and historical sites like the ancient city of Ju, which offers "Chinese-style romance" with traditional ceremonies and photography. Local officials highlight the growing number of couples traveling to Rizhao for wedding photography and the economic impact of destination weddings, which stimulate spending on dining, accommodation, and other services. The city is developing "happiness industry parks" that offer comprehensive services from registration to post-wedding activities, leveraging its cultural heritage to enrich the marriage experience.
Summary: The article describes De Lingha, a city in Qinghai province, as an ideal location for stargazing due to its clear night skies and minimal light pollution. It highlights the juxtaposition of ancient Chinese astronomical observations, evidenced by the discovery of the Dunhuang star chart and other artifacts, with modern telescopes. The Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has a presence there. De Lingha attracts astronomy enthusiasts and students, fostering exploration of the cosmos. It also offers opportunities for interactive astronomical experiences and education through its astronomy museum.
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Summary: The article discusses how century-old businesses in Malaysia, Japan, and Egypt are adapting to changing global markets. In Malaysia, Sheng Fa Bak Kut Teh owner Li Chuande emphasizes innovation while preserving tradition, while another restaurant incorporates Bak Kut Teh flavors into modern dishes. Hirose Joji, the general manager of Japan's Ito Kyuemon teashop, highlighted the company's open-minded management and efforts to innovate traditional Uji tea products and expand online sales, noting interest from Chinese tourists and the potential of the Chinese market. Egypt's Omar Effendi department store is embracing e-commerce and modernizing stores while retaining its brand identity. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent report by Brazil's National Supply Company projects a 14.2% increase in grain production for the 2024-2025 agricultural cycle, reaching 339.6 million tons, driven primarily by soybeans. Soybean exports are expected to increase to 106.22 million tons in the 2025 commercial year, with China remaining Brazil's largest soybean export destination, importing $19 billion worth of soybeans in the first half of 2024, accounting for 74.6% of Brazil's soybean exports. Increased soybean planting area and improved yields are contributing to Brazil's growing output, but logistical challenges and port congestion are hindering export efficiency. Brazil's soybean production is projected to account for 60% of global production by 2030, driven by demand from countries including China.
Summary: The "Summer Market" event, held every Friday from June to September in Amman, Jordan's Jabal district, provides a popular leisure destination for locals and tourists. The market features local artists and vendors selling handicrafts, along with various artistic performances. Consequently, the Jabal district has become a significant destination for tourists visiting Amman. The article does not mention any activities of Chinese officials, or the United States.
Summary: The IMF's updated World Economic Outlook forecasts slightly increased global growth for 2025 and 2026. However, the report emphasizes that the global economy remains vulnerable, citing uncertainty stemming from factors like U.S. trade policy and the anticipation of tariffs. The IMF notes that global economic activity is being distorted by expectations of significant tariff increases. The report also highlights that trade policy uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and fiscal vulnerabilities pose downside risks to the world economy. The IMF urges economies to reduce uncertainty through clear trade frameworks and to cooperate to reduce trade and investment barriers.
Summary: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlighted the importance of heatwave early warnings and health action plans as many countries globally experience intense heatwaves. Data shows June was the third hottest on record, with regions like the Southeastern U.S., the Mediterranean, and Northern Europe experiencing extreme heat. The WMO emphasized that heat-related deaths are preventable with current scientific capabilities. The UN Secretary-General has called for global action and the WMO is supporting extreme heat risk governance. The article makes no mention of China or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Greece's economic outlook appears positive, with projections indicating a 2.3% growth rate in 2025 and a decrease in its debt-to-GDP ratio. Tourism, real estate investments (particularly from the EU), and a strong shipping sector are driving this recovery, with foreign direct investment increasing significantly in 2024. The Greek government is implementing fiscal measures, including early repayment of international loans and financial aid for low-income citizens, and has been making successful progress in several key development targets with the assistance of funding from the EU. International credit rating agencies have upgraded Greece's sovereign credit rating to investment grade. Trade and investment between Greece and China has expanded over the last three years, with Chinese firms investing in sectors such as ports and renewable energy.
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Summary: The article discusses the "Guangxi March 3rd - Napo Fenliu Street" event, a cultural exchange and trade fair between China and Vietnam in Napo County, Guangxi. Vietnamese singers and performers, like Vu Thu An, participated in the event, highlighting the strengthening cultural ties through music and shared traditions. Cross-border trade is also facilitated through events like the fair, with merchants like Bi Shi Ying showcasing Vietnamese products. The article mentions efforts to promote trade through modernization of border crossings and through the use of e-commerce. The events and exchanges aim to build friendship and promote a shared future between China and Vietnam.
Summary: The article discusses the role of folk songs in fostering cultural exchange between China and Vietnam, specifically in Napo County. It highlights how traditional songs and cultural events serve as a bridge, connecting the hearts of people from both countries through shared musical expression. Napo leverages these musical exchanges, from festivals to markets, to promote cross-border understanding and friendship. The article emphasizes the power of music as a universal language transcending cultural boundaries and facilitating people-to-people diplomacy. It positions Napo as a vibrant hub of cultural exchange, contributing to the broader narrative of Sino-Vietnamese relations at the grassroots level.
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Summary: During inspections of manufacturing companies in Henan and Shanxi, including Luoyang Bearing Group and Yangquan Valve, Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of high-quality development in the manufacturing sector through technological innovation and meeting market demands. He stressed the need for self-reliance in technology to upgrade traditional industries. The article highlights the advancements in bearing and valve manufacturing, illustrating China's shift from import dependence to indigenous innovation, focusing on innovation, upgrading, and market responsiveness to drive future growth in Chinese manufacturing. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Hunan Ningxiang city government revitalized unused land by employing administrative, legal, and economic measures. Specifically, they facilitated a land swap involving a Hisense manufacturing base and a debt-ridden real estate company by initiating bankruptcy proceedings and coordinating with multiple courts to resolve complex debt issues. This allowed Hisense to expand its production capacity and consolidate operations. Similarly, Tianjin Jinghai district helped Yuanda Health Technology consolidate its operations and increase production capacity by facilitating the purchase of previously idle land and adjusting regulations. These adjustments addressed the initial land's restrictions, such as the original plot's floor area ratio, to meet the company's needs.
Summary: This article discusses the importance and challenges of revitalizing existing assets in China, such as underutilized factories, buildings, and infrastructure. It argues that unlocking these "sleeping assets" is crucial for efficient resource utilization and economic growth. The piece emphasizes the need for government departments to thoroughly assess and classify these assets, citing Tianjin's "inventory asset map" as a positive example. It also suggests utilizing market-based mechanisms like REITs, special local government bonds and central bank relending to revitalize assets and address bottlenecks. The article concludes by urging regions and departments to master the skill of revitalizing existing assets to unlock new development space.
Summary: The National Development and Reform Commission, along with two other departments, issued a notice promoting the construction of "zero-carbon" industrial parks, aiming to reduce carbon emissions to near-zero levels through various strategies. The notice emphasizes transitioning to green energy sources, promoting energy conservation, and optimizing industrial structures within these parks. The NDRC will designate the first batch of national-level zero-carbon parks, providing support in pilot programs, project construction, and funding. Separately, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reported a 9.3% year-on-year increase in total telecommunications business volume for the first half of the year. As of June, the total number of 5G base stations reached 4.55 million, and the number of 5G mobile phone users reached 1.118 billion.
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Summary: The third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) was held in Beijing with the theme "Connecting the World for a Shared Future," attracting 1,200 exhibitors and resulting in over 6,000 cooperation agreements. Companies such as Panasonic, Novo Nordisk, Honeywell, and Schneider Electric showcased their latest technologies and innovations developed in China, emphasizing the country's growing importance as an innovation hub and key market. These companies highlighted their commitment to expanding their presence in China, with some shifting global operations centers and supply chain responsibilities to the country. They also noted the benefits of China's stable and reliable supply chains and the increasing focus on sustainable development and green technologies. Schneider Electric emphasized the importance of collaboration in the face of global challenges, highlighting the role of AI in future supply chains.
Summary: The China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) showcased hard-core innovation across various sectors, highlighting China's advanced technologies and solutions. Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, praised China's world-class supply chain system for its scale, complexity, and diversity. Numerous multinational corporations, including Apple and McDonald's, are deepening their investment in China due to its market size and rapid technological advancements. The CISCE issued the "Beijing Initiative," advocating for multilateralism and global development. The expo emphasized China's commitment to expanding supply chain cooperation and offering supply chain services as a public good.
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Summary: The article recounts the creation and impact of "The March of the Big Sword," an anti-Japanese war song composed by Mai Xin. Inspired by the bravery of Chinese soldiers fighting the Japanese in 1937, Mai Xin wrote the song, which quickly gained popularity and was sung by civilians and soldiers alike. He later joined the Communist Party and worked with the Children's Theater Group, teaching them patriotic songs. Mai Xin eventually reached Yan'an before being killed in 1947 in an ambush. The song is credited with raising patriotic sentiment and galvanizing resistance against the Japanese.
Summary: This article discusses the value of deliberate, slow craftsmanship ("慢工出细活") in Chinese art, culture, and life, contrasting it with the modern emphasis on speed and efficiency. It uses examples ranging from traditional woodworking to poetry and painting to illustrate how taking time and focusing on detail leads to higher quality and deeper meaning. The author argues that while speed has its place, certain aspects of life, especially those related to art and relationships, require a slower, more thoughtful approach. There is no discussion of the United States.
Summary: The article recounts the author's elderly father, a former railway soldier, eagerly anticipating and participating in a veterans' meeting organized by his former unit for the "August 1st" Army Day. Despite his failing memory, the father vividly remembers his time in the military and is overjoyed to attend the meeting, where he is greeted warmly by fellow veterans. He treasures a commemorative item from the event, highlighting how core memories and values persist even with age. The narrative does not discuss any US-China relations or involve any mention of the United States. The office director, Director Guo, specifically invited him to attend.
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Summary: This article discusses the lack of representation of Northeastern Chinese cuisine within the traditional "four" or "eight" major Chinese cuisines, attributing it to the region's history as a sparsely populated frontier. The author highlights the "chuang guandong" migration, which brought diverse culinary influences that were reinterpreted into a distinct "Northeastern flavor," exemplified by the region's popular stew dishes. These stews, like "demoli" fish stew and pork stew with vermicelli, emphasize readily available local ingredients and simple cooking methods, capturing the region's hearty and inclusive culinary spirit. The article further explores the "big harvest" stew, showcasing the abundance of Northeastern produce and the bold, unpretentious nature of the cuisine. The author argues that the essence of Northeastern stews lies in their adaptability and ability to create unique flavors based on individual preferences and available ingredients.
Summary: This article describes the process of grafting apricot branches onto existing plum trees in a small courtyard. Initially unsuccessful for several years, the grafting eventually yielded two apricots in the fourth year. The following year, a large number of apricots grew on one of the grafted trees, signifying success, while a second grafted tree yielded only ten apricots due to unfavorable location. The author reflects on the transformation of the plum trees, likening it to a new life. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article describes the author's positive experiences visiting Bozhou, Anhui, a city with rich history as the ancient "Qiao Commandery" and hometown of Cao Cao. The author highlights the well-preserved historical sites like the North Gate historical district and the Huaxi Building, emphasizing Bozhou's unique blend of northern and southern Chinese characteristics. The author appreciates Bozhou's peony and peony flowers, known for their medicinal properties and beauty, as well as the local bookstore "Zhiyi Bookstore". The author mentions receiving peony bouquets from Zhiyi Bookstore, reminding the author of the city's sunlight and charm.
Summary: This short announcement from *People's Daily* solicits original, first-published articles from readers, specifying that submissions should not be simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The email address for submissions is provided. There is no mention of any official, the United States, or U.S.-China relations in this brief announcement.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 29th. On July 29th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Eighty years ago, the Chinese people, together with the people of the world, through an extremely arduous and bloody struggle, completely defeated fascism and won the hard-won peace.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the future of peace rests on the youth. He hopes that young friends from all countries will take this conference as an opportunity to exchange ideas, enhance understanding, and gain friendship, and together become advocates of the concept of peace and actors in peaceful development, and contribute wisdom and strength to promoting the building of a human community with a shared future.
The World Youth Peace Conference was held in Beijing (北京) on the same day, with the theme of "Together for Peace," co-sponsored by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (中国人民对外友好协会) and the All-China Youth Federation (中华全国青年联合会).
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Recently, East China, North China, Northeast China and other places have continuously encountered heavy rainfall, triggering floods and geological disasters, causing significant casualties and property losses in Beijing (北京), Hebei (河北), Jilin (吉林), Shandong (山东) and other places.
Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made important instructions on flood prevention and disaster relief work, requiring "all-out efforts to search for and rescue missing and trapped people, resolutely transfer and resettle people threatened by disasters, and minimize casualties," "implementing various flood prevention measures in a detailed and practical manner, and closely monitoring and firmly guarding weak links and key areas," and "scientifically allocating rescue forces and disaster relief materials to ensure that they respond and deal with sudden emergencies as soon as possible."
To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, relevant departments and local organizations have organized forces to fully carry out emergency rescue and disaster relief, making every effort to reduce casualties.
At 21:00 on the 28th, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters upgraded the flood control level to Level III emergency response for Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北). The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office dispatched three working groups to the front lines of the three provinces and cities to assist and guide flood control and disaster relief work.
In response to the continuous rise in water levels in the Chaobai River (潮白河), Ju River (泃河), and Luan River (滦河) channels, and the occurrence of floods exceeding the guaranteed water level in some rivers, the Ministry of Water Resources simultaneously raised the flood defense Level IV emergency response for Beijing (北京) and Hebei (河北) to Level III.
Heavy rain continues to threaten the safety of people's lives and property.
Affected by the warm and humid airflow on the edge of the subtropical high, Miyun District (密云区), Beijing (北京市) suffered an extremely heavy rainstorm, and many towns were affected.
At the temporary resettlement site of Shicheng Central Primary School (石城镇中心小学) in Miyun District (密云区), villager Zhang Shulan (张书兰) took her elderly mother from Xiwanzicun (西湾子村), a severely affected village, to this place and received disaster relief supplies such as blankets. "General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions make us feel very warm. The General Secretary always has us ordinary people in his heart. After the flood recedes, we will definitely work together to rebuild our homes," said Zhang Shulan (张书兰).
"In accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, we have mobilized all the party members and cadres, resolutely transferred and resettled the people threatened by extreme weather disasters, arranged for everyone to go to temporary resettlement sites, and prepared living materials such as mattresses, bread, and eggs. Next, we will carry out infrastructure repairs, open roads, restore power, and restore communications as soon as possible, and strengthen the investigation of hidden dangers of geological disasters," said Guo Yijun (郭义军), secretary of the Party Branch of Pengheyan Village (捧河岩村), Shicheng Town (石城镇).
On the 28th, affected by heavy rainfall, a flash flood occurred in Nantai Xigou Village (南台子西沟村), Mayingzi Manchu Township (马营子满族乡), Luanping County (滦平县), Chengde City (承德市), Hebei (河北).
Disaster is the order! Life detectors, excavators, loaders... Along the way to Nantai Xigou Village (南台子西沟村), rescue workers operated various equipment for emergency rescue and repair. Since vehicles could not enter the village, the first batch of rescuers could only reach the scene on foot.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) requires that all-out efforts be made to search for and rescue missing and trapped people. Although the rainfall in the disaster-stricken areas has brought certain difficulties to the rescue work, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will never give up the search and rescue," said Chen Jian (陈健), chief of the Comprehensive Guidance Section of the Chengde Fire and Rescue Detachment (承德市消防救援支队).
According to the needs of local disaster relief work, the Office of the National Disaster Reduction Committee and the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, increased the allocation of 43,000 pieces of central disaster relief materials such as folding beds, towel quilts, blankets, and emergency lighting lamps to disaster areas such as Beijing (北京) and Hebei (河北), and jointly with the Red Cross Society of China provided assistance of 2,000 sets of household emergency kits to support the emergency transfer and resettlement and disaster relief work of the affected people.
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently pre-allocated 350 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds to focus on supporting 9 provinces including Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Hebei (河北), and Jilin (吉林) to carry out disaster emergency rescue and relief and assistance to affected people; the National Development and Reform Commission urgently arranged 200 million yuan of central budgetary investment to support the post-disaster emergency recovery of severe flood disasters in Beijing (北京).
Repairing roads and stabilizing power supply are important parts of flood control work and the foundation of post-disaster reconstruction.
Affected by heavy rainfall, some highways in Laiwu District (莱芜区), Jinan City (济南市), Shandong (山东) were severely damaged. The Shandong (山东) transportation department assembled and invested 1,280 emergency repair engineering personnel, and invested 376 sets of large machinery such as excavators, loaders, and transport vehicles. At present, all 16 rural roads with a total length of 54 kilometers have been repaired.
"'We must do a solid job in all aspects of flood prevention, emergency rescue, and disaster relief,' which is a clear requirement put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)." Xia Tao (夏涛), director of the Jinan Municipal Transportation Development Center (济南市交通运输事业发展中心), said that it will continue to maintain a state of combat readiness, strengthen highway patrol and maintenance, make every effort to repair highways in disaster areas, and carry out the restoration and reconstruction of damaged highways as soon as possible, so that disaster-stricken areas can resume normal production and life as soon as possible.
During the critical period of flood control, Yushu City (榆树市), Jilin Province (吉林省) has experienced continuous heavy rainfall, which has brought challenges to the stable operation of power supply facilities. Lu Tieshan (卢铁山), director of the Tuqiao Power Supply Station (土桥供电所) of the State Grid Changchun Power Supply Company (国网长春供电公司), and his colleagues quickly dispatched to reinforce the water-blocking sandbags in the high-voltage field area of the 66 kV Tuqiao Substation (土桥变电站).
"In accordance with the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), we are closely monitoring and firmly guarding weak links and key areas, preparing sufficient flood prevention and emergency repair materials during the flood season, and making every effort to ensure the power supply needs of the people's daily production and life," said Lu Tieshan (卢铁山).
Currently, it is in the critical period of flood control from "July to August," and all regions and relevant departments adhere to the bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking, and comprehensively consolidate political responsibilities.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized 'establishing bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking,' which is the main guarantee for winning the tough battle against flood prevention and flood control." Yao Wenguang (姚文广), director of the Department of Water and Drought Disaster Prevention of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部水旱灾害防御司), said that it will forecast floods ahead of time, accurately identify risks, and take targeted prevention and response measures in advance, and systematically, scientifically, safely, and accurately dispatch the basin flood control project system.
In order to prepare for emergency rescue and dispatch at any time, the Chengdu Rescue Base (成都救援基地) of China Anneng Third Engineering Bureau (中国安能三局) has recently focused its training closely on the practical operation of heavy equipment and water rescue, and widely used high-precision emergency rescue equipment such as high-altitude reconnaissance drones and unmanned mapping boats.
"'Scientifically allocate rescue forces and disaster relief materials to ensure that they respond and deal with sudden emergencies as soon as possible, and make every effort to protect the safety of people's lives and property.' We will follow the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), hone excellent rescue skills, and always maintain a state of readiness," said Zhao Xianbo (赵显波), the squadron leader of the war training support squadron of the base.
During the "July to August" period, the risk of flooding in some areas of Guangxi (广西) will also increase. Recently, the Guangxi (广西) meteorological department has strengthened joint departmental consultations, joint early warnings, information sharing, and coordinated linkage, and promptly reported the latest weather forecasts.
"Resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, comprehensively consolidate political responsibilities, and implement various flood prevention measures in a detailed and practical manner. We will closely monitor the impact of disastrous weather on key areas and industries, and continuously improve monitoring, forecasting, and early warning capabilities to strive for a longer time window for disaster prevention and response. Make full use of channels such as radio and television loudspeakers to improve the ability to quickly and accurately disseminate early warning information," said Nong Mengsong (农孟松), chief forecaster of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Meteorological Observatory (广西壮族自治区气象台).
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions fully embody the deep feelings for the people in always putting the people in the highest position in their hearts, and are a mobilization order to gather all forces to do a good job in flood prevention and disaster relief." Xu Xianbiao (徐宪彪), director of the Flood Control and Drought Relief Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部防汛抗旱司), said that it will resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, deploy all forces to fully invest in flood prevention and disaster relief work, strengthen monitoring, early warning, patrol, and defense, quickly allocate disaster relief funds and emergency rescue materials, and make every effort to protect the safety of people's lives and property.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), July 29)
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Return to TopThe photo shows a rescue construction team building an emergency bridge over the Liuli River in Liulimiao Town, Huairou District, Beijing (北京市) on July 29.
Photographed by Pan Junqiang (潘俊强), reporter of this newspaper.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 29th (Reporter Li Changyu (李昌禹)) The 6th National Commendation Conference for Outstanding Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics from the Non-Public Sector was held in Beijing on the 29th. Wang Huning (王沪宁), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended and delivered a speech. He stated that it is necessary to adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly implement the Party Central Committee's major policies and guidelines such as "two unwavering commitments," "three unchanged aspects," and "two healthy developments," fully leverage the exemplary and guiding role of commendations, and encourage the vast number of individuals in the non-public sector and new social strata to unite and strive, make contributions, and firmly become builders of socialism with Chinese characteristics and promoters of Chinese-style modernization.
Wang Huning (王沪宁) stated that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has attached great importance to the development of the non-public sector of the economy, shown great concern for the growth of individuals in the non-public sector, and made a series of important deployments, introducing and improving a series of policies and measures. The vast number of individuals in the non-public sector and new social strata have been grateful and striving, working hard to make important contributions to promoting the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. On the new journey, it is hoped that everyone will bravely shoulder the responsibilities of the times, enhance confidence in development, and make new contributions to promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is necessary to strengthen responsibility and set an example in having national aspirations, enhance the realm of ideals, cultivate patriotic feelings, always think, stand, and work together with the Party, and consciously combine personal struggle and enterprise development with national prosperity, national rejuvenation, and people's happiness. It is necessary to strengthen responsibility and set an example in wholeheartedly seeking development, practice the new development concept, firmly follow the path of high-quality development, and continuously improve the quality, efficiency, and core competitiveness of enterprises. It is necessary to strengthen responsibility and set an example in operating lawfully and skillfully, running enterprises in compliance with laws and regulations, and engaging in business in an open and upright manner, building law-based private enterprises and clean private enterprises. It is necessary to strengthen responsibility and set an example in promoting common prosperity after becoming rich, fulfilling social responsibilities, and being rich and responsible, rich and righteous, and rich and loving.
Wang Huning (王沪宁) stated that Party committees and governments at all levels should earnestly implement policies and measures to promote the development of the private economy and protect the legitimate rights and interests of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs in accordance with the law. The United Front Work Departments of Party committees at all levels should improve the working mechanism for promoting "two healthy developments" and strengthen ideological and political guidance. Industry and commerce federations at all levels should play the role of bridge and assistant, and build a good "home for private entrepreneurs."
Li Ganjie (李干杰) presided over the commendation conference, and Hao Mingjin (郝明金), Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴), and Gao Yunlong (高云龙) attended the commendation conference.
One hundred individuals from the non-public sector and new social strata were awarded the title of "Outstanding Builder of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics." The main responsible comrade of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security read out the commendation decision. Representatives of outstanding builders spoke at the commendation conference and read out the proposal. Responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, and responsible comrades from the United Front Work Departments of Party committees and industry and commerce federations of various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团) attended the commendation conference.
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Filled with the passion of entrepreneurship and serving the country, focusing on strengthening, optimizing, and expanding enterprises, the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs are, on the new journey, firmly committed to being builders of socialism with Chinese characteristics and promoters of Chinese-style modernization.
On July 29th, the 6th National Commendation Conference for Outstanding Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics from the Non-public Sector of the Economy was held in Beijing (北京), where 100 individuals from the non-public sector of the economy and new social strata were awarded the title of "Outstanding Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics." This fully embodies the great importance attached by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core to the development of the private economy and the earnest care for the growth of individuals in the private economy, encouraging the vast number of individuals in the non-public sector of the economy and new social strata to fully display their talents in the new era.
The private economy is a vital force in advancing Chinese-style modernization and an important foundation for high-quality development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has delivered important discourses on promoting the "two healthy" developments from the height of governing the country, putting forward a series of original, contemporary, and guiding new concepts, new thoughts, and new strategies, providing scientific guidance for promoting the healthy and high-quality development of the private economy. On February 17th this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attended a symposium on private enterprises and delivered an important speech, emphasizing the consistent adherence to and implementation of the basic principles and policies of the Party and the state for the development of the private economy, comprehensively deploying policy measures to promote the development of the private economy, and inspiring and boosting the morale and confidence of private entrepreneurs.
Striving forward in the construction of Chinese-style modernization, the development vitality of China's private economy has been greatly stimulated, its development achievements have become more remarkable, and its development role has become more prominent. Data shows that the number of private enterprises has increased from 10.857 million in 2012 to more than 58 million at present, contributing more than 80% to urban employment; the private economy concentrates over 80% of the national specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises, over 90% of unicorn enterprises, and over 92% of national high-tech enterprises; and the "Ten Thousand Enterprises Revitalizing Ten Thousand Villages" action has been continuously carried out, with 235,100 private enterprises helping 161,900 villages... From adhering to independent innovation and overcoming key core technologies, to practicing social responsibility and helping to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs actively participate in the great practice of the new era, fulfilling the mission of "builders" and "promoters" with practical actions, and demonstrating the responsibility of "one of our own."
The new era and new journey offer broad prospects and great opportunities for the development of the private economy. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs to "have the ambition to serve the country, focus on development, operate legally and ethically, and promote common prosperity after becoming rich." Always bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest囑托, taking the outstanding builders commended this time as examples, cultivating a sense of national identity, promoting the spirit of entrepreneurs, combining personal struggle and enterprise development with national prosperity, national rejuvenation, and people's happiness, cultivating and developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions and enterprise conditions, striving to be explorers, organizers, and leaders of innovative development, actively practicing a clean and cordial relationship between government and business, continuously improving the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, actively participating in the Guangcai Program and public welfare and charitable undertakings, building harmonious labor relations, and will surely make new and greater contributions to promoting Chinese-style modernization.
The new era is an era for strivers, providing a broad stage for outstanding builders. On the new journey, let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, strengthen our confidence, take responsibility, be determined to make progress, meet challenges head-on, jointly create a new situation in the development of the private economy, and jointly write a new chapter in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), July 29th. Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Regulations on the Responsibility System for Ecological and Environmental Protection of Local Party and Government Leading Cadres (Trial Implementation)" (地方党政领导干部生态环境保护责任制规定（试行）), and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to conscientiously abide by and implement it.
The full text of the "Regulations on the Responsibility System for Ecological and Environmental Protection of Local Party and Government Leading Cadres (Trial Implementation)" (地方党政领导干部生态环境保护责任制规定（试行）) is as follows.
Regulations on the Responsibility System for Ecological and Environmental Protection of Local Party and Government Leading Cadres (Trial Implementation) (地方党政领导干部生态环境保护责任制规定（试行）)
(Approved by the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on July 18, 2025; Issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) on July 18, 2025)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with relevant intra-Party regulations and laws in order to adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership over the construction of ecological civilization and improve the implementation of the responsibility system for ecological and environmental protection.
Article 2 These Regulations apply to members of the leading bodies of local Party committees and governments at or above the county level, heads of ecological environment departments, and heads of departments responsible for important ecological and environmental protection responsibilities (hereinafter collectively referred to as local Party and government leading cadres).
Members of the leading bodies of townships (sub-districts) and various development zones shall implement the responsibility system for ecological and environmental protection with reference to these Regulations.
Article 3 The implementation of the responsibility system for ecological and environmental protection of local Party and government leading cadres shall adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept, firmly establish and practice the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, strengthen organizational leadership, strengthen overall coordination, improve systems and mechanisms, strictly supervise and assess, and build a comprehensive, consistent, clear-cut, and interlinked responsibility system to ensure high-quality development supported by high-level protection and promote the realization of the goal of building a beautiful China.
Article 4 The implementation of the responsibility system for ecological and environmental protection of local Party and government leading cadres shall follow the following principles:
(1) Adhere to the principle of the Party and government sharing the same responsibility, working together, and holding those who neglect their duties accountable, and enhance the overall effectiveness of jointly promoting the construction of ecological civilization;
(2) Adhere to the principle that development must focus on environmental protection, production must focus on environmental protection, and industries must focus on environmental protection, and be responsible for the land and fulfill responsibilities;
(3) Adhere to establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, follow the laws of nature, and resolutely abandon the practice of sacrificing the ecological environment in exchange for temporary economic growth in one place;
(4) Adhere to the people-centered approach, accelerate the resolution of prominent ecological and environmental problems that the people strongly reflect, and achieve ecological benefits for the people, ecological benefits for the people, and ecology for the people;
(5) Adhere to the combination of incentives and constraints, improve the accurate and scientific accountability mechanism, and encourage cadres to dare to take responsibility and actively act.
Article 5 Local Party committees and governments at or above the county level shall thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, implement the decision-making and deployment on deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system, strengthen the organization, leadership, overall coordination of ecological and environmental protection work, strengthen the role of the list of ecological and environmental protection responsibilities, strengthen the river and lake chief system and the forest chief system, consolidate the ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of lower-level Party committees and governments and relevant departments, implement plans, policies and measures that are conducive to protecting the ecological environment and promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, improve the ecological environment governance system, and promote ecological priority, conservation and intensive use, and green and low-carbon development, so that economic and social development is coordinated with ecological and environmental protection.
The main leaders of local Party committees and governments at or above the county level are the primary persons responsible for ecological and environmental protection in their respective regions and are fully responsible for the ecological environment quality of their respective regions; other members of the leading bodies shall strictly implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in combination with their duties and are responsible for the ecological and environmental protection work of the industries or fields under their charge.
Local ecological environment departments at or above the municipal level shall perform their ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in accordance with laws and regulations, implement unified supervision and management of ecological and environmental protection work in their respective regions, strengthen overall coordination of major ecological and environmental problems in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Party committees and governments, and bear direct responsibility for ecological and environmental protection work in their respective regions within the scope of their duties. Departments at or above the county level that undertake important ecological and environmental protection responsibilities shall perform their ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in their respective industries or fields in accordance with laws and regulations, implement supervision and management of ecological and environmental protection work in their respective industries or fields, and be responsible for ecological and environmental protection work in their respective industries or fields.
Chapter II Responsibilities
Article 6 The main ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of the main leaders of local Party committees include:
(1) Conscientiously implement the Party Central Committee's (党中央) guidelines, policies, decisions, and deployments on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, the decisions of higher-level Party committees, and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws, and regulations, and organize the implementation of tasks and requirements for deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system;
(2) Promote the integration of ecological and environmental protection into the overall economic and social development, strengthen investigation and research on ecological and environmental protection work, schedule and supervise the progress of important goals and tasks for the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, and promote the construction of a green, low-carbon, and high-quality development spatial pattern;
(3) Organize and promote the rectification of ecological and environmental protection inspections, and study major measures to alleviate the structural, root, and trend pressures of ecological and environmental protection in the region;
(4) Coordinate all parties to do a good job in ecological and environmental protection, urge and promote members of the Party committee and government leading bodies and relevant departments to implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities, and support the people's congresses and CPPCC to supervise ecological and environmental protection work.
Article 7 The main ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of the main leaders of local governments at or above the county level include:
(1) Conscientiously implement the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council's (国务院) guidelines, policies, decisions, and deployments on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, the decisions of higher-level Party committees and governments, and the Party committee at the same level, and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws, and regulations, and implement tasks and requirements for deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system.
(2) Organize the formulation of ecological and environmental protection plans and incorporate them into the national economic and social development plans, organize the preparation and publication of provincial and municipal ecological environment zoning control plans in accordance with regulations, ensure that the ecological environment zoning control plans implement the functional zoning strategy, and fully connect with the territorial space planning and land use control; major administrative decisions should analyze and predict the environmental impact and environmental benefits, and promote the green transformation of industrial structure, energy structure, transportation structure, and urban and rural construction development.
(3) Supervise and promote members of the government leading body, relevant government departments and their leaders to implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities.
(4) Organize and promote the rectification of ecological and environmental protection inspections, carry out special investigations and research on ecological and environmental protection work, regularly analyze the ecological environment situation, study and judge ecological security risks, schedule and supervise the completion of binding indicators such as ecological environment quality improvement and emission reduction, and study and solve major problems in ecological and environmental protection.
(5) Strengthen financial support for the construction of a beautiful China to ensure that the scale of investment matches the construction tasks.
(6) Coordinate and promote the construction of the ecological environment governance responsibility system, supervision system, market system, laws and policies system, and education and training, scientific and technological support, and other work, and organize and improve the hierarchical responsibility, local-based, and departmental collaborative ecological environment emergency responsibility system.
Article 8 The responsibilities of the person in charge of ecological and environmental protection of local governments at or above the county level mainly include:
(1) Assist the main person in charge of the government in doing a good job in ecological and environmental protection, organize the formulation of specific measures to implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院) on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, the decisions of higher-level and local Party committees and governments, and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws, and regulations; implement the deployment of the reform of the ecological environment field.
(2) Organize the implementation of ecological and environmental protection plans, formulate annual key work plans, organize the preparation of plans and programs for achieving or improving ecological environment quality within a time limit in accordance with regulations, and supervise the implementation of various ecological and environmental protection goals and tasks.
(3) Organize and coordinate ecological environment departments and relevant departments to analyze the ecological environment situation in a timely manner, establish and improve the ecological environment problem discovery mechanism, and study and solve key and difficult problems in the ecological environment field.
(4) Organize and carry out ecological and environmental protection supervision, inspection, assessment, and other work in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Party committee and government, and guide special ecological environment rectification and joint law enforcement.
(5) Guide and promote the construction of ecological and environmental protection supervision capabilities and improve the professional level of the team.
(6) Promote the improvement of the ecological environment risk reporting and early warning mechanism, and organize the response and disposal of sudden ecological environment events.
Article 9 The person in charge of relevant departments of local governments at or above the county level who is in charge of important ecological and environmental protection responsibilities shall assist the main person in charge of the government in implementing the ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of the industry or field under his charge, guide the industry or field under his charge to incorporate ecological and environmental protection work into relevant development plans and annual work plans, supervise and do a good job in relevant key ecological and environmental protection work, rectification of feedback problems from ecological and environmental protection inspections, and rectification of prominent ecological and environmental problems, and do a good job in the investigation of ecological and environmental hazards and emergency response in the industry or field under his charge in accordance with the division of responsibilities.
Article 10 Other members of the leading bodies of local Party committees and governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the division of responsibilities, supervise and guide relevant departments to perform their ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in accordance with laws and regulations, and mobilize social forces to actively participate in, support, and supervise ecological and environmental protection work.
Article 11 The person in charge of local ecological environment departments at or above the municipal level shall implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院) on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, implement the decisions of higher-level and local Party committees and governments, and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws, and regulations, organize the formulation and implementation of relevant ecological and environmental protection policies, plans, and standards in the region, organize the drafting of local ecological and environmental protection laws and local government regulations, organize the department and lower-level ecological and environmental protection departments to effectively fulfill their supervisory responsibilities, and bear direct responsibility for ecological and environmental protection work in the region within the scope of their duties.
Article 12 The person in charge of departments at or above the county level that undertake important ecological and environmental protection responsibilities shall organize, promote, supervise, and guide the key ecological and environmental protection tasks responsible by the department, study and solve prominent ecological and environmental problems occurring in the industry or field in a timely manner, improve relevant policies, and bear the ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of the industry or field.
Chapter III Supervision and Accountability
Article 13 The implementation of the ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of local Party and government leading cadres shall be supervised in the central and provincial ecological and environmental protection inspections. Strengthen the coordination and coordination of audit supervision and ecological and environmental protection inspection work, make good use of the results of the departure audit of natural resource assets of leading cadres, and form a joint supervision force.
Article 14 The implementation of the responsibility system for ecological and environmental protection by local Party and government leading cadres shall be taken as an important aspect of the ecological and environmental protection assessment and evaluation, and the application of assessment results and problem rectification shall be strengthened.
Article 15 In implementing the responsibility system for ecological and environmental protection, the total amount and frequency of supervision and inspection should be controlled, the assessment system, indicators, and methods should be optimized and streamlined, formalism and bureaucracy should be avoided, and the burden on the grassroots should be effectively reduced.
Article 16 When examining local Party and government leading cadres, the Party's organizational departments shall, in accordance with regulations, take the construction of ecological civilization as an important part of the examination and evaluation.
Article 17 If local Party and government leading cadres fail to perform or incorrectly perform their duties in ecological and environmental protection work and have one of the following circumstances, they shall be held accountable in accordance with Party discipline, administrative discipline, and laws; if they are suspected of duty-related violations of law or duty-related crimes, they shall be held accountable in accordance with the law:
(1) Failing to effectively implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院) on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, making choices, making changes, or discounting;
(2) Failing to implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in place, engaging in formalism and bureaucracy, perfunctorily, neglecting duties, and dereliction of duty;
(3) Making decisions that violate the policies of ecological civilization construction and ecological and environmental protection and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws, and regulations;
(4) Causing prominent ecological and environmental problems, deteriorating ecological environment conditions, and causing serious ecological environment damage;
(5) Other circumstances where responsibility should be investigated.
Article 18 If local Party and government leading cadres report dereliction of duty in a timely manner and take remedial measures on their own initiative, effectively prevent or reduce ecological damage and environmental pollution, recover losses from ecological environment damage, or eliminate adverse effects, or actively cooperate with accountability investigations and take responsibility on their own initiative, they may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment in accordance with regulations and laws.
Those who fail to implement or fail to effectively implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and higher-level Party organizations on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, make blind decisions regardless of the ecological environment, break through the ecological protection red line, the environmental quality bottom line, and the resource utilization upper line, and cause serious consequences or serious social impact shall be held seriously or more seriously accountable in accordance with regulations and laws.
Chapter IV Supplementary Provisions
Article 19 These Regulations shall be interpreted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) in consultation with the Organization Department of the Central Committee (中央组织部).
Article 20 These Regulations shall come into force on the date of promulgation.
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On July 29th, China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (中国长安汽车集团有限公司), with a registered capital of 20 billion yuan and total assets of 308.7 billion yuan, was officially established. Headquartered in Chongqing (重庆), this central enterprise, reorganized from Changan Automobile (长安汽车) and 117 of its branches and subsidiaries, will contribute to Chongqing's construction of a world-class intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry cluster.
Strategic Choice
Industrial Fertile Land Bears Corporate Mission
"Since its birth, Changan has always shared the same breath and destiny with the nation," said Zhu Huarong (朱华荣), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Changan Automobile Group.
Originating from the Shanghai Foreign Gun Bureau (上海洋炮局) in 1862, Changan moved west to Chongqing (重庆) in 1937 during the flames of the Anti-Japanese War, sharing weal and woe and growing together with the city, deeply integrated with the city's character of "tenacity, loyalty, openness, and striving for the first."
In 2024, Chongqing's (重庆) new energy vehicle production reached 953,200 units, providing new momentum for the city's development.
Relying on the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈), the Chengdu-Chongqing automobile industry cluster has formed a certain scale and competitiveness, with automobile production accounting for about 12% of the country's total, making it an important automobile industry cluster in the country. The automobile industry chain in the two places is relatively complete, with 45 existing automobile manufacturers and more than 1,600 automobile parts companies above designated size, with an annual output value of over 600 billion yuan.
Walking into the Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Automobile Industrial Park (重庆两江新区汽车工业园), the four major processes of stamping, welding, painting, and final assembly are closely linked, and 90% of automobile parts can be equipped within a 5-kilometer radius. In order to ensure "Yu vehicles go overseas," since the beginning of this year, Chongqing Lianglu Cuntan Customs (重庆两路寸滩海关) has solved 38 customs clearance demands of automobile companies through the "problem clearing" mechanism, and overcome more than 10 problems such as power battery transportation standards, embedding regulatory services into the construction of the intelligent connected automobile industry chain.
"There is a dense pool of automotive talent and a mature industrial supporting network here," said Du Changhong (杜长虹), Deputy General Manager of Changan Automobile Advanced Battery Research Institute. "Key materials such as lithium battery separators can be delivered here in minutes."
Relying on the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) (中欧班列(成渝)) and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (西部陆海新通道), two major international logistics arteries, Chongqing (重庆) has achieved accelerated delivery of automobile parts to Asia and Europe. In the first half of this year, Chongqing's (重庆) automobile exports reached 214,000 units, with an export value of 17.84 billion yuan, including 5.55 billion yuan in electric vehicle exports, an increase of 53.3% year-on-year.
Dedicated Research
Innovation Engine Drives Enterprise Development
Walking into Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) digital and intelligent factory, the arc of the robot arm's swing is accurate to 0.01 mm. This base, certified as a "Superior Intelligent Factory" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has improved manufacturing efficiency by 40% through more than 40 independently developed technologies.
"Our R&D team has applied for an average of 19 patents per day in the past three years," said Rong Zhengbi (荣正璧), an engineer who is debugging the thruster of a flying car prototype in the laboratory. Thanks to the R&D team, Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) super electric drive system has an efficiency of 95%, and the battery low-temperature attenuation technology exceeds the limit of minus 30 degrees Celsius. 24,000 scientific and technological talents are promoting the tackling of 67 core technologies such as solid-state batteries.
In the collision test area of the laboratory, engineer Dong Zhihua (董志华) is simulating the vehicle's safety performance in extreme scenarios. In the test, the AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) system intervened in time to brake, and the test vehicle stopped steadily. "The all-round anti-collision system played a role," said Dong Zhihua (董志华). "Even in rainy and foggy weather and dark environments, the vehicle can actively brake according to the situation."
Stringent testing has improved the safety performance of vehicles. As of July 28, the number of AEB uses by users of a Changan (长安) model exceeded 400,000 times. A car owner left a message in the user community, "AEB is very practical. The new car uses new technology, which is good for the safety of us and pedestrians."
Upgrading the industrial chain stimulates development vitality. Opening the industrial co-construction agreement signed between Changan Automobile (长安汽车) and the Chongqing Municipal Government (重庆市政府), the 2025 target is clearly visible: producing 1.5 million vehicles in Chongqing (重庆), driving an output value of 160 billion yuan. Inside the Times Changan Power Battery Factory, a fully automated production line produces a set of battery packs every minute, and the project creates 5,000 high-skilled jobs.
The more far-reaching impact lies in the reshaping of the industrial chain - Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) local supporting rate has increased from 38% in 2023 to 45% in 2024, and it is expected to drive the city's automobile parts output value to exceed 350 billion yuan this year.
Future Vision
Starting from the West and Going Global
In April 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Chongqing (重庆), "Strive to build an important strategic fulcrum for the large-scale development of the western region in the new era and a comprehensive inland opening hub."
"Promote the national automobile brand," the earnest entrustment is still in my ears. China Changan Automobile (中国长安汽车) is rooted in Chongqing (重庆), and will better utilize the advantages of the western region to benefit the surrounding areas and go abroad.
At Chongqing Tuanjie Village Station (重庆团结村站), a special train loaded with Changan (长安) complete vehicles is heading to the Horgos Port (霍尔果斯口岸) in Xinjiang (新疆); the industrial synergy model of "Chongqing R&D + Chengdu Software" formed by 680 core suppliers of Changan Automobile (长安汽车) promotes the implementation of the Chengdu-Chongqing Hydrogen Corridor plan with an annual output of 150,000 tons of hydrogen production.
In the future, Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) planned Yibin battery material base (宜宾电池材料基地), Mianyang intelligent cockpit R&D center (绵阳智能座舱研发中心) and other nodes will support an industrial radiation belt covering the southwest. By 2030, Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) plan to break through 3 million new energy production capacity in Chongqing (重庆) will create a trillion-level automobile industry ecosystem for the Sichuan and Chongqing regions.
"We will strive to be the main force in the construction of Chongqing's (重庆) '33618' modern manufacturing cluster system," said Zhu Huarong (朱华荣). Central and local coordination serves the national strategy, and constantly consolidates the solid foundation of Chongqing's (重庆) important strategic fulcrum for the large-scale development of the western region in the new era.
The production line of Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) Rayong factory in Thailand is splashing with welding sparks, and a new car rolls off the line every 60 seconds, heading to the Southeast Asian market. With the establishment of a European Innovation Center in Germany and the layout of a production base in Mexico this year, China Changan Automobile (中国长安汽车) has launched an assault on the high-end European market. Changan's (长安) new energy vehicles have been sold to 103 countries and regions.
At the Guoyuan Port (果园港) wharf on the Yangtze River's golden waterway, more than a thousand new energy vehicles are ready to be shipped. "In the past, it was the import and assembly of parts, but now it is the export of complete vehicle technology," said Xu Xiaolong (许小龙) from the Logistics Technology Department of Changan Automobile (长安汽车). "The average monthly shipment volume on the European route has exceeded 8,000 vehicles." According to the plan, by 2027, Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) overseas sales will account for 30%, and Chongqing's (重庆) position as an automobile industry hub facing the "Belt and Road" will be further consolidated.
From the industrial westward migration during the Anti-Japanese War to the central enterprise restructuring, every leap of Changan Automobile (长安汽车) is surging with the responsibility of strengthening the country. Today, Chongqing (重庆) is consolidating the important strategic fulcrum for the large-scale development of the western region in the new era with "manufacturing as the foundation," and igniting a new engine for inland opening with "open genes." The international train crossing the continental bridge carries not only "Made in Chongqing" (重庆造), but also China's solid footprint towards becoming a strong automobile country.
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"The peaceful future rests on the youth." On July 29th, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, entrusting the youth of all countries to "work together as advocates of the concept of peace and actors in peaceful development."
Emphasizing that the youth of China (中国) in the new era "should have both national sentiments and concern for humanity," and encouraging the youth of all countries to promote the common values of all mankind, including peace, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always attached importance to inspiring the power of youth and has placed ardent hopes on the younger generation to participate in promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The December 9th Movement (一二·九运动) set off a wave of national salvation against Japanese aggression, and countless patriotic youths fought against strong enemies with 铮铮铁骨 (zhēng zhēng tiě gǔ - "unyielding spirit," describes a person of strong moral character and integrity). Many peace-loving and just countries provided valuable assistance and support... In order to completely defeat fascism, the Chinese people fought side by side with the people of the world and 浴血奋战 (yù xuè fèn zhàn - "fight a bloody battle," to fight bravely and fiercely). History profoundly inspires us that peace is hard-won and needs to be guarded by generations.
From the US-China Youth Choir (中美青少年合唱团) inheriting the Kuling (鼓岭) friendship to the just voice of global youth being sent out at the World Youth Peace Conference, the youth of all countries can contribute youthful strength to peaceful development and create a better future for mankind through in-depth exchanges and enhanced friendship.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 屈 佩 刘 歌 曲 颂 汪思源
On July 29, Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, expressing his hope that young friends from all countries would take this conference as an opportunity to exchange ideas, enhance understanding, and harvest friendship, and together be advocates of the concept of peace and actors in peaceful development, contributing wisdom and strength to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. Guests attending the conference who were interviewed by reporters from this newspaper said that President Xi Jinping (习近平) always cares about, is concerned about, and listens to young people, and is full of expectations for the younger generation. Faced with the intertwined international situation of change and turmoil, China defends peace with practical actions, builds a platform for youth exchanges, supports young people to shoulder the responsibility of building a community with a shared future for mankind, and jointly draws a magnificent picture of a better future for mankind.
"Jointly safeguard the hard-won achievements of peace and development"
President Xi Jinping's (习近平) letter emphasized that the future of peace rests on the youth. Akylbek Iskanderova, Chairman of the "Youth Spirit" of the "Amanat" Party Youth League of Kazakhstan, was greatly encouraged. She said that young people are not only the future of the country, but also the backbone of the cause of world peace and development. "This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and the theme of the World Youth Peace Conference is 'Together for Peace'. In the turbulent and complex international situation, young people should remember history, bravely shoulder their responsibilities, and transmit the voice of peace." Iskanderova said that China has continuously provided education and exchange platforms for Central Asian youth in recent years, reflecting its high regard for regional cooperation and youth development.
Yang Wanming (杨万明), President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) letter profoundly expounded the key role of the younger generation in maintaining world peace and promoting common development, and placed earnest expectations on young people from all countries to work together, protect peace, promote development, and create the future together, which is deeply inspiring and exciting.
"President Xi Jinping's (习近平) letter sent a positive signal of openness and cooperation to global youth, encouraging the younger generation to work together to build a better future." Jacob Garcia, Chairman of the World Youth Leaders Forum, believes that young people from all countries should enhance their global vision, actively participate in global collaboration, and promote the solution of complex problems with a spirit of cooperation.
"President Xi Jinping's (习近平) message to young people has far-reaching enlightening significance." Zhai Zihan (翟梓涵), head of the Youth League of the Singapore China Association, said, "Our generation is the beneficiary of peace, but maintaining peace is by no means easy. At present, regional conflicts, climate change, and development imbalances are becoming increasingly prominent, profoundly reshaping the world pattern. The youth group should jointly safeguard the hard-won achievements of peace and development."
"Youth are active actors in the cause of world peace and development"
If global youth have ideals and a sense of responsibility, then humanity has hope, and the noble cause of promoting human peace and development will have a continuous and powerful force. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) high regard for promoting the youth force for world peace and development has resonated with the vast number of young people.
Farid Niama, Coordinator of the Arab-China Friendship Association Federation and Head of the Arab Youth League, said: "President Xi Jinping (习近平) issued a call to young people from all countries in his letter, encouraging young people to be advocates of the concept of peace and actors in peaceful development, which not only reflects China's courage to shoulder its responsibilities in promoting youth exchanges and enhancing understanding and mutual trust, but also demonstrates the broad mind of Chinese leaders."
Daniel Campos, a Chinese teacher at the Confucius Institute of São Paulo State University in Brazil, said that the World Youth Peace Conference has built a platform for young people from all countries to exchange ideas and enhance friendship. "President Xi Jinping's (习近平) letter to the conference reflects his high regard for youth development and international exchanges." Campos believes that China promotes youth exchanges, encourages youth to speak out, stimulates the sense of responsibility of young people to devote themselves to the cause of peace, and promotes the inheritance and development of the concept of peace among the younger generation.
"Faced with common challenges such as climate change, young people from all countries should strengthen cooperation and jointly seek solutions." Choi Jae-min (崔在民), a member of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Provincial Assembly of South Korea, said that China's proposal to jointly build the "Belt and Road" initiative and the three major global initiatives are committed to narrowing development gaps and promoting mutual learning among civilizations, providing important value guidance for the international community. Young people from all countries should strengthen exchanges and actively explore cooperation opportunities in the fields of digital, environmental protection, and culture.
"Youth are active actors in the cause of world peace and development and an important force in addressing current global challenges." Zhuang Qining (庄棨宁), a director of the US-China Youth and Student Exchange Association, said that China builds youth exchange platforms, expands international cooperation, and provides opportunities for young people to participate in global governance.
"Contribute youth strength to building a more fair and just world"
President Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to youth work and youth development, pays close attention to the future destiny of mankind, and has repeatedly encouraged Chinese youth and world youth to contribute their youth strength to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. Young people from many countries said that in the current complex and volatile international situation, promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind has important practical significance.
Leonid Betukhin, Vice President of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association, said: "Human beings live on the same planet and should work together to build a better world. The concept of a community with a shared future for mankind proposed by China has made important contributions to the cause of global peace and development. The 'World Youth Peace Initiative' released at this conference is a concrete manifestation of the youth groups of various countries practicing the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind."
Fatiah Said, a youth from Tanzania, said that the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind is increasingly showing its importance and necessity in the current international situation. The destinies of mankind are closely linked, and no progress can be made without consensus and collaboration. The youth groups of the Global South countries should unite, actively speak out, and take the initiative to contribute their youth strength to building a better world.
Diego Marquez, Executive President of the Argentina-China Civil Cooperation Association, said: "The world is facing multiple challenges such as geopolitical tensions, widening digital divide, and climate change, and it is the right time to practice the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind. This concept sends a sincere and clear appeal to global youth, emphasizing the important values of peace and cooperation, and is full of credibility and appeal."
Min Zhu (明竺), a Pakistani youth scholar and researcher at the Center for China and Globalization, said: "The concept of a community with a shared future for mankind transcends the limits of one country and emphasizes the common values and visions of all mankind. Young people from all countries should dare to speak out and contribute their youth strength to building a more fair and just world."
(Yang Wanshi (杨宛诗) and Shi Xinyue (史欣月) also contributed to this article)
Return to TopBearing the responsibility of inheriting history and safeguarding peace, the vast younger generation is contributing its youthful vitality and wisdom to maintaining world peace and the cause of human progress.
"The future of peace rests on the youth." On July 29, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, emphasizing his hope that young friends from all countries would take this conference as an opportunity to exchange ideas, enhance understanding, and gain friendship, and together be advocates of the concept of peace and actors in peaceful development, contributing wisdom and strength to promoting the building of a human community with a shared future.
Youth are the future of the world and the hope for peace. The younger generation recognizes and integrates into the world with unprecedented depth and breadth, and is more rational and inclusive in foreign exchanges and cooperation. They are often able to transcend geographical barriers and cultural differences, enhance mutual understanding, and jointly promote mutual learning among civilizations. In recent years, from the "Silk Road Youth Dialogue Future" seminar to the World Youth Development Forum, from the China-Latin America Youth Development Forum to the China-ASEAN Youth Elite Exchange Festival... various youth exchange platforms have been vigorously active. The World Youth Peace Conference, themed "Together for Peace," attracted more than 3,000 participants from more than 130 countries across five continents, building a broad platform for young people from all countries to exchange ideas and enhance friendship, and contributing youthful consensus and strength to world peace and development.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Eighty years ago, the Chinese people, together with the people of the world, after arduous and bloody battles, completely defeated fascism and won hard-won peace. During the arduous years of war, countless young people from all countries, in the prime of their lives, wrote heart-stirring heroic epics with their lives and blood. At present, the world still faces challenges such as local conflicts, unilateralism, and hegemonism, and the cause of world peace and human progress has a long way to go. The vast younger generation should remember the lessons of history, bravely shoulder the responsibilities of the times, inherit the torch of peace, and let the light of youth illuminate the future of peace.
China is taking practical actions to build youth exchange platforms, promote young people from all countries to embrace the world with an open mind, and respond to common challenges with unity and cooperation, writing a new chapter of peace and friendship. In July this year, the 2025 "Kuling (鼓岭)緣" China-U.S. Youth Choir Week event was held in Beijing (北京) and Fuzhou (福州), with the theme of "Singing for Peace," using songs to sing the praises of youth, peace, and friendship. The World Youth Peace Conference held a series of thematic activities in Guangdong (广东), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Shanghai (上海) and other places, and released the "World Youth Peace Initiative" during the conference, calling on young people to be maintainers of world peace, pioneers of mutual learning among civilizations, advocates of win-win cooperation, actors in responding to climate change, and promoters of technology for good, jointly safeguarding peace, jointly promoting development, and jointly creating the future.
If youth have ideals and a sense of responsibility, humanity will have a future, and the noble cause of peace and development will have hope. Bearing the responsibility of inheriting history and safeguarding peace, the vast younger generation is contributing its youthful vitality and wisdom to maintaining world peace and the cause of human progress.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 29th (Reporters Liu Ge (刘歌), Qu Pei (屈佩), and Wang Siyuan (汪思源)) Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended the opening ceremony of the World Youth Peace Conference in Beijing (北京) on the 29th, read President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter and delivered a speech.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) stated in his speech that President Xi Jinping (习近平) specifically sent a letter to the conference, fully affirming the important role of youth in maintaining world peace, and expressing high hopes that young people from all countries will take this conference as an opportunity to work together to promote the building of a human community with a shared future. Young people from all countries should unite and cooperate, jointly advocate the concept of peace, and contribute youthful strength to maintaining world peace; jointly promote development cooperation, actively participate in the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the outcomes of the Summit of the Future; and jointly promote exchanges and mutual learning, promote the harmonious coexistence of different civilizations, and promote mutual understanding and affinity among the people of all countries.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) emphasized that the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and the Chinese government (中国政府) will, as always, create favorable conditions for the growth and development of young people, encourage and support Chinese and foreign youth to strengthen exchanges, enhance friendship, deepen cooperation, and work together to create a better future for building a human community with a shared future.
The theme of the World Youth Peace Conference is "Together for Peace," with more than 3,000 participants, including youth representatives from more than 130 countries across the five continents, international students in China, and youth representatives from all walks of life in China.
Return to TopThis newspaper Stockholm, July 29th (Reporters Han Shuo (韩硕), Xu Xin (徐馨), Yin Miao (殷淼)) From July 28th to 29th local time, the Chinese lead person for Sino-US economic and trade affairs, State Council Vice Premier He Lifeng (何立峰), and the US lead person, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Trade Representative Katherine Tai, held Sino-US economic and trade talks in Stockholm, Sweden. The two sides conducted frank, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on Sino-US economic and trade relations, macroeconomic policies, and other economic and trade issues of common concern. They reviewed and affirmed the consensus reached at the Sino-US Geneva economic and trade talks and the implementation of the London framework. According to the consensus reached at the meeting, the two sides will continue to promote the scheduled 90-day extension of the suspended 24% portion of the US reciprocal tariffs and China's countermeasures.
He Lifeng (何立峰) stated that the Sino-US economic and trade teams should be guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state in their phone call on June 5th, adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, respect each other's concerns, further consolidate consensus, and deepen mutual trust. China's position on Sino-US economic and trade relations is consistent. The essence of Sino-US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win. The two sides have broad common interests and broad space for cooperation in the economic and trade field. Cooperation between China and the United States benefits both, while confrontation hurts both. A stable, healthy, and sustainable Sino-US economic and trade relationship is not only conducive to achieving their respective development goals, but also conducive to promoting the development and stability of the world economy. In the next step, the two sides should continue to follow the important consensus reached by the two heads of state in their phone call, give full play to the role of the Sino-US economic and trade consultation mechanism, continuously enhance consensus, reduce misunderstandings, strengthen cooperation, further deepen dialogue and consultation, and continuously strive for more win-win results.
The US side stated that a stable US-China economic and trade relationship is of great significance to the economies of both countries and the world. It is willing to work with China to continue to negotiate and resolve differences in the economic and trade field through the US-China economic and trade consultation mechanism, promote more consultation results, and further stabilize US-China economic and trade relations.
Return to TopThis newspaper Stockholm, July 28th (Reporters Yin Miao (殷淼), Xu Xin (徐馨), Han Shuo (韩硕)) Local time, July 28th, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (克里斯特松) met with Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng (何立峰) in Stockholm (斯德哥尔摩).
