Summary: Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa with a central delegation to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region. This marks the first time a leader in his multiple roles (General Secretary, President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission) has attended such an event, demonstrating the Party Central Committee's emphasis on Tibetan affairs. He was accompanied by Wang Huning and Cai Qi on the plane. Other members of the central delegation, including Li Ganjie, Zhang Guoqing, and He Lifeng, also arrived to participate in the activities. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: While attending the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Xi Jinping emphasized the need to comprehensively implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet, focusing on stability, development, ecology, and border consolidation. He stressed the importance of strengthening the sense of a shared Chinese identity, promoting the use of standard Mandarin, and guiding Tibetan Buddhism to adapt to socialist society. Xi also called for high-quality development tailored to Tibet's unique characteristics, including developing plateau industries and advancing major infrastructure projects. He underscored the necessity of upholding Party leadership and strengthening Party building in Tibet. Wang Junzheng, Paba Gelel Langjie, Yan Jinhai, and Gama Zeden were present at the report meeting.
Summary: Xi Jinping met with representatives from various sectors of Tibetan society in Lhasa, extending greetings on behalf of the CCP Central Committee and expressing hope for continued unity in contributing to China's modernization. He also separately met with representatives of cadres assisting Tibet, local officials, law enforcement personnel, patriotic religious figures, and military officers stationed in Lhasa. Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Li Ganjie, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing, Wang Xiaohong, and others accompanied Xi during the meetings. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Xi Jinping attended a gala celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region alongside cadres and citizens. The performance, titled "Snowy Land Sings Joyfully," depicted the socialist construction, reform and opening up, and prosperity of Tibet. Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Li Ganjie, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing, Wang Xiaohong, Losang Jamcan, Hu Chunhua, Zhang Shengmin, veteran cadres who worked in Tibet, leading officials from central and state organs, and all members of the central delegation also attended the event. The gala aimed to reflect the region's progress over the past 60 years and express the Tibetan people's gratitude to the Party. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Xi Jinping will attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa on August 21st. The event will be broadcast live by China Central Television and Xinhua Net. No other officials were mentioned as accompanying him. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Marking the 60th anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the article highlights the region's progress under the leadership of the CCP and Xi Jinping, emphasizing economic development, poverty alleviation, and improved living standards. It states that Tibet has undergone a "historic transformation" and achieved "all-round progress" due to the Party's policies, particularly since the 18th National Congress. The article emphasizes ethnic unity and stability, while also noting ecological preservation and border security. Foreign observers have noted the rapid modernization and achievements in poverty reduction in Tibet.
Summary: A recent meeting of the CPC Central Political Bureau emphasized prioritizing employment, especially for university graduates, veterans, and rural migrant workers. An article in *People's Daily* highlights efforts to stabilize employment for rural migrant workers, including support for enterprises adapting to external economic pressures, such as Zhejiang Jinchen, a textile company which has managed to increase their sales via e-commerce. The article also discusses skills training programs that help rural workers find jobs in new industries like live-streaming, as well as efforts to broaden employment channels in rural areas, like in Dingxi, Gansu. These efforts aim to provide information and assistance to workers, ensuring they receive fair treatment and access to opportunities, and to ensure that the scale of employment for people who have been lifted out of poverty is maintained at over 30 million people.
Summary: Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa on August 20th to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, marking the first time a leader in his positions has done so. Wang Huning and Cai Qi accompanied Xi on the trip. Wang Junzheng and other regional leaders greeted him at the airport with traditional offerings. Li Ganjie, Zhang Guoqing, and other high-ranking officials arrived as part of the central delegation. The article emphasizes the Party Central Committee's high regard for work related to Tibet.
Summary: While attending the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Xi Jinping emphasized the need to comprehensively implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet, focusing on stability, development, ecology, and border strengthening. He stressed consolidating the sense of a shared Chinese national community, promoting the use of Mandarin, and guiding Tibetan Buddhism to adapt to socialist society. Xi called for high-quality development tailored to Tibet's unique characteristics, promoting industries like agriculture, clean energy, and tourism, and advancing major projects like the Yarlung Zangbo River hydropower project and the Sichuan-Tibet Railway. Wang Huning, Cai Qi, and other high-ranking officials accompanied Xi.
Summary: Xi Jinping attended the "Snowy Plateau Joyful Song" gala celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region's founding. The gala showcased Tibet's socialist construction, the vitality brought by reform and opening up, and the region's bright future under the CCP. Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Li Ganjie, and other high-ranking officials, including those with past work experience in Tibet, accompanied Xi at the event. The performance emphasized the loyalty and gratitude of the Tibetan people towards the CCP.
Summary: Between January and July of this year, China invested 206.24 billion yuan in fixed assets for rural roads, constructing or renovating 51,000 kilometers, achieving 51% of the year's target. Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the central government has invested 220 billion yuan in vehicle purchase tax funds, leveraging approximately 2 trillion yuan in total social investment. Over the first four years of the 14th Five-Year Plan, China built or renovated 716,000 kilometers of rural roads, bringing the total length to 4.644 million kilometers. The proportion of townships connected by third-class or higher roads reached 89.5%, and the proportion of larger population size natural villages (groups) connected by hardened roads reached 94.6%.
Summary: China's coal production saw stable growth in the first half of the year, while imports decreased, leading to ample supply and high inventory levels. Overall domestic coal consumption was weak, with varied performance across industries: electricity and construction saw decreased consumption, steel remained flat, and chemicals increased. A representative of the China National Coal Association stated that as renewable energy capacity increases, coal demand growth will slow and become more volatile, necessitating supply-side adjustments and flexible production mechanisms. The coal industry is actively promoting clean and low-carbon development, building modern and intelligent coal mines and developing advanced coal chemical technologies.
Summary: Following the implementation of the "Regulations on Reporting Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises," Chinese tax authorities report that internet platforms have largely complied with initial reporting requirements, including submitting basic information like domain names and business types by the July deadline. Tax authorities will provide guidance and reminders to platforms that have not yet submitted required information. The regulations treat domestic and foreign platform companies equally, ensuring fair competition. The new rules aim to provide unified and fair enforcement for all operators.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang, during an August 20th inspection of Beijing's biopharmaceutical industry, emphasized the need for high-quality technological supply and policy support to upgrade the industry and produce better medicines. He called for strengthened original innovation, core technology research, and the application of AI across the industry, including drug development and clinical trials. Li also advocated for utilizing modern science to revitalize traditional Chinese medicine, deepening research into its fundamental theories and mechanisms. Yin Li and Wu Zhenglong accompanied Li on the inspection.
Summary: Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji met with Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong in Beijing on August 20th. Zhao stated China is willing to work with Vietnam to implement the outcomes of Xi Jinping's visit in April, strengthening strategic communication and cooperation to build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. He also mentioned that the NPC is willing to strengthen exchanges with the Vietnamese National Assembly, learning from each other on the construction of socialist rule of law and providing legal guarantees for pragmatic cooperation. Tran Quang Phuong affirmed that developing relations with China is Vietnam's top priority. The Vietnamese National Assembly is willing to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning with the NPC in areas such as legislation and supervision.
Summary: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Novo Nordisk Chairman Helge Lund in Beijing, highlighting President Xi Jinping's May letter encouraging Sino-Danish and Sino-European cooperation. Han emphasized China's commitment to reform, opening up, and prioritizing public health, inviting Novo Nordisk and other pharmaceutical companies to enhance cooperation with China. Lund praised China's economic achievements and affirmed Novo Nordisk's commitment to expanding investment in the Chinese market for mutual benefit. The discussion implicitly addressed the importance of China-Europe relations through the context of Sino-Danish cooperation.
Summary: While visiting Kabul, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Afghan Prime Minister Akhund, who conveyed greetings to Chinese leaders and thanked China for its positive attitude and international support, contrasting China's approach with that of interfering Western nations. Wang Yi reiterated China's respect for Afghanistan's sovereignty and its governance model, while advocating for mutual development and a "community of common destiny". Wang emphasized the historical failures of imperialist powers in Afghanistan and China's opposition to hegemony and unilateralism. Wang also expressed concerns regarding the "East Turkestan Islamic Movement" (ETIM) and called for increased counter-terrorism cooperation. During the visit, Wang also met with the Afghan Foreign Minister and the Afghan Interior Minister.
Summary: Politburo member and Vice Premier Liu Guozhong convened a video conference at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on August 20th to arrange and deploy autumn grain production and agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation efforts. He stressed the need to implement Xi Jinping's instructions and secure a bumper harvest despite potential disasters to achieve annual grain production targets. Liu emphasized strengthening disaster monitoring and early warning systems, improving field management, and implementing preventative measures against various natural disasters. The focus was also on post-disaster recovery efforts, especially in poverty alleviation areas, to prevent a return to poverty. The meeting stressed the importance of coordinating financial support, insurance claims, market regulation and supply of agricultural materials.
Summary: State Councilor and Director of the State Council Working Committee on Disability Affairs, Chen Yiqin, recently inspected disability affairs work in Hubei, emphasizing the need to implement Xi Jinping's important discourse on disability affairs and strengthen care, assistance, and rights protection for people with disabilities. During her visit to Yichang and Wuhan, Chen stressed improving disability prevention and rehabilitation services, strengthening employment assistance, and accelerating the application of technology to aid disabled people. She attended the 11th National Art Festival for People with Disabilities in Wuhan. No other officials were mentioned accompanying her in the report.
Summary: Recent robot conferences in Beijing showcased China's advancements in robotics, highlighting the integration of its industrial, innovation, and talent chains. Revenue in China's robotics industry grew significantly in the first half of the year, and the country holds a majority of robot-related patents globally. NVIDIA's Rev Lebaredian noted China's crucial role in the robotics industry, citing its ability to produce cost-effective and efficient robots. The article emphasizes the importance of international cooperation in the robotics field, mentioning the participation of various countries in the World Robot Conference and Humanoid Robot Olympic Games, and concludes by saying that China will share the dividends of intelligent technology with the world.
Summary: Japanese researcher Seiya Matsuno, affiliated with Meiji Gakuin University's International Peace Research Institute, is dedicated to uncovering the truth about Imperial Japanese Army war crimes, particularly those of Unit 731. He emphasizes the destruction of evidence by the Japanese military as a major obstacle to revealing the full extent of their crimes, and has donated historical materials related to Unit 731 and other Japanese war crimes to Chinese archives. Matsuno also notes the persistence of historical revisionism in Japan and calls on the Japanese government to acknowledge historical truths and uphold its constitutional commitment to peace. Matsuno argues that Japan should establish a historical understanding in line with the international community's consensus. He advocates for Japan to build neighborly and friendly relations with Asian countries and contribute to the cause of human peace.
Summary: An exhibition titled "My Neighbor: John Rabe" opened in Hamburg, Germany, on August 15th, the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender, commemorating Rabe's humanitarian efforts in Nanjing. The exhibition, co-organized by Nanjing University, the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg, and the German-Chinese Exchange Association, features a 3D-printed model of Rabe's former residence and interactive AI elements. Attendees included Christopher Reinhardt, Rabe's great-grandson, and Chinese Consul General in Hamburg Cong Wu. Cong Wu stated that commemorating history is to avoid repeating tragedies, and to better maintain hard-won achievements of peace.
Summary: Declassified Russian documents reveal the horrific human experimentation conducted by Japan's Unit 731, including the use of bacteriological weapons on Chinese civilians. The experiments, conducted to calculate infection rates and determine the "quality" of pathogens, involved bombarding hundreds of Chinese with plague, anthrax, and cholera. The declassified documents further show that Unit 731 researched pathogens for the purpose of destroying soldiers, and was preparing to wage bacteriological warfare against the Soviet Union from northeast China. According to a Japanese researcher interrogated by the Soviets, these experiments were conducted in secret to develop bacteriological weapons that could be used to sabotage the Soviet Union, China, and the United States.
Summary: A press conference was held to introduce the preparations for the September 3rd parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. According to Wu Zekun, Deputy Director of the Operations Bureau of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, the parade will include 45 formations, showcasing both veteran anti-Japanese war units and new military structures. The parade will feature advanced weaponry, with a large proportion of new equipment making its debut, highlighting the PLA's capabilities in information warfare, unmanned systems, and strategic deterrence. Xu Guizhong, Deputy Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Theater Command Parade Command, emphasized the parade's role in promoting joint operational capabilities through realistic and demanding training. The parade aims to demonstrate China's commitment to upholding the post-World War II international order.
Summary: This article discusses the positive impact of recent efforts to reduce the burdens on local officials in Gangzhongping Village, Hunan province, following a visit by Xi Jinping in 2024. Village cadre Liu Guiying reports a reduction in paperwork and unnecessary tasks, allowing her and her colleagues to focus on serving the villagers directly, including assisting elderly residents, supporting agricultural initiatives, and improving local infrastructure. The article highlights specific examples of reduced administrative burdens, such as fewer reports to fill out and fewer inspections to undergo. Villagers now see the cadres working in the fields, which gives them a better and clearer understanding of what they are doing.
Summary: The Xinshi Jinsha River Grand Bridge, a critical component of the Sichuan-Western Yunnan highway network located at the border of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, was successfully connected on August 20th. The bridge is expected to significantly improve transportation between Sichuan and Yunnan, thus promoting economic and social development in both regions. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made in the article.
Summary: The State Council has forwarded the Ministry of Finance's guidance on regulating the construction and operation of existing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. The guidance emphasizes problem-oriented, categorized, cost-effective policies to improve public services and people's livelihoods by standardizing existing PPP projects' construction and operation. It calls for prioritizing projects with assured returns, ensuring reasonable financing needs, and optimizing project implementation. Local governments are expected to honor contracts for operational projects and incorporate government spending responsibilities into budget management, while also optimizing project elements to reduce operating costs and improve public service efficiency.
Summary: A summer program called "Little Migratory Birds Research Camp" in Shenzhen is helping children visiting their migrant worker parents from other parts of China. Organized by the Shenzhen Caring Office (深圳市关爱办) for the third year, the program focuses on the children of workers in new employment sectors like delivery drivers. Activities include visits to tech centers, cultural sites, and nature preserves, aiming to broaden the children's understanding of the city and expose them to new experiences. Shenzhen People's Congress representative Liang Guihua participated in the program, sharing her experiences as a migrant to Shenzhen with the children. The program is supported by various organizations and aims to provide not only a safe and enriching experience for the children but also to support families in need.
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Summary: The article discusses the emergence of new professions in China, such as "coffee processing worker," "cross-border e-commerce operations manager," and "unmanned aerial vehicle swarm flight planner," reflecting deeper economic restructuring and evolving human capital value. These new professions are driven by both supply-side factors like the development of new productive forces like AI, and demand-side factors like consumers' pursuit of higher-quality products and services. The article emphasizes the need for regulation and standardization in emerging industries, such as drone piloting, and for high-quality vocational education to bridge the skills gap. It advocates for investment in human capital to promote innovation and development, aligning professional updates with personal growth.
Summary: The article discusses China's efforts to improve elderly care services, addressing the increasing demand from a growing aging population. It highlights the need for better planning and allocation of resources to create accessible and appropriate养老服务设施 (old-age care facilities) at the community level, especially居家（上门）养老 (in-home care). The article emphasized the importance of understanding the specific needs of the elderly and tailoring services to different contexts, such as urban and rural areas. It mentions the need to integrate elder care with other aspects of urban development and national strategies. The article did not mention or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the growing trend of developing and utilizing rooftops, or the "fifth facade," in Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Wuhan to enhance urban spaces and improve residents' quality of life. These rooftop transformations include gardens, commercial spaces, and community areas, offering diverse activities from tea ceremonies to sports and fostering social connections. The development of these rooftop areas aims to improve the environment, boost economic activity, and address public safety concerns. To avoid a "one size fits all" model, the article highlights the importance of tailored planning and robust oversight when developing these spaces.
Summary: China's ocean economy grew by 5.8% in the first half of the year, reaching 5.1 trillion yuan. This growth was fueled by supportive macro policies, the application of digital technologies, and a green transition. China maintained its leading international market share in the marine shipbuilding industry. Newly connected offshore wind power capacity increased by 199.4%, and domestic marine aquatic product production rose by 4.8%.
Summary: A recent trend involves local organizations mobilizing CCP cadres to conduct "immersive" research (体验式调研) with newly employed groups, such as food delivery drivers, to better understand their challenges. The article argues that while such experiential research is a good starting point for cadres to empathize with the difficulties faced by these workers, it should move beyond individual experiences to address systemic issues like platform algorithms and career development ceilings. It suggests that research should not only focus on the experience itself, but also on identifying solutions and that the effectiveness of the research should be measured by its ability to translate into long-term improvements in social governance. The article also cautions against focusing too heavily on specific groups, potentially overlooking other vulnerable populations.
Summary: Shiquan County in Shaanxi province, located on the Han River, a major tributary of the Yangtze, has been implementing the "river chief" system since 2017 to protect its water resources, a critical source for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. The county has established comprehensive organizational, responsibility, and support systems, clarifying the roles of river chiefs at various levels and promoting coordinated law enforcement among different departments. They have also improved judicial connections to ensure seamless transitions between administrations. By encouraging public participation through volunteer efforts and various environmental projects, Shiquan has achieved stable water quality and boosted its local tourism economy.
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Summary: The article profiles several Chinese medical professionals recognized for their dedication and skill. Xing Shaoyun, a nurse, transformed leprosy care in Hainan by demonstrating its preventability and treatability. Liu Zhihong, a parasitology expert, battled parasitic diseases in rural Anhui, while Nong Kang established a poisoning treatment network in Guangxi. Zhang Junqiao, an anesthesiologist and team leader for the 27th Chinese medical aid team to Tanzania, provided crucial training and care at Muhimbili National Hospital and tragically died while saving a drowning person; his actions were lauded by Tanzanian colleagues, who explicitly mentioned the strength of China and Chinese doctors.
Summary: A symposium commemorating Xu Guangyao's 80 years of literary creation was held in Beijing, co-sponsored by the China Writers Association and the Hebei Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department. Tie Ning, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, attended the symposium. Participants lauded Xu as a loyal practitioner of revolutionary and socialist literature, highlighting his works like "Little Soldier Zhang Ga." Experts at the symposium emphasized the need for writers to uphold ideals, maintain a people-centric approach, and carry forward the spirit of the War of Resistance through literary creation. The goal is to contribute to the revitalization of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization.
Summary: A national children's choir event, "Chinese Songs in Children's Voices," was held in Ningbo, Zhejiang, featuring performances divided into chapters emphasizing red legacy, Chinese culture, and the spirit of struggle. Sixteen choirs performed songs promoting love for the Party and the nation, as well as depicting a prosperous China. The event, organized by seven departments including the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, has involved over 25 million children nationwide since April. The activities aimed to promote socialist values and cultivate well-rounded builders and successors of socialism. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A vibrant "Lotus Market" in Suzhou's Gusu District features local farmers selling freshly harvested lotus flowers and other aquatic produce. The market's success reflects a shift in urban governance, with Suzhou's urban management department providing designated sales areas for farmers. The Gusu district has expanded the range of permitted agricultural products for sale. The city's bus group even launched the "Lotus Assistance Line" to ease transportation for farmers to sell their goods in the city. Local tourism authorities also provided flower arranging to help boost sales.
Summary: The Huaihe River Water Resources Commission reports significant progress in improving the river basin's ecological environment, including the construction of over 1,800 "happy rivers and lakes" and the restoration of over 260 square kilometers of lake area. The Commission is also strengthening river protection mechanisms by improving water resource management and promoting cooperation between provincial river chiefs. Furthermore, they are monitoring water usage of major users and integrating water culture into river management, cataloging over 140 provincial-level water conservancy heritage sites. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Guangxi's Natural Resources Department and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department jointly issued a notice establishing a collaborative mechanism for farmland protection. The mechanism aims to break down departmental barriers through regular consultations, information sharing, dedicated personnel, and joint management to implement the strictest farmland protection system. The two departments will enhance information exchange on national and autonomous region policies related to farmland protection, agricultural development, and construction of farmland. It will monitor illegal occupation of protected farmland for the purpose of fruit and forestry development, and provide joint evaluation for the assessment of responsibilities and accountability of local officials. The mechanism also clarifies work processes such as topic solicitation, meeting organization, meeting procedures, and collaborative promotion.
Summary: Two brothers, Zhang Jian and Zhang Peng, returned to their village in Jiangxi province to implement mechanized rice farming. They invested in machinery and adopted new farming techniques, significantly reducing labor costs and increasing yields on over 2,100 acres. They hired "field managers" and expanded into mechanized management services for other villagers. They are now experimenting with integrated rice-shrimp farming and plan to develop a branded, high-quality rice product after Zhang Jian participated in a rural revitalization training program.
Summary: Shanxi province has launched a medical digital imaging cloud platform, connecting 276 public hospitals of level II and above, enabling cross-hospital image sharing and reducing redundant examinations. The platform, integrated with electronic health records and accessible via a patient app, aims to break information barriers and reduce medical insurance expenditure. It will be extended to qualified primary and private healthcare facilities. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: Chang Shana, born in 1931, followed her father, Chang Shuhong, to Dunhuang at the age of 12, dedicating her life to studying and promoting Dunhuang art. She contributed to the design of national projects, including the Great Hall of the People and the sculpture "Forever Blooming Bauhinia" gifted to Hong Kong. Her work integrates Dunhuang elements into modern design, exemplified by her involvement in the 2024 Spring Festival Gala's textile patterns and the "Unity of Man and Nature" exhibit at the 2025 Osaka Expo's China Pavilion. The exhibit at the Osaka Expo featured images from Dunhuang, and was themed around China's 24 solar terms. She continues to advocate for the enduring relevance of traditional Chinese culture.
Summary: The article commemorates Wang Chongshi, a young CCP member who died fighting the Japanese in 1938, highlighting his early revolutionary activities and his role in organizing anti-Japanese resistance in the Ji County area. Wang, who joined the CCP at 18, was appointed Secretary of the Ji County Party Committee in 1938, and led armed uprisings against the Japanese, eventually being killed in action. He was posthumously recognized as a national hero in 2015. The article emphasizes his dedication to the Communist cause and his active participation in resisting Japanese aggression. There is no mention of the U.S. or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: A symposium on significant research findings on the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and WWII was held in Beijing, hosted by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Approximately 100 experts and scholars gathered to discuss eight major research achievements, including the eight-volume "History of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" and "A Newly Compiled History of World War II" which highlights China's role and contributions. Other works focused on the CCP's role during the war and the CCP's cultural resistance. The event featured the unveiling of a data platform and archival collections related to the war.
Summary: A new Jilin Province modern history exhibition, themed "Remember History, Create the Future," opened in Changchun on August 19th, sponsored by multiple provincial entities. The exhibition aims to comprehensively depict Jilin's history over the past 300 years, highlighting the 14-year struggle of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and Jilin's contributions to China's automotive, film, and aviation industries. According to Jilin Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau Director Song Wei, the exhibition features over 1,000 items, including previously unreleased artifacts from the Jilin Provincial Museum. The exhibition seeks to fill a gap in Jilin's historical presentation.
Summary: Anhui Province's General Office recently issued an "Implementation Opinion" to comprehensively improve the "Comprehensive Inspection Once" reform, aiming to establish a standardized administrative inspection system for enterprises. The initiative focuses on clarifying inspection authorities, consolidating inspection items, and streamlining inspection methods. By 2027, the province aims to establish a mature system with high integration rates for administrative inspections and high satisfaction among businesses. The reform emphasizes reducing the burden on businesses by limiting inspection frequency and promoting digital tools.
Summary: The 2025 Lanzhou Book Fair, themed "Reader's City, Bookish Lanzhou," commenced on August 20th, guided by the Gansu Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department and hosted by Reader Publishing Group and the Lanzhou Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department. The book fair has doubled in size compared to last year, featuring over 20,000 book titles (300,000 copies) from over 300 major publishers nationwide, alongside themed exhibition areas. The fair, which runs until August 24th, includes special exhibitions like the National Illustration Biennial Exhibition and offers discounts at various venues throughout Gansu.
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Summary: Chengdu hosted the 12th World Games from August 7-17, 2025, with nearly 4,000 athletes from 116 countries and regions participating in 34 major events. The games emphasized a "simple, safe, and wonderful" approach, utilizing existing infrastructure and prioritizing sustainability. The event promoted nationwide fitness, with over 20 campus promotion activities reaching over 40,000 participants. International World Games Association President José Perurena praised Chengdu's world-class facilities and efficient operations. The Games also showcased Sichuan's culture, enhancing tourism and cultural exchange.
Summary: During the Chengdu World Police and Fire Games, Chengdu police utilized technology like drones and smart traffic management to enhance security and safety. Chengdu Vice Mayor and Public Security Bureau Director Hu Guomin stated that the Games' security experience will be translated into routine governance capabilities. In rural areas, police used WeChat and mobile services to address local concerns and maintain order. Chengdu Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee Chen Yanfu stated that Chengdu will build a safe and reliable resilient city, contributing to the construction of a safe China.
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Summary: According to the article, Xi Jinping emphasizes the significance of the Yangtze River Civilization as a key component of Chinese Civilization, embodying its continuous, innovative, unified, inclusive, and peaceful characteristics. The Yangtze River has fostered cultural exchange and economic prosperity throughout history, promoting unity among diverse ethnic groups within China. The river's culture promotes the "Great Harmony" (大同) seeking internal unity, and embodies inclusivity through interactions with various cultures and civilizations. The article underscores the Yangtze's role in trade and cultural exchange, such as the tea trade with Mongolia and Russia, as well as Zheng He's voyages, reflecting China's peaceful and harmonious approach to foreign relations. The article ultimately emphasizes the need to protect, inherit, and promote Yangtze River civilization to strengthen national cultural confidence.
Summary: Xi Jinping emphasizes "people-oriented" urban development, focusing on quality over speed, and promoting livable, resilient, and intelligent cities. The article advocates for cities to shift from expansion to quality improvement by leveraging unique resources and features, moving beyond investment-driven growth to avoid homogenization. It highlights the importance of innovation, local resource utilization, and strategic positioning to foster distinct urban development models. Examples include Shanghai's industrial waterfront transformation, Jingdezhen's creative ceramics, and Hangzhou's digital governance, underscoring the value of activating unique resources for sustainable growth. The article suggests policies like land market reforms, diverse financing for urban renewal, and risk management to support tailored urban development strategies.
Summary: This article discusses the need to regulate disorderly competition among businesses in China to foster a healthier market environment, emphasizing the importance of the rule of law. It highlights the implementation of new regulations and guidelines, such as the *National Unified Market Construction Guidelines* and revisions to the *Anti-Unfair Competition Law*, aimed at preventing unfair competition and promoting resource optimization. The piece calls for strengthened fair competition reviews, the establishment of normalized mechanisms for monitoring and intervention, and enhanced coordination among regulatory bodies to enforce these laws. The author suggests a focus on preventing government overreach, promoting market-driven innovation, and protecting consumer rights, thereby contributing to high-quality economic development. The article makes no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The city of Ankang in Shaanxi province has developed a robust plush toy industry, now valued at over 7.5 billion RMB annually, capitalizing on relocation programs and industrial transfers from eastern China. Since 2017, Ankang has focused on building a complete industrial chain, from design to manufacturing and sales, and established itself as a production hub for both domestic brands (such as the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot) and international exports. The industry has created over 2,600 jobs for relocated residents through a "headquarters enterprise + community factory + family workshop" model. Ankang is focusing on developing its own IP and integrating the plush toy industry with technology, culture, and tourism, exemplified by the development of AI-powered plush toys with interactive capabilities. The city is also investing in design competitions and cultural events to further boost the industry.
Summary: This article critiques the excessive use of elaborate PowerPoint presentations (PPTs) by local officials in China, arguing that this "PPT-rolling" trend exemplifies a superficial work style rooted in a distorted view of political achievement. The author contends that some officials prioritize impressive presentations over actual results, and that evaluations are often based on the quality of materials rather than real-world impact. To break this cycle, the author suggests simplifying requirements for presentations, emphasizing substantial content over flashy form, and shifting evaluation metrics towards tangible achievements and grassroots engagement. Ultimately, the goal is to discourage superficiality and incentivize genuine dedication to serving the people.
Summary: Several reports were published in the August 20th People's Daily. An exhibition of Shanghai citizens' collections of artifacts from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression opened at the Sihang Warehouse War Memorial. A national drone team selection competition was held in Inner Mongolia. A cargo route opened between Urumqi and Dubai. Hainan established a courier station for ship crew members.
Summary: A local ping pong league, the "Zhengding Ping Pong" National League, has commenced in Zhengding, Hebei province, attracting participants of all skill levels and ages. The league, aiming to promote the town's ping pong culture, features matches held in various locations, including the Yanghe Tower East Square and tourist attractions like Rongguo Mansion. The event is designed to be accessible and encourages widespread participation, with matches held in the evenings. The tournament, which began recently, is planned to continue until October. The event has also brought increased traffic to local businesses and night markets in the area.
Summary: A graduation activity in Macheng city saw over ten newly admitted college students, accompanied by their parents and teachers, planting and caring for trees at Xiaogan Township Cultural Park. Students reported the activity inspired them. The "Plant a Tree" activity, commemorating college enrollment, has been held for nine years and is fostering a new trend of environmental consciousness. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Huangqiao Town in Jiangsu province, famous for its sesame cakes, is also a major violin production hub, responsible for approximately one-third of global violin output. The town has developed a comprehensive industrial chain, from raw materials to sales, moving beyond initial OEM manufacturing. Local violin makers, like Xu Xiaofeng, emphasize the intricate craftsmanship and material innovation involved in producing high-quality instruments. Currently, the town boasts over 220 musical instrument manufacturing and related enterprises, exporting to 96 countries and regions. The annual output value surpasses 2 billion yuan.
Summary: Ruian City in Zhejiang province is implementing a "professional certification" program to revitalize traditional intangible cultural heritage, specifically the Dongyuan woodblock printing technique. The program aims to transition the technique from urgent preservation to sustainable inheritance by combining traditional skills training with vocational ability assessments. Trainees who pass the assessment organized by the Ruian Human Resources and Social Security Bureau will receive a nationally recognized vocational ability certificate. This initiative provides a formal pathway for transforming a traditional craft into a recognized profession.
Summary: Chinese theme parks experienced a surge in popularity this summer, boosting not only ticket sales but also driving growth in related industries like accommodation and catering. The Shanghai Legoland, which opened on July 5th, has already hosted nearly 1700 performances. Theme parks are estimated to generate significant economic impact, with every 1 RMB of revenue leading to 3.8 RMB for the city and 6-15 RMB for upstream and downstream industries. As of October 2024, China has 385 theme parks.
Summary: The article warns of increasing scams targeting marathon participants in China. Scammers are reportedly fabricating entry qualifications on social media, selling bogus "experience tests," and engaging in telecommunications fraud. One individual, Lin, was sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently offering race qualifications and pacing positions. Officials are urging increased law enforcement and public awareness campaigns to combat these scams, which include fake registration websites and offers of guaranteed entry for fees.
Summary: Yunnan province is experiencing significant growth in agricultural trade with ASEAN countries, particularly in fruits and vegetables, driven by its unique climate and strategic location. Exports to ASEAN reached 18.62 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, a 23.5% increase, with fruit exports growing by 44.3%. The province's ability to produce both tropical and temperate fruits allows it to fill seasonal gaps in the ASEAN market. The opening of the China-Laos Railway and faster customs clearance have significantly accelerated the export of Yunnan's produce. The "Luliang Vegetable" cold chain freight train now connects Qujing, Yunnan, with Bangkok, Thailand, halving transport times and creating a two-way fruit and vegetable corridor.
Summary: A team at Chongqing University of Technology led by Zhong Nianbing has developed a "bio-chemical-optical fiber intelligent sensing system" for real-time, in-situ, and non-destructive monitoring of cultural relics. The system uses hair-thin optical fibers modified with biological recognition molecules and chemically sensitive materials to detect microorganisms and harmful chemical substances. This allows for early detection of deterioration, unlike traditional sampling methods. The sensors are minimally invasive, attaching to the surface or embedding in micro-cracks. The team also developed AI-driven software to analyze the sensor data and provide early warnings.
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Summary: The article discusses how different regions in China are implementing green technologies to conserve energy and reduce emissions during peak usage periods. Quzhou utilizes photovoltaic panels on mushroom farms for "mushroom-solar complementarity," generating electricity and improving growing conditions. Jinan has implemented centralized cooling systems in office buildings, saving energy and reducing costs compared to traditional air conditioning. Chongqing's Jiangjin industrial park combines rooftop solar power with technological upgrades to reduce energy consumption and costs for businesses.
Summary: The article discusses the development and future prospects of humanoid robots in China, highlighting their potential to transform industries and lifestyles. Despite significant technological advancements showcased at events like the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Sports Meeting, challenges remain in areas such as artificial intelligence, hardware reliance on imports, and high costs. China is actively promoting the industry through policies, industrial clusters, and support for domestic companies to achieve international competitiveness, but faces ethical and societal considerations. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV UHV DC power transmission project ("Ningdian Entering Hunan Project") has officially started operation, transmitting electricity from Ningxia to Hunan. This project, primarily transporting renewable energy from desert areas, spans 1,616 kilometers and passes through multiple provinces. The project has a maximum transmission capacity of 8 million kilowatts, with renewable energy accounting for over 50%, and is expected to transmit over 36 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Hunan annually. The project will help Ningxia form a "three-direct" power transmission channel with an external transmission scale of 20 million kilowatts, fill the power gap in Hunan, and further promote China's clean and low-carbon energy transformation and improve energy security.
Summary: In the first seven months of 2023, China's trade with other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states reached a record high of 2.11 trillion yuan, a 3% year-on-year increase. July saw further growth, with trade reaching 326.05 billion yuan, an 8.5% increase and a new high for the year. Exports to SCO countries included agricultural machinery and pesticides, while imports included agricultural products like frozen fish and various oils. This growth was supported by increased connectivity, with land and air transport playing a significant role in trade with SCO members.
Summary: During the summer travel season from July 1st to August 19th, China's national railway system transported 744 million passengers, a 4.2% year-on-year increase, with an average of 14.89 million passengers daily, according to the China National Railway Group. The railway authorities implemented a special summer schedule, making full use of new lines and stations. They also dynamically adjusted ticketing strategies based on sales data, increasing capacity on popular routes and during peak times, especially for trains entering Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. The railway department is currently running an average of 10,937 passenger trains and adding 523 extra trains daily.
Summary: Tianjin is implementing policies to support the development of its private sector, addressing concerns such as lengthy drug approval processes and customs clearance times. These policies include establishing green channels for new drug approvals, reducing customs clearance times through "bonded research" policies, and facilitating collaboration between private and state-owned enterprises. The city is also focused on talent acquisition, industry chain development, and fostering innovation in sectors like information technology. Liu Tao, Deputy Director of the Tianjin Development and Reform Commission, stated the government aims to provide necessary support to private enterprises. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Guangzhou launched its 2025 Night Consumption Season in Yuexiu District, themed "Guangzhou Nights, Boundless Wonder," and will continue throughout the second half of the year. Organized by the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, the event aims to boost Guangzhou's status as an international consumption center by integrating commerce, tourism, culture, sports, and health activities into various nighttime consumption scenarios. The initiative emphasizes government support, market operations, resource integration, city-wide participation, and cross-sector collaboration. The event is intended to showcase Guangzhou's nighttime appeal through a series of special activities.
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Summary: The article details the story of Qin Haisong, a deaf-mute man with an intellectual disability living in Qizigou Village, Shanxi Province, who has been cared for by the villagers for over 20 years. After becoming orphaned, Qin was initially looked after by the village, with families taking turns providing him with food and care. Villagers also help him with tasks such as haircuts and ensure he has necessities like clothing and medical care. The villagers intend to continue supporting him indefinitely, demonstrating a strong sense of community. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the practice of publicizing the personal information of tourists who engage in uncivilized behavior, such as vandalism, at scenic spots like the Badaling Great Wall. It argues that this practice serves as an effective deterrent and promotes civilized tourism by increasing the cost of such violations. The article emphasizes the importance of balancing punishment with respect for privacy, suggesting measures like blurring names and adjusting the duration and scope of publicity based on the severity of the offense. It notes that the Great Wall site has already adopted this practice. No United States or U.S. relations were discussed in the article.
Summary: The article profiles Cheng Tianrong, a disabled woman in Zhongxian County, Chongqing, who overcame severe rheumatoid arthritis to become a skilled Shu embroidery artist at the Tonglu Disabled Persons Care Center. The center provides accessible facilities and vocational training, including Shu embroidery and internet-based jobs, for over 50 disabled individuals. Cheng's success, along with others like Huang Chunmei, highlights the center's role in promoting employment and social inclusion for disabled people in Zhongxian. Since 2018, the center has trained over 2,700 disabled people, with 90 new jobs created this year. Cheng now aspires to promote the beauty of Zhongxian through her embroidery.
Summary: The article recounts the story of Wu Qiuzhong, a tourist from Guangdong, who tragically died while rescuing a family from a rip current in Hainan. Hearing the cries for help, Wu entered the water and successfully pulled one of the daughters towards the shore. Hunan student Liu Rui assisted the father and remaining daughters, while sailing club instructors Huang Mingqi, Tang Huishi and Li Chengcai rescued the group using jet skis. Despite being rescued, Wu Qiuzhong was unable to be revived at the shore. The city of Wanning recognized Wu and the other rescuers for their bravery.
Summary: The article discusses the dangers of rip currents (离岸流) during peak beach season, emphasizing their role in drowning incidents. It highlights how to identify rip currents by their appearance as calm, darker, or yellowish strips of water amidst breaking waves. The article advises swimmers to control water depth, avoid unguarded beaches, and be wary of receding tides. If caught in a rip current, the piece suggests swimming parallel to the shore or, if unable to swim, adopting a "jellyfish float" position to conserve energy while awaiting rescue, and warns against non-professionals attempting rescues themselves.
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Summary: Wang Zhenbin, a 101-year-old veteran, recounts his experiences fighting for the Eighth Route Army and later the New Fourth Army against the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War, beginning in 1940. He describes joining the Communist Party in 1944 and participating in key battles, emphasizing the harsh conditions and unwavering commitment of the soldiers. After the victory, he fought in the Korean War. He continues to share his stories to educate younger generations about revolutionary history and express his dedication to the Party.
Summary: A Jiangsu court ruled that a data platform operator was liable for damages after its algorithm mistakenly associated a company, Gaoshan, with the "dishonest" records of another company using its former name, Dingxing. The court found the platform negligent in its data aggregation, failing to exercise reasonable oversight despite the distinct organizational codes of the two companies. The platform was ordered to publish an apology and compensate Gaoshan for economic losses. The judge emphasized that platforms must be cautious with information when algorithms have technical limitations, and should not prioritize commercial interests over the risk of infringing upon others' rights.
Summary: The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) held its inaugural "Fragrant Journey: National March 8th Red Banner Holders Go to the Grassroots to Promote Development" event in Gansu and Qinghai from August 15-19. Over 20 representatives from various fields, all recipients of the National March 8th Red Banner (Individual and Collective) award, participated in activities like field visits and technical assistance. The initiative aims to leverage these role models to connect with the populace and support women, children, and local ACWF work. The event seeks to bridge the gap between leading figures and the grassroots population, as well as share expertise.
Summary: Celebrating its 33rd anniversary, Kangshifu has strived to become a "world-renowned brand with Chinese flavors" through quality and innovation, launching products like instant noodles in 1992 and Ice Red Tea in 1997. The company has supported China's space program since 2017, applying aerospace technology to its production. Kangshifu also opened a "Rio Noodle House" during the 2016 Rio Olympics to promote Chinese cuisine. Furthermore, it became a partner in providing nutritional support for athletes in 2019 and joined the UN Global Compact in 2021 to promote sustainable development.
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Summary: Two university students recounted their experiences volunteering in rural China during the summer. Li Junjie from Lanzhou University led a science education program in Gansu province, aiming to spark children's scientific curiosity through experiments and observation. Ma Yilin, a graduate student from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, returned to Sichuan province to conduct art workshops, hoping to plant the seeds of art and beauty in children's hearts and inspire creativity through personalized teaching. Both students emphasized the importance of fostering children's interests and providing opportunities for them to explore their potential, with Li Junjie describing science education as a "key" to unlocking dreams. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The inaugural Wuzhen Reading Festival, a branch of the 2025 Shanghai Book Fair, was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, with the theme "Big City, Small Town, Joyful Reading," aiming to promote reading as a popular lifestyle. The festival offered reading spaces, author sharing sessions, and outdoor film screenings to encourage reading among tourists. The event emphasized the importance of recommending quality books and innovative reading services to cultivate a love for reading in daily life. The festival is seen as a window into observing the construction of a book-loving society, inspiring reflection on what kind of reading services are needed today. The Shanghai Book Fair's expansion into smaller towns and scenic areas demonstrates an effort to make quality cultural resources more accessible at the grassroots level.
Summary: The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering announced the list of valid candidates for the 2025院士 (Academicians) election, totaling 639 and 660 respectively. This bi-annual election, initiated on April 25th, aims to add no more than 100 new academicians to each academy. The selection process emphasizes upholding academic integrity and ethical standards, with rigorous scrutiny of candidates' compliance with regulations, academic conduct, and moral character. The academies will continue to accept social supervision and strengthen multi-faceted reviews of candidates. This ensures the quality of the院士 ranks.
Summary: Celebrating its 33rd anniversary, Kangshifu (Master Kong) is committed to serving the people's needs and setting a benchmark for high-quality development in the food and beverage industry by creating a "world-class brand" with "Chinese flavors." The company highlights its product innovations from instant noodles in 1992 to healthy sugar-free tea, its support for China's space program, and providing food aid during emergencies. Kangshifu also emphasizes its commitment to sustainability, including environmentally friendly packaging and carbon neutrality efforts. In 2016, Kangshifu opened a noodle shop in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics to promote "Chinese flavors." The company became a member of the UN Global Compact in 2021.
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Summary: This article discusses strategies to boost consumption in China's counties, where rural consumption reached 3.24 trillion yuan in the first half of the year. It highlights innovative approaches such as "dual-use" commercial complexes like the China National Supply and Marketing Cooperative's Xingyuemao, smart logistics networks integrating passenger transport, cargo, and postal services, and the expansion of chain brands into rural areas offering new retail options. The article emphasizes improving infrastructure, supply chains, and digital capabilities in rural areas to meet the evolving consumer demands. It does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Jingjinji region's exports reached a record high of 813.43 billion yuan between January and July, marking a 3.6% year-on-year increase and the fourth consecutive month of growth. Private enterprises are the primary exporters, accounting for 88.5% of all exporters in the region. Exports to Belt and Road countries also increased by 6.5%. The region's competitive edge is being led by information technology, biomedicine and advanced equipment. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The 47th UNESCO World Heritage Conference in Paris added 26 cultural and natural heritage sites to the World Heritage List, emphasizing the responsibility of preservation. The article discusses innovative approaches to cultural heritage protection in three sites: the Schwerin Castle ensemble in Germany, the Umm al-Jimal archeological site in Jordan, and the Gedi Ruins in Kenya, where conservation efforts aim to balance historical and economic value by involving local communities. In Umm al-Jimal efforts are made to include local community members in the site's preservation through training and employment opportunities. Gedi Ruins is actively trying to balance the historical value of the ancient city with the economic needs of the local community through tourism initiatives and including residents in guide services.
Summary: The article criticizes recent U.S. tariff policies as unilateralist and driven by a desire to maintain American hegemony, citing issues like Greenland and the Panama Canal as examples. It argues these policies harm not only China but also U.S. companies and contribute to domestic problems within the U.S. China is confident in its ability to counter U.S. pressure through domestic innovation, expanding markets, and a rising share of exports to countries outside of the U.S. Finally, the article advocates for deeper cooperation between Europe and China in areas like green transition and technological innovation to counter the negative effects of U.S. tariffs on Europe and foster a more balanced multipolar world.
Summary: Commemorations for the World "Comfort Women" Memorial Day were held in South Korea and Japan, urging Japan to acknowledge the "comfort women" issue and value peace. In Seoul, a memorial event included victim survivors and government officials, with acting Minister Shin Young-sook emphasizing a "victim-centered" approach. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung vowed efforts to restore the victims' honor, while Japanese civil groups protested in Tokyo, condemning historical distortion and demanding acknowledgment, apology, and compensation. Participants read testimonies of victims and mourned their suffering. A Japanese professor highlighted the shrinking coverage of the "comfort women" issue in textbooks, urging the Japanese government to accept historical responsibility.
Summary: Brazilian President Lula da Silva attended the inauguration of Great Wall Motors' (GWM) Brazilian factory, signing the first car produced. Lula highlighted the deepening economic ties between Brazil and China as fellow "Global South" nations. GWM's president emphasized the factory's role in serving Latin America with "Chinese intelligent manufacturing". The factory, a modernized and upgraded facility with a 50,000-unit annual capacity, aligns with Brazil's "green mobility and innovation program," part of its "new industrial plan," and promotes ecological transformation and industrial competitiveness. The Chinese ambassador to Brazil stated automotive investment has become a highlight of China-Brazil relations.
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Summary: Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of incorporating online public opinion into the "15th Five-Year Plan," highlighting the active participation of citizens, with over 3.113 million suggestions collected online. Local governments are increasingly utilizing online platforms for policy consultation, suggestion collection, and government oversight to address public concerns. Examples include platforms in Tibet, Jiangsu, and Shanghai that solicit public input on government work and legislation. These efforts aim to promote democratic participation and contribute to China's modernization. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: The article summarizes the views of four National People's Congress (NPC) deputies on key aspects of China's economic development and livelihood improvements following the July 30th Politburo meeting. Li Chuntian focused on strengthening social assistance systems for vulnerable populations, while Feng Dan emphasized aligning talent cultivation in universities with national strategic needs and employment demands. Han Fengxiang advocated for modernizing agriculture and increasing farmers' income through industrial integration, and Li Chunyan called for consolidating poverty alleviation achievements by developing local industries and expanding sales channels for agricultural products. None of the deputies mentioned the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Sun Jingnan, a National People's Congress (NPC) representative and chief technician at CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Vehicle Co., focuses on improving the skills and development of industrial workers. Based on her research trips to companies, Sun submitted proposals during the NPC, including building a skills training system and improving the professional development system. To this end, the "Sun Jingnan Skills Expert Studio" was established to train welders. Sun also promotes attracting young talent to the industry and promoting intelligent production. Sun Jingnan also mentioned that she will continue to speak for grassroots industrial workers.
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Summary: A Suzhou court prosecuted four individuals for contract fraud involving "fast recruitment" franchise schemes, where victims were lured with promises of quick returns and support from seemingly reputable brands. The perpetrators, in collaboration with a specialized recruitment company (W company), fabricated credentials and offered substandard services, defrauding numerous investors of franchise fees for brands like "Sa Moubao" and "Mai Moude." The fraudulent scheme involved high-pressure sales tactics, falsified partnerships, and overpriced supplies, leading to significant financial losses for franchisees. The court sentenced the defendants to prison terms and ordered restitution. The W company is also under investigation.
Summary: A joint initiative by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and the Supreme People's Court promotes diversified dispute resolution mechanisms for businesses, highlighting the role of chambers of commerce in mediating economic disputes. These mechanisms aim to resolve conflicts outside of court by utilizing industry experts and entrepreneurs, addressing issues ranging from contract disagreements to product quality disputes. The initiative emphasizes proactive, localized solutions, encouraging mediation before litigation to maintain business stability and reputation. Various regions are implementing similar models, such as "Prosecutorial Reconciliation+" in Guangdong and "Mediation Think Tanks" in Jiangsu, to address the increasing complexity of business disputes. The goal is to improve the business environment through effective legal services, though it mentions that the awareness of proactively solving contradictions are still not enough, and there is a lack of collaborative effort in some regions.
Summary: Guangxi province is experiencing a harvest season for peanuts, honey pears, and other crops. Local police are deploying officers to patrol fields and orchards, conducting anti-fraud campaigns and resolving disputes. This is being done to safeguard the development of rural industries.
Summary: A delivery worker, Xu, injured on the job was denied worker's compensation by his company, a subcontractor for a grocery platform, due to a contract stating no employer-employee relationship existed. Despite the contract, the court ruled in Xu's favor, emphasizing the existence of a *de facto* employment relationship based on the company's control over Xu's work. The court considered factors such as mandatory shift scheduling, inability to choose delivery times/tasks, and wage structure. This ruling aligns with recent guidance from the Supreme People's Court on labor disputes in new employment forms, like delivery services, and aims to protect worker's rights.
Summary: Beijing is strengthening its international legal services to create a first-class business environment, with its arbitration ranking globally improving. The city's legal services, including arbitration, notarization, and legal counsel, are supporting Chinese companies expanding overseas, especially within Belt and Road Initiative countries. Notarization services have facilitated international trade, including resolving issues for Chinese companies operating in the Middle East. Beijing has innovated in international arbitration, including adopting emergency arbitrator procedures to align with international standards, making Beijing a more attractive option for foreign parties. The French embassy praised Beijing's notarization services, demonstrating international recognition.
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Summary: The documentary film *Mountains and Rivers as Witness* commemorates the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender by providing a complete picture of China's 14-year War of Resistance against Japan. The film utilizes historical archives, including Japanese war records and previously unseen footage from Russia, to depict the war from the Mukden Incident in 1931 to victory in 1945. It emphasizes the Chinese Communist Party's pivotal role in the war and China's contribution to the global fight against fascism. Through restored footage and expert consultation, the film aims to provide a fresh perspective on this period of history. It has been screened for groups such as space program employees to inspire national rejuvenation.
Summary: A documentary, "The Great Victory – China's War of Resistance in the Lens of Soviet Photographers," has been released, using previously unseen footage from 1938-1939 by Soviet filmmaker Roman Karmen. Karmen documented the Second Sino-Japanese War, including interactions with Mao Zedong in Yan'an. The documentary aims to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory against fascism and highlight China's role as a major Eastern battlefield in WWII. It also shows evidence of Japanese war crimes, and advocates for safeguarding the victory of the war of resistance against Japan while opposing hegemonism. Presidents Xi Jinping and Putin had earlier sent congratulatory letters to an event promoting Sino-Russian exchange.
Summary: The film *Young Pioneers* aims to depict the hundred-year history of the CCP-led children's movement and create a pantheon of young heroes, with the goal of educating the current generation. The film intends to inspire through immersive experiences where today's Young Pioneers meet historical figures. The author states that the film's message, "If the red scarf does not fade, China will always be a red China," demonstrates the social responsibility of filmmakers and love for country. The author emphasizes the importance of art workers and educators upholding socialist ideology to cultivate the next generation. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An actor from the National Theatre of China discusses his role as Mao Zedong in the television series *Glory and Blood*. He emphasizes the importance of portraying revolutionary leaders with human qualities, rooted in empathy and a connection to the people. The actor details the production's efforts to immerse themselves in the historical context of the revolutionary base areas, highlighting the sacrifices and support of ordinary people in the struggle. He notes the aim of the series to resonate with contemporary youth by demonstrating the human side of revolutionary figures, emphasizing their dedication to the nation. His experience allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of the spirit and conviction of the revolutionaries.
Summary: A primary school in Wuhan performed a stage play, "Anti-Japanese Odd Flower," about the "Children's Theater," a CCP-led children's theater troupe during the Second Sino-Japanese War that performed anti-Japanese propaganda. The play received the top award at the "2025 Wuhan Primary and Secondary School Students Art Exhibition." The school has a long history of commemorating the Children's Theater, including statues, museum, and theatrical performances. The troupe travelled extensively, even being greeted by Deng Yingchao and praised by Zhou Enlai and others in Wuhan in 1938. The article emphasizes the importance of remembering history and cherishing peace through artistic expression.
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On August 20th, this newspaper reported from Lhasa that Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), President of the People's Republic of China (国家主席), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委), arrived in Lhasa by special plane at noon on the 20th with the central delegation to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区). This is the first time in the history of the Party and the country that Xi Jinping (习近平), as General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央), President of the People's Republic of China (国家主席), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委), has led a central delegation to Tibet to attend the celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), fully demonstrating the great importance the Party Central Committee attaches to the work in Tibet and its deep concern for the cadres and people of all ethnic groups in Tibet.
Wang Huning (王沪宁), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局常委), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协主席), and head of the central delegation, and Cai Qi (蔡奇), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局常委) and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee (中央办公厅主任), arrived on the same plane.
In early autumn, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) is refreshed by a gentle breeze. Red flags fluttered at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (拉萨贡嘎机场), creating a warm atmosphere.
At about 12 o'clock, the special plane carrying Xi Jinping (习近平) landed at Gonggar Airport (贡嘎机场), where people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life in Tibet who were waiting on the tarmac cheered enthusiastically. Xi Jinping (习近平) stepped out of the cabin and waved to the welcoming crowd.
Wang Junzheng (王君正), Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee (西藏自治区党委书记), Yan Jinhai (严金海), Director of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress (自治区人大常委会主任), Qizhala (嘎玛泽登), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government (自治区人民政府主席), and Liu Jiang (刘江), Secretary of the Party Group of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Political Consultative Conference (自治区政协党组书记), greeted him at the bottom of the ramp. As Xi Jinping (习近平) walked down the ramp, Wang Junzheng (王君正) presented a Hada, and etiquette personnel presented Chema and highland barley wine. Representatives of all ethnic groups, dressed in festive costumes, waved red flags and colorful bouquets, and danced joyful ethnic dances to welcome the General Secretary and express their heartfelt wishes to him.
In the ancient city of Lhasa (拉萨), which was filled with a festive atmosphere, colorful flags fluttered along the main streets from the airport to the residence, and people of all ethnic groups held red flags and offered Hadas, cheering in unison to express their welcome and gratitude. Xi Jinping (习近平) opened the car window and waved frequently to the people along the way.
Li Ganjie (李干杰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局委员) and Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (中央统战部部长), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局委员) and Vice Premier of the State Council (国务院副总理), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会副委员长), Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协副主席), and Zhang Shengmin (张升民), member of the Central Military Commission (中央军委委员) who served as deputy heads of the central delegation, He Lifeng (何立峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局委员) and Vice Premier of the State Council (国务院副总理), and Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央书记处书记) and State Councilor, who accompanied the event, arrived on the same plane.
Members of the central delegation arrived at the same time, including responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant units of the army, and relevant provinces and cities providing counterpart support to Tibet.
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Lhasa, August 20th (Reporter) -- Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委), who led the central delegation to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), listened to the work reports of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government on the 20th. He emphasized that Tibet should fully implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, vigorously promote high-quality development, continue to deepen the four major tasks of stability, development, ecology, and strengthening the border, and strive to build a united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful socialist modern new Tibet.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that in the 60 years since the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and with the strong support of the people of the whole country, the Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government have united and led the people of all ethnic groups in the region to work hard, forge ahead, adhere to and improve the system of regional ethnic autonomy, deeply carry out the anti-secession struggle, and achieve world-renowned major achievements in economic and social development. The snowy plateau has undergone earth-shaking changes, and together with all parts of the country, it has completed the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects as scheduled and embarked on a new journey of building a socialist modern country in all respects. On behalf of the Party Central Committee (党中央), he extended warm congratulations and sincere greetings to the cadres and masses of all ethnic groups in Tibet!
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that to govern Tibet, stabilize Tibet, and revitalize Tibet, the first thing is to maintain Tibet's political stability, social stability, ethnic unity, and religious harmony. It is necessary to further forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promote the construction of the Chinese national community, strengthen the publicity and education of the history of the Party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development, and the history of the development of the Chinese nation, widely publicize the glorious achievements of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) in the past 60 years, tell the story of Tibet in the new era, and guide cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to continuously enhance the "five recognitions." It is necessary to actively create a national model area for ethnic unity and progress, promote the popularization of the national common language and writing, promote exchanges and integration among all ethnic groups, and promote two-way exchanges between Tibet and the mainland in economy, culture, and personnel. It is necessary to guide Tibetan Buddhism to adapt to socialist society in accordance with the requirements of systematically promoting the Sinicization of religion in our country and strengthening the rule of law in the governance of religious affairs. It is necessary to strengthen Party building leadership, improve the social work system and mechanism, better unite and serve the masses, and consolidate the foundation of social governance.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that Tibet's development has its own characteristics, and it is necessary to promote high-quality development from the actual situation. It is necessary to develop plateau characteristic advantageous industries in accordance with local conditions, especially characteristic agriculture and animal husbandry and clean energy industries, continue to develop resource processing industries, actively develop modern service industries, and promote the integration of cultural tourism industries. It is necessary to vigorously, orderly, and effectively promote the construction of major projects such as the Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江) downstream hydropower project and the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路). It is necessary to strengthen ecological civilization construction, coordinate carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and protect the "Roof of the World" and the "Water Tower of Asia." It is necessary to coordinate the promotion of new urbanization and comprehensive rural revitalization, consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, and earnestly do a good job in people's livelihood work such as employment, education, medical and health care, social security, elderly care, and childcare, and further enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the people of all ethnic groups. It is necessary to continue to do a good job in the post-disaster reconstruction of Dingri County (定日县).