He Lifeng (何立峰) conveyed greetings from Chinese leaders to Kristersson (克里斯特松), and stated that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sweden. President Xi Jinping (习近平) and King Carl XVI Gustaf (卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫) of Sweden exchanged congratulatory messages in May. Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, cooperation between China and Sweden in various fields has continued to expand, economic and trade exchanges have become increasingly close, and the prospects for development are broad. China is willing to work with Sweden to strengthen communication and deepen cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, mutual trust, equality and mutual benefit, jointly support multilateralism and free trade, and promote the steady and long-term development of China-Sweden relations. He Lifeng (何立峰) also briefed on the relevant situation of the China-U.S. economic and trade talks upon request.
Kristersson (克里斯特松) stated that Sweden has always attached great importance to carrying out cooperation with China, firmly supports free trade and economic globalization, and is willing to take the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sweden and China as an opportunity to deepen practical cooperation between the two countries in multiple fields, and promote more positive results in Sweden-China relations.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 29th (Reporter Zhang Tianpei (张天培)) - State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong (王小洪) met with Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock in Beijing (北京) on the 29th.
Wang Xiaohong (王小洪) stated that China firmly supports Interpol's leading position in the multilateral law enforcement framework and is willing to work with Interpol to actively implement the Global Security Initiative, jointly organize the 94th Interpol General Assembly, and deepen cooperation in areas such as combating transnational crime and strengthening law enforcement capacity building, to jointly build a human community with a shared future of universal security.
Jürgen Stock stated that Interpol adheres to the One China principle and is willing to strengthen communication and collaboration with China to jointly address risks and challenges.
After the meeting, the two sides signed cooperation documents.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘 赫
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the publication of the "Potsdam Proclamation," the Chinese Embassy in Germany recently held a symposium commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. German figures from all walks of life attending the meeting highly praised the important position of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the World Anti-Fascist War, appreciated China's key role in maintaining the post-war international order, and called on Germany and China, and Europe and China, to enhance mutual trust, strengthen cooperation, and jointly safeguard world peace and stability.
"The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is an important part of the World Anti-Fascist War." Renowned German sinologist and German Dean of the Confucius Institute at the Free University of Berlin, Professor Dr. Romain Graziani (罗梅君) stated that during World War II, China fought alongside the Allied countries to jointly resist Japanese militarism and provide assistance to other countries. China accepted more than 20,000 Jewish refugees from Germany and other European countries, providing them with opportunities to survive and work in China. This behavior was a resistance to Nazi Germany and fascism, and also a manifestation of international solidarity.
Volker Tschapke (福尔克尔·恰普克), Honorary Chairman of the Prussian Society of Berlin, Germany, emphasized that Taiwan's return to China is an important part of the victory of World War II and the post-war international order. "Today, we must remember and clearly express that Taiwan belongs to China, which is an indisputable historical fact."
Michael Schumann (米夏埃尔·舒曼), Chairman of the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade, said that the "Potsdam Proclamation" marked the prologue to a new international order, which provided a framework for replacing force with rules, threats with treaties, and hegemony with dialogue. It is the common heritage of mankind.
Heinz Bierbaum (海因茨·比尔鲍姆), Chairman of the Board of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in Germany, said that the world today is undergoing profound geopolitical changes, and the international landscape is developing towards multi-polarization. The "Potsdam Proclamation" shows that countries and political forces with different political systems or ideologies can still reach agreements and cooperate.
"80 years later, we share the world and share responsibilities." Tian Yaming (田亚明), Executive Dean of the Confucius Institute at the University of Leipzig, said that different countries and regions should start from common goals and a sense of historical responsibility to create a better world. Helga Zepp-LaRouche (黑尔佳·策普—拉鲁什), Chairman of the Schiller Institute in Germany, believes that all countries should work together to respect differences, adhere to inclusiveness and cooperation, and jointly maintain global order.
Deng Hongbo (邓洪波), Chinese Ambassador to Germany, said that in the face of the current complex and volatile international situation, China and Germany, and China and Europe, should adhere to and promote a correct view of the history of World War II, jointly safeguard the achievements of the victory of World War II and the post-war international order, promote an equal and orderly world multi-polarization and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and inject more stability and provide more positive energy into the world.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Mexico City, July 28th (Reporter Meng Yifei (孟宜霏)) Lima News: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte (迪娜·博鲁阿尔特) pointed out in a national address on the 28th that in recent years, Peru has continuously consolidated its comprehensive strategic partnership with China, promoting the deepening of cooperation between the two countries in key areas.
July 28th is the 204th anniversary of Peru's independence. Boluarte (博鲁阿尔特) specifically mentioned Peru-China relations in her national address to Congress, pointing out that Peru is actively implementing the various goals set in the "Joint Action Plan between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Peru for 2024-2029." She stated that the Chancay Port (钱凯港) has officially commenced operations and is gradually developing into a new hub integrating logistics, industry, and technology on the Pacific coast of South America.
Chancay Port (钱凯港) is located 80 kilometers north of Lima (利马), the capital of Peru, and is a key project in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative between China and Peru. It officially opened in November 2024.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Osaka, July 29th (Reporter Li Ziyue (李子越)) – The Shandong Activity Week of the China Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka World Expo in Japan, themed "Timeless Qilu, Promising Future," officially kicked off on the 29th. The opening ceremony of the Activity Week, also the "2025 Dialogue Shandong – Japan-Shandong Industrial Cooperation and Exchange Conference," was held in Osaka on the same day, with over 600 representatives from Chinese and Japanese governments and enterprises attending the event.
Li Qingshuang (李庆霜), Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会) and Government Representative of the China Pavilion, said in a video address that Shandong Province (山东省), as a strong economic province and a major province open to the outside world on the eastern coast of China, has a good industrial base and strong innovation vitality, leaving a deep "Shandong Memory" on the World Expo stage. It is hoped that Shandong Province (山东省) will further promote foreign exchange and cooperation through this event, and jointly write a new chapter of cooperation and development with countries around the world, including Japan.
Return to TopThe Madagascar Sainte Marie Municipal Road Repair Project, undertaken by Hydrochina Corporation's Fourteenth Bureau (中国电建所属水电十四局), was recently completed. The project is located on Sainte Marie Island (圣玛丽岛), a tourist destination in Madagascar, and is the island's main transportation route. The project has greatly improved transportation conditions on the island, which will attract more tourists and boost the development of local tourism. The picture shows a view of the project.
Photo courtesy of Hydrochina Corporation (中国电建)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 朱玥颖
Recently, the winners of the 2025 "Panda Cup" Japanese Youth Perception of China Essay Contest were invited to visit China, successively visiting cities such as Beijing (北京), Wenzhou (温州), and Chengdu (成都), engaging in face-to-face exchanges with Chinese youth, and experiencing the myriad aspects and vibrant vitality of Chinese society. In an interview with our newspaper reporter, they stated that this trip to China was unforgettable and that they are willing to work with Chinese youth to relive the original aspiration of Sino-Japanese friendship for generations and continuously inject youthful momentum into the relations between the two countries.
Satō Shiori (佐藤史织), a student at Japan Women's University, was visiting China for the first time, and her trip to Sichuan (四川) left a deep impression on her. "In Chengdu (成都), I truly felt two keywords—solemnity and vitality," she said, noting that the local historical sites and modern urban landscapes complement each other, the ancient buildings quietly telling the heavy history, and the lively atmosphere of the streets and alleys making people feel vigorous vitality, "fully demonstrating the charm of China."
Kitamura Sora (北村空想), who currently works at a trading company, frankly said, "This time, stepping on the land of China fulfilled my dream of many years." He experienced a number of representative Chinese intangible cultural heritage projects, including molten iron fireworks, Nan Opera, and blue dyeing, etc., "Culture can only be truly perceived through touch." He said that the sincere interaction with the Chinese people was particularly touching, "I hope to become a 'people's diplomat' in the future and introduce what I have seen and felt about China to more Japanese friends."
Suzuki Dai (铃木大), a student at Tokyo Gakugei University, said that his first visit to China was shocking. "The city is huge in scale, the construction is well-organized, and vitality is everywhere." He said that when he was exchanging ideas at Chengdu University of Technology (成都理工大学), Chinese students tried hard to communicate with him in the Japanese they had learned, "Their sincerity and efforts deeply touched me." Suzuki Dai (铃木大) said that through this visit, he personally felt the goodwill of the Chinese people and sincerely hopes to contribute to Sino-Japanese friendly exchanges. "I will cherish every relationship I have made in China and integrate it into my future life journey."
According to reports, the "Panda Cup" Japanese Youth Perception of China Essay Contest is co-sponsored by the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration Asia-Pacific Communication Center (中国外文局亚太传播中心), the Chinese Embassy in Japan (中国驻日本大使馆), and the Japan Science Society (日本科学协会), with the theme of "Me and China," soliciting Japanese essays from Japanese youth aged 16 to 35. In the 11 years since the competition was held, it has received more than 6,000 submissions and invited approximately 170 winning Japanese youth to visit China. Wu Jianghao (吴江浩), the Chinese Ambassador to Japan, said that the "Panda Cup" has become a bridge for Sino-Japanese youth to cross mountains and seas and communicate their voices, "Through the youth's keen and vivid observations and descriptions, we appreciate the vivid and moving Chinese stories and feel the important value of people-to-people exchanges."
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On July 29th, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a meeting between Chinese and foreign journalists, titled "Strivers on the New Journey," inviting five representatives from the procuratorial system to exchange views with Chinese and foreign journalists on "Handling Every Case with High Quality and Efficiency, Making Fairness and Justice Tangible, Accessible, and Visible."
Serving the people through justice means always standing firmly on the side of the people, allowing them to feel the warmth and strength of justice through precise supervision.
"As a state legal supervision organ, the procuratorial organ's handling of cases is never a mechanical execution of legal provisions, but a warm protection of people's livelihoods." These words from Liu Ling (刘玲), a first-level procurator of the Tengzhou People's Procuratorate (滕州市人民检察院) in Shandong Province (山东省), express her 23 years of dedication, having worked in various positions such as criminal, civil, administrative, and public interest litigation procuratorial work, handling a total of more than 2,000 cases.
"Every case we handle carries the urgent needs and expectations of the people. Every case is connected to the hearts of the people." Liu Ling shared a scene that she still finds unforgettable: Through a lawful protest, Liu Ling helped a 67-year-old man receive 120,000 yuan that had been owed to him for a long time. The old man bowed deeply to her and said, "The law really works!"
Focusing on the urgent needs and expectations of the people, Liu Ling and her colleagues established a "green channel" for frequently occurring cases such as labor disputes and private lending, prioritizing acceptance and rapid handling to make judicial relief more accessible. After a case is judged, they follow up with supervision through a "support prosecution + execution supervision" full-process mechanism to help recover unpaid wages. In the past three years, the Tengzhou People's Procuratorate (滕州市人民检察院) has legally supported 84 migrant workers in filing lawsuits to protect their rights, recovering more than 1.9 million yuan in unpaid wages.
Zhang Xiaobo (张晓波), a fourth-level senior procurator of the Nanchong People's Procuratorate (南充市人民检察院) in Sichuan Province (四川省), has been rooted in the grassroots for 18 consecutive years, handling more than 1,500 criminal cases. Zhang Xiaobo said, "Every case, especially a criminal case, is a 'major event' for the parties involved, requiring us to fulfill a 'major responsibility'."
In handling an illegal fundraising case involving more than 300 people, Zhang Xiaobo and the special case team found that the funds for the real estate developed by the criminal suspect were cut off, the project was suspended, and more than 30 million yuan of public fundraising was nowhere to be found. Zhang Xiaobo and the case handlers did not simply prosecute and close the case, but actively persuaded the criminal suspect to cooperate and worked closely with the local government to successfully revitalize the real estate and recover the hard-earned money for everyone.
Resolutely punish cases that seriously infringe upon the interests of the people in accordance with the law. In a case handled last year, he followed the clues and dug deep, from an initial "small case" of selling more than 1,000 kilograms of "fake soybean seeds" to a "big case" of selling 35 tons of "fake soybean seeds" across provinces.
"Let the sunshine of procuratorial justice shine in every corner, and use the strength of procuratorial justice to safeguard every heart of the people." Zhang Xiaobo expressed his responsibility as a procurator.
Taking responsibility for the rule of law is inseparable from handling every case with high quality and efficiency, so that the people can better feel fairness and justice.
Wu Yafang (吴雅芳), a fourth-level senior procurator of the Jinjiang People's Procuratorate (晋江市人民检察院) in Fujian Province (福建省), has been working in front-line case handling positions for 25 years since becoming a procurator, handling more than 1,200 criminal cases of various types, including those involving organized crime, cross-border telecommunications fraud, and the protection of the rights and interests of disabled people. She actively practices the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) of the new era, bringing various practical matters to the doorsteps of the masses and into their hearts, making every effort to resolve conflicts, and striving to "close the case and resolve the matter."
In handling a minor injury case caused by a neighborhood dispute, Wu Yafang noticed that the suspect's words were extreme, her emotions were irritable, and she was relatively abnormal. After identification, the suspect was a mental illness patient, her husband was sick and unemployed, and there were also two minor children and elderly parents-in-law in the family, and the whole family depended on her to do odd jobs to maintain their lives.
Wu Yafang used a multi-department consultation mechanism to help her receive treatment, apply for disability subsidies, and coordinate community mediation... In the end, the suspect's condition was brought under control, she found a stable job through employment assistance, compensated the victim for the loss, and the conflict was resolved. "As long as we adhere to judicial justice, do our best to protect the interests of the people with empathy, we can make fairness and justice accessible and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people," Wu Yafang said.
Yunxian County (云县) in Lincang City (临沧市), Yunnan Province (云南省) is located on the western Yunnan plateau. As a "seedling protector," Yang Shasha (杨莎莎), a first-level procurator of the Yunxian People's Procuratorate (云县人民检察院), carries out judicial protection work for the special group of minors. She introduced that the Yunxian Procuratorate (云县人民检察院) created the "Cangjiang Pearl" (沧江明珠) Juvenile Procuratorial Studio in 2018 to initiate an integrated handling procedure for litigation supervision, crime prevention, education and rescue of juvenile criminal cases, and to carry out hierarchical intervention for juvenile offenders to achieve precise assistance and education.
"In juvenile inspection work, it is more necessary to accurately grasp the substantive legal relationship and penetrate the appearance to better safeguard fairness and justice. We not only review superficial evidence, but also deeply explore the root causes of family guardianship deficiencies and campus management loopholes." Yang Shasha said that for juvenile offenders, it is not simply a matter of "prosecuting and ending the matter," but rather designing assistance and education programs in combination with ethnic cultural backgrounds, such as inviting village elders to participate in "hearings by the fire pond" and transforming traditional mutual assistance into assistance, education and correction. "The organic unity of law, reason and emotion can make fairness and justice tangible and accessible."
Public interest litigation procuratorial work has gone through 10 years of exploration and development since the pilot project in July 2015. During the 10 years, as the first batch of procurators engaged in public interest litigation, Tang Hengming (汤恒明), a first-level procurator of the Jinghu District People's Procuratorate (镜湖区人民检察院) in Wuhu City (芜湖市), Anhui Province (安徽省), has traveled almost every street, alley, field and land in the jurisdiction. He not only handled "major cases" such as the cross-provincial dumping of solid waste to pollute the Yangtze River (长江) ecological environment by Li (李) and others, which were supervised by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高检) and the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), but also handled "small cases" around the masses such as construction dust, catering fumes, noise pollution, and damaged manhole covers, solving the "worries" and "annoyances" around the masses.
"In the handling of each case, I personally feel the important value of public interest litigation procuratorial work." Tang Hengming said that with the improvement of public interest litigation laws and regulations, the concept of handling cases has been further transformed, and the ability to handle cases has been improved, making supervision more confident. Public interest litigation procuratorial work is constantly developing, administrative organs have a greater recognition of public interest litigation, and the "circle of friends" for safeguarding public interests is growing. Through the handling of cases, problems have been solved, and the people have more trust in public interest litigation procuratorial work. "This trust is more precious than anything else, and it inspires us to safeguard the light of public interest with procuratorial responsibility."
Return to TopPeople's Daily Beijing (北京) July 29th (Reporter Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵)) The disclosure of final accounts of central departments is an important part of government information disclosure and a significant measure to improve the level of budget management. On July 25th, central departments disclosed their 2024 final accounts to the public in accordance with laws and regulations. This is the fifteenth consecutive year that the final accounts of central departments have been disclosed.
Central departments disclosed their 2024 final accounts on their respective departmental portal websites. At the same time, the "Central Budget and Final Account Disclosure Platform" column on the Ministry of Finance (财政部) portal website will also centrally forward the final account information of various departments. The disclosed content of departmental final accounts includes four parts: an overview of the department, 9 departmental final account disclosure tables, a description of the departmental final accounts, and explanations of professional terms.
Performance evaluation is a key link in the whole-process budget performance management. This year, the scope of performance information disclosure by central departments is wider and the efforts are greater.
A comprehensive self-assessment by units – This year, the number of project performance self-assessment forms submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) along with the central final accounts increased to 743, an increase of 27 over the previous year, which more fully demonstrates the output and effectiveness of budget funds.
For example, the "Promoting Integrated Innovation and Development Project" implemented by the Chemical Industry Press Co., Ltd. (化学工业出版社有限公司), which is under the supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (国务院国资委), has a total score of 9.9 points on its performance self-assessment form. In the third-level indicator "operation indicator" of the performance indicators, the budget target should be "≥100,000 people", but the actual completed value is 408,000 people. The reason for the "excess" is explained in the "Deviation Reason Analysis and Improvement Measures" section: "Due to the new service model for C-end users, the number of users acquired through the C-end has greatly increased." The data, reasons, etc. are clear.
Promote improvement of departmental evaluation – The Ministry of Finance (财政部) continues to promote the improvement of departmental evaluation work, urging departments to increase the evaluation of key livelihood expenditures and career development projects that reflect core responsibilities, and in principle, achieve full coverage of key projects evaluated by departments in a cycle of 5 years.
Actively promote fiscal evaluation – This year, the Ministry of Finance (财政部) has identified a total of 55 projects to carry out key fiscal evaluations, focusing on key areas such as science, technology, education, industrial development, emergency rescue and disaster relief, and public services; selected performance evaluation reports of some key projects and submitted them to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) for reference along with the 2024 central final accounts report.
"The performance evaluation reports submitted this year cover multiple fields such as education, science and technology, health, and agriculture and rural areas, involving multiple departments such as the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部), the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委), and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部)," said the relevant person in charge of the department of the Ministry of Finance (财政部).
Funds must be spent effectively, and those that are ineffective must be held accountable. Bai Yanfeng (白彦锋), a professor at the School of Finance and Taxation of the Central University of Finance and Economics (中央财经大学财税学院), said that through the scientific setting and effective use of performance evaluation indicators, on the one hand, it is conducive to prompting various departments to pay attention to the performance of fiscal funds, urging the evaluated departments to optimize and rectify in a timely manner, and is conducive to enhancing the credibility and transparency of government departments; on the other hand, the performance evaluation results will be used as an important reference for the departmental budget arrangement for the next year. The "two-pronged approach" helps to guide more fiscal funds to areas with higher output benefits, change the traditional budget model of "emphasizing input and neglecting output," and coordinate fiscal resources to better serve and guarantee the overall situation of the Party and the country.
Government procurement is an important part of fiscal expenditure management. This year is the tenth consecutive year that government procurement expenditure has been disclosed to the public. The disclosed content includes both the overall situation and the implementation of government procurement policies to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises by various departments, mainly including the total amount of government procurement expenditure and the separate amounts of goods, engineering, and service procurement; the amount of government procurement contracts awarded to small and micro enterprises and the proportion of the amount of contracts awarded to small and micro enterprises in the amount of government procurement expenditure, etc. Since 2022, the situation of government procurement contracts awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises has been further refined, and the respective proportions of goods expenditure, engineering expenditure, and service expenditure awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises have been disclosed to promote the implementation of government procurement support policies for small and medium-sized enterprises by various departments.
For example, the amount of government procurement contracts awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises by the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) in 2024 accounted for 60.6% of the total government procurement expenditure; the amount of government procurement contracts awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部) in 2024 accounted for 35% of the total government procurement expenditure, of which the amount of engineering procurement contracts awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 100% of the engineering expenditure.
"Government procurement is one of the important means of national macro-control, and it has important and far-reaching significance for optimizing resource allocation, promoting industrial structure upgrading, supporting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and serving and guaranteeing people's livelihood," Bai Yanfeng (白彦锋) believes that a considerable proportion of government procurement contracts in many central departments are awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises, which is of great significance for promoting employment and supporting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and is conducive to correcting market failures and promoting fair competition. At the same time, through the first purchase system, government procurement also plays an irreplaceable role in supporting technological innovation and green development.
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Recently, East China, North China, Northeast China and other places have continuously encountered heavy rainfall, triggering floods and geological disasters, causing significant casualties and property losses in Beijing (北京), Hebei (河北), Jilin (吉林), Shandong (山东) and other places.
Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made important instructions on flood prevention and disaster relief work, requiring to "go all out to search for and rescue missing and trapped people, resolutely transfer and resettle people threatened by disasters, and minimize casualties," "implement various flood prevention measures in a detailed and thorough manner, and keep a close watch on weak links and key parts," and "scientifically allocate rescue forces and disaster relief materials to ensure that they respond and deal with emergencies as soon as they occur."
To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, relevant departments and local organizations have organized forces to carry out rescue and disaster relief work with all their strength, and made every effort to reduce casualties.
At 21:00 on the 28th, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters upgraded the flood control emergency response to level III for Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北), and the office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters dispatched three working groups to the front line of the three provinces and cities to assist and guide flood control and disaster relief work.
In response to the continuous rise of water levels in the Chaobai River (潮白河), Ju River (泃河), and Luan River (滦河) channels, and the occurrence of floods exceeding the guaranteed level in some rivers, the Ministry of Water Resources raised the flood defense emergency response for Beijing (北京) and Hebei (河北) from level IV to level III at the same time.
Heavy rain continues to threaten the safety of people's lives and property.
Affected by the warm and humid air flow on the edge of the subtropical high, Miyun District (密云区) in Beijing (北京) suffered an extremely heavy rainstorm, and many towns were affected.
At the temporary resettlement site of Shicheng Central Primary School (石城镇中心小学) in Miyun District (密云区), villager Zhang Shulan (张书兰) took her elderly mother from Xiwanzicun Village (西湾子村), which was severely affected by the disaster, to this place, and received disaster relief materials such as blankets. "General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions made us feel very warm. The General Secretary always has our people in his heart. After the flood recedes, we will definitely work together to rebuild our homes," said Zhang Shulan (张书兰).
"In accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, we have mobilized all the party members and cadres. In the face of extreme disaster weather, we resolutely transferred and resettled the people threatened by the disaster, arranged for everyone to go to temporary resettlement sites, and prepared living materials such as mattresses, bread, and eggs. Next, we will carry out infrastructure repairs, open roads, restore power, and restore communications as soon as possible, and strengthen the investigation of geological disaster risks," said Guo Yijun (郭义军), Secretary of the Party Branch of Pengheyan Village (捧河岩村) in Shicheng Town (石城镇).
On the 28th, affected by heavy rainfall, a flash flood occurred in Nantai Xigou Village (南台子西沟村), Mayingzi Manchu Township (马营子满族乡), Luanping County (滦平县), Chengde City (承德市), Hebei (河北).
Disaster is the order! Life detectors, excavators, loaders... Along the way to Nantai Xigou Village (南台子西沟村), rescue workers operated various equipment for emergency repairs. Since vehicles could not enter the village, the first batch of rescuers had to walk to the scene.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) requires us to go all out to search for and rescue missing and trapped people. Although the rainfall in the disaster-stricken areas has brought certain difficulties to the rescue work, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will never give up the search and rescue," said Chen Jian (陈健), Chief of the Comprehensive Guidance Section of the Chengde Fire and Rescue Detachment (承德市消防救援支队).
According to the needs of local disaster relief work, the Office of the National Disaster Reduction Committee and the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, have increased the allocation of 43,000 pieces of central disaster relief materials such as folding beds, towel quilts, blankets, and emergency lighting lamps to disaster areas such as Beijing (北京) and Hebei (河北), and jointly with the Red Cross Society of China to provide assistance of 2,000 sets of household emergency kits to support the emergency transfer and resettlement and disaster relief work of the affected people.
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently pre-allocated 350 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds to focus on supporting 9 provinces including Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Hebei (河北), and Jilin (吉林) to carry out disaster emergency rescue and disaster relief work; the National Development and Reform Commission urgently arranged 200 million yuan of central budgetary investment to support the post-disaster emergency recovery of severe flood disasters in Beijing (北京).
Repairing roads and stabilizing power supply are important parts of flood control work and the foundation of post-disaster reconstruction.
Affected by heavy rainfall, some highways in Laiwu District (莱芜区), Jinan City (济南市), Shandong (山东) were severely damaged. The Shandong (山东) transportation department assembled and invested 1,280 emergency repair engineering personnel, and invested 376 sets of large machinery such as excavators, loaders, and transport vehicles. At present, all 16 rural roads with a total length of 54 kilometers have been repaired.
"'We must do a solid job in all aspects of flood prevention, emergency rescue and disaster relief.' This is a clear requirement put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)," said Xia Tao (夏涛), Director of the Jinan Transportation Development Center (济南市交通运输事业发展中心). "We will continue to maintain a state of combat readiness, strengthen highway patrol and maintenance, do our best to repair highways in disaster areas, and carry out the restoration and reconstruction of damaged highways as soon as possible, so that disaster-stricken areas can return to normal production and life as soon as possible."
During the critical period of flood control, Yushu City (榆树市), Jilin Province (吉林省) has experienced continuous heavy rainfall, which has brought challenges to the stable operation of power supply facilities. Lu Tieshan (卢铁山), director of the Tuqiao Power Supply Station (土桥供电所) of the State Grid Changchun Power Supply Company (国网长春供电公司), and his colleagues quickly dispatched to reinforce the water-blocking sandbags in the high-voltage field area of the 66 kV Tuqiao Substation (土桥变电站).
"In accordance with the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), we will keep a close watch on weak links and key parts, prepare sufficient flood prevention and emergency repair materials during the flood season, and do our best to ensure the power supply needs of the people's daily production and life," said Lu Tieshan (卢铁山).
At present, it is in the critical period of flood control during the "seventh and eighth months of the lunar calendar," and all regions and relevant departments adhere to the **树牢底线思维、极限思维** (shù láo dǐ xiàn sī wéi, jí xiàn sī wéi - "firmly establish bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking," to be prepared for the worst-case scenario), and comprehensively consolidate political responsibilities.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized 'firmly establishing bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking,' which is the main guarantee for winning the tough battle of flood prevention and flood control," said Yao Wenguang (姚文广), Director of the Department of Water and Drought Disaster Prevention of the Ministry of Water Resources. "We will forecast floods ahead of time, accurately identify risks, and take targeted prevention and response measures in advance, and systematically, scientifically, safely, and accurately dispatch the basin flood control project system."
In order to prepare for emergency rescue at any time, the Chengdu Rescue Base (成都救援基地) of China Aneng Third Engineering Bureau (中国安能三局) has recently focused its training closely on the practical operation of heavy equipment and water rescue, and widely used high-precision emergency rescue equipment such as high-altitude detection drones and unmanned mapping boats.
"'Scientifically allocate rescue forces and disaster relief materials to ensure that they respond and deal with emergencies as soon as they occur, and do everything possible to protect the safety of people's lives and property.' We will follow the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), hone our excellent rescue skills, and always maintain a state of readiness," said Zhao Xianbo (赵显波), the leader of the combat training support team of the base.
During the "seventh and eighth months of the lunar calendar," the risk of flooding in some areas of Guangxi (广西) will also increase. Recently, the Guangxi (广西) meteorological department has strengthened joint consultation, joint early warning, information sharing and collaborative linkage among departments, and timely reported the latest weather forecasts.
"We will resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, comprehensively consolidate political responsibilities, and implement various flood prevention measures in a detailed and thorough manner. We will closely monitor the impact of disastrous weather on key areas and industries, and continuously improve our monitoring, forecasting and early warning capabilities to strive for a longer window of time for disaster prevention and response. We will make full use of channels such as radio and television loudspeakers to improve the rapid and accurate dissemination of early warning information," said Nong Mengsong (农孟松), chief forecaster of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Meteorological Observatory (广西壮族自治区气象台).
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions fully embody the deep feelings for the people in always putting the people in the highest position in their hearts, and are a mobilization order to unite all parties to do a good job in flood prevention and disaster relief," said Xu Xianbiao (徐宪彪), Director of the Flood Control and Drought Relief Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management. "We will resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, deploy all parties to fully invest in flood prevention and disaster relief work, strengthen monitoring, early warning, patrol and defense, quickly allocate disaster relief funds and emergency rescue materials, and do our best to protect the safety of people's lives and property."
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), July 29)
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Highway freight transport undertakes more than 70% of the transportation of production and living materials for the whole society, involving approximately 38 million truck drivers. In order to further improve the parking and rest environment for truck drivers, the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) have deployed a standardized and regulated upgrading campaign for "Driver Homes" in highway service areas. As of now, 100 "Driver Homes" in highway service areas in provinces such as Liaoning (辽宁), Jiangsu (江苏), and Zhejiang (浙江) have been renovated to provide free basic services and personalized services for truck drivers. Drivers can find and use them nearby through navigation maps, freight platforms, mini-programs, etc.
The renovation mainly includes three aspects of improvement: unified signage will be used, with eye-catching signs set up at the entrance of the service area to make it easy for drivers to find; each renovated "Driver Home" will provide at least 20 truck parking spaces, 2 shower rooms, and 2 washing machines, and will be open 24 hours a day; unified free basic services such as parking and rest, hot water supply, meal heating, and showers will be provided.
In recent years, the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) has organized and carried out a special "Truck Driver Escort" campaign to strengthen occupational injury protection for intra-city truck drivers, with a cumulative protection of more than 2.4 million drivers. In the past three years, Huolala (货拉拉) platform has invested more than 150 million yuan in occupational injury protection, covering more than 760 million orders.
In order to promote the healthy development of the platform economy and protect the legitimate rights and interests of truck drivers, in early July, the China Road Transport Association (中国道路运输协会) organized major freight platform enterprises to sign a self-discipline convention, and released 10 public commitments, including real-name registration of cargo owners, reducing excessively high fees and commission ratios, and ensuring timely settlement of freight charges, to jointly promote the construction of a freight market with shared operational risks, reasonable distribution of benefits, and mutual benefit and win-win results for all parties. Subsequently, the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) will support the association in supervising the performance of platform enterprises. In addition, 12,000 new forms of trade union federations have been established at the city and county levels nationwide. As of the end of June this year, the total number of truck driver trade union members reached 5.9 million. In 2024, trade unions at all levels across the country invested a total of 276 million yuan in special service funds for truck drivers, directly serving more than 3.27 million truck drivers.
In terms of public welfare service brands, the "Warm Journey" campaign has cumulatively implemented 60 public welfare projects, providing exclusive services such as insurance protection and mutual assistance and rescue, covering 12.14 million truck drivers. The 2025 "Warm Journey" campaign was launched in July, with 29 implementation projects identified, which are expected to cover more than 6 million truck drivers and taxi drivers.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), July 29th. Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Regulations on the Accountability System for Ecological and Environmental Protection of Local Party and Government Leading Cadres (Trial Implementation)" (地方党政领导干部生态环境保护责任制规定（试行）), and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to conscientiously abide by and implement it.
The full text of the "Regulations on the Accountability System for Ecological and Environmental Protection of Local Party and Government Leading Cadres (Trial Implementation)" (地方党政领导干部生态环境保护责任制规定（试行）) is as follows.
Regulations on the Accountability System for Ecological and Environmental Protection of Local Party and Government Leading Cadres (Trial Implementation)
(Approved by the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on July 18, 2025; Issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) on July 18, 2025)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1: These Regulations are formulated in accordance with relevant intra-Party regulations and laws in order to adhere to and strengthen the Party's comprehensive leadership over the construction of ecological civilization, and to improve the implementation of the accountability system for ecological and environmental protection.
Article 2: These Regulations apply to members of the leading bodies of local Party committees and governments at or above the county level, heads of ecological environment departments, and heads of departments responsible for important ecological and environmental protection responsibilities (hereinafter collectively referred to as local Party and government leading cadres).
Members of the leading bodies of townships (sub-districts) and various development zones shall implement the accountability system for ecological and environmental protection with reference to these Regulations.
Article 3: The implementation of the accountability system for ecological and environmental protection of local Party and government leading cadres shall adhere to Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, firmly establish and practice the concept that green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains, strengthen organizational leadership, strengthen overall coordination, improve systems and mechanisms, strictly supervise and assess, and build a comprehensive, consistent, clear, and interconnected responsibility system to ensure high-quality development supported by high-level protection, and promote the realization of the goal of building a beautiful China.
Article 4: The implementation of the accountability system for ecological and environmental protection of local Party and government leading cadres shall follow the following principles:
(1) Adhere to the principle that the Party and government share the same responsibility, jointly manage and control, and hold accountable for dereliction of duty, and enhance the overall effectiveness of jointly promoting the construction of ecological civilization;
(2) Adhere to the principle that development must be combined with environmental protection, production must be combined with environmental protection, and industries must be combined with environmental protection, and be responsible for the land and fulfill responsibilities;
(3) Adhere to establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, follow the laws of nature, and resolutely abandon the practice of sacrificing the ecological environment in exchange for temporary economic growth in one place;
(4) Adhere to a people-centered approach, accelerate the resolution of prominent ecological and environmental problems that the people strongly reflect, and achieve ecological benefits for the people, ecological benefits for the people, and ecology for the people;
(5) Adhere to the equal emphasis on incentives and constraints, improve the accurate and scientific accountability mechanism, and encourage cadres to dare to take responsibility and actively act.
Article 5: Local Party committees and governments at or above the county level shall thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, implement the relevant decisions and deployments on deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system, strengthen the organizational leadership and overall coordination of ecological and environmental protection work, strengthen the role of the list of ecological and environmental protection responsibilities, strengthen the river and lake chief system and the forest chief system, consolidate the ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of lower-level Party committees and governments and relevant departments, implement plans, policies and measures that are conducive to protecting the ecological environment and promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, improve the ecological environment governance system, promote ecological priority, conservation and intensive use, and green and low-carbon development, so that economic and social development is coordinated with ecological and environmental protection.
The main leaders of local Party committees and governments at or above the county level are the first persons responsible for ecological and environmental protection in their respective regions, and are fully responsible for the ecological environment quality of their respective regions; other members of the leading body shall strictly implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in combination with their duties, and are responsible for the ecological and environmental protection work of the industries or fields under their charge.
Local ecological environment departments at or above the municipal level shall perform their ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in accordance with laws and regulations, implement unified supervision and management of ecological and environmental protection work in their respective regions, strengthen the overall coordination of major ecological and environmental problems in accordance with the arrangements and requirements of the Party committee and government, and bear direct responsibility for ecological and environmental protection work in their respective regions within their responsibilities. Departments at or above the county level that undertake important ecological and environmental protection responsibilities shall perform their ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in their respective industries or fields in accordance with laws and regulations, implement supervision and management of ecological and environmental protection work in their respective industries or fields, and be responsible for ecological and environmental protection work in their respective industries or fields.
Chapter II Responsibilities
Article 6: The main ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of the main leaders of local Party committees mainly include:
(1) Conscientiously implement the Party Central Committee's (党中央) guiding principles, policies, decisions and deployments on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, the decisions of higher-level Party committees, and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws and regulations, and organize the implementation of tasks and requirements for deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system;
(2) Promote the integration of ecological and environmental protection into the overall economic and social development, strengthen investigation and research on ecological and environmental protection work, schedule and supervise the progress of important goals and tasks for the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, and promote the construction of a green, low-carbon, and high-quality development spatial pattern;
(3) Organize and promote the rectification of ecological and environmental protection inspections, and study major measures to alleviate the structural, root, and trend pressures of ecological and environmental protection in the region;
(4) Coordinate all parties to do a good job in ecological and environmental protection, supervise and promote members of the Party committee and government leading bodies and relevant departments to implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities, and support the people's congresses and CPPCC in supervising ecological and environmental protection work.
Article 7: The main ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of the main leaders of local governments at or above the county level mainly include:
(1) Conscientiously implement the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council's (国务院) guiding principles, policies, decisions and deployments on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, the decisions of higher-level Party committees and governments and the Party committee at the same level, and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws and regulations, and implement tasks and requirements for deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system.
(2) Organize the formulation of ecological and environmental protection plans and incorporate them into national economic and social development plans, organize the preparation and release of provincial and municipal ecological environment zoning control plans in accordance with regulations, and ensure that the ecological environment zoning control plans implement the functional zoning strategy and are fully linked to territorial space planning and land use control; major administrative decisions should analyze and predict environmental impacts and environmental benefits, and promote the green transformation of industrial structure, energy structure, transportation structure, and urban and rural construction development.
(3) Supervise and promote members of the government leading body, relevant government departments and their heads to implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities.
(4) Organize and promote the rectification of ecological and environmental protection inspections, carry out special investigations and research on ecological and environmental protection work, regularly analyze the ecological environment situation, study and judge ecological security risks, schedule and supervise the completion of binding indicators such as ecological environment quality improvement and emission reduction, and study and solve major problems in ecological and environmental protection.
(5) Strengthen financial support for the construction of a beautiful China to ensure that the scale of investment matches the construction tasks.
(6) Coordinate and promote the construction of ecological environment governance responsibility system, supervision system, market system, laws and policies system, and education and training, scientific and technological support, etc., organize and improve the hierarchical responsibility, local-based, and departmental collaborative ecological environment emergency responsibility system.
Article 8: The responsibilities of the person in charge of ecological and environmental protection of local governments at or above the county level mainly include:
(1) Assist the main person in charge of the government in doing a good job in ecological and environmental protection, organize the formulation of specific measures to implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院) on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, the decisions of higher-level and local Party committees and governments, and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws and regulations; implement the deployment of system reform in the field of deepening ecological environment.
(2) Organize the implementation of ecological and environmental protection plans, formulate annual key work plans, organize the preparation of plans and programs for ecological environment quality to meet standards or improve within a time limit in accordance with regulations, and supervise the implementation of various ecological and environmental protection goals and tasks.
(3) Organize and coordinate ecological environment departments and relevant departments to analyze the ecological environment situation in a timely manner, establish and improve the ecological environment problem discovery mechanism, and study and solve key and difficult problems in the ecological environment field.
(4) Organize and carry out ecological and environmental protection supervision, inspection, assessment and other work in accordance with the arrangements and requirements of the Party committee and government, and guide special ecological environment rectification and joint law enforcement.
(5) Guide and promote the construction of ecological and environmental protection supervision capacity and improve the professional level of the team.
(6) Promote the improvement of the ecological environment risk reporting and early warning mechanism, and organize the response and disposal of sudden ecological environment events.
Article 9: The person in charge of relevant departments of local governments at or above the county level who is responsible for important ecological and environmental protection assists the main person in charge of the government in implementing the ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of the industry or field under their charge, guides the industry or field under their charge to incorporate ecological and environmental protection work into relevant development plans and annual work plans, supervises and promotes key ecological and environmental protection work, rectification of feedback problems from ecological and environmental protection inspections, and rectification of prominent ecological and environmental problems, and does a good job in the investigation of ecological and environmental hazards and emergency response in the industry or field under their charge in accordance with the division of responsibilities.
Article 10: Other members of the leading bodies of local Party committees and governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the division of responsibilities, supervise and guide relevant departments to perform their ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in accordance with laws and regulations, and mobilize social forces to actively participate in, support, and supervise ecological and environmental protection work.
Article 11: The person in charge of local ecological environment departments at or above the municipal level shall implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院) on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, implement the decisions of higher-level and local Party committees and governments and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws and regulations, organize the formulation and implementation of relevant policies, plans, and standards for ecological and environmental protection in the region, organize the drafting of local laws and regulations and local government regulations on ecological and environmental protection, organize the department and lower-level ecological environment protection departments to effectively perform their supervisory responsibilities, and bear direct responsibility for ecological and environmental protection work in the region within their responsibilities.
Article 12: The person in charge of departments at or above the county level that undertake important ecological and environmental protection responsibilities shall organize, promote, supervise and guide the key ecological and environmental protection tasks responsible by the department, study and solve prominent ecological and environmental problems occurring in the industry or field in a timely manner, improve relevant policies, and assume ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in the industry or field.
Chapter III Supervision and Accountability
Article 13: The implementation of ecological and environmental protection responsibilities of local Party and government leading cadres shall be supervised in the central and provincial ecological and environmental protection inspections. Strengthen the coordination between audit supervision and ecological and environmental protection inspection work, make good use of the results of the audit of natural resource assets of leading cadres leaving office, and form a joint supervision force.
Article 14: The implementation of the accountability system for ecological and environmental protection by local Party and government leading cadres shall be taken as an important aspect of ecological and environmental protection assessment and evaluation, and the application of assessment results and problem rectification shall be strengthened.
Article 15: In implementing the accountability system for ecological and environmental protection, the total amount and frequency of supervision and inspection should be controlled, the assessment system, indicators and methods should be optimized and streamlined, formalism and bureaucracy should be avoided, and the burden on the grassroots should be effectively reduced.
Article 16: When examining local Party and government leading cadres, the Party's organizational departments shall, in accordance with regulations, take the construction of ecological civilization as an important part of the examination and evaluation.
Article 17: If local Party and government leading cadres fail to perform or incorrectly perform their duties in ecological and environmental protection work and have one of the following circumstances, they shall be held accountable in accordance with Party discipline, administrative discipline, and laws; if they are suspected of duty-related violations of laws or duty-related crimes, they shall be held accountable in accordance with the law:
(1) Failing to effectively implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院) on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, making choices, engaging in flexibility, and discounting;
(2) Failing to implement ecological and environmental protection responsibilities in place, engaging in formalism and bureaucracy, perfunctory and irresponsible, dereliction of duty;
(3) Making decisions that violate the policies of ecological civilization construction and ecological and environmental protection and relevant intra-Party regulations, laws and regulations;
(4) Causing prominent ecological and environmental problems, deteriorating ecological and environmental conditions, and causing serious ecological and environmental damage;
(5) Other circumstances that should be held accountable.
Article 18: If local Party and government leading cadres report dereliction of duty in a timely manner and take remedial measures on their own initiative, effectively prevent or reduce ecological damage and environmental pollution, recover losses from ecological and environmental damage, or eliminate adverse effects, or actively cooperate with accountability investigations and take responsibility on their own initiative, they may be given a lighter or mitigated accountability in accordance with regulations and laws.
Those who fail to implement or fail to effectively implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and higher-level Party organizations on the construction of ecological civilization and ecological and environmental protection, make blind decisions regardless of the ecological environment, break through the ecological protection red line, the environmental quality bottom line, and the resource utilization upper line, and cause serious consequences or serious social impact, shall be held accountable more severely or aggravated in accordance with regulations and laws.
Chapter IV Supplementary Provisions
Article 19: These Regulations shall be interpreted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) in consultation with the Organization Department of the Central Committee (中央组织部).
Article 20: These Regulations shall come into force on the date of promulgation.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 29th (北京) - Entrusted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, representing the Party Central Committee and the State Council, rushed to Miyun District (密云区), Beijing (北京) on the evening of the 28th to visit and express sympathy to the disaster-stricken people and guide flood prevention and disaster relief work.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) successively visited Miyun (密云) Campus of Peking University First Hospital (北京大学第一医院密云院区), Miyun District (密云区) Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (密云区中医医院), Xin'nongcun Middle School (新农村中学) resettlement site, and Miyun Reservoir (密云水库), conveying the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives to the disaster-stricken people, grassroots cadres, and rescue personnel, conveying General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) deep concern, and learning in detail about the progress of search and rescue, medical treatment, relocation and resettlement, and engineering flood control. He pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) is very concerned about the flood and disaster situation and the emergency rescue and disaster relief situation in various places, is very concerned about the resettlement and life security of the disaster-stricken people, repeatedly urged that safeguarding the safety of people's lives and property should be put first, and has continuously issued important instructions and directives on flood prevention and disaster relief work, focusing on comprehensively consolidating political responsibilities, making every effort to search for missing and trapped people, resolutely relocating and resettling threatened people, closely monitoring and guarding weak links and key parts, scientifically allocating rescue forces and disaster relief supplies, and responding to and handling sudden emergencies at the first time. Premier Li Qiang (李强) has issued multiple instructions, making multiple arrangements for all-out emergency rescue and treatment, strengthening the prevention and response to rainstorm and flood disasters, doing a good job in monitoring and early warning of extreme weather, and strengthening patrols and inspections. All localities and relevant parties must resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives, implement Premier Li Qiang's (李强) requirements, make every effort to search for missing persons, carefully treat injured persons, do a good job in handling the aftermath of deceased persons with heart and affection, and meticulously resettle the basic lives of disaster-stricken people.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) emphasized that the current period is a critical period for flood prevention. It is necessary to comprehensively consider the uncertainty of upstream water inflow, reservoir safety, and downstream flood discharge risks, scientifically and accurately grasp the rhythm of flood discharge, and make the greatest efforts to reduce disaster losses. It is necessary to strengthen cross-departmental comprehensive research and judgment and cross-regional joint consultations on hydrology, meteorology, and other aspects, and strengthen coordinated flood prevention and disaster reduction in Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北). It is necessary to focus on high-risk areas such as mountain torrent gullies, the foot of steep slopes, river floodplains, and low-lying areas, as well as high-risk periods such as heavy rainfall at night, strengthen monitoring and early warning, and take emergency avoidance measures in advance and decisively. Special attention should be paid to the elderly, weak, sick, disabled, and other groups with limited mobility to ensure safe relocation. When roads and bridges are closed due to major emergencies, corresponding traffic control should be implemented to strictly prevent casualties caused by risky advances. It is necessary to implement hard measures for the safety management of construction sites during the flood season, and emergency "call responses" must reach the designated points and people to form a closed loop. It is necessary to consolidate the grassroots foundation for flood prevention and disaster reduction, and implement responsibility measures to the smallest work unit.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on July 29th that recently, East China, North China, Northeast China and other places have been continuously hit by heavy rainfall, triggering floods and geological disasters, causing significant casualties and property losses in Beijing (北京), Hebei (河北), Jilin (吉林), Shandong (山东) and other places. Currently, China is in the critical period of flood prevention known as "seven down, eight up" and a period of frequent typhoons, making the flood control situation complex and severe. In order to thoroughly implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) on flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief work, the following notice is hereby issued on giving full play to the role of grassroots party organizations as fighting fortresses and the exemplary role of the broad masses of party members in flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief.
1. Leading cadres at all levels must firmly establish a bottom-line mentality and an extreme-case mentality, and fully implement the political responsibility for flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief. They must always put the safety of people's lives and property first, keep a tight grip on flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief, implement various flood prevention measures in a detailed and practical manner, win the tough battle of flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief, and ensure safe flood season. It is necessary to strengthen overall coordination, take the lead in emergency duty, pay close attention to and scientifically analyze the development and changes of the flood situation in the region, keep a close eye on weak links and key parts, comprehensively investigate and improve plans, strictly implement the early warning response linkage and the "call-response" mechanism for early warning of impending disasters directly to grassroots responsible persons, and ensure that they respond and deal with sudden emergencies as soon as possible. According to actual needs, they should go to the front line at any time to strengthen on-site command, scientifically allocate rescue forces and disaster relief materials, earnestly do a good job in various flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief work, make every effort to search for missing and trapped people, resolutely transfer and resettle threatened people, minimize casualties, and prevent secondary disasters. At the same time, we must coordinate drought resistance and disaster reduction, and effectively prevent and respond to the disaster risks brought about by the sudden shift from drought to flood.
2. Grassroots party organizations and party member cadres in disaster-stricken areas must fulfill their responsibilities, take the lead, and build a solid line of defense to protect the safety of people's lives and property. They must regard the disaster as an order, give full play to the political and organizational functions of party organizations, and organize party members and the masses to actively participate in flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief work. It is necessary to strengthen publicity on disaster prevention and mitigation, and use the Internet, mobile phones, rural broadcasting and other media to publicize disaster warnings, prevention measures, response situations and other information to every household and implement them to everyone completely and accurately as soon as possible, so as to improve the public's awareness of disaster prevention and avoidance and self-rescue capabilities. It is necessary to strengthen the investigation of risk hazards, give full play to the role of village (community) grids as "outpost probes," and focus on strengthening patrols and investigations in key flood control areas such as rivers, reservoir dams, important projects, dangerous sections, mountain torrent disaster-prone areas, and urban and rural waterlogging-prone areas. Report and deal with the situation as soon as possible, transfer the people involved in the danger in a timely manner, and ensure that all those who should be transferred are transferred, and that they are transferred early. It is necessary to organize township (street) and village (community) cadres to rely on grids to investigate the disaster situation household by household, rescue trapped people, promote the restoration of normal production and life order in the disaster area as soon as possible, and ensure that the disaster-stricken people have food to eat, clothes to wear, places to live, clean drinking water, and timely medical treatment, and actively do a good job in resettlement and assistance to the people in the disaster-stricken areas and post-disaster reconstruction. It is necessary to improve and implement the mechanism for party members to play a role in emergency mobilization, and organize village (community) party members to lead the masses to race against time and fight the disaster with all their strength by forming party member commando teams and volunteer service teams, and setting up party member pioneer posts and responsibility areas. Depending on the severity of the disaster, organize party member cadres from government agencies and state-owned enterprises to go to the front line to jointly prevent floods, rescue and provide disaster relief with township (street), village (community) cadres and resident village cadres; actively mobilize party members among new employment groups such as online car-hailing drivers, truck drivers, online delivery personnel, and couriers to participate in flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief nearby while protecting their own safety.
3. Party committees and organization departments at all levels must give full play to their functional roles and encourage the broad masses of party members and cadres to step forward and take responsibility in flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief. It is necessary to examine and identify cadres on the front line of flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief, and regard their performance in urgent, difficult, dangerous and heavy tasks as an important basis for evaluating cadres. It is necessary to guide grassroots party organizations to discover and test activists for joining the party, and promptly develop those who perform outstandingly and meet the requirements to join the party. We must pay attention to discovering, publicizing and commending advanced models of grassroots party organizations and party member cadres who have emerged in flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief, and widely publicize their touching deeds and noble spirit. It is necessary to strengthen care and concern for party members and cadres on the front line of flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief, and work with relevant parties to provide timely condolences and condolences to the families of party members and cadres who died on duty, and help solve practical difficulties. Relevant provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities should make good use of the central government's allocated party membership dues, and in combination with the actual situation, implement supporting funds from the party membership dues managed at the same level, and allocate them to the grassroots in a timely manner to ensure that they are used for special purposes.
Party organizations and party member cadres of flood control command, emergency management, water conservancy, public security, civil affairs, transportation, health and epidemic prevention, energy and electricity, communications and other units at all levels must move at the "flood" and act on orders, cooperate efficiently and closely to do a good job in early warning and forecasting, safety inspections, personnel transfer, risk removal and reinforcement, force support and other tasks, and unite to form a strong joint force for flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief with 众志成城 (zhòng zhì chéng chéng - "unity is strength," when everyone works together, they can achieve anything).
The situation of grassroots party organizations and the broad masses of party members and cadres playing a role in flood prevention, rescue and disaster relief should be reported to the Organization Department of the Central Committee in a timely manner.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 29th. Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on flood prevention, emergency rescue, and disaster relief work. In order to implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, the Organization Department of the Central Committee (中央组织部) allocated 140 million yuan of special funds from the Party fees managed on behalf of the Central Committee to 9 provinces and autonomous regions including Beijing (北京), Hebei (河北), Jilin (吉林), and Shandong (山东) to support flood prevention, emergency rescue, and disaster relief work.
The Organization Department of the Central Committee (中央组织部) requested that all regions earnestly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, fully respond to the disaster situation, and earnestly do a good job in all aspects of flood prevention, emergency rescue, and disaster relief, ensuring a first-time response and first-time handling after a sudden emergency, scientifically allocating rescue forces and disaster relief materials, making every effort to search for and rescue missing and trapped people, resolutely relocate and resettle threatened people, minimize casualties, and fully protect the safety of people's lives and property. Leading cadres at all levels must further establish a bottom-line mentality and an extreme-case mentality, fully implement political responsibilities, strengthen emergency duty and command, keep a close eye on weak links and key areas, and implement various flood prevention measures in detail; the vast number of grassroots Party organizations and Party member cadres must charge ahead and defend their positions, and give full play to the role of fighting fortresses and vanguard models in flood prevention, emergency rescue, and disaster relief.
The Organization Department of the Central Committee (中央组织部) emphasized that this Party fee should be allocated to the grassroots level in a timely manner, mainly for慰问 (wèiwèn - "expressing sympathy and solicitude") grassroots Party members, cadres, and the masses who are fighting on the front lines of flood prevention, emergency rescue, and disaster relief, and慰问 (wèiwèn - "expressing sympathy and solicitude") Party members and the masses who are experiencing difficulties in life due to severe disasters; and repairing grassroots Party member education facilities damaged by disasters. Relevant provinces and autonomous regions should allocate supporting funds from the Party fees managed at their own level according to the actual situation, allocate them to the grassroots level in a timely manner, and invest them in flood prevention, emergency rescue, and disaster relief work, ensuring that the funds are used for their designated purpose.
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The flood situation is the order, and the danger is the battlefield. Facing the severe test brought by continuous heavy rainfall and typhoons in many places recently, Party organizations at all levels have acted on the "flood" and commanded from the front, and the majority of Party members and cadres have stepped forward and moved towards danger.
On the morning of July 29, the road in Fengjiayu Town (冯家峪镇), Miyun District (密云区), Beijing (北京市) was quickly repaired, the power rush repair work was stepped up, and the power supply to villagers' homes was gradually restored. Li Yansong's (李岩松) face showed a smile.
From the afternoon of the 26th to the early morning of the 27th, a rainstorm plunged Fengjiayu Town (冯家峪镇) into a predicament of road, network, and power outages.
Li Yansong (李岩松) is the director of the Xitiangezhuang Power Supply Station (西田各庄供电所) of the State Grid Beijing Miyun Power Supply Company (国网北京密云供电公司) and a Party member with 27 years of Party experience. He immediately formed a 14-member rush repair "vanguard team." When the original road was interrupted, a road was explored from the hillside. The team carried equipment and materials, walking deep and shallow for more than 3 hours, and finally arrived at Fengjiayu Town (冯家峪镇). Without time to rest, everyone immediately went to work. "The sooner the power supply is restored, the less anxiety the masses will have," said Li Yansong (李岩松).
From the evening of the 26th, Xigou Village (西沟村), Mayingzi Manchu Township (马营子满族乡), Luanping County (滦平县), Hebei Province (河北省) suffered continuous heavy rain, communication base stations were destroyed, and roads and bridges were severely damaged. Dong Jianguo (董建国), the cadre in charge of the village, and members of the village committee went to investigate the disaster separately and urgently transferred villagers from geological disaster points.
In Erdaogoumen (二道沟门), which was severely affected by the disaster, the village was destroyed by landslides, and rescuers struggled to carry the wounded out on marching beds. At the same time, rescue forces from Luanping County (滦平县) emergency response, water affairs, transportation, public security, fire protection, and other departments quickly gathered, and Party member commando teams rushed to the front.
On the afternoon of the 29th, the rescue work was still proceeding against time. The villagers have arrived in batches at the township and resettlement points at the foot of the mountain, or have gone to relatives and friends. Zhao Ning (赵宁), Secretary of the Party Committee of Mayingzi Manchu Township (马营子满族乡), said: "The Party organization is the backbone. We will do our best to protect our fellow villagers."
As an important flood storage and detention area in the Yellow River Basin, Dongping Lake (东平湖) undertakes the dual task of diverting and storing Yellow River floodwater and regulating and storing water from the Dawen River (大汶河). In recent days, at the Erdaopo Management Section (二道坡管理段) of the Shandong Dongping Administration (山东东平管理局), members of the Party member commando team held inspection record books, braved the wind and rain, sometimes bent over to identify every newly washed mark; sometimes probed with poles to measure the depth change of the accumulated water. Huang Xinjun (黄新军), a Party member and section chief, said: "The safety of the embankment is more important than Mount Tai! We strictly implement the 24-hour flood prevention duty system to ensure timely handling of various situations."
In recent days, members of the Party Working Committee of Yunshan Street (云山街道), Shuangyang District (双阳区), Changchun City (长春市), Jilin Province (吉林省) have been assigned to different areas to directly intervene in risk areas such as low-lying areas prone to waterlogging and old residential areas. Party members and cadres of the street formed six functional groups for transfer and rescue, personnel resettlement, material supply, urban flood control, logistics support, and supervision and guidance, guarding the peace of one side 24 hours a day.
In recent days, Tuoketuo County (托克托县), Hohhot City (呼和浩特市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) has experienced heavy rainfall, and the first secretaries stationed in the villages have given full play to their roles. At about 7:00 on July 25, the rain was heavy in Haojiayao Village (郝家窑村), Tuoketuo County (托克托县). Jin Bobo (金波波), the first secretary stationed in the village, and village cadres checked for dangers door-to-door to fully protect the safety of people's lives and property.
Facing the menacing No. 8 typhoon "Tokage", Party member cadres and technical backbones of the Shengzhou Hydrological Station (嵊州市水文站), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) formed a commando team to conduct a carpet-like inspection and fine-tuning of the core monitoring equipment in the station, providing reliable data support for flood control decision-making.
At the forefront of wind and rain, the majority of Party members and cadres have used practical actions to build indestructible "red embankments" for the safety of people's lives and property.
(Our reporters Zhang Yang (张洋), Li Linwei (李林蔚), Pan Junqiang (潘俊强), Zhang Tengyang (张腾扬), Liu Junguo (刘军国), Li Rui (李蕊), Zheng Zhiwen (郑智文), Zhang Cheng (张枨))
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Climbing and walking, 1.7 kilometers took nearly two hours. At noon on July 29, on the road leading to Shuangwenpu Village (双文铺村) in Huairou District (怀柔区), Beijing (北京市), reporters followed officers and soldiers of a certain unit of the People's Liberation Army (解放军) Army wading through the rocky滩.
Recently, Beijing (北京) has continued to experience heavy rainfall, causing floods and geological disasters. As of 24:00 on the 28th, 30 people had died in Beijing (北京) due to the disaster, 31 roads in the affected areas were damaged, and 136 villages experienced power outages.
Entering the village, stranded tourists and villagers immediately surrounded them: "The People's Liberation Army (人民解放军) is here, we feel at ease." Resolutely safeguarding the lives and property of the people, wholeheartedly ensuring the lives of the affected people, and rushing to repair damaged infrastructure... On the front lines of flood prevention and disaster relief in Yanqing (延庆), Huairou (怀柔), Miyun (密云), Pinggu (平谷), and other places, reporters recorded scenes of cadres and the masses working together to fight floods and provide disaster relief.
"As long as the safety of the villagers can be guaranteed, everything is worth it"
The clouds were low, the rain was heavy, landslides and rocks were visible on the road from time to time, and floods raged under many road bridges. The roar of the water could be heard through the car windows. Early on the 29th, reporters went to Putao Yuan Village (葡萄园村) in Taishitun Town (太师屯镇), Miyun District (密云区), which was severely affected by this round of heavy rainfall.
"In ten minutes, the water rose from ankle-deep to waist-deep." Cai Zhenquan (蔡振泉), a 76-year-old villager in Putao Yuan Village (葡萄园村), said with lingering fear when talking about being trapped by the flood the day before.
In the emergency situation, the majority of party members and cadres rushed to the front. Guo Shuang (郭双), a member of the village committee of Putao Yuan Village (葡萄园村), first guided bulldozers to transfer affected people from house to house after receiving a call for help from villagers, and then organized an emergency team of more than 20 people to clear silt in the village. He had not slept for more than 30 hours. "As long as the safety of the villagers can be guaranteed, everything is worth it," Guo Shuang (郭双) said.
"Thank you very much to the rescue team!" Wang Ruizhu (王蕊珠), a 17-year-old villager in Putao Yuan Village (葡萄园村), said that her grandfather had a cerebral hemorrhage and had difficulty moving. The rescuers carried her grandfather onto the bulldozer before he was able to escape. The flood was turbulent, and the bulldozer served as a boat. Miyun District (密云区) and town-level organizations organized more than 10 bulldozers to transfer affected people. More than 360 villagers in Putao Yuan Village (葡萄园村) were safely transferred on the afternoon of the 28th.
Mudslides washed away the roadbed, and there were deep ditches and steep walls everywhere. Taotiaogou Village (桃条沟村), Zhenzhuquan Township (珍珠泉乡), Yanqing District (延庆区), was cut off from roads and electricity. On the morning of the 27th, members of the Fourth Detachment of the Yanqing District (延庆区) Forest Fire Comprehensive Rescue Detachment grabbed stone crevices, stepped on gravel, and moved forward along the mountain road using both hands and feet. The rescue continued until seven or eight o'clock that night, and all 10 elderly people in Taotiaogou Village (桃条沟村) were safely transferred to the resettlement site.
At critical moments, party organizations at all levels and the majority of party members and cadres fully played the role of fighting fortresses, safeguarding the lives and property of the people with responsibility and action.
"Open up rescue channels in the shortest time and at the fastest speed"
The river water rolled with mud, and in less than 10 hours, an emergency bridge spanned the Liuli River (琉璃河) in Liulimiao Town (琉璃庙镇), Huairou (怀柔).
After the rainstorm, Beijing Construction Engineering Group (北京建工集团) urgently organized more than 100 construction workers to transfer materials and erect a "lifeline" to Shuangwenpu (双文铺) and other villages. "In the shortest time and at the fastest speed, we will open up rescue channels. We have mobilized the strongest forces to work non-stop," said Liu Qiang (刘强), deputy general manager of Beijing Construction Engineering Guojian Group (北京建工国建集团).
Building bridges and dams to speed up the repair of damaged facilities. On the evening of July 28, the Beijing (北京) Armed Police Corps dispatched more than 1,000 officers and soldiers to Ningcun New Bridge (宁村新桥) in Miyun District (密云区) to build embankments.
Soldier Wan Cong (万聪) in the squadron just turned 18 this year. Before joining the army, he was only moved when he saw the soldiers rushing forward against the current. Now, when he rushed to the front line of disaster relief, he truly understood the responsibility of a soldier, "It is our unshirkable responsibility to protect the lives and property of the people!"
In times of crisis, we share weal and woe. Affected by heavy rainfall, the entire Guanshang Village (关上村) in Zhenluoying Town (镇罗营镇), Pinggu District (平谷区), needed to be evacuated in advance. Li Zihui (李梓辉), a 16-year-old villager, put on a life jacket and joined the rescue team to move supplies and lead the way to rescue people after his family was safely evacuated. "The rescue team members are义无反顾 (yì wú fǎn gù - "duty-bound," to not hesitate in the face of danger), and I want to be such a person," Li Zihui (李梓辉) said.
"Make sure everyone can eat hot meals"
"It's reassuring to live with family!" Zhang Ruoting (张若亭), a villager in Putao Yuan Village (葡萄园村), said at the resettlement site.
Zhao Peng (赵鹏), deputy mayor of Taishitun Town (太师屯镇), Miyun District (密云区), who is responsible for resettling the affected villagers, introduced that after coordination by the District Education Commission, Taishizhuang Middle School (太师庄中学) was opened as a temporary resettlement site, which can provide more than 570 beds, with electric fans, hot water, and washing facilities to ensure the normal daily life of the affected people.
Walking into the Xiaoxi Dudu (小溪嘟嘟) resettlement site in Si Hai Town (四海镇), Yanqing District (延庆区), the rooms are fully equipped with daily necessities such as mattresses and thin quilts. Near noon, the aroma of food wafted from the temporary kitchen. "One meat dish, one vegetable dish, and one soup, the food is good," said Li Jie (李杰), a 65-year-old villager from Xigouli Village (西沟里村).
Measuring blood pressure for the elderly, inquiring about medication for patients with chronic diseases, reminding everyone to pay attention to keeping warm in rainy weather... Medical staff from the Si Hai Town (四海镇) Community Health Service Center came to the resettlement site with medical equipment for rounds.
"We have received 388 villagers who have taken refuge here. The staff is on duty 24 hours a day to respond to the needs of the villagers as soon as possible," said Song Haiyan (宋海艳), the person in charge of the resettlement site.
In Miyun (密云), a local catering company has also joined the service guarantee team. "There are three dishes for lunch today, and the staple food is steamed buns. Before the resettlement site is evacuated, we will deliver meals for free every day," said Wang Shouyu (王守宇), the person in charge of the company. The meals are delivered by the company's special vehicles and are also equipped with insulation boxes and other equipment to "ensure that everyone can eat hot meals."
The more we face disasters, the more we must grasp and refine the guarantee of people's livelihood. In this disaster relief effort, Miyun District (密云区) has distributed more than 40,000 pieces of basic living security materials and emergency equipment to affected people and disaster relief personnel.
Beijing (北京) has fully consolidated its political responsibilities, and the majority of party members and cadres are rushing to the front. On the afternoon of July 29, the Standing Committee of the Beijing (北京) Municipal Party Committee held an enlarged meeting, emphasizing the need to take more effective measures to grasp and refine all aspects of flood prevention, disaster relief, and rescue work to ensure the safe operation of the city and the safety of the lives and property of the people.
(Reporters Wang Haonan (王昊男), Li Jianguang (李建广), Shi Fang (施芳), Pan Junqiang (潘俊强), Wang Zhou (王洲), Qi Yukun (亓玉昆), Li Longyi (李龙伊), Chang Qin (常钦))
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From the Mayingzi Manchu Ethnic Township Government (马营子满族乡政府) in Luanping County (滦平县), Hebei Province (河北省) to the Xigou Village (西沟村) village committee, the most severely affected area, is about 8 kilometers. During the floods, three bridges were severely damaged and impassable. On July 29, the reporter followed the rescue team and walked more than 10 *li* into Xigou Village (西沟村)—this "isolated island" where transportation and communication had not yet been restored—witnessing the emergency construction of three new "bridges" at the three collapsed points.
The first bridge was a newly built steel bridge.
This collapse point was only 800 meters away from the township government. On one side of the bridge were ambulances sounding their horns, and on the other side were people in urgent need of evacuation.
"The flood is urgent, but saving people is even more urgent. This is the first bridge that needs to be opened." Chang Jiahao (苌嘉豪), a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) commando team of a brigade of the 82nd Group Army of the Army, pointed to the broken bridge, "Heavy mechanized bridges will be delivered immediately."
At 5:00 PM, a transport vehicle carrying a heavy mechanized bridge arrived. A steel bridge was lifted by a mechanical arm and, with a loud noise, was erected over the broken bridge.
The road was open, passable for pedestrians.
To compact the steel bridge, sandbags had to be piled up on both ends of the bridge. Each sandbag weighed at least 70 *jin* and up to 100 *jin*. The soldiers hunched over, carrying them with all their might, sweat gathering on their chins and dripping down.
The villagers were evacuated one after another, in an orderly manner. Hao Zhongfu (郝中福), a villager from Xigou Village (西沟村), clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you! This new bridge is really stable to walk on!"
The second bridge was a rope.
This collapse point was nearly 6 kilometers away from Xigou Village (西沟村), located on the only way to the village committee. The original bridge was broken, and there were no conditions for bridge construction for the time being.
A rope replaced the past bridge, becoming a channel for fire and rescue personnel to transfer the injured.
Although it was July, the floodwater was very cold. The fire and rescue personnel held the rope tightly with one hand and gripped the stretcher of the injured with the other, making every step very difficult.
"We can't worry about so much; we must hurry up and transfer the injured people out." At the landing point, the reporter met Xu Boqiang (徐博强), the captain of the Chengde City (承德市) Forest and Grassland Fire Brigade, who had just unloaded the injured. He gasped for breath and vigorously knocked the water-filled rubber shoes.
"The injured have already been transported out. There are still more than 100 people in the village. We have to go back and bring all the people out." After Xu Boqiang (徐博强) finished speaking, he grabbed the rope and went into the river again.
The third bridge, closest to Xigou Village (西沟村), was a bridge "carried" by people.
At 2.5 kilometers from Xigou Village (西沟村), a team carrying relief supplies on their shoulders walked on the滩涂. More than 20 team members walked one after another, closely crossing the river. In the setting sun, their figures looked like a bridge.
This team was organized by the Luanping County (滦平县) Party Committee, led by Hao Liguo (郝立国), Deputy Secretary of the Luanping County (滦平县) Party Committee, and the members came from various county-level government departments, mostly CPC members.
"Everyone, put in more effort, we will be in Xigou Village (西沟村) in another hour. Let's hurry over and deliver the supplies." Hao Liguo (郝立国) cheered everyone on.
Not far away in Xigou Village (西沟村), Gao Junli (高浚力), the County Party Secretary, and the first batch of CPC cadres who arrived in Xigou Village (西沟村) had been sticking with the villagers for two days.
"Speed up the construction of the bridge and help the villagers evacuate as soon as possible." Along the way, the officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force, fire and rescue personnel, public security police, and grassroots cadres all said in unison.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘温馨
Currently, China is in the critical flood prevention period of "seven down, eight up." How can we scientifically prevent secondary disasters caused by extreme weather?
Pay attention to early warning information and prepare emergency supplies. "During the flood season, you should pay close attention to weather forecasts and official early warning information, and prepare for household protection." Xu Chong (许冲), a researcher at the National Institute of Natural Disaster Prevention of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部), said, "Before a rainstorm arrives, it is recommended to check and repair houses, especially roofs and drainage systems, understand possible risk areas and shelter measures, and keep food, water, flashlights, spare batteries, first aid kits, and necessary communication equipment at home."
If you encounter a flash flood, stay calm and seek higher ground for emergency避险. "Flash floods often occur in low-lying areas near mountain gullies, on both sides of streams and rivers, and at the intersection of two rivers." Xu Chong (许冲) said, "If you encounter a flash flood in the wild, you should move to higher ground on both sides of the gully as soon as possible, and do not escape along the direction of the gully. If the flood continues to rise, use floating materials such as doors and wooden beds to escape. If you have been swept into the flood, try to grab fixed or floating objects to find an opportunity to escape."
Pay attention to landslides and collapses, and stay away from mountain fissures. Landslides often have precursors. Once you find that springs that have been cut off for many years suddenly reappear, springs suddenly dry up, rocks crack or make a sound of being sheared and squeezed, plants and animals appear abnormal, or trees are crooked, you should be immediately vigilant. When encountering a landslide, you should quickly escape to both sides perpendicular to the direction of the landslide. Avoid running upstream or downstream along the direction of the landslide, and do not stay in concave slopes. If you are in the middle of a landslide and cannot escape, you should "seek flat and open ground, away from walls and utility poles," you can hug fixed objects such as large trees and hide under solid obstacles.
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The integration of consumption scenarios is not a simple superposition of functions, resources, and categories, but rather the promotion of product and service renewal through multi-industry integration, reshaping consumption patterns through immersive experiences and other forms, thereby achieving improved quality and upgrading of consumption.
Innovative planning, scientific layout, and effective investment to promote the iterative upgrading of traditional blocks, scenic spots, shopping malls, parks and other physical spaces can accelerate the integration of consumption scenarios and the aggregation of business formats.
How to encounter a concert? It may be during shopping or after sightseeing.
At the Snail Plaza of Beijing BOTAI Shopping Park (北京北投购物公园蜗牛广场), as the afterglow of the setting sun slowly dissipates, a "Sunset Concert" begins. Consumers who come to shop and fans who come to check in sit side by side and enjoy the beauty of music together.
In Beijing (北京), concerts are held irregularly at locations such as the square in front of the Science Popularization Museum of the National Botanical Garden (国家植物园科普馆前广场) and the Changchun Theater of Haidian Park (海淀公园畅春剧场). The atmosphere of everyday life and the breath of art add color to each other, adding surprises to the hot summer consumption.
Not long ago, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) launched the 2025 "Service Consumption Season" event, focusing on promoting the integrated development of business, tourism, culture, sports and health, and cultivating integrated consumption scenarios such as "tourism +" and "food +". From fighting alone to collaborating, from clear separation to resource sharing, from each doing its own thing to functional integration, "integration" is undoubtedly a key word for expanding domestic demand and promoting consumption.
At present, China's consumption structure is shifting to a stage where commodity consumption and service consumption are developing side by side. Consumers are paying more and more attention to personalized, intelligent, and multi-level consumption experiences. The integration of consumption scenarios is not a simple superposition of functions, resources, and categories, but rather the promotion of product and service renewal through multi-industry integration, reshaping consumption patterns through immersive experiences and other forms, thereby achieving improved quality and upgrading of consumption. Such integration is in line with the trend and purposeful.
Taking shopping malls, such as complexes, as an example, in the traditional impression, the function of shopping malls is shopping and catering; but now, not only brand car companies occupy the prime location on the first floor of shopping malls, but also various youth training camps and fitness clubs have opened stores, and even sports competitions can be directly moved in. Some time ago, Shanghai (上海) launched the Sports Consumption Festival, opening basketball, boxing, darts and other events in the business district, which not only gave sports enthusiasts a richer activity experience, but also brought traffic to the shopping malls.
The other side of "integration" is to find the combination point, and only by matching the fields that can "break the circle" together can the comprehensive benefits of 1+1>2 be brought into play. For example, for consumers, an exhibition, a concert, or a scenic spot can become a reason to go to a city. Many places upgrade competition tickets and performance tickets to "city passes", and consumers can visit scenic spots and take buses for free with their tickets, and can also enjoy discounts on shopping and dining. It can be seen that by finding the "introduction" that connects the threads and cleverly setting up complementary "partners", old scenes can also usher in new traffic under new business formats.
Consumption scenarios are not only places and carriers for commodity transactions and service activities, but also platforms for consumers to achieve their wishes, express their emotions, express their culture, and even identify their identities. The integrated launch of diversified consumption scenarios, adding various perceptual elements such as vision, hearing, taste, and touch, is precisely to allow consumers to gain more diverse, more timely, and more satisfactory consumption experiences. Especially in situations such as family outings, classmate reunions, and friend appointments, consumption needs are inherently diverse. If you can get both the taste of delicacies, the beauty of culture, the prosperity of new trends, and the entertainment of health in one trip and only one place, the potential of consumption will inevitably be released.
The integration of consumption scenarios and the innovation of business models are supported by the reconstruction of physical space. Walking into the "This Is Mountain (这有山)" shopping mall in Changchun (长春), Jilin (吉林), it is indeed a "mountain". Tea houses, bookstores, theaters, cinemas, cultural and creative shops, snack streets and other scenes are interspersed on both sides of the mountain road. Consumers can explore the "Shangri-La" in the downtown area. "This Is Mountain (这有山)" provides inspiration for how traditional supermarkets can regain popularity in the era of online shopping. Innovative planning, scientific layout, and effective investment to promote the iterative upgrading of traditional blocks, scenic spots, shopping malls, parks and other physical spaces can accelerate the integration of consumption scenarios and the aggregation of business formats.
Many of the current scenario integrations are still in the 1.0 stage of exploration. If you want to achieve high-frequency, high-quality scenario switching and user response, without original innovation and a thorough transformation, it is obviously not possible. By closely following the needs of consumers, grasping the psychology of consumers, and accelerating resource integration, business format reshaping, product upgrading, and brand building, consumption can be achieved naturally, achieving a win-win situation for consumers and merchants.
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"I don't want to be a laggard of this era, I don't want to fall behind," "I want to fight to transform an unreasonable society"...
Some time ago, I visited the Family Letters Museum of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) and was attracted by a family letter from the Anti-Japanese War period. The writer was Han Yalan (韩雅兰), a female student at the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (中国人民抗日军事政治大学). She gave up a comfortable life and went to Yan'an (延安) to join the war against Japan, hoping to gain her parents' understanding. Between the lines, there was full of youthful patriotic fervor.
Short paper conveys deep affection, every word weighs a thousand pounds. During the 14-year war of resistance, every inch of land was stained with blood. About half of the country was trampled by invaders, more than 930 cities were occupied, and more than 35 million soldiers and civilians were killed or injured. The heartbreaking numbers reflect the resilience of the Chinese nation.
Letters from home are worth a fortune after battles rage for months. Rereading the family letters from the Anti-Japanese War is like walking into history, witnessing the life experiences and mission choices of countless vivid individuals in times of disaster, making people unable to not be moved by those heartfelt expressions, and unable to not be infected by the great spirit of the Anti-Japanese War.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once earnestly admonished party members and cadres, "We must often review the Party Constitution, review our oath of joining the Party, and review the family letters of revolutionary martyrs." Listening to the echoes of revolutionary history and the voices of the anti-Japanese martyrs can make us understand the hard-won nature of our current life, appreciate the weight of our original aspirations and missions, and inspire us to forge ahead.
In the family letters of the Anti-Japanese War, there is a spirit of dauntless heroism. "I hope you will not forget that your mother sacrificed for the country!" How can we forget that Zhao Yiman (赵一曼), who suffered torture and devastation, wrote her last farewell to her son, with every sentence filled with the bravery of sacrificing herself for the cause. "The determination to die for the country and the nation, the sea will never dry, the rocks will never crumble," how can we forget that in the Battle of Zaoyi (枣宜会战), facing a formidable enemy, General Zhang Zizhong (张自忠) issued a solemn oath with the belief of "repaying the country with death." Life is only once, they are not unaware of the preciousness of life, but they understand even more that when the country is in trouble, it is their duty to do so, even if it means paying the price of their lives. It is with this kind of courage to go forward and follow, to cut off their heads and shed blood to follow, that the national backbone stands tall and the shattered mountains and rivers can be reorganized.
In the family letters of the Anti-Japanese War, there is a noble sentiment of sacrificing the small family for the sake of everyone. "Use progress to comfort yourself, use progress to reward the affection after parting," a few days before his heroic sacrifice, General Zuo Quan (左权) expressed his deep longing for his wife in a letter, while also not forgetting to encourage each other with infinite loyalty to the revolutionary cause. "Home is what I love, parents, siblings are what I love, but the broken motherland is what I miss and love even more," although parental affection is difficult to give up, but thinking of the motherland in the flames of war, the overseas Chinese Bai Xuejiao (白雪娇) resolutely abandoned her pen and joined the army. It is this kind of national unity that allows a nation to burst out with extraordinary cohesion.
In the family letters of the Anti-Japanese War, there is an inspiring belief in victory. "I hope you will become an air overlord in the future," "You have confidence, I have confidence," hearing about the battle achievements of her pilot husband Liu Cuigang (刘粹刚), his wife Xu Xilin's (许希麟) joy and pride jumped on the paper. "The days of victory are coming soon, we can defeat Germany this year, and we will counterattack Japan next year, that is when we will be reunited," Xu Guangyao (徐光耀), the creator of "Little Soldier Zhang Ga (小兵张嘎)" and a soldier of the Eighth Route Army (八路军), always maintained a spirit of revolutionary optimism no matter what the situation. Even with all kinds of difficulties, the will cannot be taken away. The belief in victory shines in the front, and the Chinese nation cannot be defeated or crushed.
The flames of war have dissipated, the Chinese nation stands tall, and the great motherland is becoming increasingly prosperous, but the deep patriotic feelings rooted in the family letters of the Anti-Japanese War have never faded. Scientists in the "Two Bombs, One Satellite (两弹一星)" project worked anonymously, workers in the oil battle were full of pride, and grassroots cadres in the poverty alleviation campaign were rooted in the countryside... This sentiment has always been passed down and continues to thrive, melting into the spiritual bloodline of the Chinese nation, and holding up one after another world-renowned Chinese miracle.
In 1945, after Japan announced its unconditional surrender, people cheered and rushed out of their homes, spreading the news and celebrating the victory won through perseverance and bloody battles. Remembering history, we should strive forward even more. In the future, we will inevitably encounter storms and difficulties, but with the patriotic feelings flowing deep in our blood, and gathering the strength of every drop into the surging river, we will not fear wind and rain on the journey ahead.
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In the vast timescale of history, it is countless seemingly insignificant individuals who have preserved Dunhuang in the sands of time, allowing us today to touch the contours of history from every mottled detail.
The summer heat is sweltering, but the "As It Is Mogao" Dunhuang Art Exhibition currently being held at the Beijing Exhibition Center (北京展览馆) still attracts many visitors. Stepping into the exhibition hall, the mysterious and timeless atmosphere of Dunhuang washes over you. Nine 1:1 replicated classic caves and a 300-meter-long immersive "mural corridor" seem to unfold a cultural scroll that transcends time and space, allowing the audience to experience the beauty of the shock in person.
Dunhuang for thousands of years, its brilliance is dazzling. At the exhibition site, there are gray-haired old people and youthful teenagers. Many visitors are surrounded by guides, from the dynamic lines of the flying ribbons to the faint characters on the fragments of scriptures. Every detail about Dunhuang can evoke breathless gaze and bursts of exclamation. This scene makes people can't help but sigh: these cultural relics spanning thousands of years are not only not old, but are still youthful!
Why are cultural relics "not old"? Thinking carefully, there are two "time" stories hidden behind this.
One is the story of thousands of years of time accumulation, which endows Dunhuang cultural relics with rich and profound cultural connotations, allowing us today to look at them from afar across time and space, and still feel infinite yearning and love.
The Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) are an art treasure house that brings together Eastern and Western civilizations. Thousands of years of wind and sand have not concealed its brilliance, and the wisdom of different eras has accumulated here layer by layer. Taking the caves exhibited this time as an example, "Cave 220" depicts the elegance of the early Tang Dynasty and the Silk Road merchants with magnificent murals; "Cave 217" depicts the life of the prosperous Tang Dynasty market, showing the prosperity of the time; in "Cave 3", the Thousand-Hand Guanyin mural is delicate, exquisite and lifelike, showing the unique style of Yuan Dynasty Buddhist art... Each cave and each mural condenses the superb skills of ancient artists, and also contains historical and cultural information such as Silk Road trade and folk customs. This kind of time precipitation and polishing, and the collision and nourishment of civilizations, has given Dunhuang the charm to shock people's hearts even across time and space.
People create art, and time witnesses eternity. Cultural relics are historians who have come from the depths of history. Looking back at the long scroll of Chinese civilization, the Fuhao Owl Zun (妇好鸮尊) shows the superb skills of bronze casting, the Tang Sancai Camel Carrying Musicians (唐三彩骆驼载乐俑) witnesses the integration of diverse cultures, and *Along the River During the Qingming Festival* (清明上河图) expands the realistic narrative dimension of traditional Chinese painting... These cultural treasures, with their time codes and rich connotations, open a window for us to dialogue with history. Following them, we can explore the civilizational genes of "where we come from" and draw spiritual strength for "where we are going."
The "Mogao Spirit" red-themed exhibition held simultaneously with "As It Is Mogao" allows us to see the second "time" story - that under the leadership of the Party, the guardians of Dunhuang have devoted their individual years, using perseverance and craftsmanship to give Dunhuang vitality.
The crew of the documentary *I Guard Dunhuang Day and Night* (我守敦煌日月长) spent more than a year rooted in the Dunhuang Research Academy (敦煌研究院), telling the secret of Dunhuang's "immortality." A handful of "Dunhuang soil" in the depths of the Gobi Desert is transformed into the most suitable material in the hands of cultural relic restorers. Through this simple medium, they restart the journey of beauty time and time again, and continue the life of cultural relics; the painters of the Art Institute have devoted themselves to research for 5 years, tackling the restoration and reproduction project of Mogao Grottoes "Cave 172", and regaining the splendor of the Tang Dynasty from the remaining murals of "colorful black"; the young people of the Protection Institute also have to compete with the unwelcome guests of the caves, the flying squirrels... It is this group of guardians who, with their ingenuity and unremitting innovation, have built a solid defense line between the passing years and the fragile cultural relics.
These two "time" stories, one is a gift of history, and the other is the perseverance in inheritance. They are intertwined and jointly achieve the lasting eternal value of the Mogao Grottoes.
Later generations view the present, just as the present views the past. In the vast timescale of history, it is countless seemingly insignificant individuals who have preserved Dunhuang in the sands of time, allowing us today to touch the contours of history from every mottled detail. The river of time never stops. At this moment, every gaze and every protection of ours will eventually become a "historical footnote" for future people to look back on. So, how should we add strength to this continuing cause?
The answer may be hidden in the conscious protection of the roots of civilization. When researchers build a "cloud defense line" for millennial murals with digital technology, when designers paint the ribbons of flying apsaras into modern clothing, when parents in museums bend down to explain the stories in the murals to their children... These moments are injecting new vitality into the "immortality" of cultural relics.
Taking technology as wings, let ancient cultural relics gain eternal life in the digital world; taking craftsmanship as the soil, let cultural genes maintain vitality in the inheritance from generation to generation... When future people click on the digital caves built today, gaze at the mural fragments we have restored, and encounter cultural symbols with Dunhuang imprints, they will surely read from them: how generations of people have continued the time legend of "immortal" cultural relics with perseverance and innovation.
Return to TopDon't Let Education Anxiety Fill the Holidays
Yang Xiaojie (杨晓杰), Jiaxing City (嘉兴市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省)
Training classes, competition tutoring... Regardless of the child's wishes, the schedule must be filled first, and time cannot be wasted—with the arrival of the holidays, many parents' education anxiety has increased rather than decreased, expecting their children to "overtake on a curve."
This actually contains a considerable misunderstanding. The holiday is a valuable window for children to adjust and accumulate energy. Blindly filling the schedule with various courses raises questions about the effectiveness.
Children's growth has its own laws and rhythms. Blindly strengthening the competition of catching up not only does not help children grow, but may also be counterproductive. Parents should have more patience, maintain a balance between tension and relaxation in the education process, appropriately "leave blank space," be good at discovering the unique shining points of their children, guide them to discover their own interests and potential, and stimulate their curiosity and desire for knowledge, thereby improving their ability to explore independently.
Mr. Ye Shengtao (叶圣陶) once compared: "Education is agriculture, not industry." Crop growth must follow the seasons, and human growth must also respect the laws. With less utilitarian mentality, returning the holidays to children will give them more full learning enthusiasm and more comprehensive growth and progress.
UAV Pilot Training Must Be Standardized
Duan Weili (段伟利), Zhengzhou City (郑州市), Henan Province (河南省)
According to the forecast of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民航局), the market size of China's (我国) low-altitude economy will reach 1.5 trillion yuan in 2025 and is expected to reach 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035. By the end of 2024, the number of registered drones nationwide had reached 2.177 million, while only 247,300 valid licenses had been issued, and the contradiction between supply and demand is becoming increasingly prominent.
Market demand has spawned a large number of pilot training institutions, but the quality is uneven. Some institutions lack enrollment qualifications and instructor qualifications; some engage in low-price promotions to attract customers, and the fees are chaotic; some take advantage of loopholes in training duration to create gimmicks of "quick success" and "guaranteed employment." These chaotic phenomena are contrary to the goal of cultivating professional talents and may lead to safety problems.
In actual operations, complex weather, sudden failures, and operations in sensitive areas require extremely high practical response capabilities of pilots. Students should not try to save trouble or be greedy for cheapness when participating in training, and they should be good at identifying false propaganda and pay more attention to whether the institution's qualifications are complete and the training quality is good. Training institutions should realize that running a school is not about "selling certificates" or "making quick money." Teaching standards and reasonable fees are the way to long-term development. Regulatory authorities should strictly control the gate, promptly correct behaviors such as running schools without a license and false propaganda, and promptly deal with behaviors such as drone "black flights" and accidents, and establish strict rules for safe flight.
The low-altitude economy is not only related to the application of new technologies and the growth of new professions, but also to the "safety above the heads" of countless people. Standardizing training and answering the compulsory question of safety will enable drones to fly higher and more stably.
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In the past, when immersed in the city, people were often swept up in the inertia of "fast," with speed becoming the most important measure. In some cities, tall buildings blocked the childhood sunset, the traffic drowned out neighborhood greetings, and large-scale demolition and construction left nostalgia with nowhere to rest.
Now, urban construction is shifting towards "intensive development." The recent Central Urban Work Conference pointed out: "China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock optimization and efficiency improvement." To do a good job in urban work, we need more patience and more targeted efforts to improve the quality of urban development.
In fact, speed itself is not the problem; the key is not to treat speed as the only standard. When "one-time investment" replaces 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "achieve success through persistent effort," persistent effort leads to success), urban development will embark on a path of short-term gain, sacrificing long-term possibilities for immediate interests. Having more patience means looking at the effect from a higher dimension, lengthening the evaluation cycle, broadening the evaluation subject, and upgrading the evaluation content.
Having patience is not about being slow, but about being good at what you do. For example, the Changbai Xincun Subdistrict (长白新村街道) in Yangpu District (杨浦区), Shanghai (上海) distributed 1,300 questionnaires to residents of surrounding communities regarding the functional settings of the community, and found that community canteens, clean vegetable supermarkets, affordable fitness, and public green spaces were frequently selected by residents. Based on this, all parties worked together to create a "15-minute community life circle" to maximize the needs of residents' lives, and governments, enterprises, social organizations, and individual small shops achieved a win-win situation and sustainable development. Behind the patience is a systematic synergy of institutional innovation, multiple subjects, and shared benefits.
Urban development has its own laws; some project construction can be accelerated, but the cultivation of urban temperament and the precipitation of cultural identity must be left to time. Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建) has generations relaying and continuing the tradition of planting trees, achieving the beautiful name of "Banyan City" (榕城). Yangzhou (扬州), Jiangsu (江苏) has long adhered to the "balloon rule," releasing balloons to the height of proposed buildings around the Slender West Lake (瘦西湖) scenic area. If the balloon can be seen from the observation point, the design height must be lowered to "lower the head to make way for the scenery." True development is never a quick success, but a 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "achieve success through persistent effort," persistent effort leads to success) of meticulous carving. Only by continuously cultivating with the spirit of nailing nails can urban development win the recognition of the people and stand the test of history.
People build the city, and the city is for the people. Patience reflects the development thought of adhering to the people as the center. The effect of urban work is not only in statistical reports, but also in the experience of the masses. Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) created the "Road Home" community greenway, without large-scale excavation, but only implanted micro-green corridors and cultural and creative spaces in existing streets and alleys, so that each "Road Home" carries residents' yearning for a better life. From garbage sorting to drinking water safety, from age-appropriate transformation to the construction of childcare centers, these seemingly trivial "small things" are actually "big things" in the construction of a people's city. Only by taking the feelings of the masses as the first signal and the satisfaction of the masses as the first standard can the city not lose its direction in development.
When night falls, lights are lit, children play in the community square, young people exercise in the sports park, and the elderly stroll on the tree-lined road. This is the moving scenery of a city. By better coordinating speed and temperature, scale and quality, present and future, I believe that every city will become a beautiful home for the happy life of the people.
Return to TopThe import and export value of the China-Laos Railway has exceeded 12.8 billion yuan, and the variety of cross-border goods has expanded from more than 500 initially to more than 3,000. The transit time for imported goods at Xinjiang (新疆) railway ports has been reduced from 3 days to 16 hours. Tibet's (西藏) trading partners have reached 110 countries and regions. In the first half of this year, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in the western region reached 2.12 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%, hitting a record high for the same period in history.
This is precisely:
Border merchants bustle, trade flourishes,
Benefits connect ten thousand miles, shared prosperity.
Hearts unite, wealth gathers, sails are raised,
Benefiting the people, managing the world, the great path is shared.
Mu Xianwen (慕贤文)
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Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 29th (北京新华社) – In the year of concluding the "14th Five-Year Plan" and planning the "15th Five-Year Plan," to study and implement Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想) in line with the times, and to solidly promote high-quality economic development, the "2025 Annual Meeting on Deeply Studying and Thoroughly Interpreting Xi Jinping's Economic Thought," hosted by the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), was held in Beijing (北京) on July 29th.
Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Xi Jinping Economic Thought Research Center, pointed out in his speech that since last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has accurately grasped the general trend and put forward a series of new ideas, new viewpoints, and new judgments on accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, developing new quality productive forces, further comprehensively deepening reform, coordinating urban-rural and regional coordinated development, comprehensively green transformation, and giving play to the strategic guiding role of national development planning. He resolutely deployed and implemented a package of incremental policies, enriching and developing Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想). It is necessary to deeply study and comprehend the latest achievements of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想), unswervingly implement the strategy of expanding domestic demand, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, continuously deepen reforms in key areas and high-level opening up, comprehensively promote the implementation of major regional and urban-rural strategies, promote green and low-carbon development with the dual control of carbon emissions, and do a good job in the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline. It is necessary to further study the thought well, understand the principles thoroughly, and vigorously implement them, and jointly create a strong atmosphere for studying, researching, publicizing, and interpreting Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想).
Xie Chuntao (谢春涛), Executive Vice President of the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）), stated that Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想) responds to challenges and answers the questions of the times, upholds integrity and innovates to make theoretical contributions, leads development and highlights practical value, and benefits oneself and others to demonstrate global significance, guiding China's economic development to achieve historic achievements and undergo historic changes. The Central Party School (中央党校), as the main front for the education and training of cadres and party members, attaches great importance to the teaching, research, interpretation, and publicity of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想), carefully creates relevant special courses, continuously deepens the systematization and scientization of the research and interpretation of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想), strengthens economic publicity and public opinion guidance, and promotes the deep study and thorough implementation of the vast number of party members and cadres, and effectively unifies their thoughts and actions with the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments on economic work.
Fu Hua (傅华), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and President of Xinhua News Agency (新华通讯社), stated that Xinhua News Agency (新华社), as one of the first pilot units for the construction of national high-end think tanks, has always regarded the interpretation and dissemination of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想) as the core issue and "primary task" of think tank research. It is necessary to pay attention to the combination of theory and practice, both explaining the theoretical value from an academic level and expounding the practical logic from a realistic perspective; both summarizing the experiences and achievements of economic work and revealing deep-seated contradictions and problems. It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of an international news agency, and widely publicize Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想) in media diplomacy and think tank foreign publicity activities; give full play to its strong dissemination advantages, combine think tank research with news dissemination, and vigorously enhance the coverage, influence, and appeal of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想).
Li Xuesong (李雪松), Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), stated that high-quality development is an original and iconic important concept in Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想). Promoting high-quality development requires not only starting from the supply side, but also promoting it from the aspects of demand, input-output, distribution, and macroeconomic cycles. It is necessary to accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system and develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions. Accelerate the construction of a strong domestic market. Accelerate the promotion of technological innovation and continuously deepen reform and opening up. Accelerate the construction of a more reasonable income distribution system with benign interaction among the government, enterprises, and residents. Focus on promoting the smooth circulation of production, distribution, circulation, and consumption.
Fan Yun (范昀), Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Media Group (中央广播电视总台), stated that China Media Group (总台) and the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) jointly launched the "Xi Jinping Economic Thought Series Lectures" (《习近平经济思想系列讲读》), which has been highly praised at home and abroad. China Media Group (总台) will continue to deepen the publicity and interpretation of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想), give full play to the important role of China Media Group (总台) as the main force and ballast stone in publicity and reporting, give full play to the advantages of integrated communication and technological innovation, and continue to create practical examples of studying, publicizing, and implementing Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想). At the same time, China Media Group (总台) will deeply understand the world significance contained in Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想), further give play to its overseas communication advantages, continuously innovate discourse expression, tell the wonderful story of Chinese-style modernization, and vividly demonstrate the achievements of China's high-quality economic development.
The annual meeting also set up four special seminars with the themes of "Xi Jinping Economic Thought Theoretical Seminar," "Promoting Coordinated Regional Development and Enhancing Regional Development Vitality," "Promoting Chinese-style Modernization and World Modernization with High-Quality Joint Construction of the 'Belt and Road'," and "Deepening Experience Exchange in the Field of Economic Development and Promoting Common Development and Prosperity of Various Countries."
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Walking on the land of Zhejiang (浙江), there are beautiful mountains and rivers, and a long cultural heritage.
When General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) worked in Zhejiang (浙江), he included "further leveraging Zhejiang's (浙江) cultural advantages, actively promoting the strategy of invigorating the province through science and education and strengthening the province through talent, and accelerating the construction of a major cultural province" as an important part of the "Eight-Eight Strategy." On July 28 and 29, 2005, the Eighth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee was held, and the "Decision of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee on Accelerating the Construction of a Major Cultural Province" was deliberated and approved, clarifying the implementation of the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction, including the Civilization Quality Project, the Cultural Masterpiece Project, and the Cultural Position Project.
Over the past 20 years, Zhejiang (浙江) has consistently implemented the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction with a single blueprint, steadily promoting the transition from a major cultural province to a high-level culturally strong province. Culture is increasingly becoming a strong driving force for Zhejiang's (浙江) high-quality development and construction of a demonstration zone for common prosperity.
Cultural Position Construction Continues to Exert Effort, and the Public Cultural Service System is Improving Day by Day
In the sweltering summer heat, Lin Yubo (林宇波), a food delivery rider, finds coolness and freedom amidst his busy work.
At the Xin Qihang Restaurant (新启航餐厅) on Jinhui Road (金惠路) in Beigan Street (北干街道), Xiaoshan District (萧山区), Hangzhou (杭州), it is still bustling even after meal times, with food delivery riders making up the majority. "We can get a 30% discount on meals, and there are free iced drinks on hot days," said Lin Yubo (林宇波).
"Doing my best to provide a 'harbor' where they can rest," said Yu Shiqiang (喻士强), the operator of this restaurant, who came to Hangzhou (杭州) to start his business in 2014 and has long been a part of the love relay.
On the streets and alleys, love refrigerators, public welfare herbal tea stalls, and other facilities provide a cool shade for outdoor workers. This coolness in summer is backed by the profound accumulation of Zhejiang's (浙江) 20-year Civilization Quality Project.
From streets and communities to remote villages, from the hustle and bustle of the city to public spaces, Zhejiang (浙江) coordinates the promotion of urban and rural spiritual civilization construction, outlining a three-dimensional picture of civilization in the whole region.
In Ningbo (宁波), Haishu District (海曙区) uses the "book + coffee" model to connect neighborhoods and build a "Happy Neighborhood Base Camp" on idle land; Yinzhou District (鄞州区) launched the "Sharing Grandma" volunteer service team, with "old leading young, young accompanying old" weaving a neighborhood mutual assistance network. To date, Ningbo (宁波) has been selected as a National Civilized City for seven consecutive terms.
In Zhejiang (浙江), virtues become a social trend, and civilization is becoming the most beautiful scenery.
In Yueqing City (乐清市), Wenzhou (温州), reading with heads down and looking up at the scenery, checking in at urban book houses has become a fashion every weekend.
Since 2021, a group of new public book houses represented by Qinghe Book House (清和书苑) have sprung up in Yueqing (乐清), which not only ignited the enthusiasm of citizens to roam the sea of books, but also became a cultural window to showcase the city's image.
Over the years, Zhejiang (浙江) has continued to improve the accessibility and equalization of basic public cultural services, striving to provide personalized and diversified supply forms, promoting the upgrading of public cultural services, and enabling people to enjoy a richer, more abundant, and higher quality spiritual and cultural life.
Public cultural services have shifted from "whether there is" to "whether it is excellent."
Open the "Zhejiang Library (浙江图书馆)" mini program, enter the "Xin Yue (信阅)" book borrowing service, move your fingers, borrow books, and have them delivered to your home.
At present, Zhejiang's (浙江) 102 provincial, municipal, and county (district) public libraries have realized the borrowing and returning of paper books, and "Xin Yue (信阅)" users are all over the country.
High-standard construction of major cultural landmarks such as the Zhejiang Art Museum (浙江美术馆), the Hangzhou Branch of the National Archives of Publications and Culture (中国国家版本馆杭州分馆), and the Zhijiang Cultural Center (之江文化中心), the establishment of more than 50,000 New Era Civilization Practice Centers (Institutes, Stations, Points) (新时代文明实践中心（所、站、点）), 18,600 rural cultural auditoriums (农村文化礼堂), and more than 14,000 "15-minute quality cultural life circles" (15分钟品质文化生活圈), etc.; innovative implementation of the cultural special commissioner system, and solid promotion of humanistic rural construction... In Zhejiang (浙江), the construction of cultural positions continues to exert effort. The high-quality public cultural service system is constantly improving, helping the people's spiritual life become richer and richer.
Putting the Protection of Cultural Heritage in a Prominent Position, Continuously Polishing the New Logo of Zhejiang's (浙江) Historical and Cultural Heritage
Every Grain Rain (谷雨), a grand folk activity is held on Mount Kuaiji (会稽山) in Shaoxing (绍兴), continuing Chinese etiquette, recording the imprint of development, and injecting modern vitality into the Dayu (大禹) cultural heritage.
"Ten thousand miles of water are bundled into dikes, and two thousand years of embroidered fields are formed into weirs." Taihu Lougang (太湖溇港) was selected into the World Irrigation Engineering Heritage List in 2016, and the cultural tourism with water conservancy characteristics has developed rapidly. Huzhou (湖州) has enacted special legislation for Lougang (溇港) to strengthen protection and inheritance.
Prospering because of water and beautiful because of water, three "ancient and modern canals" converge here. Linping District (临平区) in Hangzhou (杭州) is optimizing the industrial structure and urban space on the basis of increasing protection efforts, so as to better protect, plan and utilize the Grand Canal.
In Luqiao District (路桥区), Taizhou (台州), Shilichang Street (十里长街), a provincial-level historical and cultural protection block in Zhejiang (浙江), has become a place where history and modernity blend. The renovated old street allows people to taste the charm of the Song Dynasty while feeling the pulse of the times.
Over the past 20 years, Zhejiang (浙江) has always adhered to the principle of protection first, putting the protection of cultural heritage in a prominent position, and building a cultural heritage resource system with complete categories, large numbers, and distinctive characteristics.
In-depth excavation of the contemporary value of historical and cultural celebrities -
The unwavering patriotic feelings are the most distinctive background of Lu You (陆游), a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. In Shaoxing (绍兴), the "Lu You's Hometown · Sanshan Villa (陆游故里·三山别业)" cultural tourism project is about to open, allowing tourists to feel the national sentiments of "not daring to forget to worry about the country even in a humble position" in the interaction.
Qian Liu (钱镠), who contributed to the development of Hangzhou (杭州), has both the love of the people of "protecting the territory and appeasing the people" and the romance of "flowers blooming on the road, you can slowly return." Batches of researchers walked into Lin'an District (临安区), Hangzhou (杭州), reciting ancient family precepts and listening to the story of King Qian (钱王).
Continuously polishing the new logo of historical and cultural heritage -
Spanning the long river of history, the Wu-Yue culture (吴越文化) has long been deeply integrated into the land of Zhejiang (浙江) and is焕发着新的活力 (huàn fā zhe xīn de huó lì - "radiating new vitality," to show renewed vigor).
West Lake (西湖), the Grand Canal (大运河), and the Liangzhu Ancient City Site (良渚古城遗址) are selected into the World Cultural Heritage List, and 13 projects such as "China Traditional Tea-making Techniques and Related Customs (中国传统制茶技艺及其相关习俗)" are selected into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The number of national-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects and inheritors ranks first in the country. Zhejiang (浙江) protects the Wu-Yue culture (吴越文化), Song Dynasty culture (宋韵文化), Yangming culture (阳明文化), and Southern Confucius culture (南孔文化) and other gold business cards, and spreads more value symbols and cultural products carrying Chinese culture and Chinese spirit to the world.
In-depth Implementation of the Cultural Industry Promotion Project, Promoting the Creative Transformation and Innovative Development of Excellent Traditional Culture
The ground core device of the "Snowflake" main torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the "Qiantang Tidal Surge (钱江潮涌)" main torch tower of the Hangzhou Asian Games... One impressive cultural scene is related to a company.
Starting from the field of performing arts equipment, Zhejiang Dafeng Industrial Co., Ltd. (浙江大丰实业股份有限公司) has gradually grown into a global leading provider of cultural, sports, and tourism industry solutions. "What we are doing is not only product going overseas, but also bringing standard concepts and cultural creativity to the world," said Feng Jialong (丰嘉隆), executive director of the company.
Many enterprises based on traditional culture are also undergoing changes and becoming representatives of high added value. Wanshili (万事利), a traditional silk enterprise, is now more willing to define itself as a company with silk cultural creation and silk high-tech as its core competitiveness. Its self-developed "artificial intelligence design vertical model" can not only design tens of thousands of kinds of silk scarves, but also continue to train and evolve.
Over the past 20 years, Zhejiang (浙江) has continued to exert efforts in building key cultural industries and building major cultural platforms, increasing exchanges and cooperation among industrial entities, and stimulating collaborative innovation.
In 2017, the China Online Writers Village (中国网络作家村) settled on the shore of Baima Lake (白马湖), attracting 325 well-known online writers to settle in and create more than 300 masterpieces.
In 2018, the Zhijiang Cultural Industry Belt (之江文化产业带) came into being. Taking the Hangzhou section of the Qiantang River (钱塘江杭州段) as the axis and the six main urban areas distributed along the river as the core, it focuses on developing four major industries: digital culture, film and television, art creation and design, and animation games, and has nurtured a number of cultural enterprises with strong core competitiveness and high market share, such as Game Science (游戏科学).
This year, the domestic drama "Zang Hai Zhuan (藏海传)" was broadcast simultaneously in 190 countries and regions, becoming a landmark of phenomenal cultural going overseas. This is inseparable from the fertile "soil" of Hengdian Film and Television City (横店影视城) in Dongyang City (东阳市), Jinhua (金华), and also benefits from the continuous deep cultivation of the entire industry chain of online literature IP in Binjiang District (滨江区), Hangzhou (杭州) and other places.
Chinese stories are knocking on the door of the world's heart. In Zhejiang (浙江), film and television performance, animation games, cultural manufacturing, creative design and other industries are fully exerting their efforts; the cultural "new three things" represented by online literature, online dramas, and online games are booming, driving the continuous rise in the scale of cultural service trade; the Liangzhu Cultural Corridor (良渚文化大走廊), the Zhijiang Cultural Industry Belt (之江文化产业带), and the "Four Poetry Roads (四条诗路)" cultural belts and other platforms have been upgraded.
Promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional culture, Zhejiang (浙江) is unremittingly exploring new paths.
During the summer vacation, at the kiln opening ceremony held in Xitou Village (溪头村), Baoxi Township (宝溪乡), Longquan City (龙泉市), Lishui (丽水), thousands of celadon works with various shapes allowed tourists to experience the surprise of "opening a blind box." Longquan (龙泉) attracts nearly 4 million tourists every year, and the celadon signboard is getting brighter and brighter.
The coexistence of traditional village protection and cultural tourism development, the creation of the "Liangzhu Model (良渚模式)" for the protection, research and utilization of large sites... With the help of traditional culture, many advantageous industries in Zhejiang (浙江) have forged new advantages in the tide of the times: silk revenue accounts for half of the country, tea exports and yellow wine production rank first in the country, Dongyang wood carving and Huangyang wood carving account for two of the "four major wood carvings" in the country, and Longquan celadon traditional firing technology has become the world's first ceramic human intangible cultural heritage...
Wang Hao (王浩), Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, said that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech on inspecting Zhejiang (浙江), taking the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the "Eight Projects" as a new starting point, striving to be a pioneer in deeply studying and practicing Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, continuously deepening the "Eight Projects," better shouldering the cultural mission of the new era, accelerating the construction of a high-level culturally strong province, and always干在实处、走在前列、勇立潮头 (gàn zài shí chù, zǒu zài qián liè, yǒng lì cháo tóu - "work practically, be at the forefront, and stand at the forefront of the tide," to be pragmatic, proactive, and innovative).
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The changes in the Cangqiao Straight Street Historical Block (仓桥直街历史街区) in Shaoxing (绍兴) can be described as a vivid annotation to Zhejiang's (浙江) deepened "Eight Projects" for cultural construction.
More than 20 years ago, thanks to the concept of "must protect the original flavor" and "the protection work should pay attention to the authenticity of history, the integrity of the style and the continuation of life," Cangqiao Straight Street (仓桥直街), which once faced a debate about its survival, was rejuvenated and also won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
For the past 20 years, Zhejiang (浙江) has continued to deepen the "Eight Projects" for cultural construction, using culture to shape the soul, empower development, and cultivate people.
Consolidate the foundation and maintain the perseverance of long-term efforts. Cultural construction requires focusing on practical work, achieving practical results, and seeking practical effects. Over the past 20 years, the number of historical buildings in Zhejiang (浙江) has increased to 11,000, and the three World Cultural Heritage sites of West Lake (西湖), the Grand Canal (大运河), and the Liangzhu Ancient City (良渚古城) have become even more radiant. The "Chinese Painting Collection Through the Dynasties" project has brought together more than 12,000 national treasures scattered around the world. From rescue protection to systematic protection, and then to creative transformation and innovative development, the millennium-old cultural context is tangible and perceptible.
Liberating and developing cultural productive forces is the only way to prosper culture. Zhejiang (浙江) uses the "Eight Projects" as an engine to transform cultural advantages into development momentum. The cultural "new three items" represented by online literature, online dramas, and online games are setting sail overseas. When artificial intelligence large models empower the digitization of ancient books, and when Song Dynasty (宋) aesthetics are integrated into cultural tourism products, the collision of tradition and modernity stimulates strong innovation momentum and development vitality.
Share the fruits and adhere to the people-centered work orientation. In 2005, the Zhejiang Art Museum (浙江美术馆) started construction on the bank of West Lake (西湖); today, 101 rural art museums allow the ink-wash Jiangnan (水墨江南) painting to unfold in the fields. From sending opera to the countryside with caravans to building more than 14,000 "15-minute quality cultural living circles," from farm bookstores covering administrative villages to urban study rooms all over the streets, Zhejiang's (浙江) cultural services penetrate deep into the texture like capillaries, dedicating beautiful spiritual food to the people.
At a new starting point, Zhejiang (浙江) cultivates fertile ground for talent with the "Wenjie Action" (文杰行动), "Wenxin Action" (文新行动), and "Wenyu Action" (文优行动), and brightens the civilization logo with "Tracing the Origin" (循迹溯源)... Cultural vitality is like the Qiantang tide (钱塘潮), gathering a surging force for forging ahead on a new journey in the land of Zhijiang (之江大地).
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On July 29th, China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (中国长安汽车集团有限公司), with a registered capital of 20 billion yuan and total assets of 308.7 billion yuan, was officially established. Headquartered in Chongqing (重庆), this central enterprise, restructured from Changan Automobile (长安汽车) and 117 branches and subsidiaries, will contribute to Chongqing's efforts to build a world-class intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry cluster.
Strategic Choice
Industrial Fertile Land Bears Corporate Mission
"From the day it was born, Changan has always shared the same breath and destiny with the country and the nation," said Zhu Huarong (朱华荣), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Changan Automobile Group.
Originating from the Shanghai Yang Cannon Bureau (上海洋炮局) in 1862, Changan moved west to Chongqing (重庆) in 1937 during the Anti-Japanese War, sharing the city's hardships and growing together with it, deeply integrated with the city's character of "tenacity, loyalty, openness, and striving for the first."
In 2024, Chongqing's (重庆) new energy vehicle production reached 953,200 units, providing new impetus for the city's development.
Relying on the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈), the Chengdu-Chongqing automobile industry cluster has formed a certain scale and competitiveness, with automobile production accounting for about 12% of the country's total, making it an important automobile industry cluster in the country. The automobile industry chain in the two places is relatively complete, with 45 existing automobile manufacturers and more than 1,600 automobile parts enterprises above designated size, with an annual output value of over 600 billion yuan.
Walking into the Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Automobile Industrial Park (重庆两江新区汽车工业园), the four major processes of stamping, welding, painting, and final assembly are closely linked, and 90% of automobile parts can be equipped within a radius of 5 kilometers. To ensure "Chongqing vehicles go overseas" (渝车出海), since the beginning of this year, Chongqing Lianglu Cuntan Customs (重庆两路寸滩海关) has solved 38 customs clearance demands of automobile enterprises through the "problem clearing" mechanism, and overcome more than 10 difficult problems such as the transportation standards of power batteries, embedding regulatory services into the construction of the intelligent connected automobile industry chain.
"There is a dense pool of automobile talents and a mature industrial supporting network here," said Du Changhong (杜长虹), Deputy General Manager of Changan Automobile Advanced Battery Research Institute (长安汽车先进电池研究院). "Key materials such as lithium battery separators can be delivered here in minutes."
Relying on the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) (中欧班列（成渝）) and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (西部陆海新通道), two major international logistics arteries, Chongqing (重庆) has achieved accelerated delivery of automobile parts to Asia and Europe. In the first half of this year, Chongqing (重庆) exported 214,000 vehicles, with an export value of 17.84 billion yuan, of which electric vehicle exports were 5.55 billion yuan, an increase of 53.3% year-on-year.
Dedicated Research
Innovation Engine Drives Enterprise Development
Walking into Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) digital and intelligent factory, the arc of the robot arm's swing is accurate to 0.01 millimeters. This base, certified by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) as an "Excellent Intelligent Factory," has improved manufacturing efficiency by 40% through more than 40 independently developed technologies.
"Our R&D team has applied for an average of 19 patents per day in the past three years." In the laboratory, engineer Rong Zhengbi (荣正璧) is debugging the thruster of a flying car prototype. Thanks to the R&D team, Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) super electric drive system has an efficiency of 95%, and the battery low-temperature attenuation technology exceeds the limit of minus 30 degrees Celsius. 24,000 scientific and technological talents are promoting the tackling of 67 core technologies such as solid-state batteries.
In the collision test area of the laboratory, engineer Dong Zhihua (董志华) is simulating the vehicle's safety performance in extreme scenarios. In the test, the AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) system intervened in time to brake, and the test vehicle stopped steadily. "The all-round anti-collision system played a role," said Dong Zhihua (董志华). "Even in rainy and foggy weather and dark environments, the vehicle can actively brake according to the situation."
Stringent testing has improved the safety performance of vehicles. As of July 28, the number of AEB uses by users of a Changan (长安) model exceeded 400,000 times. A car owner left a message in the user community, "AEB is very practical. The new car uses new technology, which is good for the safety of us and pedestrians."
Upgrading the industrial chain stimulates development vitality. Opening the industrial co-construction agreement signed between Changan Automobile (长安汽车) and the Chongqing Municipal Government (重庆市政府), the 2025 target is clearly visible: producing 1.5 million vehicles in Chongqing (重庆), driving an output value of 160 billion yuan. Inside the Times Changan Power Battery Factory (时代长安动力电池工厂), a fully automated production line produces a set of battery packs every minute, and the project creates 5,000 high-skilled jobs.
The more far-reaching impact lies in the reshaping of the industrial chain - Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) local supporting rate has increased from 38% in 2023 to 45% in 2024, and it is expected to drive the city's automobile parts output value to exceed 350 billion yuan this year.
Future Vision
Starting from the West and Going Global
In April 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Chongqing (重庆) that "we should strive to build an important strategic fulcrum for the large-scale development of the western region in the new era and a comprehensive inland opening hub."
"To promote the national automobile brand," the earnest entrustment is still in my ears. China Changan Automobile (中国长安汽车), rooted in Chongqing (重庆), will better utilize the advantages of the western region to benefit the surrounding areas and go abroad.
At Chongqing Tuanjie Village Station (重庆团结村站), a special train loaded with Changan (长安) complete vehicles is heading to the Horgos Port (霍尔果斯口岸) in Xinjiang (新疆); the industrial synergy model of "Chongqing R&D + Chengdu Software" formed by Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) 680 core suppliers promotes the implementation of the Chengdu-Chongqing Hydrogen Corridor (成渝氢走廊) planning for an annual production of 150,000 tons of hydrogen production project.
In the future, Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) planned Yibin Battery Material Base (宜宾电池材料基地), Mianyang Intelligent Cockpit R&D Center (绵阳智能座舱研发中心) and other nodes will support an industrial radiation belt covering the southwest. By 2030, Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) plan to break through 3 million new energy production capacity in Chongqing (重庆) will create a trillion-level automobile industry ecosystem for the Sichuan-Chongqing region.
"We will strive to be the main force in the construction of Chongqing's (重庆) '33618' modern manufacturing cluster system," said Zhu Huarong (朱华荣). The central and local governments coordinate to serve the national strategy, and constantly consolidate the solid foundation of Chongqing's (重庆) important strategic fulcrum for the large-scale development of the western region in the new era.
The production line of Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) Rayong factory in Thailand is splashing with welding sparks, and a new car rolls off the line every 60 seconds and is shipped to the Southeast Asian market. With the establishment of a European Innovation Center in Germany and the layout of a production base in Mexico this year, China Changan Automobile (中国长安汽车) has launched an assault on the high-end European market. Changan's (长安) new energy vehicles have been sold to 103 countries and regions.