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that to do a good job in Tibet, we must always adhere to the Party's leadership and strengthen Party building. It is necessary to unswervingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (新时代中国特色社会主义思想) to strengthen the soul and guide cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to listen to the Party and follow the Party. It is necessary to vigorously promote the spirit of old Tibet and the "Two Roads" spirit, adhere to the unity of strict management and love, and the combination of incentives and constraints, guide the vast number of Party members, cadres, and various talents to forge ahead and take responsibility, and at the same time implement various care measures to help solve their worries. It is necessary to give full play to the role of grass-roots Party organizations as fighting fortresses. It is necessary to use the results and experience of studying and educating in the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) and improve the normalized and long-term mechanism for work style construction. It is necessary to earnestly implement the political responsibility for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, adhere to the integration of rectifying unhealthy tendencies, enforcing discipline, and fighting corruption, and promote the courage to not be corrupt, the inability to be corrupt, and the unwillingness to be corrupt in an integrated manner, and strive to create a political ecology of integrity and uprightness.
Wang Junzheng (王君正), Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee (西藏自治区党委), reported on the work of the Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government. Pagbalha Geleg Namgyal (帕巴拉·格列朗杰), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (自治区政协), Yan Jin Hai (严金海), Director of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress (自治区人大常委会), and Qizhala (嘎玛泽登), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government (自治区人民政府), attended the report meeting.
Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Li Ganjie (李干杰), He Lifeng (何立峰), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Hu Chunhua (胡春华), and Zhang Shengmin (张升民), responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, all members of the central delegation, and responsible comrades from the Party, government, and military of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) attended the report meeting.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Lhasa on August 20th that Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with representatives from all ethnic groups and sectors of society in Tibet on the afternoon of the 20th. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, he extended sincere greetings and heartfelt wishes to the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet, hoping that everyone would continue to work together with one heart and 团结奋斗 (tuán jié fèn dòu - "unite and strive," to unite and work hard towards a common goal) to jointly write a magnificent chapter of Chinese-style modernization on the snowy plateau.
When Xi Jinping (习近平) and others arrived at the reception venue, the audience burst into prolonged and enthusiastic applause. Xi Jinping (习近平) waved to everyone, exchanged cordial greetings with the representatives from time to time, and took a group photo with them.
Xi Jinping (习近平) also cordially met with representatives of cadres aiding Tibet, leading comrades from the Autonomous Region and relevant departments, prefectures, and cities, and representatives of veteran comrades, representatives of political and legal cadres and police, patriotic religious figures, and representatives of temple management committee cadres.
That afternoon, Xi Jinping (习近平) cordially met with leaders at or above the rank of colonel from the troops stationed in Lhasa (拉萨) and some advanced models at the grassroots level, as well as civilian personnel. On behalf of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, he extended sincere greetings to all officers and soldiers of the troops stationed in Tibet and took a group photo with them.
Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Li Ganjie (李干杰), He Lifeng (何立峰), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), Lobsang Gyaltsen (洛桑江村), Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Pagbalha Geleg Namgyal (帕巴拉·格列朗杰), and Zhang Shengmin (张升民), veteran comrades who had worked in Tibet, and responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs participated in the relevant receptions.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Lhasa on August 20th (本报拉萨8月20日电): On the evening of the 20th, the Tibet Grand Theatre (西藏大剧院) was filled with a festive and peaceful atmosphere. The art performance "Snowy Plateau Sings Joyfully" celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) was held here. Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), President of the People's Republic of China (国家主席), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委), watched the performance together with cadres and people of all ethnic groups in the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区).
The performance opened with the singing and dancing "Thank You 'Tuji Che'". The performance consisted of three chapters. The first chapter, through songs and dances such as "The Starting Point of Happiness," "Singing and Dancing Celebration," and "Five Golden Flowers of the Farm," showcased the vivid scenes of building a new socialist Tibet. The middle chapter, the situational song and dance "Running Plateau," the song medley "Beautiful Homeland," and the musical narration "Profound Love," demonstrated the vigorous vitality brought to the snowy plateau by reform and opening up. The final chapter, "New Journey," "Laughter of Gala Village (嘎拉村)," "Qinhe Qiming (琴鹤齐鸣)," "We Are All Brothers," and "In the Embrace of the Motherland," showcased the beautiful picture of a happy new Tibet. "Dancing Together in the New Era" brought the evening to a climax. The entire performance was full of strong emotions and was wonderfully diverse, reflecting the glorious course of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) over the past 60 years and expressing the sincere feelings of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet to always listen to the Party, feel grateful to the Party, and follow the Party.
Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Li Ganjie (李干杰), He Lifeng (何立峰), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Hu Chunhua (胡春华), and Zhang Shengmin (张升民), veteran comrades who had worked in Tibet, as well as responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, and all members of the central delegation watched the performance together.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 20th (Xinhua) -- The celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region will be grandly held in Lhasa (拉萨) City, Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) at 10:00 am on August 21st. Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend the conference.
At that time, China Media Group (中央广播电视总台) will broadcast live, and Xinhuanet (新华网) will provide live picture and text coverage.
Return to TopSixty years of spring blossoms and autumn harvests, writing a new chapter of unity and progress. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region. We extend warm congratulations to the cadres and people of all ethnic groups in Tibet (西藏), and pay high tribute to all those who have participated in and supported the construction of Tibet, and cared for and helped the development and progress of Tibet.
The surging Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江) nourishes this ancient and magical land, witnessing the great changes in the snowy plateau. Sixty years ago, the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) was officially established, realizing a great leap in Tibet's social system, and opening a new chapter in Tibet's history. Over the past 60 years, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, Tibet (西藏) has embarked on the bright road of unity and struggle, common and equal development, and common prosperity and progress with the people of all ethnic groups across the country, creating a world-renowned miracle.
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 Tibet (西藏) work. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made many important instructions and approvals on Tibet (西藏) work, established the Party's strategy for governing Tibet (治藏) in the new era, leading Tibet (西藏) into the best period of development, the greatest changes, and the most benefits for the masses in its history, and promoting all-round progress and historic achievements in various undertakings in Tibet (西藏).
"Looking at the Big Dipper, you won't get lost; following the Communist Party, you will be happy." All 628,000 registered impoverished people have been lifted out of poverty, and Tibet (西藏) has completely shaken off the problem of absolute poverty that has plagued it for thousands of years. Adhering to safeguarding and improving people's livelihood in development, the average life expectancy in the region has increased from 68.17 years in 2010 to the current 72.5 years, and the people's living standards have been significantly improved.
From the vigorous development of modern industries such as clean energy, cultural tourism, and plateau light industry, to the completion and operation of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (青藏铁路) and the official commencement of the Yaxia Hydropower Project (雅下水电工程), to becoming one of the regions with the best ecological environment in the world, the roof of the world is no longer an "isolated island." The potential for high-quality development in Tibet (西藏) is constantly being released, and its vitality is fully stimulated, presenting a scene of prosperity and vitality.
In just a few decades, it has spanned thousands of years. In 2024, Tibet's (西藏) regional GDP reached 276.5 billion yuan, which is 155 times that of 1965. The growth rate of major economic indicators has ranked among the top in the country for many consecutive years. Tibet's (西藏) social productivity has been greatly liberated and developed, completely changing the poverty and backwardness of old Tibet (西藏), and the development outlook has been completely renewed.
Today's Tibet (西藏) enjoys social stability, economic development, ethnic unity, religious harmony, good ecology, solid border defense, and people living and working in peace and contentment. A brand-new socialist new Tibet (西藏) is presented to the world. "Tibet's (西藏) technology is rapidly moving towards modernization, and bullet trains are speeding on the plateau." International people are "amazed" by the ever-changing face of Tibet (西藏). Witnessing the achievements made in poverty reduction in Tibet (西藏), some foreign journalists believe that this is an epitome of "China's governance" and "China's miracle," and also a great creation in the history of human poverty reduction.
The brilliant achievements of economic and social development in Tibet (西藏) in the new era are the result of the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the result of the unity and hard work of cadres and people of all ethnic groups in Tibet (西藏), and the result of the strong support and sincere help of the people of all ethnic groups across the country. It fully demonstrates the decisive significance of the "two establishments," fully demonstrates the great advantages of China's socialist system, and fully proves that the path of solving ethnic problems with Chinese characteristics is completely correct. History and reality eloquently prove that only under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, unswervingly following the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhering to and improving the system of regional ethnic autonomy, and adhering to the Party's strategy for governing Tibet (治藏) in the new era, can Tibet (西藏) have today's prosperity and progress, and there will be a more brilliant tomorrow.
Today, the building of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the nation have shown incomparably bright prospects. Tibet (西藏), together with the whole country, has embarked on a new journey of building a socialist modern country in all respects. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. The more profound and complex changes the development environment faces, the more it is necessary to maintain strategic focus, enhance confidence in victory, and concentrate efforts on managing our own affairs well. In promoting Chinese-style modernization, no border area can be left behind, and no ethnic group can be left behind. In coordinating the two major situations, both domestic and international, we must do a good job in Tibet (西藏), actively serve and integrate into the national development strategy, grasp the four major tasks of stability, development, ecology, and strengthening the border, and we will surely write a new chapter in the long-term stability and high-quality development of the snowy plateau.
"Under the guidance of the Party's good policies of enriching the border and benefiting the people, we must earnestly safeguard ethnic unity and create a happier and better life." In June this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to all the villagers of Gala Village (嘎拉村) in Nyingchi City (林芝市), Tibet (西藏), encouraging them to "contribute to building a prosperous and stable border area of the motherland." To jointly create a happy and beautiful future for Tibet (西藏) on the new journey, we must take strengthening the awareness of the Chinese national community and promoting the construction of the Chinese national community as the main line, adhere to maintaining national unity and strengthening ethnic unity as the focus and starting point, adhere to the people-centered development thought, unswervingly follow the path of ecological priority and green development, vigorously promote the high-quality development of various undertakings in Tibet (西藏), and make the people of all ethnic groups feel more fulfilled, happier, and more secure.
Great undertakings advance in continuous struggle, and a better life must be created with both hands. Let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, fully implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, strengthen our confidence, work together, forge ahead, and strive unremittingly to build a united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful socialist modern new Tibet (西藏) and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘军国 田先进 宋朝军
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee meeting held on July 30 emphasized highlighting the policy orientation of prioritizing employment and promoting employment for key groups such as college graduates, demobilized soldiers, and migrant workers.
This year, affected by internal and external economic situations, migrant workers face many difficulties and challenges in employment and income increase. The majority of enterprises have actively responded to the pressure, exploring markets and stabilizing orders to absorb more employment; various regions and departments have tried every means to broaden employment channels and improve the skills of migrant workers. At the end of the second quarter, the number of rural laborers working outside their hometowns reached 191 million, an increase of 0.7% year-on-year; in the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 11,936 yuan, an actual increase of 6.2% after deducting price factors, which was higher than the income growth rate of urban residents.
With jobs, there is a foundation for employment; with information, there are channels for employment; with skills, there is quality employment. Starting today, this edition launches the "Migrant Workers' Employment Stabilization in Action" column to see how various regions implement the policies for stabilizing employment for migrant workers.
——Editor
Transformation of Foreign Trade Enterprises, Increased Demand for Labor
[Problem] The textile industry is a labor-intensive industry, absorbing a large number of migrant workers. Many companies' products are sold overseas. Facing external shocks, how can they withstand the pressure and stabilize employment?
[Scene] Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江), in the intelligent workshop of Zhejiang Jinchen Curtain Art Co., Ltd. (浙江金蝉布艺股份有限公司), migrant workers and industrial robots work together, and curtains are continuously produced.
"Mom, your workplace is good." Liu Xian's (刘线) daughter, a sewing worker, came to Shaoxing (绍兴) for summer vacation. Jinchen Curtain Art (金蝉布艺) provides free accommodation and distributes learning supplies.
Liu Xian (刘线) is from Sixian County (泗县), Anhui (安徽). She joined Jinchen Curtain Art (金蝉布艺) twice in 2020 and 2024. "I rejoined after giving birth, and the company not only accepted me but also arranged for a master to provide one-on-one guidance on the operation of new equipment. Now I can earn more than 9,000 yuan a month."
"International trade fluctuates, and the business is affected to a certain extent in the short term. However, the company has made an early layout of intelligent production lines, the level of automation has been improved, the product quality has met the standards, and orders have been won in the South Korean market." Yang Wei (杨卫), general manager of Jinchen Curtain Art (金蝉布艺), said that the company has also broadened online channels. "In the first seven months of this year, domestic and cross-border e-commerce sales increased by 30% and 10% year-on-year, respectively."
"The steady increase in foreign trade orders has led to an increase in employment positions." Yang Wei (杨卫) introduced that since the beginning of this year, the company has added more than 70 positions such as sewing workers, quality inspectors, and e-commerce specialists, nearly 90% of which are targeted at major labor exporting provinces such as Henan (河南), Anhui (安徽), and Hunan (湖南).
It is necessary to recruit and retain talents. Making migrant workers skilled workers not only helps promote stable employment but also meets the needs of enterprises to improve production efficiency.
Jinchen Curtain Art (金蝉布艺) implements a salary system of "base salary + piece rate + skill subsidy," and skilled workers can earn more than 8,000 yuan a month. The company reimburses employees for round-trip travel expenses or organizes special cars to pick up employees to return to work, and also provides tutoring for employees' children during the summer vacation.
The transformation of foreign trade enterprises has increased the demand for labor. "Using humanized services to enhance employee stickiness, many companies have formed a virtuous cycle of 'order growth - employment expansion - skill improvement - efficiency improvement.'" Tu Xinyong (屠新永), secretary of the Party Working Committee of Qianqing Street (钱清街道), Keqiao District (柯桥区), Shaoxing City (绍兴市), said.
Facing the uncertainty of the external environment, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Zhejiang Province (浙江省人社部门) has deeply implemented employment support plans for key areas, key industries, urban and rural grassroots, and small and micro enterprises, and will explore 1 million jobs throughout the year; give play to the role of the "Zhejiang Human Resources Market" (浙江人力资源大市场) platform to improve the efficiency of matching people and jobs; and provide employment assistance to 635,000 people in the first seven months of the province, targeting key groups such as migrant workers, and collect and release 1.22 million part-time jobs. With the efforts of all parties, the scale of out-of-province labor in Zhejiang (在浙省外劳动力) has remained stable, and the employment situation is generally stable.
Strengthening Skills Training, New Business Forms Bring New Opportunities
[Problem] New business forms such as live streaming e-commerce are gradually becoming a way to absorb employment and increase income. How should migrant workers learn if they are not familiar with new business forms and do not master new technologies?
[Scene] "3, 2, 1, link up!"
"There are 20 orders left, those who like it can place an order."
At 7 pm, a live streaming e-commerce broadcast is in progress in the commodity warehouse of Funan Economic Development Zone (阜南经开区), Fuyang (阜阳), Anhui (安徽). Staff member Zhang Hu (张虎) walks and shoots with his mobile phone, interacting with the anchor from time to time to create an atmosphere. "A live broadcast often leaves me covered in sweat, but it's all worth it to see the sales volume rise," Zhang Hu (张虎) said with a smile.
Zhang Hu's (张虎) family used to be a registered poor household. The company he worked for was poorly managed, and Zhang Hu (张虎) lost his job in October last year. To support his family, he worked odd jobs and delivered express deliveries, but his income was not ideal.
In February this year, the Funan County (阜南县) Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (人社局) jointly launched employment skills training with the county technical school. "I also tried to operate my own video account, but it has been lukewarm. Seeing that the training has content related to live streaming, I signed up," Zhang Hu (张虎) said.
"The training includes both theory and practice." Zhang Hu (张虎) recalled that on the first day of class, the teacher asked them to shoot videos. "The teacher said that my video was horizontal for a while and vertical for a while, and the visual presentation was not good. The rhythm of the finished product and the shooting skills of different scenes still need to be honed."
After the course, the school recommended Zhang Hu (张虎) to several companies for interviews. Because he learned solid skills, he successfully joined the job. "Now I can earn more than 5,000 yuan a month, which is enough," Zhang Hu (张虎) said with a smile.
Now, Zhang Hu (张虎) often asks the training teachers at the school for questions. "The traffic was not high some time ago, and the teacher said it might be a problem with the selection of products. After adjustment, the current traffic is very considerable."
In recent years, Anhui Province (安徽省) has implemented vocational skills training actions to continuously improve the skills of migrant workers. In the first half of this year, 131,600 migrant workers received vocational skills training. As a major labor exporting province, Anhui (安徽) relies on migrant worker service stations in other places to provide employment guidance, job introduction, and skills training for Anhui (安徽) migrant workers who go out to work.
The relevant person in charge of the Department of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) stated that it will give full play to the role of East-West collaboration, regional labor cooperation alliances, and regional employment service centers, strengthen information coordination, service coordination, and training coordination between input and output locations, and strive to broaden employment channels for migrant workers to ensure that the scale of employment for people lifted out of poverty remains above 30 million.
Employment Channels Broadened, Jobs Can Also Be Found at the Doorstep
[Problem] Employment assistance workshops promote the employment of surplus rural labor nearby. Some farmers have limited information channels. How can we help them?
[Scene] In the workshop of Dingxi High-Strength Fastener Co., Ltd. (定西高强度紧固件股份有限公司) in Anding District (安定区), Dingxi (定西), Gansu (甘肃), Xing Yajun (邢亚军), who is responsible for quality inspection, carefully inspects fist-sized hexagonal nuts.
Xing Yajun's (邢亚军) family used to be a registered poor household. His hometown, Tongwei County (通渭县), Dingxi City (定西市), was once a listed poverty-stricken county under supervision. In the past, Xing Yajun (邢亚军) guarded less than 7 mu of land in the village, planting some wheat, corn, and potatoes, and the family's annual income was 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. With the help of the human resources and social security department, he came to Dingxi High-Strength (定西高强) to work. As his skills became more and more proficient, his annual income exceeded 70,000 yuan.
In recent years, more and more villagers have gone to work in cities, but some villagers have not found suitable jobs due to limited information channels and other reasons. To this end, Anding District (安定区) organizes special recruitment fairs in villages and towns, and publishes employment demand information through channels such as "village-to-village" loudspeakers and villagers' WeChat groups.
Some villagers have never worked before, and they do not know how to protect their rights when they encounter disputes. Relevant knowledge must also be popularized. How to sign a contract? What is the use of five insurances and one fund? Government staff came to the factory to explain to the villagers. In 22 large-scale enterprises such as Dingxi High-Strength (定西高强), the human resources and social security department guided the establishment of labor dispute mediation committees to help migrant workers resolve disputes.
In Dingxi High-Strength (定西高强), migrant workers enjoy the same treatment as other employees. "Many people work very hard, and some have also obtained vocational skills certificates, and their income is higher." Sun Weixiong (孙伟雄), director of the company's comprehensive management office, introduced that the company has more than 700 front-line workers, more than 80% of whom come from rural areas, and nearly 100 of them come from formerly registered poor households.
"Enterprises cooperate, and the government should give incentives." Li Mingzheng (李明政), deputy director of the Anding District (安定区) Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (人社局), said that the local government has taken measures such as issuing stable job return funds to enhance the enthusiasm of enterprises to recruit and retain migrant workers.
As of now, there are more than 2,500 rural employment factories (assistance workshops) in Gansu Province (甘肃省), absorbing 98,000 jobs.
In order to promote more migrant workers to find employment nearby, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) will also focus on increasing the employment capacity of counties, support the transformation and upgrading of employment assistance workshops, and give full play to the role of "doorstep" employment service stations and odd job markets to build a supply and demand docking platform for "enterprises to employ nearby and the masses to find employment nearby."
(Reporters Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕) and Yu Jingxian (郁静娴) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
This issue is coordinated by: Zhang Anyu (张安宇)
Return to TopOn August 20th, this newspaper reported from Lhasa that Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), President of the People's Republic of China (国家主席), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委), arrived in Lhasa by special plane at noon on the 20th with the central delegation to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region. This is the first time in the history of the Party and the country that Xi Jinping (习近平), as General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央), President of the People's Republic of China (国家主席), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委), has led a central delegation to Tibet to attend the celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, fully demonstrating the great importance the Party Central Committee attaches to the work in Tibet and its deep concern for the cadres and people of all ethnic groups in Tibet.
Wang Huning (王沪宁), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局常委), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协主席), and head of the central delegation, and Cai Qi (蔡奇), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局常委) and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee (中央办公厅主任), arrived on the same plane.
In early autumn, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) is refreshed by a gentle breeze. Red flags fluttered at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (拉萨贡嘎机场), creating a warm atmosphere.
At about 12 o'clock, the special plane carrying Xi Jinping (习近平) landed at Gonggar Airport (贡嘎机场), where people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life in Tibet who had been waiting on the tarmac cheered enthusiastically. Xi Jinping (习近平) stepped out of the cabin and waved to the welcoming crowd.
Wang Junzheng (王君正), Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee (西藏自治区党委书记), Yan Jinhai (严金海), Director of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress (自治区人大常委会主任), Qizhala (嘎玛泽登), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government (自治区人民政府主席), and Liu Jiang (刘江), Secretary of the Party Group of the Tibet Autonomous Region CPPCC (自治区政协党组书记), greeted him at the bottom of the ramp. As Xi Jinping (习近平) walked down the ramp, Wang Junzheng (王君正) presented a Hada, and etiquette personnel presented Qie Ma and highland barley wine. Representatives of all ethnic groups, dressed in festive costumes, waved red flags and colorful bouquets, and danced joyful ethnic dances to welcome the General Secretary's arrival and express their heartfelt blessings to the General Secretary.
Lhasa (拉萨), an ancient city full of festive atmosphere, had colorful flags waving along the main streets from the airport to the residence, and people of all ethnic groups held red flags and Hadas, cheering in unison to express their welcome and gratitude. Xi Jinping (习近平) opened the car window and waved frequently to the people along the way.
Li Ganjie (李干杰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局委员) and Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (中央统战部部长), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局委员) and Vice Premier of the State Council (国务院副总理), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会副委员长), Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协副主席), and Zhang Shengmin (张升民), member of the Central Military Commission (中央军委委员) who served as deputy heads of the central delegation, He Lifeng (何立峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局委员) and Vice Premier of the State Council (国务院副总理), and Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央书记处书记) and State Councilor, who accompanied the event, arrived on the same plane.
Members of the central delegation arrived at the same time, including responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant units of the military, and relevant provinces and cities providing counterpart support to Tibet.
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Lhasa, August 20th (Reporter) -- Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (中共中央总书记), President of the People's Republic of China (国家主席), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委主席), who led the central delegation to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, listened to the work report of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government on the 20th. He emphasized that Tibet should fully implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, earnestly promote high-quality development, continue to deepen the four major tasks of stability, development, ecology, and strengthening the border, and strive to build a united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful socialist modern new Tibet.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that in the 60 years since the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the strong support of the people of the whole country, the Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government have united and led the people of all ethnic groups in the region to work hard, forge ahead, adhere to and improve the system of ethnic regional autonomy, deeply carry out the anti-secession struggle, and achieve world-renowned major achievements in economic and social development. The snowy plateau has undergone earth-shaking changes, and together with all parts of the country, it has completed the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects as scheduled and embarked on a new journey of building a socialist modern country in all respects. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, he extended warm congratulations and sincere greetings to cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups in Tibet!
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that to govern Tibet, stabilize Tibet, and revitalize Tibet, the first thing is to maintain Tibet's political stability, social stability, ethnic unity, and religious harmony. It is necessary to further forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promote the construction of the Chinese national community, strengthen the publicity and education of the history of the Party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development, and the history of the development of the Chinese nation, widely publicize the glorious achievements of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the past 60 years, tell the story of Tibet in the new era, and guide cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to continuously enhance the "five recognitions." It is necessary to actively create a national model area for ethnic unity and progress, promote the popularization of the national common language and writing, promote exchanges and integration among all ethnic groups, and promote two-way exchanges between Tibet and the mainland in economy, culture, and personnel. It is necessary to guide Tibetan Buddhism to adapt to socialist society in accordance with the requirements of systematically promoting the Sinicization of religion in our country and strengthening the rule of law in religious affairs. It is necessary to strengthen Party building leadership, improve the social work system and mechanism, better unite and serve the masses, and consolidate the foundation of social governance.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that Tibet's development has its own characteristics, and high-quality development should be promoted from reality. It is necessary to develop plateau characteristic advantageous industries in accordance with local conditions, especially characteristic agriculture and animal husbandry and clean energy industries, continue to develop resource processing industries, actively develop modern service industries, and promote the integration of cultural tourism industries. It is necessary to vigorously, orderly, and effectively promote the construction of major projects such as the Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江) downstream hydropower project and the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路). It is necessary to strengthen ecological civilization construction, coordinate carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and protect the "Roof of the World" and the "Water Tower of Asia." It is necessary to coordinate the promotion of new urbanization and comprehensive rural revitalization, consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, earnestly do a good job in people's livelihood work such as employment, education, medical and health care, social security, elderly care, and childcare, and further enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the people of all ethnic groups. It is necessary to continue to do a good job in post-disaster reconstruction in Dingri County (定日县).
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that to do a good job in Tibet, we must always adhere to the Party's leadership and strengthen Party building. It is necessary to unremittingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen the soul and guide cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to listen to the Party and follow the Party. It is necessary to vigorously promote the spirit of old Tibet and the "Two Roads" spirit, adhere to the unity of strict management and love, and the combination of incentives and constraints, guide the vast number of Party members, cadres, and various talents to forge ahead and take responsibility, and at the same time implement various care measures to help solve worries. It is necessary to give full play to the role of grassroots Party organizations as fighting fortresses. It is necessary to use the results and experience of studying and educating in depth to implement the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation and improve the long-term mechanism for normalizing the construction of work style. It is necessary to conscientiously implement the political responsibility for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, adhere to the integration of rectifying unhealthy tendencies, enforcing discipline, and fighting corruption, and promote the courage to not be corrupt, the inability to be corrupt, and the unwillingness to be corrupt in an integrated manner, and strive to create a political ecology of integrity and uprightness.
Wang Junzheng (王君正), Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee, reported on the work of the Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government. Pagbalha Geleg Namgyal (帕巴拉·格列朗杰), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Yan Jin Hai (严金海), Director of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress, and Qizhala (嘎玛泽登), Chairman of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, attended the report meeting.
Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Li Ganjie (李干杰), He Lifeng (何立峰), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Hu Chunhua (胡春华), and Zhang Shengmin (张升民), responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, all members of the central delegation, and responsible comrades from the Party, government, and military of the Tibet Autonomous Region attended the report meeting.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Lhasa on August 20th (本报拉萨8月20日电): On the evening of the 20th, the Tibet Grand Theatre (西藏大剧院) was filled with a festive and peaceful atmosphere. The art performance "Snowy Plateau Sings Joyfully" celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) was held here. Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), President of the People's Republic of China (国家主席), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委), watched the performance together with cadres and people of all ethnic groups in the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区).
The performance opened with the singing and dancing "Thank You 'Tuji Che'". The performance consisted of three chapters. The first chapter, through songs and dances such as "The Starting Point of Happiness," "Singing and Dancing Celebration," and "Five Golden Flowers of the Farm," showcased the vivid scenes of building a new socialist Tibet. The middle chapter, the situational song and dance "Running Plateau," the song medley "Beautiful Hometown," and the narrated accompaniment "Profound Love," demonstrated the vigorous vitality brought to the snowy plateau by reform and opening up. The final chapter, "New Journey," "Laughter of Gala Village (嘎拉村)," "Qinghe Qiming (琴鹤齐鸣)," "We Are All Brothers," and "In the Embrace of the Motherland," showcased the beautiful picture of a happy new Tibet. "Dancing Together in the New Era" brought the evening to a climax. The entire performance was full of intense emotion and wonderful splendor, reflecting the glorious course of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) over the past 60 years, and expressing the sincere feelings of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet (西藏) to always listen to the Party, be grateful to the Party, and follow the Party.
Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Li Ganjie (李干杰), He Lifeng (何立峰), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Hu Chunhua (胡春华), and Zhang Shengmin (张升民), veteran comrades who had worked in Tibet (西藏), as well as responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs and all members of the central delegation, watched the performance together.
Return to TopAccording to a report from the People's Daily Beijing (北京) on August 20th (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)), the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) announced: From January to July this year, the completed fixed-asset investment in rural roads nationwide reached 206.24 billion yuan, with 51,000 kilometers of new and reconstructed rural roads, completing 51% of the annual target.
In recent years, China has continued to promote the construction of "Four Goods Rural Roads." Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the central government has cumulatively invested 220 billion yuan in vehicle purchase tax funds, driving the completion of approximately 2 trillion yuan in rural road investment across society. In the first four years of the "14th Five-Year Plan," 716,000 kilometers of new and reconstructed rural roads were built nationwide, with a total mileage of 4.644 million kilometers, an increase of 6% compared to the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan." The proportion of townships connected to Class III or higher highways reached 89.5%, and the proportion of larger population-scale natural villages (groups) connected to hardened roads reached 94.6%. Currently, the relevant goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan" have been completed ahead of schedule, and a rural transportation network that is connected externally and internally, and connects villages and townships has basically taken shape.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on August 20th (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)): The reporter learned from the China Coal Transportation and Distribution Association (中国煤炭运销协会) that in the first half of the year, China's coal production steadily increased, coal imports decreased year-on-year, and coal supply was relatively sufficient. Domestic coal consumption was generally weak, and total social coal inventories were at a historical high, resulting in a relatively relaxed coal supply and demand situation. The production trends of major coal-consuming industries diverged. Among them, coal consumption for power and building materials decreased year-on-year, coal consumption for steel remained the same year-on-year, and coal consumption for chemicals increased year-on-year. It is expected that China's coal production will maintain growth in the third quarter, and imports may continue to decline.
"As the installed capacity and power generation proportion of new energy sources increase, the growth space for coal demand in China is getting smaller and smaller, and demand volatility is gradually increasing. There is an urgent need for the supply side, including production and imports, to actively respond to changes in coal demand trends, improve the elastic adjustment mechanism of coal production, scientifically regulate the rhythm of coal production, and promote a dynamic balance between coal supply and demand," said the relevant person in charge of the China Coal Transportation and Distribution Association (中国煤炭运销协会).
Currently, the coal industry is actively promoting clean and low-carbon development, building and transforming a large number of modern and intelligent coal mines, and promoting the industry to move from low-end to high-end, and products from primary fuels to high-value products. As of the end of the first quarter of this year, there were 1,806 intelligent mining faces built nationwide, and 907 coal mines with intelligent mining faces were built. The proportion of intelligent mining capacity in coal mines exceeded 50%, and more than 16,000 fixed positions have achieved unattended operation. Continuous breakthroughs have been made in coal chemical technology, and positive progress has been made in the cultivation of industries such as silicon carbide, graphene, coal-based special fuels, coal-based biodegradable materials, and high-strength fibers.
Return to TopAccording to reports from the tax authorities, since the implementation of the "Regulations on Reporting Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises," various internet platform enterprises have actively responded, and the initial reporting of basic information is progressing smoothly.
The regulations were announced and implemented in June of this year, clarifying that platform enterprises should, for the first time in July of this year, report their own basic information, including platform domain names, business types, and the names of relevant operating entities. Currently, relevant platform enterprises have reported basic information as required. For individual platform enterprises that have not yet reported basic information, the tax authorities will conduct publicity and guidance, as well as interviews and reminders. In the process of implementing the regulations, domestic and foreign platform enterprises are treated equally, striving to ensure that each business entity can compete on a fair playing field, ensuring unified and fair enforcement.
People's Daily, Beijing (北京) August 20th (Reporter Wang Guan (王观))
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 20th (Reporter Zou Wei) Li Qiang (李强), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, conducted research on the development of the biomedicine industry in Beijing (北京) on August 20th. He emphasized the need to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on the development of the biomedicine industry, increase the supply of high-quality technology and policy support, give full play to the innovative role of enterprises, focus on promoting the quality and upgrading of the biomedicine industry, research and produce more high-quality and efficient good medicines and new drugs, and continuously improve the health and well-being of the people.
Li Qiang (李强) first visited the Changping Laboratory (昌平实验室) and listened to a report on the research and development progress of key disease diagnosis and treatment technologies and equipment. Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that to accelerate on the new track of biomedicine, it is necessary to increase technological innovation. He expressed hope that everyone would focus on international frontiers and important fields, focusing on new targets, new compounds, and new mechanisms of action, and carry out collaborative scientific research, produce more major original achievements, cultivate more high-end talents in the field of life sciences, and continuously consolidate the foundation for the development of China's biomedicine industry.
At BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (百济神州（北京）生物科技有限公司), Li Qiang (李强) learned about the research and development of new drugs, inspected the medicinal chemistry laboratory, and inquired in detail about the production process. Li Qiang (李强) said that China's health industry has a huge market space and broad prospects for the development of innovative drugs. It is necessary to promptly discover innovative drug projects with high clinical value and great transformation potential, strengthen tracking services, and promote the allocation and use of medical institutions. It is necessary to vigorously cultivate high-quality enterprises, provide policy support in terms of talent and financing, encourage enterprises to deepen international cooperation, and continuously enhance their innovation and competitiveness.
At Beijing Feibiao International Innovation Center (北京飞镖国际创新中心), Li Qiang (李强) listened to an introduction on how the innovative incubation model promotes the accelerated transformation of biomedical innovation achievements and gained an in-depth understanding of the construction of shared research and development platforms. Li Qiang (李强) encouraged them to provide supporting software and hardware based on the growth patterns and characteristics of pharmaceutical companies, strengthen all-round, full-chain, and full-cycle services, provide one-stop research and development solutions, promote the integration of medicine and engineering, industry, academia, and research, and promote the application of more scientific and technological achievements. At the same time, continuously optimize the platform construction and operation model to form replicable and scalable experiences and practices.
During the research, Li Qiang (李强) presided over a symposium. After listening to the speeches of relevant enterprises and heads of investment, research and development, and medical institutions, Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that the biomedicine industry is not only a strategic emerging industry but also concerns the health and well-being of the people. It is necessary to strengthen original innovation and key core technology research, give play to the role of both the government and the market, fully mobilize various resources, and unite innovation efforts to achieve greater breakthroughs as soon as possible. It is necessary to pay attention to the use of artificial intelligence to comprehensively empower industrial development and improve the intelligence level of drug research and development, clinical trials, diagnosis and treatment, production and circulation, and other links. It is necessary to strengthen the policy connection and coordination of product research and development, review and approval, management and use, optimize drug centralized procurement and negotiation mechanisms, and increase the guidance on the application of high-level innovative drugs. Li Qiang (李强) emphasized that it is necessary to rely on innovation to promote the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine, fully utilize modern scientific theories, technologies, and materials to deepen the research and interpretation of the basic theories, diagnosis and treatment rules, and mechanisms of action of traditional Chinese medicine, enrich treatment methods, and promote the modernization and industrialization of traditional Chinese medicine.
Yin Li (尹力) and Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the research.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 20th (Xinhua) - Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with Tran Quang Phuong (陈光方), Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, in Beijing (北京) on the 20th.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated that in April of this year, General Secretary and President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a successful state visit to Vietnam (越南), reaching a series of important consensus with General Secretary To Lam (苏林) and other Vietnamese leaders. China (中国) is willing to work with Vietnam (越南) to implement the results of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit to Vietnam (越南), strengthen strategic communication, and close ranks and cooperation, and work together in advancing their respective modernization construction, and accelerate the building of a China-Vietnam (中越) community with a shared future of strategic significance. The National People's Congress of China (中国全国人大) is willing to strengthen exchanges with the National Assembly of Vietnam (越南国会), carry out mutual learning and mutual reference on the construction of a socialist rule of law country, and provide legal guarantees for practical cooperation between the two countries.
Tran Quang Phuong (陈光方) said that developing relations with China (中国) is Vietnam's (越南) objective requirement, strategic choice, and top priority. The National Assembly of Vietnam (越南国会) is willing to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning in the fields of legislation and supervision with the National People's Congress of China (中国全国人大) in accordance with the important consensus of the leaders of the two parties and two countries, and make contributions from legislative bodies to promote the reform and development of their respective countries.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 20th, Electric News. Vice President Han Zheng (韩正) met with Novo Nordisk Chairman of the Board, Helge Lund (龙海歌), in Beijing (北京) on the 20th.
Han Zheng (韩正) stated that in May of this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to the person in charge of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, encouraging the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China and its member companies to make new contributions to enhancing China-Denmark and China-Europe friendship and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation. China-Denmark and China-Europe have strong economic complementarity and broad prospects for cooperation. China continues to deepen reform and expand high-level opening up to the outside world, which will provide huge development opportunities for companies from all countries, including Novo Nordisk. China always puts safeguarding people's health in a strategic position of priority development, has built the world's largest basic medical security network covering the entire population, and per capita life expectancy continues to increase. We welcome global well-known biopharmaceutical companies such as Novo Nordisk to strengthen cooperation with China.
Helge Lund (龙海歌) highly praised China's economic and social development achievements in recent years, and stated that Novo Nordisk will continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market, expand investment in China, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Kabul, August 20 (Reporters Nie Xinyu (聂新宇) and Li Ang (李昂)) On August 20, 2025, local time, Afghan Prime Minister Akhund (阿洪德) met with Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Kabul (喀布尔).
Akhund (阿洪德) asked Wang Yi (王毅) to convey his cordial greetings to the Chinese leaders, saying that the Chinese government and people have always held goodwill and a positive attitude towards Afghanistan, and thanked China for speaking out for Afghanistan in the international arena. China is a force for justice in the world and has always been committed to carrying out friendly cooperation with Afghanistan and other countries for common development and progress. History has proven that those countries that attempt to interfere in other countries' affairs will 自食其果 (zì shí qí guǒ - "eat one's own bitter fruit," to suffer the consequences of one's actions), while those that pursue friendly policies will succeed, which is China's unique advantage. Afghanistan, like China, adheres to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs and is willing to get along with all countries in a friendly manner and carry out cooperation. In the past 20 years, Afghanistan has been ravaged by war and plagued by chaos, and some Western countries still maliciously smear Afghanistan. The Afghan government will do its best to resolve problems, promote development, improve people's livelihoods, and is unwilling and will not create trouble for other countries. Afghanistan looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China to promote positive and sustainable friendly relations, and will never allow any forces to use Afghan territory to threaten China, and will always stand with China.
Wang Yi (王毅) conveyed the good wishes of the Chinese leaders, saying that China and Afghanistan have interacted for thousands of years and have always been friendly with each other. China has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs, respects the choice of the Afghan people, respects Afghanistan's unique cultural traditions, respects the governance model established by Afghanistan based on its national conditions, and supports Afghanistan in adhering to independence and achieving development and revitalization. President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed building a community with a shared future for neighboring countries and advocated working with neighboring countries to build "five homes" and jointly promote modernization. Afghanistan is indispensable and should be an important member of this process.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that historically, imperialists, colonialists, and hegemonists have all wanted to invade Afghanistan, but all ended in failure, and such attempts will not succeed in the future. China has always advocated that all countries, large and small, are equal, and opposes bullying the weak and the small, and countries should treat each other as equals and cooperate for mutual benefit. This world should not be one where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and every country, including Afghanistan, has the right to achieve development and revitalization.
Wang Yi (王毅) pointed out that after the change in the political situation in Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Minister has visited twice, which reflects China's sincere desire to develop relations with Afghanistan and promote traditional friendship. As Afghanistan's neighbor, China will continue to uphold justice, oppose unilateral bullying, and carry out cooperation with Afghanistan in various fields. Strengthening security cooperation will provide the necessary guarantee for economic cooperation. "East Turkistan Islamic Movement" (东伊运) is a terrorist organization recognized by the UN Security Council, and it is hoped that Afghanistan will pay attention to China's concerns and increase its efforts to combat it. It is believed that under the leadership of the Afghan government, Afghanistan will achieve greater development and better benefit its people.
During the visit, Wang Yi (王毅) held talks with the Afghan Foreign Minister and met with the Afghan Interior Minister.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 20th. Liu Guozhong (刘国中), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, convened a video dispatch meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) on the 20th to arrange and deploy autumn grain production and agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation work. He emphasized the need to conscientiously implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives, and in accordance with the deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, firmly establish the idea of fighting disasters to achieve a bumper harvest, go all out to do a good job in autumn grain field management and agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation, and ensure the completion of the annual grain production task targets.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) emphasized that there is still more than a month before the large-scale harvest of autumn grain, which is a critical period for yield formation and also a period of frequent natural disasters. It is necessary to continuously strengthen disaster monitoring and early warning, implement the "response" mechanism for pre-disaster warnings, and provide a reliable basis for disaster resistance and relief. It is necessary to deeply implement the action to increase yields per unit area on a large scale, manage fields according to different crops, and implement precise water and fertilizer regulation, "one spray for multiple promotions" and other measures. It is necessary to adhere to the bottom-line thinking, closely monitor disasters such as droughts and floods, typhoons, high-temperature heat damage, early frost damage, and pests and diseases, do a good job in prevention and response by region and category, and minimize disaster losses to the greatest extent. It is necessary to organize agricultural post-disaster recovery in a timely manner, and seize the time to repair damaged farmland, water conservancy and other facilities. It is necessary to pay close attention to the disaster situation in poverty-stricken areas and among the lifted-out-of-poverty population, accurately implement assistance measures, and resolutely prevent the return to poverty.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) emphasized that fighting disasters to achieve a bumper harvest is an important task of the current "San Nong" (三农) work (referring to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers) and must be grasped tightly. All localities must strictly implement the requirements of the Party and government with the same responsibility for food security, and coordinate and solve difficulties and problems in a timely manner. All relevant departments must closely coordinate and cooperate to do a good job in capital security, insurance claims, grain market regulation, and agricultural supply, to ensure a good autumn grain harvest.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Wuhan, August 20th. State Councilor and Director of the State Council Working Committee on Disability Affairs, Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴), recently conducted research on disability affairs in Hubei (湖北). She emphasized the need to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on the cause of people with disabilities, earnestly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, further strengthen care, assistance, and rights protection for people with disabilities, vigorously promote assistive technology for people with disabilities, and solidly promote the comprehensive development of the cause of people with disabilities.
From August 18th to 20th, Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) visited Yichang City (宜昌市) and Wuhan City (武汉市), going deep into disability entrepreneurship incubation parks, disability rehabilitation centers, assistive technology research institutions and enterprises, visiting and comforting people with disabilities, and understanding the employment and entrepreneurship of people with disabilities, disability prevention, rehabilitation of children with disabilities, assistive technology for people with disabilities, and other situations. She pointed out the need to comprehensively improve the level of disability prevention and rehabilitation services, improve the disability prevention service network for the entire population and the entire life cycle, deeply implement precise rehabilitation service actions, and strengthen care services for severely disabled people. It is necessary to strengthen employment assistance for people with disabilities, broaden employment channels, and strengthen vocational skills improvement training for people with disabilities. It is necessary to accelerate the technological research and development and application in the field of disability, and use advanced technology to help people with disabilities share a happy and beautiful life. She emphasized that disability affairs working committees and disabled persons' federations at all levels should strengthen overall coordination, strengthen departmental linkages, solve the urgent and difficult problems of people with disabilities, and do a good job in disability affairs with heart and soul.
On the evening of the 20th, Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) attended the reporting performance of the 11th National Arts Festival for People with Disabilities in Wuhan (武汉). The Arts Festival is held every four years and has become an important brand in the cultural field for people with disabilities, providing a platform for people with disabilities to showcase their artistic talents and enrich their spiritual and cultural lives, and better promote people with disabilities to live a wonderful life.
Return to TopRecently, the 2025 World Robot Conference and the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Sports Conference were held in Beijing (北京) successively. These two grand robot events not only showcased cutting-edge technologies and innovative achievements in the field of robotics, but also reflected the solid steps of "China Intelligent Manufacturing" climbing upwards.
From the humanoid robots of Yushu Technology (宇树科技) fighting and competing in the arena, to "Tiangong 2.0" (天工2.0) transforming into a host and stably completing tasks on stage, and then to the "Photon" robots wearing 3D-printed armor dancing in groups... Intelligent "brains" and dexterous "limbs" demonstrate the surging power of China's robot industry development. Behind this is the accelerated integration of China's robot industry chain, innovation chain, and talent chain. Innovative elements of China's robot industry are accelerating their convergence, and innovative momentum is constantly leaping. In the first half of this year, the operating income of China's robot industry increased by 27.8% year-on-year, and the output of industrial robots and service robots increased by 35.6% and 25.5% year-on-year, respectively. Today, China holds more than 190,000 valid robot-related patents, accounting for about 2/3 of the global total; the number of artificial intelligence researchers has reached 52,000, making it the second largest artificial intelligence talent gathering place in the world; humanoid robot innovation centers, laboratories, and industrial parks are being laid out in many parts of China. Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology at NVIDIA (英伟达), believes that China plays a vital role in the robotics industry and possesses all the key elements to drive industrial development. "China is capable of building robots that are both economically sound and practically efficient, an ability that is difficult for other countries to match."
Currently, robots are moving from the laboratory to life, accelerating their integration into thousands of industries. Cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, biomimicry, and new materials are deeply integrated with robots, and the robot industry presents a development trend driven by both intelligent upgrading and large-scale application. Service robots in medical care, delivery, elderly care, and other fields are opening up new spaces for people's livelihood services, while special robots for deep space and deep sea exploration, emergency rescue, and other fields are expanding the boundaries of human activities. Robots are playing an increasingly important role in multiple scenarios. Focusing on this cutting-edge technology and continuously exerting efforts in line with the trend will help drive new consumption, spawn new industries, expand new employment, and improve people's well-being. A report by the international financial institution Morgan Stanley (摩根士丹利) stated that by 2050, global humanoid robots are expected to leverage a market of more than 5 trillion US dollars, demonstrating the huge development potential of this industry. China has remained the world's largest industrial robot market for 12 consecutive years and has become the world's largest robot producer. Relying on a huge application market, a gradually improving industrial system, and an increasing innovation capability, China is grasping the initiative and winning opportunities in the global robot industrial revolution, which will not only accelerate its own high-quality development but also become an important force in promoting the development of the global robot industry.
As a strategic emerging industry facing the future, major breakthroughs in robot technology and the prosperity and development of the industry are inseparable from an open, inclusive, and mutually beneficial global ecosystem. Since the beginning of this year, China has successively held events such as the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, the World Robot Conference, and the World Humanoid Robot Sports Conference, which not only showcased innovative achievements in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics, but also built an important platform for global exchange of cutting-edge technologies and dialogue on future industries, promoting open cooperation to become the main theme of industrial development in the intelligent era. At the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Sports Conference, 280 participating teams from 16 countries brought more than 500 humanoid robots, demonstrating the globality and openness of the robot industry. Paul Lomas, China Representative of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (英国工程技术学会), observed that the 2025 World Robot Conference showcased robot technologies and products from China, Japan, South Korea, as well as countries and regions in the Middle East and Africa, bringing together the world's most cutting-edge practical cases. Companies and researchers from various countries exchanged and learned from each other, proving that win-win cooperation is far more vital than a **零和博弈** (líng hé bó yì - "zero-sum game," a situation in which one participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participant(s)).
The future has arrived, and "machine" opportunities are unlimited. With innovation as the core and openness as the link, while deeply cultivating the robot industry, China will work with countries around the world to build an industrial ecosystem and share intelligent dividends, so that the achievements of technological innovation can empower global development and world modernization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 朱玥颖
Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也), a researcher at the International Peace Research Institute of Meiji Gakuin University in Japan, has long been conducting independent research on the Unit 731 (731部队) of the Japanese army and the war crimes of the Japanese army in China. "Relevant materials on war crimes by the Japanese army were systematically and deliberately destroyed in large quantities, resulting in a scarcity of existing historical materials, which has become a major obstacle to revealing the truth." Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也) said in a recent interview with our reporter, "Excavating evidence of crimes is the most fundamental and important way to restore historical facts."
In March of this year, Japanese Communist Party Senator Taku Yamazoe (山添拓) presented historical materials on Unit 731 (731部队)'s human experimentation at a meeting of the House of Councillors. This was the first time that a Japanese Diet member had publicly exposed the crimes of Unit 731 (731部队) hidden by the Japanese government in the Diet, based on historical materials currently held by the Japanese government. It was Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也) who discovered and published this historical material in a paper.
Speaking of the opportunity to study the issue of war crimes by the Japanese army, Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也) said: "When I was a freshman in high school, I came across materials related to Japan's poison gas warfare and wrote to Kentaro Awaya (粟屋宪太郎), professor emeritus at Rikkyo University in Japan, who was still alive at the time. He was a leading scholar in the study of the Tokyo Trials. When I was first invited to his research room, I asked him: What is the responsibility of a historical researcher? He replied: The duty of a historical researcher is to reveal the truth of history."
In order to devote himself to the study of the crimes committed by the Japanese army in China, Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也) resigned from his civil service job in 2022 and was later employed by Heilongjiang International University (黑龙江外国语学院) and Jilin International Studies University (吉林外国语大学) in China to conduct joint research with Chinese scholars. "On the one hand, by excavating new historical materials, we can restore the historical truth to the greatest extent possible; on the other hand, by analyzing the causes of the tragedy on the basis of clarifying the facts, we can alert people to prevent the historical tragedy from happening again. This is the reason why I have been engaged in this aspect of historical research for a long time," said Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也).
In March of this year, Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也) donated to the Guangdong Provincial Archives (广东省档案馆) a batch of photocopies of historical materials proving that the Japanese army in China plundered the Kuomintang government's legal tender printing press in Hong Kong, as well as the book "Materials Related to the Army Noborito Research Institute" (《陆军登户研究所关系资料》) containing the historical materials. This is the first time that original Japanese evidence of the Japanese army's "counterfeit currency war" in South China has appeared in China, confirming that the Japanese army attempted to use the looted legal tender printing press to produce large quantities of "counterfeit currency" to undermine the Chinese economy during World War II. "What we now know about the crimes of the Japanese army in China is just the tip of the iceberg, and there are still many historical truths to be explored," said Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也).
In order to cover up the heinous crimes committed by Unit 731 (731部队) in China, the Japanese army destroyed relevant documents of Unit 731 (731部队) left in China, but some documents remained in Japan during the war or were transported back from China. Over the years, Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也) has been committed to the historical research of Japan's poison gas warfare and germ warfare, and has repeatedly donated to China evidence of crimes such as archives related to Unit 731 (731部队) and historical materials on the Japanese army's bacteriological warfare in China.
"Since the 1980s, empirical research on war aggression and colonial issues in Japan has gradually deepened, and the academic community has made continuous achievements. But at the same time, voices denying or even distorting history still exist, and the Japanese government has consistently failed to fully respond to the above-mentioned major historical issues," said Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也).
"According to the Japanese Constitution, the Japanese government should seriously examine the history since modern times, deeply reflect on the roots of the defeat of Japanese militarism, face up to war responsibility and historical truth, 以史为鉴 (yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn - "take history as a mirror," learn from history), and contribute to world peace," said Seiya Matsuno (松野诚也). "Japan should establish a historical understanding that is in line with the consensus of the international community, uphold the peaceful ideals of the Japanese Constitution, build genuine good-neighborly and friendly relations with its Asian neighbors, and contribute to the construction of human peace. The Japanese government should not only reflect on the history of militarism, but also reaffirm its vow of non-war based on the Japanese Constitution."
(Reported from Tokyo, August 20th by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘仲华
The 3D-printed model of the gray-walled, red-roofed Rabe Residence brings the audience back to Nanjing in the 1930s; lifelike color photos make Rabe "walk" out of the images; viewers can scan a QR code to talk to "Rabe AI"... On August 15th, local time, the exhibition "My Neighbor: John Rabe," which combines a sense of history and technology, opened in Rabe's hometown of Hamburg (汉堡), Germany. Nearly a hundred guests from various circles in China and Germany gathered to commemorate this "Good Man of Nanjing (南京好人)." That day marked the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender, making it particularly significant to review the righteous deeds of Rabe and other international friends at this special historical juncture.
John Rabe (约翰·拉贝) was born in Hamburg (汉堡), Germany, in 1882 and served as the representative of Siemens (西门子公司) in China. In 1937, the invading Japanese army captured Nanjing (南京) and committed a horrific massacre. Faced with the atrocities, Rabe, as chairman of the International Committee for the Nanjing Safety Zone (南京安全区国际委员会), worked with other international figures in China to provide shelter for more than 200,000 Chinese people. He used his private courtyard to shelter more than 600 refugees and recorded the truth about the Japanese army's atrocities in his diary. *The Rabe Diaries* has become one of the most important and detailed historical materials for the study of the Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠杀).
The exhibition was co-sponsored by the "Rabe Diaries and Peaceful Cities" team of Nanjing University (南京大学), the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg (中国驻汉堡总领馆), and the German-Chinese Exchange Association (德中交流协会). Chen Min (陈民), director of the German Department of Nanjing University (南京大学德语系), introduced: "Rabe's former residence is close to Nanjing University (南京大学), and we regard Rabe as a 'neighbor.' The exhibition takes 'memory, connection, friendship, gratitude, and peace' as keywords, reviews this history from the perspective of young students, disseminates Rabe's humanitarian spirit in an innovative way, and allows more people to think about the common emotional ties and the value of peace."
"Rabe had a strong humanitarian spirit and put saving people above all else," said Bu Bu (卜布), chairman of the Federation of German-Chinese Friendship Associations, emotionally. Rabe guarded the safety zone with extraordinary courage and tried every means to protect refugees from harm. In the darkness, he used actions to convey the warmth of humanity and worked hard to make the world a better place.
Christoph Reinhardt (克里斯托弗·赖因哈特), Rabe's great-grandson, lingered at the exhibition. He said that Rabe was full of affection for China. At the critical moment when Nanjing (南京) fell, he firmly fought for the hope of survival for the refugees and recorded that tragic history with words and pictures. "*The Rabe Diaries* is an important part of building a complete historical puzzle and is indispensable in the common memory of mankind," Reinhardt (赖因哈特) said.
"I have heard about Rabe's story for a long time, and I have also visited Rabe's former residence in Nanjing (南京)," Tian Yaming (田亚明), executive director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Leipzig (莱比锡大学孔子学院), told reporters. "This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. The exhibition is particularly meaningful, reminding people to remember history and cherish peace." Tian Yaming (田亚明) said that the exhibition allows more German people to understand Rabe's heroic deeds and his mental journey in that special era.
"Through technological means, history is given new life and the exhibition becomes more dynamic," said Ulrich Schneider (乌尔里希·施奈德), a visiting professor at the Institute of Culture at the University of Leipzig (莱比锡大学文化研究所). Rabe deeply loved the Chinese people. In that turbulent era, he adhered to his beliefs, always followed his heart, and made amazing acts of kindness. "The Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠杀) is a real fact. Rabe's former residence is a symbol of hope," Schneider (施奈德) said.
Cong Wu (丛武), Chinese Consul General in Hamburg (中国驻汉堡总领事), said in his opening speech: "While commemorating history, we should focus more on the future. Looking back on the past is not to continue hatred, but to avoid the recurrence of tragedy. **以史为鉴** (yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn - "take history as a mirror," learn from history), **向史而新** (xiàng shǐ ér xīn - "face history and create anew," innovate based on historical experience), so as to better maintain the hard-won achievements of peace."
(Reported from Hamburg (汉堡), Germany, on August 20th by this newspaper)
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, August 19th, a declassified document released on the website of the Public Relations Center of the Russian Federal Security Service (俄罗斯联邦安全局) on August 19th reveals that Unit 731 (731部队) of the invading Japanese army continuously conducted human experiments to launch bacteriological warfare, even attacking hundreds of Chinese people with shells carrying pathogens to calculate infection rates and determine the "quality" of pathogenic bacteria.