At the Guoyuan Port (果园港) wharf on the Yangtze River's (长江) golden waterway, more than a thousand new energy vehicles are ready to go. "In the past, it was the import and assembly of parts, but now it is the export of complete vehicle technology," said Xu Xiaolong (许小龙) from Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) Logistics Technology Department. "The average monthly shipment volume on the European route has exceeded 8,000 vehicles." According to the plan, by 2027, Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) overseas sales will account for 30%, and Chongqing's (重庆) position as an automobile industry hub facing the "Belt and Road" will be further consolidated.
From the industrial westward migration during the Anti-Japanese War to the central enterprise restructuring, every step of Changan Automobile's (长安汽车) leap forward is surging with the responsibility of strengthening the country. Today, Chongqing (重庆) is consolidating the important strategic fulcrum for the large-scale development of the western region in the new era with "manufacturing as the foundation" and igniting a new engine for inland opening with "open genes." The international train crossing the continental bridge carries not only "Made in Chongqing" (重庆造), but also China's solid footprint towards becoming a strong automobile country.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 29th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) - A reporter learned from the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) that: In order to continuously and deeply rectify the chaos of "We Media" releasing false information, and to further standardize the information release behavior of "We Media," in accordance with the overall arrangement of the 2025 "Qinglang" series of special actions, the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) has decided to launch a two-month "Qinglang (清朗) • Rectifying 'We Media' Releasing False Information" special action nationwide starting from July 24th, strictly cracking down on four prominent problems: maliciously hyping and misleading the public, distorting facts through various means, passing off fakes without marking, and providing false information in professional fields.
Among them, regarding the issue of maliciously hyping and misleading the public, the focus is on rectifying situations involving hot public opinions or public figures, where individuals impersonate parties involved, close relatives, etc., and fabricate identities through account names, profiles, and other means to hype up hot topics and confuse the public. Regarding the issue of distorting facts through various means, the focus is on rectifying the use of artificial intelligence generation and synthesis technology to impersonate others or fabricate false information in the fields of social livelihood, deceiving the public; distorting the interpretation of policies, guidelines, laws, and regulations concerning the public interest, and promoting false information such as "about to be canceled" or "major changes" to create gimmicks. It is reported that the special action will strictly standardize the information release process of "We Media" and unblock user complaint and reporting channels.
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Beijing, July 29th (Reporters Zhi Chunli (智春丽) and Chen Shihhan (陈世涵)) On July 29th, the symposium "Promoting the Spirit of Scientists and Doing a Good Job in Science and Technology Publicity and Reporting," jointly organized by the People's Daily and the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科学技术协会), was held in Beijing (北京). Xu Lijing (徐立京), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People's Daily, Wang Jinzhan (王进展), member of the Party Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科学技术协会), and more than 30 people, including academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (两院院士), science popularization practitioners, university scholars, and media representatives, attended the symposium.
The symposium aimed to further publicize and interpret the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on scientific and technological innovation, promote the spirit of scientists, do a good job in science and technology publicity and reporting, and gather strength for achieving high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology. The participants exchanged views on topics such as "How to vigorously promote the spirit of scientists," "How can science and technology reports do a good job of 'translation' and build bridges," and "How can mainstream media science and technology reports break barriers and integrate in the era of all-media."
The participants believed that the current new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is developing rapidly, and science and technology reports are facing opportunities and challenges. It is necessary to further improve the supply of high-quality content, innovate communication methods, build bridges between scientists and the public, and create a good atmosphere in the whole society of loving science and respecting science.
Return to TopIn the height of summer, the rural fields present a colorful harvest scene. The photo shows villagers in Huangni Village (黄泥村), Shuanggui Subdistrict (双桂街道), Liangping District (梁平区), Chongqing (重庆), taking advantage of the sunny weather to dry corn and peppers in their courtyards on July 29.
Photo by Liu Hui (刘辉) (People's Vision)
Return to TopBeijing, July 29th (People's Daily reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕) and Zhang Danhua (张丹华)) The reporter learned from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (中国航空工业集团有限公司) that the MA60 civil search and rescue aircraft has successfully achieved its first flight, marking the official transition of this aircraft from the ground test and flight test preparation stage to the flight test verification stage.
It is reported that the MA60 civil search and rescue aircraft has functions such as search and rescue, disaster site surveying, and personnel transportation. It can carry out search and rescue missions in marine and plateau areas, as well as at the sites of earthquakes and floods. It will greatly improve China's maritime search and rescue response speed, expand the coverage of maritime search and rescue, and also promote the construction of China's maritime emergency system and the "land, sea, air, and space" integrated water traffic safety guarantee system. With the successful first flight of the MA60 civil search and rescue aircraft, the aircraft's scientific research flight test and conformity verification flight test work have been fully launched.
Return to TopSince the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, China's non-public sector economy has achieved sustained, healthy, and high-quality development, making significant contributions, particularly in stabilizing growth, promoting innovation, increasing employment, improving people's livelihoods, and exploring international markets. The vast numbers of people in the private sector economy, new social strata, and individual business owners have implemented the Party and state's major policies and important decisions, actively practiced the new development concept, enthusiastically devoted themselves to national strategies, innovated pragmatically, overcome difficulties, and strived forward, giving rise to a large number of outstanding builders of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics who are patriotic, dedicated, law-abiding in their operations, entrepreneurial, innovative, and give back to society.
To commend the advanced, establish role models, further encourage the vast numbers of people in the non-public sector economy to strengthen their ideals and beliefs, maintain their development focus, bravely shoulder the responsibilities of the times, and unite to forge a powerful force, the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee (中央统战部), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联) have decided to award Chen Tianshi (陈天石) and 99 other people in the non-public sector economy the title of "Outstanding Builders of the Cause of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics."
The 100 comrades who have been commended this time are outstanding representatives of China's non-public sector economy. It is hoped that these comrades will cherish their honor, continue their efforts, and better play their exemplary role. The new era and new journey offer broad prospects and great potential for the development of the non-public sector economy. It is hoped that the national private entrepreneurs, new social strata, and individual business owners will take them as examples, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishes," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, vigorously promote the entrepreneurial spirit, always maintain the spirit of daring to fight and being good at winning, cherish the ambition to serve the country, wholeheartedly seek development, operate lawfully and well, promote common prosperity after becoming rich first, firmly be builders of socialism with Chinese characteristics, promoters of Chinese-style modernization, and make new and greater contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization!
United Front Work Department of the Central Committee (中央统战部)
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部)
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部)
State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局)
All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联)
July 29, 2025
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), July 29)
Return to TopChen Tianshi (陈天石), Chairman and General Manager of Cambricon Technologies Corporation Limited (中科寒武纪科技股份有限公司)
Dai Wenyuan (戴文渊), Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of 4Paradigm (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. (第四范式（北京）技术有限公司)
Li Xiang (李想), Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Li Auto (理想汽车)
Liu Baiqi (刘百奇), Chairman of Beijing Galactic Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (北京星河动力航天科技股份有限公司)
Wang Gaofei (王高飞), Chief Executive Officer of Weibo Corporation (微梦创科网络科技（中国）有限公司)
Li Fenghui (李峰辉), Chairman and General Manager of Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (天津云遥宇航科技有限公司)
Yang Yongfeng (杨勇峰), Chairman of Hebei Shenghao Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. (河北圣昊光电科技有限公司)
Ning Jinduo (宁金夺), Director of Ningjin County Ningte Cable Accessories Factory (宁晋县宁特电缆辅料厂)
Guo Longxin (郭龙鑫), Chairman of Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (河北普阳钢铁有限公司)
Yang Xia (杨霞), Chairman of Shanxi Jinbo Bio-pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (山西锦波生物医药股份有限公司)
Dong Qingfei (董清飞), Chairman and General Manager of Zhongci Technology Co., Ltd. (中磁科技股份有限公司)
Wang Xianchao (王宪朝), Chairman of Baixin Information Technology Co., Ltd. (百信信息技术有限公司)
Wang Zhen (王臻), President of Inner Mongolia Erdos Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. (内蒙古鄂尔多斯投资控股集团有限公司) and Chairman of Inner Mongolia Erdos Resources Co., Ltd. (内蒙古鄂尔多斯资源股份有限公司)
Bai Xinliang (白心亮), Chairman of Inner Mongolia Changhui Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (内蒙古昶辉生物科技股份有限公司)
Zong Runfu (宗润福), Chairman and President of Shenyang Coretech Microelectronics Equipment Co., Ltd. (沈阳芯源微电子设备股份有限公司)
Fan Hongwei (范红卫), Chairman of Hengli Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (恒力石化股份有限公司)
Wang Na (王娜), Chairman of Liaoning Yinghua Textile and Garment Group Co., Ltd. (辽宁英华纺织服饰集团有限公司)
Xu Mingzhe (许明哲), Chairman of Changchun Xuyang Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. (长春旭阳工业（集团）股份有限公司)
Guo Jianhua (郭建华), Chairman and General Manager of Changchun HopeRun Technology Co., Ltd. (长春海谱润斯科技股份有限公司)
Sui Xifeng (隋熙凤), Party Secretary and President of Heilongjiang Beidacang Group Co., Ltd. (黑龙江北大仓集团有限公司)
Chen Liangyong (陈良勇), Chairman of Harbin Hanlin Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (哈尔滨瀚霖科技开发股份有限公司)
Lü Dongfang (吕冬芳), General Manager of Heilongjiang Tianyouwei Electronic Co., Ltd. (黑龙江天有为电子股份有限公司)
Wang Yu (王煜), Party Secretary and Chairman of Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. (春秋航空股份有限公司)
Zhou Qiqi (周琪琪), General Manager of Shanghai Changqiang Industrial Technology Co., Ltd. (上海昌强工业科技股份有限公司)
Peng Zhihui (彭志辉), Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Shanghai Zhiyuan New Creation Technology Co., Ltd. (上海智元新创技术有限公司)
Zhou Yuxiang (周宇翔), Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Shanghai Black Lake Network Technology Co., Ltd. (上海黑湖网络科技有限公司)
Shen Bin (沈彬), Party Secretary and Chairman of Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd. (江苏沙钢集团有限公司)
Xu Haoyu (徐浩宇), Party Secretary, Chairman and President of Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (扬子江药业集团有限公司)
Shao Jinhua (邵金华), Chairman and General Manager of Wuxi Hisky Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (无锡海斯凯尔医学技术有限公司)
Sun Chunmei (孙春梅), Head of Kaixintianyuan Ecological Farm in Dongshe Town, Tongzhou District, Nantong City (南通市通州区东社镇开心田园生态农场)
Zheng Gang (郑钢), Executive Director of Nanjing Nanbowan Culture Communication Co., Ltd. (南京南播玩文化传播有限公司)
Zhang Jin (张谨), General Manager and Chief Engineer of CCTEG Wuhan Engineering Co., Ltd. (中衡设计集团股份有限公司)
Tu Hongyan (屠红燕), Chairman of Wensli Holding Group Co., Ltd. (万事利集团有限公司)
Song Hanping (宋汉平), Chairman of Ningbo Fubon Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (宁波富邦控股集团有限公司)
Chen Jiancheng (陈建成), Chairman of the Board of Wolong Holding Group Co., Ltd. (卧龙控股集团有限公司)
Wang Xingxing (王兴兴), General Manager and Chief Technology Officer of Hangzhou Unitree Technology Co., Ltd. (杭州宇树科技有限公司)
Jin Hangang (金罕岗), Head of Yiwu Qingyun Scarf Firm (义乌市轻韵围巾商行)
Wang Jian (王坚), Director of the Zhejiang Lab (之江实验室), Founder of Alibaba Cloud and Director of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group (阿里云智能集团)
Chen Baohua (陈保华), President of Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (浙江华海药业股份有限公司)
Feng Lei (冯雷), Chairman of Hefei Weitian Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (合肥维天运通信息科技股份有限公司)
Jiang Chun (姜纯), Party Secretary and Chairman of Anhui Chujiang Investment Group Co., Ltd. (安徽楚江投资集团有限公司)
Li Jiahai (李加海), Chairman and General Manager of Anhui Hechen New Materials Co., Ltd. (安徽禾臣新材料有限公司)
Yang Shiwei (仰时威), Head of Shexian Shiwei Network Information Studio (歙县时威网络信息工作室)
Zheng Hong (郑洪), Chairman of Fujian Jinyuan Textile Co., Ltd. (福建金源纺织有限公司)
Lin Xiaofa (林孝发), Party Secretary and Chairman of Jomoo Group Co., Ltd. (九牧集团有限公司)
Hua Xiangbin (华祥斌), Chairman of Fujian Juying High Energy New Materials Co., Ltd. (福建省巨颖高能新材料有限公司)
Ma Xingxu (马兴旭), General Manager of Zhangzhou Toutiao Culture Media Co., Ltd. (漳州头条文化传媒有限公司)
Wang Ruixiang (王瑞祥), Head of Xiamen Jimei Weiyou Restaurant (厦门市集美区味友饮食店)
Li Xiande (李仙德), Chairman of Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (晶科能源股份有限公司)
Liu Wenfeng (刘文峰), Chairman and General Manager of Jiangxi Feishang Technology Co., Ltd. (江西飞尚科技有限公司)
Lai Changping (赖长萍), Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Jiangxi Pingxiang Dier Chemical Packing Co., Ltd. (江西省萍乡市迪尔化工填料有限公司)
Zhang Bo (张波), Chairman of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group Co., Ltd. (山东魏桥创业集团有限公司)
Li Xiangping (李湘平), Party Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shandong Dongming Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. (山东东明石化集团有限公司)
Chen Gang (陈刚), Chairman and President of Qingdao Vland Biotech Inc. (青岛蔚蓝生物集团有限公司)
Xu Jun (徐军), Head of Linyi Lanshan Heli Trading Studio (临沂市兰山区禾力商贸工作室)
Li Lianxiang (李连祥), Chief Partner of Shandong Guoyao Qindao Law Firm (山东国曜琴岛律师事务所)
Qin Yinglin (秦英林), Party Secretary and President of Muyuan Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (牧原实业集团有限公司)
Han Hongan (韩红安), Chairman of Weihua Group Co., Ltd. (卫华集团有限公司)
Ma Shuyun (马淑云), Chairman and General Manager of Henan Tianma New Materials Co., Ltd. (河南天马新材料股份有限公司)
Zhang Qiu (张丘), Party Branch Secretary and General Manager of Yanling County Zhangqiu Department Store (鄢陵县张丘百货店)
Ma Shulong (马书龙), Director of Henan Jinxueyuan Law Firm (河南金学苑律师事务所)
Cheng Quanming (成全明), Chairman and General Manager of Henan Jinli Gold Lead Group Co., Ltd. (河南金利金铅集团有限公司)
Liu Changyun (刘长云), Chairman of Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (九州通医药集团股份有限公司)
Chen Xiaolin (陈晓林), Chairman and General Manager of Hubei Maple Thread Industry Co., Ltd. (湖北枫树线业有限公司)
Zhao Zuquan (赵作权), General Manager of Wuhan Dongxihu Xingbang Waterproof Material Business Department (武汉市东西湖兴邦防水材料经营部)
Xiong Huamin (熊华敏), Chairman of the Council of Hubei Jingxin Academy (湖北经心书院)
Li Yeqing (李叶青), Party Secretary and President of Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd. (华新水泥股份有限公司)
Yan Zhou (晏周), Chairman of Hunan Mingming Henmang Commercial Chain Co., Ltd. (湖南鸣鸣很忙商业连锁股份有限公司)
Li Wengen (李稳根), Party Secretary and Chairman of Hunan Fude Electric Co., Ltd. (湖南福德电气有限公司)
Wang Xinliang (王心亮), Operator of Changsha Kaifu Jiachang Bianfan Restaurant (长沙市开福区佳尝便饭菜馆)
Chen Bang (陈邦), Chairman of Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd. (爱尔眼科医院集团股份有限公司)
Liang Yaoming (梁耀铭), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Guangzhou KingMed Diagnostics Group Co., Ltd. (广州金域医学检验集团股份有限公司)
Zhang Chunhua (张春华), Chairman of Shenzhen Langhua Investment Holding Co., Ltd. (深圳市朗华投资控股有限公司)
Wu Fengli (吴丰礼), Chairman and President of Guangdong Topstar Technology Co., Ltd. (广东拓斯达科技股份有限公司)
Zeng Qingming (曾庆明), Chairman of Guangdong ShuoCheng Technology Co., Ltd. (广东硕成科技股份有限公司)
Tang Yu (唐羽), Head of Yangchun Chunwan Tangyu Film and Television Media Studio (阳春市春湾唐羽影视传媒工作室)
Gao Qing (高青), General Manager of Shenzhen Jingfeng Crystal Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市晶峰晶体科技有限公司)
Yang Ying (杨英), Chairman of Guangxi Shuangying Group Co., Ltd. (广西双英集团股份有限公司)
Deng Xiushan (邓秀汕), Chairman of Guangxi Liyuanbao Technology Co., Ltd. (广西力源宝科技有限公司)
Zhang Hui (张慧), Chairman of Hainan Oscar International Grain and Oil Co., Ltd. (海南澳斯卡国际粮油有限公司)
Gong Daxing (龚大兴), Chairman of Oriental Xinyuan Group Co., Ltd. (东方鑫源集团有限公司)
You Hongtao (游洪涛), Party Secretary and Chairman of Chongqing Hwasun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (重庆华森制药股份有限公司)
Shen Jing (申静), Chairman of Chongqing Xin Shen New Material Co., Ltd. (重庆新申新材料股份有限公司)
Geng Funeng (耿福能), Chairman of Sichuan Good Doctor Panxi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (四川好医生攀西药业有限责任公司)
Lei Wenyong (雷文勇), Chairman of Sichuan Tieqi Lishi Industrial Co., Ltd. (四川铁骑力士实业有限公司)
Cheng Xueyong (程学勇), Operator of Panzhihua Dongqu Yuanmeng Trading Department (Cheng Xueyong Inheritance and Innovation Studio of Sichuan Arts and Crafts Master) (攀枝花市东区圆梦商贸部（四川省工艺美术大师程学勇传承创新工作室）)
Song Chaoxue (宋朝学), Vice Chairman and President of Shinewing Certified Public Accountants LLP (信永中和会计师事务所), Managing Partner of Shinewing Certified Public Accountants LLP and General Manager of Chengdu Branch
Li Biao (李彪), Chairman of Yunnan Haobang Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (云南昊邦医药集团有限公司)
Yang Lirong (杨利荣), Chairman of Yunnan Xiangfeng Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (云南祥丰实业集团有限公司)
Chen Dabin (陈达彬), Chairman of Tibet NorDic Biotech Co., Ltd. (西藏诺迪康药业股份有限公司)
Zhong Baoshen (钟宝申), Chairman of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (隆基绿能科技股份有限公司)
Xing Zhijue (邢至珏), Executive Vice President of Sian New Energy Co., Ltd. (思安新能源股份有限公司)
Zheng Jianming (郑建明), Head of Hanzhong Nanzheng Dahekan Town Yingbin Huiyou Trading Hanggui Road Store (汉中市南郑区大河坎镇迎宾会友商贸汉桂路店)
Yin Jianmin (尹建敏), Chairman of Lanzhou Xinyuan Modern Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd. (兰州鑫源现代农业科技开发有限公司)
Chen Rui (陈瑞), General Manager of Gansu Longshantang Trading Co., Ltd. (甘肃陇膳堂商贸有限公司)
Xue Ting (薛婷), Chairman of Saintyarn Carpet Group Co., Ltd. (圣源地毯集团有限公司)
Zhang Shirong (张时荣), Chairman of Wisdom Palace International Culture Communication Group Co., Ltd. (智慧宫国际文化传播集团有限公司)
Li Xiang (李想), Chairman of Yinchuan Great Wall Transmission Technology Co., Ltd. (银川威力传动技术股份有限公司)
Zhang Xin (张新), Party Secretary and Chairman of TBEA Co., Ltd. (特变电工有限公司)
Adilijiang Niyazi (阿地力江·尼牙孜), General Manager of Aksu Mingguang Agricultural Materials Development Co., Ltd. (阿克苏民光农资开发有限公司)
Return to TopToday, we gather in Beijing (北京), filled with sincere hearts and excitement, to receive the lofty honor of "Outstanding Builders of the Socialist Cause with Chinese Characteristics." We deeply understand that this honor is filled with the earnest expectations of the Party and the state on the new journey, and embodies the deep entrustment of the times and the people. We are both greatly encouraged, grateful for the historical opportunities given by the socialist cause with Chinese characteristics, and deeply aware of the heavy responsibility on our shoulders, dedicating ourselves to continuous struggle in the construction of Chinese-style modernization. Here, all of us outstanding builders who have been commended, hereby issue the following initiative to private economic figures, new social stratum figures, and individual business owners across the country.
1. Unswervingly Follow the Party, Be a Strivers with Lofty Aspirations to Serve the Country. Enterprises have no national boundaries in marketing, but entrepreneurs have a motherland. Patriotism is the primary essence of the spirit of outstanding builders and the value embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit. Looking back, the non-public sector of the economy has flourished in the great process of reform and opening up, which is inseparable from the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Analyzing the reasons for today, the fundamental reason why the scale and strength of the non-public sector of the economy have greatly increased, and the ranks of non-public economic figures have continued to grow and their quality has continuously improved since the new era, lies in General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) steering and leading as the core of the Party Central Committee and the core of the entire Party, in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, in the strong guarantee of a high-level socialist market economic system, and in the development and improvement of the Party and the state's policies on the non-public sector of the economy. Looking to the future, in the new era and new journey, we must unswervingly "listen to the Party and follow the Party," consciously arm our minds with the Party's innovative theories, adhere to using Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen our souls, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments" and resolutely achieve the "two safeguards," and firmly believe in taking the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics under the leadership of the Party. We must cultivate a deep sense of national sentiment, always uphold a lofty sense of mission and a strong sense of responsibility to the country and the nation, transform our love for the country into actions to serve the country, integrate the development of enterprises and personal growth into the overall development of the country, and help continue to write a new chapter in the "two miracles." We must bravely shoulder the responsibilities of the times, always maintain the spirit of daring to fight and being good at winning, and in making enterprises bigger and stronger and leading the development of the industry, be good at being the vital force, promoter, and action faction in promoting Chinese-style modernization.
2. Stand at the Forefront of the Tide to Open Up New Situations, Be a Leader Who Focuses on Development. Under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation is moving forward vigorously, further comprehensively deepening reform, and the construction of Chinese-style modernization is steadily advancing. In the new era and new journey, the development prospects of the non-public sector of the economy are broad and promising, and it is the right time for non-public economic figures to show their talents. We must carry forward the entrepreneurial spirit of hard work, strengthen our confidence in development, wholeheartedly seek development, adhere to our main business, strengthen the real economy, stand at the forefront of the times, live up to the mission of the times, and strive to build world-class enterprises. We must devote ourselves to innovation and creation, increase the intensity of independent innovation, accelerate the pace of transformation and upgrading, focus on specializing in products, refining technology, and optimizing services, strive to move towards the new, exert efforts towards intelligence, and climb towards the high, continuously cultivate and develop new quality productive forces, enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises, and become the vanguard leading the development of the industry. We must strengthen opening up and cooperation, actively go out and bring in, seize opportunities, win the initiative, and open up markets in promoting the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" initiative, and better integrate into the new development pattern on a larger scale, in wider fields, and at a higher level.
3. Advocate the Law and Respect Morality, Adhere to the Bottom Line, Be a Steadfast Practitioner of Law-abiding and Good Business. Since the new era, China's rule of law construction has achieved historic achievements, and the concept that "the socialist market economy is essentially a rule of law economy" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Law-abiding operation is not only a principle that any enterprise must abide by, but also the fundamental way to healthy development and long-term development. We must strengthen the thinking of the rule of law, take the initiative to respect, study, abide by, and use the law, practice a clean and cordial relationship between government and business, speak uprightly, and take the right path, ensuring that investment decisions must ask about the law, business management must abide by the law, market performance must be in accordance with the law, and problem-solving must rely on the law, and use the correct view of the rule of law to guide the healthy development of enterprises. We must adhere to honest operation, take law-abiding integrity as the foundation of our lives, keep our promises, abide by laws and regulations, and truly gain customer trust with integrity, open up broad markets with integrity, and win social recognition with integrity. We must promote the modernization of enterprise governance, establish and improve a modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, continuously optimize the corporate governance structure and governance rules, strengthen strategic management, internal management, risk management, and scientific and democratic management, and improve the competitiveness of enterprises in building law-based private enterprises, honest private enterprises, and clean private enterprises.
4. People-oriented and Undertake Great Righteousness, Be a Contributor to Common Prosperity by Promoting Shared Prosperity. The value of entrepreneurs is rooted in the responsibility of being rich and responsible, and in realizing true self-worth by repaying society with wealth and promoting common prosperity with practical work. As direct beneficiaries of reform and opening up, serving the people and benefiting the people is our duty that we should and must uphold. We must establish a people-centered development ideology, think about the source of wealth and strive for progress when rich, earnestly enhance the sense of responsibility and mission to promote common prosperity by getting rich first, actively explore the paths and methods of promoting common prosperity by getting rich first, and realize the unity of creating wealth and contributing to society. We must set an example in helping rural revitalization, actively participate in the "Ten Thousand Enterprises Revitalizing Ten Thousand Villages" action, actively carry out industrial assistance and consumption assistance, and contribute the strength of private enterprises and demonstrate the role of private enterprises in enriching the people and revitalizing villages. We must set an example in building harmonious labor relations, actively participate in the "Hundred Cities, Thousand Schools, Ten Thousand Enterprises" employment promotion action, stabilize jobs, expand jobs, promote employment, and strive to provide more employment opportunities for flexible employment personnel, migrant workers, new employment forms personnel, and college graduates, improve the mechanism for reasonable wage growth, and allow employees to share the fruits of enterprise development. We must set an example in participating in the Guangcai Program and public welfare and charity undertakings, care about people in difficulty, and devote ourselves to helping the poor and helping those in need, demonstrating the era style of private entrepreneurs being rich and responsible, rich and righteous, and rich and loving.
The times call for responsibility, and struggle achieves the future. Let us hold high the great banner of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, vigorously promote the spirit of outstanding builders of "patriotism, dedication, innovation, law-abiding, integrity, and contribution," be determined to forge ahead, be pragmatic and steadfast, and integrate our ambitions, dreams, and values into the great journey of further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting Chinese-style modernization, and contribute our wisdom and strength to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and make new contributions!
The Sixth National Outstanding Builders of the Socialist Cause with Chinese Characteristics in the Non-Public Sector of the Economy
July 29, 2025
(Xinhua News Agency (新华社) Beijing (北京), July 29)
Return to TopPeople's Daily Beijing, July 29th (Liu Shuoyang (刘硕阳), Wang Runqiu (王润秋)) On the morning of July 29th, the establishment meeting of the Chinese Sports Delegation for the 12th World Games in Chengdu was held in Beijing (北京). The Chinese Sports Delegation will send 489 people to participate in this World Games, including 321 athletes, including 10 athletes with disabilities. They will participate in 152 events across 28 major categories. This is the largest delegation and the most events China has participated in since it joined the World Games in 1981. It is also the first time China has sent athletes with disabilities to participate.
The Chengdu (成都) World Games will be held from August 7th to 17th, with a total of 34 major categories, 60 sub-categories, and 256 events. This is the first time that mainland China has hosted the event. At this World Games, the key gold-winning events for the Chinese Sports Delegation include Wushu, finswimming, sport climbing, acrobatics, aerobics, roller skating, billiards, dragon boat racing, etc. At the same time, it will also achieve its first participation in 12 major events such as soft hockey, cheerleading, frisbee, and motor boating, and strive to create the best historical result for China's participation in the World Games.
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 王 凯
He was once one of the "Three Heroes" of Dongxiang in Jiaoxian (胶县) (now Jiaozhou City (胶州市), Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东) Province) and an important member of the Jiaoxian Normal School Lecture Hall Party organization. In his short life of 33 years, he was arrested four times, and ultimately gave his precious life for the cause of the Party and the anti-Japanese national united front. He was Jiang Esheng (姜谔生), the first county magistrate of the Jiaoxian Anti-Japanese Democratic Government.
Jiang Esheng (姜谔生), originally named Jiang Xiaoqian (姜效骞), was born in Dadian Village (大店村), Dongxiang, Jiaoxian (胶县) (now under Jiaodong Subdistrict (胶东街道), Jiaozhou City (胶州市)). In 1928, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) was admitted to the Jiaoxian Normal School Lecture Hall and soon gloriously joined the Communist Party of China.
In the summer of 1931, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) returned to his hometown to participate in the preparatory work for the Dagu River (大沽河) peasant armed uprising. In the end, the uprising was forced to terminate due to a leak in the plan, and Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) returned to Jinan (济南). Soon after, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) was arrested in Jinan (济南) due to the destruction of the Qingdao (青岛) Party organization.
In order to preserve revolutionary strength, the Party organization instructed Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) to infiltrate the Kuomintang's "Communist Arrest Team" with a gray identity. He silently endured the contempt of comrades who did not know the truth and actively used every opportunity to protect the Party's underground organization and the Party's living forces.
Once, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) accompanied the "Communist Arrest Team" to monitor suspected Communist personnel at the Jinan Experimental Theater (济南实验剧场). He happened to encounter progressive students active there, which was a very dangerous situation. Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) hurriedly signaled them to leave quickly, avoiding the Kuomintang secret agents' search. In the winter of 1935, he and the "Communist Arrest Team" went to Muping (牟平) to search for personnel involved in the Jiaodong "January 14th" uprising. Due to the urgency of the situation, he risked revealing the news to a villager near a village, allowing Party cadres and progressive masses in the area to transfer in time. He repeatedly shielded Party cadres, arousing the suspicion of the enemy, and was arrested again in Muping (牟平) and imprisoned in Jinan Prison (济南监狱).
After the Lugouqiao Incident (卢沟桥事变), the entire nation's war of resistance broke out. Under the situation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party jointly resisting Japan, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) was released from prison. After that, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) devoted himself to the work of the anti-Japanese national united front.
In order to promote cooperation with Jiang Lichuan (姜黎川), then the brigade commander of the First Security Brigade of Shandong Province (山东省保安第一旅), in early November 1941, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) brought Jiang Lichuan's (姜黎川) representatives and others to the Haiyang (海阳) Anti-Japanese Base Area to discuss cooperation matters in detail. After that, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) and others came to the defense zone of Sui Yongxu (隋永谞), a subordinate of Jiang Lichuan (姜黎川), but were detained by Sui's (隋) troops.
Sui Yongxu (隋永谞) strongly opposed Jiang Lichuan's (姜黎川) alliance with the Communist Party to resist Japan. He held Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) and others in a very deep abandoned sweet potato well outside the village, falsely claiming to the outside world that he had killed them. One night, taking advantage of the guards' laxity, everyone worked together to push Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) out of the well, allowing him to escape and then find a way to organize a rescue. However, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生), considering their safety, returned to the sweet potato well after escaping and persuaded them to escape together.
In November 1943, the Jiaoxian Anti-Japanese Democratic Government (胶县抗日民主政府) was established, and Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) was appointed as the first county magistrate. In 1944, the Japanese and puppet troops intensified their "mopping-up" operations against our base areas. On February 6, while attending a Jiaoxian County (胶县) Party Committee meeting, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) was suddenly attacked by Japanese and puppet troops. Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) and his guards encountered Japanese and puppet cavalry and were captured due to being outnumbered. Jiang Esheng's (姜谔生) identity as county magistrate was quickly identified by the Japanese army, and the county party committee's rescue efforts failed. The enemy used torture and the lure of fame and fortune, but could not shake Jiang Esheng's (姜谔生) revolutionary will. In the end, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) sacrificed himself in the enemy's interrogation room at the young age of 33.
Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) was utterly devoted to the Party and treated his comrades with utmost sincerity.
In May 1942, Li Kuisheng (李奎生), the first secretary of the Jiaoxian County (胶县) Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, was arrested, and the county party committee's multiple rescue attempts failed. In November 1943, under extremely difficult circumstances, Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) raised 2,000 silver dollars and used various channels to rescue Li Kuisheng (李奎生) from prison.
Not only did Jiang Esheng (姜谔生) risk his life for the revolution, but his entire family actively engaged in revolutionary work. His father carried a basket to deliver intelligence for the underground party and escorted passing cadres, ultimately sacrificing his precious life. His lover also often used visiting relatives as a cover to deliver intelligence for the Party organization.
Ma Jun (马军), deputy director of the Jiaozhou City Veterans Affairs Service Center (胶州市退役军人服务中心), said that Jiang Esheng's (姜谔生) life was short but brilliant. He chose "disguise" in the darkest moments because he had light in his heart; he persevered in his original aspiration despite repeated misunderstandings because his faith was as solid as a mountain (信仰如山 (xìn yǎng rú shān - "faith like a mountain," unwavering belief)).
(According to a Xinhua News Agency (新华社) report from Qingdao (青岛) on July 25)
Return to TopThe Hefei Museum (合肥市博物馆) in Anhui (安徽) Province, as an important cultural landmark, will become an important venue for displaying Hefei's (合肥) history and culture, enhancing the city's cultural image, and providing citizens with high-standard cultural services after its completion. The photo shows the construction site of the Hefei Museum (合肥市博物馆) project taken on July 29.
Photo by Zhou Xiaoqin (周啸勤) (Image China (影像中国))
Return to TopBy: 浙江省习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心
The Chinese nation has continued for thousands of years and has a tradition of compiling history and establishing canons, preserving history to inspire wisdom, and influencing people with culture. During his work in Zhejiang, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to promoting cultural construction by using cultural projects as carriers, emphasizing that "at present and for a period of time to come, we must focus on studying, demonstrating, and grasping the promotion of major projects for building a culturally strong province, and continuously enhance the soft power that constitutes Zhejiang's comprehensive competitiveness." Based on the trend of the times and facing the realistic cultural needs, with a broad strategic vision, he personally planned and promoted the implementation of the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction, marked by the protection of the Liangzhu Site (良渚遗址), the compilation of the "Grand Series of Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties (中国历代绘画大系)," the comprehensive protection of West Lake (西湖), and the protection of the Grand Canal (大运河), from multiple dimensions such as values, goals, organizational methods, construction carriers, guarantee systems, and management mechanisms. He also paid close attention to a number of major cultural projects led by the "Eight Projects," aimed at accelerating the construction of a culturally strong province, and with the dual innovation of theory and practice, he opened up a new space and effective path for contemporary culture in Zhejiang, and also provided a very useful methodological reference for promoting cultural construction today.
I. Emphasizing the Top-Level Design of Cultural Projects, Proposing to "Take the Implementation of the 'Eight Projects' of Cultural Construction as the Leader"
As the "soft power" that constitutes comprehensive competitiveness, culture, in terms of its specific construction process, "reality" is the key. It not only requires solid content, but also implementing carriers. The connotation of cultural projects includes a vision that looks at the overall situation at home and abroad, a judgment of history, the present, and future trends in time, and an overall plan and top-level design in layout. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) viewed cultural construction from an overall perspective, emphasizing that "we must strive to enhance the ability to grasp the overall situation, look at the overall situation to plan a region, and grasp the situation to plan major events." In his view, "cultural elements are the core elements of comprehensive competitiveness, and cultural resources are important resources for economic and social development." Under the strategic planning and top-level design of Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平), Zhejiang focused on implementing the "Eight Projects" of civilization quality project, cultural boutique project, cultural research project, cultural protection project, cultural industry promotion project, cultural position project, cultural communication project, and cultural talent project. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) designed a system architecture with a rigorous internal logic for it, and made a clear explanation: "Starting from the fundamental goal of building a culturally strong province, focusing on promoting the all-round development of people and the all-round progress of society, plan and design the civilization quality project; starting from strengthening the content construction of a culturally strong province, focusing on forming a prosperous situation with excellent works and outstanding talents, plan and design the cultural boutique project, cultural research project, cultural industry promotion project, cultural talent project, and cultural protection project; starting from consolidating the foundation for building a culturally strong province, focusing on strengthening the construction of grassroots cultural facilities and cultural communication channels, plan and design the cultural position project and cultural communication project." This has supported the comprehensive, clear, and solid "four beams and eight pillars" for the grand building of building a culturally strong province in Zhejiang.
In specific work, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) also attached great importance to strengthening top-level design and overall planning, and paid attention to the relevance, systematicness, and synergy of various tasks. The "Eight Projects" is a complex process of carrying out collaborative activities within a specific time cycle. Planning guidance and top-level design are the key to "**放眼全局谋一域**" (fàng yǎn quán jú móu yī yù - "look at the overall situation to plan a region," to consider the big picture when planning for a specific area), which determines the project's theme, scale, volume, resources, path, and the various supporting elements it needs. In the *Decision of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China on Accelerating the Construction of a Culturally Strong Province*, "formulating a development plan" was listed as a strong guarantee for accelerating the construction of a culturally strong province, and it was clearly required to formulate and improve the implementation opinions of the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction, and to formulate and improve the "Four Batch Planning" supporting measures with the content of building a batch of key cultural facilities, developing a batch of key cultural industries, cultivating a batch of key industrial blocks, and strengthening a batch of key cultural enterprises. All localities and departments should combine with reality to formulate specific implementation opinions to accelerate cultural construction, and further clarify the goals, tasks, and requirements of cultural development.
II. Emphasizing the Tangible Support of Cultural Projects, Proposing to "Make the Construction of a Culturally Strong Province Have Concrete Grasps and Practical Measures"
In the view of some local leading cadres, cultural construction seems to be "more virtual" compared to economic construction and social construction. Faced with this phenomenon in the understanding of building a cultural undertaking, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the plenary meeting of the Steering Committee of the Zhejiang Cultural Research Project on August 31, 2005, that it is necessary to "take the project as the carrier, clarify the goals, tasks, and main grasps of publicity and cultural work in the next five years, and systematically and scientifically promote the construction of a culturally strong province, so that the construction of a culturally strong province has concrete grasps and practical measures," and to effectively grasp accelerating the construction of a culturally strong province as an objective need to implement the requirements of "**干在实处、走在前列**" (gàn zài shí chù, zǒu zài qián liè - "work practically, stay ahead," to be pragmatic and pioneering).
Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平)'s decision-making and layout of each cultural project adheres to problem-oriented, and focuses on using tangible grasps to solve the realistic problems faced. For example, the reason for implementing the cultural research project is that "from a higher requirement, our province's field of philosophy and social sciences still lacks academic brands with significant national influence, and the research on Zhejiang's history and culture still has many weaknesses such as being relatively scattered, uneven, and lacking overall systematicness, which is still far from the goal of building a culturally strong province." It is necessary to further strengthen the overall planning of philosophy and social science research, integrate resources, systematically develop, and promote the establishment of a management system and working mechanism that conforms to the laws of philosophy and social sciences, and promote Zhejiang's philosophy and social science research to a larger scale and higher level. To this end, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) personally served as the director of the Steering Committee of the Cultural Research Project, convened a meeting of the Steering Committee, personally proposed the project structure of "now, ancient, people, and culture," and wrote a general preface for the cultural research project's achievement library, laying down the direction and foundation for the smooth implementation of the cultural research project.
III. Emphasizing the Power Coordination of Cultural Projects, Proposing that "All Localities and Departments Need to Attach Great Importance, Perform Their Respective Duties, Pool Their Wisdom and Efforts, and Form a Joint Force for Overall Promotion"
As a carrier of large-scale comprehensive cultural construction, cultural projects are of great significance, have heavy tasks, and have long timelines, requiring the coordination of various resources and forces, gathering and linkage, and forming a joint force. On the one hand, it requires interaction and cooperation between regions, departments, and fields, and coordinated progress; on the other hand, it requires the guarantee of strength in terms of policy systems, institutional arrangements, and financial support. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the "Eight Projects" is a unified deployment for the province's cultural construction, and it is also a plan and guidance for the cultural construction of all localities and departments, requiring all localities and departments to attach great importance, perform their respective duties, pool their wisdom and efforts, and form a joint force for overall promotion. He also required that "we should not only grasp the key tasks of cultural construction, but also highlight the weak links that need to be solved in the current and future periods, connect with each other, promote each other, and form an organic whole."
In the specific implementation process of the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) made practical deployments and overall arrangements for the gathering and linkage of all localities and departments: "The People's Congress should strengthen the legislation and legal supervision related to promoting the construction of a culturally strong province. The government and relevant departments should strengthen the specific guidance and management of the implementation of various tasks for building a culturally strong province. The CPPCC should actively play the advantages of extensive contacts and intensive intelligence, and the functions of participating in politics, discussing government affairs, and offering suggestions. The propaganda departments of the Party committees should give full play to their guiding and coordinating role in accelerating the construction of a culturally strong province. Mass organizations such as trade unions, the Communist Youth League, and women's federations, and mass cultural groups should actively organize and carry out mass cultural activities with their own characteristics and richness." In terms of the policy system, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) required to carefully sort out the national and Zhejiang Province's policies on cultural work, further improve the supporting policies for cultural system reform and various social undertakings reforms, and conscientiously implement various policy measures such as public financial investment, tax incentives, financing investment, labor and social security, and personnel system, promote cultural construction legislation, and do everything possible to provide strong guarantees for the implementation of the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction.
IV. Emphasizing the Institutional Guarantee of Cultural Projects, Proposing to Form a "Cultural Management System and Operating Mechanism that Promotes Cultural Innovation and Produces More Excellent Works and Talents"
The effective implementation, smooth development, and final completion of cultural projects require the continuous implementation of improving the management system and operating mechanism, as a necessary guarantee and daily grasp for promoting the project. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) has made specific deployments on the management system and operating mechanism many times. At the symposium on cultural system reform and the construction of a culturally strong province, he required to "gradually establish a cultural management system and operating mechanism that is conducive to mobilizing the enthusiasm of cultural workers, promoting cultural innovation, and producing more excellent works and talents." In terms of clarifying responsibilities, clarifying tasks, and clarifying measures, all localities and departments are required to formulate specific implementation opinions, implement project responsibilities, refine and decompose tasks, clarify responsible departments, responsible persons, and project implementation steps and timelines, including incorporating the goals and tasks of accelerating the construction of a culturally strong province into the term-of-office target assessment of Party committees and governments at all levels, comprehensively using legal, economic, administrative and other means to effectively strengthen macro-management and industry supervision, effectively protect intellectual property rights, strengthen the supervision of state-owned cultural assets, and establish various indicator systems and performance evaluation systems.
Taking the cultural research project as an example, from the beginning of the implementation, a steering committee composed of provincial leaders and Zhejiang University, relevant provincial units, and leaders of various cities was formed to be responsible for reviewing the project plan and guiding the project implementation. Various cities and counties established relevant leading groups to guide the implementation of cultural projects in their regions, and the Provincial Federation of Social Sciences was responsible for organizing experts to carry out project research. From project application, expert review, project approval and signing, opening report demonstration, mid-term inspection, completion review to achievement publication, corresponding management systems have been introduced, and a series of operating mechanisms have been established to ensure the solid advancement of the project and the academic quality of research results. At present, the first, second, and third phases of the project have been implemented, and more than 10,000 social science experts and scholars from more than 290 units at home and abroad have participated in the research. It is expected that more than 6,160 academic monographs will be formed, and more than 3,900 have been published. The "Grand Series of Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties (中国历代绘画大系)" project has become a cultural and artistic research monument with world influence after nearly 20 years of continuous promotion. A key point is that, under the continuous care and guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), we have adhered to providing basic guarantees with an engineered project platform, anchoring the goal, systematically planning, steadily advancing, and making persistent efforts.
V. Emphasizing the Continuous Deepening of Cultural Projects, Proposing to "Bite the Goal, Grasp It One Term After Another, One Session After Another"
"**功成不必在我**" (gōng chéng bù bì zài wǒ - "achieving success does not necessarily require me," success doesn't have to be achieved in my term) and "**一张蓝图绘到底**" (yī zhāng lán tú huì dào dǐ - "draw a blueprint to the end," to stick to a plan and see it through) are the views on political achievements that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly emphasized. In the report at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Provincial Party Committee, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) had a brilliant discussion on work decision-making and deployment: "These decisions and deployments made by the Provincial Party Committee strive to reflect the inheritance and continuity of the work, and also strive to reflect the pioneering and creativity of the work. These decisions and deployments are an organic whole, interconnected, mutually promoting, and complementary. Some of these decisions and deployments have been fully launched and have achieved initial results; some have been planned and are being implemented; and some still need to formulate policies and improve measures. Implementing these decisions and deployments is not only a matter of immediate urgency, but also a long-term task. We must bite the goal and grasp it one term after another, one session after another."
Continuously promoting cultural construction with cultural projects as carriers is a concrete practice and embodiment of this view on political achievements, and the cultural undertaking can thus maintain continuity and stability. As an organic whole that is "interconnected, mutually promoting, and complementary," cultural projects have a huge space for continuity, pioneering, and creativity. This is precisely the important original intention and purpose of choosing to promote cultural construction with cultural projects as carriers. At the plenary meeting of the Steering Committee of the Zhejiang Cultural Research Project, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) specifically pointed out: "The cultural research project has a long duration. Most of the research results will be completed during the 'Eleventh Five-Year Plan' period, and the project will continue to be implemented during the 'Twelfth Five-Year Plan' period." In 2005, when the cultural research project was launched, a proposal report on compiling and publishing the Song paintings collected by the Palace Museums on both sides of the Taiwan Strait was submitted to Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平)'s desk. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to this and specifically instructed: "This idea is very good and worth working hard for." Since then, the "Grand Series of Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties (中国历代绘画大系)," starting with the *Complete Collection of Song Paintings*, has started a compilation process that has lasted for nearly 20 years. As a large-scale national cultural construction project with a vast scale, spanning ancient and modern times, and spanning China and foreign countries, the "Grand Series of Chinese Paintings Through the Dynasties (中国历代绘画大系)" project has a long duration, a large number of personnel involved, and a wide range of institutions involved. It has always adhered to forming a joint construction force with an engineered organization method, promoting team collaboration with an engineered operation mechanism, promoting project progress with an engineered management model, and providing basic guarantees with an engineered project platform. It is a model for implementing major projects in an engineered manner and achieving remarkable results. A key point is that, under the continuous care and guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), we have adhered to providing basic guarantees with an engineered project platform, anchoring the goal, systematically planning, steadily advancing, and making persistent efforts.
Zhejiang's cultural construction with cultural projects as carriers has achieved fruitful practical results. For example, in terms of cultural expenditure, according to the *Statistical Table of Provincial Financial Cultural Expenditure Data from 2003 to 2022* by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Finance, it was 2.765 billion yuan in 2003, and increased to 5.66 billion yuan in 2007. In 2005, the total cultural investment in the province was basically the same as the total cultural investment in the five years during the "Ninth Five-Year Plan" period. For another example, in terms of overall layout, each aspect of the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction has both qualitative regulations and its own rich connotations, and is interconnected, interdependent, and interacts with each other. With its comprehensive and systematic overall framework, it has established a model for building socialist culture at the provincial level, and constructed a provincial pattern of socialist cultural construction with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
During his time working in Zhejiang, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) systematic thinking and important expositions on cultural projects, as well as the achievements and experiences formed based on the rich practice of implementing the "Eight Projects," demonstrated a problem-solving awareness of exploring the objective laws of socialist cultural construction. They embodied the ideological characteristics of "understanding the essence and applying it practically, integrating theory and practice" and condensed the essential features of cultural projects, revealing the laws of promoting cultural construction through cultural projects. This formed a unique, innovative, element-rich, and distinctive theoretical and practical form. This includes not only theoretical innovations with novel viewpoints, precise elaborations, and self-contained systems, but also practical innovations in macro-level layout, resource coordination, and orderly advancement. It fully embodies Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) systematic thinking, overall perspective, forward-looking vision, and practical character, as well as his active exploration of cultural development laws that meet the needs of the times from the perspective of engineering construction. This provides a very important reference for the systematic planning and solid promotion of major cultural construction projects in the new era since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. This also profoundly inspires us that to prosper and develop socialist culture, we must not only place cultural construction in a strategic position of the overall situation, holding high the banner, setting the direction, and making overall plans, but also firmly grasp the historical context, internal logic, and realistic needs of cultural development, anchoring the established strategic goals, and giving full play to the overall leading role of major cultural projects in cultural construction, doing practical work and making solid progress. We must adhere to the Marxist stance, viewpoints, and methods, use innovative concepts and a sense of change to understand the changes of the times and explore the laws of cultural development, scientifically study the inherent correlation and management effectiveness of modern engineering management methods and cultural construction, and expand new methods and new spaces for cultural construction with engineering thinking. Cultural projects are systematic cultural constructions carried out in an organized manner. We must firmly grasp the socialist system's advantage of concentrating efforts to accomplish great things, strengthen unified leadership, attach importance to overall coordination, and form a strong synergy for overall advancement around value goals, planning regulations, construction content, organizational methods, platform carriers, and pace rhythms. We must follow the law that cultural work requires long-term accumulation and is difficult to achieve overnight, regard cultural construction as a long-term undertaking, and continuously iterate and upgrade in an orderly manner, drawing a blueprint to the end. We must base ourselves on striving to meet the cultural rights of the broadest masses of the people, adhere to the principle of producing more results and more high-quality results as the standard for the implementation and acceptance of cultural projects, always put social benefits first, achieve the best unity of social and economic benefits, and continuously enhance the people's spiritual strength, and consolidate the cultural foundation for building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation.
(Written by: Chen Ye (陈野))
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As the saying goes, "A small hole not mended will become a big one causing much suffering." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "To guard the line against corruption and degeneration, one must start with minor matters and details." In life, minor matters and details may seem insignificant, but they are actually a "mirror" that accurately reflects thoughts and conduct, clearly revealing a person's true inner state.
If one does not consider the trivial, it will lead to great troubles; if one does not guard against the small, it will ultimately damage great virtue. The deterioration and decline of thought and conduct, the "devil" often lurks in the "unremarkable" minor matters and details. For party members and cadres, minor matters and details are by no means trivial; they are closely related to major matters and principles and are a direct reflection of Party spirit. Some party members and cadres "stumble" and make mistakes precisely because they started with a loss of integrity and improper behavior in minor matters and details: treating a violation of regulations on eating and drinking as a minor matter to narrow the emotional distance, regarding a small favor as normal interpersonal interaction... However, it is these seemingly insignificant behaviors that, like opening "Pandora's Box," gradually lead some party members and cadres onto the wrong path of "asking for and taking," ultimately becoming more and more deeply mired and unable to extricate themselves.
A deep analysis of the reasons reveals that, subjectively, the Party spirit cultivation of these party members and cadres themselves has loosened, their sense of discipline has become lax, and they have lost their resistance in the face of various temptations of small favors; objectively, minor matters and details have a certain degree of concealment and are easily overlooked, like traps hidden in the grass, and one can easily fall into them if one is not careful. Subjective and objective reasons are intertwined and mutually influence each other, constituting the inducement to step on the red line and "run the red light." In real life, some party members and cadres are precisely negligent in minor matters and details, holding the mentality that "trivial matters are harmless," and relax their self-requirements in details and subtleties. They use the so-called common human feelings and "no next time" as excuses to "circle around," "make compromises," and "discount" the rules, ultimately making the "snowball" of violations of regulations and discipline bigger and bigger, until it becomes too late to remedy.
For party members and cadres, this "mirror" of minor matters and details can not only reflect their own problems but also reflect the situation of people and things around them. Those who painstakingly engage in climbing and always want to take the "upper-level route" often start with minor matters and details to carry out "encirclement and hunting." Such people do not put their main energy on work, fail to be rigorous, meticulous, thorough, and practical, but instead spend their minds on observing the words and deeds of leaders and trying to figure out their preferences and habits. In toasting and pulling, they make the originally clear and refreshing comradeship and the well-regulated superior-subordinate relationship become distorted and out of shape, invisibly fueling the unhealthy trends of formalism and bureaucracy. For such people and things, it is necessary to grasp early and small, and prevent problems before they occur, from minor matters and details, and nip the unhealthy trends in the bud.
"Correcting the heart is the foundation, cultivating the self is the basis." Guarding minor matters and details is not a matter of a while, but a matter of a lifetime. It may not be difficult to guard the details and grasp the details in one time and one thing, but it is by no means easy to be cautious and careful in everything and every matter. To correct the mistaken understanding of "minor matters do no harm" and "minor details are harmless," the key is to be strict with oneself and firmly guard the bottom line in the first time and the first step. Diligently dust off the "ideological dust," think more about the "harm of greed," and often break the "thief in the heart" in small habits and small hobbies. No matter when and where, one must have a sense of awe, be cautious in words, and stop in actions, and always achieve not indulgence, not transgression, and not exceeding the rules.
To what stage the cause of the Party and the people develops, to what stage the Party's style construction must be advanced. Carrying out in-depth study and education on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) is a comprehensive re-inspection and re-improvement of discipline and style. The vast number of party members and cadres should take this as an opportunity to look in the mirror at all times and act uprightly in everything, use the "inch of effort" to mend the "small holes" and correct the "small mistakes," so that the "minor details" are not out of order and the "minor matters" do not exceed the rules, and effectively build a solid dam against corruption and degeneration.
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As an important force in fostering virtue and cultivating people, teachers of ideological and political courses shoulder the important task of cultivating socialist builders and successors who are developed morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and in terms of labor. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The key to running ideological and political theory courses well lies in teachers, and the key lies in giving play to the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of teachers." Strengthening the construction of the ideological and political course teacher team is a systematic and strategic project, and we must persist in strengthening political construction, improving professional capabilities, promoting collaborative education, and improving the evaluation system to continuously improve the ideological quality, professional ability, and educational level of ideological and political course teachers.
On the primary issue of education, "what kind of people to cultivate," ideological and political course teachers are firm practitioners of the training goals for socialist builders and successors. China is a socialist country led by the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), which determines that our education must take the cultivation of socialist builders and successors as its fundamental task, and cultivate generations of useful talents who support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and our socialist system, and are determined to struggle for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics for life. Strengthening the construction of the ideological and political course teacher team in the new era is to build a high-quality ideological and political course teacher team, guide the majority of young students to establish correct worldviews, outlooks on life, and values, enhance their sense of responsibility and mission, and ensure that the fundamental task of fostering virtue and cultivating people is implemented. On the practical proposition of "how to cultivate people," ideological and political course teachers play a significant advantage in combining theoretical education with value guidance. The key to ideological and political education lies in being close to reality, close to life, and close to students, and explaining the principles in a deep and thorough manner. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must adhere to the simultaneous promotion of the construction of ideological and political courses and the arming of the Party's innovative theories, the simultaneous progress of ideological and political courses and curriculum-based ideological and political education, and effectively integrate the 'small classroom' of ideological and political education with the 'big classroom' of society, so as to make moral education more in place and more effective." This requires ideological and political course teachers to constantly improve their teaching ability, enrich teaching methods, and be good at using vivid language, vivid cases, and simple and easy-to-understand methods to explain abstract theories clearly, deeply, and into the hearts of students, so that ideological and political courses can truly become educational courses that enlighten the mind, nourish the heart, and touch the soul. On the value proposition of "for whom to cultivate people," ideological and political course teachers are loyal practitioners of the fundamental goals of educating people for the Party and cultivating talents for the country. The educational power we want to build is a socialist educational power with Chinese characteristics. Ideological and political course teachers not only spread knowledge in the classroom, but also spread beliefs and ideals, and use their own political stance, moral character, and personal charm to guide young students to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishes" (两个确立), enhance the "Four Consciousnesses" (四个意识), strengthen the "Four Confidences" (四个自信), and achieve the "Two Safeguards" (两个维护), cultivate a deep sense of national identity, and make personal development go hand in hand with the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation. To build a high-quality ideological and political course teacher team in the new era, we must firmly grasp the following aspects.
Strengthen political construction and control the belief gate. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The vast number of ideological and political theory course teachers must be politically strong, have deep feelings, have new thinking, have a broad vision, be strict in self-discipline, and have a correct personality." Among them, "political strength" ranks first, which is determined by the characteristics, attributes, and tasks of the ideological and political course itself. Party organizations at all levels and in all types of schools must first shoulder their political responsibilities, run political construction through the entire process of building the ideological and political course teacher team, highlight political standards in all aspects of selection, education, management, and use, and promote the Party's innovative theories into textbooks, classrooms, and minds. Ideological and political course teachers should continue to enhance their theoretical literacy and political determination, unswervingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) to strengthen their minds and souls, deeply study Marxist classics, the century-long struggle of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), and outstanding traditional Chinese culture, and constantly enhance their theoretical confidence.
Improve professional ability and strengthen the cultivation gate. The effectiveness of ideological and political courses lies in people. Ideological and political courses must not only be "meaningful" but also "interesting." To improve their ability and quality, ideological and political course teachers must not only focus on theoretical literacy and educational feelings, but also pay attention to the improvement of teaching art and technical means. We must vigorously improve the teacher education system with Chinese characteristics and promote the full-cycle ability improvement of "entry-on-the-job-growth." By regularly holding training for backbone teachers of ideological and political courses in colleges and universities, we will continuously improve the teacher training system and enhance teachers' ability to use professional technical means to teach ideological and political courses well. By setting up various research topics for ideological and political course teachers, special training programs, teaching display platforms, and promoting typical cases, we will guide teachers to pay attention to the combination of theoretical learning and social practice, enhance their realistic concern and awareness of problems in practice, promote teachers to shift from "I want to teach" to "I want to teach," and continuously improve the ability and quality of ideological and political course teachers.
Promote collaborative education and pass the ecological gate well. Ideological and political course teachers in the new era face a complex educational environment and urgently need to form a support system that is coordinated from top to bottom and linked internally and externally. Within the school, it is necessary to clarify the job responsibilities of teachers and the boundaries of responsibility for ideological work, strengthen guarantee support, and build a complete growth path for ideological and political course teachers from talent introduction to career development, from professional title evaluation to incentive guarantees. Outside the school, it is necessary to strengthen school-local cooperation and inter-school linkage, and improve the level of refined management of the ideological and political course teacher team through a series of measures such as taking stock of the situation of the ideological and political course teacher team, vigorously create a good ecology that encourages innovation and exploration, and continuously expand the educational resources and pattern of the "big ideological and political course."
Improve the evaluation system and guard the guidance gate well. A scientific evaluation mechanism is the key to improving teachers' enthusiasm and educational effectiveness. We must establish and improve a comprehensive evaluation system for the construction of the ideological and political course teacher team by means of reform, eliminate the tendency of "only papers" and "only hats," highlight key indicators such as classroom teaching quality, student ideological growth, and value recognition, pay attention to the organic combination of student evaluation, peer evaluation, and organizational evaluation, and explore all-process and multi-dimensional teaching quality evaluation methods to truly achieve the two-way promotion of "teaching" and "learning" and the deep integration of "knowing" and "doing." At the same time, as a key force in casting souls and educating people, the words and deeds of ideological and political course teachers have a clear demonstrative nature. To build a high-quality ideological and political course teacher team in the new era, we must strengthen the first evaluation standard of teacher ethics and style and the first academic responsibility of teaching and educating people, and guide ideological and political course teachers to be role models for students in learning, doing things, and being human.