These declassified documents show that during the Soviet Red Army's (苏联红军) combat with the Japanese Kwantung Army (日本关东军) in Northeast China, more than 600,000 Japanese soldiers surrendered. From 1945 to 1948, the Soviet state security agencies reviewed military and civilian personnel among the captured and detained Japanese personnel who had participated in the development of bacteriological weapons. In 1947, Ivan Dolgikh (伊万·多尔吉赫), then Director of the Khabarovsk Krai (哈巴罗夫斯克边疆区) Internal Affairs Bureau of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs, sent a special letter to Sergei Goglidze (谢尔盖·戈格利泽), then Special Representative of the Soviet Ministry of State Security in the Far East, entitled "On Japan's Preparation to Implement Bacteriological Warfare against the Soviet Union."
The special letter stated that the Khabarovsk Krai (哈巴罗夫斯克边疆区) Internal Affairs Bureau confirmed through investigation of bacterial experts among the captured Japanese soldiers that the invading Japanese army planned to attack the Soviet Union from Northeast China and had prepared to use bacteriological warfare methods that could eliminate a large number of soldiers. Unit 731 (731部队) was established in Harbin (哈尔滨). The unit conducted research and experiments on various types of plague, anthrax, gas gangrene, glanders, typhoid fever, dysentery, cholera, and infectious hemorrhagic fever, with the aim of finding the most effective pathogens and methods of use that could infect the human body on a large scale. In order to test the effects and infection methods of various bacteria, Unit 731 (731部队) continuously conducted human experiments, for which it detained Chinese, Russians, and Japanese people sentenced to death.
The declassified documents show that in February 1948, the Chita Oblast (赤塔州) Internal Affairs Bureau of the Soviet Far East learned through interrogation of Japanese bacterial researcher Kato Tsunenori (加藤常则) (transliteration), who participated in the development of bacteriological weapons, that in order to secretly study bacterial methods of "sabotage" against the Soviet Union, China, and the United States, the Japanese Kamo Unit (加茂部队) (formerly known as Unit 731 (731部队)) conducted bacterial experiments on Chinese people in a township near Harbin (哈尔滨). The subjects were usually guerrillas or their sympathizers. A document read by Kato Tsunenori (加藤常则) showed that the Japanese army had taken hundreds of Chinese people to the fields and then fired shells filled with plague, anthrax, or cholera bacteria at them. After a period of time, the Japanese army would collect corpses and infected people and calculate the infection ratio to determine the "quality" of the pathogenic bacteria.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李龙伊
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. On the morning of August 20, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办公室) held a press conference to introduce the preparations for the September 3rd military parade.
This military parade is the first military parade since the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core united and led the entire Party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to comprehensively advance Chinese-style modernization into a new journey. It is a brand-new appearance of the People's Army striving to build a century-strong army. It is an important manifestation of the continuous inheritance of the great spirit of the War of Resistance and the great national spirit in the new era. It is a solemn declaration of adhering to and promoting a correct view of the history of World War II, resolutely safeguarding the post-war international order, and firmly defending international fairness and justice.
"At present, all preparations for the military parade have been basically completed. All officers and soldiers participating in the parade will accept the review of the Party and the people with high spirits, and jointly welcome September 3, a day of victory worthy of eternal commemoration by the people of the world," said Wu Zekui (吴泽棵), Deputy Director of the Military Parade Leading Group Office and Deputy Director of the Operations Bureau of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军委联合参谋部).
45 Formations (Echelons) Arranged
The military parade will be conducted in two stages: the parade ceremony and the march-past, lasting approximately 70 minutes. During the parade ceremony, the troops to be reviewed will be lined up on Chang'an Avenue (长安街) to gloriously accept the review of Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委主席). During the march-past, the formations will pass through Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) in the following order: aerial flag-guard echelon, foot formations, war flag formation, equipment formations, and aerial echelons.
This military parade will arrange 45 formations (echelons). Among them, the foot formations embody "one old and one new." "One old" refers to the old troops of the War of Resistance, with the personnel to be reviewed mainly drawn from units formerly known as the Eighth Route Army (八路军), the New Fourth Army (新四军), the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army (东北抗联), and the South China Guerrilla (华南游击队), as well as militia mainly from provinces where anti-Japanese base areas were located; "one new" refers to the new layout of the military force structure, including the "three combinations" of the armed forces system.
Before this year's "August 1st" Army Day, President Xi (习主席) signed an order to issue the flag styles of the military aerospace force, the cyberspace force, the information support force, and the joint logistics support force, marking the establishment of a new era People's Army flag system with the August 1st Army flag as the main body and the military service flags as supplements. In this military parade, led by the Party flag, the national flag, and the military flag, the formations to be reviewed will display the military flag and the flag of the People's Armed Police Force in a concentrated manner. This is the first concentrated display of the new layout of our military's force structure in a military parade.
This military parade will have a war flag formation. From countless heroes and numerous meritorious honor flags, flags with typical significance will be selected, distinguishing between different periods, different regions, and different troops. The officers and soldiers of the units to which these flags belong will carry the flags for the review, symbolizing the continuous inheritance of the great spirit of the War of Resistance and the People's Army's fearlessness of difficulties and courageous advancement.
In the presentation of elements of the War of Resistance, attention is paid to integrating the year of the victory of the War of Resistance in 1945, the 80th anniversary commemoration, and the 14-year history of the War of Resistance, as well as other chronological symbols closely related to the victory of the War of Resistance, into the design of the military parade's scale, equipment quantity, and formation arrangement, enriching the connotation and significance of the military parade and highlighting the commemorative attributes of the War of Resistance.
In creating a commemorative atmosphere, incorporating the playing and singing of War of Resistance songs into the warm-up session of the commemorative meeting, the joint military band and chorus will play and sing classic songs such as "On the Songhua River" (《松花江上》), "On the Taihang Mountains" (《在太行山上》), and "Defend the Yellow River" (《保卫黄河》) live. In the arrangement of the playing formation, the overall setting is 14 rows, symbolizing the 14-year War of Resistance; the front row is set with 80 buglers, symbolizing the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance.
A Large Proportion of Newly Unveiled Equipment
"The weapons and equipment participating in this parade are all selected from domestically produced active main battle equipment, and a large proportion of the newly unveiled equipment is very high," Wu Zekui (吴泽棵) said. The ground and air equipment are all systematically organized and mixed, and some land, sea, and air-based strategic heavy weapons, hypersonic precision strikes, and unmanned and anti-unmanned equipment are also being displayed for the first time.
This military parade is a concentrated display of the new generation of weapons and equipment of our army after the 2019 National Day military parade, with the following characteristics: First, it is based on new fourth-generation equipment, such as new tanks, carrier-based aircraft, and fighter jets, which are grouped according to combat modules to demonstrate our army's system combat capabilities. Second, unmanned intelligent and anti-unmanned equipment from the land, sea, and air series, as well as new forces such as cyber warfare, are selected for review, such as new drones, directed energy weapons, and electronic jamming systems, to demonstrate our army's new domain and new quality combat capabilities. Third, a batch of advanced equipment such as hypersonic, air defense and anti-missile, and strategic missiles are displayed in a concentrated manner to demonstrate our army's strong strategic deterrence strength.
The equipment formations are organized in a joint combat formation according to actual combat, including land combat groups, maritime combat groups, air defense and anti-missile groups, information combat groups, unmanned combat groups, rear support groups, and strategic strike groups. Many of them are the latest equipment representing the evolution of modern warfare, and some are national heavy weapons, fully demonstrating our army's powerful ability to win modern warfare.
The aerial echelons are organized in a modular and systematic manner, consisting of advanced early warning and command aircraft, fighter jets, bombers, transport aircraft, etc., basically covering the main active aircraft types of our army. Many are star equipment that everyone is paying attention to, and some are making their first public appearance, fully demonstrating the leapfrog development of our army's air combat power.
"The weapons and equipment participating in this parade have a relatively high degree of informationization and intelligence, fully reflecting our army's strong ability to adapt to technological development and the evolution of warfare and win future wars," Wu Zekui (吴泽棵) introduced.
"The number of equipment models participating in this parade reaches hundreds. We have organized a lean support force in accordance with wartime requirements, and the joint equipment support has been extended to the tactical level, providing efficient support for high-intensity and fast-paced training and implementation throughout the entire process," introduced Xu Guizhong (徐贵忠), Deputy Director of the Office of the Military Parade Command Organization of the Central Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军中部战区), and Deputy Director of the Political Work Department.
Promoting the Generation and Improvement of Joint Operations Capabilities Through Military Parade Training
"The military parade involves tens of thousands of people, hundreds of aircraft, and hundreds of ground equipment. To achieve uniformity, precise coordination, and accuracy to the millisecond, it is like organizing a battle. The entire planning, preparation, organization, and command of the military parade requires scientific training and thorough support," Xu Guizhong (徐贵忠) said.
Adhere to actual combat standards. Take the military parade preparation as an opportunity to temper the combat style of officers and soldiers and test the command, coordination, and support capabilities of the troops. Command the military parade action based on the wartime command system, adopt combat deduction methods to research and promote plans, especially for some new equipment. The troops have just received the equipment and immediately conduct high-intensity training according to the standards of the military parade. The process of preparing for the military parade is also the process of generating capabilities.
Focus on scientific training. The preparation time for this military parade is shorter than in the past. In a limited time, use Beidou positioning, intelligent evaluation, and other systems and simulation methods to assist in carrying out basic training, formation training, air-ground coordination training, complex scenario training, special situation handling training, and training assessment, improving the quality and efficiency of training.
"On the hot military parade ground, we see that the glorious traditions and fine work style of our Party and our army are passed on and carried forward by the new generation of young officers and soldiers," Xu Guizhong (徐贵忠) said.
Starting from difficulty, strictness, and actual combat is the training tradition of our army. This military parade highlights actual combat standards, focuses on joint requirements, and promotes the generation and improvement of joint operations capabilities through military parade training—
As a joint military operation across military services and across military and local areas, the military parade always follows joint requirements in its organization and implementation, accurately planning and controlling each formation's separate training and full-element, full-process combined training, scientifically allocating forces, precisely controlling actions, and thoroughly organizing coordination to achieve deep coupling and integration of various fields and elements.
The military parade training combines the forces of various military services and arms in all directions and fields, unifying command, unifying training, unifying management, and unifying support. Through millisecond-level actions, it strengthens the command and operation, information integration, and tactical coordination of the troops, strengthens the sense of command, collaborative discipline, and style cultivation, and further consolidates the joint qualities of the troops.
"All officers and soldiers participating in the parade will definitely be able to complete the parade mission with the highest standards and hand in a satisfactory answer to the Party and the people," Xu Guizhong (徐贵忠) said.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙 超
The cadres of Gangzhongping Village (港中坪村), Xiejiapu Town (谢家铺镇), Dingcheng District (鼎城区), Changde (常德), Hunan (湖南) are quite busy.
On the morning of August 10th, Liu Guiying (刘桂英), the women's director of Gangzhongping Village (港中坪村), left home early, thinking about Duan Yaomei (段幺妹), the 87-year-old living alone, to chat and help with chores. Liu Guiying (刘桂英) is a frequent visitor to the homes of the elderly in the village.
After leaving Duan Yaomei's (段幺妹) house, Liu Guiying (刘桂英) rushed to the newly built employment service station and agricultural live broadcast room in the village this year.
"How was the last live broadcast?" Liu Guiying (刘桂英) asked.
"Sales were good, especially the organic rice, which sold well, so the villagers can stock up!" said Fang Yong (方勇), the village representative of the live broadcast agricultural enterprise.
"What about customer reviews? Anything to improve..." Liu Guiying (刘桂英) took out her notebook and asked item by item.
After recording the feedback, Liu Guiying (刘桂英), with her notebook, came to the 10,000-mu demonstration area for grain production in the village.
How to plant late rice this year? Su Shaojun (粟绍军), director of the Agricultural Service Center of Xiejiapu Town (谢家铺镇), guided the villagers in water and fertilizer management by the field. Liu Guiying (刘桂英) walked a few steps quickly and handed Su Shaojun (粟绍军) a piece of paper: "Lao Su (老粟), this is the agricultural technology service demand we collected, waiting for you."
After running around the village fields, it was already noon. Having served as a village cadre for 19 years, being busy is the norm for Liu Guiying (刘桂英): "It's all busy, but this kind of busyness now is fulfilling."
How so?
Gangzhongping Village (港中坪村) is a small village with only three village committee cadres. In the past, each cadre was in charge of more than 10 aspects of work. Liu Guiying (刘桂英) also served as the village accountant and often worked until dawn: "Just reporting data is a headache, every department wants it, and there are many duplicate items."
Being busy is not all, there are also grievances.
Some good things that were originally for people's welfare have changed their flavor due to layer-by-layer assessments and the issuance of targets. In previous years, relevant departments called for donations for women and children in distress. In order to look good during the assessment, village cadres sometimes had to pay out of their own pockets; free "two cancers" screening for women of the right age, in order to complete the mechanical assessment indicators, Liu Guiying (刘桂英) repeatedly mobilized villagers, attracting a lot of complaints...
After being busy, the villagers still didn't quite understand.
"In the past, when I went to the village cadres to do things, I often heard 'wait a moment'," said Dai Dongyuan (戴冬元), who lives next to the village office. Although she didn't know what the village cadres were busy with, she was "embarrassed to disturb them" seeing them constantly typing on the keyboard and making phone calls.
Fortunately, grassroots burden reduction has been widely promoted in recent years - there are fewer forms to submit, fewer things assigned by functional departments, and everyone has more energy to serve the masses.
In 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected the situation of rural grassroots burden reduction in Gangzhongping Village (港中坪村), emphasizing "It is necessary to resolutely rectify formalism and bureaucracy, streamline administration and delegate power, and persevere in carrying out this work."
For more than a year, Changde (常德) has continued to improve the long-term mechanism for reducing burdens at the grassroots level. Since the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, Changde (常德) has further reduced burdens at the grassroots level and supported practical work.
Meetings and forms without practical significance continue to be reduced -
Changde (常德) has set "hard targets" for convening meetings and issuing documents. The number of reports that Liu Guiying (刘桂英) has to fill out now is 1/3 less than last year. As of July 14, the number of documents jointly issued by various units in Dingcheng District (鼎城区) decreased by 38% year-on-year.
Unreasonable signs continue to be removed -
Compared with last year, the number of signs hanging in the Gangzhongping Village (港中坪村) village office has been reduced by two, leaving 10. Liu Guiying (刘桂英) said that many items involving donations and photos are no longer her burden.
Comprehensive slimming of supervision, inspection and assessment -
Relying on the "non-disturbance supervision and inspection" mechanism established in Hunan Province (湖南省), Changde (常德) continues to strictly regulate the scope and form of supervision, inspection and assessment. Opening the 2025 supervision, inspection and assessment plan of the Dingcheng District (鼎城区) Party Committee Supervision Office, there are a total of 16 coordinated assessment items, 15 fewer than last year.
Where did the time saved go? "Walk out of the village office, walk to the fields, walk to the courtyard, walk to the homes of the people!" Liu Guiying (刘桂英) said.
In the past year, Gangzhongping Village (港中坪村) has completed the tap water pressure boosting project, and the water use of 200 villagers is more stable; completed the transformation of 670 mu of high-standard farmland, further ensuring increased grain production; newly built 1.07 kilometers of industrial roads and 1 kilometer of pro-field plank roads, improving agricultural, cultural and tourism infrastructure... Village cadres are busier, more down-to-earth, and more "visible", and villagers exclaimed, "Everyone knows what the cadres are busy with."
Return to TopOn August 20, the Xinshi Jinsha River Extra Large Bridge, located at the junction of Suijiang County (绥江县), Zhaotong City (昭通市), Yunnan Province (云南省) and Pingshan County (屏山县), Yibin City (宜宾市), Sichuan Province (四川省), was officially completed. The bridge is a key node connecting the highway networks of western Sichuan and northern Yunnan. After its completion and opening to traffic, it will be of great significance to facilitating transportation between Sichuan and Yunnan and promoting economic and social development.
Photo by Zhang Yuanrong (张元戎) (Image China)
Return to TopBeijing (北京), August 20th (Reported by Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵) from this newspaper) - This reporter learned on the 20th from the Ministry of Finance (财政部) that the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) has forwarded the "Guiding Opinions of the Ministry of Finance (财政部) on Regulating the Construction and Operation of Existing Government and Social Capital Cooperation Projects." These guiding opinions propose adhering to a problem-oriented approach, implementing policies based on classification, and reducing costs and increasing efficiency to regulate the construction and operation of existing government and social capital cooperation (PPP) projects, and support the improvement of public services and people's livelihood security.
Regarding ensuring the smooth construction of projects under construction, the guiding opinions propose promoting implementation by classification and level, and ensuring reasonable financing needs. Local governments should reasonably prioritize projects based on economic and social development needs, project nature, and financial resources, giving priority to projects with certain returns, and continuously ensuring the completion of projects. For projects nearing completion, efforts should be made to accelerate construction, promptly conduct acceptance and final accounts, and put them into operation as soon as possible. For projects progressing slowly, the construction content should be further demonstrated, and research should be conducted to reduce the scale of implementation, optimize construction standards, and adjust supporting construction content to reduce unnecessary construction costs. Financial institutions should objectively assess in accordance with market-oriented and rule-of-law principles, and actively support the financing of projects under construction in accordance with laws and regulations.
Regarding promoting the stable operation of projects already in operation, the guiding opinions emphasize fulfilling contracts and paying according to performance, strengthening the supervision of project operation, promoting cost reduction and efficiency enhancement, and standardizing project handover. Local governments should fulfill contracts in accordance with the law for projects already in operation, and include government expenditure responsibilities in budget management in accordance with regulations. Encourage and support equal communication, mutual benefit, and profit sharing among social capital parties, financial institutions, and government parties, scientifically optimize the implementation content, cooperation period, financing interest rate, return indicators, and other elements of existing PPP projects, jointly reduce project operating costs, improve the efficiency of public service supply, and achieve continuous and stable operation.
The guiding opinions propose strengthening policy support. For eligible projects under construction, local governments can use general bonds, special bonds, and other funds in a coordinated manner for government expenditures in the construction costs of existing PPP projects. Local governments should make good use of central transfer payment funds and local own funds in a coordinated manner, and reasonably use them for the construction costs and operating subsidies of existing PPP projects.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吕绍刚
On the morning of August 20th, the Tangkeng Community Party-Masses Service Center in Henggang Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen (深圳市龙岗区横岗街道塘坑社区), Guangdong (广东) Province, was bustling with activity.
"So happy?!" "I brought snacks today!" The children greeted the volunteers, chatting and laughing as they headed towards the activity room.
Many of these children are "little migratory birds" (小候鸟) who have come from various places to Shenzhen (深圳) to reunite with their parents during the summer vacation. "Our community has 3 urban villages, and over 95% of the residents are from other places. During the summer vacation, there are about 1,760 children aged 6 to 13, and about 30% of them are 'little migratory birds'," introduced Chen Yuanyou (陈元有), Deputy Secretary of the Tangkeng Community Party Committee (塘坑社区党委).
Venturing to distant cities for the summer vacation not only provides children with safe places to go but also fosters their personal growth.
Last year, Liu Yanrong (刘燕熔) from Hunan (湖南) Province participated in the "Little Migratory Bird Study Tour" activity and has been following the activity information this year, signing up early. "This has almost become Yanrong's most anticipated thing about coming to Shenzhen (深圳) for the summer vacation," said Liu Pingping (刘平平), Liu Yanrong's (刘燕熔) father, who is a deliveryman for Shenzhen Red Bull Industrial Co., Ltd. (深圳市红牛实业有限公司). Both he and his wife work hard in Shenzhen (深圳).
"I was a little shy last time I came, but this time I am more confident in discussions and have made new friends!" As soon as she got home, Liu Yanrong (刘燕熔) couldn't wait to share the day's experiences with her parents. After visiting Shenzhen University (深圳大学), she became fascinated with university life. Her interaction with the Panda Robot (熊猫机器人) left a deep impression on her. "Seeing cutting-edge technology firsthand was very rewarding!"
Since 2023, the Shenzhen Caring Office (深圳市关爱办) has been conducting the "Caring for New Employment Form Laborers - Little Migratory Bird Study Tour" activity for three consecutive years, focusing on the children of new employment form laborers such as couriers, food delivery riders, and online car-hailing drivers.
This year, the "Little Migratory Bird Study Tour" launched themes such as science and technology, culture, and ecology. Simulating the operation of drone flights, entering ice and snow-themed science and technology venues... Through the study tour, the children further enhanced their understanding of their parents' working cities and opened up new horizons for exploring the world.
Liang Guihua (梁桂华), a representative of the 7th Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress (深圳市第七届人大代表) and Vice President of the Shenzhen Women Painters Association (深圳女画家协会), participated in the "Little Migratory Bird Study Tour" activity for the first time this year. In the art education class, she shared the mangrove forest where migratory birds live with the children. "Mangrove seeds drifting from the sea have taken root in Shenzhen (深圳). The parents of the 'little migratory birds' are just like when I came to Shenzhen (深圳) to work hard back then. I am very touched," said Liang Guihua (梁桂华).
Today, more than 30 units, including government departments, caring enterprises, public welfare organizations, and social organizations, have joined the "Little Migratory Bird Study Tour" caring circle of friends, either providing financial support or contributing professional resources. "This not only benefits many families, but also allows enterprises to effectively fulfill their social responsibilities," introduced Chen Jianzhong (陈建中), full-time Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Caring Office (深圳市关爱办).
He Zihan (贺子寒) from Shaanxi (陕西) Province came to Shenzhen (深圳) with her mother, Zheng Qiao (郑巧), and younger brother to visit relatives. At the invitation of the Tangkeng Community (塘坑社区), they signed up for a public welfare art class. Zheng Qiao (郑巧) took pictures of every one of her daughter's works, her face full of smiles. "The course content is novel and left a deep impression on the children."
It is understood that Tangkeng Community (塘坑社区) also took the opportunity to identify the needs of families in difficulty, establish a long-term assistance mechanism, and launch more heartwarming services.
Return to TopBy: 李铁林
Behind occupational changes lie deep adjustments in the economic structure and dynamic re-evaluations of the value of human capital.
Being reborn towards the new is not an easy turnaround, but a metamorphosis like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, requiring arduous effort.
Adhering to "investing in people," focusing on bridging knowledge gaps and skill gaps, and promoting the synchronized iteration of occupational renewal and the improvement of human development, can allow the vitality of innovation and creation to fully surge and burst forth.
Over the weekend, I checked in with a friend at an internet-famous coffee shop. During our small talk, the shop manager joked, "Many people in the industry call themselves principals, some say 'boil' principals, but now we have an 'official name,' called 'coffee processing workers.'"
It turns out that the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) recently officially released the seventh batch of new occupations, including elderly care service specialists, cross-border e-commerce operation and management specialists, drone swarm flight planners, renovation stewards, and 17 other new occupations and 42 new types of work, including substitute tea processing workers and coffee processing workers.
Previously, they were collectively referred to as catering workers, but now they have their own exclusive titles. This change reflects society's recognition and acceptance of new occupations.
Since the restart of the new round of new occupation releases, China has added 110 occupations. Comparing the 2022 and 2015 editions of the Occupational Classification Dictionary, one can better appreciate the speed of change—out of 1,639 occupations, 158 are new occupations, accounting for nearly 10%.
Occupations reflect social relationships and social forms linked by the division of labor. Behind occupational changes lie deep adjustments in the economic structure and dynamic re-evaluations of the value of human capital. Through new occupations, one can get a glimpse of the vitality of the Chinese economy.
Looking at the supply side, there is the pulse of new quality productive forces. The rapid development and deep application of digital technology and other technologies have spawned new employment forms. For example, in recent years, artificial intelligence technology has been iteratively upgraded, empowering thousands of industries and changing the employment landscape. Generative artificial intelligence system application personnel, artificial intelligence digital human trainers, and others have successively joined the ranks of new occupations and new types of work. The application of new technologies not only creates new work divisions but also empowers the transformation and upgrading of traditional occupations. New employment tracks often emerge in areas where new quality productive forces are flourishing.
Looking at the consumption side, there is the traction of high-quality demand. China's per capita gross domestic product has remained stable above $13,000 for two consecutive years and is in a critical period of consumption upgrading. Currently, residents' consumption is upgrading towards development-oriented, enjoyment-oriented, and quality-oriented, and demand is becoming increasingly personalized and diversified. Health care workers, study tour instructors, renovation stewards... a large number of new occupations are growing in more segmented consumer demands. New demand drives new supply, giving workers more diverse career development paths.
Being reborn towards the new is not an easy turnaround, but a metamorphosis like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, requiring arduous effort. It must be recognized that the new business forms that breed new occupations often break through traditional industrial models, and some traditional regulatory measures are not applicable to them, which to some extent breeds the problem of **野蛮生长** (yě mán shēng zhǎng - "wild growth," refers to rapid, uncontrolled, and often unregulated development).
For example, drone pilots became one of the first new occupations in 2019, and the talent gap formed by the rapid development of the low-altitude economy has also led some people to have crooked ideas. Some institutions have incomplete qualifications and chaotic fees, and even engage in "crash courses" to attract customers, claiming "guaranteed employment." The faster the growth period, the more indispensable governance is. Accelerating the formation of an inclusive and prudent regulatory environment, improving occupational standards and entry thresholds, and standardizing practice certification and talent training can safeguard the healthy development of new industries.
The transformation of driving forces and the renewal of business forms will inevitably create structural contradictions in employment. Making job supply and talent supply more compatible requires high-quality vocational education. In October of last year, the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Deepening the Reform of the Construction of the Industrial Workers' Contingent" (中共中央国务院关于深化产业工人队伍建设改革的意见) was issued, clearly proposing that enterprises should fully extract and use employee education funds in accordance with regulations, ensuring that more than 60% is used for the education and training of frontline employees. In reality, many companies are also conducting beneficial explorations for workers' lifelong learning and skills upgrading. Adhering to "investing in people," focusing on bridging knowledge gaps and skill gaps, and promoting the synchronized iteration of occupational renewal and the improvement of human development, can allow the vitality of innovation and creation to fully surge and burst forth.
The metabolism of occupations reflects the development and changes of the times. The continuous emergence of emerging occupations is a vivid footnote to a society full of vitality. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "According to the new trends in economic and social development and the new expectations of the people for a high-quality life, we must continuously refine and optimize the social division of labor, vigorously develop new business forms and new models, actively explore and cultivate new occupational sequences, and develop new employment growth points." Actively embracing new changes and accelerating the shaping of new driving forces, new opportunities are ahead, and a new future is under our feet.
Return to TopBy: 周珊珊
How to turn "points on the map" into "stations at the doorstep" during the implementation of the plan? Listen carefully to the needs, clarify the resources, and provide services to the home, so that the happiness of elderly care at the doorstep can be transformed from a planned vision into the daily life of every day.
Cities and villages face different situations in solving the problem of elderly care. How can we provide elderly care services to the hearts of the elderly?
Anhui's practice is to implement classified policies and make good use of existing resources. In the city, "inserting needles into seams" (见缝插针), integrating elderly care service complexes into residential buildings, allowing professional care to be integrated into the urban fabric. In rural areas, "mobilizing neighbors" (发动邻里), piloting and exploring a rural mutual assistance elderly care model of "companions around, stations in the village, and care in the cloud," and building a volunteer team to provide services. Adapting to local conditions has substantially enriched the supply of elderly care services.
As of the end of last year, the number of elderly people aged 60 and above in China reached 310 million. It is predicted that it will exceed 400 million around 2035. The huge elderly population means a huge demand for elderly care services. However, the reality is not optimistic. At present, the total amount of elderly care service facilities is insufficient and the layout is unreasonable, which makes it difficult to meet the actual needs of the elderly.
Not long ago, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) jointly issued the "Notice on Strengthening the Planning and Compilation of Layout of Elderly Care Service Facilities," proposing to accelerate the improvement of a three-level elderly care service network covering urban and rural areas at the county (district), township (street), and village (community) levels. It requires further scientific planning of the layout of elderly care service facilities, continuous optimization of the allocation of elderly care service facilities, and promotion of a more coordinated and adapted supply and demand of elderly care services. This policy deployment actively responds to the aging trend and reflects an accurate grasp of the needs of elderly care at the doorstep.
Planning first, the key is to find out the basic situation and match the needs. A joint consumer survey in Sichuan (四川), Qinghai (青海), and Chongqing (重庆) showed that 73.72% of the elderly respondents preferred home-based (on-site) elderly care. To promote the high-quality development of the elderly care service industry, we must start from the real needs of the elderly. For example, prioritize the layout of elderly care facilities in areas with dense elderly populations to avoid structural undersupply. Focusing on home-based elderly care services, and combining the forecast of aging trends in the next 5-15 years to predict the number of facilities, increasing the proportion of nursing beds in areas with a concentration of elderly and disabled people can better allocate resources and further improve the scientific, rational, and accurate layout of elderly care service facilities to meet the actual needs of elderly care.
To implement the "blueprint," focus on the accessibility of elderly care services. How to turn "points on the map" into "stations at the doorstep" during the implementation of the plan? How to avoid "having it in the city but empty in the village" and "good houses but cold services"? Overall consideration at the specific operational level can transform planning dividends into a sense of gain for the masses. For example, taking into account the hardware and software requirements such as "should not be arranged on the underground floor, semi-underground floor and mezzanine" and "convenient for children to visit," coordinating the implementation of current planning and construction according to standards and subsequent dynamic adjustments according to actual changes, and grasping the effective connection between the layout planning of elderly care service facilities and medical and health, education, park green space, comprehensive transportation and other planning.
The development of the elderly care industry relies on continuous iteration from concept to action. From expanding the supply of elderly care services to promoting the innovative and integrated development of multi-business formats for elderly services; from improving the elderly health support system to promoting the age-friendly transformation of the social environment... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China has thoroughly implemented the national strategy to actively respond to population aging, accelerated the construction of an elderly-friendly society, and injected new connotations into new urbanization and the concept of people's cities while enhancing the well-being of the elderly. Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," we must also better meet the needs of the elderly for life care and health security, promote the high-quality development of the elderly care industry and elderly care service system, and connect the national strategy of actively responding to population aging with major strategic projects such as rural revitalization, science and education to revitalize the country, expanding domestic demand, and digital China, and integrate the concept of elderly-friendliness into all aspects of urban development such as spatial planning, public services, industrial upgrading, employment arrangements, and health and safety.
"Whether a society is happy or not depends largely on whether the elderly are happy or not." Listen carefully to the needs, clarify the resources, and provide services to the home, so as to help hundreds of millions of elderly people better achieve old-age care, and transform the happiness of elderly care at the doorstep from a planned vision into the daily life of every day.
Return to TopBy: 尚嵘峥
The city's "fifth facade" refers to the roof surface of buildings, which affects the overall appearance of the city from a bird's-eye view. This summer, more than 30 rooftop terraces along the central axis of Beijing (北京) were opened to the public. Citizens and tourists can enjoy tea and delicacies, watch dramas, listen to concerts, and even play tennis on the terraces. From gardens to shopping malls, from concert halls to stadiums... Nowadays, more and more creative ideas are "growing" on city rooftops across the country, making urban buildings more colorful and urban spaces more open and vibrant.
Currently, urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage mainly focused on improving the quality and efficiency of existing stock. How to revitalize limited urban space resources? The often-overlooked and underutilized "fifth facade" is a breakthrough point. Data shows that in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) alone, there are approximately 200 million square meters of existing building rooftop space, with huge potential for development and utilization. Awakening dormant rooftop resources is not only an effective way to expand urban space, but also an innovative practice to respond to citizens' yearning for a better life.
A good ecological environment is the most inclusive benefit for the people's livelihood. Integrating beautiful mountains, rivers, and scenery into the city, the "fifth facade" can play an important role. The Wushang Dream Times shopping mall in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北) has turned its roof into a hundred-flower garden, with plants such as rosemary, lavender, and French lavender attracting many citizens to check in; the Baiyun International Convention Center in Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东), has approximately 40,000 square meters of photovoltaic modules installed on its roof, generating over 4 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually in the past three years, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 3,000 tons. Relying on scientific planning and meticulous implementation, seemingly scattered rooftop planes can exert significant ecological benefits. When such poetic and picturesque scenes of green views from windows and green encounters on rooftops are within reach, people can better enjoy urban life.
Humanistic care demonstrates the warmth of a city. Above the rooftops lies a city's "livability index." In Shanghai (上海), some shopping malls hold pool bubble parties for children on the roof, while others open music bars on the roof, meeting the consumption needs of young people. In Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), the design team of Nanshan Nanyuan Green Cloud Apartment has transformed the roof into a new type of community space, enhancing neighborhood cohesion and emotional connection through renting farms and holding events. From shopping malls to communities, rooftops are no longer just the "lids" of buildings, but new growth points that connect diverse consumption scenarios such as catering, performing arts, and sports, as well as new connection points for reshaping neighborhood relations and activating community governance. Focusing on the big picture and starting with the details, continuously improving the functions of rooftop spaces, and leaving more "fifth facades" for creativity will make livable cities more tangible.
The carefully crafted city "fifth facade" has multiple values including aesthetics, humanity, life, and economy, and is a valuable asset of a city that requires scientific planning and meticulous supervision. For example, Wenzhou (温州), Zhejiang (浙江) divides some "fifth facade" planning and construction areas into ancient city style areas, urban vitality areas, landscape ecological areas, and flight vision areas, highlighting specificity and avoiding 一刀切 (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach) and "copying homework." In addition, the rooftop space of public buildings also involves public safety. While increasing the enthusiasm of multiple stakeholders to participate, it is also necessary to strengthen supervision, prevent new types of illegal construction, and promptly eliminate safety hazards such as fire and falling objects from heights.
The Central Urban Work Conference proposed to "focus on building comfortable and convenient livable cities" and "optimize the urban spatial structure." By both refreshing the "appearance" of rooftops and enhancing the value of buildings, the distinctive "fifth facades" are injecting new vitality into cities. Adapting to local conditions, implementing precise policies, and actively and steadily carrying out the construction of the city's "fifth facade," while simultaneously promoting design, construction, management, and operation, will surely allow the renewal of rooftops to converge into a force for the city's forward development.
Return to TopThe international market share of the marine shipbuilding industry remains in the lead; the newly added grid-connected capacity of offshore wind power increased by 199.4% year-on-year; the domestic output of marine aquatic products increased by 4.8% year-on-year... In the first half of the year, China's gross ocean product was 5.1 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. With the strong synergy formed by national macroeconomic policy support, the deepening application of digital and intelligent technologies, and the accelerated advancement of green transformation, the marine economy continues to burst forth with new momentum.
This is precisely:
The blue waves connect to the sky, meeting the rosy clouds,
Cultivating the sea and fishing prospers ten thousand families.
The most beautiful scenery is in the boundless distance,
Wind turbines stand gracefully, the sea's flowers.
Xu Zhiwen (徐之文)
Return to TopBy: 陈立民
Recently, many localities have organized Party member cadres to conduct experiential research on newly employed groups. Taking food delivery riders as an example, sweating due to late delivery penalties, feeling anxious about spilled food... these firsthand experiences are far more penetrating than the words in documents.
As the saying goes, "To know this matter perfectly, one must practice it personally," only by immersing oneself in the situation can one truly understand the truth. Many jobs, especially frontline practical work, may be difficult to touch upon real pain points without personally taking action. This is precisely the significance of "perspective-taking": allowing the perspective to focus on "the empathy of participants," making it easier to eliminate the "temperature difference" between institutional design and the public's lived experience. This is undoubtedly a vivid microcosm of the transformation of cadre work style. After conducting personal research, many local cadres have introduced some targeted measures to solve some practical problems.
However, beyond affirmation, there is also reflection. As the public's expectations for social governance continue to increase, the focus of attention on such research is also changing. If the research remains at the level of "immersive experience" or "individual demonstration," it is often difficult to meet the public's greater expectations. First, the "role reversal" of cadres for several weeks or months, although experiencing the hardships of different occupations, may be difficult to touch upon structural problems such as platform algorithm rules and career development ceilings. In fact, the value of research lies not in "what has been experienced," but in "what needs to be solved." Second, if the research stops at "being moved," it may lead to subsequent related measures being biased towards sentimentality and losing their impartiality. Therefore, experiential research should not only "go deep" but also "jump out." For example, after "penetrating research," some localities have not only introduced subsidy policies for food delivery riders, but also linked transportation departments to optimize delivery routes and promote platform reform of reward and punishment mechanisms. This is a reflection of moving from individual case observation to systematic governance.
In addition, we should also pay attention to a phenomenon. When experiential research is excessively concentrated on specific groups, it may invisibly obscure broader corners of reality. The loneliness of left-behind elderly, the safety risks of construction workers, the protection of rights and interests of truck drivers... the problems of different groups are all test questions for social governance. What is worth questioning is, how are the experiences of those groups that are difficult to "role-reverse" seen? How can we take solving individual problems as an opportunity to establish and improve relevant systems?
"Experience" is a good starting point, but not the end point. The value of experiential research lies in truly becoming a catalyst for improving people's livelihoods. In this sense, we need more systematic improvements that transcend "experience," so that every "personal action" can be transformed into a lasting driving force for promoting social governance, and write a more profound and powerful answer sheet for people's livelihoods.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Xinhua Daily (新华日报)*, original title: *Experiential Research, Expectations are More Outside of "Experience"*)
Return to TopBy: 梁 鸿
Water management is a long-term endeavor, requiring not only strengthening the power of "management" but also taking "protective" actions to inspire nationwide participation.
The comprehensive implementation of the River and Lake Chief System is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core. Shiquan (石泉) in Shaanxi (陕西) is located in the hinterland of the Qinling (秦岭) and Bashan (巴山) Mountains, with the Han River (汉江), the largest tributary of the Yangtze River (长江), flowing through it. It is an important water source conservation area for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and bears the important mission of ensuring that "a clear stream of water flows north perpetually." Since 2017, we have innovated our working model, promoting the long-term clarity of water through iterative upgrades of the River and Lake Chief System. The water quality of the Han River (汉江) at the exit section has consistently remained stable at or above the national Class II standard for many years, and our work experience has been selected as a typical case for the national implementation of the River and Lake Chief System.
Shiquan (石泉) has 456 rivers of all sizes. Many rivers and lakes mean heavy responsibilities. In the past, due to the complex types of river and lake problems, the departmental and fragmented management was not effective. In the specific work of managing illegal fishing and electrofishing, illegal mining and dumping, there was a lack of manpower. Law enforcement and supervision often relied solely on the water conservancy department, which was often overwhelmed. On one hand, there was "**九龙治水**" (jiǔ lóng zhì shuǐ - "nine dragons managing water," each department managing its own part, leading to inefficiency), and on the other hand, there was "**独木难支**" (dú mù nán zhī - "a single tree cannot support a tall building," one person or department cannot handle a difficult task alone). How can we unite the forces for river and lake management? Strengthening systematic thinking and making good use of the River and Lake Chief System is the key strategy.
"Nine dragons managing water" leads to each managing its own section; only "**握指成拳**" (wò zhǐ chéng quán - "clench fingers into a fist," unite forces to form a strong force) can form a joint force. To do a good job in river and lake management, ensuring that responsibility is assigned to individuals is a prerequisite. To strengthen the management and protection forces, we have established "three systems": organization, responsibility, and guarantee. In terms of organizational promotion, river chiefs are clearly defined at different levels and sections. No matter how large or small the river, there are dedicated river chiefs and river patrollers and other responsible personnel. In terms of responsibility implementation, responsibilities are implemented level by level, and the division of responsibilities, task lists, and evaluation methods for county, town, and village river chiefs are refined. In terms of system guarantee, financial funds and public welfare positions are allocated to ensure the normal operation of the work with financial and human resources. Determining "who will do it," clarifying "what to do," and solving "what to rely on," the River and Lake Chief System can be transformed from "having a name and responsibility" to "being capable and effective."
The focus of the River and Lake Chief's work is on overall coordination, and they must be good at "**弹钢琴**" (tán gāng qín - "playing the piano," to coordinate different aspects of a task). For phenomena such as illegal occupation, illegal mining, illegal stacking, and illegal construction, systematic management is needed to eradicate the root causes. Vertically, we adopt integrated supervision and law enforcement at the county, town, and village levels, as well as night-time law enforcement, to form a management and protection responsibility chain that runs from top to bottom. Horizontally, joint law enforcement by public security, water conservancy, environmental protection, and urban management departments helps to quickly collect evidence and dispose of it. In addition, from exploring the establishment of a "River Chief + Police Chief + Four Members" working mechanism and doing a good job in daily supervision, to improving the "River Chief + Police Chief + Procurator General + Court President" judicial connection mechanism and achieving seamless connection between administrative law enforcement and criminal justice, institutional innovation breaks down departmental barriers, unites management and protection forces, and forms a strong deterrent to illegal behavior. Facts have proved that the leader and the executor are indispensable, and focusing on key points and strengthening coordination are taken into account to implement the River and Lake Chief System in place.
Water management is a long-term endeavor, requiring not only strengthening the power of "management" but also taking "protective" actions to inspire nationwide participation. From deepening the "Three-Year Action to Create Happy Rivers and Lakes" to vigorously implementing projects such as rural toilet renovation and sewage treatment, multiple measures are taken to ensure that the masses are both beneficiaries and participants in environmental protection. In Xihe Town (喜河镇), the "Han River Clear Sound" volunteer service team cleans up garbage along the river by boat. When encountering steep riverbanks, they can only climb with their hands and feet, and often dig out stubborn garbage with their bare hands. Protecting the "green of the Han River (汉水)" with "volunteer red" has become a beautiful landscape in the local area. Opening up the "last mile" of river patrol and protection cannot rely solely on a few people's spot checks and inspections. Only with the leadership and call of the Party and government, the mobilization of caring people, and the widespread participation of the masses can the normalization and long-term effectiveness of water environment management be achieved.
Looking at the beautiful scenery of clear water, watching the tourists weaving along the riverbank. Yanshan Waterfall (雁山瀑布) in Xihe Town (喜河镇) has become a summer resort, and Houliu Water Township (后柳水乡) in Houliu Town (后柳镇) receives millions of tourists every year... Today's Shiquan (石泉) is forming a new pattern of beautiful rivers and lakes with "one river, one landscape, one lake, one scenic spot, and water scenery everywhere." Beautiful rivers and lakes nourish the fruitful results of the green industry, unlocking the secret to wealth in green mountains and clear waters. At present, the comprehensive implementation of the River and Lake Chief System is in its ninth year, but reform and innovation have no end. Continuously improving the system and mechanism will surely connect beautiful rivers and lakes with beautiful villages, stimulate economic momentum, and empower a better life.
(The author is the Secretary of the Shiquan County (石泉县) Party Committee in Shaanxi Province (陕西省).)
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When the shadowless lamp penetrates the silence of the night, when the stethoscope transmits the rhythm of life, when the microscope reveals the truth of germs, their struggles witness the benevolence and skill of doctors. They are the "Most Beautiful Doctors," supporting people's health with great love.
"I decided to stay and protect these people."
"This is not just a job, but a long-term commitment." She has been serving leprosy patients on Hainan Island for 30 years.
Xing Shaoyun (邢少云), head nurse of the Skin Rehabilitation Department of the Fifth People's Hospital of Hainan Province (海南省第五人民医院). In 1995, after graduating from health school, Xing Shaoyun was assigned to work at the largest leprosy hospital in Hainan Province. At that time, medical staff had to wear heavy protective clothing and keep a few meters away from patients. She recalled, "The first time I delivered medicine to patients, I saw them hiding behind the door, afraid to take the medicine, fearing that they would infect us. So, I decided to stay and protect these people."
Xing Shaoyun learned that after a period of drug treatment, leprosy is no longer contagious. Therefore, she broke the traditional leprosy nursing model, took the initiative to take off her isolation gown, and directly provided treatment, demonstrating through her actions that leprosy is preventable, controllable, and not scary, thereby promoting the transformation of the leprosy prevention and control model in Hainan Province.
During a rural clinic visit, she encountered an elderly patient with festering wounds all over his feet. Disregarding the ulcerated wounds, the old man insisted on going up the mountain to pick betel nuts. Based on years of experience, she judged that the old man's wound surface could heal after standardized debridement and dressing changes. Therefore, she applied to the hospital for special funding to allow the old man to receive free treatment. After more than a month of care, the old man's wound surface completely healed.
Since 2019, she has led a team to visit 13 leprosy villages in Hainan Province to carry out the "Leprosy Patients with Difficult-to-Heal Wound Rescue Action." Whenever she encounters leprosy patients with difficult-to-heal wounds, she suggests that they be transferred to a higher-level hospital for treatment, or rely on telemedicine to guide local medical staff to carry out standardized treatment, helping more leprosy patients fundamentally improve their quality of life.
She led the team to tirelessly study and repeatedly practice, summarizing a set of effective treatment methods for leprosy ulcers, which greatly improved the wound healing rate of leprosy patients and reduced the amputation rate of foot ulcers. In 2024, there will be no new leprosy patients in Hainan Province.
"I want to develop a pair of 'fiery eyes.'"
"I want to develop a pair of 'fiery eyes' to make parasites have nowhere to escape." She uses the microscope as a weapon and the laboratory as a battlefield, silently working in the field of parasite prevention and control for 25 years. Liu Zhihong (刘志宏), director of the Central Laboratory of the Blood Prevention Station in Yi'an District, Tongling City, Anhui Province (安徽省铜陵市义安区血防站). She is skilled in testing technology and provides timely testing basis for the clinical front line, helping many patients with parasitic diseases of unknown etiology to be diagnosed in a timely manner.
Epidemiological investigations of parasitic diseases are very difficult. Liu Zhihong often carries a microscope on her back and goes deep into remote rural mountainous areas to collect human and animal feces for testing at any time. Guanghui Village (光辉村), Laozhou Township (老洲乡), was once a high-incidence area of schistosomiasis in the Yangtze River Basin and a national schistosomiasis monitoring point. Since 2005, Liu Zhihong has been participating in the schistosomiasis monitoring work in Guanghui Village, often entering the village overnight to collect samples in autumn and winter, and then taking a small boat across the river to return that night.
A middle-aged woman in Laozhou Township once sought treatment from Liu Zhihong after being unsuccessfully treated for severe anemia in many hospitals. Considering that the patient was a vegetable farmer from a high-incidence area of parasitic diseases, she immediately tested the woman's feces and finally diagnosed her with hookworm disease, and the patient was effectively treated.
One summer, Liu Zhihong received a young boy with a high fever of unknown cause. She did a blood test for the child, and under the microscope, she saw that the eosinophil count was very high, and there was a history of contact with epidemic water, and she was diagnosed with clinical acute schistosomiasis. The little boy received timely treatment and recovered quickly.
In 2014, Liu Zhihong participated in the National Parasitic Disease Prevention and Control Technology Competition. On the day of the competition, there were massive parasitic specimens under the microscope. Contestants had to not only identify the species but also count the number. With her excellent microscopic examination ability, Liu Zhihong won the first place in the comprehensive assessment and skill assessment.
Nong Kang (农康), director of the Department of Toxicology and Nephrology at the Workers' Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Institute) (广西壮族自治区工人医院（广西壮族自治区职业病防治研究院）). In responding to poisoning incidents time and time again, he has pulled patients back from the brink of death.
In May 2021, a hospital in Baise City (百色市), Guangxi (广西), admitted several poisoned patients. After receiving the notification, Nong Kang immediately contacted the local hospital and finally diagnosed it as fluoroacetamide poisoning. In the early hours of the morning, he rushed to Baise and gave the patients a special antidote in time, and all the patients were out of danger the next day.
In June 2022, a collective poisoning incident occurred in a production enterprise in Guangxi. Five acutely poisoned patients were sent to the hospital for treatment in the middle of the night, four of whom were in critical condition. Nong Kang immediately organized medical staff to form a treatment team, quickly determined that it was arsine poisoning, and promptly carried out multidisciplinary team cooperation. After nearly a month of treatment, all patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital.
Nong Kang took the lead in establishing the Guangxi Pneumoconiosis and Poisoning Treatment Specialist Alliance, and went to grassroots hospitals every year to conduct free training lectures, ward rounds, and guidance, and taught medical staff poisoning treatment knowledge. Under his efforts, the "2-hour Poisoning Emergency Circle" centered on the Workers' Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is gradually taking shape.
"Must bring people, must leave technology."
The sound of the sea waves, the wailing of seagulls, day and night calling out the name of a hero - Zhang Junqiao (张军桥).
Zhang Junqiao was the captain of the 27th Chinese Medical Team to Tanzania, and the deputy chief physician of the Department of Anesthesiology of the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University (山东第二医科大学附属医院). In January 2024, he and 10 teammates went to Tanzania and were stationed at Muhimbili National Hospital (穆欣比利国立医院) to carry out a two-year aid mission.
Muhimbili National Hospital has long faced a shortage of anesthesiologists, which made Zhang Junqiao realize: "Must bring people, must leave technology." He imparted everything he knew, filling more than 10 technical gaps in the local area. In the hearts of local medical staff, Zhang Junqiao is not only proficient in his profession, but also kind-hearted and sincere. "He is a bridge connecting the knowledge, responsibility and feelings of doctors from the two countries," said the director of the anesthesiology department of the recipient hospital.
During a free clinic, the medical team found that a local 8-year-old child with congenital umbilical hernia was in serious condition, but the child's family could not afford the high medical expenses. After discussion, the medical team decided to donate to the child and bear all medical expenses. After the operation, at the request of the child's mother, Zhang Junqiao gave the child a Chinese name: Qilu (齐鲁).
On the afternoon of June 15 local time, on the beach in Dar es Salaam (达累斯萨拉姆市), a port city in Tanzania, a local person drowned. Zhang Junqiao rescued him at the risk of his own safety. Unfortunately, after the drowning person was rescued ashore, Zhang Junqiao drowned due to exhaustion and was swept into the deep sea by the turbulent waves, and his life was fixed at the age of 38.
The hand that had saved countless lives last lifted up the drowning person. "Based on my understanding of him, it wouldn't be him if he didn't jump down to save people. Saving others at the expense of oneself is his heroic nature!" said Lin Feng (林峰), Zhang Junqiao's teammate in Tanzania.
On June 20 local time, Muhimbili National Hospital held a farewell ceremony for Zhang Junqiao's remains. Among the crowd who came to see him off, some people spontaneously wore T-shirts printed with his photos, with the Chinese word "hero" written on their chests; an elderly local couple who came on crutches had tears in their eyes full of admiration for the Chinese hero...
Zhang Junqiao wrote in his last Moments post: "Serving the people has no borders. As a Chinese doctor who has come out, I am very proud of my country and my profession, and let my Tanzanian colleagues feel the strength of China and Chinese doctors."
Great love knows no bounds, crossing mountains and seas. The light of doctors will never be extinguished.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 20th. On August 20th, the symposium celebrating 80 years of Xu Guangyao's (徐光耀) literary creation, jointly hosted by the Chinese Writers Association (中国作家协会) and the Hebei Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department (河北省委宣传部), was held in Beijing (北京). Tie Ning (铁凝), Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairperson of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (中国文联), attended the meeting.
Xu Guangyao (徐光耀) is an outstanding literary soldier cultivated by the Party and the People's Army, a distinguished writer tempered by the flames of war, and a loyal practitioner of China's revolutionary literature and socialist literature. For 80 years, he has always adhered to the literary path closely connected with national liberation and the destiny of the people, recording history, praising heroes, and celebrating the people with the heart of a child, creating excellent works such as "Little Soldier Zhang Ga (小兵张嘎)," "Prairie Fire (平原烈火)," and "Last Night the West Wind Withered the Green Trees (昨夜西风凋碧树)," which are vivid portrayals of the growth of contemporary literature in war.
The experts attending the meeting believed that the vast number of writers should strengthen their ideals and beliefs, adhere to the people's stand, continue the red bloodline, and use literary creation to pass on the spirit of the War of Resistance and the revolutionary spirit, so as to gather strong spiritual strength for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. They should 坚定理想信念 (jiān dìng lǐ xiǎng xìn niàn - "firm ideals and beliefs," to have unwavering commitment to one's principles) and 坚守人民立场 (jiān shǒu rén mín lì chǎng - "adhere to the people's stand," to maintain a position that prioritizes the interests of the people).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Ningbo, August 20th (Reporter Tang Tao (唐弢)) On August 20th, the 2025 "China in Children's Voices" National Children's Singing Activity, jointly organized by the Central Office of the Spiritual Civilization Construction Steering Commission (中央精神文明建设办公室), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部), the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央), the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联), the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (中国文联), and the National Working Committee on Children and Adolescents (全国少工委), was held in Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang (浙江).
The centralized performance consisted of chapters such as "Children's Hearts Pursuing Light: Inheriting the Red Gene," "Children's Paintings of Mountains and Seas: Inheriting the Chinese Cultural Heritage," and "Children Building the Future: Inheriting the Spirit of Struggle." It presented a children's party with clear themes, rich content, and wonderful performances in the form of live singing and video exhibitions.
The centralized performance kicked off with a "cloud chorus" of children's choirs from various regions singing "I Sing from My Heart." Sixteen outstanding children's choir representatives recommended by various regions sang a series of excellent children's songs on the spot. "Torch" and "Ode to Youth China" were sung loudly, highlighting the main theme of loving the Party and the country. "Going Up Chunshan Mountain" and "The Most Beautiful Flower on Tianshan Mountain" depicted a magnificent Chinese landscape. Classic melodies such as "Red Star Song," "Nanniwan (南泥湾)," and "We Are the Successors of Communism" awakened the childhood memories of a generation. Excellent original children's songs created and launched since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, such as "To Youth" and "We Are All Dream Chasers," demonstrated the happy lives of children in the new era. The performance event concluded with a chorus of the song "China in Children's Voices" by all the teams. The entire event fully demonstrated the contemporary children's spirit of loving the Party and the country, being diligent and eager to learn, and developing in an all-round way.
It is reported that since April this year, the "China in Children's Voices" National Children's Singing Activity, jointly organized by the Central Office of the Spiritual Civilization Construction Steering Commission (中央精神文明建设办公室) and other seven departments, has been vigorously carried out across the country, attracting 116,000 choir teams and 25.222 million children. The activity has given full play to the unique role of aesthetic education in fostering virtue through education, organizing children to sing excellent songs praising the Party, the motherland, the Chinese nation, and their hometowns, singing the main theme of the era of loving the Party, the country, and socialism, and inspiring and guiding children to consciously cultivate and practice socialist core values, and strive to be builders and successors of socialism with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 白光迪
Walking into Baita West Road in Gusu District (姑苏区), Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, the 100-meter-long "Lotus Market" along the roadside is bustling with activity. The fragrance of lotus flowers permeates the streets and alleys, and the stalls are filled with lotus flowers, lotus pods, and water chestnuts freshly picked from the fields. Citizens and tourists either carefully select their purchases or stop to admire the scene, capturing the beautiful scenery of the Jiangnan (江南) water towns with a casual snapshot.
In the market, many stallholders are local farmers. Every morning, Shen Qiuyun (沈秋云), who is over seventy years old, carries the lotus flowers she grows herself to sell; stallholder Zhang Xiaolan (张小兰) calls herself "Flower Boss" and greets customers with a smile in front of her stall... Ordinary farmers set up small stalls here, selling seasonal flowers and agricultural products, gradually forming the well-known "Lotus Market."
This is also the result of a shift in urban governance concepts over the years. The Suzhou (苏州) City Management Department has established temporary sales points for seasonal fruits, melons, and flowers, providing farmers with legal and stable business space. Gusu District (姑苏区) has launched guidance points for the self-production and self-sale of agricultural products, expanding the permitted business scope to include loquats, peaches, lotus flowers, and other local agricultural products.
In the past two years, to facilitate farmers' access to the city, the Suzhou (苏州) Public Transport Group has also opened the "Lotus Flower Assistance Line"; to increase sales, the Gusu District (姑苏区) Culture and Tourism Department has invited floral art teachers to provide on-site guidance to farmers on flower folding and flower arrangement. Bouquets have transformed from simple handfuls into delicate and unique hand-held bouquets, improving farmers' business and adding a cultural touch to the market.
Return to TopAccording to a report from the Huai River Conservancy Commission (淮河水利委员会) of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) on August 20th in Beijing (北京) (reported by Wang Hao (王浩)): The river and lake ecological environment of the Huai River Basin (淮河流域) continues to improve, and the construction of happy rivers and lakes has achieved remarkable results. In recent years, more than 1,800 happy rivers and lakes have been built. More than 260 square kilometers have been returned to lakes from weirs in important lakes such as Hongze Lake (洪泽湖), Luoma Lake (骆马湖), and Gaoyou Lake (高邮湖). The compliance rate of ecological flow targets in the main control sections of 17 key rivers and lakes in the basin has remained above 90%. More than 120,000 outstanding problems of encroachment and damage to rivers and lakes have been resolved.
The Huai River Conservancy Commission (淮河水利委员会) has accelerated the improvement of the river protection and management mechanism, further strengthened basin governance and management, established and improved the provincial river and lake chief system cooperation mechanism in the Huai River Basin (淮河流域), promoted the water resources dispatch consultation mechanism for the Huai River (淮河) water system, the first phase of the South-to-North Water Diversion East Route Project (南水北调东线一期工程), and the water diversion project from the Yangtze River to the Huai River (引江济淮工程), and promoted the continuous consolidation of the river and lake protection and management pattern that combines basin management with regional management, and unified management with hierarchical management. At the same time, it has clarified the current situation of 1.71 million water intake projects in the basin, realized online monitoring of water intake for 20,000 large-scale water users, and promoted the continuous improvement of the level of water resource conservation and intensive utilization.
The Huai River Conservancy Commission (淮河水利委员会) has vigorously promoted the integration of water projects and water culture, continued to promote the survey of water culture heritage in the Huai River Basin (淮河流域), sorted out more than 140 provincial-level and above water conservancy heritages, protected, inherited, and promoted the Huai River (淮河) water culture, and empowered the high-quality development of Huai River (淮河) protection and management with culture.
Return to TopAccording to a report from our Nanning (南宁) office on August 20th (Reporter Zhang Yunhe (张云河)), the Guangxi (广西) Natural Resources Department and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department recently jointly issued the "Farmland Protection Collaborative Linkage Mechanism Notice." By establishing regular consultation, information sharing, dedicated personnel management, and joint construction and co-management, a normalized collaborative linkage mechanism will break down departmental barriers and jointly implement the strictest farmland protection system.
It is reported that, in terms of deliberation content, the two departments will further strengthen information sharing on the latest policy documents of the state and the autonomous region regarding farmland protection, farmland construction, and agricultural development. They will regularly analyze the new situation and new requirements faced by farmland protection in the autonomous region, establish a data sharing and linkage monitoring mechanism, regularly report typical problems such as illegal occupation of permanent basic farmland for the development of forestry and fruit industries, and jointly carry out joint evaluation of relevant assessment indicators of the responsibility system for farmland protection and food security of the municipal Party committees and governments of prefecture-level cities. The mechanism also makes clear provisions for work processes such as topic collection, meeting organization, meeting procedures, and collaborative promotion.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周 欢摄影报道
"Your rice seedlings are shorter than the weeds!" Zhang Jian (张剑) still remembers the villagers teasing him when he returned to his village to farm for the first time.
Zhang Jian (张剑) is from Haotian Village (濠田村), Tanbu Town (潭埠镇), Wanzai County (万载县), Jiangxi Province (江西省). He is 26 years old this year and has had a deep-seated rural sentiment since he was a child. In early 2019, after hearing that his father was not in good health, he, who had been working outside for half a year, chose to return to his village and take over the hundreds of acres of farmland his family had contracted.
The villagers paid special attention to this young man because his farming methods were very special. During the weeding season, he did not hire workers to help like his father did, but instead bought a plant protection drone, which flew over more than 200 acres of land in one day. Although the weeding effect was not ideal in the end because the amount of pesticide was not enough, the efficiency of plant protection was visible. "This strengthened my determination to farm mechanically," Zhang Jian (张剑) said.
Seeing Zhang Jian (张剑) working enthusiastically, his older brother Zhang Peng (张鹏), who was two years older, also returned to the village the following year. With the support of the local Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau's (农业农村局) special subsidy policy and his family, the two brothers purchased rice transplanters, tractors, loaders, harvesters, dryers, etc., and almost all the mechanized equipment for the entire process of rice planting, management, and harvesting was ready.
In the spring of 2021, the two brothers drove rice transplanters and transplanted more than 1,000 acres in less than 10 days. For machine transplanting, there should be less water in the field. The seedlings were exposed to the sun for a few days and became wilted. The villagers curled their lips when they saw it: "Can seedlings that grow like this still survive?"
This time, Zhang Jian (张剑) was much calmer. "Wilted seedlings are temporary. Machine-transplanted seedlings have reasonable density, good ventilation and light conditions, grow faster later, and have fewer diseases and insect pests." He had heard the teacher talk about the benefits of machine transplanting when he participated in training outside. As expected, a month later, the seedlings turned green and lush, and the villagers also changed their views on the new practices of these post-95s brothers.
The two brothers cooperated and divided the work. Zhang Jian (张剑) was in charge of transplanting, aerial spraying, and drying, while Zhang Peng (张鹏) was in charge of plowing, transportation, and harvesting. During the busy farming season, they hired a few temporary workers and were doing a thriving business.
In 2022, the two brothers contracted another 500 acres of land and were a little too busy. After discussing it, they moved the "person-area division" management model they had learned from other places over – they hired 5 full-time "field managers" in the village, each responsible for the entire growth cycle management of rice in specific plots. "We manage water, growth, diseases and insect pests, and also learned to use agricultural machinery for transplanting and harvesting." "Field manager" Xie Congchun (谢从春) said that the monthly salary is 5,000 yuan, there are bonuses for increased production, and they have also learned so many kinds of farming "new tricks"!
Finding the right method reduces costs and increases efficiency. In the second half of 2024, after harvesting the late rice, the two brothers calculated the accounts: more than 2,100 acres of land, with an average yield of more than 2,500 jin per mu in both seasons, an average labor cost of more than 60 yuan per mu, and a machinery cost of more than 50 yuan, which was much lower than the labor cost of 300 to 400 yuan per mu when his father was farming.
Driven by the two brothers, 8 surrounding villages and 5 cooperatives have realized mechanized operation of the entire rice planting process. In 2023, the two brothers launched a mechanized托管 service, and many villagers handed over their farmland to them to manage. "I don't have to worry about the affairs in the field, and I can go out to work in my spare time," said Jiang Zongyou (江宗友), a villager in Tianyang Village (天扬村).
The two brothers are still exploring. They are trying rice-shrimp co-culture in 150 acres of rice fields and are engaged in ecological agriculture. "Lobsters eat insects and grass, the rice is of good quality, and the shrimp can also be sold for money, which can earn an extra four to five hundred yuan per mu," Zhang Peng (张鹏) said.
In October 2023, Zhang Jian (张剑) became one of the two "goose" project trainees in Wanzai County (万载县) to cultivate leaders in rural industrial revitalization. He went to China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) to study for more than a month, followed by online study for a year, and successfully graduated last October. "After learning new agricultural science and technology knowledge, we have come up with many new ideas." Zhang Jian (张剑) said that the two brothers plan to grow green and organic rice, do intensive processing, and create an agricultural brand, "The countryside has a great future!"
Return to TopThis newspaper Taiyuan (太原) August 20th (Reporter Zheng Yangyang (郑洋洋)) The reporter learned from the Shanxi Provincial Health Commission (山西省卫生健康委): Shanxi (山西) is accelerating the construction of a medical digital imaging cloud platform. Currently, 276 qualified secondary and above public medical institutions have been connected to the platform. This marks the realization of cross-hospital image interoperability and sharing within the province of Shanxi (山西), allowing patients to view their own image data at any time.
According to reports, the platform has broken down information barriers between medical institutions. Image examination results are interoperable and shared between medical institutions, which can reduce unnecessary duplicate examinations and medical insurance expenditures. As an important part of residents' electronic health records, the platform will have a unified entry point with electronic health cards, empowering the application of electronic health cards. A patient-side mini-program has also been launched. Next, the platform will gradually extend to qualified primary-level medical institutions and private medical institutions.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 丹
Chang Shana (常沙娜), born in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) in 1931, once taught at Tsinghua University (清华大学) and the Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院). Later, she served as the president of the Central Academy of Arts & Design (中央工艺美术学院) (now the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University (清华大学美术学院)). She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Artist title by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (中国文联) and is currently the honorary president of the China Arts and Crafts Society (中国工艺美术学会). She systematically organized and researched Dunhuang patterns, participated in the pattern design of the exterior facade and banquet hall architectural decoration of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂), and the architectural decoration design and mural creation of national key projects such as the National Culture Palace (民族文化宫), the Capital Theatre (首都剧场), and the Beijing Capital International Airport (首都国际机场). She presided over the design of the sculpture "Forever Blooming Bauhinia" (《永远盛开的紫荆花》) presented by the Central People's Government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and served as the chief consultant to guide the design work of the exterior facade decoration project of the Museum of the History of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党历史展览馆).
In a quiet building in Shunyi District (顺义区), Beijing (北京), sunlight slants through the windows, casting light and shadows on the wooden dining table. Chang Shana (常沙娜) sits at the table. When she sees the reporter holding flowers, her eyes suddenly light up, "You're here."
She slowly gets up, insisting on arranging them herself. Her hands, marked with the traces of time, carefully pick out sunflowers and roses in full bloom, trim away excess leaves, and adjust them to the same height. The movements are slow but steady. Her family takes the flower branches and inserts them into the vase according to the direction indicated by her eyes.
Her love for flowers has long been integrated into Chang Shana's (常沙娜) life, just like her dedication to Dunhuang art, which has never diminished.
At the age of 12, she followed her father, Chang Shuhong (常书鸿), to Dunhuang (敦煌), a place of endless yellow sand. The exquisite murals in the Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) accompanied her during her teenage years and became the career she would dedicate her life to protecting.
First Encounter with Dunhuang
"My name is Shana (沙娜), the 'sha' (沙) of desert (沙漠). Many people think it's because of Dunhuang (敦煌). In fact, when I was born, Dunhuang (敦煌) was so far away."
There is a river in Lyon (里昂), France (法国), called the Saône (索恩河). In 1931, Chang Shuhong (常书鸿), who was studying oil painting at the Lyon National School of Fine Arts (里昂国立美术专科学校), decided to name his newborn daughter "Shana (沙娜)" after the French homophone of the Saône River (索恩河).
One day in the autumn of 1935, at a used bookstore stall on the banks of the Seine (塞纳河畔), Chang Shuhong (常书鸿) inadvertently came across a set of six volumes of "Dunhuang Grottoes Illustrated" (《敦煌石窟图录》), which included more than 300 photographs of murals and sculptures taken by the French sinologist Paul Pelliot (伯希和) at the Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) in Dunhuang (敦煌), China (中国). These photos shocked him, "That was something I felt unfamiliar with." Chang Shuhong (常书鸿) was determined to return to China (中国) to visit Dunhuang (敦煌).
In 1936, Chang Shuhong (常书鸿) returned to China (中国). The following year, Chang Shana (常沙娜) followed her mother aboard a ship back to China (中国). The reunited family was forced to flee in the gunfire of the Lugou Bridge Incident (卢沟桥).
"In the late autumn of 1943, we moved from Chongqing (重庆) to Dunhuang (敦煌)." This experience left Chang Shana (常沙娜) with an unforgettable impression: her father's excited words, the frozen people on the ox cart, the dark house, and the Daquan River (大泉河) in front of the Thousand Buddha Caves (千佛洞), which had already frozen into a white expanse.
The sky was high, the land was vast, the yellow sand filled the eyes, and the desolation was endless. The new life in Dunhuang (敦煌) began like this.
The first meal consisted of only a bowl of coarse salt, a bowl of vinegar, and a bowl of boiled noodles – later, she learned that vinegar was a must-eat in Dunhuang (敦煌) because the local water was very alkaline.
Although the material life was difficult, Chang Shana (常沙娜) became fascinated as soon as she entered the Thousand Buddha Caves (千佛洞), "The sunlight shone into the cave entrance, and there were so many murals and painted sculptures that I had never seen before, overwhelming and colorful..."
In the desolate desert, Chang Shana (常沙娜) cultivated "the first stage of her artistic life without academic qualifications." Under her father's strict requirements, she got up early every day to practice calligraphy, learn French, and then, like a research institute staff member, climbed the centipede ladder to the caves to copy murals, and draw sketches in the evening.
At the age of adolescence, Chang Shana (常沙娜) was very fascinated by copying murals, "I didn't need adults to urge me. I would follow whoever went to the cave, watch how they painted, and I would learn." As the sun set, the light in the cave became dimmer and dimmer, and she often felt unsatisfied and reluctant to stop writing.
In 1948, Chang Shana (常沙娜) went to the United States (美国) to study, and the courses included sketching, art history, perspective, and color. "I didn't feel it was difficult, especially the painting major courses." Chang Shana (常沙娜) recalled that she added Dunhuang (敦煌) elements to her designs, Bodhisattvas, flying apsaras, lotuses, auspicious clouds... She missed Dunhuang (敦煌), and these elements came to her pen, the lines came alive, and the pictures came alive.
And those lines and pictures that gained life have accompanied her to this day. "Shana (沙娜), don't forget that you are a 'Dunhuang person'." She remembered her father's words for the rest of her life.
Inheriting Dunhuang
Walking into Chang Shana's (常沙娜) home, the first thing that catches the eye is a dark brown plate placed in the entrance hall: white doves, matched with scroll patterns, inlaid with gold edges – both modern in style and with Dunhuang (敦煌) connotations.
This is the cloisonné enamel Peace Dove Plate (景泰蓝和平鸽大盘) (replica), known as "the first national gift of New China (新中国)." In the 1950s, under the guidance of her mentor Lin Huiyin (林徽因), Chang Shana (常沙娜) designed commemorative gifts for the Asian and Pacific Regional Peace Conference. She remembered, "Mr. Lin (林先生) said that the image of the dove could be used on the caisson ceiling. If you use a peace dove, it must have national elements and be different from the Western peace dove."
Applying Dunhuang (敦煌) elements to life and modern craftsmanship opened up a unique artistic design path for Chang Shana (常沙娜).
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the founding of New China (新中国), Chang Shana (常沙娜) received the task of designing the ceiling decoration for the banquet hall of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂).
Inspired by the Dunhuang (敦煌) caisson ceiling pattern, Chang Shana (常沙娜) designed a Tang-style (唐风) circular relief flower in the center of the ceiling. "It's not enough to just design the petals, you have to combine the vents and lighting inside." Engineer Zhang Bo (张镈) woke her up. After overnight revisions, the final design unified the Tang Dynasty (唐代) floral patterns with the functional requirements of ventilation and lighting and the combination of different materials, and then organized them with rich patterns in the Dunhuang (敦煌) style.
"This was by no means completed by me alone, but the crystallization of everyone's efforts." Later, in the book "Yellow Sand and Blue Sky" (《黄沙与蓝天》), Chang Shana (常沙娜) frankly said that Zhang Bo's (张镈) guidance was very important.
Studying with Liang Sicheng (梁思成) and Lin Huiyin (林徽因), serving as an assistant teacher in the Department of Architecture and Art of Tsinghua University (清华大学营建系工艺美术教研组), transferring to the Central Academy of Arts & Design (中央工艺美术学院) until becoming the president... Looking back on the past, Premier Zhou Enlai's (周恩来) proposal at that time that the design style should "make the ancient serve the present and the foreign serve China" (古为今用，洋为中用), and adhere to the concept of "national, scientific, and popular" (民族的、科学的、大众的) has become Chang Shana's (常沙娜) lifelong artistic adherence. She also brought Dunhuang (敦煌) elements into urban landmark buildings such as the Beijing Exhibition Center (北京展览馆), the Capital Theatre (首都剧场), and the National Culture Palace (民族文化宫).
In early 1997, the commemorative sculpture "Forever Blooming Bauhinia" (《永远盛开的紫荆花》) designed by Chang Shana (常沙娜) was submitted anonymously and was selected from many proposals, eventually becoming a gift from the Central People's Government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
How was the design inspiration obtained? Chang Shana (常沙娜) and her team walked around the streets of Hong Kong (香港), and bauhinia trees came into view, "Bauhinia flowers are everywhere, I was really excited. The bauhinia flower is the district flower of Hong Kong (香港), isn't the emblem of Hong Kong (香港) also a bauhinia flower in full bloom?" The prototype of the sculpture plan was thus produced.
On July 1 of the same year, the Pearl of the Orient (东方之珠) was the focus of world attention. "Forever Blooming Bauhinia" (《永远盛开的紫荆花》) "bloomed" in Hong Kong (香港), witnessing the historical moment of Hong Kong's (香港) return.
Dunhuang in Bloom
In 1944, the National Dunhuang Art Research Institute (国立敦煌艺术研究所) was established, and then Chang Shana (常沙娜) began to copy Dunhuang (敦煌) murals. In 2014, the "Dunhuang in Bloom – Chang Shana Art Research and Application Exhibition" was launched and has toured dozens of cities to date and is still ongoing.
In 2024, the "Dunhuang in Bloom – Chang Shana's Eighty Years of Art and Design Exhibition" was held at the China Arts and Crafts Museum (中国工艺美术馆)... From Dunhuang (敦煌) copying, flower sketching to the new application of the "Ten Great Buildings" (十大建筑) in the capital, the exhibition featured more than 30 works copied by Chang Shana (常沙娜) when she studied at the Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟), 35 flower creations, as well as 60 years of teaching and research content, as well as correspondence with her parents and architectural manuscripts drawn in the early days of the founding of New China (新中国).
Artistic life is endless.
Her son, Cui Donghui (崔冬晖), said that his mother is getting older and her life has slowed down. She gets up early every day, but no longer rushes around, just sits in a chair, reads, listens to the news, and dozes off. When she is in the mood, she still wants to paint, painting some patterns of grotto restoration, which are patterns engraved in her mind.
Such artistic notes have achieved the amazing "Nian Jin" (《年锦》) on the Spring Festival Gala (春晚) stage in 2024. The program selected the basic composition extracted from the Dunhuang (敦煌) caisson ceiling, and selected auspicious patterns such as Han Dynasty (汉代) cloud patterns, Tang Dynasty (唐代) auspicious lion patterns, and Song Dynasty (宋代) plant flower patterns, which not only retained the modeling norms of traditional patterns, but also made them more in line with contemporary aesthetic tastes.
"I have been dealing with patterns all my life, but it is the first time to design patterns for the Spring Festival Gala (春晚)." She wrote three keywords "lively," "active," and "change" on the creation manuscript of "Nian Jin" (《年锦》), expressing the concept that "China's (中华) excellent traditional culture will never be outdated."
On July 30, 2025, long queues formed outside the China Pavilion at the Japan (日本) Osaka World Expo (大阪世博会), among which the large-scale multimedia dynamic image "Harmony between Man and Nature" (《天人合一》) with the theme of "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" attracted attention: through advanced animation technology, Dunhuang (敦煌) precious flower patterns, lotus flowers, dragons and phoenixes and other elements are intertwined with the changes of the solar terms.
"The display patterns of "Harmony between Man and Nature" (《天人合一》) are all taken from the Dunhuang (敦煌) patterns I copied. Dunhuang (敦煌) is China's (中国) art treasure house with profound cultural connotations." This work created by Chang Shana (常沙娜) perfectly integrates her lifelong research results on Dunhuang (敦煌) murals and pattern designs with China's (中国) traditional twenty-four solar terms.
Life in the world is only a few decades in a flash. Some people pursue all kinds of colorful things, and some people adhere to one thing for a lifetime. Although she only spent a few years in Dunhuang (敦煌), the place she misses most in her life is Dunhuang (敦煌). She often said, "I am willing to guard Dunhuang (敦煌) art for the rest of my life." She has done four things in her life: Dunhuang (敦煌) art, flower sketching, decorative art design, and art design education.
On March 26, 2025, at the Beijing Yachang Art Center (北京雅昌艺术中心), when the cake with "Happy Birthday" written on it was slowly pushed to the front, Chang Shana's (常沙娜) face was full of smiles. War, study, illness... all kinds of experiences have converged into strands of white hair under the spotlight, like a "Dunhuang Flower (敦煌之花)", decorating the national art garden, breathing its own fragrance.
At the scene, Chang Shana (常沙娜) said affectionately that she often felt that life is like a mural. It is full of dreams when drafting, it is full of hardships when coloring, and finally it fades, but what is left is sincerity and love. If there is a next life, she is still willing to be a grain of sand in Dunhuang (敦煌), falling in front of the cave with the wind, waiting for the next person to pick up the paintbrush.
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"I have a spirit of sacrifice that cannot be abandoned." This line of poetry, written in 1936 by Wang Chongshi (王崇实), a Communist Party member who was 21 years old at the time, is also a shining portrayal of his short life.
Wang Chongshi (王崇实) was born in 1915 in Menzhuangzi, Jixian County (蓟县门庄子) (today Menzhuangzi Village (门庄子村), Guanzhuang Town (官庄镇), Jizhou District (蓟州区), Tianjin (天津)) into a scholarly family. His father, Wang Xiudong (王秀冬), taught in the village without pay and was a patriotic person deeply influenced by the new ideas of the May Fourth Movement, advocating education to save the country. Under his influence, the young Wang Chongshi (王崇实) gradually grew into a revolutionary youth who was concerned about the country and the people and had progressive ideas.
Wang Xinzeng (王新增), Wang Chongshi's (王崇实) nephew, recalled that Wang Chongshi (王崇实) especially liked literature and loved to read revolutionary books and periodicals. He began writing fairy tales when he was just over 10 years old, and later tried to write novels and poems. His "Storm in the Wheat Field" used prose to describe the story of poor children picking up wheat ears and fighting with the landlord's son, which came from his personal experience of organizing poor children to pick up wheat ears.
In 1931, after the September 18th Incident, Wang Chongshi (王崇实), who was studying at the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University (北平师大附中), and his classmates participated in the Anti-Imperialist League. He actively organized students to participate in the anti-Japanese activities, and was therefore expelled from the school. Returning to his hometown, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) did not stop participating in revolutionary activities. To avoid being arrested by the local reactionary regime, he moved to a middle school in Zhaogezhuang Coal Mine (赵各庄煤矿), Tangshan (唐山), Hebei (河北), where he studied and carried out revolutionary work at the same time. He joined the Communist Party of China at the age of 18.
Soon after, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) was expelled from the school again, and the Party organization assigned him to work in the workers' movement in Linxi (林西) and Guye (古冶). Without a source of income, he made a living by picking up coal kernels and working as a handyman. During this period, he organized workers to hold strikes against the Japanese invaders many times, and the scope of activities gradually expanded.
In 1936, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) returned to his hometown of Jixian County (蓟县) and engaged in underground revolutionary activities in Bieshan Town (别山镇) and Zhuhuashan Village (朱华山村) under the cover of teaching, and often compiled his own teaching materials to enlighten and educate children.
After the outbreak of the full-scale War of Resistance Against Japan, the Jixian County (蓟县) Party Committee organized a large-scale mass anti-Japanese national salvation movement. Wang Chongshi (王崇实) carried out work in Jixian County (蓟县) from east to west and then south, and his footprints almost covered the urban and rural areas of Jixian County (蓟县), establishing Party organizations in many places. Because of his strong ability to move around and his proactive work, he gradually grew into a backbone member of the Party in western Hebei (河北) at that time.
In April 1938, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) participated in the armed uprising preparatory meeting held by the Jixian County (蓟县) Party Committee. At the age of 23, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) was appointed Secretary of the Jixian County (蓟县) Party Committee by the Hebei Provincial Committee (河北省委) of the Communist Party of China.
After the start of the Jidong (冀东) Anti-Japanese Armed Uprising, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) and several key members formed the Fifth Detachment of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army and served as its political director. At the end of July, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) led the uprising troops to cooperate with the Fourth Column of the Eighth Route Army (八路军第四纵队) and other anti-Japanese allied forces to capture the county seat of Jixian County (蓟县县城). During the battle, he always charged ahead.
On August 16, 1938, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) led the uprising troops to cooperate with the Hong Lingge (洪麟阁) unit of the Jidong (冀东) Anti-Japanese Allied Army to capture Yutian County (玉田县城). On the way back to Ji (蓟), he encountered Japanese troops in Bieshan Town (别山镇), and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle. During the breakout, in order to seize the high ground, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) took the lead, charged bravely, and attracted enemy fire. The surrounded troops successfully broke through, but Wang Chongshi (王崇实) was unfortunately shot and killed in the battle.
In August 2015, Wang Chongshi (王崇实) was included in the second batch of 600 famous anti-Japanese martyrs and heroic groups announced by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部).
Today, the tombstone of martyr Wang Chongshi (王崇实) stands among the green pines and cypresses in the Tianjin Panshan Martyrs Cemetery (天津盘山烈士陵园). The yellowed photos and revolutionary relics are quietly displayed in the exhibition hall. Every Tomb-Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival), teenagers from all over the country come here to pay their respects.
"Martyr Wang Chongshi (王崇实) practiced his red faith in his short 23-year life and interpreted the phrase 'to give up one's life for ideals'," said Liu Yaqian (刘雅倩), a commentator at the Tianjin Panshan Martyrs Cemetery (天津盘山烈士陵园). "I hope that through my explanation, the national sentiments of martyr Wang Chongshi (王崇实) can bring more spiritual nourishment to the growth of children."
(According to Xinhua News Agency Tianjin (新华社天津) August 12th)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on August 20th (Reporter Zhou Feiya (周飞亚)) The symposium on the release of major research achievements in the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the history of World War II, hosted by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences and the Scientific Research Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), was held in Beijing (北京) on August 20th. Approximately 100 well-known experts and scholars from the national research fields of the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the history of World War II gathered together to conduct academic exchanges and discussions.
The eight major research achievements released at the meeting are representative achievements of collaborative and dedicated research by China's academic circles of the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the history of World War II in recent years. The eight-volume "History of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" panoramically depicts the historical overview of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. "A Newly Compiled History of the Second World War" focuses on promoting a correct view of the history of World War II, demonstrating the significant position and great contribution of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the world's anti-fascist war. Works such as "From the Yan'an Rectification Movement to the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China" and "A History of the Cultural Resistance of the Communist Party of China (1931-1945)" adhere to the materialist historical view and the correct view of party history, powerfully interpreting the role of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) as the 中流砥柱 (zhōng liú dǐ zhù - "mid-stream pillar," a mainstay; a key figure) in the national war of resistance. The Document Data Platform of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and Modern Sino-Japanese Relations, "Compilation of Archival Materials of Modern Japanese Investigations in China," "Collection of Archival Documents of the Lytton Commission," and "Ironclad Evidence" comprehensively collect archival materials of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which have important historical value.
Return to TopThe Jilin Daily, Changchun, August 20th (Reporters Wang Zhiqiu (汪志球) and Zheng Zhiwen (郑智文)) On August 19th, the Jilin Province Modern History Exhibition, themed "Remember History, Create the Future," officially opened in Changchun (长春), Jilin Province (吉林省). The exhibition was jointly hosted by the Jilin Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department (吉林省委宣传部), the Jilin Provincial Party History Research Office (吉林省委党史研究室), the Jilin Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (吉林省文化和旅游厅), and the Changchun Municipal Government (长春市政府), and undertaken by the Jilin Provincial Museum (吉林省博物院). The exhibition panoramically narrates the historical features of the Jilin area for more than 300 years from the Qing Dynasty to the founding of New China, filling the gap in Jilin Province's lack of special exhibitions on modern history for many years.
"We systematically present the modern history of Jilin through nine exhibition areas and 28 units, supplemented by more than 1,200 historical pictures, more than 70 data charts, and more than 1,000 pieces (sets) of physical objects, focusing on reproducing the 14-year bloody battle history of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army (东北抗联), and telling the story of Jilin's contributions to the development of China's automobile industry, film industry, aviation industry, and other fields," said Song Wei (宋薇), Director of the Jilin Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics (吉林省文物局). It is introduced that more than 1,000 pieces (sets) of physical exhibits are displayed in this exhibition, of which more than 500 pieces (sets) are unveiled for the first time, and most of the precious cultural relics come from the collection of the Jilin Provincial Museum (吉林省博物院).
On the first day of the opening, people from all walks of life in Jilin Province (吉林省) came to visit the exhibition to gain an in-depth understanding of the history, revolution, and heroic stories in the area between the Changbai Mountains and the Songhua River (白山松水).
Return to TopThis newspaper Hefei (合肥), August 20th (Reporter Li Junjie (李俊杰)) - Recently, the General Office of the Anhui Provincial Government (安徽省政府办公厅) issued the "Implementation Opinions on Comprehensively Improving the Quality and Efficiency of the 'One Comprehensive Inspection' Reform," clarifying that the "One Comprehensive Inspection" system will be fully implemented by the end of 2025; by the end of 2026, the integration rate of administrative inspection items, the implementation rate of planned joint inspections, and the satisfaction of business entities in the province will reach 70%, 80%, and 90% respectively; and by the end of 2027, a mature and complete "One Comprehensive Inspection" system will be formed.
The Implementation Opinions construct a scientific, standardized, and efficient administrative inspection system from the three dimensions of "who can inspect," "what to inspect," and "how to inspect," effectively **立规矩** (lì guī ju - "establish rules," to set rules and regulations) for administrative inspections involving enterprises.
Regarding "who can inspect," a list-based management and dynamic adjustment approach is adopted to legally publicize the qualifications of joint inspection entities, the basis for inspection, the scope of implementation, and other content to the public, achieving "no inspection outside the list."
Regarding "what to inspect," a comprehensive review of administrative inspection items involving enterprises is conducted, using regulatory objects as the connection point, and following the principle of "**能合尽合、应减尽减**" (néng hé jǐn hé, yīng jiǎn jǐn jiǎn - "combine as much as possible, reduce as much as possible," to consolidate and reduce items as much as possible), joint inspection items are determined in a coordinated manner, inspection plans within and between departments and levels are integrated and merged, and inspection standards with vague boundaries and large execution flexibility are negotiated and improved to ensure that multiple matters are inspected in one visit and completed in one go.
Regarding "how to inspect," supported by the digital transformation of administrative law enforcement supervision, following the model of "one department leading, multiple departments cooperating," the practice of scanning codes to enter enterprises is fully promoted, no-touch inspections are actively promoted, as well as measures such as "one form for multiple departments to inspect" and "entrusted inspection for simple matters," strictly controlling the frequency, time, and number of people entering enterprises for inspection, and minimizing the burden on business entities to prepare for inspections.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Lanzhou (兰州) report, August 20th (Reporter Yin Yan (银燕)) On August 20th, the 2025 Lanzhou Book Fair, themed "City of Readers, Fragrant Lanzhou (兰州)," was held. This book fair is guided by the Propaganda Department of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共甘肃省委宣传部), and hosted by Readers Publishing Group (读者出版集团) and the Propaganda Department of the Lanzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共兰州市委宣传部). The scale of this book fair has nearly doubled compared to last year, exhibiting more than 20,000 types of books, totaling 300,000 volumes, bringing together the latest products from more than 300 mainstream publishers nationwide, and featuring special exhibition areas such as thematic publications. More than 8,000 kinds of cultural and creative products are also exhibited on-site, covering a number of well-known cultural brands.
This book fair features a number of special thematic exhibitions, including the National Illustration Biennial Exhibition, the "Reader" Illustration Art Exhibition, the "Tianxia Guiyi (天下归一)" Qin Seal Exhibition, and the world classic fairy tale masterpiece "The Little Prince" and his Secret Garden theme exhibition, integrating art, history and cultural IP to enhance the professionalism and innovation of the book fair.
This book fair will last until August 24, hosting nearly a hundred cultural activities, inviting well-known writers and cultural scholars to interact with readers. Xinhua Bookstore (新华书店) branches throughout Gansu Province will be linked with the main venue, and book purchases can enjoy discounts from 30% to 60% off.
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From August 7th to 17th, 2025, the 12th World Games will be held in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), bringing together nearly 4,000 athletes from 116 countries and regions. They will strive and pursue their dreams on the field, reaping friendship and applause. With enthusiasm, wisdom, and inclusiveness, Chengdu (成都) will present the world with a simple, safe, and wonderful sports event.
Inside the venues, competitions in 34 major events, 60 sub-events, and 256 minor events are in full swing; outside the venues, Chengdu's (成都) public services, cultural landscapes, and lifestyles are synchronized with the World Games. This is a two-way journey between the city and sports, where warm human touch and international perspectives complement each other.
Experience Chengdu's (成都) Enthusiasm in Bright Details
In the details of the Chengdu (成都) World Games, people can savor this park city under the snow-capped mountains and feel the myriad of scenes in the everyday life.
Chengdu (成都) chose the "Tianfu Zhi Yan" (天府之檐) for the opening ceremony of the World Games, with the main venue seamlessly connected to Xinglong Lake Wetland Park (兴隆湖湿地公园), and the closing ceremony will be held at the Chengdu International Friendship Museum (成都国际友谊馆). The archery venue in Qinglong Lake Wetland Park (青龙湖湿地公园) and the frisbee field by Jinjiang River (锦江) are embedded in the city's green space system, truly achieving "seeing green when opening the window and entering the competition when turning around."
Inside and outside the venues, besides the ubiquitous urban green spaces, there are also volunteers known as "Little Green Peppers" (小青椒).
At Tianfu International Airport (天府国际机场), when the British sports delegation's special equipment arrived, volunteers helped them complete the declaration and customs clearance procedures. When the Nauru sports delegation was stranded in Chengdu (成都) due to flight delays, volunteers accompanied them to check into the hotel and helped solve related problems. Zhang Rui (张瑞), a volunteer at Jianyang Cultural and Sports Center Gymnasium (简阳文体中心体育馆), enthusiastically guided Argentine athletes into the warm-up area. They praised, "Your smile is the best welcome."
According to statistics, there are tens of thousands of volunteers in this World Games, distributed in fields such as events, city operations, transportation, and medical care. They convey the warmth of Chengdu (成都) with sincere smiles and professional services. "I am very happy to come to Chengdu (成都), and the enthusiastic volunteers have left a deep impression on me," said Stephan Fox, President of the International Federation of Muaythai Associations.
Events as a Medium to Promote a National Fitness Craze
At 7 a.m., cheers came from the playground of Yuanyin Middle School (元音中学) in Sichuan Tianfu New Area (四川天府新区), where a dozen children were practicing fistball. "In the past, it was difficult to see this sport on TV. Now children can also get in touch with it, and we are experiencing the charm of the World Games projects simultaneously," said Jin Dong (金东), a member of the Chengdu (成都) fistball team.
Around the theme of "Love Chengdu, Welcome the World Games, Get Moving" (爱成都·迎世运·动起来), Chengdu (成都) has carried out more than 20 World Games project campus promotion activities, with more than 40,000 participants, of which 30 rural schools have been given priority. Through 5 activities of "sending, competing, teaching, teaming, and exhibiting," World Games projects have entered thousands of schools in the city.
The national fitness craze continues to advance. In the evening, the sound of roller skating echoes on the slopes of the skateboard park in Dongjiao Memory Park (东郊记忆园区); late at night, the basketball court in Shanbanqiao (杉板桥) in Chenghua District (成华区) is still brightly lit, and the sound of sneakers rubbing against the ground is intertwined with the hawking sounds of the night market in the distance, creating the rhythm of the city.
The World Games drives urban renewal. Chengdu Shuyue Park (成都舒悦公园) is lush with vegetation, and roller skaters speed along the track surrounded by greenery; the Tianfu Park (天府公园) venue group uses detachable tents and transparent enclosures, allowing the climbing venue to blend seamlessly with the wetland reed beds... As of now, Chengdu (成都) has newly built and renovated 87 sports parks and 464 community sports corners, and opened 130 "World Games Spaces," allowing citizens to experience parkour, rock climbing, frisbee and other sports at their doorsteps.
Simplicity is one of the organizing concepts of this World Games. In terms of competition equipment configuration, the Chengdu (成都) World Games Executive Committee follows the principle of "sponsorship first, borrow if possible, rent if possible, and don't buy if possible" to minimize equipment procurement costs. In terms of competition venues, 18 venues have been renovated and upgraded from existing venues, and 15 outdoor venues are either rebuilt temporarily relying on outdoor parks and open waters, or set up in natural sites such as grasslands and beaches, harmoniously blending the passion of sports competition with the poetry of natural ecology. The construction materials of Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium (四川省体育馆) have achieved 100% reuse; the Chengdu Eastern New Area (成都东部新区) competition area has carried out high-standard renovation of the sports venues of many schools; Guixi Ecological Park (桂溪生态公园) in the High-tech Zone adheres to the principle of "minimum intervention" for renovation... In addition, the Chengdu (成都) World Games does not build a new athletes' village, but uses existing hotel facilities nearby to set up two athletes' residential areas.
Frugality does not affect the excitement, and care is threaded through every aspect. The opening ceremony uses "six power sources," with 160 people stationed on-site; the closing ceremony forms a team of 141 people, allocates 10 power generation vehicles, and implements a "microgrid + municipal power" plan, monitoring 81 power consumption terminal equipment through a digital intelligence platform to ensure foolproof power supply. The Sichuan Power Grid's (四川电网) 1000 kV main grid efficiently transmits clean energy from western Sichuan (川西), and new energy from Shaanxi (陕西), Hunan (湖南) and other places is integrated through inter-regional transactions to enhance the capacity for guaranteed supply. The digital intelligence power guarantee platform realizes real-time data interaction, and the equipment fault warning speed is increased by more than 90%, and fault isolation can be completed in an average of 29 milliseconds.
"Chengdu's (成都) venue facilities are world-class, the transportation operation is very efficient, and the catering services and operation management in the athletes' residential area are also very high-quality," praised José Perurena, President of the International World Games Association.
Highlighting the Charm of Bashu (巴蜀), Showcasing a Vibrant China
Sanxingdui (三星堆) bronze civilization, Jinsha (金沙) Sun Bird, and Baodun Culture (宝墩文化) have injected a unique Bashu (巴蜀) charm into the Chengdu (成都) World Games. Kuanzhai Alley (宽窄巷子), Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (大熊猫繁育研究基地), Taikoo Li Business District (太古里商业区), and other places have become "check-in points" for athletes and tourists. Around intangible cultural heritage, World Games culture, and Tianfu Culture (天府文化), local authorities have held activities such as the "World Games Tianfu" (世运·天府) cultural and art exhibition, attracting many citizens and tourists to visit.
In the intangible cultural heritage interactive experience area of the World Games Village, long queues formed in the Hanfu (汉服) experience area; at night, the "Hot Pot Bus" (火锅巴士) carries tourists along the Jinjiang River (锦江), with lights and reflections outside the window, and red soup and laughter inside the car. "The World Games provides a good platform for Chengdu (成都), which not only promotes the development of sports, but also promotes tourism and cultural exchanges," said José Perurena.
From the Universiade to the World Games, two large-scale international comprehensive events have been held in Chengdu (成都), promoting the deep integration of sports and urban development. Young people have more platforms for competitive exchange, the popularity of basketball night games has not diminished, and fans in coffee shops are discussing the battle situation on the field.
The World Games makes the streets of Chengdu (成都) more youthful and vibrant, and also allows the world to see the city's openness and confidence, and to see a thriving and vibrant China.
"Thank you for creating an unforgettable World Games." On August 17, at the post-match press conference of the Chengdu (成都) World Games, Tom Dielen, Vice President of the International World Games Association, said, "Chengdu (成都) is not just a host city, but a home—a place where sports achievements and cultural exchanges bloom in parallel."
This World Games has broken 18 world records, athletes from 52 countries and regions have won gold medals, and athletes from 81 countries and regions have stood on the podium, and the number of winning countries and regions has reached the highest in the history of the World Games. "Athletes from all over the world gathered in Chengdu (成都), fully demonstrating the powerful power of sports across cultures," said Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, in a video message.
When the fireworks of the closing ceremony bloom in the sky above Chengdu (成都), this time will become an eternal memory, and the brilliance belonging to Chengdu (成都) will continue.
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On the evening of August 17th, outside the venue of the Chengdu World Police and Fire Games closing ceremony, red lights flickered and a buzzing sound arose.
Police officer Wu Han (吴晗) stared intently at the screen and discovered a suspected "black flight" drone 3 kilometers away. He decisively pushed the lever, and the police drone quickly took off. After arriving at the relevant area, it turned out to be a false alarm.
"In the past, we relied on walking, now we rely on data." Wu Han (吴晗) said, pointing to the drone patrol screen. During the Chengdu World Police and Fire Games, he and his team wove a "low-altitude protection network" over key areas. 12 police drones automatically identified anomalies, shortening the warning response time to 20 seconds.
Hu Guomin (胡国民), Deputy Mayor and Director of the Public Security Bureau of Chengdu (成都市公安局), Sichuan Province (四川省), stated that Chengdu (成都) police took the World Police and Fire Games security as an opportunity to transform the experience of major event security into regular governance capabilities, building a dual defense line of "visible" and "invisible" through the intertwining of technological empowerment and humanistic care.
The "Skynet" woven by technology protects the city's sky, and the power of wisdom also surges in the ground's veins.
"Private garages are full, please go to the designated ride-hailing area!" On the morning of August 12th, at the entrance of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (成都大熊猫繁育研究基地), a smart traffic guidance screen suddenly flashed red. Traffic police officer Ma Liang (马亮) held a work terminal, retrieved real-time vacancy data from 12 parking lots around the base, and simultaneously pushed it to the guidance screen. He and his colleagues used smart methods to maintain traffic order for mega-events.
The tentacles of technological empowerment cover the core urban area, while the concept of safety and service extends to the vast countryside. In Yunlong Town (云龙镇), Jianyang City (简阳市), villager Grandpa Gong (龚大爷) handed a photo from his mobile phone to Chen Yanli (陈彦利), Deputy Director of the Yunlong Police Station (云龙派出所): "A strange car came to the field, and several metal cans with strange patterns fell in the grass!" Chen Yanli (陈彦利) felt a sense of urgency, and then launched a search based on the clues, and indeed intercepted 7 boxes of unopened illegal gas. "The police station moved into the坝坝 (bà bà - "坝坝," Sichuan dialect for open-air gathering place), and peace was planted in the hearts of the people." Chen Yanli's (陈彦利) police log is full of "stories": WeChat guidance to quickly repair burst water pipes; a certificate processing window opened on the drying ground... Areas that were once poorly managed now have a dispute resolution rate as high as 99%.
Whether it is the precise control of the core urban area or the mass prevention and control in the countryside, technology always guarantees the safety of people's production and life.
"Warning! Jinli (锦里) has exceeded its visitor capacity!" In the command center of the Wuhou District (武侯区) Public Security Bureau, the real-time heat map of Jinli (锦里) had only been jumping for a few minutes before patrol police appeared on the scene. Relying on the real-time audio and video return, positioning, intercom and other functions of the visual command system, the police responded quickly, which is conducive to controlling the situation and eliminating hidden dangers as soon as possible.
"Security is only 0 or 100 points, not 99 points!" At the Chengdu World Police and Fire Games Village police station, police officer Chen Yijia (陈益佳) meticulously checked more than a thousand documents. Three years ago, she missed checking a tool bag in a Universiade drill and was severely criticized by her mentor. Now she is able to stand alone. The "time-sharing control" and other programs she designed have become security and operation guidelines for Zones A and B of the World Police and Fire Games Village.
During the World Police and Fire Games, participants experienced the "sense of security of late-night skewers" on the streets of Chengdu (成都). After the experience of the World Police and Fire Games, the Universiade, and the World Police and Fire Games, Chengdu's (成都) large-scale event security system has become increasingly mature, and the network of technology and the light of humanity are constantly intertwined.
Although the World Police and Fire Games has closed, Chengdu's (成都) exploration of ensuring urban safety will not stop. The experience and wisdom tempered in the games are quietly integrated into the daily texture of the city, nourishing everyone.
Chen Yanfu (陈彦夫), Deputy Secretary of the Chengdu (成都) Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, said that in order to implement the spirit of the Central Urban Work Conference and focus on building a safe and reliable resilient city, Chengdu (成都) takes the safe World Police and Fire Games as a starting point and contributes to the construction of a safe China on the journey of promoting the modernization of mega-city governance.
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Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, pointed out at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development that "Chinese outstanding traditional culture has many important elements" and "jointly shaped the prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization," and comprehensively, systematically, and deeply expounded the profound connotations of the outstanding continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peacefulness of Chinese civilization. At the symposium on comprehensively promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The Yangtze River has created a thousand-year cultural context from Bashan and Shushui to the water towns of Jiangnan, and is a representative symbol of the Chinese nation and a symbolic symbol of Chinese civilization." The Yangtze River is the lifeblood of the Chinese land, creating the cultural context of the Chinese nation. Its rich water and soil resources and profound cultural heritage have nurtured the splendid and brilliant Yangtze River civilization. The Yangtze River civilization is an important part of Chinese civilization, which embodies the five outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization. To thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, we must deeply understand and grasp the rich connotation and important value of the Yangtze River civilization, strengthen the research and display of the origin of the Yangtze River civilization, strengthen the protection of cultural resources, promote cultural innovation and development, and let Chinese culture show permanent charm and contemporary style.
The Yangtze River civilization has a long history and is continuous, fully reflecting the outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization.
"The cultural context lasts for thousands of years, and the rivers flow forever." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Chinese civilization is the only great civilization in the world that has continued and developed into a national form." The continuity of Chinese civilization is an important symbol that distinguishes it from many other ancient civilizations. This continuity is not only reflected in the fact that the written language has never been interrupted, the Chinese cultural tradition has been inherited in one continuous line, and the political development context is clear and traceable, but also in the common memory and cultural value inheritance of the Chinese nation for more than 5,000 years. The Yangtze River civilization is a civilization with a profound heritage, carrying the common memory of the Chinese nation, building a common spiritual home for the Chinese nation, and providing strong support for the continuity of Chinese civilization.
The Yangtze River civilization has a long history and is continuous, fully reflecting the outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization. A series of archaeological discoveries show that the ancestors of the Chinese nation lived continuously in the ancient Yangtze River basin, multiplying and moving forward in relay. The Liangzhu Site in Yuhang, Zhejiang (浙江余杭良渚遗址), the Hemudu Cultural Site Complex in Yuyao, Zhejiang (浙江余姚河姆渡文化遗址群), the Shijiahe Site in Tianmen, Hubei (湖北天门石家河遗址), the Sanxingdui Site in Guanghan, Sichuan (四川广汉三星堆遗址), the Jinsha Site in Chengdu, Sichuan (四川成都金沙遗址), the Liujiazhai Site in Jinchuan, Aba, Sichuan (四川阿坝金川刘家寨遗址), and the Piluo Site in Daocheng, Ganzi, Sichuan (四川甘孜稻城皮洛遗址) and other archaeological discoveries have confirmed that the Yangtze River basin contains a cultural chain dating back from the Bronze Age to the Stone Age. The cultural chain in the Yangtze River basin is rich in content and has a clear context, constituting a diverse picture of the origin and inheritance of Chinese civilization. The Yuchanyan Site (玉蟾岩遗址), the Pengtoushan Site (彭头山遗址), the Chengbeixi Site (城背溪遗址), the Daxi Site (大溪遗址), the Youziling Site (油子岭遗址), and the Qujialing Site (屈家岭遗址) and other archaeological discoveries vividly demonstrate that the rice farming civilization in the Yangtze River basin has a long history and is inherited in one continuous line. From the prehistoric dam at the Qujialing Site (屈家岭遗址), to the Dujiangyan (都江堰) built in the Warring States period, the Lingqu Canal (灵渠) built in the Qin Dynasty, the Jingjiang Dam (荆江大堤) built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and then to the Danjiangkou Dam (丹江口大坝), the Lushan Reservoir (陆水水库), the Gezhouba Dam (葛洲坝), and the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程) built after the founding of New China, all show that the Yangtze River water conservancy project has a long history, demonstrating the important characteristic of the Yangtze River civilization to benefit mankind. The uninterrupted development trajectory of the Yangtze River civilization demonstrates the outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization.
The Yangtze River civilization brings forth new ideas and reforms, fully reflecting the outstanding innovation of Chinese civilization.
The Yangtze River civilization is just like the mighty Yangtze River, surging and full of vitality. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Chinese civilization is a civilization that reforms and innovates, and shines with new brilliance. The continuous flow of still water is intertwined with magnificent waves. Continuity is not stagnation, let alone rigidity, but a historical process supported by innovation." The innovation of Chinese civilization originates from the dialectical unity of historical continuity and the transformation of the times. This innovation is reflected in its adherence to the tradition of "understanding the essence and applying it" and its adherence to the law of "advancing with the times." In the history of the development of the Chinese nation, the Yangtze River civilization has always played an important role in civilizational innovation, providing important support for Chinese civilization to maintain the stability of its foundation and add the openness of development in the historical depth.
The Yangtze River civilization brings forth new ideas and reforms, fully reflecting the outstanding innovation of Chinese civilization. The ancestors of the Chinese nation in the Yangtze River basin created tools such as stone axes and stone adzes, and weapons such as stone spears and stone arrowheads, mastered technologies such as drilling wood to make fire and sowing hundreds of grains, held high the torch of civilization, and went through the long night of the Paleolithic Age. The "Four-Ram Square Zun" (四羊方尊), a late Shang Dynasty bronze ritual vessel discovered in Ningxiang, Hunan (湖南宁乡), the "Bronze Tree of Heaven" (青铜通天神树) and the "Bronze Mask with Crown and Protruding Eyes" (青铜戴冠纵目面具) excavated from the Sanxingdui Site in Guanghan, Sichuan (四川广汉三星堆遗址), the wooden paddles and dugouts from about 7,000 years ago excavated from the Hemudu Cultural Site Complex in Yuyao, Zhejiang (浙江余姚河姆渡文化遗址群), as well as many excavated bronzes, ship plank fragments, ceramics, ironware, jade, and carbonized silk, fully demonstrate the understanding and mastery of creative ideas and advanced casting technology by the ancestors in the Yangtze River basin. In the pre-Qin period, Chu culture became the cultural representative of the Yangtze River basin, and there emerged state governance strategies such as the first creation of the county system, the reform of taxation, the emphasis on science and technology, and military priority, the ideological essence of thinkers such as Lao Tzu (老子) and Zhuang Tzu (庄子), as well as cultural achievements such as the Songs of Chu by Qu Yuan (屈宋楚辞) and chime bell music and dance, which set the trend and represented a peak of the Yangtze River civilization, becoming a symbolic symbol of Chinese civilization. "**一切皆流，无物常驻**" (yī qiē jiē liú, wú wù cháng zhù - "everything flows, nothing abides," a concept emphasizing constant change and impermanence), the productivity and civilization forms formed in the Yangtze River basin in history have promoted the continuous and enduring Chinese civilization to maintain its vigorous vitality in innovation.
The Yangtze River civilization pursues harmony and inward cohesion, fully reflecting the outstanding unity of Chinese civilization.
"All rivers flow eastward to the sea, and all streams converge to the source." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The long-term tradition of great unity of Chinese civilization has formed a unity of diversity and centralized unity. The pursuit of 'inward cohesion' is the prerequisite for civilizational continuity and the result of civilizational continuity." For a long time, the "tradition of great unity with Kyushu as a whole and diversity as one" vividly reflects the outstanding unity of Chinese civilization, which is deeply integrated into the development process of Chinese civilization. The pattern of unity in diversity of Chinese civilization has gradually formed in China's unique natural and human environment and continuous historical development. Multiple sources converge and all rivers return to one, which is not only the geographical characteristic of the Yangtze River, but also the outstanding characteristic of the Yangtze River civilization. The cultures of different regions in the Yangtze River basin have gradually formed a civilizational picture of multi-faceted integration and mutual recognition in long-term interaction, which is an important microcosm of the pattern of unity in diversity of Chinese civilization.
The Yangtze River civilization pursues harmony and inward cohesion, fully reflecting the outstanding unity of Chinese civilization. The Tujia (土家族), Miao (苗族), Yi (彝族), Dong (侗族), Tibetan (藏族), Hui (回族) and other ethnic groups live together on the banks of the Yangtze River, drinking the water of the Yangtze River together, and jointly constitute an important part of the Chinese national family. The Qin State's (秦国) "**书同文，车同轨，量同衡，行同伦**" (shū tóng wén, chē tóng guǐ, liàng tóng héng, xíng tóng lún - "standardize writing, standardize carriage axles, standardize weights and measures, standardize ethics," referring to the Qin Dynasty's efforts to unify standards across its empire), opened the course of China's unified multi-ethnic state development. The ancient central dynasties successively adopted the Jimi policy, the Tusi system, and the reform of the Tusi system in the ethnic minority areas of the Yangtze River basin, breaking the situation of "**汉不入峒，蛮不出境**" (hàn bù rù dòng, mán bù chū jìng - "Han people do not enter the caves, and barbarians do not leave the borders," describing the separation between Han Chinese and ethnic minorities), and the situation of "**五方之民共天下**" (wǔ fāng zhī mín gòng tiān xià - "people from all directions share the world," indicating a unified and inclusive society) appeared, promoting the ethnic integration in the Yunnan (云), Guizhou (贵), Sichuan (川), Guangxi (桂), Hunan (湘), and Hubei (鄂) regions of the Yangtze River basin. The "great unity" thought such as "**六合同风，九州共贯**" (liù hé tóng fēng, jiǔ zhōu gòng guàn - "the six directions share the same customs, and the nine provinces are connected," expressing the idea of a unified and harmonious world) promoted the stable development of all ethnic groups and regions in the Yangtze River basin. The sons and daughters of all ethnic groups in the Yangtze River basin are connected by blood and share a common destiny. In the struggle against colonialism and aggression, they responded to each other and worked together to write a magnificent epic of defending the Yangtze River and maintaining unity, forming and strengthening the concept of a Chinese national community with a shared future, sharing weal and woe, sharing life and death, and sharing destiny. This characteristic of the Yangtze River civilization has deeply rooted the national sentiment in the blood of the Chinese people, deeply reflecting and helping to consolidate the outstanding unity of Chinese civilization. The unity of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that the cultures of all ethnic groups in the Chinese nation are integrated into one, and even if it encounters major setbacks, it is firmly united, and determines the common belief that the territory cannot be divided, the country cannot be chaotic, the nation cannot be scattered, and the civilization cannot be interrupted.
The Yangtze River civilization embraces all rivers and is inclusive, fully reflecting the outstanding inclusiveness of Chinese civilization.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Chinese civilization has never replaced diverse cultures with a single culture, but has gathered diverse cultures into a common culture, resolving conflicts and building consensus." The Yangtze River basin has a dense network of rivers and many tributaries. Its geographical span is long, its terrain drop is large, and its topography and landforms are diverse, creating the geographical characteristics of connecting rivers to the sea and becoming an important hub connecting the east and the west and connecting the north and the south. The open and inclusive regional characteristics of the Yangtze River naturally nurtured the inclusiveness of Chinese civilization. Different cultures meet here, learn from each other, and coexist, presenting a civilizational ecology of "harmony in diversity."
The Yangtze River civilization embraces all rivers and is inclusive, fully reflecting the outstanding inclusiveness of Chinese civilization. Tribes such as Sanmiao (三苗), Baiyue (百越), and Baipu (百濮) opened up territories in the Yangtze River basin, the ancient Shu (蜀), Ba (巴), Chu (楚), Wu (吴), and Yue (越) countries set up camps in the Yangtze River basin, the Eastern Jin (东晋) and the Southern Dynasties of Song (宋), Qi (齐), Liang (梁), and Chen (陈) established regimes in Jiankang (建康) on the banks of the Yangtze River, and the Southern Wu (南吴), Southern Tang (南唐), Wuyue (吴越), Former Shu (前蜀), Later Shu (后蜀), and Jingnan (荆南) countries during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period were established in the Yangtze River basin, and the Ming Dynasty (明朝) established its capital and laid its foundation in the Yangtze River basin. The development trajectory of these dynasties and regimes in the Yangtze River basin not only demonstrates the practical achievements of ancient Chinese governance wisdom, but also reflects the inclusive characteristics of the Yangtze River civilization in cultural integration.
Since ancient times, cultural exchanges in the Yangtze River basin have become a common practice, promoting cultural integration. For example, the Qiang-Tibetan (羌藏), Bashu (巴蜀), Huxiang (湖湘), Jingchu (荆楚), Wan-Gan (皖赣), Wu-Yue (吴越) and other cultural regions and Shanghai culture intersect and connect with each other through the Yangtze River; agricultural civilization, nomadic civilization, and fishing and hunting civilization interact with each other, and the Yangtze River culture and the Yellow River culture and the Central Plains culture merge with each other, and so on. Whether it is the accumulation and precipitation of governance experience or the vigorous development of different cultures, it essentially reflects the Yangtze River civilization's acceptance of diverse cultures. This outstanding inclusiveness of the Yangtze River civilization provides a vivid historical footnote for the outstanding inclusiveness of Chinese civilization.