(Author's unit: National Academy of Education Administration (国家教育行政学院))
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Goods flow and trains shuttle back and forth. In recent years, Huaihua (怀化), Hunan (湖南), located in the upper reaches of rivers and surrounded by mountains, has deeply integrated into the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, taking the construction of an international land port as an opportunity to continuously upgrade its opening-up platform, optimize the institutional environment, and promote the development of port-adjacent industries such as luggage and bamboo products, writing a new chapter in high-quality development.
"During this period, the price of bamboo has dropped to more than 500 yuan per ton." Lei Zhen (雷振), administrative manager of Hunan Yio New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (湖南亿欧新材料科技有限公司), communicated the latest purchase price with the bamboo and wood cooperative.
Changes in the international situation and real-time fluctuations in shipping directly affect the moso bamboo market in the deep mountains at the junction of Hunan (湘), Guangxi (桂), and Guizhou (黔). "This feeling has become more and more obvious in recent years," Lei Zhen (雷振) explained, "Previously, the shortage of sea freight containers led to a sharp increase in the price of bamboo accessories. Recently, the shortage has eased, and the purchase price of bamboo has also dropped."
A set of data from Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港) confirms Lei Zhen's (雷振) feelings.
——In 2024, Huaihua (怀化), which is neither coastal nor bordering, saw its trade with ASEAN increase by 28.9% year-on-year, and its foreign trade import and export growth rate ranked first in Hunan Province (湖南省) for three consecutive years. From 2022 to 2024, Huaihua's (怀化) import and export volume to other RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) member countries increased by an average of 87.23% per year.
——In the first half of this year, Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港) dispatched 601 trains, a year-on-year increase of 31%. In the first five months, the total value of Huaihua's (怀化) foreign trade import and export increased by 8% year-on-year, and 8 production-oriented enterprises in the city achieved "zero breakthrough" and 16 achieved "doubling" in foreign trade.
How does the land port connect mountains and seas and change the mountain city?
Why do foreign trade companies choose to go far rather than near?
The new positioning has changed the "far" and "near" location pattern.
Walking into the customs supervision area of Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港), the new atmosphere of local development can be seen from a cargo list of the China-Laos fixed train.
Air conditioners, refrigerators, sanitary ware, tiles... These are the characteristic products of the Pearl River Delta (珠三角). Water pumps, mechanical equipment, electric bicycles, photovoltaic modules... Many are the advantageous industries of the Yangtze River Delta (长三角).
With numerous ports in the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) and Pearl River Delta (珠三角), why do logistics companies choose to go far rather than near to collect goods in Huaihua (怀化)?
"This is the result of the combined effect of timeliness, cost, and service," said Mo Bin (莫斌), general manager of Houde Supply Chain Management (Huaihua) Co., Ltd. (厚德供应链管理（怀化）有限公司). "Going south from Huaihua (怀化), you can go directly to Southeast Asia through land ports, or you can go to the world through railway-sea intermodal transport."
With the expansion and extension of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, Huaihua (怀化) has become an important node city of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. In 2022, the Hunan Provincial Party Committee (湖南省委) and the Provincial Government (省政府) issued relevant policies, giving Huaihua (怀化) the new positioning of "building a strategic gateway city for the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor" and the only ASEAN cargo distribution center in the province.
"Far" and "near" are quietly changing.
First, look at the timeliness. In Shuangfeng County (双峰县), Loudi (娄底), Hunan (湖南), small agricultural machines produced by Hunan Jinsong Machinery Co., Ltd. (湖南省劲松机械有限公司) are very popular in Southeast Asia. In the past, small agricultural machines were transported from Shuangfeng County (双峰县) to Yantian Port (盐田港), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) by road, and then to Vientiane (万象), Laos (老挝) by sea, which took about 25 days. Now, they are transported by the China-Laos train of Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港), which can be delivered in as little as 5 days.
Then look at the cost. The cost of a 40-foot container required to transport agricultural machinery has dropped from 32,000 yuan to about 17,000 yuan. The Huaihua (怀化) to Vientiane (万象) China-Laos Railway has formed a fixed train, and the cost and efficiency are further optimized.
The tentacles are still extending. On June 24 this year, Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港) joined hands with Land-Sea New Channel Ningxia Company (陆海新通道宁夏公司) to transport 2,500 tons of chemical products from Northwest China to Vietnam (越南) by "bulk to container" rail-rail cross-border transportation, which only takes 10 days, increasing transportation efficiency by 50% and reducing logistics costs by 30% compared with the traditional rail-sea transportation model.
"In the future, we will expand the coordination of cargo sources across provinces, deeply cultivate the inland market in the Northwest, effectively increase cross-border transportation volume, and deeply integrate into the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor," said Lei Mingxiong (雷明雄), Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Hunan Huaihua International Land Port Development Co., Ltd. (湖南怀化国际陆港发展有限公司).
How can port-adjacent industries achieve zero breakthrough and doubling?
"Second Entrepreneurship" explores the growth path from "nothing" to "something".
Cutting and polishing drawbars, injection-molded casters, and finely stitched zippers... In Lianshan Industrial Park (连山工业园), Huitong County (会同县), Huaihua (怀化), 32 of the 39 accessories required for a suitcase can be produced here, and assembled and exported nearby.
"The industrial park has been built for more than ten years, and it has only been so lively in the past two years," said Lin Ming (林明), deputy director of the Comprehensive Coordination Office of the Huitong County Luggage Industry Development Work Command (会同县箱包产业发展工作指挥部综合协调办公室). Huitong (会同) only took two years to go from producing almost no suitcases to having 37 luggage companies, 12 of which are above designated size, with an annual output value of more than 1.7 billion yuan.
What does investment promotion rely on? "Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港) and its supporting Huitong Port (会同港) are golden business cards," said Lin Ming (林明).
The first to be attracted by this business card was Shanghai Newup Industrial Co., Ltd. (上海纽恩特实业股份有限公司). In 2022, the company invested 500 million yuan in Huitong County (会同县) to build a production and manufacturing project with an annual output of 6 million suitcases. "We continue to increase investment and have built multiple production bases in Huaihua (怀化)," said Lai Libin (赖丽斌), deputy general manager of the company.
The railway special line between Huitong Port (会同港), which is under construction, and the park extends the land port to the factory gate, and the goods are transferred from road to rail nearby. Data shows that 70% of the goods in the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor are transported to ASEAN countries via Huaihua (怀化).
However, Huaihua (怀化) is not willing to be just a channel. Huaihua (怀化) attracts luggage companies to land in clusters, settle in groups, and develop in chains. In just 2 years, Huaihua (怀化) has gathered 172 companies on the chain, with a total output value exceeding 4 billion yuan. In the first half of this year, Huaihua's (怀化) luggage exports reached 260 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 80.2%.
While "building nests to attract phoenixes," local characteristic industries are also concentrating on cultivating their "internal skills."
On the trains of Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港), a ton of exported bamboo carriage floor costs nearly 10,000 yuan. "This is the company's brand product, which has been included in the supply chain by many internationally renowned automobile companies, and the export value in 2024 will reach more than 20 million yuan," said Lei Zhen (雷振).
Hunan Yio New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (湖南亿欧新材料科技有限公司) is located in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County (靖州苗族侗族自治县), Huaihua (怀化). In 2023, in response to the characteristics of the traditional bamboo industry being small, scattered, and weak, the Jingzhou County Forestry Bureau (靖州县林业局) joined hands with the county's state-owned forestry platform to organize state-owned forest farms and more than 120 administrative villages to integrate, upgrade, and transform, and successfully passed relevant international certifications. "Not only do the products have a 'foreign trade pass', but companies can also enjoy tariff preferences in the EU and other markets," said Lei Zhen (雷振).
From an "economic channel" to a "channel economy," Huaihua (怀化) is seizing the opportunity for "second entrepreneurship" and building a "5+10" modern industrial system. "Around the construction concept of 'promoting industry through the port and promoting the city through industry', we will actively promote the development of port-adjacent industries and help port-adjacent industries sprint to the 100 billion yuan level. We strive to achieve the 'three 1000s' goal by 2026, that is, more than 1,000 trains operating in the port area, more than 10 million tons of cargo throughput, and more than 100 billion yuan of total output value," said Xu Zhongjian (许忠建), Secretary of the Huaihua Municipal Party Committee (怀化市委书记).
How can node cities continue to upgrade?
Reform and innovation to build an ASEAN cargo distribution center.
In December 2024, Houde Supply Chain Management (Huaihua) Co., Ltd. (厚德供应链管理（怀化）有限公司) declared a batch of leisure food for export to Huaihua Customs (怀化海关). This is the first export cargo in Hunan (湖南) to which the policy of tax rebate at the port of departure by land is applicable after the implementation of the policy.
"In layman's terms, export companies can get a tax rebate as soon as the train departs," said Wang Youhua (王友华), Director of Huaihua Customs (怀化海关), which is under the jurisdiction of Changsha Customs (长沙海关). After the company completes the release procedures at the customs, it can declare a tax rebate. Compared with the past, the tax rebate cycle is shortened by 5-10 days.
"Tax rebate upon departure," "quantity and price mutual insurance," "direct loading and direct delivery"... The benefits and convenience felt by enterprises are reflected in new terms. "Within the scope of permissible operating policies, we will help operating entities further reduce comprehensive costs," said Lei Mingxiong (雷明雄).
Adjacent to Huaihua West Station (怀化西站), the Huaihua International Land Port Multimodal Transport Center (怀化国际陆港多式联运中心) with a total construction area of 190,000 square meters is undergoing intensive interior decoration and will be put into use in October this year. "Equipped with 3 railway special lines and 2 automated intelligent gantry cranes, the annual throughput can reach 100,000 TEUs. The dispatch building of more than 30,000 square meters will become the intelligent brain of Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港)," said Yao Yao (姚尧), deputy general manager of Huaihua International Land Port Development Co., Ltd. (怀化国际陆港发展有限公司).
Not only upgrading the opening-up platform, but also optimizing the institutional environment. In July this year, Changsha Customs (长沙海关) released 10 measures to promote the high-quality development of Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港). "The measures will promote the seamless connection of multimodal transport of highway, railway, waterway, and aviation, deepen customs supervision and cooperation with customs along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, and lay an institutional foundation for building an ASEAN cargo distribution center," said Wang Xinyu (王新宇), deputy director of the Office of Changsha Customs (长沙海关办公室副主任).
On July 10, the Hunan (Huaihua) International Land Port Legal Affairs Zone (湖南（怀化）国际陆港法务区) was officially built and put into use, gathering legal affairs formats such as public legal service centers, lawyers' homes, financial dispute mediation centers, and civil and commercial mediation centers. In addition, Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港) is also constantly filling the service gap in the export-oriented economy by building a cold chain logistics center and integrating into the digital New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor.
"Taking the construction of a regional medical center and a consumption center as breakthroughs, we will provide urban momentum support for the development of Huaihua International Land Port (怀化国际陆港) and truly build Huaihua (怀化) into an international land port city, an innovation and entrepreneurship city, a green and ecological city, and a livable and smart city," said Xu Zhongjian (许忠建).
Return to TopBeijing, July 29th (Reported by Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (中国物流与采购联合会) released data on the 29th showing that in the first half of the year, the total value of social logistics nationwide was 171.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%. The growth rate of the total value of social logistics was 0.3 percentage points higher than the GDP growth rate during the same period, reflecting the strong supporting role of logistics demand in economic development.
In the first half of the year, the total value of social logistics maintained steady growth, and the demand structure continued to optimize. The total value of industrial goods logistics increased by 5.8% year-on-year, contributing 85% to the growth of the total value of social logistics, providing a solid guarantee for the stability of the industrial economy and the smooth flow of the industrial chain and supply chain. From the perspective of consumption logistics, under the impetus of a series of policies to expand domestic demand and promote consumption, the consumer market has become more active. In the first half of the year, the total value of logistics for goods of units and residents increased by 6.1% year-on-year, an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared with the first quarter.
According to analysis by relevant experts from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (中国物流与采购联合会), the quality and efficiency of both supply and demand sides of logistics in China have improved. On the demand side, the total value of social logistics has grown steadily, the structural optimization is significant, industrial goods logistics has stabilized the basic market, and new quality logistics has reached new highs. On the supply side, logistics services have shown strong resilience and adaptability, and sub-sectors such as railways, aviation, and e-commerce express delivery have improved in quality collaboratively.
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The 224th Regiment (二二四团) of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团) is located on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠). Nearly 2,000 mu of oats and alfalfa have been harvested, revealing yellow stalks.
"Originally, this area was just one sand dune after another. We leveled them and installed a sprinkler irrigation system," Wang Kuixing (王魁星), Party Secretary of Xinjiang Kunyu State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group Co., Ltd. (新疆昆玉国有资本投资运营集团有限责任公司), told reporters. At the end of April, oats were sown first. After the oat seedlings emerged, alfalfa was cross-planted with the oats. The oat seedlings provided wind protection for the alfalfa. The large center-pivot sprinkler irrigation system can achieve coordinated water and fertilizer regulation, scientifically and accurately providing moisture to the oats and alfalfa. Alfalfa is heat-resistant, suitable for growing in barren land, and has a strong nitrogen fixation ability, which can improve soil fertility. At the same time, its root system is very developed, which can play a role in fixing sand.
The original sea of sand has become a lush green area. Large combine harvesters are running at full power. As the vehicles pass, the grass falls, and rows of alfalfa and oats are neatly laid out in the field to dry. After drying, they will be processed into silage feed. The oats have completed their windbreak task, and the alfalfa has deeply rooted its roots in the sandy soil. Its growth cycle lasts up to 5 years, and it can be harvested 4 times a year. One ton of oats can be sold for 1,300 yuan, and alfalfa can be sold for 2,200 yuan. "This crop of oats is expected to yield 320 kilograms per mu, and 4 crops of alfalfa are expected to yield more than 1.2 tons per mu," Wang Kuixing (王魁星) said. By planting alfalfa and oats to return straw to the field, and applying organic fertilizer, the sandy soil is continuously transformed into soil. After several years of treatment, this land can be planted with crops such as wheat and corn.
The desert of the past has become an oasis, and the Gobi is turning into fertile land. In recent years, the 224th Regiment (二二四团)'s 131,000 mu of fruit-bearing jujube orchards and 109,000 mu of windbreak forests have formed windbreak barriers. 229,000 mu of desertified land has been effectively treated and controlled, and the area of desert land treated has reached 240 square kilometers.
Return to TopThe year 2025 is the final year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the last year of the 5-year transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively linking it with rural revitalization. The Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch (农行湖北省分行) (hereinafter referred to as "Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch") resolutely implements the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments on "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" work, closely focusing on the strategic goals of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government to "accelerate the construction of a strong agricultural province and create a new era of 'land of fish and rice'," and continuously improves the long-term mechanism for strengthening agriculture, benefiting agriculture, and enriching agriculture through finance, serving the integrated development of urban and rural areas, supporting the cultivation of new quality productive forces in agriculture, empowering rural characteristic industries, and comprehensively assisting the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. As of the end of June 2025, the bank's county loans increased by 41.7 billion yuan compared with the beginning of the year.
Implementing the "Three Strengths" Financial Service Project to Serve the Integrated Development of Urban and Rural Areas
The county is a hub, connecting the city on one end and the countryside on the other. It is a crucial link in building a new type of urban-rural relationship and promoting the organic combination of new urbanization and comprehensive rural revitalization. The Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch comprehensively connects with Hubei Province's "Strong County Project," innovatively promotes the "Strong County + Strong Town + Strong Village" financial service project, and comprehensively supports the upgrading of urban and rural infrastructure, the integration of urban and rural industries, and the development and entrepreneurship of farmers.
To support Hubei's new urbanization construction, the Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch is comprehensively promoting the "Strengthening the City and Revitalizing the City" and "Strengthening the District and Revitalizing the City" series of activities throughout the province, actively supporting urban renewal, renovation of old residential areas, improvement of public services, construction of affordable housing, and other people's livelihood projects. Among them, the "Dangyang Model" (当阳模式) of financial support for the renovation of old residential areas by the Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch has been summarized, promoted, and fully covered throughout the province.
In March 2025, the Zaoyang General Airport (枣阳通用机场) project in Xiangyang City (襄阳市) was launched. After completion, the airport will serve as a regional general aviation logistics center in northwestern Hubei, focusing on the development of logistics distribution, tourism, and other industries. The Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch actively supports the airport construction project, which is the first low-altitude economy project supported by the Agricultural Bank in the country's county areas. Focusing on supplementing the shortcomings in county infrastructure and public services, the Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch has established a major project library connecting urban and rural transportation, logistics and communication, and other major projects, and is exploring a financial support model for the integrated development of infrastructure construction and characteristic agriculture, related industries, and resource development.
Cultivating New Quality Productive Forces in Agriculture to Help Comprehensively Revitalize the Countryside
Using scientific and technological innovation to lead the aggregation of advanced production factors and developing new quality productive forces in agriculture in accordance with local conditions is a key move in grasping the "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" work. The Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch fully supports Hubei in building a national agricultural science and technology innovation leading zone, introducing more financial resources into agricultural science and technology parks, innovative counties (cities), and technology enterprises, increasing support for agricultural modernization demonstration projects, smart agriculture, and modern agricultural facilities, and striving to promote the realization of a virtuous cycle of "science and technology - industry - finance" related to agriculture.
To implement the strategy of "storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology," the Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch focuses on supporting the application of agricultural technology innovation in protecting cultivated land resources, promoting healthy utilization of cultivated land, and improving grain production capacity. Wuhan Xiugu Technology Co., Ltd. (武汉市秀谷科技有限公司) is a national high-tech enterprise focusing on the restoration of cultivated land production obstacles. The Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch issued a "Technology e-Loan" (科技e贷) to the company to support its use of digital means to carry out natural disaster prevention and land restoration project process supervision.
Actively support the development of smart agriculture and expand the application scenarios of artificial intelligence, big data, low-altitude, and other technologies in the agricultural field. In Zaoyang City (枣阳市), Xiangyang City (襄阳市), the Agricultural Bank of China Xiangyang Branch (农行湖北襄阳分行) supported Zaoyang City in implementing the construction of a rural intelligent industrial base, transferring 12,000 mu of agricultural land to build a characteristic and advantageous yellow peach industrial park; in Yichang City (宜昌市), the Agricultural Bank of China Three Gorges Branch (农行湖北三峡分行) helped the smart agricultural industrial park in its jurisdiction to realize IoT intelligent lighting control, digital precise drip irrigation and fertilization, and intelligent rail transportation network construction. During the spring plowing and summer planting season, in the main grain-producing areas, the Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch supports the popularization of agricultural drone seeding and fertilization, "Field Manager" (田管家) socialization services, and other models, allowing financial "living water" to truly drip into the "nerve endings" of smart agriculture.
Deepen the Mechanism of Linking Farmers and Benefiting Farmers to Release Rural Development Vitality
Allowing farmers to share the value-added benefits of the industrial chain provides a mechanism guarantee for promoting comprehensive rural revitalization and achieving common prosperity. The Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch comprehensively promotes the "whole village file establishment, batch credit granting" operation model, increases the use of "Hui Nong e-Loan" (惠农e贷) products with pure credit, revolving use, and high onlineization, accurately connects with the financial needs of new agricultural business entities such as farmers' cooperatives and family farms, and delivers farmer loans to the fields.
Qianjiang City (潜江市), Hubei Province, is the "Hometown of Chinese Crayfish" (中国小龙虾之乡). 396 administrative villages regard crayfish farming as a pillar industry for enriching the people, with more than 200,000 employees. The Agricultural Bank of China Qianjiang Branch (农行湖北潜江分行) fully serves the crayfish farming industry to become bigger and stronger, and continuously improves the "autonomous credit granting, convenient credit enhancement, and on-demand credit use" service model for farmer cooperatives and large agricultural material households engaged in crayfish farming, issuing loans of 830 million yuan to more than 10,000 shrimp farmers, effectively solving the problems of "slow financing and difficult financing."
In supporting the development and growth of new rural collective economies, the Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch innovatively combines and uses financial products such as village collective economic organization loans, "Harmonious and Beautiful Village Loans" (和美乡村贷), and "Strong Village Loans" (强村贷) to help revitalize rural collective assets and promote common prosperity for farmers and rural areas.
Continuously improving the level of basic rural financial services, by strengthening the optimization of county outlet layout, accelerating the exploration of new models of "mobile bank" services, and continuously expanding the coverage of "Hui Nong Tong" (惠农通) service points in administrative villages, the Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch strives to open up the "last mile" of rural financial services, and uses the sinking of financial services to help promote the construction of a rural credit system and promote the improvement of farmers' sense of access to financial services.
Data source: Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王昊男
In Yong'anli (永安里), Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京), in a simple old house, 99-year-old Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) unbuttons a few buttons on his shirt, revealing a coin-sized scar on his right chest. In addition, the old man has more than 40 gunshot wounds on his body, and there are still 4 pieces of shrapnel remaining in his body.
"These scars are the best medals for a soldier," Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) said with a calm and proud expression.
What were you thinking when you were on a mission?
"We just wanted the people to know that someone was fighting the Japanese devils."
Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) was born in Qiaoshang Village (桥上村), Yicheng County (翼城县), Shanxi Province (山西省) in January 1926. The family of seven had nine mu of land and a small tofu shop, so life was still decent.
When Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) was 13 years old, his family's peaceful life was shattered by the flames of war. On the morning of May 6, 1939, two Japanese planes swooped down on Qiaoshang Village (桥上村) skimming the treetops. "The bomb landed right on top of the kiln, almost burying me inside," Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) said.
Before he could recover from the shock, the machine guns on the plane began to strafe again. The neighbor's child fell in a pool of blood, and his 20-year-old cousin Zhai Weilin (翟维林) was unfortunately killed at the entrance of the car shop... "My grandfather was hit by the fallen doors and windows and was bedridden, and died 29 days later." Recalling the enemy's brutality, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) couldn't help but clench his fists, "This is a family feud, but also a national hatred!"
From then on, a belief took root in the young man's heart - "Kill the devils and protect the country." In 1943, 17-year-old Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) signed up to join the guerrillas.
"This kid is too small, don't lose the gun." Deputy Village Chief Chen Guihua (陈贵华) shook his head as he sized up his thin body. Seeing this, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) tried his best to stick out his chest and stand on tiptoe. "Although this kid is small, he is clever, count him as one." Village Chief Zhai Guangren (翟广仁) said.
"The four guns were exchanged for two mules. Two Hanyang rifles, one old-fashioned rifle, and one Jin-made Type 65 rifle." Although more than 80 years have passed, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) still remembers the gun models very clearly, "The gun is the lifeline, and even parents can't be told when hiding the gun at night."
The guerrilla team that Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) joined actually only had four people including him, but the guerrilla team played a significant role in guarding posts, cutting telephone lines, and destroying highways. Not long after the team was established, the bold and careful Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) did something that caused a sensation in the surrounding villages.
One night, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) and his comrades bypassed the Japanese blockhouse and sentries, and secretly sneaked into the vicinity of Longhua City (隆化城), and posted slogans such as "Down with the Japanese invaders" (打倒日本侵略者) and "Down with the traitors and collaborators" (打倒汉奸卖国贼) on the city gate in the dark. The next morning, the slogans were surrounded by people, who secretly applauded. "The devils were so angry that they stomped their feet." The old man said with a smile, "We just wanted the people to know that someone was fighting the Japanese devils."
What impressed you the most during the War of Resistance?
"American pilots came to help us fight the Japanese devils, and we should save them."
One day in the spring of 1944, two planes swept across the sky. Suddenly, the tail of one plane smoked and went out of control, and a white parachute slowly floated towards the north of the village.
"There are many planes coming and going in our area, but we have never seen anyone parachuting." Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) recalled that the villagers came out to watch the excitement. "If it is a Japanese, we will arrest him." "If they are here to help us, we will save him." Everyone chimed in.
Time waits for no one, and Ma Huaizhu (马怀株), director of the village armed committee, decisively led Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) and other young people to run over. "The equipment is not good, if we really encounter devils, we can only rely on the few grenades that everyone carries and fight them desperately." Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) touched the grenade on his waist and gritted his teeth to speed up. In Nangou (南沟), Wucun (吴村), they found a tall, blue-eyed pilot. Unable to communicate verbally, the pilot took out a piece of paper with the following printed on it: "I am an American soldier, helping China fight Japan, if the plane has an accident, please help." Ma Huaizhu (马怀株) gestured with an "eight" with his hand: "We are the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, here to save you, come with us."
At this moment, two puppet soldiers approached them with guns in a sneaky manner. During the confrontation, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) clenched the grenade tightly, without flinching, and shouted: "Don't move, move and I'll blow you up!"
Seeing this, the two puppet soldiers called for a squad of reinforcements, and the two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle. "During the battle, Director Ma (马主任) was injured, and an American pilot was shot in the leg and could not evacuate." In a critical moment, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) had a flash of inspiration and suddenly got up and shouted loudly into the open space: "Comrades, don't shoot, the traitors are here, catch them alive!"
This trick of "empty city plan" (空城计 (kōng chéng jì - "empty city strategy," a military strategy that involves using an empty, undefended city to trick the enemy into thinking that there is an ambush)) worked. The puppet soldiers thought they had fallen into an ambush, fired a few shots randomly and fled in panic. Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) carried the tall pilot on his back, and his comrades carried Ma Huaizhu (马怀株) on their backs, and tried their best to retreat to Qiaoshang Village (桥上村). With the timely response of the villagers, everyone used door panels to make stretchers and safely transferred the wounded to the old base area overnight.
"After the founding of New China, I heard that the rescued American pilot made a special trip to China to find us." Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) said, "American pilots came to help us fight the Japanese devils, and we should save them. We will never forget the friends who helped us."
What do you want to say to your comrades?
"It was those sacrificed comrades who left the opportunity to live to me."
The eardrum of his left ear was shattered and he became deaf, and his right chest was pierced by a bullet. The flames of war left many cruel marks on Zhai Weijun (翟维俊), but he just laughed it off. In his heart, what made him most heartbroken was a list soaked in blood.
In 1945, 19-year-old Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) officially joined the engineering company of the 13th Brigade of the 4th Column of the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Military Region (晋冀鲁豫军区) (formerly the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army) led by Chen Geng (陈赓) (later renamed the engineering company of the 38th Division of the 13th Army). From clerk, squad leader, platoon leader to company commander, he followed the troops in the north and south wars, made 10 meritorious deeds, and won the title of combat hero twice.
"In the war, many comrades sacrificed." Opening a palm-sized, reprinted booklet, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) read, "Ji Donghai (吉东海), Yang Wujin (杨吾锦), Cheng Xinzhu (程新柱)..." He had to pause for a long time after reading each name. The cover of the booklet was prominently written with "Roster of the Engineering Company of the 38th Division of the 13th Army" (十三军三十八师工兵连花名册), and 182 names were neatly arranged on the inner pages. A black mark on the roster was particularly striking, "At that time, the bullet entered from my right chest and went straight through my back, and the blood seeped onto the roster." Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) said.
In 1995, staff members of the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution found him after many twists and turns, hoping to collect the roster, and even offered to buy it. The old man said decisively: "Donate it for free, don't want a penny, I can't exchange the names of more than 100 comrades for money."
Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) retired from the Beijing Geodetic Survey Center (北京地测中心) (now the Beijing Institute of Geological Hazard Prevention and Control (北京市地质灾害防治研究所)) in March 1990. Talking about his comrades, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) felt unspeakable sadness in his heart, but when talking about himself, the old man was very open-minded: "I even had a memorial service." In a battle, he was separated from the troops due to injury and lost contact with the troops. Everyone thought he had sacrificed, so they held a memorial service for him. "When I saw my old comrades 20 years later, they asked in surprise, 'How did you survive?'" Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) said, "Actually, it's not that I have a big life, it's that those sacrificed comrades left the opportunity to live to me, I can't forget them."
Glancing over the roster, Zhai Weijun (翟维俊) was a little sentimental: "Today's good days did not come easily." On the wall of his home, there are eight characters written by him: "Never forget the original intention, keep the mission in mind" (不忘初心 牢记使命). Crossing the smoke of gunpowder and experiencing life and death tests, this is the most simple adherence to faith of an old soldier.
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The "National Security Law of the People's Republic of China," promulgated and implemented in 2015, is a comprehensive, overarching, and fundamental law formulated in accordance with the Constitution to govern all areas of national security work. It provides a systematic and complete basic legal basis for all aspects of national security work in China, provides a solid legal guarantee for safeguarding national security and realizing the long-term stability of the Party and the country, and has a major milestone significance in the process of China's national security cause. Over the past decade, the National Security Law has been fully and deeply implemented, national security has been effectively maintained, and good expected results have been achieved. Practice has proven that the National Security Law is a good law for building high-level security, ensuring the steady and long-term progress of Chinese-style modernization, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Significant Achievements in the Implementation of the National Security Law
Over the past decade, we have fully and deeply implemented the National Security Law, accelerated the advancement of the rule of law in national security, and achieved great achievements and remarkable results.
The status of the holistic approach to national security as the guiding ideology for national security work has been firmly established. In 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) creatively put forward the holistic approach to national security, providing fundamental guidance for the drafting and formulation of the National Security Law and the national security work in the new era. National security legislation has legalized and institutionalized the holistic approach to national security, giving it lasting legal effect. According to the holistic approach to national security, based on changes in the international and domestic situation, the National Security Law has made a clear and scientific definition of "national security," which is rare in the security legislation of various countries. The concept of "national security" in Chinese law covers traditional and non-traditional security, including politics, military affairs, land, economy, overseas interests, deep sea, cyberspace, artificial intelligence, data, and other fields, highlighting key points while also providing a strong foundation. Over the past decade, with the comprehensive implementation of the National Security Law, the holistic approach to national security has been fully and deeply implemented in all areas of national security work, and its status as the guiding ideology for national security work has been firmly established, playing an important role in doing a good job in all areas of national security work and producing fruitful results.
The centralized and unified, efficient and authoritative national security leadership system is operating smoothly. At the central level, the National Security Commission of the Central Committee (中央国家安全委员会) was established as the decision-making and coordinating body of the Party Central Committee on national security work, studying and formulating national security strategies and major policies, coordinating major national security matters and important work, promoting the construction of the rule of law in national security, and establishing a daily office of the National Security Commission of the Central Committee to be responsible for specific implementation. At the local level, the national security responsibility system of Party committees (Party groups) was implemented, and a national security work system was established and improved that runs vertically through the three levels of provinces, cities, and counties, and horizontally covers various departments and fields.
Major achievements have been made in the construction of the rule of law in national security. The National Security Law is the "mother law" for China to carry out legislation and regulation in various fields of national security. Under its leadership, laws in many fields to safeguard national security, such as the Anti-Espionage Law, the National Intelligence Law, the Law on Guarding State Secrets, the Anti-Terrorism Law, the Export Control Law, and the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, have been promulgated, and some have also been revised; the Hong Kong National Security Law (香港国安法) has been formulated and implemented; and legal norms for punishing "Taiwan independence" (台独) diehards for the crime of splitting the country have been introduced in a timely manner. At the same time, administrative regulations, local regulations, military regulations, government regulations, and intra-Party regulations and normative documents to safeguard national security have been successively promulgated and continuously developed and improved. Over the past decade, with the National Security Law as the leader, the "four beams and eight pillars" of the national security legal system have been basically built, and a national security legal system with Chinese characteristics has been initially formed, and the power of the law has become increasingly apparent.
Major progress has been made in promoting the modernization of the national security system and capabilities. Continuously improve the national security work system and mechanism, improve the efficient and authoritative national security leadership system, establish and improve the security保障 system in key areas and the coordination and command system for important special projects, improve the crisis management mechanism, the supervision and inspection mechanism, and the accountability mechanism; improve the national security legal system; initially form a national security strategy system and policy system; improve the national security risk monitoring and early warning system; and improve the national emergency management system. In addition, the solid promotion of the modernization of national security capabilities has become increasingly effective. Through ten years of unremitting efforts, we have effectively strengthened the overall coordination of national security work in various fields and links, the national security system has become more complete, capabilities have been significantly enhanced, and guarantees have become more powerful.
National security education has been fully launched. The National Security Education Day (全民国家安全教育日) has been established, national security education activities have been continuously carried out, the diversification of publicity and education forms and the diversification of carriers have been promoted, national security education has been fully launched, the national security awareness of the whole people has been continuously improved, and the social foundation for safeguarding national security has been increasingly consolidated. The "Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening National Security Education" was issued to accelerate the construction of a Chinese national security education system, discipline system, and discourse system. National security studies has become a first-level discipline, and new steps have been taken in talent training, discipline development, scientific research, and think tank construction.
Loopholes and shortcomings in national security have been effectively filled. Due to the serious lack of national security legislation, law enforcement, and justice in Hong Kong (香港) after its return, anti-China and chaos-causing activities were rampant for a period of time, internal and external hostile forces colluded, and frequent "color revolutions" in Hong Kong were planned, until the "amendment turmoil" that shocked China and foreign countries occurred in 2019, posing a clear and realistic threat to national security. The formulation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law (香港国安法) in 2020, "**一法安香江**" (yī fǎ ān xiāng jiāng - "one law stabilizes Hong Kong," one law brings stability to Hong Kong), Hong Kong has achieved a transition from chaos to governance, ending the long-term "undefended" history of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in safeguarding national security, and finally making up for a major loophole and shortcoming in China's national security, and the national security system is more complete.
Over the past decade, the achievements and results of the implementation of the National Security Law have been all-round and multi-faceted. Good laws promote good governance. This good law has guaranteed the comprehensive improvement of the quality and efficiency of China's national security work, and China's national security governance modernization has achieved historic achievements and undergone historic changes, effectively guaranteeing the smooth progress of the cause of the Party and the country.
Valuable Experience in the Implementation of the National Security Law
In terms of legislating to safeguard national security, the United Kingdom has had hundreds of years of experience in formulating and implementing national security laws. The United States' Constitution, which came into effect in 1789, directly stipulated the crime of treason, and for more than 200 years since its founding, it has spared no effort to legislate to maintain its absolute security, with more and more and stricter legislation. Compared with these countries, although China's National Security Law has only been implemented for ten years, its superiority has become increasingly apparent, forming its own laws and characteristics, and the experience is invaluable. China's national security rule of law construction starts from China's actual situation, closely focuses on safeguarding national core interests, is based on building high-level security, and has embarked on a Chinese path of safeguarding national security by using the thinking and methods of the rule of law.
We must adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. National security belongs to the central government's authority, and all national security work, including the construction of the rule of law in national security, must adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. This is the fundamental magic weapon for achieving great achievements in national security work in the new era. In recent years, through the promulgation of the "Regulations on the Party's Leadership over National Security Work" (中国共产党领导国家安全工作条例), the "Provisions on the National Security Responsibility System of Party Committees (Party Groups)" (党委（党组）国家安全责任制规定), etc., the Party's leadership over national security work has been strengthened from the institutional system, ensuring that the Party's leadership runs through all aspects and the entire process of national security work.
We must adhere to the guidance of the holistic approach to national security and put political security first. National security, from legislation to law enforcement, justice, and publicity and education, must be guided by the holistic approach to national security, reflect the concept of great security, and effectively enhance the systematic, holistic, and coordinated nature of national security work, and fight a good overall war of national security. The security of state power and institutional security are the core of political security. We resolutely safeguard the leadership and ruling position of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), and resolutely safeguard the socialist system with Chinese characteristics (中国特色社会主义制度). This is the lifeline of China's national security in the new era and the foundation of all security. Any country, once it loses its state power, will lose everything. This is a bloody lesson learned from summarizing the experience of human social development at home and abroad, especially the change of regimes in history, including the positive and negative experiences of various countries in responding to "color revolutions" over the past few decades. It must be remembered forever and legalized and institutionalized, and passed on from generation to generation.
We must adhere to the principle of the rule of law and protect human rights and freedoms. In China, safeguarding national security must abide by the Constitution and laws, adhere to the principles of the socialist rule of law, and carry out national security law enforcement, justice, and other related work in accordance with the socialist rule of law. The National Security Law is both an authorization law and a restriction law, reflecting important concepts of the rule of law such as power by law and power exercised according to law, and reflecting the inevitable requirements of comprehensively governing the country according to law and ruling according to law. How to deal with the relationship between national security and human rights and freedoms is the focus and difficulty of national security legislation, law enforcement, and justice in various countries. China's national security rule of law construction adheres to the people-centered approach, everything is for the people, everything relies on the people, respects and protects human rights, protects the rights and freedoms of citizens in accordance with the law, and scientifically handles the relationship between the two. This is a distinctive feature of China's national security legal system.
We must scientifically coordinate development and security, and opening up and security. Scientifically coordinating development and security is an important principle for China to promote the construction of the rule of law in national security. On the one hand, give full play to the role of the rule of law in combating acts and activities that endanger national security; on the other hand, give play to the functions of the rule of law in consolidating the foundation, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long term, escorting economic and social development, and realizing the synchronous planning and integrated advancement of national security and economic and social development. Over the past decade, China's economic and social development has made great achievements, continuing to write "two major miracles" and achieving a dynamic balance between high-quality development and high-level security. The strong guarantee of the national security rule of law is indispensable. We promote the construction of the rule of law in national security and safeguard national security, without engaging in self-enclosure, but expanding high-level opening up while holding the bottom line of security, protecting national security, protecting people's security, and promoting development in opening up, and vigorously expanding the international circle of friends to better connect the domestic and international double cycles.
China emphasizes common security, builds a community with a shared future for mankind, and bases itself on continuously enhancing its ability to resist various risks, building national security on its own development and self-capacity building, and does not engage in disrupting other countries to profit from it. Some major countries pursue offensive absolute security and build their own security on the basis of the insecurity of other countries. In contrast, China's national security philosophy and practice have obvious advantages.
Unswervingly Follow the Path of National Security Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics
At present and for a period of time to come, we are in a critical period of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization. The world's century-old changes are accelerating, multiple risks are intertwined and superimposed, great power competition and games are intensifying, and regional conflicts are likely to spread and expand. The attempts of some Western powers to prevent China's development, unification, and even the process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation by various evil means have never changed. China's national security situation is still very severe and complex, and safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests faces various unprecedented risks and challenges.
Ten years is only the first step in a long march for the implementation of a great law. The implementation, development, and improvement of the National Security Law and the construction of the rule of law in national security must be long-term and continuous, running through all aspects of the entire process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. There is only the present tense and no past tense. We must further fully and deeply implement the National Security Law and develop and improve the National Security Law with the times. We must further strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over national security work, comprehensively and accurately implement the holistic approach to national security, enhance the ability of the entire society to resist and resolve various security risks, and continue to carry out national security education for the entire people in a deep-going manner; further develop and improve the national security legal system, strengthen the construction of the national security rule of law enforcement mechanism and its foreign-related functions, enrich the legal toolbox for countering sanctions, countering interference, and countering "long-arm jurisdiction" with the times, and comprehensively deepen reforms to fully promote the modernization of the national security system and capabilities, and unswervingly follow the path of national security with Chinese characteristics.
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, taking the tenth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the National Security Law as a starting point, and through the joint efforts of all parties, we will certainly be able to build a more complete national security legal system, create a higher level of security, escort and add glory to the cause of Chinese-style modernization, and provide Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions for the modernization of national security governance in various countries.
(The author is a professor at the School of Law of Tsinghua University (清华大学法学院))
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 29th (Reporter Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲)) Upward jurisdiction is a jurisdictional system clearly stipulated in China's three major procedural laws and serves as an important mechanism for higher-level people's courts to supervise and guide the adjudication work of lower-level people's courts. The Supreme People's Court released the "Selection of Judicial Reform Cases of the People's Courts (XIV)" and the 2024 Typical Cases of Upward Jurisdiction on the 29th, to further enhance the standardization, accuracy, and proactiveness of courts at all levels in applying the upward jurisdiction system.
It is reported that people's courts at all levels actively transfer first-instance cases involving significant interests, having universal guiding significance for the application of law, having significant disagreements in the application of law, potentially involving improper interference, and being difficult, complex, and of a new type to higher and intermediate people's courts for upward trial. This fully leverages the advantages of higher-level courts, such as having a high political stance, accurate grasp of policies, strong coordination, strong resistance to interference, and a wide range of trial guidance. It clarifies the rules of adjudication for major, difficult, and complex cases, resolves disagreements in the application of law, effectively eliminates external interference, and promotes the realization of "upgrading one case to guide an entire area."
For similar cases that are prone to occur frequently and in batches in related fields, the upward jurisdiction of representative individual cases effectively forms exemplary judgments, promoting the unified, efficient, and proper resolution of typified disputes. For new types of cases within the jurisdiction, the upward jurisdiction by higher-level courts clarifies the ideas and standards of adjudication, exerts the demonstration effect of the first case, and provides rules and guidance for lower-level courts to hear similar cases. For some foreign-related civil and commercial cases involving international treaties, the upward jurisdiction by higher-level courts ensures the accurate application of international treaties.
In addition, for some cases involving local interests and customs, the upward jurisdiction by higher-level courts, with a higher political stance and stronger judicial authority, effectively prevents local protectionism and safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of the people. For example, the "Case of Children of a Married-Out Woman Suing a Street Office for Failing to Perform Resettlement Compensation Duties" tried by the Jinhua Intermediate People's Court (金华市中级人民法院) in Zhejiang Province (浙江省) properly resolved the conflict and dispute over whether "married-out women" and their children can enjoy the compensation and resettlement benefits of villagers, effectively preventing grassroots administrative departments from making differential treatment of "married-out women" and their children in demolition compensation plans, and ensuring that the legitimate rights and interests of relevant groups are equally protected.
Return to TopThis newspaper Hohhot (呼和浩特) July 29th (Reporter Zhai Qinqi (翟钦奇)) The reporter learned from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Human Resources and Social Security Department (内蒙古自治区人力资源和社会保障厅): Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) recently issued the "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Public Institutions Staff Competitive Employment Management Measures" (《内蒙古自治区事业单位工作人员竞聘上岗管理办法》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), establishing for the first time a dynamic management mechanism for competitive employment in public institutions throughout the region, completely breaking the "lifelong" employment system in public institutions.
It is reported that the "Measures" fill the gap in the autonomous region's special policies, clarify the regulations for demotion in seven situations, such as being incompetent for the responsibilities of the position and failing the annual assessment, implement the employment method of "competitive employment for all, selecting the best for the position," and highlight the principle of "being able to move up or down, and salary changing with the position."
According to the content of the "Measures," Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) will innovatively establish a special post turnover system of "dynamic adjustment, turnover use, binding people to posts, and taking back posts when people leave," aiming to effectively solve the problems of mismatch between people and posts and insufficient vitality in public institutions. In response to the characteristics of different positions, differentiated competitive employment methods will be adopted, stipulating that democratic evaluation is a necessary step, paying more attention to the pragmatism and performance of talents, and making the public's "good and bad reviews" an important criterion for selecting and employing people. Establish a "selecting the best from the best" mechanism, and open up a fast track for the development of various outstanding talents through methods such as promotion through exception, assessment incentive policies, green channels for high-level talents, and special contribution awards.
The "Measures" require that by establishing a personnel management avoidance system, clarifying 11 types of negative lists that are not allowed to participate in competitive employment, and holding accountable violations such as "drawing portraits based on individuals," supervision and guarantee should be further strengthened to ensure the effective implementation of policies and maximize the release of reform dividends.
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Core Reading
A film the size of a palm "hides" a book of hundreds of pages. Viewing the film can even clearly show the degree of wear and tear on the paper. This is microform technology, which involves photographing various paper documents and digital resources into microfilms, allowing for the conversion of documents without touching the precious originals. China's microform industry has been around for 40 years. To date, the National Library of China Microform Reproduction Center (全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心) and its member units have cumulatively photographed nearly 200,000 types of documents and over 80 million frames, preserving cultural heritage on the long scroll of time.
With a light press of the forward button, the film on the microform reader turns, and page after page of the Ming Dynasty classic *Bencao Pinhui Jingyao* (本草品汇精要) appears on the screen. Recently, the exhibition "True Microcosm Captures Myriad Images, Longevity Exceeds a Thousand Years Preserving the Ancient and Modern – Forty Years of China's Library Microform Industry," hosted by the National Library of China (国家图书馆) and organized by the National Library of China Microform Reproduction Center (全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心), opened at the National Library of China (国家图书馆). Many visitors passing by the interactive experience area sit down to read the ancient books on film.
Microform technology involves photographing various paper documents and digital resources into microfilms.
China's microform industry has been around for 40 years. To date, the National Library of China Microform Reproduction Center (全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心) and its member units have cumulatively photographed nearly 200,000 types of documents and over 80 million frames, including rare ancient books, Republican-era documents, and precious ethnic minority documents, including the Dunhuang manuscripts and the *Yongle Encyclopedia* (永乐大典).
A film the size of a palm "hides" a book of hundreds of pages.
Walking into the filming workshop of the Microform Document Department of the National Library of China (国家图书馆), staff are carefully placing the yellowed ancient texts on the filming machine. After adjusting the exposure and reduction ratio, they step on the shutter. With a "click," a page of the ancient book is stored on a 35mm film.
"The traditional microform filming process includes document extraction, sorting, filming, and film development," said Zhang Yang (张阳), Deputy Director of the National Library of China Microform Reproduction Center (全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心). "Under storage conditions that meet technical standards, the film can be preserved for more than 500 years."
Why use film to preserve documents? Zhang Yang (张阳) said that in the early 1980s, the protection of ancient books in libraries was mainly based on repair. Those with good conditions had special warehouses and used camphor wood boxes to store ancient books, while those with poor conditions could only let the ancient books "live and die on their own."
In 1982, scholar Ren Jiyu (任继愈) went to Qufu (曲阜), Shandong (山东) to consult archives and witnessed the imminent damage of precious documents due to imperfect preservation conditions, which made him extremely anxious. He suggested using microform technology to rescue ancient books, a suggestion that received national attention.
In 1985, the National Library of China Microform Reproduction Center (全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心) was established and began to carry out large-scale protection and rescue of ancient books and precious documents in microform within the scope of national public libraries. The National Library of China Microform Reproduction Center (全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心) joined forces with 25 member libraries and 19 archives to build a nationwide document rescue and protection network.
In the exhibition hall, the advantages of microform technology are clear at a glance: a film the size of a palm "hides" a book of hundreds of pages. Viewing the film can even clearly show the degree of wear and tear on the paper. "Microform documents have high replication accuracy and conversion efficiency during conversion, and there is absolutely no need to touch the precious original documents," said Ma Jie (马杰), Deputy Group Leader of the Digital Microform Group of the Microform Document Department of the National Library of China (国家图书馆).
The National Library of China Microform Reproduction Center (全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心) has published nearly 600 sets of facsimile document compilations to facilitate readers' reading and use of documents. Zhu Liwei (朱立伟), Deputy Group Leader of the Document Cataloging and Development Group of the Microform Document Department of the National Library of China (国家图书馆), cited the compilation *Compilation and Research of Chinese Architectural Historical Materials (1911-1949)* (中国建筑史料编研（1911—1949）) as an example, which contains 355 modern architectural documents and was sold out upon its first publication.
In the Digital Age, Film is Still Irreplaceable
"Microform documents truthfully record the characteristics of the original and cannot be tampered with," said Yang Xiaowei (杨晓微), Group Leader of the Production and Technical Service Group of the Microform Document Department of the National Library of China (国家图书馆). "To ensure the accuracy of microform film production, the parameters such as light, focus, and shooting angle are precisely required in the shooting process to ensure image clarity and color reproduction."
After the filmed film is developed, it must undergo a strict inspection of 4 passes and 8 items.
"First, we need to check the film's ability to restore the details of the original document," said Fan Xiangwei (樊向伟), Deputy Group Leader of the Planning and Coordination Group of the Microform Document Department of the National Library of China (国家图书馆). He placed the film under a microscope, and the words "6.3" of the spatial frequency reading were clearly visible. "This shows that the resolution meets the standard."
Then, after checking whether the standard plate characters are complete, whether the density is compliant, and whether the appearance is clean, the film is installed on a reader, and it is checked against the list to see if it is completely consistent with the original document. Once a problem occurs in a certain link, it needs to be re-shot. After re-quality inspection of the re-shot fragments, the film is packaged and put into storage as a whole.
This process is not simple, and many visitors to the exhibition are curious: with electronic storage so convenient now, why use film to shoot and build a separate warehouse for storage?
It turns out that digital storage is affected by technical updates, equipment life, and aging of storage media, and there is a risk of data loss. Zhang Yang (张阳) introduced that microform film has strong stability and can be stored for a long time as long as the storage environment meets the standards.
Facing the digital wave, the National Library of China Microform Reproduction Center (全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心) keeps pace with the times and promotes "digital microform" technology to realize the two-way conversion of film and digital resources.
"We have now realized the long-term preservation of static image digital resources by printing them on film through digital-to-analog technology," said Liu Xiaolu (刘小露), Associate Researcher of the Digital Microform Group of the Microform Document Department of the National Library of China (国家图书馆). This is equivalent to setting up "double insurance," which can cope with the loss of digital information due to technological obsolescence, data damage, or malicious attacks.
How Will Microform Technology Develop in the Future?
The reporter saw in the exhibition hall that many illustrations in ancient books are exquisite and colorful.
"Microform film technology is also constantly innovating. Early microform films were mostly black and white, but now color microform technology has been applied, which can better preserve the color information in documents. This is of great significance for the preservation of illustrations, seals, and other content in ancient books," said Yang Xiaowei (杨晓微). The National Library of China (国家图书馆) is exploring the use of AI color restoration and enhancement algorithms to "color" the black and white images on microform films.
"The microform industry is about inheriting cultural heritage on the long scroll of time," said Zhang Yang (张阳). "In terms of preservation objects, it is expanding from traditional text documents to multimedia documents such as pictures, audio, and video. With the development of information technology, a large number of precious historical pictures, audio, and video materials need to be preserved for a long time, and microform technology will shine in these fields." Zhang Yang's (张阳) team has begun to explore the feasibility of applying microform technology to the preservation of pictures, audio, and video, and converting multimedia data into microform films through specific conversion methods to achieve long-term preservation.
In recent years, China's microform technicians have developed and improved microform equipment and explored the localization of microform equipment consumables. The new microform filming equipment has been significantly improved in terms of automation and image resolution, and can complete filming tasks more efficiently.
At the end of the exhibition, two pieces of glass the size of CDs attracted the reporter's attention. "In the future, we hope to explore the use of new materials such as glass as storage media," said Yang Xiaowei (杨晓微). Glass has the advantages of high chemical stability and long life, and can theoretically achieve thousands of years of preservation. At present, relevant research has made certain progress, and if it can be successfully applied, it will provide a longer-lasting and reliable solution for document preservation.
Imprinting the yellowed ancient books on square-inch films, this guardianship will span a more distant time and space. The long-standing cultural accumulation will also be able to maintain its "youth" forever with the help of technology.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 珏
In the field of stage art, the exploration of the "second scene" is unfolding.
Art institutions, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) and the National Theatre of China (国家话剧院), are using technologies such as ultra-high-definition live broadcasts, panoramic sound systems, and intelligent directing to simultaneously broadcast the front and backstage of stage art masterpieces to theaters and cinemas across the country on a regular basis. How the "second scene" integrates technology and art, and how to popularize high-quality art resources to more audiences, has attracted people's attention.
A live opera performance, simultaneously broadcast in nearly a hundred cinemas and theaters
"The Marriage of Figaro is my favorite opera, and I finally got to see it at my doorstep through the 'second scene'," commented Xiaochiu, a netizen from Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽) on social media.
On July 19, the National Centre for the Performing Arts' (国家大剧院) opera "The Marriage of Figaro" was simultaneously broadcast in nearly a hundred cinemas and theaters in more than 30 cities using "4K ultra-high-definition + 5.1 surround sound" technology. The ultra-high-definition live broadcast system built by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) technical team uses more than 60 independent channels to pick up sound, ensuring audio and video synchronization.
"Unlike in the past, when we only needed to focus on the quality of the performance in the theater, we are now starting to pay attention to the feelings of the audience in cinemas and theaters all over the country," said Wang Ning (王宁), President of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院). Different from the traditional form of watching in a single fixed theater, the "second scene" can transmit the performance content to screens across the country through technological applications.
In addition to the performance itself, the unique guided appreciation segment of the "second scene" also attracts audience attention. The host leads the audience deep into the front and backstage, interpreting the artistic code of this opera from a professional perspective. During the intermission, the camera also captured scenes such as the conductor analyzing the music and the lead actors preparing for the stage.
Wu Yun (吴赟), professor of the School of Media and International Culture and director of the Department of Journalism and Communication at Zhejiang University (浙江大学), said that the "second scene" upgrades the viewing experience into an art literacy cultivation class. "The guided appreciation becomes an art general knowledge course, guiding the audience from 'watching the excitement' to advancing to 'understanding the details'; the camera language helps to decode art and reveal the creative code."
"'The second scene' is not a simple replication of the live performance, but a new art form created through technological empowerment, upgrading the audience experience and making every seat a theater VIP," said Wang Ning (王宁).
Breaking through the limitations of time and space, creating a public cultural product accessible to all
At the recent 2025 Global Digital Economy Conference, the international broadcast version of the National Theatre of China's (国家话剧院) musical drama "Summoned by Dunhuang (受到召唤·敦煌)" "Ultra HD Second Scene" premiered. This screening version is an ultra-high-definition image produced based on the live performance of the play.
The rise of the "second scene" benefits from the efforts of the government, art institutions, and other parties. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio and Television (北京市广播电视局) issued the "Beijing Ultra HD Audiovisual Pioneer Action Plan (2024-2026) (北京市超高清视听先锋行动计划（2024—2026年）)", which promotes the transformation of ultra-high-definition technology from laboratory research and development to market-oriented applications by establishing special industrial funds, formulating industry standards, and creating demonstration scenarios.
The National Theatre of China (国家话剧院) broadcast the drama "Iron Torrent Eastward (铁流东进)" in 2022 using "8K+5G" technology. In April 2024, the "second scene" of the drama "Su Di Spring Dawn (苏堤春晓)" achieved simultaneous playback in six cities. In December 2024, "Summoned by Dunhuang (受到召唤·敦煌)" was performed in Shanghai (上海), linking theaters in 13 cities with simultaneous broadcasts of the live performance.
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) realized the "4K+5G" live broadcast of the dance drama "The Heavenly Road (天路)" in 2019. In March of this year, the National Centre for the Performing Arts' (国家大剧院) original drama "Lin Zexu (林则徐)" was presented simultaneously in 25 theaters, more than 100 cinemas, and 2 universities in Xinjiang (新疆), Hainan (海南) and other places, benefiting 25,000 viewers through ultra-high-definition live broadcast technology, spanning thousands of kilometers.
"The number of people who come to the theater to watch performances is limited, but the 'second scene' can allow more people to understand art, recognize art, and love art," said Wang Ning (王宁). The "second scene" makes high-quality cultural resources readily available, effectively meeting the audience's needs to "see" and "afford."
The live broadcast of "The Marriage of Figaro" was priced at 30 to 80 yuan, and could be reserved for free viewing in Hotan Prefecture (和田地区), Xinjiang (新疆). The National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) has joined forces with 35 theaters across the country to form a stage art "second scene" collaboration group, focusing on deepening cooperation in resource cooperation, technical standards, working mechanisms, and business models, and jointly promoting the normalized development of the "second scene."
"The value of the 'second scene' lies in using technology to break through the limitations of time and space in artistic presentation and create a public cultural product accessible to all," said Wu Yun (吴赟).
Continue to enhance the sense of presence and build a sustainable ecosystem
The "second scene" still faces many challenges. How to better integrate art and technology, how to balance low ticket prices and high technology investment, and how to solve the uneven development of audio-visual facilities are still issues worth exploring by all parties.
Ye Long (叶龙), Dean of the School of Data Science and Intelligent Media at the Communication University of China (中国传媒大学), said: "'The second scene' is a systematic project that connects all links from acquisition, encoding, transmission to decoding and presentation, and each link needs to be carefully polished."
It is understood that the Metropolitan Opera's HD series in New York (纽约), USA, began in 2006 and is currently screened in more than 2,000 venues in 70 countries and regions. Through on-demand services, the opera house preserves high-definition live images as a digital database, building a commercial ecosystem from instant viewing to long-term digital archiving, maximizing the benefits of a single production investment. Since 2008, the Royal Opera House's high-definition images have brought more than 120 opera and ballet performances to audiences around the world.
Wu Yun (吴赟) suggested that more audience reactions, such as applause and sighs, can be recorded in real time in the images to restore the theater atmosphere; new media can be introduced, such as using social platforms to conduct real-time discussions and comments before and during intermissions to enhance the sense of presence. He also suggested that we should continue to explore institutional innovation, lower the threshold for funds, copyrights, and infrastructure, and at the same time, theaters should seek a balance between commercial profitability and social welfare, and jointly build a long-term and sustainable cultural ecosystem.
"When physical barriers are broken, a sense of cultural identity arises spontaneously, and the communication effect can achieve a leap from 'physical reach' to 'psychological recognition'," said Wu Yun (吴赟).
Tian Qinxin (田沁鑫), President of the National Theatre of China (国家话剧院), said that she will continue to focus on exploring effective mechanisms for the integration of technology and art, and strive to achieve digital empowerment and information transformation of cultural construction, and transform the cultural resource advantages of state-owned literary and art groups into cultural development advantages through the continuous upgrading of the "second scene."
(Jiang Zhuoqun (蒋卓群) participated in the writing)
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Waking up at 5 a.m., reading for an hour, then cleaning the public areas of the community and the residential stairwells; after lunch, painting and writing, then going to do cleaning work; painting and writing after work... This is a typical day for Wang Liuyun (王柳云).
Born in 1966, Wang Liuyun (王柳云) was born into a farming family in Xinhua County (新化县), Loudi City (娄底市), Hunan Province (湖南省). After only half a year of high school, she dropped out and worked as a saleswoman, tailor, waitress... In early 2020, Wang Liuyun (王柳云) came to Beijing (北京) and worked as a cleaner in Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Dongcheng District (东城区), Tongzhou District (通州区), and other places. In her spare time, she persisted in painting and writing, and has published three collections of non-fiction works, "Green Mustard Life" (青芥人生), "Moonlight Doesn't Get Lost" (月光不迷路), and "Walking Through a Sea" (走过一座海), as well as the novel "The Wind Blows Up the Moonlight" (风吹起了月光).