The Yangtze River civilization advocates harmony and follows the great path, fully reflecting the outstanding peacefulness of Chinese civilization.
"The highest goodness is like water, which benefits all things without striving." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Peace, harmony, and harmony are concepts that have been inherited in Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years. It advocates constructing a world of unity between the group and the self with a moral order, and prioritizing others in the relationship between people and self." The peacefulness of Chinese civilization is deeply rooted in the cultural genes of "harmony in diversity" and the ideal pursuit of "the world is one." The Chinese nation has always attached importance to peaceful exchanges, advocated friendly exchanges, and pursued harmonious relations with all countries, passing on the concepts of "good neighborliness," "harmony is precious," and "working together in harmony" from generation to generation. The Yangtze River civilization promotes the way of communication of emphasizing trustworthiness and cultivating good relations, and being kind and friendly to neighbors, which not only directly reflects the peacefulness of Chinese civilization, but also provides practical support for shaping the peacefulness of Chinese civilization.
The Yangtze River civilization advocates harmony and follows the great path, fully reflecting the outstanding peacefulness of Chinese civilization. The Yangtze River civilization takes agricultural civilization as its foundation, cultural inclusiveness as its link, and exchange and mutual learning as its path, providing deep nourishment for the peaceful genes of Chinese civilization. For example, for thousands of years, Jingdezhen (景德镇) porcelain has entered the Yangtze River, connected to foreign countries, gone to the world, and become popular all over the world. With the help of the Yangtze River system, Jingdezhen (景德镇) porcelain travels along the Changjiang River (昌江), enters Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖), or travels upstream along the Ganjiang River (赣江) through Dayu Ridge (大庾岭), to Lingnan (岭南) and goes to sea, or enters the Yangtze River from Hukou (湖口), and then goes down the river all the way, passing through Nanjing (南京) and Yangzhou (扬州) to the sea, along the southeast coast into the South China Sea, and embarks on the Maritime Silk Road; all the way upstream, passing through Hankou (汉口), entering the Hanjiang River (汉江), passing through Henan (河南), entering Shanxi (山西), walking from Youyu (右玉) to Xikou (西口), and transferring to Shaanxi (陕西), Hetao (河套) and entering Gansu (甘肃), and walking the Western Regions Silk Road; or walking from Zhangbei (张北) to Dongkou (东口), and embarking on the grassland Silk Road. On the 16th-century map of the British Museum, only 3 Chinese cities are marked, and Jingdezhen (景德镇) is one of them, which shows its influence.
For another example, the China-Mongolia-Russia Tea Road, with the help of the Yangtze River system, has become a cultural sharing road for the mutual exchange of Chinese civilization and Eurasian civilization, and has profound cultural value in modern world history. It starts from Xiamei Ancient Town (下梅古镇) in Wuyishan, Fujian (福建武夷山的下梅古镇), enters Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖) through Hekou Ancient Town (河口古镇) in Qianshan, Jiangxi (江西铅山的河口古镇), and travels along the Yangtze River, and converges with the Tea Road starting from Anhua, Hunan (湖南安化) and Chibi, Hubei (湖北赤壁) in Hankou (汉口), goes upstream along the Han River (汉水) to Xiangyang (襄阳), from Henan (河南) to Shanxi (山西), and embarks on the Mongolian grassland, and then reaches Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia and Chaktu, Moscow, and St. Petersburg in Russia.
For another example, the Yangtze River basin has been densely populated with commerce and trade since ancient times, with many commercial ports, converging commercial routes, and gathering merchants, which has strengthened the exchange and interaction of commodities and culture with rich products and convenient transportation. Merchants "transport silk and satin to Hangzhou (杭州), transport tea and sugar to Hankou (汉口), and transport Ge cloth to Sichuan (四川)"; the ancient "four major rice markets" Wuxi (无锡), Changsha (长沙), Wuhu (芜湖), and Jiujiang (九江) flourished on the banks of the Yangtze River; during the Tang Dynasty (唐朝), Yangzhou (扬州) became a distribution center for Sogdian merchants in Central Asia to operate jewelry, and rare materials from the Yangtze River basin, especially silk, ceramics, and tea, gathered on the Silk Road and were sold to the Mediterranean region and the east coast of Africa; and so on.
The development of the Yangtze River civilization has effectively promoted the exchange and integration between regions and ethnic groups in China, and has effectively promoted the exchange and mutual learning between Chinese civilization and world civilizations. The concept of openness and inclusiveness contained in the Yangtze River civilization provides an important boost to shaping the peacefulness of Chinese civilization. Zheng He's (郑和) voyages to the West in the Ming Dynasty (明代) carried a large number of Chinese specialties such as gold and silver ware, porcelain, bronzes, ironware, lacquerware, silk, tea, and grains, sowing the seeds of peace and friendship, and promoting the integration of Chinese and foreign trade and cultural exchanges, once again vividly reflecting the concept of foreign exchanges of appeasing people from afar and harmonizing all nations in Chinese civilization.
The Yangtze River flows through the heavens and the earth, with long waves stretching for thousands of miles. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on protecting, inheriting, and promoting the Yangtze River culture fully reflects the high importance and deep understanding of the Yangtze River civilization, and provides a fundamental guideline for us to correctly understand and understand the Yangtze River civilization, and strengthen the research and display of the origin of the Yangtze River civilization. On the new journey, protecting, inheriting, and promoting the Yangtze River civilization is the inherent meaning of continuing the historical context and strengthening cultural self-confidence, and it will also inject a strong spiritual driving force and realistic creativity into the construction of a strong cultural country.
(The author is an adjunct professor at Wuhan University (武汉大学))
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Cities are important carriers of modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Adhere to the principle that cities are built by the people and for the people, improve the level of urban planning, construction, and governance, accelerate the transformation of development modes in megacities and large cities, implement urban renewal actions, strengthen urban infrastructure construction, and create livable, resilient, and smart cities." The Central Urban Work Conference held in July this year clarified the overall requirements for urban work in the current and future periods, and proposed important principles such as "transforming the driving force of urban development and paying more attention to characteristic development." This provides a fundamental guideline for us to promote the construction of modern people's cities. We must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, adapt to local conditions, focus on the long term, and promote urban development from "competing in scale" to "competing in connotation" and from "emphasizing speed" to "emphasizing quality" by accurately positioning characteristic advantages and systematically transforming development momentum, so as to embark on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
Urban development is like a "marathon," a process of continuous advancement and phased progress. At present, China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. The traditional driving force of urban development is gradually weakening, and the extensive and outward-oriented development model is unsustainable. At the same time, the growth path relying on investment-driven growth in the past has led to phenomena such as "thousands of cities with the same face" and industrial convergence, which can easily lead to resource dispersion and restrict the overall development level and potential of the region.
Standing at the historical juncture of China's urban development, transforming the driving force of urban development and paying more attention to characteristic development is a vivid manifestation of basing ourselves on the new development stage, implementing the new development concept, and building a new development pattern in the field of urban work. This is not an expedient measure, let alone a simple "gap filling," but a profound change concerning the connotative development and sustainable development of cities. The conditions in various parts of China vary greatly, and cities differ in terms of resource endowment, geographical environment, development level, and basic conditions. Cities with their own endowments, based on local resource characteristics and functional positioning, strengthen innovation-driven development and focus on characteristic development, can open up new spaces for high-quality development in deep-level changes, and cultivate development "advantages" with comparative advantages.
For example, from the perspective of urban scale, large cities can pay more attention to functional improvement, strengthen benchmark leadership, and deepen collaborative radiation; small and medium-sized cities can focus on cultivating characteristic industries to achieve differentiated development and differentiated competition; the construction of urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas can strengthen the complementary advantages of characteristics and improve overall effectiveness. For another example, from the perspective of local characteristics, cities with profound historical and cultural heritage have the advantage of developing cultural and tourism integration and creating new cultural consumption scenarios, and can promote the transformation of cultural resources into industrial momentum by cultivating cultural IPs and shaping immersive consumption experiences; cities with complete manufacturing foundations and industrial clusters can focus on key areas and strengthen the traction of leading enterprises to build an industrial innovation ecosystem; cities located at transportation hubs can strive to upgrade from transportation channels to element organization centers and enhance their integration capabilities in the regional economic network; cities with good ecological endowments can explore the integration path of "ecological resources + green industries" to realize the effective transformation of ecological value into economic value; cities with policy first-mover advantages can focus on institutional supply and governance innovation to release the radiating and driving effects of the reform experimental field; and so on.
In practice, some places have explored and formed some good experiences and practices in accurately identifying their own functional positioning and development advantages, and promoting the effective transformation of characteristic elements into development momentum. Some places have focused on playing the "spatial reshaping card" to improve the comprehensive benefits of the urban environment through the revitalization and utilization of industrial heritage and the functional reconstruction of waterfront spaces. For example, the Shanghai (上海) Huangpu River (黄浦江) coastline has realized the transformation from an "industrial rust belt" to a "living show belt" and an "ecological embroidery belt." Some places have focused on playing the "cultural empowerment card," deeply exploring the value of cultural resources such as intangible cultural heritage skills and local festivals, and promoting the transformation of local characteristic cultural resources into industrial momentum. For example, Jingdezhen (景德镇) creative ceramics in Jiangxi (江西) and Weifang (潍坊) Kite Festival in Shandong (山东) vividly demonstrate the diverse paths of cultural empowerment. Some places have focused on playing the "digital driving card," giving full play to the role of data elements, and empowering urban governance and industrial development with digitalization. For example, Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang's (浙江) "City Brain" improves governance efficiency, and Yiwu's (义乌) e-commerce ecosystem leads the integration of digital commerce, demonstrating the strong vitality of the digital economy. In short, characteristic development is valuable in its flexible application and emphasizes practical results. By deeply activating the value of characteristic resources, continuously expanding the space for value-added, and building a multi-dimensional linkage value amplification mechanism, it can inject lasting momentum into the sustainable development of cities.
To transform the driving force of urban development and accelerate the fundamental transformation from incremental expansion to stock quality improvement, it is also necessary to strengthen the precise supply and effective support of policies on the basis of accurately identifying positioning and expanding advantages, build a policy support system for urban characteristic development, and open up the "last mile" of advantage landing transformation. Specifically, we can deepen the market-oriented allocation reform of land factors and promote the revitalization of existing land through market-oriented methods. Improve the diversified investment and financing methods for urban renewal, attract social capital to participate in urban renewal, and promote the issuance of infrastructure real estate investment trusts, asset securitization products, and corporate credit bonds for projects that meet the conditions. Adhere to the integration of production, life, and ecology, and coordinate the construction of industrial parks, living circles, and ecological networks. Through planning guidance, style control, and multi-subject collaboration, promote the organic renewal of urban space, and realize the intensive and efficient production space, the livable and moderate living space, and the beautiful ecological space. At the same time, we must prevent the tendency of homogenization in characteristic development and eliminate short-term behaviors such as blindly creating scenery. We can accelerate the establishment of a database of urban characteristics, improve the "one city, one policy" precise governance mechanism, and promote the formation of a development pattern in which each city displays its strengths and complements each other's advantages. Strengthen the construction of social risk assessment and contradiction resolution and disposal mechanisms for urban renewal, and effectively prevent and resolve potential risks.
(Author's affiliations: Institute of Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (上海社会科学院), Party School of the Changzhou (常州) Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共常州市委党校))
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The market is the most efficient form of resource allocation, and fair and orderly market competition provides a lasting impetus for the healthy development of the socialist market economy. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to protecting and promoting fair competition, emphasizing the need to "deeply promote the implementation of fair competition policies, fully implement the fair competition review system, eliminate various market barriers, and enable all types of capital to enter equally, fairly, and compete in an orderly manner." The meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held on July 30 required: "Govern disorderly competition among enterprises according to laws and regulations." To implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee, it is necessary to give full play to the guiding, regulating, and guaranteeing role of the rule of law, create a fairer and more dynamic market environment, straighten out the transmission relationship between enterprise price competition and enterprise operating efficiency, better play the role of enterprises as innovation subjects, promote economic development on the track of the rule of law, and provide an inexhaustible driving force for my country's high-quality development.
Competition is a basic feature of a market economy. Practice shows that the more fully competitive the fields and regions are, the better the quality of products and services, and the more internationally competitive they are. Only by creating a good market environment and encouraging competition can we rely on the market to discover business opportunities and cultivate innovation. At the same time, competition has rules and bottom lines. If it crosses the line and goes too far, causing low-price and disorderly competition, it is not only easy to cause phenomena such as a decline in quality and a reduction in services, which will damage the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and drag down the development of enterprises themselves, but it will also plunge the entire industry into inefficient or even useless "involutionary" competition, affecting the ecology and future of the industry, and even distorting the market mechanism and hindering the domestic cycle. Recently, in order to seize the market and expand their scale, some companies have engaged in "rushing up" to compete on prices, and behind the seemingly lively market lies the risk of excessive competition among companies or even sliding into disorderly competition. We must strengthen governance to promote better resource optimization and full stimulation of market vitality.
To govern disorderly competition among enterprises, we must strengthen the rule of law thinking and make good use of legal governance methods. The essence of the socialist market economy is the rule of law economy, and the rule of law is the best business environment, playing a role in stabilizing expectations, increasing confidence, and promoting development. It should be seen that in order to promote enterprise competition from "disorderly" to "orderly," both the government and enterprises are responsible persons, and the boundary between the government and the market must be regulated through the rule of law, and the interests of various types of enterprises must be adjusted within the framework of the rule of law. For the government, the rule of law can prevent its improper intervention in the activities of micro-subjects and effectively regulate government behavior. At the same time, the government takes the lead in complying with market rules on the basis of improving market rules, and strives to correct market failures and regulate competition order, which is conducive to giving play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, so that the unified national market becomes a big stage for fair competition among various business entities. For enterprises, the rule of law can delineate clear red lines, define the relationship between rights and obligations, and clarify transaction costs, while regulating enterprise behavior, it helps them to judge and choose various relationships and behaviors. This is conducive to preventing "the bad driving out the good," protecting the innovation power of enterprises and the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and avoiding the waste of resources caused by market failures.
At the beginning of this year, the "National Unified Market Construction Guidelines (Trial Implementation)" was officially released, clearly proposing to "prevent the introduction or implementation of policies and measures that hinder fair competition"; on April 20, the "Implementation Measures of the Fair Competition Review Regulations" was officially implemented, making arrangements around curbing the vicious competition in investment promotion in some regions; on June 27, the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) voted to pass the newly revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law (反不正当竞争法), adding provisions on the fair competition review system. These laws and regulations provide a more powerful legal guarantee for maintaining a fair and competitive market order, optimizing a fair and competitive market environment, and regulating enterprise competition behavior. We must govern disorderly competition among enterprises according to laws and regulations on the basis of a deep understanding of market laws, so as to achieve the optimal efficiency and maximum benefit of resource allocation.
Establish and improve a normalized mechanism. Establishing and improving a normalized mechanism not only helps to continuously strengthen the legal guarantee, but also helps to strengthen source governance. Relevant departments can closely track enterprise competition activities, establish and improve a normalized problem collection, verification, interview, and notification mechanism, promptly discover and stop enterprises' disorderly competition behaviors, and guide enterprises to implement compliant competition strategies. Industry organizations can strengthen industry self-discipline, formulate and implement relevant rules and standards, and regulate the competition behavior of operators in the industry; at the same time, encourage enterprises to increase investment in innovation in new products, new technologies, and new service models, and promote industrial upgrading and open up new market space, so that market competition will develop in a healthier and more orderly direction.
Strengthen fair competition review. Fair competition review takes the rationality of competition impact as the scale, delineates the boundary of government intervention in the market, evaluates the competition impact that proposed or existing industrial policies may have or have produced, and promotes their formulation and modification in the direction most conducive to competition, so as to give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation. To this end, we must implement relevant institutional norms, unify the scale of government behavior from the institutional level, further clarify the specific behaviors that are encouraged and prohibited in investment promotion, prevent and stop the abuse of administrative power and restrictive competition behaviors; promote capacity governance in key industries, regulate bidding and tendering, strengthen the fairness review of bid-winning results, and strengthen information disclosure in investment promotion. At the same time, strengthen the participation and supervision of stakeholders and the public, and give full play to the review and spot check mechanism of market supervision departments to jointly create a fair, free, and fully competitive market environment, and guide enterprises to improve product quality and achieve high quality and good prices.
Establish and improve a working coordination mechanism. The deployment and implementation of laws and policies are interconnected and mutually reinforcing, jointly constituting a complete work chain. Governing disorderly competition among enterprises according to laws and regulations requires different subjects such as market supervision, taxation, and enterprises to perform their respective duties and cooperate closely, which is inseparable from the establishment and improvement of a working coordination mechanism. To this end, we must give full play to the overall coordination role of the Office of the Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Committee of the State Council (国务院反垄断反不正当竞争委员会办公室), and strengthen the coordination of competition policies with industrial policies, innovation policies, and other types of policies. At the same time, improve the connection mechanism between administrative law enforcement and criminal justice, procuratorial public interest litigation, and civil trials, unify law enforcement procedures and standards, optimize work processes, improve the standardization level of supervision and law enforcement, and accelerate the formation of governance synergy.
(The author is a professor at the Civil, Commercial and Economic Law School of China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学民商经济法学院).)
Return to TopBy: 陕西日报记者 董剑南 齐珂雨
The Beijing Winter Olympics mascot "Bing Dwen Dwen" (冰墩墩) and Shanghai Disneyland's "top star" LinaBell (玲娜贝儿) are both produced here.
More than 800 plush toy companies with an annual output value exceeding 7.5 billion yuan—in Ankang City (安康市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), the plush toy industry has "played" its way to a large-scale industry.
Ankang City (安康市) is located in the hinterland of the Qinling-Bashan Mountains (秦巴山区), one of the important water source conservation areas for the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (南水北调中线工程), and also the "main battlefield" for Shaanxi's (陕西) relocation project. It has both the ecological protection responsibility of ensuring that "a clear stream of water will forever flow north" and the urgent need to solve the employment of relocated people.
Since 2017, seizing the opportunities of Jiangsu-Shaanxi (苏陕) cooperation and the transfer of eastern industries, the local area has developed a labor-intensive and eco-friendly plush toy industry based on local conditions, gradually forming a complete industrial chain integrating creative design, raw and auxiliary material production, product processing, and sales.
Filling, hand-sewing, and inspection—in Hanyin County (汉阴县), Ankang (安康), in the production workshop of a toy manufacturing company, the staff in each link closely cooperate to complete the production of exquisite simulation animal plush toys. Soon, these toys will appear on the shelves of cultural and creative stores in many large wildlife parks at home and abroad. "Our simulation animal and cartoon character plush toy products are 70% exported to overseas markets, covering more than 40 countries and regions," said Long Wu (龙武), the general manager of this company.
In 2019, Long Wu (龙武) from Dongguan (东莞), Guangdong (广东) saw the development potential of Ankang's (安康) plush toy industry and came here to invest and start a business. Long Wu (龙武) said that a series of support policies, from factory decoration to industrial subsidies to recruitment and training, made him feel very at ease.
Today, Long Wu (龙武) has built 4 headquarters enterprises and 36 community factories in Hanbin District (汉滨区), Xunyang City (旬阳市), Hanyin County (汉阴县), and Baihe County (白河县) in Ankang (安康), producing more than 100,000 plush toys every day, with an annual output value of over 200 million yuan, driving employment for more than 2,600 people.
Since the first plush toy company settled in 2017, Ankang (安康) has strengthened policy support, improved industrial supporting facilities, and introduced a number of leading companies in the industry, with community factories all over the counties and districts.
By building "five major centers" for cultural and creative design, raw and auxiliary material wholesale, product release and display, e-commerce operation, and logistics distribution, Ankang (安康) focuses on supporting the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and extending and supplementing the chain in investment promotion, turning small toys into large clusters.
On the morning of August 17, in Longgu Resettlement Area (龙古安置区), Chengguan Town (城关镇), Pingli County (平利县), Ankang (安康), Gao Guanglan (高光兰), 38 years old, got up early and walked 5 minutes to work at a toy company near her home. "This batch of goods has to be rushed today, let's work harder." As the workshop leader, Gao Guanglan (高光兰) greeted her colleagues and started working.
In 2012, Gao Guanglan's (高光兰) family moved from Ciqigou Village (瓷器沟村) in Longgu Village (龙古村), deep in the Qinba Mountains (秦巴山区), to Longgu Resettlement Area (龙古安置区). The new 120-square-meter home is bright and spacious. But how to better secure employment became a new issue.
The development model of "headquarters enterprise + community factory + family workshop" in Ankang's (安康) plush toy industry brought new opportunities to Gao Guanglan (高光兰). In 2021, the company where Gao Guanglan (高光兰) worked built a factory in Longgu Resettlement Area (龙古安置区) and recruited workers, and she signed up immediately. Now, she has gradually grown into a skilled worker with a monthly income of more than 4,000 yuan.
In July this year, at the annual finals of the 6th New Community Factory Skills Competition in Ankang City (安康市), Gao Guanglan (高光兰) won the first prize with her superb sewing skills. "The competition requires contestants to complete the production of a plush toy within a limited time, from cutting and sewing to filling. It's not just about hand skills, but also about the sense of steadfastness in the heart," said Gao Guanglan (高光兰).
In Ankang (安康), more and more relocated people like Gao Guanglan (高光兰) are weaving a better life with their skillful hands.
In the streets and alleys, popular attractions, airports and stations of Ankang (安康), you can see two cute plush toy images everywhere. As the city IP created by Ankang City (安康市), "An'an" (安安) with blue sky and white clouds as elements and "Kangkang" (康康) with sunflower as elements integrate local culture and have gained countless fans since their launch.
"In the past, most of Ankang's (安康) plush toys were OEM and branded, and the design rights and pricing rights were in the hands of others." The relevant person in charge of the Ankang Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (安康市人力资源和社会保障局) said that if the industry is to be upgraded, it must shift from "Ankang Manufacturing" (安康制造) to "Ankang Creation" (安康创造). Exploring new ways to "plush toy +", Ankang City (安康市) promotes the deep integration of plush toys with technology, trendy toys, culture and tourism, and continues to enrich new products, cultivate new business forms, and open up new tracks.
Technological innovation has installed "smart cores" in plush toys. Not long ago, an AI smart plush toy jointly developed by an animation company and a scientific research team from Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学) was unveiled, which not only has intelligent interactive functions, but also has long-term memory and emotional recognition functions. "With the application of artificial intelligence technology, the innovation of plush toy products is also accelerating." Zhao Yunyun (赵芸芸), the AI plush toy product manager of this company, said that the company will expand the segmented tracks of early childhood education, science growth, and elderly health monitoring to increase product added value.
Since 2019, Ankang City (安康市) has continuously held the International Plush Toy Creative Design Competition to build a platform for the exchange of creative talents. Many designs have been transformed into the market and become popular products. The "Fun Ankang (安康) with Plush Toys" series of activities, plush toy parades and performances, etc., attract a large number of tourists and add new vitality to cultural and tourism consumption.
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Matters that can be explained in a few words are painstakingly crafted into dozens of pages of "high-end" PowerPoint slides; situations that can be discerned at a glance on-site are packaged into dazzling and complex charts... What should be a powerful tool for improving efficiency has, in some places, become a formalistic "show," needlessly increasing the burden on grassroots levels.
The "PPT competition" style of superficial work style has its root cause in a distorted view of performance. Some cadres firmly believe that "speaking well" is better than "doing well," and "photographing beautifully" is stronger than "working practically," regarding the reporting scene as a performance stage, attempting to win favor with exquisite "superficial articles"; some assessments put the cart before the horse—checking work by first looking at the thickness of the materials, the "appearance" of the PPT, etc., while glossing over the actual effectiveness of the work and the reputation among the masses.
To break the vicious cycle, the first step is to let PPT return to its original function as a tool. PPTs, videos, and reports are, in the end, just tools to assist work, and should not be used to fuel formalism. In work, a clear definition should be made: In what situations is a PPT needed? To what extent is it sufficient? It is necessary to simplify requirements, emphasize substantive content, and de-emphasize ostentatious forms, so that it truly becomes a helper for work, rather than increasing the burden on the grassroots.
More crucially, it is necessary to reverse the guiding principle and break the path dependence. We must resolutely abandon "material-only theory" and "reporting-only theory," and promote cadre assessment rooted in the soil. The evaluation criteria should shift from "looking at PPT packaging" and "looking at on-site reports" to "looking at front-line responsibility" and "looking at work performance." It should be understood that the vivid scenes in the fields and the roaring machines in the factory workshops are always more powerful than the "rendering" on the PPT. Therefore, those "superficial efforts" that are irrelevant to the interests of the masses and divorced from the actual effectiveness of the work must be drastically cut, so that grassroots cadres have more time and energy to go into villages and households and serve the masses.
Ultimately, we must firmly establish a clear orientation towards the pursuit of practical results. Only by making those who are keen on engaging in "superficial articles" and playing fancy tricks lose the market, and allowing those who work hard to gain benefits and have a stage, can we guide the vast number of grassroots cadres to truly devote their minds and energy to the front line and focus on practical matters.
Return to TopShanghai Citizens' Anti-Japanese War Artifacts Collection Exhibition Opens
Shanghai, August 20 (Reporter Huang Xiaohui (黄晓慧)) "Cherished Memories - Shanghai Citizens' Anti-Japanese War Artifacts Collection Exhibition" recently opened at the Shanghai Sihang Warehouse Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall (上海四行仓库抗战纪念馆). The exhibition brings together more than 100 precious artifacts collected by more than 10 private collectors, reproducing the magnificent history of the Shanghai (上海) military and civilians uniting with one heart and mind to resist foreign aggression.
The precious artifacts on display are all from the collections accumulated over the years by collectors under the Shanghai Collectors Association (上海市收藏协会), and many of them are being unveiled to the public for the first time. The first phase of the exhibition will be on display in the temporary exhibition hall on the third floor of the Shanghai Sihang Warehouse Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall (上海四行仓库抗战纪念馆) until August 30; the second phase is scheduled for October 13 to November 10.
National Drone Team Selection Competition Held
According to Xinhua News Agency, the 2025 National Aviation and Aerospace Model (Drone Project) Championship and Chinese Drone National Team Selection Competition recently opened in Alxa League (阿拉善盟), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), attracting nearly 50 elite teams and nearly 200 top athletes from all over the country to compete.
The competition event for this championship is multi-rotor drone racing, with individual, team, youth, and women's groups. After the participating pilots go through qualifying rounds, elimination rounds, and finals, the event will select the most outstanding players to form the Chinese Drone National Team (中国无人机国家队).
Shandong Ancient Ginkgo Tree Featured on "Ancient and Famous Trees" Special Stamps
Rizhao, Shandong (山东), August 20 (Correspondent Song Qingyan (宋庆艳)) Recently, the 4,000-year-old ancient ginkgo tree in Dinglin Temple (定林寺) in Ju County (莒县), Rizhao City (日照市), Shandong (山东) has its own "business card" - the "Ancient and Famous Trees" special stamp. This is the first time that Rizhao (日照) elements have appeared on China Post (中国邮政) special stamps since the founding of New China.
The "Ancient and Famous Trees" special stamps issued this time consist of 1 set of 4 stamps, with a total face value of 4 yuan, and a planned issuance of 4.7 million sets. The stamp patterns are named Shandong Dinglin Temple Ginkgo (山东定林寺银杏), Sichuan Cuiyun Corridor Jiange Cypress (四川翠云廊剑阁柏), Shanxi Jinci National Locust (山西晋祠国槐), and Zhejiang Putuoshan Putuo Elaeocarpus (浙江普陀山普陀鹅耳枥).
Urumqi to Dubai International Freight Route Opens
Xinjiang Daily Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), August 20 (Reporter Chen Qiangwei (陈蔷薇)) The reporter learned from Urumqi Tianshan Airport Customs (乌鲁木齐天山机场海关): A full cargo plane loaded with Xinjiang's (新疆) seasonal fruits and specialty dried fruits recently took off from Urumqi Tianshan International Airport (乌鲁木齐天山国际机场) and flew directly to Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport (迪拜阿勒马克图姆国际机场) in the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋). This marks the official opening of the Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) to Dubai (迪拜) international freight route.
The opening of this route fills the gap in direct cargo charter flights from Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) to Dubai (迪拜) and greatly improves the timeliness of cargo transportation. In the past, goods needed 20 to 30 hours to transit through Central Asian cities such as Almaty (阿拉木图), Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦), and Tashkent (塔什干), Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦). Now, direct flights only take about 6 hours, successfully creating a logistics line of "from origin directly to overseas warehouse."
Hainan Establishes Courier Station for Seafarers
Haikou (海口), August 20 (Correspondent Gao Chao (高潮)) Recently, Hainan Province's (海南省) first courier station dedicated to serving seafarers was officially inaugurated at Yangpu International Container Terminal (洋浦国际集装箱码头), aiming to solve the long-standing problem of courier delivery for seafarers.
The station is located at the personnel import and export of Yangpu International Container Terminal (洋浦国际集装箱码头), equipped with a special storage area for couriers and a dedicated service registration window, which can realize 24-hour self-service storage and retrieval of couriers. The service scope covers ships anchored in Yangpu Port (洋浦港) and nearby anchorages, benefiting more than 3,000 resident and visiting seafarers.
Return to TopBy: 河北日报记者 周 洁
Recently, every Saturday evening, a few temporary ping-pong tables set up on the east square of Yanghe Tower (阳和楼) in Zhengding Ancient City (正定古城), Shijiazhuang (石家庄), Hebei (河北) have become the liveliest place nearby.
The white ball spins back and forth on the table, and the two sides bend over, take stances, and swing their paddles vigorously. The audience surrounds the tables in layers, with cheers and shouts of encouragement rising one after another. The 2025 "Zhengding Ping Pong (正定乒乓)" National League kicked off in a warm atmosphere.
Ping pong is a shining calling card of Zhengding (正定). Now, this profound ping pong heritage is moving from professional venues to the streets and alleys, igniting the passion of the ancient city.
Zero threshold is the most distinctive label of this league. Regardless of age or skill level, as long as you love ping pong, you can sign up on the spot to try your hand. Li Yaxin (李亚欣), a 52-year-old resident of Zhufutun Community (诸福屯社区) in Zhengding County (正定县), is one of the contestants. After receiving the news from a ping pong friends group, he immediately rushed to sign up. "Don't underestimate this national competition, there are many masters!" said Li Yaxin (李亚欣).
To facilitate everyone's participation, the competition has set up arenas in every corner of the ancient city, and also launched "one scenic spot, one theme" fun challenges in scenic spots such as Rongguo Mansion (荣国府). The event will continue until October.
On the field, the battle is in full swing; off the field, shops and night market stalls are also popular. National competition, national fun, national joy, a street ping pong match adds a different flavor to the ancient city's cultural tourism experience.
Return to TopBy: 本报通讯员 沈红星
"This activity is very meaningful. When I personally watered and cultivated the tree I adopted, I understood the principle of ‘十年树木、百年树人 (shí nián shù mù, bǎi nián shù rén - "ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to cultivate a person," it takes a long time and sustained effort to educate people, just as it takes a long time to grow trees).'" Tao Xi (陶希), who graduated this year from Macheng No. 1 High School (麻城一中) in Macheng (麻城), Huanggang (黄冈), Hubei (湖北) Province, said that commemorating enrollment in university with a tree is not only a ritual but also brings a touching insight.
Not long ago, at the Xiaogan Township Cultural Park (孝感乡文化园) in Macheng (麻城), more than 10 "soon-to-be university students" admitted to universities came here with their parents and teachers to cultivate, water, and weed the trees they adopted.
Up to now, this activity has been held for 9 years, and this healthy, civilized, and thrifty new trend has gradually formed in Macheng (麻城).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姚雪青
Huangqiao Town (黄桥镇) in Taixing City (泰兴市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省) is famous for Huangqiao sesame seed cakes. This town, filled with the "fragrance of sesame seed cakes," also has a golden calling card—"China's Violin Industry Capital," with about 1/3 of the world's violins produced here.
"A violin has hundreds of production processes, and each process may affect the tone..." Xu Xiaofeng (徐小峰), a senior violin maker in Huangqiao Town (黄桥镇), introduced. He often spends a month and a half polishing a violin, and also develops new materials to achieve a more ideal sound quality for the violin.
In the early 1960s, violin factories appeared in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and other places. Several Huangqiao (黄桥) people who made violins in Shanghai (上海) returned to their hometown to set up parts factories. Starting from this, large and small musical instrument manufacturing enterprises were established and gathered in Huangqiao Town (黄桥镇), and gradually broke the initial OEM model, building a complete industrial chain of raw material supply, parts manufacturing, complete violin assembly, and sales services. At present, there are more than 220 musical instrument production and supporting enterprises in the town, with an annual output of 1 million violins, 2 million guitars, 5,500 pianos, and more than 1.1 million sets of various musical instrument accessories, which are sold to 96 countries and regions, with an annual output value of more than 2 billion yuan.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘军国
How can traditional intangible cultural heritage焕发持久生命力? **焕发持久生命力** (huàn fā chí jiǔ shēng mìng lì - "radiate lasting vitality," to revive and maintain long-term viability) In Ruian City (瑞安市), Wenzhou (温州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), a "professional certification" event provides an answer.
Recently, Ruian City (瑞安市) held a woodblock movable-type printing inheritance practice and special vocational ability assessment activity, aiming to promote the transformation of intangible cultural heritage skills from rescue protection to sustainable inheritance.
Dongyuan woodblock movable-type printing (东源木活字印刷术), located in Ruian (瑞安), is the only known woodblock movable-type printing technique in China that has been preserved and is still in use. The "Chinese Movable-Type Printing術" (中国活字印刷术), which uses this printing technique as a carrier, was included in the "List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding" by UNESCO in 2010.
"Woodblock movable-type printing is not only a craft, but also a cultural inheritance," said Wang Fazai (王法仔), president of the Ruian Movable-Type Printing Association (瑞安市活字印刷协会). This training combines traditional skills with vocational ability assessment for the first time, which not only protects intangible cultural heritage, but also opens up a professional path for students.
After graduation, the Ruian Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (瑞安市人力资源和社会保障局) will organize a special vocational ability assessment, and those who pass the assessment will receive a nationally recognized special vocational ability certificate. This measure has opened a formal channel for the transformation of "craft" into "profession."
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 赵逸赫 戴锦镕 张 骁
This summer, various theme parks have become popular destinations, not only driving ticket revenue growth but also boosting consumption in related industries such as surrounding accommodation and catering. The theme park industry is releasing greater development vitality.
Since its opening on July 5th, the Shanghai Legoland (上海乐高乐园) has held nearly 1,700 performances, demonstrating its popularity. The "Fantawild Dinosaur Water Splashing Festival" kicked off at the Fantawild Dinosaur Kingdom (方特恐龙王国) in Zigong (自贡), Sichuan (四川), creating a water-playing extravaganza that integrates cool water fun, water splashing carnivals, and live interaction. The "Fantasy Castle Light and Shadow Show" at OCT Fantasy Valley (华侨城奇幻谷) in Xiangyang (襄阳), Hubei (湖北), has added a fireworks display, bringing visitors an immersive experience of holographic projection and dazzling fireworks dancing together.
Data from the China Theme Park Research Institute (中国主题公园研究院) shows that as of October 2024, there are 385 theme parks nationwide. Every 1 yuan of revenue from theme parks can drive 3.8 yuan of revenue for the city and 6 yuan to 15 yuan of revenue for upstream and downstream industries.
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 吴文诩
Recently, many marathon events have opened for registration. However, some scams under the guise of "marathon" deserve vigilance. Some criminals have set their sights on this "business opportunity," either fabricating "direct access" spots for entry qualifications on social media platforms, or peddling "experience test" projects in "running circle" group chats, and some even fabricate names to carry out telecommunications fraud.
Some criminals use the trust others have in "running circle" members to defraud them of money. From January to April 2024, "running circle celebrity" Lin (林) released false information on online social platforms and WeChat groups, falsely claiming that he could obtain race pacer qualifications or competition qualifications through him, inducing victims to pay deposits. Lin (林) was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 20,000 yuan in accordance with the law.
Case handlers introduced that some fraudsters imitate the official registration websites of marathon city events, sending links through text messages and social media, inducing runners to enter their ID card numbers, bank card numbers and other information, and steal account funds; or disguise themselves as event staff, using "reserved spots" and "sponsor privileges" as a guise, requiring runners to pay "security deposits" and "service fees."
Many interviewees believe that marathon events are receiving increasing attention and public participation, and law enforcement and publicity should be strengthened to severely crack down on illegal activities and raise public awareness of fraud prevention.
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 王贤思 熊轩昂
The thin morning mist had not yet dissipated. In the vegetable fields of the Jinglai Villagers Group, Daluo Village (打洛村), Daluo Town (打洛镇), Menghai County (勐海县), Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (西双版纳傣族自治州), Yunnan (云南), villager Yu Yinger (玉应儿) loaded freshly picked vegetables onto a tricycle. An hour later, these vegetables would directly reach overseas markets through the "green channel" for border residents' mutual trade of agricultural products.
In recent years, Yunnan's fruits and vegetables have continued to be popular in the ASEAN market, with characteristic agricultural products such as citrus, grapes, and mushrooms becoming "star" products in cross-border trade.
According to Kunming Customs (昆明海关) statistics, in the first half of 2025, Yunnan's imports and exports of agricultural products to ASEAN reached 18.62 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.5%, of which fruit exports increased by 44.3%.
Yunnan is located on a low-latitude plateau with abundant light, heat, and biological resources, enabling it to produce both tropical and temperate fruits, achieving fruit production in all four seasons. In Yunnan, the vast majority of fruits can form a time-to-market difference with fruits from ASEAN production areas, filling the seasonal gap in the ASEAN fruit market.
The opening of the China-Laos Railway and the acceleration of port customs clearance have significantly increased the speed of Yunnan's fruits and vegetables going "out to sea." In early August of this year, the "Luliang Vegetable" cold chain freight train departed from Luliang Station (陆良站) in Qujing City (曲靖市), Yunnan, and arrived in Bangkok (曼谷), Thailand (泰国) via the China-Laos Railway, shortening the transportation time by nearly half compared to road transportation. The return train was fully loaded with durian and other fruits entering the country, forming a two-way transportation channel for fruits and vegetables.
Return to TopBy: 重庆日报记者 刘一叶
A hair-thin optical fiber can actually allow thousand-year-old stone carvings to "actively alarm" before deterioration. This special optical fiber comes from the "Bio-Chemical-Physical Optical Fiber Intelligent Sensing System" developed by Zhong Nianbing's team at Chongqing University of Technology (重庆理工大学).
Traditional cultural relic disease detection is like a "regular physical examination." "I have witnessed those paintings and calligraphy and stone carvings spanning thousands of years quietly deteriorating under the erosion of microorganisms and acids, alkalis, and salts, which is heartbreaking," said Zhong Nianbing (钟年丙). They were determined to develop an early warning system that could achieve in-situ, real-time, and non-destructive monitoring in the early stages of cultural relic deterioration.
After nearly 20 years of basic research, Zhong Nianbing's (钟年丙) team developed biochemical optical fiber sensors and testing equipment. They modified the surface of the optical fiber with special biological recognition molecules, chemically sensitive materials, etc., so that the optical fiber can perform in-situ, real-time sensing of the types and concentrations of microorganisms and the content of harmful chemical substances in the cultural relic environment.
"Different from traditional sampling or contact detection, the sensor only needs to attach a hair-thin optical fiber to the surface of the cultural relic or embed it in its micro-cracks like a 'transparent spider web', which has almost no impact on the cultural relic itself," said Zhong Nianbing (钟年丙). This special optical fiber can not only identify pathogens but also monitor the environment in real time.
The team also used big data analysis and artificial intelligence algorithms to develop cultural relic health status early warning software to process and analyze massive amounts of sensor data.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦瀚洋 王 者 王欣悦
In Quzhou (衢州), Zhejiang (浙江), photovoltaic panels are installed on the sheds of agricultural industrial complexes to help mushroom cultivation achieve green production; In Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东), office buildings replace traditional air conditioners with centralized cooling to achieve energy savings and cost reductions; In Jiangjin (江津), Chongqing (重庆), industrial parks overcome electricity consumption bottlenecks through rooftop photovoltaics and technological upgrades... The summer season is a peak period for electricity consumption, and various regions are taking a variety of flexible measures to promote energy conservation and consumption reduction in agriculture, industry, office and other scenarios, and to empower production with green technologies.
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Quzhou (衢州), Zhejiang (浙江)——
Village-enterprise cooperation, photovoltaic greenhouses cultivate "prosperity mushrooms"
Located in Tuanshi Village (团石村), Longyou County (龙游县), Quzhou (衢州) City, Zhejiang Province (浙江省), the Xiangmanting Mushroom Agricultural Industrial Complex (香满亭花菇田园综合体) has rows of modern greenhouses covered with photovoltaic panels, resembling a blue ocean. Stepping into the greenhouse, in a constant temperature and humidity environment, many shiitake mushrooms are emerging from the logs.
"This is a 'fungus-light complementary' agricultural industrial complex," said Zhu Youcun (朱佑存), chairman of Zhejiang Xiangmanting Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (浙江香满亭生物科技有限公司), introducing that through the "power generation above the shed, mushroom cultivation below the shed" model, the company drives the development of local characteristic agriculture, and further leverages the development of rural tourism by combining research, sightseeing, and picking activities.
"In the past, we were most afraid of extreme weather when growing mushrooms," said Zhu Youcun (朱佑存). "High temperatures in summer and severe cold in winter are difficult for traditional greenhouses to cope with; we also considered installing air conditioners, but the cost was too high after calculation."
Like Tuanshi Village (团石村), many villages in Longyou County (龙游县) have developed mushroom cultivation, and the difficulty in controlling temperature and the high cost of electricity have become common problems. Since 2023, the local area has gradually explored a new "fungus-light complementary" model - through the "enterprise-led, multi-party co-investment" model, the power supply company provides technical support, and photovoltaic panels are installed on the top of the mushroom greenhouse, which can not only solve the electricity demand for mushroom cultivation, but also improve land efficiency.
The transformation process was not smooth sailing. As the team leader, Huang Zhiguang (黄治广), customer manager of the government-enterprise customer service class of State Grid Quzhou Power Supply Company (国网衢州供电公司), said that some villagers had doubts about installing photovoltaic panels on the greenhouse, "Is the power generation equipment safe?", "Will it affect the light?", "How to use the generated electricity, do I have to pay?"... There were many doubts and objections.
"In order to dispel concerns, the technical team stayed in the greenhouse for half a month, strengthening the greenhouse structure and repeatedly debugging the installation angle of the photovoltaic panels to ensure that they can generate electricity efficiently without affecting the light required for mushrooms," said Huang Zhiguang (黄治广). "The electricity generated is used to meet production needs, and the remaining part is connected to the grid."
"The photovoltaic panel is like an 'umbrella' for the greenhouse. The temperature inside the shed in summer is 8 to 10 degrees Celsius lower than that of ordinary greenhouses. The photovoltaic power generation can not only meet the electricity consumption of air conditioning in the shed, but also has 680 kWh of surplus power connected to the grid in July, bringing additional income," said Wang Zheqing (汪哲庆), a villager in Tuanshi Village (团石村).
This year, the agricultural industrial complex has launched more intelligent production equipment: an Internet of Things-based smart agriculture system that can monitor the temperature, humidity, light, and moisture of the cultivation substrate in the shed in real time, and the data is aggregated to the cloud platform; the automatic adjustment of ventilation and precision drip irrigation system can not only save water, but also control the fluctuation of the mushroom growth environment to a minimum, achieving a double improvement in quality and yield...
Zhu Youcun (朱佑存) has also set his sights on research tourism: "We have tailor-made green electricity experience projects for children. From photovoltaic power generation to mushroom cultivation, to cold chain transportation, the whole process is visually displayed, and they can more intuitively feel the changes brought about by green energy."
Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东)——
Centralized cooling, office buildings do not need to install air conditioners
In Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东) in August, heat waves are rolling. At 8:30 in the morning, Wang Yan (王燕), an employee of Minghu Urban Development Group Co., Ltd. (明湖城市发展集团有限公司), was covered in sweat and quickly entered the gate of the Qilu Science and Technology Finance Building (齐鲁科技金融大厦) in the Central Business District of Lixia District (历下区).
Arriving at the office, Wang Yan (王燕) opened the adjustment panel and set the temperature to 26 degrees Celsius. Without the buzzing of the machine, the temperature in the room gradually dropped. "Our office building does not have air conditioning installed, we use centralized cooling," said Wang Yan (王燕).
What is centralized cooling? Centralized cooling is to set up a centralized refrigeration station in a specific area, and transfer indoor heat by producing chilled water or cold air, so as to achieve the cooling effect. Energy stations in various parts of the city centrally prepare chilled water for the centralized cooling system, and transport it to the cold exchange stations in various areas through a network of underground pipelines. Users only need to adjust the indoor temperature control panel to enjoy the coolness.
The central business district is full of high-rise buildings, how is centralized cooling achieved?
Leaving the Science and Technology Finance Building (科技金融大厦), the reporter followed Wang Zhiwei (王志伟), an engineer from Jinan Cold and Heat Co-supply Co., Ltd. (济南市冷热联供有限公司) under Jinan Energy Group (济南能源集团), to the southern energy station in the central business district. "The cold water flowing underground is continuously transported from here to the surrounding office buildings," Wang Zhiwei (王志伟) introduced.
In June 2021, the southern energy station in the central business district was completed and officially provided cooling for commercial and office building users in the jurisdiction. As of June this year, the energy station has signed contracts with 29 commercial and office buildings in the central business district, with a total cooling building area of nearly 2 million square meters.
Walking in the 20-meter-deep underground cooling pipeline corridor, the 1.2-meter-diameter pipeline is cool. "The pipeline contains about 6 degrees Celsius of cold water, which is transported to each building through a secondary circulation system," said Wang Zhiwei (王志伟).
The southern energy station in the central business district adopts a combination of "ice storage cooling + water storage heating" and is equipped with a large enthalpy difference thermal energy charging and discharging unit to build a cross-seasonal heat storage and cooling pool group. In winter and spring, the thermal energy charging and discharging unit consumes low-valley electricity to generate hot water for external heating, and at the same time produces chilled water and ice slurry stored in the chilled water pool and ice storage pool; during the peak of electricity consumption in summer, the cold resources of the chilled water pool and ice storage pool are reused.
In addition, Jinan Cold and Heat Co-supply Co., Ltd. (济南市冷热联供有限公司) has also independently developed a cold and heat co-supply smart energy management platform, which dynamically adjusts the energy supply demand through the Internet of Things and AI algorithms to achieve precise matching and remote control of the source end and the terminal end.
"Centralized cooling saves money and is comfortable," said Zhao Xiaojing (赵晓静), general manager of Minghu Urban Development Group Co., Ltd. (明湖城市发展集团有限公司), introducing that centralized cooling saves more than 10% of the cost compared with the company using air conditioning for cooling.
Wang Zhiwei (王志伟) also calculated an account: The cooling area of Qilu Science and Technology Finance Building (齐鲁科技金融大厦) reaches 55,400 square meters, and the centralized cooling energy saving rate in July reached 32%, and the carbon reduction can reach 48.68 tons.
Since 2021, the scope of centralized cooling in Jinan (济南) has gradually expanded from the initial pilot project in the central business district to multiple areas such as the Urban Balcony in the Start-up Area of the New and Old Kinetic Energy Conversion and the New Campus of the Second Hospital of Shandong University (山大二院新院区), with a total cooling area of more than 10 million square meters.
Jiangjin (江津), Chongqing (重庆)——
Increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, the energy cost of the park is reduced
Under the scorching sun, on the roof of the factory building of Wujun Chongqing Photovoltaic Energy Co., Ltd. (武骏重庆光能有限公司) in Jiangjin Industrial Park (Baisha Group) (江津工业园区（白沙组团）), Chongqing (重庆), photovoltaic power generation panels shine in the sun.
"In the past, we were frowning every summer, but now we are looking forward to sunny days," said Hu Xingqi (胡兴棋), director of the electromechanical instrument maintenance center of Wujun Photovoltaic Energy (武骏光能). In the past few years, this photovoltaic glass production enterprise often faced electricity shortages, especially during the peak of electricity consumption in summer, only half of the 8 production lines could operate.
The change occurred at the beginning of 2024, when the 36 MW distributed photovoltaic power station independently built by the enterprise was connected to the grid for power generation. "About 200,000 square meters of photovoltaic panels are laid on the roof of the factory building, nearly 62,000 pieces," Hu Xingqi (胡兴棋) introduced. "Photovoltaic power generation has accounted for 19% of the total electricity consumption of the enterprise. Now all production lines have never stopped working due to power curtailment. Not only are they running at full load, but the surplus electricity can also make money." From January to July this year, the enterprise sold 3.77 million kWh of electricity, and this item alone increased revenue by more than 1.49 million yuan.
In July 2024, the Chongqing "Million Kilowatt Rooftop Photovoltaic" Construction Promotion Conference (重庆市“百万千瓦屋顶光伏”建设推进会) was held in Jiangjin Industrial Park (Baisha Group) (江津工业园区（白沙组团）). Under the guidance of the park, 41 enterprises have used photovoltaic energy to participate in production, with a total installed capacity of 79 MW.
"The park is planning to promote the whole park rooftop photovoltaic project, which is expected to achieve full coverage of rooftop photovoltaics next year," said Zhang Hang (张航), deputy director of the Baisha Industrial Park Development Center (白沙工业园发展中心).
In the central control room of Wujun Photovoltaic Energy (武骏光能), the numbers on the large screen flicker and change. In the production workshop, the glass melting furnace with a high temperature of 1600 degrees Celsius spews out hot air.
"These flue gases used to be waste gas, but now they are treasures," said Hu Xingqi (胡兴棋). "The flue gas from the melting furnace is accurately recovered and introduced into the recovery boiler unit for power generation." According to reports, the melting furnace generates 220,000 cubic meters of waste heat flue gas every day, and after recovery and utilization, it can generate 3,800 kWh of electricity per hour. Under the photovoltaic "increasing revenue" and waste heat utilization "reducing expenditure," superimposed on equipment upgrades, the overall energy consumption of the enterprise has decreased by 33%, saving 46.7 million kWh of electricity per year.
Chongqing Huabinwei Glass Co., Ltd. (重庆华彬伟玻璃有限公司), 3 kilometers away from Wujun Photovoltaic Energy (武骏光能), invested this year to introduce a lightweight daily-use glass furnace automatic wine bottle production line. Stepping into the production workshop, the company is carrying out technical transformation work in full swing. "The introduced natural gas furnace and denitration and dust removal equipment can greatly reduce pollutant emissions," said Shangguan Shilin (上官石林), deputy general manager of production of the company. "After the equipment is updated, the energy consumption per unit product can be reduced by 10%, the production efficiency can be increased by 10%, and the product qualification rate can be increased by 5%."
"Photovoltaic production enterprises in the park have high energy consumption, which is the focus of our energy conservation and consumption reduction," said Zhang Hang (张航). "The park also relies on the power grid supervision platform to establish an energy monitoring and management system to monitor and early warn the power consumption of the park in real time, and automatically alarm when it exceeds the limit."
In the first half of this year, the overall energy consumption of the park decreased by about 38% year-on-year. "When the new project is launched, it will also reduce the electricity and gas costs of enterprises by more than 30%," said Zhang Hang (张航).
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The development of humanoid robots is not only a reflection of technological innovation but also an exploration of future lifestyles for humanity.
Hurdles, climbing stairs, walking on a single-plank bridge... In the 100-meter obstacle race of the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games, facing 10 obstacles, some robot athletes' clean and neat movements drew cheers from the audience and also generated a lot of attention online. While marveling at technological progress, people are also full of expectations for its market prospects.
Currently, humanoid robots are in a critical stage of moving from the laboratory to industrial application. According to the International Federation of Robotics, the compound annual growth rate of the global humanoid robot market size will be as high as 71% from 2021 to 2030. The China Electronics Society predicts that by 2030, the market size of humanoid robots in China is expected to reach approximately 870 billion yuan. Amidst the heat, cold thinking is also needed.
The large-scale application of humanoid robots still faces many problems. Looking at the technology, the general intelligence of the "brain" is not yet mature, and the generalization ability of cross-scene tasks is insufficient. Looking at the hardware, core components such as chips and high-precision sensors still partially rely on imports, and mass production technology and reliability need to be improved. Looking at the cost, the unit price of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan restricts commercial promotion. At the ethical and social level, issues such as data privacy, human-machine boundaries, and responsibility identification also urgently need to be standardized. As experts say, there is still a huge gap from "being able to move" to "being able to do."
What is worth looking forward to is that various regions are continuously opening up application scenarios to inject momentum into the innovative development of humanoid robots. Fields such as industrial manufacturing, commercial services, and special operations are taking the lead in pilot projects to create training grounds for humanoid robots. In automobile factories, robots collaboratively handle materials; in smart warehouses, robots accurately sort goods; innovative applications have also emerged in scenarios such as power inspection, medical assistance, and educational companionship. These practices not only verify the feasibility of the technology but also accumulate valuable data for algorithm optimization and product iteration.
From a global perspective, the competitive landscape of humanoid robots is accelerating. China has included it in the future industrial layout. In 2023, the "Guiding Opinions on Innovative Development of Humanoid Robots" (人形机器人创新发展指导意见) was issued, and this year, "Embodied Intelligence" (具身智能) was written into the "Government Work Report" (政府工作报告), building a multi-dimensional support system from technology research and development, scenario opening to talent training. In addition, a complete industrial system and a sound industrial chain are also our unique advantages in development.
At present, innovation clusters have been formed in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), Shenzhen (深圳), Hangzhou (杭州) and other places, and many key technologies have reached the international first-class level. Robots launched by companies such as "Tiangong" (天工), "Unitree" (宇树), and "Sojinyun Dynamics" (松延动力) are comparable to or even surpass foreign products in terms of sports performance, and demonstrate good competitiveness in open-source architecture, multi-machine collaboration, and cost control.
The development of humanoid robots is not only a reflection of technological innovation but also an exploration of future lifestyles for humanity. It carries the vision of liberating productivity and improving the quality of life, and is also accompanied by the reshaping of industrial structure, employment patterns, and social ethics. Only by maintaining patience, respecting technological laws, and strengthening innovation collaboration can we go steady and far. From the arena to the market, humanoid robots are poised to take off.
Return to TopChangsha, August 20th (People's Daily reporter Shen Zhilin (申智林) and Jiao Siyu (焦思雨)) The Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV UHV DC transmission project (hereinafter referred to as the "'Ningdian Entering Hunan' Project" (宁电入湘工程)) was officially put into operation and started transmitting electricity on the 20th. The "Ningdian Entering Hunan" Project is an EHV DC channel mainly for transmitting new energy from wind power and photovoltaic large bases in deserts, Gobi deserts, and barren areas. It starts in Zhongwei (中卫), Ningxia (宁夏), passes through Gansu (甘肃), Shaanxi (陕西), Chongqing (重庆), and Hubei (湖北), and ends in Hengyang (衡阳), Hunan (湖南), with a total line length of 1,616 kilometers.
The "Ningdian Entering Hunan" Project has a maximum transmission power of 8 million kilowatts, of which new energy power accounts for more than 50%; it can transmit more than 36 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Hunan (湖南) annually.
After the project is put into operation, it will help Ningxia (宁夏) form a "three-direct" transmission channel with an external transmission scale of 20 million kilowatts, fill the power gap in Hunan (湖南), and further promote China's energy clean and low-carbon transformation and improve energy security capabilities.
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Beijing, August 20th (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) The General Administration of Customs (海关总署) released data on the 20th: In the first seven months of this year, China's imports and exports to other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) reached 2.11 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3%, a record high for the same period in history. In July, China's imports and exports to other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) reached 326.05 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5%, with both the scale and growth rate hitting new highs for the year. Among them, exports reached 219.04 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8%; imports reached 107.01 billion yuan, an increase of 12.3%.
In the first seven months, China's exports of agricultural machinery and pesticide preparations to other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) increased by 47.8% and 30.3% respectively, and imports of agricultural products from other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) increased by 6.2%, with imports of frozen fish, rapeseed oil and mustard oil, dried and fresh melons and fruits and nuts, and rice increasing by 20.4%, 33.6%, 44%, and 412.1% respectively.