Painting was Wang Liuyun's (王柳云) childhood hobby. When she was in elementary school, most of the Tang poems in her Chinese textbooks did not have illustrations, so Wang Liuyun (王柳云) provided her own.
In addition to painting, Wang Liuyun (王柳云) also loved to read. As a child, she found a tattered copy of "Dream of the Red Chamber" (红楼梦) at home and became 爱不释手 (ài bù shì shǒu - "love not release hand," to be so fond of something that one is unwilling to let it go). Later, she found a copy of "The Count of Monte Cristo" in her older sister's attic, which was the first foreign novel she read. When she was a little older, Wang Liuyun (王柳云) spent two yuan to get a library card at the county library and successively read "My Universities," "Childhood," "Anna Karenina," and some of Chekhov's short stories.
It wasn't until 2017, when her daughter graduated from college and started working, that the family's financial situation improved slightly. Wang Liuyun (王柳云), in her fifties, decided to go to Shuangxi (双溪), Fujian (福建) to study oil painting. After that, she went to Dafen Oil Painting Village (大芬油画村) in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) to continue her studies.
During her days of learning to paint, Wang Liuyun (王柳云) lingered in the rural mountains and fields, ancient towns and old streets, using her brush to depict her understanding and love of life. She completed paintings such as "Purple Wilderness," "Azaleas on Danxia Stone," "Past Prosperity Still Exists," and "Ancient Stone Road," and the head of the studio posted these paintings online, and netizens from Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), Sichuan (四川), and other places purchased and collected them.
Writing began after coming to Beijing (北京). In the spring of 2021, Wang Liuyun (王柳云) worked in the Sanyuanqiao (三元桥) area of Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京). Whether in her rental house or on the side of the road, whenever she had time, she would take out her mobile phone and enter text. It took her more than four months to finally complete a novel of nearly 180,000 words. The book tells the story of the growth of Chen Yuehua (陈月华), a left-behind girl, in the first person, showing her resilience in adversity and warmth in everyday life.
More than two years later, Wang Liuyun (王柳云) came to Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House (北京十月文艺出版社), a place she had longed for since she was a young woman reading literary journals and books.
"When I sorted the novel into an electronic version, I was very shocked!" said Zhang Xuanzhe (张玄喆), the editor of the publishing house. "Wang Liuyun's (王柳云) writing is very delicate, and many of the plots in the book are very touching. When I was reading the manuscript, I often couldn't help but read some paragraphs to my colleagues, and they were also deeply moved. At that time, I had a strong desire to let more people see this novel and know her dream."
"I am very grateful to the editor for not disliking my rough writing and patiently giving me suggestions for revision," Wang Liuyun (王柳云) admitted. "At first, I didn't understand it deeply. It wasn't until a few months later that I finally understood the editor's intention, so I spent seven or eight days rewriting the manuscript almost completely."
In June of this year, "The Wind Blows Up the Moonlight" was published. "Liuyun's (柳云) writing is gentle, delicate, and simple, like fine stitches, sewing together a moving story for us. I feel the big and small raindrops falling on the lives of the protagonists, getting wet with them, being dried with them, being salvaged together, and looking forward to tomorrow again in the soft moonlight." Seeing the readers' feedback, Wang Liuyun (王柳云) was very moved. "My novel can accompany readers to bravely walk out of one dark night after another and live tenaciously, which is the meaning of creation."
"I keep reading, painting, and writing, which is 'feeding' my soul and making myself a spiritually rich person," Wang Liuyun (王柳云) said. In addition to the cleaning work that must be completed every day, reading, writing, and painting are the most important options on her schedule. "I often get up in the middle of the night, repaint if I don't paint well, and rewrite if I don't write well. Cleaning is my livelihood, and art is a part of my life."
"I still have many stories in my heart, enough for me to write two long novels 酣畅淋漓 (hān chàng lín lí - "fluent and dripping," describes writing or performance as smooth, vivid, and thorough)! I've even thought of the titles, and I can start writing at any time." Speaking of these, Wang Liuyun's (王柳云) eyes sparkled.
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In July, Foshan (佛山), Guangdong (广东) Province, community-level organizations are working to combat chikungunya fever. Chikungunya fever is an acute mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the chikungunya virus. After a mosquito bites an infected person, the virus multiplies within the mosquito. When the mosquito then bites a healthy person, it transmits the virus. After a person is infected with the chikungunya virus, the incubation period is 1-12 days, with 3-7 days being more common. Symptoms include fever, joint pain, and rash. Most cases are mild and can be treated symptomatically. Because the virus is mainly transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquitoes, no human-to-human transmission has been found. Therefore, the key to curbing the spread of the epidemic is mosquito prevention and eradication.
Zhang Wenhong (张文宏), director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, said that some areas in the south are still in an effective window period for controlling the epidemic. Timely and effective measures can prevent the further formation of an infection storm.
Grid management, point-to-point promotion of mosquito prevention knowledge, and distribution of mosquito prevention supplies.
The first community in China to report chikungunya fever this year was Tengchong Community (腾冲社区), Lecong Town (乐从镇), Shunde District (顺德区), Foshan City (佛山市).
In the hall of the Tengchong Community Neighborhood Committee, mosquito coils are stacked in boxes, and mosquito-killing smoke tablets, mosquito repellent lotion, and mosquito repellent sprays are placed on the table. Lu Peihao (陆培浩), director of the Community Neighborhood Committee, has the latest revised mosquito prevention brochure spread out on his desk. He told reporters that since the first case was discovered, the "mosquito prevention war" has never stopped. Lu Peihao (陆培浩) introduced that the community has provided free mosquito prevention supplies to every household, and staff members will also take protective measures before going out for investigation.
The 2,171 households in Tengchong Community (腾冲社区) are divided into 20 large grids and 74 small grids, and epidemic prevention work is carried out with the grid as the basic unit. Each grid will be assigned a health management staff member to scientifically allocate manpower based on the grid. The epidemic prevention working group is divided into a household visit group and a breeding site cleaning group. The former is responsible for visiting households to investigate hidden dangers, and the latter is responsible for environmental disinfection and breeding site cleaning. The household visit group has 30 people, divided into 10 groups, each group led by 1 villager, with 2 community workers, entering the homes of residents in their respective grids every day to promote mosquito prevention knowledge point-to-point, and investigate hidden dangers such as aquatic plants and stagnant water containers. Small mosquito breeding sites are cleaned on the spot, and major problems are photographed and reported to the breeding site cleaning group. At the same time, mosquito prevention supplies are distributed as needed. The breeding site cleaning group is also composed of 30 staff members, divided into 5 groups, equipped with 6 tractors to transport debris, and accurately disinfect and clean according to the problems reported by the household visit group.
The reporter followed the household visit staff into the home of Ms. Liu (刘女士), and the smell of mosquito coils wafted through the air. This is a four-story building, with mosquito coils lit from the ground floor to the rooftop. Ms. Liu (刘女士) said: "The house has been kept in this state 24 hours a day recently, and at least several mosquito coils have to be changed a day." The household visit staff carefully checked every corner of the building, checking for stagnant water in bottles and cans, confirming that Ms. Liu (刘女士) was not feeling unwell, and left after making a record.
Lu Peihao (陆培浩) introduced that after unremitting efforts, the community's mosquito prevention efforts have gradually shown results, and no cluster cases have occurred yet.
Formulate emergency treatment plans and implement closed-loop management after diagnosis.
In order to effectively respond to the chikungunya fever epidemic, Foshan City (佛山市) has designated 53 secondary and above hospitals as designated hospitals, with 3,696 mosquito-proof isolation beds on standby.
On July 28, at the First People's Hospital of Foshan City (佛山市第一人民医院), a clear "Chikungunya Fever (Observation Area)" sign was visible on the way to the fever clinic.
Bai Honglian (白红莲), director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the First People's Hospital of Foshan City (佛山市第一人民医院), introduced that most citizens with fever, rash, and joint pain will first go to the fever clinic or corresponding specialist departments (dermatology, orthopedics, etc.) for diagnosis. If the attending doctor considers that the patient has a risk of chikungunya fever, they will immediately order a serum test to quickly identify and arrange nucleic acid testing. After the patient has blood drawn, they need to wait for the results in the observation area. Those with negative results can leave the hospital, while those with positive results will be transferred to the Department of Infectious Diseases for hospitalization. The reporter noted that the entire process, from the patient entering the hospital to completing the blood draw and moving to the observation area, was smooth and took less than half an hour.
In the independent observation area, many patients are patiently waiting for test results. Because the test takes about 3 hours, the observation room is also equipped with wireless internet, shared charging banks, and rest beds. Bai Honglian (白红莲) introduced that in order to improve testing efficiency, the hospital implements 6 rounds of testing a day (once every 4 hours) to minimize the patient's stay time and clarify the diagnosis results as soon as possible.
In the isolation ward of the Department of Infectious Diseases, fixed gauze curtains and gauze doors are installed inside and outside the corridor, and mosquito nets with fine meshes are uniformly hung in the wards.
Ms. Liang (梁女士), who was hospitalized for the fourth day, told reporters about her experience. She developed a rash and joint pain on July 24 and came to the hospital the next day. After being diagnosed, the medical staff guided her through the hospitalization process. Her symptoms began to improve on the second day of admission. Now her temperature is normal, and her joints don't hurt much. She said: "According to the monitoring of the medical staff, I hope to be discharged within a week."
Bai Honglian (白红莲) introduced that there is no specific drug for the chikungunya virus. Treatment is mainly symptomatic, such as antipyretics for fever and painkillers for joint pain. Most patients have a course of illness within 7 days. Discharge requires meeting requirements such as the disappearance of symptoms and negative nucleic acid tests. A very small number of elderly patients need to extend the observation time in combination with nucleic acid results. "As long as you do a good job in mosquito prevention and eradication and seek medical attention in time, there is no need to panic," said Bai Honglian (白红莲).
Jiang Jun (姜骏), deputy secretary of the Party Committee and president of the First People's Hospital of Foshan City (佛山市第一人民医院), introduced that after the outbreak of the chikungunya fever epidemic, the hospital quickly established a prevention and control work leading group, a medical treatment group, and a hospital infection prevention and control group, and formulated emergency treatment plans, medical treatment plans, and hospital infection prevention and control guidelines. In the case treatment process, closed-loop management is implemented from patient diagnosis, ordering tests, observation, admission to transfer. The Department of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Pediatrics have 90 beds available, and another 200 beds are available at any time.
The first chikungunya fever patient in the First People's Hospital of Foshan City (佛山市第一人民医院) was admitted on July 9. As of July 29, a total of 140 cases had been admitted and 88 cases had been discharged. The hospital has established a two-way referral system with the Fourth People's Hospital of Foshan City (佛山市第四人民医院) (a tertiary infectious disease hospital) and Lecong Hospital (乐从医院) in Shunde District (顺德区). Severe patients will be transferred to the First People's Hospital of Foshan City (佛山市第一人民医院), and mild patients will be transferred to lower-level hospitals as needed, with dedicated personnel and vehicles seamlessly connecting, and there has been no shortage of beds.
Comprehensive attack, continuous efforts, and all-out efforts to overwhelm the development trend of the epidemic.
As of 24:00 on July 26, a total of 4,824 local cases of chikungunya fever have been reported in Guangdong (广东) Province this year, all of which are mild, with no reports of severe or fatal cases. Currently, 3,224 cases have been cured and discharged from the hospital or released from medical observation.
On July 29, Guangdong Province (广东省) held a teleconference on epidemic prevention and control and flood prevention work. The meeting pointed out that Guangdong Province's (广东省) chikungunya fever epidemic prevention and control is at a critical period of concentrated attack. The previous rapid upward trend has been initially curbed, but doing a good job in epidemic prevention still faces complex and severe challenges. We must adhere to collective wisdom and efforts, comprehensive attack, continuous efforts, and all-out efforts to overwhelm the development trend of the epidemic. We must further increase monitoring efforts; further strengthen mosquito prevention and eradication, adhere to universal mobilization, and widely and deeply carry out the patriotic health campaign; and further improve medical treatment.
He Jianfeng (何剑峰), deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (广东省疾病预防控制中心) and chief expert in the field of infectious disease prevention and control, reminded that key populations such as the elderly and pregnant women with metabolic diseases need to pay special attention. Once the public develops related symptoms in Foshan (佛山), Guangzhou (广州), and other places, they should seek medical attention in a timely manner and avoid delays.
He Jianfeng (何剑峰) said that as a mosquito-borne infectious disease, it can spread rapidly as long as there is a breeding environment. Southern China is currently in a season of high temperatures and heavy rainfall, which is very suitable for Aedes mosquito breeding. Many Guangdong (广东) residents like to plant aquatic plants in front of and behind their houses and on balconies, which also provides an environment for mosquitoes to breed. Compared with dengue fever, the chikungunya virus replicates 2-3 times faster in mosquitoes, greatly accelerating the time it takes for mosquitoes to transmit the virus from biting infected people. Therefore, chikungunya fever is more prominent and spreads faster this summer.
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Which populations require key attention in responding to the infectious disease Chikungunya fever? How can one prevent infection in daily life? What should one do if inadvertently infected? A reporter interviewed Lin Bingliang (林炳亮), Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学附属第三医院).
"Key attention should be paid to high-risk groups for severe illness, including the elderly aged 65 and above, as well as patients with underlying conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or heart disease," Lin Bingliang (林炳亮) reminded. If symptoms such as fever, joint pain, or rash occur, please seek medical attention promptly.
Chikungunya fever is preventable and controllable, so there is no need to worry excessively. Lin Bingliang (林炳亮) introduced that the key to prevention and control is to clear standing water, eliminate mosquitoes, and prevent mosquito bites. "Because the vector mosquito, Aedes, relies on laying eggs and breeding in various water-filled containers, without standing water, there is no mosquito breeding." He explained that the first priority is to check houses, gardens, balconies, and other places, and promptly clear standing water. When adult mosquitoes are found at home, safe and scientific methods such as electric mosquito swatters and mosquito lamps can be used to kill mosquitoes. Install screen doors and windows to prevent mosquitoes from entering the room, wear long sleeves and trousers when going out, or spray effective mosquito repellent on exposed skin to reduce the risk of being bitten.
What to do if you inadvertently "get hit"? Lin Bingliang (林炳亮) suggested that regardless of the disease, when the body temperature exceeds 39 degrees Celsius, active cooling is required, and fluid supplementation should be given to prevent dehydration; while focusing on observation, do a good job of isolation and protection, especially within 5 days after the onset of the disease (the viremic period), mosquito prevention measures must be taken to avoid mosquitoes biting again and spreading the disease to others.
Lin Bingliang (林炳亮) especially reminded that whether infected with dengue fever or Chikungunya fever, be careful not to use aspirin when reducing body temperature, as this drug may induce dengue fever bleeding and aggravate Chikungunya fever joint damage. "It is recommended to give priority to acetaminophen, and antipyretic drugs and cold medicines should be used as little as possible in combination."
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It is hoped that relevant departments will improve the detailed rules and strengthen enforcement, so that behind every rental house door, there is expected comfort and peace of mind.
A topic about a tenant who paid 60,000 yuan per month to rent a "formaldehyde house" has recently sparked heated discussions online. After renting the house and moving in for a few months, the person concerned developed symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, and conjunctivitis. Testing revealed that the formaldehyde content in the house exceeded the national standard by nearly 3 times. However, when defending their rights, they encountered landlords shirking responsibility and difficulty in refunding the deposit.
Accidentally renting a "formaldehyde house," landlords breaching contracts to raise rent, rental deposits being deducted at will, "second landlords" running away with the money... Renting is an important way to solve housing problems, but many people encounter various traps in this process.
How to solve the chaos in the rental market? The "Housing Rental Regulations," which will be implemented on September 15, will exert efforts from multiple dimensions to provide tenants with an umbrella of rights protection. Regarding "formaldehyde houses," the regulations require that housing for rent shall not endanger personal safety and health. Regarding issues such as "converting non-residential spaces into rentals," the regulations stipulate that non-residential spaces such as kitchens, bathrooms, balconies, and corridors shall not be rented out separately for living purposes. Regarding the proliferation of false listings, the regulations put forward codes of conduct for housing rental companies, brokerage agencies, and online platform operators, forming a complete governance closed loop...
While laws and regulations are being improved, regulatory authorities, industry enterprises, and social forces also need to work together to enable tenants to live in peace. It is possible to explore a formaldehyde testing mechanism before renting, requiring landlords or intermediaries to provide formal testing reports before renting; increase the intensity of inspections and spot checks on rental housing, and publicly expose or forcibly rectify substandard housing; encourage tenants, property management, or neighbors to report "formaldehyde houses," etc., and the media should regularly expose typical cases to deter unscrupulous landlords or intermediaries, and also remind tenants to be wary of high-risk housing such as "fast-renting after exquisite decoration" and "low-priced internet-famous houses."
When choosing a house, tenants are advised to give priority to reputable intermediaries. Before renting, they can ask neighbors about the renovation time of the house to understand whether there have been any recent renovations or repairs. When signing a contract, they can clearly require that the rented house meets relevant environmental quality standards, and agree in advance on the division of responsibilities when problems occur in the house to avoid subsequent disputes. Rental platforms and intermediary agencies should also consciously strengthen internal management, operate with integrity, pursue quality, and assume social responsibility.
To eradicate the chaos in the rental market, we need both "teeth" in the law and "eyes" in supervision, as well as "conscience" in the industry. It is hoped that relevant departments will improve the detailed rules and strengthen enforcement, promote the implementation of regulations in detail, and let every rental house door be a comfortable and reassuring prospect.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 谷业凯
Things that once required trips to multiple windows can now be done from the comfort of one's home; administrative approvals that used to take days can now be processed in seconds. From "at most one trip" to "no trips needed," thanks to the joint efforts of relevant departments and participating enterprises, government services have moved from offline to online, making it more time-saving, worry-free, and effortless for the public to handle affairs.
Digital applications are reshaping government services and life experiences. At the Huawei Developer Conference held in June this year, the HarmonyOS 6 operating system Developer Beta version (referring to the test version open to all users) was launched for testing, and a new interconnected architecture and HarmonyOS Intelligence framework were released. Less than a year after the release of HarmonyOS 5, what kind of answer sheet has the domestically developed operating system delivered?
As of June this year, HarmonyOS applications in the field of government services have been implemented in multiple provinces. More than 200 government service applications such as "Zhejiang Online Affairs (浙里办)" in Zhejiang, "Shanghai Citizen Cloud (随申办市民云)" in Shanghai, "Guangdong Province Affairs (粤省事)" in Guangdong, "Jiangsu Service Online (苏服办)" in Jiangsu, "iShandong (爱山东)" in Shandong, and "Ganfu Tong (赣服通)" in Jiangxi have been launched on the HarmonyOS application market, realizing seamless cross-terminal flow of "one network for all services (一网通办)," and the digital construction has entered a new stage of safe and controllable, quality improvement and efficiency enhancement.
The "Minzheng Tong (闽政通)" government platform in Fujian, relying on the HarmonyOS distributed architecture, completed the development of all functions in just 8 weeks. Xu Tongmu (徐童木), head of Minzheng Tong HarmonyOS business at Fujian Provincial Big Data Group (福建省大数据集团), introduced: "The HarmonyOS version of 'Minzheng Tong' has improved fluency by 20% and mobile terminal stability by 35%, better realizing 'the public makes fewer trips, and data runs more.'"
Data shows that there are more than 40 Huawei terminal products equipped with HarmonyOS 5, and the workbench supports more than 50,000 quick applications, serving more than 38 million business entities. HarmonyOS versions of office applications such as DingTalk (钉钉) and Feishu (飞书) have been launched on various terminals, and their distributed features support seamless flow of meetings across devices, cross-screen dragging, and other functions, improving office efficiency.
For operating systems, data security and business continuity are critical. Relying on the fully self-developed HarmonyOS operating system, Huawei has opened up more than 20 security capabilities to ecological partners, and through system-level file encryption and the "Star Shield (星盾)" security architecture, it has achieved protection of the entire life cycle of data.
Government-enterprise collaborative office has higher requirements for information security. Wei Liang (魏亮), Vice President of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (中国信息通信研究院), said that the security and trustworthiness of the operating system is related to industrial security. The rapid development of domestic basic software represented by HarmonyOS is conducive to promoting the high-quality development of the digital economy.
Relying on the "one-time development, multi-terminal deployment" model, Huawei has also built a "partner mechanism" for developers to build and share together. The OpenAtom Open Source Foundation (开放原子开源基金会) project it leads has gathered more than 2,000 partners, and more than 760 partner software development kits adapted to HarmonyOS. Zhang Rongchao (张荣超), who participated in the promotion of HarmonyOS technology, believes: "The HarmonyOS community is like a learning platform, where developers can get answers to their needs and questions quickly."
As more universities offer HarmonyOS development majors, more companies establish certification systems, and more industry associations build practical training platforms—a talent cultivation chain that deeply integrates industry, academia, research, and application is accelerating, laying a solid foundation for sustainable industrial development.
Accelerating the development and adaptation of HarmonyOS versions of internal government-enterprise office applications has become an important issue in the process of industrial digitization. As Huawei's various terminal products continue to deepen user reach and market penetration, it is expected that more livelihood government affairs applications and internal government-enterprise office systems will follow up on the development pace, incorporate the construction of the HarmonyOS application ecosystem into the top-level design of digital construction, accelerate the integration of HarmonyOS with industrial innovation, promote the implementation and large-scale promotion of the ecosystem, and allow the achievements of digital transformation to benefit thousands of households.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on July 29th (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) - The reporter learned from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) that from July 28th to August 3rd, the "100-Day, 10-Million Job" special recruitment campaign will launch four online recruitment special sessions for modern services, healthcare, chain operations, and the internet industry. Organized by relevant industry associations and human resources service agencies, a total of 25,000 employers are participating, with recruitment needs exceeding 916,000 positions.
Among them, the modern service industry special session will organize more than 8,600 employers, providing positions such as software testing engineers, after-sales engineers, and sales managers, with recruitment needs of 141,000 positions; the healthcare industry special session will organize more than 1,200 employers, providing positions such as pharmaceutical formulation researchers, medical affairs consultants, and medicinal chemistry researchers, with recruitment needs of 9,000 positions; the chain operation industry special session will organize 12,000 employers, providing positions such as store managers, buyers, and salespersons, with recruitment needs of 651,000 positions; the internet industry special session will organize more than 3,100 employers, providing positions such as software development engineers, data analysts, and operations support, with recruitment needs of 115,000 positions.
At 7:00 PM on July 31st, the "Employment Online" platform will conduct a live-streaming job fair event called "Director of Human Resources and Social Security (Employment) Bureau Enters the Live Streaming Room." Relevant heads of employment work from the human resources and social security departments of Shaanxi Province (陕西省), Gansu Province (甘肃省), and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区) will be guests in the live streaming room. The event organizes employers in industries such as manufacturing, finance, real estate, and business services, providing positions such as mechanical design engineers, breeding technicians, wealth managers, property management, and e-commerce specialists.
Employers and job seekers can directly enter the industry recruitment special sessions through the main venue page of the China Public Recruitment Website (中国公共招聘网), the China National Talent Network (中国国家人才网), and the Employment Online (就业在线) special action.
Return to TopOn July 29th, in Yuanzhuang Village, Jinqiu Subdistrict, Boxing County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province (山东省), children interacted with a smart robotic dog.
In order to popularize intelligent technology knowledge among rural children, staff from the Boxing County Science and Technology Museum (博兴县科技馆) brought scientific equipment such as smart robotic dogs to Yuanzhuang Village to organize activities, enriching the children's summer vacation.
Photo by Chen Bin (陈彬) (People's Vision (人民视觉))
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"Little friend, where are your family?"
On a hot summer day, the sun scorched the earth, and the temperature approached 40 degrees Celsius. On the road leading from the Nankang West Expressway entrance (南康西高速口) in Ganzhou (赣州), Jiangxi (江西) to the city, a little girl in a pink dress was walking crookedly in the fast lane. Zhang Xuan (张旋), a passing driver, saw this scene and broke out in a cold sweat.
"The child is short, and if the cars behind don't notice, it will be dangerous." Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan (张旋) began to slow down, parked his car diagonally beside the girl, and rolled down the window to ask about the situation, "Where are your mom and dad? Where is your home?" The little girl was sweating profusely, her eyes were unfocused, and she couldn't speak.
Because the weather was too hot, Zhang Xuan (张旋) first let the child get in the car to cool down. He also took a short video of the child, posting it on his WeChat Moments to ask everyone to help find the child's family. Slowly, the girl's consciousness cleared.
"Where do you live? I'll take you home," Zhang Xuan (张旋) asked.
"My home is near a bridge," the child replied timidly.
Zhang Xuan (张旋) smiled wryly and said, "There are so many bridges in Nankang (南康), which one is it?"
The girl shook her head. Fortunately, she remembered her mother's phone number. Zhang Xuan (张旋) dialed the child's mother's phone and drove the child to the agreed location. The child's father was waiting by the roadside on an electric bike. Watching the child run towards her father, Zhang Xuan (张旋) breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you so much!" the child's father said, shaking Zhang Xuan's (张旋) hand excitedly.
"As parents, how can you not even keep an eye on your child!" Thinking of the dangers the child might have faced alone, Zhang Xuan (张旋), also a father, was very scared.
"The child is on summer vacation, so we sent her back to her grandparents' home in the countryside. Her grandparents go to do farm work during the day, and she ran out to find us on her own," the child's father said. "Fortunately, we met you. From her grandparents' home to where you found her, she should have been walking in the hot sun for more than half an hour. If she had suffered heatstroke and fainted or gotten lost, we really wouldn't know what to do."
The scene of Zhang Xuan (张旋) helping the girl was filmed by a driver in the car behind and posted online, and netizens praised him. "It's just a small act of kindness, nothing much," Zhang Xuan (张旋) said. He is from Suzhou (宿州), Anhui (安徽), and has been doing business in Nankang (南康) for more than ten years. In 2023, he also found a little boy sitting in the fast lane and later safely returned the child to his parents.
Return to TopEditor's Note: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets." Various regions are leveraging the value of carbon sinks, broadening the path to realizing the value of ecological products, consolidating the carbon sink capacity of ecosystems, increasing the incremental carbon sinks of ecosystems, and better transforming ecological advantages into development momentum.
Congjiang, Guizhou
Forest Carbon Sinks: Revitalizing Forest Land and Benefiting Farmers
By Su Bin (苏滨), reporter of this newspaper
"By protecting the forests, we can 'sell air'!" In Qiali Village (恰里村), Xiajiang Town (下江镇), Congjiang County (从江县), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州), Guizhou (贵州), villager Wu Xueyong (吴学勇) held his deposit book, his face filled with joy. The "selling air" that Wu Xueyong (吴学勇) mentioned is the local single-tree carbon sink project.
The single-tree carbon sink project, through scientific measurement methods, accurately calculates the amount of carbon dioxide fixed by each qualified tree during its growth cycle and gives it market value. This is an effective exploration by Guizhou (贵州) to expand the "Two Mountains" transformation channel.
In 2019, Congjiang County (从江县) piloted the single-tree carbon sink project in 7 villages, tapping into and revitalizing the forest land resources in the hands of the masses, and awakening the ecological value of the forest. "We purchase carbon sinks from farmers, which can offset some carbon emissions and help companies achieve carbon neutrality. On the other hand, we bundle and sell self-generated green electricity with the purchased carbon sinks to expand the service scope for customers," said the relevant person in charge of Guizhou Jinyuan Chayuan Power Generation Co., Ltd. (贵州金元茶园发电有限责任公司).
"To consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation and effectively connect with rural revitalization, the single-tree carbon sink project mainly targets local households lifted out of poverty. Trees with a diameter at breast height of more than 5 centimeters can be included in the project. Special personnel are sent to the forests to collect forest information and enter it into the data platform," introduced Xiao Tishuang (肖体双), Deputy Director of the Congjiang Branch (从江分局) of the Qiandongnan Prefecture Ecology and Environment Bureau (黔东南州生态环境局). Each tree earns 3 yuan in carbon sink revenue per year, and the funds are directly deposited into individual accounts to ensure that the funds benefiting farmers are accurately delivered.
In 2024, Wu Xueyong (吴学勇) reaped a "green fortune." At that time, Guizhou Jinyuan Chayuan Power Generation Co., Ltd. (贵州金元茶园发电有限责任公司) invested 150,000 yuan and signed a single-tree carbon sink purchase agreement with 110 households, including Wu Xueyong (吴学勇). With his 450 large trees, Wu Xueyong (吴学勇) earned 1,350 yuan in carbon sink revenue that year. "You don't have to cut down the trees, and the trees are still yours. As long as you hang the signs properly and take good care of them," said Wu Xueyong (吴学勇).
Initially, Wu Xueyong (吴学勇) was full of doubts about the single-tree carbon sink project: "Trees grow on the mountains, and you can sell them for money just by absorbing some air? There's no such good thing!" It was not until the carbon sink funds were deposited into his account as scheduled that Wu Xueyong's (吴学勇) attitude completely changed, and he actively replanted seedlings in front of and behind his house and in the forest gaps.
There are many examples like Wu Xueyong (吴学勇) in Congjiang County (从江县). Luo Youfa (罗有发), a villager in Kaji Village (卡机村), Xitang Zhuang Township (秀塘壮族乡), has increased his income by more than 1,000 yuan per year through the single-tree carbon sink project in recent years, and his awareness of protecting and loving the forest has also been significantly enhanced. "More and more farmers are participating, and farmers have a more real feeling about 'lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets'," said Xiao Tishuang (肖体双). As of the end of 2024, a total of 7,962 households in Congjiang County (从江县) participated in the single-tree carbon sink project, and the total amount of carbon sink funds received by farmers has reached nearly 12 million yuan.
Huian, Fujian
Soil Carbon Sinks: Increasing Production, Reducing Emissions, and Increasing Income
By Shi Yu (施钰), reporter of this newspaper
After harvesting a season of cantaloupe, Yang Zhihua (杨志华), a melon farmer in Houxu Village (后许村), Wangchuan Town (辋川镇), Huian County (惠安县), Quanzhou (泉州), Fujian (福建), checked the soil conditions in the greenhouse.
"In this experimental field, the yield of cantaloupe per mu is four to five hundred jin higher than in other plots. The secret lies in soil improvement," Yang Zhihua (杨志华) introduced. In the past, due to years of using chemical fertilizers, the soil was acidified, compacted, and the crops were also calcium deficient. In order to improve the soil, Yang Zhihua (杨志华) used the soil conditioner distributed free of charge by Quanzhou Mata Ecological Technology Co., Ltd. (泉州玛塔生态科技有限公司) in the experimental field. "It adjusts acidity, loosens the soil, and supplements calcium. The soil is improved, and the yield and quality of the melons have increased, and they can be sold at a good price."
Why does the company distribute soil conditioners for free? Where does this money come from?
"Improving the soil can reduce carbon emissions generated during crop planting," introduced Wang Yongming (王永明), Chairman of Mata Company (玛塔公司). For example, dryland crops will produce the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide during the planting process, and emitting 1 kilogram of nitrous oxide is equivalent to emitting 298 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent. "Acidic soil is more likely to emit more nitrous oxide during the planting process, and improving the soil can reduce its emissions and form a carbon sink," said Wang Yongming (王永明).
"The company provides soil conditioners for free, and farmers don't have to spend more money. The carbon sink rights increased after the improvement belong to the company," introduced Wang Yongming (王永明). At the end of last year, Mata Company (玛塔公司) explored the model of promoting soil improvement through agricultural carbon sink transactions, and transferred the carbon sinks formed by the improvement of acidic soil areas in the Zoumadai Modern Agricultural Industrial Park (走马埭现代农业产业园) in Huian County (惠安县) and the "Mountain Line" Rural Revitalization Demonstration Project (惠安黄塘溪“山线”乡村振兴示范项目) in Huian Huangtangxi (惠安黄塘溪), earning 100,000 yuan. "The second phase of the soil improvement project is being piloted in Taining County (泰宁县), Ninghua County (宁化县), Changting County (长汀县) and other places, and it is expected to generate carbon sinks after September," said Wang Yongming (王永明).
Wang Yixiang (王义祥), Deputy Director of the Institute of Resource Environment and Soil and Fertilizer of the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences (福建省农业科学院资源环境与土壤肥料研究所), introduced that soil carbon sinks are the main component of agricultural carbon sinks. The soil carbon storage can be increased by reducing chemical inputs, improving soil, and conservation tillage, or the carbon emissions of agricultural production can be reduced through emerging energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies.
"Compared with traditional farming methods, the increased carbon sequestration and reduced emissions after the application of new technologies and new methods form agricultural carbon sinks," said Wang Yixiang (王义祥). However, at present, agricultural carbon sink transactions still have strong social welfare attributes and are mostly in the carbon inclusive system. Wang Yixiang (王义祥) introduced: "There are large differences in the amount of agricultural carbon sinks formed under different crop varieties, different ecological and environmental conditions, and different planting management models, and more accurate agricultural carbon sink measurement methods are still being explored."
Changdao, Yantai, Shandong
Marine Carbon Sinks: Green Aquaculture Adds Confidence
By Wang Zhe (王者), reporter of this newspaper
In Sunjia Village Fishing Port (孙家村渔港), Changdao (长岛), Yantai (烟台), Shandong (山东), a transport ship loaded with artificial reefs sailed to the sea.
Setting up artificial reefs, algae attach and grow, and fish gather... In recent years, the "algae fixation and fish aggregation" aquaculture model has been promoted in Changdao (长岛). "We have投放投了 more than 120,000 cubic meters of artificial reefs in the sea area, and increased 500,000 plants of kelp, Sargassum and other seagrasses, forming a large-scale seagrass bed ecosystem," introduced Sun Chengwei (孙成伟), Secretary of the Party Branch of Sunjia Village (孙家村党支部书记). These seagrass beds have an annual carbon sequestration of more than 280 tons.
The "algae fixation and fish aggregation" aquaculture model is both green and low-carbon. A few years ago, the Dongyuan Marine Ranch (东源海洋牧场), in which the village collective invested, was upgraded, and more artificial reefs needed to be put into the sea area under its jurisdiction. What should be done about the funding gap? The "Seagrass Bed and Algae Farm Carbon Sink Loan" provided a solution.
The "Seagrass Bed and Algae Farm Carbon Sink Loan" is a green financial product launched by Changdao Rural Commercial Bank (长岛农商银行) for marine algae and aquaculture products. "The forward revenue rights generated by the annual carbon sequestration of seagrass beds and algae farms can be used as collateral for loans, and this carbon sink loan has solved the urgent need," introduced Xiao Shengzhi (肖圣志), the technician in charge of the marine ranch in Sunjia Village (孙家村).
The "algae fixation and fish aggregation" model continues to be promoted, and the constantly expanding seagrass beds and algae farms can not only absorb carbon dioxide, but also provide spawning and栖息 habitats for fish, and restore regional fishery resources. As the restoration effect of seagrass beds gradually appears, the area of the natural algae farm in Dongyuan Marine Ranch (东源海洋牧场) is also expanding, and a total of 3 million yuan has been invested in bottom-sown sea cucumber and other seedlings, forming a three-dimensional ecological chain.
"We also used carbon sink loan funds to carry out intelligent transformation of the marine ranch," said Sun Chengwei (孙成伟). Ecological data is tracked in real time through underwater monitoring equipment to achieve precise aquaculture. "After the transformation, the survival rate of the 800,000 turbot fry投放投放在 Dongyuan Marine Ranch (东源海洋牧场) has increased by 30% compared with traditional aquaculture, and the annual catch has increased to 1,000 tons," said Xiao Shengzhi (肖圣志).
The village collective has received a total of 7.546 million yuan in dividends from the income of Dongyuan Marine Ranch (东源海洋牧场), driving the average annual income of villagers to increase by about 8,000 yuan... Carbon sink loans help Sunjia Village (孙家村) form a virtuous cycle of "ecological-economic-social" benefits.
Quantifying the carbon sink value of seagrass beds and algae farms and mortgaging forward revenue rights for financing, the story of Sunjia Village (孙家村) is a microcosm of the realization of marine carbon sink value.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 29th (Kou Jiangze (寇江泽), Zhou Chang (周畅)) To further strengthen the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution and effectively control heavy metal environmental risks, recently, with the approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), and other nine departments jointly issued the "Heavy Metal Environmental Safety Risk Investigation and Rectification Action Plan (2025-2030)". This is another important document in the field of heavy metal pollution prevention and control following the State Council's approval and implementation of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Heavy Metal Pollution".
The "Plan" consists of six parts and 17 measures. It plans to complete the investigation and immediate rectification of heavy metal environmental safety risks by the end of this year; by the end of 2027, basically complete the rectification of high-risk hidden dangers, and significantly enhance the monitoring, monitoring, early warning, and emergency response capabilities for heavy metal environments; by the end of 2030, comprehensively complete the rectification of hidden dangers, and effectively control heavy metal environmental risks. This investigation and rectification focuses on 5 provinces (autonomous regions) including Guangxi (广西), Hunan (湖南), Jiangxi (江西), Yunnan (云南), and Guangdong (广东), and 21 cities (prefectures) including Sanmenxia (三门峡) in Henan (河南) and Qiandongnan (黔东南) in Guizhou (贵州). The heavy metal pollutants investigated and rectified focus on lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, thallium, and antimony, while also taking into account other heavy metal pollutants such as manganese, zinc, and copper.
The "Plan" proposes that, in accordance with the working ideas of "investigation, evaluation, rectification, treatment, prevention, and management," a comprehensive and in-depth investigation and rectification of heavy metal environmental safety risks should be carried out. Accurately identify the number and distribution of heavy metal pollution sources, compile a list of pollution source investigations, and establish a list of heavy metal environmental safety risk issues. Comprehensively consider the hazards, diffusivity, and environmental sensitivity of heavy metal pollution sources, conduct environmental risk assessments based on corresponding technical guidelines, and clarify high, medium, and low levels. Remove accumulated slag, accumulated wastewater, pipeline and flood control ditch blockages as soon as possible, and eliminate environmental safety risks in a timely manner. For problems that cannot be immediately rectified, rectification plans should be formulated and strictly implemented in accordance with the risk assessment classification results, using a "one enterprise, one policy" and "one place, one policy" approach.
The "Plan" requires promoting high-quality development of related industries through measures such as optimizing industrial structure and layout, strictly preventing new heavy metal environmental risks, and strengthening standard improvement and leadership. It requires continuously improving the monitoring and prevention network, strengthening supervision and law enforcement, and incorporating heavy metal pollution prevention and control into the key scope of ecological and environmental protection supervision. At the same time, it is necessary to improve the rapid response system for heavy metal-related environmental emergencies, form a "2-hour emergency rescue circle" in key areas, and enhance emergency response capabilities.
Return to TopBeijing, July 29th (People's Daily - Chang Qin (常钦), Wang Jiayi (王佳一)) On the 29th, reporters learned from a press conference held by the Ministry of Natural Resources that the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局) discovered in their second-quarter inspections and law enforcement supervision in 2025 that some localities still have typical illegal and irregular problems such as illegal land occupation and damage to cultivated land, illegal mining, forest and grassland destruction damaging the ecology, and even fraudulent practices to evade supervision. In the future, the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局) will jointly report typical illegal and irregular problems on a quarterly basis, urging local authorities to focus on daily management and strict routine enforcement, continuously sending strong regulatory signals, and promoting supervision and rectification through openness.
In order to urge relevant localities to accelerate rectification and investigation, and to play a warning and educational role, the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局) have decided to jointly report 21 typical illegal and irregular problems. Relevant local governments and relevant departments should deeply learn from the lessons, seriously rectify and investigate in accordance with laws and regulations, and at the same time strictly prevent simplification and "**一刀切**" (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach). All localities should take these cases as a warning, earnestly implement their primary responsibilities, effectively strengthen supervision of all links in the entire chain, improve the normal and long-term mechanism, and unswervingly adhere to the red line of cultivated land and ecological protection, and the bottom line of laws and policies. The Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局) will continue to track the rectification of the reported problems, and urge relevant localities to rectify and investigate in accordance with laws and regulations.
Return to TopRecently, in Sihong County (泗洪县), Suqian City (宿迁市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), located on the shore of Hongze Lake (洪泽湖), nearly ten thousand mu of space lotus have bloomed in succession. The annual lotus seedpod harvesting here starts in July and lasts until September, supplying markets in Nanjing (南京), Suzhou (苏州), Wuxi (无锡) and other places.
On July 26, at the space lotus planting base in Longji Town (龙集镇), Sihong County (泗洪县), lotus pickers were harvesting lotus seedpods.
Photo by Xu Changliang (许昌亮) (Xinhua News Agency (新华社) )
Return to TopThis newspaper's Haikou (海口) July 29th dispatch (Reporter Sun Haitian (孙海天)) The "Hainan Province (海南省) Deepening the Promotion of 'No Waste Island' Construction Work Plan (2025-2030)" was recently released. The plan proposes ten key tasks and 32 specific measures, clarifying the tiered advancement of "No Waste Island" construction, developing a green, low-carbon circular economy, and promoting synergistic carbon reduction and pollution reduction.
"No Waste Island" refers to carrying out "No Waste City" construction throughout Hainan Province (海南省), aiming to promote the formation of green development and lifestyles, continuously promote the reduction of solid waste at the source and resource utilization, minimize landfill volume, and minimize the environmental impact of solid waste.
The plan covers strengthening top-level design, implementing domestic waste classification and treatment, strengthening the whole-chain management of construction waste, improving the renewable resource recycling system, improving the collection and storage of agricultural and forestry solid waste, strengthening the management of industrial solid waste, solidly promoting plastic pollution control, preventing and resolving environmental risk hazards, establishing and improving regulatory systems and mechanisms, and implementing "No Waste" national actions.
In the living sector, promote green and low-carbon lifestyles. Promote the green and low-carbon development of service industries such as tourism, catering, and exhibitions, advocate green consumption, green travel, green postal services, and the "Clean Plate Campaign," and guide consumers to practice green lifestyles. By 2030, the coverage rate of express packaging waste recycling devices in business outlets will exceed 95%, and the resource utilization rate of urban domestic waste will reach 65%, etc. In the construction sector, promote source reduction in the construction industry. Vigorously develop green buildings and prefabricated buildings suitable for the tropical island climate, and promote prefabricated decoration. By 2030, the comprehensive utilization rate of construction waste in the province will reach 85%. In the field of renewable resource recycling, improve the renewable resource recycling system. Coordinate the promotion of the "two-network integration" of domestic waste classification and waste material recycling, accelerate the construction of a three-level renewable resource recycling system, and improve the unified recycling and platform construction of waste goods in public institutions. By 2030, a sound three-level renewable resource recycling network will be established, and the recycling volume will increase by 15% compared to 2025.
Return to TopThis newspaper Nanchang (南昌) July 29th (Reporter Zhou Huan (周欢)) In order to promote the high-quality construction of the Jiangxi (江西) section of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park, Jiangxi Province (江西省) issued the "Construction and Protection Plan for the Jiangxi (江西) Section of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park," deeply promoting the "Jiangxi (江西) Practice" of the construction and protection of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park.
The scope of the "Plan" covers 46 counties (cities, districts) in 11 prefecture-level cities in Jiangxi Province (江西省), with a series of cultural heritages with clear themes, clear connotations, and prominent influences along the Yangtze River (长江), Gan River (赣江), Fu River (抚河), Xin River (信江), Rao River (饶河), Xiu River (修河), and around Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖) as the main framework, listing the overall and systematic protection of cultural heritage as the primary task.
The "Plan" clarifies that it is necessary to adhere to the concept of "jointly grasping major protection and not engaging in large-scale development" and "ecological priority and green development." Comprehensively promote the control and protection of cultural heritage, ecological environment, and urban and rural features; strengthen thematic display, and build a Yangtze River (长江) cultural display system with rich Ganpo (赣鄱) characteristics; innovate cultural and tourism integration, and create a bright pearl on the Yangtze River (长江) international golden tourism belt; enhance traditional utilization, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture, and enhance the cultural benefits for the people.
The "Plan" proposes that by 2027, a sound cultural heritage protection supervision system and a cultural heritage listing protection mechanism will be established, and the recognition of the Jiangxi (江西) section of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park will be continuously improved. By 2035, a management model with clear powers and responsibilities, efficient operation, and standardized supervision will be fully formed, cultural heritage will be fully protected and systematically protected, a graded and classified display system will be basically formed, and Jiangxi (江西) will become a core demonstration area for inheriting and promoting Yangtze River (长江) culture.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 驰
The setting sun shines on the lake, a gentle breeze blows, and Erhai Lake ripples slightly, with patches of Potamogeton crispus swaying. After dinner, Yan Bingqi (严炳其), a beach administrator from Gusheng Village (古生村), Wanqiao Town (湾桥镇), Dali City (大理市), Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (大理白族自治州), Yunnan Province (云南省), strolls along the Erhai Lake ecological corridor with his grandson, feeling relaxed and content.
On July 24th, local time, at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands held in Zimbabwe, Dali City (大理市) was awarded the title of "International Wetland City," becoming the first "International Wetland City" in Yunnan (云南).
"In Dali (大理), urban life and development are closely linked to wetlands," said Sun Jiarong (孙家荣), Deputy Director of the Dali City Forestry and Grassland Bureau (大理市林业和草原局). Dali City (大理市) implements a graded management and catalog system for wetlands. With Erhai Lake National Important Wetland (洱海国家级重要湿地) as the center, the total wetland area composed of rivers, lakes, and ponds in Dali (大理) reaches more than 26,000 hectares, with a wetland rate of 15.4% and a wetland protection rate of 94.13%.
"We have Erhai Lake National Important Wetland (洱海国家级重要湿地), Luoshi River Provincial Important Wetland (罗时江省级重要湿地), and nine general wetlands. At the same time, we adopt different wetland protection forms such as nature reserves, scenic spots, geological parks, and water source protection areas, and implement a graded and classified wetland protection system in accordance with laws and regulations," Sun Jiarong (孙家荣) introduced.
Today's clear and rippling Erhai Lake (洱海) once experienced several outbreaks of cyanobacteria. Yunnan (云南) launched "rescue protection" for Erhai Lake (洱海): building a ring-lake sewage interception network, controlling agricultural non-point source pollution, the 129-kilometer ecological corridor became an ecological "barrier," and more than 100 hectares of shallow beach wetlands were transformed into "natural purifiers"... In 2024, the water quality of Erhai Lake (洱海) is generally good, and the ecological function of the wetland continues to improve.
In the Luoshi River Wetland (罗时江湿地) upstream of Erhai Lake (洱海), wetland ranger Su Jiguang (苏继光) poles a boat to clear duckweed. In the more than 1,000 acres of wetland, 116 species of wild wetland vascular plants such as reeds and wild rice grow.
The Luoshi River (罗时江), connected to Erhaiyuan West Lake (洱源西湖), is the main inflow river and water supply source of Erhai Lake (洱海), but it used to form swamps due to seasonal rises in river water, and sewage flowed everywhere during the rainy season.
To protect a lake of clear water, the first step is to turn the swamp into a "green kidney." With the continuous improvement of the legal system such as the "Wetland Protection Regulations of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province (云南省大理白族自治州湿地保护条例)" and the "Erhai Protection and Management Regulations of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province (云南省大理白族自治州洱海保护管理条例)," in 2017, the Dali Prefecture Forestry and Grassland Bureau (大理州林草局), combined with the actual situation of the Erhai Lake Basin (洱海流域), scientifically compiled the "Overall Plan for Wetland Protection and Restoration in the Erhai Lake Basin of Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province (云南省大理州洱海流域湿地保护修复总体规划)." Dali Prefecture (大理州) renovated the water network, built artificial islands, optimized wetland plant configuration, and continued to carry out ecological restoration of the Luoshi River Wetland (罗时江湿地).
"Originally, the water from the upper reaches flowed directly into Erhai Lake (洱海). Now it has to circulate in the water network for a while. The plants, soil, and microorganisms in the wetland decompose pollutants in the water and purify it before entering Erhai Lake (洱海)," Sun Jiarong (孙家荣) introduced. Now, the vegetation community of the Luoshi River Wetland (罗时江湿地) is gradually enriched, the wetland's water purification function is gradually enhanced, and the water flowing into Erhai Lake (洱海) has changed from the past inferior Class V to the current Class III or even Class II.
The transformation of the Luoshi River Wetland (罗时江湿地) is an epitome of wetland protection in the Erhai Lake Basin (洱海流域). "Artificial interventions such as shoreline restoration are auxiliary means. The ultimate goal is to restore the wetland's own vitality," said Cui Huanhuan (崔欢欢), a staff member of the Dali City Erhai Lake Administration (大理市洱海管理局). Outside the lake shoreline, the lakeside buffer zone composed of more than 8,000 acres of artificial wetlands purifies the water quality entering the lake, becoming an ecological "barrier" to protect Erhai Lake (洱海) and making Erhai Lake (洱海) a paradise for biological habitation.
Strolling along the ecological corridor, what soothes the soul is not only the green scenery, but also the "concerto" of insects and birds. In Erhaiyue Wetland Park (洱海月湿地公园) in Xiaguan Town (下关镇), photographer Zhang Wei (张炜) raised his camera and pressed the shutter at the egrets on the treetops.
"Whether the ecology is good or not, birds vote with their feet." In Zhang Wei's (张炜) album, there are many migratory birds, including rare and endangered birds such as the glossy ibis and the Baer's pochard. According to statistics, the number of wintering migratory birds in Dali (大理) has increased from about 20,000 in the past to more than 40,000 during peak periods each year, and the distribution area of Potamogeton crispus in the Erhai Lake Basin (洱海流域) has been restored to 250,000 square meters.
Public participation, co-construction and sharing have become the inexhaustible driving force for Dali City (大理市) to protect wetlands. Yan Bingqi (严炳其), who has been guarding Erhai Lake (洱海) for 10 years, has deep feelings. "In the past, guarding 1.5 kilometers of shoreline meant that I had to salvage more than a ton of aquatic plants a day, from morning to night; now I am responsible for 7 kilometers of shoreline, but I only need to salvage one or two hundred kilograms of aquatic plants a day at most," Yan Bingqi (严炳其) said, "**守好湿地** (shǒu hǎo shī dì - "guard well wetlands," to protect and maintain wetlands)," **才有美丽的山水** (cái yǒu měi lì de shān shuǐ - "only then have beautiful mountains and rivers," only then will there be beautiful scenery), **才有咱们的好日子** (cái yǒu zán men de hǎo rì zi - "only then have our good days," only then will we have a good life)."
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Shanshan County (鄯善县), Turpan City (吐鲁番市), Xinjiang (新疆) has eight villages selected for the list of Chinese Traditional Villages. In recent years, Shanshan County has integrated the county's tourism characteristic nodes to create a historical and folk culture experience tourism area focusing on traditional villages, making traditional villages a new highlight of cultural tourism. In the protection of traditional villages, the local cultural tourism industry has ushered in rapid development, and the number of tourists received and tourism revenue have both achieved rapid growth.
——Editor
Walking in Shanshan County (鄯善县), Turpan City (吐鲁番市), Xinjiang (新疆), passing the Flaming Mountains (火焰山), and walking slowly along the Subashi River (苏贝希河), the rural settlements known as the "Museum of Earthen Architecture" gradually appear. Ancient trees, ancient villages, ancient houses, and ancient charm are leisurely. In a "earthy" color of traditional villages, tourists wearing colorful and bright costumes are taking photographers to freeze the beautiful scenery.
Rural Settlements Constructed of Earth
Starting from Turpan (吐鲁番) city heading east, passing the Flaming Mountains (火焰山), turning south at Shengjinkou Grand Canyon (胜金口大峡谷), and following a rural road, you will reach Tuyugou Village (吐峪沟村), Tuyugou Township (吐峪沟乡).
"Earth" is a major feature of Tuyugou Village (吐峪沟村).
Tuyugou Village (吐峪沟村) has well preserved many earthen buildings. Ji Xiang (纪翔), director of the Urban and Rural Construction Service Center of the Shanshan County (鄯善县) Housing and Construction Bureau, introduced that Tuyugou Village (吐峪沟村) is located in the alluvial fan oasis under the Flaming Mountains (火焰山). The Subashi River (苏贝希河) runs through the village. Local residents use clay and other soil materials that have not been baked or simply processed as building materials. The buildings in the village are arranged in a staggered manner along the mountains and rivers. The lanes are accessible in all directions, and each household is connected to each other and forms its own unit.
"This is a typical earthen building residence." Ji Xiang (纪翔) introduced that the residences in the village are mostly two stories, the upper level is a bungalow, and the lower level is a cave dwelling dug into the mountain.
Courtyards in the ancient village are being renovated and restored. "Currently, there are 73 courtyards and 84 houses available for use. Those that are well preserved have been opened to the public, and those with the risk of collapse have completed 3D modeling and are waiting for repair," Ji Xiang (纪翔) introduced.
"Earth" is also a major feature of traditional villages in Shanshan County (鄯善县).
Yin Zhixin (尹志欣), deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group and director of the Shanshan County (鄯善县) Housing and Construction Bureau, introduced that the 8 traditional villages in Shanshan County (鄯善县) have 952 traditional earthen buildings, which are well preserved and large in scale, and are known as the "Museum of Earthen Architecture."
Three Bridges Village (三个桥村) is named after the villagers built three small bridges on the village's canals. Walking into Three Bridges Village (三个桥村), you can clearly feel the characteristics of the local multicultural integration. The upper part of the earthen wall is a circle of cross-shaped hollows. This architectural element is taken from the local common grape drying room, and the bright colors on the doors of the houses are loved by the local people. The patterns on the colored doors are different, including landscapes, animals, and various flowers and plants.
Yin Zhixin (尹志欣) introduced that earthen buildings are an important component of residential buildings in Shanshan County (鄯善县) for many reasons: Shanshan County (鄯善县) is surrounded by mountains on three sides and belongs to a typical continental warm temperate desert climate. The evaporation is much greater than the precipitation, which has little impact on earthen buildings; Shanshan County (鄯善县) has hot summers, and the wall thickness of earthen structure houses is generally 40 cm to 50 cm, making the house warm in winter and cool in summer.
Non-Heritage "Twin Jewels" of the Silk Road
Lukqin Town (鲁克沁镇) was called Liuzhong City (柳中城) in ancient times. During the Han Dynasty (两汉时期), Liuzhong City (柳中城) became an important node for the Central Plains Dynasty to manage the Western Regions (西域) and maintain the Silk Road (丝路). A large amount of manpower and material resources were invested in building water conservancy and developing agriculture, and it gradually became the economic and cultural center of the Turpan Basin (吐鲁番盆地).
The 7 traditional villages in the Lukqin Town (鲁克沁镇) area are centered on the Liuzhong City Ruins (柳中城遗址) and spread outward.
Beside the ancient mulberry road at the entrance of Three Bridges Village (三个桥村), there are ancient mulberries that are surrounded by two people. "There are 205 trees that are more than 100 years old, and those that are three or four hundred years old are also common," introduced Aihemaiti Rejiepu (艾合买提·热杰甫), secretary of the Party branch of Three Bridges Village (三个桥村).
After eating breakfast, the sky gradually brightened, and Shati'er Simayi (沙塔尔·司马义), a villager from Three Bridges Village (三个桥村), rushed to the traditional craft experience hall one kilometer away. The mulberry bark that had been soaked overnight needed to be boiled and hammered to prepare for today's visitors.
Sangpi paper (桑皮纸) was once the protagonist of the local paper industry. With the changes of the times and social progress, Sangpi paper (桑皮纸) has withdrawn from the daily life of the local people, but this ancient technique has become popular with tourists after being combined with tourism.
"Peeling, soaking, pounding, fermenting, filtering into molds, drying, peeling and other processes are all handmade. Many tourists are interested and want to make it by hand and take it back as a souvenir!" Shati'er Simayi (沙塔尔·司马义) said that an A3-sized Sangpi paper (桑皮纸) sells for about 30 yuan, and some tourists buy thousands of yuan at a time, which is a lot of income in a year. Shati'er (沙塔尔), who used to be a poor household in the village, has become rich by making Sangpi paper (桑皮纸).
In addition to the Uyghur Sangpi paper (维吾尔族桑皮纸) making technique, which was selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006, the intangible cultural heritage of Three Bridges Village (三个桥村) also includes local silk - Atlas silk (艾德莱斯绸). Kate Abulimiti (卡特·阿不力米提), deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Lukqin Town (鲁克沁镇), said: "Atlas (艾德莱斯) means 'tie-dye'. This silk uses ancient Chinese dyeing techniques. The dyes are natural plants and minerals. After dyeing, the silk is dried, and then silk weaving can be carried out. Atlas silk (艾德莱斯绸) clothing is the first choice for Uyghur women in major festivals and celebrations." In 2008, the Xinjiang Uyghur Atlas silk (新疆维吾尔族艾德莱斯绸) weaving and dyeing technique was selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list. Today, tourists can watch the production process of Atlas silk (艾德莱斯绸) up close in Three Bridges Village (三个桥村).
The Era Style of Ancient Melody
The Lukqin Town (鲁克沁镇) Muqam (木卡姆) Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Center is located in Kuonaxia Village (阔纳夏村). The head of the center, Yili Muhamaiti (依力·木合买提), is preparing with the actors before going on stage. They are about to bring a Turpan Muqam (吐鲁番木卡姆) performance.
Muqam (木卡姆), in Uyghur, means large song and movement. It is a large suite of songs popular in Xinjiang (新疆) and was selected into the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in China.
Yili Muhamaiti (依力·木合买提) introduced that in the course of its cultural space development, Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam (新疆维吾尔木卡姆) art has formed representative schools such as Twelve Muqam (十二木卡姆), Turpan Muqam (吐鲁番木卡姆), Hami Muqam (哈密木卡姆), and Dolan Muqam (刀郎木卡姆).
Among them, Turpan Muqam (吐鲁番木卡姆) has a cheerful rhythm and rich content. The lyrics mostly come from folk songs and poems, which are the accumulation of people's life experience, literature and art over the years. "The artistic feature of Turpan Muqam (吐鲁番木卡姆) that there is no singing without drums and no music without dance is the musical legacy of ancient Gaochang (高昌) and Gaochang Uyghur Khanate (高昌回鹘汗国), and Lukqin Town (鲁克沁镇) is an important birthplace of Turpan Muqam (吐鲁番木卡姆)," introduced Yili Muhamaiti (依力·木合买提).