In recent years, the connectivity and cooperation among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) has been further strengthened, and China-Europe freight trains and air cargo have developed rapidly. In the first seven months, China's imports and exports to other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) by land and air transportation were 677.4 billion yuan and 251.01 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 7.4% and 44.6% respectively, with the proportions increasing to 32.1% and 11.9% respectively.
Return to TopBeijing, August 20th (Reported by Li Xinping (李心萍)) A reporter learned from the China State Railway Group (中国国家铁路集团): Since the start of the summer transport season on July 1st to August 19th, the national railway has cumulatively transported 744 million passengers, an increase of 4.2% year-on-year, with an average daily passenger volume of 14.89 million.
On the basis of the third-quarter train operation chart, the railway department has compiled and implemented a summer temporary train operation chart, making good use of the capacity of new lines and new stations; dynamically analyzing the railway 12306 ticket sales big data, flexibly adjusting ticket sales strategies according to passenger travel needs, and timely increasing capacity investment in popular directions, sections, and time periods, arranging ordinary-speed passenger trains between major cities, especially trains entering Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and Guangzhou (广州), to operate with full axles or full formations. A certain number of emergency passenger cars and crew members are reserved in major railway hubs to cope with sudden passenger flows. At present, the railway department operates an average of 10,937 passenger trains per day and arranges an average of 523 additional passenger trains per day during the summer transport period.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 武少民 龚相娟
In the science and technology innovation laboratory, precision instruments operate day and night; in the intelligent manufacturing factory, robotic arms operate with precision; in the live-streaming e-commerce park, creative sparks continue to burst forth... Tianjin (天津), on the coast of the Bohai Sea, is releasing the vigorous development vitality of the private economy with market-oriented, rule-of-law-based, and internationalized innovative practices.
Since the beginning of this year, Tianjin (天津) has intensively introduced a series of policies and measures to support the development of the private economy, anchoring the concerns of enterprises and solving development problems.
In response to the pain point of long R&D cycles for biopharmaceutical companies, a "research and review linkage" green channel has been established, greatly shortening the new drug approval cycle. At the Hoyuan Biomedical (合源生物) laboratory, the company successfully developed and launched an original CAR-T cell therapy drug in the field of leukemia.
"Thanks to the support of Tianjin's (天津) various private economic policies, the company has the confidence and strength to invest and continuously increase R&D investment, which is why we have achieved the current breakthroughs," said Lü Lulu (吕璐璐), head of Hoyuan Biomedical (合源生物).
In the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone (天津港保税区), containers full of Lenovo (联想) computers are being shipped to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" initiative. "The 'bonded R&D' policy has reduced customs clearance time from 3 days to 4 hours, significantly improving supply chain efficiency," said Xie Xiaoke (谢小可), Deputy General Manager of Lenovo (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (联想（天津）有限公司).
The implementation of policies in a detailed and practical manner cannot be separated from precise services. In order to create a warm and reassuring development atmosphere for private enterprises, the Tianjin Municipal Development and Reform Commission (天津市发展改革委) holds regular private enterprise symposiums every month, using "research + symposium" as the main form, creating an open, frank, and relaxed communication platform to listen to private enterprises' expectations and suggestions for development, and solve the actual difficulties of private enterprises. "What private enterprises need, the government departments will provide," said Liu Tao (刘涛), Deputy Director of the Tianjin Municipal Development and Reform Commission (天津市发展改革委).
At the construction site of the Lianmeng Media (联萌传媒) Xinkai Road Jufuyuan Phase II (新开路巨福园二期) project, the "Government-Enterprise Together" joint service team composed of multiple departments in Hedong District (河东区), Tianjin (天津), held an on-site project promotion meeting, using the service model of "**一线问需、精准施策、协同发力**" (yī xiàn wèn xū, jīng zhǔn shī cè, xié tóng fā lì - "inquire needs at the front line, implement precise policies, coordinate efforts," a service model that focuses on enterprise development needs, promotes policies directly to the grassroots, and services directly to enterprises), focusing on the development needs of enterprises, and promoting policies directly to the grassroots and services directly to enterprises.
"This kind of cross-departmental joint office and on-site service directly to the front line has brought great help to enterprises," said Zhang Yanlin (张彦林), General Manager of Lianmeng Media (联萌传媒) North China Region, adding that the company plans to add 300 new jobs this year to help Tianjin's (天津) traditional commercial enterprises transform and upgrade.
In solving the problem of attracting talent for private enterprises, Tianjin (天津) focuses on college graduates, registered unemployed persons, and employment-difficult groups, launching "live-streaming job fairs + cloud interviews + on-site negotiations" services to build an efficient docking platform for private enterprises and job seekers. Xitong (Tianjin) Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. (熙瞳（天津）光电科技有限公司) utilizes the docking platform built by the human resources and social security department for enterprises and universities to realize the connection of "technology-talent-industry."
In response to the needs of private enterprises to cooperate with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and central enterprises (央企), Tianjin (天津) has established a "SOE (央企) and Private Enterprise Handshake Meeting" to promote complementary cooperation between SOEs (央企) and private enterprises in the integration of the industrial chain and innovation chain. "The docking activities promoted exchanges between the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain. Our company has reached preliminary cooperation intentions with relevant enterprises and found a fit in terms of technical complementarity and market expansion," said Xie Kun (谢崑), Sales Director of Tianjin Zhengbiao Jinda Cable Group Co., Ltd. (天津正标津达线缆集团有限公司).
Tianjin (天津) also attaches importance to the gradient cultivation of enterprises, forming an industrial chain, supply chain, and ecological chain of integrated development and coordinated development of chain-leading enterprises and upstream and downstream enterprises, laying a solid foundation for the rise of regional industrial clusters.
Tianjin (天津) is making every effort to promote the construction of the "China Xinchuang Valley" (中国信创谷) in the Binhai High-tech Zone (滨海高新区), and the scale of the information technology application innovation industry chain is constantly growing, attracting and cultivating more than 200 key enterprises such as Phytium (飞腾), Kylin (麒麟), Sugon (曙光), and Hygon (海光). At present, the Binhai High-tech Zone (滨海高新区) has gathered more than 1,000 upstream and downstream enterprises in the Xinchuang industry. In 2024, the revenue of the Xinchuang industry in the Binhai High-tech Zone (滨海高新区) exceeded 72 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.1%. It continued to maintain rapid growth in the first half of this year, achieving revenue of 37.3 billion yuan from January to June, a year-on-year increase of 28%.
Against the background of the continuous release of policy dividends and the increasingly perfect industrial ecology, Tianjin's (天津) private economy is accelerating on the track of high-quality development with new quality productive forces as the engine. "In the next step, we will continue to be the 'escort' for the private economy and the 'paving stone' for enterprise development, and promote the high-quality development of Tianjin's (天津) private economy with greater determination and more powerful measures," said Liu Tao (刘涛).
Return to TopThe Guangzhou Evening Consumption Season 2025 recently launched at Tongqingfang, Beijing Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东). The theme of this Evening Consumption Season is "Guangzhou Nights, Boundless Splendor," and it will run throughout the second half of the year.
The Guangzhou (广州) Municipal Bureau of Commerce introduced that this consumption season follows the concept of "government guidance, market operation, resource integration, city-wide linkage, and cross-border integration," highlighting the integration of commerce, tourism, culture, sports, and health, overlapping with nighttime consumption scenarios, organizing a series of featured activities, comprehensively and multi-dimensionally showcasing the nighttime charm of Guangzhou (广州), and helping Guangzhou (广州) cultivate and build an international consumption center city.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑洋洋
As dusk approaches, wisps of smoke rise from the chimneys of Qizigou Village (七子沟村), deep in the Taihang Mountains (太行山). Yuan Youcai (元有才), a 71-year-old villager, cooks in front of the stove, while Qin Haisong (秦海松), a 52-year-old villager, chops and stacks firewood at the door.
The noodles are cooked. Yuan Youcai pats Qin Haisong on the shoulder and points to the stove. Qin Haisong tacitly puts away his tools and follows him to serve the noodles—Qin Haisong has been eating this kind of "community meal" for more than 20 years.
This is Dongsitou Township (东寺头乡), Pingshun County (平顺县), Changzhi City (长治市), Shanxi Province (山西省), located in the hinterlands of the Taihang Mountains, where mountains are connected to mountains and gullies to gullies. The villagers live scattered. Qin Haisong was born in Baijingshu'ao Natural Village (白荆树凹自然村), formerly Huangyagou Village (黄崖沟村). In 2021, it was incorporated into Qizigou Village along with Huangyagou as a whole.
Qin Haisong is congenitally deaf and mute and has a level-3 intellectual disability. His mother passed away when he was 3 years old, and his father passed away when he was 7 years old. His eldest uncle raised him to adulthood. After his uncle passed away, he lived alone.
"At that time, every time I saw Haisong, his face and clothes were always black. Once I went to his house and found that the corn grits in the pot, which had been there for who knows how many days, had grown mold." Sang Chunyu (桑春玉), the then village Party secretary of Huangyagou Village, felt sad and thought to himself that Haisong must be taken in and cared for.
In August 2004, Cheng Bianlian (程变莲), the then director of the women's federation of Huangyagou Village, vacated a room in her home. Sang Chunyu took 4 villagers and drove a tricycle to help Qin Haisong move. The 31-year-old Haisong moved from his home in the mountains to Huangyagou Village and lived with the villagers.
When he first moved down, some of the clothes in Haisong's luggage were infested with insects. Cheng Bianlian started a fire, used a wooden stick to pick up the clothes, and vigorously beat the inside and collar of the clothes with a broom over the fire, then washed and dried the clothes.
"At first, Haisong was very wary and sometimes threw stones at us, but no one in the village held it against him," said Shen Guangjun (申广军), deputy secretary of the Party branch of Qizigou Village.
Half a year later, the village vacated an empty room for Haisong and prepared daily necessities such as pots, bowls, rice, flour, and oil for him. But gradually, everyone realized that letting Haisong cook alone was not a long-term solution. Sometimes, he would pour out half a basin of noodles when making noodles; sometimes, he would not cook the rice properly because he put too little water.
In the autumn of 2005, members of the Huangyagou Village Party branch, members of the village committee, and leaders of the villagers' groups held a meeting, and everyone decided to take care of Haisong in turn.
At that time, 26 of the 34 households in the village volunteered. The villagers drew lots to determine the order, and everyone took turns. Each household was responsible for Haisong's meals for 2 days, regardless of wind or rain, or whether it was a holiday or not. Whoever's turn it was, was responsible.
Gradually, Haisong was able to eat his fill, and his energy and spirit improved a lot. He smiled when others smiled at him, and he began to greet people proactively.
"Haisong has a bad stomach," "He loves noodles and scrambled eggs," "When he covers his stomach and bends over, it means his stomach is uncomfortable, and you have to quickly find him stomach medicine"... Haisong's living habits are already a tacit understanding that the villagers have in their hearts.
Over the years, the promise has been passed on. Although the villagers' lives cannot be described as affluent, no household has given up on the agreement to "take care of Haisong" midway. To make it easier for him to remember, the order of care has not changed for more than 20 years.
On August 7, near noon, Haisong wandered to the home of villager Sang Jianguo (桑建国). He gestured a few times on his head with his index and middle fingers, smiled, and Sang Jianguo immediately understood—Haisong felt his hair was getting long.
Moving a stool and taking out clippers, Sang Jianguo began to cut Haisong's hair. "Before, the old secretary and my father often cut Haisong's hair. Now that they are getting older, I have taken over this job," said Sang Jianguo.
After the haircut, Sang Jianguo took out a broom and said, "Look, this was made by Haisong for me. He is also good at repairing farm tools such as hoes and sickles. Haisong knows that everyone is good to him and wants to proactively help everyone with more work."
In his spare time, Sang Jianguo also tries to teach Haisong to read. Sang Jianguo draws a person's head on white paper, writes the three characters "Qin Haisong," and tells Haisong that this is his name. "My two daughters are not in the village, and Haisong is like family. I am very happy to be with him," said Sang Jianguo.
Under the villagers' careful care, Haisong's face has more smiles. "No matter whose house he goes to, everyone is responsible for washing his clothes if they are dirty," said Shen Guangjun. During festivals, the village will give him new clothes. If Haisong is sick, the village doctor will help him see a doctor and get medicine, without ever charging a fee.
Since the 1980s, Haisong has been supported by the local government as a "Five-Guarantee Household" (五保户), and can receive some subsidies every year.
In winter, the hot air blower in Haisong's home is often on all day, and the monthly electricity bill is not small. When collecting electricity bills, Shen Guangjun always silently pays Haisong's share together, without touching the money in his card. "Haisong is getting older, and the villagers are also getting older. In the future, he can't be left without someone to take care of him." Shen Guangjun plans that the money in the card can be used to give subsidies to those who take care of Haisong, or to be used for Haisong's medical emergencies.
Haisong can't read the time, but he often changes watches on his left hand. Yuan Shiqing (元世清), Yuan Youcai's sixth-grade granddaughter, said, "He likes watches. My mother bought them specially when she came back from working outside. When the previous watch broke, she bought a new one, just to make him happy."
"My dad told me that Haisong is a man with a hard life, and our family has to treat him well. I treat him like an older brother," Yuan Shiqing said seriously.
At the end of the interview, when the reporter asked about Haisong's future, the villagers' answers were very firm: "We will always be with him."
(People's Daily Online reporter Jiao Bowen (焦搏文) participated in the writing)
This issue is coordinated by: Lu Fanbing (陆凡冰)
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Promoting the public disclosure mechanism within regulations and demonstrating governance wisdom through balance will allow civilization to become the most beautiful scenery on the journey.
On the electronic screen at the ticket gate of the Badaling Great Wall (八达岭长城) in Beijing (北京), information is scrolling about five tourists who were detained for five days and fined 200 yuan by the public security authorities in May for carving on the Great Wall. The tourists' personal information included gender, place of origin, and a blurred name. This scene sparked heated discussions and support from netizens.
Carvings such as "I was here" and "So-and-so loves so-and-so" are common on the buildings, trees, and railings of scenic spots and historical sites. On some of the beacon towers of the Great Wall, they are even "concentrated and contiguous." During tourism, behaviors such as littering, damaging scenic facilities, cutting in line, and harming animals also occur from time to time. Publicizing some personal information of violators is not only an effective punishment for these behaviors but also a strong advocacy for the concept of civilized tourism. It is conducive to maintaining scenic order, protecting cultural relics and historical sites, and has far-reaching significance for improving the level of social civilization.
Publicizing illegal behavior effectively increases the cost of violations and directly addresses the pain points of governing "minor violations." Illegal behaviors in cultural and tourism settings often have the characteristics of small single-occurrence harm and difficulty in obtaining evidence. The loss caused by tourists carving their names in scenic spots may be limited, and scenic spots are often limited by manpower, technology, and other conditions, making it difficult to obtain evidence in a timely manner. Even if they are investigated, they are often dealt with with verbal warnings or small fines, making it difficult to form an effective deterrent. Public disclosure is equivalent to introducing social supervision, forcing tourists to improve their civilized qualities.
The value of public disclosure lies not only in the punishment of individuals but also in guiding social mentality, which is conducive to promoting the formation of a civilized tourism ecology where people dare not, cannot, and do not want to violate the rules. For violators, this "reputational cost" is often more binding than simple economic penalties, which is conducive to regulating behavior. For potential violators, the publicized cases are the most intuitive warning materials. Netizens generally believe that exposure is more useful than fines. Behind this consensus is the collective expectation of society for civilized tourism. When the act of public disclosure resonates with public values, it may gradually give rise to conscious action.
Of course, public disclosure must also be measured and find a balance between punishment and respect. The public disclosure by the Badaling Great Wall (八达岭长城) scenic spot blurred the names of the parties involved, replacing one of the characters with "某," and did not expose personal information such as ID numbers. At the same time, the public disclosure mechanism can be gradually improved, such as setting the length and scope of public disclosure differently according to the severity of the illegal behavior and the degree of social harm, to achieve more precise punishment and ensure that the punishment is commensurate with the crime. In this way, we can ensure the pertinence of punishment and reflect the warmth of governance.
Promoting the public disclosure mechanism within regulations and demonstrating governance wisdom through balance will allow civilization to become the most beautiful scenery on the journey.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王欣悦
"Don't underestimate me because of my hands; I can embroider even the most intricate patterns!" In front of the embroidery frame at the Tonglu Disabled Persons Care Center (同路残疾人关爱中心) in Zhong County (忠县), Chongqing (重庆), Cheng Tianrong (成天蓉) is using her barely movable thumb and index finger to pinch the needle. Each stitch requires her to use her deformed index finger joint to brace the needle's end, causing her entire arm to tremble.
Upon closer inspection, her hands are severely deformed. Rheumatoid arthritis has turned her finger joints into bulging lumps. It takes her 20 minutes to button a button, and lifting a 10-jin (斤) bucket of cooking oil is a struggle—yet, these very hands steadily produce four large and medium-sized Shu embroideries each month.
In the hall of the Tonglu Disabled Persons Care Center (同路残疾人关爱中心), following the yellow tactile paving on the floor and the barrier-free yellow handrails along both sides of the walls, one arrives at the barrier-free elevator. Inside the elevator, there are complete Braille operation buttons, and the height from the ground is also lower than ordinary elevators. Cheng Tianrong's (成天蓉) workplace is on the second floor of the center. Here, there is a nearly 1,000-square-meter barrier-free office area. The restrooms are equipped with non-slip flooring and emergency alarm devices; anti-collision strips are affixed to the corners of the walls; and the floors at the beginning and end of the stair handrails have raised metal pads that form Braille guidance.
In 2005, Cheng Tianrong (成天蓉), who was running a restaurant, experienced redness, swelling, and pain in her finger joints and was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. To save money, she delayed treatment. Her condition rapidly deteriorated, causing severe joint damage, which eventually led to a second-degree disability. Because Cheng Tianrong (成天蓉) could not take care of herself, her ex-husband divorced her, and the once-thriving restaurant also went to her ex-husband. Cheng Tianrong (成天蓉) sought employment everywhere but was met with obstacles due to her disability. After trying various jobs, in 2019, a call from the Zhong County (忠县) Disabled Persons Service Center (忠县残疾人服务中心) brought her a turning point: "There is a disabled persons care center in the county; would you be willing to work there?"
Recommended by the service center, Cheng Tianrong (成天蓉) came to work in the Shu embroidery workshop of the Tonglu Disabled Persons Care Center (同路残疾人关爱中心). Here, intangible cultural heritage inheritors are invited to train people with disabilities to create customized handmade products. "In the beginning, it took others 2 hours to embroider a flower, but it took me almost half a day," Cheng Tianrong (成天蓉) said. So, she practiced in the workshop every day before work. Later, she stood out in the "Three Gorges Embroidery" group of the 2nd "Zhongzhou Craftsman" (忠州工匠) Cup Vocational Skills Competition and won the title of "Zhongzhou Craftsman" (忠州工匠).
Pan Lihua (潘利华), a staff member of the Tonglu Disabled Persons Care Center (同路残疾人关爱中心), introduced that the center has set up Shu embroidery areas, internet employment areas, rehabilitation areas, training areas, etc. "The disability-specific positions set up in the center include not only embroidery workers but also website operation, customer service, data labeling, etc." Currently, more than 50 people with disabilities work here.
Cheng Tianrong (成天蓉) has made many friends at the center, one of whom is Huang Chunmei (黄春梅), who also studies Shu embroidery. Huang Chunmei (黄春梅), who has a physical disability, was very self-conscious since childhood and confined herself at home after adulthood. After participating in Shu embroidery skills training, she discovered that people with disabilities can work just like ordinary people. Now, Huang Chunmei (黄春梅) travels by bus every day, and going out shopping and shopping has become commonplace. "Work means not only income to me, but also a bridge to establish contact with the outside world," Huang Chunmei (黄春梅) said.
Since 2018, the Tonglu Disabled Persons Care Center (同路残疾人关爱中心) has held 83 sessions of vocational skills training for people with disabilities, with more than 2,700 trainees. "Zhong County (忠县) has established disabled persons employment and entrepreneurship bases represented by the Tonglu Disabled Persons Care Center (同路残疾人关爱中心) to help eligible people with disabilities develop employment positions," said Le Xiaoqin (乐晓琴), deputy director of the Zhong County (忠县) Disabled Persons Service Center (忠县残疾人服务中心). This year, Zhong County (忠县) has added 90 new jobs for people with disabilities.
Today, Cheng Tianrong (成天蓉) has a bigger dream in her heart—to create exquisite Shu embroideries of the beautiful scenery of Zhong County (忠县) and promote them to the whole country. "I want to embroider the beauty of my hometown in my works," she said.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙海天
"Help! Dad!"
On the afternoon of August 8th, in the sea area of Shenzhou Peninsula (神州半岛) in Wanning City (万宁市), Hainan Province (海南省), cries for help pierced the tranquility of the bay. Mr. Yu (于先生), a tourist from Guangxi (广西), was horrified to discover that his two daughters were being dragged into the deep sea by the beach's "number one killer" - rip currents. He immediately rushed into the sea to swim to their rescue, but was also trapped, and the father and daughters struggled in the water.
On the shore, Wu Qiuzhong (吴秋钟), a tourist from Guangdong (广东) who was vacationing with his 13-year-old son, heard the cries for help and shouted for assistance, then plunged into the turbulent sea. The 37-year-old Wu Qiuzhong struggled to swim towards the girl closest to him, grabbed her arm, and tried his best to drag her towards the shore. The fierce rip current pushed them deeper and deeper, but he never let go.
Liu Rui (刘瑞), a student from Hunan First Normal University (湖南第一师范学院), also heard the cries for help. Although he was not a strong swimmer, he had just finished a jet ski ride and had not yet taken off his life jacket, so he rushed into the sea. Liu Rui swam to Mr. Yu's side, and the trapped father and daughters clung tightly to his life jacket, allowing them to float and breathe temporarily. However, Wu Qiuzhong, who had already exhausted all his strength, failed to grab the life jacket, and due to exhaustion, he was pushed further and further away by the waves.
This situation was discovered by Huang Mingqi (黄名奇) and Tang Huishi (唐惠师), coaches from the Shenzhou Peninsula (神州半岛) Nautical Club, who immediately drove a jet ski to the scene. Due to the limited load capacity of the jet ski, Huang Mingqi first took Liu Rui and Mr. Yu and his daughters back to shore. Tang Huishi voluntarily jumped into the water and threw his life jacket to Wu Qiuzhong. After sending Liu Rui and Mr. Yu and his daughters ashore, Huang Mingqi did not stop, but called Li Chengcai (李成才), a coach from the nearby Yadi Club, and drove the jet ski back into the sea. When they arrived, Wu Qiuzhong was floating in the water, unconscious.
When everyone worked together to drag Wu Qiuzhong back to shore, he was already in a deep coma. At this time, the Blue Sky Rescue Team (蓝天救援队) and 120 medical personnel had arrived. However, after about an hour of relay rescue efforts, Wu Qiuzhong ultimately failed to open his eyes again.
"He would definitely go to save people in an emergency," said Wu Qiuzhong's cousin. In the eyes of his family and friends, Wu Qiuzhong had always been a warm-hearted person. He worked in trade in Pingxiang (凭祥), Guangxi (广西), and was once the secretary-general of the local Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce (潮汕商会). He was always happy to help others and was seen as a good elder brother by everyone.
On August 10th, the Wanning (万宁) Municipal Government confirmed Wu Qiuzhong, Liu Rui, Huang Mingqi, Tang Huishi, and Li Chengcai as the "Wanning City (万宁市) Active Group for Justice and Courage (见义勇为积极群体)." Mr. Yu, who was rescued, bowed deeply with his family to Wu Qiuzhong's family, sobbing, "I don't know him, but he gave us a second life."
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Summer is the peak season for seaside tourism, but the seemingly calm sea hides dangers. Drowning incidents caused by rip currents occur frequently, sounding a safety alarm. How to identify rip currents, known as the "number one killer" on the beach? How to effectively prevent related risks? In case of danger, how to save oneself and others?
"Many seaside accidents are caused by rip currents, but most tourists have never even heard of them," said Ji Xiang (吉祥), deputy captain of the Blue Sky Rescue Team in Wanning City (万宁市), Hainan Province (海南省). Rip currents, scientifically known as rip tides, are narrow and strong currents formed when waves rush onto the beach and then flow back into the sea. Their appearance has no fixed pattern, but they can be identified by some visual characteristics. If a strip of water that is relatively calm, has no waves, and is darker or more yellow in color appears in an area where there are white waves on both sides, there is likely a rip current, and you should move away immediately.
How can we effectively prevent related risks? "The first is to control the safe water depth. When playing on the beach, it is safer to keep the water level below the knees," said Ji Xiang (吉祥). Once the water depth reaches the waist, people are easily thrown off balance and carried away by the impact of the rip current. The requirements for children should be even stricter. The water depth should never exceed the knees, and parents must be within reach at all times.
"For tourists who are not familiar with the local conditions, it is especially important to avoid going into the water on unsupervised 'wild beaches' and choose regular bathing beaches with lifeguards on duty," Ji Xiang (吉祥) also reminded, "Do not climb reefs during high tide, and do not swim during low tide." When the tide recedes, the force of the seawater sucking back is greater, making it easier to generate rip currents.
What should you do if you are accidentally caught in a rip current? "The key is to stay calm and not swim against the current towards the shore, as this will quickly exhaust your strength." Ji Xiang (吉祥) gave self-rescue advice for different situations. If you can swim, you should maintain your strength and swim to the sides parallel to the coast. The width of a rip current is usually only 10 to 20 meters. After swimming out of this area, turn around and swim back to shore. If you are too weak, you can drift with the current until you are 100 meters away, and then choose an opportunity to swim back after the current slows down.
If you cannot swim, you should immediately adopt the "jellyfish float" position to save yourself, "Hold your shoulders tightly, quickly lean your body back, lean your head back as much as possible, and relax your whole body." Ji Xiang (吉祥) explained that this will shift the body's center of gravity upward, making it easier for the mouth and nose to be exposed to the water surface to breathe, buying valuable time to wait for rescue.
Ji Xiang (吉祥) especially emphasized that if you find someone in danger, non-professionals should not rashly go into the water to rescue them. You can shout for help loudly as soon as possible, seek help from professional rescuers, and call the rescue phone number. At the same time, you can throw lifebuoys, sealed empty plastic bottles, and other floating objects to the drowning person to help them wait for rescue.
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In 1940, I joined the Eighth Route Army (八路军) as a logistics soldier; in 1941, the unit I was in was reorganized into the New Fourth Army (新四军), and I went to the company as a soldier..." Speaking from his home in Anshan (鞍山), Liaoning Province (辽宁省), about the fiery years of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, 101-year-old veteran Wang Zhenbin (王振斌) carefully looked at the camera and spoke for more than an hour.
Do you still remember the scene when you joined the Party?
"The ceremony was held in the woods. To protect the members, the application was burned after it was read."
In January 1924, Wang Zhenbin was born into a poor family in Kuahe Township (跨河乡), Lianshui County (涟水县), Jiangsu Province (江苏省). The family of nine lived in a thatched hut, without even half a mu of land, relying entirely on selling their labor to make a living.
Before joining the army, Wang Zhenbin had never even worn a pair of shoes, and in winter, he only used reed catkins to weave straw sandals to keep warm. He grazed cattle for the landlord during the day and slept in the cowshed at night, having to add fodder in the middle of the night. After a year of hard work, he could only get two dou of wheat.
"I really couldn't stand such a life anymore." Wang Zhenbin shook his head as he recalled, "At that time, I heard that there were armed forces led by the Communist Party in my hometown, fighting Japanese devils and traitors, and doing good deeds for the poor. I wanted to join the army."
In July 1940, the Eighth Route Army came to the Shuyang (沭阳) area of Jiangsu (江苏). Sixteen-year-old Wang Zhenbin followed the news and volunteered to join the army. The unit instructor frowned: "You're still a kid. We're marching and fighting. If you can't keep up, are we supposed to carry you?" But Wang Zhenbin was determined: "That's easy. I can keep up, and I'm not afraid of fighting!" Seeing that he couldn't be dissuaded, the instructor had to say: "We're moving out tonight. If you can keep up, you'll be officially part of our team tomorrow."
At dawn, Wang Zhenbin passed the test and stayed to be a logistics soldier.
"From then on, I put on a military uniform and a military cap, and became a soldier." Wang Zhenbin recalled that after receiving theoretical education and cultural studies in the army, he understood that only by defeating Japanese imperialism, overthrowing the old society, and establishing a new China could the people be masters of their own affairs.
In April 1944, on the eve of the Gaoyang Campaign (高杨战役), Wang Zhenbin officially joined the Communist Party of China. "The ceremony was held in the woods. To protect the members, the application was burned after it was read." Wang Zhenbin said, "The belief that I would follow the Party for the rest of my life was etched in my heart, and I never retreated in any battle."
How difficult was the environment for guerrilla warfare?
"The sky was the house, the ground was the bed, life was extremely difficult, and we often went hungry."
After the Wannan Incident (皖南事变) in 1941, Wang Zhenbin's unit was reorganized into the Third Division of the New Fourth Army. In March 1941, the Japanese army began to attack Yancheng (盐城), and planes bombed constantly. The Third Division of the New Fourth Army turned to guerrilla warfare, and Wang Zhenbin went to the company as a soldier. On the battlefield against Japan, he fought bravely and was repeatedly commended by the company.
"The first time I was injured was in 1942." Wang Zhenbin recalled that at that time, the Japanese army was "mopping up," and he was shot in the leg in order to cover his comrades' concealment. "After the injury healed, I still went to the front line to kill the Japanese devils."
In order to block the activities of the New Fourth Army, the Japanese invaders and puppet troops controlled railways and highways, and built blockhouses in large villages and small towns. "We were scattered in villages and wild mountains and forests to fight guerrilla warfare. The sky was the house, the ground was the bed, life was extremely difficult, and we often went hungry. When sleeping, we put our guns beside us and used rice bags as pillows. If there was an enemy situation, we would climb up and leave at any time." Wang Zhenbin said, "I grew up in the war with firm faith and fearless courage."
In April 1944, the New Fourth Army launched the Gaoyang Campaign, and Wang Zhenbin's company was the vanguard of the siege. "Before the battle, we had conducted targeted special training, such as blasting, climbing ladders, and digging tunnels. When the charge horn sounded, we launched a surprise attack from the high wall in the southwest corner. The enemy fled to the northeast corner, relying on solid fortifications and powerful firepower to resist stubbornly." Wang Zhenbin recalled that they adopted the "digging trenches to get close to the enemy" tactic, digging trenches day and night to get closer to the enemy little by little. When they were close enough, they fired guns and cannons together, tearing apart the enemy's defense line.
In the anti-Japanese base area in northern Jiangsu (苏北), Wang Zhenbin participated in many battles, and he and his comrades destroyed more than 50 strongholds of Japanese invaders and puppet troops.
In the Funing Campaign (阜宁战役), after the Japanese army surrendered, they shrank back to the rear, while the puppet troops on the front line were still fighting with the New Fourth Army. Funing (阜宁) city was captured by our army, leaving only the enemy guarding a courtyard. "They relied on the high walls and blockhouses not to surrender, and also fired at our army. Our soldiers put ladders on the high walls and were pushed down by the enemies in the courtyard. Some soldiers climbed to the top of the wall and were stabbed down by the enemies." Wang Zhenbin recalled that near dawn, our army brought in a small steel cannon and fired only two shells, hitting the courtyard. The enemy raised a small white flag and shouted surrender.
Why is he enthusiastic about publicizing revolutionary stories?
"The Party cultivated and educated me, and I am willing to dedicate everything to the Party! I will speak as much as I can while I can still speak."
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Zhenbin successively participated in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, was wounded many times, and was awarded many times for his meritorious service.
On the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he was stunned by a shell, and there are still fragments left on his forehead. At that time, after returning to China for treatment and recuperation for 5 months, he resolutely returned to the front line. Wang Zhenbin said: "The front line needs people to fight. I am a Communist Party member and should return to my combat post."
After the war, Wang Zhenbin served as deputy regimental commander, deputy chief of staff of the headquarters, deputy director of the logistics department, and deputy division commander. Looking back on his decades of revolutionary career, he said: "Although the transfers were very frequent, I have always demanded myself according to the standards of a Communist Party member, loving every line of work I do, doing my best, and making my greatest contribution."
In 1981, Wang Zhenbin retired, and has maintained a hard-working style for more than 40 years. In Wang Zhenbin's wardrobe, there are no more than 10 pieces of clothing, and only one pair of single shoes and one pair of cotton shoes. However, he has donated money and paid special Party membership dues totaling more than 200,000 yuan.
After retirement, Wang Zhenbin is often invited to give revolutionary stories to troops, Party and government organs, and schools, and is hired as an off-campus counselor by many schools. "Everyone invites me to give reports, which shows that they attach importance to this history. The victories of those years were all won with lives and拼下来的靠意志 (kào yì zhì pīn xiàlái - "relied on will to fight down," meaning to achieve something through sheer willpower and determination)." Wang Zhenbin said, "The Party cultivated and educated me, and I am willing to dedicate everything to the Party! I will speak as much as I can while I can still speak."
As he gets older, it is inconvenient to go out, so Wang Zhenbin receives young people who come to receive red education at home. He also compiled his combat experiences into a memoir of more than 20,000 words, providing materials for more people who want to understand that history.
Now, Wang Zhenbin still insists on watching the morning and evening news every day, paying attention to national development and the international situation. He said: "The country is developing day by day, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and life now is happier than ever before."
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After the company changed its name, the old name was used by another party, resulting in confusion between the two companies' business information. Who is responsible for the "dishonesty record" that appeared out of nowhere? The People's Court of Jiangyin City (江阴市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省) concluded a related case.
In March 2011, Gaoshan Company (高山公司) was established, formerly known as "Dingxing Company (定兴公司)." In December 2011, the company completed the name change. In November 2012, a newly established company registered to use "Dingxing Company (定兴公司)," which did not match the organizational structure credit code of Gaoshan Company (高山公司). In 2018, Dingxing Company (定兴公司) was listed by the court as a dishonest executor for failing to fulfill the payment obligations determined by the effective judgment.
Gaoshan Company (高山公司) successively discovered in a certain enterprise information query APP that its company information webpage was mistakenly associated with the dishonesty record of Dingxing Company (定兴公司) twice. After feedback, the information platform deleted the dishonesty information. Gaoshan Company (高山公司) believes that although the information platform has deleted the information, the two information association behaviors have seriously affected the company's reputation and credit, constituting infringement, and demanding compensation for economic losses.
The defendant stated that the company platform data is automatically released after collecting and integrating relevant public data through algorithm technology, and there is no subjective intention to infringe on the reputation rights of Gaoshan Company (高山公司); after Gaoshan Company (高山公司) raised an objection, the platform promptly verified and processed it, and has fulfilled its reasonable duty of care.
The court held after hearing that the actor who infringes upon the civil rights and interests of others due to fault and causes damage shall bear tort liability. In this case, Gaoshan Company (高山公司) and Dingxing Company (定兴公司) are independent legal persons with different organizational structure codes. Although the information platform did not make substantive modifications to the released information, it failed to fulfill its reasonable supervision and duty of care in data integration and was at fault. Based on this, the court finally ruled that the platform operator should publish an apology statement on the Gaoshan Company (高山公司) details page of the platform website and compensate for the corresponding economic losses.
Yin Deyuan (尹德元), a judge of the First Civil Division of the People's Court of Jiangyin City (江阴市人民法院民一庭), believes that when there are insurmountable technical problems with the algorithm, the information platform should handle relevant information more cautiously and should not knowingly allow acts that infringe upon the rights and interests of others in order to pursue commercial interests.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) August 20th (Reporter Jiang Jie (姜洁)) From August 15th to 19th, the "Fragrant Journey: National March 8th Red Banner Holders Go to the Grassroots to Promote Development" themed practical activity, sponsored by the All-China Women's Federation, was held in Gansu (甘肃) and Qinghai (青海). In order to give full play to the exemplary role of the National March 8th Red Banner Holders (collectives), and to strengthen the guidance, service, and connection with advanced models, the All-China Women's Federation held this event for the first time, inviting more than 20 representatives of the National March 8th Red Banner Holders (collectives), covering fields such as medical care, science and technology, education, culture, and grassroots governance. Through on-the-spot investigations, on-site observations, symposiums and exchanges, and technical assistance, a communication bridge was built between advanced models and the masses, allowing the National March 8th Red Banner Holders (collectives) to gain an in-depth understanding of women, children, and the work of the Women's Federation, while also bringing valuable experience and knowledge and skills in professional fields to the grassroots.
Return to TopAdhering to the "Happy Diet" concept to serve the people's better life and establish a high-quality development benchmark for the food and beverage industry, Master Kong (康师傅) has closely followed the pulse of the times and strived to create a "world-class business card" with "Chinese flavor" in the 33 years since its establishment.
Master Kong (康师傅) has always built quality with ingenuity and driven development with innovation. From applying aerospace patents to safeguard "safety on the tip of the tongue," to opening up a new track for healthy sugar-free tea drinks and serving the construction of a healthy China, to greening the entire chain, participating in the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and practicing the concept of sustainable development, Master Kong (康师傅) has used practical actions to write a national enterprise answer sheet that consolidates the foundation of the industry with technological innovation and assumes social responsibility with practical actions, and promotes the high-quality development of the food and beverage industry.
1992
Launched the first instant noodle: Braised Beef Noodles
In order to comply with the economic system reform goals and needs of China's establishment of a socialist market economic system, in 1992, Master Kong (康师傅) launched its first instant noodle product—Braised Beef Noodles (红烧牛肉面), realizing flavor innovation through industrial production.
1993
Pioneered the folding fork design: Creating a new portable experience
In 1993, Master Kong (康师傅) pioneered the folding fork design, which optimized the instant noodle eating experience, broadened the instant noodle consumption scenario, and made it more convenient to enjoy hot noodles anytime and anywhere, helping the instant noodle industry enter a new stage of "portable food" development.
1997
Iced Black Tea Listed: A New Benchmark for the Ready-to-Drink Tea Market
In 1997, Master Kong Iced Black Tea (康师傅冰红茶) was officially launched. The "black tea + lemon" formula was deeply loved by consumers and quickly grew into an industry benchmark single product.
2013
"Emergency Rescue Vehicle": Warm Waiting in Emergency Support
In 2013, Master Kong (康师傅) created a unique "emergency rescue vehicle" that can generate electricity and boil water for emergency support, providing instant noodles, drinking water and other loving materials for rescuers and disaster-stricken people.
2016
Opened "Rio Noodle Restaurant": Let the World Taste "Chinese Flavor"
During the 2016 Rio Olympics, Master Kong (康师傅) opened a "Rio Noodle Restaurant" (里约面馆) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to convey "Chinese flavor" to the world.
2017
Helping the Aerospace Industry: Becoming a Partner of China's Aerospace Industry
In 2017, Master Kong (康师傅) became a partner of China's aerospace industry, contributing to accelerating the construction of a strong aerospace country. Today, Master Kong (康师傅) applies aerospace temperature control technology to instant noodle production, helping to improve industry quality.
2018
Annual Sales of Ready-to-Drink Tea Reached 3.53 Billion Liters: Master Kong (康师傅) Tea Drinks Set a Guinness World Record
In 2018, Master Kong (康师傅) ready-to-drink tea annual sales reached 3.53 billion liters, and in 2019, it obtained Guinness World Record certification, demonstrating the market competitiveness of Master Kong (康师傅) beverages.
2019
Helping Winter Olympics Preparation: Building an Athlete Nutrition Support System
Master Kong (康师傅) actively serves and participates in the construction of a strong sports country and a healthy China, and provides security and support for the development of China's sports industry. In 2019, Master Kong (康师傅) became the 2019-2022 sports convenience nutrition diet partner of the Winter Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports (国家体育总局冬季运动管理中心), developed exclusive nutritious noodles for athletes, and did a good job in ensuring the nutritional diet of athletes.
2021
Appearing on the United Nations Stage: Interpreting the Responsibility of Chinese Brands
In 2021, Master Kong (康师傅) became a member of the United Nations Global Compact, uniting multiple multinational partners and global professional institutions to launch low-carbon sustainable actions.
2022
Launched Environmentally Friendly Packaging: Promoting the Concept of Green Consumption
In 2022, Master Kong (康师傅) anchored the "dual carbon" goal and pioneered bottle-label-free beverages in the industry to reduce plastic usage and carbon emissions, and promoted the concept of green consumption with environmentally friendly packaging.
2023
Building a Hundred Billion Milestone: Consolidating the Leading Position in the Industry
In 2023, Master Kong Iced Black Tea (康师傅冰红茶) annual sales exceeded 10 billion yuan, and China's first carbon-neutral tea drink "Chun Cui Zero Sugar" (纯萃零糖) was launched, achieving a win-win situation for economic and social benefits.
2024
Contributing to Sustainable Development Wisdom: Promoting the Transformation of the Global Food System
In 2024, Master Kong (康师傅) was awarded the title of "Founding Member of the Sustainable Food Systems Steering Committee" by the United Nations Global Compact.
2025
ESG Excellent Practice: Promoting High-Quality Brand Development
In 2025, Master Kong (康师傅) was selected into "The Yearbook of Sustainable Development (China Edition) 2025" and was rated as "Best Progress Enterprise in the Industry".
Data source: Master Kong Holdings Co., Ltd. (康师傅控股有限公司)
Return to TopLeading children in rural areas to conduct drama workshops – what is that experience like? Why is the village school, during vacation, packed with people for science classes? During the summer vacation, another group of college students went to the countryside to carry out volunteer services, either using their knowledge to stimulate children's scientific curiosity, or sowing the seeds of art and aesthetic education in the countryside, and exercising their skills in helping farmers and revitalizing agriculture... We invited two college students who participated in rural volunteer services to talk about their efforts and gains this summer.
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Li Junjie (李骏杰), head of the "Green Hope Walker" Public Education Support Group of Lanzhou University (兰州大学):
Passing the "Key" of Science to Children
Why can't non-Newtonian fluid formed by mixing potato starch into a thick paste be pierced with a punch? Why does the height of the small ball swinging back and forth with a fixed fulcrum become lower and lower? Why can two paper cups threaded with cotton thread become a simple telephone?
This summer, in Kangle County (康乐县), Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (临夏回族自治州), Gansu Province (甘肃省), the "Green Hope Walker" Public Education Support Group of Lanzhou University (兰州大学), composed of me and 9 other students, came to Wuping Primary School (吴坪小学) to carry out science education support activities. In 12 days, we explored the answers to these scientific questions with 20 primary school students.
In 2010, the "Green Hope Walker" public education support action was launched. Over the years, this action has expanded from popularizing environmental protection knowledge to science popularization services. More than 300 college students have joined the education support group, providing science courses to more than 1,000 primary and secondary school students.
Wuping Primary School (吴坪小学) is located in Wuping Village (吴坪村), Huguan Township (虎关乡), Kangle County (康乐县). In recent years, the school's hardware and software conditions have been greatly improved. The campus is clean and tidy, the classrooms are spacious and bright, and multimedia equipment is readily available. High-quality science classes are what teachers and students are looking forward to now.
The members of the education support group come from 7 colleges of Lanzhou University (兰州大学), including the School of Law, the School of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Second Clinical Medical College, and the science popularization content that can be taught covers a wide range, including geography and geology, physical and chemical experiments, medical and health care, etc. How can children better understand these contents? Science popularization should go out of textbooks and into life. We set the theme of education support as "On the Road of Seeing," using experiments, fun sports games, and other forms to guide children to observe daily phenomena more carefully, and then understand common but difficult-to-understand scientific principles. Three classes every morning and two classes every afternoon. At the beginning, some children were still relatively shy. Later, the children not only took the initiative to answer questions, but also actively did experiments.
With more and more positive feedback, we became more and more motivated. Every time the main speaker gave a class, other members of the team would observe in the back row of the classroom, noting the existing problems and suggestions for improvement.
The questions should not be too general, there should be fewer academic terms in the classroom, the demeanor should be more generous... The members listed the key points for doing science popularization for children. After the course every day, everyone will also collectively prepare lessons and discuss "difficult and complicated cases" together. Often, it is not dark when the lesson preparation starts, and the stars are already twinkling outside the window after the discussion. In 12 days, we ate and lived together, prepared lessons collectively, bought vegetables and cooked, and walked in the countryside, which not only enhanced our friendship, but also improved our teaching level.
Green reeds, mountain peaches... In the education support group, everyone uses plants as their "nicknames." When facing children, we will carefully explain the origin. Taking plants as names is not only a part of biological science popularization, but also embodies our good wishes for children to grow vigorously and be positive.
"Knowing is the beginning of doing, and doing is the completion of knowing." Although the time for education support is limited, we have seen a stronger desire for knowledge in the eyes of the children. I believe that a science popularization is like a "key." When we hand the "key" to the children, they will have more possibilities to open the door to their dreams.
(Interview and compilation by Song Chaojun (宋朝军), reporter of this newspaper)
Ma Yilin (马艺粼), a graduate student at the School of Arts Administration and Education, Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院):
Sowing the "Seeds" of Beauty into the Heart
I am a graduate student at the School of Arts Administration and Education of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院). This year, I came to Baima Huatian (白马花田) International Rural Maker Camp in Xuanhan County (宣汉县), Dazhou City (达州市), Sichuan Province (四川省) for the second time, and opened art classes for the children with my classmates. Seeing the children's smiling faces, I felt very fulfilled.
Three years ago, in the "Rural Revitalization and Cultural Industry Management" class held at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院), teachers who participated in art-based rural construction came to teach. Carrying out public education support in the village, transforming the landscape of the entire village... The story of art-based rural construction deeply attracted me. Connecting the countryside with art and infecting children with aesthetic education, this seed quietly fell into my heart.
Last summer, I had the opportunity to participate in this project and become a teaching support teacher. The seed of aesthetic education was "transplanted" from my heart to the fertile fields of the countryside. The classroom aims to carry out rural construction practice activities that promote the interaction between universities and the countryside, and between academia and practice, through public welfare aesthetic education, and to help the growth of rural teenagers. This year, I and volunteers from 14 universities including Peking University (北京大学), Tsinghua University (清华大学), and the Central Academy of Drama (中央戏剧学院) came to Xuanhan County (宣汉县) again. Everyone has the same goal: to sow the seeds of art in the hearts of rural children.
This year's classroom adopts small-class, personalized teaching to bring rural children a better learning experience. The children are divided into groups, with no more than 5 people in each group, with one main teacher and multiple teaching assistants. The content of the classroom is inspired by "The Wizard of Oz," and teachers and students jointly create the story of Baima Huatian (白马花田), "The Wizard of Huatian."
Letting art immerse the heart is not only in the classroom, but also in various art workshops. In the drama text workshop, the children created characters such as "Huatian Xiaobai" and "Cowardly Lion" to tell the story of Huatian; in the drama creation workshop, the children were divided into performance groups, production groups, and exhibition groups to try their first curatorial work; in the aesthetic education handicraft workshop, volunteers led the children to explore the mysteries of aircraft, explain the principles of telescopes, and learn weaving skills...
"Is this not good-looking?" Once, Fu Qiyao (付琦耀), a student who rarely communicated with the teacher, took out a snowman made of clay and took the initiative to speak. I said to him: "Art does not ask about beauty or ugliness, what is more important is whether it expresses the real self." The snowman in his palm became the entry point for our heart-to-heart talk. Before the end of the event, Fu Qiyao (付琦耀) also gave me a poem.
Looking forward to the flowers blooming, continue to move forward. Some people say, what can be changed in the short 15 days of the event? 15 days may not be long, but our persistence is gradually cultivating the soil of rural art. Sowing seeds in the hearts of children, there will always be a day when they bloom and harvest. This seed will accompany them to grow, and also encourage me to serve more people with art education, so that more dreams can bloom in the fields of hope.
(Interview and compilation by Song Haoxin (宋豪新), reporter of this newspaper)
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Do people still love to read today?
At the 2025 Shanghai Book Fair (上海书展) Wuzhen (乌镇) branch venue, people answered with their actions: reading a good book and sharing it with others remains one of the most popular lifestyles.
From August 15th to 19th, the first Wuzhen Reading Festival was held in Xizha Scenic Area (西栅景区), Wuzhen, Tongxiang (桐乡), Zhejiang (浙江), with the theme of "Big City, Small Town, Joyful Reading." It opened more than 70 reading spots for tourists to reserve, invited well-known writers from home and abroad to hold sharing sessions, planned reading sessions, and screened open-air movies.
Tourists strolling through the water town found that after solving the problems of "where to read, what to read, and who to read with," they inadvertently became people who love to read—walking along the covered corridor in the sound of sculling oars, there are reading spots under the corridor to rest and read a book; entering a coffee shop, a whole wall of greenery is like a waterfall in front of the window, and good books are within reach on the table; entering the Bangwan Theater (蚌湾剧场), encountering a meeting between writers and readers, experiencing the joy of reading connecting you and me.
Reading needs guidance, and reading also needs to be integrated into daily life. In a strong reading atmosphere, when the pace slows down and the heart calms down, the encounter between people and books becomes the most natural thing. Shanghai (上海) joins hands with Wuzhen (乌镇), and the book fair enters the scenic spot. The reading festival has also become a window to observe the construction of a book-filled society, inspiring us to think: What kind of reading services do we need today?
The starting point of reading services may as well be higher. We often say, "Love reading, read good books, and be good at reading." Letting more people read good books should be the most simple and firm original intention of reading services.
Reading is not always easy. In the current era of information overload, reading a thick book often means rejecting temptation, enduring boredom, and delaying gratification, but the gains from reading are irreplaceable: in-depth thinking, cognitive upgrading, and the improvement of knowledge structure rather than the fragmented acquisition of information. A guest said at the reading festival, "Protect your desire to read." Information is no longer scarce, and time has become scarce. Whether it is a large-scale book fair or grassroots reading promotion, the secret to breaking the circle is actually not complicated: recommend nutritious books and books that meet personalized needs to readers.
The focus of reading services may as well be broader. As long as it meets the original intention of "reading good books," innovate the form of "reading +" as much as possible to allow good books to reach the widest possible audience.
Taking the book fair as an example, the book fair was originally a platform for book transactions and industry exchanges, but now it is also turning to broad cultural production, and is called "the heartbeat of a learning city." The theme of the 2025 Shanghai Book Fair (2025上海书展) is "I love reading, I love life." The book fair has moved out of the main venue exhibition hall and opened branch venues including characteristic bookstores and grassroots libraries, and even moved into scenic spots. Being unconventional and expanding services, the focus is on allowing high-quality cultural resources to better reach the grassroots level directly.
A book fair will come to an end, but the creation of a reading atmosphere is lasting and immersive. The ubiquitous figures of ordinary people reading in the subway and on the roadside are a book fair in life that never ends, and also the most powerful answer to whether people still love to read today. Big cities and small towns share the fragrance of books. I believe that in the "mobile library," there will never be a shortage of people who love to read.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), August 20th (Reporters Hu Zhe (胡喆) and Liu Zhen (刘祯)) - The Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) announced the list of valid candidates for the 2025院士 (Yuànshì, academician) election on August 20th. There are 639 valid candidates for the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院)院士 (Yuànshì, academician) election and 660 valid candidates for the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院)院士 (Yuànshì, academician) election. Subsequently, external peer experts will conduct evaluations, and the院士 (Yuànshì, academician) election assembly will elect the newly elected院士 (Yuànshì, academician).
The院士 (Yuànshì, academician) system is an important system established by the Party and the State to establish a direction of respecting knowledge and respecting talents, and to gather outstanding talents to serve the country. The院士 (Yuànshì, academician) election is held every two years. The 2025院士 (Yuànshì, academician) election of the two academies was launched on April 25th, with the number of newly elected院士 (Yuànshì, academician) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) not exceeding 100 each.
In order to maintain the academic nature, honor, and purity of the院士 (Yuànshì, academician) title, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) adhere to a strict tone and strict standards, and have carefully checked the candidates' compliance with regulations and discipline, academic style, and moral character. Subsequently, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) will continue to actively accept social supervision, further strengthen the multi-faceted review of candidates, and effectively control the "entrance" of the院士 (Yuànshì, academician) team.
Return to TopAdhering to the "Happy Diet" concept to serve the people's better life and establish a high-quality development benchmark for the food and beverage industry, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅), since its establishment 33 years ago, has closely followed the pulse of the times and strived to create a "world-class brand" with "Chinese flavor."
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) always builds quality with craftsmanship and drives development with innovation. From applying aerospace patents to safeguarding "food safety," to opening up a new track for healthy sugar-free tea drinks and serving the construction of a Healthy China, to greening the entire chain, participating in the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and practicing the concept of sustainable development, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) uses practical actions to write a national enterprise answer sheet that consolidates the industrial foundation with technological innovation and assumes social responsibility with practical actions, and promotes the high-quality development of the food and beverage industry.
1992
Launched the first instant noodle: Braised Beef Noodles (红烧牛肉面)
In order to comply with the economic system reform goals and needs of China's establishment of a socialist market economic system, in 1992, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) launched its first instant noodle product—Braised Beef Noodles (红烧牛肉面), realizing flavor innovation through industrial production.
1993
Pioneered the folding fork design: Creating a new portable experience
In 1993, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) pioneered the folding fork design, which optimized the instant noodle eating experience, broadened the instant noodle consumption scenario, and made it more convenient to enjoy hot noodles anytime, anywhere, helping the instant noodle industry enter a new stage of "portable food" development.
1997
Iced Black Tea Listed: A New Benchmark for the Ready-to-Drink Tea Market
In 1997, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) Iced Black Tea was officially launched. The "black tea + lemon" formula is deeply loved by consumers and quickly grew into an industry benchmark-level single product.
2013
"Emergency Rescue Vehicle": Warm Waiting in Emergency Support
In 2013, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) created a unique "Emergency Rescue Vehicle" that can generate electricity and boil water for emergency support, providing instant noodles, drinking water and other loving materials for rescuers and disaster-stricken people.
2016
Opened the "Rio Noodle Restaurant": Let the World Taste "Chinese Flavor"
During the 2016 Rio Olympics, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) opened a "Rio Noodle Restaurant" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to convey "Chinese flavor" to the world.
2017
Helping the Aerospace Industry: Becoming a Partner of China's Aerospace Industry
In 2017, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) became a partner of China's aerospace industry, contributing to accelerating the construction of a strong aerospace country. Today, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) applies aerospace temperature control technology to instant noodle production, helping to improve industry quality.
2018
Annual Sales of Ready-to-Drink Tea Reached 3.53 Billion Liters: Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) Tea Drinks Refresh Guinness World Record
In 2018, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅)'s annual sales of ready-to-drink tea reached 3.53 billion liters, and it was certified by Guinness World Records in 2019, demonstrating the market competitiveness of Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) beverages.
2019
Helping Winter Olympics Preparation: Building a Nutritional Support System for Athletes
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) actively serves and participates in the construction of a strong sports country and a healthy China, and provides security and support for the development of China's sports industry. In 2019, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) became the 2019-2022 sports convenient nutritional diet partner of the Winter Sports Management Center (冬季运动管理中心) of the State General Administration of Sport (国家体育总局), developed exclusive nutritional noodles for athletes, and provided nutritional diet support for athletes.
2021
Appeared on the United Nations Stage: Interpreting the Responsibility of Chinese Brands
In 2021, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) became a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and jointly launched low-carbon sustainable actions with multiple multinational partners and global professional institutions.
2022
Launched Environmentally Friendly Packaging: Promoting the Concept of Green Consumption
In 2022, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) anchored the "dual carbon" goal and pioneered bottle-label-free beverages in the industry, reducing the amount of plastic used and reducing carbon emissions, and promoted the concept of green consumption with environmentally friendly packaging.
2023
Achieved a Hundred Billion Milestone: Consolidating the Leading Position in the Industry
In 2023, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) Iced Black Tea's annual sales exceeded 10 billion yuan, and the first domestic carbon-neutral tea drink "Chun Cui He Sugar-Free" (纯萃零糖) was launched, achieving a win-win situation for economic and social benefits.
2024
Contributing Sustainable Development Wisdom: Promoting the Transformation of the Global Food System
In 2024, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) was awarded the title of "Founding Member of the Sustainable Food Systems Steering Committee" by the United Nations Global Compact.