"Only by innovating in inheritance can Turpan Muqam (吐鲁番木卡姆) have vitality." Yili Muhamaiti (依力·木合买提) said that relying on forms such as singing old songs in new ways, Turpan Muqam (吐鲁番木卡姆) art has blossomed with new vitality. In recent years, the Lukqin Town (鲁克沁镇) Muqam (木卡姆) Inheritance Center has led teams to participate in various competitions more than 30 times and has won first prizes many times. The ancient melody that has traveled through thousands of years has floated out of the Flaming Mountains (火焰山) and has been rejuvenated.
"We now have more than 40 inheritors at all levels, and we have one or two performances every week," said Yili Muhamaiti (依力·木合买提). The county vigorously protects and inherits intangible cultural heritage, and each village has its own characteristics. For example, Muqam Village (木卡姆村) has a Twelve Muqam (十二木卡姆) instrument exhibition hall for tourists to visit and learn about.
Ahemaiti Yiming (阿合买提·依明), director of the Shanshan County (鄯善县) Culture and Tourism Bureau, introduced that in recent years, Shanshan County (鄯善县) has integrated the county's tourism characteristic nodes to create a historical and folk culture experience tourism area focusing on concentrated traditional villages, making traditional villages a new highlight of cultural tourism. In 2024, the county received a total of 13.01 million tourists, an increase of 24.6% year-on-year, and the total tourist consumption was 6.8 billion yuan, an increase of 28.47% year-on-year.
Ji Xiang (纪翔) said that while systematically protecting traditional villages, Shanshan County (鄯善县) also continues to improve the infrastructure of traditional villages to realize the convenience and modernization of living facilities in traditional villages.
"Life is getting more and more convenient!" Talking about the current life, Wusiman Rexiti (吾斯曼·热西提), a villager from Kuonaxia Village (阔纳夏村), said happily.
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The waves gently lap against the reefs, and seagulls soar across the sky. At the Donggang District Marriage Registration Office (东港区婚姻登记处) in Rizhao (日照), Shandong (山东), a couple from another province is holding their marriage certificate and making vows facing the sea.
The Donggang District Marriage Registration Office (东港区婚姻登记处) is located near the sea, witnessing the vigorous development of Rizhao's (日照) marriage and tourism integration. In recent years, Rizhao (日照) has deeply integrated marriage registration, wedding services, and cultural tourism consumption, using marriage and tourism integration as a pen to write a new chapter in high-quality economic development.
The Radius of Sweetness Continues to Expand
"I saw the marriage registration video posted by my classmate before, and the sense of ritual here directly hit my 'girlish heart'!" Li Qian (李倩) is from Lianyungang (连云港), Jiangsu (江苏). Recommended by her classmate, she and her boyfriend chose to register their marriage in Donggang District (东港区). Filling out forms, checking documents, health checkups, pre-marital counseling... Under the guidance of the staff, the two received their marriage certificate in less than two hours.
Stepping out of the marriage registration office is a wedding industry park with a construction area of 280,000 square meters. The services that newlyweds need, such as wedding photography, wedding reception, and wedding planning, can all be solved here in one stop.
In the wedding dress selection room of a photography shop, Li Qian (李倩) took a fancy to a trailing wedding dress. "We cooperate with scenic spots to develop shooting routes. We watch the sunrise at the lighthouse in the morning, take backlight photos at Reef Park (礁石公园) in the evening, and we can also add a set of atmospheric photos under the starry sky dome of the Marine Aesthetics Museum (海洋美学馆) at night," the photographer introduced. After listening, Li Qian (李倩) and her lover discussed: "Why don't we choose to have our wedding photography and honeymoon trip all here?"
This happy network radius with wedding celebrations as the theme is still expanding. In recent years, relying on tourism resources such as oceans, forests, flower seas, mountains, and ancient cities, Rizhao (日照) has guided enterprises and scenic spots to deeply explore the elements of love culture and develop new products such as "tourism + wedding photography" and "destination weddings." It has cultivated a number of marriage and love cultural tourism scenes such as "Falling in Love with the Sunshine Coast" and "Embracing the Green Mountains," making marriage and tourism integration a new calling card for the city's high-quality development.
Today, on Rizhao's (日照) more than 220-kilometer coastline, wedding photography bases are scattered like pearls: At Wanpingkou Coast (万平口海岸), newlyweds exchange rings; on the bluestone road of Dongyi Town (东夷小镇), Hanfu wedding dresses complement the ancient buildings; on the sea reef beach, the sunset reflects the silhouettes of the newlyweds.
"With the joint efforts of various departments, the integration of marriage and tourism is becoming a new engine driving the city's consumption," said Ding Zhiqiang (丁志强), a second-level researcher at the Rizhao Civil Affairs Bureau (日照市民政局). Nowadays, 60,000 couples travel to Rizhao (日照) for wedding photography every year, and more than 200,000 tourists from other places choose to take portraits by the sea in Rizhao (日照), basically forming a customer structure dominated by customers from within the province and supplemented by surrounding provinces. According to statistics, each couple's destination wedding brings an average of 10 relatives and friends to consume, with an average stay of 2.8 days, driving consumption in catering, accommodation and other aspects by more than 8,000 yuan.
Ancient City Witnesses "Chinese Romance"
On the bluestone road of Juguo Ancient City (莒国古城), newlyweds wearing phoenix coronets and robes are performing a romance that travels through thousands of years: the groom leads the red silk, leading the bride to cross the brazier. Behind them, carved pavilions and ancient bridges reflect each other.
"Three thousand years of ancient city, four thousand years of ginkgo" is the unique resource advantage of Ju County (莒县), Rizhao (日照). Ju County (莒县) takes this as its characteristic and created the "Ju An Qi Mei · Three Lives with Apricots" marriage service brand.
Yinyuan Tower (姻缘楼) is a key project in the construction of Juguo Ancient City (莒国古城). Strolling through Yinyuan Tower (姻缘楼), you can see carefully set up "love check-in points" everywhere, integrating scenes such as leisure and entertainment, new Chinese tea houses, and Hanfu makeup into the entire process of marriage registration.
"After the opening of Yinyuan Tower (姻缘楼), more and more newlyweds choose to come to the ancient city to take wedding photos," said Wang Defeng (王德凤), a fourth-level director of the Ju County Civil Affairs Bureau (莒县民政局). The Marriage Registration Service Center of the Ju County Civil Affairs Bureau (莒县民政局) established a Juguo Ancient City (莒国古城) service station to provide year-round marriage registration services.
Taking this as an opportunity, the "Chinese romance" of the ancient city is forming an industrial closed loop: a number of professional wedding photography agencies provide ancient city wedding photography packages and wedding etiquette planning services; the "Romantic Date · Zhaoxian Rose" cultural and art festival has been held for two consecutive years, moving the roses from the countryside into the ancient city; cooperating with hotels to launch honeymoon suites and wedding banquet packages...
"We are relying on Juguo Ancient City (莒国古城) to plan and build a happy industrial park integrating marriage, wedding celebrations, wedding banquets, and post-marital services, forming a full-chain service of 'registration in the ancient city, photography in the ancient city, banquets in the ancient city, and honeymoons in the ancient city,' so that thousands of years of culture become the profound background of marriage," said Wang Aihua (王爱华), Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Ju County Civil Affairs Bureau (莒县民政局).
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Nestled in the embrace of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the small city of Delingha (德令哈), located in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州) of Qinghai Province (青海省), stands quietly. It is not only the "desolate city in the rain" described by the poet Hai Zi (海子), but also a place that many stargazers dream of. It has a pure night sky, a brilliant galaxy, and profound cultural codes of the starry sky.
Delingha (德令哈) has thin air and very little light pollution, making it an ideal place for astronomical observation. When night falls, the night sky is as pure as ink, and the Milky Way cascades down, a shining ribbon across the sky, making people think of the beautiful scene of "a boat full of clear dreams pressing against the Milky Way."
"Why is the Milky Way like a river?" At the stargazing platform of the Boshu Mountain National Forest Geological Park (柏树山国家森林地质公园), I met a six- or seven-year-old boy. He approached curiously, his eyes sparkling with a thirst for knowledge.
We set up a telescope, and the Milky Way in the eyepiece immediately turned into glittering stardust. When the ancients looked up at this milky white band of light, they may have thought of the surging waves of the Yellow River (黄河), so they named it "Milky Way" (银河) and "Heavenly River" (天河).
On this stargazing platform, the starry sky observed by the ancients—the Dunhuang Star Chart (敦煌星图)—is also on display. In the 8th century AD, the ancients used circles, black dots, and yellow-painted circles to draw more than 1,350 stars.
As the night deepened, the child's eyelids began to droop, but he still talked about the star chart and was reluctant to go to sleep. This reminded me of the Western Han Dynasty Twenty-Eight Mansions disc unearthed in Fuyang, Anhui (安徽阜阳). The rust on the bronze gnomon could not hide the ancestors' dedication to observing the stars. From the "Investigate and illustrate the celestial phenomena" in the *Book of Documents - Yao Dian* (*尚书·尧典* - "历象日月星辰") to Zhang Heng's (张衡) armillary sphere in the Eastern Han Dynasty, from Su Song's (苏颂) water-powered armillary sphere tower in the Northern Song Dynasty to Guo Shoujing's (郭守敬) "Four Seas Survey" in the Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese people's exploration of the starry sky has never stopped. Today in Delingha (德令哈), modern telescopes and ancient star charts are in dialogue across time and space, and the ancient and modern are wonderfully blended.
The Qinghai Observation Station (青海观测站) of the Purple Mountain Observatory (紫金山天文台) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) is located here, with huge telescopes pointing to the sky, capturing starlight from billions of light-years away.
In addition to the huge telescopes, there are also various types of small telescopes. The excellent local observation conditions attract many astronomy enthusiasts and students to come to stargaze and study every year, continuing to explore the mysteries of the starry sky in this land.
As the dawn broke and the Milky Way faded, the legend of the stars belonging to Delingha (德令哈) will never end. Every layer of Danxia rock here records the starlight of geological ages, and every plateau cypress grows with the annual rings nourished by stardust.
When you set foot on this land, please bring a star chart and let the ancient "stargazing platform" and modern telescopes jointly decode for you: why Li Bai (李白) said "one can pluck the stars with one's hand," and why Tang Gong (唐珙) wrote "drunk, unaware that the sky is in the water," because here, the starry sky is not a distant and unreachable place, but a cultural gene flowing in our blood.
■ Tips
Delingha (德令哈) has excellent stargazing spots such as Boshu Mountain (柏树山) and Toson Lake (托素湖), with professionals guiding how to identify constellations and photograph magnificent star trails. Pay attention to safety when stargazing on the plateau, take precautions against the cold, and pay attention to replenishing water.
The choice of stargazing equipment is also very important. Beginners can prepare 7×50mm or 10×50mm binoculars. Advanced enthusiasts can consider telescopes of 80mm or more. Tripods, red light flashlights, etc. are also essential items.
The Delingha Astronomical Science Popularization Museum (德令哈天文科普馆) provides the public with professional astronomical observation equipment and science education services. Here, people can immerse themselves in exploring the mysteries of the universe and uncover the mysteries of the starry sky through interactive exhibits, VR universe roaming, and telescope experiences.
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With the changing global market landscape and industrial chain adjustments, many century-old stores in various countries are facing unprecedented challenges. Faced with competitive pressure, some "time-honored brands" actively inherit and innovate their distinctive products, continuously enhancing their brand influence. Our reporter recently visited some century-old stores in Malaysia, Japan, and Egypt, listening to the stories of these "time-honored brands" in innovative development, and exploring the answer to making the "golden signboard" brighter and brighter between "change and constancy."
Malaysian Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶) -
"Innovate and promote in a way that modern people understand"
About 40 kilometers west of Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), the capital of Malaysia, lies the small city of Klang (巴生). Klang is one of the oldest cities in Malaysia, home to the country's largest cargo port, Port Klang (巴生港), and also the birthplace of Malaysia's famous cuisine, Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶). "If you come to Klang and don't eat Bak Kut Teh, you haven't been to Klang." This is a saying that circulates in Klang. According to statistics, there are five or six hundred Bak Kut Teh shops in the streets and alleys of Klang, many of which have nearly a hundred years of history.
The locally renowned Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh (盛发肉骨茶) is located on an old street near the Klang Railway Station (巴生火车站). Because the shop is located under a bridge, it is affectionately known as "Bridge Bottom Bak Kut Teh" (桥底肉骨茶) by diners. At noon, the shop is crowded with diners, and the owner, Lee Chuan Teck (李传德), is busy with his employees. "Counting from my grandfather's generation, my family has been making Bak Kut Teh for nearly a hundred years. I am the third generation." Lee Chuan Teck's grandfather was Lee Boon Teh (李文地), the founder of Malaysian Bak Kut Teh. Initially, because the broth made by Lee Boon Teh had a superior taste, customers called the broth "Bak Kut Teh." The majority of the Chinese in Klang are Hokkien, and in the Hokkien dialect, the pronunciation of "Teh" and "Tea" are similar, so "Bak Kut Teh" slowly became "Bak Kut Teh" and has been passed down to this day.
At that time, many Chinese were engaged in physical labor such as shipbuilding and freight transportation near Port Klang. Bak Kut Teh was convenient, quick, and inexpensive, and was welcomed by many people. "The original Bak Kut Teh was just pork bones boiled in soup. My grandfather knew a little about traditional Chinese medicine and added Chinese medicinal herbs such as wolfberry, codonopsis, and angelica, served with oily rice, which was filling and healthy." Lee Chuan Teck introduced that their Bak Kut Teh was initially just a small stall near the pier, and now several brothers have opened multiple shops in Klang.
After a century of development and inheritance, Bak Kut Teh has become a part of the dietary culture of Klang and even Malaysia. In February of last year, Malaysia listed 10 delicacies, including Bak Kut Teh, as national culinary heritage. "'Time-honored brands' need to uphold and innovate in their inheritance." Lee Chuan Teck said that with the increasing abundance of living materials and people's demand for a balanced diet, there are more and more pork bone parts to choose from for Bak Kut Teh, and more ingredients such as fried dough sticks, vermicelli, vegetables, and tofu are added for consumption.
A 10-minute walk from Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh is a creative cuisine restaurant run by local young people, selling special snacks that incorporate the flavor of Bak Kut Teh, such as fried rice, egg tarts, and ice cream. According to the shop assistant, tourists from all over the world can also use their imagination here to create creative dishes. Currently, many dishes with Bak Kut Teh flavors, such as Turkish bread, Hainanese chicken rice, and Italian pasta, have been added to the shop's menu. The shop also sells Bak Kut Teh sauce, which diners can take home and continue their creations. Yao Haojie (姚豪杰), the person in charge of the restaurant, said: "Culture needs to be inherited and needs to be innovated and promoted in a way that modern people understand. We hope to make Bak Kut Teh more diverse and seen by more people."
Japanese Uji Tea (宇治茶) -
"Open management philosophy, selecting talents without sticking to conventions"
Walking out of Uji Station (宇治站) in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), the quaint and elegant signboard of Ito Kyuemon Uji Station (伊藤久右卫门宇治站前店) in front of the store comes into view. The walls of the store are filled with pictures of various Uji teas and Uji tea foods, delicate potted flowers are placed on the tables, and there is also a dining area in the innermost part. Uji tea is Japanese green tea, and the tea leaves are mainly produced in Kyoto Prefecture, Nara Prefecture (奈良县), Shiga Prefecture (滋贺县), and Mie Prefecture (三重县), and then processed by manufacturers in Kyoto Prefecture using techniques originating in the Uji region. Uji tea is named after this.
Ito Kyuemon (伊藤久右卫门) was founded in 1832 and is an Uji tea store with a history of nearly 200 years. The first-generation founder, Ito Tsuneemon Takizo (伊藤常右卫门泷藏), engaged in tea planting and production in Tamura Myomura (田原村名村) (now Ujitawara Village (宇治田原村)) in Kyoto Prefecture. In 1952, the fifth-generation successor, Ito Kyuzo (伊藤久三), moved the business to Uji City (宇治市) and officially named the company "Ito Kyuemon." The current chairman and general manager of the company is Hirose Joji (广濑穣治). "I am the first non-Ito family general manager. To be honest, I didn't expect to be able to get to this position myself." Hirose Joji told reporters that he joined the company in 2010 and mainly engaged in online business, and began serving in his current position in 2021. Hirose Joji said that the company's appointment of him as general manager "proves that Ito Kyuemon's management philosophy is open, selecting talents without sticking to conventions."
Japan has many century-old stores, but the survival of "time-honored brand" brands is not easy. Data from a Japanese research company shows that in 2024, a total of 145 century-old "time-honored brand" companies in Japan went bankrupt, a record high. In order to seek survival and development, Hirose Joji led Ito Kyuemon to introduce a multilingual self-service shopping system and a supply and demand forecasting system, actively improved and innovated traditional Uji tea, and developed subdivided varieties such as matcha, sencha, gyokuro, and genmaicha, and also developed matcha parfaits, matcha ice cream, matcha plum wine and other products popular among young people based on Uji tea. "In the store, customers can not only buy a wide variety of Uji tea and related foods, but also experience Japanese tea ceremony and dine in the store. At the same time, we are committed to developing online business, and some products also support overseas delivery." Hirose Joji said.
In the nearly 200 years of development, Ito Kyuemon has focused on making corresponding business adjustments according to the changes of the times. "When the tea-making culture was no longer so popular, we immediately expanded our business beyond tea sales. Entering the 21st century, the Internet wave swept in, and we took the lead in developing our own website homepage in Japan and selling products online." Hirose Joji introduced that considering that newly hired young employees do not know much about tea-related knowledge, in 2011, Ito Kyuemon began to train employees in Uji tea culture and history, reception etiquette, store operation and other content, and employees need to regularly participate in internal exams. Since then, customer satisfaction has significantly improved.
Today, many Chinese tourists come to Ito Kyuemon's Uji tea store by name. Hirose Joji said that China is the hometown of tea, and tea culture was first introduced to Japan from China in the Tang Dynasty, "The Chinese market is huge and very attractive to us. We look forward to developing better and better in the Chinese market."
Egyptian Afandy Department Store (阿凡迪百货) -
"Protecting the core value of the brand while embracing young and fashionable culture"
Founded in 1856 in Cairo (开罗), the capital of Egypt, Omar Effendi (欧默尔·阿凡迪百货公司) has a history of 169 years and is one of the earliest modern department stores in the entire Middle East and North Africa region, with the reputation of "Harrods of the Middle East." Today, Afandy Department Store has chain stores in many parts of Egypt. For the local people, Afandy Department Store is not only a shopping place, but also a part of the collective memory of generations and a unique commercial cultural heritage.
Over the past hundred years, this "time-honored brand" has also experienced various reorganizations and reforms such as nationalization and privatization, but its unique historical status and brand effect have remained unchanged, retaining most of the classic in-store decorations, trademark designs, and retro-style advertising, highlighting its historical weight and brand characteristics.
"Faced with emerging e-commerce and rapidly changing consumer demands, we protect the core value of the brand while embracing young and fashionable culture. In recent years, we have opened an online shopping platform, gradually laid out e-commerce, and conducted brand promotion and marketing through social media, which has increased brand awareness and attracted more young consumers. With the help of digital platforms, Afandy Department Store's products have reached all over Egypt faster, and even attracted many customers from overseas markets." Sabry (萨伯利), the person in charge of Afandy Department Store, told reporters.
Afandy Department Store actively adjusts the types of goods and introduces more categories that meet modern life needs, such as home decoration, electronic products, and environmentally friendly daily necessities. According to Sabry, some stores in Egypt have also been modernized by adding leisure areas and fashionable decorative designs to provide customers with a more comfortable shopping experience. "We have developed and launched a series of handicrafts, clothing, and home products with classic Egyptian patterns, integrating traditional Egyptian culture with modern design." Sabry said that this helps to strengthen Afandy Department Store's position as a cultural symbol.
The Egyptian government has introduced preferential policies for the development of "time-honored brands" such as Afandy Department Store, such as implementing financial subsidies and tax incentives, and providing special technical support and training to support their digital transformation, brand promotion, and store upgrading and renovation. The Egyptian Al-Ahram (金字塔报) newspaper commented that the inheritance of "time-honored brand" brands such as Afandy Department Store is not only a continuation of business, but also a promotion of culture. "Time-honored brands" should also actively introduce modern management models, and actively adopt new technologies and develop new products to adapt to the dynamic changes of the market, so that the brand can continue to radiate new vitality in the inheritance.
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A recent report released by the Brazilian National Supply Company (巴西国家供应公司) estimates that Brazil's (巴西) grain production in the 2024-2025 agricultural cycle will reach 339.6 million tons, an increase of 14.2% year-on-year. Among them, soybeans are the main driver of growth, with an estimated output of 169.5 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, setting a new record. In the 2025 commercial year, soybean exports are expected to increase to 106.22 million tons.
Brazil (巴西) is one of the world's largest soybean producers and exporters. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (巴西农牧业部)'s forecast for the output value of the 2024-2025 agricultural cycle shows that the soybean output value is expected to reach 339.3 billion reais (雷亚尔) (approximately US$1 = 5.6 reais), accounting for 38.8% of the total output value of crops, far higher than corn, another important crop, at 14.1%. Soybeans are also Brazil's (巴西) main agricultural export product. In 2024, Brazil's (巴西) agricultural product exports amounted to US$164.37 billion, of which soybean complex exports reached US$53.9 billion, accounting for 32.8% of total exports. Currently, China (中国) is the largest destination for Brazilian soybean exports. Brazilian (巴西) foreign trade statistics show that from January to June this year, Brazil (巴西) exported soybeans worth US$19 billion to China (中国), accounting for 74.6% of total soybean exports. Other major exporting countries include Spain (西班牙), Thailand (泰国), and Turkey (土耳其). According to data released by the General Administration of Customs of China (中国海关总署), in the first half of this year, Brazil's (巴西) soybean exports to China (中国) were 31.86 million tons. Among them, soybean exports to China (中国) in June were 10.62 million tons, accounting for 86.6% of China's (中国) total soybean imports that month, an increase of 9.2% year-on-year.
There are two main reasons behind the continuous increase in Brazil's (巴西) soybean production: on the one hand, affected by the increase in international market demand for soybeans and the rise in soybean prices, Brazil's (巴西) soybean planting area has continued to expand. Data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (巴西国家地理统计局) show that Brazil's (巴西) soybean planting area has increased from 10.6 million hectares in 1993 to 44.6 million hectares in 2023. It is estimated that in the 2025-2026 agricultural cycle, Brazil's (巴西) soybean planting area will continue to grow to 48.2 million hectares. On the other hand, Brazil's (巴西) soybean yield per unit area is also increasing. Data from the Brazilian National Supply Company (巴西国家供应公司) show that in 1990, Brazil's (巴西) soybean yield per hectare was no more than 1,740 kilograms. In recent years, Brazil's (巴西) soybean yield per unit area has stabilized at 3,000-3,500 kilograms. In the 2024-2025 agricultural cycle, the yield per unit area reached a record 3,560 kilograms.
Research by the Brazilian National Supply Company (巴西国家供应公司) shows that under ideal conditions, Brazil's (巴西) soybean production potential is 8,000 kilograms per hectare. However, in recent years, the growth rate of Brazil's (巴西) soybean production has slowed down, and the expansion of planting land has led to rainforest degradation. Brazil (巴西) is committed to improving the yield per unit area through technological innovation and green development. The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (巴西农业研究公司) stated that in recent years, Brazil (巴西) has been working hard to implement an integrated crop-livestock-forestry production strategy, promote intercropping or crop rotation, and promote the low-carbon development of Brazilian (巴西) soybean production through advanced technologies such as biological nitrogen fixation and integrated pest management.
Relevant data shows that by 2030, Brazil's (巴西) soybean production is expected to account for 60% of the world's total. Aurélio Pavinato (奥雷利奥·帕维纳托), CEO of SLC Agrícola (SLC农业公司), one of Brazil's (巴西) major grain producers, said that with the growth of demand for Brazilian (巴西) agricultural products from China (中国), European countries, and others, Brazilian (巴西) agriculture will usher in greater development opportunities.
André Nassar (安德烈·纳萨尔), president of the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (巴西植物油工业协会), believes that with the growth of demand in markets such as China (中国), Brazil (巴西) needs to introduce more policies to support soybean production. At present, logistical pressure is a major challenge facing Brazilian (巴西) soybean exports. The Brazilian (巴西) "Agriculture News" (《农业新闻》) website stated that the capacity of ports in southeastern and southern Brazil (巴西) is tight, and freight rates have soared, affecting the efficiency of grain transportation. Related logistical bottlenecks can only be resolved through long-term investment.
(Reported from Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢) on July 29)
Return to TopEvery Friday from June to September, the JARA Market on Rainbow Street in the Jabal Amman (贾巴尔区) district of Amman (安曼), the capital of Jordan (约旦), is bustling with activity. The "Summer Market" event has become a popular place for locals and tourists to relax and unwind. In addition to many local artists and small vendors selling various handicrafts, the "Summer Market" event also hosts various artistic performances. The Jabal Amman (贾巴尔区) district has thus become one of the important destinations for tourists from all over the world visiting Amman (安曼).
(Reported by Guan Kejiang (管克江) of this newspaper)
All of the above pictures were taken by Nadar Dawood (纳达尔·达乌德) of the Middle East Center Branch of this newspaper.
Illustration: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, New York, July 29 (Reporter Liu Yanan (刘亚南)) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released an updated version of its "World Economic Outlook Report" on the 29th, slightly raising its global economic growth forecasts for this year and next. The IMF pointed out that, affected by factors such as the United States' (美国) trade policies, major global economies continue to face uncertainty, and the world economy remains relatively fragile.
The report projects that the world economy will grow by 3% and 3.1% in 2025 and 2026, respectively, up 0.2 and 0.1 percentage points from the April forecast.
The IMF emphasized that the upward revision is due to factors such as importers stockpiling goods in advance due to the United States (美国) government's threat to impose additional tariffs. Currently, global economic activity is being distorted to some extent by expectations of substantial tariff increases. Economic policy uncertainty will continue to threaten the stability of the world economy this year and next.
The report raised the economic growth rates of emerging market and developing economies for this year and next by 0.4 and 0.1 percentage points, respectively, to 4.1% and 4%, compared with the April forecast. It also raised the economic growth rates of developed economies for this year and next by 0.1 percentage point each, to 1.5% and 1.6%.
The IMF stated that high trade policy uncertainty, escalating geopolitical tensions, and increased fiscal vulnerabilities constitute downside risks to the world economy, and that economies should reduce uncertainty by building a clear and transparent trade framework. The IMF emphasized that pragmatic cooperation among economies is essential and that they should be committed to reducing trade and investment barriers.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Geneva, July 28th. The World Meteorological Organization (世界气象组织) pointed out on the 28th that intense heatwaves are affecting many countries around the world, highlighting the importance of high-temperature warnings and related health action plans.
The World Meteorological Organization (世界气象组织) issued a press release that day, stating that data from the European Union's climate monitoring agency, the Copernicus Climate Change Service, showed that the world had just experienced the third hottest June on record. The United States National Weather Service (美国国家气象局) stated that a persistent heatwave with an "extreme heat risk" is expected to affect more than 20 million people in the southeastern United States. The Mediterranean region and the Balkans are experiencing their third heatwave this summer, with extreme high temperatures in Greece (希腊), Italy (意大利), and Spain (西班牙) leading to the closure of popular tourist attractions. Northern Europe has also felt the heat, with Finland (芬兰) experiencing more than 15 days of temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius. Norway (挪威) and Sweden (瑞典) have also been affected by unusually high temperatures, triggering extreme risk warnings for forest fires. Extreme high temperatures have also swept across most of North Africa and the Middle East, with Iran (伊朗) experiencing severe shortages of electricity and water supply.
World Meteorological Organization (世界气象组织) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett said in a press release that extreme heat is sometimes called a silent killer, but with today's science, data, and technology, deaths from extreme heat can be prevented.
United Nations (联合国) Secretary-General António Guterres (古特雷斯) spoke about extreme heat at the United Nations Headquarters (联合国总部) in New York (纽约) on July 25, 2024, calling for global action to address the challenges posed by rising temperatures. On the occasion of its first anniversary, the World Meteorological Organization (世界气象组织) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (联合国减少灾害风险办公室) and other agencies jointly launched an initiative to support extreme heat risk governance, strengthen coordination in reducing heat risks, and help countries cope with rising temperatures.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 谢亚宏
The Greek government recently predicted in its annual economic progress report submitted to the EU that Greece's economic growth rate will reach 2.3% in 2025, and its debt ratio is expected to continue to decline from 153.6% in 2024 to 145.7%. Investment and exports will also grow steadily. Kristalina Georgieva (格奥尔基耶娃), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, said that Greece (希腊) is promoting structural economic reforms and has become one of the best-performing economies in the EU.
Since last year, the Greek economy has shown a steady and positive trend. The tourism industry creates nearly 1/3 of Greece's employment and GDP. According to data from the Bank of Greece (希腊银行), Greece (希腊) attracted a total of 40.7 million international tourists in 2024, generating 21.6 billion euros in tourism revenue. In the first three months of this year, the passenger throughput of Greek airports nationwide was 8.62 million, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. The real estate industry is also helping Greece's (希腊) rapid economic recovery. Data from the Bank of Greece (希腊银行) shows that in 2024, the total investment in the Greek real estate market from the EU and foreign investment amounted to 990 million euros and 2.75 billion euros, respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 52.5% and 30%, respectively, with foreign investment hitting a record high. Located on the Mediterranean coast, Greece (希腊) is one of the international shipping hubs. Currently, the total value of the Greek fleet has reached 183 billion US dollars, ranking third in the world. Its rapid recovery in the global tanker and bulk cargo transportation fields has also driven economic development.
In June of this year, the Greek Strategic Investment Committee approved four major new projects with a total budget of 780 million euros, covering energy, networks, innovation, and tourism. In April, the Greek government also announced a 1 billion euro financial assistance plan to provide financial assistance to low-income people and retirees facing financial difficulties. The stable recovery of the Greek economy has enhanced the confidence of international investors. The annual Foreign Direct Investment Report recently released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development showed that Greece (希腊) attracted 7.3 billion US dollars in foreign direct investment in 2024, an increase of 41.5% compared to 2023.
The debt problem that has plagued the Greek economy for many years has been alleviated to a certain extent. The latest data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (希腊统计局) shows that the Greek government's fiscal surplus reached a record 11.4 billion euros in 2024, accounting for 4.8% of the country's GDP. Against the background of sound financial conditions, the Greek government announced its plan to repay the bailout loans from international institutions 10 years ahead of schedule. The loan was originally scheduled to mature in 2041, and the Greek government plans to repay the debt by 2031 or earlier through fiscal surpluses and the issuance of new debt. Previously, Greece (希腊) had repaid its loans to the International Monetary Fund in 2022, and at the end of 2024, it repaid 22 billion euros of Greece's (希腊) first 53 billion euro bailout loan. Since falling into a debt crisis in 2015 and borrowing more than 200 billion euros in loans, Greece (希腊) has achieved six early repayments so far.
Given the improved state of Greece's (希腊) public finances, international credit rating agencies such as Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch have successively upgraded Greece's (希腊) sovereign credit rating to investment grade. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (米佐塔基斯) said that the upgrade of the sovereign credit rating highlights the important progress made in Greece's (希腊) economic reforms. Greece (希腊) will continue to firmly promote reforms to attract investment, create jobs, and promote sustainable growth. The Greek government successfully raised 500 million euros from the market at a lower interest rate with its government bonds issued in April this year. The subscription volume reached 1.013 billion euros, more than twice the issuance amount. Not long ago, the EU allocated 3.13 billion euros to Greece (希腊) through the Recovery and Resilience Facility. EU Commission Spokesperson Veerle Nuyts (贝雷斯特茨基) said that Greece (希腊) has made significant progress in achieving several important development goals, and this funding will contribute to supporting the further development of the Greek national economy and infrastructure improvement.
In recent years, Sino-Greek economic and trade cooperation has continued to deepen. Since 2022, China (中国) has ranked among Greece's (希腊) top five trading partners for three consecutive years. The Port of Piraeus (比雷埃夫斯港) in Greece (希腊), as a benchmark project invested and built by Chinese companies in Europe, has seen its container throughput jump to first in the Mediterranean and fourth in Europe, which has powerfully promoted the modernization and industrial upgrading of Greece's (希腊) logistics industry. China Energy Investment Corporation (国家能源集团), COSCO Shipping (中远海运) and other Chinese companies are also actively participating in Greece's (希腊) photovoltaic power generation, offshore wind power and other green energy projects, helping Greece (希腊) achieve its goal of increasing the proportion of renewable energy to 70% by 2030. Greek agricultural products such as olive oil and wine, as well as specialized products such as medical equipment, have also shown a significant increase in their import share in the Chinese market.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘玲玲 张云河 屈 佩
Napo County (那坡县), Baise City (百色市), Guangxi (广西) has a very special location. The county government seat, Chengxiang Town (城厢镇), is located in the northern part of the county, and the Tropic of Cancer passes through Chengxiang Town (城厢镇). This northernmost latitude where sunlight can shine directly is the dividing line between the tropics and the north temperate zone. The 207-kilometer-long border closely connects Napo (那坡) with Cao Bằng (高平) and Hà Giang (河江) provinces of Vietnam, making it a frontier for trade with the ASEAN trade area, thus creating Napo's (那坡) unique regional characteristic of "one foot across the tropics and one eye looking at ASEAN."
The origin of the name Napo County (那坡县) is also very special. "Napo (那坡)" in Zhuang language means "field on a hillside" and was originally the name of a local village. Because Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东同志) affirmed the village's bumper harvest that year, it became the county name, which is unique among the more than 2,800 county-level administrative regions in the country.
Napo (那坡) is located among the karst mountains of southern Xinjiang. The official residence formerly known as "Zhen'an (镇安)" is located in the natural cave "Gan Tuo Rock (感驮岩)." Moreover, the "Black Yi Zhuang (黑衣壮)," a branch of the Zhuang ethnic group that "values black as beauty," has lived in almost complete isolation in the deep mountains and old forests for thousands of years, using indigo to dye their clothing as deep as night, but praising life with the high-pitched "Ni de Ya (尼的呀)" mountain songs.
Today, these ancient ballads that once echoed among the overlapping mountains have crossed the border and are sung in richer and more diverse ways, giving rise to harmonious resonance of hearts and minds, cheerful footsteps of trade exchanges, and friendship flowers of cultural exchange. From the millennium-old song fair to modern carnival, from border post to digital port, Napo (那坡), this millennium-old border town, is rewriting the moving story of friendship with its neighbors in a brand-new posture.
"Romance Street (风流街)" Upgraded to "Carnival Season" -
Mountain Songs Inspire Emotional Resonance
"Sister comes from Bảo Lạc (保乐), Vietnam, today we are happy to meet at 'Xiang Dan (巷旦),' thousands of mountains and rivers are not far away, only for the beauty of the 'Xiang Dan (巷旦)' song..."
On the stage of the National Fitness Activity Center in Napo County (那坡县), Hoàng Văn Tiềm and Việt Thị Điệp from Bảo Lạc (保乐) County, Vietnam, spontaneously sang mountain songs, and their clear voices floated in the evening breeze. Below the stage, people from both sides of the border swayed gently to the rhythm. In the Napo County (那坡县) 2025 "Guangxi March 3rd (广西三月三)·Napo Romance Street (那坡风流街)" and China-Vietnam Border People's Grand Carnival Border Folk Culture Tourism Activities, Chinese and Vietnamese singers sang the same "Guo Shan Qiang (过山腔)" mountain songs.
"Romance Street (风流街)" is not a street, but a folk festival that has lasted for thousands of years, called "Xiang Dan (巷旦)" in Zhuang language. Every March in the spring, Zhuang children gather among the mountains and rivers, using songs as a medium and love as an appointment. Vietnamese border people call this tradition "Song Fair Day (歌圩日)." Every year on the last "market day" of the third lunar month, men and women, old and young, from villages on the China-Vietnam border dress up and go to the fair. The elderly exchange tobacco leaves and tea seeds, merchants trade mountain goods and fabrics, and young men and women express their love and confide in each other through songs.
Going to the fair, singing mountain songs, meeting old friends... "I come to 'Romance Street (风流街)' every year, and it's especially lively this year!" said Việt Thị Điệp, adding that she also plans to watch a football match and participate in a three-legged race. Since 2016, "Romance Street (风流街)" has been upgraded from a traditional song fair to a "Carnival Season," and the event time has been extended from 1 day to 3 days, making the carnival atmosphere even stronger. During this period, there are not only mountain song performances and bonfire parties, but also the introduction of China-Vietnam football matches, fun competitions, and other activities with diverse and exciting forms. People from the border counties of Hà Quảng (河广) and Bảo Lạc (保乐) in Vietnam also often come across the border.
"Mountains are connected and waters are connected, and mountain songs can be heard when sung; drinking from the same river, the heart is equally sweet..." Vũ Thu An from Quảng Ninh (广宁) Province, Vietnam, this year took the stage at the China-Vietnam Border People's Grand Carnival Gala. She collaborated with the local Napo (那坡) "Green Jellyfish (绿水母)" band to perform the Chinese song "You Come and I Go with Affection," allowing people to feel the emotional resonance across borders in the melody. She also sang a Vietnamese version of "Blue and White Porcelain" with another Vietnamese singer. This beautiful melody has long been covered by Vietnamese singers and spread locally. Below the stage, some people hummed softly in Chinese, and some people harmonized in Vietnamese. At this moment, music transcends language and borders.
"Live Broadcast Room" Turns into "Exhibition and Sales Fair" -
Border Trade Brings Each Other Closer
"Hello friends in the live broadcast room, I'm Xiao Bi (小闭)! Today I'm bringing you Vietnamese yogurt and instant noodles..." While Vũ Thu An was singing heartily, Bi Shi Ying (闭氏映) not far away was also busy.
This year, Napo County (那坡县) integrated the special product exhibition and sales fair into the carnival activities, providing a display platform for cross-border merchants like Xiao Bi (小闭). Accompanied by the beautiful melody of mountain songs, she warmly greeted online and offline customers, and the Vietnamese specialties she brought were quickly sold out.
Xiao Bi's (小闭) hometown is in Hà Quảng (河广) County, Vietnam, which is very close to the Ping Meng Port (平孟口岸). This historic port was built in 1885 and has now become a modern port integrating intelligent inspection channels, cargo inspection platforms, and mutual market trade zones. It is a land transportation hub leading to Vietnam and other ASEAN countries. Early every morning, the port becomes lively. Border people waiting for customs clearance hold their documents and greet each other familiarly in dialects mixed with Chinese and Vietnamese accents. Just after 8 o'clock, as the border inspection personnel stamped their seals with a "click," Xiao Bi (小闭) quickly passed through the checkpoint, and the soles of her shoes stepped out a brisk rhythm on the road.
Walking along Ping Meng Street (平孟街) for a few minutes, a shop with Chinese and Vietnamese signs is particularly eye-catching - "Xiao Bi (小闭) Vietnamese Goods Supermarket." This store of less than 20 square meters carries the hard work of two generations: it was originally operated by Xiao Bi's (小闭) mother-in-law, and Xiao Bi (小闭) took over in 2024 and expanded the scale. Opening the door, Xiao Bi (小闭) first carefully wipes the glass counter, and then makes a cup of Vietnamese coffee, and the mellow aroma fills the morning light.
"Xiao Bi (小闭) is back! Is Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟) fun?" A neighbor saw her and greeted her warmly. Xiao Bi (小闭) took out her mobile phone and shared her travel experience: "Look, this is a photo I took in Wuhua Hai (五花海). Now it only takes two hours to fly directly from Hanoi (河内), the capital of Vietnam, to Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), which is very convenient for traveling!" Xiao Bi (小闭), who studied at Guangxi University (广西大学) and China University of Mining and Technology (中国矿业大学), is now not only engaged in port trade, but also works part-time as a tour guide and translator. Tourism is an important way for her to understand China.
Xiao Bi's (小闭) career is developing smoothly, which is inseparable from the support of a series of local business-friendly policies. The Napo County (那坡县) Bureau of Commerce has established a cross-border merchant service center to provide one-stop services for Chinese and Vietnamese merchants, regularly holds exhibitions and sales fairs, and introduces policies such as reducing and exempting booth fees and providing logistics subsidies to help merchants expand their markets; Ping Meng Port (平孟口岸) vigorously promotes the "border people's mutual market + e-commerce live broadcast" model, equips live broadcast merchants with professional equipment, builds a bilingual platform, and helps them realize one-click cross-border buying and selling on mobile phones. "Now doing business is much simpler than before," Xiao Bi (小闭) said while demonstrating how to broadcast live goods on her mobile phone.
When she returns to her home in Vietnam in the evening, Xiao Bi (小闭) will also start teaching local children Chinese on time. "My Chinese teacher gave me free lessons back then, and my life has had many opportunities because of learning Chinese. Now I also want to help more Vietnamese children." Xiao Bi's (小闭) Chinese teaching has persisted for more than two years, four times a week. She shares her Chinese experiences and insights on doing border trade in the classroom, and the students listen with great interest.
"Small Post" Helps "Grand Carnival" -
Culture Nourishes Flowers of Friendship
"Safe entry and exit, smooth career, and wide source of wealth; all wishes come true, wealth and peace, and happiness fills the hall" - the Spring Festival couplets posted at the entrance of Xiao Bi's (小闭) store are particularly eye-catching. "I received these 'cultural New Year goods' at the National Gate Cultural Post before the Spring Festival this year, and they were specially written for me by Napo (那坡) calligraphers!" Recalling the scene that day, she was still very excited. That day, she also presented ink with Chinese calligraphers and tried to write the horizontal inscription "China-Vietnam Friendship (中越友好)" in Vietnamese.
Sending "cultural New Year goods" is a cultural brand carefully created by Napo County (那坡县). Every year before the Spring Festival, Napo (那坡) organizes calligraphers and volunteers to write Spring Festival couplets and give Fu characters to border people of the two countries, and also distributes the Chinese-Vietnamese bilingual "Lotus (荷花)" magazine to make the "New Year's flavor" more cultural and border-specific. The magazine is co-sponsored by Chinese and Vietnamese media and aims to promote China-Vietnam friendship.
Inside the National Gate Cultural Post in Ping Meng Town (平孟镇), Napo County (那坡县), the fragrance of books is overflowing, and Vietnamese girl Nong Shi Yanzhi (农氏燕芝) is holding a copy of "Lotus (荷花)" magazine and reading it carefully. "This magazine is a very good Chinese textbook for me, and I can get a lot of interesting and useful information from it," she said with a smile.
Nong Shi Yanzhi (农氏燕芝) is a regular visitor to the post. Every time she goes to the fair, she always stops by the post after shopping in the lively market, takes a rest, reads a book, and chats. Since the post opened a Chinese training class, she has been coming more often. "Here, I can not only learn Chinese, but also communicate with local people in Chinese, and my spoken language is improving very quickly." She took out her notebook, which was densely written with practical Chinese phrases such as "生意兴隆 (shēng yì xīng lóng - "business is booming," wishing someone success in their business)" and "便宜点 (pián yí diǎn - "a little cheaper," asking for a discount)." Sometimes, she also helps Chinese merchants write Vietnamese commodity labels. As they come and go, their friendship grows deeper and deeper. In Nong Shi Yanzhi's (农氏燕芝) bamboo basket, there are gradually more small gifts such as Chinese knots and paper cuttings; on the counters of the shops in the town, there are also more and more Vietnamese price tags that she taught local merchants to write.
Every year on the ninth day of the first lunar month, Ping Meng Town (平孟镇) has a unique grand event - the China-Vietnam Border People's New Year Carnival. In April 2024, Napo County (那坡县) and Hà Quảng (河广) County, Vietnam, signed a memorandum of friendly cooperation, formally incorporating the border people's carnival into the bilateral cultural exchange mechanism. In January this year, Ping Meng Village (平孟村), Ping Meng Town (平孟镇) was listed as a national Spring Festival "Village Evening" demonstration site, and held a cross-border "Village Evening" integrating mountain song duets, lion dance parades, and cross-border ball games, which was both festive and affectionate.
When the street lights in Ping Meng (平孟) light up one after another, Bi Shi Ying (闭氏映) locks the door of her store, carrying Napo (那坡) fried cakes specially prepared for Vietnamese students, and merges into the bustling crowd; on WeChat, Việt Thị Điệp is discussing the details of the next duet with new Chinese song friends; in the classroom, Vũ Thu An is practicing "Mountain Songs are Like Spring River Water (山歌好比春江水)" seriously with her teacher, looking forward to singing an authentic Guangxi (广西) folk song at the next carnival... China-Vietnam friendship takes root and sprouts in every daily life, blooming with moving flowers.
■Link·Baise (百色), Guangxi (广西)
Baise City (百色市) is located in the western part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区), at the junction of Yunnan (滇), Guizhou (黔), and Guangxi (桂) provinces (regions), bordering Vietnam to the south, with a border line of 359.5 kilometers. Baise (百色) is the largest prefecture-level city in Guangxi (广西) and a special area integrating old revolutionary areas, ethnic minority areas, and border areas.
As an important gateway for opening up along the border and a key node city on the western line of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, Baise (百色) has external channels such as Longbang Port (龙邦口岸), Ping Meng Port (平孟口岸), and Yuexu Port (岳圩口岸), and has 7 border people's mutual market points, making it an important hub for China's two-way opening up to ASEAN. Mountains and rivers are connected, customs are similar, and cultures are interconnected, laying a solid foundation for friendly exchanges between China and Vietnam. Baise City (百色市) relies on diverse cultural resources such as music, dance, and embroidered balls to hold cross-border cultural exchange activities and expand new spaces for non-governmental exchanges between China and Vietnam; combines red sites such as Ho Chi Minh's (胡志明) footprints and rich natural scenery to create cross-border tourism routes. Baise City (百色市) continuously deepens cross-border exchanges and cooperation with Vietnam, enhances the friendly feelings between the people of China and Vietnam, promotes people-to-people connectivity, and helps build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future with strategic significance.
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Using songs to convey emotions and gather friends is a cultural gene etched into the bones of Napo people. Today, Napo uses folk songs as a stage for border residents to sing in harmony, writing a new chapter in Sino-Vietnamese cultural exchange in the new era.
Music, as a common language of mankind, has the power to transcend cultures and move people's hearts. In Napo, music is not only rooted in the daily lives of the people but has also become a bond connecting the hearts of the Chinese and Vietnamese people. From the millennial "Xiang Dan" to the cross-border "Village Gala," from the song fair market to the folk song performance, Napo continues to innovate forms, giving traditional festivals new vitality. Folk songs are no longer just a romantic expression of singing love to the mountains, but have become a cultural bridge connecting the hearts of the people of China and Vietnam. Border residents talk in songs and get closer to each other through exchanges.
Napo uses songs as a bridge, making folk exchanges a vivid footnote to Sino-Vietnamese friendship. One exhibition and sale after another, one joint festival after another, have extended the former border post into a cultural window. Here, the mountains and rivers are the witness, the songs are the trust, and border residents' mutual markets, cross-border teaching, and ethnic group get-togethers emerge one after another, and cultural exchanges enter ordinary people's homes.
"Music is the harmony of heaven and earth." When a Vietnamese girl hums "Blue and White Porcelain," when a Zhuang (壮族) youth sings in Vietnamese, Napo (那坡) is not only a border town, but also a living cultural coordinate, which is continuing to write a moving story that transcends borders and connects hearts with a new attitude.
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From relying on imports to independent innovation, from relying on physical strength to intellectual prowess, from meeting needs to leading demands, by focusing on innovation, upgrading, and the market, "Made in China" will continue to create a better future.
"Modern manufacturing cannot be separated from technological empowerment. We must vigorously strengthen technological breakthroughs and follow the path of independent innovation." "Traditional manufacturing is an important part of the real economy. We must grasp market demand, strengthen technological innovation, and revitalize traditional industries." ... Since the beginning of this year, during his inspections in Henan and Shanxi, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. (洛阳轴承集团股份有限公司) and Yangquan Valve Co., Ltd. (阳泉阀门股份有限公司) successively, emphasizing the importance of high-quality manufacturing development.
Bearings are the "joints" of industry. More than 10 years ago, Luoyang Bearing Group (洛阳轴承集团) could not "touch" high-end bearings. Now, the output value of "high-end goods" such as aviation precision bearings and 16-megawatt wind turbine main shaft bearings accounts for 70% of the company's total output value.
Valves are known as the "gatekeepers" of modern industry. In the past, Yangquan Valve's (阳泉阀门) casting technology was very backward. Now, many product technologies have filled domestic gaps, and valve products are widely favored by the market.
Bearings and valves, two small industrial parts, illuminate the hard truth of development. From them, we see the past of the real economy climbing over obstacles, and we also see the future of "Made in China" rising from three dimensions.
Dimension 1: Continuing to tackle key problems and being determined to innovate, "Made in China" will continue to reach new heights.
The main bearing of the shield machine was a "bottleneck" problem restricting "Made in China" in the past, with only a few companies in the world mastering the core technology. How was the breakthrough achieved? Starting from undertaking maintenance work and cooperating with shield machine manufacturers; starting from a single part and gradually participating in the maintenance of core components; starting from replacing small parts and focusing on independent research and development... Day after day, continuing to tackle key problems, Luoyang Bearing Group's (洛阳轴承集团) shield machine main bearings have been successfully applied to shield machines with a diameter of 12 meters, and the reliability and other indicators have reached the level of similar international products, but the price is less than 1/3 of imported products. In the first quarter of this year, China's bearing exports increased by 8.7% year-on-year.
守得云开见月明 (shǒu dé yún kāi jiàn yuè míng - "persist until the clouds disperse and the moon appears," perseverance leads to success). Always adhering to innovation as the core, dedicating to the pursuit of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and striving to master more key core technologies, "Made in China" will break more bottlenecks and win a larger market.
Dimension 2: Intelligent upgrading, improving quality and efficiency, "Made in China" will continue to gain new momentum.
In the heavy-duty machining workshop of Yangquan Valve (阳泉阀门), the lathes are controlled by computers, which greatly improves production efficiency and makes the product more precise. In the intelligent factory of gearbox bearings of Luoyang Bearing Group (洛阳轴承集团), the entire process from design, material selection, production to delivery is digitalized, and the production cycle is shortened by 30%... Digital empowerment helps to further improve the total factor productivity of traditional industries.
"The transformation and upgrading of traditional industries can also develop new quality productive forces." In recent years, China's artificial intelligence industry has developed rapidly, with the number of enterprises exceeding 4,700, and the scale of the core industry has approached 600 billion yuan. Based on this advantage, promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence and the real economy will greatly improve the efficiency of research and development design, production and manufacturing, operation and management, market services, and other links, and will also spawn a large number of new industries, new business forms, and new models, so that traditional industries can be revitalized.
Dimension 3: Targeting the market and responding to demand, "Made in China" will continue to open up new space.
Responding to the demand for industrial digitalization, Qingdao Jingrui Machinery (青岛精锐机械) focuses on the research and development and production of high-end intelligent valves, equipping industrial valves with "intelligent brains," and its products are exported to 66 countries and regions. Riding on the development opportunities of wind power, Luoyang Bearing Group (洛阳轴承集团) has developed new products, and the annual output value of wind power series bearings exceeds 2 billion yuan, becoming the "fist product" with the highest revenue... China has a super-large market, providing unlimited business opportunities for various enterprises, and also providing fertile ground for the growth and expansion of "Made in China." In the future, with the continuous advancement of new industrialization and new urbanization, and the accelerated construction of a new energy system, "Made in China" will usher in broader market opportunities.
Manufacturing is an important pillar of the national economy. From relying on imports to independent innovation, from relying on physical strength to intellectual prowess, from meeting needs to leading demands... The development of the bearing and valve industries inspires us that by focusing on innovation, upgrading, and the market, accelerating the efforts to strengthen weaknesses and build up strengths, and continuously improving industrial competitiveness, "Made in China" will continue to create a better future.
Return to TopAfter the wind and rain, the roar of construction vehicles rises again. In the Ningxiang Economic and Technological Development Zone (宁乡经济技术开发区) (hereinafter referred to as "Ningxiang Economic Development Zone (宁乡经开区)"), the Hisense Changsha Intelligent Manufacturing Comprehensive Production Base project is working against the clock to catch up with its schedule.
"The project covers an area of 486 mu, focusing on the core technology research and development and intelligent manufacturing upgrade of central air conditioners. It is planned to be put into production in January 2026 with an annual production capacity of 2 million units," said Yang Xuwen (杨绪文), the base's infrastructure engineer. The new base is only a wall away from the company's warehousing and logistics project laid out many years ago, making operation and management very convenient.
Not far away, the factory building of the first phase of the Hisense (Hunan) Home Appliance Industrial Park (海信（湖南）家电产业园) warehousing project is clearly visible. "The first phase focuses on warehousing and logistics, and the second phase focuses on the core technology research and development and intelligent manufacturing upgrade of central air conditioners," Yang Xuwen (杨绪文) told reporters. After the step-by-step construction is completed, the new base will become an important research and manufacturing base for the company in the field of central air-conditioning water chillers.
Smart home appliances and smart hardware are one of the leading industries in Ningxiang (宁乡). In 2017, the first phase of the Hisense (Hunan) Home Appliance Industrial Park (海信（湖南）家电产业园) warehousing project settled in the Ningxiang Economic Development Zone (宁乡经开区). In 2023, Hisense (海信) planned to locate the Changsha (长沙) Intelligent Manufacturing Base in Ningxiang (宁乡). However, just as the two parties reached an agreement to start the project, industrial land became a problem - the land around the first phase project had been fully transferred. If another plot was selected, the factory area would be difficult to form as a whole, which would be detrimental to management and would inevitably increase operating and logistics costs.
Upon further investigation, there was actually an open space adjacent to the site, which belonged to the land acquired by Xinxin Real Estate Company (欣欣房地产公司) (pseudonym) more than 10 years ago. However, due to debt default litigation, multiple undeveloped plots of land and completed commercial housing under the company's name were all seized, and the open space was left "basking in the sun" for many years. "The commercial housing cannot be sold, and the land cannot be used for development. The company is already insolvent," said Mr. Lü (吕某), the head of Xinxin Real Estate Company (欣欣房地产公司).
On the one hand, there is an urgent need for adjacent land to expand production, and on the other hand, the land has been idle for many years due to litigation and seizure. Can a solution be found here?
The Ningxiang Municipal Party Committee (宁乡市委) and Municipal Government (市政府) have conducted multiple studies and gradually clarified their ideas: Xinxin Real Estate Company (欣欣房地产公司) has multiple plots of land that have been seized, one of which is adjacent to the first phase of the Hisense (Hunan) Home Appliance Industrial Park (海信（湖南）家电产业园) warehousing project, and the current control and detailed plan for the area has been designated as industrial land; it may be possible to solve the land use problem of the Hisense Changsha (海信长沙) Intelligent Manufacturing Base through land exchange. Later, the Ningxiang Economic Development Zone (宁乡经开区) organized multiple rounds of discussions with the Municipal People's Court (市人民法院) and the Natural Resources Bureau (自然资源局) to formulate a land exchange plan.
With the idea in place, implementation was not easy.
The land seized from Xinxin Real Estate Company (欣欣房地产公司) involved courts in multiple locations, and the creditor-debtor relationship was complex. The relevant departments in Ningxiang (宁乡) initially attempted to complete the land exchange through coordination between the courts. "Simply put, the park would take out land to exchange for the target plot, and replace the seized plot A with the seized plot B, thereby freeing up land for the Hisense Changsha (海信长沙) Intelligent Manufacturing Base project. However, if this method is adopted, the creditors of the seized plot are worried that once the target plot is unsealed, other creditors may apply for seizure and freezing at any time during the 'gap period' before the procedures are completed, resulting in the creditor's rights being 'suspended'," said Hu Hong (胡鸿), the presiding judge of the Lanyuegu People's Court (蓝月谷人民法庭) of the Ningxiang Municipal People's Court (宁乡市人民法院).
Another way is to apply for bankruptcy reorganization.
"By going through bankruptcy proceedings, according to the provisions of centralized jurisdiction after the program is launched, relevant cases will be concentrated in the Ningxiang Municipal People's Court (宁乡市人民法院)." In Hu Hong's (胡鸿) view, "With centralized jurisdiction, we have the initiative to solve the problem."
Hu Hong (胡鸿) communicated with the creditors of the target plot in multiple rounds: "After the land exchange, the land can be put together to form a trapezoid. Regular land is more popular in the market, and the location is closer to the main road. The valuation should be higher than before the exchange." The creditors recognized and agreed, and Hisense Group (海信集团) was happy to see it happen, and the situation suddenly became clear.
On April 10, 2024, the Ningxiang Municipal People's Court (宁乡市人民法院) formally accepted the bankruptcy reorganization application of Xinxin Real Estate Company (欣欣房地产公司). The Ningxiang Municipal People's Court (宁乡市人民法院) actively promoted cross-regional judicial cooperation, and the target plot was unsealed shortly after being seized.
The land exchange work is in full swing. The Ningxiang Municipal Natural Resources Bureau (宁乡市自然资源局) issued a "Letter of Confirmation of Idle Land (闲置土地认定书)", and initiated the land exchange in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Measures for the Disposal of Idle Land (闲置土地处置办法)". On April 8, 2024, the Ningxiang Municipal Natural Resources Bureau (宁乡市自然资源局), Xinxin Real Estate Company (欣欣房地产公司) and the Ningxiang Economic Development Zone Management Committee (宁乡经开区管委会) signed the "Land Exchange Agreement (土地置换协议)". Through "dual-track parallel approval", the land exchange procedures were completed in a short time.
The entire process took only 45 days to resolve an 11-year historical legacy issue. Centralized jurisdiction escorts the process, and land exchange is carried out through a "closed-loop operation and timely completion" approach, opening up new ideas for revitalizing inefficient land.
Ningxiang (宁乡) has a developed industry. Effectively revitalizing existing assets and solving the spatial bottleneck of industrial development is a "must-answer question" in the new stage of development. Taking the Ningxiang Economic Development Zone (宁乡经开区) as an example, according to the plan, 30.06 square kilometers have been developed within the 33.33 square kilometers of the park's urban development boundary, with a development rate of 90.19%. Peng Haihua (彭海华), Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Ningxiang Municipal Natural Resources Bureau (宁乡市自然资源局), introduced that Ningxiang (宁乡) has been continuously innovating methods in recent years to accelerate the industrial "restructuring and upgrading (腾笼换鸟)": on the one hand, it adopts self-upgrading, mergers and acquisitions, and elimination and withdrawal methods to clean up and dispose of idle and inefficient land with a "one policy for each case (一宗一策)"; on the other hand, it innovatively revitalizes foreclosed assets and enlivens land resources.