2025
ESG Excellent Practice: Promoting High-Quality Brand Development
In 2025, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅) was selected into the "Sustainable Development Yearbook (Chinese Edition) 2025" and was named "Best Progress Enterprise in the Industry."
Data source: Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康师傅控股有限公司)
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China's counties have a large population and huge consumption potential. In the first half of this year, the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas of China reached 3,240.9 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%, and the scale of county and township markets accounted for 38.9% of the total retail sales of consumer goods.
The "Special Action Plan for Boosting Consumption" proposes to "support the accelerated development of new consumption" and "deeply implement the county commercial construction action and the 'Thousand Markets and Ten Thousand Stores' renovation and upgrading." What new trends are emerging in the county consumption market? What practical, new, and effective measures have been introduced in various places to stimulate county consumption? Reporters conducted visits in many places.
Creating New Carriers—
Making Good Use of Urban Resources to Improve Space Utilization
Enjoying the night view, strolling through the market, and enjoying delicious food... This summer, the first "dual-purpose" commercial complex in the ancient city of Honghuagang District (红花岗区), Zunyi City (遵义市), Guizhou (贵州), China Supply and Marketing · Honghuagang Xingyuemao Commercial Street, is packed with people. Since its opening, the commercial street has attracted many consumers with its immersive interactive consumption experience.
"Coming out to shop in the mall, shopping and leisure, and tasting delicious food are essential. The mall has a complete range of shops, which is very convenient." Taking advantage of the weekend, local resident Wang Wen (王文) and his family went shopping and bought a lot of digital products and sportswear in a short time.
In the "Supply and Marketing Supermarket" in a corner of the commercial street, special delicacies from the townships under the jurisdiction of Zunyi (遵义), such as Fangzhu bamboo shoots, white tea, chili peppers, and handmade tofu, attracted tourists to purchase them. "We have established direct production and sales with more than 20 surrounding towns, opening up new sales channels for villagers and ensuring the freshness and quality of our products," said Xie Xiangxing (谢相兴), head of the "Supply and Marketing Supermarket."
The core business district in the center of the county town has a concentrated population and high commercial value, but it also has shortcomings such as limited development space and aging municipal infrastructure. How to upgrade and transform it? Improving the utilization rate of urban space has become the key to solving the problem.
In recent years, various localities and relevant departments have successively introduced measures to encourage the development and utilization of "dual-purpose" civil air defense projects, support the development of underground commerce, smart parking, warehousing and logistics, and other business formats, in order to improve the utilization rate of urban space. China Supply and Marketing Group Co., Ltd. (中国供销集团), under the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives (中华全国供销合作总社), has given full play to its own advantages and actively created the "Xingyuemao" underground commercial block, taking a distinctive path of "civil air defense commerce"—taking the "dual-purpose" underground commercial street as the core, shaping a "vertical city" ecology, promoting the innovative upgrading of the county commercial system, and stimulating new vitality in county consumption.
Taking Honghuagang Xingyuemao Commercial Street as an example, the block focuses on two aspects:
First, carrier innovation, revitalizing "dual-purpose" civil air defense assets, and building resilient commercial infrastructure. The company under Gongxiao Daji (供销大集) deeply integrates the county's civil air defense projects with modern commercial operations and Internet technology to create a new type of civil air defense commercial complex, providing residents with a safe, reliable, and multi-functional new consumption space.
Second, business format innovation, building a new commercial ecology, and leading the new trend of county consumption. Boutique coffee, trendy buyer stores, experiential entertainment, creative markets... The commercial street actively introduces popular emerging business formats from first- and second-tier cities into the local market to fill the consumption gap; at the same time, it actively focuses on new consumption models such as digital consumption, green consumption, and healthy consumption, introduces interactive experience devices and smart stores, promotes environmentally friendly brands, and cultivates sports and health, care and maintenance, and other business formats to meet the increasingly diversified and high-quality life needs of county residents.
New facilities attract a larger consumer base. Tan Tiehua (谭铁华), general manager of Beijing New Cooperation Commercial Development Co., Ltd. (北京新合作商业发展有限公司), a subsidiary of Gongxiao Daji (供销大集), introduced that since the beginning of this year, the cumulative passenger flow of the "Xingyuemao" civil air defense commercial blocks in 21 cities in 14 provinces across the country has reached 135 million, an increase of 8% year-on-year.
[Expert Comments]
The county market is a new growth point for expanding consumption. Combining with urban renewal actions, various localities have optimized and upgraded existing urban spaces and vigorously promoted the construction of the county commercial system. From the beginning of 2023 to March 2025, a total of 2,628 county-level comprehensive commercial and trade service centers, 13,391 township commercial and trade centers, and 138,000 village-level convenience stores have been built and renovated nationwide, effectively enriching the supply of goods and services in counties. Taking Gongxiao Daji Group Co., Ltd. (供销大集集团股份有限公司) as an example, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the company built and operated 25 county-level commercial complexes across the country, covering supermarkets, catering, cinemas, children's amusement, and other diversified business formats, creating new consumption scenarios for the local area. Facing high-quality development, it is necessary to continue to improve the county commercial network facilities and business formats, enhance the commercial radiation capacity of county towns, improve the commercial agglomeration effect of townships, and improve the convenience service level of village-level commerce, so as to better meet the needs of rural industrial revitalization and the production and life of rural residents.
——Li Yongjian (李勇坚), Professor of the School of Applied Economics, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院大学)
Promoting Smart Logistics—
The Urban-Rural "Passenger, Freight, and Postal" Model is Both Worry-Free and Cost-Effective
Recently, in a small supermarket at the entrance of Shitang Village (石塘村), Meixian Town (梅仙镇), Pingjiang County (平江县), Hunan (湖南), store owner Qin Zhengjun (秦正军) was busy with his wife packing tea oil freshly squeezed by villagers, and the store was filled with express boxes waiting to be shipped.
In the past, Qin Zhengjun (秦正军) had to ride a bicycle for several hours on bumpy roads for more than 20 kilometers to the county town to purchase goods, and then transport the goods back to the village by motorcycle or car. Later, with the development of e-commerce, Qin Zhengjun (秦正军) would bring back the express deliveries purchased online by the villagers and take some mountain goods to the city when he went to the county town to purchase goods every few days. Now, with the completion and operation of the supply and marketing collection and distribution center, he and the villagers are living a "city life."
"Now I can directly receive and send express deliveries in the village. I can receive more than 30 express deliveries here every day, which is equivalent to an express cabinet in a big city. In the past, there was no direct express delivery for goods such as tea oil and dried chili peppers sold from the village. Packages were often damaged during the transit process. Now, delivery to Changsha (长沙) can be achieved on the same day, and it only takes two or three days to Guangzhou (广州), Shanghai (上海), and other places. It is fast, good, and very convenient," said Qin Zhengjun (秦正军).
China Supply and Marketing · Pingjiang (平江) Collection and Distribution Center covers an area of 120 mu and has two major centers: an automobile trade transaction center and a smart cold chain logistics center. It also undertakes the Pingjiang County (平江县) urban-rural passenger, freight, and postal integration development project, effectively making up for the shortcomings of Pingjiang County's existing collection and distribution, vehicle professional market, and warehousing and logistics facilities layout, as well as the lack of comprehensive functions. It effectively solves the problems of imperfect county circulation infrastructure, mismatched supply and demand, and the difficulty in opening up the "last mile" of distribution services.
Xie Jianjun (谢建军), the head of the collection and distribution center, introduced that the center currently uses advanced domestic intelligent warehousing and sorting systems, implements unified management, unified sorting, and unified distribution, and can realize the fully automatic sorting of express deliveries to the village level, realize co-distribution and co-collection, and make the process of express deliveries entering the warehouse, being put on the shelves, and leaving the warehouse smoother. On-site tests show that the average sorting speed can reach 23,000 orders per hour. The collection and distribution center can not only quickly and accurately complete the automatic sorting and transshipment of goods, but also monitor the status of goods in real time to ensure the safety of goods.
The reporter saw that the collection and distribution center also strengthened a new function specifically serving rural areas—urban-rural "passenger, freight, and postal," by integrating passenger transport, freight transport, logistics e-commerce, and postal express resources, realizing multiple uses for one vehicle, smoothing the "last mile" of rural logistics, providing more convenient and efficient logistics services for rural residents, and providing solid support for the local connection of the county, township, and village-level circulation system. At present, the "passenger, freight, and postal" special line connects 23 townships, has established 434 stations, the village coverage rate basically reaches 100%, and it is integrated with supply and marketing logistics outlets and postal outlets to realize "multi-station integration and multi-point functions."
"In the past, many e-commerce companies were unwilling to set up outlets in Pingjiang (平江) because the logistics system was underdeveloped and the cost of delivery was high. With the landing of the collection and distribution center, providing less-than-truckload express delivery for agricultural products and leisure food, many e-commerce operation teams have moved back to Pingjiang (平江), relying on the intelligent cloud warehouse to deliver goods to all parts of the country at low cost. The cost of delivery for villagers has been reduced by about 50%, and the cost for express delivery companies has been reduced by 0.2 yuan/piece," said Luo Changqing (罗长青), president of the Pingjiang County (平江县) Express Delivery Industry Association.
With active logistics, booming production and sales, and a beautiful life, the logistics costs of Pingjiang County's (平江县) special agricultural products such as dried sauce, oil tofu, fire-baked fish, cured meat, and tea oil have been reduced, sales channels have become more diversified, and they are more popular in the market.
[Expert Comments]
With the continuous improvement of rural infrastructure, e-commerce service stations have been extended from county towns to townships and villages. As of the end of last year, more than 1,200 county-level public delivery service centers and more than 300,000 village-level comprehensive delivery and logistics service stations have been built nationwide. In the first half of this year, this network continued to expand and improve, and the shortcomings of rural delivery are accelerating into the potential for industry development.
The national supply and marketing cooperative system has deeply implemented the county circulation service network improvement action and continuously improved the three-level circulation service network of counties, townships, and villages. At present, Gongxiao Daji (供销大集) has expanded more than ten collection and distribution projects and operated four projects in Pingjiang (平江), Shaoyang (邵阳), Jiangyong (江永), and Wufeng (五峰), and is making every effort to build a collection and distribution center integrating collection and distribution, processing and packaging, display and transaction, cold chain warehousing, less-than-truckload express delivery, live broadcast e-commerce, and fourth-party shared logistics, and has achieved good results, promoted the improvement of the three-level circulation system of counties, townships, and villages, and opened up the "last mile" of agricultural products going uphill and industrial products going downhill, and promoted the upgrading of agricultural products going out of the mountains and rural consumption.
——Wen Qi (温琦), Head of China Supply and Marketing Commercial and Trade Circulation Group (中国供销商贸流通集团)
Innovative Business Models—
Chain Brands Accelerate Sinking, and Consumption Quality Continues to Improve
"You have a new takeaway order, please process it in time." At 8 pm, a barbecue restaurant in Dafeng Town (大丰镇), Shanglin County (上林县), Guangxi (广西), ushered in the busiest moment of the day. The store had just opened for more than half an hour and had already received more than 40 takeaway orders. In the store, two employees were busy sorting dishes and packing orders; outside the store, Meituan (美团) riders were waiting at the door of the store to pick up orders, and after picking up the goods, they would deliver the goods to nearby residents within 30 minutes.
In order to further improve the county commercial network facilities and business formats, relevant departments in various regions have made sufficient efforts to actively cultivate consumption momentum, taking supply chain, logistics distribution, the sinking of goods and services, and the upward movement of agricultural products as the main line, and taking digitalization, chain operation, and standardization as the direction, and further promote the tilting of resource elements to the rural market and promote the high-quality development of county commerce.
——New models such as instant retail refresh the consumption experience.
"Order online and deliver in 30 minutes." The development of this new business model of instant retail has not only opened a digital window for county catering merchants, but also allowed county and township residents to enjoy a faster and more convenient shopping experience. Ordering takeaways, ordering daily necessities, and purchasing fresh vegetables online on instant retail platforms have become new consumption habits for many people. Meituan Research Institute data shows that in 2024, instant retail orders in counties across the country increased by more than 50% year-on-year, and the number of active online merchants increased by 48.9% year-on-year, driving the rural consumption market to release greater momentum.
——New chain brands meet the quality consumption of the people.
In Tang County (唐县), Hebei (河北), Kang Wei (康伟), a franchisee of Guoquan Food Hui (锅圈食汇), operates 5 Guoquan stores and launches green, organic, high-protein, and other healthy products. Yang Mingchao (杨明超), chairman of Guoquan Food, introduced that Guoquan currently has a total of 10,400 stores, of which the number of stores in counties and townships accounts for more than 40%. In the past two years, the company has continued to promote the clean ingredient list plan, create a product traceability system, and launch large-package, high-protein ingredients, and more local-characteristic package products for the county market.
Trendy hot pot restaurants, popular milk tea shops, mid-to-high-end smart phones, new energy vehicle brands, and other brands have landed in county areas. Ni Xiaochang (倪晓畅), a researcher at Meituan Research Institute, introduced that the supply in the current county consumption market is becoming increasingly rich, showing a picture of accelerated sinking of chain brands, deepening of digital transformation, and increasingly diversified business formats and scenarios. Dianping (大众点评) data shows that in 2024, the number of new stores opened by brand merchants in counties increased by 58.7% year-on-year. In terms of digital transformation, the number of effective online transaction merchants in counties increased by 33.9% year-on-year.
——Emerging tourist destinations expand new spaces for cultural tourism consumption.
Strolling through the bamboo forest in Xikou Town (溪口镇), Longyou County (龙游县), Zhejiang (浙江), unlocking the diverse landforms of Tuohulasu Scenic Area (托乎拉苏风景区) in Yining County (伊宁县), Xinjiang (新疆)... In recent years, the "small and beautiful" and "refined and excellent" characteristic cultural tourism in counties is on the rise. Tongcheng Travel (同程旅行) data shows that as of July 15, Bortala (博尔塔拉), located in the northwest corner of Xinjiang (新疆), quietly "went out of the circle," and the hotel booking popularity increased by nearly 2 times compared with the same period last year; Yili (伊犁), Xinjiang (新疆), Haidong (海东), Qinghai (青海), and Diqing (迪庆), Yunnan (云南) are also popular among tourists, and the hotel booking popularity has also doubled year-on-year.
[Expert Comments]
This year's Central "No. 1 Document" proposed to "deepen the construction of the county commercial system, support chain operation to lay out the county market, and promote cold chain distribution and instant retail to extend to townships." China's county consumption has the characteristics of a huge market, rich levels, and diversified scenarios, and has a strong demand for new retail, catering, logistics, and life service business formats, providing a broad world for relevant circulation and operation entities to actively act.
In order to further cultivate new momentum for the development of the county consumption market, various localities should promote the integrated development of the industrial chain and supply chain in accordance with local conditions, form characteristic industrial belts to support regional consumption; guide the integration and sinking of brand chains, convenience services, and cultural tourism resources to create new consumption scenarios; strengthen the construction of digital villages to achieve online and offline integration; improve public facilities, logistics infrastructure, and the consumption environment to enhance the overall attractiveness of counties.
——Hong Yong (洪勇), Deputy Researcher of the Academy of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部研究院)
Reporter's Notes
Innovation Makes County Consumption "Burn"
With the continuous increase of policy support, the continuous improvement of infrastructure, and the continuous innovation of consumption business formats, county consumption will burst out with greater vitality and bring greater traction to China's consumption upgrading and industrial development.
County consumption, as an important part of the county economy, is an important starting point for comprehensively expanding domestic demand and boosting consumption. In recent years, China's county consumption has grown rapidly and is becoming a new driving force for driving domestic demand and promoting economic growth.
At the beginning of this year, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Special Action Plan for Boosting Consumption," which made detailed arrangements for the "Action to Promote Income Increase for Urban and Rural Residents" and "Improve Urban and Rural Consumption Facilities." Various regions and departments are deeply implementing the rural revitalization strategy, accelerating the construction of new urbanization, and taking multiple measures to promote farmers' income increase, so that the villagers can consume, dare to consume, and enjoy consumption.
From the perspective of development trends, positive factors in the county consumption market are constantly accumulating. The per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents increased from 8,383 yuan in 2014 to 19,280 yuan in 2024, with a compound growth rate of 8.7%. In the first half of this year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 11,936 yuan, a real increase of 6.2%. The rapid growth of income has made the consumption tendency of county residents maintain an upward trend. County consumption is changing from subsistence-oriented and production-oriented to development-oriented and enjoyment-oriented, and is changing to the direction of quality, branding, and diversification. New demands give rise to new business formats, and new models bring new experiences. County tourism consumption is developing rapidly, online consumption models continue to grow, and business models such as instant retail and community group buying continue to innovate. These are all powerful proofs of the expansion, acceleration, and upgrading of the county consumption market.
At the same time, it should be noted that China's counties have vast territories, and county consumption areas are significantly differentiated, with obvious characteristics of unbalanced and inadequate development, and some key bottlenecks still need to be accelerated to break through. In terms of infrastructure, the degree of commercial agglomeration and experiential business formats are still insufficient; in terms of the circulation system, there are still "last mile" obstacles; in terms of digitalization, many county and township merchants lack online operation and digital marketing capabilities; brand penetration is insufficient, and consumer supply and county upgrade needs are still mismatched; in terms of public services and the consumption environment, some county public spaces, transportation facilities, health and safety standards have not yet been improved, affecting the consumption experience.
To further stimulate the consumption potential of counties, all parties need to work together to do a great job in the construction of the rural market system, and work together to play the "innovation" first move, leading new demand with new supply, and driving new supply with new demand, to better meet the needs of rural industrial revitalization and the production and life of rural residents.
Optimize supply and enhance the consumption experience. In response to the new trend of county consumption development, big data, artificial intelligence and other means should be used to optimize the supply structure for beauty products, trendy goods, intelligent products, new energy vehicles, etc., which have great potential for consumption demand, so that the supply is more in line with demand. In response to the demand upgrade of service consumption, the supply capacity of service consumption such as catering, cultural experience, leisure and entertainment, health services, and tourism should be improved. At the same time, support business model innovation, promote local commercial enterprises to carry out online transformation, and promote the rapid development of new business formats such as instant retail, chain operation, and cold chain distribution in counties through cooperation with platforms.
Improve the logistics model and reduce logistics costs. In response to the problem of poor passenger and freight transport in mountainous areas, efficiently integrate resources from all parties to reduce logistics costs in rural areas. Construct "one point with multiple functions" urban and rural logistics service outlets, superimposed with various service formats such as convenience services, rural logistics, rural finance, commodity purchasing, and agricultural product sales.
Improve the social security system and stabilize consumption expectations. Improve the social security system for key groups, reduce the increase in precautionary savings, and optimize consumption expectations. Further improve the provision mechanism of public services or quasi-public services such as education, medical care, and elderly care, effectively strengthen government supervision and guidance, reduce residents' burdens in education, employment, medical care, etc., and improve the risk resistance ability of county consumers.
Overall, county consumption is in a superimposed stage of upgrading and transformation, with a solid development foundation and an upward trend, and is an important engine for expanding domestic demand and urban-rural integration. With the continuous increase of policy support, the continuous improvement of infrastructure, and the continuous innovation of consumption formats, county consumption will burst out with greater vitality and bring greater traction to China's consumption upgrading and industrial development.
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According to statistics from Shijiazhuang Customs (石家庄海关), the total value of imports and exports in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region from January to July this year was 2.64 trillion yuan, accounting for 10.3% of China's total import and export value. Among them, exports exceeded 800 billion yuan for the first time, reaching 813.43 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.6%, and a year-on-year increase for four consecutive months, reaching a record high for the same period in history.
Private enterprises have become the main body of foreign trade enterprises. From January to July, there were 33,000 private enterprises with export performance in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region, an increase of 12.8%, accounting for 88.5% of the total number of enterprises with export performance, an increase of 1.2 percentage points compared with the same period last year. Export markets are becoming more diversified. Exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) reached 471.11 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5%. At the same time, characteristic industries lead the competitive advantages of the industry. From January to July, Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北) closely cooperated in the fields of information technology, biomedicine, and high-end equipment, complementing each other's advantages and building a more competitive cross-regional industrial chain innovation chain. The export of electronic technology and integrated circuits in Beijing (北京市) increased by 13.4% and 4.5% respectively; the export of ships and medicinal materials in Tianjin (天津市) increased by 174% and 2.6% respectively; and the export of auto parts in Hebei Province (河北省) increased by 13.1%.
(Gao Yiran (高一然))
Jiangxi Fuzhou High-tech Zone (江西抚州高新区) Actively Optimizes the Business Environment
Jiangxi Fuzhou High-tech Zone (江西抚州高新区) strengthens the leading role of Party building, adheres to the service concept of "High-tech affairs, happy handling, efficient handling," and takes "service temperature," "coordination strength," and "support accuracy" as key points. It has launched a series of pragmatic and innovative measures to build a full-chain, multi-level business service system, and strives to brighten the "Fuzhou thoughtful" (抚务周到) business environment brand, injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of the regional economy.
In terms of warming the hearts of enterprises with service temperature, a special window for "efficiently handling one matter" is set up, integrating 32 high-frequency businesses to achieve "one-window settlement." Establish a full-channel demand response closed-loop mechanism to ensure that 100% of the 18 demands in the first half of the year are settled satisfactorily. In terms of improving efficiency with coordination strength, project implementation is accelerated through process reengineering and deficiency handling mechanisms. The "Xiao Gan Shi" (小赣事) agency service team provides "one-on-one" service, realizing the transformation from "enterprise running" to "government handling." In terms of increasing momentum with support accuracy, improve the policy system to promote enterprise transformation and upgrading, and promote 68 enterprises to implement in-depth digital transformation. Innovate the "policy finding people" model. Since this year, through online and offline dual-channel accurate matching, more than 45.93 million yuan of enterprise-benefit funds have been directly distributed to 794 enterprises.
(Zhan Linfu (詹临福))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 徐 馨 颜 欢 任晧宇 黄炜鑫
World heritage is the common wealth of mankind. Recently, the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee concluded in Paris, with a total of 26 cultural and natural heritage projects being inscribed on the World Heritage List during the session. A press release issued by the conference emphasized that the selection of a project implies a major responsibility for inheriting, protecting, and promoting treasures. Recently, reporters from this newspaper visited the Schwerin Castle ensemble in Germany, the Umm el-Jimal archaeological site in Jordan, and the Gedi Ruins in Kenya, three World Heritage sites, to explore how local areas are innovating in cultural heritage protection and to record the beneficial experiences.
Schwerin Castle Ensemble, Germany—
Inspiring Lasting Enthusiasm for Protecting Cultural Heritage
Traveling south from the Schwerin (什未林) railway station in Germany, after walking for 20 minutes through clean, narrow streets, the view suddenly opens up: under a gray-blue sky, a lake comes into view, and where the water meets the sky, Schwerin Castle (什未林城堡), hailed as "the last flowering of European Romanticism," stands quietly. As the lights come on, the shimmering water and the architecture reflect each other, blending man-made creations with natural landscapes. Looking up, the statue of Niklot (尼克洛特), an ancestor of the Mecklenburg (梅克伦堡) family, is embedded in the center of the castle's facade.
The Schwerin (什未林) architectural complex, centered on the castle, is adjacent to gardens and lakes and includes a total of 38 buildings. The Mecklenburg (梅克伦堡) family began building the castle in the 12th century, incorporating various architectural styles such as Classicism, Baroque, and Neo-Renaissance. For the local people of Schwerin (什未林), these buildings are not only historical relics but also part of their daily lives: Wagner's operas are still performed in Germany's first theater to use electric lighting; the museum has not only been in continuous use but even the 19th-century ventilation system is still in operation; the archives not only store contemporary documents but also preserve ancient archives from 1158; the former riding arena and stables are now government offices, and the artillery building has been transformed into a tax bureau and archaeological museum... These buildings continue their vitality through active utilization.
In July 2024, the Schwerin Castle (什未林城堡) ensemble was successfully inscribed on the World Heritage List. Linda Hollen (琳达·霍伦), coordinator of the Schwerin (什未林) World Heritage Coordination Office, said that applying for World Heritage status is just a sprint, while protection is a long marathon. Currently, the protection funds are mainly allocated by the municipal and state governments, with some coming from social donations. In addition to strictly enforcing relevant laws and regulations for the protection of cultural heritage, the most fundamental thing is to inspire lasting enthusiasm for protection among local residents. "For example, some buildings are private residences, and when homeowners want to replace windows or install solar roofs, they will proactively consult with us. We also go into schools to set up workshops and promote local schools to join UNESCO's relevant educational programs to jointly protect cultural treasures," said Hollen (霍伦).
To increase public pride in and awareness of cultural heritage protection, local associations are also taking active action. For example, the non-governmental organization "Schwerin World Heritage Promotion Association" proposed the slogan "I am your heir" and often organizes storytelling competitions for young people in the castle complex. Local resident Hawke (霍克) said: "World heritage is not an abstract concept, but a vibrant organism. It is the generations of ordinary residents in the heritage site that inject fresh power into it."
Umm el-Jimal Archaeological Site, Jordan—
Promoting the Harmonious Coexistence of Cultural Heritage and Community Residents
Dozens of dams, reservoirs, and cisterns are still clearly visible, and a network of canals connects settlements with reservoirs in the surrounding valleys to meet the needs of residents' production and daily life... Stepping into the Umm el-Jimal (乌姆·吉马勒) archaeological site in Jordan, a picture of ancient agricultural society slowly unfolds.
The Umm el-Jimal (乌姆·吉马勒) archaeological site is located in the semi-arid Hauran (霍兰) region of northern Jordan, about 80 kilometers from the capital Amman (安曼). The region is characterized by basalt plateaus and is a crossroads of ancient civilizations. From the 1st to 3rd centuries AD, the ancient Romans established a caravan settlement here, and the Hauran (霍兰) people, who lived here for generations, used basalt to construct a unique architectural and water conservancy system, gradually developing it into a prosperous town. Subsequently, it was influenced by Nabataean, Byzantine, Umayyad, Mamluk, and Ottoman civilizations, eventually becoming a World Heritage site bearing the code of diverse civilization exchanges.
Inside the site, more than 150 houses are divided into 3 blocks, and the unique courtyards inject life into the buildings. Local guide Ahmed (艾哈迈德) introduced that the residents at that time used the abundant black basalt on the volcanic plains to build solid, insulated buildings; they also used techniques such as lintel supports to build multi-story structures, and cantilevered stairs provided convenience for reaching the upper floors. Burt de Vries (伯特·弗里斯), a Canadian archaeologist who has long studied the Umm el-Jimal (乌姆·吉马勒) archaeological site, said that the site retains a large number of ordinary residential buildings, which is rare in other ancient sites in Jordan.
Ahmed (艾哈迈德) said that although these buildings are sturdy and durable, the basalt is still affected by natural erosion and climate change due to its age. To solve this problem, the Jordanian Department of Antiquities has formulated a detailed plan to reinforce and restore the ancient buildings. From 2015 to 2016, the Commodus Gate (康莫德斯门) built during the Roman period was restored and became the main entrance for tourists to enter the site. The local area also uses a hose system to repair the ancient canals so that they can continue to serve the community.
The local area also involves community residents in the protection of the site through training and providing employment opportunities. For example, residents participate in repair and maintenance work and interact with tourists to share history and culture, further deepening their recognition of the value of cultural heritage. In addition, the local area also encourages artisans to participate in cultural tourism projects, displaying traditional crafts on-site, which not only enriches the tourist experience but also helps community residents increase their income.
"Through effective protection measures, a clear management framework, and innovative development models, the Umm el-Jimal (乌姆·吉马勒) archaeological site has not only been better protected, but has also driven local sustainable development and promoted the harmonious coexistence of cultural heritage and community residents," said Ahmed (艾哈迈德).
Gedi Ruins, Kenya—
Balancing Historical and Economic Value
Driving more than 100 kilometers north from Mombasa (蒙巴萨), a coastal city in Kenya, you will reach the Gedi (格迪) Ruins in Kilifi (基利菲) County. As a representative of the East African coastal trading city-states, the Gedi (格迪) Ruins are located between the Indian Ocean coastline and the Arabuko Sokoke (阿拉布科—索科克) Forest and were once an important hub for the exchange and mutual learning of different civilizations.
Approaching the Gedi (格迪) Ruins, the outline of the ancient city delineated by irregular city walls is still faintly visible, and exquisite palaces, solemn mosques, and scattered residential buildings unfold in sequence. The grid-like streets are well-planned, and local craftsmen use coral stone as building material, and then use mortar made from coral secretions to bond and build, creating buildings that are exceptionally strong and durable. Together with wells, water storage facilities, and drainage systems, they constitute a fully functional city structure. Locals introduce that Gedi (格迪) was built in the 12th century, and after being rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries, it ushered in its heyday, becoming one of the most densely populated towns on the East African coast. Archaeological discoveries of Chinese porcelain, Persian glass, Indian jewelry, and other cultural relics confirm that this was once a key node in the Indian Ocean trade network, with close ties to East Asia, South Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. After the 17th century, the ancient city gradually declined and fell silent until it was rediscovered in the 1920s. Today, it has become a core site for studying Swahili (斯瓦希里) civilization, city-state systems, architectural techniques, and transoceanic trade.
Peter Ngure (彼得·恩古雷), Kenya's Permanent Representative to UNESCO, pointed out that the ancient city's coral stone construction techniques and water conservancy system are unique among contemporary sites, providing valuable samples for understanding ancient urban planning in East Africa. To protect this heritage, the National Museums of Kenya (肯尼亚国家博物馆) has established a collaborative mechanism with the Malindi Museum (马林迪博物馆), government departments, and local communities: formulating fire risk management plans and conducting resident training, which not only strengthens emergency response capabilities but also makes the community the "first line of defense" for protection.
In balancing protection and development, the local area is promoting a comprehensive plan covering tourist carrying capacity management, eco-tourism route design, and archaeological results display. "We must both make the historical value of the ancient city visible and ensure that the results of protection benefit the community," said Mary Gikungu (玛丽·吉昆古), Director-General of the National Museums of Kenya (肯尼亚国家博物馆). By improving infrastructure such as walking trails and adding cultural interpretation signs, while also absorbing residents to participate in tour guide services, the Gedi (格迪) Ruins are revitalizing with new vitality.
Return to TopBy: 让·佩古雷
Europe should deepen cooperation with China in areas such as green transition, technological innovation, the digital economy, and industrial upgrading. This will not only help Europe build a more resilient capacity for independent development but also promote a more balanced multipolar pattern.
Recently, the United States announced tariff rates applicable to goods imported from several trading partners, a move that has sparked opposition and questions both domestically and internationally. The unilateralist approach of the United States poses challenges to the development of all parties.
Since ancient times, thinkers in many countries have advocated for negotiation instead of plunder, advocating for limiting confrontation and conflict and promoting the orderly development of human society. However, the United States, which claims to be a guardian of human rights, has repeatedly used bullying tactics such as blockade, containment, interference, and pressure to obtain benefits. Unilaterally imposing tariffs is the latest manifestation of this practice.
For a long time, domestic development in the United States has relied on debt-fueled consumption, while externally, it has maintained the hegemony of the US dollar through strategic deployments. Under the guidance of profit maximization, the United States has transferred industrial chains to low-cost countries, shaping and locking itself into a high-purchasing-power consumption-oriented country. Affected by its domestic policies and other factors, the United States is currently facing problems such as severe fiscal deficits, lagging infrastructure updates, and declining education levels.
The United States attempts to ensure long-term control over key resources and low-cost labor, and to maintain influence over global trade routes. The United States frequently creates conflicts and unrest, and the places it intervenes in are often rich in resources and strategically important in terms of transportation and geopolitics. The current tariff policy of the US government, as well as its actions on issues such as Greenland and the Panama Canal, also reflect its intention to maintain hegemony.
Faced with the unilateral tariff measures of the United States, China has full confidence and ability to respond. China is an ancient civilization, and under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), it has achieved national prosperity and social stability, and is increasingly moving towards national strength and national rejuvenation. This achievement was not achieved through external expansion, but through the hard work of the people and the adherence to their own cultural traditions.
Today's China has the strategic capability to firmly defend its national interests. An in-depth analysis of Sino-US trade reveals that in recent years, China's export share to markets other than the United States has been rising, and the domestic consumer market is also booming. In addition, a considerable portion of China's exports to the United States are produced by American companies in China, and the US tariff increase actually harms the interests of American companies. Faced with the extreme pressure from the United States, China is paying more attention to strengthening independent innovation. China also has stable and efficient institutional capabilities and huge market potential, and is fully capable of achieving transformation and development under pressure. China continues to promote the expansion of consumer demand, advance agricultural modernization and integrated urban-rural development, and focus on improving people's health, education, living standards, and social security. At the same time, China actively participates in the reform of the global governance system, promotes a fairer reflection of the voices of developing countries in the international system with the United Nations as the core, opposes protectionism and power politics, and works with all parties to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable international order.
For Europe, the US tariff policy will directly impact European exports, trigger a continuous outflow of European industrial capital to the US market, leading to job losses and shrinking domestic demand, and accelerate Europe's "de-industrialization" process. In this situation, Europe should deepen cooperation with China in areas such as green transition, technological innovation, the digital economy, and industrial upgrading. This will not only help Europe build a more resilient capacity for independent development but also promote a more balanced multipolar pattern.
(The author is the President of the Zhafeier Eurasia Cooperation Promotion Association of France)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 莽九晨 朱玥颖
August 14th is the World "Comfort Women" Memorial Day. In recent days, South Korea and various parts of Japan have held various gatherings, calling on Japan to face the "comfort women" issue, remember history, and cherish peace.
Recently, a memorial event for victims of Japanese military "comfort women" held in Seoul attracted more than 200 participants, including surviving victims and representatives from the National Assembly, the government, and civil organizations. Everyone stood in silence to pay tribute, deeply mourning the women who suffered atrocities in the war of aggression. Shin Young-sook (申英淑), Acting Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family of South Korea, emphasized in her speech that the South Korean government will always adhere to the principle of "victim-centeredness" and regard the "comfort women" issue as a national task that must be carried out to the end.
As a care institution for South Korean "comfort women" victims, the "House of Sharing" (分享之家) in Gyeonggi Province also held a memorial event. People wore yellow butterflies symbolizing "comfort women" victims on their chests and bowed their heads in silence. Kim Dong-yeon (金东兖), Governor of Gyeonggi Province, pointed out: "The 'comfort women' who have left us and many unknown victims are witnesses of history. We should remember them and remember that they awakened people's cherishment of peace and human rights."
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (李在明) recently wrote that this year marks the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation, but the issue of Japanese military "comfort women" has not yet been resolved. The South Korean government will make its best efforts to restore the reputation and dignity of "comfort women" victims. "34 years ago today, victim Kim Hak-soon (金学顺) publicly shared her experience of being forced to become a Japanese military 'comfort woman' for the first time. We must not forget her courage." He said, "A nation that forgets its history has no future. Preventing similar tragedies from happening again is a major responsibility entrusted to us by history." According to statistics, the South Korean government has registered a total of 240 "comfort women" victims, of which only 6 are still alive.
In recent days, Japanese civil forces have held various activities, calling for facing up to history and criticizing the Japanese government's lack of responsibility on the "comfort women" issue. Japanese social groups held a rally in front of Shinjuku Station (新宿站) in Tokyo (东京). Protesters held signs such as "Listen to the voices of the victims!" and "Denying history is unforgivable!" They severely condemned the wrongdoings of Japanese right-wing forces in distorting and downplaying the "comfort women" issue. Participants at the scene took turns reading the testimonies of "comfort women" victims, recounting their tragic experiences of suffering atrocities, and mourning the deceased victims through collective silence. One participant in the rally said bluntly: "There are many victims of Japanese aggression, but right-wing forces still deny this history, as if it never happened. This is completely wrong! The real solution is to face up to the history of aggression, face those who were forced to become 'comfort women' and laborers due to forced conscription, apologize to them and provide compensation."
Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川县), Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), and other places in Japan held gatherings and protests of varying scales, calling on the Japanese government to reflect on the crimes of the war of aggression and safeguard peace. Akira Maeda (前田朗), Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Zokei University (东京造形大学), said: "The Japanese government has not properly resolved the 'comfort women' issue to this day, nor has it made sufficient and sincere apologies and compensation to the victims." Currently, relevant content about "comfort women" is repeatedly reduced during the textbook review process, leading to a situation in Japanese society where history is severely distorted at the cognitive level. He emphasized that the "comfort women" issue is a problem left over from Japanese militarism in its history of aggression, and the Japanese government should assume its due historical and moral responsibility based on facts.
(Reported from Seoul (首尔) and Tokyo (东京) on August 20)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 时元皓
On August 15th, local time, the Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) factory in Iracemápolis (伊拉塞马波利斯), in the central region of São Paulo State (圣保罗州), Brazil, was bustling with activity as people from China and Brazil gathered to witness the official completion and commencement of production at the Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) Brazil factory.
Before the production ceremony, Brazilian President Lula (卢拉) toured the workshop to inspect the factory production line and signed the hood of the first car to roll off the line, symbolizing the completion of the final process and its imminent entry into the market. Lula (卢拉) stated that Brazil and China, both belonging to the Global South, are working together to build a more just world and a more sustainable Brazil-China community with a shared future, with increasingly close ties in areas such as economy and trade. The completion of the Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) Brazil factory is of great significance to Brazil's industrial development. "This means that Brazil has the ability to manufacture globally competitive cars, and it means that the Brazilian people have the opportunity to increase employment, increase income, and improve professional knowledge," said Lula (卢拉).
It is understood that the Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) Brazil factory has been upgraded and transformed into an intelligent production base with extensive use of industrial robots, featuring welding, painting, and final assembly workshops, with an annual production capacity of 50,000 vehicles. Mu Feng (穆峰), President of Great Wall Motor (长城汽车), said that as Great Wall Motor's (长城汽车) third largest overseas complete vehicle manufacturing center, the factory will allow "Chinese intelligent manufacturing" to better serve the people of Latin America.
In the factory's product display area, Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) showcased a variety of its main models, attracting many visitors to take photos and test drive. Vincente Karpiniski, a self-media blogger focused on the automotive field, experienced several of the exhibited models and shot a number of videos. "Chinese cars are becoming increasingly popular in Brazil, with competitive quality and prices." He told reporters that establishing factories in Brazil helps Chinese car brands reduce production costs, and consumers can buy Chinese brand cars at more affordable prices.
Information on the Brazilian government's website shows that Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) is the first company to be certified by the Brazilian government's "Green Mobility and Innovation Program" to produce plug-in hybrid vehicles in Brazil. The "Green Mobility and Innovation Program" is part of the "New Brazil Industrial Plan" and aims to promote decarbonization and emission reduction in the transportation industry and accelerate the localization of the industrial chain. Certified companies can receive support such as tax incentives. Brazilian Vice President Alckmin (阿尔克明) said that the completion and commencement of production at the Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) Brazil factory strongly promotes the realization of the "New Brazil Industrial Plan" goals, namely, to modernize production bases, promote ecological transformation, and enhance industry competitiveness. Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) has promoted the development of Brazil's new energy vehicle industry.
In recent years, Chinese brand cars, especially new energy vehicles, have been widely welcomed in Brazil, and more and more Chinese car companies are going overseas to Brazil and deploying localized production. "Automotive industry investment and cooperation has become a new highlight of China-Brazil relations," said Zhu Qingqiao (祝青桥), Chinese Ambassador to Brazil, adding that China-Brazil cooperation has provided assistance to each other's modernization and industrialization processes.
"Today is a special day for our city, we are making history." Michel (米歇尔), Mayor of Iracemápolis (伊拉塞马波利斯), said excitedly that the completion and commencement of production at the Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) Brazil factory has transformed this "sugar and alcohol city," known for producing sugar cane and ethanol, into a "new energy vehicle city." The arrival of Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) will benefit thousands of families. "The arrival of Chinese companies is helping us embrace a more technological and greener future," said Michel (米歇尔).
"The Brazilian automotive industry is undergoing a profound restructuring, the core of which is to strengthen sustainable development policies and promote the diversification of foreign investment." Marta Fernandez, Director of the Brazilian BRICS Policy Research Center, told reporters that China has played a positive role in this process. As more and more Chinese car companies deploy in Brazil and achieve localized production, "Brazil is reshaping its position as a Latin American automotive manufacturing center."
(Reported from Iracemápolis (伊拉塞马波利斯), Brazil by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
"The solicitation of opinions online for the '15th Five-Year Plan' preparation involved high participation and broad coverage, representing a vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy." "Party committees and governments at all levels must always adhere to a people-centered approach, extensively and deeply understand public sentiment, listen to public voices, and gather public wisdom to build a strong synergy for advancing Chinese-style modernization and continuously realize the people's aspirations for a better life." Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions and emphasized the need to study and absorb online opinions and suggestions from netizens on the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan."
In order to implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on adhering to scientific, democratic, and law-based decision-making and completing the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" with high quality, the online solicitation of opinions for the "15th Five-Year Plan" preparation was conducted from May 20 to June 20 this year. The activity received more than 3.113 million suggestions from netizens, providing useful references for the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan."
In recent years, various localities and departments have practiced whole-process people's democracy, leveraging the internet's role in listening to the people's voices and gathering their wisdom, using various online platforms to conduct online governance inquiries, collect suggestions, and oversee government operations, striving to solve the urgent needs and concerns of the masses and contribute to reform, development, and stability. From the light touch of fingertips offering suggestions to institutionalized democratic participation, the trickle of public opinion and wisdom is converging into a mighty river of the people being masters of their own affairs and advancing the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Gathering Public Wisdom in the Cloud
"Pooling Efforts" for Major Development Plans
The internet has broken down the barriers of geography and identity, allowing thousands of wisdoms to transcend time and space, injecting a source of vitality into reform, development, and stability.
Early morning, Tibet (西藏), National Highway 318 (318国道). The wide road winds and spirals between magnificent snow-capped mountains and azure skies.
"It's convenient to travel to Tibet (西藏) now. There are more and more new energy vehicles on the road, but the charging facilities in many places are not sufficient." Several tourists muttered while taking a break.
"I saw online that the Autonomous Region is soliciting public opinions and suggestions on the government's work." One tourist suggested, why not reflect this issue?
Soon, a netizen named Xu (徐) opened the "Solicitation of Opinions on the Work of the Tibet Autonomous Region Government" column on the People's Daily Online (人民网) leadership message board and made a suggestion to accelerate the layout of charging infrastructure within the Autonomous Region.
A few months later, at the Two Sessions (两会) of the Autonomous Region, "accelerating the layout of charging infrastructure in communities, scenic spots, and along national and provincial highways" was written into the Autonomous Region government work report for that year.
In recent years, the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) government has relied on the People's Daily Online (人民网) leadership message board to create a real and orderly channel for democratic participation in politics, soliciting public opinions and suggestions for the drafting of the government work report for four consecutive years, better gathering public wisdom, understanding public sentiment, and conveying public opinion.
Today, on the highway from Lhasa (拉萨) to Nyingchi (林芝), fast-charging stations specially prepared for new energy vehicles, the solar panels on top of the charging piles shine brightly under the plateau sun.
"Now, through the internet, I can directly offer opinions on the 'high-end' national legislation!" Ms. Fang (房), recalling a previous participation in a legislative opinion solicitation, is still a little excited.
Ms. Fang (房) is a teacher in Kunshan (昆山), Jiangsu (江苏). One day, she opened the local portal website, and her attention was drawn to a pinned post - "The draft of the Family Education Promotion Law needs your suggestions! Kunshan (昆山) netizens, come and offer your advice." Clicking on the post, she found that it was the grassroots legislative liaison point of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会法工委) collecting public opinions on the draft of the Family Education Promotion Law through the internet.
"Once, a student in my class was making noise in class. I said at the time that our parents had taught us from a young age to respect others in public places. Unexpectedly, before I finished speaking, he said, 'My parents have been working away from home, and no one has taught me how to do it.'" Ms. Fang (房) said that she was stunned for a moment when she heard this and didn't know how to continue educating the student.
Through communication with her colleagues, she found that this situation was common in schools. Many of these "problem students" in schools have a lack of family education.
For this reason, she seriously wrote down her legislative suggestion online: "More attention should be paid to the family education of left-behind children and other children in difficult circumstances. It is recommended to give play to the role of relevant social welfare institutions to ensure that the family education of special groups receives the support, guidance, and assistance it deserves."
A month later, Beijing (北京), the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂). "After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adding a provision: '...establish files for the families of left-behind minors and minors in difficult circumstances, provide services such as living assistance and support for entrepreneurship and employment, and create conditions for the parents or other guardians of left-behind minors and minors in difficult circumstances to implement family education.'"
"A suggestion was thus absorbed by the legislative body. Through the internet, the highest national legislative body and the grassroots masses are closely linked." said the person in charge of the Kunshan (昆山) grassroots legislative liaison point of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会法工委).
In recent years, legislative bodies at all levels have continuously expanded the orderly participation of the masses in legislation through methods such as soliciting opinions online. According to statistics, from March 2024 to March 2025 alone, 34 draft laws publicly solicited opinions through the National People's Congress website (中国人大网), receiving 475,245 opinions from 108,221 people.
Above the cloud, the participation of thousands of individuals jointly weaves the warp and weft of reform and development.
Fingertips Connect People's Hearts
"One-Click Access" to Urgent Needs and Concerns
The convenience of online platforms provides a direct route to perceive the most subtle pulse of the masses and respond to their most urgent demands. Various localities have built platforms to allow the urgent needs and concerns of the masses to reach the desks of governors directly from the streets and alleys.
Red walls and gray tiles, vermilion doors and windows. In the early morning, in Hongjun Lane (红军巷), Laocheng Street (老城街道), Honghuagang District (红花岗区), Zunyi (遵义), the thin mist has not yet dissipated, and tourists are already like weaving.
"Recently, with the promotion of the development and construction of red cultural tourism, this well-known street has become a bit 'too commercial'." Ms. Wang (王), a resident of Laocheng Street (老城街道), complained that especially in the morning, tricycles and handcarts squeeze in, and various breakfast stalls occupy most of the already narrow lane.
How to solve it?
Ms. Wang (王) remembered the "Harmonious Laocheng (和谐老城)" convenient service mini-program that the community cadres had sent to the residents' WeChat group. With a try-it-and-see attitude, Ms. Wang (王) took out her mobile phone and took several photos of the congested lane entrance and the stalls occupying the road: "The tourist stalls in Hongjun Lane (红军巷) are seriously occupying the road, making it difficult for pedestrians to pass and posing a safety hazard. Please deal with it as soon as possible!"
Almost at the moment of submission, the duty officer of the street received an emergency work order issued by the system on his mobile phone.
The street immediately joined hands with relevant departments of the district to conduct an on-site inspection of Hongjun Lane (红军巷) and dealt with the illegal business operations. At the same time, in order to solve the problem fundamentally, according to the actual width of the lane and the characteristics of the flow of people, clear and standardized fixed stall lines were drawn on the top of the curb stones with striking yellow paint.
Residents "speak out at their fingertips," the community "responds in seconds," the department "disposes of it in a coordinated manner," and the results are "transparently fed back" - this is a vivid practice of the grassroots democratic mechanism on the internet, allowing the concept of "co-construction, co-governance, and sharing" to better take root in the square screen and in the smoky alleys.
"Can't pay property fees, can't participate in the election of the owners' committee members?"
On this day, Wang Qiang (王强) (pseudonym) was just elected as a member of the owners' committee of the community, but was informed by the relevant departments that he had not paid the property fees on time, and according to the property management regulations of the province, he was not qualified to participate in the election of the owners' committee members.
"Is it reasonable for the regulations to stipulate that participation in the election of members of the owners' committee is a right conferred by the Civil Code?" Wang Qiang (王强) questioned.
For such regulations that may violate the higher-level laws, do the masses have a channel for supervision? Wang Qiang (王强) thought that he could submit a proposal for the record review of local regulations to the National People's Congress (全国人大) through the internet.
Open the National People's Congress website (中国人大网), enter the "Online Submission of Review Proposals" section, find the "×× Provincial Property Management Regulations," click "I want to submit a review proposal"...
Soon, this supervision proposal transmitted through the internet received a response: "Some local property management regulations indiscriminately link the owner's failure to perform obligations such as paying property service fees and special maintenance funds on time with the owner's right to co-management, inappropriately restricting the owner's ownership of the differentiated ownership of buildings, exceeding the legislative authority... It is inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the Civil Code (民法典) and the Property Management Regulations (物业管理条例) and should be corrected."
Through the internet, perceiving public sentiment is more sensitive, and solving people's worries is more efficient, injecting surging "digital intelligence momentum" into whole-process people's democracy.
Focusing on Building Mechanisms
Democratic Practice "Evergreen"
Practicing whole-process people's democracy through the internet cannot be separated from the guarantee of a normalized mechanism.
Sand pits are like golden beaches, and children splash water when running barefoot, and wooden "watchtowers" and "sunken ship" models have become strongholds for nautical games... This happy scene appears in the precious public space along the Suzhou Creek (苏州河) in the Huangpu River (黄浦江) in Shanghai (上海).
In order to better understand what the "One River One Creek (一江一河)" riverside child-friendly space should look like in the minds of children and parents, the Shanghai Municipal People's Suggestions Collection Office (上海市人民建议征集办), the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission (市住房和城乡建设委), and the Municipal Women and Children's Working Committee (市妇儿工委) jointly launched an active solicitation activity, opening a suggestion channel on the online platform on topics such as how to improve children's entertainment and safety in the waterfront area.
"Update and increase children's amusement facilities," "Increase safety devices," "Improve surrounding parking facilities, improve living supporting facilities, and strengthen the separation of people and pets along the coast"... Through the "Suishenban (随申办)" platform, many "golden ideas" and "small tricks" have received the attention and attention of relevant departments.
Why are more and more people participating in the collection of people's suggestions through channels such as "Suishenban (随申办)"?
"The 'Suishenban (随申办)' government service system integrates many government service functions and has become an indispensable online service assistant for Shanghai (上海) citizens." The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal People's Suggestions Collection Office (上海市人民建议征集办) introduced that the "People's Suggestions Collection" section is permanently located in a prominent position on the "Suishenban (随申办)" people's voice channel, and everyone can see it at any time when they click it open.
According to reports, Shanghai (上海) has permanently opened the Shanghai (上海) People's Suggestions Collection Mailbox on the municipal government portal website and the "Suishenban (随申办)" government APP and other platforms, and simultaneously collects mass suggestions with the municipal party committee leaders' mailbox, the municipal government leaders' mailbox, and the complaint acceptance mailbox and other platforms. Each district and department sets up special suggestion collection areas on portal websites, government public accounts, etc., to jointly form an online collection matrix and unblock the participation of ordinary people "at their fingertips."
Such a scene does not only appear in Shanghai (上海).
"Villagers in Wufeng Village (五丰村), Qiaotou Town (桥头镇) have difficulty seeing a doctor, and hope to speed up the upgrading and transformation of rural health clinics." On this day, the relevant departments of Cixi City (慈溪市), Zhejiang (浙江), received a reflection from Chen (陈), a villager in Qiaotou Town (桥头镇), through the provincial unified platform for people's calls and my actions. After receiving and verifying the information, the relevant departments of Cixi City (慈溪市) immediately worked with Qiaotou Town (桥头镇) to make site selection plans for the Wufeng Village (五丰村) health clinic and provide transformation guidance. Now, the Wufeng Village (五丰村) health clinic has been completed and put into use, and as the first township emergency station in Cixi City (慈溪市) to undertake pre-hospital medical emergency services, it has become a "lifesaving station" at the doorstep of villagers.
"The masses in various parts of Zhejiang (浙江) are increasingly accustomed to reflecting problems and putting forward suggestions through online channels." The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Suggestions Collection Office (浙江省人民建议征集办) introduced that Zhejiang (浙江) has built a unified platform for people's calls and my actions and built a "Zhe Zhihui (浙智汇)" digital scene, creating a "direct train for public opinion."
When democratic practice is given a normalized mechanism framework and a clear operating trajectory, whole-process people's democracy will take root deeply in the soil of the grassroots and flourish.
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The square screen carries the heavy weight of the people being masters of their own affairs.
From the masses, to the masses - in this coming and going, the practice of whole-process people's democracy, with the help of the tide of the digital age, is surging towards a more magnificent future.
Return to TopThe Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee meeting held on July 30 emphasized "earnestly doing a good job in guaranteeing people's livelihoods." To do a good job in economic work in the second half of the year, people's livelihood is an important foothold and a key focus. How to increase efforts to guarantee people's livelihoods and consolidate the foundation for high-quality development? The reporter interviewed four National People's Congress (NPC) deputies.
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Li Chuntian (李春田), NPC deputy and Mayor of Binzhou City (滨州市), Shandong Province (山东省):
Social Assistance Must Cover the Bottom Line, Cover it Accurately, and Cover it Well
Social assistance is a fundamental and basic institutional arrangement to guarantee basic people's livelihoods, promote social equity, and maintain social stability. In recent years, Binzhou (滨州) was selected as a national pilot for service-oriented social assistance. In Binzhou (滨州), the charitable assistance model of "civil affairs departments proposing projects, charitable organizations raising funds, caring enterprises widely participating, professional institutions providing services, and people in need benefiting" promotes efficient linkage between government assistance and charitable support. Practice has proven that only by continuously deepening the reform of the social assistance system, improving the tiered and classified social assistance system, and achieving coordinated connection of assistance resources, aggregated and shared assistance information, and effective improvement of assistance efficiency can we cover the bottom line, cover it accurately, and cover it well.
Anchor more precisely. We must strengthen the dynamic monitoring of low-income populations and include low-income recipients, people in extreme poverty, families on the edge of low-income, families with expenditure difficulties, and objects monitored to prevent returning to poverty in the monitoring scope. Binzhou (滨州) has established a "three proactive" working mechanism of proactively informing about assistance policies, proactively discovering objects, and proactively disclosing information, to promote the high-quality supply of assistance with the efficient implementation of policies.
Focus on high quality. We must promote the construction of a "material + service" comprehensive assistance model, focusing on coordinating assistance resources, accurately connecting needs, increasing service supply, and improving the quality of bottom-line support, to provide care services, life services, and care services to people in need, and help solve practical difficulties.
Promote sustainability. We must establish a more positive view of assistance, increase the supply of developmental assistance policies, carry out skills training and employment guidance according to individual circumstances, and encourage, guide, and support more people in need with labor ability to achieve self-reliance through labor.
(Interview and compilation by Li Rui (李蕊), reporter of this newspaper)
Feng Dan (冯丹), NPC deputy and Vice President of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学):
Talent Cultivation Must Keep Up with the Needs of the Times
Employment is the biggest livelihood issue. Emphasizing the policy orientation of prioritizing employment and promoting the employment of college graduates requires universities to build a refined and high-quality employment education system that is in line with national strategic needs.
Strengthen strategic leadership and serve the overall situation of national development. The selection of top-notch innovative talents must shift from "screening-oriented" to "growth-oriented," and talent cultivation must shift from "knowledge imparting" to "ability cultivation." Students must be at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation and the front line of practical innovation, highlighting the cultivation of innovative thinking and innovative ability, and focusing on cultivating national pillars of the new era.
Improve the assistance mechanism and promote high-quality and full employment. We must further strengthen the linkage of "enrollment-cultivation-employment," attach importance to the employment-related data of students in difficulty, and promptly conduct accurate research and judgment. For students with academic difficulties, establish and improve a long-term assistance mechanism and implement a "one person, one file, one life, one policy" precision assistance project.
Innovate the education model and enhance the quality and connotation of employment. Talent cultivation must keep up with the needs of the times and must be in line with the needs of enterprises. Comprehensively promote the reform of the employment guidance curriculum system, effectively integrate discipline and industry resources, deeply integrate science, education, production, and education, and build a cultivation consortium based on the platform. Timely discover, track, and locate potential talents, and implement international joint training, enterprise joint training, and cross-joint training according to individual circumstances.
(Interview and compilation by Wu Jun (吴君), reporter of this newspaper)
Han Fengxiang (韩凤香), NPC deputy and Director of Fenghuangshan Agricultural Machinery Farmers Professional Cooperative (凤凰山农机农民专业合作社) in Lishu County (梨树县), Siping City (四平市), Jilin Province (吉林省):
Let Farmers Share More in the Added Value of the Industry
To accelerate the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, we must consolidate the foundation of "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" and do everything possible to promote increased agricultural efficiency, rural vitality, and increased farmer income.