According to statistics, since 2023, by taking active intervention, early prevention, and supervision and interviews, and comprehensively using administrative, legal, and economic means, Ningxiang (宁乡) has revitalized a total of 22 plots of inefficient land totaling 1764.9 mu, increased fixed asset investment by 12.087 billion yuan, and is expected to add nearly 20 billion yuan in annual output value after being put into production, driving a number of industrial projects such as the expansion of Hunan Faan Lai Te New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (湖南法恩莱特新能源科技有限公司) and the additional investment of Hunan Changgao High-Voltage Switch Group Co., Ltd. (湖南长高高压开关集团股份公司).
Tianjin Jinghai District (天津静海区) is making every effort to help projects start faster——
Unblocking bottlenecks for enterprise transformation and upgrading
Our reporter Jin Bo (靳 博)
"This new park has twisted the company's previously scattered production, sales, and research forces into one rope." Recently, Wei Lijia (魏立佳), Deputy General Manager of Yuanda Health Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (远大健康科技（天津）股份有限公司), has to go to the new park not far from the old factory every day to see the construction progress. "In the first half of the year, we successfully landed on the New Third Board (新三板), and the new park has also started construction. We are even more motivated."
In 2001, Yuanda Jianke (远大健科) was founded in Jinghai District (静海区), Tianjin (天津). After more than 20 years of development, the company's annual revenue has exceeded 1 billion yuan. Its main products include hundreds of types of environmentally friendly household and commercial water treatment products, small household appliances, and related supporting core filter elements. It has more than 300 patents, and its products are sold to Europe and the United States.
With the expansion of its size, the carrier of the enterprise located in the High-tech Industrial Park of Tianjin Ziya Economic and Technological Development Zone (天津子牙经济技术开发区) has restricted further improvement of production capacity. "Now the company owns 30 mu of land, scattered in 2 areas, and the rented factory building only has 40 mu of land. Several production lines are crowded together, and the production capacity cannot keep up with the orders. More than 1,500 standard containers are exported a year, and it is difficult for trucks to park in the factory area. We can only worry," said Yan Limin (严利敏), the company's executive deputy general manager.
Two years ago, the company planned to use its own funds to purchase a piece of industrial land to merge the two companies, foreign trade and cross-border e-commerce, which are currently working outside, with the headquarters, and at the same time reorganize and integrate the three production companies to create a headquarters economy integrating production, sales, and research.
"From an emotional and practical point of view, we all hope to stay in Jinghai (静海). First, the cost of acquiring land in other places is relatively high. Second, many of the existing employees have settled in Jinghai (静海). If the company moves out, it may cause personnel loss. However, after years of development, it is difficult to find a plot of land that meets the requirements in the industrial park," said Wei Lijia (魏立佳).
After learning about the situation, Jinghai High-tech Industrial Park (静海高新产业园) took the initiative to connect with Yuanda Jianke (远大健科). After sorting out the land situation in the park, it was found that although the area has been developed and constructed for many years, there are no blank plots, but some developed plots have been idle and inefficient for various reasons. "Yuanda Jianke (远大健科) is a chain extension and supplementary chain enterprise in the big health industry chain in the leading industrial pattern of our Jinghai District (静海区). If it can stay, the enterprise can develop and grow, and the inefficient assets of the park can be reused efficiently," said He Wenlong (贺文龙), the relevant person in charge of the Jinghai High-tech Industrial Park (静海高新产业园) project. The 100-plus mu of land and factory buildings purchased by Yuanda Jianke (远大健科) this time have been idle for many years due to previous business adjustments of the enterprise. "We invited the two parties together and encouraged them to revitalize the land through market-oriented transactions." After active coordination, Yuanda Jianke (远大健科) purchased the idle land in 2023 by purchasing assets.
With the land in place, new problems arose: the floor area ratio could not meet the actual needs. "The original plot was a Class I industrial land, with a planned floor area ratio of up to 1.2, and a total construction area of no more than 80,000 square meters. However, the total above-ground construction area of our planned intelligent water purification equipment manufacturing project needs to reach 110,000 square meters, and the planned floor area ratio needs to reach more than 2.0 to meet the project construction needs," said Wei Lijia (魏立佳).
Enterprises have expectations, and the government has something to do. For the Yuanda Jianke (远大健科) project, the High-tech Industrial Park (高新产业园) established a service team to fully promote the construction. In particular, they coordinated relevant departments to help Yuanda Jianke (远大健科) adjust the land planning according to the actual needs of the project and the relevant requirements of the "Control Indicators for Construction Land of Industrial Projects (工业项目建设用地控制指标)". Through detailed adjustments, the floor area ratio of the plot was adjusted from 1.2 to 2.0 to meet the needs of the enterprise and ensure that the project progress is uninterrupted.
Add services and subtract processes. Aiming at the difficulties and blockages of revitalizing projects, Jinghai District (静海区) focuses on solving the problems of slow project landing and late start, and helps accelerate the start of construction projects and improve efficiency. The District Government Service Office (区政务服务办), the Jinghai Branch of the Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau (市规划资源局静海分局), the Housing and Construction Committee (住建委) and other departments clarified the approval requirements and time limits, quickly completed key procedures such as project filing, engineering planning permits, and construction permits, and achieved "start construction upon land acquisition (拿地即开工)", reducing the cost of applying for materials and waiting time for construction project units.
On February 23 this year, the project started on time, and the first phase is expected to be completed by the end of the year. According to the plan, Yuanda Jianke (远大健科) will build an intelligent water purification equipment manufacturing project in the new park, with a construction area of 110,000 square meters and a total project investment of 500 million yuan. It is expected to add an annual output of 180,000 units of water purification equipment and 60 million pieces of water purification equipment parts, with an annual output value of 1 billion yuan. "The production capacity will be significantly improved, with 16 new standard container loading spaces for three-dimensional warehouses and 5 loading spaces for bulk cargo. We no longer have to worry about truck parking. More importantly, the company has sufficient space to strengthen research and development. We plan to launch an impact on the national-level enterprise technology center in the new park." Talking about the future of the enterprise, Wei Lijia (魏立佳) is full of confidence.
In 2024, Jinghai District (静海区) revitalized 260,000 square meters of idle real estate (factory buildings) and 462 mu of idle land. This year, Jinghai District (静海区) will continue to introduce a number of key industrial projects in a targeted manner, revitalizing more than 2,500 mu of existing land, 100,000 square meters of industrial factory buildings, and more than 50,000 square meters of commercial buildings.
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Activating existing assets to awaken "sleeping assets" is the inherent meaning of promoting efficient resource utilization, a key move to smooth the national economic cycle, and will also provide stronger support for the increase in quantity and quality of China's economy.
Activating existing assets is a good thing.
After years of investment and construction, China has formed a huge stock of assets in infrastructure and other fields. Among them, some have not been fully utilized, such as idle factories, buildings, logistics warehouses, bus depots, cultural and sports venues, tourist attractions, and so on. At the same time, many regions and industrial parks have very high development and utilization rates, and land is becoming increasingly tight, and enterprises are facing bottlenecks in increasing capital and expanding production. In this case, activating existing assets is conducive to breaking the bottleneck of production factor supply, resolving local government debt risks, and also conducive to opening up greater space for industrial upgrading and creating a new situation for optimizing incremental development.
Activating existing assets is also a difficult task.
Existing resources involve a wide range of areas, a variety of types, and many types of assets. In particular, those inefficient and idle resources often involve poorly performing operating entities and complex ownership relationships, making them difficult to deal with. For example, the case of Hunan Ningxiang (湖南宁乡) coordinating land for the Hisense Changsha Intelligent Manufacturing Base (海信长沙智能制造基地) involves many "old debts" and complex debt relationships. Successful handling requires the joint coordination of the Economic Development Zone (经开区), natural resources, courts and other departments, as well as the active cooperation of the parties involved. If one link is not smooth, I am afraid it will take more effort.
No matter how difficult it is, we must face it directly. Activating existing assets to awaken "sleeping assets" is the inherent meaning of promoting efficient resource utilization, a key move to smooth the national economic cycle, and will also provide stronger support for the increase in quantity and quality of China's economy.
The starting point of activating existing assets is "inventory," which requires government departments to sort out their ideas, understand the situation, and fully grasp the types, scale, form, and ownership of existing resources, so as to "have a clear understanding." Formulating classification standards, building system platforms, and investigating the number of resources... Last year, the Tianjin Development and Reform Commission (天津市发展改革委) took the lead in forming a special working group to activate existing assets. Now, a "map of existing assets" is vividly displayed, densely marked with various existing asset points, which is clear at a glance and updated in real time, creating convenience for subsequent work to "defeat them one by one." 磨刀不误砍柴工 (mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng - "sharpening the knife does not delay the work of cutting firewood," preparing well ensures efficient execution), in order to do a good job in activating existing assets, relevant departments in various regions should clearly and comprehensively sort out the existing assets in their regions, summarize and screen out projects that meet the conditions for activation, establish ledgers, dynamically manage them, and prepare for battle.
The focus of activating existing assets is on "activation," and the key is to broaden horizons, open up ideas, and use market-oriented means to clear blockages. For example, some old factories and idle land, although idle for a long time, still have great development and utilization value, and their potential value can be fully explored and their return level can be improved through upgrading and transformation and positioning transformation. For another example, issuing infrastructure public REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) can transform the existing assets of industrial parks into more liquid financial assets, thereby enabling the parks to obtain liquid funds for upgrading and transformation. For another example, making good use of local government special bonds and central bank re-lending funds to acquire and dispose of existing commercial housing can also activate idle housing resources. Standardized property rights transactions, mergers and acquisitions, disposal of non-performing asset acquisitions, mixed ownership reform, market-oriented debt-to-equity swaps... In general, there are many methods and paths to activate existing assets. The key is to adapt to local conditions, implement precise policies, and choose the most suitable one.
Running water does not go stale, and door pivots do not get worm-eaten. "Inventory" and "activation" are compulsory questions for high-quality development, and also an important skill that relevant regions and departments need to master in order to do a good job in economic work. We look forward to more places opening up new development space by activating existing assets, so that limited resources can produce greater benefits.
Return to TopMultiple Departments to Promote the Construction of Zero-Carbon Parks
Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and two other departments issued the "Notice on Launching the Construction of Zero-Carbon Parks," proposing to accelerate the transformation of energy consumption structure in parks, develop green electricity direct supply models such as direct green electricity connection and new energy access to incremental distribution networks according to local conditions; vigorously promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in parks, implement energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation and equipment renewal, and encourage enterprises to build ultra-high energy efficiency factories and zero-carbon factories; adjust and optimize the industrial structure of parks, encourage parks to accelerate the optimization and adjustment of their own industrial structure, and deploy and develop low-energy consumption, low-pollution, and high-value-added emerging industries. Zero-carbon parks refer to parks that reduce carbon dioxide emissions from production and living activities within the park to a "near-zero" level through planning, design, technology, management, and other means, and have the conditions to further achieve "net-zero." Next, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) will determine the first batch of national-level zero-carbon park construction lists and provide active support in pilot exploration, project construction, and funding arrangements.
(Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强))
Telecommunications Business Volume Increased by 9.3% in the First Half of the Year
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) that in the first half of the year, China's telecommunications business volume increased by 9.3% year-on-year, and the cumulative telecommunications business revenue reached 905.5 billion yuan, maintaining a stable overall operating trend in the information and communication industry. Network support is more powerful. As of the end of June, the total number of 5G base stations reached 4.55 million, and the number of 5G mobile phone users reached 1.118 billion, with a user penetration rate of over 79%. There are 30.22 million ports capable of providing gigabit network services, and 226 million gigabit broadband users. Integrated applications are more in-depth. Since the beginning of this year, emerging applications such as 5G new calls have flourished, and large-scale model APP and artificial intelligence terminals have developed synergistically. Digital consumption demand continues to be released, and mobile user Internet traffic has achieved double-digit growth for six consecutive months.
(Liu Wenxin (刘温馨))
Return to TopXi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, pointed out: "China will unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world, release the dividends of its super-large market, make China's new development a new opportunity for all countries, and inject more certainty into world economic growth."
The 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (hereinafter referred to as "CISCE") was recently held in Beijing (北京). With the theme of "Connecting the World for a Shared Future," this year's CISCE attracted 1,200 participating enterprises and institutions from China and abroad. 152 new products, technologies, and services made their debut, and more than 6,000 cooperation agreements and intentions were signed on-site. Why are foreign-funded enterprises willing to participate in the CISCE? What new products and technologies have they brought? What are the new trends in investment and development in China? During the CISCE, reporters interviewed relevant负责人 from four foreign-funded enterprises to hear their stories of development in China.
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Panasonic --
China Has Talent Advantages and Innovation Advantages
China's Business Scale Accounts for 24.4% of Panasonic's Global Business, and the Profit Contribution Rate Accounts for 30%
By Luo Shanshan (罗珊珊), reporter of this newspaper
This year is Panasonic's second participation in the CISCE, and the theme of the exhibition has been extended from home life to urban public areas. The first-ever rail transit platform screen door solution can prevent passengers from accidentally entering the track, reduce noise and dust, and ensure a comfortable and stable platform temperature.
This solution is the result of Panasonic's localized supply chain innovation and multi-wheel-drive innovation in the industrial chain in China. "The global operation center of this business is in China, and all R&D and manufacturing are carried out in China," said Tetsuro Homma (本间哲朗), Global Vice President of Panasonic Holdings Corporation and Chief Representative of Group China and Northeast Asia. Currently, this solution has been implemented in 53 rail transit projects in 18 cities.
Tetsuro Homma (本间哲朗) said that with the development of Panasonic's business in China and the stability of China's supply chain, he believes that the global business operation centers of more products will be transferred to China.
In the living space section, Panasonic exhibited its iconic product - the newly upgraded series of the 6-Constant Climate Station. The 6-Constant Climate Station can achieve six constants of air environment: temperature, humidity, oxygen, cleanliness, quietness, and wind. It systematically solves the air environment problems of the whole house. The newly upgraded series exhibited at this CISCE has stronger scalability, with the maximum number of connections increased to 64 central air-conditioning indoor units and 10 sets of fresh air equipment, and the maximum area that can be handled is about 1,500 square meters, providing more efficient and intelligent air solutions for different scenarios.
"China is not only a manufacturing powerhouse and a market powerhouse, but also an innovation powerhouse and an engineer powerhouse," said Tetsuro Homma (本间哲朗). China has talent advantages and innovation advantages.
According to reports, the 6-Constant Climate Station was first launched in the Chinese market in 2021 and has been iterated to the third generation. The entire process of R&D, production, and sales is deeply integrated into the Chinese supply chain. Core components such as humidification modules, circuit boards, and PM2.5 sensors are jointly developed by Panasonic and Chinese suppliers.
At present, Panasonic has established in-depth cooperative relationships with more than 6,000 local Chinese suppliers, covering the entire chain from basic parts to high-end electronic materials. These suppliers are not only a guarantee for the production link, but also a common promoter of technological innovation.
At the 2nd CISCE in 2024, Tetsuro Homma (本间哲朗) said that China's industrial chain and supply chain have the advantages of "stability, reliability, and flexibility." Although global industrial chain and supply chain stable cooperation is facing many challenges this year, Tetsuro Homma's (本间哲朗) view on China's supply chain has not changed much. Panasonic's market strategy in China has shifted from "In China, for China" to "In China, for the World." Panasonic has established a trading company in Shanghai (上海) specifically responsible for purchasing new parts and new materials in the Chinese market for use in Panasonic's factories around the world. This measure will be strengthened in the future.
In recent years, Panasonic has continued to invest and deploy in China. 20 new investments have been built or are under construction, involving energy, home appliances, energy-saving materials, environment, vehicle-mounted motors, and many other fields. The fourth Guangzhou (广州) electronic materials factory focuses on 5G electronic materials; the new Suzhou (苏州) electronic materials factory produces new integrated circuit materials and is expected to be put into production in June 2026; the new Shanghai (上海) electronic materials factory will improve the regional semiconductor material supply chain, and production will double after it is put into operation.
Panasonic also achieves a more efficient production system by actively adjusting its supply chain layout, such as transferring the Singapore (新加坡) refrigerator compressor factory and the Malaysia (马来西亚) compressor factory to Wuxi (无锡).
Today, Panasonic's China business scale accounts for 24.4% of Panasonic's entire global business, and the profit contribution rate accounts for 30%. Panasonic has 64 legal entities in China, with a total of 50,000 employees, including nearly 10,000 R&D personnel.
"The growth rate of the Chinese market is very fast, and it has become the second largest economy in the world," said Tetsuro Homma (本间哲朗). Panasonic will continue to promote the "In China, for the World" service route and deepen the "coexistence and win-win" with Chinese partners.
Novo Nordisk --
Continuously Promote the Localization of Innovative Products
By the End of 2024, a Total of 22 Innovative Drugs and 11 Innovative Injection Devices Have Been Introduced into China
By Wang Zhou (王洲), reporter of this newspaper
In the Healthy Living Chain Exhibition Area of the 3rd CISCE, the diabetes prevention and control science popularization lecture of the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk was packed. Founded in Denmark (丹麦) in 1923 and serving more than 45.2 million patients with serious chronic diseases worldwide, this biopharmaceutical company has become one of the focal points of the exhibition area. At this year's CISCE, the company exhibited a variety of innovative products focusing on obesity and diabetes treatment, such as the weight-loss version of semaglutide injection and the hypoglycemic version of semaglutide injection, which have attracted widespread attention.
"This is our third time participating in the CISCE, and we are a veritable 'full-attendance student of the CISCE'. The CISCE is an open international cooperation platform focusing on the chain and ecology. These characteristics of the exhibition and the broad Chinese market behind it have strengthened our confidence in continuous participation," said Zhou Xiaoping (周霞萍), Senior Vice President of Novo Nordisk Global and President of Greater China. At this year's exhibition, the company reached cooperation with a number of local Chinese partners in production, logistics, and the creation of an innovative ecosystem, helping to further promote the localization of the supply chain and create a full-scenario health management ecosystem. For example, the company's cooperation with Sinopharm Logistics will focus on optimizing drug supply chain management, which will help improve the timeliness and accessibility of drug supply and better protect people's lives and health.
Continuous participation in the CISCE also reflects the foreign-funded enterprise's determination to take root in China. Started commercial operations in China in 1994, established the Tianjin (天津) production plant in 1995, established the first R&D center of a multinational pharmaceutical company in China in Beijing (北京) in 1997, launched an open innovation platform in Beijing (北京) in 2019 and jointly built a new ecosystem of innovative R&D cooperation with Chinese pharmaceutical innovation forces... The 425-square-meter exhibition area, with sections such as "Connecting Global Innovation," "Chain-Starting Chronic Disease Management," and "Building a Healthy China Together," is not only a display of the company's full industrial chain layout covering commercial operations, production, and R&D, but also a review of the achievements made by the company in taking root in China for 31 years.
Long-term rooting in China and continuous increase in investment are for the purpose of better serving Chinese patients. Data show that by the end of 2024, Novo Nordisk had cumulatively introduced 22 innovative drugs and 11 innovative injection devices into China, covering multiple disease areas such as diabetes, obesity, and rare diseases, helping more than 41 million Chinese patients. At the same time, Novo Nordisk also joined hands with partners inside and outside the industry to build an "online + offline" integrated digital chronic disease management model, using digital means to better help patients manage their diseases themselves.
As the first landing result of the company's "China Co-Creation" project, the new drug Icodec Insulin Injection achieved simultaneous clinical trials and approvals at home and abroad in 2024, and was launched and included in medical insurance within half a year, allowing Chinese patients to use global innovative drugs earlier.
"We launched the 'China Co-Creation' project with the aim of promoting the simultaneous global approval of innovative drugs in China, so that Chinese patients can benefit simultaneously," said Zhou Xiaoping (周霞萍). In the future, the company will continue to develop new quality productive forces with high technology, high efficiency, high quality, and sustainability, continuously promote the localization of innovative products, consolidate an agile, resilient, and sustainable supply chain system, and contribute foreign-funded enterprise strength to the realization of the goals of the ""Healthy China 2030" Planning Outline" ("“健康中国2030”规划纲要").
Honeywell --
Develop Technologies and Products Suitable for Chinese Customers
By the End of 2024, Honeywell's "Low-Carbon Intelligent Connected Lean Digitalization" Project Has Covered More Than 235 Universities and Colleges in Domestic School-Enterprise Cooperation
By Ding Qianqian (丁茜茜)
This year is Honeywell's third participation in the CISCE. At this year's CISCE, Honeywell focused on high-end manufacturing, sustainable development, and future aviation, showcasing a series of innovative technologies and solutions. Every exhibit in the exhibition area reveals the company's persistence in "innovation."
The new ground early warning software is like a pair of "third eyes" in the cockpit that are always vigilant, helping pilots to identify runway hazards in a timely manner and take corrective measures to avoid potentially fatal accidents.
Semiconductor gas detectors can detect more than 40 major toxic gases, environmental gases, and combustible gases, with a detection accuracy of up to one part per million and a maximum detection distance of up to 30 meters...
It is worth noting that at this year's CISCE, two of Honeywell's first-launched new products were developed and manufactured by the Chinese team; more than 95% of the physical exhibits were developed and manufactured by the Chinese team to meet the needs of the local market.
"Demand is in China, and R&D is in China. All new products are defined and developed by the Chinese team according to the needs of Chinese customers and the Chinese market. In the R&D stage, we simultaneously look for local suppliers and give priority to using local resources to ensure the stability of the supply chain," said Yu Feng (余锋), President of Honeywell China. "Through the CISCE platform, I hope to convey a clear and firm signal to the Chinese market and the global industrial chain that China is not only an important part of Honeywell's global strategy, but also the core engine of our innovation and development."
Honeywell has established a complete localized value chain covering R&D, manufacturing, and services in China. As a company that has been listed for more than 100 years, innovation is crucial for Honeywell's growth and development through cycles. In China, Honeywell has 10 R&D engineering centers, focusing on combining global experience and technology accumulation, while responding to the innovative needs of the local market to develop technologies and products suitable for Chinese customers.
The development in China reflects Honeywell's 20-year strategy of attaching more importance to establishing local R&D and operation teams in China, led by the decisions of local teams. Among them, in terms of school-enterprise cooperation, by the end of 2024, Honeywell's "Low-Carbon Intelligent Connected Lean Digitalization" project has covered more than 235 universities and colleges in domestic school-enterprise cooperation, and continues to cultivate high-quality talents with international vision and innovative spirit through excellent engineer programs, on-site engineer training, and holding competitions.
With the establishment of local teams, talent cultivation, and industrial chain cooperation, Honeywell's innovative achievements in China are also continuously generating positive impacts globally. For example, Honeywell's battery safety sensors, current sensors, and thermal runaway sensors for new energy vehicles are not only widely used by major new energy vehicle manufacturers in China, but also exported to overseas markets.
"'Chain' is usually simplified into a single-line relationship between customers and suppliers. In fact, it is a larger network, including customers' customers, suppliers' suppliers, and also covers all service institutions such as transportation, testing, and finance, and is also inseparable from research institutions, industry associations, and universities," said Yu Feng (余锋). In Yu Feng's (余锋) view, China's supply chain is large in scale, diverse, comprehensive, and full of vitality. These characteristics make China play an indispensable role in the global supply chain system. "For companies that rely on innovation, such an excellent supply chain is extremely attractive."
Yu Feng (余锋) said that we look forward to further deepening industrial chain cooperation, promoting technological innovation and industrial upgrading by continuously developing technologies and products that meet the needs of Chinese customers, and jointly building a more low-carbon, flexible, and resilient global supply chain system.
Schneider Electric --
Jointly Build a Resilient, Efficient, and Green New Supply Chain
In China, Schneider Electric Has Built 21 "Zero-Carbon Factories" and 15 National-Level "Green Factories"
By Luo Shanshan (罗珊珊), reporter of this newspaper
This year is Schneider Electric's first participation in the CISCE. Focusing on the three themes of "own operations," "green supply chain collaboration," and "partner empowerment," Schneider Electric systematically showcased the multi-dimensional achievements from its own green transformation practice to empowering the sustainable development of the entire industrial chain. The booth attracted many visitors to observe.
"Facing the systemic challenges and opportunities brought by global industrial competition, sustainable development requirements, and cutting-edge technologies such as AI, Schneider Electric believes that all sectors should work closely together and strengthen cooperation to jointly build a new supply chain that emphasizes resilience, efficiency, and green through the 'dual transformation' of digitalization and green low-carbon," said Zhang Kaipeng (张开鹏), Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric and Head of Global Supply Chain China. He hopes to use the CISCE as a communication platform to work with more partners on the chain to jointly transform and promote the high-end development of the industrial chain.
For Schneider Electric, China has become the key to stabilizing the global supply chain layout with its huge market size, strong industrial base, and open business environment.
Digital Transformation Enhances Supply Chain Resilience and Efficiency.
"As an important driving force for a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, artificial intelligence technology is prompting the global supply chain to shift from cost competition to an AI-driven game of resilience, efficiency, and sustainability," said Zhang Kaipeng (张开鹏).
In Beijing (北京), Schneider Electric has established an AI Innovation Laboratory, which is focusing on cutting-edge R&D directions such as "edge-side control of industrial AI models" and "the actual application of embodied intelligence in factories." In Shanghai (上海), Schneider Electric's Putuo (普陀) factory integrates advanced technologies such as AI, 5G, and AR into the entire process from design to delivery, increasing per capita production efficiency by 82% and shortening order production delivery time by 67%.
In practice, Schneider Electric has found that the awareness of innovation and collaboration has been deeply rooted in the concept of China's industrial development. Chinese enterprises are anchoring the development direction of new quality productive forces, emphasizing innovation-driven and daring to be the first, and have shown a strong sense of cooperation and openness, laying a strong ecological foundation for promoting industrial transformation and upgrading.
Building a Green Supply Chain to Achieve Sustainable Development.
In China, Schneider Electric has built 21 "zero-carbon factories" and 15 national-level "green factories." Among them, the Wuxi (无锡) factory uses artificial intelligence to drive green ecological design, track value chain carbon emissions, reduce 90% of Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions, and reduce 65% of Scope 3 carbon emissions.
Through its own practice and ecological collaboration, the overall energy consumption of Schneider Electric's China supply chain has decreased by 15.9% compared to 2019, and production efficiency has increased by nearly 10% year by year, achieving both efficiency and sustainability. "We look forward to sharing more green transformation experience through the CISCE platform and strengthening cooperation with more partners on the chain to jointly build a green future," said Zhang Kaipeng (张开鹏).
China has become Schneider Electric's second largest market globally, as well as one of its most important supply chain bases and one of its four major R&D centers. "China is accelerating its transformation into a core hub for global supply chain innovation and sustainable development," said Zhang Kaipeng (张开鹏). Schneider Electric will further root itself in China, strengthen its localization strategy, and work with industry partners to jointly build a safe, resilient, efficient, and green future industry, injecting strong momentum into global economic development.
By: 大 山
On the evening of July 20th, the lights of the Shunyi Pavilion of the China International Exhibition Center (北京中国国际展览中心顺义馆) in Beijing (北京) gradually dimmed, but the invisible "chain" in the exhibition hall became even tighter. Over five days, 1,200 Chinese and foreign exhibitors and institutions, and 42,000 upstream and downstream partners, engaged in dialogue and negotiation here. Walking through the booths and witnessing the signing ceremonies at the CISCE, what exactly did we see?
We saw hardcore innovation. From major national instruments like "Tiankun Hao (天鲲号)" and "Kunlun Hao (昆仑号)," to "cyber" robots like "Xiaotianquan (哮天犬)," "Spiderman (蜘蛛侠)," and "Awakened Lion (醒狮)," and the 12 specialized and sophisticated "little giant" enterprises in the innovative integration exhibition area, jointly staging a low-altitude aircraft "stage show"... Exhibitors at the CISCE showcased their best skills, exhibiting a large number of globally cutting-edge new products, technologies, and solutions, covering information technology, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, health care, and other fields. Many exhibitors said that they saw the future of the industry and industrial chain at the CISCE, and also found more innovative inspiration and cooperation opportunities.
Behind the hardcore technology is the high efficiency of collaborative innovation. Luoyang Bearing (洛阳轴承) and GE Healthcare (GE医疗) have been working side by side for more than 20 years, taking the lead in achieving a breakthrough in domestic CT main bearings, and successively completing the research and development of high-speed and high-performance CT main bearings with 80 rpm, 120 rpm, and 180 rpm, achieving mass production. The cooperation between the two parties has expanded from the initial medical CT bearings to the research and development of X-ray machine bearings.
We saw Chinese opportunities. Jensen Huang (黄仁勋), founder and CEO of NVIDIA (英伟达公司), believes that China (中国) operates one of the world's leading supply chain systems. Its scale, complexity, diversity, the types of products manufactured, the technological content, and the number of companies participating in the construction of China's (中国) supply chain are all world-class miracles.
Not only NVIDIA (英伟达), but Apple (苹果) has participated in the CISCE for three consecutive years, with more than 80% of its top 200 global suppliers having factories in China (中国); McDonald's (麦当劳) has joined hands with nine major Chinese suppliers to launch the "China Regenerative Agriculture Program (中国再生农业计划)," and specifically held its global supplier conference during the CISCE.
Multinational companies choose to root their laboratories, production lines, and orders deeper in China (中国) because it "has both the largest market and the fastest iteration." China (中国) has a complete supply chain system and strong production and creation capabilities, and its green, digital, and intelligent transformation is fast. It is the best application scenario for a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. Investing in China (中国) is investing in the future.
We saw a shared future. When the world economy is repeatedly torn apart by geopolitics and protectionism, the CISCE provides China's (中国) answer with a "Beijing Initiative of the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (第三届中国国际供应链促进博览会北京倡议)": "Practice true multilateralism" and "jointly promote a stronger, greener, and healthier global development." When individual countries are busy building walls, China (中国) chooses to build bridges on the industrial chain; when trade protectionism rises, China (中国) uses supply chain services to string rules, standards, and trust into new public goods.
Leaving the exhibition hall, although the CISCE has closed, the story on the "chain" has never ended: China (中国) will always work hand in hand with the global business community to expand open cooperation in production and supply chains.
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The name "Mai Xin (麦新)" may be unfamiliar to today's young people, but among the many resounding war songs born in the flames of the War of Resistance, the "March of the Big Swords (大刀进行曲)" (also known as "Swords to the Heads of the Devils (大刀向鬼子们的头上砍去)"), with lyrics and music by Mai Xin (麦新), is one that has been sung since 1937 and is particularly deafening.
The Children's Troupe (孩子剧团) was a progressive children's drama group led by the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) during the War of Resistance Against Japan. More than 20 young members, only a dozen years old (the youngest being only 9 years old), crossed the Japanese blockade line, endured hardships, and traveled more than 3,000 miles from Shanghai (上海) to Wuhan (武汉), and then to Changsha (长沙), Guilin (桂林), Chongqing (重庆), and other places, using singing and drama to promote the resistance against Japan and national salvation. This embodied the Chinese nation's patriotic feelings of unity against the enemy and saving the nation at a time of crisis, as well as its indomitable and unyielding determination to win. The Children's Troupe (孩子剧团) and its struggle story were praised by the writer Mao Dun (茅盾) as "a strange flower born in the bloodbath of the War of Resistance."
When I was collecting historical materials and素材 for the creation of the novel "Children's Troupe (孩子剧团)," I unexpectedly discovered that the musician Mai Xin (麦新) had many intersections with the Children's Troupe (孩子剧团). When the Children's Troupe (孩子剧团) was established in Shanghai (上海) and after it traveled thousands of miles to Wuhan (武汉), Mai Xin (麦新) and musicians such as Xian Xinghai (冼星海) and Zhang Shu (张曙) conducted and taught this group of passionate teenagers to sing many anti-Japanese war songs in the streets and docks.
In the 1930s, the young Mai Xin (麦新) engaged in the anti-Japanese national salvation music movement in Shanghai (上海) and became a student and comrade-in-arms of the revolutionary musician Xian Xinghai (冼星海). On July 7, 1937, the Lugou Bridge Incident (卢沟桥) occurred. At that time, the heroic feat of the "Big Sword Team (大刀队)" of the 29th Army (第二十九军) of the National Revolutionary Army (国民革命军), who wielded their swords and killed the Japanese invaders at the foot of the Great Wall, quickly spread all over the Great Wall and across the country. Chen Yongde (陈永德), a soldier of the Big Sword Team (大刀队), killed 9 enemies with one sword and captured 13 Japanese guns, while he was only 19 years old. Every Chinese person with national dignity was filled with patriotic fervor upon hearing this news.
After seeing the story of this 19-year-old Big Sword Team (大刀队) member in Shanghai (上海), the 23-year-old Mai Xin (麦新) was so excited that he could not sleep all night. Near dawn, he simply got out of bed and took out Xiao Hong's (萧红) novel "The Field of Life and Death (生死场)" from the bookshelf and read it. Unconsciously, a ray of dawn shone on the small window, and another dawn arrived. At this time, the young musician walked to the window, pulled open the curtains, took a long breath, and said to himself: "The day of the War of Resistance has arrived!"
Yes, the Chinese people realized from the crisis in Tianjin (平津) and North China (华北) that the only way to save the nation from peril was for the whole country to unite and rise up to resist Japan. "The day of the War of Resistance has arrived!" When Mai Xin (麦新) repeated this sentence for the second time, he suddenly excitedly hummed a complete tune - this is the repeated musical phrase "The day of the War of Resistance has arrived, the day of the War of Resistance has arrived" that people are very familiar with later.
First, there was this sentence "The day of the War of Resistance has arrived." After Mai Xin (麦新) repeatedly hummed it many times, he felt relatively satisfied, but he always felt that it came a bit abruptly. Therefore, after calming down for a while, he followed the激越 emotions and conceived the first two sentences: "Swords to the heads of the devils, brothers of the Twenty-Ninth Army (二十九军)." He connected these two sentences with the repeated musical phrase "The day of the War of Resistance has arrived" and hummed it many times, and finally determined a complete musical section.
A month later, on August 8, Mai Xin (麦新) went to attend a mass rally held by an anti-Japanese propaganda organization at the Confucian Temple (文庙) in Nanshi (南市). Before the meeting, he stood on the steps of the Confucian Temple (文庙), conducting and teaching everyone to sing this war song. More than 1,000 people sang in unison, singing it over and over again, and still felt that it was not enough, and the atmosphere at the scene was high.
At this time, someone shouted from behind: "We can't see the conductor clearly, please ask the conductor to stand a little higher!" Mai Xin (麦新) immediately jumped to a higher platform in response and continued to conduct everyone in singing.
Based on the trial singing effect of the people and the suggestions of his comrades, Mai Xin (麦新) changed the lyric "Brothers of the Twenty-Ninth Army (二十九军)" in the first draft of the lyrics to "Brothers of the Armed Forces of the Whole Country (全国武装的弟兄们)," and changed "Our Twenty-Ninth Army (二十九军) is not an isolated army" to "Our Chinese Army (中国军队) bravely advances." With this change, the "March of the Big Swords (大刀进行曲)" became a war song that called on and encouraged the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians of the whole country to rise up to resist Japan and fight to the end, and it quickly spread throughout the front lines and rear areas of the War of Resistance.
On another occasion, when Mai Xin (麦新) was conducting the masses in singing this song, he was infected by the激昂 emotions of the audience. At the moment of the final shout, because he used too much force, he actually broke the baton in his hand into two pieces! At this moment, the musician's chest was like a raging fire, and it was like a storm that was sweeping up and could not be stopped. In that instant, he quickly threw away the other section of the baton in his hand, clenched his fists, and vigorously conducted everyone to continue singing: "...Aim at the enemy, eliminate him, eliminate him! Swords to the heads of the devils!"
After many rallies and choruses, since when, when everyone sang to the end of the song, which is also the climax of the whole song, they would always add a loud and powerful shout in unison: "Charge - Kill!" Mai Xin (麦新) understood that this deafening shout was the common cry of anger of the whole nation, and it was also an慷慨激昂 bugle call to振奋 national spirit and strive for national liberation. Therefore, the musician himself gradually became accustomed to and identified with the loud shout at the end, which凝聚 infinite anger and strength.
After the birth of "March of the Big Swords (大刀进行曲)," countless anti-Japanese patriots and passionate young people, singing this exciting war song, rushed to the front lines of the anti-Japanese battlefield, both north and south of the Yangtze River and inside and outside the Great Wall.
Because of the creation, I hope to sort out the birth process of the anti-Japanese war song "March of the Big Swords (大刀进行曲)" in detail. The year before last, I made a special trip along the route of the "War Zone Service Team (战地服务队)" that Mai Xin (麦新) participated in that year, from Shanghai (上海) to Jiaxing (嘉兴), Zhejiang (浙江), and then to Jiangshan (江山), Jinhua (金华), and then through Nanchang (南昌), Pingxiang (萍乡), Jiangxi (江西) to Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北). Mai Xin (麦新) and the "War Zone Service Team (战地服务队)" were stationed in Jiangshan (江山) for a relatively long time. It was in Jiangshan (江山) that I found a vivid historical material.
One day in the early spring of 1938, on a small hillside outside the county seat of Jiangshan (江山), facing the rising sun, the 24-year-old Mai Xin (麦新) solemnly raised his hand to take an oath and became a glorious member of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党).
After arriving in Wuhan (武汉), Mai Xin (麦新) reunited with the young members of the Children's Troupe (孩子剧团) who had started from Shanghai (上海) and traveled thousands of miles to Wuhan (武汉). Mai Xin (麦新) tightly embraced these younger brothers and sisters who had survived the enemy's炮火 one by one, and shed tears of joy with the children.
In October 1940, Mai Xin (麦新) arrived in Chongqing (重庆) and received a piece of news at the Eighth Route Army Office (八路军办事处) in Zengjiayan (曾家岩) that made him overjoyed: the Party organization had approved his many requests to go to Yan'an (延安).
Ah, Yan'an (延安)! That was the revolutionary holy land to which countless anti-Japanese patriots and passionate young people rushed from all directions, and it was also a place that Mai Xin (麦新) had longed for for many years. In the autumn of this year, Mai Xin (麦新) put on the first set of gray coarse cotton military uniforms issued to him by the Party organization, put on a brand-new Eighth Route Army (八路军) armband, and traveled with several comrades from Chongqing (重庆) to Xi'an (西安), and then through Luochuan (洛川), and arrived at the Loess Plateau (黄土高原) after a long journey. At the Lu Yi Academy of Arts (鲁艺) in Yan'an (延安), Mai Xin (麦新) continued to join the anti-Japanese洪流 as a revolutionary literary and art fighter.
When Mai Xin (麦新) was young, he had thought about going to the Northeast (东北) to join the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army (抗日义勇军). Later, on the Horqin Grassland (科尔沁草原), he said to his comrades who were participating in the land reform in Kailu County (开鲁县) with him: "The wish to come to the Northeast (东北) when I was young has finally been realized." Unfortunately, one day in June 1947, after he finished the county party committee meeting, he was suddenly attacked by a group of bandits on his way back to the fifth district on horseback. After a heroic struggle, Mai Xin (麦新) and 4 other comrades died heroically.
The place where Mai Xin (麦新) sacrificed was on the Horqin Grassland (科尔沁草原), south of Liuxiangyingzi (刘祥营子) west of the Xilamulun River (西拉木伦河) in Kailu County (开鲁县), on the edge of a swamp called Lujiaduan (芦家段). A few years ago, when I accompanied the writer Xiong Zhaozheng (熊召政) to the Northeast (东北) and the Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) grassland to find and collect historical materials, I had been here. At that time, standing by the rolling Xilamulun River (西拉木伦河), the scene of the musician Mai Xin (麦新) falling in a pool of blood with his eyes unclosed, and blood gurgling, flashed before my eyes, and I felt extremely uncomfortable in my heart.
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In Luoyang's Grand Chancellor's Garden of the Song Dynasty, there is a Qian Gong Canopy Bed (千工顶子床), said to have taken skilled craftsmen three years to complete. Nowadays, people who hear this might be astonished: three years? Just for a bed? Who has that kind of patience these days? However, it is precisely this kind of slow work that produces fine craftsmanship. The carvings on the bed, each stroke is a mark of time, each painting is a precipitation of ingenuity. Slow work yields fine products, the key lies in dedication and effort, in the ultimate pursuit of quality, rather than blindly pursuing speed.
When I was young, my family hired carpenters to do work, and I often saw them with half a cigarette clipped to their ears, slowly and methodically planing wood. Wood shavings danced in the air, landing on their old cloth shoes. A piece of wood would go through selection, marking, sawing, planing, mortising, tenoning, carving, assembling, sanding, and painting, taking almost half a year. When I came home from school, I loved to squat in the backyard and watch them work. They were unhurried and unperturbed, as if they were holding not wood, but some rare treasure.
Slow is not just the attitude of artisans, but also a poetic way of life. When Lao Tzu (老子) passed through the Hangu Pass (函谷关), his mount was an ox. If he had ridden a fast horse, he probably wouldn't have been Lao Tzu, and it wouldn't have matched the philosophy of "Tao follows nature" (道法自然) and "wu wei" (无为而治 - "non-action/governance," governing by allowing things to take their natural course). The oxen in Chinese paintings are always slow-moving, with a shepherd boy riding on their backs playing a flute, and the flute music must also be long and drawn out. Snails crawl slowly, but they are written into nursery rhymes: "A grape vine in front of Amen, tender and green just sprouting, the snail carries its heavy shell, climbing up step by step." The oriole laughs at it for being too slow, but it says, "When I climb up, the grapes will be ripe." This slowness has even produced a philosophy.
Ancient poets were very particular about "吟安一个字，捻断数茎须" (yín ān yī gè zì, niǎn duàn shù jīng xū - "composing a single word with ease, twisting off several strands of beard," agonizing over the wording of a poem). Jia Dao (贾岛) repeatedly deliberated over the words "推敲" (tuī qiāo - "to push and knock," to carefully consider wording), and Du Fu (杜甫) "语不惊人死不休" (yǔ bù jīng rén sǐ bù xiū - "if my words don't startle people, I'll never rest," not resting until one's poetry is outstanding), this kind of slow and meticulous work is what creates timeless masterpieces. When Wen Tong (文同), a painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, painted bamboo, he emphasized "胸有成竹" (xiōng yǒu chéng zhú - "have bamboo in one's chest," to have a well-thought-out plan before taking action). He planted bamboo all around his residence, observing it day after day, watching the bamboo in its myriad forms in sunshine, rain, wind, and snow. This slow accumulation is what allowed him to paint with divine skill. This kind of slowness is the brewing of art, the foundation of creation. Just like the large chun tree in "Zhuangzi" (庄子), "taking eight thousand years as spring and eight thousand years as autumn," slowly growing in the long years, eventually becoming a towering ancient tree.
Fast, of course, is not a bad thing. The development of the times requires speed, and the progress of technology depends on efficiency. Fast allows us to experience more possibilities in our limited lives; fast allows knowledge to be disseminated quickly and civilization to be widely exchanged. Fast and slow are like the two wheels of a car, the two wings of a bird, complementing each other. Nowadays, some people live too hastily, watching dramas at double speed, communicating instantly, and even "闪婚" (shǎn hūn - "flash marriage," marrying quickly) when looking for a partner. They pursue speed, but ignore quality; they chase after time, but disregard the more important things behind time. Those things that require slow work—a good poem, a good qin (古琴), a true love—precisely need to be savored carefully.
As the saying goes, "欲速则不达" (yù sù zé bù dá - "more haste, less speed," haste makes waste), when it is appropriate to be fast, be fast, and when it is appropriate to be slow, one should slow down. Especially in the field of artistic creation, slowness should not be laziness, nor should it be懈怠 (xiè dài - "negligence," slackness), but a persistence and pursuit of quality. Slow work yields fine products is the craftsman's creed; slow simmering makes good soup is the chef's wisdom; slow reading yields true flavor is the reader's enjoyment. Sometimes, perhaps we need to learn to slow down—slow down to watch a flower bloom, slow down to listen to a piece of music, slow down to love someone.
The carvings on the Qian Gong Canopy Bed (千工顶子床) will be passed down, not only because of their exquisite beauty, but also because of the ingenuity they carry. When we stop to gaze at those intricate patterns, we see not only the craftsman's skill, but also a period of time that has been carved. In this time, there is hidden our long-lost peace and composure. Like that large chun tree, in the long river of time, slowly growing, slowly accumulating, eventually becoming the eternity of life.
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My father is already nearly eighty years old, and he can't remember many things from his life. But there are some things he can never forget, like that photograph.
That photo was taken in the summer of 1966. In that long summer filled with the sound of cicadas, my 18-year-old father put on a crisp military uniform and gloriously became a member of the Railway Corps. This photo now sits on my desk: my father's young face reflects the five-pointed star on his cap badge, his eyes shine like stars in the night sky, and youthful vigor surges from the photo.
Before the "August 1st" Army Day last year, my father's work unit prepared to organize a symposium for retired soldiers. Director Guo (郭主任) from the office specifically called, saying that they must invite my father, this old Railway Corps soldier, to participate. The day he received the notice, my father walked around the balcony several times, touching the shirt hanging out to dry, and then checking the calendar on the wall, acting like a child looking forward to a spring outing, unable to contain the joy in his heart.
On the morning of July 31st, my phone suddenly rang. "Someone said they would pick me up to go to the meeting, when are they coming?" My father's anxious voice came through the receiver, with a childlike eagerness. I laughed and told him, "Dad, tomorrow is August 1st, the meeting is tomorrow afternoon, don't worry." On the other end of the phone, he said "Oh," and I could feel his disappointment through the screen.
Around 7 p.m., my phone rang again. "The Army Day is almost here, hasn't our unit made any moves yet?" My father's voice was a bit confused, clearly forgetting the conversation from the morning. I slowed down my speech and told him about the symposium again. The next day at noon, just as I closed my eyes for a nap, the phone rang again. My father's voice on the other end was a bit aggrieved: "Didn't you say you were coming to pick me up for the meeting? I've been waiting in the reception room for half the day." My mind instantly cleared, and I quickly said, "Dad, it's at 4 o'clock, it's still early, go home and have a cup of tea first."
In recent years, my father's memory has indeed deteriorated significantly. Being forgetful is almost the norm, but some things seem to be treasured in his memory, and he touches them back and forth every day. For example, this holiday belonging to soldiers, my father thinks about it constantly, mentioning it several times a day.
That day at the meeting, my father was the oldest veteran in the room. When he walked into the conference room wearing a neatly ironed shirt, several younger retired soldiers immediately came up to him: "Old squad leader, you've finally arrived!" During the meeting, everyone took turns shaking hands and saluting, listening to my father tell stories about building railways back in the day. My father usually doesn't like to talk, and he didn't say much that day either, but the corners of his mouth were always smiling, and his eyes were full of light. It was a joy from the bottom of his heart that I hadn't seen in a long time.
After dinner, I helped my father walk home, the streetlights stretching his shadow long. As we entered the unit building, my father suddenly turned around and asked me, "Was it... pretty lively today?" I nodded and said, "It was very lively, everyone praised you for being more energetic as you get older!" He laughed "haha," as happy as a child.
In the evening, my mother called, her tone a bit helpless: "Your dad can't find the souvenir that the unit gave out, he's anxious and irritated, and he's been searching the house for half the day!" I quickly sent a group photo of the meeting activities to her, so she could look for it based on the photo. Later, my mother found the red commemorative badge box at the entrance of the unit building downstairs—presumably my father dropped it there when he entered.
After hanging up my mother's phone, I looked at the moonlight outside the window and felt a warmth in my heart. It turns out that growing old is not a fading, but a filtering and sifting, allowing the most precious things in life to stand out from time. Like my father, he may forget what he just said, but he will always remember that he was once a Railway Corps soldier. He may inadvertently drop the box in his hand, but he will definitely be thinking about it in his heart—because that is something he cherishes.
Return to TopOil painting "White Clouds," by Chen Beixin (谌北新), collection of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆).
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Neither the "Four Major Cuisines" nor the "Eight Major Cuisines" include Northeastern cuisine.
There is a reason for this. The Northeast was once a "remote land beyond the Willow Palisade" (柳条边) with a sparse population. Just surviving was a great challenge, so there was little effort to put into culinary refinement. It was only later, with the "Breaking Through to the Northeast" (闯关东), that large-scale immigration from within the passes gradually brought vitality to the desolate north, and cooking became a melting pot of influences. No matter where a dish originated, when it was re-created here, it took on a new look—a "Northeastern flavor."
In Shanghai, there is a type of cuisine called "mozi cai" (模子菜), which refers to dishes that are unconventional, without a clear origin or distinct school of cooking. I believe that Northeastern stews, led by "luan dun" (乱炖, mixed stew), fit this concept, and even more so the Northeastern style, which is "there is no fixed method for eating, what suits the palate is precious."
Although Northeastern stews often have the name "luan dun" (乱炖, mixed stew), the chaos is only in the appearance, while the true flavor is gathered. In fact, it is more like the "scattered form, unified spirit" of prose. Among the stewed dishes, there must be one ingredient as the "central idea," and the other flavors are side dishes, assisting the "theme," which is usually meat. Most of the stew ingredients are easy to obtain, and the cooking process is not complicated, so it can be done at home.
Take the famous "Demoli Fish Stew" (得莫利炖鱼) for example. Its protagonist is none other than fish, and the supporting roles are tofu and glass noodles. It is even better when cooked in an iron pot, especially when the tofu and glass noodles come from the black soil of Northeast China—the black soil is the most fertile soil, with the saying "an ounce of soil is worth two ounces of oil" (一两土二两油), nurtured for hundreds of millions of years, but only developed for more than 300 years. The grains, vegetables, melons, and fruits grown there are naturally different from elsewhere. The fragrance of the beans and the freshness of the fish complement each other, stimulating and blending, and then paired with Northeastern fermented soybean paste, it is incredibly fragrant. As the saying goes, "tofu is best after a thousand boils, fish after ten thousand" (千滚豆腐，万滚鱼), the longer it simmers, the richer the flavor.
Another well-known stew is pork stew with glass noodles, and of course, tofu and Chinese cabbage are indispensable. In winter, frozen tofu absorbs even more juice and has a stronger flavor. This is because after freezing, the tofu loses moisture, and the protein forms many dense honeycombs. The "full of holes" (千疮百孔) structure easily absorbs the deliciousness of the soup into the tofu. When you pick up a piece of frozen tofu and put it in your mouth, before you even bite down, the fresh and rich flavor eagerly spreads throughout your mouth.
Let's talk about another household name, "Big Harvest" (大丰收), which is a real harvest—in the autumn of Northeast China, freshly picked green beans, shiny purple eggplants, potatoes, squash, and corn are successively on the market. No one can be missing from the "Big Harvest," and the protagonist is of course pork ribs. This pot is stewed in an unconventional way, achieving unexpected success, colorful, and lively. The vegetables borrow the flavor of the meat, the meat does not lose its essence, and the soul is definitely "stewing."
"Big Harvest" (大丰收) uses the name of harvest to describe the abundance of Northeastern products, and the temperament of this "Big Harvest" is in the same vein as the Northeastern style: inclusive, rough, and bold, "**英雄不问出处**" (yīng xióng bù wèn chū chù - "heroes are not judged by their origins," talent knows no pedigree), deliciousness is the only hard truth. A large iron pot is an indispensable part. Please note that the key word is "large," large enough to accommodate all kinds of ingredients and present the liveliness of the stew.
"Stewing" is constantly emerging, and multiple combinations are the survival rule of "stewing." Diners can do as they please. As long as there are enough ingredients and enough imagination, they can stew out their own flavors of life and stew out a unique delicacy.
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The small courtyard originally had no apricot trees, but it did have five "embracing" plum trees.
The plums harvested were quite large, with a hint of sweetness in each bite, but mostly sour and astringent. The landscaping worker in charge of the residential area said he could help graft them into apricot trees. This was a good idea. The five trees were too densely "embraced" together, which was not conducive to growth. The worker suggested moving a few trees, keeping only the strongest one. Thus, three trees were moved into the residential area, and one was moved to another location in the small courtyard, and grafting was also done on it.
In the first year of grafting, everything remained the same. When spring came, the plum blossoms bloomed as usual, still radiant. The second year was the same, with no trace of apricots. In the third year, the grafted branches grew longer and became slightly thicker, but still no sign of apricots. I consulted the grafting worker. The worker came to take a look and said, "Wait a little longer." In the fourth year, one morning after a rain, the family discovered two thumb-sized green fruits hanging on the branches full of green leaves. Unable to contain their excitement, they immediately sent the good news to relatives and friends. Relatives and friends replied one after another, waiting to eat apricots!
So, they checked every day to see if any new apricots had appeared, but each time they returned disappointed. Although the tree was full of lush green leaves, only two fruits hung there alone. However, the two apricots grew bigger day by day, turning golden yellow and looking quite pleasing.
This year, after a spring rain, I inadvertently discovered many green fruits on the grafted tree. One, two, three... I counted carefully, but I couldn't count them all. Those were all the embryonic forms of apricots, meaning the grafting was successful.
Every day was different. The apricots grew larger, changing colors, first green, then slightly red, and then yellow. Finally, I could taste the fruits from my own yard!
The other grafted apricot tree also had a harvest. Unfortunately, there were very few fruits, only ten when counted on the whole tree. The grafting worker said that the location was not chosen well. The huge pine tree overhead blocked the sunlight and was not ventilated. In late autumn and early winter, move it again, be sure to face the sun, and strive for a 改头换面 (gǎi tóu huàn miàn - "change head exchange face," to revamp; to turn over a new leaf) next year.
It's interesting to think that the plum trees, which were originally only good to look at but not good to eat, were cleverly grafted with apricot branches. After a period of adaptation, they were finally given a new "life." This process is both ingenious and thought-provoking.
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Bozhou (亳州), the first time this name caught my eye, I misread it as "Haozhou (毫州)." It is said that many people have made this mistake, which to some extent shows that Bozhou's (亳州) popularity is not high.
However, after learning about the history of Bozhou (亳州), I realized that it deserves the title of "National Historical and Cultural City." Bozhou (亳州) is located in the northwest of Anhui Province. The "Qiao Prefecture (谯郡)" written in *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* refers to present-day Bozhou (亳州). Many areas, streets, roads, and bridges in the city are still named after "Qiao (谯)." Bozhou (亳州) is also the hometown of Cao Cao (曹操), who left the city an approximately 8,000-meter-long "Cao Cao's (曹操) Troop Transport Tunnel (曹操运兵道)." The troop transport tunnel is still well-preserved. I occasionally have the illusion that I will meet Cao Cao (曹操) at the bend.
The first time I went to Bozhou (亳州), the first place I went was the Bozhou Beiguan (亳州北关) Historical District, where the Flower Opera Tower (花戏楼) is particularly worth seeing. The Flower Opera Tower (花戏楼), also known as the "Shanxi-Shaanxi Guild Hall (山陕会馆)," has well-preserved brick carvings, wood carvings, and colored paintings, giving people a strong visual impact. Wandering alone in Beiguan (北关), I kept wondering: among the ancient cities in the country, there are many with "Beiguan (北关)," so what is so special about Bozhou's (亳州) Beiguan (北关)? It wasn't until I saw this sentence from Wang Tongzhi (王同之), a Jin merchant from Shanxi who traveled to Bozhou (亳州) in the Qing Dynasty: "I am willing to spend ten thousand yi of gold to exchange for three inches of sunlight in Beiguan (北关)," that I suddenly understood. Anhui (安徽) is a southern province, but according to the north-south dividing line of the Chinese geography community (Qinling Mountains (秦岭) - Huai River (淮河) line), Bozhou (亳州) is located north of the Huai River (淮河) and geographically belongs to the north. Therefore, Bozhou (亳州) miraculously combines the boldness of the north, the gentleness of the south, and the openness and loftiness given by the plains. Perhaps this is why Wang Tongzhi (王同之) had such feelings, that the sunlight here is precious and worth **挥金如土** (huī jīn rú tǔ - "squander money like dirt," to spend money extravagantly).
The sunlight in Bozhou (亳州) is best in April and May. During this season, peonies bloom after tree peonies, and sometimes the two flowers bloom competitively at the same time. Both of these flowers can be used as medicine. Bozhou (亳州) is the hometown of the divine doctor Hua Tuo (华佗), and the planting of medicinal materials naturally has a profound historical origin. Peonies and tree peonies not only bring beauty to Bozhou (亳州), but also add to the good reputation of the people of Bozhou (亳州). No wonder Wang Huanqia (王寰洽), a Bozhou (亳州) native in the Ming Dynasty, wrote: "Famous flowers have captivated the city here for a long time (名花此地倾城久)." Bozhou (亳州) was famous for its flowers captivating the city very early on, but its popularity in modern times has declined, which is undoubtedly a pity. From another perspective, precisely because it was developed late and there are not many tourists, Bozhou (亳州) has been able to retain many original ancient city flavors.
I have been to Bozhou (亳州) three times, and each time I must go to a bookstore called "Zhiyi Bookstore (之意书社)." My understanding of this ancient millennium capital, and my connection with this city, started from Zhiyi Bookstore (之意书社).
Zhiyi Bookstore (之意书社) has a tasteful selection of books and a strong artistic atmosphere. I especially like the stepped space in the bookstore for activities—the readers are at a high place, and the writers giving lectures are at a low place. When speaking, they have to look up to reach the readers' line of sight, which is very good and makes people feel relaxed. Zhiyi Bookstore (之意书社) has several staff members with very good temperaments, quiet yet quick-witted, with the natural temperament of bookstore people. I remember that when the tree peony flowers bloomed that year, two staff members took us to see the ten thousand acres of flower sea. White, yellow, purple, and pink tree peony flowers competed for beauty, and they looked very beautiful in the photos.
Although I haven't been to Bozhou (亳州) in recent years, I always receive a bouquet of tree peony flowers from Zhiyi Bookstore (之意书社) every late spring and early summer. After receiving it, I put it in a vase, and it can last for nearly two weeks. A bouquet of flowers from a bookstore makes people feel extremely happy. Therefore, every time I think of Bozhou (亳州), I always think of the scent of tree peony flowers, light, fresh, and elegant. Of course, I also think of the sunlight in Bozhou Beiguan (亳州北关), and that time when I sat in a coffee shop, watching the sunlight that had been brilliant all day gradually fade away, and the setting sun shone on the window lattices, making each window lattice sparkle...
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