Focus on developing modern large-scale agriculture. Deeply implement the strategy of "storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology," promote the matching of fine seeds, fertile land, good machinery, and good methods, adhere to stabilizing area, increasing yield per unit area, improving quality, and strengthening technology, and promote high-quality agricultural development. With farmers' cooperatives as the main body, explore methods such as substitute farming and planting, substitute breeding and transplanting, joint farming and planting, land trusteeship, and share cooperation to expand the scale of operation, and continuously strengthen the scale, intensification, mechanization, and specialization of agricultural production.
Strengthen the intensive processing of agricultural products and the fine processing of food, and improve the support system for strengthening agriculture, benefiting farmers, and enriching farmers. Fully utilize the "grain head and food tail," "livestock head and meat tail," and "agricultural head and industrial tail" articles, create a complete agricultural industry chain integrating production, processing, storage, logistics, and sales, and build a diversified food supply system. Innovate the interest linkage mechanism, support farmers to invest in the development of agricultural industrialization operations with land management rights, and explore a mechanism combining guaranteed rent and profit sharing, so that farmers can share more in the added value of the industry.
Strengthen and innovate grassroots governance and improve the level of rural construction. We must strengthen the construction of rural grassroots party organizations and continuously improve the rural governance system. Improve the level of civilized rural customs, promote the transformation of customs and habits in rural areas, and promote the continuous prosperity of rural culture. Based on characteristic resources, develop new industries and new business forms such as rural tourism and leisure agriculture in accordance with local conditions, and build safe and law-based villages and beautiful villages that are suitable for living and working.
(Interview and compilation by Men Jiewei (门杰伟), reporter of this newspaper)
Li Chunyan (李春燕), NPC deputy and Secretary of the Party General Branch of Emei Village (峨嵋村), Fengshan Town (凤山镇), Bobai County (博白县), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区):
Make the Foundation for Poverty Alleviation More Solid and the Results More Sustainable
As the secretary of the Party General Branch of a village in a poverty-stricken area and also a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy, I deeply realize that the victory in poverty alleviation is only the starting point. How to make the foundation for poverty alleviation more solid and the results more sustainable is an important livelihood issue.
We must spare no effort to build a "strong engine" for industrial blood production and deeply stimulate endogenous power. Actively implementing the special industry upgrading action is not only related to creating more employment opportunities, but also related to inheriting and promoting the characteristic culture of the countryside, which is conducive to shaping rural brands with distinct regional characteristics and enhancing the stamina of rural development.
We must promote the upgrading of "one village, one product" to "one town, one chain." Although "one village, one product" focuses on the characteristics of a single product, its development is limited. Upgrading to "one town, one chain" is conducive to integrating scattered resources within the region, connecting upstream and downstream industries, building a complete industrial chain, and enhancing industrial competitiveness. It is recommended that the Ministry of Finance add a special fund for the deep processing of agricultural products in poverty-stricken areas to inject financial vitality into industrial development and help agricultural products achieve higher added value.
Innovate the mechanism of linking farmers and benefiting farmers, and expand the path of consumption assistance. Assistance projects should give priority to employing labor forces that have been lifted out of poverty. It is possible to clarify the employment ratio of enterprises and link it to rewards and subsidies, which can not only encourage enterprises to actively assume social responsibility, but also ensure a stable increase in income for people who have been lifted out of poverty, making the results of poverty alleviation more sustainable. In addition, we should also build a county-level e-commerce distribution center, integrate logistics resources, improve distribution efficiency, broaden product sales channels, and promote a virtuous cycle of industry.
(Interview and compilation by Zhu Jiaqi (祝佳祺), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 亓玉昆
"Zzz..." The welding gun lightly touched, and sparks flew. In the production workshop of CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Vehicle Co., Ltd. (中车南京浦镇车辆有限公司), Sun Jingnan (孙景南), a National People's Congress representative, a welder in the company's car body branch, and CRRC's chief technician, wore a safety helmet and gray-white overalls, holding a welding gun and leading her apprentices in welding operations.
In 1990, 19-year-old Sun Jingnan became a welder at CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Vehicle (中车南京浦镇车辆), starting her journey as a female "welder." From flat welding and horizontal welding to vertical welding and overhead welding, she practiced diligently in everything. The sparks flying under high temperatures left large and small marks on her protective clothing and arms. Traditional railway passenger cars, subway trains, high-speed train sets... For more than 30 years, Sun Jingnan has focused on strengthening the "bones" of China's rail transit. Together with her colleagues, she has completed a number of welding process innovations and technological breakthroughs in rail transit equipment, tightly "welding" her professional ideals with the national goal of accelerating the construction of a transportation powerhouse.
As a National People's Congress representative from the front line of the workshop, Sun Jingnan conducts in-depth research on the front line, focusing on the construction of a high-skilled industrial workforce and the high-quality development of the equipment manufacturing industry, actively submitting proposals and offering suggestions for national development.
During the National People's Congress last year, she put forward suggestions on further improving the socialization of vocational skill level certification. Soon, staff from relevant state departments contacted her to discuss the matter. To her delight, some of the suggestions were adopted. For example, measures such as accelerating the expansion of vocational skill level certification coverage and supporting large and medium-sized enterprises and vocational colleges to carry out vocational skill level certification and open it to the public have been implemented in some places, injecting impetus into the cultivation of skilled personnel and industrial development.
In October 2024, the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Deepening the Reform of the Construction of the Industrial Workers' Contingent" (《中共中央国务院关于深化产业工人队伍建设改革的意见》) was issued. Around this theme, Sun Jingnan successively went to enterprises in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南), Changchun (长春), Jilin (吉林), Xuzhou (徐州), Jiangsu (江苏), and other places for research.
During the research, Sun Jingnan found that the career development channels for industrial workers are blocked, the mutual recognition of professional titles between skilled personnel and engineering and technical personnel is not smooth, the weight of skill level certificates in policies such as points-based household registration and children's education is too low, and some phenomena of "valuing white-collar workers over blue-collar workers" still exist, resulting in insufficient attractiveness of industrial workers' occupations.
Based on this, at this year's National People's Congress, Sun Jingnan submitted suggestions on continuing to deepen the reform of the construction of the industrial workers' contingent, including building a "demand-oriented" skill training system, suggesting that relevant state departments regularly publish a directory of urgently needed types of work, providing key subsidies for newly established majors in vocational colleges, and implementing an "emergency skill upgrade plan"; reconstructing the career development system, giving skilled personnel who overcome "bottleneck" technologies a corresponding proportion of the income from the transformation of achievements, and allowing skilled personnel to participate in entrepreneurship by contributing technology as shares, etc.
In order to cultivate more professional and technical personnel, in 2011, the company established the "Sun Jingnan (孙景南) Skills Expert Studio" (孙景南技能专家工作室), providing a skill improvement platform and broad development space for welding workers on the company's production front line. Over the past ten years, she has completed more than 1,600 class hours of training, trained nearly 70 batches of young employees, benefited more than 2,000 students, and led the team to complete 201 technical breakthroughs and 44 achievement transformations. In 2019, the studio won the honorary title of "National-Level Skills Master Studio" (国家级技能大师工作室).
"Although my job is very busy, I often go to primary and secondary schools and universities to give lectures, telling my own story of growth and success as a front-line industrial worker to inspire young people," Sun Jingnan (孙景南) said. She has been thinking about and exploring how to attract more fresh blood to the industry, plant the "dream of a master craftsman of a great power" in the hearts of more young people, and provide strong talent and industrial support for cultivating new quality productive forces.
Today, CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Vehicle Co., Ltd. (中车南京浦镇车辆有限公司) is vigorously promoting intelligent transformation, digital transformation, and networked interconnection. The degree of mechanization in the production workshop is getting higher and higher, and "human-machine collaboration" is becoming increasingly common. While completing her welding duties, Sun Jingnan (孙景南) is also focusing part of her work on promoting "human-machine collaboration" and the construction of intelligent production lines.
"I hope that the vast number of industrial workers have room for development and can excel in their careers, and better inherit the spirit of labor, the spirit of model workers, and the spirit of craftsmanship." Sun Jingnan (孙景南) said, "As a worker representative, I will continue to speak out for grassroots industrial workers and promote a greater sense of gain and happiness for front-line workers in their careers."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 倪 弋
Backed by well-known brands, hands-on teaching after joining, and recouping costs in 6 to 9 months... Behind these tempting franchise promotions may be a carefully designed "quick recruitment" (fast franchise recruitment) scam.
"Quick recruitment" fraud is a franchise fraud model aimed at short-term profit. It mainly uses false advertising, forged qualifications, and other means to recruit a large number of franchisees in a very short period of time, collect high franchise fees, and then provide low-quality or unsustainable franchise services.
The Suzhou (苏州市) Procuratorate in Jiangsu Province (江苏省) handled a "quick recruitment" fraud case, which not only effectively protected the legitimate rights and interests of investors and helped purify the market environment, but also provided a vivid judicial sample for revealing and preventing "quick recruitment" fraud.
Tempting "Promises" Conceal "Franchise" Traps
In December 2020, Zhou Ping (周平) (pseudonym), who wanted to start a business, left his contact information when searching for franchise matters of a well-known hamburger brand online. The next day, a person claiming to be the regional manager of the headquarters of a well-known hamburger brand contacted Zhou Ping, saying that the franchise fee for the brand was more than 1 million yuan, but the "Mai Moude" (麦某德) brand newly launched by its group had a lower franchise fee and provided dedicated on-site guidance and operation, inviting him to experience it on-site.
Zhou Ping was picked up by a special car and taken to the "Mai Moude" company headquarters for a visit. The staff introduced that "Mai Moude" company belonged to the group of a well-known hamburger brand, cooperated with many well-known enterprises, and platform specialists would assist in opening and operating the store in the later stage, and the franchise fee was only more than 120,000 yuan.
During the visit, the company specially provided samples for tasting. Zhou Ping found that the taste of the samples was no different from that of the well-known hamburger brand store. At the same time, the company's large screen circulated celebrity endorsement videos, and the business license and cooperation plaques with various well-known brands were also hung on the publicity wall. "The gross profit margin of each product is about 70%, and the average daily turnover of a single store can reach 5,000 to 10,000 yuan, and the cost can be recovered in 6 to 9 months," the staff claimed.
Seeing the company's "strong strength" with his own eyes, coupled with the other party's definite "promise," Zhou Ping was moved. He immediately transferred more than 120,000 yuan, signed the "Franchise Contract" and joined the franchise service group. The staff also said that follow-up services such as personnel training, site selection evaluation, decoration design, operation guidance, and regular store inspection guidance would be provided.
However, after the opening, unexpected things followed one after another: the price of the materials provided by the company was twice as high as the market price, and the taste was very different from the samples; the store location recommended by the site selection team was remote and the rent was extremely high; the so-called "two-and-a-half-day crash course" only allowed onlookers and did not allow students to make it by themselves; the store inspection guidance personnel only stayed for half a day, looked at the production process of the store employees and left, without giving any advice or help... In less than half a year, Zhou Ping's store closed due to serious losses, and the investment of more than 120,000 yuan was lost.
In July 2023, many franchisees, including Zhou Ping, successively reported to the police, and the Gusu District (姑苏区) Public Security Bureau of Suzhou (苏州市) filed a case for investigation. In September of the same year, four principal offenders, including Duan Moujia (段某甲) and Duan Mouyi (段某乙), and other staff members were successively arrested.
A Professional Crime Chain Emerges
According to the preliminary investigation by the public security organs, this was a contract fraud case involving many people, a huge amount of money, and many victims. Due to the complexity of the case, the Gusu District (姑苏区) Procuratorate was invited to intervene in accordance with the law. The procuratorial organs guided the public security organs to review materials such as customer information forms, monthly income and expenditure records, and bank statements of criminal suspects. A "quick recruitment" scam that "touched porcelain" famous brands and the professional crime chain behind it emerged.
In May 2020, Duan Moujia (段某甲) joined forces with friends Xu (徐) and Wang (王) to invest in the establishment of a company, spent 55,000 yuan on the Internet to purchase the "Sa Moubao" (萨某堡) brand trademark, and spent heavily to build a luxurious office space.
Duan Moujia (段某甲) and others did not understand the specific operation process of the "quick recruitment" business model. Therefore, they found a W company specializing in "quick recruitment" services, which could help the brand quickly attract franchisees. W company first illegally obtained customer information of those intending to join well-known catering brands on the Internet, and then its telemarketing team called the target customers. They used the prepared words to induce customers to visit the project company for inspection.
Later, due to complaints and reports from many franchisees, "Sa Moubao" (萨某堡) had difficulty in attracting investment. Duan Moujia (段某甲) joined forces with his cousin Duan Mouyi (段某乙) in November 2020 to establish "Mai Moude" (麦某德) company and continue to entrust W company to provide "quick recruitment" services.
"Sa Moubao" (萨某堡) and "Mai Moude" (麦某德) companies agreed with W company that the two companies would be responsible for providing venues, forging brand qualifications, producing false publicity materials, training and supervision, etc., while W company would send a business team to attract franchisees, and the franchise fees obtained would be divided by the two companies and W company according to a ratio of 24:76.
"The cooperation agreements and honorary certificates displayed in the office area are all forged." According to Duan Moujia (段某甲), "Sa Moubao" (萨某堡) and "Mai Moude" (麦某德) tried to create a "good image," and then the business team of W company was responsible for attracting customers and falsely promising services such as "short video live streaming" and "professional team on-site guidance." The tasting samples in the tasting session were also ready-made foods purchased from other brand stores.
In addition, "Sa Moubao" (萨某堡) and "Mai Moude" (麦某德) also set up training traps and sold materials at high prices to make huge profits. According to the audit, the materials sold by the two companies were one to two times higher than the market price, resulting in extremely high operating costs for franchisees and long-term losses.
"76% of the profits were handed over to W company, and the remaining profits were divided by Duan Moujia (段某甲) and others, while the franchise fees paid by customers were not invested in the company's operation. In the end, the two companies were applied for bankruptcy and had no property to execute," said Zhang Xiaodan (章晓丹), deputy director of the Economic Crime Procuratorial Department of the Gusu District (姑苏区) Procuratorate and the prosecutor in charge of the case.
Exposing the Sophistry of "Normal Business Risk"
In November 2023, the case was transferred to the Gusu District (姑苏区) Procuratorate for review and prosecution. The other three people pleaded guilty, but Xu (徐) tried to cover up the essence of the crime with a civil dispute: "This belongs to normal business risk, and the franchisee's poor management has nothing to do with me."
In response, the prosecutor in charge of the case refuted the defense through three key pieces of evidence. Before the incident, Xu (徐) and others had gone to other places to inspect the "quick recruitment" model stores and agreed on profit sharing, and had subjective knowledge of the illegality of the behavior; during the incident, Xu (徐) and others knew that the company did not have the qualifications and ability to operate, but still actively participated in defrauding franchise fees and distributing commissions, and delivered a large proportion of funds to the investment promotion party, which was obviously not sustainable; after the incident, the criminal suspects sold materials at high prices, refused to refund franchise fees, reduced company personnel, and transferred the business location, resulting in huge property losses to the victims.
"The behavior of the four defendants is very different from the normal investment promotion and franchise situation. The victims' business failure is mainly because the defendants have no willingness and ability to operate, and did not actively fulfill their obligations, which does not belong to normal business risk," said Zhang Xiaodan (章晓丹).
In the face of a series of ironclad evidence, Xu (徐) finally pleaded guilty. After review, Duan Moujia (段某甲) and others, together with the personnel of W company, used the "quick recruitment" routine to recruit franchisees to join the "Sa Moubao" (萨某堡) brand, defrauding 210 victims of franchise fees of more than 40.21 million yuan. Due to complaints and reports from franchisees, a total of more than 1.34 million yuan of franchise fees and material fees were refunded before the incident. Duan Moujia (段某甲) and Duan Mouyi (段某乙) used the "quick recruitment" routine to recruit franchisees to join the "Mai Moude" (麦某德) brand, defrauding 304 victims of franchise fees of more than 52.99 million yuan.
In June 2024, the Gusu District (姑苏区) Procuratorate prosecuted Duan Moujia (段某甲) and other four people for the crime of contract fraud. The four people were sentenced by the court to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from ten years and ten months to four years for the crime of contract fraud, and were each fined ranging from 500,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan, and were ordered to compensate the victims for their losses.
In the second half of 2024, three senior executives and more than 10 staff members of W company were successively arrested and taken criminal compulsory measures in accordance with the law for suspected contract fraud. Li (李), the person in charge of W company, was wanted online for suspected contract fraud, and the case is under further investigation.
Further Reading
Five Major Characteristics of "Quick Recruitment" Fraud
According to the relevant person in charge of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Procuratorate (江苏省人民检察院), the procuratorial handling of cases found that "quick recruitment" fraud mainly presents the following five characteristics:
There is a relatively obvious regional association: The places where "quick recruitment" fraud occurs are mostly concentrated in economically developed areas, where the consumer market is more active, the investment environment is more mature, and it is easier for franchise headquarters to gain the trust of victims when they are established here.
Victims are generally small and medium-sized investors: The franchise fees required to join certain well-known brands are relatively high, while the "quick recruitment" franchise fees are lower. Small and medium-sized investors are more likely to be attracted by this low-input, high-return publicity gimmick due to limited self-owned funds and other factors.
The criminal gang presents professional and group characteristics: In "quick recruitment" fraud, the investment promotion party and the operating party are often deliberately separated from each other, forming a complete industrial chain. In particular, the investment promotion party is often large in scale and has many employees. Its internal advertising, telemarketing, offline training, material supply and other teams have a clear division of labor, which seems "mature and standardized."
The case is highly concealed and difficult to identify and detect: Usually, the contract terms stipulate corresponding handling methods such as arbitration, and the defendant also cooperates in fulfilling the relevant litigation process. Both parties seem to be in a contractual dispute. Often, only after linking multiple civil case clues can it be discovered that there is a systematic fraud behind it.
The modus operandi combines the virtual and the real: Criminal gangs provide more or less services such as training, site selection, publicity, and materials, but do not provide substantial franchise operation guidance, technical support, and business training.
The procuratorial organs remind that to prevent "quick recruitment" fraud, you should carefully verify the other party's business license, trademark registration certificate, authorization letter and other qualification certificates; be vigilant against tempting promises such as "low investment and high return" and "quick return of capital," and avoid unrealistic expectations; conduct on-site inspections of multiple stores, and pay attention to distinguishing between "model stores" and ordinary franchise stores; carefully review the contract terms, especially the material procurement and refund conditions; and promptly consult or report to relevant departments in case of suspicious circumstances.
(Organized by Ni Yi (倪弋), reporter of this newspaper)
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Is litigation the only solution for enterprises encountering disputes? An electrical equipment company, frustrated by delayed payments, sued a construction company. Upon investigation, the court discovered the construction company's genuine difficulties and entrusted the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联) to mediate. Through the mediator's expertise, both parties reached an agreement on the disputed issues, resolving the conflict through non-litigation means.
Recently, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联) and the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) jointly released a series of typical cases of diversified resolution of enterprise-related economic disputes. These cases fully leverage the unique advantage of "resolving business disputes through chambers of commerce," promoting governance through mediation and addressing issues proactively.
Leveraging the expertise of industry experts and entrepreneurs to seek the "optimal solution" for resolving enterprise-related disputes. Resolving such disputes requires a combination of legal principles and empathy for timely and appropriate resolution. It also necessitates bringing the resolution closer to the enterprises, addressing disputes at their "doorstep," and promoting prevention at the source and local resolution. The "court + chamber of commerce" joint mediation model fully utilizes the chamber's expert advantages and special status, jointly promoting the timely resolution of disputes before they escalate into lawsuits. For example, in a dispute involving a high-tech enterprise, the focus was on the quality of new building materials. The court collaborated with the Construction Industry Chamber of Commerce (建筑产业商会) for mediation, and professional assessment suggestions convinced both parties. In another sales contract dispute, both parties were concerned about damaging their corporate reputations, leading to a prolonged "stalemate." The chamber of commerce used law as the guiding principle, reason to persuade, and emotion to move people, dispelling the companies' concerns and breaking the ice. From professional advice to emotional guidance and credit repair, the chamber of commerce's participation in the source governance of disputes not only releases the dispute resolution efficiency of "insiders" handling professional matters but also leverages the advantages of being the "family" and confidant "closest to the enterprise," winning the trust of enterprises, properly resolving conflicts and disputes, and achieving a "1+1>2" dispute resolution effect.
Diversified resolution of enterprise-related disputes provides enterprises with a "good prescription" to overcome difficulties. In recent years, various social entities such as chambers of commerce, National People's Congress (人大代表) representatives, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (政协委员) members, and volunteer groups have participated in the governance of enterprise-related dispute sources. More diversified resolution models similar to "court + chamber of commerce" have taken root in various places. For example, the Zhuhai (珠海) Procuratorate in Guangdong (广东) created the "procuratorial reconciliation +" model, inviting departments such as market supervision, human resources and social security, and housing and construction to jointly discuss and assist the enterprises involved in reaching a settlement. The Suzhou (苏州) Public Security Bureau in Jiangsu (江苏) convened social forces such as legal experts and senior industry professionals to form a "mediation think tank" to "diagnose and prescribe" for enterprises. The Xiamen (厦门) judicial organs in Fujian (福建) created a "legal consultation + joint mediation + legal publicity and education" system to provide enterprises with full-process legal services, preventing and resolving enterprise-related conflicts and disputes from the source. Enterprise-related disputes are directly related to the vital interests of enterprises, and resolving conflicts requires solving problems and providing practical solutions. We should fully stimulate the respective advantages of diverse social forces, create flexible, complementary, and efficient collaborative dispute resolution paths, promote the early and minor resolution of disputes, eliminate them in the bud, and better achieve the goals of settling disputes, resolving cases, and concluding matters.
The rule of law is the best business environment. The proper and efficient resolution of enterprise-related disputes is crucial for the stable development of enterprises. With the rapid economic and social development of China, the number of enterprise-related disputes has gradually increased, the types have become more diverse, and the complexity of disputes has increased. Faced with these new situations and new problems, there is still room for further improvement in the mediation work in some places. For example, some places have inadequate court-mediation coordination and insufficient awareness of proactively resolving conflicts and disputes; some places have insufficient work synergy and a "each manages their own affairs" phenomenon. To release mediation effectiveness, we must further improve the diversified dispute resolution mechanism, stimulate the vitality of professional and industry mediation, strengthen coordination and linkage, ensure that conflicts and disputes are substantially resolved, and promote the continuous optimization of the business environment with precise rule of law services, so that the dividends of the rule of law benefit more enterprises.
Return to TopRecently, Guangxi and other places ushered in the harvest season for peanuts, honey pears, and other crops. Local public security organs organized police and auxiliary police to go deep into the fields and orchards to carry out security patrols, anti-fraud propaganda, and conflict resolution, escorting the development of rural characteristic industries.
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A delivery driver was injured while working and requested workers' compensation, but the company said, "There is no employment relationship between us, and we are not responsible for workers' compensation."
It turned out that the company was a contractor for the delivery service of a certain grocery shopping platform. Xu Mou (徐某) came to the company to work and was assigned to a delivery station in Shanghai (上海) as a delivery driver. Xu Mou (徐某) accidentally cut his right foot while making a wooden frame at the delivery station as required.
When Xu Mou (徐某) applied for workers' compensation, he was rejected. When Xu Mou (徐某) first came to work at the delivery station, he signed an agreement as required by the company, stipulating that the company and Xu Mou (徐某) would establish a cooperative relationship through the agreement, and both parties would be subject to the then-effective Contract Law, General Principles of Civil Law, and other civil laws, and not the Labor Contract Law.
So, since both parties wrote in black and white that the Labor Contract Law does not apply, can Xu Mou (徐某) not claim workers' compensation in accordance with the Labor Contract Law?
Xu Mou (徐某) was not convinced and applied for labor arbitration, and then both parties sued to the court.
The court held that although the two parties did have relevant agreements, the key to determining whether there is an employment relationship between an employer and an employee lies in whether there is an employment fact and dominant labor management between the two parties. Factors such as the degree of the worker's independent decision-making regarding working hours and workload, the degree of management and control over the labor process, whether the worker needs to abide by relevant work rules, and the continuity of the worker's work should be comprehensively considered.
In this case, although the form of the contract signed by both parties was a cooperation agreement and a contracting agreement, the work Xu Mou (徐某) was engaged in was an important part of the company's commodity sorting and delivery business contracted from the platform; Xu Mou (徐某) clocked in for work according to the station's schedule, completed delivery tasks according to dispatch orders, and could not independently choose delivery time or delivery tasks. Even when there were no delivery tasks, he had to stay in the station to do odd jobs; although the contract stipulated that the company paid Xu Mou (徐某) service fees, with no base salary or guaranteed service fees, according to the transaction details and income details provided by Xu Mou (徐某), the money issued by the company included basic remuneration, piece-rate pay, and bonuses, which were clearly displayed as wages.
These all conform to the characteristics of an employment relationship. Therefore, Xu Mou's (徐某) previous claim to confirm the existence of an employment relationship between the two parties is based on legal grounds. The court expressed its support.
Recently, new forms of business such as online ride-hailing, food delivery, and online live broadcasting have continued to emerge. Under the new employment model, the relationship between platform enterprises and practitioners presents many special characteristics. The judge introduced that at the end of 2024, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) released the first batch of guiding cases on labor disputes in new forms of employment, clarifying the standards for determining labor relations in new forms of employment. For those with employment facts and constituting dominant labor management, labor relations shall be recognized in accordance with the law, and workers shall be guaranteed to enjoy labor rights in accordance with the law. Not long ago, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) also issued the "Interpretation (II) of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases," which further clarified relevant issues.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 璁
In March of this year, the 112th National Sugar and Wine Commodity Fair opened in Chengdu (成都), attracting more than 6,600 companies from over 50 countries and regions to participate. Shortly after the fair, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice (北京市司法局) received a letter of appreciation from the French Embassy in China, praising the high-quality notarial legal services provided at the event.
It turns out that since 2017, the Beijing Haicheng Notary Public Office (北京市海诚公证处) has participated in eight Chengdu (成都) Spring Sugar and Wine Fairs, providing solid legal support for participating companies through professional notarial services such as evidence preservation. French wine and spirits producers have benefited from this in protecting their trademark rights during the exhibitions.
"According to the '2025 International Arbitration Survey,' Beijing (北京) ranks fourth globally among the most popular arbitration locations for the first time," said a relevant official from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice (北京市司法局). In recent years, Beijing (北京) has been promoting the strengthening of legal service resource allocation in industries such as arbitration, notarization, and law firms, building a full-chain, professional foreign-related legal service "ecosystem" to help create a first-class market-oriented, law-based, and international business environment.
"I was once appointed as an emergency arbitrator in a foreign-related case," said Liu Jing (刘京), an arbitrator at the Beijing Arbitration Commission (北京仲裁委员会). Such procedures are actually not very common in China.
In this dispute over the shares and control of a foreign company, the contract stipulated the application of Chinese law. After the applicant approached the Beijing Arbitration Commission (北京仲裁委员会), the Beijing Arbitration Commission (北京仲裁委员会) initiated the emergency arbitrator procedure due to the urgent need for rights protection. Liu Jing (刘京) said that the Beijing Arbitration Commission's (北京仲裁委员会) innovative introduction of the emergency arbitrator system has aligned it with international standards, "allowing foreign parties to choose arbitration in Beijing (北京) with greater confidence."
Since its establishment, the Beijing Arbitration Commission (北京仲裁委员会) has formulated or revised 11 editions of arbitration rules. By the end of 2024, it had cumulatively accepted international arbitration cases with a total value of over 83 billion yuan, with parties from 72 countries and regions, including 46 countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative.
Company A is a subsidiary of a central enterprise, responsible for part of a large project in a Middle Eastern country. However, when it registered in that country, it was informed that the company's English name was identical to that of a company on the country's trade blacklist, which could potentially hinder the progress of the entire project.
In this critical situation, the company sought help from the Beijing Chang'an Notary Public Office (北京市长安公证处). After verification and analysis by the notary, the differences between the two companies were clarified, and a bilingual notarization certificate in Chinese and Arabic was promptly issued. The notary also handled the dual authentication by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部) and the embassy on its behalf. Ultimately, Company A successfully registered, and the project was able to proceed smoothly.
"Notarization is evidence that is universally recognized internationally, playing the role of a legal 'passport' in foreign economic and trade cooperation," said Yang Yuhao (杨宇浩), Deputy Director of the Notarization Work Department of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice (北京市司法局公证工作处). In the past three years, the Beijing (北京) notary industry has handled a total of 692,000 foreign-related notarization matters, with foreign-related notarization certificates issued to more than 180 countries and regions, covering over 90% of the countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative.
In recent years, Beijing (北京) has continuously innovated its foreign-related legal service methods and continuously improved its modern public legal service system, helping the rule of law become Beijing's (北京) international calling card.
The Beijing Lawyers Association (北京律协) organized the compilation of an analysis report on the legal environment for overseas investment in countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative, covering countries frequently involved in Chinese enterprises' investments, providing early warnings and assessments to prevent major legal risks.
"From the earliest agricultural products to primary industrial products, and then to complex industrial products, in my 26 years of practice, I have witnessed the process of Chinese enterprises striving to climb the value chain ladder in the cases of enterprises going abroad that I have represented," said Peng Jun (彭俊), a senior partner at Beijing Jincheng Tongda Law Firm (北京金诚同达律师事务所). Today, the legal services he provides to enterprises going abroad are increasingly involving countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative.
Focusing on the actual needs of Chinese enterprises "going global," the Beijing (北京) legal profession is continuously improving its level of foreign-related legal services. As of now, 41 law firms in Beijing (北京) have established 362 overseas offices in 97 countries and regions, covering 33 countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative.
Currently, Beijing (北京) has formed a foreign-related rule of law talent team with lawyers, arbitrators, and notaries as its core. According to statistics, Beijing (北京) has more than 5,000 foreign-related lawyers, of whom 345 have joined various international organizations, and 82 lawyers hold positions in these organizations (including former and current positions). In the notary industry, Beijing (北京) has 327 notaries with foreign-related legal service qualifications, accounting for 74.6% of the total number of notaries.
"Strengthening the cultivation of foreign-related rule of law talent provides solid legal support for building a new development pattern," said Yin Hongwei (尹宏伟), Director of the Personnel and Police Affairs Department of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice (北京市司法局人事警务处). In the future, Beijing (北京) will continue to optimize service guarantees, create an "international-level" talent ecosystem, and promote the capital's transformation from a "major city for foreign-related talent" to a "strong city for foreign-related talent."
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In the depths of the dense forests of Northeast China, the biting spring chill on Mulan Jiguan Mountain (木兰鸡冠山) has not yet dissipated. The camera of the "Witness of the Mountains and Rivers" (山河为证) film crew slowly sweeps across the moss-covered stone steps—this is the site of a secret camp of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army (东北抗联). Beneath their feet lies the journey forged by the Anti-Japanese soldiers with their lives more than 80 years ago, and before them are the mountain rocks and vegetation that once sheltered them from wind and rain. Director Yu Peng (于鹏) gazes at the viewfinder, touching that difficult era of "wind whipping people's backs and snow crushing people's waists." This is not only a devout gaze but also a solemn retrospection that re-engraves the nation's blood and tears onto the scroll of time.
On August 15th, the documentary film "Witness of the Mountains and Rivers" (山河为证), the first panoramic presentation of the Chinese people's arduous 14-year War of Resistance against Japan, produced by China Film Distribution & Exhibition Corporation (华夏电影发行有限责任公司) and China Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio (Group) (中央新闻纪录电影制片厂（集团）), was grandly premiered. Eighty years ago on this day, Japan announced its unconditional surrender, and the Chinese people, after 14 years of unyielding and bloody battles, finally ushered in victory. Based on a more profound and comprehensive understanding of the history of the War of Resistance, "Witness of the Mountains and Rivers" takes the "Fourteen-Year War of Resistance" as a complete narrative of China's War of Resistance, using authentic images and historical materials to clearly and completely restore the historical panorama from the September 18th Incident (九一八事变) in 1931 to the victory of the War of Resistance in 1945, systematically connecting the local resistance and the national resistance, and presenting it to the audience.
Starting from the September 18th Incident (九一八事变) in 1931, the Chinese people rose up to resist between the Changbai Mountains and the Heilongjiang River, firing the first shot of the anti-Japanese struggle and also unveiling the prelude to the world's anti-fascist war. The arduous and tortuous local resistance laid a solid foundation for the later national resistance in terms of politics, ideology, economy, military affairs, especially fighting will and national awakening. After the July 7th Incident (七七事变), China entered the stage of national resistance, opening up the main Eastern battlefield of the world's anti-fascist war. The Chinese people fought against the strong enemy with unyielding spirit, built the Great Wall with flesh and blood, and went to the national crisis one after another, composing an epic of shocking heaven and earth. The history of the War of Resistance is continuous and indivisible. Local resistance laid the foundation for national resistance, and national resistance is an extension and expansion of local resistance.
Taking "fourteen years" as the timeline is not only to lengthen the time but also to broaden the vision, not only to reflect respect for historical facts but also to objectively present this history. Only by returning to the starting point of the "September 18th" in 1931 can we see clearly the role of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) as the mainstay in the War of Resistance against Japan. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) held high the banner of national resistance and became the earliest propagandist, mobilizer, and fighter against the Japanese imperialist invasion. Only by connecting and interweaving local resistance and national resistance can we correctly understand the important position and contribution of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japan in the world's anti-fascist war. The sons and daughters of the Chinese nation used their blood and sacrifice to support the main Eastern battlefield of the world's anti-fascist war, completely shattering Japan's long-planned strategic attempt to "first conquer 'Manchuria and Mongolia,' then occupy the entire China, and then dominate the world."
After determining the topic and creative goals, the production team quickly launched a large-scale historical data collection and textual research work. The main creative team traveled all over the country, entering archives, museums, and anti-Japanese war sites, consulting, comparing, and sorting out tens of thousands of documents and images. These precious historical materials record grand historical facts and preserve personal stories full of blood and tears. Zhou Baozhong's (周保中) Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Diary in the mountain dense forest, Zuo Quan's (左权) farewell letter to his wife before his sacrifice, Li Yunpeng's (李云鹏) blood and tear family letter sent from the front line... Every page reflects sacrifice and faith.
The scope of historical materials is not limited to domestic archives. The production team also investigated the Japanese war records, such as "History of the 54th Infantry Regiment" (《步兵第五十四联队史》), and consulted some confessions of the invading Japanese army, extracting first-hand information about combat deployments and war crimes, and restoring the invaders' combat motives and marching trajectories one by one, revealing the countless crimes they committed in China. At the same time, a batch of black and white high-definition materials treasured and transferred by the Russian All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company also provided a new perspective for the film. This batch of images covers a wide range, including the real scenes of students taking to the streets in the December 9th Movement (一二·九运动), the anti-Japanese propaganda paintings hand-painted in the streets and alleys of Shanxi (山西), the life-and-death moments of the Eighth Route Army (八路军) soldiers firing in the trenches during the Hundred Regiments Offensive (百团大战), and the rare scenes of the commanders of the Fifth War Area of China (中国第五战区) discussing tactics. These shots, originally sealed by war and time, have now been technically restored and reproduced in high-definition quality.
In order to ensure the rigor of historical facts, the film team formed an advisory team composed of authoritative scholars in the fields of Party history, military history, and the history of the War of Resistance against Japan, repeatedly refining between macro historical facts and detailed textual research. The production team went to Tangshan (唐山), Hebei (河北), Xiaoxinganling (小兴安岭), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) and other places for preliminary research, and entered the old site of the Jin-Cha-Ji Anti-Japanese Base Area (晋察冀根据地), the Liu Laozhuang Company Memorial Park (淮阴刘老庄连纪念园) in Huaiyin (淮阴), the old site of the Dongjiang Column (东江纵队), and other important historical sites. In the deep snow of Northeast China, the production team personally experienced the threat of death and the tenacity of life in the freezing cold; on the today's prosperous Panjiayu (潘家峪) street in Tangshan (唐山), they looked back at the smoke and slaughter more than 80 years ago. Every footprint and every stop is a dialogue with history, making the details in the images no longer cold.
After traveling through the old sites and researching historical materials, the film also strives for breakthroughs in audio-visual presentation. With the help of animation synthesis and image restoration technology, those pictures frozen in history are reawakened. The only group photo of Zhao Yiman (赵一曼) and her son has subtle interactions in the lens, "Ning'er (宁儿), grow up quickly..." The mother's gentle and determined gaze intertwined with the child's attachment, making people more truly feel her heroic and dedication to the execution ground soon after. For the eighty-two martyrs of Liu Laozhuang (刘老庄) who did not leave any images, the production team restored their heroic appearance based on the memories of their comrades and combined with historical details: young faces, backs holding guns, and firm eyes facing the cold wind. Company Commander Bai Sicai (白思才), Platoon Leaders Wei Qingzhong (尉庆忠) and Wang Shixiang (王世祥), Clerk Luo Qiao (罗桥)... These loyal souls who have been silent for 80 years seem to look at today's audience across time.
Crossing 80 years of wind and rain, the lens of "Witness of the Mountains and Rivers" not only freezes the mottled anti-Japanese cultural relics and the solemn retrospectives of the witnesses but also, with the help of technological reshaping, allows the still images to breathe again, and makes the fragmented memories piece together into warm pictures, composing a melody of spirit.
At the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (酒泉卫星发射中心), nearly a thousand scientific and technological workers fighting on the front line of aerospace collectively watched the film, drawing a strong spiritual motivation to overcome difficulties and contribute to the country from the historical years of war and smoke; in the cyberspace, topics such as "Witness of the Mountains and Rivers" and "This is the star we should be chasing" continue to heat up, and countless young netizens express their respect for heroes and their deep recognition of history.
"The great spirit of the War of Resistance is the invaluable spiritual wealth of the Chinese people and will always inspire the Chinese people to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and strive to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Looking back on the great journey of 80 years, we should stand at the height of human civilization and deeply examine this earth-shattering war.
Taking the mountains and rivers as witnesses and light and shadow as a mirror, let the world re-understand the historical status of China's War of Resistance, and transform the beliefs and responsibilities engraved by the lives of the predecessors into the power of forging ahead in the new era, calling on all Chinese sons and daughters to remember the past, guard the original intention, and continue to write glory on the journey of national rejuvenation.
(The author is the Party Secretary and Chairman of China Film Distribution & Exhibition Corporation (华夏电影发行有限责任公司党委书记、董事长))
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In May of this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory letters to the "Peaceful Torch, New Chapter of the Times – Sino-Russian Cultural Exchange Activities Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Soviet Great Patriotic War," expressing their earnest expectations for inheriting the great friendship between China and Russia and strengthening cultural exchanges. At the event, the documentary project "The Great Victory – The Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Lens of Soviet Photographers," a collaboration between China Media Group (中央广播电视总台) and the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (全俄国家电视广播公司), was announced. After more than a hundred days of intense and orderly production, this documentary has finally met the audience.
The documentary "The Great Victory – The Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Lens of Soviet Photographers" makes extensive use of historical footage of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression taken between 1938 and 1939, with many images being disclosed for the first time. The photographer of these materials was Roman Karmen, a famous Soviet documentary director and photographer.
With the help and support of our colleagues at the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (全俄国家电视广播公司), we retrieved these historical images from the archives. In the pictures, the characters' voices and smiles remain, and the battlefield is filled with smoke, all as if it were yesterday.
In September 1938, Karmen came to China as a reporter to film the real situation of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, until September 1939. During the year, Karmen personally went to the front line of the War of Resistance, experiencing major historical events such as the Battle of Wuhan (武汉保卫战), the Chongqing Bombing (重庆大轰炸), and the Battle of Changsha (长沙会战), crossing 11 provinces including Shaanxi (陕), Gansu (甘), Sichuan (川), Hubei (鄂), Hunan (湘), Guangxi (桂), Guangdong (粤), and Shanxi (晋), traveling 25,000 kilometers, and shooting 10,000 meters of film.
In Yan'an (延安), he vividly recorded the lives and work of Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) leaders such as Mao Zedong (毛泽东). On the front line in southwestern Shanxi (晋西南), he braved the gunfire to film the Eighth Route Army (八路军) fighting bloody battles and bravely killing the enemy. After returning to his country, he used the footage he shot in China to successively produce documentaries such as "China is Fighting" over a year, and wrote and published the book "A Year in China."
Could the Chinese people win the final victory in the arduous War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and could the people's army under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) become the mainstay of the War of Resistance? Karmen used his camera to give the answer.
The film takes us back to May 1939, when Karmen arrived in Yan'an (延安). Mao Zedong (毛泽东), who lived and worked in Yangjialing (杨家岭), personally invited Karmen to his home as a guest, talking all night about the prospects of the Chinese people's War of Resistance and expressing his firm confidence in the inevitable victory of the Chinese revolution. The next day, Karmen was invited to participate in the third anniversary celebration of the founding of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (抗大) in Yan'an (延安), filming the historic scene of Chairman Mao (毛主席) reviewing the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (抗大) troops and delivering an important speech.
In a communication report sent back to Moscow, Karmen described his first impression of Chairman Mao (毛主席) as follows: his life was extremely simple, his words were concise and to the point when talking, and he often quoted folk proverbs, which were full of wit and humor; when giving a speech at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (抗大), his eyes were warm and kind, and he never left the audience. He deeply observed the close relationship between Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and the people, and his photo "Mao Zedong (毛泽东) Cordially Talking with Northern Shaanxi (陕北) Farmers in Yangjialing (杨家岭)" became a classic moment in history.
A year of what he saw and heard filled Karmen with deep affection and respect for the Chinese people and the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) in the War of Resistance. As he wrote in his memoirs, he saw the hope of the War of Resistance in Yan'an (延安), and the hope of victory in the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党). This party not only has the correct political program, firm organizational line, and loyal party members, but also is a practical revolutionary political party, and it will definitely be able to lead the Chinese people to win the great victory of the War of Resistance.
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, we are trying to revive and renew historical images through this documentary to express such a theme: as the main eastern battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War, under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党), the Chinese people, after 14 years of arduous struggle and bloody battles, not only defeated militarist Japan, but also further won the victory of the national revolution, completely eliminating the imperialism and its reactionary forces that had ravaged the land of China for a century. From this moment on, we embarked on the road to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and became an important force in maintaining world peace and development.
Faced with historical images, we, as the main creators, felt surging emotions in our hearts. It is hard to imagine how Karmen braved the hail of bullets and filmed these scenes under the shadow of death. The fierce battle scenes in the film, the devastation in the artillery fire, and the images of innocent civilians struggling in suffering all make people feel the cruelty of war. On the front line in Hunan (湖南), he actually filmed the invading Japanese army using chemical weapons and recorded the order issued by senior Japanese generals to use poison gas bombs. These images are mutually confirmed by the media reports of various countries at that time, the physical objects of the Japanese army's combat orders, and the confessions of Japanese prisoners of war, and have become irrefutable historical evidence of Japanese war crimes. It is because of the existence of these historical images that attempts to tamper with and distort historical facts cannot succeed.
80 years have passed in the blink of an eye. The painful lessons of World War II can be described as **殷鉴不远** (yīn jiàn bù yuǎn - "the object lesson of the Yin dynasty is not far," a warning from the past is still relevant). As the great changes unseen in a century accelerate, we must draw wisdom and strength from historical lessons, not only cherish the peace won with blood and life, but also firmly oppose the law of the jungle, hegemonism, and power politics, and defend the achievements of the great victory of the War of Resistance.
The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is an important part of the World Anti-Fascist War, and the great victory of the Chinese War of Resistance is a common victory for mankind. Image regeneration and renewal have become a link connecting the common historical memory of the people of the world. We hope to use the documentary "The Great Victory – The Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Lens of Soviet Photographers" to commemorate history and promote the spirit of the War of Resistance; we also hope that our voice can cross mountains and seas and unite the common memory of all mankind.
(The author is the chief director of the China Media Group (中央广播电视总台) documentary "The Great Victory – The Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Lens of Soviet Photographers")
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This set of data is related to the film "Young Pioneers": jointly produced by the Propaganda Departments of the Party Committees of five provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions), created over 5 years, filmed in 4 locations, with the participation of more than 4,000 teachers and students from 10 schools, more than 2,000 screenings covering hundreds of community activity centers and more than 300 schools, and a 93% approval rate in more than 4,500 audience questionnaires.
As of December 31, 2024, there are more than 110 million Young Pioneers (少先队员) nationwide. If we were to count the number of people who have worn the red scarf since the founding of New China, it would be an even more staggering number. Joining the Young Pioneers (少先队), then joining the Communist Youth League (共青团), and finally striving to become a Communist Party member (共产党员) can be said to be the "trilogy of life" pursued by most Chinese youth for political advancement.
Since the founding of New China, there have not been many films tailor-made for the Young Pioneers (少先队). The film "Young Pioneers" aims to reflect the century-long history of the children's movement led by the Party and to shape a group portrait of young heroes. The Young Pioneer instructors praised the film as "the first lesson of joining the team" and "a vivid ideological and political textbook."
Some people ask why this film was made. Li Andong (李安东), the screenwriter and director of "Young Pioneers," answered in three sentences: for the history that cannot be forgotten, for the heroes that should not be diluted, and for the future that cannot be lost.
In the long history, many young heroes such as Little Carrot Head (小萝卜头), Liu Wenxue (刘文学), Zhang Gaoqian (张高谦), the Grassland Heroic Sisters (草原英雄小姐妹), and Lai Ning (赖宁) have emerged, and their deeds have influenced generations. "Young Pioneers" interprets the realistic significance of these heroic stories in the new era. The film also faces real life head-on. Children cannot afford to lose at the starting line, but where is the finish line? ... The "youthful questions" in the film become "questions of the times," sparking thought and resonance among a wide audience.
The film "Young Pioneers" has a strong ideological nature, but it does not have rigid propaganda. The film allows today's Young Pioneers (少先队员) to travel through time and space to meet and get to know historical young heroes such as the Anyuan Children's Corps members (安源儿童团员), the Little Red Soldiers of the Young Communist International Division (少共国际师的小红军), and the Grassland Heroic Sisters (草原英雄小姐妹), and to experience history in an immersive way. Suspenseful plots, battlefields full of gunfire, scenes of storms, blizzards, and the interspersed animation and singing and dancing make the film highly watchable and loved by children.
"Young Pioneers" clearly proclaims "If the youth are red, then China is red" and "As long as the red scarf does not fade, China will always be a red China"... The lines in the film demonstrate the social responsibility and national sentiment of the filmmakers. To cultivate our next generation well, literary and art workers and educators need to confidently sing the main theme and guard the ideological front of socialism. It is hoped that more excellent films that nourish the minds of young children will be produced.
(The author is an editor and reviewer at the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute (中央党史和文献研究院))
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Why choose young actors to play major revolutionary historical roles? The answer is engraved in the annals of history: The average age of the Autumn Harvest Uprising (秋收起义) troops was less than 25 years old, Zhou Enlai (周恩来) was 29 years old when he led the Nanchang Uprising (南昌起义), and Mao Zedong (毛泽东) was 34 years old when he went to Jinggang Mountain (井冈山). Youth was the most authentic background color of that revolution, and the burning of ardent idealism. The TV series "Glory and Blood" focuses on more young revolutionaries: Lu Deming (卢德铭) (sacrificed at the age of 22), whose cry of "Follow me!" during the breakout was to build a barrier for his comrades with his body; Wu Zhonghao (伍中豪) (commander at the age of 25), who fought bravely when ambushed, shouting "Revolution will surely win!" before his death; Chen Shuxiang (陈树湘) (division commander at the age of 29), who fought fiercely in the Battle of Xiangjiang (湘江), "severing his intestines to show his will" (断肠明志 (duàn cháng míng zhì - "sever intestines declare will," to sacrifice oneself to show one's determination)), preferring death to surrender...
In "Glory and Blood," I once again played the great man Mao Zedong (毛泽东). Director Chen Li (陈力) asked us to shape the characters by abandoning conceptualization and stereotypes, and to find the humane brilliance of the great man, filled with the characteristics of a revolutionary, in the folds of history.
Historical records record his grand scenes of strategic planning, and also preserve his daily snippets of "helping villagers dig the Red Double Well (红双井)" and "running farmers' night schools." These moments, permeated with the true feelings of revolutionaries, jointly build the foundation of the great man's blood connection with the people and his shared destiny. The process of acting is also a learning process of immersing oneself in history. By pondering his pain in the face of the separation of his loved ones, and feeling his ease in sitting on the ground with soldiers and old farmers, I deeply realized that his great feelings originated from a deep empathy for the suffering of the world and a firm belief in the power of the people.
The crew was rooted in the old revolutionary area of western Fujian (闽西) for 8 months. We stepped barefoot into the mud of the old site, and our fingertips stroked the mottled wooden table of the Gutian Conference (古田会议) site. On this land soaked in blood and tears, in the silent narration of countless nameless martyrs, we experienced the belief that "a single spark can start a prairie fire" (星星之火，可以燎原 (xīng xīng zhī huǒ, kě yǐ liáo yuán - "a single spark can start a prairie fire," a little thing can have a big effect)). In the play, the Lin Yucai (林育才) family of tailors devoted four generations to the revolution. The mother made military uniforms all night long, and the son's blood stained the wilderness... They are not fictional characters, but the epitome of thousands upon thousands of people in western Fujian (闽西), and also the foundation for the establishment and consolidation of the red regime. During the Sanwan Reorganization (三湾改编), facing a tired army of less than a thousand people, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) proposed "building branches on companies," spreading the revolutionary ideal in the hearts of the soldiers. On the Long March (长征), they believed that as long as they relied on the masses, they would surely win. In one scene in the play, a sallow and emaciated old man gives his last ration to the Red Army. Mao Zedong (毛泽东), whom I played, clasped that calloused hand and solemnly promised: When the revolution is victorious, we will come back to celebrate the New Year. Every performance of this moment of sharing the same breath, sharing the same destiny, and being of one heart is a spiritual baptism, and every approach is a tempering of thought.
The highest realm of performing arts lies not in the verisimilitude of appearance, but in the connection of spirit and the resonance of souls; the ultimate value of an actor lies in being a faithful narrator of the people's stories and a successor in the long river of history. The popularity of "Glory and Blood" touched me with a college student's message: "So great men also miss their homes and shed tears." These words instantly narrowed the distance between the historical giant and the hearts of contemporary youth. True faith is a silent oath practiced by countless pioneers with their burning lives, and its most powerful force is deeply rooted in the deepest love and responsibility for the country and the home. The sparks on the set flicker in my memory, and the sound of the waves of the Xiangjiang River (湘江) seems to echo. I will continue to trek and explore with awe.
(The author is an actor of the National Theatre of China (中国国家话剧院))
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"Our weapon is not a gun, but it can also make the enemy roll back to their hometown!" On the stage, the young actor playing a member of the "Children's Troupe" raised his arm and shouted, and the audience burst into cheers. "Grandpa Mao Dun (茅盾) said that we are a rare flower in the blood of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression!" At the end of the play, all the young actors said in unison this comment that demonstrated the depth of history, and "唰" unfolded the banner of the "Children's Troupe," and the audience burst into warm applause.
This is a scene when the Chuncao Drama Club of Changchun Street Primary School (长春街小学) in Jiang'an District (江岸区), Wuhan (武汉) participated in the "2025 Wuhan Primary and Secondary School Students Art Exhibition" activity. Their stage play "A Rare Flower in the War of Resistance" won the highest award of the exhibition, the "San Ding Jia" (三鼎甲) first place, with its wonderful interpretation of the history of the Children's Troupe.
Changchun Street Primary School (长春街小学) has a long history of inheriting the history of the Children's Troupe. The most eye-catching sculpture on campus is the Han Baiyu group sculpture of the Children's Troupe created in 1989 by the famous sculptor Xie Jiasheng (谢家生), which artistically shows the historical scene of the Children's Troupe using songs, dances, and dramas as weapons to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda activities. The flower beds next to the sculpture are also surrounded by Han Baiyu reliefs, which condense the history of the Children's Troupe, which began in Shanghai (上海), flourished in Wuhan (武汉), and returned to Yan'an (延安) during the War of Resistance. The campus also has a Children's Troupe Exhibition Hall, which introduces the history of the Children's Troupe in detail with rich pictures and physical materials.
"Performing and watching music, dance, and drama related to the Children's Troupe makes it easier for us to understand the Children's Troupe, and to understand why those children who are as old as us were able to bravely carry out anti-Japanese propaganda activities in that war-torn era," said Zhao Xin Yue (赵欣悦), a sixth-grade student at Changchun Street Primary School (长春街小学). In the children's drama "Children's Troupe," co-created by Changchun Street Primary School (长春街小学) and Wuhan People's Art Theater (武汉人民艺术剧院), she plays the youngest member of the troupe, "Xiaodouzi" (小豆子). The play mainly shows the journey of the Children's Troupe withdrawing from Shanghai (上海) and rushing to Wuhan (武汉), the anti-Japanese center at that time.
On September 3, 1937, 22 primary and secondary school students and child laborers from local refugee shelters in Shanghai (上海) formed their own anti-Japanese national salvation group - the Children's Troupe. It was a children's anti-Japanese drama group led by the Communist Party of China (中国共产党). At the beginning of its establishment, there were 22 members, the youngest being only 8 years old and the oldest 16 years old. From 1937 to 1942, the Children's Troupe performed more than 500 children's dramas, pantomimes, and a large number of anti-Japanese songs in Shanghai (上海), Nantong (南通), Wuhan (武汉), and other places, playing a unique role in publicizing and mobilizing the people to resist Japan and save the country.
After the fall of Shanghai (上海), the Children's Troupe withdrew from Shanghai (上海), passing through Nantong (南通), Xuzhou (徐州), Zhengzhou (郑州), Wuhan (武汉), Changsha (长沙), and other places, traveling more than 20,000 kilometers. Wherever they went, the children used songs, dramas, and dances to promote the anti-Japanese war and encourage compatriots to actively participate in the anti-Japanese national salvation activities. Most of the children became orphans because their parents were sacrificed in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression or were killed by the Japanese invaders. Some children also took the initiative to leave their families and join the troupe in order to promote the anti-Japanese war. In their small hearts, a raging flame was burning, and they were not afraid of danger and moved forward bravely. As written in the declaration of the Children's Troupe: "We know that we cannot go to the front line to fight the Japanese devils... We are willing to act forever, willing to go to the front line to act, willing to go to the inland to act, and also willing to go to the suffering compatriots to act." Simple language reveals the children's pure hearts.
The effect of their performances was amazing. An old member recalled in an article the scene of their performance in Nantong (南通). That day, they performed the pantomime "Fight Back to Our Hometown." The audience was a group of soldiers from the Northeast. On the stage, the father and daughter were crying, and behind the scenes was a female voice singing "Songhua River," euphemistic and desolate, and the audience cried. In the audience, an officer jumped onto the stage, waving his fist, and said excitedly: "It is us, we are sorry for the children, we have not fulfilled our responsibilities as soldiers, we must fight back to our hometown!" He cried, and many soldiers in the audience also cried. Finally, the Children's Troupe sang the majestic "Big Sword March" to boost morale.
In the midst of war, the children performed while trekking long distances. In January 1938, the Children's Troupe finally arrived in Wuhan (武汉), the national anti-Japanese command center at that time, and Comrade Deng Yingchao (邓颖超) personally came to greet them. At the welcome meeting at the Wuhan Office of the Eighth Route Army (八路军武汉办事处) on January 30, 1938, Comrade Zhou Enlai (周恩来) encouraged them with "saving the country, revolution, and creation." Comrades Ye Jianying (叶剑英), Ye Ting (叶挺), Guo Moruo (郭沫若), and others praised them as "brave little heroes." The members used "Children's Troupe Song" as the prelude to the welcome meeting. They sang: "Children stand up, in this great era of the War of Resistance, create our new world!"
In the children's drama "Children's Troupe," this troupe song is repeatedly sung by children wearing tattered jackets and children wearing school uniforms today. At Changchun Street Primary School (长春街小学), almost all students can hum this song. "We live in the new world they yearn for. Through vivid artistic methods such as drama, songs, and dances, we can more deeply understand history and understand the preciousness of peace today," said Zhao Xin Yue (赵欣悦).
Today, Changchun Street Primary School (长春街小学) not only has the online broadcast of the children's drama "Children's Troupe" continuing to exert its influence, but also constantly launches new dramas, songs, and dance works, allowing students to always remember the Children's Troupe in the way of the "Children's Troupe."
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